The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-03-14 00:00:00

• . COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL.

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Yesterday a Cued of Common Council was biiki
foe the purposeof recejsing the Report of the Select
Committee, on.the order of the House of Cotemons,
reTeking the City's income and espenditure, and
fur the thairatch of ether business.
A motion was made and agreed to, that Menifooti-
thorpe, jun. should wear the usual drealialt die
Town Cie, k. . ..t 1,44.
Mr. Discos had in his hand the Report WWII
Committee nn, the order of the House of Comment,
no the City espencliture. The order was, that there
stould be laid before the House a statement of the
Revenue of the City of London fen' five'yeari, ape.
cifying what refitted to 'quit-rents, colts, beqoestc, •
&C. royal entertainments, and prison espencen..-i-
The order had been referred:to a select Committee,
which had met us anon as po.sible ; and he should
then move that the Report be (P3(l.
The Report was then read. It stated, that think-
ing the subject of great iMpotlance, the Committee
had required and obtained the attendance of atl tile
Officer+ of the Corporation, incept the Common
Serjeant, who bad been absent on the nose Circuit.
That, having considered the subject, they were ref
.opinion that an account such as ordered should be
prepared, in order to be presented to the House.—
lie thought it was the wisest way to comply with thin
Report : for, if they did tint, it would be Imagined
that there were reasons for the contraltos*, of their
ormoonts. The Worthy Gentleman moved that the
Court agreed with the Report, and that it pluerld I.
referred hack to the Committee to prepare the ac-
counts accordingly. . . .
Mr. PEARSON said, he should propose an amend.
went to the motion, which was—that the Court were
of opinion, that a statement of the Ahem! Actbdtits
of the Corporation for five years should be 'weltered ;
but that the Court felt it its duty to motet axe.
spectral remonstrance to the Common. Homer Par.
liament against Foch parts of its order es related to
the Accounts of the Receipts and Payment of the
Annual produce, and the title to the principal 'of
the other property vested in the Corporation, width
was what they could not submit to without as ie.
feedlots of their chartered rights. . ~ •
Mr. WILLIAMS seconded the amendment. Ha
thought more legal opinions ought to have been
I taken ; for in a multitude of counsellors there was
`wisdom.
• hire J. DAVIES wished the Pestle re be informal
of the real circumstances of the case. lie considere.l
the conduct of a Member of the Honourable flour.,
with Matti to the City Espencess as most improper
land illiberol. Was there any real -ireprnpriety die.
covered? Was there any fault to fiud *itt) the Ciy
iEkpences? NO man 'dared to s..y so. Arcot/mil
were required by the older that Kara totally trre.
levant to the rititmei pewee fur .ts filch accounts were '
i at all reqUired. .
Sir T. BELL was in rayon,. of gibing an account uf
Vitas cilleetaditure
.11 hi,ch originated us Parliamentary
Gram's. .
Mr.lviiivner,Cw said, that come endeavours were
rer,dnatedly ,'bile to,prodeer a salmis between if e
City end Southwark': but he hoped such. a thitfo,
,Assold net sort eed:. It was highly to .he reprobated
VI see kheir icnororidence, if, they had been improvi.
(Ali • ..•
at all,
.1010 had bears rterei,ed in support of
Velverninent principti,g, found fang with by the soli.
.pOreri of, Government themselves. ' He thought it
-Would be as greet an abuse'tss ask them for heir
titles to any thing, es to *sic, the Dike of Bedford to
produce the title-deeds of his we.. ...
Mr. Disox sod Mr. PEAVON replied,-the lover
at' clesiderahld length : and; after ltticerittlictic fr ,to
Mr. Alderman Worm, Mr, A likerwigt krlttld, 'soil
serval other Mesubers, the Ooett divided;- whets
there eere. . •
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For the ApirOns•vt„ 45--A:limt it, .!.q6 --1171nritYt 9.
• After the ditisruit,strether amendMent,lfer the So.
led Committee to coweider further li-reorient-of oh,
House, and to take such *deice thereon as they
should,see fit,, and to make a further report, was
moved and finally agreed to.
1 The Coed shortly after broke' up.

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