The Statesman.
London, England, 1815-07-12 00:00:00

CITY BUSINESS.

. Yesterday a Court of Aldermen was het(' at (lard.
hall for the general dispatch of business.
Tee Court, on inspocting the Nlealweighers'
Re-
turns, ordered the prig of Bread to he the same as
.reek.
Several bars of gold, neighing ape:arts of 20,7'00
ounces, were produced, and sworn off for exporta-
tion.
Sundry persons wore sworn and allowed Brokersi
and licences granted for Cool-undertaters, in the
port of London.
The Court ordered 20 bonds of 1001. ench, -raised
for the improvements at Temple-bar rind Snow-hill,
to he p iid oil, and the Chamberlain was directed to
give the regular notices thereof to the patties inte-
ce,ted to rec.ive the same.
Sundry Bills and Accounts wore ordered to be
paid, a,rd Commissioners of the Court of Repeats
appointed.
No other business of public Importance was trans.

acted.
• The. Lord Mayor aPerwards held a Common 1411.
fear the election of Sheriff-, in the room of Philip
Booth, Esq. discharged on account of his age, and
Thittios Pat Ler, EQq. who has fined to be excused
nerving, whPlt oil the shoo of bawl; being taken,
thole appeaffd a majo;iry of votes in favour of John
Garrett, Eq. Citizen ?ii:l Goldsmith, and William
Steer, Eig. Citlz•.n and Giidler, who were there-
upon declared duly elected Sheriffs of London and
Aliddlesel, for the year ensuing, at:;1 notice ordered
to be given them thereof.

Dr. eVltt: Y thought it would be better to postpone
the Resolution.
The Doti., of Voltz conceived that the Resolution
bound them to nothing, The Committee %mild do
exactly as the City Committee dill, and not 'go one The American National latelligencee states, that
step further. atchitects are employed to rebuild the capitol, and
Mr. Ross: concurred in the view taken by his Royal the Pracsinvor's house, in their former splendour.
Highness. t Much curiosity has b.,ea excited by the mission of
• Mr. WILI3I:KFORCE expressed the same opinion. two active Bo .street officers to Brussels. The ob.
. The Resolution was then .put and. unanimously ject of their journey is merely to point nut to the Po.
adopted. Ike of that city a number of notorious pickpockets,
A numerous Committee was then appointed to Swindlers, and gamblers, who have take,' a trip ti, the
carry tlie wishes 91. the Meeting into effect. Continent for the eset c ise of I he's professional avoca.
GusaNLY, Rector of St. Clemetst's Danes, lions, and who, we ate sorry to hear, have beeu un.
wished to ask the Chairman. if the Archbishop of • commonly successful in their operations.
Cassterbury had authorized hire to give the sanction Early yesterday morning a man attempted to cot
of his name to the present object?—Fie had his rea- his throat in the shed erected over the shaft now sink.
sons for asking—for if the sanction of Isis name were ing in Corkspur-street. The watchman hewing a
once obtained, all the reasons for apprehending that noise, power!, and found the uolittppy,man sharpen-
enough might not be obtained would be easily A- lug a knife ; but before lie couid effect his purpose
lenced. If his Grace would only issue instructions he was s ized acrd conveyed to the watch-house. lie
to the different Bishops, to take measures for ob- stated himself to he an American seaman, and (hat
tairsiug Parochial Collections at the doors of the dif- extreme want had prompted him to attempt putting;
ferent Churches and Chapels throughout the kings period to Isi•
dom—if this were done, 200,0001. might be easily We should ima :ins. that fortune has placed Bone.
raised—it would make all people alive to the torsi- parte on the nether spoke of her wheel, never to ri,e
iteXs: •He was speaking the sentiments of hundreds: again :—not so %Hs tie se upon whom she may mil*
He had already given notice of such a collection in next Wednesday : on shut day, many from whom
the cue of his own church, and he hoped this would she has hitherto withite!tl her favours, will, by Ow
soon he followed up by other churches. Ile under. draw in„ of the lottery, he raisod to the very summit
ho,Wever, that if not illegal, it was considered of happiness and insl,,peodeoce, at least if Jnooeys
contrary to etiquette, to raise soy money by pa- and that in abutlance, can do it. One ticket must
roLtiihl eollectintt, except for parochial pur- gaits forty thousand pounds, and every ticket Ibex
Poles; but this doubt might be done au's/ ► drswa mast be a prize,