The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-12-21 00:00:00

COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL

A Court of Common Council was boldet rate*? 2t
one o'clock for tile despatch of business.

LONDON BRIDGE.
Mr. OLDHAM gave entice, that if he should be re-
elected to that Court, be should feel it his duty to sub-
mit certain resolutions respecting London-bridge. Ile
thought it highly necessary that the Court should take
ineemures to relieve the Corpnratiou from the burden of
defraying the expense of rebuilding the bridge: if that
were not done. lie anticipated the rain of.the city finan-
ces. lie had seen the estimates of the probable expense
of the undertaking ; 1110 in the loosest of these it was
rated at 6fityioo/., and in others it was calculated as high
as 9:13,000/. He should perhaps feel it necessary to pro-
pose, that the Corporation should not interfere with the
building of the bridge at all, except ea far as they were
obliged in their character of Trustees of the Bridge
House Estates, unless Parliament furnished funds fur the
purpose.
Mr FAVELL sail that nobody would be mere willing
1 than he to ce-operate with the worthy member to prevent
the disastrous consequences which be thought were
likely to ensue; but lie woe of opinion that the Court
would not he in a situatiou to judge of the subject
until they had received the report of the Bridge House
Committee.

TML ORPNANS' FUND.
Mr. JUPP presented the report of the Committee for
General Purposes, detailing the measures which they
had taken to oppose the Bill for regulating the manage-
ment of the Orphans' Fund in its progress thro'igh
Parliament. After tucking some observations, which
we regret to say were quite inaudible below the bar,
the worthy member SUOMI that the report be &WW.—
, Ordered.

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THE TOWER 5 'AIRS.
Another report was brought up trona the before-named
committee, complaining of a nuisance which cask at
the Toweestairs. The report stated, that two gates
which hail been erected at the top of these stairs ot the
time when the fluke of Richmond was Master sof the
Ordnance, and had always been left open, had recently
been closed in each a manlier as to permit only one in-
tkitltial to psis at a thin,. The citizens of London had
tram time immemorial enjayed the privilege of landing
their coals at the 'lower stairs; but now they could
do so only by pet mission of the Deputy Governor of the
Tower.
Some further matters of no public interest occurred,
after which the Court broke up.

SUNDAY AND NATIONAL SCHOOL, ST. LEO-
NARD, SHUREDITCH.

This parish contains nearly 34.000 inhabitants, many
of trhoin are not able to educate their own children,
and, till the present Institution w•as founded, there were
in it Charity Schools for the edneeion of only 11Mbnys
and GO girls. The present Institution is intended to ac•
comiliodate from 4011 to SIM children of each see, who
are to receive the rodiments of education upon Dr.
Br Irs plan. The building, it bias has been just erected,
is spacious, and the bopesof those interested are strong.
The School wan opened to the public yesterday, by an
appropriate prayer from the Rev. Mr. Plimley, which
was followed by an address by the Rev. Mr. Crosby, in
which the Rec. Gentleman W 45 very rompliinentare to
the Ladies. Hin Royal Highness the Duke of turk
followed, declaring his approbation of the Institution.
After this the scholars. about 411 of each see, were et-
hibited, and called faith the praise of the spectators.—