Court Of Common Council.
The Times, 1824-06-03T00:00:00

Yesterday a Court of Common Coancil was hell at Gaildbull, for the elecion of a Water Bailiff' for the city of London, in the room of Mr. Howell deceased, and rot the transaction of other miscellaneous -business. A Reportwaspresentedrespecting the New Coartin theOMa Balley. Mr. S. DiXoN-said, It had been hetldout that a greatdeal of bu- siness would be done in the two Courts. and therefore parties coming as prosecutors would not be so inconvenienced, by being kept for days from their business, in consequence of 'which many proseCU- tions were given up. He nowr wished toi3;now if Air. Arabin lhd been appointed to sit perpetually in the New Courtj dr-only during the illness ot' the Recerdeft The LOBDts MAYOR did notsee how the appointment of MIr. Ser.- greant Arabin could enter into this question. The appointment of Mlr. Sergeant Arabin had taken place by the Court of Aldermen; but it was not so permanently settled but- that it might undergo re- vision. - Air. Dixow rwas disposed to admit Mr. Sergeant Arabin's perfect fitness for the situation; but as his appointment involved a :nrger alary, and consequentlj a disposal of the cityg money, he contend- ed, that like all money bills in the Houle of Commons, this measure should bave'originated in the Coutt of CommonCoundli agod not in t.he Court of Aldermen. He considered that the rranagement and keeping of lIl the courtsofjjusticein the kingdom were in the Sheriffs for the time being, and therefore he thought the Committee of City Lands had norirht to aipportion the nerv court as it pleased. Eyery court'ln the kingdom should be an open court and therefore he should move an amendment to leave out part- ofthe report allowing persons to be admitted to the galleries by tickets from the members of the Cirporation. Ald&rman BRioVWE said, the appoitntment of' a dommissioner to sit in'the new court depended apon the Lord Cliancellor, as Keeper of the King's Conscience. Jth res ec to the city's purse, he thought thatboth the Court of AIdermen and the Court of Commom Coaincil hnd aeoncarrent authdoity atd jttrlsdictientdver it. The ap. pointment of Mir. Sergeant Arabi was unconnected with any ilniess of the Recorder. Another officer was nedessary to keep the-two courts going, and he was quite sure the advantage to the public would amply compensate for any additional expense. 'He Was of opinion that the regulation -of the courti was entirely in the hands of the Sheriffs. Mr. OLDItAX said, that the new court arose from the inconve- nlence in the Iaafier of ondtdting the business at the Old Bailey. This Was referied to the Jddges, and they condurred in it. It was found then that Mir. Sergeint Arabih Isad been appointed to sit in the new court by the Court ef Aldermen. Vith respect to the appointment of Mr. Sergeant Arabin, they were not likely to come to any collision with tlie Court of Aldermen; for he would be bold to say, that had the appointment of that learned gentleman been in the (6ommon Coincil, it would have ben as unammous as it was by the Court otfAldermne , and mnst probably they would have been more liberal in his allo6ance thii the Court ef Aldermen had been. Asitwas evidentthattheGourtDfAldeiieb had doneno. thing with a view to'trench upon the-privlltese f theCouttofComa mon Council in making that appointment, be thoiught the Court ought to agree unanimously with thereport. The body of the Court might be in the power of the lsheriffls; but not the galleries, wbich should be open to the public, and not;be'given to ttie Sword Bearer, the Lord Mayor, and the Sherifle' servants, to make money for seats in them. Air. Alderman Xoon said, thee iegilation-ol' bbth ihe old and new Courts was nelther in the Court of Common Council nor in the Sheriffs: it was in the Judges. He aw-no cifficulty about the sa- lary of the new Commissioner, for the Court of Aldefmen had a right to settle all salaries connected with -the Police. He moved a resolution to refer back to the report of tho Committee to ascertain the rights which had been in some-degree disputed. Air. JupP said, that if the Court of Aldermen had the fixing of the salary of the new Commissioner, they could appoint the salaries of all the-officers of the Corporation.- Deputy Rourt agreed in that, and said that e.)en the salary of the Recorder was fixed by the Court of Coulmon Council. He was glad at the unanimity with which.Mr.' Serge3nt Arabin bad been ap- pointed; but in order to a.rtain the right cf the Common Council, he ave notice that at the next Court he wouti move that the s-lary of Mlr. Arabin shonld be 5001. per annum, ^ii,tead of4001. as fixed by the COurt of Aldermten, the latter ?um *be',;-g too little for the duties of' the offrice.C AfEer a few words from Mlr. TAYLaOR and i-S: S. DIxON, The LoRD-MAYOR would say a few words , t>"'his subject. The admission of the public was admitted on all' lands, but it was thought better to secure the attendance of snore% espectable persons by the payment of i small sum of money ' The C o3s1o0 SERG:EAN-T said, he had ende~avouted to .give an opinion as to the appointment and salary of his learned friend in such a way as to avoid all unpleasant differencea between the Court of Aldermen and the Court of Common Council. The report was then agreed to *ithout a division. The Court then proceeded to the appointment of a water-bailiff. COUlrT OP coMltPhV MOUNCIL.