The Sun. — 1835-03-30 (London, England)

COMMON COUNCIL.  (Concluded from The Sun of Saturday.) Mr. C. PEARSON hoped that the world contained not a man of such heartless insensibility as would render him capable of rewarding the exertion of an old public servant by prpposing to remove him from office upon the vague ground of general imbecility.—( Cheers.) The members of that Court, had, perhaps, .witnessed the last few years of some valued friend -whose life of usefulness was drawing to a close, and although apparent to all around that a decay of nature was-leading him to his long home, the subject of the affliction himself was oftentimes the last to perceive the change.—( Hear, hear, hear.) Such might he the lot of them all. Let, then, the Court scout with indignation the proposal of the mover, which classed with the felon, the bankrupt and the him who was guilty of no crime but that of inheriting the infirmities of his own nature. Such a resolution would expose the grey hairs of every honourable pUblie sercnnt to be hastened with sorrow to the grave by the cruel _but ridiculously undefinable imputation of general imbecility.—( ChCCVS. ) Periodical election would remove every difficulty upon this head. A gentleman whose impaired physical or mental powers were no longer equal to the duties of office would retire ; this would involve no sacrifice of feeling, and as he (Mr. Pearson) would give to any Alderman who retired from office on account of pecuniary reverses a retiring pension as a reward for his public services, so would he give to these who retired from other causes a perpetual admission to all their corporate entertainments, and a seat of honour at all their corporate feasts.—( Loud cheers.) • Mr. Alderman BRowN supported the motion, and Mr. STACY supported the amendment. Mr. RICHARD TAYLOR said that Sir Peter Laurie had referred to his being a Magistrate for the County of Middlesex. He surely must think it a greater honour to be an Alderman than to hold an • office by commission_ from the Crown. If, then, he thought it an honour to be once elected, how much greater must it be to be repeatedly elected by a popular constituency.—(Loud Cheers.) The people would always prefer their old servants out of •respect to past services, even in preference to men possessed of more qualifications. Every power of reasoning which he possesseilled him to think- that the power of-removal ought alwayS to be conjoined with -the power of election.—( Cheers. ) After some further disoussien, a division took place : For the original motion Sts For the amendment Majority  Mr. PEARSON then Moved that the period should be seven 'ears.  No one opposed the motion, which was accordingly carried ; and oh the motion of the same lion. Gentleman a copy of the resolutions was ordered to be sent to the Commissioners for inquiring into Corporations. Mr: PEARSON then called the attention of the Lord Mayor to the Imprisonment for Debt Bill. As the City was much interested in the measure, he trusted an early day would be na►ned for holding a Court to consider the question. After some discussion his Lordship fixed Wednesday for the purpose. The Court then broke up.  —Yesterday , EXECUTION AT LANCASTEL morning (Thursday) a few minutes after five o'clock, John Orrell, who was convicted on Tuesday for the wilful murder of his daughter Elizabeth, a child of eight years of age, by poison. ing her at Great Bolton in February last, was executed behind the castle, pursuant to his sentence. We understand that the wretched man, up to the moment of his conviction, entertained a confident expectation of an acquittal, and it is said that up to the last moment he persisted in asserting his innocence of the crime for which he died.—Liverpool Standard. 'We announce with regret the death, on Wednesday, the 18th instant, at his seat, Windmill-hill, near Battle, of E. J. Curteis, Esq., father of the Member for East Sussex, and himself during many years one of the representatives of this county in Parliament. Mr. Curteis was 73 years of age._ Brighton Gazette. A very interesting excursion is meditated round the Mediterranean by Captain Roberts, of the Harriet yacht, sailing from Portsmouth early in May. Algiers, Tunis, and other celebrated places, will be visited. We understand this voyage will extend to about a year, and the yacht is of a very superior order, having been fitted up with great care by a nobleman.