CITY BUSINESS.—A Wardmote was held at Cripplegate-Without, before Alder- man
Wood, on 'Tuesday last, for the purpose of considering the report of a Com- mittee appointed to inquire into, and devise the means of recovering the ancient privilie!es of the freemen of the City. Mr. J. Newell brought up the report, and eNidained its nature in a speech. The Corporation of London is the only one, of which the members do not vote for members of Parliament. They do not elect the Mayor—nor the Sheriffs—nor the Chamberlain—nor the Auditors of the City accounts... All these rights, and others similar, the citizens • of London had for- merly enjoyed ; and he moved that the Common Council should be petitioned to apply to Parliament for the resturation of these privileges. The motion was car- ried unanimously.
'The Solicitor-General paid a third visit to the Fleet prison on Sunday, and bu- sied himself with the consideration of various cases for nearly five hours.
One hundred awl fifty friends of Mr. Scales celebrated his return as Common Councilman for the ward of Portsoken, by a dinner, on Thursday, in the Bull Inn, Aldgate. After dinner, Mr. Scales proposed the health of his electors, and his electors then drank his.
George Holland, Esq. of Cavendish Square, who died about three weeks ago, has by his will bequeathed to the Westminster Infirmary, James Street, Bucking- ham Gate, the munificent legacy of 10,0001.; and the sum also of 10,0001. to the iddlesee Hospital ; besides various other sums to different charities.
The Trustees of the burial-ground of St. Giles's in the Fields, and St. George's, Bloomsbury, met last week to elect a sexton, and after a warm discussion, in which the Rector was convicted of something like a promise to support two can- ditates, the election fell upon the Reverend Mr. Pratt
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