Coninzow Councit..—The subject of Reform in Parliament was brought forward
in the Common Council on Monday, by Mr. Taylor, who moved, and Mr. Bousfleld, who seconded, resolutions calling for reform, and more especially for diminishing the influence of the Peer- age in the election of the House of Commons. The resolutions were carried unanimously, with the exception of- Mr. Scales ; who moved, by way of amendment, that the Common Council was much more corrupt than the Commons House. The amendment was not seconded, of course. Mr. Bousfield declared himself an enemy to visionary schemes, Such as universal suffrage and voting by ballot. The postponed Boyd visit, which is not yet so completely. forgotten by the members of the Common Council as by every body else, was again brought forward 4o.n. Monday, and Alderman Waithinan was particularly witty on poor Sir Claudius : but an attack on unresisting imbecility like his is like Mr. Dawson's- challenge of O'Connell. The Lord Mayor denied that he wrote his letter to the Duke to influence the Pends,. or that he was. bribed by die Duke to write it. THE Vim AGAIN.—A requisition to the Lord Mayor to convene a Court of Common Council, has been signed by upwards of one hundred members of the Court. The object is to discuss the propriety of again requesting his Majesty will be pleased to appoint a day for visiting his faithful citizens of London, at the Guildhall, which still remains in a state of almost complete preparation. The Court af Common Council 'will, of course, avoid making any application to his Majesty until a new Administration shall have been formed.
STATE OF THE NATION.—OR Thursday morning, a vestry was held in the board-room of St. Clement Daues, called by the churchwardens, in consequence of a requisition presented to them to address his Majesty on the present critical posture of affairs. The meeting was highly respec- table ; and unanimously agreed to an address to the King, expressive of the attachment of the meeting to his Majesty, its want of confidence in the House of Commons, and praying an extension of the elective fran- chise, and vote by ballot. SOUTHWARK REPRESENTATION.—Lord Cochrane has been solicited by a number of electors of Southwark to stand as 'a candidate for that borough ; and his Lordship has returned an answer, that he would be proud in being their representative. The election will take place on Tuesday next, at ten o'clock.
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