ebt Sictropoliti.
The Lord Mayor gave a grand entertainment to his Majesty's Minis. tors on Saturday, at the Mansionhouse. As the party was held to be a private one, there were no toasts or speeches. One wonders how a' his Majesty's Ministers" came to be invited an such conditions.
The Court of Aldermen held a meeting on Tuesday. The report of the Committee of Common Council on the expenses of the Mayoralty teas read. Alderman Winchester complained that it was grossly incor- rect. It was stated, for instance, that the cost of the Mayoralty was 15,000/. a year; whereas, in fact, it was little more than half that sum. The report, he said, was founded upon absurd calculations. Several members made a few observations on the same subject ; but they were not worth notice.
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