Scarcity Of Water At The ...
(From a Correspondent.) A Mileeti,g of the Comnmon Councilmen of the ward of Farringdon Without was held yesterday morning, at the new Inquest House, in St. Andiew's Churchvard, Holborn, for the purpose of instituting an inquiry as to the alloged want ofa prompt and sufficienit-upplyof wat,r at the late conflagrations that have occurred in that ward, viz. in Fleet-street, and at Messrs. Wilkinson's, on Ludgate.hill. &otice of the intended meeting and its object had been given to the Directors of the different Fire Insurance 0 fices, as also to the New River Company5 and sevdral gentlemen, together with some of the firemen, ana the parochlial and city officers,weie in attendance. As this inquiry was one of great public importance, and of such a nature that it would be scarcely possible to suggest cven a plausible reason for its being conducted with secrecy, some of the Common Coancil were of opinion that the attendance of a gentleman connected with the public press would be highly desirable * and a reporter, who has been personally knows to the Alderman and every Com- mon-Councilman of that ward, for years, was accordingly spoken to upori the subject, afid in consequence attended in the ante-room, ex- pecting to be called in as soon as the meeting was formed, havidg noutfied to the deputy, who was to take the chair, that he was in at- tendance. 'Whether some of these wiseacres thought that the presence of a reportet would be derogatory to the dignitv of a meeting of sixteen tradesmen, dubbed Common Councilmeni, or, whick is more pro- bable, were fearful of exposing to a person of any capacity the saga- cious manner in which Coimmen Councilmen conduct inquiries of importance, a question arose as to the propriety of admitting the gentleman ; and after solemn deliberation, it was at length decided by a hmajerity on the show of hands. that the mecting was private, and that the reporter should not be admitted. As Mir. Alderman Waitlima, the Alderman of the ward, was expected, and did subsequently attend trhe meeting, it is pro pr to notice, that the resolution for excluding the reporter took place before he arrived. - SVARCITY OF WVATER AT THE LATE PIRES.