The Express.
London, England, 1862-01-14 00:00:00

COURT 07 ALDERMEN.

Yesterday, being Plough Monday, a special Court
of Aldermen was convened for the purpose of receiving the
presentments from the different wards of the results of the
elections oa St. Thomas's-day, and other business.
. The Right lion. the LORD Macon presided, and there
was a full court. The following aldermen were present :
Aldermen Humphery, Wilson, Salomon., Sir J. Duke,
Challis, Sidney, Sir F. G. Moon, Finnis, Sir H. Noggeridge,
Bale, Rose, W. Lawrence, Atkin, J. C. Lawrence, and
Bosley (who took his seat for the first time since his elec-
tion to the office). The Recorder (Russell Gurney, Faq.
Q.C.) was also present, as were the sheriffs, Mews.
..cterell and Twentyman, and the under-sheriffs.
The officers of the different wards made their retni
which were received by the court, and the beadles aed
other officers wets sworn to the doe execution of their
ogles for the current year.
The governors of the different gaols made their :pi
by which it appeared that there are at present in the
of Nee/gate 69 prisoners, in Whitecrose-street 90, is
Holloway 350.

I.IITREIR PRISON.

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Alderman W moos rte should be informed bow
long they were to go oe without a governor for Whiteaces-
street Prem. He really thelight seerrthingopitt to be does
se in the matter, at present this important wee without
either governor or deputyvareraor, or, in fact, any respon-
sible _

The Loa; 3LITOIL, no other amber of the court, appear-
inclined to give an answer to the quesUon, rose, and
said the wart was well aware that • very great aims' bad
beer effected it the position of this prison by the operation
of the new bankruptcy law, and at present it was hardly
possible to come to a determination with regard to what
should be done in reference to the question. (Hear, homy.)
They could not tall whether they should require to provide
for twenty prisoure or for two hundred. and be timid
that under such circumstances the court would at ogee see
that it would be advisable to postpone any
=as t arrangement for the prineat, and natal
bed better information as to what would
be required. (Hear, hear.) It was tree that there was no
governor at present, but they had a 111117 active officer who
I wail well acquainted with all the duties that were
required,i
end it appeared to him that no public inoonvenienc
arise by matters being allowed to gelid as they were at
present for some little time longer. (Hear, hear.)
Alderman Scum wee about to make some observation,
but he was stopped by the Lord Mayor, who reminded him
that there was so question before the court.
Alderman Wflacor asked to be permitted, as a question
of privilege, to ask the question whether, under the exist-
ing state of things in that prime, if • prisoner were to make
Isis mete, the aldermen or the sitesiffe weld be reopen-

Se ;oral members of the court mid that the aldermen
would sat be responsible.
Sheriff Cocussict, was about to address the court, appii.
=with a view to repudiate the liability of the
but be wee stopped by the Lard Mayor informin
him, amid some laughter, that be woe not in order, and
could not address the court.
Alderman Smarm then gave notice that he should b
the subject forward at the next tilting. ea be sahi=
notwithstanding what bad beet said by the Lord Mayor,
he was still of °plaice that reenthing might at cede to be
does in reference to so important a question.