The Express.
London, England, 1863-10-02 00:00:00

PROPERTY OF TEI CORPORATION.

Mr. Deputy lkmarr then put the following resolution.
" That it be referred to the law officers to consider and
report whether it is competent for any member of this cor-
poration. whatever official position he may hold, to accept
or take into his own palmation any chattels or
other property of the oorporation, other than by a vote
of the Court of Common Conned." In putting this
motion to the court Deputy Elliott said he wished
to call the attention of the oourt to an above which
had been allowed to grow into such magnitude es to call for
lb. court, in vindication of the honour of he members, to
Mop that which bad been done for many years, but which
wee quite unparalleled on the mous= to which he
was going
_more particularly to relit. He alluded to the
mousy which bed been spent by a oommittee, who were
eueescred with the entertainment to the Prince and Primer
of Wales. He bad a bill in his hand for a huge amount,
masoupt which wan items for articles which really could
not have been used. He read some of the items, such as
was ivory hair brushes, 121. 10e. ; tortoiseshell &mini
orarbs, 101. 14e. 2d. ; eau-de•cologne, 5/. les. gd, ; four
livery cloth brushes. 61. ; two patent brushes, 111.
atop for which there could not be the slightestusia sad
' which It seabed to him was more an Insult to provide, se
leas would bars thought from such an array el .saute, per
fames, soaps. &c., that the King of Deihl sad Ms tribe of
wives were to be invited to form part of As ossopsay in-
stead al the Priam and Prisms el Wells. Ho sari .(laded

to two porcelain vines, M., a porcelain tray. 101. ITs., nese
of whisk things were anywhere ee he fund, and they bad
not been placed in the museum as relics of the occasion, but
they had disappeared. There was a bill of 6001. odd from
Mr. Alderman Copeland, which alone was against the
standing' order that no member of the corporation should
supply goods to the eorpeestion ; and in that home an item
of eighteen guineas fora porcelain tea mnice, which sa far
as knew had also disappeared.
The LORD MaYOR informed the member that that did
form a portiee of the property of the Ilansion-how.
The worthy Illgainea was very glad to bear that. Then
there was a toilet Hawke, 60 guineas ; be would be glad to
hear that that had also gone to form esti of the property
at the llassioa-boast as an interesting memento of
as
interesting *maim He did not beer an answer to that in
the affirmative, so he must needs suppose it had diseppeared
in the same way that the other articles had. (Laughter.)
These articles were useless, and why were they bought ?
There oould be but one answer to that. Then it might be
said that the gentlemen on the committee must have
some little compensation for the time and trouble
they had given in the matter. That was very right,
acrd he contended that besides thou little "waifs
and strays" which bad disappeared, thef had been
paid for their servi.xe, before these little waifs and strays
I were picked up, to the amount of 3501. There was 150/.
for dinners, 3001. for the breaking-up frolic ; and was not
that sufficient payment for that which any really loyal
heart would have done for nothing? (Hear, hear.) Tots
was an evil which had grows up by small &pees to nee}
magnitude that for the reputation of every member of the
court it ought to be stopped. It was talked about
in the City, and would tell more against them in the=
of their enemies, in case of any fruit attempt upon their
privileges, than all that was brought forward at the last
attempt which they had so se Doer(l. brought
opposed. He did
not wish to hurt the feelings of any member, end he had
only alluded to as much as would make out his ease. He
hoped the court would apse to the motion in a mho and
dignified manner, and so pre security against anything of a
similar character occurring in future, and prevent the
scandal to which they were liable.
Mr. WEBBER seconded the resolution.
Mr. Tatiscorr, the chairman of the committee, moved
an adiournment of the debate, as he mid, when be
brought up the report from the committee, he should be
able to pre hie friend the deputy a satisfactory answer to
whit he had said, and show that the committee had acted
in a manner to the credit and glory of the corporation.

a w.f.) _
Yr. SYMONDS thsugbt it was best to go on, and if the
worthy 'chairman had committed an error it was beat to
selmowledge it at oats. Every one pretest knew the
Imposes of his heart, sad it would not do to let it
that every committee did the MOW It was all
to tie presiding genius, end Mr. Traloott was a i7ry:M
one to follow, on account of We extreme good nature.
After a few more words the resolution was adopted
unanimously. The wart then adjourned.