The Express.
London, England, 1855-11-21 00:00:00

COURT OF ALDERMEN•

Yesterday a °Dart (the fleet during the present
mayomity) we held. for the darted" of nubile heist.
TM LORD season, on taking the Asir, mid—nestle-
men, i• Lids, my seat i• this mere for the tint time slue
lay annulus to my sew ease, allow me le my that I highly
appreciate the hoses, whisk has be.. dose me is placing
sae here. Daring my year of tam I obeli at all times be
most happy to gain sad to remise year saleable misuses
in the dkaharym of the various duties aesseeted therewith;
and I shall do the beat in my power to uphold the honour,
dignity, sad privileges of the mart. (Beer, bear.)

TOT' OP TAMIL TO TIM LAT, LORD MAYOR.
Alderman Wilson said he rose for the purpose of doing
that whit* he was free to admit wee a cultele, but as such
he saw so roues why it should be deviated from is the
must ease. He had great plusses is Review, " That
no *asks of this sent be pressated to Sir Fusses Graham
Moms, Bart., late Lord Mayor of this City, teethe prompti-
tude with which he convened this wart, sad for the
courtesy and ability with which he presided over its deli.
beratioss ; for the impartial sad besonlost diesoharop of
Isis duties Si a magistrate ; for the attentioe gives sad the
1111111110•10, manifested by him to the various "Wide* of
this great metropolis for the graceful hospitality with
which ha 'eternised the distiagnisliod firsigairn sad other
illustrious guests at the 111S11100.160,011; foe thedignity and
propriety with which he upheld the bower of hfa high
office cm the coma km of the visit to this City of bee
faithfulsad wages' Mead sad slit tbo NAP
the Presets, secompaaled by Mx Mejesty the
sad fa his rural desire to upheld the blob
..ges of his Also, sad to 'spurt the rights of his
-thowoitisens. Noe eau this wart fail to conputalato him
epos the distiogsbeed favour unkormi upon him by lee
most inclose Majesty. This wart bops tbst his life mew
be spit lee many es" enjoy subleanigromilbaSila
his rot meat from the eke of Lard lays Ile mreieesM
his fellow Anus may be isueasof lee Itlebiler"
Sir C. MAssaail, mid it wee wish gnat eerily AU
he seemided the peuiposidea of his Mud Calmed (Al
His hid linen lib" Ma Lord Myer tor 43:1
number of youth sad believed Ma to be possessed of •
feting of possible Modems Swale his fellowoitiress.
Under these eireamstaame be (elsO. Marsha) hoped there
would ho no opposidea to the peopsoltrna.
The RICORDIR having put dm fralndellis
Alders.. CoPtLiaiD odd lbw eft in Yeses an ezmosth
ingly sogrodoss teak for a masks of the smart to maks
any ousesent upon the used nee of *sate ltenemd to be
gives to • grades= who bed put pawed the chair, bet
with him it had bus • custom through life noels, sad
plainly to deal with matters knight before bite. He bad
made up his mind to all his beethees that he could she
assent to the motion, sad thereinto' kaowing how ampler
moat a task it was to discuss the ustiness of a vote of thanks
like the prisms seredirn, and fa order to got rid of &painful
disension, he asked the court to seed the matter to a com-
mittee, who might peepers sad bring up inch • vets of
thasks u they thought neensely. He therefore moved, as
a
amemissest, "That tbe referred to the General Pot
poss! Committee to prepare a vote of thanks to the late
Meyer." Lend (Hear, hear.)
Aldleeman Wit.son—lt is an sensual course. Should
re. "see Ries some one for the adoption of such aeons
miciermaa COPSLAND—Yes, I will, if accessary.
Alderman YARENNOTIIND, said he intended to second the
saMadmest of his thud Alderman Copelsed, in order that
M MONS should he stated as to why the motion should ant
be .grad to; and if the differeat portions of the proposed
veld wore to be discussed, some weeds would doubtless
amps the lips of members which had better be spend, and
risme observations might be made which it would ho far
Mere to the dignity of the wart should not ho attend.
Outer these eireemstances, it was better that every word
Is the vote which could do the late Lord Mayor honour, and
show the respect of the court for him, should be used and
fellegfed; but he (Alderman Farehrother) could not agree to
M Modes as it nes stood. His Mead had asked for a
committee, in order that the most ample justice might be
dose to the late Lord Mayor, sod upon that ground slue
he (Alderman Forebtother) seconded the uneadment.
• Alderman SIDNIT said to was takes quite by surprise at
(hi coarse adopted by his two seder brotbns. and he
thought the court would also *sprees their unripe at two
seatlesses having interposed their veto to a custom
mid* bad bees almost if slot entirely universal
Immoder maturie, end that they should attempt, without
a Aegis weed of "'planation, to re fee the usual vote of thorns
Ma sommitteo to prepare. He had listened attentively, and
thumbs that every mamba of the emit mat have been at
as entire loss to conceive any possible objectio• to the eslo-
"ken ecntaiaed in the vote of thanks, to one lots of which
neither the mover aor seconder had taken the slightest ex.
eipelon. (Hear, hear.) Ho did sot know why the mover
sad elersder of the amendment wanted the matter referred
0" • committee, bat as the late Lord Mayor bad filled a
public positios it was duo to him that he should have a
public vote of thinks. Referring it to • committee, to di°
ems in private points *fleeting a usen's public charterer,
was • COW'S to which he (Alderman Sidney) was entirely
end.
WAlders*" Wilts said be was utterly and entirely takes
by surprise, and had never known, Sine' be had been a
member of the wort, such • course as that suggested by the
mover and seconder of the amendment. What was there to
justify such • proceeding ? If hie friend Alderman Cope.
Dud said that be was restrained by twangs of deliesey
Mee he knew there was ennethisg is the vote of thanks
dish the court ought set to sgresi to, the peeper and mealy
emu to be adopted was not to send a mans character to he
diecuseed in a secret committed, but to state openly end
fairly the objections to the vote. Be (Aldermen Wirt),
thereto,., protested against referring it to a committee to
prepare a rote of thanks, that Wing a secret tribunal, which
is its tura would and it back to that court, when the sub-
jest would Spain undergo discussion. (Hear, hear.)
Alderman WILSON. in reply, mid the nano why Alder
oen Copeland and Ferebrother wished the subject referred
• committee was, Venues t 'was sot a single para.
graph in On proposed vote of thinks to whit* they costa
take exception.
The RICORDIM pat the amendment, which was lost by a
majority of I, there Wag 6 in favour of and I against it.
On the origia .1 position bring pat,
Alderman COT/LAND said he bed hoped he should have
bees spared from making any further observations, but, as
he bad been asked by Aldsrollll Sidney his miens for the
course he had taken, be would smudge them. (Hear, hear )
After the vaporised of twisty-fire years be (Alderman
I Copeland) would venture to say that be had never knows
say other Lord Mayor do that whisk the lets Lord Mayor
bad done. lie had seen him attempt to appoint a keens
Wsrss in the chair daring the disconsion of a matter of
the greatest importune, sad sothing but the firm
pensions of Alderman Farebrother had prevented
the late Lord Meyer from leaving no chair. (Hear, hear.)
If lilies or some peculiar circumstance had arises
which assimilated the appointment of • boom means he
(Alderman Copeland) should not have bed a word to sayh,
end be detisi the law officers of the corporation to mars
the tunas of the court and se* whether such a circum-
stance as that bad ever before arises. If it had, he would
be most happy and willies to offer a most ample apology
for the statement he had made. Whoa the proposed vote
of thank alluded to the late Lord Mayor's sniveled sties.
ties to the duties of his aloe, it was motoring, as that the
son shone at noonday, that the grist commercial interests
of the °ossify, whoa they required the seal to important
docume•te, wen unable to *bun it becalm the Lord
Mayor was absent from his duty. (Hear, bear.) He bad
never Innen • chief magistrate of London dudes his
year of °Sloe less among his biotin's thou the late sae,
and would as body deny that that gostlems• had had a
copy of the bill fee the Reform of the Corporedos in his
pomades, althouph he bad not bad the courtesy to roomeeas
ideate it to other members of the court? (Hear, hear.) If
a committee were appointed, he (Alderman Co
would be able to give ;iodine proof of do estemeattr4
made, and he would foe the must move as as amisderniet
the previous cpsesties.
Alderman F zzzzz moss, after saying that hit did soe
offer the slightest oppositions to • vote of thanks to no
late Lord Mayor so lug as it use nit/reed I. • commilisit
to peepers the vete, emended by seeoadiug the ameadossaf.
Alderman Wilson said he understood that on the tow
sion of the appoisilaest of a locum tenons, no UM Lod
Minor had an important engagement to keep elsewhove.
•
Alderman Co AAAAA D—Tb• ugagement was going to
patty up the river. (Hoer, hear, and laughter )
The amendment woe put sad lest, then Mug 7 in ISMS
of and S iodise it.
The coigisel nation was thou put.and carried.
Alderman W LSO? moved—" T t • cosy of the veto eff
nuke be written on villas, signed by tte town clerk gaff
presented totbe late Lord Mayor."
Sir C. MAUSLLI. saeoaded the motion, width Nee
carried.
Sir It. W. CARDZW-4 hope it will be knows to the
world that the mobs has been earr!ei by • majority of
one. (Hear, hear.)
OPTION Or 001ISIN01 01 NIWOLTIL
The &snot the court wire r:Used duds" a very emorider.
able portion of the day whilst the subject of the appointment
of a sew governor of Monate. by noun of tise respigsittioe
of Mr. Cope, was seder diseossies. Oa the readmissios of
Otto pablis. Mr. Weathiolead wee ensaimusly sleeted
'oversee of that gaol.
The court adjeuraed.

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