The Express.
London, England, 1864-01-15 00:00:00

ELECTION OP REMEMBRANCEE ro THE CITY

UP LONDON.

A spacial Court of Common Council was bold
yesterday, at half-past two o'clock, for the purpose of elect-
ing a gentleman to EU the MSc' of ttemerobranoer to the
corporstioa of the City of London, vacant by the resigna-
tion of Mr. Tyrrell

The LORD M.tloa presided. sad there was a very fall
etteodeore of members of the court.

The late Rensembrancer held that and other appoint-
ments connected with the corporation for more than half
a century. The duties of the office of Remembrascer, as
the public is aware, are of an important character, as he ill
expected to be present in the House of Commons every
day during the sittiog of parliament, a seat being specially
appointed for him within the bar, and to take cognisance of
and report upon every bill brought before the house
that is likely in any way to affect the rights. privileges,
or pecuniary interests of the oorporatios of London. By •
return made by mind the Court of Comma Coen it
appeared that the amount of salary received by Mr. Tyrrell
during the period he held the office of Remota-
brewer was over 2,000'. per annum, and • committee
appointed to consider the subject of the duties aad maw
manta of the office, upon his resignation, made • report
in which they recommended that he should receive a retiring
allowance of 700/. per annum. They at the same time
recommended that in future the salary should be a fixed
one of 1,5001. per annum, and this portico of the report of
the committee was agreed to. The other, relating to the
retiring pension was negatived, and it is pretty clearly
understood from the tone of the debate that took place upon
the occasion, that in the 011118 of the higher officers of the
corporation who are in the receipt of large salaries, the cor-
poration will not be inclined to grant any retiring allowanoes
in future. The knowledge of this fact, and the reduction of
the salary, it was said tended to prevent many gentlemen
from cmning forward to offer themselves to fill the vacant
office who otherwise would have been inclined to do so.
The candidates were eleven in number. They ware—Mr.
W. Breeden. a barrister, and registrar of the Lord Mayor's
Court ; Mr. H. E. Brown, parliamentary agent and solicitor ;
Mr. W. Cowie, barrister. and one of the magistrates at-
barbed to Bow-street Police-court ; Mr. .f. Crosby, solicitor ;
Mr. C. C. Oke. assistant-clerk at the Maesioe-hour Justice-
room ; Mr. J. Peachey, banister ; Mr. S. Spofforth, par-
liamentary agent and solicitor ; Mr. H. T. Riley, ILL,
barrister; Mr. E. Walmialry, parliamentary agent and soli-
citor; Mr. J. Walinisley, parliamentary agent and soli-
citor; and Mr. S. J. Wilde, barrister, parliamentary drafts-
man and conveyancer.
Mr. H. L TAYLOR. when the electioa was about to com-
ment*, said that although by the standing orders of the
court they were required to reduce the number of candi-
dates to two, and finally elect one from the 'mailer number,
they had the power of reducing the number to four in the
first instance. and it appeared to him that the matter was of
such importance that it ought not to be heated over ; he
should, therefore, propose that the names of four of ammo-
dramas should, in the first instance, be eliminated from the
full list, and that the court should then reduce that emotes
to two, mad then finally choose the successful candidate.
Mr. Knees seconded the proposition, which was awned
unasimously...

The LORD 31-trolt then directed that the tar should be
closed, and anooanced that to members then absent would
be allowed to vote for the four candidatr% but he said at
the same time that of course any gentleman who attended
subsequently would have an opportunity of voting upon the
deal question. . _ _

Tire effect of this was that Mr. Norris, M.P., Yr. Radkin
and Mr. T. E. rmith, who did Dot arrive millßadkio,
aft itr the ba;
bad been closed, were prerented from votitg upon the first
question submitted to the court

►n the mune of the voting Mr. Norris said the other two
gent lemeo claimed their right to vote.
The LORD MAYOR said that he had dietioetly announced
the course that would be taken.

Mr. NORMS said he felt called upon to protest against the
prxecdisg. and claimed oa behalf of himself and the other
two members the right to rote.

The Lotto MATOr. said that the boot:amble member was
not in the court, and he could not hear him. (lAughter.)
The rotitur then took place, and the result was that the
Lord Mayor declared the following four gentlemen to have
obtained the greatest Dumber of votes—Messrs Carib,
Brandeis. Crosby, and Wilde.
Upon a request by the court that the numbers polled for
each of these eandi&tee should be stated. they were given
W as
ildfoa, ms :—Corrie, 127 ; Brandon, 11l ; Crosby, ; and
s 60. . .

Another vote of the court then took place to reduce the
number to two, when Messrs. Conks and Brandon ware
declared to have the greatest number of votes.
The eumbers upon this occsaion were—for Mr. Conic,
103 ; for Mr. BrAlki01). 64.
A poll was demanded, which lasted one hour, and the
final result was that Mr. (lone was declared duly elected,
the numbers beieg—Corrie, 100; Brandoo. NT.
Mr. Cow& in formally accepting the office, ex his
warmest thanks for the honour the court conferred
upon him. He felt very consdeut of the result, but be did
not expect to have obtained such a large majority, The beet
return be could make, he said, warn to devote all hinon•ll7
and industry in fulfilling the important duties of the once
to which he had been sleeted, and he should endeavour to
do so to the best of his ability.
The court then adjourned.

MELTING Or Mt DDLIBIX MAGLSTRATIDA—The
ordinary meeting of the magistrates of the county of Mid-
dlesex was held yesterday at the Court.hoime. Clerken
green ; Mr. Powoall presided, and the attendance was unusu-
ally large. Oa the motion of Mr. Laurie, seconded by
Mr. Armstrong, addresses of congratulation to her Majesty
and the Prince of Waleson the recent birth of a prince were
unanimously adopted. The usual reports on the county
prisons and lunatic asylums, and of the oommittec on gene-
ral purposes barite been received, Mr. E. W. Cox moved •
resolution oa the subject of the appointment of Romeo
catholic ministers to the county primes, under the new
act of parliamect. This motion, which in effect
was for inquiry into the statistics relative to the Roman
catholic prisoners, gave rise to some discussion, and was
ultimately withdrawn in favour of the following amendment
proposed by
That it lir referredlr Turner.
to • coad seconded
ninmittio(mcobny Msistr. 4 Baker:theviL-
iog justices of the three county prisons), to inquire and re-
port to the court what numbers of Romanciatholic poi oven
have been committed to each prison (stating separately the
numbers of adults and juveniles of each sexl, drums each of
the three years ending respectively, Michaelmas, 1861,
Michaelmas, 1°62, and Michaelmas, 1863, and also what ate
the present numbers of such primmers within the same pri-
sous respectively." To this the following wee added, on the
suggestion of Mr. Stamford :—" And at the same time to re-
port the total numberof prisoners in each prison at the times
before-mettioced, and furnish the court from the register.
which under tbe 4th sectiou of the Prison Ministr re Acit is
ordered to be kept of the church or religious Persuasion of
each prisoner, the number of printing under each religions
, persuasion as far as can be ascertained." The other bun-
nem ore the paper was than rapidly disposed of, and the
court adjourned.
LlCE"san Vo-rt-Atttes' BALL—The annual ball
in aid of the funds of the Licensed Victuallers' Asylum,
Old Kent-road. was held yesterday evening at St. James's-
hall, Mr. Donald having given up the whole of his spacious
premises for the accommodation of the visitors. St. James's.
hall proper, making, with its peculiar style of illumination,
perhaps the tient danciog.saloon in Europe, was soon full,
and the company began rapidly to overflow into the
other two minor balls, the restaurant, and all the private
rooms in the establishment. There were upwards of 2,000
persona present, and the dancing to the excellent music of
Adams' bend of 40 erformers was kept up to an early hour
this morning. Light refreshments were served out is abun-
dance daring the evening, and the smilers amongst the
visitors were not slow in availing themselves of the more
potent beverages with which Mr. Donald's cellars are so
amply stored.
Rt/TAL COL( ..ECM.---By the invitation of the
proprietor of this popular place of amusement, the children
of the Royal Caledonian Asylum. nearly MO in number,
were admitted to the canons Christmas antertainnients. At
the conclusion of the performance' the children were re- I
pled with buns had wine, and toys of various kinds wen'
distributed amongst thera.
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lls price, and wholseotne to use. These advantages have secured
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