The Express.
London, England, 1863-05-29 00:00:00

COURT OP COMMON COUNCIL

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A special Court of Common Council was holden
yesterday in the Egyptian-hall at the Mensias-hostse, the
oonecil chamber at the Guildhall not being available, ow*,
to the alterations sod denoratioes that are brat
_samba
out for the reception of the Prime sad Priem= at Wake
The Lord Mayor was prevented from ban me=
to indispreition, and didermau 84/ J. liteetton
for him.

THE NEW POL/C1

The TOWN CLERK read a letter from Sir G. Grey, an-
nounciog that he had laid before her Majesty the eosamt•
elation that he had received concerning the election di
Colossi James Fraser to the appointment of Commhdoter
of Police for the City of London, and that her Majesty
bad been graciously pleased to approve of the appomtasaot.
(Hear, bear.) The Town Clerk added that Colonel Framer
had that morning been sworn in before onset her Majesty's
judges, and all the formalities connected with the appease-
ment would very shortly be completed. (Hear, bear.)
TEI PROPONID NEW STINITT TO THI NANINON•1100111.
Mr. Lawi.zr, the chairmen to the special parliamentary
committee appointed to consider the subject of bills in par-
liament affecting the rights, privileges, ad revenues of this
City of London, brought up a report from that commiMee,
in which they stated sou effect that the goverament palliated
in carrying out the decision arrived at by the select cow
mitten of the Homes of Commons, that the now street from
Blacidrims-bridge to the Mansion.boose should be con-
strooted by the Metropolitan Board of Works, but they re-
commended that the question should still be agitated, said
that the committee should continue their martiorm to me-
cum the adoption of the pritemitian espied amide fis Ha
geveroment en behalf of the corporatist. This propos/hot
wan that out of the fourpeosy and ainspenny coal and whir
dues, which the corporation are authorial by an act of par-
liament to nista for a certain period, they should pay
350,0001. towards the comtrection of the sew street, and
receive 300,000/. from she goversaset in addition,
and that the wort should thus be taken mit
of the hand' of the Metropolitan Board of Works and
be performed by the corporation themselves. Upon
the suggestion of Deputy Harrison, the correspondence that
had taken place between the solicitor to the corporation,
acting on their behalf, and the Chief Commissioner et the
Beard of Works, in reference to the subject, was read, and
it appeared that the principal ground time which the go-
vernment felt themselves compelled to entrust the pee-
posed improvements to the Beard of Works was that the
corporation had not shown that it was in a position to mite
the futile that were necessary to perform the work, and
the proposal made on behalf of the corporation in reference
to this subject was charasterized as ' shadowy and de-
lusive in appearance ;'• sad that unless the government
carried out the work through the inetramentality of the
Metropolitan Board of Works, the important improvements
referred to would be postponed for an indefinite period.
The honourable member, in moving that the report be
agreed to, said that he should defer making any
okrna-
dons npou the subject until the close of the debate.
Deputy FST opposed the motion, and went at aseiderable
length into the whole subject, mpressing his *WIC that
it was perfectly nests for the corporation to p ea any
further with their opposition to the masses of the RR
meets they really were unable to raise the necessary
and he said that unless the new street was coostruc
the Board of Works it would not be made for a hawked
years to come. He complained of the course that bad been
taken by the special parlismentery committee in refmanes
to the question, and said it appeared to him that they bed
by that course materially damaged the credit of the
ration, and that this was the fast time that any
that was made by it to the governmenthed been characterised
as shadowy and delusive. (Hear, hear.) He concluded by
proposing an amondriteet to the effect that, as the special
committee had failed in their endeavour, to induce the go-
vernment to consent to the proposition they had made, all
further opposition to the measures now before parliament
should cease.
Upon a division the amendment was negatived, and the
original motion was carried by a majority of seven.

TIC PHOTOS= VIADUCT ACROSS LUDOATI-HILL.
Mr. Deputy Far brought up a report from the Ls-
provemeots Committee upon the Warmth, to prosecute the
petitiou in Parliament against the Ludgate Station and
Junction Railway Company's Bill, sod also reoommendin
that a petition be presented against the Laudon, Chathant,
and Dover Railway Company.
Mr. FIT said the company had withdrawn the Loud=
Station Ball, and they had sow mother bill before the
home, in which they asked for additional borrowing poems,
and the committee recommended that they should present
• petition against that bill, that they might have a loess
thee& there, and so be enabled to watch the improveuseuts.
He had that day seen a plan of Hr. Greenhill's fare com-
pouod bridge across the Thames, which he thought
was very feasible, and his moved that the report
should be agreed to, mid that the Improvements
Committee and Bridge-bones Estates Committee be
authorised to take into cooaideration a plan suggested by
Yr. Greenhill, C.E., for a railway and road communication
between the north and south side of the river Thames, and
which has for its object to obviate the iteceseity for the pro-
posed viaduct acme Ludgate-hill. and contemplates raising
the bottom of Ludgate-hill and also Holborn valley. That
these committees be empowered to confer, if considered
expedient, with the several authorities interested, and to
report thereon.
Mr. ELLIOTT seconded the motion, which wee sgreed to.
Alter some routine bumper had been disposed of the
court sdjouroed.

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