The Express.
London, England, 1862-05-23 00:00:00

COURT OP COMMON COUNCIL

The Court of Common Council held a sitting
yesterday in the Council Chamber, Osildhall.
The Loan MAYOR mid he bad that awning received •
letter from an Austrian gerivuv.vv, Mr. Charing Bollinger,
who waa one of the exhibitors in the Amnion Court at the
International Exhibition, making an offer to present to the
under the trostemiiip at Kr. Straker and Mr.
two of the members of the eon* • splendid
album, exhibited by him in the Austrian Court, and which
be proposed to hand over to the corporation at the elm*
el the Exhibition. _ _

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This album was demailisd se being sir feet wide, three
feet and a half high, and weighing 708 lbs., and was made
of paper of a very- beautiful description, maaufeetureddais
Austria especially for the purpose, and la ooniwistioe of
its she It was baud ameseary ter make use of machinery of
souteacharacter to bind it, the binding being of a mon
mid blepat charactsre mad oa the Goren there ski
4131 the mum of the eorporatim. The original hi:
tention was that it 'baud have contained the autographs of
distinguished parser who visited the Exhibition, but this
idea having bean abandoned, it was presented to the Oily of
Loudon, as a " tribute of respect end admiration, by a
foreigner, to the noble corporation of the fast city in the
world."
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It was moved and carried unanimously, " That the album
be acoepted, sad that the letter be entered on the journals
of the oo."

Yr. Ds JERSEY, the chairman of the Commissioners of
Sewers, brought up a report from that coalmine.= having
reference to the wudeniogaf Lbaeotreet, which was to the
effectthat the commismonme had hews nimble to sorry eat
the pias of widowing the Direst is question to the extent
to by the Court of Common Guns o. sad they =art to allow the matter dill to remain in their
with a view that they might cauarrrryy out such improvements
as they might 80d to be prsoYoible at the place in question.
Agreed to.

NIL PZABOWS our To ma Poor or LOWDON.

Deputy BMW then ?relight forward the motion of which
be had given natio% That the honorary freedom of this
City, in a gold box of the value of one hundred guineas, be
presented to Mr. George Peabody, in grate( al moignition
of the princely munificence displayed by him in devoting
the sum of one hundred and fifty thousand puede towards
the relief of the needy and donning poor of this met 2repoils•
sad of the Christina liberality of sentiment which dictated
that the fund thus created should be administered irrespeo•
Live of the distinctions of nationality, party, or religious
ballet."
Yr. ANDIRON suggested that to obtain a bust or • por-
trait of Yr. Peabody. to be placed in the Gadhall, would
be • better moo of handing dews the rumenitsance of Ilia
noble aoudad
to posterity than the wares tbe* unit 11Pw
ratsod be moved an asseatiesest to' that
seconded by Mr. Bursa
Yr. Rows said he was weeedis* ererf to ase that the
nation had not been carried .neuely.
was to do honour to a man who had ands a vibe* Fto
the poor of London, and he remitted tWit there cedd
have been any discussion.
The amendment was thee put, bat only about six of the
members of the court voted for it. The original motion was
thee versed and tarried almost missimensty, and amid
loud cheering.

THE LONDON, CHI:THAL AND DONIS HEILWAY.
Yr. ILASTRIDOZ moved that thle coca do meant to the
proposal ot the leadea Chatham, ad Dover Railway to
erect • bridge of five arches or ears mom the river Thema
mar Bladdrierobridge.
There wam alio a report upon the mos 'abject by the
Bridge-boase Maass Qommittee. and boa =WOOF ware
taken IMO onadaratioa together, and led to • bog ad
rather warm dal:wake.
Tbe Noolaba of Yr. Hatridge was pastas& by •
majority of 44, the numbers being:
For the reception of the report 6l
Per Mr. Hartaidge's resolution

PTIVION.
Mr. Mil presented a petition from the Elisabeth Fry
I. Refuge for pecunary saistance. Referred to the Coal,
Corn, and Finance Committee.
Mr. KILDAY moved. That the mart do oontribute the NM
of 1051. to the National Aucciation for the Promotion of
Social ficienos.
The motion was emended by Mr. LONODIN, aad UMW
1 UnalliMOUNly.

COAL. COW, AWD FTWANCS coiturrrus.
Mr. J. You've, the chairman of this committee, brought
up • report reesimmeoding. grants of money to different
charitable institutions, and 1054 to the City of London
College.
901711TWANK-SSIDOE.
Mr. MCBEIELL mowed, That ft be referred to • ward cons-
mitee to ascertain if any arrangements can be made' so that
I Bonthwark-bridp may be free to the public, and that the
committee be empowered to confer with the Metropolitan
Board of Works should such course appear advisable.
Mt. SAUNDSIS seconded the motion.
Mr. Dit JUenT moved the previous quart:ion as an
amendment, and said that in the first place the Corporation
bad no funds to purchase the bridge, and if they were to do
so it would be quite unfit for heavy traffic. The subject had
been under consideration by several committees, and they
bad all come to the conviction that nothing could be done.
Mr. BCD= nomad the amendment ; which was put
and carried bye considerable majority.

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Mr. MORRELL moved, That the court do ooutrlbute the I
sum of 2:30/. to the fund for the relief of the distress among
the operatives is Luoishire and Cheshire.
Agreed to neanimotudy.
THE CITY or LONDON WHOM.
A report was brought up by Mr. Alderman HALT from
the committee of the above school, which was ordered to be
ptintd.
The court then adjourned, after a sitting of more than
,four hours.