The Express.
London, England, 1862-09-19 00:00:00

LIN 2.212
1,358 1,480

Wadi ming Mg& 11.
North llaslign 6lll 10.678 25,107 41,985 45,631
Btookton and Darlington lB3 1,183 8,009 9,186 7,406
West Flanders
West ending Sept. 14.
Belfast and County Down 49 538 14! 030 728
6004 and Caster
Gross Western
Loo .Chathara. and Dover 75 5.664 700 earn 2,312
Midland
North British
Scottish Centrni — 1,1165 2,162 4027 3.996
Shropshire Union Ol9 360 650 900 905

MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY)

Two o'Cuy-s.

The stock and share markets continue quiet.
Consols are quoted about the same as at the elos
yesterday. The tendency of English railway shares
is still upwards, but the variations in prices to-day
are unimportant. Turkish Coned:did& exhibit less
firmness. Spanish securities are steady.
Consols are now quoted 931 to I for money,
and 931, " buyers," for the Bth of October. The
official business report is as follows :—Three per
Cent. Consols, for money, 931, 1 ; ditto
for account, 93k ; Three per Cents. Reduced,
92, 1 ; New Three per Cents., 92, 1 ; Bank
Stock, for account, 241 ; India Five per Cent.
Stock, 1091, 108/; ditto Four per Cent. Debentures,
1864 or 1866, 100 i ; ditto Bonds, 275. prem. ;
Five per Cent. "enlaced" rupee paper, 1042 ;
ditto Five-and-a• Ralf per Cont., 1111 ; Exche-
quer Bills, June, 205., 23a., prem. ; ditto March,
17.., 205., prem.
_ _ .

The foreign stock market is not quite so active
to-day. The Turkish Consolides are less firm,
at 371 to 2, although the announcement has
been made that the dividend on the issue of
1860 was met in due oourse. Other Turkish
securities are without change. The Loan of 1854
is quoted 841 to 84 ; that of 1858, 66 to 1 ; and
that of 1862, 3 to 21 die. Mexican Bonds are
firmer, at 331 to 2. Spanish securities are
without variation of importance. Italian Five
per Cents. are steady. The scrip of the Russian
Loan is quoted 1 to prem., being firm ;
Venezuelan, It to 2 prem., being slightly lower ;
Portuguese, 21 to pram.; and Peruvian,
1 to 0/ dia., showing an advance of per cent.

Transactions are ieoorded as follows :
Brazilian Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 1862, 1868,
1860, 931 ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 661;
ditto Four Cent. Certificates, 103 ; Egyptian Seven
per Cents., 901 ex div. ; ditto second issue, 401. paid,
6 prem., exdiv. ?Italian Five per Cents.,for account,
701, ; Mexican Three per Cents., account, 331, 1,1 ;
Portuguese Three per Cente., 1863, for account,
461 ; ditto scrip, 15/. paid, 21, 1 prem. ; Russian
Five per Cents, for account, 96 ex div. ; ditto Five
per Cents. paid-up scrip, 941 ; Spanish Three per
Cents., for account, 541 • ditto New Deferred Three
' per Cents., for account, 4:41 ; do. Passive, 201,1, 1,1 ;
I ditto Certificates, 10, 91 ; Turkish Six per Cents.,
1854, for account, 85 ; ditto Six per Cents., 1868,
far account, 661, ex div. ; ditto 1882, scrip, 501.
paid, 21, Q dis. ; ditto paid up scrip, 661, f.
Fota o'Czocx.
Consols are without change, at 931 to for
money, and 93/ to 1 for the account.
There was a brisk demand for money yesterday,
and in some quarters no business was transacted
below 2 per cent. The more general quotation,
however, was 11 to 2. At the Bank there was an
increased inquiry, probably owing to the revenue
payments Lining due at this period of the year.
The City of Washington, from New York, has
87,0001. in specie on freight.
The steamer Ceylon, which will leave to-
morrow, will take in specie 172,6011, of which
86,7111 is gold, and the rest silver. The fallowing
are the particulars, via.:—For Alexandria, gold,
49,0001. ; for Mauritius, gold, 30,0001. ; for Cey-
lon, gold, 3,500/. • for Madras, gold, 3,211/., and
silver, 46,580/. ; for Singspoe, silver, 6,0001. • for
Hong Kong, silver, 16,5501. ; and os Sininghae,
silver, 17,760/.
A better feeling prevailed in the cotton market
yesterday. The sales were 2,000 bales.
There was a further decline in jute yesterday,
making a total reduction of 91. per ton from the late
highest point.
The return of the Bank of England for the week
ending Wednesday, Sept. 17, oompared with that
for the previous week, shows the following changes :
Circulation issue
Circulation active
Public deposits 9,074,179 leeresse ;886,960
Other deposits
Government securities is
banking deportment
Othersecurities m banking
department
Coin and bullion in both
__ _

departments 17,385,753 Decrease 21:,765
Serra day arid other Lahr 816,832 Dearer@ 42,983
The Rest
.5,646,5.96 loaner 3,990

Notes to morn 10,420,600 looms, 23;135
T 0443 rearm Notes /scan
L basking department). 11,221,590 Demise 4,388

None of the alterations this week in the Bank
return are of a large amount. Together they point
to a trifling increased demand for money. The
exports of specie and withdrawals in connexion
with the harvest have occasioned a moderate de-
cline in the stock of coin and bullion.

BANK OF INGLAND.—As
raw Vb.. a is *O6 tbs
17, 1622.

_MI7I DEP/

mint rusettat to the Act 7th
mass ea Wohmoday, Sept.

Nola. freed

1131.214.1161
Waal DI
Propitiators' Capital X 14.661,000
gat .64e,t10e
Public Deposita (in-
cluding lizehes
Bay. Banks, Can
oga. ad National

ci;;;;;•nt 6•14-411.015.10.
Other oectuitise • MUM*
Gold coin snit Wl-
lion
bullion

/31.21066

Uebt,~effi Div.
Acct.)
Other Deposita...
'Seven day and other
816,11.12

a4t,stkn4
Sept 18, 184. II

k7a•_ Al;a1;11;g
Dead Weight An-
nuity)
Other Bemilise
Note*
Gold sad Sawa
Cots 801,098

0.41.91.4.:1fi
ILUMIALL. Mist emitter.

THURSDAY 417:1M10,

Consols, which closed yestera;;Tai93i to fur
the Bth of October, opened this morning at the
same quotation, but closed at 931 to I. For money
the last price was 93} to 0. The official business
report is as follows :—Three per Cent. Consols,
for money, 930, t, 1 ; ditto for aceouet, 930 ;
Three per Cents. Reduced, 911, 92 ; New Three per
Cents., 9li, 92 ; New Two-and-a-Half per Cents.,
771 ; Thirty Years Annuities, 1886, 13 1-16 ;
India Five per Cent. Stock, 108 i, 1091, 1080 ;
ditto, for account, 108} ; ditto Four per Cent.
Debentures, 1864, 100}; Five per Cent. "enfsoed"
rupee paper, 1040, 1051 ; ditto Five-and-a-Half per
Cont., 112, 1111.
In foreign stocks the market has for the moment
assumed a quieter appearance. Mexican has ex-
perienced the greatest amount of variation ; and
the price, which at one time was near 34, closes at
the quotation of the previous evening, 33 to The
amount of this stock is about 10,000,0001., and
there is 25 per cent, of overdue dividend accumu-
lated on the bonds, which have been previously
held more extensively in Holland and iu this
country than elsewhere. If a speculation in Paris
should set in for the purchase of this stock, the
further advance it may attain will depend ou the
eltent to which the French houses may be disposed
to carry their orders, which will be mainly
forwarded to Amsterdam and to London for execu-
tion. Spanish Passives close at an additional ad-
vance, 990 to 1 ; and the Deferred Three per Cents.,
me to Venezuelan stock is steady at tit to
28. Italian Five per Cents, have improved ou the
receipt of higher prices from Paris ; the closing
quotation is 701 to t. Turkish external stocks
have been dull, and the Consoliehis of the last issue,
after a slight rally which was not sustained, close
rather flat at 38, sellers. The speculative account
in this stock is large, and rates as high as 1 per
cent. are said to have been paid for " carrying
over" on the last account day.
The closing quotations for share§ in new under-
takings to-day were as follows :—Bank of Hindoe-
tan, lf to it dia. ; Union Bank of Ireland, 2 to It
dia ; Northern Railway of Buenos Ayres, to
0 prem. ; Buenos A Southern Railway, par
prem. ; Bank of es
Queensland, It to Ot de. • and
Loudon and Middlesex Bank, t dia. to par.

SPURTING INTELIJGANCR.

DONCASTER SEPTEMBER MEETING.
ThiI:RODAY.

There was a marked differeeee in the attendance today,
bet the weather was beautifully fine, and the sport, se will
be found below, was meat interesting, sod the fields very
numerous. The 30W. Plate presented by the members of
the pr ,rate 'tend proved a heppy introduction into the
pro,;ramme, for although it brought out but three runners,
the trio comprised Asteroid and Tim Whiffler, the wieners
of the Ascot and Goodwood Cope. The result au in favour
of Tim, who won his rue very wily from Sir Joseph
Mawlel's horse, while Silksione kept so close with the
pair the whole distance that it was conaidend •
very fair teat of her merit, and she immediately became
first favourite for the Ocearew.tch at 12 to 1, sod for which
aloe is certainly favourably weighted at sst 10Ib. Lord St.
Vincent was fortunate is winning the Eglinton Stakes, nod
the Sweepstakes of 10 *ors. each, with his "flying" filly
and colt—The Orphan and Lord Clifden—but the latter was
said to have won in a very slovenly manner ; seeing, how. I
ever, that he got last off, be proved himself an extraordinary
horse to make up his ground as he did, and win even on any
terms. The Portland Plate, as usual, brought out a very
large field, and resalted in the victory of Queen of Trumps,
who was supported in the ring at 100 to 30. Subjoined are
details of the mime' :
Tug SCARBOROUGH &ARIA of ri soya each, 10ft, for
3.yr-olds ; colts, Set 10Ih ; fillies, fist 61b ; winners extra.
One mile. (11 subs.)
Mr. J. !Kern's The Knave, by Orlando—Trickstress. Oat
lull 'Li Yordham, 1
Mr. Aaron a MIAs Lirmattone. int 61b ()Minder; 2
Mr. 0. W. Mornia The Brahmin, net 1011).... (K. Persterl 3
Betting 5t02 on The Knave, and 4 to 1 agst The
Brahmin. The running was made by The Brahmin, who
was closely followed by the other two to the duitance, where
the three took close order. Midway up the disteoce The
Knave went to the front, sod opposite the Stand Miss
Liainptone supplanted The Brahmin. She, however, failed
to reach The Knave, who won easily by a neck. A length
between the mooed sad: third.

THE JUVENILE &unto film= of 5 soya. each, with 50
added. Half a mile. (7 subs.)
Mr. Mellon a Strawberry Hill, by Orlando—Marinette
Rai, 7st 10M (Reeves) 1
Lord Westmoreland's Donee (SOL), Sat (O. Pordham) 2
Mr. B. 11. Jones's Corydon 4010, 844 (E. Harrrisom 3
The following also ran:—Ripley, Wave, and The Bargain.
Betting 6to 4 apt Strawberry Hill. 3to 1 apt Wave
and is to each Corydon, Boon, and Ripley. Strawberry
Hill cut down her opponents from the start and woo by two
lengths. Three lengths between second and third. The
winner wan bought by Mr. Aagell for 200 guineas. Cap-
tan Christi., cleaned Condon under the Newmarket rule.
Tin EULINTON Breen of 10 SOTS. each, 5 ft, with 100
added ; two-yr oWa, 74 ; three, 9st. Fillies and geldings
allowed 31b. Wiesen setae. T.Y.C. (36 subs.)
Lord St. Vincent's The Orphan, by Frogmore—lithel, 22-yin
eel list
Ur. Redhead's My Mary, Tyra, Sat lilt O3. Noble)
Mr. Saxon's Amazonian, 4-yrs, eat Illb
The following also nn Dirt Cheap, The Brah-
min, Stampede, &Band, Wingiave,Cairocastle,Goklen Dust,
Tragedian. Mr. E. Parr, on behalf of Lord St. Vincent,
declared to win with Zetland.
Betting : 7 to 4 apt Golden Duet, 6 to 1 apt Wingrave,
7 to 1 eget Cairncutle, 8 to 1 apt &Sand, and 100 to 8
3p4 The Orphan (at first 6 to 1 was taken), Amazonian, and
My Mary. A tilting delay was followed by a moderate
start, the front lot consisting of Dirt Cheap, The Brahmin,
My Mary, Golden Dust, and Amasonian, Wingrave being
last. The &nimbi dropped into the rear on approaching
the heed, where The Orphan went forward with Cairocastle.
Before reaching the distance The Orphan took up the run.
rang from Dirt Cheap, who fell back beaten, and My May
ran home with The Orphan, who won by three parts of a
length, nothing else being in the race from the distance;
tour lengths between third and fourth. Zetland was fifth,
Golden Dust sixth, and Cannonade seventh ; the others,
the last of whom was The Tippler, were pulled up.
THE CLEVELAND HANDICAP of 20 son. each, 10 ft, and 5
only if declared, with 100 added; winners extra. One
mile (50 subs., 26 of whom pay 5 son. each.)
Lord Annesley's Ace of Clubs, by Stockwell—lrish Queen,
3 yea, Tst rib (J. Daley) I
Lord Chestertelds Bathilde, 4 yrs, Tst 2lb T. Yrench) 2
Mr. Jackson's Haddington, 3 yrs, eat 7Th (Whiteley) 3
The following also ran :—Doefoot, Vancouver, Gleam.
Betting : 9to 4 apt Bathilde, 3to 1 apt Vancouver, 7
to 2 Aoe of Clubs, 8 to 1 apt Iladdington, and 10 to 1 apt
Gleam. They were started together with the exception of
Gleam, who lost several lengths, and did not catch bin
horses until reaching the Red House. Vancouver and Sa-
tiable laid together, and made the running until approaching
the distance, where Vancouver gave way, and let up Ace of
Okla and Haddiogton. Half-way up the distance Ace of
Ginn went to the front and won easily by a length ; two
lengths between snood and third.
• A PLATS of 30050 n., added to a sweepstake. of 10 son.
each, for 3-yr olds and upwards. Penalties and allowances.
To start at the distance post, go once round. About two
miles. (35 sun.)
Lord Wm. Powlett's Tim Whiffler, by Van Galan out of
Sybil. 3 Yrs, Tst 9113 Matlock) 1
Sir J. Hawley's Asteroid, 4 yys, eat 10lb (Wells) 2
Mr. Crinishaw's Silkstone, 3 yea, 7st Mb . .(Hardeestim 3
Asteroid and Tim Whiffler were alternately favourite',
sto 4 being laid on each, but at the close 5 to 4 was laid on
Tim Whiffler. Asteroid, pursuing his old tactics, went
away with the lead, Tim Whiffler cl w up, and Silkstone a
length in the rear of the favourite. founding the turn past
the stead, towards the bill, Tim Whiffler raourfor the lead,
but Asteroid maintained his position, Silkstone following
Lord Wm. Powlett's horse. Asteroid continued with the
lead of half • length, when they disappeared from view
prior to approaching the wood. When, however, they came
ma sight Tim Whiffler had got alongside Asteroid, sal the
pair raced at a smart pace along the wood aide. Silkstone
still being well up. Shortly after passing the Red-hone
"Tim" got his head in trout, and a splendid struggle corn-
mewed, but Asteroid, being " pumped out" at the half dis-
tance, was easily beaten by three lengths. Four lengths
between second and third.

A SIIIIPIITAREB of 10 OOVI. OWI4 With 100 added. far 2.yr.
aids ; soil., Set 101 b ; Bllias, Bst 714 Winners antra.
T.Y.C. (40enle.)
Lunt St. Vincent's Lord Cllfden, by Nsinninster—Tbe
Slave, Ist 3lb 0 Fordham) 1
k. K %%Ilion's Bohemia, tast 71b J Osborne) 2
Yr. I'. Valentine's Queen Bertha, Sit 7lb Aldcrutt) S
The following else ran :—Pratique, Gentilhomme, Vol.turno, and Weatherbow.
. . .

Hefting : sto 2 on Lord Man. 6to 1 art Bohemia,
100 to 8 apt Weatherbow and Pratique. Volturno jumped
away with the lead; Lord addeo, as usual beginning very
badly, lost several lths at the start. After proceeding
1011 yards Bohemia tool the front position, Queen Bertha,
Pratique, and Westherbow being next. At the bend Lord
elifden made rapid strides towards the front, and coming
as the outside of his horses answered gamely to the call of
Fordham at the distance, and at every stride catching Bohe-
mia, won on the post by a bead. Three lengths between
mooed and third.

THE ZEELAND STAUM of 50 sore each, for 3-yr olds
oohs, fiat 71b ; fillies, Bst 31b ; winners extra. One mile
sad a-half. (4 robs.)
lard sun-Aorta lerydes by Orlando—Hoarding itchool
Hiss, Ed 71b
Kr. Saxon's Hopeful Duchess, list lib ()Minsky,
Lord Eetlan,ra Garibaldi, est 71b IClsalloncr;
Betting : 5 to 1 apt Lacydes, and 6to 4 apt Hopeful
Dashes.. Lacydes made all the raising, and woo by halta-
lmth. Garibaldi was beaks off.
THE Poirrwe PLATE of 200 sows. ie specie, added to a
handicap sweepstake. of 5 sore each, for all ages. Winners
atilt. Red House in. (78 subs.)
Mr. C. Rodgenes Queen of Trumps, by If lag of Trumps
—Catharine Per, 3 yrs, 7st Mb •11 ileimr•sw) 1
Mr. Watts' Newmarket, 2 yrs, Ast 71A .... Nlghtlngail) 2
Mr. Naylor's Stockbroker, 2 yea, bat 71b.. (A. W(nelhouss) 3
The follow* also na :—Tattoo, Eidoloa, Ace of Clubs,
Bloedella, Egyptian, Good for Nothing. Ducat, Paddy
O'Rourke, Canaria, Lady AlinHawthcrn, Gipsy Girl,
Interduca, Villatranca, ve, and Arrogant..
Betting : 100 to 30 apt of Trumps, 6 to 1 apt
Ace of Chiba, 7to 1 and Bioadella, 8 to 1 apt CNinace, 15
to 1 apt Ducat, 100 to 6 each apt Who's Who, Inter-
dues, Villafnince, and (limy Girl, and 20 to 1 each apt
Tattoo, Newmarket, Stockbroker, and Good for Nothing.
Queen of Trumps made all the running, and won by a
length and a half; a neck between second and third.
---
WEIGHTS for the NuitaanT PLATE of 200 soya., for 2-yr.
side. Last wile.

Mel:m.lra
Tippler
quern Bertha
Richard
Barchettios

aa lb
8 9 Oskapple
8 6 Cheerful
tl 4 Paddy O'Rourke
8 St Trump Queer.
8 Lucretia
_

at lb
7 2
7 2
T 2
7 2

Weatherspy— • :•
Luna
Weatherbow
o:polite's
Aromonisn
Battery
Donut, brook
Declaration
Villafratica
Birdlime
Dirt Cheap— ,
Lady •Poperker
Beadsman

8 8 Tragedian
8 2 Hans* MG ,n
8 0 Pert
8 0 Foie fib Oros
8 0 Staab
b 0 Mine
7 9 PICCO
7 b Mfbustala Laid filly
7 7 Vlauia
7 7 Thant 1
7 7 J• 1 wit

7 5 Miss Voldp Illy
.. 7 4 Boos
.. 7 4 Manus

COURT OF COAIMCIV COUNCIL.

A Court of Common Council wan held yesterday
at Guildhall. being the first since the vacation. The Lonu
alatott presided, and the follua inn members of the upper
house took their seats :—Ahlerman Htnphery, Alderman
Salomon*, Alderman Sir R. W. Carden, Alderman W. Law-
rence, Alderman Ahhiss. Alderman Heel* Alderman Hale,
Alderni in Dakin, Alderman J. C. Lawrence, one of the
sheriffs dect. mud A'..lerman Gibbons. The Recorder, Com-
mon Serjettet, and :dr. Sheriff Cockersll were also present,
and there was a full attendance of the commoners.

The Town CLICRK road an applinetconiro;7l;e manager
of the London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company for
permission to take copies of certain pieces of sculpture and
palatal's, the property of the corporation, sad which are
at present exhibited in the International Exhibition.
The application was referred to the City Lands Com-
mittee, for them to do as they should deem advisable in the
matter.

THE DINTRI9B IH LANCASHIRE.
The TOWN CLINK also read a letter from the Lord Mayor,
as the chairman of the Manaioo•hons Committee for pro-
viding funds for the relief of the distressed operatives in
Lascaahire and Cheshire, thanking the court on behalf of
that committee for ita munificent grant of 1,0001. from the
funds of the corporation in aid of the benevolent object it
had in view.

The letter was ordered to be entered upon the minutes.
THR LATR CITY SOLICITOR.

The Low hlavott said be thought it right to inform the
court that he had received a letter from Mrs. Pearson, the
widow of the late lamented City Solicitor, announcing the
death of bow husband, and requesting him: to give a formal
notice of the fact to the court.

Deputy HAMMON moved "That the letter be printed in
the journals of the court."
Alderman Daunt said he believed it was always customary
for a few observations to be made upon the occasion of the
death of an old and faithful servant of the corporation. He
was sure that every member of the court deeply felt the
loss they bad sustained—(hear, hear)—but he felt quite
unprepared at that moment to enter upon the subject. and
be should therefore suggest that the matter should be
postponed to a future day. (Hear, bear.)
This proposition was agreed to.
Mr. H. L. TAT WI said that the next duty that devolved
up a the court was to take the necessary steps to appoint •
successor to the late lamented gentleman, and he should
therefore move, in accordance with the usual practice, that
the subject Le referred to the officers and clerks committee,
for them to inquire into the nature of the duties and
emoluments of the office of City Solicitor, and to report to
the court whether any and what alterations should be
made is the offiee, and whether it could be advantageously
combioed with any other office.

Deputy HaaatioN, in seconding the motion, maid he had
seen In some of the newspapers • statement that several
members of this court intended to become candidates for
the vacant office. If this were so, it would perhaps be as
well to suspend the standing orders of the court which
would render them ineligible. (Loud cries of " No, no.")
He was glad to hem them mice of "w'—(laughter)—and
he should, therefore, not further pre= the suggestion.
The motion of Mr. Taylor was then agreed to, as also was
one by the same gentleman that Mr. Brand, the comptroller,
should perform the duties of the City Solicitor until • suc-
cessor to the late Mr. Pearson was appointed.

A letter was read from the Rev. Mr. Cohen. the rector of
Whitechapel, thanking the court for its liberal donation
of fifty giuneas for the Bucks-row Bagged Schools in that
parish.
The letter was ordered to be entered on the minutes.
COAL, CORN, AND mums COMMIT&
Mr. J. YOUNG, Jun., the chairman, brought up a re-
port from this committee having reference to the pro.
posed hatie by the directors of the Metropolitan Rail-
way of 300,00 D/. preference shares bearing 5 per cent.
interest, of which the corportiou would be entitled to
claim 70,5801. in amount if they thought fit to do so.
He amid that the oommittee had decided to recommend the
court not to increase the amount already invested by the
corporation in this undertaking, but he wished it to be un-
derstood that they had not arrived as this conclusion from
any doubts as to the ultimate success of the company, but,
having mud to the large amount of money the corporation
had already invested, namely, 200,0001. on the shares, and
to the greet demands that must necessarily be made upon
the corporation funds by the erection of the new lunatic
asylum, and the market in Smithfield, the committee did
not consider it expedient to expend such a large additional
sum of money on the shares of the Metropolitan Railway at
this moment. (Hear, hear.)
The report was agreed to.

Dr. AIIILAH AN moved that it should be referred to the
Bridge House Estates Committee to consider whether any
and what remuneration should be offered to then nsucceed 1
engineers who furnished plans, designs. estimates, An, for
the erection of a new bridge at Blackfriars, and to report
thereon to the court. In support of his motion, Dr. Abra-
ham observed that it should be borne in mind that those
gentlemen had been invited by the corporation to send in
these plans and estimate', and no one could doubt that
they had devoted a great deal of time and attention to the
subject, as well as incurring a considerable expense, and be
said it appeared to him they were both legally and equitably
entitled to some compensation.
Deputy RATHIIOIIII seconded,th e motioe, but it was opposed
by Mr. Hoprood and Mr. H. L Taylor, and it was eventually
put to the court and negatived by a large majority.

IMPROV/ICIMITS lit Tax crrY: -
Mr. Ds JIII3EL the chairman of the City Sewers Com-
mission' then broueht forward • motion that it should be re-
!erred to the committee to ocolider whether this court
should aid, by grants of money from the corporation funds, is
such improvements as the Commissioners of Sewers have at
this time in hand, or may hereafter consider it advis-
able from time to time to effect for the public benefit,
and to report thereon. He said that the court was well
aware that in former times, before the Commissioners of
Sewers were invested by act of parliament with
the powers they now possessed with reference to
making improvements in the City of London, the corpora-
tion had expended large sums of money in various improve-
meets. Of late years, however, this important duty had
principally been carried out by the Commissioners of Sewers,
and it was unnecessary for him to remind the court of the
important improvements that had upon several occasion
been carried out by that body. The funds for carrying out
these operations were raised entirely from the rates upon
the inhabitants of the city, and it appeared to him that it
was only fair and just that a portion of the amount that
was required for these purposes should be obtained from the
corporation resources. (Hear.) The citizens of London
were already taxed very heavily, and unless the corporation
gave its assistance, it would be impossible to effect
a great many important alterations and improvements that
were at present under consideration. Ile therefore hoped
that the present motion would be agreed to, and he felt
assured that when the committee took the subject into con-
sideratioe they would arrive at a satisfactory conclusion.
Deputy RATEIHONN seconded the motion.
Mr. LAWLEI opposed it, on the ground that it would tend
to place too much power io the baud' of the Sewers Commis-
sion, and he at the same time said that the motion appeared
to him to be unnecessary, as the Commissioners of Sewers
could at auy time come to the court and ask for pecu-
niary assistance to carry out any improvements they were
desirous of effecting.
Dr. Abraham, Mr. G. Walter, Mr. H. L. Taylor, and
several other members of the court, supported the motion,
which was put and declared by the Lord Mayor to be car-
ried. A division was however taken, when there appeared:
For the motion, 63 ; against it, 29.

TRH LONLON, CHATHAM, AND DOV RAILWAY.
Mr. H. W. VALLANCH, the chairman of the Bridge House
Estates Committee, brought up a report recommending the
court to approve of s plan submitted by the London, Chat.
ham, and Dover Railway for the erection of a railway bridge
across the River Thames at Blackfriars.

The report was agreed to.
The Coal, Corn, and Finance Committee brought up a
report recommending that a sum of fifty guineas should be
granted to the Elizabeth Fry Refuge, and a hundred guineas
to the Finsbury Dispensary.
The report was agreed for and the court shortly after-
wards adjourned.