The Express.
London, England, 1852-09-30 00:00:00

THE DUKE OF,

COURT OF ALDERIIM

Yesterday a court was held according to annual
masa he tie purpose of participating with the livery ae•
NOMA bs anairea ball, is the election of a Lord Mayor
At ohs week* year.
Up.* the paper of business 'coed the following notice of
' motion by Sir Peter Laurie :—tt To muskier what steps are
ntranete to be taken by this welt is en...genies of the
lamented demos of the late Duke of Wellington." That
geestioe was of course allowed to take precedence of all
others.

SW PETER rose, be sail, fur the purpose of movie' that
• committee of the whole court he appointed to co-operate
with that appointed at the last Court of Common Council,
"to consider and report upon the best means of testifying the
respect of the corporation of the City of London fur the
memory of Field Marshal the Duke of Wellington."
Even if he considered bowel( qualified to delineate the
character and stupendous career of the Duke of Wellington
(and the publications of the cloy supplied inexhaustible mate-
rials for executing the task), he would not attempt to perform
such a task, for the attempt would argue a down of that
anxiety which he knew his brethren felt to record by some
appropriate testimonial their sense of the loss the country
bad sustained. He would, however,venture to antidote some
characteristics which might not unfitly be referred to by a
bench of magistrates. (Hear, hear.) The duke's great
authority in the councils of the nation, his vast moral in-
fluence with foreign cabinets, the veneration in which he
was held by his couutrynieu, were owing not more ,to bra
success as a warrior and his talents as a StiVesman than to
the universal belief iu his inviolate fairh, his unhesitating
truthfulness, sod his single minded der 'tine' to his country.
(Cheers.) Unlike the diplomatist 'fallyrand, who raid
and acted upou Om belief that dinguage was given to
man t conceal his thoughts, an expression by the
by burrowed from Oliver Gulawith, truth end sin.
cerity seemed to be instincts of his nature, and
while his guiding star was duty, thot star led
Lam only through the path of honour. There wero great
principles, which all of us in our various places might
struegle to imitate. He would add hut nor more observa-
tion, and that would i o in noticing the Doke of Welling.
ton's moderation in success, when, 131 the eloquent wrds of
Mr. Abbott, the Speaker of the House of Commons,
.• that oseend.oney of character which, uniting the energies
of jealous and risal nations, enabled him to wield at
will the fate and fortunes of 'nighty empires." Never was
he darzhd with success, nor in days of gloom and doubt
were his calmness and enduring fortitude fur a moment
shaken. Throughout that unexampled career no foreign
historian bail ever assailed the reputooims of the Duke of
Wellington, while numberless eloquent tributes to his jus-
tice, his moderation, and his disinterestedness Bowed
from their pens. (liner, hear.) With these few ob-
servations, he would leave his motion in the hands of
the court, fully swished that the corporation would act
worthy of themselves upon the occuion. Nothing that
they could erect was needed to perpetuate the fame of Wel.
lie. ton, for his name alone was an imperishable monument;
but he knew the corporation were anxious to do honour to
themselves by honouring the memory of the girt west subject
of the realm, and the brightest Dame upon their freemen's
roll. (Cheers.) Sir Peter Laurie concluded by expressing
Lis opinion that Nelson's funeral would too the precedent
al far as the citizens of London were to be concerned fur
the last ceremony in honour of the illustrious warrior whom
the nation lamented, and hoping that both courts would
cordially join in prolucing a testimonial adapted to the high
reputation of its oil. et, of whom it might be truly said:
Ile .14. a teen. take him for ell is all,
We 011: Lot luck noon hie like sole.
—(Cheer.)
Alderman FAREBROTHER, in seconding the motion,
said he perfectly acquiesced in the observations mad, by
Sir Peter Laurie in honour of the illustrious man who had
just been token away from a world, in every part of which
his great decd. and glorious character were sure to be com-
memorated. (Cheers.) Sir Peter Laurie had wisely ab-
stained from enlarging upon the subject of the merits of the
Duke of Wellington—a subject which hod already engaged
the ablest pens in the empire. He would follow that
example, and simply express his extreme sorrow at bring
obliged to second a motion announcing a. severe • national
lass. (Hear, Lear.)
The modem was then unanimously agreed to.
TRISATMPNT ter twill teAYTa.

Alderman COPELAND said he IsVltoliStreat the atten-
tion of the court to • subject upon which one of hisbretbren
(Sir Robert Carden) had recently very much distinguished
himself. He meant the fraudulent conduct of persons who
acted as ship agents and obtained money from poor cosi.
grants. (Hear, hear.) As the Court of Aldermen were in
the habit of licensing brokers he considered that they should
take immediate steps for the snore ettetu il protection of
unfortunate persom who, in their wish to emigrate--
Alderman SIDNEY called Alderman C .peland to order.
There was, be sai I, no notice of motion on the paper, and
if the court were to go into the question of frauds committed
by brokers at bath time tho business on the paper must
necessarily be neglected.
Alderman COPELAND said it was true there was no
notice of motion uitun the paper, but the subject was really
of so pressing a nature that he thcught the strict rule of
the court might be relaxed. As he sow no disposition to
indulge him with permission to submit a motion upon such
an emergency he would call upon the Lord Mayor to con-
vene a special court upon the matter to whieh he referred.
He could show that the most gross frauds were at the pre-
sent moment being perpetrated; that, in fact, the court
were not justilitd in the delay of a rooms nt. (Alderman
Copelands motion Winds for a future day.)

THE HIM ?ANON AT 110Lt.H‘TAT.
Alderman CHALLIS (the Lord Mayor elect) brought up
the report of the committee in relation to gaols, to whom it
was referred to ascertain and report on the number and
salaries of the clan required for the now prison at Hol-
loway, and what °filters now employed by the corporation
are suitable to till such situation., with power to fit up and
prepare magistrates' rooms for their use, and the prison fur
the reception of prisoners. The following are the principal
park of the report
We gave instructions for prepaying and furnish-
ing the magi,trates' rooms for their immediate use,
end referred it to a sub-committee to consider
that part of the reference wh'eh related to the
numbers and salaries of the officers, and the best
course to be recommended for adoption, as to filling up
the requisite appointments, and also with reference to fit-
ting up the prison, and we also directed the City architect
to procure and lay before us tenders for the fittings for the
same, and to the City Solicitor to consider the several pro-
visions of the gaol sets of parliament, and to report
to us what was requisite to be done with respect to opening
the prima, and the nature of the prisoners to be confined
therein. In coasequence of our direetious, on the 23,d of
July last the subcommittee received cations tenders, and
entered into agreemects with rations parties fur the per of the works required (under the superin-
tendence and directions of the City architect) for fitting up
the said prison, which ha. been carried out to our
ratithetion, and the said prison completed for
the reception of prisoners. The subcommittee also
la part proceeded in the consideration of theI
Akers to be appointed thereto, and the salaries to
be allowed then, and the better to enable them to form a
correct judgment on this point, had • return of the various
ages, salaries, and allowances of the present subordinate
Olken of the Oiltspurstreet Compote, with two lists from
Mr. Laurie, the sleek of the works at the New Primo, of
the slumber of officers that would be required there, and of
the rooms or spa:Meats provided for their accontaridation:
in addition to which Mr. Town-Clerk laid before them an
abstract from the rith report of the Inspectors of Prisons
for the Home District in the year IMO. of the salaries paid
to the keepers of prisons is the kingdom generally, com-
mencing with 3001. per mums each and upwards, with their
residences and allowthote, and also of the salaries paid to
the *haploid and surgeons of theft prima. Mr. Solicitor
has sabeepiently reported to us the particulars requisite to
be:observed by this hon. court on the removal of prisoners
to the saM gaol, and submitted to us the draft of an order to
be pared by this court with respect to the return and descrip-
tion of prisoners to be confined there, which ore have
caused to he hereunto annexed, and a ilmfgag. re-
ceramend the same to this lion. court r ; end that
the sue be notified to the several aldermen, imams of the
said city, and advertised agreeably to the provisioned the
set of parliament ; and we ales recommend the 'SUM to
direct the removal of the pelmemen from the Oiltmesp street
Compter to the said new Osumi hoot and after Iffeflaseday
the 6th of October most. We have lofty* tom ambled to
go sufficiently into the reforms with toopeot to at nisi-
tato officers fur the said primd sad thosoloro rosootooestt
this boo. court in the interim to direct that all the subordi-
nate oecsrs from the Giltspur-street Compter be removed
therefrom to the mid new prison, to remain there for •
period dams months only, to give so on epee veiny of
maturely considering all the points with that
subject, and reporting all particulars fee their &tan consi-
deration and direction. And we are further of opinion that
Mr. Wrigat, the ; resent Deputy Governor of Newgate, be
also for a period of throe months appointed to take the
charge of the said gaol, as Deputy Governor thereof, sub-
ject to a similar arrangement as above recommendtd.—T.
Challis, Thomas Kelly, Thomas Q. Finois, John Caster,
P. Laurie, W. Lawrence J. K. Ilooper.
Alderman SIDNEY thought the committee bad exceeded
t;:e limits of their duty in recommending the expedient of
tcmperuily tilling up the °Sees, and bad not shown • pro-
per diepoition to economise. He contended that all the
present officers of the City prisons were overpaid, and be
wee anxious that isle whole subject of the gaols should be
takes into c 'nsiderat:ms, with the view to an important
diminution of the eipenecs. The City could easily, in his
The
apply the superfluity to • Mors tsMgro. PorPoM.
The LORD MAI Olt ELECI owl that if Alderman Sid-
'my had taken the unable to attend the committee—which,
in fact, be had sworn been seen to visit more than once or
tries—he would have observed the very earnest disposition
of the melt le rs to adopt a rigid economy. In makide the
temporary arrangements spindled in the report, it would be
, found that they had adheri LI to the same principle, and
opened the new prison without additional expense. The
future series of arrangements would of course come from
the court itself, and there would be full opportunity of
diecussiag their merits, if Alder= in S.dney could but
cheek his el7quence until the more cwavenient season
should arrive.

—AI:IerMani'AIIEI3ROTIIHR said there was important
matter for considir.aioo in the change, which must take
!slue with respect to those officers who at pet sent occupied
the principal situations in the City prisons. lie could bear
the s romps% testimony from un sequaintslice amens years
to the highly honour:die and t (Beirut conduct of Mr. Cope,
the governor of Ni,wicole. (Hear, hem.) lie also believed
Mr. Wright, the d .puty-gove,nor, to he iu every respect
qualified to undertulo the duties of the higliest situations
in our primes; but how to dispose of others who had claims
teem long services had not been hinted at. The report was
in that respect in his opinion defective.