The Express.
London, England, 1863-10-23 00:00:00

LLIMMODOIC MARKET.

Mr. ANDERSON pee notice of • tootion for the next
court, the °bled of which was to improve the present
condition of Farringdon Market, which, he said, in its pre-
sent state, VIA a disgrace to the oorporation. (Hear, hear.)
THE CHARGES AGALLIET TEE ROYAL JUITZETAINMENT COY-

Mr. Tauscarr broogbt up the report of the Royal Epees,
tain meat Committee, and moved that it be read.

Mr. Woortruoarz, the town clerk, socordiogly read the
document, which azteeded to very great lapilli, but which
merely gave a detailed amount of the proceedusis takes by
the committee to prepare for the • reception of his R, s 1
Highneas the Prince of Wales and the Princess Alexandra,
at the entartainsoent given to them is the Guildhall, of
the Sib of June bat. Itappeared that the total cost of She
eutertainroent and all the asusniements conuected with it
was 15,0001.
It,. Tuoitcorr this addressed the court, sad said that
ander ordinary circumstaseas hi duty wowld bays bees

simply to move that the report be received acid agreed to,
but as, at the last meeting of the court, as honourable
member had thought properto bring forward charges of nial-
appropriatioo of property against the committee, and par-
ticularly against himself pernosally, he felt it due to his owe
honour ad also to the committee that he 'bald state every
circumstance connected with the transactions rammed to by
that hon. member, and give, as he had promised to do, •
complete answer to the charges that had been made. (Hear.)
He road not, ha was sure, remind tlaconet in the out-
set of the very important task that had been under-
taken by the entertainment committee, and be believed he
might also say that they had been cougratelated on easy
side on the success that had attended their exertions, sad
the manner in which they had performed that duty.
(Hear, hear.) He might also inform them that at • meet-
ing of the committee on the day sitar the asterainmseit,
there was a proposition by the members of it that migne an-
knowledgment should be made to him for his swim as
chairman ; but he at once refused to receive such an ea
knowledgmeot, and stated that h. was only desirous that
the entertainment to be given to the royal pair should be
carried out suqpsfully, and in a manner that was likely
to redound to Ole bower of the oorporatiom and if he
succeeded in theme objects he was amply repaid
for any services he had rendered. (Hear, hese.)
Nothing more was done at this time exoept to
appoint a sub-oommittee to collect the various
articles and check the accounts, and the committee did ad
meet again until the 12th of Julie, ad at this time every
article except a few trifling ones was found to be intact.
He would now tell them what subsequently occurred.
They were aware that two ladies rendered most important
services in carrying out the object in view, of receiving their
illustrious guests in • becoming manner. &sof them ladies
was the Lady Mayoress, who by the grace and dignity she
exhibited threw almost • charm over the prooesdiop in
which she took a part. The other lady, although the
duties that devolved upon her were not of such an
coma and important ammeter as those performed by the
Lady Mayorga, still he believed had carried them oat to
the satisfaction of their royal and distinguished gnarls.
(Hear, hear.) (It should be explained that the second hely
referred to by the hoe. member was Mrs. Truesiott.) He
west on to my that when the committee met on the 12th
of June they come to an unanimous resolution that the
whole of the f orators and the fittings is the boudoir of the
Priocess should be presented to hie wife. (Hear, bear.)
The honourable deputy who had brought the. charges
against him and the committee appeared to have dived into
the recesses of the chamberlain's office, gad what he said
was that all the costly furniture in the boudoir of the
Princess had disappeared. But be would tell him
what the real fate were. The furniture was un-
doubtAly of the most valuable and costly deseni:i
tioo, and was probably worth COOL or 7001. (Criss of "Oh,
ob.") He did not steed there to disease anythkft, and
hoc. members would wait for a short time Won they
expressed any opinion be believed they would say that le
had done nothing that was derogatory to his own honour se to
the credit of the corporation. He looked at the articles that
were proposed to besiege to his wife. sod seeing their °oda,
character, be at one observed to the committee that la
would rot accept them—if be +acted such articles he was
not a poor man, sad was able to bay them, and the only
articles he allowed to be presented to Ins wife were soma
portions of the foreiture on which the arms of the Primers
were emblazoned, and other articles that could not be
purchased. (Hear. hear.) Those were the only things
that he would accept under the resolution of the
committee, and he believed this court would say that be
was justified in what he did. (Haar, bear.) If the coed
wished to know the exact value of the articles be so received
he was quite willing to tall them. (Cries of " No, no.") It
was, however, so limited in comparison with the entire value
of the furuitore in the boudoir of the Primus, that be
thought it was perhaps better not to do so. (Hear, hear.)
He trusted that thus far he had vindicated Monet/ from
this portion of the charges made by the hoomustile member,
and be would now proceed also to minify the court that be
bad had nothing to do with what he called the waifs and
strays, or the " flotsam and jetsam' of the entertainment.
(A laugh.) The first subject to which he would allude was
the trumpery one relating to the porehue-if perfumery,emp,
and articles of that description. He might mention that
instead of the amount paid for these article. being 1081. it
was only 981., and the committee, In reference to this
matter, had acted precisely in the same manner as the comp
mitten who bad the management upon the occasion of the
entertainment to the distinguished guests at the Inane-
tional Exhibition. Similar articles were provided for
that entertainment. and the amount that was raid
for them was 681., but at the royal
ham-
quet there wen several additional rooms, and
this would account for the inoressed &moat. The coat
would sot forget that the committee were Nitrated with
the duty of providing for the comfort and accommodation
of a great number of distinguished perms, and he
told then. frankly tat he, as chairman of the com-
mittee, and having regard to the duties that were
nitrated to him, resolved that nothing that many
"cold purchase should be wanted. The hoe, member,
in the course of the speech he had made on the former °cot-
Rion, had cads a graceful elusion to the King of Dahomey
and his negro wives, and all the notice be (Mr. Trassott)
should take of this part of his speech war, to epees •
sincere hope that if ever the King of Dahmer, and any of
his wife. should pay a visit to this country, the bee.
member might be appointed chairmam at • committee to
provide the necessary accommodation for them, aid be had
no doubt that if be were so appointed be would then a-
deacon to tern black into white, es he had on the present
occasion endeavoured to turn white iato bask. (A
laugh.) Another charge that was made against
this committee was, that they bad purchased
china and glass to the amount of 6001 from
member of the corporation. Alderman Copeland, His answer
to this was that it was left to the etwinnittos to take care
that everythieg was done in the best manner, and that the
most tasteful and elegant articles were provided fee the enter-
tainment, sad they looked about and obtained leaders from
the best people in the trade. and six houses mat is sorb tea
dors. and they selected what they thought were the best
articles. Them were all manufactured expressly for the pur-
pose., and he could inform the lion. member that by the
pries that was realised for them the corporation was • germer
to the extant of 1001. by the difference of what would have
bees paid if such articles had been obtained upon loaa, and he
might ramie,' them that this sum would pay the whole
out of the peefumery, to which the honourable member
made so much objection. (" Hear, bar," sad • laugh.)
lie would neat ail de to the charge of having 7rl
disposed of what the boa. member Wird waif* ="says.
He had estimated the value of these articles at 6001. ; but
he (Yr.Truett) would inform the court that the amed
value of them tinkle was lfiet, and out of that was to he
deducted the value of some ivory brushes, ornsananiany
engraved with the princess's arms, which were delivered to
his wife under the resolution of the cosmitiee to which be
bad referred. The other " waifs and strays " coesisted of
some Hairy hairbrushes, some bottles of marls
may partly full, same perfumery. some sand bottltar:
whilh • poetise had been taken, sad saw that bed
also hoes said, All these things was laid before
the oommittee, sad they °addend what was best to ba
dose with them. sad he would tell the ens that they
ernraidered it was not advisable, and that It would not loco
bans creditable to the Corporation of Landoll or to It.
dignity, that such artistes should have bow digger/ of by
public auction, and they tharefeee did what was imnal is
sash MISS, divided them by lot among the rossehen of the
committee. (Hear, beer, L'ltie lion. member_also honied
them with barb( gm, 11501. la ',enamel nesseatiose, and
100 is limbos= ad diem; and the emit weak jades