The Express.
London, England, 1864-02-11 00:00:00

COURT Or COMMON COUNCIL.

A specia! Court of Common Council was held at
the conclusion of the proceedinp of She Court of Aldermen.
al which the LORD MATOR ago presided, for the purpose of
allecureing matters connected with the new City pauper
logistic asylum at Stowe, near Dartford, and which is now
nssrly completed, and other =biotic

TEM IRISH 60C1217.
The RIMINIIIILUCIM reported that the corporation of
Loodooderry were promoting *bill in parliament, the object
of which was to extend the period of the tenure of office by
the members of the Irish Society from two to five years.
(Orin of " Oh, oh.")
Alderman Rose, M.P., was thou re-appointed the governor
of the society, and Deputy Charlie Reads, deputy governor,
sad the other members were also re-elected, with one or
toe alteration's.

ALIMAN having returned thanks to the
acerb for the honour it bed costarred upon him in re-
electing kite to ao important an office, stated, iu answer to
e question that had bees put by one of the members, that
Vie bill to which their attention had been directed by the
Itomembrancer was solely promoted by the corporation of
, who desired to effect some improvements is
flat city. • thought it right at the sense time to state to
the court that the necessary steps bad been taken to rere
/he corporation of Lasko power to oppose the bill, if
Illsff considered it Deoareary to do so.
Tbe subject was then referred to the Law and Parlie-
oestary Committee.

Tar 01IPICI OP CRT ARCHITECT.
Mr. Y,. N. PHILLIPH then brought up a report upon the
subject of the office vaesat by the death of Mr. Bunning,
the late City Architect, which reeemmended that so ap-
pointment of City Architect should be made, but that in
Besot it &gentleman should be appointed Lder the •••
Ment title of Clerk of the Works and Surveyor to the
(Sty, at a salary of I,XOf. per annum, and the report also
secommeaded certain alteranoes in the salaries of the
dirks to be appointed under this officer. Mr. Phillips
baring gone at some length into the subject of the report,
which likewise suggested that the court should take steps to
Tian some memorial is remembmuee of the late Mr. Bun-
ning, and as a testimonial of the able services of that gen-
tleman, concluded by moving that the report should be
adopted... . . .

SOnediscussion took place upon the motion, and Mr.
Bowe expteiaed his opinion that the title of City Architect
should be maintained, and that the proposed salary we not
welicient, and Do suQssted that the amount should be
1,5004 instead of 1, . per annum. He moved an mend-
twat embodying both these alterations to the report.
Alderwan J. C. Lewitt:nes also said that he did not be-
lieve that any eminent 011111 would be found to accept the
•See for lass then 2,000 f. per annum, and be proposed an
ovosodmeot to that effect, which was seconded by Mr. G.
.1. Cockers& The proposition of Mr. Rowe, was, however,
agreed eaeventually carried, and the report thus amended wag then
-
The court then adjourned without any discussion having
fakes place upon the subject which it was especially con-
eased to take into consideration.

LONDON G OMNI BCBCOMPA NY(LIMITID).
beak reasipla fat We week asdisi F.b. 7, 10,1104 18a.

Yesterday the examiners declared the standing
orders to have been complied with in the following cans :
Wintry and Newtews, London and North Western, and
other nulway companies ; Great Eastern Northers Joao-
tine Railway ; Pornatrick Railway (Steambeets) ; Salk-
and Yeovil Railway ; Great Wasters Railway ; Want-
ford and Limerick, Limerick and Forms, and listlikeale
and Newcastle Railways ; North Eastern (York and Don-
outer Branch, Leeds Extension, and Leeds New Central
Station) ; Portpatrick Railway (Onpital sad Denalioa,
The ans-complimire on certain points included dm Paremsn
inns and Portman Bridge Railway (Extension), and Great
Southern and Western and Midland Great Western Junc-
tion Railways. The bills for the North am:dem:A Stafford-
shire Junction Railway, and King's Lyn% Pardon River,
and Clough Fleet were withdrawn. The sass at the Hali-
fax, Haddonfield, and Kenkley Railway • Stafford and
Uttoxiner, Newtown, Hanynalnk, sad with and
Welsh Coast, and Or , Ellesmere, and hitchuralt
Railway, ware adjourned. The miscellaneous immune de-
eland to ban complied with Um standing orders inlaid
the Royal Arcade, Llanelly Harbour Improvement, Loudon
Necropolis sad National Museum. Albert Bridge aid Ap-
preaches, Chichester Harbour Embankment, Clemens
Gee, and Edinburgh and Leith Sowings. Bill for Patent
Office postponed.

CAPTAIN DOD'S PAILLASIZSTAST COMPANION 701
1864.—The new maim of this well•kaown maatial ban
last bum published. "Doll's Companion* his now stood
it. ground for 32 Tears, a sufloient evklence of its merits
end usefulness. We God that 31 members have during the
past year bus elected to parliament, sod a correspoading
number have retired from public life, or have died. Capt.
Dod has incurred a considerable amount of expense and
trouble in communicating direct with every member of the
Howe at Commons within the last few weeks, in order to
mooed in the book, not only their present actual residues*,
but every other particular that could be famished on the
highest authority in each eau. la all possible cams the
exam words of the member hinuelf bare been preferred
to any other statement of his political opinions ; and much
care has bees taken io reroehog each member's rotas on
important questions The entire work has hem diligently
;reeked how the first article to the last.

1171 DI ICAIILSWOOD. —An in-
teresting proceeding took place at the Eastwood Asylum
for Idiots on Monday; Mr. Alderman Abhis, the treasurer
and chairman of the society, with several members of the
board, being present. home committee, so whom the
carrying out of the erection of the sew wseh.laixtes, laundry_ ,
shoemakers' and tailors' shops had been omainitted, handed
over the same to the hoard in their completed condition.
The sew wash-house is fitted up with the mot approved ma-
chinery for washing, rinsing, wringing, and dying the large
quantities of linen, ha. which weekly pam through the
hands of the lanedresees: and when we inform our renders
that they amount to upwards of 7.000 pieces weekly, they
will see the great necessity of the most expeditious as well
as the most economical methods being adopted. The oast
per dozen will DOW be somewhat lees than half that
usually paid to laundresses, and it is estimated that •
saying at something like 1201. • year will be effected in this
one item Mose. la the large, well-lighted, well-veetilated
shops, 24 of the inmate, were busily at work as Mikes
and 15 as shoemakers, they gave • merry shout of joy
to the committee as passed by. Later is the after-
nom a general diet:that of toys took pima, shah child
having something. AU of these were the generous gift of
one of the members of the board, who had sent down up-
wards of 201. worth. The happy family then sat down to
their annual Christmas tea, which had been deferred to this
date on account of the late sickness, as well also as to farm
part of the celebration of the completed works. Table' were
laid along the whole length of the corridor, and were covered
with platen of cake, bread and butter, oranges and @wee*
and the 360, whilst: impatient to begin, severthelsee waited
in silence until they had dimpled the grace, and thee, with
joy in their countenances, did justice to all before them.
31r. Alderman Abbiss addressed the assembled staff of the
asylum, thanking them for the care, kinds/am and attention
which they had Mown to the inmates, and encouraged them
to proceed in their benevolent labours, upon which it was so
evident that the Waving of God rested. AU the heavy
works connected with this noble institution are sow cons-
plead for some tiros to come,:and at Forlawood may be men
one of the beet mrsaged and organised whims to be found
in the civilised world. During the proceediap • cheque for
1054 was handed in from a gentleman who remedy visited
the isstitutiee, as a prod of the high gratification he had
experienced in making • thorough inspection and examina-
tion of all its details, both with regard to the building
itself, and all that is done for the welfare and mproveniset
of the iornatee ; at the name time add* that when more
' money was required for further enlargements, a similar, and,
if possible, • larger contribution should be sees.
M ICU'S METAL COMPANY.—The Birmingham
Daily Past asys :—" We are now in • poultice to state that
the meignatioo of three of the directors of this company
arose out of a misunderstanding with use of the arisen,
and had no reference whatever to the promotes of the Masi.
Dees. The difference alluded to has sot cheesed the good
opinion these gentlemen bad and still have of the mown.
We are also glad to be in • position to state that three
other gentlemen, whose names will carry great weight with
the commercial public, have at owe caseated to joie the
direction and give their essistance is women what eased
fail to be • good means of investment. Them gesthemes
an Mr. Beery Wiggle, Mr. Edwin Owyther, and Yr. W.
A. Adams ; the first of whom brinp to the work peat
practical knowledge of a kindred manufacture, while the
cabals have large commercial experience, and an in miry
sew of the word good business mss."
CBTOTAL PAIACL —ONZ SHILLING DAY. —WiD-
1113DAT, Fga. W.—Admissions on payment, 806; ditto by
woes titbits. 967 ; tekt1„1,793.