The Express.
London, England, 1863-12-11 00:00:00

MUNICIPAL NIGHTS.

Mr. Lamm gave notice of the following motion, to be
taken into coosideratioe at the next court :—" That this
corporation, highly appreciating the municipal institutions
which they have enjoyed forgo assay osatariea, and believ-
ing that the time has arrived when the privileges of self-
government should be extended to those portions of the
metropolis not yet entrusted with the management of their
own local affairs, and desiring to aid in the accomplish-
ment of this result, is prepared to contribute the sum of
5,0004 as the nucleus of a borough feed to each of the parlia-
ineutary boroughs of Southwark. Westminster. ILerylebose,
Lambeth, Finsbury, sod the Tower hamlets, to be =
them whim thee, boroughs shall have obtained their c
of incorporation under the prorlicme of the Municipal COIN
potations Act, 5 and 6 W m.l V., cap. 76."
The notios was received with loud chem..
TRI ?HAM CONSERVANCY.

The Town Ctxak read an apphoitiot. fmm the Board of
Conservancy, asking for the use of the counterparts of
lows and other domunssta, to assist them in their pro-
esedinp with regard to the hill proposed to be brought into
parliament having reference to the powers of the corpora-
tion under the Thames Conmervancy Acta.
A desultory conversation took Awe upon this subject, in
which the Lord Mayor, Aldermen Rao, Deputy Fry, and
some other inkwells! secaliere of the mart took part. The
bill appeared to be re gar es ded calculated to inter-
ferorelsed
oaconsiderable extent with the tights and privileges
of the corporation of London in dealing with the soil of the
river, and the property upon the shores of the river Thames
within their juridiction, and a doubt seemed to be enter-
tained whether the corporation ought to afford the required
information.

The m►tter was mob:tally referred to the General Por-
poise Committee.

Mr. JOHN Pale= moved that the report of the Offiurs
and Clerks' Committee upon the "abject of the office of City
Remembrance', and the nature, duties, and emoluments of
that office, be speed to. This report, it will be remembered,
recommeaded that in future duality of the Remembrance'
should be 1,5001. • year, sad that M.r. Tyrrell, the retiring
officer, should receive • pwoo. of 7001. per annum.
Mr. Haman moved that the retiring allowance cif the
late Remembrancer should be 4001. instead of 7001, per
annum. He said that Mr. Tyrrell had for more than halls
century, according to hie own account, received • salary of
2,2001. • year, and he must have saved a considerable sum of
motley, and he considered that 4001. per annum was quits
sufficient for • retiring pension. (Hear.)
Mr. J. CAUSTON said in his opinion he was not entitled to
any pension at all. The widows and other relatives of sub-
ordinate officers who bad only received small salaries con-
stantly applied to that court for usistance, when they were
left 'dulcet destitute, and they were refused, and he consi-
dered it monstrous that a man who bad received such •
large salary for so many run, and who wee notoriously • rich
man, should have • retiring pension of 7001. • year. (Hear.)
Mr. RODKIN supported the amendment, which was eventei-
nue and carried by • yen - -

ly put ._,..ed by a very lane majority.Upon this amendment being pet an an original make,
CaotrroN moved that no Teti:hog allowance whatever
granted by the court. _ _

ildermanltoec expressed his hope that the amendment
of the hoe. member would not be agreed to, as it could not
be looked upon in any other light than as a direct vote of
censere upon an officer who had been more than half a ass-
twy in the service of the oorporation.
The amendment was, however, put and carried almost
unanimously.
A proposition by Mr. PHILIPPS, that a piece of
}tnate
the value of 500 f., should be presented to the late
brancar, was also negatived, and the report, thus amended,
was agreed to, with mom alight modifications as to the
duties of the office suggested by Deputy Fry.