The Express.
London, England, 1863-02-20 00:00:00

COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL

A Court of Common Council was holden yesterday
in the comical chamber,
The Bight Hon. the Loin Maros pradderL The alder-
men present were Aldermen Humph/By Alderman Salo-
mon', M.P., Alderman Sir F. G. Moos,- Iderman Carter,
Alderman Hale, Alderman' Kochi, Alderman W. Law-
rence, Alderman Phillips, Alderman Allen, Alderman
Dahill. Aldermen Besley, end Alterman Gibbons. Mr.
Alderman and Sheriff J. C. la and Br. Hugh
Joan, the Sheriffs of London, and . t oder.Shenff
Farrar, were also in attendees* in their official a parity, and
there was a very full attendance of camber' of the court.

Nur LILWAT.

The Coal, Core, and Fiume Committee brought up
a report by which it appeared that the committee
led disposed of 18,000 out of the 21,000 shares held
by the corporal= in the above railway, at prime
envying from 121. 12s. 641 to 131. lOs. sod the result
wee that ibis corporation bad realised a net profit of
32,0001., *her deducting interest for the time the corpora-
tion money had been lying idle. (Hear, hear.) The report
also recommeeded that the remaining 2,000 shares should
be held by the corporatice, as this ammo would nimble them
to appoint members of the bond of die:odors, who would
ham an opportunity of watching over their interests. The
report also stated that the corporation weld be =titled to
a certain number of Dew shares, and the einandase asked
the court to allow them to do what was israerenter
to this matter and, at all events, to men= to retain
poseession of the remaining 2,000 shams lee the pretest.
Deputy HARBISON opposed the proposition for the eorrio-
r•tilat° C"*" 413kr.4010in lbe agilway;thitel
tam the firet Instance vary great aciabb wen •
whether it was a prudent course to have comities with
any railway ; but, baring dome ea, and having =aimed &
consideraMe pro6t, be coosidered there omht to be = red
to the matter. (Hear, hear.) They had beard
that the Metropolitan Railway intended to raise *O,OOW.
edditlorial capita, and he thought the corporation might sot.
to =parties to any railway speculations whatever, and it
=pearled to him that the time had arrived when the cow
&mice between the Corporatios of Landon and therMare-
politim Railway should be put au end se, and that the
corporatiou should bare nothing to do with the raising el
any additimal capital, or any fresh speceslation mewled
with this railway. (Hear, hear.) Tim hoirottreble deputy
concluded by ing a motion to the effect that the
committee should be instructed to abrogate( the remaining
shares as moo as they should meld= it advisable to
do so..

—Ai-demon Ratonotre, M.P., esecoded the motion which
appeared
tte meet with the almost menisione approbation of
Mr. NORMS, M.P., however, expressed an opinion
that,'haviag regard to the norm= railway propositions at
present before parliament, seamy of which proposed to come
to the neighbourhood of the Metropolitan Railway, it
would be advisable to retain pesecesion of the shares for
the prawn, in order that sone members of the corporation
might have a right to act upon the board of directors, with
a view to the protection of the interests of the corporation
and three al the public.
Alderman W. Lae/mice supported the report, and ob-
served that at promo& the Metropolitan Railway was not
completed, that so &mnemonic had yet bon made to.
connect it with their proposed sew deed meat market, and
he considered it was at all meets desirable to retain pat-
manioc of the remaining two thousand shares for the pre-
sent. (Hear hear.)
Mr. IL L TaTioa said that, if be undentooi the mean-
ing of the motion, it did not go to the extent of directing
the immediate disposal of the remaining abates, bat merely
gave them (the committee) a discretionary power to sot is
the matter when they considered it advisable. (Hear,
bear.) He at the same time considered it was not a peeper
thing for the corporation to hese anything further be do
with the railway, and that the shares ought. to be disposed
of es quickly as possible. (Hier, hear.)
Mr. Law and Mr. Deputy Fax supported the motion of
Deputy Harrieen, sad szpoosed their %Mies that sass large
• nemberiof the shares had alreedybees dimandiot,the same
noon ought to be adopted with the remaioder. (User.)
The motion was eventually put to the went and declared
to be carried, and the report, with the neemeary alteration,
wee then agreed to.

MB ROYAL uoarrrun.
Alderman Brater moved that the Library Committee be
empowered to have reprieted, at an expeeme not exceeding
50L, the Book et Memoranda. Itelerences, sod Documents,
relating to the Royal Hospitala of the City of London.
Agreed to.
Tax mum or wAzsres wauor.

Deputy HARSIMON moved tbst this court contribute the
sum of one hundred guineas towards the cost of an enter-
tainment, to be provided by the guardians at the three City
Unions, for the indoor poor of the city of London upon the
00C111i013 of the marries. of hi Royal /Winer the Prince
of Wales.

Agreed to unaninsoinly.
r. ANDILUTON then proceeded to befog forward three
motions he bad placed upon the paper of busioeos.
The lest was :—" That a medal be struck commemorative
of the melon of the public entry of the Princes. Alexandra
of Denmark into the City."
" The second was :—That It be referred to the Royal Re-
ception Committee to take sank as as they may deem ad-
visable with respect to the iihunineting the reveal pub&
buildiogs in the City on the ocesaion of the marriage of hie
Royal Highness the Prizes of Wales, on the 10th of Yards
next."

—lie third end most important proposition to be submitted
to the court was that a committee should be appointed to
consider &admires upon a suitable present to be made to the
Princess, at • cost net excesdiog the sum of 10,0004 ; and
it was expected that this laid•mentioned proposition would
be opposed, and lead to a great deal of warm discussion.
Ilr. Ariesirron wee about to address the court, when
Alderman SALOMONa interposed, and said that it was the
usual course for diacussious of the nature that was now
about to take place to be smeduoted with closed doors, and
he therefore moved that strangers be requested to with-
draw. (Loud cries of " No. no.")
The LORD MAYOR said that if the court desired to hare
strangers excluded while this subject was being discussed,
it bad the power to do so ; and if the motion was peranted
in, be must take the sense of the court upon it.
Alderman &storm's intimated that he was of opinion
that the subject had better be discussed with closed doors,
and his motion to that effect was therefore put and declared
to be carried.

The court was thereapon cleared, and • long and some-
what angry argument, it was understood, took place. The
public were not re-admitted for more than two hours, and it
was then stated that all the motions bad been carried in the
affirmative, after an animated discussion and • division had
taken place upon the third one.
A further report was brought up from the Cool, Corn,
and Finance Committee, recommending the payment of cer-
tain law charges and other moneys.
This gave ries to some discussion, during which the
affairs of the late City Solicitor, Mr. Mertes Pearson, were
incidentally alluded to, but es it appeared that the accounts
of that gentleman with the oorporatiou are not yet finally
arranged it would be unfair to make any further allusion
to the subject, and more particularly as a forma report will
io all probability be made by • committee in reference to it.
The court shortly afterwards adjourned.

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NORTHKIN AND Faarnx RAILWAY.—The half-
yearly general meetiog at this company took place yesterday
at the °Mon, Bisbops ; Mr. Richard Paterson
in the chair. The briefreport of the directors announced
that a dividend on the respective shares of the oornpaey for
the half-year ending December 31, 1862, would become
payable on and after the 25th instant, as follows :-11. sa.
per share on shares of 50/. guaranteed 5 par wont. per annum ;
sad 11. 10s. per share on shares at 501. guaranteed ti per cent.
per annum—less property tax io each instance. A wean-
tion was passed adopting the report, and declaring a dividend
as therein recommended, sod the beaver, which was wholly
formal, terminated without discussion.

THE MURDER ix OXIOEDEHTEE.—The adjourned
ioqueat upon the body of Mr. James Allen, who was mur-
dered on Friday erasing last under the circumstances we
have fully reported, was resumed yesterday before Mr.
Henry Churchill, coroner for the northern division of the
county of Oxford. The room at the ion not being large
enough to accommodate the jury and the public, the rector
kindly lent the use of the school. The accused person
Noah Austin, waspresent during tbe inquiry. having been
brought from Oxford comity gaol in the custody of Captain
Owen, chief of the county oonstabulary. He appeared
tolerably calm during the proceedings, but kept his hands
tightly clasped together. Mr. Brannen, solicitor, of Oxford,
appeared to watch the proceedings oa behalf of the accused.
Evidence of considerable length having bees taken' the jury
found a verdict of " Wilful murder against Noah Austin."
The prieoser slightly Bushed when the verdict was delivered,
but appeared otherwise as calm and placid as he had through-
out the proceedings. The coroner then made out the war-
rant of committal, under which the prisoner will be taken to
Oxford Gaol after he hes been taken before the marionette
at &tester to-morrow (this day), to which place the pri-
soner wee conveyed ander the charge of Sergeant Moulders.
CRYSTAL PALACS.--ONE SH ILLINu DAY.—THURS-
DAT, Frs. 19.—Admassioss on paymeat. 262; ditto by
mem' tiptoe; 461: total, 80. _ _

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