The Express.
London, England, 1847-05-07 00:00:00

COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL.

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CONSERV.theY OF THE 'NAME-4.—A special court
was held to take into consideration a report on this subject.
Mr. It, L. JONE• rid he had to present to the court the
moat important report with which be had been entrusted
since he had iv. en a member of the corporation, inasmuch
as it embraces. the whole future jurisdiction of the river
Thames. He thought it right to recapitulate the object and
nature of the bill. PurLsment had appointed a committee
upon the whole of the tidal harbour. and navigable rivers
in the United Kin:dom. and that committee had reported
to the house that it was essential that one board of jurisdic-
tion and conservancy should be established. A bill had
been accordingly brought in last seamen by Mr Hume
and Mr. Ward, and the court appointed a special
committee to confer with the government on the
subject of allowing the corporation to bring in a separate bill
for the river Thames. The government gave permission,
and referred the committee to the First Lord of the Admi-
ralty and the First Commissioner of the Woods and Forests;
and several conferences were held with their lordships, the
result of which was a concurrence in the bill first presented,
which he expected would prove a distinguished advantage to
the commercial interests of this great city. He believed
that, as the various jurisdictions were now consolidated into
one body of conservators, immense advantage would be ac-
complished by that judicious consolidation; and, as the
government had sanctioned and approved of the bill in i's
present form, he did not apprehend any opposition to the
measure—The report then proceeded
Having taken the Important subject of the conservancy of the river
Thames Into our consideration, we referred it to a sub-eoramittre to
consider the same, with power to confer with her Mojeety's
tete, who have since reported to us as follows:-That a draft of the
proposed bill having been prepared by Mr. Itemembrancer, model the
direction of tho suheommuttm, copies of the tame were transmitted
to the Earl of Auckland, the First Lord of the Admiralty, and to
Viscount Morpeth, the First Commissioner of hrr Majesty's Woods
and Forests, and also to the Elder Brethren or the Trinity-house.
That since December last up to the present period the sub-committee
have held repeated conferences with Lord Auckland and lard blur-
Path and also had several interviews with the Deputy-master
of the Trinity-huuse, and have at length bad the satisfaction
of reporting to your marnmittte the terms upon which the vinous and
ooaflteting interests connected with this great and important subject
have been arranged. The fleet point to be amomplished was to
vest the various conflicting Jurisdictions and claims of the crown,
the Admiralty, the Trinity-heuse, and the corporation of London
over the )river Thames in me permanent hotly. This important ob-
Jcet has been obtained; and the draft of the bill, approved by the
government and also by the 'frinlty-hame, vests all the rights coo-
meted with the river Thames in a permanent body of comer rotors
to be appointed by the corporation of London, and also provides that
the Trinity-house shall remove the shoals in the river Thames when
required by the conservators, and that bathed shall not be raised in
any parts of the riser which the conservators may consider injurious
to the naviga"ion. The conservators to be appointed to carry the
sot into operation are to consist of the Lord Mayor, five *Mennen.
and l 3 commoners-the aldermen to be nominated by the Court of
Aldermen, and the cornmonws by your honourable court. The con-
actvators so appointed am to oontlaue in office so long as they are
members of the orpective courts, subject to removal by your hark
murk The comer vapors arc to exercise all the powers now pant.ird
by the crown and by the corporation of londort, as well as those con-
ferred by the act. A superior boarder come: vancy is to be appointed,
consisting of the Bet Contral.,iorter for executing the ofilse of Lasa
High Admiral, the Chief Commissioner of her Majesty's Weeds, fee.,
and the Prendent of the Board of Trade for the tame twine, who are
to approve the general line. of embankment, and also the bye!laws to
be ti,de by the couservitots prey omly to their Way earned into
eff, .1. The barer, era also to have power to appoint of
and clerks at an annual charge including all not exceeding
low!., which is to he paid out of the conservancy funds. The bill
`taros
to the conser,tor. necimory powers for carrying the set
Into execution, and 'nobles them to erect or lease piers and landing-
times, and to take toll for the same. The conservators are
att. empowered to appoer:t harbour-unale. and to remove
the eresamt or any lattice harbour-rusaters. ALL the moor-