The Express.
London, England, 1849-03-23 00:00:00

COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL.

Yesterday a court was held fur tho disratch of
public business.

THE PROPOSED NEW PRISON.
The report of the committee appointed on the 20ii March,
1946, " to co-operate with the Court of Aldermen, and to
view and examine the eity prisons, and to report their opi-
nion whether tho re existed anynectosi y f r building • ne
prison, or for enlarging or altering the existing prisons, with
a view to carry into effect the improvements in prison
disci? Inc which modern experience had suggested," was
read at length. The report, referring to o former communi-
cation us the court, urging the penes i:y of a new pr s as, re-
commended that it should be erected on lands at liolloway
belonging to the corporation, and stated that tenders had
been received from 18 builders; upon cper:ing which, the
lowest, that of Mr. William Trego, amountieg to 92,2901.,
hr.s been accepted, eubj ct to such modifications as the
committee and the City's architect might suggest,
with • view to reducing the amount. And
that the City's architect and surveyor having. reported that
in his opinion modificatioes might be made en the designs,
by which a redurion might be efftc'ed, sees to bring down
Mr. Trego's tender to 77,6551., thecommittee recommended
that the court of common council shculd give them power to
proceed with the building of the propesed ',llion at lb no-
way, and to draw upon the chamber for the sum required.
The report was ultimately agreed to, but upon the distinct
understanding that the money to be applied to the purpose of
building the new prises should not exceed 80,0001.

ST. STEPHEN'S, WALBROOK, AND MR.
ALDERMAN OIBBS.—END OF THE DISPUTE.
Yesterday a me.ting of the parishioners of St.
Stephen's, Wa'brook, was held in the vestry-mom, for the
purpose of nominating eight persons as trustees of the legal
enure of the parish in the room of Mr. Alderman Gibbs. The
Rev. Dr. Croly, the rector, presided.
The Rev. CdAIRMAN, in opening the proceedings, said
the vestry had Leen called in pursuance of an order of the
Lord Chancellor, who on the 20th of February lut had
ordered the vinery to elect eight persons as parish trustees,
in the room of Mr. Alderman Gibbe, who had been con-
demned to pay the costa in the long pendingsuit in Chancery.
Mr. ROCK proposed the following list of gentlemen as
trustees: The Rev. Dr. Croly, Mr. Roger Cunliffe, Mr.
Benjamin Wilson, Mr. William G. Harrison, Mr. Edward
Dewie, Mr. Jacob Unwin, Mr. Henry Rock, and Mr. Ben-
jamin Yeats,.
The motion was carried stew. dis.
Mr. CUNLIFFE moved the following: " That the cordial
thanks of this meeting are due and are hereby offered to
Mr. W. F. Rock, for his anxious and untiring devotedness
to the interests of this parish in prosecuting, with success,
the proceedings in the Court of Chancery, by which the
parish estates are sliced in possession of, and under the
control of the parishioners."
Mr. WILSON seconded the motion. It was suggested
that a more substantial return shoull be made to Mr. Rock
for his services. He thought a silver cup.
Dr. CROLY.—The parish cannot he cupped. She has
already lost blood enough. (Laughter.)
The resolution was then carried.
Mr. ROCK returned thanks. In the course of his speech
he said the 1,0001. which they had in hand would he thought
be quite sufficient to repair the church. It was a well-known
tact that the church was the chef el' mare of Sir Christopher
Wren, and he (Mr. R.) had no doubt that Mr. Barry e could
oat of resp Let to the great architect come down end give
them the benefit of his great experience before theyre-dico
rated the church, in order that they might not Injure the
beauty of the style.
Dr. CROLY said the chards at present was a disgrace to
a protestant country. He agreei with Mr. Rock in all
he had said, and he hoped that they should oon for
the innate quietly and an peace with all persons in the
parish. (Hear.)
A vote of thanks to the rev. chairman then closed the pro-
ceeding. 3

THE AMERICAN OCEAN STEAMER HERMANN ar-
rived at Southamton from Bremenesterday morni.
passage from one port to the other occupied 48 homng e.Her A

coloured .in, a fireman, lost Cis life during the voyage. It
is supposed that he WWII have tainted and fallen under rotas
part ol the 'moving mwhinely, whisk immediately crushed
him to death. Tim Hermann leaves 8 mthamptott on the 28th
for New York.

ROBBERY ON THE SUSPRNBION
Sense tints bask there appeared in your paper an aceuunt of
aonrobe t:ry• similar natuttiar:aseastherrinn""g to 2:l74lsalf3tull"rughali°6t, thlikirigeit.
my duty to inform the public of it, that attention might b
directed to the uneustded rate iu which the bridge Is left.
L:s*. night, about quarter to eleven ck, I was returning
home from the Elephant and Castle, Newington Butts, and
had prceeededabont 100 yards from the Surrey side of the
Hungertord foot suspruei bride, as tar as the fret sup-
porter, when in (runt of me 1 noticed a respectable lookieg
man and woman, arm in-arm, the a.an hasisg in his band a
large walking stiek. I. welking fast,r then lhe. Passed Y
and was instaotly felled to tho ground, caring out Inrily for
satiate, ee, although the blew etnnne d me, recollection was
I..ft for me to feel a hand thrust in my pocket; 171.83. in sil-
ver waa ab:trackti th.refrnm. M 1 gold repeater, fortunately,
escaped their hands. I must ant forget to mention that ens
paying the half-p noy at the toll, I saw nn poloeman on
duty, sor do not net pert seeing say the length of the brdge.
—A CONSTILLIT EVADER, 114, St. Martin's-lane, Cheering-
cram.