The Express.
London, England, 1853-11-25 00:00:00

I convicted one of these men last year. He was not al
member of the Followship„ but he was kng connected with ,
them as a supernumerary. I do not safer individually ;
the merchants ;hear the expenee. I think they pay 60 Phs •
went. more than they ought to do. The trait of these ships
is frequently selling in the streets before the merchant has
seen a sample. This arises from the men wetting into the
ships. I believe that is the Navigation Committee there
are nut more than two persona who know anything of
their duties. I think the Harbour-mime an, able °Seer.
I have no complaint to maks of the mode of administering
justice in the City of London. I thick the alderman per-
form their duties sumediegly well, and no better persons
could be selected. I think it would be impomible to int-
, prove th
n. e policemen,. lam not acquainted with a single
aldema_

Mr. EL Batsman, liveryman of the Goldsmiths' Company
sad • timber methane of the City, eunnisied—l have been
thirty years • resident of the City, and have takes great
interest in the elections of Bishopagate ward, which retunia
fourteen members to the Court of Common Council. I
might have been a member of the council, but I always
reineed. I tried, however, to get efficient persons returned,
but the office is so tainted that it is difficult to get any one
to beeome a member. I attribute this repugnance to the
bad estimation in which the corporation is steamily held.
It is in very bed odour. I don't think it would be
desirable to leave London without municipal institutions,
hut the present corporation should aedoabtedly be changed.
The witneee gave in a plan of municipal government, the
principle of which was the division of the metropolis into
municipalities co-extensive with the present metropolitan
Moughs, to be governed by separate councils, and sending
a certain number of members to form • central board for
general purposes.
Mr. W. B. Westerman said—l am • practising solici-
tor residing in Clement's-inn. I have a complaint to make
respecting the Lord Mayor's court. That curt was opened
to the legal prectitionm of the country by an order of the
Common Council. I went there and having inscribed
my name on the roll, I thought I would be entitled to
practise. I found that there are sir attorneys is that
court who have the exclusive right of praatidag there.
I understand that they have paid for that right. I was
threatened with as Mlfia by sue of dose gen-
tlemen if I preethed there. I therefore abetained.
I think the Comma Oannia had no right to make an
order like the one I have planed te, stirs *Wei the en-
elu.ive right to meths to these genthmn. Thom with
regard to die piree et the aeon in Nees et anoolune id, it
a mac was not able to fled butt nay 6001. (and la these
days that was no easy tking)--he bad no defence to make
to the action. This practice 1.11,, I think, highly objections- I
We, and contrary to the general law of England. I am a
freeman of the City, and I exert:laid my right on one occa-
sion. Bet in order that a man should now energise this
right, his name must also appear on the parliamentary list of
voters. I think it is extremely objectionable that the par-
liamentary and the municipal franchises should be mired up
in this way. For instance, because I live in Croydon now,
I have lost my municipal Mathis*.
The commission then adjourned to 12 o'clock this day.