The Express.
London, England, 1862-05-16 00:00:00

COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL.

A special Court of Common Council wee holden
yesterday for the purpose of receiving a Communication
from the improvement committee in reference to a report
presented by them on the 30th ult., upon the subject of the
Thames embankment and the proposed new street from
Blackfriars•bridge to the Mansion-house ; the Right Hoc.
the Lord Mayor presided. It will be remembered that at '
the last court the improvement committee made a report
to the effect that the government were willing to permit the
lion to have the control sad management of the
corporation to have the control sad management of the
building of the proposed new street, provided they were
in a condition to rime the necessary funds, estimated at
more than half a million. for that purpose, and if they ware
not able to do eo the building would be carried out under
the control of the Metropolitan Board of Works, and the
matter stood over to see if the improvement committee
could take some steps to raise the foods, so that the new
street might be made under the control of the corporation.
Mr. Deputy Far briefly addressed the court, and having
alluded to the circumstances above narrated, said

the subject had again been dummied by the
committee, who bad bad an interview with the Realm-
kaaucer, who bad stated that the corporation were not in •
position to pay the sum of money required from their
revenue, and they thought that it was not expedient to
spend that sum when parliament was about to raise it by a
zunepenny coal duty. The matter was before the select
committee of the House of Commons, and he had been
there during the last two days, sod from what he had beard
there, he thought it would not be expedient to eater into a
discussion upon the subject at the present time. The cor-
poration were loth to part w►th the privilege they bad held
for so long • period, of having the control of im- '
provements in the City, and he hoped steps might
be taken to secure that privilege. He thought the
report should be referred back to the committee, and he
would not ask the court to receive it in its entirety. He
then moved, " That the court agree with the committee in
their report with respect to the corporation not being in
possession of the funds that would be required, and that it
I be referred back to the committee to make further in-
quiries, with a view of ascertaining whether some means
could be devised to enable the corporation to carry into
execution the cootemplated works within the City."
The Loan MAYOR said he too had been before the select
committee of the House of Commons during the last two
days, and from what he bad seen he was decidedly of
opinion that it would be expedient that there Mould be no
discussion that day, but that the report should be referred
back to the committee.
Mr. Deputy Bowen seconded the motion, which was
agreed to nnaunnously.
The court then edimarned.

NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR THR PARALYSED AND
EPlLlPPlC.—lrsstsiday afternoon the second annual general
meeting of the and supporters of this institution,
which is situated in Quescusquaro, /3loomsbory, was held
in the bused-room ; Yr. Alderman Hale presided. The re-
port stated that although the institution had been za
existence only for two years it had met with as stymie-
dieted amount of support. The patients under treatment
amounted to 600. and-they were still Wessman* The board
regretted that all the accomaiodatiou they wall furaiele for
in-petiolate was 20 beds, a number which was Wally bade-
mate for the cases that came wider their notion. A gnitit
of 100 guineas had been roads to the hospital from the City
=ion, and grants bad shoo been received from the
Kim the Grasses. the MMUS, the Draws, and •
' tail Salters' Compasise. The gram income for the .71111, had
beer 3,0291. 3s. ld. • the expenditure had haws %OK
' Lk. 7d. ; leaving • liaises of ?ex 7.. lid., el width DOO
led bes• totii4 The repose wee anspini, and liwiessting
, iprosoaded to doss throe peesiosess to the boats wafer- .
' rd by the iestitatios.
Commodore rennet, who compelled the ems
wader of Wee Wens, is • esethoru nese MONS hen
hose le Tsunamis& H. is arty-three years ol Ise eed lee
hese la the trotted elates levy 11g-see mum .