The Express.
London, England, 1853-03-18 00:00:00

COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL

Yesterday, a Court wan held in consequence of a
requisition received by the Lord Mayor, " To consider the
state of the municipal franehae, with a view of adopting
eon* improved modest esafenias the freedom et the City,"
sad also, according lathe Minn a 7 the easuseas to the mem-
bers, upon the wake of Ik. Deputy rewire's, " To take
into consideration the propriety of introducing into parlia-
ment a bill to 'Beet suitable alterations in the Corporation
of London, and to obtain the support of government to the
asearare."

ZAVOMM OF TIM MUNICIPAL CORPOILAVONT OP LONDON.
The Remembrance, informed the Court that Sir Benja-
111 Hall had given notice of motion la the House of Com-
mon., on the 15th inst., .• In case neither the government
nor the Corporation of London should introduce • bin to
aztead the municipal franchise to all rate-payers as now
provided by the Municipal Reform Act ; to effect a different
arrangement of the wards, and diminish the number of the
Common Council ; to preside for the election of Alder-
men for a limited period, and to allow the municipal elec.
ton to ehuoso the Lord Mayor from their own body, instead
of limiting the selection, mat present, from the list of alder-
men.- (After Easter.) (Laughter and cries of Hear,
hear.")
Alderman COMMAND intimated to the court that he had
been given to understand that the object of Sir Benjamin
Hall was to diminish the number of aldermen in 12, and
the number of cosmos councilmen to 72.

Mr. ANDIZTON considered that to be a dispropertioned
reduction as there mold be no doubt that one common
souneilman wee se good as two aldermen at any tine.
(Leosittor.)
Mr. BLUM was then called upon to proceed with the
hmeilato eshisettof the rensisities, that gentleman's name
baying erredsippt the bend et the list of requisitioaists.
but upon the mass of Kr. Whiteside, (in the absence of
Aldeentra Mis) thosCs, Aped by 110 of the
.• inhabitants el ~ W was snof at hoeing peculiar
ref•rence Is the soesneddlots Weed that
the munhipol fthe SW:sairnillesaleould be
enlarged by eassding a sr at word sad eons-
saon-hall elections ft envoy snob M toll see.
That all persons orospying rumbas end paying miss should
be slowed t to carry on heir trade or Weiser without Wag
etinpelled to take up the freedoms of the airy. sad need en
the court to put a step to further prorcution of nor tree.
Ines. Another petition similar in spirit from the Ward of
AldAret• was the' reed, after ulna
Mr. MALI ffeleinfild to state the peen& apes which
Is broveght leeward his ntetion. He his bilis(
last if Use sunisipal refer. did net ono as wain, it
aunt Inn teens the meagre elitt=sl7l his rennet that
thiamin had. in nement of an fillooted
the MIN last year. by whishra heswiht
timed in would have bees leaned. H. Reeved
the drat of a redo of resolutions to the (Hen that the elec.
tire franchise shetald be extestied. .

Mr. Deputy PUMAS' am to mead !he propsaMea,
sad I. Ming so stated that a. end 1d ~ld alemareas
seisms withia the lest 411 alid bad mlaWlebsd s body
a steadies ceders which eses y proweatod the Wasp'
ties et the stormiest( a liers k was suggested that dam we a want of isemality
la the peemodbse., mg a dlooomiaa arw. sod-
denly halo' hy a nod= rnenast.whisk w
The modes of
edioura* meat woo sasylol, sk
id ti. gssotica, it WI. leader-
Mood, will be brought haward la * liege Ise liable to ob-
Mates ea Tuesday aut.