The Express.
London, England, 1865-02-10 00:00:00

COURT OP COMMON COUNCIL.

A Court of Common Council was held yesterday
at Guildhall ; the LORD items prodded.

Tin LATE BURGLARY IN 001/lIIILL.
Deputy FRY asked the Lord Mayor whether he could in-
form the court if them ins to be any inquiry in :demos
to the conduct of the polio, in omen= with the ex-
tensive robber, committed s few days back in °anthill ?
The Loan MAYOR said that he could inform the court
that aoommittee of aldermen had been specially convened
for the purpose of 000sidering the subject alluded to by the
honourable deputy. (Hear, hear.)

• THE OAS QUESTION IN THE CITY.
Deputy CHARLES REED presented a petition from the
inhabitants of the ward of Farringdon, complaining of the
operation et the Gm Act of 1880, and the bad quality and
dimness of the gas supplied to the City by the different
companies, and praying the court to take some steps to
relieve them.
Mr. JAMES LcsiskLessnted a similar petition from the
inhabitants of Farri
Mr. J. H. MUM presented a petition of the sense
nature from the Ward at Bishogegate.
Deputy FARRIER, in the abloom of Mamma Gibbons,
likewise presented a petition to the same effect from the
inhabitants of Castle Maynard Ward.
A number of the petitioned were present, and several
questions were put to them by members of the court.
Mr. Rows asked how the petitionen came to the conclu-
sion that the gas was of bad quality.
They replied by the evidence of their eyes and noes'.
(Laughter.)
Mr. Moss inquired whether they had procured the im-
olai@ of my scientific seed/man to test the quality of the
They replied that they had not, and did not consider it
necessary. The gas was moss offensive in smell, and poi-
soned no illuminating power.
The Lotto MAYOR observed that any one who parsed
through the streets of London at night after the shops were
closed could easily see that there was something wrong in
the lighting, without asking for the opinion of says cientific
man.
In answer to further questions put to the peti ell,
they stated that they had observed a gnat pressure of
atmospheric air in the pipes, which aced upon the meter,
so that they paid a great deal move for gas than formerly,
while the amount of light was much reduced. They also
@spewed an opinion that oce coons to be pursued was to
apply to Sir G. Grey and endeavour to obtain a parliamen-
tary inquiry into the mode in which the gas companies ear-
ned on their business, and evdeavour to ascertain the mind
amount of capital that was employed, and which was mils
applicable to the minimum dividend of 10 per mat., sad if
this failed to endeavour to take the question of supply*
the City of London with gas into their own hands.
In answer to a question put by one member, the peti-
tioners stated that they did not attach the slightest import-
ance to the reports that were periodically made upon the
illuminating power of the gas. They also said they were in
a position to inform the court that in some of the suburban
parishes much better gas was supplied at 3e. Bd. per 1,000
feet than that furnished by the City oompaoim at a gnat
deal higher nits.
The whole of the petitions were eventually referred to the
General Purposes Committee for them to examine and re-
port to the court.
UTILISATION OP THE ItEptAGE Or THE METROPOLIE.

Deputy OBIARD promoted a petition from the word of
Farriagdon Without, praying that a select committee of the
House of Commons might be appointed to inquire into the
plan of Moors. Hope and Napier, adopted by the Metro-
politan Board of Works, before this plan was carried oat.
The LORD MAROS announced that he bed received a
ropy of a resolution, speed to at a large public meeting at
Weravioli, disapproving of the plan adopted by the Metro-
politan Board of 'Works for utilisieg the sewage of the me-
tropolis, and at the same time expressing strong approval of
the course that had been taken by the City of London, in
sedeavouritig to obtain' delay in order that so important a
subject might be considered cardtilly before any plan was
finally adopted.
The petition was referred to the Coel,Corn, and Fiance
Committee.
Mr. LAP/LIT then brought up a report from the Coal,
Corn, and Flosses Committee upon the same subject. The
report recommended that an endeavour should be made to
obtain a select committee of the House of Commons, for
the purpose of having all the plans for utilising the sewage
of the metropolis carefully considered, and that the com-
mittee should be empowered to oppose the Sewage and
EN= Reclamation Bill, supported by the Metropolitan
Board of Works, which was now before parliament. He
said that as the report had been printed and a copy sent to
every member of the court, he should merely move that it
be agreed to.
Tue motion of Mr. Lawley was agreed to.

MURDER IN litrzLiorn.—A correspondent of the
Dv&lin Express, writing from Langford. Feb. Bth, rays—
" Yesterday afternoon a farmer named Michael Martin
was brutally murdered near Lanesboreirgh, in this county.
The isf °relation which has reached roe revering this dia-
bolical outrage is very menzire, but the following an the
paticulus as far as I liar been able to areertsin.
It appears that at about two dale* Martin was
working in • dad, when sense person, at pasent
unknown, discharged • gun at bias from behind
a help, lodging the rautats (ball and slop) is
his back, casing his immediate death. Soar ems
airs deceased got poserrice of • farm of land out of which
his brother, Pre Martin, had been seated for non-
payment of rest. The two brothers, it is sired, have sines
brae as bad tarots. If is further "Wad that Peter several
times a-premed his deremisatios to shoal the dsormsed
when an opportunity presented itself. This is the only
cause at present swiped for the ocarmittal of tar reader.
Peter Martin was immediately after the oesnrrenes affirented
on suspicion by sub-inspector M'Dminott, sad is at prima
in emtady awaiting the result of the inquest. Se is able"
60 yea of age. The deceased was ally 38.