The Express.
London, England, 1849-12-07 00:00:00

COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL

Yesterday a court was held at the Guildhall ; the
Might Roe. t►a LORD Maxon took the char at 12 o'clock

Till CM BOARD OP iIIeALTY.
The minutes of the previous serving were read.
Till MATH OP int QUzin DOWcOnn.
An ellcial communication having been read, announcing
to the court the death of her bite Majesty the Queen
Dowager,
Mr. JOHN WOOD tom to move an address of sympathy
and eondoience. He observed that the universel charity
aad excellent disposition of her late Majesty had endeared
her to all the inhabitants of this country. Throughout her
earner, as the comma of William IY., and subsequently as
kis widow, there via mat a single circumstance of her life
to diminish the streegilsellags of attachment which English-
men &welshed for her memory.
Ms. Under Shwa WIRE seconded the etiolation, which
wee MOM aseahnenely.
enmertaut manure.
The folliwina official contilinoitlatioak win then read:
" Smithfield Commis ien-Hoer Mee, Dec. 5, 1849.
" Sir—l am directed by the members of the communion
appointed by her Majesty for inquiring into Smithfield
market, to inform yen that they are desirous of conferring
with the City authoriiies apes the subjects embrweed by
their esemossion. And las to inform yea that the com-
missioner, have appointed a meeting for this purpose, at this
office, on Tuesday nett, at twelve o'clock, and to request
that the authorities of the City sill have the goodness to apt
plat a deputation to =methane at that time.
" I am, sir, your most obedient servant,
Women. BaDORArn, Secretary.
" Mr. Serieant Merewether, Tows Clerk, die."
Mr. H. L. TAYLOR thought that this communication
was evadingly respectful ,to the corporation, sad that it
evinced a diepositio• to treat the question fairly. (Hear,
hear.) A n motion had been adopted by the Smithfield
market eommittee on the previous day, the readiag of which
he would suggest fur the intormation and aseistanes of the
court.
The emulation referred to was then read.
" Markets Improvement Committee,
Wednesday, Dee. 6.
" Resolved That a draft report to the Coat if Common
Council be prepaid, asking authority to coulee with the
masminion recently appointed by the crown for inquiring
into Suait.hrteld Mashes and ...takes is the City for Ms sal
of meat, for the plumes of neeertatning the course of in-
e
quiry intended to he punued by the commission ; and that
power be likewise requested to enable the oonunittee to re-
present the corporation before the oommiselaters, if it shall
appear to the committee expedient to do so ; and to report
from time to time thereon to the Court of Common Council.
That th City's architects be instructed forthwith to prepare
plans (orr
the enlargement of the site of Smithfield market,
and for the improvement of its approaches, together with an
estimate of its cost, to enable the committee to cossider a row
rate of tolls, it being the opinion of this committee, what-
ever may be the plan adopted, that the repayment of the
outlay should be secured by act of puliament, by me me of
additional tolls."
Mr. TAYLOR then proposed that authority should be
given th the Smithfield Market Committee to select a depu-
tation to confer with the commission.
The motion bevies been seconded,
Mr. NORRIS moved as an amendment, that the court
should proceed to appoint a deputation. The Smithfield
Mark t Committee was composed, fur the most part, of per-
sons who had declared themselves either in favour of retain-
ing or ia favour of removing the market, awl it was es.
—volt desirable that the deputation should be unpreju-

Mr. BENNOCH seconded the antendinent.
Mr. BLAKE observed that the commission had no real
power to interfere ; and it was questionable whether the
diet corporation in the kingdom should in any way recognise
• tribunal which had been declared by most able writers to
be irresponsible and illegal. If a deputation should be ap-
pointed, he hoped it would be selected hom the whole body
of the court, and that their instructions would be simply to
restive coreautunieatioss and to give information, and on no
amount to commit themselves.
Mr. Alderman SALOMONS thought the course to be
pursued by the court was a very simple one. The constitu-
tion of the commission was similar to that of many previous
commissions. There could be no deubt that a deputation
ought to bs appoi..ted. The oily question was how it,
should be invtituted ; and he thought it would be best to
leave the matter to those who were beet untainted with it,
namely. the Markets Improvement Committee.
Mr. H. L. JONES %tepid the Inquiry would embrace the
state of the dead meat msekets. There was a straug public
opinion that if those markets were enlarged, the enlargement
of Smithfield Market would be a matter of less lam ortasee.
The question was then pat, which resulted in the rejec
doe of the amendment, and the adoption of the original
resolution.