The Express.
London, England, 1865-05-19 00:00:00

COURT Or COMMON COUNCIL

A Court of Common Council was held yesterday.
The LORD SATOtralkilld at the *anise of the proceed-
imp, but, as his lo hip was obliged to leave to rased the
Drawing-room, Alderman Sir F. G. MOON ISt ea his /arm
tams until the closing of the east.
Mr. F. Woodthorps, the towed irk, reed the following
minmunication that had been eddremed to him by the
United States Mauler :—" The Malta of the United
States ha the hoe= to eanowledge the reosipt of • rata
Loa-
lotion of the °mut of Comm Council of the City a lan-
dau, sad to state that tbe same hes beat forwarded to
Wahine". The Minister desire at as aims time to K-
ress, On WWI of his musky, a grateful sense if the feel-
ing which dictated that neolutioa."
17p on the motion at Mr. H. L. Tam" the oontruunica-
tion was ordered to be recorded in the minutes ad also in
the journals al the wort.
ht forward the foMr. Bosuns thee brougllowing me.
tan :—" That in the °pieta of this court the proposal to
present gratuities amounting to 10,0301. to the anginas of
Ithe Metropolitan Board of Wads is unrelal fee and en.
tangent, ad ought not to be adopted, sad that a oopy of
this resolution be forwarded to the Maropeliten Board of
Works."
Mr. Bun= sesended the maim
Alderman Pamirs mid that, without expressing say
opinion as to the propriety or hapapriety el Mho proposed
grants, be would mature to sempet that this was sot the
proper phase to disuses the matter, am* that the represes.
satires of the different parishes at the Metropolitan Board
were the proper parties to interfere and pat a stop to the
=do. expenditure if Choir radiants required them
Mr. H. L. Tarrim, or of the ammentativse of the city
of Loodon at the Board of Works, said that be raid emu*
the mart that he had done all is his power at the &Maw
Rion of that body to ahoy that it mom asks a make
the proposed grants. He did not for ant intend to
suggest that the engineer and his staff did not deserve
great credit for the able swat in which the, adapt
duties that had been entrusted to them bad boa wad,
and, whatever might be considered proper to be in the
way of an acdosowledgussat of Man services at Dome future
time, when the works were all oamplend, it appared to hien
that, at all evicts, at the primmest time, it was premature to
make a grant to them at this lags earn of mosey. (Hear,
hear.) Although the work that had been completed was
undoubtedly well don, the most digicalt part of the peat
scheme of drainage wee to coma, sad it appeared to him
that, before any propoml of this kind wee curia out, the
whole of the worn ought to have been socessidally carried
oat, and that then would be the time to carry out such • pro.
Neal. Entertainieg this opinia, be should suggest that the
motion of the boo. member should be madiPed, to the effect
that the mart was of opinion that the proposed pant of
10,0001. at the present time was excessive, and that so
grant should be made natal the whole id the works were
completed.
Mr. T. S. Italian* said that if the honourable member
would not himself propoae such a motion to the court, he
would adopt it, sail do so himself. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. Deputy Bong= soomida the amendment' but,
after some further chenesioa, thee:iglus' motion was carried
by a large majority.
Alderman Sir J. Dols promoted a petition from the Ma-
lawi' of the ward of Farnagdoo Without, praying that no
further stops should be taken for carrying out the act of
parliament for the Holborn-vo=rmr:vement without
more inquiry, and taldag into a plan proposed
by Mr. Abrahams, an engineer employed by them, far
effecting the some object. He moved that the polities be
referred to the improvement committee.
This led to an animated discussion, in the course ol which
Deputy Fry, the chairman of the improvement oommittee,
Mr. H. L Taylor, Mr. Bodkin. and other honourable mem-
bers, expressed their opinion that it would be most %wad-
eable, after the lag and careful inquiry that had already
taken place, and after having received the sanctiou of par-
liament toe certain @chime for aortae the improvement in
question, to re-open the sub)ject.
A division ultimately took place. when there appeared :
For the motion, 26 ; against it, 67 ; majority against the
motion, 42.
IThe court them adjourned.