The Express.
London, England, 1862-05-02 00:00:00

DRIVING CATTLI TRIOUOII TER STURM

Mr. H. L. TAYLOR, the chairman of the Markets Im-
provement Committee, called the attention of the court to
the order recently issued by Sir Richard Mayne, the cow-
missioner of the metropolitan police, regulating the routes
and hours during which cattle were to be driven through the
streets of London on market days, and to the letter that had
been received by the Town Clerk from that gentleman upon
the subject.
The matter was referred to the Markets Committee.
THE SIUULIFFIe COURT.

Mr. S. H. WATERLOW, the chairman of the Officen and I
Clerks' Committee, brought up a report from that com-
mittee, having reference to the duties and emoluments of
the several officers of the Sheriffs' Court, and which also
contained a scheme for the future conduct of the business
of the court, and he moved that the report be adopted.
It will be remembered that a report upon the same sub-
I ject was brought up on a framer occasion, but the court
referred that report back to the committee for re-cougidera-
tiou. The phut* features in the present report were, I
that the committee recommended that there should be no
alteration in the salary of the chief clerk, and that he should ,
still be permitted to carry on his private professional bun. '
nese as an attorney, sad it proposed that certain other clerks
should receive a small additional salary, and that in the
came of future appointments there should be a progressive
and regular increase of salary to the officers employed in
the court. The whole of the points contained in rue report
had evidently undergone moat careful consideration by the i
committee.
This report led to a very lengthened discussion.
Deputy FRY said that he had felt it his duty to oppose
the former report, and he was compelled to Wm the same
course on the present occasion, because he thought that the I
report now before the court was worse than it. predecessor.
i(" Hear, hear," and a laugh.) It appeared to him that if
Ithe proposed alteration, were carried out, newly appointed
clerks would be placed in a better position than those who
had discharged their duty faithfully far several years, and
he did not believe that the court would sanction such a
principle as that, and he had no hesitation in asphalting his
opinion that if the pproposed scheme was carried out, it
would cause diesatidactioa to every officer of the Sheriffs'
Court. He should therefore move as an amendment that
the report be referred back for further consideration.
Dr. ABELILIA seconded the amendment.
Mr. Dc JlLitailir said he was one of the committee who
had agreed to this report, and all he could say was that if
it was sent back he should not give himself any more
trouble to discuss the subject. (" Hew, hear," and a
laugh.) He behoved that there ware so substantial object
time to the recommendations contented in the report, and
that all those which had been raised were perfectly theologist
and emanated from certain parties connected with the
Sheriffs' Court, who considered themselves entitled to
higher salaries. (Hoer, hear.)
Deputy HAIIIIDsON said he objected upon principle to the
chief clerk of the Sheriffs' Wart being permitted to have a
private practice as a solicitor, and he should support the
amendment that the subject be referred back for further

Yr. H. L. TAYLOR said that the committee had nothing
to do with the point that had been alluded to by Deputy
Harrison, as the court had long before sanctioned the chief
clerk being permitted to exercise his private practice. The
whole subject had been carefully considered by the coin.
mitts* twice over ; and he would observe that if the court
expected aver to have • report that would be agreed to
unanimously, that state of things would never aria°, wiles'
the officers of the Sheriffs' Court were allowed to fix their
own salaries. (" Hair," and a laugh.)
Mr. ANDZATON supported the amendment, and he said
that there wee more business at the Sheriffs' Court than at
any of the county courts, and yet the officers were iu the
receipt of smaller malarial than were paid at those courts.
Mr fiuneos said that although he was a member of the
committee he wished it to be uudenitood that he had not
agreed to this report, and he would sever agree to such a re-
port, because he believed that it was very unjust to the
*Moors of the court.
The motion sod the amendment were then put sad the
Lord Mayor declared the latter to be lost. A division was
demanded, when there appeared,
For the motion 53
Against it