The Express.
London, England, 1849-02-09 00:00:00

COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL.

Yesterday a court was held for the despatch of
public business.
Mammon or Orrtcans.--Tbe several °Seers of the eor-
poretion were with one or two exceptions re-elected to serve
in the enmity( year.

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jewels respecting the appointment of four penons being
members of the Court of Aldermen, or of the Common
Cannon, to be commissioners.
Alderman:Lawrence' Kr. Deputy Peacock, Mr. Deputy
Harrison, sad Kr. Norris, were appointed the four commis.
• to sit upon the metropolitan communion for the City

Tan Gas MOYMOIXT.
Mr. Deputy BEDFORD brought up a petition signed by
the Lord Mayor, as chairman of a numerous and meet re-
quotable ward ;mein in Farringdon Without, praying the
Court ci Common Ccuncil to take measures to secure to the
inhabitants of the City better and cheaper gas than that with
which they were at present supplied. He moved to refer the
petition to a committee to examine and report upon its elle-
gallons. (Hear.)
Mr. R. TAYLOR desired to know by what authority the
bill brought into parliament by the Commissioners of Sewers
to effect this' object lad been abandoned? (Hear.) The
proceeding had lakes by the directions of the Court of
• Council, and it'ought not to hays been withdrawn
' without their saes en. (Neer.)
Mr.WILLIAMB (Farnegdon.without'ward) said the cid-
seas bad just ream to complain of the einem that had been
edeuted by the Court of Sewers. They bad encouraged the
upset lions of the inhabitants of the City that they would
prosecute a bill in parliament ; sad after having gone to inft-
nite trouble to obtain the best information upon the subject,
they at the last moment abandoned it. It was well known
that gas eould be procured at a cheaper rate, and possessing
greater illuminatieg power, from the companies. There
could not be any remonable doubt that • very considerable
reduction ought to be effected is the price of so important
an article of consumption. (Hear, hear.)
Ald. LAWRENCE was wholly at a lots to know what elms
the oommiseionersoould have donewith such a bill, Ind whata
committee could do with it after the conuniasionen had rhea-
dosed it. All a committee could do was to report whether
cheaper gas ought not to be procured. Everybody knew
that nothing could have justified their adoption of a ma-
ture which was calculated to do nothing but throw ridicule
upon them. Ye should move as an amendment that the
petition be laid upon the table, for there was nothing what-
ever to require a report about. The commissioners had
acted most properly, for the promises of the bill were alto-
er Lawlessly& (Hear, leer
.) )men Aid. MOON lbsente ndt.
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delhaded the induct of the commissioners
in the course they had pursued. The bill had been so altered
in the Court of Bewen that it bore no resemblance to the bill
u it appeared when it received the approbation of the Court
of Common Council. If the oomWsMoners had proceeded
with the bill, and it had been rejected, as cortaialy would
have been the else, the Court of Common Council would
have been quite jutting( In rettuing to pay the expenses of
such a futile proceeding.
Mr. MALL gad TAYLOR, of BBheptgataWard,sup•
ported the reference of the petition to a committee, and ex-
pressed their conviction that the gas consumers of the eity
would never cease to agitate the question—(obsess)—until
they could obtain a supply of the commodity of a better
quality and at a cheaper rate.
Mr. IL L. JONES thought the commissioners of sewers
bad acted with great wisdom in withdrawing the bill. It
was quite absurd to suppose that parliament mould have.
gnat its sanction to rock a mason.

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Mr. Deputy HARRISON mid the peering speaker sp.
paged 11 term the eereleisases of *Mao Ile set berg
NOM le the erre pes eseteries. wt se hod had • ea-
rnet
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sEistiussrply isr ft %am thew whorls
guy wen williag to seem the pries et gee. The
error were set amnia ef that erre, Ow they
Yew thee .try steps whir the boa. umber had re.
wilairahl (Her) My the duke et the
ihrheirma ar eldretanis St till air seupsimilielairrell=
esisgeg them asii pother theireil that they weald
ass wither
they at sew
reser or beeesthet sein
eithe
e the Urge
whims Wed igen e r
mew, lemr:) The ampere shr the deerth is the lass of
the either egoism ell aspelstka. They had belted eat
hen sd the deer, or the eserissiessere hill that rove was
r SWIM el airlift the diploma rehashes at reset
hy seer sere sod runes effort et dab.:. (Hew,
bur.) The sumbiltimmo of sowees ia their esionesse to
Mr West le the wirs et their saltsiitillelll. b:lpposed a
111 le import then ass try to lay der es ed.
&lb prepesed, hat eerily to oust weer seardir
fide pee be the apply et the City. He reed lie
Illa so that ruses Ira the esessereseur aeepewYws
.eel ether pare holies ram with poblie rosy woe het
111 le booms urnheresee. It lad boss Om' by es-
puree that wear sad attrevsgsase always .desist
ewe Mere, ; beers whisk the seenerva or et
sem whisk reit be required to prism the
war et the miring City tompesia. w woo
mg et the repeat& Is the bill, was quite eerier
to hiss tree from penning that ruse. The errs. e.
sire had dried frau his is opiates. He did ask sew 1
Mee err they had takes. He alweffl burr to • '
rib Nest It was his lateatlethielierr, to lay
here the ow" sad arm Sir Mord sa
11=th He thought that Heat
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es& le lay der gee perk or esuleasS smith
sere ere to be formed, who weer lid Sees-
slue ly a peso iis their est to swig the dire at •
pa* serer pre. (Hoer, bear.)-11e had a Beta of
area es the 'paper el herr that era li rail le
reared ea • hare deg i sad If the earauellswe Mu the
Coast et Berm Israel to ley dews the-plpsse they engin
to sealer the foreiths el • esespewy ler w wild
take era thessamiese both to ley dew the *pee
wile era* the gee. (Hear, bear.) He was purred to
grew ghee the Lira ears se be laredebsd with a superior
eerie el elpser raker prim. He weeld prime the
riders of re esphaer et re of the they rupiahs, as
well es the Arra et soother get array, to show that,
is riot of het, better gas wee moralist /.where, sad might
be fandsbed to the large ilbolluab Ocasalier• 64 a reek
lowir charge. (Chests.)
Mr. DENNOCH sad other ambers addressed the wort
as te risk erasittee it was sou advisable to refer the
✓idllea.
Tb•LOID MAYOR mouldered that he was boar as
the therms of the awing from which the petitiate had
mid which petitioa he had signed la the name of
ththeeaasaliaj.o desist. that in ell his .apnea he bad
aver peaMMd GU way eeriest ia as assembly more war-
re ea rethestable. (Cheers.)
Armee Lorrain's emeadwat was then rejected, no
awe Or or bead having beta held up for it.
The rill= wee thee referred to the Commissioners of
&with or Ate the transaction of some brass of ao pub-
lie truth th• least adjourned.