The Express.
London, England, 1847-12-03 00:00:00

COMMON COUNCIL.

Yesterday a court Wee held for the despatch of pub-
lic business.
THE ROYAL HOSPITALS.—Mr. Lott brought up the report
of the charity commissioners, and the privileges of the cor-
poration respecting the royal hospitals, &c., to which he
particularly called the attention of the curt. In it the com-
mittee draw particular attention to the circumstance that the
affairs of each of these hospitals were intrusted to the
'management of a committee ; and from that portion of the
I report which relates to St. Bartholomew's Hospital, it ap-
Pm" that up to the year 1835 it is rarely found that any of
du chartered or corporation governors are placed upon inch
useamittes of management. The committee adverted to the
observations in the report relating to Christ's Hos-
pital, alleging that 313 of the 406 then members
attained their station simply by their ability to I
pay 4001. (the then price of a governorship, since raised to
ROO, and showing that such governorship is worth 9001. at
Last. Also the strong, butjust, observations, condemnatory
of the sate of governorships, the constitution of the body of
almoners, their appointment, exclusiveness, and irreepon-
ability, and the unjust exclusion of the corporation
governors therefrom. The committee also drew atten-
tion to the report as to Bridewell and Bethlehem
Homitals, commenting
.upon the large patronage of the
=ent and treasurer in the appointment of nearly op-
of the governors without ballot or limitation, as
oblectionable' and tending to give them as undue prepon-
derance and gradually to place the whole management of
both institutions in the hands of their friends, connexions
or dependents. It had been also referred to the committoi
" to consider the privileges of the corporation in relation to
the royal hospitals, and to take the opinion of counsel."
With respect to this reference, the committee certified that
they had taken the opinions of several eminent counsel.
Those opinions were not distinct in 10010 points, and in soma
respects differed from each other, though there were other
points on which they were clear, and in which they agreed.
But on the whole, as there was such contrariety of opinica
on the important points contained in the case submitted to
counsel, the committee did not then feel justified in recom-
mending any further proceedings to be adopted by the cor-
poration • but should a fit opportunity occur, or any future
eircumetincto require the interposition of the legislature,
they recommended that application should be made to par-
liament for a bill to explain and amend the act of the 22nd
Oeo. 111., and to define the proper objects and intentions of
the original chuterspanted to the corporation when the royal
hospitals were originally founded. The committee could
not does their labours without expressing their great satis-
faction at the working of the new classification of governors
of the smaral lagente r reessameended by the report of the
meamkimen ad nand by the court in 1843. Under the
old themiemenn nag wards were without a governorship
some ha been emplaned of it fur upwards of half
a atom thin others had an inordinate number. At the
parse anent only one ward is without a governorship,
wait al In supplied on the first vacancy occurring is its
claw The essuaittee could not help adverting to the fact
that, netwilealanding the improved classification, there were
several nay eli 10100bers of the court without a governor.
ship, anal& three who had been nearly 35 years in the
corporefia, ewe nearly 30 years, and others almost as long.
The esstannednimaht it en act of injustice to those gentle-
row that they mbeeld continue so long excluded, and would
therein meonnand that the system of ballot should be
dabbed; and that upon either of the wards being entitled
to a governorship the ma member of that ward should re-
aloe The comattee having thus considered and reported
upon the verities mean referred to it, begged at the tarmi.
nada desk Lb extending over a penod of upwards of
thane gam, to neseatend that at the ensuing annual ap-
pendant et ennattees that committee should cease ; and
that gime vonmeing outstanding duty of superintending the
beet in es onion by seniority of governors be trans-
feral teen ammatittee for general purposes.—The report
IVY Mani 00 be printed.—Adjourned.

BRITISH PENITENT FT:KALE REPUGE.—Yesterday
a meeting of the committee of management of the above
institution wee held at the asylum, Cambridge-heath,
Reekney. The meet angratulated the members on the
=revels se the moiety, whose design is to afford
to isneeest fisulea who may be exposed to
al=sod danger es well so to assist in the restoration
Dubs the leaf year 88 have participated in the
benefits of the drollo,_lB of whom were *cot to •
situations, 9 rild and restored to their fris7rtrtid
left al tlk own foxed, and 2 had bees dismissed for bad
Assist, ring in the aelhasn, at the present, 30 inmates,.
DIA* as quarter of &spar just concluded, 9 additional
WYd been reestoek of whom 4 had been restored to
la ldnade, 2 la situations, 1 leR at her own re-
es: 8 net being fit objects The col:p-
-lot lately bow from want of feeds, to refuse
to • grasBnrolow of deserving applicants: The
we the passe van :--sulsecriptions, 2401. 61. 9d. ;
Mt de; seealpta from auxiliaries, 1471. Ids.
la opeiloso at Anse by Inmates, 8021. ljd. Since
the ikieaMMof the society near 1,000 have been received.
111140111114 TESTERDAY.--ALLEGED CHILD-MHZ-
oss.—asihre Yr. Carter, It the Rose, FAlll4llld4treet, Cam-
buirdlo s to the death of • male child.—Sergeent Kendall,