The Express.
London, England, 1856-08-01 00:00:00

COURT OP COMMON COUNCIL

SUL IrtLLIAX MIXIIICOL WaLLIMS.

Yesterday a mart watt held, the moot iatoreoder
Mimes of whisk was the pressolodoa of the hood's et
1. the City to the Theo at Yen, together with the mesallosat
weed armaiamely voted ea the sea of Joao.
' Tbo tout woe ortomeitely crowded, sad mows! lodhe I
were presest. TM yemoodhoss were observed with marked
&mules, whisk woe only latorroyted by osoloseatiem ad
eleopise of hands.

Isaa;diateb alter lb, wart assembled, Gemara Mr WM'
Mesa Pentrkik Wawa Was latrodasodi A Mk Masi
WWII'. eon Valium sad Mamma Hounedy, the mover
sad meads, of the resolatioa. The msesbers of the carp*.
ratios sad the amorous Molten received the gellaat general
with shoats of applause and wallows, ad after the maid
farms won sow thrsoglt,
Mr Jones Bar, But., the Chamberlaia, baling read the
resolatioa of the court la presentlag the freedom of the
City with the eased, addressed Guava Sir Willies
Penviek Willis= la extresady eulogistic term, while wa-
nts; thearesasstasees whisk lave raised him to the high
place he belie is public esteem.
Sir WILLIAM ',WWI= WILLIAM amidst great ap-
please, addressed the mart in seedy the following words
My Lord Mayer,—lt is with hasp of unfeigned gratitude
that I maim this sword, scene pooled as k is by the freedom
of the Met eity over whisk you lordship so worthily pre.
slim. The gift is, ladled, dear to me as a soldier, moreover
mush ashamed by the istacring simmer in which it was
proposed sad seconded is email ; sad still more so by the
gratifying rtcapitulation of toy sorriest, which marked the
preeeedinp of Ude day. You lordship and this boaeurable
court will not doubt the sincerity of my Habitats when I
toll you that howems meek credit you may weed me for
*spooky sad forethought I. the sandiest of the magas, of
Lis—howimer mirdial year approval may be of the holi-
sm with which I seised power sad the Mussily with whisk
I bold that power—l still misseive that I owe this mark of
your high approbation to the support of the band of intent.
parable Buropeaa Mame% sad to the berets conduct of as
valisat as army as had ever fallen he the lot of a penal
to omentsail—a mange which entitles the Turkish
race to the Malec sympathies of Great Britain, sad to the
omelet sad deep solicitude of her previa and &tare legis-
lators. (Cheers.) Whether I shall ever use this sword in
active wafers is beyond the power of soy ma this day to
decide. The sallow of Europe take breath-after tie ma-
dna.. et • seagalamy straggle, bat they do sst dimes.
On the coatrary, they me ready to meet each other la deadly
combat at • week's *Mies. (Cheers.) My Lord, this
state of tiger masa be regarded with lattillereues by the
'people of England. They will, I feel sure, twist upon the
preservation. of their present military establishments, sad

thee avoid the rapetitice of these dreadful Wets sod dm

mortalestioes whisk the dess, of those institution and the
depression of our military spirit ulterior to the late war
brought apes the Radon. (Immo* apples's.) As I
do not, sea shell sot, held a passe seder this or say
Mere edmieistraties, I shall be hes to state my
views is parliament both as to the extent of ear mamma
sad of the military edusaties of oar alms. I shall do se
with the Add wmteties that the smutty will support say
namable 'span towards the formation of a permanest
staff, wbkh ass is peace toadies% the slain of the army,
and in war snare to the glands a prompt sad Monti&
*imam of their plan end meeptions. (Cheers.) We
have the bravest emy la the waist, sea we have the mon
obivalrose bead of dims thrregliest all reeks to tionsessed
it, but we an totally in weal of books of the,higbeet ordn
se well as of se isetitatios foe Use formatios of staff oaken:
without whisk we must ever remain exposed to the shams
of military eatastrophes, sad deep aavoul diagram My
Lord, I thank you again fee the howler which, Rader your
swim, I have this day reeelved. (lossteciatinued

Ilte wet& wklelt is of a very beautiful and original de-
sign, wee made by Mem. Wilklasea and Bon, of Pall-mall,
gsa sad weed ineaafeetatete to het Mejtety and tits Hos.
E..t India Company. It is la dodo, sorkmenehip, sad In-
trinsic valve, mach espetioe to the ordinary kind of pre-
sentation swards.

The gallast gess!, is lately after the ceremony, left
the cost, attended by a great somber of the aldermen sad
teases asseses, sad proceeded to the Manioc-hosw,
to eajoy the hospitality of the Lady Mayessee.

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Tim regalarly sp2rdatart barliers of Ms Bout was Um
"smarmed.

Tit 1101 NT INVWDATIONO Is FaMICa.
The LORD lIIATOI read the following comeaniestioat,
whir had bra teauseatted to him by the Prefect of the
Seise :
" Paris, July 28, 1866.
" My Lord,—ln paverres of the samouncerect I made
to your leedship ia say later of the 28th Jane, I have made
hare to the Muietpal Cesar of Paris that the Coron-
ae. of Lorca have, is • spirit similar to that of the Myr
copal Cosner rate to the aid of the rebus by the lards-
eras la Freese. The Maniarl Coral of Paris, ae will
be seem by the reorpanyieg strata, hes bees particularly
rimer by the part whir the Coma/stir of Lou-
don has tree la this movement, sad rites with
me fa seatireate ofntitede, which I have had
several times the opportunity of expressing to your lordship.
I may add that the satire population of Paris partakes of the
same grateful feelings towards the inhabitants of Loren,
who have so seriously raid with it in the expatiator of
materiel ysgmapetty. Accept, say lord, the assures of my
high eoaiWseaotos, aid of my most dbaugstred retire rats.
" The Prefect of the Shiva, Bm. G. HAVlallan.
" To the Right Hoe. the Lord Mayor or Loader."
(tech sera)
"Barad from the prooscearbews of the sittings of aril
Marsimil Coral of Paris.
" Blain of the 11th July, 1856.
" Tkelisaittipal Corr maim with fermis of gratitude
the eetersaketioa which M. Is Prifetele la ear Ward*
• by his memorandum of the 2nd ofJely of the cot vaporises
wash Lae paned between bits and the Lord Mayoe of the
City of Leedom, en the eatject of the aubscrlptler spoor i•
Lasater the 18th Jar lest in favour of the auffairs by
the teleadettese in the rare sod south of Preece—a sub-
scription la whist the Lord Mayor has taken se perniatat
a ratios, sad whir kr famished to the people of Leedom
and to airy ether tows, of Beglsod the opportunity of
manifesting towards Please sesurasets of the strongest
*retries,.
The Municipal Council his been particularly Impressed
with the pert which the Corporation of Loudon has takes
directly is this act of liberality. It fully adheres to the see
tiareata of gratitude repressed is the answers of M. le
POW:, and resolves that inseams bs rade is the peril.
radar 111 this ashram, r well is 01 the roper, and
sersfestier with which it has received the 110•11illai•Stios of
the dermas placed before it."

Ulna the tartans of Deputy DARIN, wended by Mr.
AVIDIRTON, lb* eaninauleatiaas were ordered to be entered
urn the minutia of the wart.
The LORD MAYOR—At the natation hee been manned
of Orsini the subscription le Louden for the relief of the
safferen by the rtheut inundatieaa in Prune, I nay crate
that I ben already sent then 24,0001, sad 1 lust that
before the thheeriptiou entirely claw, I en be ambled
to send 6,0001. non, nada( $ total of 30,00 W. (Rear.)

Captain Tbappah Biogh, twain-law of bang Baba-
door, ie rid to be ghostly expected is Calcutta, on row. to
luirad _ _

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Eisnisotc—Th• fol.

Wells, July 29, 1856. Sis,—As year paper of Thursday
will probably mamba a spook of Dr. Philliseere, in effendi
bates that be is ishoond that Lord Aesklesid, she
present Bishop of Bath sad Wells, hes meetly published •
chore*, la eMsli bo sop that the arehdeasea is at liberty to
heM NA tomb ibut dooMiesse Issuing, I present*, ogee of
the dead= Ihre width the presses porneedlap have beat
lastitnied Wird He Arehdsscos of Unwire; I beg to
!ahem you tiost I have published but one sharoe since I
bare ben liihep ti Bath aged in May, 184;
awl I hell sewed that everypsrses who say have road
thee drip will ley tbeve at thirsts that sea wariest
subs slial_mm‘t- "milli Ilk yout taithfelly, sou[-
wis, Billa is& Wells."