The Express.
London, England, 1867-02-22 00:00:00

COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL.

A Court of Common Council was held yesterday
at Guildhall, at which Alderman Finis presided. The
Remembnuicer reported several bills being before parlia-
ment, the provisions of which would affect the interests of
the corporation, and he moved that they should be re-
ferred to various committees, in order that they might
take what steps they considered necessary in reference to
these measures. This was agreed to. Alderman Law-
rence, M.P., put a question to Mr. H. L. Taylor, as one of
the representatives of the City at the Metropolitan Board
of Works, with reference to the proceedings that were
going on in connexion with the proposed new street from
Blackfroare-bridge to the Mansion-house, and at what
period it was probable that it would be opened to the
public. Mr. Taylor said it was impossible for him to an-
swerthe question. The completion of the work depended upon
the energy employed by the Metropolitan Railway Exten-
sion Company's works, and thereof the Thames embankment.
He was very much afraid from the present aspect of
affairs that many years must elapse before the work
would be completed. The Town Clerk read a letter he
had received from Mr. llucknia,ter, the honorary secre-
tary of the Metropolitan Municipal Association, asking
fur the assistance of the cooperation to enable them to
affect the objects contemplated by the association. This
communication he referred to the Local Government and
Taxation Committee, for then, to take such steps in the
matter as they might deem expedient. Mr. Stapelton,
the chairman of the City Lands Committee, brought up a
report from that committee, recommending the 'mayhem
of a picture by Mr. Alexander Melville, representing the
I ceremony of the presentation of the freedom of the
City to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, at a
sum nut exceeding He moved that the report
be agreed to. There was an amendment by Mr. T.
Tricker to the effect that it was not desirable that the
court should purchase the picture in question, and that
I the reference to the committee upon the subject be du-
charged. This question, it will be remembered, came
before the court at a recent sitting, and after • long and
angry discussion the subject was brought to an abrupt
termination by the court being broken up, through only
one alderman being present, without any decision being
arrived at. On the present occasion, as upon the but, a I
very warm and animated discussion took place, most of
the topics that were urged on the former occasion being
again brought forward by the different speakers. The
amendment of Mr. Flicker was carrid by a large m.jority.
Deputy Fry then moved as an amendment that the re-
port should be referred hack for further consideration.
This amendment was put and declared to be carried, but
upon a division being demanded, there appeared—Fur the
amendment, MI; against it, $O. Mr. leases prevented a
petition signed by upwards of 70 coal merchants connected
with the City of London, drawing attention to the provi-
sions of the Tragic Regulation Bill now pending before
parliament, and complaining that the measure would cir-
cumscribe the hours at which coals could he laden and de-
livered within a militia of four miles round Charing-crois
to between the hours of one o'clock and ten o'clock in the
morning. Besides this limitation, which would be moat
injurious to the trade, it would involve a double amount
of labour, and the effect would be to increase the price of
coals by 2s. ad. per ton, thereby involving a serious inter-
, ference with the benefits and comforts of consumers. The
petition was referred to the Law and Parliamentary and
to the Police Committees conjointly, to take such steps in
the matter as to them might seem whisable. After some
routine business, the court adjourned.

SANGUINE CALetadvrioles.—Paris, it isexpectod.
will attract at least a million of visitors during the course
of the Exhibition. Admitting that every foreigner ex-
pends an see' age of five hundred francs while he stays,
that makes live hundred millions, which, in the apace of a
few mouths, will circulate and fructify.—Peris Epuque.