The Express.
London, England, 1859-07-01 00:00:00

COM' OF COLUMN COUNCIL.

A Court of Common Council was held yesterday
at Guildhall, the Loan MATOII presiding.

Till METROPOLITAN RAILWAY,
A report wan brought up from the Improvement Com-
mittee for sealing • deed of agreement, wider armagements
made In respect of the Metropolitan Railway. The report
staled that the committee, upon a reference made to them to
carry out a nof the court upon a nientotial of the
Metropolitan Railway Company in April tut, had devoted
themselves duly to the oreention of their duty, and had
found that some details of the arrangement entered into
might be carried out by a deed otf agreement, while others
would require the introduction ofelaureeinto the bill of the:lies
tropolitau Railway Company, May pending hairs parliament.
The committee hadartertatned from • deputation of the Metro-
politan Hallway Company, that there appeared to be no
chance of inducing the Great Northern Railway Company
to take up the shares for which it was originally supposed
they would subscribe, and that instead of • capital of
950,0001., the Metroptlitan Company would therefore only
be able to raise 850,000 e, with MEIER amount of capital the
deputation had 'eked the committee on behalf of the corpo-
ration to subscribe the saute sum, which they had under-
taken to do, when it was intended that the chars capital
should be 950,00 W. The committee brine eatirflA upon this
head, and having secured, ea a return fur their auene, that
an improved cocuututication should be made between the
Metropolitan Cattle Market and the Great Northern Roil-
way, had prepared the clauses of au agreement,' to which
they reeommended that the seal of the corporation should be
now affixed.
Mr. NoItRIS 11. P., in reply to Mr. Taylor said, that
if the bill puma with the proposed dames in it, there could
be no doubt as to the power of the Metropolitan Company to
edeet &junction with the Great Northern line ; and even if
the bill passed without those clauses, when the Metropolitan
Railway wee oonstruefed, the company, under the Railways
Consolidation Act, would have power to make the siding,
with or without the cementer the Great Northern Company.
The fact was, that hitherto the Great Northern had refuted
to take the 175,0001. of shares, because they thought the
scheme would save the Great Western an advantage over
them, by bringing the latter into direct communication with
the centre of the city; and when they found that the siding
was to be made, they would be only too glad to carry out the
communication at their own expense.
Alter some discusion the report wan adopted almost
unanounsly, and the deeds of agreement were sealed ac-
cordingly.
THE LATE AT/MIRO TO HER MAJESTY.
The Lotto /delve Miming the court that eines the last
meeting • deputation had welted upon her Majeetty, and pre-
unted the adtirese in favour of neutrality. Her Niskety led
been pleased to make a meet grarioas reply, which the clerk
read to the court, sad which was ordered to be entered on the
minutes.
REIntwELL HOSPITAL.
A letter was reed from Mr. B. Scott, City Chamberlain,
in whithat ach that gentlemen stated that it had come to
kdge schemeee on foot for the rappropt bonist of the
estates of Bridewsll Maio tal, in a way which would destroy
the jurisdiction of the chamberlain sod seriously affect the
rights and privileem of the city freemen sod apprentices, and
that he therefore thought ft hie duty to call the attention of
the court to the subjtet.
The letter was referred to the tweaks aeylum committee.

PROCOSSD TACrrR I.VNATIC AKYLVX.
Mr. DAKIN, chairman of the committee appointed to
conceder Ibis subject, moved Oat their report should be
printed and cirettated sink • y'ew to fts being taken into
conadecatio• oa a future day, which after enme discussion,
and the rejection of en atuaniment, was carried.