The Express.
London, England, 1860-05-18 00:00:00

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A Court of Common Council was held yester-
day at Guildhall ; the LORD MAYOR presiding._

TUB PROPOSED PAUPER I.I7IAPIC dritult.
The court rerumed the consideration of a report from
the special Lunatic Asylum Committee, which had been
partially discussed at a previous court, with plans and
adhesion, for the erection of a pauper lunatic amylum for
the City of Loudon, at an expense, exclusive of furniture,
of about 63,0001. The plans submitted contemplated the
erection of ax asylum capable of accommodating 322
isonales, on r site of 33 acres in extent, which had been pur
chased in the palish of Stouts, near Dartford—a proposition
which at the former court appeared to meet with a pretty
genera/ approval. There was now, however, eonsiderable
oppositko to the extent of the scheme, and
Mr. LeaLm. moved the following as as amendment upon
the motion for adopting the report, viz.:—" That this
court is of opinion that 66,0001. is too large an expenditure
for the acoommodatson of 322 pauper lunatics, and that the
report be referred lock to the committee to prepare plane
for providing en asylum, in conformity with the require-
ments of the essnaniesioners of lunacy, at • cost not exceed-

tog 40,0001.
Mr. dos seconded the amendment, which, after some dn.
curion, was negatived on a division, by 59 to 53
majority 6.
Mr. 8. WATERLOW then moved a second amendment, to
the effect that it should he referred to the law officers of the
corporation to give en opmmm as to whether, in the event of
the asylum being monad as proposed in the motion, the
London
guardians of the three peor.law unions of the City of
would be bound to send their imbecile paupers
there.
A long and somewhat irregular diecuseion followed, in the
course of which
The Racolttunt, whetspre 'dye se to. the puree of lie
Home devantery to compel the erection of as asylum far the
accommodation of a certain number of lunatic paupers, to be
by him defined, declared IliTtlaelf to be enable hi the " Wade
of the court ^to give an opinion ap to .the conetruotion of
the act upon the point referred to in tin. ciaendment.
Ultimately this amendment we+ agreed to.
The report was referred back to the committee, br the
of taking the opinion of the law officers on the
lerasect.
After trauasc eg setae further boffin.. ss of minor interest
the erect

PARLIAMENTARY COMMITERS.

CIVIL SERVICE eirportmtairre.
The select oossamittee appointed by the Howse of
Commons tp inquire into die best mode of conducting
examination for civil • .mine sppeintmeate met yesterday
they finished the taking of evidence, and their future
sittings will be for the purpose of emsidering their report.
The members of the mennittes present were Lord Sitmiley,
in the chair ; Mr. Lowe, Colonel Sykes, Mr. Maguire, My.
Oaths; Mr. The, Sir W. Clay, Sir W. Jolliffe, and Mr. It.
Miles. The principal witnesses examined wen air L.
and Sir J. Letevre, who, as being chief comminioners
he civil service, were examined together. They ap-
proved of the examinatione being thrown open to the
Public finesrally, but thought it mantle' that per-
sons • 'whe eddied to enter their names as candi.

dates should be able to produce a recommendation from
stone renpostildo person. What they walled to gee was
the inlieblishamot of a general system of 110111,1101011
over tha °pantry, oechariaed in London. It was Decossery
that the Civil Service Examiners should know the num-
ber of candidates beforehand. The Civil Service Commis-
dos should not be a COMMillnoll of nomination, but of exa-
ntheilOlL The public at large would, in point of fact, no-
Waste thesneelvse. At preepot the Indian Civil tkrvice
—which it was admitted wu a good ono— was entirely open
to earnpaition ; and the Indian minister had no knowledge
of the candidates till after they had panted a preliminary
asaninatim Maytag pared that 'sanitation, showing
that they wee gamily qualified to eats. the SlTWiele,
they were that madame' with reference to the pertioular
=at they were desirous to AIL Beth the nom.
were of epiliioo that a test examination was
necannry, sordid they conceive that rich an examination
would be any pressure on the Civil Service Exam/nen.
At the oonc trim of the evidence the committee ad-
*dad

DRAMA.
OLYMPIC.
Middle-aged playgoers will remember with de-
light a piece produced at the Haymarket some liveand-
twenty years ago called Me We's Mother, in which Mrs.
Glover, u the imperious mother, and Mr. Farm, le the
good-natured, sleepy-headed Uncle Foosle, prodooed two
specimens of dramatic portraiture which have rarely been
equalled. The Preach piece, La Belle Afire, from which
this farce was taken, ham been recently freshly adapted by
Mr. Walter Gordon, and, under the title of Dearest
Misuse, is now playmg at the Olympic.
The new version differs but little in its construction from
the old, bat the dialogue is lively, and due care has been
exercised in fitting the meet prominent members of this
small but excellently) organised company with suitable part.
Mr. Addison is außoently servile as the old gentleman ;
Mrs. Leigh Murray imbue* the formidable motherin-iaw
with the requisite amount of farce ; Mr. Gordon is gentle-
manly se usual as the newlymanied man ; and Mr. George
V. • gives a deal of character to the objectionable
sod e tative of old bachelortio,d.
Perhaps, th=enstained character throughout
I that of a dashing widow, played by Milli Herbert with e
spirit and • rerre, an amount of fun and exuberance, for
which those who have hitherto only seen her In the staid
tranquillity of modem comedy would scarcely give her
credit. Her mirth, however, never degenerates into riot,
and the mamma thoroughly her ladylike demeanour while
giving full play to her as spirits.