The Express.
London, England, 1860-02-28 00:00:00

MB CORPOLLTioN IMAM BILL.

Aspogial meeting of the Court of Common Council
wasimite=sintay at Ouildhall, the LORD MAYOR presidi
tong,
" the Bill in Parliament fur the better regulation
of the corporation of the City of Lemke."
It liming been resolved that the clauses of the bill should
be read anti discussed seriaiiss, James 1 and 2 were agreed
te se they stood.
On clams 8, fixing the municipal franchise at 101.,
Mr. W. Cox (late M.P. for Finsbury) moved that the
franchise should be extended to 51. householders, upon the
pound that it was generally understood that the parlia-
mentary frostlike was about to be reduced below 101.
In the discussion which followed upon this amendment,
various enggemits• were made for amending the clans% bat
it seemed to he generally considered that a 101. &whims
would in the City be almost equivalent to universal suffrage,
more especially as occupiers of Alcor, chambers, warehouse.,
wharfs, its., may, as the bill stands, deice to be rated to
the pollee rate, and so acquire the vote, and a strong Moire
was evinced that the clause should be agreed to intact. Mr.
htiVowever, persisted in pressing her 'notion to • show of
when not more than a dozen hand* were held up in
its favour and it was, therefore, negatived by an overwhelm-
Mg majority.
On the same clause,
Mr: Alderman ht next moved the omission of certain words,
with the object of preserving the rights of the livery se par-
ticipators in the election of the Lord Mayor.
Mr. Alderman Stogie strongly opposed the amendment,
urging that the livery had only obtained what they called
their rights by the abominable act 2 George I. whirl wee
obtained for political purposes, and that they had no claim to
the franchise except upon the common Wait of being house
holders or occupiers *Rhin the City to the amount of 101.
Other motion,' were submitted on the Beebe point, and the
result of a continued discussion was the adoption of the fol-
lowing, moved by Mr. Aldermen Lawrence, That
the rights of the livery be preserved the election of Lord
Mayer and Sheriffs conjointly with the ratepsyers, and gat
Qs thaw of the bill be ediered accordingly."
Oa the same slams,
Mr. Cox again vindicated his title to be considered an
"'deemed liberal" by moving that in the municipal elections
votes should be taken by ballot.
After some discussion, on a show of hands, the "previous
question" wee declared to be carried, a decision which wee
affirmed on • division by 81 votes to 28—majority 55.
The motion wss therefore lost ; the announcement of the
numbers being received with loud cheers.
Clause, 3 to 17 were then agreed to.
On clause 18, appellate( the number of representatives to
be retuned by the different wards of the Common Council,
1 Mr. H. TAYLOR objected to the appointment as not fairly
representing the wealth and property of the different wards,
'sod moved a resolution, asserting the opinion of the court
that the maximum number of representatives for any ward
should be eight, and that in the distribution regard should
be paid to the present representation of the eliding wards.
After a protracted discussion and several divisions on
various amendments, which were negatived, the court ad-
journed, leaving the remaining clauses of the bill far discus-
sion at a future court.

TEE DISTUBLOCES IN ST. GIORGI 11FIN-THI-

.S4BT.

On Sunday the services of this place of worship
assumed a new phase. The present week being the season of
Lent, a considerable alteration had bra leads in the altar. The
drapery, in tact, wee made purple, with a large white cross
in the mitre. This cross was changed so far as the colour
wet concerned on different evenings. At one time it was
while, at another time it was red. It appears, however, that
the proceedings bad given offence to some parties in the
pariah, and that some one in consequence had written to the
bishop. The result of that application was the following
letter, received by Mr Thompson from the bishop on the
evening of Saturday lest
" I have received a letter informing me of certain changes
in the arrangement of the pariah church. Finding that such
additions to the ordinary arrangement doer what churches
excite the parishioners, I require you before the service of
to-morrow to go to the church along with the clergymaa in
charge, and if it appears to you that ornaments thus az-
hibiuld are such as likely to suite angry feelings, quietly to
remove the rms.". _ _ _

The letter wee dated on Saturday list, and wu delivered
to the churchwarden, Mr. Thompson, oa the evening of that
day. In ocesequeuus of it, at ten o'clock on Sunday morn-
ing, Mr. Thompson, the churchwardee acDompanitel by the
Rev. Mr. Dove, the clergyman to charge, and the beadle of
the church, did remove the objectionable formula from the
sitar, end the coosequence wee that daring the morning
service the church displayed only its bus walls, there bung
nene of the usual ornaments to be seen.
The morning service passed t.ff with little interruption.
After the commencement one of the panes of the painted
window over the alter fell in, which was thought to be
caused by some party throwing stones at it from the outside ;
but on the police inquiring into the matter, and finding that
as there was a wire grating outside the window no stone
mei/ have seeded it, she ask was pat dews as a ales seri-
Mutel leaskiag et the &eh The rooming services did sot,
barwever. off without some oontiegusey, se • petty was
agpsarssd of the setae at Fremsh, ea the alums at wise
toe Memorially tor eat of time. He was tikes to
tha , and bailed out.
was me Litany war** in the afternoon, and in the
Weevil Mem the morning evince and that of the lecture,
6111 drum about the altar was replaced ; not of the same
ehoreeber se that which had been used during the week, but
of a 'Mir description to that which nasally hangs about
the ehemeel.
. _ .

la the eiientoon the Rey. Mr. Richardson, the duly ap-
piled lecturer, preached. The oonivetpasisa wee adm-
en; and de seraauu was Mend to wlek groat atteataon.
The sank* was over by abort a quae ss. le live o'clock, but
der ft wee •0 the people did ass mane sat of the chard ;
shat 150 of thorn Utitg peseadien w da elezelt mad the
elweillers' sesta, end there they est LAM' minim service
didneadi at wen eels* awe if them magus le meta
le the ebetheem who had to go withia the alter
The Rev. Kr. Lowder dictated at the redid service, bat
Rowe was tWle dwarbence, upwards of 200 palatines Wag
fit.

Ajtithird-claas Assistant Engineer B. J. Wilcox, to
the Firebrand.
Fla. W.—Commander W. J. Pollard (1854), to the
Hawke, additional for sankos in the Coset Guard.
Lieutenants H. G. Hole (1866). to the Greyhound; J. H.
Ctiton (1864), to the Hero; sad W. Strickland (1847), to the
Bowl best.
0. L. Thompson, promoted to wond-olass
easistest eugismr, end appouted to the Styx ; end J. Bridge-
man, eseibmed to the rank of chief engineer.
Keimeit.
Paymaster 3. W. Parket (1559), to be additional to the

PORTSMOUTH, FEB. 27.
The Enryalua, SI, screw frigate, Captain J. W.
Tension, C.E., having on bowl him Royal Mesmer Prince
ARM, arrived at Spithead this 'item= from the Medi-
term—.

The Dasher, 3, steam vessel, Commander Philip de
Surnisrez, sailed on Saturday for the Channel lalazads.
The Firebrand, 6, steam sloopCommeodee Sews, is
play lIIPTIMPITetrer meerorzed in be Wong& oaf'
dam basin to-morrow„

Her Majesty's ship Enryahts, Captain Tuleton,
sacluwed at Spithaad at half-past 6 yesterday from Lisbon.
It was blowing hard from the north-west at the time, with •
Navy sea running through the roadstead. Prince Alfred
was expected to land this morning, and to reach Windsor
this afternoon.

The gig of her Majesty's yacht Victoria and
Albert left the yacht yesterday at 3.20 p.m., under a reefed
lag-sail, havirg on board Mr. Price, inspector of machinery ;
Mr. Madge, Mr. Brown, and Mr. WLuokie, engineers, with
the intention of landing at the King's Stain; a heavy puff
cd wind caught the boat's sail on clearing the lee of the Car-
mine coal deptt, and at once capsized the boat, sad threw
the passengers and boat's crew into the water. Happily, all
hands were rescued.

COMPANY DRlLL.—Captain Hans Busk, Victoria
Rifles, whose useful manuals are well known, has prepared
• tabular arrangement of the " Company Drill" (published
by Routledge, Warns, aid Routledge), in accordance with the
latest innUtions, fur the line, the militia, and volunteers.
The directions are both full and clear, and accompanied with
the necessary references to the " Field Exercise book."
O'BVANI6 NAVAL BIOGRAPHY. O'Byrne Bro-
thou.—This excellaut biographical dictionary, containing
a mooed of the services of all living °Moen of the Navy and
Royal Marina, is now published in • new and enlarged edi-
tion. The merit and iseefulness of the work are so well esta-
blished that we have only to all attention to the fact.
Tau SWORD.—Colonel Mare 's valuable " Me-
-111101111 sou lee Armes-blanches," which le out of print, and
obtainable only with difliculty in France, has Lust been tram
lewd into English by Lieutasant-Colonet H. Hamilton Max-
well, Bengal Artillery, and published, with notes and en-
gravings, in Wattle's "Rudimentary Military Series."

COURT or LIEOTENANCT.—A Court of Lieu-
tenancy for the City of London was held on Saturday, as
anial, with closed doors, the Lord Mayor prodding. A
variety of business was transacted, and there was some rather
warm diecussion of a personal character, in connexion with
the London Rifle Brigade; but probably the only thing of
public interest was an Intimation that her Majesty had
accepted the appointment of his Royal Highness the Com-
mander-in-Chief so colonel of the brigade, and the consequent
, resolution, moved by Mr. Deputy Harrison, and secesdad by
Mr. Aldisan and Colonel Wilma, that the Lord Mayor
should be requested to sign and present the oommieske to
the Duke of Cambridge forthwith. It may, however, be
' stated in addition, that the usual course of embodying the
commission on paper was departed from, and that the com-
mission was written upon vellum, handsomely emblazoned.
WOOLWICH VOLUNTEER CORPS.—The following
letter was yesterday received from Maiden:se by Colonel
Tniloh, ILA, duperintandent of the Royal Carriage De-
=nt, and Commandant of the Royal Arsenal Coups of
leer Rides and Artillery at Woolwich Sir,—l em
directed by Viscount Sydney. the Lord-Lieutenant, to In-
form you that the Queen has approved of and accepted the
offers of service of a corps, consisting of eight companies of
Artillery Volunteers, in the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich. The
corps is numbered as the 10th in the county of Kent,
and its maxim= establishment will assist of 1
lieutenant-colonel, I major. 8 captains, 8 flret-Ifent-
tenants, 8 second-lieutenants, 1 adjutant, 1 sorpon,
and 6W men of all ranks.—l am Si,, your most obedient
servant, J. W. WILDEri." A soiaratecorps of Artillery Is
in course of °reanimation in Mr. Anderson's department, to
be named the Royal Gun Factory Corps. Mr. Frazer, Mr.
Elliott, and Mr. Hay have been elected caplets', and other
officers of the department to the eubordinate grades. The
arrangements proposed by Sir W. Armstrong for uniting the
advantages of the Rifle sad Artillery corps, by adopting the
ass of both weapons in the held, have been rejected by the
Lord-Lieutenant; the corps Is therefore to be drilled in the II
use of artillery alone.