The Express.
London, England, 1856-04-25 00:00:00

COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL.

Yesterday a court was held for the despatch of
public business.

PROCLAMATION OP PIACI.
The Towx Cutan read the following latter &Idiom/rid to
himself by the town elsrk of Y ark
" Town Clerk's Office, York, April 19, 1856.
"Sir,—At the last meet ego: the corporation ot this city.
a committee was appointed t o make such anangemen,s, and
give such directions, so might be deemed necessary to secure
a due observance of ell proper formalities, and a proper die.
play, on the occanon of peace being proclaimed is the city
of York. The committee have met, and ire now engaged
in taking the aviary steps, and I am directed to endea-
•isr to learn what the corporation of London are likely to
do when peace is proclaimed in that city. at their example
will be much looked up to throughout the country. May I
therefore request that you will be so obliging as to inform etc
whether your corporation will meet to cel. brats the
and in what manner. If lam not correct in taking this
application to you, will you kindly place this letter in the
heads of the proper Airier, who will confer an obligation by
tarnishing me with the irif irmstion.—l have the honour to
be, Sir, your obedient service,
HRNity HICHARD6ON, Town Clerk.
" To the Tows Clerk, London."
Deputy HOLT MOW. That reference should be made
to the tows clerk to ascertain what was done by the cor•
poratlon on the me Mon of the proclamation of the last
peace." (Cries cf "No, no.") It was a matter which eons
caned the public at large (No. no.) There wer., msny
who were ever ready to cay.l and field fault with any a arse
ad. pmd by tte houses of parlament, but he trusted that
the court would be party to illuminating the liaaion and
other public buildings in the city on the octal on of the
proclamation of pease. (" Hear, bear," and "No, no.")
Deputy LOTT—I trust tat the court will be acad•
ingly careful in what it does in tau Matter. The
worthy deputy has endeavoured to take the command
of the court to-day as he did of the fleet yesterday.
at Spithesd, where he told us just now that he represented
the corporation. (Much laughter.) I hope he will not be
able to carry the court wi h him. It will bee very serious
consideration with this court whetter there should be any
rejoicing at all on the occasion to which he refers—(near,
bear)—whether it is net a matter of condolence sad regret
that the government do not give the 8,0001., if they have it
toepare, to the wives and org bans ot those who have fallen
in the present struggle. lam very cony that they *half
have waited so much powder yesterday, and I deeply regret
that the displey at Spithead was not made in real action. I
Wise we shall very seriously reflect before we do anything
in the shape of rejoicing, but I think it w.ll he proper to
send a cautious Mill 10 tie letter of the town clerk of
York. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. Ross, in seconding the motion, said it was immature
to pre into the matter thea, end to decide the sacra of cre-
dit or discredit that might attach to the government for the
c rune they had pursued, cod the resul.s they had attained.
It was a question with him wt echo r the present peace would
not prove one of the most valuable that had ewer been pro-
claimed in tt it country, but that was not the I riper time to
Mamas the merits of the treaty which the powers had en-
tered inte. (Hear, hear )
Mr. Con moved as an amendment " that a courteous ar-
mee be sent to the letter of the Town Clerk of York, stating
that se steps have been taken by the corporation in refer.
owe to the subject at present."
Mr. BURP, in seconding the amendment, said he did not
believe the °aeronaut in their prep tied r. j rieinga, carried
the feeling of the public at all with them. (Haar, hear.)
He believed that shy etc Amager. ent that the eorporation
gave in the shape of public r.j Actor, would only 'Bad as
opportunity of giving a situ:gala to thieves end pick-
pockets and the !onset refuse of at ciety, whilst the middle
and respectable classes of society would hero to defend their
homes instead of being enabled to peitimpate in any enjoy-
ments that mi. hi be prepared lOr race. (Hear, hear)
The amendment was carried.
The origiaal motion was then negatived.
ZRECTIoN OF BATHS AND wAsiIHOODIN.
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Mr. Cox, in the absence of Mr. W. Wi.liams, chairmen
of the Coal, Corn, and Finance Committee, brought up •
report on U. petition of the guardians of the West London
Union, recommending the erection of bas h• and waahhouses,
on a potties of the western sde of Farringdon-rnarkst.
He asked the court, t t agree with the committee is their
report and to refer it back to that body to obtain an esti-
mate et the expense of the proposed 'chime."
Mr. Grisham, Mr Scamusell, Mr. Al nhem. &c., having
spokes in support of the establishment of baths and waah•
hisses by the emporation'
Mr. Dm Imlay opt ussd the motion, and moved the pre-
vious queasier as an amendment. He argued that the
question was sot whether bathe and washhousee were de-
sirable, but whether they nogtt to be estahlished by the
corporation. He thought they ought a't, especially in the
face of a bill then la parliament tur taken/tame, the lends
see.. or Ow •Ihrts. . . . .

Al DESTON wended the amendment, which, on •
dieulo•, was carried by a majority of 16.

CAITLI YARN ET.

Mr. EL L. TAYLOR, a urmeo of the market improvement
committee, brought up a report asking fur authority to
raise the sum of 10,000. to complete toe market, also a
report ?dative to tee ri lamas account tsf the market, for
authority to pay lulls, eke., and for trent ferries the manage
meat of the market to the markets co smittee. The reports
were adopted after contiderahie discussion, during which
Mr. Taylor strongly complathed that, after the tstablish.
meat of the market by the corporation at a charge of 18,0001.
a year interest on tee cott of outlay, the undentanding
which bad been tome to betweno the corporation and Lord
Seymour, the commissioner of works, bed not been acted
up to by the goverone-nt. lied he (4r. Taylor) ever hid
the least idea that the id vial tan would be taken away, he
would have advised the court to have bed nothing to do
with the erection of the cattle mat ket. (Meer, hem.)

EXTRAORDINARY DEATH OF A DRAYMANi—Yes-
terday Mr. Bedford 11.1c1 en inquest at the Westminster
Hospital on James Scurry, &dramas, aged 36. is • in the
service of the Messrs. Bercley and Perkins. It appeared
that as a dray belonging to the above Srm was being
driven along Parliameutiorest, s rue p... r -hy observed
blood trickling does betee,n the barrel., while the
so-
fortunate doomed was lying stretched appareotly *slug
along the top of the casks The driver, a man named
Lovett, was instantly trilled to, and It was found that the
deceased was in an insensible condition, nearly the whole of
the skill being kit bare from. as it was clearly evident,
hie head being coational'y jolted against the barrels aad
a projectiag poetises of the dray. He was coeveyed to the
hospital, when. ha enbeequewty to far recovered as to be,
enabled to harem sergeant 2 A that the 0000ITIOCII was the
result of his own impruchoce in drinking too much, gad
afterwards etas, up on the burgle to sleep. The caw
from the commencement, owing to the constitutional de-
rangement of the nth rer, was lodise, open se of a seriou
oaten, and mutually lock-jaw setting is, earned the do-
mond off is a few hears. The dr.ver of the dray, upon
Wog esamisted, said that be considered the deceased's
ioehriatio• was more the effects of tummies smoking lima
of alcohol. Verdict, " Accideatal Death."