The Express.
London, England, 1858-09-17 00:00:00

COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL.

Yesterday the first court since the vacation we
had for the despatch of public business.
TWI VISIT OP TEE unto 011 SARDINIA TO THIS COUNTRY.

Mr. H. L. Taviom—l think your lordship for the oprget:
Witty yon have afforded is. of making known to the court'
what I believe they will consider a very rati-
fying dreamiest.. I have recently received a
letter, through Count Louis Carte, Secretary of
Legation, from the Minister of the Household of his Majesty
the King of Sardinia, and as that letter, although personally
gratifying to myself, has at the manse lima reference to the
entertainment that was given by this Corporation to that
illustrious personage, I an, quite sure that anything in con-
nexion with that annicious visit of his Msjesty to this
country, end the entertainment given him by this Corpora-
tion, end the entitualam with which he was received by the
citizen. of London, will be treated by this court with all
proper romped. (Rear, hear.) This court thought proper to
perpetuate that event the striking of a medal, a copy of
which was seal to the King as well as to some of his minis-
ten, snd I may say that his Majesty is also anxious to per-
petuate the event by a similar act. Under these circum-
stance', I am quite sure that the court will like to have the
letter reed, and my desire is, and that of the court I appre-
hend will be, to enter it upon its journal.. (Cheers.)
The following is a copy of the letter:
Turin,
" Cabled particulier de SiBa fibbed. 7 Aoat, 1868.
" Monsieur,—Dena lea premises jean de numb je recta,
par l'entremise du Minietre des Affair.* Etrangerea, votes
rapport ear la reception elite k l'BOtel-de-Ville par la niuni-
cipaliti de Loodree a noire auguste souversin lore de as
wits 1 ea Rejig' la tree-gracious. Reins des lees Braes-
Biqa's. Is ma anis fait on devote de mute cot interment
travail sous Ise yeas du Rol, convenen de lei fairs chase
traesgriable, sachant combien II s'entretient area neigh de
tout os qui a trait ice voyage. En effet, S. Msjeste rappels
avec au sentiment de vivo satisfactionl'aocueil awe cordial
we brillaet qu'tl recut it Guildhall, et comma lee nine ste •
wags de cored-Wooten de cette fete, donne pour 4114
DO pouvaient rimer inobeerves, elle 'walla quo le President
dice smite neat sat awe an souvenir de cotta soleaniti, et
an ternoignage della reeonnemeace, et daigna m'ordonnor de
Lire executer et de vow tranamettre de sa part, Monsieur,
Is midelle ci-joiste, qui ports Wan take son atavism eine*:
et de Fenn one inscription indignant Fhouremecirooaatanoe
qui en fait le sojet.
' "Je sots chartai, Monsieur, we le Roi m'ait fait nom-
men de me charger de tests agnable tithe. En swamps-
, want S. Majesty dans Di visite ea Angleterre je me NM
trouve a mime d'appritier tont as qu'il 7 wait de noble dim
Facetted du people Angles, tout ce qu'tl y avelt d'exquie et
de courtois dens la reception de la cite de Landes, et east
avec an end heehaw que j'obiis aux enrol gracieux de 8a
Maisel& et Tie je me peewee d'sjonter l'expreaston do mss
souvenirs et de me sentiments de consideration la plus die-
thiguee.
"Le Minere de la Mabon an Roll °lf mai.
" X. Henry Lowman Taylor, Lendree'
The Diem Tower CLIRI reed the following translation
of the letter;
" Turin, August 7, 1868.
"Privy Chamber of his Majesty,
" Sir,—ln the early part of this year I received, through
the Minister for Foreign Afters, your report on the reception
given at Guildhall by the (Wporattoa of London to our
garnet sovereign, when cm hie visit to her meet gracious
Majesty the Queen of Great Britain. I made it my duty to
place this interesting document before the King, as I was
convinced thatit would be very gratifying White, knowing well
' with what pismire ne refers to all that relates to his voyage.
Indeed, his Majesty recalled with a feeling of lively ash.
faction the 'Wow., as cordial as It was brilliant., which
he received at Guildhall; and as the assiduous atten-
tions of the managing committee of this fete,
given on his account, could not peas unnoticed,
he has desired that the chairman of the committee should '
also receive a remembrance of that solemnity, and a tati-
mony of his great satisfaction. Re his been pleased to order
to to have struck end transmitted to yon, on his pert, sir,
the accompanying medal, which been en ow side his august
likeness, and on the other an inestiptkm recording the happy
event which ich forms its subject. (Rear, hear.)
" I am &Urns& sir, that the King bee done me the
honour of entimiliaigE with this duty. In as
compaying his in hie visit I we en-
erste
shied le sprain web seisms plena people of
mid theibilests and mama@ by YID City
of end it is wish ran piston I Way the
gracious orders of his Melody, and that I take the liberty to
add the explosion of my own restembnnow and of the
feelings of my most dlatingsielted manderation. (Cheers.)
" The lilirlater el the Eitel!
s.outeheid, NIODA.
" Mr. Hoary Leeman Taller,
Mr. R. L. TATLOS—L mots that the original Weer Gad
the translation be entered es thejoarnals al east
Mr. Dedier-Shetiff Pawn moonded the motion; which
was carried unanimously.
The modal is la gel& It been en the obverse the bead of
the King of Bertha* end on the reverse the following b-
est
" Vittorio Emanuele 11., Re di Seders', i Mr. Henry
Leeman Taylor. Souvenir de la reception i Guildhall, le
4 afire, 1866."
(Victor Emanuel 11., King of Sardis* to M. Hoary
Lowman Taylor. A rementheanoe of the merlon at Guild-
hall, the 4th December, 1866.)

Site Mamma/yr Or 1111 TOWN CLINE.
WSLLINoToe Ver.i.eXCia, chairmen at the M-
au sad Oar& Committee, brosghs up a report from that
body upon the embject of the emest of the Towa
and recominendlng as allowance to that isallosaa al 1,4001.
per satin.
Dewy CONWIT wished to know whether it was a
don from the Towa cloth that the large passion of Mrs
year should be granted him upon hie retirement.
Mr. R. VlELLucoux VALI-macs—l ma have so boils.
dm in anewering that gqaesdet frankly at once. I meadows'
that the committee with the Town Clerk upsa Ws
subject of what should be reuniassilml to the curt, mad
we heard what ha had to may open the Woad. In the
abresce of the Town Clerk, the einsmidee mouldered the
amount they valid reaommend. Mtn they had mimed at
their remolutka, the Town Clerk wee bloomed of alleeiroolM
I eau* and he amend hie matelial asses a the comaidara-
dos shown him by the ocromittes.
Mr. li. L. Tou.oa said he meld WOW be *Ott say
to the very handsome manner In Umiak theTowt Clark had
dealt with the whole subeot. That settionia had him•
:eallczt=atbe hands of the rumbas, sad therefore Um
1,400 L a year as • redraw webs was the
sole act of the ocamontee, sad did sot eseaste from my
suggestion os the part of the Town Clerk. The tun had
hitherto tweet too liberally in Irwin undue to kel
and the time had arrived when thle spews weassttet:
a stop to. (Roar, hoer.) Re was disposal to ha
banes he ea~sad that the Town Oat of Lowtleat two
roan of high hander sad repute. • ram whom sass had
been commemed with • diatiagidshed cerporadon for a groat
many you. TM cceporatics, theratoto, having had the
baulk of hie .anion awl the praMige of hie same for •
leagtloset pslkd myths to be Mosel bat sot
her. Taylor essakdad movies as anasmadlatwati,"Aft v:C
the retiring puska of the Town,Clarktte I,oolli. par ampan."
Mr. uncut( said he should weed the anindmind, told
because he thought the sum proposed we do right ow% bwl
because he was quits sure that the court, looking at W the
dramas:rose, would hardly concur with lima if he
• mailer amount. Re sae of opinion that an °Moonlit
court, who for years received em large • salary aa nearly
2,0001. a year, ought Rot to have a retiring pandas at all.
Mt. Low said he should vote against the amendment, bee

anus he thought LOOM wu not magician. Thinking. how.
ever, that 1,4001. was too mu* he should herufter
that the retiring 11110WInCe of the Town Clerk be 11,M.:
yam.
Mt. BLAIR aid he should vote stoat the &madman.
&oe Deputy wiz w quite ewe court would amide.
that 1,0001. a year se a pension for fifteen years' services wee
quite mailkdatt.
Mr. BurucAL thought the proposal of 1,0001. a year a very
liberal one. _ _ _

Mr. T. H. Fay and Mr. BIISLIT aspreased themreives
,favour of this amendment, the former gentleman saying b.
thought 1,0001. a yew a very handsome pension, and one for
which the Town Clerk ought to be very grateful.
Deputy HARRISON—If you pay an ample salary to
officer you ought not to be called upon to pay Igen a Urge
retiring pension. (Hear, hear.) lam opposed to the recom-
mendation of 1,4001., which is absmdly and monstrously large.
1,0001. a year I believe a great deal too much. (Hear, hear)
The amendment warn put sad corded by an overwhelming
mniceity.—The court then adpurned.

THE ISLE OF WIGHT AND SOUTHAMPTON
PILOTS.
Mr. Clifford, the member for the Isle of Wight,
brought forward the more of the Isle of Wight pilots in the
House of Commons last session, and complained that many
of them were starving, and that the Southampton pilots had
unfair advantages over them. Formerly there wee no die-
unction u to duties and privilege* between the Southampton
end Isle of Wight pilots. They all took charge of ships to
end from the sea and Southampton. Cowes, or Portsmouth,
for which they were paid alike. When Southampton was
made • packet port it was found to alter
this arrangement. The large mail packets to be
taken up Southampton Water at all hours of the
night, at all times of tide, and in all kinds of
weedier. This the Isle of Wight pilots could not
undertake to do, not being sufficiently acquainted with Smith-
, ampton Water and great delay consequently took plebe in
landing the foreign mails. The Southampton pilots were
therefore separated from the Isle of Wight ones. The latter
now take ships to and from the sea and Cows or Portsmouth,
but not from Southampton, and a homeward bound South-
, ampton ship only so far as Leap Buoy, in the Solent. There
the Southampton pilots get on board, and supersede the
others. The sea boundary of all the pilots is three miles
beyond the Needles. The pay of the Isle of Wight pilots is
6s. for each foot of water a ship draws, provided her draught
be under 17 feet, tie. a foot if her draught he between 17 and
20 feet, and 7e. a foot if above 20 feet. The pay of the
Southampton pilots is, for taking a ship from Leap to
Southampton, 2e. • foot if the draught be under 17
feet, 3e. a foot if between 17 and 20 feet, and
ea. a foot if above 20 feet. For outward bound
ships their pay is Se. a foot if the draught be under 17 feet,
7soa foot if between 17 and 20 feet, and '94. • foot if above
20 feet. If • pilot take charge of • ship beyond the Na
boundary he gets extra pay, called distance money. The
chief Income of the Southampton pilots is derived from the
outward bound trail packets, which am deeply laden with
soil, and whose draught of water is consequently great,
The homeward packets are light of draught, because their
coal is almost consumed as they approach Southampton.
laThe pilots pa 41. each for a license, 21. each a year to
have it renewed, aid 2} par oent, on their earnings for a
superannuation fund. Bach mail packet company keeps its
own pilots, and the chance custom is struggled for. Many
of the Southampton pilots, who do not work for the maft
packet companies, are badly off. Two or three pilots
generally work together, and keep aamall sailing vessel, worth
three or four hundred pounds, to live in while they are on the
look out for homeward ships ; and a man and bey to take
cue of her when the pilot boards • gip, and to take him on
booed again when be leaves a ship at the sea boundary. Mr.
Clifford stated to the Homo of Commons that while Cu Isla
of Wight pilots are not allowed to take ship. to Southampton,
the pilots of the latter port can take a ship to Cowes Or
Portsmouth. This is an error, for none but Isle of Wight
pilots can take a ship to the last named porta. Thee pilots
are certainly not allowed to take ships to &mthampton,
because they are not so competent to do so as the pilots of
that port are. The grievance of the Isle of Wight pilots
really is that while they are obliged to give up homeward
bound Southampton ship at Leap, Southampton pilot, are
sot compelled to give up outward bound chips at that place ;
but the reasons are that the last named pilota are quite com-
petent to take ships through the Needles tothe sea boundary;
aid there would be unnecessary delay, therefore, in stopping
So change pilots.
The Southampton pilots are 24 in number. They us
ensued into three classes, spooring to their experience and
degrees of skill ; those in tt clue bring privileged to
take charge of the largest ships, the second clam of smaller
ones, and the third class of the 'moldiest vessels. There are •
great many more Isle of Wight pilots than Southampton
ones. The former ars called sea pilots, because they Icing
in Southampton ships from the sea and do not take them up
the river. They call their Southampton brethren mud pilota,
in derision, because of the mud In Southampton Water.
Three pilots have been drowned lately, two outside the
Needles' and one in Lymington river. Sometimes a South-
ampton pilot has been tetra on to Lisbon when the weather
has been very bad. Last year the man who piloted out the
United States frigate Plymouth from Southampton Water
was taken into the Atlantic. A fierce storm arose outside the
Needles which lasted throughout the British Channel and
into theme Bay of Biscay ; and the pilot would
have been takes on to the United Staten If an Bast India
liner bound for London had not beet met with.

The Ifiereni mOdeeCyvlTiclittell7rereM; on shipping are
levied are curious. Thus .hips bound for Southampton pay
so =eh per ton burden for lighthouses, ro much per mast
for the booms of Southampton Water which mark out the
deep channel, and so much for every foot of water the sh 4
draw, for pilotage. The latter mode I. not an unreasonabEe
one when It is considered that a long and heavily 'ldea mid
ateerner drawing upwards of 20 feet of water going down the
stroked channel of Southampton IVver, which is a tidal owq
with a shelving bottom, is very difficult to guide, and that it
nitride part of the stream for each a ship is not halt to wide
as It would be for a ship drawing a foot or two lea water. In
dark nights pilota steer by compass after they get inside the
Needles, the lighthouse at Hurst Castle forming a stem light,
until the Cshbot —or the Spit" light, uit is sometimes called
—becomes visible. Often snail packets are steered by complies
up Southampton Water, the Calshot light funning a gown
Hatt until the town lights are teen. At the entrant* of the
Solent there are two lights, one at Hurst Carle and the
other near the Needles. The latter is ocossionelly cloud-
°moped, and iavi.ibht ; but the former is generally made out,
and guides the steamers through the narrow western entrance
of the Solent. A lighthouse on the outer Needles rock is
nearly co4eted, which will greatly improve the navigation
in that n • boyhood.
Althous the bringing of a large mail packet up South-
ampton Water at night, at low water, is a difficult matter,
the shill and nerve of the pilot are oftentimes most tried is
taking out an outward-bound packet in the daytime. AU
the Southampton mail packets leave at about 3 o'clock in the
afternoon, immediately after the mall is put on board. This
prompt departure is observed in accordance with the moil
contract, and also to get through the Needles before dark.
If the tide be ebbing, the bow of the packet ports up the
river, end she has to be turned round to go to see ; bat to do
this with a huge ship of greet draught, and nearly 400 feet
Img, by steaming, moires enormous sea room, since a ship
will not answer her helm unless she is going at considerable
vied, and a large reseal cannot turn abort round. Some-
times she is turned by a tug steamer dragging her stern
round ; at other times, when the tried is favourable her jib
sheet motets in getting her hrd to sea, but jou, reape, ae
she gem athwart the stream, in the ad of turning round, the
rash dike ebbing tide will catch her stern, and drive it down
the rimr as fasts. the jib is driving her bow down; sad the
Velimesleamar is them Wm a skittish and oarsoolfatirbr. es,
on, she rune down the stream, driven the vial
sad tide. The pilot every minute alternately bre
ahead and backs her by steam, so as to gst gaol
way es her to make her MM. her Ist" sal
at the sans alms
t. to maned her bow If almm
from ber Ihs pai no •lestansa are
away attom:A aaa sidle skip, the triad le ferelas therille=
at the ether sd, and tbe migimare berbre, *mar
Fieralei the tmekee. At
me the peddho•bra trinmplie ;bilk flge=bria
thip peetbmilp tuna vend red smaresd, awl
them pate an maim dem asil dm Alp pee eels bar
See bate
Mel the Sees temper aid be arise eutv,M
obairkeinsre bat phiter liteme,' jme as • men gime tbe
bens be bee Net amtpiaid is extra out with tbs
whip to giddies Is speed and nubs up fir lost time.

'rlle STOORTOR AND DARLINGTON RAILWAY AND
In Co•uaemus.—A ilipale of ousidereblo interest to
tinedreelsoll Sal SIR be. this week been the staked
et astiltada• M • Mr. George L. 11021111, of Yak,
• • nof the North Eastern Railwey, being the
,4.. . . Belly in 1866, the Stockton sad Darlington
kvited leaden for constructing a branch of
idles from their Bbildon tuencl, sad Moos.
sad Jackson's offer (16,0000 was accepted. In
piereee of the works several departures from the upa
. woe node at the company's instance, and afar
lose Waal (payments on account" ha
Slim• to time made), Messrs. Trowwisle sad
B=the contract and claimed 18,8001. over
001. The company maintained that the
Rader WWI Wading, and that only the new work would be
Et-teithimat. The contraotore, on the other
11*bn that the vat-Latinos had been so manMdi
the' he Mir Ober to vitiate that isetrument. It we.
meta% Aped, however, that all en in dispds
lihunid liatheilleed to Mr. Leeman. That gentleman obe-
medlag#7 Mod arguments and evidence for Means. Trove-
dale sad Jacbm• during them drys, on the prelitahoz7
whither the °Detract remained la force; Mr.
=tot
QL 014117 appearing u coolest for those petlessen, end Mr.
111, C. mod Mr. Price, for the company. Without
=Upon the letter for a reply, Mr. Leeman paid be or
it thee AU mbiadtag coigne mimed between the
p=20,11:11• wit regard to earthwork and bridge,. The
at snob Mierommok when once vetoed file
coal bet be ewer-Med ; end, speaking after 14 years' a-
pse:Um. he held it to be aa much the interest of contractor
se of eallway companies that they should not be lightly ••
;=,From beginning to end them rem no remoostrence,
it
idzr ' letter or verbally, es to alterations In the earthwork
:l The contractors bad been paid monthly.
end • *Nees they could not now set up theme
as vitiating the contract. The consideration 01
Ow atgatteb, for the purpose of ascertaining the Rine, W.
ettird it • month.—MeweAesfer Guardida.
commimioners to inquire into the camp
against the Raw. R. T. Were, curate of Boyne-bill, will mot
at Maldenhead on the 24th inst., at 10 cur., and not on the
23rd, as originally stated.

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to 1,290 i.
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