The Express.
London, England, 1859-03-25 00:00:00

ASSESSMENT or PUBLIC BULDIROS.

Yesterday a numerously attended deputation of
the Tmstms and SeCTOIIIritb, of the Public Hospitals of
England and Wake wailed on Mr. Sotheron-Eetrourt, at
the lionse-offlce, in reference to the bill at present before
parliament for doing away with the prescriptive exemption
from poor rates which these institutions have e njoyd ever
firm the establishment of the poor laws. The deputation,
which was attended by about thirty reembete of the House
of Commies, was introduced to the right hoe. gentleman by
M r. Spooner, M.P.
Me. Rvisten, of Birmingham, dm read to Mr. Eetoonrt
the resolutions adop'ed at apublio mestisig had the other
day at the London T ,in which the provisions of the
bill wire °made:mid as impolitic and *OIL
Mr. EATCOURT, in reply, said he agreed with them in
wary respect but one, the heepitsbi, itfirmarier, dispen-
saries, and all curls institutions should not be asked to beer
the burden of the poor rote., in addition to the beneficial
exercise of the income entrusted to them, and which in many
cases tended to keep down the amount of the rates. The
one respect is which he differed from them was the view of
what was due to the ratepayers. The mein ground of
exemption which he had beard urged in favour or these
ituditutione was the length of time it bad existed, and the
prescriptive right to it which they derived from its antiquity.
He was willing to allow the force of all that could be said on
the score of feeling ; but the bill as it stood wee framed in
Lire=agreement with the rep 'et of a edict committee of the
oar Commove, which sat last year under the presidency
of a gentlemen than whom no other was better acquainted
with the question of rating. It was not, however, his wish
that the measure should be brought forward for discussion in
the Howe of Commons until he had head and understood
the opinions of those whom its provisions might affect,
as his only desire was to carry out what was
right, sad what ought to be dose. He should there-
fore pat them in possession of a dame which he
was prepared to introduce into the bill, and ask them
to consider it, and within the next (airtight let him know
their views, as he proposed to posts,' ne the second reading for
that length of time. Stripped of its technical language the
clause would exempt from the rates ell hospitals, infirmaries,
dispensaries , schools, and almshouses, exclusively weed se
au di, whose annual subscriptions constituted one-half the
expenditure of sae! lastitutiens.
Mr. MILLER, M.P., complained that that would not in-
clude almshouses at peseta supported by old bequests and
donations, although the interest arising from them ought
fairly to be considered ass annual subscriptions.
Mr. Srooae a said that if the clause did not include lunatic
whines., an hoepitel is Birmingham would be farad to shut
one of its wards.
The TILEAeI' sea el CII:e11 Hoar:rm. complained that the
silt was a sufpriss.
The deputatien this withdrew.

COUIT OF CONIYON COUNCIL.—A Court of Com-
mon Connell was held yn'erday, at Guildhall, the Lord
Mayor posaiding. On the subject of the death of Mr. Print-
Judge of the Sheriff', Court, bring brought
brwasie Pk. H. L. Taylor moved that it be referred to the
Oilsow end Clerks` Committee, to inquire into the nature,
tuts, =A emoluments of the office of judge of the Sher UV'
= .1:18 sr) to inquire and resort whether any, and what.
wen alvtaahle. The raeolutios was agreed to, r
Ire elm • modes submitted by Mr. Deputy Harrison, re-
guesting the Common Serjesnt to set as judge of ths Shard's
Court until the vacancy should be duly tillod.—The Lord
Mayor I think It tight to inform the court that I haven'
011ie 1 a letter from Mr. Serjeont Payne, the City coroner,
stating that it is net hieintention to !rooms a candidata for
the vacant of6ca.—Mr. Deputy B twee (chairman) brought
up a report from the Improvement Committee on the refer-
MOO to them, by a pterioue court, of a memorial of the Me-
tropolitan Railway Compony, and recommending that the
corporation should take a direct imereat in the undertaking
to the extent of 20,000 share., amounting to 200,0001., sub-
ject absolutely ta the wend conditions and guarantees con-
tained in the. report. The doentutut wee ordered to be
printed and emu atod.—Mr. Coo. M.P., brought up • peti-
tion el the troseursr, oaken, sled corentittro of the Loudon
111111111ssice Inetitstioe, for a donation in aid of the funds
ea *acts of that ineti-ution, and moved that it be referred
to ths Osal, Corn, and Piastres Committee.—Mr. Deputy
Lint stasteled the motion, whirh, after some diecuasion, was
carried. After the transaction or some other business of no
public interest, the board adjourned.
ORPHAN WORKING SCHOOL, HAVERSTOCK-HILL.
—The 101st anniversary festival at the friends of this valua-
ble Institution took place yesterday at the Albion Tavern, un-
der the presidency of the Lord Mayor, who, in proposing the
tuber of the evening—" Proeperity to the Orphan Working
(khool"--inede an energetic appeal to the benevolent feelings
of the company and drew particular attention to the necessity
which exists for increasing the accommodation afforded in
the ladling. It appeued that the institution had gradually
progressed in its operations from the time of its cotortienoe-
meat ; the number of children admitted during the first 17
years—when the reboot was at 'Listen—being 165, end the
number received during a period of Id years, in the present
beadier, teing 669. The total number admitted eines
the foundation of the erbool was stout 1.860, and only sin
lad died in the spore of 12 years. The average cost of each
shad in the last year was little more than 201. At the pre-
mise time thore were 260 children In the building, one-third
at rim were girls and twodhirds boys. There were
'Wilms In the school from 27 Englieh counties ; also from
I gwadang. helead, the West led cc, and the United States of
Ammka• and as regarded the good conduct of th ;so who
lag kit the institution, It was abundantly proved by the
greet, that 90 ad the old echelon were entitled In one year to
Ida annual reward for faithful terries in their several minu-
tiae& The children of the Khoo' being pretreat fa the mar,
dos Lord Mayor celled attention to their healthy looks, and
to the evident proofs allordoi by their demeanour es to CM
Mighty satidectory mannsr in which the establishment le
sondmied. The enleselgtlens aneooneo ia the course le
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