The Express.
London, England, 1857-11-13 00:00:00

COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL.

Yesterday a special court (the first in the new
ty) wss held for the despatch of public budgeWSralLOßD MAYOR. who on sabring the CORK was warmly
tCwissaid—In taking my seat here for thy) first tins Hog.
ihollsist *es, to thank you for the hollow you halo me-
lanrad spat a is placing me in this exalted position. At
ths mom this I beg to aware you that it will be my oaring
dais on all seardosa to uphold the dignity of this court,
and to attend here with the utmost punctuality. (Chosen)
I likowlso hog to assure you that w you may think
tt ascessury M newel ia• to all a ostatteg of the wart, I
alma MI bound to woods to your wishes. I hops that a.
my pair at 'Mos our deliberations will be aped's:Sad=
toot deem width I believe generally °sista in this court,
sad I am emideat that you, with the view of giving ell-
cleacy to cow promodings, will upon all occasions support the
chair; and you may rely upon it that will support and
taaintain, es dor as I' can, the interest., the rights, and the
privilsgts of the ancient corporation of the city of London.
(Loud ehosts.)
CONFLICT latWFIN Ton CROWN AND TIM CORPORASIOX

IUPSCTING THE SITE OF SMITHFIELD ISAMAST.
Mr. H. L. TAYLOR brought up the following repot, and
moved that it bs agreed to :
" We whose names are hereunto ouberribed, of your Mar-
ls* Lm)mzt Committee, who, on the 20th day of Sep-
lumber, wen empowered by your hon. court to confer
with her s government relative to the site of Smith-
Isid-nwitet, do certify that we have sines that period had
111•111111 onmenunications with the Right Hon. Sir Owo
Ooniewell Lewis, Bart., her Majesty's Chancellor of the
Exchenner, 'months subject of the ancient site of Smithfield-
market, with the hope of arranging with her Majesty's
government the appropriation of the ancient site of Smith-
field-market se a metropolitan deed meat market, sad with
, that view have directed the architect to peeper° &mod pleas
appropriating the ancient site of Smithfield as • deed meat
merket. Them plans have (subject to the approval of your
hon. court) been laid before the Chancellor of the Exiguous,
but wmonneldsred by him to occupy MOTS of the ground la
front of Bt. Bertholomer's Hospital than was desirable.
That en the 12th of October last, the chairman of your ow-
mitten accompanied by Mr. Romembrancer, had an Interview
with the Chancellor of the Exchequer upon the subject of the
the ancient site of Smithfield-market, whoa,
Zinfialowlem of
leirab le discussion, it wee suggested that it was &s-
-aleable to apply to parliament to mab4 the mown and the
of London to apply the ancient site of Smith-
-mm rat to such purposes as they should spree upon, end
the Chassidim. of the Exchequer requeeted that a short out-
line of aMB for that purpose should be prepared and mat to
him, for the consideration of her Majesty's government.
That Mr. Remembrancer by direction of your committee,hes
prepared the heeds of a bill for that purpose, a copy of which
was sent to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, mad is now
under his consideration, and a copy to also hereunto enamel
fur the information of your honourable court. That the time
for giving nodose for application to parliemeot will abortlyez-
Ors, and your committee recommend your honourable court
to Empower them to give the necessary parliamentary notices
fora WS to effect the objects sforesaid' in case her Majesty's
govennerat and your honourable oourt should upon
ecositheation deem it adviaable to do so.
"H. Lowman Taylor, John S. Mamtt, It, Obberd,
George Cuthbert, Thome Tricker, Richard Hicks,
Thomas Rowley, George Roes, J. H. Roberts, John
Edmonds, James Smith. Ben. Slovenian, John
Annie, G. Aitclneon, C. E. Fuller.
The heeds of a bill to provide a site for a new metropolitan
meat market :
" Whereto it is desirable that a new metropolitan market
for meat and other articles, except cattle, should be Web-
Ethel in • central position ;
" And whereon it is expedient that the Corporation of
Loudon shouM be empowered to maw land fee that
purpose "
And; wham the ancient site of Smithfield-merket bee
been used for many hundred years as a cattle market, under
the control and management of the Corporation of London,
who claim to be the owners of the site ;
. . .

"And Z.; re; 7h7powtasetthe Metropolitan Market
Act,
1861, Smithfield-market bee ceased to be a market foe
the sals of cattle ;
" And whereas the ancient site of Smithfield-market has,
since the cattle market has been diaventinned, been claimed by
the crown ,•
" And wharves It is desirable, in order to prevent litigation,
to enable the crown and the corporation of London to apply
the ancient site of Smithfield-market to such purposes as
they shall agree upon,
" Be it therefore enacted—
" 1. The Corporation of London empowered to purchase
land by agreement for a new metropolitan mezket far meat
end other articles.
"S. Lands Clause. Act incorporated with the act, except
power to tides land by compulsion.
" 3. finds* Classes Act incorporated with this act.
" 4. The Corporation of London and the Commissioners of
her Majesty's Woods, de., empowered, with the commit of
the Lads of the TIINSUIT, to appropriate all or any part of
the socient sdhe of Smithfield-market for a I.evr metropolitan
market for meat and other articles, except cattle, or for such
other purposes as they shall agree upon.
" 6. Saving rights of the orogen.
"d. Saving tights of the City of London."
It was urged by several members of the Council that the
Committee had exceeded their powers in conferring with the
Government without Bret consulting that court. Ultimately
the modem for the adoption of the report was agreed to and
the mast adjourned.

ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS.—The following
lassibun tithe soilage having been elected Fellows at pre-
vious resUngs of the council, wen admitted as such on the
Ilth instant :—Meens. Gilbert Wared.,l3plxh, Noethumber.
ird, diploma of membership, dated A James 25, 1828;
Maw, Ron. East Indio Company's „ .ce, Madras, J une 16,
1832; Robert Craven, Southport, December 12, 1834, and
labs Broadhurst, Lancaster, May 30 1842. The following
members of the college having undergone the neeswary
esseeinations, were admitted licentiates In midwifery at a
lent* of the board on the 11th instant :—Meners Thomas
Merengue Worths, Coloshill, Warwickshine; Allied Carter,
St Ann'. Bay, Jamaica; John Laurier de la Garde,
Rester ; John Lowe, Lynn Regis, Norfolk; Edward Beavan
TM* Renard ; Francis Edward Csrry,Guenuiey ; William
Gadd, Denton, near Manchester; George William Davison,
Tynsearah ; David King, Ayr, N. 8.; John George Braden,
Oeranerdal-road East ;and and Alfred Keene, Guild.
feed. Barry.
WINDING-op OF JOINT STOCK COMPANIF.S.—ST.
MINIS CONSOLS MINING COx,ANT.—Yeeterday Marrs.
Gelaworthy, solicitors to the winding-up of this
Madlthat a call of 10s. per share would be requiredto
etstawibtg Meths, and a eall to that amount has
bean M140.---CONNIZCIAL AND ()SNELL 1•111
AaaoaANtn COMPANT.—A call of fa. per share is in rune
of peryinsth by the contributories to defray the liabilities.—
WARM= AND WOICIATIS RAILWAT.—A gamed cow
Geodes of the abbe of thin company is proposed to be
ranted cat, whereby a run 0116,0001., originally paid by way
al dageek, w® to rimed, and distributed among the share-
Wire.
evicrDs.--Last evening Mr. Bedford, the coroner,
WI as bequest at No. 7, Haesford•etreet, Park-lane, on the
=el Mr. Edward Weather. The jury returned the fel-
read :—"Thrthe daessorl destroyed lie Me by
NNW Is a Me of losporavy israis7."