The Express.
London, England, 1868-12-11 00:00:00

BT. THOILaII DAT.

On the motion of Yr. Deputy OBBARD, seconded by Sir
JAMES Duza, it was agreed "that the sum of 6001. be
given by this court in aid of the fund arising from the
gift' of persons on their admission to the freedom of this
city, annually distributed on St. Thomas's Day to poor
widows of freemen, and that it be referred to the Com-
mittee for General Purposes to give directions for the
appropriation of the same, agreeably to the former orders
of this court.

Mr. Deputy DE JII3BEY moved the following resolution
in reference to Mr. Deputy Obbard, the " father " of the
court, who is about to retire from public life after having
been a member of the Common Council for upwards of
40 years :—" That this court is desirous of expressing its
regret at the retirement of Mr. Deputy Obbard, and its
deep 80114) of the manner in which he has discharged the
VallOUI important duties that have devolved upon him
during the many years be has been a member of this
court, whereby he has obtained the esteem and regard of
all its member.',
_ . _

The itetl;llWas seconded by Mr. Deputy Jox and
unanimously agreed to, and it was referred to the City
Lunde Committee to consider tho manner in which it
should be carried out, and to carry it out accordingly.

TIM HOLBORN VALI= VIADUCT.

The Towx CLERK read a petition from the ward com-
mittee of Farringdon Without praying that the court
would urge the completion of the Holborn Valley
Improvement without further delay, and that proper. pro-
vision might be made for the temporary &mom e.bou of
foot passengers.
Mr. Deputy Pay, chairmen of the Improvements Com-
mittee, pointed out that of the 13 persons who signed the
petition, four lived in Fleet-street, three were members of
the Common Council, and three had bees amply compen-
sated. Could any body imagine that works of so great
magnitude could becarried on in the centre of the City of
London without causing inconvenienos and even danger P
Ho ventured to state that no complaint bad been made to
the committee with regard to what had been done to
further the traffic; and the works had been conducted so
far with very few, if any, saddest'. Aa to delay, if there
had been any, it had been awned by the enormous claims
made by persons in the ward for compensation, which had
nearly driven the committee to their wits' end. He
would give a few rumples, and begin with one of the
petitioners. The gentleman be referred to sent in a claim
for 16,9634. It wee submitted to •
pus ury, and
they a verdict for 6,3701. Another of
the petitioners claimed 6,1331., and the fury awarded
3,3161. A third petitioner made a claim for 46191., which
wee referred to a wasigidx" and hie theism awarded
3461. (" Oh, oh Tbsi were three ethos tried so re-
me* as Wednesday in the Lord Mayor's Court. In one
ease Se sommitlse mods ea effierof 2601. end the natures,
whisk were Irma about SAL It went before • jury, and
they awarded L Id. In nother case the claim
was fee 1,44111.M1 TheyMa were again obliged to go before a
jury, and the sweat awarded was 3iol. Iu the nest
awe the dim was for 1,10014 and the verdict
was kw M. Them were specimens of the claims sent
in to the eammlllso. It would be easy to get through
the week V Me ocamittes gave any ameent that was
oohed, but Ail not do so, and empoodsd both time
and lambi. in the accomin He would give
two womple. was a_ repoeV comiating
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filifldL Magni gab/ fade partiodist vain, he alight
&there wore many- et-these deism doe hams dated in
and 11)16,whon k was ad anlY &did that these
Afield be minted, bet when any were in the
loomed POOOMden. Time were *Meta Seem and
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Tonn.—ittitioneras presented, on the 9th inst., is
the name of .J. N. Ciladstone, the defeated Wiens,
amdiail, a/*itMigmilt Mt. Anse 1awthar,..4420
oeseamativeaumber. Tlia grounds alleged were
treatingind undue ineaseste. This was immediately rot-
Icnted a cognise petition on the part of the tones
against . Brown-Wellhead.
8112EWB3LTIIT.—A petition will be presented forthwith,
upon usual grounds, against the return of Mr. Mains,
the conservative member. The return of Yr. Clement,
the liberal member, is not disputed.

Yesterday was the last day for lodging petitions
at the Rule-alias of the Common Pleas. The period
granted by the act is 20 days from the return of the writ
to the Clerk of the Crown, and for the recant dediaes
in oounties there is still some thee longer for pod.
tines to be filed. Mr. Edwin C. Cooke, of the Rule-oft%
has teen appointed clerk to the Master acting under the
Parliamentary Elections Act, and that gentleman has had
onerous and arduous duties to discharge. From $OO to
1,04,0 persons daily Dave vidted the office connected with
election matters. Among the petitions filed ia one against
the liberal members for the City of London. When the
list is complete for counties and boroughs, the judges
will appoint days forbearing the same in each
_particular
place. Within three days of filing a petition 1,0001 must
be it posited for cods, or seem ity given.

THE Vi'Earmtwerzit PLAT.—Last night the re-
llama! of Ilor ode—the Westminster play for this year—
took place in the dormitory of St. retied College, West-
minster. The first public performance will take place on
Tuesday next.

THE UNIVERSITY OF LONDON.—The Mtiversity
of London, betides being directly represented in the
upper house by its chancellor, Earl Granville, and in the
lower by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, is indirertly
represented by no less than twelve of its graduates. Of
these Mr. M. E. Grant Duff, member for Elgin burghs ;
Mr. J. Stansfeld, for Halifax; Mr. E. A. Leatham, for
Huddersfield ; Mr. M. W. P. O'Reilly. for Longford ;
and Mr. H. S. P. Winterbotham, for Stroud, eat for
the someplace, in the lest parliament. The new members
are Mr. E. Jewel, Q.C., for Dover; Mr. Serjeant Simon,
for Dewsbury; Mr. W. Fowler, for Cambridge ; Mr. R.
N. Fowler, for Falmouth ; Mr. E. Bowrmg, for
Exeter ; Mr. Henry Matthews, Q.C., for Dun-
garvaa ; and Mr. O'Coanor, for Sligo county.
Mr. Julian Goldemid, who was deprived of his seat
for Honiton by the Reform Bill of 1867, made a
gallant but unsuocesetul attempt in Mid-Surrey. Consi-
dering that the University of London numbers among its
graduates few men possessed of aristocratic influence, oe
other means of advancement than their own talents, the
number of eminent men to be found in its ranks, both in
parliament and in the learned professions, indicates un-
mistakably the power bestowed by that broad and yet
thorough system of educabon of which it is the foremost
advocate.

MB. OLADirroNE AND ms Cossni
meeting held on Wednesday night it was determend
to elect the right hon. gentleman free of expense to hisesit,
as on the last occasion, no appreheneion *misting that the
expenses will be more than nominal, as these is est the
slightest fear of any opposition to his re-absetiestltts
tory party. The Paisley branch of the National ao
League has sent an address to the committee congratu-
lating the electors of Greenwich on having performed a
national service in electing Mr. Gladstone.
CENTENARY OF THE ROYAL ACADEMY.—Litat
night the end of what is professionally termed "a silver
medal year" of the Royal Academy was celebrated in the
usual manner by the award of prireeto the students by Sir
Francis Grant, I'.R.A., in the lecture-hall of the Academy.
Trafalgar-square. The proceedings were clothed with
more than ordinary interest from the fact that the
Academy has just reached its hundredth year, and in con-
sequence of this being the last year of its location in Tra-
falgar-square, a migration to the new and—it is hoped—
" more commodious premises" in Piccadilly being ile.ided
en as soon as those premises are rendered tenantable.
Nearly all the Forty were present, besides a full
complement of male and female students, with a few
of their friends. Last year the most attractive competition
was for the historical (gold) medal ; on this occasion
it was the competition for the travelling studentship that
cleated the greatest amount of interest—" The Last Song
of the Girondists," by Mr. C. Calthiop ; a domestic pic-
ture described by the text, "The Lord giveth and the
Lord bath taken away, blessed be the name of the Lord,"
by Mr. Fl ank Roll (son of the eminent engraver) ; and
" Orestes pursued by the Furies," by Mr. C. Mt. These
three gentlemen are gold medal students—Mr. Rolt as far
back us 18.53 (when he took the medal with the picture
he last night exhibited), Mr. 801 l in 1863, and
.Mr.
throp two years later. Mr. Roll received the prize at the
hands of Sir Francis Grant, who complimented him on his
success in a few graceful and encouraging remarks. The
premium of 10/. for the beat drawing from the antique
done during 1847 was awarded to Mr Philip Westlake;
the medal for copying, to Miss Kate Oldham: the medal
for the best painting from the life, to Mr. Arthur Stocks
(son of the eminent engraver) ; and the medal for the
best drawing from the life, to Mr. E. T. Haynes. The
travelling studentship for the best architectural design of
a museum for natural history was obtained by Mr. E.
Marshall. The following were likewise awarded prizes :
For perspective and sciography, Mr. E. Block ; drawing
from the antique, Mr. W. Bntten; antique model, Mr.
T. Brock ; life model, Mr. J. Carter; anda restoration of a
portion of the Parthenon frieze. Mr. T. Brock.
THE NEW BISHOP OF 31.1UltITIFS.—The Rev.
T. 0. Hatehard, M.A., whose appointment to the
Bishopric of Mauritius by the Duke of ltuckin the
outgoing Colonial Secretary, was noticed 3,, is the
gentleman about whom the following remarks from the
SinTey and Ilants Alas, were made by " A Pariehirner of
St. Nicholas:"—" Your readers will perhaps remember that
Mr. Onslow, at the declaration of the poll of the borough
election, remarked, with just pride, that he had been
returned despite all the tory influence used against him,
and he further proceeded to illustrate the unscrupulous
nature of that influence by mentioning that
the protestant pulpits in Guildford had been turned
into political platforms, and national songs instituted foe
the song, of devotion. That such unscrupulous and irre-
verent agencies should have been employed by church of
England minister seems at first almost inweihNe, but of
the perfect truth of Mr. Onslow's statements there maw*
be the slightest doubt, as two political sermons IMO
preached at fit. Nicholas's Church, Guildford, on finadAy,
the 16th November, the day prior to the nomination. The
sermon in the morning wsa delivered by the Her. 8. J.
Hawke* curate of St. Nicholas, and that in the "1
by the Rey. T. G. Hatalard,
_rector and eel eleen..llll
both the services a song miMed Our dear old Church of
Ragland' was sung, to the. human astonishment of a
=gSt.c.f the corwriabon, some of whom SWUM
by tiering op the printed slip which
insulted • ceehip."
POSTAL CONTRITION wmi THE UNrTIED STATES.
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