The Express.
London, England, 1850-03-15 00:00:00

COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL.

Yesterday a court was held for the dispatch of
twines..

FCHTIIIIII CITY OP LONDON SCHOOL INDOWSIBNTB DT
YR. DEAVFOT.

Mt. Deputy HALE brought up the report for sealing a
deed of trust respecting the endowment of a fourth scholar-
slip of the value of 501. per annum, by H. B. H. Beauroy,
F.E.S.
Upon the motion of Mr. HALE, a report from the library
oommittee was also read. It stated that they had been
taroured through the medium of Mr. Hobler, with a present
from H. B. 11. Beateey, E.g., of a beautiful cabinet of '
London imams' and tavern tokens, which would prove a
very valuable numismatic record of the currency of the City
of London which preceded the copper coinage of Charles II
They had directed the Towr-clerk to communicate their
special thanks to Mr. Braufoy, which bad been one, but
they deemed the present worthy of particular report to the
wart. (Cheers.)
Mr. IiALS moved, and Mr BLADES seconded, in speeches
warmly ene.misstic of the character end liberality of the
donor, that the reports be 'pried to.
. . .

The motion wa; •arced cj ►midst acclamations; and it
was r.,►olred that application be made to Mr. Ileaufcy, to
allow Lis hint to be taken in marble, for the purpcs‘ of being
fixed is the council chamber.

Tug OKIAT CIUMIAL OAP CONSUMIRS' BILL.

In onswir to a question tram Mr. ANDERSON, a tdamazit
stated that the new gas bill had been read a second time in
the House of Comnross, and was appoint. d to be considered
in committee atter the recess, and that the Reincmbrancer
had received instructions to watch its progress.

THZ OFFICE OP OOMMON eZRJILNT.

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The LOUD MAYOR Bpi/mated Thursday next for the
el etion of a commas serjeant, on which duy no other bust-
, Cu will be trunsucted in the court.

ALDERMAN SIDNRY.II BILL IN PARLIAMENT.

Mr. Deputy HARRISON report of the
' piouee..ings in parhamtnt on Aldtrutan Sidney's motion for
leave to briog to a bill to abolish ,he payment of tkos and
stamp dolts on the admi•sion of freely' n into corporations
of att.es and boroughs in England and Wales. Mr. Deputy
klartism, in intrc during the report, accused Alderman Sid-
sey of having mode in the House of Commons several stem-
mata, which were without foundation.

Alderman SIDNEY usurect the court that he had stated
nothing but facts In the House of Commune, and he was
'nattily utiitied that in proportion to the increase of the
fut.& of the corrreinn the municspal beep was diminished.
Alderman LAWRENCE contended that the whole of the
statements of Alderman SiJney were without foundation.
The public accommodation had been in the highist degree
increatied by the construction of ,ewers and the ethic advan-
tages &raw. d horn the improvement of the City property,
at d :he rating had sustain.d a dimientiou prorstioned to
the Rigthids of the improvements.
Alderman SIDNEY detied that in his speech in the
House or Commons he had maligned the corporation, or that
he had said a word about the taxation of hie follow.citisana.
His object in bringing f:rward the bill was to MIMe an
evil which he considered the court wire perpetuating, which
was a severe injustice upon the poorer class, of Cis fellow-
citossos, and which Ito knew would be successfully oppcsed
out of ,'oars. (Hen- )
Mr. NORRIS said the court hod got into a discussion in-
consist. set with their duties, hut h. could not blip saying
plat Alderman Sidtey'n Chirp: had been a comitlite foilure,
without rendering the 'lightest service in any way to any-
body. (Laughter, and crime of " Hear, hear.")
he report was theu ordered to be entered upon the
minutes of the court.
Adjourned.

LIGHT Dols ASSOCIATION.—At a meeting of this
~Matt n • nsolution ha, been passed expressive of the
gre..t ditappointment of the inembcrs at the announcement
made in the House of Commons by Mr. Labouchere, in
wawa r to Mr. Font. r, that he could not pledge himself to
bring inward dir prom;se I bill for the ret,rm of the light-
hones system during the present soden.