The Express.
London, England, 1857-12-11 00:00:00

COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL

SuH. HAvr.Loca.—Alderman Hale proposed that
fha fresicen of the City and a minable sword be prevented to
filr H. liavideck, for Ws heroin eatthset in India , but on its
being seggemei that it wee the opinion of many members of
des newt dist the motion was submitted too early, Alderman
Bale onmentnd to postpone it till the beghmhig of the year.
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ST. Pant's CHERCITAID.—A repeat IMM7sloptei from
the Improvement Committee reconeseding that a portion
al the vacant apace at the south-lost earner of St. Pears- .
chsuchyard should be let for banding purposes, and another
portion bare mood sow mot to inteshre with a full view of
the osthednil.
Pottce Conn ;prep.—lt wee resolved unanimously— •
" That the police committee do report to the next court when
the superintendent, surgeon, and clerk of the Polke Force
were appointed, what their respective salaries were at the
date of their appointment, and whether the commit tee have
augmented these salaries, cr any of them, without reporting
thereon to this rout ; if so, when, and to what extent."
BETHLEHEM HOSPITAL.—A petition •Se presented from
the board of guardians relative to this hosMtal, end it was
reeolved—" That it be referred to the City Lewis Committee
to inquire slid report whether this corporation has any juris-
diction in respect to the government end appropriation of the
fonds of Bethlehem Hospital."
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To. COALWInI7PrIin Or Ton POZT OP LONDOL—A
ere-
poet
_ wee up on this subject from the committee that
bad been el to consider it. The report stated that
the mei '-cifike had declined • conference on the
=bet bed aired any information that might be
. Mr. Antos, M.P., had undertakes to peruse end
give the committee hie opinion on the various amse cf parlia-
ment bearing on the subject. A bill ter establishing anodic*
for the benefit of caelwhippen had been brought into the
Has of Lot* by Lord Rove, but wee not read • second
time ; another bill wee brought in by Lord Rowe for pre-
venting the angsgentent of coelwhippere at public-bousee,
sad Providing registered Mikes for that purpose, but the bill
had not been proceekd with, and the calamine* advised the
mart to lake as ulnae in the matter at present.—The report
wee unsedmeeely agreed to.
; VIM I DISABILITIIP.—MT Anderkini gave the follow-
leg wake of motion :—" That this court had beard with
semi piessuss that the Right Hoe. Lord John Russell, one
of the members for this City, has in the Rouse of Commons
mewed his notioe to mom . That the house do resolve itself

into a Kicamittee to consider the oaths of allegiaboe,"
and abjuration, and also to consider the dia-
iaEil dem ing her Majesty's Jewish subjects.' Tbat re-
=in the said notion a proposal for wending the
civil and religious liberty to a large and influential
and most loyal body of her Majesty's subjects, petitions be
presented by this court to both houses of parliament, preying
that they will be pleased no longer to withhold the passing
of • law for the removal of all disabilities affecting perenne of
the Jewish religion, and thereby enable the Baron Lionel
Rothschild, who hen been eve times returned to parliament
as one of the repmentativea of this City, to take his mat in
the Rouse of Commons."

Tun CITE POLICE Fonce.—Aldermen Cake, chairmen
Gillet pollee committee,.brongbt up • report recommenu
Mat thenambor of police constables shoot' be increee.d
from 687 to 687 for the mining year.—The report woe unani-
mously agreed to.

TN;Circ RAGGED SCHOOL/.—Mr. Abrahams presented
a petition trot• the warmers and committee of the City
of London Ragged Schools, Long-alley, Bishopagate, for pe-
cuniary assists/stn.—The petition was referred to the Coal,
Corn, and Flamm Committee.

THE OXFORD MIDDLE-CLASS ELIMINATIONS.

NRITING AT LANDS.

A poblie meeting was held, on Wednesday, at
Leeds, for the following objects .—" lee To consider what
step. Mould be taken to oo.operate with the University of
Oxford, in carrying out its scheme of ' Pupils' Examinetion.,
2nd. To ascertain what number of pupils ram be eupecred to
cocoa forward for examination in the West Riding of York-
shire, from towns and districts, for the examination of the
ensuing year (1858). 3rd. To endeavour to induce the
University of Oxford to hold a local examination for the West
Riding, at Leeds, as its centre."
The Rev. Atrium Bain, M.A., had master of the
Leeds Free Clnumear School, predate ; and amongst the
clergymen and gentlemen presets were Thome. I). Acland,
M.A., delegate from the Oxford University ; the Rev. Dr.
Rook. vicar of Leads ; Rev. W. Omeh (heed master of the
Free Onnomar School, Mainland) ; the Rev. R. Phillips
(Chri.tcburcb, Leeds); the Rev. A. F. A. Woodford (Sail-
limns) ; W. B. Denison, Esq., P. O'Callaghan, Esq.,
J. 11. Shim, Eel.. and J. 0. Marshall, Esq.
After a resolution had been carried appointing a committee
to confer with the Oxford delegacy on the nil+ et of a local
examination, and that all master* of Yorkehire aehoola be
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:equated to communicate to them, before the let of Pe-
i *nary, the probable number of candidates in their teepee-
! tire schools for the examination of the ensuing year (18.58),
Mr. ACIAND, in reply to questions, mid that vied vent es-
uninatione were the most valuable, and explained some
points in the mode of examination proposed. He called
attention to the mode of eismination adopted in some de-
partments. In chemistry and botany, for instanee_ , the
pupils would have specimens set before them, and be re-
quired to give the proper aeons thereto; for It had been
found that youths were sometimes able to write learned
essays on botany who had never seen any specimens.
The CHAIRMAN, in closing the proceedinga, alluded to the
feet that the Society of Arts had promised not to touch upon
the ground which the university had occupied in the mum-
nation nyatem; and not may had they nobly done this, but
also offered to lariat in every way the university examiners.
Dr. Booth bed sent a letter expressing hie regret at not
being able to attend, and remozA the sentiments uttered
by the Society of Arta. He trust that Cambridge Unmet,
aity would very soon join In the important and
minable 131011106111 A. (Applause.)

Cuaarraais Bzuniurrs.—The funeral of the Into
Mr. BM, surgeon, of Derby, took place on Wednesday, in
the OM Cemetery. We nientand that the following snow,
Ecothers, have been left to different instituttons,
dm. —London Missionary Society. 6001.; Spring-
este, 6001. ; British sad Foreign Bible Socisty, 1001.;
Colonial linsionary Society, 1001.; Lewisham Congress-
timid School, 60/ • Waste's Northern Congregational
School, 501. • Trovamit Society for the Rolle( of Infirm
Minim" 1111 Widows and Orphans of deceased kilinisters
of the Cengregatiesal order in the counties of D., N., and
L., 501.; Derbyshire In4rwpy, SOL ; Demons of Victoria-
street Chapel (semi fn nuffiber), 300 f. ; Doicons of London-
rood Chapel, 1001.•. Females Protection Society, 504;
Walthatnetow School, for tairtionaries' daughter*, 501.;
Midland Institution for the Blind, 60L—total, 1,9601.
Dimly leirertsr.
PROCLAMATION or NRNA SAHIB.—The document
which has been circulating under this head outer Wedwee-
day Let was published in all the English papers two months
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