The Sun.
London, England, 1855-06-16 00:00:00

COURT OP COMMON COUNCIL.

On Friday
a court was held for the despatch cif busi-
ness, but such was the exciteineht arising from c:rcum-
stances connected with the recent v.n,:it of the corporation
to the municipality of Paris, that the meizibers did ,dot
proceed to the discussion of any of the important mat-
ters alluded to in the paper of business during the day.
THE CORPORATION VISIT TO PARIS.
The LORD MAYOR upon taking the chair addressed
the court. He said that it would be very apparent to
the court, from the short time which bad elapsed since
his return from the visit to France, and the nature of
his engagement on Wednesday at the , ceremony of
opening the new Metropolitan Cattle Market, That
he was not prepared to enter into a particular state-
ment of the eirctunstlnees, attending the I,;rui,,r
event, but so strong was the impression made Upon
his mind by the rdinarkablo e.arinth aini kindness .of
his reception, that he coull. feel no besiration ,in
giving a simple outline of what had occurred.
Or.• the arriv,il of the deputation on the shores of France
they were met ly a de-Futati:m, and hai!ed with a.wel-
come which it would be most difficult to de,cribe. At

,u 1 gne au address, -read by the t )wii.
clerk, way presented to them, expressive ,
which
woodb
e of the strong
feeling eetortained by the people of France towards the
People of this country ; and in Paris the Prefect ofthe
Seine waited till 12 o'clock at night in order to receive
the city of London visitors, thus proving that there was
no attention which could be paid by the municipality•of
Paris to that of London that was not most libe• ally and
earnestly yielded. (sheers.) His lordship then detailed
the proceedings as ttisy were represented in the accounts
in the newspapers, and, amidst the applause of the court,
called upon the town clerk to read the two documents,
which were as follows :
My Lord, Ladies, and Gentlemen—Delegated by the mu-
nicipal body of the city
of Paris, we are happy, nay col-
b
leaguee and myself, to be thus the first to welcome you on
your arrival amongst us, and we rejoice t.) sea, for the second time within the space of four
the Lord Mayor, and his right hon. friends the sheriffs and
aldermen of the great city of London, coming to France to
years, his lordship
strengthen the ties of friendship and brotherhood by which
Franca and England are and must be bound for ever.
especially, my lord, ladies, and gentlemen in the
town of Boulogne, where a column was erected at the be-
ginning of the present century, which, consecrated now to
great
peaceful recollections, will recall to future ages the alliance
of France and England, that my colleagues and myself are
happy to announce the brilliant prospects for which we are
indebted to the progress of civilisation and to the wisdom
of the great Sovereigns who rule over England and France.
"It was reserved to our times to see the three
nations hitherto divided by the difference of their religions
dogmas—England, France, and Turkey—united in the cote_
mon interest of civilisation to combat the giant of the
North with as much courage as disinterestedness in those
distant countries where the echoes of the Taurida resound
to the cries of war; whilst, rapidly embellished by the
arts of peace, Paris is about to offer you, at the invitation
of London iu the year 1851, the reunion of the industrial
works of every country. One alone is expected, the pro-
ductions of which alone would not. have been rejected had
they been sent. So true it is, that now in time of war
feelings of union sarvive transient enmity, and protect the
future of the civilised world, in which the only contest
henceforth should be that of letters, of science, of indus-
try, and of mutual sympathy.
" In this pacific course conquest wilt turn to the profit
of all. The prosperity of England will be the prosperity of
France, as the prosperity of France will be that of Eng-
land."

At the desire of the Lord Mayor, the Town-Clerk
read the following, which was the address in answer to
the address from the corporation of London, delivered
by the municipal corporation of Paris :
"My Lord Mayor and Gentlemen—The municipal corpo-
ration cannot express too warmly its own gratitude, and I
ani certain that of the whole population whose interests
are intrusted to it, foi the new marks of esteem and sym-
pathy which the city of London addresses by your organ
to the city of Paris.

" Even the importance of the deputation that brings
them increases their signification.
"For centuries, and according to the viuissitucles of our
history, this very hall has successively been the theatre of
fetes given to sovereigns and of popular agitations ; of the
conquests of factions, and soon after of their ruin ; the first
echo of all the joys as of ad the sufferings of France.
" After scenes so varied one would have thought that
its walls could never witness any of a novel character.
" What can be more unexpected, however, than t, see
the municipalities of London and Paris, forgetting the tra-
ditional rivalries of their la tions, united together by the
ties of the warmest friendship, open in some measure a
common session so as to give a greater strength to the mu-
tual affection of the two cities.
"Is not this one of those facts which must be designated
extraordinary and unexpected--one of the signs of the
times which shall remain for ever imprinted in the memory
of nations ?
"From the moment that in France a powerful hand had
replaced each thing in its proper place, the Hotel de'Ville
has been no more, it is true, the agitated abode of politics,
but the quiet and laborious seat of the administration.
" W e cannot doubt, however, that this reunion borrows,
from the contrast of present and past deeds, a particular
solemnity, and we rejoice at it, inasmuch as a simple ex-
change of cordial civilities may become a new and striking
testimony of the indestructible alliance founded by the
profound wisdom of our sovereigns, and cemented by the
solidarity of dangers and gloryof both our armies.
" My Lord Mayor and gentlemen, the city of Paris will
ever remember the generous hospitality and. the hearty
welcome—which its magistrates have met with in the city
of London.
" Receive, we beg of you, the thanks of the municipal
corporation for the kindly visit which you now favour us
with, and be assured that our warmest wishes are to
acknowledge it by a worthy reception."
The two addresses were ordered to be entered on the
journals of the court.

FINANCIAL STATEMENT AS TO THE METAGE ON CORN.
The following report was ordered to be taken into con-
sideration at the next court :
" We, whose names aro hereunto subscribed, of your
committee for general purposes, to whom on the 6th of
April, 1854, our report on the reference in respect to the
metsge of corn was referred back to supply an appendix
containing a financial statement of the probable effect of
the alterations recommended, do certify that we had a re-
turn supplied to us from the corn-meter's office of the
quantity of grain, pulse, and seed measured in the years
1847, 1848, 1849, 1850, and 1851, and the quantities me-
tend and the gross amounts received for metage are as
follow

X 847 Qrs.
5,352,268 ...... £14,596 15 5i
1343 .. 4,676,390... ...... 12,736 10 41
1849 4,764,165 1:3,291 11 0i
1850 3,945,253 11,056 9 10i
1831 - 3,711,282 11,481 02t
giving an average of those 5 years of 4,495,861 quarters
measured, and 12,052/. metage received.
" We find from the accounts of the City cash front the
Chamberlain during the same 5 years, that the sums paid
into the chamber for metage were as follows :-
1847 £14,70617 6i
1843 12,733 9
1843 13,396 2 11.
1850 11,064 2 2
1851 10,481 0 241
" And the charges and expenses upon the same fund,
during the same 5 years, were as follow :-
1847
£1,436 12 9 1818
1849
150
1851
1,078 9 0
making the average for the five years of the sums
received
in the chamber for metage 12,4761. 18s. 4id., and the ave-
rage of charges during the same period 1,419/. 6s. 10d. Tak-
ing the average numuers of the quarters measured to ;be
four millions and a half (the only datum upon which we
can proceed), that quantity, at 2d. per quarter, would pro-
duce 37,0001.
" It has been stated totho committee that the work could
be done by 100 meters, and 390 porters, as assistant-meters
(being a reduction in the number of each, but particularly
in the porters, from 7orB in each gang to 3). Taking that
statement to be correct, the following will be the result :-
4,500,0,0 qrs. at 2d. per qr
237,500

id. per qr. for 100 meters
ld. per qr. for 300 porters, assistant-meters
lid. per qr. to the corporation, who are to provide
for the expense of management and necessary
implements
£9,375
Deduct for expenses per annum. 2,000

9,375
18,71i0

7,3T5

235,5(X)
"Bat the corn trade assert that the provision for an ad-
ditional payment ou small and distant jobs, and the in-
crease of the number of quarters which, under the arranEe-
ment proposed by them, will be metered in grain wad
otherwise, will afford to the corporation a considerable in-
crease to the amount now estimated.
" The arrangement proposed contemplates that the ma-
sistant meters will be received into the docks, and also that
the crews of ships will aid in the delivery, and that future
arrangements will be made for the systematic regulation
of the meters and porters, especially as to their privilege s,
superannuations, and pensions. And as many of the sug-
gested arrangements are founded upon assumed contingen-
cies in any legislative proceedings, mutual provisions would
b 3 necessary to secure a future adjustment of the meta ge
on the basis of its actual produce, as ascertained by the
accounts to be mutually settled between the parties.
T oCla BetusT liowoi e lgs,
" All which we submit to the judgment of this honour.
Matthew,
able court.
"Thomasuoyd,PHea.rse , Charles
T. Sully,
J.
Holt,h rl
W. Rathbone, Edward Hickson, D. Cock, :HP.
Alfred Adlard, Bloomfield Burnell."

A Return of the Quantities of Grain, Pulse, and Seed mu ni-
sured in the years 1852, 1853, and 1854, with the amount
received for metage thereon :- -
Qrs.
3,917,351
4,660,995
4,346,737

1852
1853
1854

—.210,439 5 8}
... 13,146 5 Ot
12,162 9 3,24.
DAVID ALLEN, Clerk.

Cora Meter's-office, May 4 1855.
chTtirte sums paid into the chamber for metage, with tbe
and Tg‘l and expenses thereon during the years 1852,18; ;3,
A, as shown by the account of the
city's cash :
Amount pal,: in. Charges and expenses.,
******* 9,.-)911 7 8 • 21,654 13 0
... 12,9:)1 1 ii
_12,645 4 3i
r•., 2,315 1 3
100 court was cleared of stranaers for the purpose, FIS
We were Oven to understand of discussing some paints of
difference between members, of the court on the subje ct
of the visit to Paris, but after some delay the court w is
counted out.

1852.
185:3.
1551

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—Yei-terday, at this COOT
the choice of assignees took place under the estate of
Mr. D. L. Lewis. The persons elected were Mr. Rhode 1,
of the London and County Bank, and Mr. Croysdell, ti.e
accour,taut. The bankrupt having been connected wit h
Mr. Mackenzie, the contractor of the Westminster Irn -
proven-lent Commission, some claims associated with thar't
undertaking *ere diseased. An estimate of debts and
liabiiities wry, presented, showing a total of 20211000/.
There are also secured creditors to the amount of
27,5001., who, it is alleged, a-:-; entitled to the surplu—
sages of rr.a!:tgage.l prtl t..• wh'ch may produce
62,1;00/.