The Sun.
London, England, 1855-12-13 00:00:00

COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL.

Yesterday a Court was held. There was a very large
attendance of members.
THE KING OF SARDINIA..
The LORD MAYOR, on taking the chair, said he bad
received a letter, of which the following was a transla-
tion, from the Sardinian Minister, with the intention of
its being communicated
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Phe corporation :
" ark-lane, London, Dec. 8.
ig My Lord,—On his departure the King instructed
me to present to your Lordship this letter, and the snuff-
box which accompanies it, his Majesty being desirous of
offering to you a souvenir of his visit to the city of Lon-
don. (near, hear.)
"In visiting the Guildhall, the King has desired to
give a solemn and public expression of his sentiments of
admiration of the English nation and of its commerce.
" The marked reception which has been given to him
was offered, not to the King of Sardinia only, but to
the enlightened Sovereign who has known how to win
the public opinion of the world by the wisdom of his
policy and by his administration of his own government
in periods of great difficulty. The King has so under-
stood it ; and such an appreciation of his constant
efforts for the public good has been most agreeable to
hie Majesty, who desires me to convey through you to
the Corporation of London the expression of sentiments
which will never be effaced front his recollection.
" Be pleased to accept my very sincere congratulations
upon the entire success of the splendid reception orga-
nised under your care and that of the corporation.
" I avail myself of this opportunity, my Lord, of offer-
ing to you the assurance of my high consideration.
D'AZEGLIO.

"To the Lord Mayer of the city of London."
Mr, H. L. TAYLOR—My Lord Mayor, I am sure that
the Court will have heard that letter read with a very
great deal of pleasure and satisfaction, for it contains
sentiments which do honour to the Minister who penned
it, and which is almost a recital of the sentiments which
pervaded the speech of the King. tHear, hear.) I
think we should not do right if we did not enter the
original letter on our minutes, which I beg to move.
The motion was seconded by Mr. Yomm, and carried
unanimously...
Mr. 14, .114LEi • the chairman of the City of London
School, brOught up a report from the committee for
managing the affairs of the school, upon the subject of
the appokiliment of second master. The professors of
King's College and University College had certified
that, of all the candidates whose testimonials had been
before them, the best qualified to discharge the duties
of second Master of the school were—Mr. R. D. Beasley,
8.A., Scholar of St. John's College, Cambridge, Mathe-
matical Tutor in Leamington College ; Mr. F. Cuth-
berton, 8.A., late Scholar of Corpus Christi College,
Cambridge ; the Rev. C. F. Eastburn, M.A., Fellow of
St. John's College, Cambridge, Tutor and Mathemati-
cal Lecturer at St. Mark's College, Chelsea.
In the course of a discussion which ensued, an opinion
was given that the election ought not to take place
until there had been an examination of the candidates.
An amendment with this object was proposed, but re-
ected.
The names of the three candidates were then called
over, and Mr. Cuthbertson (who was formerly a scholar
at the Institution) was elected by a large majority.