The Sun.
London, England, 1863-05-08 00:00:00

COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL.

A special Court of Common Coun,il was held yes'
terd ay, at the Guildhall, under the presidency of tne
Lord Mayor, for the purpose of receiving a report
from the Royal Entertainment Committee, reeeill'
mending certain arrangements, with Messrs. Myers
and Sons, in respect of their contract for construct-
ing the new roof to the Guildhall, in order that the
works may be suspended to admit of the ball being
used for the purposes of the ball to be given
to their
Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales.

There was also a motion on the paper to be brought
forward by Mr. Deputy Lott, to the following et.'
feet :—" That in order to prevent any interruption
to the progress of the works in relation to the new
roof to Guildhall, ar.d any interference with the con'
tract for such works, tLe Right Hon. the Lord Mg"
be requested to grant the use of the Mansion Hones
tor the forthcoming entertainment to be given by
the Corporation of London to t heir Royal Highnesses
the Prince and P. incess of Wales, under the suPe;
rintendenceof theß .yal Entertainment Committee.
The matter was discussed with closed doors; and
ultimately, upon a division, Mr. Ileputy Lotes ►n°'
rion wos negatived, and the re port was agreed to.

THE VIADUCT ACROSS LUDGATE-HILL.
A report was brought up from the Improvement°
Committee relative to the several references if' re:
speCt to the proposed viaduct across Lueg. to-hill'
which, after referring to the proceedings taken 13
1
the year 1860, in opposition to the cinapsny's billy
went on to state that with reference to the prtsen,i
bill, they bad conferred with the company. but b 8"
not succeeded in obtaining the required deviation so
as to enable the line of railway to be carried out
by means of a tunnel rather than a viaduct. At. the
same time while so torming the viaduct, they bane
expressed every anxie'y to improve the acconroo#
inochtion,:and have euomicted propositions to the
committee to that effect, to be carried out 1.4
clauses to be inserted in the bill now before par
tnent. The committee had also had under their
consideration the proceedings recently taken bi
he Coremis,iotiers of Severs upon 'he Fame 1311tr4
jeer, and they had under the instructions ."
Me court given the necessary directions to the Cittio
solicitor, acting as the remembrancer, to oPPIe.„O
bill in Parliament, in order to prevent the foinletl'r
of the viaduct ; and they had kit it their duty °tied
the pre-ent peculiar circumstances of the case, 8130 f
in view of the decision arrived at by the Court,
Sewers agreeing to the propositions of the °in
der
pany, to report the whole circumstances in °I.
that the court might express an opinion so to tbe
steps most desirable to be taken by the coenrultteld
The proposals of the company were that they W°llll4
undertake to make the bridge 60 feet wide joste
of 40, to allow for the improvement of the °tr:-
e-t
and to pull down certain houses to the end of 13,149t0
street, and Farringdon-street, and also to offe!bt
the corporation such of the ground as they 01g.
require for the improvement of the street, the Prico
or
to be decided between the surveyor of the c°i„,
pany and the surveyor of the corporation, and to
the event of their not being able to come to Woo
another surveyor to be called in whose awerd°l3:oo
determine the question. The report added tbr"
company had that morning offered to mope

bridge 70 feet inetead of 60.
„Or
Mr. Deputy FRY, the chairman of the ItoP—ted
meats Committee, said the committee merely wailtio
to recrive the instructions of the court as to Virbevair
they wt re to continue the opposition since the c-ci
par.y had made that offer which they had deem
their du y to lay before the court. of
Some discussion ensued, and on the Inoti°ll r
Mr. Lusk it was unanimously agreed that the
tee
port should be received, and that the COW/131-
should be instructed to continue the opposilicv.o6,
THE APPoINTMENT OF COMMISSIONER OF POI_
Mr. L'JWMAN TAYLOR asked, for the iitiorie'oo.
of the court, whether the town clerk had, °cite,
formity with the fourth section of the Police
00
transmitted to the Secretary of State for t,,e di,
Department copies of the testimonials of 110°911
dates for the chief commissionership.
,10 the
Mr. WOODTHORPE, the town clerk, infer—leb 80
court tlut, pursuant to directions which had :of
given him, and under the authority of the °it t
Parliament, he bad transmitted on Saterdo
the nun es, nominations, and testimonials of tof
candidates for the (Zee of chief commissioue.rved
police, to the Secretary of State, and be bad recite
a letter from Mr. Bruce, on behalf of Sir Ge°
Grey, acknowledging the receipt of the Woe' that
Mr LOWMAN TAYLOR said tile act prescribivg f
the election should be made at the expiratict,°,o#
days after the testimonials, &c., had been 00
mitted, and he thought the sooner the Matter tot
settled the better. He therefore moved lbatnotit
day fortnight should be appointed for the cit.'
The motion was agreed to, and oolj
The LORD MAYOR informed the court be
have a special court convened for that purpcees
The court then adjourned.

COUNTRY MARKETS.

V-

MANCHESTER—MAY 7. f 4
bjlo
A slender attendance to-day, with littlece trio
wheat, English being quoted at last week's v
American was offered at a reducLion of 2d per 10011:61
and oatmeal were each rather dearer. Flour a 010 0d
iiod
and prices favoured purchasers. Indian corn deco to
per qr. Egyptian beans firm, while English Were
per qr higher.

3 IRMING HAM—MAY 7. (10
on, to
English wheat was sold at 48s to 566 for whit!, 5,00
to 52s per 36 stone for red. Barley, new wall; to
42s per qr ; grinding, 24s to 28s Oats, old/ ,„ pet'
per 30 stone ; Irish, 226 to 255. Beans, 36S to 17"
Peas, 36s to 44s per 36 stone.

EDINBURGH GRAIN—MAT 6. l3 aul,
A good supply of farmers' wheat to-day, willedevw"
fair sale at the prices of last week. Oats in good
and barley a fair sale. Ati OP'
Wheat on the top is Od up average Os id 01/*
Barley on the top Os 3d up average Os 4de
Oats on the top is Od up
ota. l4SlBupciprlsy and Sales.
average Os od tit
Beans on the top is Od up..,
Barley..
. .
..
.T.. . 805 qr s average is
cir°
Sold 520 1.0
Sold 316, gro
Oats ........ 1062 qrs Sold 87u 40 ,
Flour sells as follows :—Whites, 4480 d ;
8ean5........ 183 qrs Sold 541 410°
extras'
superfine, ;39s Od ; fine, 37s Od

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CORK—MAY 6.
ornil4l.Bf, .J 4
t 0
e
The following were the quotations this in bar Ad
wheat, 6s dto 9s 6(i ; white, 7s Od to 1180 d; /0
64 to 5s Od ; oats, 6s, Od to 8s Od. ; black 0"
8s Od.

DERBY SMITHFIELD—MAY i.4.nricelo.e'
A plentiful supply of fat beasts to-day ; h,tigh7ooo;foPA.
realised, and only a few remained unsold d
sheep in in the pens was large, and the deranveo'
Fat pigs were more plentiful. Fat and store c$ fa.
show, and the prices had an upward tendeoo9• "
Beet bid to lid Veal ........... ba to B.
Hutton 6;d to 7id Pork ..... . .. per
Lamb —d to —d Rough ... ..
9
Hides, 3d to 4,},d; calf skins, ml to

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Births. ijrsa
hDroKsoN —On the 6th inst., at Edinburg "he 11
David S. Dickson, of a sol. OP, ku''
HANROTT.—O k the 6th inst., at 22, Oxford .07' a -
the wifH of Howard Augus us Hunrott,
and heir. the
PAYN —On the Bth ult., at Mhow, Bonwo., ° 000'
Lteut.-Col. Payn, C. 8., 72d Highlanders, ()I „ -
Marriages. ~:t 10.
BAZALGETTE—COCKSEDGE —On the 7th g°l.
Marylebune Chu.ca, J,.hnVan Norlen 13s-4dattg',itePc#
C.E , Westminster, to Lucy Ellen Oast, 0011)3
the late Thomas Martin (;ocksedge 014
bill, Bury St. Edmund's, Suffdk. ; at 1310t1
t
WINTERINGHAM—WORSLEY—On the 6th 'l3° °CO° or
Lincolnshire, Henry Winteringbam. "
u".Telt 113(4
youngest daughter of the Rev. Wm.
Bratoft.

COLEMAN.—On the sthn
ea th S.
W.
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coiroLrfeLlßiasna,n7b, ury, aged 56. I
Cole"
inst., Mr. ' White
hp. Ovo' elb
GoaognecinA7
L AGvi :Er°
Red : N3..othhethe
Rev.6th Robertinst„ at
Collis,li i
recto
(Jori‘ilat#loo-
terhorl' 11l
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—On the 4th inst., at Cell
_ ban, Esq.,
—GOengthe aged 78. r3, BoPielle
lius_E_RY.—On the sth inst., at South '-1 doo
eY2.dHiunrgrty, Eatsq., omf:ol4nitvaegruPfett'oet, I/41
James Layer, of Walthamstow, aged 68' to atm, JO,'
PAtTON —On the 2d inst ,at Soutil h C04.17'
•, 9,
soo,Porte,S,•bloll
ain Edward Paton, late of the 421 Royal ."'" , 6
4011(1
aged 70. h ° ''
SMITH —On the sth inst., Major George Salit '
Horse.

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