The Sun.
London, England, 1863-10-02 00:00:00

COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL.

Yesterday, at 12 o'clock, the members of the Common
Council held a meeting at Guildhall, the Lord Mayor pre-
siding. They sat for some hours, and a speech by Deputy
Elliott, reported below, in reference to certain matters in
connection with the royal entevainment, gave rise to consi-
derable excitement and some angry feeling.
On the motion of Alderman Fittrus, Mr, H. N. Nissen
and Mr. T. Cave, recently elected Sheriffs of London and
Middlesex, were invited to take theirseatson the aldermen's
bench, though not members of the Court of Aldermen.

THE PRINCE OF WALES.
The LOB.D MAYOR, addressing the Court, said that hav-
ing had the unprecedented honour of filling the office of
chief magistrate of the city of London on the occasion of the
Prince of Wales coming of age, and on the still more auspi-
cious one of the marriage of his royal highness, he (the
Lord Mayor) had asked and obtained consent to present a
marble bust of the Prince for the adornment of the Council
Chamber. He now had the pleasure of asking the Court to
accept the bust, and that the City Lands Commissioners be
requested, with the assistance of the sculptor, Mr. M. Wood,
to find an appropriate place for it.
The bust is a very spirited work of art, portraying with
great fidelity all the characteristic lineaments of the Prince,
and their general expression. His royal highness gave seve-
ral sittings for it to Mr. Wood, the sculptor, at Buckingham
Palaee, a few days before his marriage, and was so pleased
with it that the artist has since had the honour of executing
a companion bust of the Princess at Marlborough-house.
On the motion of Alderman DAKIN, the gift of the Lord
Mayor was accepted by the Court, with an expression of
their grateful thanks.

THE GOVERNORSHIP OF TAE IRISH SOCIETY.
The LORD MAYOR said he was grieved to have to state
that he had received a communication from the family of
Mr. Alderman Humphery apprising him of the death of
that gentleman, and another from Mr. Davis, the secre-
tary of the Irish Society, stating that the office of governor
of the society had become vacant in consequence of Mr.
Humphery's decease. According to the terms of the char-
ter of the society, it was incumbent on him to announce, at
the first Court after the event, that the office was vacant, in
order that a fresh appointment should be made at their
next meeting.

Mr. Cox, M.P., the deputy-governor of the society, re-
minded the Court that the late governor was elected in 1843,
at the time he filled the office of Lord Mayor, and that the
charter of the society provided that the governor should
take the Lath of office before the chief magistrate for the

time beipg. That being so, it had been matter of doubt with
some whether the late governor was legally sworn in, hav-
ing in fact taken the oath before himself, as Lord Mayor.
Ile made those observations simply in order that the present
Lord Mayor, who might possibly be elected to fill the vacant
office, might not be prejudiced if, in the event of his elec-
tion, a question was raised as to whether he could take the
oath of office before himself.
The LORD MAYOR said he was advised by the Town Clerk
that the swearing in did not necessarily take place on the
occasion of the election, and that there would be no diffi-
culty in that respect, supposing the Court were disposed to
confer the vacant appointment upon the present chief ma-
gistrate. Of course, it was difficult for him to express any
opinion on that point, and he would only say that he should
be proud to fill as honourable an office.
On the motion of Mr. TRUSCOTT, chairman of the City
Lands Committee, it was resolved that the vacancy should
be filled up at the next Court.

THE LORD MAYOR ELECT.

Mr. WOODTHORPE, the Town Clerk, read a letter ad.

dressed to the Lord Mayor by Alderman Lawrence, the
Lord Mayor elect, stating that he was prepared to assume
the duties of the office when the proper time arrived. The
letter was ordered to be entered on the journals of the
Court.