The Sun.
London, England, 1863-11-20 00:00:00

THE ROYAL ENTERTAINMENT COMMITTEE

Deputy BURNELL said that, seeing the chairman
of the Royal Entertainment Committee was pre-
sent, he beg to be allowed to ask him when the
-report he had promised on a former occasion was
likely to be laid before the Court.

Mr. TRUSCOTT (the chairman of the committee,
in reply, said he had brought up the only report
th.at was intended to be laid before the Court.
(Cries of Oh, oh.)
Deputy ELLIOTT said he had understood that a
riore full report in reference to the subject was to
have been brought up. The report alluded to by
the chairman was ordered to be printed, but he
ehould like to be informed whether this would be
done and the report circulated before St, Thomas's
Day, or whether it would be delayed until after
that period.—(Hear, hear, and laughter.)
'The Towie CLERK said he could inform the
honourable deputy that the report was in the prin-
ter's hands, and would be printed and circulated as
speedily as possible. (Hear.)
TUE LATE LORD MAYOR.
Deputy RATHBoNE then rose to propose the usual
resolution of thanks to Alderman Rose, the late
Lord Mayor, for the manner in which he had per-
formed the duties of his office during
his mayoralty.
He said that the period during which he had filled
the civic chair had been one of great irapo
b
rtance,and
it had certainly been a most trying fear; bat he had
his opinion
great pleasure in expressing
—and he
believed the.t every member of the Court would
agree with him—that the late Lord Mayor had ful-
filled all the important duties that devolved upon
him, and particularly in reference to the reception
of the Prince of Wales and his bride, in the most
able and satisfactory
manner. (Hear, hear.) He
could not help at
the same time saying that it ap-
peared to him that the attempt that had been made
to cast censure upon him, for the break down in the
police arranger
-au
of
the
prinefa nts upon the occasion of the entry
of Wales into London, was a most
ungenerenK
act, and that any blame that existed was
of equally.
t .'e attributed to his brethren of the Court
hAide traen, who, he was in a condition to state,
he 94
constantly consulted, and whose advice he
had
asked upon every important matter. (Hear.)
lie concluded by proposing the resolution, which
Will. be found in our advertising columns.
Mr. TODD seconded the resolution.
Deputy ELLIOTT said that he could not give a silent
vote on the present occasion, and while concurring
to the fullest extent in the opinion that had been
expressed as to the very able manner in which the
late Lord Mayor had performed all the more im-
portant duties of his office, he could not help adding
his testimony to the especial skill, firmness, and
impartiality with which he had presided over the
deliberations of this Court. (Hear, hear.) In
these particulars he had not been surpassed by
any of his predecessors, and he would express a
hope that the reign of order he had inaugurated
would be still further carried out and perfected.
(Hear and a laugh,)
Mr. H. L. TAYLOR said that he quite agreed with
the observation that had been made as to the general
alaility that had characterised the proceedings of the
Lord Mayor during his year of office, and perticu-
larly in reference to the hospitality that had been
exercised at the Mansion-house. (Hear, hear.) Some-
thing more than this was, however, required from
a Lord Mayor of the city of London, and some cir-
cumstances had been made public within the last
few days, in reference to which he felt it his duty
to make a few observations upon the resolutions be-
fore the Court. If such resolutions were to be taken
merely as matters of form they would be entirely
denuded of their value, and this was an additional
reason for the course he was about to take. He
should not say anything about the breakdown of
the City police arrangements at the beginning of
the year—that might perhaps, in fairness, not be
solely attributable to the proceedings adopted by
the late Lord Mayor—but there was another sub-
ject which it appeared reflected very much upon
the dignity of the Corporation, and it was the duty
of that Court to take care that nothing having a
tendency of that character should be allowed to pass
without observation. (Hear.) The subject to which
h. e alluded was the endeavours that had been made
by_ the late Lord Mayor to obtain those honours that
were Occasionally awarded by the Crown to gentle-
sioa his position upon great and important occa-
b` (Hear.) It was no doubt a great disappoint-
meet
to the Lord
beeti
awarded
Mayor that these honours had not
had thew ded which were expected; but the Crowe
in g them,undoubtedand
right of granting or withhold-
other ben_ das they had not for some reason or
the dignsit'YgOtanted, he considered it was beneath
obtain them Ibthe city of London to endeavour to
been stated in yonother means. It had, however,
no doubt that the of
the newspapers—and he had
Lord Mayor had statementwritten
was correct—that the
had also at a persee"a'it
interview
Lord Palmerston, and
Minister to grant himitheacheiew pressed the Prime
con-
sidered he was entitled,
andenour to which he
ey. (Hear, hear.) Such a
proceeding
he refused to do
his opinion, not at all caleatatee:ting as this was, in
of the Corporation—(bear, 11,4 uphold the credit
the only inference that could he
arrived
d, of course,
public was that the Corporation had
b at by the
cum of money to receive the Princess spent large
to entertain her and the Prince of and
purpose of obtaining for the chief magistrate
those
the
occasionally %wattle
honours that were
asions. (Hear, heaf's by the
Crown upon such occ r.) 0a the
e felt convinced he vi,4B
part of that Court--and
only(speaking the sentiments of every member wheia
he made the statement—he
protested most etephEt.
tically against such a suggestion, sad declaredo t
cnthat
en
there was not the slightest foundation or
tiert entertaining
s
the illustrious lady who had become u
arent to
country by her marriage with the heir-aPP
actuated
the throne, the Corporation of London were
ose
by no other feeling than the singleness of pur
to show the sympathy and heartfelt love and zeal
felt by the citizens of London for this illustrious
lady, and their loyalty to the Crown. (Hear'
hear.) They had no ulterior object in view, and
he stated distinctly that in his opinion it was out
of place for the Lord Mayor to make it appear that
because the Corporation of London had done such i
and such things the Prime Minister ought there-
fore to advise her Majesty to confer a certain hon-
Our upon him. (Hear, hear.) It was right, there-
fore,_dlnthat it should be known that the citizens of
London had no such object in view in the proceed-
ings they had taken. (Hear, hear.) He also thought
that the Corporation had some
cause to complain of
a speech made by the Lord Mayor on Sept. 30, in
which he appeared t
o take all the credit of the en-
tertainment and the
reception of the Prince of
Wales and his bride
to himself. (Oh, !) The
portion hen. member read a of the speech to which
he referred, and said it appeared to him that no
other interpretation could
bo put upon it than the
one he had mentioned. (Rear.) if the Lord Mayor
hail given the entertainment at the Mansion-house,
be might, perhaps, have been justified in saying llB°'
what he did; but this was not the ease,
and
dhe
at the Lord Mayor had no must repeat th right to
what tie did upon tl'e occasion in quest"
say question, and
to assume to himself tha' credit to which the Corpo.
ration, as a body, cvss entitled. (Hear.) The hon.
member was then about to refer to something that
presentation 01
occurred upon the occasion of the

the present Lord Mayor to the Lord Chancellor,
and complained of some observations that had been
made by the Common Sergeant upon the ccasion,
when

Mr. RUDKIN rose to order, and said at the hon.
member had no right to discuss the 0., duct of any
of the officers of the Corporation upon the resolu-
tions then before the Court.
The LORD MAYOR :also interposed, and said he
must ask the hon. member whether he did not think
he had sufficiently stated his views, and whether
the subject ought to be carried any farther.
Mr. H. L. TAYLOR said he was most anxious to
defer to the opinion of the Lord Mayor, but he felt
that the matter he was going to refer to was one
strictly in connexion with the resolution before
the Court. He saw, however, that the Court was
anxious to proceed with the ordinary business, and
he should therefore conclude by stating that as he
did not agree with some portions of the resolution
he should not vote for it.
Mr. PTO:SCOTT expressed his opinion that the pro.
ceedings that had been referred to involved matters
that very materially affected the honour of the Cor-
poration, and that if it was possible to be done the
correspondence that had taken place between the
late Lord Mayor and the Prime Minister should be
published. (Hear, hear.) He had no hesitation in
saying, and he believed a very large section of the
Court agreed with him, that the late Lord Mayor
Corporation.
(Hear, been trading upon theloyalty
of the
be presentedear.)l wastappe somethingaredtohimthat
like rporation.
(H
the
this. T
picturek e
thaetawr,a
fountain of honour was in the back ground, and in
the front of the picture was the Lord
Mayor of the
city of London, asking, with all
humility, for those
dignities to which he considered he was entitled.
(Hear, hear, and a laugh.)
The resolution WAS
then put and carried with four
dissentients.
The usual motions, that the resolution should be
ornamentally written, emblazoned, and presented to
Alderman nose, and that it should be advertised,
were then put and agreed to.
CITY BROKERS.
The City Solicitor reported that notice had been
given by Mr. James Russell, the secretary to the
Law Amendment Society, of an intention to apply
to Parliament in the ensiling session for an act to
enable persons to follow the occupation of brokers
in the city of London without paying any rent to the
Corporation, or entering into any bond for the due
performance of the duties of the office. He said that
it was not the usual course to call the attention of
the Court to the mere notice of bringing in a bill, but
as such a measure was calculated to deprive the
Corporation of a very considerable amount of revenue
he thought it his duty to refer to the subject.
(Hear, hear.)
Alderman LUSK said he had a motion upon the
same subject standing on the paper of business, and
he suggested that the whole matter should be re-
ferred to a committee.
Deputy HARRISON said the question was one
that not only affected the revenue of the Corpora-
tion, but also the interest of the public, to whom it
was of extreme importance that persons who acted
as brokers should be respectable and responsible.
He moved that the matter should be referred to the
Law and Parliamentary and City Lands Committee.
Agreed to.
The Court then proceeded to elect a successor to
the Lord Mayor to represent the City of London at
the Metropolitan Board of Works.
Mr. TIIUSCOTT proposed Alderman Finnis, and
Alderman Sir J. MUSGROVE seconded the nomina-
tion, observing that he believed Alderman Finnis
would be found a very useful member of the board.
(Hear, hear.)
Deputy RATHBONE proposed the late Lord Mayor
to fill the office; but finding that the Court was
almost unanimously opposed to the proposition he
withdrew it, and Alderman Finnis was declared
duly elected.
THE METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS.
Alderman COPELAND, M.P., said he should be
glad if any of the representatives of the city of
London at the Metropolitan Board of Works would
inform him whether it was true as had been re-
ported, that Mr. Bazalgette, the engineer to the
Board of Works, was engaged with Mr. Furness,
the contractor for the Thames Embankment, in
carrying out some extensive works at Odessa ?
Mr. H. L. TAYLOR said he was sorry to say that
it had oozed out that such was the case. He thought
it right at the same time to state that he believed
the Board of Works knew nothing of the matter ;
but the fact, as ho understood, was, that Mr. Fur•
ness had engaged to do some very extensive works
at Odessa, and that the amount Mr. Bazalgette
would probably receive as the engineer for those
works, in the shape of commission, would be about
£lO,OOO.
In answer to questions put by other members of
the Court,
Mr. TAYLOR stated that the estimate of Mr. Fur-
ness for the embankment was higher by £25,000
than one of the other estimates that was sent in,
and it was upon the recommendation of Mr. Bazal-
gette, the engineer to the Metropolitan Board of
Works, that his tender was accepted.
The subject then dropped.
RAISING OF HOLBORN VALLEY.
Deputy FRY brought up a report from the com•
mittee appointed to consider the above subject,
which stated that they had awarded the first prize
of £250 for the best plan submitted them to Me.
Richard Bell, and the second of £l5O to Mr. T. C.
Sorby. The committee also highly commended
several of the other plans that were submitted to
hem.
The motion for the reception of the report was

agreed to.
Mr. Deputy SCAMELL brought up a report on the
reference to consider and report upon the proceed-
ings of the Common Hall of the 29th September
last, directing the resolutions of thanks to the Lord
Mayor and Sheriffs to be ornamentally written,
framed, and glazed, and recommending that the
same be executed on this occasion at an expense in
the aggregate of £9l 10s. He said, in moving the
adoption of the report, the committee did not wish
to establish a precedent. They had made the
necessary enquiries, and were of opinion that the
Livery had no right to draw upon the City's eash ;
but on this occasion, taking into consideration the
extraordinary circumstances that had taken place
during the year, they recommended that the money
should be paid.
The report was agreed to.
The Court then adjourned.

a SLAKE, THE MAD GENIUS OF A PAINTER, viewed
Zo to his costume.—lndoors he was careful, for
o,a •
bar urY sake, but not slovenly ; his clothes were thread-
e, and his
grey trousers had worn black and shiny in
front, like
ticular, BO araechanic's. Out of doors, he was more par-
challenga that
Ilia
dress did not, in the streets of London,
breechesattention either way. He wore black knee
tied, and and btroadckles, black worsted stockings, shoes which
old-fashioned brimmed hat. It was something like an
sion he made on loutnan's dress. But the general impres-
his own.—Gi/ehrise,:v.rLfe of Blake. that of a gentleman, in a way of
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