The Sun.
London, England, 1862-10-17 00:00:00

THE TRAFFIC IN THE CITY.

Deputy LOTT, the Chairman of the Police Com-
mittee, brought up a report from that committee,
and also the draft of a proposed bill giving the
Commissioner of Police and the City magistrates
power to make bye-laws for regulating the traffic
in the City, and fixing the routes of omnibuses and
other public conveyances, with a view to effect that
object. He asked at the same time for the sanction
of the Court for the necessary notices to be given,
in order that a bill might be introduced into Parlia-
ment next session, but said that it would be per-
fectly understood that the Court by consenting to
this would not be at all pledged to agree to the
present bill, but might make any alterations they
pleased in it.
Alderman W. LAWRENCE said he should not op-
pose the motion of the hon. deputy, but at the same
ti me felt himself called upon to express his opinion
that many of the provisions of the bill would require
consideration and alteration, particularly those
portions of it giving a power of imprisonment.
The motion was then agreed to.

Mr. J. KELDAY, the Chairman of the City
Lands Committee, then rose and said, that before
the Court adjourned, he thought it right to say a
few words in reference to the communication
made to the Court by the Lord Mayor at the com-
mencement of the sitting. (Hear, hear.) He under-
stood that it was not usual to propose a resolution,
but he was certain he was only expressing the una-
nimous feeling of the Court when he stated that
they all entertained the highest respect for his
lordship for the able and dignified manner in which
he had presided over their deliberations for a period
two years—(hear, hear)—also to express their
sense of the ready attention he had paid to every

representation that had been made to him, and

the attention he had bestowed to the business
and the interest of the Corporation. As this was
the last opportunity that would be afforded for
sueh a purpose, he also begged to be allowed to

state what he knew was the unanimous feeling of
the court, the pleasure they had had in submitting
to his governance, and also a hope that his health
would be speedily entirely restored, and that he
would; in his position as an alderman of the City of
London, continue for many years to come that career
of usefulness which had hitherto redounded so much

to his honour and to the advantage of the great Cor-
poration of which he had the honour to be the chief
magistrate. (Cheers.)

The Court then adjourned, after a protracted
sitting.

SCO77ISH HoSPITAL.

On the Ist instant a meeting was held at the
Hospital, when some extraordinary proceedings
took place, resulting in the chairman, Mr. Liddle,
leaving the chair, with the secretary and legal ad-
viser. A feud arose, and Mr. Robertson was voted
to the chair, and a genefal court was held, at which,
on the motion of Mr. A. Graham, seconded by Mr.
Burrell, a resolution was adopted to the following
effect :—" That the proceedings of the committee in
relation to the election of a secretary are, in the
opinion of this court, irregular, and that they be
instructed to commence the proceedings de novo ;
but that on the occasion of each vote each member
of committee shall vote for one candidate only."
After which the meeting was adjourned, and an
advertisement was issued by the supporters of Mr.
Robertson convening the court to meet on the 15th
instant, as an adjourned general court of the gover-
nors, in accordance with, and to carry out the reso-
lution adopted at, the general court on the Ist
instant. On the other hand, an advertisement
summoned an extraordinary general meeting on the
15th instant, to receive the report from the
committee of selection appointed for the election
of a secretary, stating at the same time that
the said committee bad selected three gentlemen
who were prepared to go to the poll- It will beseen
that under these circumstances a doubt arose as to
whether this was an adjourned meeting from the Ist
October, or whether it was an extraordinary gene-
ral meeting for the purpose of electing a secretary.
The Hon. ARTHUR KINNAIRD, M.P., having
taken the chair, said, as a vice president of this
poration he believed he took the chair as a matter
of course by the laws of the institution, and he
greatly regretted that so many of his colleagueste
were absent from London. He appealed to h
meeting as composed of a body of Scotchmen to
support him in the duties of the chairman, because
he as chairman had but one object in view, and that
was the promotion of the benefit of the institution.
Differences had unfortunately arisen, and the only
way to meet them was by a fair, calm, and dispas-
sionate discussion; and he hoped that no personal
allusions would be made. He was sure that no one
present wished to take advantage of the other, but
that all had one common object in view, namely,
the good of the institution. He was aware that
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Mr. ROBERTSON then at great length recapitu-