The Sun.
London, England, 1862-11-19 00:00:00

COURT OF ALDERMEN.

A Court of Aldermen was holden yesterday at
Guildhall, and, as this was the first Court of the
present mayoralty, the Lord Mayor (Alderman
Rose) and the sheriffs (Alderman J. C. Lawrence
and Hugh Jones, Esq.), with the under-sheriffs
(Messrs. Mackrell and Farrar), went in state from
the Mansion-house.

There was a full attendance of members of the
Court, and among those present were Alderman
Wilson, Alderman Humphery, Alderman Cope-
land, Alderman Sir R. W. Carden, Alderman Chal-
lis, Alderman Abbiss, Alderman Mechi, Alderman
Allen, Alderman W. Lawrence, Alderman Belsey,
and Alderman Gibbons.

The LORD MAYOR, before the commencement of
the ordinary business, addressed a few observa-
tions to the Court. He said that, in taking his seat
for the first time in the distinguished position of
presiding over that ancient and honourable Court,
he was most anxious to convey the deep sense he
entertained of the honour that had been conferred
on him, and of the responsibility that accompanied
his position. His task was rendered the more diffi.
cult because for two years his post had been occu-
pied by one who had so well done his duty. (Hear,
hear.) He would assure them, however, that all
his powers should be taxed to give equal satisfac-
tion to that which had been given by his predeces-
sor, and he felt quite certain that he should have
the assistance of his brother aldermen, and he
trusted that this, coupled with his own intentions
as to the performance of his duty, would not only
enable him to give satisfaction to the Court and to
the citizens of London, but that at the end of his
year of office the institutions of the corporation of
London would stand as well in the opinion of the
public as they did at present.
Mr. Alderman and Sheriff, LAWRENCE then pre-
sented a report as to the condition of the City
prisons, by which it appeared there are at present
confined in Newgate, 148 ; in the Debtors' Prison,
Whitecross-street, 74 ; and at Holloway 404 pri-
soners.

TILE LATE LORD MAYOR.

Alderman WILSON rose, and said that, before the
Court proceeded to dispose of the business on the
paper, he had very great pleasure in proposing a
resolution of thanks to the late Lord Mayor for the
very efficient manner in which he had discharged
the duties of his office. (Hear, hear.) He was cer-
tain that it was quite unnecessary for him to enter
into any details sis to the mode in which the late
Lord Mayor had discharged every duty that de-
volved upon him by virtue of holding that office; if
if he were to do so it would only tend to detract
from the vete which he felt quite certain they would
award to him. (Hear, hear.) The Court was well
aware of the arduous nature of the duties that he
had been called upon to perform, but still after his
ordinary period of office had expired he did not
hesitate, when his fellow-citizens called upon him
to do so, to continue to perform these arduous duties
and he was afraid that by so doing his health had
suffered to a very considerable extent. He would
say no more, but would at once read the resolution
to which he had referred, and he felt certain that it
would be carried by an unanimous vote.
The following resolution was then proposed :
" That the cordial thanks of this Court are emi-
nently due, and are hereby given, to the Right
Honourable William Cubitt, late Lord Mayor of the
City of London, for the dignified and efficient man-
ner in which he has discharged the duties of chief
magistrate during his second mayoralty, and also
for the punctuality with which he has fulfilled his
magisterial functions. This court also feels much
satisfaction in recording its approbation of the
liberal support he has given to the charitable in-
stitutions of the country generally, and of the
energetic course pursued by him in forwarding
the interests of suffering humanity, and especi-
ally in presiding over the Mansion-house Com-
mittee for raising and distributing funds for the
mitigation of the severe distress which exists among
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