The Sun.
London, England, 1862-12-09 00:00:00

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soon be suspended on the tenter hooks by Mr. T.
English, of Chelsea. The sales of sheep and pigs
were somewhat limited in number.

Some idea may be formed of the number who
visited even at the high price of 55., when our
readers are informed that in one hour during the
morning upwards of 1,000 catalogues were sold.
Amongst the visitors recognised during the day
were Prince Edward of SaxeWeimar, the Duke and
Dowager Duchess of Sutherland, the Duke of Rut-
land ; the Dowager Duchess of Beaufort, with her
Grace's daughters, the Lady Hen. Morant, and the
Lady Rose Lovell; Lord Llanovtir, and the Hon.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert of Lanarth, Lord Fevers-

ham, Lord Berners, Sir M. Peto, M.P., SirJ. Paz-
ton, M.P., Mr. Bramston, M.P., and Mrs. Btam-
ston, the Earl of Hardwicke, Lord St. Maur, Lord
Walsingham, the Hon. Gen. Hood, the Hon. James
Byng and the Hon. F. Byng, Sir E. Colbrooke, Col.
Challoner, &e. As might naturally be expected,
the great sources of attraction were the splendid
cups and tazzas to be presented this year as prizes
for the best specimens in the respective classes in
lieu of medals, and which were exhibited by Mr.
Thomas, of Nev Bond street, the manufacturer, in
an enclosure in the central avenue.

COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL.

THE CITY SOLICITORSHIP.

A special ccurt of Common Council was held yes-
terday at Guildhall, for the purpose of taking into
consideration a report presented at the last court by
Mr. S. H. R. Waterlow, the chairman of the Lib-
rary and Law Clerks Committee, having reference
to the vacant office of City Solicitor.
Tho Right Hon. the Lord Mayor presided, His
lordship, on entering the court, was loudly cheered.
It will be remembered that, in their report, the
committee recommended that ch. owl y rwe city
Solicitor should in future be fixed at £1,250 a-year
—that the whole of his time be devoted to the duties
of his office—and that £5OO per annum be allowed
for clerks and the expenses of his office, Another
question submitted for the consideration of the com-
mittee was, whether it would be advisable to amal-
gamate the office of City Solicitor with any other
office appertaining to the Corporation, and they
reported that they did not consider it advisable to
recommend any such amalgamation at present.
Mr. S. H. R. WATERLOW briefly moved that the
report should be agreed to, and he said that after
the most careful consideration the committee had
come to the conclusion that £1,250 per annum was
a reasonable and proper salary for the office of eity
solicitor, and he trusted that the court would now
agree to the report.

Mr. NORRIS, M.P., expressed his opinion that
there were several serious objections to the report,
one of which was that the salary recommended was
not sufficient to procure the services of an eminent
man such as ought to fill the high position of soli-
citor to the Corporation of London. He also believed
that one portion of the report which was to the
effect that the surplus fees received by the solicitor
should be returned to the Corporation could not be
legally carried out. For these and other reasons,
he should move that the report be referred back for
further consideration.

Mr. KELDAY, the chairman of the City Lands
Committee, supported the amendment, and said
that the late solicitor's salary was £2,000 a year,
and he had not heard any reason given why it
should be reduced, and he expressed iaimself satis-
fied that no man who was of eminence in his pro-
fession would accept the appointment at the pro-
posed salary. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. BoNE said, as one of the members of the
committee, he thought it right to state that the
report had been most carefully considered, and no
good could be answered by sending it back for fur-
ther consideration.

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office, and yet a most efficient man was
the office. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. ANDERTON and Mr. LAWLEY supported the
(Hear, hear.) The
amendment, and the latter said he should be glad if
the Common Sergeant would inform the court
whether the Corporation could legally receive the
fees in the mode suggested by the report.
The COMMON SERGEANT said he should not like
to give a positive opinion at a moment's notice upon
a subject depending upon the construction of an
Act of Parliament, but at present he was of opinion
that the recommendation of the committee might be
carried out without in any way infringing the law.
(Hear, Hear.)
After some warm discussion between several
members of the court,
Mr. H. L. TAYLOR said he was rather surprised
at the excitement that had been exhibited by some
members in reference to this question, and he
hoped it was not to be explained by the fact that
many of the gentlemen who appeared to feel so
warmly on the present question found themselves
in the minority upon a former occasion when the
question of suspending the standing orders of the
court in relation to this appointment
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proceeding as an endeavour to give the go-by
to the decision that was then arrived at, and
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'A.7'TLE 8110 W.

The fine weather of yesterday gave the Smith-
field Show at its new home at Islington a start
which must have rejoiced the hearts of the direc-
tors. Islington-green and the Liverpool-road, where
are the two eatrances to the Exhibition, were a scene
of animation from an early hour, and numbers who did
not dream of paying ss. for admission promenaded
the streets to view the opening of what to them was
probably for the most part an entirely novel spec-
tacle. The notion that Islington was too remote a
locality for any vast numbers to continue to take an
interest in the annual display, was completely dis-
sipated. Universal admiration was expressed at the
appearance of the new building. Amongst the sales
which took place in the course of the day were the
following :—ln the Herefords, an animal bred by
the late Prince Consort, and exhibited by Colonel
Hood, was purchased by Mr. Thomas Pawsey, of
Bath ; Mr. R. Farthing's Devon, winner of the prize
of £25 in its class, was secured by Mr, Jas. Hook,
of Frederick-street, Hamstead-road ; and another
Devon, bred by the late Prince Consort, which ob-
tained a prize of £lO, has become the property of
Mr. Longman, King-street, Islington. Of the pure
Sussex breeds, which attracted great attention
among the practical portion of the compiny, Mr.
Napper's animal which gained £lO was sold to Mr.
Parker, of the Hove, Brighton. Mr. Edmund Beare's
prize Norfolk polled animal is now the property of
Mr. Copeland, of Windsor. The remarkably fine
animal, of the Aberdeen and Angus breed, winner
of a prize of £25, passed from the hands of the exhi-
bitor, Mr. W. M'Combie, of Elgin, to those of Mr.
T. Norris, Lamb Tavern,Cattle-market, and another
animal of the same class which obtained £l5 for
Mr. J. Stewart, of Aberdeen, will soon be offered by
Mr. S. Mann in another form to the inhabitants of
Croydon. An animal of the Galloway breed, which
was exhibited by Mr. Heath, of Norwich, and,
though not a prize animal, was much admired, wi