The Sun.
London, England, 1854-12-15 00:00:00

COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL.

Yesterday, a Court was held for the despatch of pub-
lic business, which occupied the whole of the day.
WANT OF BRIDGE ACCOMMODATION-STATE OF SOUTH-

WARK•BRIDGE.

Mr. J. BAILEY' chairman of the Bridge•house Com-
mittee, presented the report, which was read by Mr.
Woodthorpe.

Mr. J. BAILEY said he thought the committee per-
fectly justified in abstaining from recommending the out-
lay of a large suer► of money for the purpose of ascertain-
ing the durability •f Southwark•bridge. They knew that
the committee of the House of Commons would take
evidence upon that subject, which the committee of the
Common Council had now before them. They did not
think they were justified in spending 5001. for surveying
and examining Southwark-bridge, and a greater sum
than this had recently been expended for a similar pur-
pose with respect to London-bridge. He therefore asked
the Court "to agree with the committee in their report,
and to discharge that part of the reference which directed
theta to incur expense in ascertaining the safety of
Southwark-bridge."
The motion having been seconded,
Mr. GRESHAM said be wished to know whether it was
intended further to deal with a body of men who, after
having asked 300,0001. for the bridge, and said they
were not quite certain that they would at a future period
accept that sum, were holding back, thinking that they
could hereafter claim any amount they thought proper,
because the necessity for the public accommodation
would compel the corporation to give it them ? (Hear,
hear.) He moved as an amendment, "That the report
of the committee be agreed to, and that the whole re-
ference be discharged."
Mr. ROSS seconded the amendment, which was car-
ried almost unanimously.

ELECTION OF SECOND MASTER OF THE CITY OF LONDON

SCHOOL.

The TOWN CLERK announced that the candidates for
the office were—Mr. H. W. Watson, M.A., the Rev. C.
F. Eastburn, 8.A., and the Rev. J. Porter, M.A.
Upon a show of hands being taken,
The LORD MAYOR said that Mr. Watson was duly
elected to the office of second master of the City of
London School.
NEW CATTLE MARKET, COPENHAGEN:TODDS.

Mr. H. L. TAYLOR, the Chairman of the Markets Im-
provement Committee, brought up their report upon
the subject of the alteration of the market day from
Monday to Tuesday. The matter, which has been
treated as one of very great importance, has been re-
peatedly discussed not only in the court, but also at
numerous meetings in the suburbs of London, especially
at Islington.
Mr. H. L. TATLOR—My Lord Mayor, I quite agree
with some of the court in thinking that it is an exceedingly
late period of the lay to bring the subject forward, but
it is the last hour we have got, and the matter has been
adjourned, postponed, and put off, month after month,
until we have arrived at a time when it can no longer be
delayed, inasmuch as the market. will be opened next
month, and prior to that we have to consider regulations
of the utmost importance, which have to be laid before
the noble lord the Secretary for the Home Department,'
for his lordship's approval. (Hear, hear.) The state-
ments of the various petitioners have already been in
your hands, and that would principally guide your
judgment in coining to a conclusion. There aro only two
questions for you to consider and to determine. The first
is, whether a compliance with the prayers of the petitions
would increase or decrease the desecration of the Sabbath.
Upon this head the evidence has gone to show that if the
alteration sought for were made, the desecration of the
Sabbath would be increased to a very large extent. That
while the neighbourhood of the market might be
relieved from it to same extent, the employment of per-
sons connected with and having the care of the cattle
would be distributed over the entire country to a very
large extent indeed. This fact has operated with the
committee in coming to a conclusion that it would be
highly impolitic for this Court to recommend any alte-
ration of the day. ' The next question is also one of vital
importance in connection with this subject—namely, the
success of the market in a financial point of view. The
concurrent testimony of all these who are able to form
a correct opinion, namely, practical men, tended to show
that if we consented to an alteration of the day the
market would be a total failure. (Hear, hear.) Now,
seeing that we have undertaken this important work,
and have laid out a very large sum of money for the
purpose of making it perfect, it would, I apprehend,
be exceedingly wrong if we for a moment consented
to alter the day for holding the market, when we believe
that by doing so we should of necessity bring about
the ruin of the undertaking in which we have embarked.
I shall, therefore, rest content with asking the Court to
place reliance in the judgment of the committee, and
agree with the committee in their report.
Mr. W. JONES seconded the motion.
Mr. Cox said ho should be very sorry to give a silent
vote upon the present occasion, as he had taken a very
active part in the matter. He was an inhabitant of
Islington, and knew that many of the gentlemen who
had come before the committee to advocate the change
of day from Monday to Tuesday, had arrived at a similar
conclusion to that entertained by the committee.

Deputy LOTT regretted exceedingly that he could not
agree with the committee in their report, and said that
the subject required further consideration.
Mr. DE JERSEY said that the committee, from the
statements made to them, could come to no ether deter-
mination than that at which they had arrived, although
he could not agree with them.
The report was then received ; and
The Court adjourned.