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doubt that when they came to a vote, the House of Com-
mons would ratify the decision of the people. (Cheers.)
On the motion of Mr. G. H. MOORE, the debate was ad-
journed to this day.
The house resumed, and immediately went into Commit-
tee of Supply, when some formal resolutions were passed,
and the house again resumed.
SHERIFFS' COURTS (SCOTLAND) BILL.
. .

On the order of the day for going into committee on this

bill,
Mr. CRAUFURD said that at that hour (12 o'clock) it
was too late to discuss the measure, and he was anxious to
move the resolution of which he had given notice : " That
in the opinion of this house, no measure of Sheriff Court
reform will be satisfactory to the country which does not
proceed on the principle of abolishing the present system
of double sheriffs." He was the more desirous to move
the'resolution, as he had been informed the Government
were going to send the bill to a committee upstairs.
Lord J. RUSSELL said that the proper time for the
resolution would be when the bill came down in an ap-
proved shape from the select committee,
After a brief conversation. in the course of which Mr.
COWTAN complained that Scotch business was always
thrown over till 1 to 1 o'clock in the morning, and the
LORD ADVOCATE stated that tho bill was approved of by
a large majority of the people of Scotland ; and explained
that the present preposition was that it should be referred
to a select committee.
Tie bill was referred to a select committee.
COUNTY ELECTIONS POLLS (SCOTLAND) BILL.
This bill was read a third time and passed, after some
conversation originated by Mr. Forbes Mackenzie with re-
ference to the giving publicity to the places for polling,
which he urged would be better effected by the insertion
of advertisements in the North British Advertiser than in
the Edinburgh Gazette.
The other orders of the day were then disposed of.
MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS.

Mr. TUFNELL obtained leave to bring in a bill to ex-
tend the provisions of certain acts' to manicipal corpora-
tions not included in the Municipal Corporations Act, 1835.

WEIGHTS IN THE SALE OF BULLION.

Mr. WILSON obtained leave to bring in a bill for regu-
lating the weights used in the sales of bullion, the object
of which he proposed to state on the second reading.
The house then adjourned at 20 minutes to one o'clock.

COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL.

Yesterday a court was held ; the Right Hon. the Lord
Mayor presided.

The ininntes of the last meeting havinc, been read, the
same were allowed to have been correctly entered.
Several docquets for the Hospital and City Seals were
then passed, and a considerable number of persons ad-
mitted to the freedom of the City.

THE PROPOSED NEW BRIDGE OVER THE THAMES.
Mr. R. C. BUCHNALL moved that the report delivered
in on the 14th of April, 1853, should be considered.
This report had reference to the proposed erection of a
new bridge between Blackfriars and Southwark bridges,
and to the rebuildinc, of Blackfriars-bridge, as recom-
mended in the report of the Bridge-house Estates Com-
mittee, on the Ist of July, 1852.

A very long conversation ensued upon the question.
Mr. ANDERTON thought it would be far better to let
the question stand over for a short time, as Mr. Oliveira
had given notice of a motion in the House of Commons
with respect to the state of the metropolitan bridges,
and the necessity for increased accommodation.
Mr. H. L. TAYLOR and other of the most influential
members of the court, were of opinion that, in the
original movement, a question of so much importance to
the citizens of London and the residents in the metro-
polis generally, should be submitted to the calm con-
sideration of a committee. That had been done, and it
must be admitted that they would not do more nor less
than support the committee in their report.
Subjoined we give a copy of the report in question :
"To the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor, Aldermen,
and Commons of the city of London, in Common Council
assembled.
" We, whose names are hereunto subscribed your com-
mittee for letting the Bridge-house Estates, do certify that
by an order of this honourable court, of the 23d day of
September, last, it was resolved and ordered that no fur-
ther proceedings should be taken in the proposed rebuild-
ing of the bridge at Blackfriars, especially a temporary
bridge, until your committee should have examined and
reported on the propriety of building a new bridge across
the Thames, between Blackfriars and Southwark bridges,
and the probable cost of the same, and the approaches
thereto ; and that our report of the first day of July last,
recommending the rebuilding of Blackfriars-bridge, should
be referred back to us accordingly. We proceeded in the
said reference, and were attended by Francis Bennoch,
Esq., deputy, the mover thereof in your honourable court,
who was heard thereon, and explained his views upon the
subject, and we examined the plans also referred to our con-
sideration by your honourable court. We then proceeded,
accompanied by Mr. Deputy Bennoch, to view the situation
in which the proposed new bridge, shown upon the said
plans, was intended to be placed, and also the lines of the
approaches thereto, both on the north and south sides of
the river ; and it appearing to us to be desirable that an
additional bridge should be erected between Blackfriars
and Southwark bridges, we directed the architect and sur-
veyor, in conjunction with Robert Stephenson, Esq., civil
engineer, to consider the most eligible site for the erection
of the same, and report their opinion thereon to us ; and
we have caused copies of their reports to be, hereunto an-
nexed, for the information of your honourable court.
" And we having fully and maturely considered the sub-
ject, are of opinion that from the increased traffic over the
River Thames the present bridges are not adequate to the
public requirements ; and it is therefore desirable that an
additional bridge should be erected between Blackfriars-
bridge and Southwark-bridge, provided the necessary
funds can be obtained for that purpose. Your committee,
however, do not feel justified in incurring the expense ne-
cessarily attended upon ascertaining the probable cost of
building such new bridge, and forming the requisite ap-
proaches, without further instructions from your honour-
able court ; but should your honourable court concur in
the opinion of your committee that a new bridge is desi-
rable, your committee recommend that we should be em-
powered to obtain designs for the construction of such new
bridge, with estimates of the probable expense of erecting
the same, and of forming the requisite approaches thereto,
and lay the same before your honourable court. And we
recommend that it should be referred to us to consider the
best means to be adopted in order to obtain the necessary
funds for carrying the works into execution, and to report
thereon to your honourable court.
" We further certify, that having re-considered the re-
port presented by us on the Ist day of July last, we are
still of opinion that the recommendations therein contained
should be adopted by this honourable court.
"All which we submit to the judgment of this honour-
able 'court. Dated this Bth day of April, 1853.

" R. G. PEAD.
SEPTIMUS READ.
" BENJ. ED. Bnowx.
" R. J. CHAPLIN.
"R. C. BUCKNALL.

" JAMES BAILEY.
"JAB. WATERLOW.
" JAS. M. BARNARD.
"J. R. THOMSON."

The report having been read, much discussion fol-
lowed, Mr. Elliott moving, in the course of the debate,
an amendment which, however, he subsequently with-
drew. The matter, therefore, remains for future consi-
deration.
The discussion upon the above subject was extraordi-
narily bare of interest, although it was continued for
nearly two hours.
Some other necessary business having been transacted,
the court was adjourned at a quarter past four o'clock,
40 members not at that time being present.