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No. 19,2291

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LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 12, 1854.

OPENING OF THE CRYSTAL PALACE.
PIM OPENING of the CRYSTAL PALACE
.11_ is definitely fixed to take place on SATURDAY, the 10th of
June, on which occasion her Majesty has graciously signified her
intention of honouring the Inauguratio n with her presence.

HE MAIL STEAM SHIP for AUSTRALIA.
Jur4E 4, 1854.—The Magnificent Screw Steamship LADY
JOCELYN, 1,800 tons, another of the fine fleet belonging to the
General Screw Steam Shipping Company, will be despatched with
her Majesty's Mails for Adelaide, Port Philip, and Sydney, on the
4th June next. This truly noble ship has maintained her high re-
putation for rapid sailing, and punctuality, and as a sister ship to the
Argo, which has made the quickest voyage to and from Australia of
any ship up to this time. The Lady Jocelyn has been employ ed
carrying the Mails to and from England and Calcutta, and after a
voyage of about 27,000 miles, calling at s,,ven ports outward and
eight homeward, has reached Plymouth two days before her time,
and from her superior sailing and steaming qualities, it may be fairly
assumed that she will make the run to Australa in 60 days. Rates
of pssage from 30 to 1 guineas. Full particulars as to Freight
anda Passage money atoo the Company's Offices, 1, Adelaide-place,
Loudon-bridge.

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should be remodelled ; inasmuch as, for the purpose of
making a proper readjustment, local inquiries must be gone
into, and questions of boundary must be considered, which
do not fall within the scope of our commission. We recom-
mend that, as far as possible, the area and population of the
wards be made equal, and we do not apprehend from the
evidence which we have heard upon this subject that this
would be attended with any insuperable difficulty.
" The number of members usually appointed to serve on
each of the committees of the Common Council seems to
us likewise inconveniently large. A diminution in the num-
bers of the entire body would probably be followed by a
diminution in the number of members on the committees,
a change which we regard as desirable. The practice of
making a pecuniary allowance to the members of the com-
mittees for their attendances, ought likewise, in our opinion,
to be discontinued.
" The anomaly of the present state of things would bo re-
moved by the entire abolition of elections in Common Hall,
which we have already recommended with respect to the Lord
Mayor, and which we recommend with respect to the other
officers ; but, although the constitution' of the corporation
would thus be rendered consistent, we think that the quali-
fications for the wardmote voters are susceptible of improve-
ment.

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9. 'That the elections in Common Hall be abolished.

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24. That the election of auditors be amended,

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interested in its funds, the present is a favourable moment
for considering the question of its management with a view
to an amendment of the system.
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" Although the city of London is the only part of the me-
tropolis which possesses a municipal organisation, there are
at present within the metropolitan district seven Parliamen-
tary boroughs, each of which, with the exception of Green-
wich, contains a larger number of inhabited houses, and a
larger population, than the city.
" In the event of a division of the entire metropolis, such
as we have ventured to indicate, being hereafter made by
the authority of Parliament, we suggest the creation of a
Metropolitan Board of Works, to be composed of a very
limited number of members deputed to it from the council of
each metropolitan municipal body, including the corporation
of the City. We propose that the management of public
works, in which the metropolis has a common interest, should
be conducted by this body.
" We propose further, that the Metropolitan Board of Works
should be empowered to levy a rate upon the entire metropolis,
for any improvement of general utility, within a certain
poundage, to be fixed by act of Parliament.
" Having now, to the best of our ability, executed the
trust which has been confided to us, we will recapitulate the
heads of our principal recommendations :
" 1. That a new charter be issued, containing all such pro-
visions in existing charters o f the corporation of London, and
all such customs of the City, as it may be deemed expedient
to preserve.
" 2. That the Lord Mayor be elected by the Common Coun-
cil from the common councillors, or from persons qualified to
be common councilors.

"3. That the aldermen be elected by the burgesses of the
wards for six years, and be re-eligible; that they be justices
of the peace during their terra of office.
"4. That the powers of the Municipal Corporations Act
with respect to the appointment of stipendiary magistrates be
extended to the corporation of London.
" 5. That the Court of Aldermen be abolished, and that its
functions be transferred to the Common Council.
" 6. That the number of wards be reduced to some number
not less than 12, nor greater than 16 • and that their area and
population be, as far as possible, made equal.

1‘ 7. That each ward return one alderman and five common
councilmen to the Common Council; and that their qualifica-
tion be that prescribed by. the Municipal Corporations Act
for the larger class of boroughs—namely, the possession of
real or personal estate of 1,0001., or being rated on an annual
value of at least 301.
" 8. That the voters in the wardmote elections be the occu-
piers of premises in the ward rated to the amount of 101. per
annum, without any additional qualification.
. .

10. That the sheriffs be elected by the Common Council.

" 11. That the Lord Mayor's Court and the sheriff's Court
be consolidated, and that an appeal be given from such court
to one of the superior courts at Westminster.
" 12. That the Court of liustings be abolished.
"13. That the court at St. Martin's-le-Grand be abolished.

" 14. That all regulations prohibiting persons not free of
the city from carrying on any trade, or using any handicraft
within the city, be abolished.
" 15. That the metage of grain, fruit, and other measurable
goods be no longer compulsory.
" 16. That the Fellowship of Porters be dissolved, and that
other privileges of porters be abolished.

" if. That the admission of brokers by the Court of Alder-
men be abolished.

"18. That the street toll on carts not the property of free
men be abolished.

" 19. That the city police be incorporated with the metro-
politan police.
" 20. That the conservancy of the river Thames be trans-
ferred to a board consisting of the Lord Mayor, the First Lord
of the Admiralty, the President o f the Board of Trade, the
Deputy-Master of the Trinity-house, and the First Commis-
sioner of Woods.

" 21. That the exclusive privileges of the Company of
Watermen and Lightermen on th•e river Thames be abolished.
" 22. That the accounts of dm) revenue and expenditure of
the corporation be consolidate&

" 23. That the money and securities of the corporation be
odged in the Bank of England.
. .

" 25. That the provisions of. the Municipal Corporations
Acts, with respect to the mortgaging of lands, and the making
of an annual return of revenue and expenditure to the Secre-
tary of State, to be extended to the °operation of London.
to 26. That the Irish Society be dissolved ; that its trusts
be declared by act of Parliament ; and that now trustees be
appointed by the Lord Chancellor of Ireland.

7127. Th;t the external boundaries of the city remain un.
changed ; but that the municipal connection between the cor-
poration of London and a part of the borough of Southwark
be abolished.

" 28. That the rest of the metropolis be divided into dis-
tricts for municipal purposes.
" 29. That in the event of such division being made, a
Metropolitan Board of Works be created, composed of mem-
bers deputed to it from the council of each metropolitan
municipal body, including the Common Council of the city.
" 30. That the coal duties now collected by the corpora-

tion of London, so long as they remain in force, be under
the administration of this board ; and that, in case the coal
duties which expire in 1862 should not be renewed, the 4d.
duty now levied on behalf of the city should cease at the
same time.

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THE WAR.

NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.
The ship Johanna Emilie, from Lisbon, seized in the
London Docks by Mr. C. J. Cox, landing surveyor of
the Customs, as being a Russian ship sailing under false
colours, has been condemned by the Admiralty. Her
cargo consists of wine and gums, and is of considerable
value.
Captain Fairbairn, of the steam-ship Courier, just ar-
rived at Hull from Christiansand, reports that a fine
Russian barque and a brig were lying in that harbour,
having arrived with salt from St. Tjbes. The brig passed
through the Channel close by the French shore, but the
barque went round Ireland, and passed the Orkneys.
Captain Fairbairn heard that other vessels were expected
round by the same route. On arrival in Norway the
captains endeavour to sell their vessels and cargoes.
The Russian merchant barque Thor, of Kasko, 350
tons, Captain Ehydeniez, 80 days from Moulmein, bound
to Falmouth, for orders, entered Plymouth on Wednes-
day night. She has nine passengers.
Yesterday another Russian prize, the George Jonge-
bloed, arrived in the river off Gravesend, and was subse-
quently placed in the West India Docks.
By advices received yesterday, under date Harwich,
May 10, it appears the schooner Wide Awake, of that
port, had witnessed the capture of a large Russian brig
by her Majesty's ship Dido.
We learn by electric telegraph that about four o'clock
yesterday afternoon, the wind being westerly, a ship
supposed to be a frigate, was observed off Plymouth,
going up Channel. She was under three topsails, had
her courses hauled up, and bore an ensign at her peak.
d
The Meander, 44, Commodore Talbot, was appointe
to leave the Cape of Good Hope on the,27th. of March.
The Fox, 42, Captain Tarleton, C. 8.7 was towed into
Portsmouth harbour from Spithead yesterday, and made
fast to the Blake hulk, until the transports at present
occupying the jetty haul off from the dockyard, when
she will go alongside, dismantle, and be put out of coin-

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For Clerks' Assistants--Messrs. Elatehley, Roylet ::..
Bright, F. St. J. O'Neill, Harvey, Horner Brew? ':',:,...,
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Gage, Knevitt, Blake, Houghton, Gain, Smith, Blair. '-"*.
Shortt, Skinner, Mayne, and Moore. • --•-
For Cadets, Royal Marines—Messrs, Price,Coutor,
Stanbridge, Holmes, Crawford, and Maule.

mission.
The Janus, 4, paddlewheel steam-vessel, Lieutenant
Kane, left Portsmouth yesterday for the eastward,
taking round supernumeraries.
The new steam-frigate Curacoa, 30, is having her
jury-masts, &c., taken out in the steam factory basin, at
Portsmouth, to prepare her for the workmen to com-
mence fitting her for commission.
The Rolla, 8, brig, lately used as an instruction vessel
for the naval apprentices of the Victory, is ordered to be
docked for examination and repair.
The Scourge, 6, paddle-frigate, Commodore Adams,
and the Brisk, 14, screw-corvette, Commander Seymour,
are both ready to leave the basin at Portsmouth for sea,
Her Majesty's frigate Portland, 50, Captain Chads,
arrived at Plymouth from Portsmouth on Wednesday,
and had her powder and shot taken out in the Sound.
She was towed into harbour yesterday to be paid off,
and re-commissioned.
Orders were received at Plymouth on Wednesday to
commission the brig Mariner, by Commander Johnson.
The following articles of provisions of the best quality
for the use of patients, have been put on board the hos-
pital ship Belleisle, Commander Hosken, now in Ply-
mouth Sound, bound to the Baltic :—Beef, 50,0001 b. ;
bread, 50,0001 b. ; flour, 50,0001 b. ; Scotch barley,
7,0001 b. ; essence of beef, 2,000 quarter-pints ; and 87
gallons of white wine. She has also shipped for the use
of the fleet—Bread, 1,000 bags ; salt meat, 250 tierces ;
spirits, 50 puncheons, and a proportionate quantity of
all other kinds of provisions.
Captain Sandom, of the Royal William Victualling-
yard, Stonehouse, has been directed to procure imme-
diately hay and oats for 90 days, and bran for 80 days,
for 300 horses, about to embark at Portsmouth for. the
East.

NAVAL APPOINTMENTS.
Master—John C. Barlow (1835), recently serving in
the Waterloo, 120, flag-ship at Sheerness, to the For.
midable, 84, at Sheerness.
Clerks' Assistants—William H. Alien to the Mariner,
12 sloop atDevonport ; John E. Skinner to the For.
midable.

RAILivAY INTELLIGENCE.

REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON RAILWAY

BILLS.
FURNESS.
Mr. Bouverie reported from the committee on this
bill that the object of the bill was merely to raise addi-
tional capital for the completion and general purposes
of the undertaking. The amount of additional capital
proposed to be raised on preference shares by the bill is
50,0001., and the amount of loan 10,0001.
BARNARD CASTLE AND BISHOP AUCKLAND JUNCTION AND

BRANCH.
Mr. T. Egerton reported from the sub-committee that
they had examined the allegations contained in the pre-
amble of the bill, but the same had not been proved to
their satisfaction.
OXFORD, WORCESTER, AND WOLVERHAMPTON (CHrPPINO
NORTON BRANCH).
Lord Stanley reported from the committee that the
additional capital authorised by the bill to be raised by
the company for the branch line of railway is 24,0001.,
with powers of borrowing 8,0001. The length of the
branch line of railway is four miles, three furlongs, and
five chains, and it is proposed to construct the same on
the narrow gauge, but with power to the company to
lay down the broad gauge if they think fit. It is in-
tended that the railway should cross four public roads
on the level. The estimated cost, or other expenses, to
be incurred up to the completion of the railway is
24,9017., and the quantity of land required for the rail-
way i 5.32 acres. The committee are satisfied of the
fitness
in an engineering point of view of the proposed
railway.
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NORTH LONDON.
A special meeting of this company was held yester-
day at the railway station, Euston-square, for the pur-
pose of considering a bill now before Parliament, in
accordance with Lord Wharncliffe's standing d
Or er
Mr. Creed in the chair.
The solicitor read the heads of the bill, from which
it appeared that its object was to enable the company
to construct a station or depot near the NewlVetropoli-
tan Cattle market, and to raise additional capital for,
that and other purposes, to the amount of 75,0001., in ,
shares of 101. each, and 25,0001. on loan.
On the motion of the Chairman a resolution approv-
ing of the bill was passed, and the meeting separated.

STOCKTON AND DARLINGTON.
Mr. T. EGERTON ' reported from the Eub-committee
that they had amended the preamble of the bill by in-
creasing to 200,000/. the amount which it is expedient
that the company should be authorised to raise, evidence
having been adduced to the committee that such addi-
tional amount was required by the company.

WATERFORD AND KILKENNY.
A special meeting of this company was held yesterday
at the London Tavern, to receive a report from the com-
mittee of investigation appointed at a former meeting—
Mr. Hadow in the chair.