The Sun.
London, England, 1853-02-11 00:00:00

COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL.

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Yesterday a court wos held; it was attended liiko
usual number of members, a report having bee
sia
otf,
circulated that there was some intention of oPP°.,erti,,P,
re-election of the City Solicitor on account of hie_oetilpo,nrit
in forwarding the objects of certain large public on. •on
A vast deal of interest was excited upon the °cep _rah
was known that the re-appointment of the nom'
soy
officers would come on at, an early hour. re ail O)
Alderman Humphery and Mr. James Low we rof
mously re-elected Governor and Deputy-Govern
° of
Irish Society.
Mr. Deputy CORNET, prior to the election of atioes o
,r•
Solicitor, called the attention of the court to theiheen
that officer, and the manner in which they have rkng,3l}
formed in reference to his (Mr. Pearson's) eraua,4o,l
heart and soul in schemes not immediately collie' fle
the corporation."
tith•
Mr. C. PEARSON justified himself at great lens 00,tor
said that if re-elected to the office the CourSolie/hof
rely upon it that so long as he remained CitY odes.be would not engage the formation of 'city' of,
company or resume his connexion with the ,ungor
minus Company, except for the purpose ofoc
wl,„ aeCon,'
some pecuniary engagements and finishing sera`d'ire'ols
tions commenced before he retired from the a 10
He had never, directly or indirectly, connote 50115
with the professional business of any companY A°,„"vot°l',of
dividual since he had held office, and he had --antle-v0
many days and as many hours to the importat, belt biS
his office as any man who had ever filled it, ancl.hepehnsl.4ll4
it was an adnratted fact that he did not fall the vajialr
professional brethren in power to grapple with vialis Ot
great questions that, as City Solicitor, requirecl,,, the,,ere
yearstion.
hHeehacodulhdelsdayeffiwceit,hexcocenpfitddenuclgthat, d!' 'of °erfo'
a perisuubseseta:l4o,o
illness three years before, he had never been
business but once for 21 days, and that his holydaYthe
the whole time had not amounted to 10 days ill
ould ha
his labours averaging seven hours a-day. h
giously observe the pledge ho had that day 16— etha' tflo-
frankly admitted that if it should appear to hbri Attot
his earnest and enthusiastic exertions it coni":;onlu.,
without them it could not, be carried out, he 1-eof
place himself in a false position by taking an/ Wieel;
sures, but would he prepared, at whaterer saeri6ee'me,sal
the connexion which had endured for so manY,,Y„f rant
ing that they ought then to part with sentiments -
kith
affection and esteem.
Mr. Pearson's address was listened to thrl'ehenreeo l°-
intense interest, and was closed amid general (OP 94.,
approbation. on
Mr. Deputy CORNET moved that Charles Pear°
be re-elected City Solicitor. (Cheers.) else
Several members rose to second the resolution't theri
Mr. ELLIOTT moved as an amendment :—",TII,
tion of the City Solicitor be postponed nebl'i
his °tibia
'wade respecting the discharge of the duties of oconPuo!;
because this court is of opinion that it is 11°', of I,°oo
with the honour and dignity
that its supejof the Corporation energijoin
or officers should devote theci'othe.rstoes.
seek emolument by getting up railway the apPlerot°J.A.
stock companies ;
clearly '0
anj further, because, on
of the City Solicitor, in 1839, it was o.od,
r tic
that he should give up all „mivate practice, aients,„oo9
more fully to secure his great azd eminent s
tozhou
sole service of the Corporation, his salary
04'
increased to 2,0001. per anumn." • 3xile
Mr. Cox seconded the amendment. ,_ovihia.s`
After a long discussion,
ment, when the original mo—Wfrtio.nEllwaietts
mously, amid acclamations.
The Court shortly afterwards adjourned.
goet
AC JOir Pt'
THE PRINCE OF PRUSSIA AND ,qn
ruWtianthfdllcasrio
—The fete of the veterans of the Pruse-e`lehra vibi6
tha wars of 1813, 1814, and 1815, was ept fr°'-t
Coblentz, on the 3d inst , by
General Bardeleben, the president, read regret feg'
a bangti-iettert 00
the Prince of Prussia, expressing his thera dig'
being able, from indisposition, to atewherois_,,
and congratulating the country on th vi des
played in the last war, by which Prtlsrlconell
livered from foreign domination. The let.teon
our o
of the
follows :—" Forty years since I had the ja resellC°,A 0010
manding the troops of Prussia Proper in of 't,P-cll,l of
enemy, and they showed themselves w°„'" 2,'f* 0,16400 41
of Prussians. It is the object of the Jer'e eite;e
preserve the souvenir of these sentiments44ooo°4l Jo'
are
IntrellealYiliti'-itlbel)°
battle will one day show how these seeria—thereli nolo,
themselves, for so long as there
wars. For 38 years we have enjoyed
the protection of that memorable epoch., if ptoivolort'of
sshinaglls
doefeidpeeaoctehebrewilseen,gthmeapinrtaushsrad; but •ieesvoletoefroj•
a Ole Cu'
against the enemy with the spirit an ce.
which we now celebrate the remerabtno wor
ss'
sian Sums up these sentiments in t."- sof foilt
ft
bless the Ring!" WOW/:naimed
REPRESENTATION OF WEST Bo,r - col oViscount Elmley, son of the present in 0.9 co
has consented to allow himself to be Pau of till roc"
as representative of the western division to th_ctiier•
in the place of his father, just sue° tto u
by the death of the late Earl.
There.
didate in the field.