The Sun.
London, England, 1838-12-07 00:00:00

COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL.

(Concluded from The Sun of yesterday.)
THE CITY GAS COMPANIES.
The report relative to the Gas Companies was brought
up. It stated that Mr. Charles Pearson represented the
inhabitants, who petitioned for permission to introduce gas
into the City over Blackfriars Bridge, and also the London
Gas Company, and the Chartered Gas Company and the
Pheenix applied to be heard against the introduction of
pipes via Blackfriars Bridge ; and that, in the opinion of
the Commissioners, there was not sufficient evidence to jus-
tify a compliance with requests to lay down pipes.
LORD NELSON'S MONUMENT.
Mr. ANDERSON, after some observations upon the dis-
tinguished merits of Lord Nelson, moved that the sum of
950 guineas should be subscribed in aid of a fund now be-
ing raised for erecting a monument in Trafalgar-square, to
commemorate the glorious naval achievements of the late
Admiral Lord Viscount Nelson. No part, he said, of the
empire was so much indebted to Lord Nelson, who bait
fought in one hundred and thirty battles.
Alderman GIBBS seconded the motion.
Deputy CORNEY said the question was whether the ()Or-
poration would interfere with the feeling which prevail,ed at
the west-end of the town, where there was quite money
enough to raise a monument to so great a m?„0„ The
City had, in seasonable time, raised a monument to the
Hero in Guildhall, at the cost of upwards of 4.,000/. ; and,
as they were not intermeddled with by tl'acse who now
are contributing, it would, be thought, be. unbecoming in
the Corporation to intrude upon the undertaking with their
money.—(A laugh, and cry of " Hea;, hear.") He con-
cluded by moving the previous ques!Aem,
After a few words from Mr. LAWRENCE and Mr. KING,
tae previous question was carried hy 59 to 42.
PRODUCE AND EXPENDITUrA E. OF THE CITY'S ESTATE.
Mr. ANDERSON moved that the statements of the pro-
duce and expenditure of the •City's estate, as printed for
the years ending the 31st of December, 1830 and 1837,
and of the Bridge House Estates for the same periods, be
referred to a Committee of the Court, with full power to
investigate the same in all their branches, and report their
opinion thereon, and whether any reasonable retrenchments
and improvements can be effected, and
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Mayor and Aldermen grant pensions,
report by what authority (if n
Chamber of the City for the payment
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sum of money without the previous sanction or authority of
the Court.—Agreed to, and Committee appointed.
Adjourned.

THE ONLY DAUGHTER.—The delightful class
of works to which this new production (edited by Mr.
Gleiii) belongs, is the peculiar boast of modern English
litera'iure ; and it will not detract from the reputation
which we have acquired throughout Europe in this respect.
The domestic novels produced during the last forty
years, almost exclusively by female writers, would alone
command for England a high standing as a literary com-
munity and " The Only Daughter" promises to fix and
extend this reputation, no less by its own intrinsic merits
and interest than by the singular promise which it holds out
as to the future literary career of its writer. That it is
the maideu production of a very youthful lady, is more
than we could have believed, had we not the distinct as.
suranco of its excellent Edi,tor to that effect.