The Sun.
London, England, 1854-11-27 00:00:00

COURT OF ALDERMEN.

On Saturday a special court was called for the purpose
of considering the report of the Commissioners of In.
quiry into the state of the corporation of London.
Mr. Alderman Wilson occupied the chair in the
sence of the Lord Mayor, who was confined to his house
by indisposition.
Alderman SIDNEY gave notice of his intention to ask
the Lord Mayor to call a special court to consider the
following motion : "That a dutiful address be presented
to her Majesty, praying that she will be graciously
pleased to remove from her councils the Right Hon. the
Earl of Aberdeen, who is no longer entitled to public
confidence as the First Minister of the Crown, and to
place at the head of her Administration a constitutional
adviser whose opinions are in unison with the people at
this national crisis."

Sir J. MUSGROVH—Whorn would you propose to sub-
stitute for the Earl of Aberdeen ?
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Alderman SIDNEY—That toi not for this court to decide
upon. •

Alderman FARICIIROTHER—If the application is for fe
special court, I desire to be heard. Alk;
Alderman WlLSON—Alderman Sidney says it is his
intention to ask the Lord Mayor to appoint one. Ws
have no power to discuss that matter. _

Alderman FAREBROTHER —I do not know that the
conduct of one individual ought to be sufficient to induce
the Lord Mayor to call a special court, because, although
Mr. Alderman Sidney may, by his motion, express his
own and the opinions of those who go with him, he may
not express the opinions of the other members of this
court, and perhaps they would rather that the motion
should die a natural death than that the Lord Mayor
should be called upon to comply with the request.
(Hear, hear.)
Alderman SIDNEY—It is my intention to ask the Lord
Mayor to appoint a special court.
Alderman FAREBROTHER—And it is my intention to
ask his lordship not to so.
Alderman SIDNEY —My friend cannot discuss the
subject of what it is my intention to ask the Lord Mayor,
whose province it will he to decide upon my request. If
the. Lord Mayor calls a special court, I shall move that
resolution; if not, I shall move that resolution at
othe
next court.

Sir J. Musartovz—l apprehend, as Alderman Sidney
has given notice to the court that it is his intention to
ask the Lord Mayor to call a special court to consider
that motion, that it is within our province to take notice
of that remark, and to consider whether we shall feel it
our duty to ask his lordship not to comply with the re-
quest. We are quite at liberty to express our opinion
that it is unnecessary for the Lord Mayor to call a spe-
cial court. (Hear, hear.)
Sir R. W. CARDEN—i should think that as soon as the
request is made the Lord Mayor will summon his brethren
together for the purpose of ascertaining whether their
views coincide with those of Alderman Sidney as to the
desirableness of calling a special court. (Hear, hear.)
If I were Lord Mayor, that is the course I should adopt.
I certainly should not take the responsibility upon my•
self of calling a special court upon a subject of this na•
cure. (Hear.)

Altluinuua FAERBROTEINU—_-For 7nj Fart, I should tie
charitable enough to let the thieg dies natural death.
(Laughter.)

The subject then dropped.
REPORT OP THU ROYAL COIMISSIONERE OP INQUIRY
INTO THE STATE OF THE CORPORATION.
On the report of the Privileges Committee being
brought up,
Sir J. .viusotovE rose and said—Anxious as I am
upo►► all occasions that the public should be acquainted
with any proceeding of this court, I apprehend that we
are not now about to debate the report of the committee,
but immediately to refer it back again, and I propose
that we should do so with closed doors. Whenever the
report comes up to be debated, if the doers are not open,
I will ask the Lord Mayor to open them ; bit upon the
present occasion I move that strangers be ordered to
withdraw.

Alderman SIDNEY—I differ from my friend. I appre-
hend that the Lord Mayor will kindly take the sense of
his brethren upon this subject. (Hear, hear.)
Alderman FAREBROTIIKR—That cannot be done.

Alderman SIDNEY—I ask Alderman Barebrother
whether he would not be governed in a matter of this
kind by the sense of the majority of his brethren, be-
cause the report is a document the contents of which are
to be discussed to-day. (Ilear, hear.)
Alderman FAREBROTHE/t—NO, they are not.
Alderman SIDNEY —lt is the report of a committee of
this court, and it relates undoubtedly to the report of
the Royal Commissioners upon the state of the corpo-
ration ; and as this has already been made public, I do
not know why we should not discuss our position in as
equally public manner with the charges- against this
institution itself. lam quite sure that every gentleman
will feel it a duty that he owes to himself and to the
public at large that this. court should be able to give, as
publicly as charges have been made against the corpo-
ration, their reply to such sweeping denunciations._

Alderman FARBBROTEtER—I do not know why, Sir J.
Musgrove wishes the court to be cleared, and the public
excluded ; but I think it would be highly advantageous
to the cause of truth, and to the corporation at large,
that our deliberations should be in public. •(Hear.)
Alderman WILSON--Sir J. Musgrove has requested
that the court should be cleared, and he cannot be called
upon to give his reasons for making this request unless
strangers do withdraw.
The court having been cleared of strangers, remained
in deliberation several hours, and then adjourned.