The Sun.
London, England, 1847-10-30 00:00:00

civilisation and the light of the Gospel will shine in
those benighted lands.—(Loud cheers.) I trust, too,
that at a future time you will be able to say that a
citizen of London attempted to gain this object.
Again, I return you my most grateful thanks, and
assure you that if in anything I can contribute to ad-
vance the interests of this great city, my head and
heart shall be devoted to the task. My Lord Mayor
and gentleman, I shall remember this day to my dying
hour.--(Great cheering.)
Sir PETER LAURIE moved that the speech of the
Chamberlain, and the reply of Mr. Brooke, be entered
on the journals of the Court.
Mr. R. TAYLOR seconded the motion, which was
carried amidst loud cheers.

Mr. Brooke then shook the hand of fellowship with
the members of the Court, and retired amidst great
applause.

PRESENT FROM THE KING OP THE FRENCH.

The Tows CLERK read the following letter, ad-
dressed to the Lord Mayor by the French Ambassa-
dor :

" Hertford House, Oct. 25, 1847.
"My Lord Mayor,—l have the honour to acknow-
ledge the receipt of your Lordship's letter of the 21st
instant, communicating to me the expression of thanks
voted to the King by the Court of Common Council.
I have lost no time in forwarding the same to his Ma-
jesty, to whom I feel assured it will afford much gra-
tification.—l have the honour to be, my Lord Mayor,
your Lordship's obedient servant,

4 V. BROGLIE.
" The Right Hon. the Lord Mayor."
The letter was ordered to he entered on the journals
The sum of 2001. was voted in aid of that excellent
institution, the Margate Infirmary.

THE LONDON ♦LMSHOUSJS.

Deputy Allen brought up the report of the corn,
coal, and finance committee, upon the reference "to
effect a negotiation with the trustees and managers of
the London almshouses, for the transfer of the pro-
perty, and the entire management and control of the
institution, to the Corporation of London, to be con-
ducted, and the inmates to be appointed by the Court
of Common Council, in such manner as they may
think proper."
The report, to which considerable importance is
attached, says, "We referred the same to a special
committee, ho have reported to us that they have
proceeded therein, and have effected a negotiation
agreeably to the terms of our said report ; and that at
a general meeting of the subscribers of the almshouses,
held in conformity with the terms of the in-
stitution, it has been resolved that the estate
and property of the almshouses shall be
conveyed to the Corporation upon the terms stated
in our report, and in pursuance of a resolution to
that effect :the committee of management have this
day passed an order directing the trustees to convey
the estate to the Corporation of London, or to such
person er persons as they may appoint to receive the
conveyance. And the special committee recommended
that, upon a proper deed, approved by counsel, being
executed by the trustees, we should be authorised to
draw upon the Chamberlain for one-half of the
amount of the creditors' claims upon the estate—viz.,
about 3001., which they have generously agreed to
accept in full satisfaction and discharge of their re-
spective demands.
" And we beg, further, to certify, that although the
trustees, and all parties having any legal or equitable
interest in the property, have, in conformity with the
recommendation of the Town-clerk, Comptroller, and
City Solicitor, agreed to convey the property of the
corporation without being clogged with any condi-
tions, the special committee felt it to be their duty to
recommend that this Honourable Court should, in ac-
cordance with the recommendation contained in our
former report, approved by this Court, grant to the
inmates such moderate endowments as the Court may
think proper ; and we, your committee agree with
the special committee in the recommendations."
After some conversation, in which it was suggested,
and apparently with effect, that the word "allowances"
should be substituted for " endowments," the report
was agreed to and ordered to be printed.

GREAT CITY IMPROVEMENTS.

Deputy Allen brought in a bill for raising monies
for the purposes of improvements within the City,
under the London (City) Improvement Act,1847. The
bill is founded upon the report from the improvement
committee, and proposes to raise 300,0001. for im-
provements from Cannon-street to St. Paul's, and
200,0001. for improvements not yet determined upon.
The bill Was real a first time, and ordered to be read
a second time.

Mr. R. L. Jones brought up a report from the im-
provement committee, recommending the contribution
of 5001. towards the proposed improvements in Wood-
street. A communication was at the same time pre-
sented from the commissioners of sewers, agreeing to
vote 5001. in aid of the same object.
It was agreed that the commissioners of sewers
should be empowered to refer the matter to a jury, if
Messrs. Morley refused the offer of compensation
made by the court.
The court then adjourned.

LIGHTS ON THE COAST OF
SCOTLAND.

INACCURACIES IN CERTAIN CHARTS.
Northern Light-office, Edinburgh, Oct. 20,1847.
Sir,—l am directed by the Commissioners of
Northern Lighthouses to state, for the information of
the committee of Lloyd's, that having recently had
their attention directed to an error in the description
of a light on one of the published charts of the coasts
of Scotland, they have been induced to institute an
examination, so far as concerns the northern light-
houses, of the various charts in their possession, and I
am directed to submit to the consideration of Lloyd's
the following errors which have been noticed :
TRINITY HOUSE CMART, 1845.
I.—ln a chart published by Mr. R. H. Laurie,
Fleet-street, London, dated Ist January, 1845, and
bearing to be a corrected edition of a Chart of Light-
houses and Lights, and published by order of the
Corporation of the Trinity House, the following in-
accuracies have been noticed:—

1. Little Ross Light is characterised as a " re-
volving," instead of a flashing light.
2. The important Light of Skerryvore is charac-
terised as "intermitting" instead of "revolving" This
mistake is the more to be regretted, as the adjoining
Light of Barrahead is "intermittent," and any con-
founding of the two Lights might be productive of
serious consequences. .

3. Buchantiess Light is characterised as " intermit
tent" while it should be "flashing."
4. There is a note at the top of the Chart bearing
that at Sumburghhead there is a fixed Light, but as a
stranger might suppose that the asterisk which marks
the note was intended to indicate the position of the
Light, the note should have added to it the proper
bearing and distance of the Lighthouse from Star-
point Light, or the longitude and latitude of Sum-
burghhead.