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THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 1840,

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

THE GUILDHALL LIBRARY.

COURT OF CHANCERY, Aritrz 27.
I'YNI V. LOCKYRit.
The arguments in this part-heard case were resumed,
and concluded to-day.
The LORD CHANCELLOR postponed giving judgment.
COLLARD V. ALLISON.
This case originally came before the Court upon motion
fur an injunction to restrain the defendant from infringing
a patent obtained by the plaintiff, about twelve years ago,
for certain improvements in pianofortes. Upon that motion
coming on, his Lordship refused to grant the injunction,
ordering the plaintiff to bring an action at law to try the
validity of his patent. That action was brought, and a
verdict obtained for the plaintiff. Notice, however, was
given on behalf of the defendant of his intention to apply
in the present term for a new trial, but, in the interim, the
plaintiff again set down his motion for the injunction, found-
ing that motion upon the verdict he had obtained at law.
That motion stoed for hearing last Monday, but upon its
being called on, it was ordered to stand over till to-day, in
order that the result of the application to the Court of
Queen's Bench, which would be made in the first four days
of the term, might be ascertained. That application had re-
sulted in the Court granting a lulu nisi to show cause why
a nonsait should not be entered, or a new trial had, on the
ground of want of evidence and misdirection. Under
these circumstances the motion came before the Court
again to-day.
Mr. RICHARDS, on behalf of the plaintiff, afterstating what
had taken place below, observed that it was not his wish
if the Court thought it was not competent to him to bring
on the motion that day, but he understood, from the state
of the business in the Court of Queen's Bench, that it was
not likely the rule which had been obtained could be heard
for twelve or eighteen months, and that delay would be
extremely hard upon a plaintiff who had the verdict of a
Court of Law in his favour. He trusted, therefore, if the
motion was to stand over, that his Lordship would request
the Court of Queen's Bench to advance the case for argu-
ment.

A catalogue of the Guildhall library, which owes so
much to the research and assiduity of Mr. Herbert, the
Librarian to the Corporation of London, has been just
completed. As a library relating to London the Guild-
hall library greatly surpasses the British Museum, and
it is daily receiving fresh accessions of considerable
value.

It was instituted by the charter of Common Council
in the year 1824, on the motion of Mr. Richard Lam-
bert Jones, to whom the public are indebted for some
of the most useful improvements in this great city, as a
library of all matters relatteg to the City, the Borough
of Southwark, and the county of Middlesex. In June,
1824, the Court granted to the Committee appointed
to carry the object into effect, the sum of 500/. as an
outfit, and resolved to allow 2001. per annum towards
rendering it as complete as possible, the general opinion
amongst the members of the Corporation being that
when the establishment should be known many public
bodies, as well as individuals, would be induced to pro-
mote the object by gratuitous presentations of works,
especially of duplicates, of which they might be pos-
sessed.

In the year 1837 an extra grant of 1000/. was voted
by the Court of Common Council to enable the Com-
mittee to make purchases of works, and the library now
consists of 10,000 volumes, 2,000 of which are dona-
tions ; but it is to be regretted, and deprecated too, that
the names of very few members of the Courts of Alder-
men and Common Council appear in the catalogue ap-
pended to books of value.

The rules or regulations are briefly as follow. The
library, which consists of three very elegant rooms situate
above the grand entrance to the Guildhall, is opened
daily from 10 till 4 o'clock, from the Ist of September
to the 31st of March, and from 10 till 5 o'clock from
the Ist of April to the 31st of July (the usual holidays
excepted). It is closed during August, and from the
6th to the of
.November. Every member of the
Corporation has the right of personal admission and the
privilege of introducing a visitor, the names to be en-
tered in a book. The printed books and manuscripts,
prints, maps, and drawings, are in the care of the libra-
rian, who is to lay before the Committee a report of the
actual state of the library every year. Persons may
take one or more extracts from any printed book or ma-
nuscript, but the whole or greater part of a manuscript
is not to be transcribed without a particular leave from
the Committee. No printed hook or manuseript,
print, map, or drawing, is to be taken out of the library.
The principal donors are alphabetically as follows :
Mr. Henry Butterworth, forty-five volumes ; the
Trustees of the British Museum, sixteen volumes ;
the late Chamberlain's executors, forty-two volumes ;
the Commissioners on Public Records, ninety-seven
volumes ; Messrs. Fisher and Co., twenty-seven
volumes ; Mr. Holmes, High Sheriff of Southwark,
fifty-four volumes ; Mr. James, the Secondary, fifty-five
volumes ; Mr. W. L. Newman, late City Solicitor,
thirty-five volumes ; Mr. David Salmons, sixty
volumes ; Mr. Thomas Saunders, thirty-five volumes ;
Mr. Thomas Tegg, sixty-two volumes ; Mr. Edward
Tyrrell, the City Remembrancer, one hundred and
eighty-seven volumes ; Mr. Deputy 'Whitby, of Vintry
Ward, two hundred and twenty-six volumes ; Mr. E.
Archer Wilde, and Mr. A. Spottiswoode, twenty-seven
volumes ; Mr. Thomas Wilson, jun., twenty-one
volumes ; Sir Matthew Wood, Bart., one hundred and
fifty-two volumes ; Mr. Woodthorpe, the Town Clerk,
seventeen volumes.

Mr. WIGRAat, on the behalf of the defendant, would
gladly join in that request provided his Lordship felt him-
self justified in doing so.
The LORD CHANCELLOR did not sae how ho could in-
terfere with the proceedings of another Court. What
had taken place lately in the Court of Queen's Bench
certainly did not improve the situation of the plaintiff. It
certainly was quite competent to Mr. Richards to make a
motion for an injunction the day after the Court had re-
fused to grant one, but there was some risk in that. When
the Court refused an injunction on the ground that the
right at law, which was doubtful, ought to be tried, it wus
usual that that right should be established before the
Court determined whether, on a second application, it
would grant the injunction or not. That could not be said
to have been done in the present case, because although
a verdict had been obtained it was good for Hothing with-
out judgment, and it was at least doubtful whether that
would be obtained when the Court of Queen's Bench had
granted a rule nisi for a new trial.

Mr. RICHARDS submitted that the Jury, having found a
verdict for the plaintiff, had thereby established the fact
of the novelty of the invention, added to which they had
the opinion of the Lord Chief Justice in their favour.
The LORD CHANCELLOR said it was competent to the
plaintiff to proceed with the motion, but he could not give
any credit to a verdict after the Court of Queen's Bench
had granted a rule nisi for a new trial.
Mr. ANDRRDON submitted that the Court ought to
direct a case for the opinion of the Court of Law, as by
that means the matter might be speedily settled.
The LORD CHANCELLOR said if it was consistent with
the practice of the Court of Queen's Bench to advance
a case, he hoped they would do so in the present instance,
and during the time the arguments had been going on, he
had communicated with the Judges on the subject. As
to the proposition of Mr. Anderdon, it was quite impracti-
cable to adopt that.
After some short discussion, the motion was ordered to
stand over, with liberty to either party to apply to the
Court.

Pecuniary donations of 105/. and 100/. were named,
the one from Sir James Shaw, Bart., the Chamberlain
of the City of London, and the other from the late
Mr. Philip Hurd.

The Lord Chancellor then proceeded to hear appeals,
none of which were of any interest.

Mr. Herbert, the Librarian, presented his volumes,
in the compilation of which he has been engaged for
some years, entitled " The History of the Twelve great
Livery Companies of London, principally compiled from
their own records ; with attested copies and transla-
tions of their characters, and an introductory historical
essay."

VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, APRIL 27.
The VicK-CuANeaLLoa proceeded with the adjourned
petitions to-day.

JULLIEN V. POWELL.

This case came before the Court upon the petition of
Mrs. Jullien, the step-mother of a young lady 17 years of
age, praying that that part of the Master's Report, which
found that 1701. a year was the proper sum to be appro-
priated for her maintenance, might be confirmed, and that
the petitioner might be appointed her guardian. From
the statements in the petition, it appeared that the infant
was entitled, under the will of her grandfather, to 2001. a
year, and certain of the young lady's relatives were under
the will appointed trustees to carry the object of the tes-
tator into effect. By the will of the young lady's father
the petitioner was appointed her guardian, but upon a re-
ference to the Master, that will had been found to be un-
duly attested, and therefore of no effect. Since the
father's death the young lady had resided with her step-
mother, for whom she entertained a great affection, in
apartments in the neighbourhood of London.
Mr. K. BRUCE, who appeared for the trustees, sub-
mitted that a more proper residence ought to be found
for the young lady than with her step mother. He was
instructed on the part of the trustees, to state that they
believed her to be a highly respectable woman, and one
who never had had the slightest imputation against her
moral character, but that her origin (she having been a
servant to, though afterwards married to the infant's father)
made her not altogether the most proper person to take
charge of a young lady with a fortune of 2001. a-year,
especially when the young lady's relations who had es-
tablishments of their own, would be most happy to re-
ceive her.

Amongst the latest contributors to the library is Mr.
Ward, of Paternoster•row, whose note upon the occa-
sion to the Lord Mayor is well deserving of notice. It
is as follows:

27, Paternoster-row.
MY LORD MAYOR,—Having lately been favoured
with a view of the library now forming with so much
taste and judgment under the roof of Guildhall, I beg
leave, as a citizen of London, to present the Corpora-
tion of London with a work I have lately published at
considerable expense—namely, " Coobin's condensed
Commentary and Family Exposition of the Holy
Bible," hoping it may be deemed worthy a place on
their shelves, and that I may set an example to other
publishers to assist in an undertaking so honourable to
the Court of Common Council, and likely to be so
valuable to the citizens at large.
I Lave the honour to be, my Lord,
Your Lordship's faithful servant,
THOMAS WARD.
A great number of valuable tracts, scarce prints,
maps, and curious antiquities, which lay the foundation
of a Museum, have been also presented to the library.

KILRUSH PETTY SESSIONS.

The VICE-CHANCELLOR recollected having seen the
young lady and her step-mother, in his private room, at
-Liacoln's-inn, and at that interview, he could not but ob-
serve the affection that existed between them ; and as the
father had expressed his wish in his will that his daughter
should be taken care of by her step-mother, ne thought
it would be a strong act on the part of the Court, when
there was no imputation against ber character, to take the
care aid guardianship of the young lady from her. He
would, therefore, appoint the petitioner the guardian of
the infant, with liberty to the latter to visit her other re-
latives whenever she thought proper,) and the report of
the master giving the young lady an allowance of 1701.
a-year must be confirmed.

" Be Gor, you shan't go away dhry and hungry."

A WATER WITCH.—" The seven parishes" hold
not a more determined Mathewite than Dan Dempsey.
Flashy was the riband that suspended his medal in the
procession on St. Patrick's day ; and the appearance of
" publicans and sinners," when he meets them casually
in his wayfarings, excites his indignation to an almost
uncontrollable degree ; but Dan Dempsey is no water-
drinker ; he never could bear it either in shoes or sto-
mach ; and his decided disrelish for that insipid beve-
rage now brought him within the precincts of this
Court.

ROLLS' COURT, Arn.rh 27.
SIDMOUTII V. siomotYrni
The bill in this case was filed by Viscountess Sidmouth
against Viscount Sidmouth, Lord Eldon, and others,
trustees, under the will of the late Lord Stowell, for the
purpose of having it declared that certain sums of stock
amounting to between 30,0001. and 40,0001. were part of
the property of Mr. Scott, the son of Lord Stowell, who
died in the lifetime of his father ; that the defendants, the
trustees, in whose name the stock is standing, might deal
with it as a part of the assets of William Scott ; and that
under the trusts of his will the plaintiff might be declared
entitled to the stock and to have it transferred to her.
The MASTER of the ROLLS, at the conclusion of the ar-
guments, stated that ho would give judgment to-morrow
(this day.)

Nelly Casey, the proprietress of a provision esta-
blishment, alias a concern where pettitoes and salt-her-
rings formed the staple commodity, was tendered the
book, and modestly expressed her assurance that the
" Gintlemen o' the binch would'nt ax a lone woman to
take her oath."

Before the " Gintlemen o' the binch" could reply,
Mister Dempsey broke into a' most reviving cachina-
tion. " Oh! dear me (he said) what delicacy it is.
Eh, then, how do you do, Mrs. Casey, this shinin'
ninrnin' ?" and he bowed very low. "Eh ! Nelly, a
cushla, how's every breath o' you, my lone woman.
Not to take the book, indeed. Oh ; be the tare o'
war that beats cock fitin'." Having thus delivered his
sentiments, Dan Dempsey shook his head, and, smiling
significantly at Nelly Casey, sat down.
Mrs. Casey was at length prevailed upon to take the
book, which she did as gingerly as though it contained
a detonating powder, and would explore at a touch.
Magistrate—What do you charge Dempsey with ?
Nelly—With heaving this through my little windy
on last night, an' bein' within a herrin-scale ov knockin'
me brains out. Look hether Sir, an'jest handle this if
you please. So saying, Mrs. Casey presented his
Worship with a most unequivocal lump of a brick-bat,
which she had fished up from her ample pocket.
" Easy wid the hay, for a succond," interposed Mas-
ter Dan—" Easy now, ma'am, an' jest tell their ho-
nours of the gallon—what, gallon ! no, but three
gallons o' wather, you hey down on the crown o' me
head the same night ; that I mightn't sin, your Rive-
rence, if ever I got rich a drowndin, pon my word to
you, if you seen me, you'd imagine 'twas towin' afther
is boat I was, for the lingth ov a day."—(Laughter.)
Magistrate—Perhaps it was accidentally done ?
Dan—Oh, very accidental, intircly, sir,—no, indeed ;
but as I passed the doore, I hear singin', aye, be gor,
two or three voices sthrivin to hekup out " Hurra for
Dumbarton," an I jest peeped in, my disgust was so
great at 'em for not risin' out ov id, for dhrinkin, as
most o' the nibors are doin'. Sure, my dear life, 'twasn't
long till I hear the words—"none o' your harkenin'
there, you bligarl," in Mrs. Casey's voice, an' thin down
kern the shower, an' no stint my hand to you, from this
ould witch ov a woman.—((xreat laughter.)
"
" And then you flung the brick," said his Worship.
" Would you blame me, Sir, now after sick a wa-
therin'," returned Dempsey-- Aye, fakes, as if I was
a big geranium that was witherin' wtd drooth. Begor,
sure enough I flung the brik, an' sure as look would
have id, it hot the middle o' the sash, an' me d as much
small glass as would line a garden wall, there'sthe whole
treuth for you, right or wrong, up or down, this or that!
way, an' long life to your Worship's reverence, anyhow."
Mrs. Casey once 'more renewed her appeal of being a
lone woman, but the Bench taking the provocation
given into account and also Dan's general good cha-
racter, sent them both--about their business.

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HOSIERY AND LACE TRADES.-11 practice
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depopulate
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namely,prevented
an extensive exportation of English-built stocking frames to
Belgium and Holland, and some few to France. No stocking
frames ?pun the English model have been exported to the Con-
tinent since 1696—the date of the first law for preventing the
exportation of stocking frames—a period of 14-1 years, in which
thweeerincisd,
this country has enjoyed the pre-erninenee of superior machi-
nery in the frame-work knitted manufacture. A considerable
number have been shipped from Liverpool to the United States,
which has been a sort of free port for such traffic, as the Cus-
tom-house officers take little notice of such shipments. Little
has been dreaded from this quarter, as in the three winter
months in America, the jacks in the English frames will not
fall, and in the three summer months, the weather is so hot
that the stcckingers cannot work in the heat of the day. The
point principally selected for the removal of the English frames
is to the vicinity of Antwerp ; as the Belgian Government, act-
ing in direct opposition to the measures of the British Cabinet,
have increased the demand to a surprising extent for hosiery
goods, by vigorously enforcing protective duties, allowing a
bounty of 10 per cent on exportation, and actually engaging to
take a large quantity of goods that may be made on application,
and cannot be sold by the manufacturers, thus adopting the
measures of Edward * , Edward I V., Richard 111., and Eli-
zabeth, which made us become a great manufacturing nation.
No less than 27 plain frames were exported at one shipment,
about a month since, to Antwerp, whether by Treasury licence
or otherwise, has not vet transpired. Foreign agents are ex-
tensively engaged in purchasing more frames, and engaging
hands to work them. A sort of half fever prevails amongst the
unemployed to get situations abroad, and such are the numerous
applications that only the best workmen are selected. In addi-
tion to which, considerable numbers of frame-smiths have been
seduced to leave this vicinity for Antwerp, Ostend, Ath, and
Calais.—Nottingham Joferni:d.

COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL.

Yesterday a Court was held in consequence of a re-
quisition signed by a great number of Aldermen and
Common Councilmen, for the purpose of considering
the propriety of expressing to the Sheriffs the sense of
the Court on the very peculiar and trying circumstances
in which they have been placed, and presenting to
them some token of the respect and veneration enter-
tained towards them by the Court for their recent
upright and honourable conduct, and on other business.
THE ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY.
Mr. SAVAGE, after a few observations upon the great
advantages derivable by the public from the exertions
of the Royal Humane Society, moved that the Chem.
berlain do subscribe, in the name of the Court, the sum
of 100 guineas, in aid of the funds of the Royal Humane
Society.
It was suggested that the more proper and regular
course would be to refer the subject ',to a Committee,
who would have the opportunity of inquiring into the
merits of the application.
Mr. PRIOR (the Chairman of the Blackfriars-bridge
Committee) strongly advocated Mr. Savage's proposi-
tion. The Institution was one of the very noblest in
the country. He had had occasion to write several
letters to it.e Society, respecting individuals who had
been the means of saving persons from being drowned,
and the Institution in every instance rewarded those
whom he had recommended.—(Hear, hear.) Neither
could he too highly eulogise the great promptitude and
alacrity which existed amongst the servants of the In-
stitution, in all cases of danger.
Alderman LUCAS said that to his knowledge the So-
ciety did an immensity of good. They would send gra-
tuitously to any place in which they believed such things
neigh be of utility, grappling irons, boats, and the whole
apparatus for saving the lives of drowning persons.—
(Cheers ) He could speak of several instances, to his
own personal knowledge ; and it gave him much satis-
faction to allude to a case in which a distinguished wi-
ntery officer, Colonel Brothcrton, hazarded his life,
because the readiness of the Institution to do good
was strongly exemplified, and an opportunity was
thus afforded of doing justice to the instinctive humanity
of a very gallant man —(Cheers.) As the Colonel was
riding on the banks of the river Medway he heard that
a boy, the son of one of the soldiers under him, had just
sunk. The Colonel jumped into the river, booted and
spur red as he was, and very nearly lost his life in endea-
vouring to save that of the boy, for his spurs became en-
tangled in the branches of a tree at the bottom of the
river, and although he believed he touched the body it
was quite impossible to rescue it from death.—(Hear,
hear.) The Society, upon hearing the circumstance, took
care that the apparatus should not be wanting in another
case, and at once sent to the Medway all the necessary
n asleitury.—(Cheers.) In fact, the Society never re-
p fed in the negative to any application, and he trusted
that the Corporation would never refuse to contribute to
so great a charity.
Mr. OBBARD said that the Court had already given
to the Royal Humane Society several sums of money,
and if the Society required aid, they surely could not
object to appear at the bar, and apply to it in the usual
way.—( Hear, hear.)
Mr. BURTON considered that so old a member of
the Court as Mr. Savage was might be very fairly
allowed to represent a society with which he had been so
long connected.
Mr. R. TAYLOR said that it was not always con-
venient for the officers of a society to appear at the
bar, and that it was quite competent for a member to
represent there.
Mr. WELLS objected to the granting of the City
money to any but corporation purposes, and, as the
money was not for corporate purposes, he would move
the previous question.
A discussion took place upon the amendment, which
was rejected by a majority of eight. Finally it was
agreed to refer the matter to a Committee.
THE SHERIFFS AND THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.
Alderman BROWN rose to call the attention of
the Court to the subject of the requisition, which his
Lordship read. He said that whatever question
might arise as to the policy of the adoption of
the Parliamentary Paper Bill by the Legislature,
or whatever opinions might be entertained as to the
course pursued by the House of Commons in the late
matter of the privileges, there could be no difference of
opinion, he thought, as to the conduct of the Sheriffs.—
Hear.) There might be present gentlemen who en-
tertained the opinion that the House of Commons had
justly exercised its privileges. There were others, pro-
bably, who looked upon the proceedings of that branch
of the Legislature as liable to objection, but no doubt
at all could exist as to the conduct of the Sheriffs, who
were the innocent sufferers in the great cause.—
(Hear.) He anticipated a unanimous concurrence in
the resolutions he had to propose, and which were to
the effect of presenting to each of the Sheriffs a piece
of plate, value 150 guineas, as a proof of the sense en-
tertained of the magnanimity of their conduct.—
(Loud cheers.) The resolutions (for which see
advertisement) did not by any means com-
promise the Court. He asked them to mark
their sense of the spirited and independent conduct of
the Sheriffs who were officers of that Court, and all he
would say with regard to the Parliamentary Paper
Bill which was just passed was, that it was calculated
I to prevent innocent persons like their Sheriffs from
being subjected to any annoyance, such as that to which
Mr. Evans and Mr. Wheelton had been exposed.
Mr. WIRE seconded the resolution, and said that he
would follow the example of the Alderman in the brevity
of his remarks. While there existed a diversity of
opinion as to the conduct of the House of Commons,
there existed none whatever as to the conduct of the
Sheriffs, who could not possibly have acted with more
becoming zeal and spirit.--(Hear, hear.)
Mr. LAWRENCE rose to oppose the resolutions. He
could not see that such a word as magnanimity was at
all applicable to the conduct of the Sheriffs. However he
might and did regret the inconvenience to which these
gentlemen were put by what had taken place, he could
not allow that they were entitled to such peculiar dis-
tinction. He understood that magnanimity meant
something voluntary, and he believed that the Sheriffs
had shown just as much magnanimity as prisoners ex-
ercised upon being committed by the Lord Mayor to
Newgate.—(A laugh.) The worthy advocate of the
Sheriffs had upon this occasion expressed himself briefly,
and deprecated discussion, anticipating at the same time
an unanimous concurrence in his resolutions ; but the
art of the worthy Alderman was seen through easily.
Notwithstanding the disavowal of any intention to ques-
tion the conduct of the House of Commons, the object
was evidently to pit the Court of Common Council
against the House of Commons.—(Hear, hear.) The
object of these resolutions, which spoke of an alleged
breach of privilege, was to testify the opinion of the
Court, that the Sheriffs were right in the whole course
they had adopted, and the House of Commons were
wrong—(Hear, hear)—and that the Sheriffs had con-
quered the House of Commons.—(Hear, hear.) The
resolutions directly meant the Court of Common Council
were the best judges of the privileges of the House of
Commons, and the vote of the pieces of plate would to
all intents and purposes comprehend the approval of
these officers and the disapproval of the House of Com-
mons.—(Hear, hear, and laughter.) Now he could
not think of going such a length. He certainly should
have thought that the conduct of the Sheriffs would
have been much more magnanimous if they had quietly
waited to the end of the Session ; but they began to cry
out too soon.—( A laugh.) It was, he believed, possible
to procure modest gentlemen ready to testify to the ex-
treme condition of any kind of patient, and the House of
Commons seemed to entertain that opinion, for it was
very certain that they doubted the statement of one of
the doctors, who denounced the continuance of the im-
prisonment. The Sheriff, he apprehended, cried out
too soon to deserve the designation of magnanimous,
and after all they were guilty of disobedience as
well as Howard or Mr. Stockdale.—(Cries of
—(Oh, oh, and a laugh.) He did not see that there
was a notice upon the paper of a vote of thanks to Mr.
Stockdale, or to Mr. Howard, or of any intention to
give to either of those gentlemen a piece of plate, al-
though he certainly thought that their claims to the
virtue of magnanimity were superior. He (Mr. Law-
rence) believed that the House of Commons had acted
rightly from beginning to end in the matter, and he
could not think of negativing that opinion after the de-
cision to which a large majority of that House had
come, by voting for the resolutions. He therefore con-
sidered it to be his duty to vote the previous question as
an amendment.

Mr. GALLOWAY seconded the motion. He considered
the conduct of the Sheriffs towards the House of Com-
mons to be improper. He believed they were ill-
advised. He could not help thinking that, after the sub-
ject had been so long agitated, and men of all political
opinions had supported the right of the House of Com-
mons, it did not become the Court of Common Council
to interfere.

Mr. Alderman BROWN replied. It was true that
the Sheriffs had acted magnanimously. He believed!
that if they had paid the 'Toney it would have been re.
funded to them, and their magnanimity was this, that
rather than sacrifice what they believed to be right,
they had submitted to protracted imprisonment.
The question was then put by the RECORDER, and
the original resolution carried.
The amendment having been put, the Court di•
vided, when the numbers were—

Sir P. LAURIE observed that the expression " the mag-
nanimity of the Sheriffs" had been objected to, and they
had been compared to prisoners before the Lord Mayor.
Were prisoners before the Lord Mayor told that they
might have their liberty if they made an apology ? They
were not, but the Sheriffs were told that they might go
if they apologised, and, therefore, he asserted that there
was great magnanimity in their suffering for the benefit
of the public. They had suffered, and the Court
was now about to reward them. It was said that
this resolution had been slumbering in the pocket of
some member of the Court. Why was it so ? Be-
cause, until th.. Sheriffs were discharged, there was no
opportunity of bringing forward this question. What For the amendment 520
was now proposed was merely a compliment to the Majority
Sheriffs—it was not like a dinner in which they might Mr. Alderman BROWN moved that a piece of plate,
all take part. He hoped that the resolution would of the value of 1501., with an inscription thereon, stating
be engraved on the plate, and would go down to pos- the cause of the presentation, be presented to each of the
terity, that posterity might know the opinion which Sheriffs. He inserted this inscription in compliance
was entertained of the conduct of the Sheriffs by their with the suggestion of Sir Peter Laurie, in order that
fellow-citizens. He trusted that the motion would be the posterity of the Sheriffs, at the latest period, might
carried unanimously.
Mr. R. TAYLOR said that the Sheriffs had submit- done.po int with honest pride to what their ancestors had
1 ifit
ted to incarceration to maintain a great constitutional Mr. Plum' Alio said be would vote for the p
principle, and this was one of the main tests of magna_ comprehended the sentiments he had expressed ; but
nimity, sod had always been so considered. He might not it it comprehended the original resolution.
refer to the conduct of Daniel in resistance to the ty., Mr. Alderman BROWN then read the words, with

For the original resolution, Aldermen 4
Common Councilmen

EVEN ING EDITION.

some slight alteration. He hoped this Court and Cor-
poration would do all that which was due to their own
corporate officers, and would not be behind in any sub-
scription, which any individual might set on foot, to
tf stify their personal regard and esteem for the Sheriffs.
Mr. WELLs said that he had been endeavouring for
the last hour to make up his mind whether this was a
vote for corporate purposes, and he should vote for this
testimony to the Sheriffs in consequence of its being a
Corporate Act.
Mr. Pnmoa wished to hand down to posterity the
opinion of the Court as to the conduct of the Sheriffs.
Ile had no such scruples about Corporation money as
the Hon. Member who spoke last. When he thought a
meritorious act was being done, he should be willing to
take part in it.
The 27th standing order was then suspended, and the
resolution for presenting a piece of plate was agreed' to.
It was also agreed that it be referred to the Sheriffs
Committee to prepare a piece of plate to be prssented
to the Sheriffs.
The Court then adjourned.