The Sun.
London, England, 1847-10-08 00:00:00

COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL.

Yesterday a court was held for the dispatch of
business.

The LouD MAYOR informed the Court that Alder-
man Hooper had signified his consent to accept the
office of Mayor for the year ensuing.
The thanks of the Court were unanimously voted
to the Rev. Halstead Cobden, chaplain to the Lord
Mayor, for the sermon preached on the day of the
election of sheriffs before the Lord Mayor and Cor-
poration, and the sermon was ordered to be printed,
and copies ordered to be sent to the members of the
Court.
FRAUDS IN THE COLLECTION OF BROKER'S RENTS.
Mr. BURN, the Chairman of the Officers and Clerks'
Committee, brought up the " Report on the Duties
and Emoluments of the Collection of Brokers'Rents."
He regretted that he had again to complain of defal-
cations in an office of the corporation so soon after the
serious charges against the collector of the City wine
dues. All the committee at present recommended
was the appointment of a new collector. The regula-
tions for the direction of the office were to be formed,
upon due consideration, by the Court. The officers
appointed to perform the duties in the meantime had
discovered already defalcations to the amount of
upwards of 2,000/.-----(Hear, hear.)
A MEMBER asked whether the late collector's sure-

ties had been applied to ?
Mr. BURN replied that the Gurantee Society was
security for Mr. Cheesewright, the late collector, to
the amount of 5001., and there were two individuals
sureties for him to the amount of 4001., one of whom
wasconsidered to be good, the other doubtful.

Mr. LAWRENCE moved that the report be sent
back to the committee, to consider the expediency of
collecting by a clerk in the Chamberlain's office.
The Court, after a short discussion, divided, and
there appeared for the amendment, 46 ; against it,
67. Majority in favour of the recommendation in the
report, 21.

THE CITY OF LONDON LIBRARY.
Mr. JOHN DIxoN, the chairman of the committee
to whom it was referred to carry into execution the re-
solution of the 2d of June, for establishing in the
Guildhall a library of all matters relating to the City,
the borough of Southwark, and the county of Middle-
sex brought up a report on the state and progress of
their library from the Ist of June, 1840, to which he
called the particular attention of the Court.
The following is an abstract of the report, which
was of considerable length
The present librarian, upon entering upon his
duties, directed his attention in the first instance to
the state of the catalogue, which being a classified
one, and having no marks of reference to the cases
and shelves in which the- several volumes are placed,
he found it necessary to go very carefully through
the library, noting in the margin of the catalogue
opposite each book or article the case and shelf as-
signed to it. This has been accurately done, and
your committee confidently invite the Court's atten-
tion to the great catalogue, &c.
" Very numerous and valuable additions have been
made to the library since the last report of great cu-
riosity and interest relating to City history, manners,
and customs, as well as others of a political and mis-
cellaneous character relating to the kingdom in gene-
ral, which it would be impracticable to particularise
within the limits of this report. In the class of his-
tory, voyages, and travels, may be enumerated.—
(Here follows a long list comprehending all the great
popular works in the class.)
"To the class of topography and county histories
the library has a very superb accession, as well
as that of antiquities and that of biography.
Other volumes of great exceltence have enriched
the shelves, amongst which is a truly choice
collection of 950 origin al royal proclamations,
published by Icing Charles 1., the Parliament,
the Protector, Charles 11., James 11., and
William 111., recently purchased by your committee,
which is indeed a real acquisition to the library, since
such articles in any lengthened series are becoming
rarer and dearer every day.
"Amongst the donations presented, which are very
numerous, the most valuable are—by the Commis-
sioners of Public Records ; by the Trustees of the
British Museum • by the Parker Society ; 19y H. A.
Merewether, D.C.L., Town Clerk; by the late
Thomas Tegg, 14".“1.,&c.
"Your committee consider it their duty, in a more
special and emphatic manner, to call the attention of
your Honourable Court to the munificent present of
about 400 volumes of Hebrew and Rabbinical litera-

ture made by Philip Salomans, Esq. It is not within
the scope of this report to particularise the whole
of this magnificent collection. It may be sufficient
to state that it consists, amongst other things, of
"The -Mokrogedoleth,' or by way of pre-eminence the
great convocation, being the Hebrew and Chaldee
texts of the Sacred Scriptures, with the various
Glosses of the most eminent Jewish Rabbis, such as
Aber Ezra, Rabbi Solomon Jarchi, Levi Bin Gerson
li emchi, &c. The Talmud or Mishna, or Tradi-
tions of the Fathers,' and the Geonare, or Dispu-
tations of the Jewish Doctors on the Mishna.' This
work is in twelve large folio volumes. ' The Mish-
naioth, or Talmud broken into the Six Sederim or
Orders of which it consists.' The commentary of
Rabbi Isaac Aberbinel on the Pentateuch ; the great
work, Rabalphe's treating of the Talmud, with the
Gloss of Jarchi ;' different edition of "Ile Penta-
teuch;' the book Tur,' a juridical work of great
authority; a fine copy of the Bible,' with a Rab-
binical Gloss,' in 11 volumes ; and Buxton's lle-
brew Concordance,' a work of great estimation with
seculars and divines. These works are all in the
Hebrew and Rabbinical character, and are at pre-
sent uncatalogued ; but a reverend friend of the
librarian, reader of the Synagogue in St. Alban's-
place, has kindly promised to assist him in carefully
constructing a proper catalogue. Your committee
have directed them to be placed in a separate
case by themselves, with the donor's name at the
top, and the date of the donation.—(Loud cheering.)
We beg further to certify that agreeably to the re-
solution of the 26th of March, 1846, the ante-room of
the Guildhall Library has been fitted up as a museum
for antiquities and works of art, and we have the
pleasure to report that a most beautiful and valuable
addition has been made to it by the Royal Exchange
and Gresham Trusts Committee, of a large collection
of curiosities, found in 1841, while excavating the
foundation of the New Royal Exchange, consisting of
the more perfect specimens of the red Roman ware
usually found in the ruins of Roman cities, and called
Samian ware ; also a collection of domestic imple-
ments of various kinds, and of coins, from sixty to
seventy in number, &c.
" All which is submitted to the judgment of this
llonourable Court.
,c Signed by every member of the committee."
The report was received, and ordered to be printed,
and a copy was directed to be sent to every member
of the Court.
Mr. DixoN then moved the following resolution :
That this Court, referring to that part of the
report presented to the Court this day by the Library
Committee, which relates to the munificent present
by Philip Salomans, Esq., to the Guildhall Library,
of 400 volumes of Hebrew and Rabbinical works,
posit,
Eare resolving,doe,
agree with the committee in the expressions they
have applied to this liberal gift, and approve of the
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donation to
;
communicated to Mr. Salomans by the Town-clerk.
After some observations froni several members,
expressive of the sense entertained of Mr. Saloman s
liberality, and a discussion
mode of
the subject of adopt-
ing some more marked showing the feeling
of the corporation, the resolution was carried amidst
great applause.
The Court then proceeded to the election of some
subordinate officers under the County Court Bill, after
which it adjourned.

LYCEUM THEATRE.---Her Majesty the Queen has
commanded Colonel Allioll to inform the proprietors of
the Lyceum theatre (Messrs. C. Matthews and Strutt)
that she wishes an ante-room and box to be set apart
for her exclusive use at their theatre. We understand
that the " fittings•up" of the same will be of a princely
and magnificent style, alike worthy of the honour con-
ferred on the establishment, and the credit of the future
management. The season, therefore, will, indeed, corn-
tnence under circumstances of the most promising

character.
MARY ANN AUNT —ln consequence of the state-
ment made to Sir George Grey by Dr. Conquest and
Dr. Ramsbottom, and another medical gentleman, ap-
pointed to examine the condition of this unfortunate
female, the Home Secretary has ordered the sentence to
be respited until after the birth of the child with which
ebe is quick.