The Sun.
London, England, 1870-01-21 00:00:00

CITY OF LONDON COURT.

Mr. Deputy DE JERSEY called attention to a re-
port of the Officers and Clerks' Committee, which
recommended that the offica of Registrar of the City
of Loudon Court should be filled up, notwithstand-
ing the fact that proceedings were still pending
with the late Registrar. Judgment had been
given in the Court of Queen's Bench in favour of
the Corporation, ousting Mr. Osgood from the
office ; but Mr. Osgood had appealed to the House
of Lords, and he therefore wished to ask the Re-
corder whether it was desirable, in that state of
things, to proceed to the election of a new registrar,
and whether, if any appointment were made and
the judgment of the Ilouse of Lords were favour-
able to Mr. Osgood, it would not give rise to fresh
itigation.
Mr. H. GOVER, chairman of the Officers and
Clerks' Committee, objected to such questions being
put and answered offhand. It was desirable that
the Recorder should have time to consider the
whole subject, and have a proper statement of the
facts laid before him to enable him to do so.
Mr. DE JERSEY said he did not desire an itnme-
diate answer. lle moved that it be referred to
the City solicitor to take the opinion of the Re-
corder as to the propriety of proceeding to the elec-
tion of a new registrar. The reason why he referred
to the matter was that the members were being
hotly canvassed, and he thought the candidates
should know whether an appointment was to be
made or not.

The motion was seconded by Mr. GOVER, and
unanimously agreed to.

THE THAMES CONSERVANCY.

Mr. Deputy FARRAR was unanimously elected a
conservator uuder the Thames Conservancy Act,
1857, in the room of Mr. Joseph Turnley, who has
ceased to be a member of the Common Council.
Mr. Tiros. FnICKER gave notice of a motion to
the effect that petitions for grants of money should
in future be presented only at the first calendar
courts in March, May, June, September, and
December.

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On the motion of Dr. SEDG WICK SAUNDERS, it
was referred to the Officers and Clerks' Committee
to inquire and report in reference to an alleged ab-
straction of documents from the muniment room of
the Town Clerk's office.

The remainder of the sitting was occupied with
the appointment of members to serve on com-
mittees.

Lieutenant Sharman, 2d Battalion 20th Regi-
ment, is under orders to join the depot at Colches-
ter. Lieutenant Durham, 76th Foot, has been
ordered to proceed from the service to the depot
companies, vice Lieutenant Talbot, who has joined
the service companies. Captain Thompson, 83d
Regiment, has been ordered to join the depot at
Colchester, in succession to Captain Blunt, who has
retired from the service by the sale of his commis-
sion. Assistant-Surgeon Symons, M.D., has been
struck off the strength of the eastern district, hay-
jug been transferred frotn the depot battalion to the
battery of Royal Artillery stationed at Norwich.
The following exchanges of Brigades by officers
of the Royal Artillery, having been sanctioned at
the Horse Guards, have recently been made :
Between Second-Capt. T. Van Straubenzee, of the
G Battery, 14th Brigade, at Woolwich, and Second-
Capt. W. R. Barlow, of the 9th Brigade, re-
cently arrived iu India ; between Lieutenant W.
11. Wright, of the G Battery, 16th brigade, at Jub-
bulpore, Bengal, and Lieutenant Spencer Gardiner,
of the .? battery, 14th brigade, just returned to
Woolwich from India; between Lieutenant E. W.
Nash, of the C battery, 14th brigade, at Plymouth,
and Lieutenant L. Tillotson, of the G battery, Bth
brigade, at Cawnpore; between Lieut. J. A. Davies,
of the 6th battery, 13th brigade, at Limerick, and
Lieut. W. J. Tydd, 43f the 2d battery, Ist Brigade,
_at Bermuda, _ • •