The Sun.
London, England, 1860-02-10 00:00:00

COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL.

A Court of Common Council was held yesterday,
at Guildhall—the Lord Mayor presiding.

THE PROPOSED NEW LOCAL
A report came up from the Corn, Coal, and
Finance Committee, recommending the Court to
petition Parliament against the South London
Railway Bill, on the ground that it would inter-
fere with the corporation's almshouses at Brixton.
Mr. Deputy HARRISON explained that the com-
tnittee hoped to come to a satisfactory arrangement
with the company, and the report was then agreed
to.

Mr. Deputy ROWER brought up a report from
the Improvement Committee upon the fulfilment
by the Metropolitan Railway Company of the terms
of their agreement with the corporation for autho-
rity to take the necessary steps for completing the
arrangement, and recommending the appoint-
ment by the court of three of the directors of the
company, and 40 members of the court to attend
and vote at meetings of the shareholders. The
report stated that the committee had ascertained
from *the officers of the corporation that the com-
pany had fulfilled their share of the terms of the
agreement, and the committee recommend that
£60,000 being the amount of deposits and calls due
wpon the 20,000 shares taken by the corporation,
should be paid over to the company upon the trans.
ference of the shares, In moving the adoption of the
report, the Deputy said it would be for the benefit
of the corporation that the contract made by them
with the company should befairly carried out. And,
in fact, they bad but litttle choice, since their con-
tract was to take 20,000 shares, as soon as the com-
pany should gPt together 65,000 taken up, and this,
there could be no doubt, had been accomplished.
The works were actively commenced, and now they
were shareholders any delay in the completion of
the line must be to the disadvantage of the corpo-
ration in that respect, to say nothing of the loss they
were sustaining from their land lying idle and un-
productive—land which they had gone to such an
enormous expense to clear—or of the facilities
which the line would give for establishing a dead
meat market in Smithfield. He hoped, therefore,
no delay would take place, nor could he see how
any unprejudiced member of that court could do or
say anything to cause delay, or obstruct the comple-
tion of so beneficial an undertaking.
Several members objected to proceeding to dis-
cuss the report until it had been printed and cir-
culated, expressing doubts whether the conditions,
subject to which the Court bound themselves to take
20,000 shares in the undertaking had been strictly
fulfilled, and more especially as to the calls of £3
having been actually paid upon the other 65,000
shares. In proof of the actual fulfilment of their
share of the contract by the company, dissentients
were referred to the statement presented to their
own officers, as well as by the directors of the
company ; but, notwithstanding, an amendment
was moved to postpone the consideration of the re-
port until it should be printed and circulated.
Alderman ROSE said the Court had entered upon
the contract after full consideration, and were bound
to execute it.

Alderman HALE thought the propriety of such
a contract very questionable.
Alderman CUBITT had up to that time abstained
from taking part in any discussion upon any rail-
way intended to be brought into the City of Lon-
don, but he felt bound now to say that they had
entered into a contract which they were bound
fairl♦ and honourably to carry out without delay,
relying upon the information of their own officers
and their own committee as to the terms of the
contract having been fulfilled on the other side.
Some time ago it became known. that the corpo-
ration agreed to take 20,000 shares. Upon their
faith in that contract, people out of doors took other
shares, and it would look like a breach of faith
with the public, if the corporation were to attempt
to draw back now, or in any way to delay the
execution Qf the works [hear].
After some further discussion the amendmeit
was declared to be lost upon a show of hands, a
result which was affirmed upon a division by 86
to 41 ; majority, 47.
The original motion was then agreed to.
Deputy HARRISON then brought up a report
recommending that the £60,000 should be paid
from the City's cash, out of the balance in the
hands of the Chamberlain.

The report was agreed to nem. dg's., and sent back
to the Corn, Coal, and Finance Committee for
execat ion.

Deputy BOWER brought np a report from the
Improvement Committee, recommending the Court
to petition Parliament against the Great Northern,
Holborn, and City Extension Railway, which was
intended to cross Smithfield, on the site of the pro-
posed dead meat market, at an elevation of 31 feet
above the level of the streets, and stating that it
would cross many streets in the same way, and act
prejudicially in many ways, but more especially on
account of the near approach of its terminus to the
Bank.

Mr. Cox regarded this lino of railway as being
one of the greatest improvements that could be
introduced into the City, but would not oppose the
report, as it was necessary t• place themselves in a
position to oppose in Parliament if it should become
necessary.

Mr. MC JERSEY thought this scheme one of the
maddest that had ever been broached in connection
o n
now 659
beforeacres,
with the City. The whole areao of the City of Lon-
donpr oof which the new
railway take
per was
schemes
Parliamentut
up 53 acres. He hoped that the corporation would
oppose this bill heart end soul, for it would cross
more than forty streets and alleys, and some of them
—Victoria•street, for instance—at
a height of up-
wards of 60 feet.
Mr. Deputy HARRISON said that its t
s a ton would
occupy sixteen acres within the City, and would
render necessary the removal of an enormous amount
of corporation property. •
The report was then agreed to.
A similar report was brought up by Mr. Deputy
BOWER, with regard to the London, Chatham and
Dover Railway Bill, the ground of objection being
that the line would cross Ludgate-hill and other
thoroughfares upon arches, and that much incon-
venience and deterioration of property might there-
by be occasioned. The deputy, however, in ex-
planation, said that the principal objects sought to
be attained by opposing the bill, was to get an
alteration made in the height at which it was pro-
posed to cross Ludgate•hill, which was only sixteen
feet ; and in the opinion of the committee much too
low.
The report was agreed to.

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