The Sun.
London, England, 1867-05-31 00:00:00

COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL.

A Court of Common Council was held yesterday
at Guildhall, at which the Lord Mayor presided.

C kTTLE PLAGUE IN THE METROPOLIS.

Mr. E. DRESSER ROGERS said that, having seen
various statements in the public press in reference
to a fresh outbreak of the cattle plague in the me-
tropolis, he should be glad if the chairman of the
Cattle Market Committee would inform him whe-
ther lie was in a position to make any state-
ment to the court, for the information of the public,
upon the subject. He should also be glad to know
whether th ere had been any diminution in the
quantity of dead meat sent to the Metropolitan
Cattle Market. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. RUDKIN, the chairman of the committee
referred to, said he was sorry to be obliged to state
that there was no doubt that the cattle plague had
reappeared in almost every part of the metropolis,
with the exception of the City of London, in a most
virulent form ; and the committee had only that
morning met for the purpose of reappointing the
inspectors for the market. Certain Orders in
Council bad been issued, some of which would come
into effect in a short time, which would throw a
good deal of trouble and responsibility upon the
committee, hut they would most readily do every-
thing in their power to carry out the intentions of
the Government with reference to putting a stop to
this terrible disease ; and he might state that one
of the regulations that were to be enforced, and the
necessity for which he had forshadowed last year
when the subject was before under discussion, was to
put an entire stop to the passing foreign cattle
through the streets of the metropolis to the market,
and they would be conveyed there direct by railway.
He considered that this was a most important
regulation, and he believed that it would be
attended with very good effect. (Hear, hear.)
With regard to the other question, as to whether
there had been any diminution in the supply of dead
meat to the Metropolitan Cattle Market he could
state that there had been no diminution in such
supply. (Hear, hear.)

PROPOSED NEW CIIURCII AT THE CATTLE MARKET.

Mr. W. HEwErr moved that the application of
the Bishop of London in the name of the committee
of the Bishop of London's Fund, for the gift of a
piece of land adjoining the Cattle Market, for the
erection of a church, parsonage, and schools, ad-
journed from the 31st of May last, be referred to
the General Purposes Committee to consider, with
power to confer with the Markets Committee and
report thereon.

Alderman GIBBONS said that the question had
stood over for a considerable time ; he considered
there were very good reasons why nothing should be
done at present with reference to the application.
Ile therefore moved that the consideration of the
letter of the bishop be adjourned sine (lie.
Mr. ItunKng said he thought it right to observe
that the court ought to pause before they granted
the application, because he believed every morsel of
the ground belonging to the corporation at Copen-
hagen-fields would shortly be required for market
purposes. If the cattle disease should continue to
sprend it would be absolutely necessary to erect ad-
ditional lairs, and all the land at their disposal in
the neighbourhood of the market would be required
for the purpose.
THE JUDGE OF TIIE SHERIFFS' COURT.

Mr. IV. C. FOWLER, the chairman of the Officers'
and Clerks' Committee, brought up a report from
that committee recommending that the salary of Mr.
Kerr, the judge of the Sheriffs' Court, should be in-
creased
from
£9OO to £1,500 per annum. He at the
same time handed in a letter that had been received
from that gentleman by the committee in which he
objected to the committee defining the duties he
should perform,and stated that he should not consi-
der the proposed increase in his salary sufficient in
view of the extra duties that were likely to be cast
upon him, as judge of the Sheriffs' Court, by bills at
present before Parliament., in the event of their be-
coming law. The hon. member moved that the re-
port be agreed to.
A long discussion took place upon the question,
and .11r. MURRELL contended that there had been
really no increase of duty cast upon the judge by
the Equitable Jurisdiction Act. He had ascertained
that during a period of 15 months only 17 cases of
that description had come before the court. He
moved, as an amendment, that the only increase
to the salary of the judge should be the amount of
the fees received for these 17 cases.

Mr. 11. L. TAYLOR seconded the amendment, and
he argued that it would be monstrous to give an in-
crease of salary to the extent of £6OO a year when
only such a small amount of additional duty had
been performed.
After much furthe,2 discussion the question was
put to a show of hands, on which the Lord MAYOR
declared the amendment to be lost.
Mr. Cox then moved a second amendment (on
the original motion to agree with the committee in
their report) to the effect that the report be re-
ferred back to the committee for reconsideration,
with a view to a final settlement of the question.

Mr. LUSHER briefly seconded the amendment,
and after a conversation in which Messrs. APGeorge,
Obbard, Fry, and Bontems took part, a show of
hands was taken upon this amendment, which was
also declared to be lost.

On the motion of Mr. Cox a division took place,
when the numbers appeared—For the amendment,
37 ; against it, 47; majority against the amend-
ment, 10.
Mr. Deputy DE JERSEY then moved a further
amendment, which, as he contended, would carry
out the same views as the Legislature entertained
when passing the Equitable Jurisdiction Act. The
amendment was, " That the sum of. £3OO per an-
num be paid to the judge of the Sheriffs' Court in
respect of the duties imposed upon him under the
provisionsof theEquitablo Jurisdiction Act, tocom-
mence from the date of that statute coming in force.;
that the arrears thus created of £450 be paid to
him, and that in future the increase of his salary bo
£3OO per annum."
Mr. RIDLEY seconded the amendment, which was
supported by Mr. Bedford and Mr. Cox, and opposed
by Mr. Medwin, Alderman Vraterlow, and Mr.
Deputy Fry.
This amendment was carried by a large majority,
and afterwards adopted as a substantive resolution,
and

On the motion of Mr. Deputy DE JERSEY it Was
ordered that the original reference to the committee
should be discharged.
The court then adjourned.

CIRTECHING THE JUDGES.—The Judges of the
Courts of Common Law will attend divine service at St
Paul's Cathedral on Sunday next. They will be received
in state by the Lord Mayor and corporation and the dean
and canons of the cathedral at a quarter-past 3 o'clock.

BEATING TIIE Bo UND S. —Yesterday being As-
cension-day, this ceremony was observed in the various
parishes of Loudon. At the Temple there is always a
sturdy resistance to the parochial • authorities. All the
day the gates are closed, and no one is allowed to pass in
who has not some special business calling him there. In
vain the authorities of St. Dunstan's on the one side,
and thoso of St. Bride's on the other klock at the gates
for admission. The Templars say they are oxtra-paro-
chial—thoy acknowledge no parish officials, and no
parochial control, and their sturdy porters standing within
the closed doors listen in silence to their entreaties for
P,Clra:l§Sion.

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HER MAJESTY, &c.
BALMORAL, May 28.
The Queen drove out yesterday morning,
attended by the llon. Mrs. Gordon.

In the afternoon her Majesty, accompanied by
Princess Louise and Prince Leopold, and attended
by the Duchess Dowager of Athole, drove out.
Prince and Princess Christian went out in the
afternoon.

May 29.
The Queen, accompanied by Princess Christian,
drove out yesterday morning.
In the afternoon the Queen, with Princess Louise
and Princess Beatrice, drove to Alt-na-Guithasach.
Prince Arthur accompanied her Majesty, riding.
,Prince and Princess Christian also went out.

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Sir Edwin Landseer arrived at the Castle 00
morning.

The Prince of Wales rode out yesterday fore-
noon, attended by Major Teesdale.

In the afternoon his Royal Highness, acorn'
panied by the Duke d'Aumale and the Prince of
Teck, and attended by Colonel Kingscote and
Major Teesdale, visited the Horse Show at the
Agricultural Hall, Islington.

His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales will,
it is expscted, reside at Cliveden, near Maidenhead, the
beautiful scat of the Dowager Duchess of Sutherland,
during the Ascot week.

THE PRINCESS OF WALES.—A week of more than
usually satisfactory progress has advanced her Royal High"
ness considerably on the road to that complete recovery
which it is believed no less confidently than it is hoped that
time will bring about. The joint has now lost nearly all
trace of pain, and is recovering its natural form. Its DP-
pearance, indeed, is more nearly that of health than has yet
been observed in the course of the illness. So delicate,
however, is the structure of the afiected articulation that 5
very trifling shock or abrupt movement might interrupt
the healing process. The precautions, therefore, as regards
the preservation of the limb in a splint and swing are still
continued, and will probably be required for some time t 0
come.— The Lancet.

HER ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCESS MARY A.EI"
LAIDB or TECK.— The following bulletin was shown to the
numerous visitors who attended to pay congratulatori
visits at Kensington Palace yesterday :—" Kensington
Palace, May 30. The condition of her Royal Highness 00
Princess Mary Adelaide continues satisfactory. The in"
hint Princess is quite well.—AnTnuu FARRE, M.D."
Lord Brougham has arrived at his residence in
Berkeley-square from his villa at Cannes. The noble and
learned lord is in excellent health.

A Cabinet Council was held yesterday at the
official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury, in
Dawning-street.

THE LATE LORD LLANOVER AND MS

FUNERAL.

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The following curious directions were left by the
late Lord Llanover for his funeral. The mann'
script is dated November 13, 1861, and is as
follows :—" My funeral is to be as plain and in-
expensive as possible. My body is to be carried
by such of my tenants and labourers as may be
selected for the purpose, and who may desire to
bear it. The pall-bearers to be agents and
tenants. No hatbands or scarfs to be used 11
anybody. No hired carriages ; no hired people.
No parade of volunteers. Welsh hymns to be
sung at intervals from the time the body is ear-
ried out of the house until it is deposited in its last.
resting-place. That there may not be any migar
prehension as to the conduct of those who survive
me in regard to my funeral, the above directions
may be fully known. Our good Queen gave to
her subjects an example which they will do well
to follow. When her aunt the Duchess of Glou-
cester, and when her excellent mother the Duchess
of Kent died, the funerals of those illustrious
personages were conducted as privately as possi-
ble. Why should wo her subjects contemplate
funeral splendour ? The pomp of a funeral i 5
an additional trial to those who love the de-
ceased ; it detracts from those thoughts that
should be directed to heaven, and not to the
vanities of the world."