The Sun.
London, England, 1867-10-23 00:00:00

THE SUN_ LON IMP. WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 23, 18b7.

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COURT OF ALDERMEN.

A Court of Aldermen was holden yesterday at
Guildhall, at which the Lord Mayor (Alderman Sir
Thomas Gabriel) presided.

THE NEWLY-ELECTED ALDERMAN.

Mr. ORTON, the attorney-in-waiting, brought up
a report of the election of the new alderman, Joseph
Causton, Esq., for the Ward of Bridge in place of
Alderman Abbiss, who has resigned that office.

Mr. Causton was then introduced with the usual
formality by Messrs. Kealing and Thornton, his
proposer and seconder.
Mr. KEALING, in introducing the alderman, said
that he had been elected unanimously by the electors
of the Ward of Bridge. lie believed that they had
chosen a good citizen to fill the important office of
alderman, and he also believed that Mr. Causton
would exert himself to the utmost to preserve the
rights and privileges of the citizens of London.

Mr. CALISTON then took the usual oath and de-
claration, and having been introduced to his brother
aldermen, received their congratulations on his ap-
pointment, and afterwards took his seat upon the
bench.

On the motion of Alderman 'Wilson,
Mr. Sheriff M'Arthur was invited to take his seat
n the court with the aldermen.

THE CITY GAOLS.

Mr. Alderman and Sheriff STONE made a return of
the state of the City gaol; by which it appeared
that there are at present confined in Newgate 89
prisoners ; at the Debtors' Prison, Whitecross-
street, 186 ; and at Holloway, 331.

recommended that the improvement should be car-
ried out under their superintendence.
The question gave rise to some discussion, in the
course of which Mr. Murrell suggested that it should
be for the present postponed, in order that an ap-
plication might be mad 3 to the Court of Common
Council for a contribution towards the cost of
carrying out this improvement.
Ultimately, however, upon the motion of Mr.
John T. Bedford, the report was adopted, and the
improvement will be at once proceeded with.

secret of happinesS." The owl said, "Do your
duty." " But," said the cat, " what is my duty ?"
The owl's idea of duty was philosophy. " But
what is philosophy ?" said the cat. " Speculative
thought." "And what now do you think?" " Well,"
said the owl, " for many years past my mind has
been completely absorbed in the solution of the great
problem which concerns our race, namely, the
origin of the owl"—(great laughter)—" which,
came first, the owl or the egg? It is true that
the owl comes from the egg, but, then again,
the egg came from the owl." (Great laughter.)
Well, the cat did not, like myself, consider that
these abstruse and speculative considerations were
worthy of her attention ; nor do I consider them
even worthy of yours. (Applause.) I would only
ask you to give your minds practic illy to the ques-
tions which I have ventured to set before you, and
to produce a plan by which you think best the
whole nation, or as nearly the whole nation as
may be, may be educated by an unsectarian State
machinery. (Applause.) If you should do this, and
if you should give your minds to this great work,
which I am certain will be the work of the country
now for some time to come, you—most of you—
the young, will live to see your labours bring a rich
and early fruit ; and even I, who may see at least
the beginning of the end, shall feel that the few
observations I have ventured to-night to suggest to
you have not been wholly unprofitable. (Great
applaus
Mr. NonwooD also spoke on the same subject.