The Sun.
London, England, 1867-06-22 00:00:00

COURT OF COIII3IOIV COUNCIL.

A Court of Common Council was held ye sterda
at Guildhall, at which the Lord Mayor presided.
THE ATTEMPT ON TILE LIFE OF THE EgrEßon of

RUSSIA.
Mr. H. HARRIS, at the commencement of the
proceedings, rose to propose the following
tons, pursuant to notice he had given to that
his
effect :—" That an address be presented to
Imperial Majesty the Emperor of Russia, express-
ing the horror and indignation felt by this court at
the recent attempt upon his life, and congratulating
him upon his providential escape." Also :—" That
an address be also presented to his Imperial AlajestY
the Emperor of the Frenoh, expressive of the feel.-
ings of satisfaction entertained by this court at
to
providential escape from the imminent danger In
which he was placed by the attempt to assassinat,,,
the Czar." The hon member Iri !fly proposed 03'
the motions should be agreed to, observing thlt b 3
was certain the court was actuated by feelings of th)
deepest abhorrence at the attempted crime.
Alderman COPELAND cordially concurred in the
motions of the hon. member, and had great pleasure
in seconding them.
The motions were put and carried unanimously'
and addresses were afterwards adopted.
Upon the motion of Alderman SALOMONS, the
court agreed to the proposition that the necessary
arrangements should be made for the Lord Mayor,
the mover, and the seconder, accompanied by the
Rernembrancer, to present the resolutions to the
Ambassadors of Russia and France, to be forwarded
by them to their respective sovereigns.
TIIE VACANT BENEFICE OF ST. PETER'S-UPON'

CORNIIILL.
Mr. RIGBY said he should be glad if the chairrna%
of the committee to whom the subject of filling IV
the vacant benefice of St. Peter's-upon-Cornhill had
been referred would inform the court what was
being done in the matter. Three months had alreadl
elapsed, and if they did not take care the corpora
tion might lose its right of presentation.
Mr. HEWETT, the chairman of the committee re;
that
ferred to, said that there was reason to believe
in the year 1861 the income of the benefice of 6t'
l 5
Peter's would be increased to about £2,000, an
„
proposition had been made to the Bishop of LOW"'
that the stipend of St. Peter's should be £6°°,,,,5
year ; that £3OO should be added to the incumbee`,"e
of St. James's, Duke's-place ; and the rernainder
divided among poor benefices in the gift of the C
No answer had yet been received from the bishop
upon the subject.
Mr. 11. L. Taylor hoped it would not be lledeerci
stood that the proposed scheme was one sanetiel'et
by this court. He should object to any arrange'? of
that was not previously submitted to the CO
Common Council. done
Mr. 11EwErr said that nothing would Pe t
without the matter being submitted to this c 0
THE PARIS EXHIBITION. e 3
The LORD MAYOR said that he bad
patioreeeilv
communication from the Superintendent of the
ited
Exhibition stating that 30 seats bad been rezertbis
for the representatives of the municipalities °f the
country on the occasion of the distribution of
be
prizes on the Ist July next, and that those se3!„,sing
had been requested to allot ; and after aseertailin-rgh
from the municipalities of Dublin and Edie"- the
that they would send deputations to Paris the 50
occasion in question, he had suggested that on.
seats should be thus disposed of—six for the C' on.
of Dublin, six for the Corporation of qino-
burgh, six for the Lord Mayor and sheriffs c)f
order
don, leaving 12 seats to be disposed of 11 °e d
l ol
of this court ; and those 12 seats he suggested s„' and
be thus applied—four to the Court of Aldernie"
eight to the Court of Common Council.
1,0135,.
Mr. STAPLETON moved, and Mr. IZiC
I°tb-
seconded, a motion adopting the suggestiee 60
Lord Mayor, and in the midst of a COuverP,
which took place on the subject, A at that
The LORD MAYOR intimated that lie ha-
,i; eating
moment received a telegram from Paris ilw".el6,t,
that the 30 seats should be thus allotted---c go. 1/
Dublin and eight to Edinburgh, thus le3vill!'ty of
seats for the representatives of the muniejPl
the City of London. was "'
After a somewhat angry conversation it 0001
solved that, having regard to the six seats re ow
for the Lord Mayor and sheriffs, the eight relict of
ing seats should be allotted, three to the eel-aro/
Aldermen and five to this court ; and on tbeieetioa
ing of lots by the members present the e, coin'
fell on the following members of the Court Of /0
mon Council—Mr. artridge,H Mr. M'Cle°rl, hiely
T. Parker, Mr. Deputy Atkins, and Mr. J•
ardson.
The court then adjourned.