The Sun.
London, England, 1858-05-10 00:00:00

" CHAMBERLAIN'S EMOLUMENT FEND.

"Your committee beg to recommend that the Chamber-
lain should be directed to suspend receiving sundry ancient
fees and allowances to him, amounting to 5441. 14s. per
annum, and the like to him for kis clerks, amounting to
6931. Bs. per annum, making together the sum of 1,237/.
14s. Bd. per annum (at present payable out of this city's
cash to the Emolument Fund of the Chamberlain and hie
establishment), so long as the profits of his office are suffi-
cient to meet the sums allowed for the remuneration of
himself and his clerks and the office expenses, which it is
understood they will be amply sufficient to do, should the
balance of the chamber be kept up to the average amount
of the last 10 years. By these means the city's cash would
be relieved from this annual payment of the amounts
stated.

" No 4.—PURCHASE MONEY ON PROPERTY SOLD.
"We beg to submit, in all cases where any freehold or
other property belonging to the Corporation is sold, that
the purchase-money, instead of being expended as part. of
the ordinary revenue of the Corporation, together with the
dividends arising therefrom, should be invested to form a
fund to be applied under the direction of your hon. Court
in the purchase of freehold or other property, as is provided
by the Act of Common Council in respect of the Finsbury
Estate Fund before referred to
"No. S.—FINES ON RENEWAL OF LEASES.
"According to the mode now adopted the fines on the
renewal of leases, including those on the Conduit Mead
Estate, amounting on an average of 14 years, to about
3,8001. per annum, are paid into the chamber to the gene-
ral account of the Corporation, and applied in the same
manner as any other part of an ordinary income. Your
committee beg to submit that a more baneficial appropria-
tion of the fines upon these leases might be made by carry-
ing the amount to the credit of the before-mentioned ac-
cumulated fund, to be applied for the purposes stated, as
eligible opportunities may arise.
No. 6.—LORD MAYOR'S HOUSEEIOLD.
" Your committee have arrived at tke conclusion that
upon the offices of swordbearer and common-crier becoming
vacant, by the resignation or dacease of the present holders
of those offices, the Salary for performing the duties should
be 2001. per annum for each office, the same to include all
fees and emoluments.

" That one marshal is sufficient for the proper discharge
of the duties of the office, and that upon the resignation or
decease of the senior marshal his office be not filled up, but
that the duties be performed by one marshal, at a salary of
2501. per annnni, for horse-hire, kc.
" Your committee are also of opinion that the office of
train-bearer to the Lord Mayor should be abolished.
" No. 7.—APPLICATION FOR GRANTS OF MONEY, &C.
"Taking into consideration the present unsatisfactory
condition of the corporate finances, and the heavy liabili-
ties to meet which the funds of the city have become charge-
able, your committee feel it their duty strongly to urge
upon the Court not to entertain for the present any appli-
cation for a grant of money, or any proposition involving
extraordinary expenditure, but to confine its expenges to
the payment of such charges as are necessary and requisite
for the general management of municipal affairs.
" No. 8. SUMMER EXCURSIONS.

" Your committee cannot refrain from expressing their
conviction that under existing circumstances it would be
highly judicious for the Court to suspend their orders al-
lowing the sum of 7501. per annum for payment of the ex-
penses incurred on the occasion of the summer excursions
on board the Thames Navigation barge, made by the seve-
ral sections of this Court.
X" We have directed the Chamberlatn to prepare a state-
ment of the receipts and expenditure of the Corporation
fur thelBs7, and to invert the same in a dectn-
i
.ia table, similarinto the appendix B to our report of Sep-
temberpear
last, omitting from each table the columns for the
year 1817, and the same, together with an abstract thereof,
is annexed.
" From this statement it appears that the actual defi-
ciency in the account of the past year was 4,9471. 4s. 2§d.,
and your committee consider that such account, and the
fact that the deficiency on the previous year amounted to
the
sum of 7,5931., fully justify the recommendations made
iu their report.

—We further recommend for the future in all cave of
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investment of funds the name of the corporation, by its
pr ,per style and title, should be aided to the names of the
trustees hitherto usually appointed in. that respect.
"The foregoing are the conclusions at which your com-
mittee have arri%ed in the course of their inquiry up to the
present period. We purpose to continue our investigation,
and from time to time lay before this hon. Court such fur-
ther suggestions as rosy conduce to effect to objects con,
templated by the references to your committee. •We therefore recommend the above propositions for
the adoption of the Court.
" All which we submit to the judgment of this hon.
Court:

" J. H. PRY. " BENJAMIN POWER,
" THOMAS DAKIN. " H. DE JERSEY.
"JOSEPH PERKINS. " BLOM. BURNELL.
"11. LOWMAN TAYLOR. " WILLIAM CUDITT."
" EDWARD HARRISON.

CAMBRIDGE ASYLUM —A. grand hall will be given at
Rooms on the 21st of Jane, in aid of the funds
,f this admirable charity. Htr R yal Higkiness the
Duchess of Cambridge has signified her intention of
honouring the reunion with her presence, and a long list
of ladies patronesses is.ahout to be anuouced.