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URT OP C0.31110N COUNCIL.
`it.k Cot of Common Council was held it.tiVr
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PAUPER LUNATIC ASYLUM 1it,4.7*-4--QayVt
l't I V. 11. SuhatoGet submitted i '-' • ;.A.i Via
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motion, viz. —"hat it be .referred-t 7, ft--,,,0' - - ee'-' i 44
Asylum Committee 'to obtain, the opie '7 •.4,f -1-#,;46 0:4
officers of the corporation as to the col a
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seer. 121) and 130 c) the 10 and 11 Vi J lip. 0.-, -....."
which enable the council, of boroughs to talatupoii. S
themselves the erection and marnietenent of Pauper
Lunatic Asylums; to he proviLle4 ender this act,
and to hxerch,e all po,wer and authority conferred
hv previous Sections on the j net ices,
and to ascertain
N,lietlicr there be an lolling generally in the said act
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penditure accorded by the same act to other cor-
porate towns. And that it he a further instruction
to the said committee, if, after due inquiry, it ap-
pears that by reason of some technicality or over-
sight on the part of the legislature the said recited
:ections do not apply to the City of London, to pre-
pare a statement of the facts to be laid before the
Home Secretary, with a view of a clause being ie-
staled in the London Corporation Bill granting to
the Court of Common Council the control and ma-
nagement of the proposed Pauper Lunatic Asylum."
The object of the motion was to vest the manage-
ment of the City Pauper Lunatic Asylum, about to
be erected, in the Court of Commdn Council, instead
of iu the hands of the Court of Aldermen, who now
clahn it.
' Mr. ABRAHA3Is seconded the motion, observing
that that court had already taken the initiative in
the matter, by ivev:ding the means of erecting the
building.. 'When the asylum was erected, 200 or
300 pauper lunatics would have to be maintained,
either by a county rate or out of the city's cash,
and ti the fin-mulled already been condemned by
that court they would themselves have to find the
means of keeping up the asylum, and ought, there-
fore, to have it under their own control, instead of
leaving it under the control of an irresponsible body,
like the Court of Aldermen.
Mr. Deputy Hour thought that although the
court had very properly provided the means of
building the asylum,it
poor's rate.
Mr. ANDERTON said that if the court defrayed
the expenses of keeping up the establishnient, it
would be for the relief of the lunatics. •
Mr. FARRAR observed that in all boroughs the
town council had the management of lunatic
asylums, and that if in any act to be introduced a
clause was inserted enacting that for that particu-
lar purposelhe city of, London—which was a
county in itself—should be a borough, all the pur-
poses of the motion would be answered.
The motion was agreed to.
THE SHERIFFS' COURT.
Mr. 11. WELLINGTON VALLANCE moved as fol-
lows, viz.:—" That it be referred to the Law, Par-
liamentary, and City Courts Committee, or to the
Officers and Clerks Committee, to.ascertain and re-
port to this Court whether any and what changes or
improvements are necessary or desirable and can be
effected in the jurisdiction, process, procedure, and
scale of fees in the Sheriffs' Court, and if so, in what
manner, and at what cost. The Corporation of
London had, he said, been the first, as commerce
became important, under the House of Lancaster,
to perceive the necessity for cheap and speedy
justice ; and by-act of Common Council, in the 9th
year of henry VIII., they established a Court of
Requests, for the. prompt recovery of small debts.
This set the example for imperial legilatiun, and
before the abolition of the Court of Requests, in
1816, nearly 200 similar courts had been established
in the country. Then, however, came the county
courts, . with 'extended jurisdiction and en-
larged powers, which the Sheriff,' Court of London
did not possess. Ile thought it extremely desir-
able that the Sheriffs' Court in its powers and
jurisdiction should be 4ssimilatcd to the county
courts, and more especially so with regard to the
four following points: 1. The Metropolitan Dis-
trict Clause; 2, the Judgment by Default Clause;
3, the Payment by Inatahnent dense ; and 4, the
Removal of Judgments for sums above £2O into the
courts of issuing effective executions. In addition
to these points he wished to extend the jurisdiction
of the Sheriffs' Court, as that of the county courts . _
had been extended by the Divorce and Matrimonial
Clauses and the Probate Acts. Proper inquiry
on the subject would, he had no doubt, lead that
court to ask the Legislature for an act which would
give to the citizens of London the same advantages
through their Sheriffs' Court which the inhabitants
of other districts of the metropolis enjoyed through
the county courts, and he hole d, therefore, the
court would assent to the appointment of a com-
mittee.
Mr. R. M. PHILLIPS seconded the motion.
Mr. 11. L. TAYLOR said a great deal of incon-
venience had been occasioned by the omission of the
City of London from general Acts of Parliament.
This was the case not only with regard to the County
Courts Acts, but also with regard to the Pauper
Lunatic Asylums Act, and he riope(l that in future
the City would be excepted from no beneficial gene-
ral act which did not materially interfere with its
privileges.
The motion was then agreed to with the exception
that the inquiry was referred to the Law, Parlia-
mentary, and City Courts Committee, instead of the
Officers and Clerks Committee.
Upon the motion of Mr. VALLANCE, the following
motion was agreed to nenz. con., viz. :—" That it be
referred to the Committee for Letting the City's
Lands to ascertain and report to this Court whether
any and what alterations or improvements are neces•
sary or desirable, and can be made in the court-house
and offices of the Sheriffs' Court, and if any such
alterations or improvements are necessary or desir-
able, at what time, in what way, and at what ex-
pense, they can be effected."
THE LICENSED VICTUALLERS' SCHOOL.
Mr. Deputy HOLT presented a petition from the
governor and committee of the Licensed Victuallers'
School, and from \the chairman, trustees, and gover-
nors of the Licensed Victuallers' Asylum, for the use
of Guildhall, on any day after the 9th, and not later
than the 18th, of November next, for the purposes of
a ball in aid of the above charities."
The prayer of the petition was agreed to.
THE LOCAL DUES.
Mr. Alderman CUBITT moved as follows, viz.:—
" That having regard to the early termination of
the Acts of Parliament for regulating the vend and
delivery of coals, and the possible earlier expiration
of some of the duties now collected on coals, it is
desirable that the subject should be considered by
the Corn, Coal, aud Finance Committee, with autho-
rity for them to confer thereupon with her Majesty's
GOvernment if deemed advisable, reporting from
time to time to this honourable court previous to any
proceedings being taken.". In support of his motion,
the Alderman said that portion of the coal tax known
as the " Ninepenny Tax" would very shortly expire,
and the corporation would then derive no revenue
from the tax except its own fourpcnces. he thought
it highly desirable that the whole of the tax, as
now existing. should be maintained; for the " nine-
pence" had been solely devoted to the accomplish-
ment of great metropolitan improvements ; and
there were many such improvements in different
quarters of the metropolis which public convenience
imperatively demanded. The pressure of the tax,
generally speaking, was exceedingly light, for the
whole amount which fell upon the consumer did not
exceed one-halfpenny per hundredweight; and,
therefore, the domestic consumers could not be said
to feel the tax oppressively. In fact, when thepur-
p, ,
o-ea to which the tax wai devoted were taken into
CollSideratioll, it was impossible for any tax to fall
more lightly, so far as the domestic consumer was
concerned. With regard to the manufacturers, the
tax might be regarded from a different point of view,
since it might act adversely to their interests when
they had to enter into competition with other
manufacturers living beyond the district liable to
the tax ; and there might, consequently, be some
ground for acceding to a reduction in their case.
The retention of the tax, however, is a modified
I form, lie held be essential to the accomplishment
of great Metropolitan improvements ; and as the
tax would very shortly fall in, he thought they
should at once enter into communication with the
Metropolitan Board of Works, so as to enable them,
together, to get at the Od., which would otherwise
soon cease, and which, if at once actually ceased,
it would be exceedingly difficult to revive. There
might be other pubic bodies with which, also, it
might be advisable to communicate ; but, at all
events, he hoped the court would accede to his
notion, and refer the inquiry to a committee.
Mr. AnaanAms moved an amendment to limit
the power of the committee simply to inquiry.
Mr. DE JERSEY seconded the amendment.
After a lengthened discussion, in the course of
which several hon. members expressed a decided
disinclination to allow the committee to confer with
the Government without first making a precise
report to the court,
• Mr. Alderman CUBITT explained that delay
would be dangerous, since although they were
secure of their " fourpence" until 1862, the nine-
penny duty had been so public as to be likely to
precipitate its extinction at least two years earlier.
The charges upon it would, lie said, all be defrayed
within a twelvemonth, and then the ninepenny
duty would neeassarilrfall in. There was, there-
fore, no time to be lost.
The amendment was then put from the Chair,
and agreed to; and the court adjourned.

PRICE 4D. STAMPED, 5D

Princes by furce. Should he do so, Lt us take
great care that we leave him the undivided honour
of the achievement.

WAKEFIELD ELECTIO2-1

WAKEFIELD, THURSDAY.
The Commissioners resumed their inquiry at 11
_o'clock this morning.
Mr. Brear, teacher of music, examined by Mr.
Sergeant Pigott, said he voted for Charlesworth,
but never offered a bribe, ex.eept by way of a joke.
Believed lie told Thomas Paget that money was be-
ing dealt out in coal-scuttles, and that he might as
well have a hundred or two es any one else. Paget
was a Leathamite, and witness never expected that
he would vote for Charlesworth. Common rumour
convinced him that money was flying in all direc-
tions, and that his brother " Joe" was particularly
active in distributing it. Never told Pa ;et that he
might have £5O for every vote he might get in ad-
dition to his own. Did nct offer anybody else a
bribe in joke. Got nothing for his own vote.
Joseph Leighton, brother of a voter named Reu-
ben Leighton, deposed that his brother was offered
£29 by Mr. Jubh to vote for Charlesworth, to-
gether with a receipt for a debt of £35. IVitne'ss
offered him £35 to clear off the debt and £5O in addi-
tion out of his pocket if he would vote for Leatham.
Reuben voted for Charlesworth, bdt witness could
not say what sum he actually received.
John Jubb was called, and denied the statement
made by Leighton in toto.
John Chapman stated that a day or two before
the election he canvasses Reuben Leighton on be-
half of Leatham. He offered to cancel a debt of
£lO, and give Leighton £lO in money if he would
vote for Leatham, and the man accepted it, but
subsequently returned the money, stating that he
had received more from the tories.

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TIIE SCOTCH PIG IRON TIIADE.—The number of
furnaces now in blast is 120. At the commencement of the
year the total was 132. The shipments now being
we
from SecAch ports are slightly belvw 10,000 per ek, made