The Sun.
London, England, 1844-10-10 00:00:00

were of procrastinating habits. Purchases in linen-
drapery, they were aware, were not things of the
moment. There was generally a committee of ways
and means—(Laughter)—and frequently a vote of
the whole house was taken on the subject.—(Loud
laughter.) "Why, then, should not the domestic par-
liament also fix the hours at which the purchases
should he made ?—(Hear, hear.) He called upon the
ladies to make that choice that evening. •In no part
of the world that he had seen, and he had recently
travelled over Egypt, Arabia, and the greater part of
India, had he observed so muchconcentrated: and intense
labour as in this country.—(Tremendous cheering.)
Let them continue their agitation—let them influence
publi.: ()Onion, and they would soon attain* their ob-
jects.—(Cheers.) They were modest in their de-
mands—they asked but to be saved from destructive
toil, and, as men, they had a right to a compliance
with those demands. —(Cheers.) The S )ciety had all
argument and all fact upon its side, and it showed
them behind the spirit of the age that a trade like
theirs should require fifteen hours a day to transact
its business —(Cheers.) Let them one and all seek
by their exertions—by their exhortations and their
contributions—to do away with this monstrous evil,
and show their country an example to the world.
Mr. SIIOW.BRED briefly ecolded, the resolution.
The shortening of the hours of labour would be not
only an advantage to the employers, but also to the
public.—(Cheers.) He particularly referred to Sa-
turday evening, and he was confident that the amount
received after nine o'clock on that evening, was never
worth the master's consideration ; and he, for one,
would be favourable to closing upon a Saturday even
earlier than upon any other evening.
The resolution was then put and carried, amid
acclamation.
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Thanks were then voted to the Chairman, and the
meeting separated at eleven o'clock.

COURT OF ALDERMEN.

Yesterday a Court was held for the purpose of re-
ceiving the returns of the Wardmote Clerk relative
to the late elections for the offices of Alderman of the
Ward of Portsoken, and Alderman of the Ward of
Billingsgate. In consequence of the very great inte-
rest caused by the election of the Ward of Portsoken,
for which Mr. David Salomons was declared to be the
siiccessfull candidate in the contest with Mr. Moon,
the Court and the avenues to it were densely crowded
by the respective friends and supporters of the two
competitors.

DISCONTINUANCE Or EVENING SITTINGS AT THE
CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

Alderman T. WooD gave notice of a motion for the
next Court day, that the evening sittings at the Cen-
tral Criminal Court be discontinued, and that another
Court be formed to facilitate the public business.

SWEARING IN OF MR. SIDNEY AS ALDERMAN OF BLL-

LINSGATE WARD.

Mr. Sheriff SIDNEY appeared at the bar of the
Court, accompanied by a number of the most influen-
tial inhabitants of Billingsgate Ward, to be intro-
duced as the Alderman of that ward.
When Mr. Sidney went to the table, some of the
members desired that the newly-elected Alderman
should make and subscribe the declaration.
The TowN CLERK then placed the declaration (the
refusal to subscribe which rendered the election of
Mr. Salomons, as Alderman of Aldgate Ward, void
nine years ago) before Mr. Sidney, who read it over
distinctly, and subscribed it. The swearing in was
then proceeded with, and the other formalities having
been concluded, Alderman Sidney took his seat with
his brethren.

MR. DAVID SALOMONS.
Mr. CARTER, the clerk of the wardmote, having
been asked whether he had any return to make from

he Ward of Portsoken, stated that he had a return

from that ward also.

Sir P. LAURIE desired to be informed whether the
gentleman Is ho had been elected Alderman of the
Ward of Portsoken was present?
Intimation having been made to the Court that Mr.
Salomons was not present,
The RECORDER said he apprehended the course the
Court were bound to pursue was to call for the return
of the officer, and then to decide whether there was

reasonable cause for the absence of the gentleman upon

whom the election had fallen.

Mr. CARTER then read his return of the proceedings
of the Portsoken election, which terminated in favour
of Mr. Salomons, who was accordingly declared by
the Lord Mayor, who presided, to be duly elected.
Alderman HUMPHERY wished to know whether
Mr. Salomons had received notice to be in attendance?
Alderman FAREBROTHER said the Act of Common
Council required that any person elected Alderman
should attend at the next Court, in order to be
sworn in.

Alderman HUMPHERY-Mr. Salomons may not
know anything at all about it.
The RECORDER read a clause of the Act, which
stated that if the individual elected (due notice of the
election having been given) did not appear at the next
Cotfrt held after the election, and was not able to give

a reasonable excuse for his absence, he should forfelt
the sum of NU, unless discharged from the obliga-

tion to perform the duties of the -office.
Alderman HUMPHERY submitted that the Court did
not know that the Act just quoted had been delivered
to Mr. Salomons. Everybody was not obliged to
know all about the Acts of Common Council.
Alderman FAREBROTHER— Was Mr. Salomons
summoned ?
The Common Crier stated that he had given Mr.
Salomons a written notice, at his office in Shorter's-

court, to attend the Court Of Aldermen.
The LORD MAYOR stated that as the Court of
Aldermen had been appointed for that day (Wednes-
day), instead of Tuesday, on which day the Court
was appointed according to the calendar to take place,
and as Mr. Salomons, who would have attended on
the Tuesday, found it inconvenient in consequence of
engagements of importance elsewhere, to he present
at the time subsequently specified, it was but fair
that indulgence should be granted to him.—(Hear,
hear.) He (the Lord Mayor) had, on account of
such representation, agreed to postpone the question of
Mr. Salomons' appearing to take upon himself the
office, and it was his intention to appoint Tuesday
next for that ceremony.—(Hear, hear.) It was also
the wish of some members of the Court that another
day should be appointed.
Alderman H. HUGHES said it appeared to him to
be necessary to place upon record words expressive of
the satisfaction of this Court with the reasons given
by the Lord Mayor for the absence of Mr. Salomons.
Alderman FAREBROTHER stated that he should vote
for giving Mr. Salomons time, but be thought it in-
dispensable that the notice should be proved to have
been served upon him.
The service of the notice having been formally
proved, and Mr. Salomons having been called three
times in the Hall, and no answer having been re-

turned,
Alderman H. HUGHES moved that the Lord
Mayor's explanation relative to that gentleman's ab-
sence be considered sufficient.
It was finally, after some further conversation, de-
termined that the absence of Mr. Salomons be excused,
and that his attendance be raspited till Tuesday next,
the next Court day.