The Sun.
London, England, 1845-01-18 00:00:00

COURT OF SEWERS.

A Court of Sewers for the City and Liberty of
Westminster, and part of Middlesex, was held yes-
terday in the office, 6, Greek-street, Soho-square, for
the purpose of appointing a Chairman for the cur-
rent year, and of transacting other business. Thomas
Leverton Donaldson, Esq., occupied the chair.
It will be remembered, that at a late sitting of the
Court, Edward Willoughby, Esq., was nominated (be
being, in fact, the only candidate) for the office, but
as, according to the 17th bye-law, the appointment
cannot take place on the day of nomination, the Com-
mission proceeded this day to the election.
The nutine business of the Court having been dis-
posed of,

- The CHAIRMAN, in calling the attention of the Com-
missioners to the matter mentioned in the paper, said
that he had great pleasure in stating that now, after
ten years' service, his duties as Chairman were at an
end.

Mr. BROUGHTON said that very little more was
required to be done ere they could receive that an-
nouncement. He (Mr. Broughton) had so very
lately said everything necessary with regard to the
qualification of Mr. Willoughby, that he should now
only move that he be constituted chairman.

Captain BAGUE, R.N., had great pleasure in se-
conding the motion.
The CHAIRMAN put it, and it was carried unani-
mously.'
Mr. Willoughby was then introduced Into Court
by the mover and seconder.
Mr. DONALDSON congratulated him on the unani-
mity exhibited on his election, and augured well
therefrom for the efficiency with which the business
of the Commission would be attended to throughout
the current year.
Mr. WILLOUGHBY then took the chair, 'and ad-
dressed the Court very briefly. The office to which
they had just elected him was one of considerable diTh-
culty, and he would therefore require, in the ex-
ercise of its duties, all their indulgence and kind en-
couragement. He felt, however, assured, that from
the handsome manner in which they had conferred
that high honour upon him, without any personal so-
licitation, they would also overlook many of his de-
ficiencies. The duties of a chairman were of them-
selves sufficiently unsatisfactory, and they were ren-
dered even more arduous if he were not properly
supported by individual members in his efforts to
conduct the ailairs of the Court with due order and
regularity. lie hoped that the usefulness of the
Commission would be fully maintained while he held
the office to which they had so kindly called him.
Mr. BROUGIITON thought it an imperative duty to
introduce to the consideration of the Board a few re-
solutions which he had drawn up, showing the
high opinion the Court entertained of the conduct of
the gentleman who had just quitted the chair, for, he
might say, co:nparative retirement. They elt and
acknowledged the value of his services during the
last ten years, and he considered, therefore, that they
ought, in perfect justice, to convey to him some ex-
pression of their feelings on his retirement.
Captain BAGUE seconded the adoption of the reso-
lutions.

Sir JACOB HANSLER briefly moved that the pre-
ceding resolutions should be advertised in the daily
papers; that two copies should be engrossed on
vellum, one to be presented to the late Chairman, and
the other to be framed and glazed, and hung up in
the Court-room.

THOMAS CUNDT, Esq., seconded the resolution,
which was also carried unanimously.
Mr. Donaldson wav then introduced into the Court,
and the resolutions just passed were read over to him
by the Chairman.
Mr. DONALDSON, in a neat speech, expressed his
gratitude ; and is retiring from the arduous duties of
the chair, hoped that he carried the esteem and good-
will of the members along with him. The -Hon.
Commissioner then retired amid enthusiastic cheering.
Some other business was gone through, and the
Court adjourned till the 7th of February.

METROPOLITAN DRAPERS'
ASSOCIATION.
A public meeting was held by the above Associa-
tion on Thursday evening, at the George Tavern,
George-street, Blackfriars-road, for the purpose of
extending the operations of the Society in that
district, and organising a local Committee; and also
in pursuance of a plan which has been adopted by
the Association for visiting the different districts of
the metropolis, with a view to infuse fresh vigour
into them. The meeting was numerously and re-
spectably attended, and the greatest zeal and unani-
mity appeared to animate all present. Mr. Wright,
a leading member of the Central Committee, was
called to the chair, and Mr. St. Clair, in a manly and
sensible address, proceeded to move the following
resolutions, which were seconded by Mr. Fiveaah,
and uanimously adopted :
" 1. That the system of late hours of business is
injurious to health, and prevents the moral and in-
tellectual improvement of those labouring under it."
"2. That it is the duty of every individual, but
especially assistant tradesmen, to use every means in
their power to obtain an abridgment of the same."
"3. That the cause of the system being the very
prevalent custom of late shopping, the most energetic
efforts should be directed towards the speedy abroga-
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elected, to be called the Committee of the Blackfriars-
road District, in connexion with the Metropolitan
Drapers' Association, with power to add to their
number," was moved by Mr. Caldwell, and seconded
by Mr. Nix.
Several excellent speeches were also delivered by
Messrs. Silwall and others.
The following gentlemen, viz., Messrs. Way, Davis,
Deallin, Coates, Reed, and Wells, were then elected,
in accordance with the last resolution, and the meet-
ing separated.

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tressing nature. He had twice undergone an operation,
but to no purpose, and at last gave himself up to despair;
yet, notwithstanding this complication of complaints, to-
gether with a debilitated constitution, he was completely
cured of all his infirmities, and restore to the fullest en-
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Dispatches from the Governor of the Mauritius
were received yesterday at the Colonial-office.