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City Council. --The Council met in the City Hall yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock. Present: Messrs. Saunders, (President,) Walker, Scott, Burr, Hill, Haskins, Denoon, Clopton, Stokes, Glazebrook, and Griffin. Mr. Burr, Chairman of the Committee on Public Grounds and Buildings, presented a petition from members of the Fayette Artillery, asking of the Council the use of Old Market Hall, in which to hold a ball to raise funds for the benefit of indigent families of members of that companMr. Burr, Chairman of the Committee on Public Grounds and Buildings, presented a petition from members of the Fayette Artillery, asking of the Council the use of Old Market Hall, in which to hold a ball to raise funds for the benefit of indigent families of members of that company. Objection was made, and the following resolution was offered and adopted: Resolved, That, in future, the Old Market Hall shall not be used for ball purposes. Subsequently the resolution was rescinded and the use of the Hall permitted for the purpose asked. Mr. Denoon offered a resolution, which was passed, appropriating the sum of $3,500 for the purpose of finishing and putting in repair the gates of the City Water Works, &c., as ordered by the Superintendent, Mr. James L.

d enrolled at this session. At 11 o'clock the session was resumed, when the Speaker announced the following committee to investigate, correspond, and report on the condition of the currency, viz: Messrs. Buford, Wilson of Isle of Wight Deane, Burr, Edwards, and Wilson of Norfolk. A joint resolution was offered by Mr. Brooke, and agreed to, that the joint committee on salt have leave to report further at the next session of the General Assembly. Mr. Burr offered a resolution directMr. Burr offered a resolution directing the Committee on Finance to inquire into the expediency of amending the Code in relation to rent and fees to be paid to proprietors of tobacco warehouses and inspectors. Rejected. Mr. Haymond, of Marion, offered a resolution, which was adopted, instructing the Clerk to prepare and preserve a calendar of bills and resolutions on their first, second and third reading, and furnish the same, printed, to the members of the House of Delegates on the 7th December.

City Council. --The regular monthly meeting of the Council was held in the Council Chamber yesterday afternoon, at 4 o'clock. Mr. Burr, from the Finance Committee, announced that said committee could not act until they had a report from the City Assessor. Mr. Hill, from the Police Committee, reported on ordinance increasing the fines, and giving the Mayor power to execute the same without recourse to the Hustings Court, for certain violations of the city ordinances.--Adopted. Mr. Hill also reported an ordinance authorizing the Mayor to fine witnesses for non-appearance at his Court. Also adopted. A report from the City Engineer was presented and adopted. On motion of Mr. Randolph an appropriation of $5,000 was made to the Union Benevolent Society of Richmond city. Mr. Randolph presented a memorial from numerous foreigners, who complain that passports and licenses to conduct business are denied them, and praying for relief. He presented a resolution

ompanies of mounted police for the protection of the city. A petition of the employees of the Water Works was presented, asking to be allowed to participate in the benefits resulting from the ordinance increasing the pay of the city employees from the 1st October, 1863. Referred to the Committee on the Water Works. Mr. Scott offered a resolution, which was agreed to, authorizing the Committee on the Fire Department to replace the fire-bell in the engine house on Brook Avenue. Mr. Burr offered a resolution, which was agreed to, instructing the Hospital Committee to report to the Council, by ordinance or otherwise, any alterations they may consider expedient in the present ordinance concerning health and the city hospital. A communication was received from the Mayor, announcing that he had been obliged to suspend officer Perrin for giving way to violence of temper and assaulting in an unjustifiable manner a small negro boy. On motion of Mr. Scott the communicatio

City Council. --A called meeting of the Council was held in the City Hall yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock. Present: Messrs. Saunders, (President,) Griffin, Denoon, Walker, Burr, Scott, Clopton, Hill, and Stokes. The Chairman of the Committee on Police stated to the Council that the committee had under consideration the case of John D. Perrin, who had recently been dismissed by the Mayor from the police department of the city, and inasmuch as he had hitherto been a faithful officer, ttion was also offered by Mr. Scott, which was adopted: Resolved, That the Committee on the Fire Department be authorized, if they think proper, to remove the bell from the engine house on 3d street to the engine house on Bank street. Mr. Burr offered the following amendment to the ordinance, which was passed: Be it ordained by the Council of the city of Richmond, That the ordinance entitled "An ordinance to amend an ordinance entitled an ordinance concerning the Guager," passed

City Council. --A regular monthly meeting of the City Council was held in the Council Chamber yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock.--Present: Messrs. Saunders, (President,) Denoon, Glazebrook, Burr, Richardson, Scott, Hill, Griflin, Crutchfield, Epps, Randolph, Haskins, Walker, and Stokes, Absent: Mr. Clopton. Mr. Richardson, from the Committee on Hospitals, presented a report from the attending physician of the City Hospital, setting forth a favorable condition of the same. Upon his mottee, presented a petition from James L. Davis, Superintendent of the Water Works, and Augustus Arsell, Assistant Superintendent, asking an increase of pay. The petition was referred to a special committee, consisting of Messrs. Walker, Denoon, and Burr. Mr. Haskins, from the Committee on Streets, presented a resolution recommending an increase of the pay of Samuel E. Bates, assistant to the engineer of the city; also, recommending an appropriation of $2,000 for the purchase of tools and agr

City Council. --At four o'clock yesterday afternoon a called meeting of the Council was held at the City Hall. Present: Messrs. Saunders, (President,) Denoon, Glazebrook, Crutchfield, Griffin, Walker, Epps, Scott, Burr, Haskans, and Hill. Mr. Burr, from the Committee of Finance, offered a resolution that the sum of $3 25, paid in taxes by John W Crow, be refunded to him. On motion of Mr. Hill it was ordered that the amendments to the ordinance governing the rates of drayage, hacMr. Burr, from the Committee of Finance, offered a resolution that the sum of $3 25, paid in taxes by John W Crow, be refunded to him. On motion of Mr. Hill it was ordered that the amendments to the ordinance governing the rates of drayage, hack hire, &c., be published in the daily papers of the city. Mr. Hill offered a resolution, which was adopted, that the petitions offered for an increase of the salaries of all the city employees be referred to the Committee on Salaries with instructions to report at their next meeting whether any increase should be made. Mr. Scott offered a resolution, that the Committee on Markets be instructed to inquire into the expediency of reporting an ordinance to prohibit merchants from selling

l meeting of the Council was held at the City Hall yesterday at 4 o'clock. Present; Messrs. Saunders, (President,) Walker, Burr, Crutchfield, Glazebrook, Epps, Scott, Denoon, and Griffin. Mr. Burr, from the Committee on Public Grounds and BuildiMr. Burr, from the Committee on Public Grounds and Buildings, to whom had been referred a communication from the Governor offering to purchase from the city that portion of ground known as "Gamble's Hill," for the purpose of erecting suitable buildings for the use of the State Armory and the Ordnance Deparectfully decline to make sale of the grounds on Gamble's Hill. On motion of Mr. Scott, the report was adopted. Mr. Burr, from the Committee on Finance, laid before the Council the report of that Committee, showing the receipts and disburseme Gas Works and City Water Works to a self-sustaining basis. The report was, on motion of Mr. Walker, adopted. Mr. Burr offered the following resolution, which was adopted: Resolved, That the Committees on the Gas Works and Water Works

. --Yesterday afternoon at four o'clock the Council held a called meeting at the City Hall. The following members were present: Messrs. Saunders, (President,) Burr, Griffin, Glazebrook, Epps., Clopton, Scott, Hill, Walker, and Denoon. The President stated that the Council had been convened in order to consider the report from the Committee of Finance. Mr. Burr, from the Committee of Finance, offered the following resolutions, which were acted upon separately: Resolved, That the tax of $20 on four slaves, for 1863, be remitted to R. L. Brown, the same having been erroneously paid. Adopted. Resolved, That in addition to the commissi banks, and give public notice accordingly. Adopted. [This last resolution was offered in view of the recent action of Congress affecting the currency.] Mr. Burr then submitted an ordinance imposing taxes for the support of the city Government, which was laid on the table and ordered to be printed. After some other u

ed to unite in this enterprise with other corporations and counties. Resolved, That the chairman of said committee be authorized to draw on the Chamberlain for fund to carry into effect the object of the above resolutions. On motion of Mr. Burr, the second section of the ordinance imposing taxes for defraying the expense of the city government for the year 1860 was amended so as to read, "that the value of real estate, and visible personal property other than capital, moneys, and crediupon His Excellency President Davis soon after the adjournment of the Council. Mr. Walker made an ineffectual attempt to obtain the use of Military Hall for the purpose of giving a ball for the benefit of wounded soldiers from Maryland and Louisiana. A resolution was offered by Mr. Burr, which was afterwards adopted, appropriating the sum of $25,000, subject to the order of the Overseers of the Poor, for the payment of accounts due by them. On motion, the Council then adjourned.