The Express. — London, England, 1853-12-12 00:00:00

is t. your imperial Majesty the admirals and asy graLious tiLiver•ign "L, on the demand •t). oh: in cert with th Ilas:ror of the ~,t r rul•:!yr of con Let flzitanni e z Idaj y esty smt to ; :hts Awl Maspoldruce of tit:, friendly empire, , lvitcuraide o it is sstisfackay boh to yot, prcsence Acre under so rztri.ortli. ' ,t 4 i,;• 'hews Low your Majesty and your 4/se.• wisay appretia.el the friendsLio and -ytapithias of the English cellos. ttorng so strongly to increase the I h• two .'alas, mast be pr, noted by a constr. usd talLibtcned gund feeling displayed in stirs '44.7 of your angeriat Majesty r It the suer...fat mamtenenee of a great Earl). • th t • liriioh iov..rnment will seek a rerom- , sicrinces wh.eb it msy have to make in , the protection of Turkey split:tot en on pro • ...I.:: . de.ires to contribute with equal lim y." ; • te .perity Of Ter'ary, and the bre° that your , 4 I k it to &Ault* throughout the whole eaten( K.. • ,:era Ay putout; is eme.ition • system of coup b!!:• 1 ; 0 . • proems ((morel' all theses and for , _l v or subject.. The hope and the object • ,:! co-operation i. peaca—not certainly an • I pro.amos peter, bat one which, by simple "I on ;rod honourable basis, and without ....Is sat other power, the rights of sovereignty „a t h e silence of your empire. • .1 r . par • • pendent . _ . • j 0 OM. : , Ace a mon as rOf •ihi e ill, I must euppow, the in ...d, . , I par M ile.ty. as It is tha point ardently wa r k . , i ry leer Allies. I ,ball be happy to kern so . N ., ~t i, euly appreciated I.nd warmly encnoraged toM ra , ter- of tour :144sty, in s clntinued spirit of aidetati . . n repl:cd a. fuliows c thanking the anthasseder for havis2 procured ears rvt sreinir the admiral and the officers of his In toasting eircutr..tnueet, the pr-sence of the • hue, an ler the -..iorn..nd of so distinguished ',lug an i rid-rat proof at the friendsh:p of her or Great liritsin, my powerful ally, I to repro.; to her my sentiments of gra .rlasal healers shown under many circumstances J I f,elitg towards my empire, I doubt not that by all means the unjost pretensions of ltus o. whi...• If -3 my indeptudence coil my sovereign rights. ne ..arid will see what immense advantages may snit L . Anug and Wearily power like England, and i t e t herehits of enlightened, and gramme people fee the Ectlish nation. As to peace, my government sle aze h as .ouch as Whew, but it mit be hanourahle and gmpatibo with my aaverrign rightr. As far at regards • hern remeut cud the prneprrity of my subjects, his kowllcary - 6 Ir t!et able than any one to know my semi &cats 0r1'.../6 Vett. The Press ,. last errn.n; gays : Oar I, tt. ips from Conatautinoplo of Nov. 25, are nnani smii,„,,,,ekaggg th e bad effect produrrd by the address i Wed ti , .r.tford oe I:,,:iuffe 14 11..: Sti.tal. Our reader • my la f.• • 011116611 C-• themselves that the English Ambas• maw. wh.lsi assuring turkey of the co-operation of Ev. had.+a•i• d nor, than was reaper on the nesessity tita L-,ropern,.sate. Whit raised the public emotion to the Wheat yi . els was an inopportune distend (or an amiable tt three 4.•.stia, which :sac cl.plonsatist :nada •fter Mk gersh. 1. was said. hoi 1 .2., that Reechil-Psclia three& ,sod to tcahr his redruntien should the Divan pay attn. tr. so th oi,agraticc.. of hi s lordship. On the 24th ult., ;Lire grand ruin . cif at the Porte, at which a long pi r Ivo taken iuln consider sties, from 11. de Bruck, Aipvisa int,rcunclo, insisting likewise on en grinrcasicst, and in es:...r :fiat every our should as _pea a tbe matter, the dragoman of the Pens. us Embisay mode • sonseunicariJn, which was said to be pea:. I was said that in east communication there was 130bge C I sn autograph letter from the Emperor of Rassio, patesti. a his coati:lstory nicnsition. If that were true, rte iakeres to be drawn le that the Crar at last admits tithe was wron, in his conduct. The :fr.' R 1111420 cor;:s death h.is not arrivcd at the Pruth, and the sth corps has bra fa ..rd to send a brigade to the Caucasus to reinforce • troop , ibere, and whisk Laro menaced with a general mei tr. in the Cirt :sstans. ' FRANCE. r.tras, St•svar Evaxiso. I ihe C.', .t;•ufi , oi,,e: says of the despatch announc i:; a " great naval victory" by tho Russians: The Turkish fleet having returned to the Bos 7:mus, and being knuwn to have been still at Con g.-I:Maple at the end of November, oc e is entitled to utiv:e the twelve Turk:sh ships said to be de :toyed came from'?" kaothsr despatch has, however, reached this to dar. which, though bearing the same date (1 . -trtmher 5) and emanis;:ng from the same ipteious quarter (Odesea) 1 have reason to ...eve from private info:in-:ion is not de of truth. It is true that the Turkish fleet, tied by the Capitan Paeha, is anchored z the Bosphorus; but it is known that several :imports were lately sent into the Black Sea ca arms, ammunition, and military stores for limns. This flotilla, i: appears from the most re .: telegraphic despatch, me escorted by seven fri es and two corvettes. They came suddenly, and, .t would item, accidentally, upon a Russian fleet of sail of the line. A combat ensued, which lasted , te hoar "—a decisive proof that the Tutks feuded themselves gallantly against such a wrier force. The heavy guns of the line -battle ships, if wor!ced with merely do t skiii and ordinary energy, were mere to a the victory against the frigates. It is d that the Turkish frigates and corvettes were destroyed." Accounts differ as to the number transports. Some say :hey all shared the same ie, but according to a version accredited at the rkih Embaaay, eight of them escaped. Zi.ere has of late been much gratulation in certain carters in England on the results of the " prudent " assumed to have been pursued by our govern mat. We have, it is said, sagaciously avoided a gaunt war, and cc the sunei time g•te Turkey an opportunity of developing a t.f.reitaLt energy which by almost common consent s..e was supposed not to be capable of. The work of do:omacy, it has been repeatedly urged in a tone of t.amph has been rendered iniinitely more may by Turkish victories on the Danube and in Asia. Tam will be said now ? It is a subject for magratalation that the epienlid fleets of France td England. which went to Constmstineple to pr test oar ally Sultan from " unjust aggres• ion" (the very words of Lord Stratford de Red should have been lying idle in the lice:phorue, c 5 Admirals giving and remiving dinners and cheer 'sg unmeaning tonste, while tne Turks sus:ained a ,t serious reverse on the clement where our pru ettiea, if sincere, might have been no effie..eious ? i:: this "prudent police" commend admiration 251 , that the Russian presirge is enhanced in those fey waters in which her exclusive domination ais l cht have been destroyed for ever had tLe present ::Loped for opporttlnity been turned togoodactount It is. :lowever. a manifest enaggeration to call the ex t. mentioned in the (Meows despatch a "great :seal vic!ory." • Thw eteoicg'o Preece says :—" According to in- Elution obtained from a good source, we believe we say affirm that the des paten we have transcrilied ex aggerates the facts. There has been no such thing I wal battle. propel ly so culled. It would ap ps merely tl.at some Turkish frigates and a certain number of transports, Laving on I ,:d troops destined 'or Battouni, were cur- Irrd by a divisien of the Russian navy so au roe that all resistance was naturally impossible. ftan Paola, whose capture is announced by the iftpa:c'n, is a secondary officer of the Turkish navy. kelt as it is , when reduced to its just proportion., Oa :meat is :.ot the less the most just win ka'ary upon the passive attitude of the Anglo ,. tad squadrer.." The }'.eerie merely remarks upon the despltch t": on the 24 h or 29th of November to Turkish squadron was at Buyuck 'the Bosphorus, and it had been decided by the ?inn that on account of the season it should not put .0 sea again at present. It therefore assumes (not crowing upparently of the flotilla of transports and tit? escort ot fewer.) that the encounter mu. 4 have wet he' ween some Russian and Turkish gun.boata at the mo'uth of the I lonubP, Osman Bet / being the :one if a captain commooding one of the three divi s ions of be T....rk:ah griniscats. LLLEGED CONSPIRACY, &ND NUMEROUS ARRESTS. PARIS. StrtlIDAT K•PNINO. A :.amism. of politkal Jun:ids have been effect:At in P.a.s ;tsterday and this morning. Arotber pbt goast the Emperor's life has - been di.,cal :Ted. than !11l I.e airesdy in custody, ammg hnai se 22 jnnrtleymt a tailors ar.d shopmen employed ut ts celebrated establishment of the Belle .Thrrhw . ")''' and Sen."), on the. (In - .r. it • • !"..s . : xpreted re ;ve..• tlte t... ....li' of •I.e work. lately lOm -I.old to La *ad at the Seine, opposite the BA.e -.l"kaseediad It is alleged that it was intended to et him from the windows. It is contienev ay. se...:l•Naf *Ter: one of the ?2 perseiv 10.ov. :11?:-.• tospherea. It was as tioned had a loaded gun coneea;ed among the clothes • confided to his care. It appears that the arrest of M. Ilubbart, which, according to the report made to me, was founded upon some discoveries m: de in searching M. Bra-' tianos papero, is thought by tho bar to have been provoked by his bold prt.feesiotial six ech at the trial of the Opera-Comique conspirators. The Si,lele says: " This arrest, which might appear to menace the freedom of a counsel's defence, has produced a deep emotion amongst the order of advocates. M. ' Berryer, the !Wormier, accompanied by M. Chaix d'Est Ange, has waited upon the Procureur-Gene-"f ral to obtain explanations. At the hour at which we write M. 11ubbart has not been liberated." The Emperor and Empress attended last evening the performances at the Opera-Comique. It ia said in court circles that on New Year's Day there will be an evening reception at the Tuileries— a sort of " rout." to which unmarried ladies will not be admitted. The so much talked of court mantle will,be worn on this occasion for the first time, and by way of stimulus to those (and th ere a re man y) who wince at the expense, it is given out that ladies invited who do not make their appearance on Jammu Ist will not receive another invitation an kis their absence shall be legitimately accounted for. Mt Empress will wear a mantle of cloth of silver, trimmed with silver lace and embroidered flowers. But the guests will be at full liberty to exercise their taste in the choice of colours and patterns ; " bees," however, being reserved for members of the imperial family. The Emperor will receive once a week throughout the winter season, besides the days set apart for presentations. The Princess Mathilde will give a grand ball to their M,•jesties on Dec. 31. At least tour new senators are likely to be made within a very few days. The I)uke de Vainly and M. 1)a in aro the favourites in public conjecture. M. de Laroche Lambert, a rich mauufacturer in one of the central departments, is spoken of as a third; and it is said that an eiithusiustic believer in the royalty of the late Baron de Ricl:emont (one of the Imany supposed Louis XVIL'e) has now rallied to the empire and is to be rewarded. The Bourse was flatter to-day, partly in constr• quenee of the realisation of profits after the great rise of yesterday, and partly, as it si as thought, owing to an article in a London jcurnal supposed to be in the confidence of Lord Palmerston, expressing an opinion that the new arrangement come to at Vienna will not lead to any result. The Threes ulti mately fell 20c. only, but at one time they were as low as 75.80. A good deal of business was done is railways, and many of the lines rose a few francs. The legitimist journals are too wary to take up the Fauntlet thrown down by M. de la GuerronnWre. Their reply to his long article on the " fusion," is confined to a few cautious words. The --humble* does not forget that some months since it was pro voked by a government print, to trace a parallel be tween the Bourbon and Bonaparte dynasties. It fell into the mistake of supposing that the subject, being broached by a semi-official paper, was open to fr, e discussion, and drew down upon itself two successive warnings. M. Guizot's journal, therefore, now declines to accept the controversy, observing merely, " There are certain questions which oug ht to be treated thoroughly, or not meddled with." The Napoleon, steam line-of-balle ship, arrived at. Toulon, on the oth, from Constantinople. TILE BOURBON FUSION. PARIS, FRIDAY EVENING. M. de la Guerronniore's expected article on the "fusion'' appears to-day both in the Pays cud the Clotslitutionntl. It contains some very hard and not unfair hits at the Orleans priuccs, and abounds with argameuts, of no recondite nature, tending to show how small the chance is that the Count do Chambotd will ever obtain the throne of France—and how much smaller still that he wreild keep it long. So far the task was easy, and M. de la Guerroneiere has successfully performed it, in a composition re markable for that elegance of style to which he owes his reputation as a writer of the French lan guage—an elegance which entirely evaporates in translation. But the main object of his essay seems to be to prove that the fusion has damaged the prospects not only of the Orloanist but of the lezitimist party, and in this, 1 vulture to think, he has failed. The Orleaniat ranks, are ro dcubt, thrown into great confusion. The bulk of the party do not follow their leaders. A good many notabilities embrace the opportunity, by no means unwelcome to them, to proclaim their adhesion to the empire. Others, who alike detest divine sight and democratic despotism, are disposed, in the ab,ence of all chance (tf a constitutional monarchy, to rest their hopes of rational liberty in the revival of the republic. Many, however, still continue to think that if any unlooked fur event were to shake the apparent solidity of the present government, it would not be found that the principle represented by the " branche cadette " had bees materially weakened by the fu sion. A " mot " attributed to M. Thiers describes the views of this section of the Orleanists. He is reported to have said, " The fusion is nothing but the addition of four members to the legitimiat party." But M. de la Guerronnkre, so far from conceding to the legitimists even this trivial accession of strength, will have it that the Count de Chambord, by con senting to receive the ur.qualified submission of his cousins, has done irreparable injury to his cause, End he produces neither fact nor argument to support this proposition. The only new fact of any importance—if, indeed, it may be called new—announced by M. de Is Csuer ronntere, is that the fusion ie the work of M. Guizot. ITALY. NAPLES. Dec. 2. M. Maupas has returned, and the official journal contains a decree which places an health officer on the retired list ; which is the only visible apology offered by the Neapolitan government for instating two French officers, and thereby having caused the minister of the Emperor to retire from Naples. Un leas the French government makes known some details of this singular transaction, the •repuia-1 tion of France will have lost rather than gained by M. Maupas's temporary sus nsion of diplomatic relations with the cabinet of Naples. No one here seems to know exactly wby M. Maupas left Naples, or why he returned: the difficulty appears to have been arranged in Paris. Large quantities of corn have come from Leghorn to Naples, on government account. The price of bread has not fallen. The Rothschilds have made unusual efforts to sustain the finance of Naples : the funds have again risen. Fives, 109. Exchange on I Lonff.o 5.10 and rising. GERMANY. The New Prusain:C;;; iresta tee that it is iu con templation to have a new law for regulating the politics. position of the Austrian nobility. “ PEAt E”-THAT RUSSIA MAY ROB THE TURKS. TO TUE EDITOR OP THE DAILY NEWS. Sta,—The Russian organ continues to endeavour to throw dust in the eyes of the public ; it has lately had an article on the possible resarrection of Poland at the very time when its patrons, the Ministry, had fallen into the trap set for them by Austria and Prus sia, willingly, I admit ; they are always ready is please the Char. The last note sent oat to the Porte pledges the fours powers to the present territorial arrangements of Europe ; so that if war continues, the Sultan will be precluded from forming an alliance offensive and defonaive with the Poles by the Russian valets; Francis Joseph and Frederick William calling upon England and France to prevent any infraction of their quadruple alliance that may lead to injury to their dotainions. At this erry moment, with an overwhelming allied fleet in the licephot us, our admiral there is compelled to lay he ar:fl see ship after ship crowd the Black Sea filled with reinforcements fur the Russian foreqt in Asia. The ministry pre:,ch peace to the Turks, like Cobden di lto the " friends at Edinburgh. in both cases to the injured, not to the wrongdoer. I trust, si-. that one of the first motions to he brought before parliament will be that some independent member a ill move that the whole of the correspond en,c,'-,en the English ctihinc ari the Crti• -hail • r •In 1 d uninittititted; the p...0p1e et Eng' c:fi w:11 ag:last at the revelation. at the rye pilancy of use cabinet eetumunicatious,:and the degiadation they bate ~ .ntai!ed on the name of AN ENGLISHMAN. Sw't. . .0. The I Seca i F , t6~i sin' k.v.tl be: the vi tu.k. eseti.oi THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 12, 1853 Cot Court. - OSBORNE, Dec. 10. The Queen and the Duchess of Br.sbant drove out ye-t. relay morian:, attended by Idled Alfred Paget. M. Van de Weyer, BAgiau )I.l,:ster, arrived on a visit to her M .jests. Duthe,e! of Kent took leave of her Majesty and left o,borne this morning, at a quarter past 10 o'clock, for Frogmor.•, ut•-ntltd by Laely Fanny Howard. The duchess embarked in the Fairy fur S .utb .rapton, where a special train was in readiness to convey her royal highness. pre. 11. The Qulen and Prince, th. Duke and Barbera of Bra bant, and the It family, walked out yesterday in the grounds. Vi.o - ciant !larding@ arrived from Landon on a ♦isit to her Majesty. A deputation from the boro4: of Kingston-upon-Thamts had an interview on Saturday with the General Baud of Health, at their offices, Whitehall. The deputation con sisted of Mr. Frederielc Gould, Mayor a Kingston ; Mr. S. Ranyarti, and Mr. J. Hoiliogdal. , oC Surbiton ; and Mr. 8. Phillips , of Kingitou. The Rev. Edward Pnillips, In. cumbent of Surbitm, also had an interview with the Ge• sacral Boerd of Health, at emir oiSce,, Whitehall, on Sa turday. Calund Sihtborp had an interview with Viscount Pal narnton on Saturday. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council rat on 81. staidly and commenced the hearing of an appeal from the prert.,:ative C urt,•. Rowley v. Palmer and Biggs." The case way adjourned. The lord, present were—The Lard Chief Justice ..1 the Curt of Common PLa,, the Chan cellor of the Duchy of Cornwall, the Judge of the Admi ralty Court, and Sir E. Ryan. The Queen has conferred the honour of knight hood on Licutenent-Colonel Archibald Bogle, of the East India Compauye Service. Bengal Establishment, Civil Columiseitmer in tho Teaarsertm and Matabaa ProviacLe. Ttie CASINET.—Lord Aberdeen, the Duke of Newcastle, lead Palmerston, Lord Clarendon, Sir James Graham, S:r Charles Wood, and Sir William lifolesworth, remain in London. The Marquis of Lawdowne is staying at his seat. Lowoal Park. Mr. Glad tons remains at Ilawarden Castle, Fii:tsh , rc, but returns to towu at the end of the week. Lord J. 'Lassen LI residing at Pembroke Lodge, Richmtaid Para. •Mr. Frederick Glennie, resident at Mexico, is appointed to dischatge the duties of her Britannic Majcsty's Consat in that city.-o:Jscreer. THE POOR BRETHREN AT THE CHARTER HOUSE. The " Poor Brothers" of the lately had a " movimcat." They aro 80 in number, Del. ther more nor less than when Thomas Button foundered the charity. A poor brother, on receiving has appointment, has to find furniture for the apartment provided for him, with the exception of the tillowing, which are supplied for his use by the governors A poker and iron shovel, an iron tender, a pair of bdiowa, a deal table, and a wooden chair. At the expiration of four years sheets and pillow-cases are supplied for the use of a poor brother by the authorities. TLe brethren dine together every day in the hall. They are also sappliLd with cook and candles, and bread and butter in their own room. The only article of clothing fur nished by the governors is a cloth cloak, which is supplied once in every two years. The pension, in money, is 2.5/, per annum. have ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF ENGLALVD. --*-- Ott Saturday morning the December general meeting of this society was held in lianover-square—Mr. rusrv, the president, in the chair. Among these present were his Grace the Dike of Richmond, Lard Fever• sham, Sir J. V. Shelley, M.P., Colonel Challoner, Mr. R. Barker, &c. The SECRETARY (Mr. Hudson) read the following re port: " The Council have to report to the members at their present g • 1 meeting that during the past half year the Society has lost, by deaths oe resignations, 43 of its members, while 156 new members have during the same period been enretled on its list, which now comprises es follows : 88 life governors, 148 annual governors, 760 life members, 4,073 annual members, and 20 honorary members. The Council have elected Lord Ashburton to supply the va cancy in the number of vice-presidents, occasioned by the deeply lamented death of the Earl Dude ; and the Hon. A. Leslie Melville, of Lincolnshire, and Mr. Barthropp, of Suffolk, as general members of Connell, in the place respec tively of Lord Ashburton and Professor Sewell. •• A now list of the governors and members of the So ciety having been prepared for ineertion in the ensuing number of the Journal, the Council submitted to the mem bers on the occasion the following schedule, show irg their distribution throughout the kingdom : England.-Beds, number of members, 48 ; amount of re presentatives, 2. Berke, m., 117 ; r., 4. Bucks, m., 66 ; r., 2. Cambridge, m., 58 ;r. 3. Cheshire, m. 56 ; r., 0. Cornwall, m., 61 ; r., 1. Cumberland, m., 43 ; r., 1. Derby, in., 93 ; r., 0. Devon, m., 203 ; r., 4. Dorset, m., 1W ; r., 1. Durham, m., 96 ; r., 0. Essex, m., 142 ; r., 4. Gloucester, m.,131 ; r., 3. Hants (including Isle of Wight), m., 161 ; r., 1. Hereford, en ,100 ; r ., 1. H erts, in., 114 ; r., 3. Hunts, in., 38 ; r., 0. Heat, m., 183 ; r., 2. Lancaster, m., 166 ; r., 0. Leicester, m., 71 ; r., 2. Lincoln, m., 174 ; r., 4. Middlesex , m .. 266 ; r., 7. Mon mouth, m., 27 ; r., 0. Norfolk, mt., 256 ; r., 3. North ampton, m., 100 ; r., 4. Northumberland, m , 138 ; r., 1. otts, m., 101 ; r., 3. Oxon, m.,112 ; r., 3. Rutland, tn., ; r., 0. Salop, m., 176 ; r., 3. Somerset, m., 187 ; r., 2. Staffordabire, in., 137 ; r., 1. Suffolk, m., 126 ; r., 8. Sum v, m., 135 ; r., 2. Sussex, m., 186 ; r., 6. Warwick, us., 76 ; r., 0. Westmoreland, m., 25 ; r., 0. Wilts, m., 97 ;r. 2. Worcester, m., 66 ; r., 3. York, m., 229 ; r., 6. Total members, 4,676; total representatives, 86. Wales.-Anglesea, m., 6 ; r., 0. Brecon, m., 29 ; r., 0. Carmarthen, tn., 36 ; r., 0. Carnarvon, m., 7; r., 0. Car digan, tn., 16 ; r., 0. Denbigh, m., 18 ; r., 0. Flint, m., 21 ; r., 0. Glamorgan, m., 66 ; r., O. Merioneth, in., 2 ; r., 0. Montgomery, m., 14 ; r ., 0. Pembroke, m., 32 ; r., 0. Radnor, m., 6 ; r., 0. Total members, 25 6 ; repre sentatives, 0. Scotland, m,69 ; r., 2. Ireland, m., 44 ; r, 2. Channel Islands and Isle of Mao, tn., 15 ; r., 0. Abroad, m., 29 ; r., 0. Grind total of members, 5,089 ; ditto of representatives, 90. " The council consists of 75 members, several of whom represent by their residences more than a single county. The finances of the society continue to receive the most vigilant attention of the council, and they feel it their duty under circumstance' however apparently pressing at the moment to guard their invested capital, derived Prim life compositions, as the sheet-enebor of the society. " The country generally is well aware of the great ser vice the society has rendered, in having raised up, b• its prizes on the one hand and its most effective tests on the other, a new body of agricultural impl: meat makers, whcse talent and workmanship now attract general attention. The council have spared no outlay of money, nor their members either personal zeal or anxiety, to attain this great object ; and haying attained it, they feel it their duty to devise means by which the same results may be maintained at a lees amount of annual expenditure ; and they have there fore cau.ed a detailed statement to be prepared, for the in formation of the members, of the expenditure in every branch of the secicty's country meetings. This has already been completed in the case of the Lewes meeting, and will be inserted its the ensuing part of the Journal. " The Gloucester meeting, notwithstanding the very on favourable state of the weather on the principal day of the show, fully satisfied the expectations of tho council. The senior stewards of implements and live stock have drawn up reports convected with their respective departments for publication in the society's Journal. "The council have decided on the following schedule of cattle prizes to be offered by the society at the Lincoln meeting, in the week commencing Monday the 17th of July next:-Shorthorns, 1801.; Herefords, 1804 ; Demons, 180/. ; other breeds, 70/. ; horses, 1651 ; Leiceeters, 1201. ; Southdowns (or other short-woolled sheep), 1201.; long woolled sheep (not Leicesters), 1201. improved Lincoln sheep, .501.; pigs, 80/. ; total, 1,265/. The prizes for implements and for poultry will be decided on the reports of respective committees, on the Ist of February next, when the conditions and general re gulations c f the prize shecu will be finally arranged. " Framer Way, the consulting chemist of the society, delivered before rho members, in May last, a lecture on the management of the sewerage matter of towns as manure for agricultural purposes; and Professor Simonds, the veteri nary inspector of the society, is continuing his researches into the cause and treatment of diseases occurring among the live stock of the larmer. " The council witness with much satisfaction the steady support which tho society receives in the acquisition of new memoers, and zealous co-operator., the lively interest created in the districts assigned for the successive country meetings, and the increasing intelligence which distinguishes the egucultural community of the countr7. Science is no lonzer regarded as an unattainable requirement, but has beci.me 'inactive principle, which, like the magnetioneedle, points out the course to be steered, when all around is dark and uncertain : it has, indeed, been found to be that know ledge which is power." On the motion of the Rev. J. LINTON, seconded by Mr. lbs./eI:RV, the report was adopted unanimously. Mr. it. RA HI: ea, the chairman of the finance committee, presented the balance-sheet. It showed, under the head of receipts, that the life composition of members amounted to 3501.; annual subscrip tions of governors, 530/. ; ditto of members, 2,4221. ; receipts on account of journal, 1631. ; ditto on account of country meetings, 1,526/. ; total of re ceipts, with ei,ine minor items and a balance in band of 1,1051 on the Ist of January, 1853, 6,3281. The debit side included the following : —Purchase of stock in the Three and-a Quarter per Cents., 8001.; permanent charges, 170/.; establishment, 4811.; payments on account of journal, 7031. ; veterinary grant, 300/.; chemical grant and inves tigations, 2001. ; prices, 4141. • payments on account of (country meetings, 863!.; bala nce In hand on the 30th of Jane, 1853, 2,2491. In reply to a question from the Duke of RICHMOND, Mr. Banana stated that the arrears on the subscriptions of the past two or three years amounted to rather more than 2,0001. The Duke of RICHMOND thought it would be satisfactory to the members to know that the arrears were not in creasing. fdr. iiiittalt said such was the feet ; and he felt bound to add that the members who hadjoinsel the society during the last two or three years seemed to take a more perma nent interest in the society than many of the earlier mem bers. On the motion of COI. BLANCHARD, seconded by Mr. l'Avsn, the thanks of the meeting were given to the auditors, Mr. Bark:r, Mr. Knight, mid Mr. Dyer, and those gentlemen were re-elected. The CHAIRMAN hating, asked whether any gentleman present wished to put any question with regard to the affairs of the society, Mr. C. BRLE inquired why no lecture wits given during the Smithfield Club? The CHAIRMAN replied that the reason was, that it was considered difficult, on account of the other proceedings of the week, to ensure a geed attendance. The Rev. J. LINTON said he wished to know whether the council were urging on the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs the necessity of representing to the Peru visa government the advantage it would derive from throw ing open the trade in guano ? It was well known that at present that trade was confined to a single firm; and what was required was, not that the Peruvian government should sell guano cheaper than they were selling it to that mono polising firm, but that they should throw it open to the competition of the shipping interest. The Present system was opposed to that reciprocity which ought to exist between England and other countries. The CHAIRMAN felt great pleasure in stating that the council on Wednesday last adopted a memorial to Lord Clarendon, and that his lordship had consented to revive the Duke of Richmond, Lord Berner!, and himself, to pre sent it on the afternoon of that day. The memorial had re'erence to the throwing open of the trade. The Duke of Itminima', in moving a vote of thanks to the chairman, said he was quite sure no ona present, could be unaware of the great services r'udered t.y Mr. Pusey to agriculture, more particularly in the disch arge of the res ponsible duty of editing the society's journal. (Hear, hear.) The gm stion respecting guano, which hail just been introduced, was of the greatest importarice to the farmers of the United Kingdom. The price which they now paid for guano was a great deal too high; but the Peruvian government was one which it was not so easy to treat with as it was with 631111) others. The meeting was probably aware that Lord Malmesbary, when secretary of state for foreign affairs, having obtained analyses of dif. ferent manures, sent the papers to the governors of the colonies. The name papers were transmitted by the Admiralty to oil our consols, and to the rapt: ins of our men of-war, with un intimation that it any island could be found where guano or any other manure existed, the sur geons and assist ,iit-surgerins who might have taken part in the discovery, and have aided by their scientific researches, would be regarded as hiving a claim upon the Admiralty on that account. He believed that in more than one in stance a rose had been despatched front men-of war which were cruising, with instruction, to call at different islands and endeavour to gain information ; one great object being to chow the PrftTiall overnment that it wo3 their duty to deal fairly with them, and not to demand too high a prilit. He had no doubt that the present government, at il any other which might exist, would pursue a similar course. If the price were reduced to Gl. per ton, there was scarcely a practical farmer in England who would not lay out 2001. where he nuw expended KIM; while a great many farmers would begin to use it who were now prevent( d frem doing se by the price. One great objection to the high pries was that it tended very much to increase the amount of adulteration. On the whole, be thonaht there was no question on which it was since important that farmers sanulti sit the present vr.-nt rat pull will to/ether. It was net fa:r tat b . .1111)q to e4y ‘..11. 10 • t for wla , :,1• I Chelea W::‘,;(1 ~N a 1 prt or 7 / Every one mews:, he thought, would agree with Lim that they ought to cell open the farmers to rouse themselves to get what was cow a:most an article of necessity at a lower rate. ((Tear, hear.) Loral Ft Itillme tectonic& the Cul..nel BLANCHARD said the Means. Gibbs haying been spoken of as a "monopolising firm," he wished to °mervr that he was under a strong conviction that they did cot sell in any way on their own account, but merely on commie silt' for the Peruvian government. (Hear, bear.) Conse• quently, whether guano came into the hands of one, two, or a dozen firms, did not signify much as rezarded price; and he did not know whether its ali coming to a firm of such high respectability who gave the purchaaer an order to take it tut of neck, was not a better security for quality than could be had it the trade were open. Still, that did not affect the gist of the qurstiou, which was that the Peruvian government could afford to sell guano cheaper. (Hear, hear.) Sir J. V. SHELLEY, M.P., did not know that farmers had any right to complain of Mews. Gibbs fur anything they did us the agents of the Peruvian government; but there could be no doubt that the per centage which they received was much larger than that which they could obtain if the agencies were multiplied. The Peruvian government as well as the farmers would gain by there being more agents. The motion %CU then put by the Duke of Richmond, and carried by acclamation. The CHAIHNLAN, in responding, said he felt it a high honour once more to be president of that society, I and was delighted to find the society in the flourish ing state in which it was twelve years ag ', when they me: at Liverpool. (Hear.) Next year they would meet at the centre of one o f th e mos t i nterest i ng agricultural districts in England—he meant the City of Lincoln, where he was sure the members who might attend would find a great deal to interest them. He was happy in the belief that the prosperity of the country meetings did not depend on the talents of the president, but on the hearty support which they had• hitherto always received from the farmers of England, and which he knew the farmers of Lincolnshire were prepared to give them. The meeting then separated. PROPOSED INCORPORATION OF MAR I LEBON E. - • - On Saturday, at the meeting of the Maryleboae vestry, Mr. D'lrra:eccit, jun., brought forward a resolution of which he bad given notice : " That the committee appointed to welt on the royal commission be empowered to co-operate with the other pariabes of the borough in con sidering the best means of obtaining municipal rights." In urging the adoption of the motion ' Mr. D'lllaxger said—lf we had a municinality we should have some c introl over the expenditure fur the police, and should pay only our fair share. Wu should also have a voice in the manage ment of the sewers, against the expenditure and misma nagem:nt of which every parish in London is now justly complaining. if we had • municipality, it is quite certain we should have had no tax upon coals, or tolls upon carts, unless some portion of the proceeds were expended upon our own locality. The money saved upon the pohce rats could be applied to educational purposes; or, if we were incorporated, we could make an educational rate, the necessity for which every aces admits; also a small rate for • public library, because when you have given education, you should provide proper books for the peon to prevent their becoming contaminated by the poison which is issued every week, in the shape of low periodicals. A municipality would give us the power of checking the prices ehargA by gas and water companies, because that which is done in Manchester and other pl.ces could be accomplished by Maryhdione, as it is inferior neither in intellect, wealth, nor business habits, and equal in revenue and population to many foreign states. It is admitted by all who take an interest in public proceedings that the government incline toward, centralisation ; i: is necessary, therefore, in order to be able to ward oil' any encroachment on our privileges, to be armed with powers greater than those which we now have, and be thus enabled to keep certain commissioners from interfering in the management of our affairs. Mr. HOUGIES seconded the resolution. Mr. CLEMENT GEORGE was prepared to contend that if the parish of Ala lebone were to obtain representative rights with regard to the sewers anal police, that was all they required, anal he repudiated the notion of dragging them into a cluster with other parishes as a municipal bo rough, when the two points he had mentioned were the onlrtwo required to render their total management perfect. (" Hear, hear," and Oh.) If the other parishes of the me tropolis were not indifferent to their rights, lot them apply for Ilohhouse's Act, and with the two exceptions he had mentioned they need not require further local poser. Lord John Hassell, when applied to fcr a municipality, s the Municipal Act was only made for little dirty corpora tions in the country, and not for great parishes like Mary • lebone in the metropolis. Why then did tt.ey want to Frenchify themselves, and have ten or twelve mayors, and as many arroadissernvits as there were in Paris. (Hear.) Vestries or their Witenagemot in parishes was of Saxon origin, and much more ancient and equally respectable than the corporations, and therefore he called upon that board not to entertain such foolish matters. Mr. Row supported the motion, and Mr. SODEN Op posed it. Mr. MITCHELL was astonished to hear the objections which had been raised to the extension of the municipal principle, bound up as it was with the constitution and time-honoured institutions of the land. Corporations had invariably enabled the citizens to resist the encroachments of the crown and the nobles, and to maintain the liberties or the people. Mr. Mitchell further contended that it was a farce to talk of carrying out efficient and sound sanitary improvements with the present limited powers to local authorities, and that early moral culture was better adapted fur the suppression of crime than any criminal code which could be invented. Re said certain persons who had been examined before the royal commission, who had dubbed themselves merchants, made an onslaught on to the City corporation as being vu'ltar. It was well known that the merchants, as a body, n ver did anything except to benefit themselves; and even t; e Great Exhibition had au zupport irons that class. Whilst they desired to purify the present corporation of London, they had no desire to destroy it, but they also desired to have equal powers for themselves. Mr. RINGLET moved Si an amendment :—" That a com mittee be appointed to inquire what advantages would re sult from the attainment of municipal rights, and to report to the vestry." Mr. WINGFIELD seconded, and Mr. RUSSELL supported the amendment. _ _ _ Mr. JACOB BELL thought that these corporations were proverbial fur having great pickings to be looked after, and it was mostly those people who made such an outcry for reform who looked after the pickings. Mr. NICHOLAY here moved and Mr. HODOF.3 seconded the adjournment of the debate, but the motion was put and lint by a large majority. Mr. Honors and Mr. D'ltTarsean sail they had no ob jection to a committee, but, on the amendment being put to a show of hands, it was declared to be lost, and on a divi sion the aumbera were—for the amendment 13 ; against it, 23—majority against the amendment, 8. Oa the original motion being put it was negatived by a larger majority, but in consequence of the lateness of the hour the majority of the vestry bad left, there having been seventy-seven members pre ;cot during the day ; the vestry shortly after separated. The " coo" of the brethrea will be gathered from the following petition : •"1:o the frto.t Reverend, Flo-t Nohlo aad Right 114.1:10111, ..... , ablu the Govereet. of 'he Charterhlio.e. " The poor brothers, mensb_rs of this foundation, desire again to make a respectful, and, u they hope it will be thought, a reasonable appeal to the governors, trustees of the revenues of the Charterhouse, for as increase of the pensie n of 261. now annually allotted them, that sum being found wholly insufficient to provide such daily needful comforts as are esecential to health, decency, and cleanliness, end which are not furnished by the hospital, yin, clothing, Hues, washing, boots and then s, groceries, &c. &c. ; and is especially inadequate when weighed with the greatly in cri aud revenues of the hospital since the time of its Lanni• anent founder. "Your petitioners beg respectfully to state that they have been accustomed to something more than the necessaries of life ; and have been taught to consider Charterhnuse es an asylum fur eltecytol gentlemen. It is freely and gratefully admitted that, of late years, nut lordship's nominations have ben more in accordance with that honourable desig nation. May they not respectfully offer this as an additional claim to an improvement in their position. "They are indmed to make this renewed application at the present time, as, in ins instance of a former applica tion, the answer given them was, not that the funds would not admit of an increased allowance, but that the gov.vnors then "declined to comply with the prayer of the petitian," which does not (rabid them from hoping for a future torpor able ennsileratlon of their present petition." Signed by the brethren. The Governors cf the Institution present on Friday ,when the petition was considered, were the Archbishop of Canter bury, the Bishop of London, Lord Panmura, Mr. Justice Cresswell, and the Venerable Archdeacon Halo. Tho governors stair 4, in their rep 4 to the phar brothers' appeal, that tray could not, consistently with their duty, make any increase to the pension of the Motherhood. The revenues I of the Cheney-house ate now thirty thousand pounds per annum, or six times greater than they were when the num ber of pensioners was fixed. Besides Ilse maintenance of the elghiy old men, called the brethren, tha charity edu cates and supporta forty boys. LONDON COMMISSIONERS TO ADMINISTER 0.4T11S IN eiIANCERE The Lord Chancellor, by virtue of an act pissed in the session of parliament holden in the 16th and 17th years of the reign of her present Majesty, intituled " An act relating to the appointment of persons to administer oaths in Chancery, and to affidavits made far purposes con nected with regivration," and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, has been pleased to appoint the follow ing practicing ulicitore, villas place of business is within ten mi!es from Liaoln's-ino Hall, to be London commis cioners to administer oaths in Chancery, so long as they shall continue to practice as solicitors within such ten miles aforesaid:—George Herbert Kinderlev, 6, New-square, Lincoln'a•inn (president of the Incorporated Law Society, U. K.); John James Joseph Sudlow, 38, Bedford-row (vine -president); Benjamin Austen, 4, Ray mond•brildings, Gray's.inn ; Edward Savage Bailey, 5, Berners-street, Ozfurd-street ; Keith Barnes, 7, Spring gardens, Westminster ; Thomas Clarke, Ordance-offiee, Pall-mill; William Striekacci Cookson, 0, New f.:olitre, Lincoln's-ion ; John Coverdale, 4, Bedford-row; William Loxham Ferrer, 68, Liticoln'ition-fields; John Swarbreek Gregory, 1, Bedford-row ; Richard }lmam, 2, Oray'a-inn•square ; Bryan Holme, 10. New-inn ; Henry Lake, 10, New-square, Lincoln's-inn ; Germain Lavie, 8, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry ; Edward Lawford, Draper's Hall, Throginorton.strect; James Leman, 61, Lincoln's-inn fields; Joseph Maynard, 57, Coleman-street, City; William Henry Palmer, 24, Bedford-raw ; Edward Rowland Picker ing, 4, Stone- buildings, Lincoln's-inn; William Barr: 41, Bedford-row: William Tooke, 39, Iledforn. row ; Wil liam Williams, 32, Lincoln'teion.fielde ; John Young, 8, Size-lane, Bueltesbury (Members of the Council) ; Robert I Msugham, Law Society's H ell, Chancery-lane (Secretary). Dated the 6th day of December, 1863. Roma ltavouius, Registrar of Solicitors. ADMISSION OF ATTORNRYS.-APPEAL FROM THE EXAMINERS. By the rules and orders of the superior courts of law and equity, in cue any candidate shall be distatisfied with the refusal of the Examiners to grant their certificate, he shall be at liberty within one month to apply fir admis sion by petition in writing to the Judges, which application shall be heard in SerjeanCe-inwhall by not less than three of the Judges. A petition of appeal was presented by one of the twenty three candidates who were rejected in Trinity term last. The application was first heard on the 2nd inst. before Mr. Justice Coleridge, Mr. Justice Maule, and Mr. Justice Williams, and adjourned to the 7th inst., when Mr. Justice Coleridge, Mr. Justice Cresswell, and Mr. Justice Williams heard the appeal, and having considerd the questions and answers (copies of which had been laid before them), their Lordships dismissed the appeal. It is upwards of 17 years since the examination of candi dates for admision on the roll of attornies and solicitors wss instituted. Nearly 400 on the average are examined yearly. making in all about 5,000 cant , . idates who have been examined. This was the third app-al only. The whole number of attornies in England nnr'. \Vales Is about 10,000. I The number during the last ten yeses has but slightly I increased, due..sg the last two jests it has somewhat i decreased. A HOLTDAT AT CIIRISTMA,.—A movement has been commenced amunget the shopkeepers and tradesmen of Plymouth, with a view to making Monday, the 26th, 1 a general ho:;day. A memorial is now in ccurse. 01 sig nature. WItECli uF fIIE HYPI.RION.—The barque Unc tion, bound from N.iw York to Kingst‘m, on tha 3thit of October, wheat in la 30.311 N.. long. 73 30 W., encountered a terrific gale. and about 1 p.m. sprang a leak, waieli gained so rat,4iy, notwithstanding every effort a: Captain rerleins and the crew to decrease it, that she sank be tore the boats could be lowered. and eight of the crew perished. Captain Perktof, the chief and second mates, and one seaman, escaped by getting on tht• top of the cook•house, which flatted alter the vessel went down. On this frail raft they were wooed to a furious gale at N. 8., with a heavy w...huto ..nt;anellte over th , m, and neither feed nor Wlttr. !Aire aateiy Autei.csa L Iteald 11verett, Grundy. Luster. !rota lieltircce: far Londoti,hove its itpld sal ob , trving Lae X- i.stsl msrMeii. bore •oa• to 061 assistance and rescued them from their perilous situation. This occurred on the 2nd of November, at 8 a m. ; conse quently 57 hours had elapsed fro= the time they were expand t.) 2`.•.c mercy of the wind ati sea. THE STRIKES IN THE NORTH. PRESTON, SATURDAY. The number of applicants for employment at the vuzious mill, in the town has amounted during the week to about 20t', including mechanics and others who have co connexion with the present agitation. From this it :may reasonably be concluded that there is little prospect of a speedy resumption of work. Taere has been a large in crease in the number of hands receiving relief from the vicious committees, the weavers alone exceeding the previ ous week by 466 peruses. Their funds, however, have not only enabled them to meet this large de:nand, but the committee have a balance in hand of 156/. ss. 7d., after contributing 401. to necessitous cases, in addition to their continuing their usual ~weekly allowance of 4s. per head to the heads in the union. 1 he increase in the number of spinners is 144 ; their committee have a balance in hand of 571. 7s. 9d.. after investing 501. in their " local fund." The committee have twisted several families to remove to other localities. It appears from the returns that the total expenditure in relief since the commencement of the strike now amounts to the large sum of 26,4311. 3s. 4d. This afternoon there was a vast assemblage of the unem ployed in the Orchard, where they remained, notwith standing the intense cold, attentively listening to the seve ral speakers for about two hours. Mr. BUUCKLESURST, of Stockport, was voted to the ckair. The CHAIRMAN commenced the proceedings by asking the people if they were tired of playing them : (Loud and general cries of No ! ") Mr. Ozu.Cowr.in, is the course of a long address, said— We have got over another week, and it is now drawing very near to Christmas; and perhaps when Christmas gets turned, we shall have a little better trade than we have at present, and then there will be a scrambling far hands, and the millowners of Preston will wish to have us again, knocking our shuttles about, spinning our cops and making the card rooms hum. This strike of our,, coupled with our obstinacy, is quite a godsend to them, say the menu futurers. Tuey don't want you just now, teey say, but they will do in a little bit. But it's my opinion they want you now. (Hear, hear.) I hays Lad some rather earioue things told me this weer. I have been told that a certain draper is Preston, who buys his bleached cotton at a certain mill in this town, went to procure a fresh supply. The mill, however, had been clot. d for seven weeks, and the consequence was that the retitle lecturer could not furnish the draper with what he rz iuired. The draper, in reply, said, " I am very sorry you can't sup, ly me; I think fter all you hove done a bud Job for yourselves." The manufacturers re; lied that tney were aware they had cone so, but that having got into the midst of it, they could not get etc of it. (Lau;hter.) Well, — said the d i aper, "I shall be °bilged to seek c he where far what I want, and if I get wen suited you can't expect me to C(1110 bark to you in a hurry." (Cheers.) Yost may depend upon it that whatvver people may say about the affair, it is just touchier; Sloe fellows in their packets as much as it is pinching yuu in your bellies. The rest of Mr. Caweil's discourse was in the same kt y. Ife coneludo I—Ate you tired of play 'u; yet ? (Cries of v-ia wit, to .y until the Dies!, gyre ruts a u, t 'land isir tilt pet ctr.t..is.:;i up your hands. i 3 (The entire crowd responded.) Mr. GALLAIISR Wormed his hearers that they might anticipate a goose or something of that kind for their I Chri s tmas dinner. inasmuch as many of the• districts were ..I.Pciat lands far gist ccas:tir.. lie alsised thoul • to he firm, and to say to the manufavturen—" A ten per cent., and no surrender." (Chete..) Mr. GAIMNIIAW anUeuneed that he had visited Sheffield, and the am place he went to they gave him 50/. for the Pr.'ston " r..yolters." Various other some had been pro mised, nod in a short time, whet, e - mimitteea were organ ised. they might caner' , 1 a week from Sheffield. (Cheers.) Mr. Wanninorox and Mr. WALTON 4110 addre sett the mrrting. having been voted to the chairman, the meeting MISCONDUCT OF STOCKBROKERS. --~. Oh Saturday, at the Court of Aldermen, Henry Cushen, a petitioner, wits sworn, and stated that the con tents of his petition were true. lie had deposited 24t. 13s sd. with Mr. Le Grand for the purpose of being laid out in the purchase of 2.5 f. Consolidated Three per Cent. Annu'les, and a: z..rward. kli.cott red that the money had not been invested. The petition was referred to the General Purposes Com mittee to instuine and report. The fallowing petition ranting to the conduct of the same broker was then re.td : "To the Iti4ht 11-n. the Lard Mss r awl Cann of Alderaten,—The petition of John Wee:l,y, of Margate, Kent, sheerr.th that your petitioner ple,:ed iu the hands of Mr. L. Grand, a 'venni-broker, of 9, Tlkenhouse-yard, ott the Let day Saptein'ser. 1843, the sum of 3401. is. 61, to purcha , e3OUL Sts-ck in the Three.and-a-Qo.irter per Cent. Annuities; that the said Mr. Le Grand gave me a receipt as tulluws : " Itauk -f En gland, the lit day of September, 1553. " for Mr. Weeklvy, £3OO LS 50. per Cent annuities. 0.101 £3oo 0 n Coin 0 7 6 £30.3 7 6 "W. Le Grand, Swam broker. " Proniiiing to send the Dank Stock receipt by past. Y, ur petitioner not receiving it, wrote to Mr. Le Grand on the Ilith September, and received the following reuly : " 9, Tokenhouge•yard, Lothbary, Loudon, Kept. 1,, 18.53. "Mr. Le Grand presents his compliments to Mr. Week ley, aud, in answer to his note of the 13th Sept. ' Legs to acquaint him that if he will call her e at the time of psving the dividends he will receive his and the receipt at the came time. " Your petit:neer then went, on the 2.lth S:pt , to Mr. Le Grand's office. ant srv. rat times afterwards, but never cmld o e him, sun f 'him a defaulter, end that year petition, r's money L,.11 :lever turn invested in the Bank of Hugland. Your petitioner therefore prays that your ho nourable court will be pleased to take the above lucre into your emsideration, and grant your petitioner such relief as you may thi..k necessary. And your petiti nier will ever pray. " JOHN WitantnY." No steps could be taken with reference to this case, as tie petitioner, on being edict!, did not answer. Si; It. W. denuest — LTie ppetitioner was present at the last court. He came from Margate, and if these various parties are compelled to attend again I think Si: P. Laurie ought to pay their ezpensea. (Sir P. Laurie had counted out the last court), The pstitiun of Anu Kershaw, who had pl'ced 0.001. in the hands of Mr. Le Grand to invest, and which he appro priated to his own use, was then read, and referred to the General Purposes Coinuaittee. A similar jietitiut of James and Ann Burrell, who had been defrauded by the same broker of 6251., was than read, and referred to the same ammittee. The reading of the follawiug petition created a great deal of sympathy in the court : "To the Eight Honourable the Lord Mayor and the Wc.r shipful the Aldermen of the City of London. "The humble petition of Met ird Jonee, en inmate of the workhouse of the pariNh of St. Georg2.in-tho East, in the County of Middlmex, Shc w eth—That your petitioner wu in possession of six hundred pounds, Threemcd-a•Quarter per Cent. sank Annuities, the result of your petitiouer's savings for many years, the dividends of which your petitioner depended upon for his maintenance and support for the remainder of his days, he havino no other property whatever. That in tho month of April last your petitioner employed Mr. Dan. Elley. a stock and A irebruker of the City of London, to sell out one hundred pounds, part of such stock, w hich your petitioner required to discharge his debts and clear up his affairs. And upon that oce..ion the said Mr. Elley per suaded your petitioner to sell out the whole stock, and give the produce of the balance to him, he assuring your peti.,ioner that it would be so safe in his hands as in the bank, and :bat he would allow your petitimer more interest. That your petitioner acceded to his persuasion, and sold out all his stock, and left the same in the Minds of the said Mr. Elley, who gave your petitioner a usemorauilum of which the following is a copy: ' Memorandum, Loudon. April Sth, 1533. Mr. E. Julies left with rte 500/. 3" per emus., until the 9th October next. Dan. Elley, Kock and snare broker, office, Auction Mart.' Lhat the said Mr. Riley has :.ad your petitioner has thereby lust all his property and has been compelled to became as imnate of the above workhouse. Your petitioner therelorc huably prays your honourable court to take his case into your consideration, arid to call upon the sureties of the said Dan. Riley for re etittativa of the otock so crock obtained trom your peti tioner. _ " And your petitioner will ever pray. " The mark of f. , 1 E beard Jones. " Witness—F. Stcne, solicitor, Welle.osessquare, Clerk to the Guardians of St. Gloor,re's Emit." Alderman WIRE said the case of the 1 etitioner did not come within the bond of the broker. Thu petitioner had trusted entirely to the representations of Mr. Elley that his money would be as safe in Lis hands as in the hank. It was clearly a case of loan, but he (Alderman Wire) was desircus that the petition should be referred to the City Solicitor to examine and report. Referred accordingly. DEFICIENCY IN TUE CITY POLICE FORCE. On Saturday, at a special meeting of the Court of Aldermen, The LORD MAYOR said the commissioner of the force had informed him that he had nut the full complement of constables allowed him by the corporation. He was in formed that there were at the present moment no less than SO policemen deficient of the appointed number in the City force, and bad heard from the chief commissioner that the attempted burglary at Mr. Alderman Carter's, en Corn bill, a few days since, was nut discovered in consequence of the eflicer of that district being withdrawn for the purpose of attending an execution at the Old Bailey. (Rear, hear.) He would not give any opinion to the court as to the pro priety of increasing the pay of the men, or of lowering the etandard of height, but he understood thine to be the main points upon which the question turned—a ques tion which the police committee of the Court of Common - Council had referred to the Court of Aldermen, under the impression that they themselves had no power to interfere with the question of pay. Whilst doubting very much whether the Court of Aldermen had such power, he was of opinion that the Court of Common Council was fully empowered to deul with the gm stiou in all its bearings. lithe court agreed with bine in thinking so important a subject deserviug of immediate cocaidere lion, they would autboriae him, by a resolution, to lay the communication to which be had referred before the Court of Common Council, in radar that the question might bo disposed of at the next meeting of that body. (11. ar ) Alderman LAWRENCR s , aid the power of interft ring in such a case as that now brought forward rested with the court, the Secretary of State, and the Commissioner of Police, who must settle the rules, and a reference to the Court of Common Council would rather increase the diffi culty than otherwise. (Rear, hear.) The lowest descrip tion of constables were too baily paid ; and if tie court could raise their wages they would do so ; out such an act must be performed with great caution, as they were sur rounded by the metropolitan force, whose remuneration was not better. Ile was prepared to lay down a p'..:n to obviate the present difficulty, namely, by reducing the standard of height, or agreeing to raise the pay of those who received very small sums two shillings a week, reckoning from the month of September last. (Hear, hear.) Alderman T110111460:4 said he did not see how any possi ble good could arise from referring the subject back to the Court of Common Council. On the contrary, he thought that much evil might raise from such a course being adopted. lie thought the suhject should be referred to the police committee. (Hear) If the pay of the City force were raised, dissatiefeatiou would ba created among police men in the other parts of the metropolis. It might be found expedient to alter the standard of height. At present no man wee admitted into the City force unless he stood 13 feet 8 inches, and he (Alderman Thompson) knew no reason why a roan of 5 feet 7 inches, or 5 lett 6 inches, should not be eligible. It was not the height of a men that constituted the qualification for optic? officer, but his health, strength, activity, and integrity. (hear.) lie moved that tht ques tion be referred to the General Purposes Committee, to examine and report upon. Alderman Wins seconded the motion, which was put and . carried unanimously. I The LORD MAYOR—I hope that the eommittee to whom I it is referred will deem it their duty to meet immediately, became the police, one and all, have signed a respectful memorial, asking fer en iocrease of pay, the principal ground of their appliecim being the fact of their hying in the City, where rent is so very high. (Hear.) 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