The Press. — London, England, 1853-12-24 00:00:00

DECEMDER 24, 1853. Fun the sin of " not having 500 electors," the fol• lowing eighty-six boroughs are marked out fur sum mary extinction in Lord John Russell's intended new Reform " Bill : Abingdon. Andover. Armagh. Arundel. Athlone. Banbury. Bandon. Beamnaris. Bewdley. Bothnia'. Brecknock. Buckingham. Caine. Carlow. Cashel. Chirpenham. Christehtveh. Cirencester. Clitheroe. Clonmel. Coleraine. Dartwout h. Devized. Dorchester. Downpat rick. 1 )roi twich. tuntlalk. I )ungunnon. Ntaihallerton. Ihnigarvan. t n.kneys. Ennis. reterstield. Enniskillen. l'lortarlington. Eveshatu. Radnor district. Eye. Reigate. Frame. ltichniond. Harwich. Ripon. lielstotie. Sligo. Minium. Tantworth. Horsham. Tavistock. Huntingdon. 'Tewkesbury. Kendal. l'ltetfibril. Kidderminster. I'lairsk. Kinsale. Tiverton. Knaresliorough. Tattles. Launceston. Tildes. Lisbon,. Wallingford. Liskeard. Wareham. Ludlow. Wells. Lyme Regis. Weutlittry. Lytningtou. Wexford. Al allow.. Whitby. Malinesbury. Wigblii. Marlborough. Wilton. Marlow. Woodstock. Al iillimut. Wycombe. Morpeth. Youghal. New Ross. MEErixos of the Eastern Counties, Norfolk, and Eastern Union Railway Companies were held on Monday, at which the shareholders respectively approved of the terms of a proposed union, and the joint working of the whole of the lines by the first mentioned company. This wise measure may be ascribed principally to the joint efforts of Mr. Wad dington, M.l'. (the chairman of the Eastern Comi ties), and Mr. Peto, M.P. (chairman of the Norfolk Company), whose experience and appreciation of the relative positions of their companies , and the evils of competition have led them to promote the consumma tion of a unity of interest amongst the proprietors of the lines in the eastern districts of the country. THE BANK ►iF ENGLAND have given notice that, with a view to the observance of a general holiday, the transfer and dividend offices will be closed on Monday next. THE PERMANENT SECRETARYSHIP TO THE BOARD Or CONTROL is to be forthwith established according to the recommendations thrown out in Parliament during the debates on the India Bill. Sir Thomas Redington, K.C.8., is nominated to this office under the new arrangement. THE SUBMARINE AND ErRoPEAN TELEGRAPH COM PANY have just opened offices in the centre of the towns of Chatham and Canterbury. IT is stated on respectable authority that the num ber of troops in Ireland is to be greatly diminished, and that several regiments will be sent to the Medi terranean. THE intention to send the 27th, 35th, 82nd, and 90th Regiments to the East Indies has, for the pre sent, been abandonod. These regiments were re spectively designed to replace the 22nd (Bengal), the 25th, 90th, and With (Madras), whose term of service in India has closed. THE Fouu-mu.E RADIUS appointed by the new Cab Act for the commencement of double fares is to be distinctly marked on all the chief metropolitan roads by a peculiarly-shaped lamppost and inscribed notice plate. Sir It. Mayne has instructed the police in spectors to indicate the proper sites to the various road trustees, and the inscnbed plates will be fur nished by the commissioners of police. These plates will have the notice " embossed in white raised lute teal upon a black ground." THE benefactions to poor curates and clergymen of the Established Church annually given at this season by the Corporation of the Sons of the Clergy were discussed and arranged at a meeting held specially on Saturday last. The cases of ninety-three poor clergymen in England and Wales were investigated, and sums from 101. to 20/. were given to eighty of the number. The amount thus appropriated was 1,0521., of which 817/. was given to fifty-six curates in actual duty, and 2351. from the " special fund" to twenty-four other clergymen. The applications came from all parts of England and Wales, and disclosed various sources of distress to which so large a body of men as the clergy must ever in many of its mem bers be unavoidably exposed. Afterwards the gover nors proceeded to consider applications from the widows, aged single daughters, and children of clergymen, and appropriated amongst them 3sll. in donations, educational grants, outfits, and apprentice fees. N AVIK PAert A, who was formerly Ambassador front the Porte to this country, has arrived at Long's Hotel, rid Paris, for the purpose of negotiating a loan to enable his country to carry on the war against Russia. His attempts to raise a loan in Paris art. Mated to have failed because the rate of interest offered was not high enough to tempt the capitalists. A report was current in that capital that Baron Rothschild had offered to advance the forte any amount which Was required. prtaided he received nl return a mortgage upon the land of I 'aleNtitte, but that the proposal was declined. . . A to the tioveniment is in course of preparation in the City on the subject of foreign bills of exchange, as atlreted by the present stamp laws. THE ELECTOIts tor SrviTtutosninf: have at length received the address of Lord Paget, who has formally constituted himself candidate for their suffrages. Ills lordship declares It' elected. I shall give my cordial support to a liberal whey of goveniment. 1 entirely approved of those great and beneficial changes recently introduced into the com mercial athi'trs of this kingdom. I shall feel it to la , my duty to advocate the extern' of the principles of free trade, and to forward every other measure cal culated to secure the comfort and well-being of the industrious classes, whether engaged in agn culture or trade. 1 Rill firmly convinced of the i.e cessity of a well considered measure of reform, and, with respect to the measure of parliamentary re form promised by her Majesty's Ministers, I hope that it will extend the basis of the elective franchise, diminish as far as possible the system of private no valuation of menthers, put an end to corrupt practives at elections, and thereby enlarge and strengthen the ancient foundations or the constitution, in accordance with the interests and opinions of the people." Mr. Wrottesley, who was talked of as a candidate on the Liberal interest, dam formally withdrew his preten. sions in favour of Lord Paget. A BILL is in the course of preparation, according to a Manchester Liberal organ, which will be intro timed at the meeting of Parliament, with a view to throw open the coasting trade to tOreign fillips, and thus dispose of this " last. vestige" of preteen . A Jowl. DEerrmos OF WEtcr INDIA MERCHANT% and sugar-refiners, on the subject of relining of sugar under bond, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on Wednesday, at his official residence in Downing-street. TOWARDN constructing the proposed Albert-park the Covenement, it is said, um disposed to grant 541,000/., leaving the balance to be provided for by the borough, by means of an improvement rate ex tending over a considerable period of time. The estimated cost is 250,t510/.; and the land to he app.*, priated consists of 400 acres in Islington, llornsey, and Stoke Newington parishes. IsI.INOTON lIATEPAYERN held a meeting last week, at which they voted 20,000/. for the purpose of making an extra mural cemetery, and purchasing thirty acres of land at Finchley. Of this to twenty acres are allotted to the Church of England, an t ten to Nonconformists. THE TA UTAH, one of t ireen's ships, has arrived from Sydney, which she left on August 15th, bringing ten passengers and 11,000 pounds of gull. THE area of the various parishes in Middlesex comprises 100,117 acres, 2 roods, and 16 perches. The poor rate at Ludy-day last year amounted to 304,650/. 14s. IFL FoR I'ItoVIDINo CHURCH EXTENSION in the popu lous district of elerkenwell, a committee has been formed, including the Earl of Shaftesbury, the lion. A. Kinnaird, M.l'., the lion. H. M. Villiers, the Bev. R. Ilickersteth, and the Rev. B. Wilson. Her Ma jesty's commissioners for the subdivision of parishes have already recommended that at least two new churches should be built, and it is the intention of the committee to attempt the erection of three. It seems that while the adjacent parish of Islington has eleven churches, which are inadequate for a mails tion of 96,000, Clerkenwell has but four and a small chapel of ease for ity NMI ; and 23,000 of that num ber have been left dependent. on two stipendiary . curates, so separated that they cannot assist each other. The Bishop of London has contributed big. to the fund, and has given his full sanction to the scheme, promising at the same time that he will assist the committee to the utmost of his power. IlEa MAJESTY has been pleased to grant It pension of 100/. a year to the two daughters of Mr. James Simpacn, advocate, author of the " Visit to the Field of Waterloo," in consideration of his public services. A RETURN just printed shows, that last year the amount contributed by railway property to the poor rates was in England and Wales, 1h145391. 4s. tild. THE BELLOT TESTIMONIAL FUND in I'aris will close on the 31st, after which the general committee will make their report. The Minister of Marine bait pro. mired to do everything officially in his power to aid and carry out their views. A tablet to the memory of the deceased officer is to be placed in the Marine Museum at the Louvre. Tut: CITY C.IIU'i4tATIoN C(OMMISSIoNESS helot a sitting on Tuesday. At the close the chairman an• nounced that they intended to adjourn until the 11th of January, " unless they should find it expedient to axamine some other witnesses whom they were not at present aware of." l'pon resuming the inquiry at the date mentioned, the commissioners propose to take the evidence of persons connected with, or friendly to, the Corporation of the city of London. MR. WINER? MACFARLANE hen been appointed Sheriff' of Itelifrvwsititv, in the room of Mr. Hermles Itobertsori, recent') promoted to a seat on Ilia Set* lish bench. TII I TEE N ereford ha ve. Hub. wribetl ;20 tons of coal for the poor of that city. Yato anb Volice. TuE FotirrNts OF S %11.1. E 110rei:," in Leianit ter-sinuiri.—iitice II royal residence, anti lately a linume hireichillitionm and perti•rmances of varietei degree, of artistic excellence, titaniume interest, or general inilevency—have been 111•16liteti 1H.6111. the publie by the agency et' the Insohent Itchier: Court, where the lessee, \lr. Richard has applied for die charge from prison and his debts. Ills narrative ran as hollows : in Intl, the iii.olvent, with a .•apital of belseett 'MON. and 3 . 01 4 1 1.. rviitoil the I .111111 • w•ki 11.1111. I) or the v‘rettlitill of Mimi I.lllw. 6011. 'the rvut hail twill 416 1 1. 11 )ear, anent will* tvdacCii tU 3; ;11. Ilehlld enlll%..rtrd lhr place 11111` a theatre, and, 1kr.t.1.6 All hia IRAN ~ow 10..111 0414. in debt. 111.. Up a. ediribitte.l at the place. Ile 11441 I.%puuJrd int.l ell 2.116 4//. 4.11 Ihr 1411%4% Nall 1.10.1 % o u t . iki,l .4 tor tlevoratlona, .1 Mr blow hMd twill 1.014 by the e‘e• Mi.e. 1.111% nod 111111 yr On 1•>,1'1'1111r11 , Aoki I t ha i l Iwygti m i for(eited. 11l 11:4 an al'in.a wMN brought sigiulllt lit.olvent. iti Ejectment, mid he miliamoiliii•sitl) 11,00 e Gun ow rent due, ti Welt all.. II Mlle lulls' Ilion it quarto., Alla Anil ILIA V. tilt 441 1`N\1111; mill as will llv he 00111,1, Ile um; Raveled In welled the ptoperty, stitch Iliel 1 . 111.11 'Pea wllll3l. The 111.46e1it Ihe prolvelly 111141 been .• tright• aaerttleeil." lle hail pr01....•41 1.1 1.11 *it lit lIIN ele4litON, but Koine ileelitte.l, awl the laiiilloos had ..1„.,1 Mr. Frederick Fox Cooper applied AN a creditor to WO/. for theatrical dresses and manuscripts. It ape peered that the insolvent let the theatre to Mr. Ita)n turn Roll , and the Edwin family were among the per formers. Ng. had been paid ilsw dresses, and on this third week they were turned out of the theatre. Ile (Mr. Cooper) could r Nein admittance, nor the property, 113 g which were him dramatic 111141111 - scripts. Ile felt sina►gly Is.r the poor children, as they might be considered us orphans : The itt.ohent MIaIINI !hitt Mr. Holt %Ng indchir.l to him fer mit .4 the theatre •hert , the Mitt loisett. Mere perforiuml, moot Ito cunt...lied the agreement niiii 1.101.1.1.14141 i the t.eettery stud dremies. Ile Mum 11.1 11114 t au) of the tirc•.. 14 belonged to the Edwin family. 'l'llere •`rl. (.•wer.lrer..e. win et he retook pototetooott litsut helt.re. lie 411.1 not !Mil% %hat had Willow of the tulatuneripts. He howl let the ther.re Iu se‘erul loahibitorP, astil vstrtott. 14'11.Q - swan. Neil ti. It %NM 114 , 111 owed for the, " Tour of Ettrepc." for It hicit7ld. a wend% %ink heititt pall. 'I eitiar l'oktuttouttUttat could hot, regard Mr. l'ottrer 1111 creditor. Insolvent's counsel pleaded that he bad slant ail Ilia capital Will bad gone on, like other managers, es peeling 1111411 SW success. 1146 had lost upwards of ;2,0110i. Ultimately the ease ear adjourned tor further evidence. oF SMALL VA1.1.1: lout most Merlons conac quences, and apparently et :untitled incessantly "in the way of business," were rtlealeil and commented upon in the Ilankniptt y Court on Monday. lice ectalilt , firms, it was stated, and at all events multi tudes of houses who do exit ilitive business, were re • gularly in the habit of drawing hills in Loudon, but dating them from some colonial or foreign place, and upon unstamped paper. This manoeuvre saved a few stamp duty, but bud the effect of entirely vitiating the document if the deception was di s co. vert.tl ; when the holth r, however itinticent, was of course punished by being kit without legal mesas of recovering its value. Stveral banks, Blemkrs. iturney and other parties, whose business it is to discount commercial paper, are said to have aullertrd severely trout this cause. The Commissioner ( Lane) was in • dignatit in denouncing bon th e fraud aun t the Iwo . tuitions state of the law : I think the party who ',tight to lie piiiiialteel f o r all this la the chancellor •'t the ho iille•r. (beespliter., Xut Ihr ptrao nt 1i5m....11.,r. 1111 particular, but the one wno made a law the. effect of wliteli IN, that one man may r It a fraud and smother may putioilleil for it. This IN the ishrolld NOW of the kind *loch has some Indio., we in the hod few month's. A bankrupt hart drawn a number of bills without stathipii, purporting to he abroad; theft, when the 1.111111.14 came here to prose, they found they had been cheated out of their mon e y, It i s hi g h t ime t h at the prmetice should be stopped ; and I als o thi n k it highly deal• raid., that some other means of enforcing the stamp laws should be adopted. Under the present system, In order to enforce the right of the tioreinnient to a few %Ulm Ka In these transactions, a most cruel injury is indicted on Innocent individual's. It would be much better to declare an evasion of the stamp laws a crime, and punish It with imprisonment, titan render void the traosec. items in consequence. To snake the punishment fall upon third recurs is a triode of proceeding which deserves to be character. hied es monstrous. In the case immediately bcfile the court, that of Mr. ippenheim, a German merchant, the Commissioner believed that he had dealt with the illegal bills in ignorance of the law, and consented to grant a first elasm certificate. A BANK !OTT, liolovgi hile, Who Mid 114 eft 111 botinetniaker in the %Interloo road, ascribed his difficulties in great niciistire to the late changes in the fashion of that article I.f dress. There had heen a serious loss, amounting to 49:1/., o the sale of his bonnets, arising entirely from the fact that the new fashion had superseded and depreciated the ohl patterns. Though the Waterloo-read was a locality ?so far out of the limits of respectable knowledge THE PRESS.