The Sun. — London, England, 1842-12-23 00:00:00

1 4 , COURT CIRCULAR. • TIRTESDAY.—The Queen and Prince eeloyed their usual morning walk, and th e i r 44 1 ' highnesses the Prince of Wales and the k l e ess Royal were taken an airing. 3 Royal Mghness Prince Albert hunted With tarriers, attened by Major-Gener Weyss, ki,•General Sir Edward Bowater, al m and Mr. te i n; !net at Ankerwyzke. had a capital run, and ! fortv.minutes' - g30 ,.. 1 pace. In addition to w ain Yal suit e , th e fi e ld col isis.ccl only of the neigh t!ig yeom en an d f Armeri . ‘,_ 3 Grace th e D u k e . o f W e lli ng t on h as t a k en hi s Tigre from th e C as tl e . i h e jtoyal dinner party- this evening is expected ' are onlyla the ine . .ll l -ers of the Royal suite. 11 for eleve• Baron .0- de Nieui nar.n, the Austrian Minister, left,. sidenc e of tF it Itrbert Peel at Drayton M,'nor, I , 4 dshi re , yes cerhy morning, for town. 411: ( ne 11) " earl of . iberdeen arrived in tol%n yesterday ",, by th' 4 London and Birmi-,ghani Railway,, 14 4 84 to Sir Robert and La?..y- Peel at Drayto n t pr. Vl3Pateb'A from the Gov" or of the Cap e o f G oo d l eo w er('. 'received yestetday at the Colonial-office. - eitzgerald and. Vesei took his depart ure f rom V ls l °4 :Manor yes . erday. Itql l atches fror.t the Governor of Jamaica and from iki°v'ernors of the other West India Colonies, were Nq Yesterday et th e Co'onial.'-oflice. . ; Chancellor of the • Excheiluer arrived at his ti t residence residence in Downing -street yesterday, from lo t ,' ta Sir 'Robert Peel. Sir Thomas Fremantle ' 4 Zived in tovrn yesterday from Drayton Manor. Th e -- kf t 7 new Royal E xc h ange s tan d s in three parishes s l ,e 4 geßank in five, St. I\iicha , l's cud St. Bartho'e- Included. The Bank, in the most handsome gives one hundred pounds to the parish offi e t le s k ( mach of those five pari:l-les, to he distributed o n Dl as-eve among the poor. c , ivotnes BAGOT. -- (Rztract of a letter from ki''' . ° ll l dated Nov. 25.)—Sir. Charles Begot is ~,1 13 ; very ill,' T o j u d ge f rom t h e manner of persons ee kic, to who m his is a pre c i ous lif e, h e must b e St danger. The (lectors disagree, and none of ean' tell specifically what the complaint is. 44,,,' severe dyspepsia, wa t er o n th e c h est, an d dis the h ear t, are a ll inent i or.ed ; but nothing ap "leettain, except th a t the patient has been gra ltttJ sir.lcing for s om e ti me , i s reduced to a state of tl,l! t ne; Weakness, a n d ge t s re s l eep w i t h out op i ates. rallnnion opinion is that a fatal termination of the y cannot he far off.--C'otonial Gazette. INCOME-TAx.--The country has now but and simple' .duty to perform to war d s 4 Let the universal feeling have its full SePublic expression : from the chambers of roe and the assemblies of the agricultural ea 7, from the opposing camps of political par kte,7-from all, in fact, who in their antici e)Terience of the working of the In tet'alc machinery feel the increased oppres of the " evil to come," let the its abolition arie,e. Now is the time kwinort; this is the period for lifting aloud the ,te tt voice, and for preliarin , - the thousands of peti- V'ainst the Incomie-tax,‘;hich ought to be ready 41: into the House : of Common s th e momen t w h en n assemble. If the pe o pl e now d o t h e i r work t nnited zeal and firmness, and if they require of 'fleh re presentediy es in Parliament that support have a right to demand, we see every )11Wilty of ultimate success. But there must be_ tion, no delay, no appearance of apathy in the the people must by their position evince their 'l e nation, and show that they are not prepared ,S;,to , take a denial.—York Cortrant. iv t ;s TiIE TIMES.—We understand it is a po k aet tleet in a first-rate inn, not 14 miles from Ne e . s , t ar, the sum of 9d. was all that was recently S, e 'n nne day; and that the receipts of two days 1 1 4 1 ' 4 Mere than is. 6d.! The farmers, we regret • „ Sc:em to be panic-struck (fearing in many ;IttZa to s peed even a 6d. in luxury), and multitudes ,ke,ers are out of employ, while, as a matter of 9When supply increases the demand, those in work .) submit to reduced wages. We hear that up %of sixty able-bodied men lately applied for re ;kilt ork, to the B oar d o f G uar di ans of an agri -4,1 Union in thi s county . I n our County Police it will be seen that a man stated he was loft‘ tl m t l out of hi s emp l oy b ecause he would not thrash for 13d. a day. The Corn-laws are a labourer's ' t ,:ni truly I-- Worcest er Ch ron i c l e . k,„ te Play afternoon ..an inquest was h e ld at th e •ltei." l Garter, Green -street, Leicester-square, be e,:'•• Gen; on the,ll4ll+W - CdthleigifeTe-imran, aged NCs. Christopher Sp' arke Filtneie of Davenport- ' 't 4 tied that about twelven'cletelc onTuesday N t - tie was . walking through' 'Bt. James's Park, ,! I‘ ,.n the ornamental water, he saw something in ;ter, and on going to the edge, saw a bonnet, ‘lll,and umb re ll a on t h e ground, and the body of a ,ec e floating in the water . Witness walked in ',our or five yards, until he was up to his mid •,4t4„gnopes of reaching the body with the umbrella, 'the,' °lll d not do so ; he, however, havingegtt an 'tthilinbrella, tied them together, and was enabled to Nll ll ,', body on shore. ,Witnesi unpinned a paper e 'lle umbrella, on which was written—" Inmate yt,plebone workhouse—leaving this day the mas- Ne °4 eS. Catherine Gearan." Mr. James Jones, \el of Marylebone Workhouse; identified the de ks being a pauper in the workhouse 4 fr and on last twelve years. She was formerly bough t vdthe sch oo l. On Monday evening she was de tr Pilfering a sh ee t an d some article belongin g t o r i e e•ll 'e, and was threatened to be taken before the nn the following day. On Tuesday morning k,harged her se lf, an d l e ft th e h ouse. Verdict— br 44 dead" N' ---- iox.Last week, and f o r some d ays previously, P r Q ,the river was l ow , grea t numbers of salmon n , "nserved depositing their spawn in the bed of e 0') front the north shore upward s as f ar as cou ld th a t from th e b r id ge . M any were attracted ti kti e ' t t !Darter by the unusieal appearance of so salmon at this season, and sometimes the 'cle s. Was all in collimation with their move e, According to the generally received opinion the of this year will c om e t o lif e nex t spr i ng , an d :Yte„, • (4, rn to the sea ',n the' course of the season, 3 •l , e e they return daring the summer of the follow • e t , l as grilses, From the evidence given before ap4rt of See s i on i n the " Stake Net" case, it ap re aat the spawn in going down the river keep t,leetbanits until they reach the salt water a little Ili'''.elteeNewburgh, where they unite in the centre of !), foam both sides, and keep that course till \,tt el e4 th the sea.—Perth Courier. s tIV A:r CCAIMENICATION THROUGH NORTH ,t h a s 5a t71,4,.‘ EETWEEN LONDON AND DUBLIN .— On k-, ‘ ‘'rfi j ,a deputation, consisting of the Right Hon. the Ne,,'llayo r , Sir Edward Borough, Bart. (High 'ioer), Sir J. Burke, Bart., Sir J. Kingston James, 'll' a nd Messrs. Frederick Ponsonby, Edw. Grogan, 4 t e e rim, Perry, H a lid ay , w Ste., aited upon e 4• I 'eellen cv the Lord Lieutenant, for the purpose ,N e .Ying to him the resolutions adopted at a public to ,ti t of the citizens of Dublin, which was held a , since, and of c a lli ng his Excellency's at li thi: t the vast importan ce , in all points of view: thi s national object; and upon the considera. Which a Select Committee of the House cf 'lns had been for some months engaged during e e tlzae of the session. His Excellency received er,,,:altation in the most affable and gracious man ntered into the merits of the proposed communi ,'444,4 With great and lively intereat, and expressed "pd ea diness, by all the means in •his power, to for ktO important and truly national anobject. k, t ,1.111.„/G.—.The extraordinary mildness of the at 'te.P"ere, during the last week, has kept the malt- It,'toeix,teetnely busy in turning their couches. We tale',a that :it no period since 1835, has barley been ,n a fine state for malt, particularly that from -,e L then' ceanties.--Yark Courant. ,Nt J U RE OE EIGHTY-WHALES AT ORKNEY.—Ex ,,leeela /‘.llter dated Kirkwall, Dec. 6, 1842.—At 1 6 0 . 4 , - "ae%, a shoal of whales has appeared, and a lot e„ e 's are in hot pursuit, and will in all likelihood ''`e 'them, as they are very near in with them at nin :t e l t .Inent. A s it is just about post I cannot wait ( -)f • their succ ess , besides, I am most anxious for ofr to be in at the death of the monsters. A most L ti°us day for a whale hunt. Wednesday, Dec. 7. whal es were captured yesterday; but 1 wa.sjust out t 'lt l rtl t to be too late to see t h em k i lle d . T here are 1% eighty of them, small and great, measuring 4 oy ne u to 18 feet. Twenty to thirty boats w ere em )oat, in the ch ase , w ith an average of four men a a' and the s cene a lt oge th er was a most animating h'e, ' r es Pecially a t th e death-the monster s l as hi ng th e 41e t ed with th e i r own bl oo d , i nto a thousand forms, tt,l'];`)ssing the boat s hith er an d thi t h er with the 4 h i s e of their powerful tails. The day was calm, 'Lo u ; \ ,'"lth sunshine, and the "red" sea being sprayed ne tween the spectator and the sun, had a very N 4 ( l i arPearance. Two or three boats were more . or I, 4 ,l)e ttl 'naged during the conflict, but nothing serious 'he trk q•--Thursday, Dec.'B. The whales have since for 2141., a su m w hi c h, w h en di v id e d among t 'l` l :Pttirs, will prove a seasonable relief. ee oOSIE-Tex.—Every day brings with it ' fl dieations of the universal dissatisfaction this t'Pete e ' s ive, and, (acco r di ng t o Si r R o b er t P ee l' s own treet?na • arg umen t s ) now unnecessary i mpost i s ,etil ltt , 4 B • • These are not the complainings of one par -4a y or persons engaged in some peculiar ateLtlnent; ' of commerce, but they are deep in their k t ' and general in their extent.— York Courant. I So,„ t ilxr.ss or THE SEASON.—PaiIII branches in fine ii) Were last week out on the banks of the river day lie) near • to Harewood-bridge; and on Wednes kiree44,,,t, Mr. T. Ruddock, farmer, of Lundhouse l' annal, near ICearesborough, gathered a dish 'Ne e e • r nlishrooms in the open fields, which are very I'o7l circumstances at this advanced season.— Coura b. LLOYD'S SHIPPING . LONDON, DEc. 22.—W ind this day at noon, W.S.W., moderate breeze, and fine. DEAL, DEC. 21.—WindN.W., light.—Sld. Strath. eden, Sydney. Remains Seawitch, for Africa. MILFORD, DEC. 20.—Arrd. Glasgow, Liverpool to New Orleans, out 14 days; is leaky in the bowsprit, and has experienced heavy gales. 1 JERSEY, DEC. 18.—The Ipswich, Smith, of Ply mouth, was wrecked on the western coas t o f New foundland, crew an d passengers save d ; t hi rteen of them have arrived here in the Harmony; the master, died t wo d a y s a ft er th e •7;reck.• esseby, OFF NEW ROMNEY, DEC. ' 18.-LAtlantic, Bremen, for Baltimore. LIVERPOOL , *-- sl. —Wind J.Jua, •w ~ moderate.— Arrd.• I Lnown, Hoskin, Sydney and Rio Janeiro; A ".se la r il . - tll, Maccio ; Brooke, Stirling, Manganilla ; i Jane, Porto Cabello ; Elizabeth, Mossop, Savanilla ; Frances Stanson, Lefevre, Charleston ; Euclid, David- I son, Montreal. Ski. Mary, Rio Janeiro ; Grecian, Antigua; G. H. Sheppard, - New Orleans ; Leuconia, Mobile; Oxford, New York; Fanny, Newfoundland. The Corea, Kerr, hence to 13ombay, was off Belfast yesterday going into that port to repair, having borne up from lon. 21, with decks swept, masts sprung, and other damage. CARDIFF, DEC. 21 —Arrd. John and Mary, Quebec. KINGSTON, DEC. 20.--The Margaret, of Liverpool, was passed in the St. Lawrence, at anchor, with a flag of distress flying, by the Pomona, arrived here. CORK, DEC. 19.—The Spence, from Newport to Demerara, has put back to this port from long. 17, with loss of boats, bulwarks, &c., and very leaky, and must discharge to repair. Arrd. Rother, Hall, Monte Video. Arrd. off; Bridget, Archibald, Miramichi. DUBLIN, DEC. 20.—Arrd. Pomona, Quebec. STOCKTON, DEC. 17.—Arrd. Barmow, Quebec. . JERSEY, DEC. 18.--Arrd. Harmony, Newfoundland. Orr HASTINGS, DEC. 21.—Fenelon, Rio Janeiro, for Antwerp; Zodiac, Krull, Suri na m, Rotterdam; Hendrik Hudson , Stark, New York. PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 21.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrd. Tanjore (transport), Quebec and Cork; Flora, Lon don, for Jamaica ; Alexander Robertson, London, for Montserrat; Sumatra, London, for Ceylon. Arrd. off, Anna Robertson, Hamilton, India. SOUTHAMPTON, DEC. 21.—Arrd. Tweed (packet), Franklin, Jamaica, left 18th ult., Cuba 19th, St. Thomas 24th, and Bermuda 30th (60,000 dollars and 45 serons cochineal on freight), and proceeded to London. STANGATE CREEK, DEC. 21.—Arrd. Regalia, Odessa ; British Queen, Mogadore. PENZANCE, DEC. 20.—Arrd. Triton, Wakeham, Quebec, left Nov. 5, and experienced very severe weather ; Kingston, Sergeant, Jamaica, left Oct. 30, and has experienced very heavy weather. SCILLY ' DEC. 15.—The Zero, Fawcett, from New castle to Barcelona has put in here leaky, and must discharge. BRISTOL, DEC. 21.—Arrd. Sir George Provost, Quebec ; John Esdaile, Miramichi. CARDIFF, DEC. 19.—Arrd. John and Mary, Quebec. FALMOUTH, DEC. 21.—Wind W.N.W., moderate. —Arrd. Camoens, Havre, for Monte Video. Extract of a letter from Lloyd's agent at Havannah, dated Nov. 18 : "The captain of a Spanish vessel, arrived at Ma tanzas, has reported that he fell in, on the south side of this island, with a Spanish schooner, and parsing close to her, he was hailed from on board and in formed that she, and twe other Spanish ves sels, with flour, from Santander, had been captured by a man-of-war corvette, under the Haytian flag, that she was manned by negroes from St. Domingo, and that he suspected the vessels taken before, had been conducted to that island. The men-of-war that have already left this are the Isabel 11. and the steamer Congress, to be followed by the brig Jason. O r d ers h ave a l so b een sent to St. Jago de Cuba, in order that all the disposable forces there are to be applied to this service, if required. NOTICE TO MARINERS.—NEW ZEAL AND. The following has been received at Lloyd's : Extracts from Harbour Masters' Reports. No. 1, Approaches to Auckland by Sea. Commanders of vessels steering to or from the port of Auckland should be careful to avoid the under mentioned dangers : A rock, off the north side of the Island of Waiheke, distant about four miles, even with the water's edge at high-water, with deep water extending to a short distance around it, from which the following bearings and land marks were taken : North -eaitern end of Waiheke—due east (magnetic). Bird I9land, E. by N. i N. Northern end of. Huba Kid, W. S. Peak of Rangitoto ' S.W. 4 W. 2. A rock, situate to the eastward of the Island of Tiri Tiri Mantangi, distant about one and a half miles, having two feet of water on it at low water, and fifteen fathoms close to . on every side, from which the following bearings and land marks were taken : A remarkably white rocky islet, 'at the north eastern side of Tiri Tiri Mantangi, N.W. by W. W. (magnetic.) Southern end of Tiri Tiri Mantangi, S.W. W., centre of Little Barrier. Inland due north, Peak of Rangitoto, S. E. ; Castle Hill, E. 4 S. (Signed) DAVID ROUGH, Harbour Master. No. 2. The town of Auckland, on the southern bank of the :river Waitemata, is situated in lat. 36 deg. 51 min. 36 sec. S., and lon. 174 deg. 43 sec. E., nearly. The entrance to the Waitemata is on the western side of the Gulf of Shauraki (on the Frith of the Thames), and is screened from the north-east by the Islands of Rangitoto, Motu Tapu, and a suc cession of bold precipitous islands, lying off the north west end of the large island of Waiheke. DIRECTIONS. 1. Vessels bound to Auckland from the northward, after making Point Rodney, should steer for the island of Tiri Tiri Mantangi, taking care to avoid a small rocky islet, lying one league north, 53 deg. W. (magnetic), from Port Takatovv, Whemnia, and passing it on either side, steer for Rangi Toto Kupia, between that island and the Main, and not approaching either, no less than five fathoms water. When to the westward of Rangi Toto, the bluff north head of the river Waitemata becomes visible. Vessels coming from the eastward should enter the Frith between Cape Colville and the Great Barrier Island, passing on either side of the small island of Motu Apokei, which lies about a league distant N.N.W. from the Cape, when a course may be shaped by the mid• channel between Tiri Tiri Mantangi and Motu Tapu, which nearly joins Rangi Toto, and over which the peaks of Rangi Toto are visible. Then proceed as if coming from the northward. Vessels drawing less than 18 feet may enter the Tchawake channel on either side of Waiheke, and pass to the southward o f th e group formed by Waiheke, Motu Tapu and Rangi Toto, to the en trance of Waitemata; but this channel is not recom mended to strangers unaided by a pilot. In the event of stress of weather, or other emergency, excellent shelter may be found inside any part of Waiheke, or under the east end of Motu Tapu, the passages so far, and the channel leading to it, being perfectly free from dangers. On approaching the entrance of the river care must be taken to avoid a ledge of rocks, extending in a North-westerly direction from the southern shore, which may be avoided by keeping the North Head southward of west (magnetic) until a remarkable rock on the south shore, resembling the bastion of a fort (called the Bastion Rock) bears south (mag netic). With a fair wind the North Head may be rounded at half a cable's length distance, and a mid channel course will lead to the anchorage off the town. With a beating wind tack on the south shore in coming into six fathoms' water, and on the north shore, which is much steeper, at the first shoal cast, the only dangers within the Heads, are a spit of land that projects half a cable's length from a low sandy point on the north shore, about a quarter of a mile inside the North Head, and a mud flat, which lines the southern shore, to a distance of nearly one-third of a mile, throughout the whole river, and all the bays on both sides are shoal. These dangers will be avoided by attention to the lead, and the directions given above. The navigation of the Gulf of Shouraki, with ordinary care, is per fectly safe ; but attention is required in hazy weather, or at night, to avoid many small islets, which vary in height from six er eight to a hundred feet, and which are generally surrounded by deep water. The only known exceptions to this rule are the Perogusin, 30 deg. 7 min. South, and long. 170 deg. 18 mm. East, according to D'Urville, and a rock on which the sea breaks occasionally (called Simpson's Rock), lying about four or five miles N.N.E. from the north-west end of the great barrier. There is a sunken rock reported to exist on the north side of Waiheke, and is marked on the charts about north from the centre of that island, a long league off shore, the position, or even the existence of which, is not positively known. These rocks, as will be seen by reference to the chart, are out of the ordinary track of shipping, but contrary winds may oblige vessels to approach them, and therefore are worthy of notice. The rocky islet of Takatoa Tenon, above alluded to, stands eight feet above high-water mark, and is bold too. Its position is accurately laid down by Baron D'Urville. High-water at Waitemata, on full and change, 6h. 45m.; rise and full about ten feet on the spring tides. The flood runs to the southward within the Frith of the Thames, but to th e nort h on t h e coas t. No. .—The Harbour of Auckland. Of these harbours (in the Frith of the Thames) the safest and most commodious is that of the Waite mata, a deep estuary on the south-west side of the Gulf. Auckland is situated on the south bank, about two miles from the entrance. The anchorage in front of the town has excellent holding ground. All kinds of weather has been experienced, but no vessel pro perly moored, has driven from her berth ; nor am I aware of any vessels having sustained injury in p y manner whilst at anchor in the port. TflE SITN, LONDON, FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 23, 1842 CANDLEWICK WARD. THE CITY CORPORATION TAXES. Some dispute arising yesterday as to the Ward clerk's expenses, a Committee was appointed to exa mine and report thereon. The bill having been originally 521., whi c h w a s commu t e d to 401., the inhabitant s considered that if the whole was a fair eharpre it ought to be paid, and, if not, all the items should be examined. Mr. ELLIOTT said that the Corporation had, on two late occasions, made considerable movement respecting the remission of import duties, and especially those on foreign corn. It would have been better had they first looked at home, to their own bread and potatoe tax ; but this perhaps was prudent, following the polici of the prig who had just snatched his neigh bour s watch, he ran along the street crying stop thief, hoping thereby to draw off all suspicion from himself. Now, the Corporation levied taxes on all the necessaries of life, and imposed besides hea v y imports on trade and commerce, which materially affected the prosperity of the citizens. First the Corn-tax, which yielded about 9,0001. a year, to collect which 13,0001. was ex pended, leaving a real loss of 5,0001. a year; then their potatoe-tax, 6,500/. ; cheese-tax, 560/. ; their salt tax, 181.; their oyster•tax, 3131.; and, more cruel still than all, their coal-tax, which yielded about 140,0001. a year, collected at about a cost of thirty per cent. Nor could any merchandise be brought into the City,—no bread, no meat, no potatoes, nor other vegetables, without payment of City tolls levied pin a vexatious manner, and at an enormous expense. Further, no man could set up in the humblest trade without paying, in the shape of freedom, about 141. trade-tax to the; Corporation. All these acted in a vexatious, as well as an expensive manner, on the trade of the citizens, and injured business in the City. The bad management of affairs caused all local charges to be heavier in the City than in any other part of the metropolis. The cost of the unpaid Magistracy alone was 32,000/. a year, including 25,0001. for the Lord Mayor-sums of such magnitude, that they almost staggered belief, nor would he (Mr. E.) venture to name them, had they not been admitted by the Corporators themselves. Their police, which was most inefficient (a great portion of the time of their Commissioners being taken up in place-hunt inv.); no report was ever made of the state of crime in the City; no connected correspondence kept up with the Metropolitan force ; the men were disor ganised, and the streets of the City swarmed with vagrants of all kinds, costermongers, chaunters, shoonies, spunk-fencers, and the whole race of cadgers choked up the lanes, and presented disgust ing objects, and yet the City police cost, at the very lowest, 42,000/., while in. Marylebone, a much larger district, and much more easy of protection, only 25,000/. a year was paid. The manner in which the money wrung from the public was, squandered-might be further illustrated by the fact that 12 of the City functionaries who had the local affairs to look after, of about 120,000. persons, inhabiting 17,000 houses, the one-thirteenth part of the metropolis, were paid al together 54,8301.. while twelve of the first officers of State of the British empire, who ruled the destinies of some twenty-five millions of people, besides colo nies, over which the sun never set, and inhabited by millions of people, were paid but 45,480/. a year—a sum too much, yet less, by 9,350/., than the City sinecurists got. Now, had such unblushing extrava gance been permitted by rich and proud aristocrats, he (Mr. E.) would not be surprised, but it was a misapplication of the wealth the people toiled to produce, by the hands of bumble shopkeepers and tradesmen— so true was it that none oppressed the people as the people oppressed one another. If such things were done by Sir R. Peel or the Duke of Wel lington, the Ministers dare not face the House of Commons a single day. After some further observa tions, Mr. Elliott concluded by moving a revolution. Mr. EVANS said that it was easier to talk about re forming the Corporation than to effect it. The last speaker had been connected with a body of intelligent men, who had laboured for more than a year in ex posing- the abuses, real or supposed, of the Corpora tion of London, but they had not done much. He admitted that many of the items of expense, and espe cially of the Lord Mayor, were very great indeed, and should be glad to support any measure for their re duction. NOVA SCOTIA AND NEW BRUNS WICK LAND COMPANY. A special general meeting of the Directors and Proprietors in this Company was held yesterday, at the George and Vulture Tavern. Mr. BENSON took the chair, and said the meeting had been called at the instance of Mr. Pouncey, in order to lay before the public the position of the Com pany, and what were their prospects•for 1843. The Report stated that not More than 26,0001. had been forfeited. The arrears on the capital of 154,0001. had all been paid up, making the. total available capital of the Company 181,9501. stock. A further call would probably be made in January next, in order to pay the ban of 4,000/. to the bankers. This call would enable them to meet the demand of 4,0001., the ex penses of the year, 1,5001., and leaving a surplus of 500/. The Directors recommended the 26,0001. for feited shares to be retained until the stock .market became more enterprising. The Report, in conclu sion, stated that Mr. Burchell had been appointed referee in Manchester, and he had disposed of 1,600 acres of land, and that several settlers in New Bruns wick had offered to purchase 9,000 acres of land, pro vided the first instalment of a shilling were laid out in making roads.. The Ch a i rman th en s t a t e d that the colony was going on prosperously. After a long discuStuon the Report was adopted, and the meeting separalart,.: - ,-; ' CURIIIB',S STORY. A somewhat strange'Wry is just how occupying the attention of the lovers of g9ssit the neighbour hood of 'Walnut-street. There divells in that street a person named Parkes, whose lipSliiess avocations lead him frequently into the eotrntry. Mrs. Parkes, who is close upon the period of her tieet:aichement, keeps no servant, so that when her, hus**l is-absent, she and her two children are the sgleihetlipants of the house. On Friday last; accorlirigkq-WaTerke's account, a man called at her resistedee-tarid itinested 'permission to speak with her. Tilifling accorded, the stranger inquired if her husband were in Liverpool at that time ? She replied in the affirma tive. He then begged to be informed when Mr. Parkes would set out for his next journey. Mrs. Parkes informed him that her husband would leave home on the following day. The stranger thanked her, apologised for the trouble he had given, and departed. .On the following day Mr. Parkes set out on his journey, in fulfilment of his ar rangements. On Sunday morning last, about two o'clock, Mrs. Parkes states, she was aroused from her sleep by a noise in her bed chamber. She looked up and saw a man with a light in his hand, and, on'atten tively observing him, she saw that he was the same in dividual who called upon her on Friday. Filled with alarm, she uttered a cry of terror, upon which the fellow advanced to the bedside, and told her that if she ut tered another sound, he would put her to death. He immediately tied her hands and feet, and, putting a rope about her neck, fastened her firmly to the bed post. She had in the bed her two children, who were awakened by these proceedings, and the elder of whom, seeing a man binding his mother with ropes, began to scream. Mrs. Parkes . now became con scious that there were other villians below stairs, for she heard 'one or two voices cry out to their com panions above that he was to silence the brat. The man by threats induced the boy to cease his cries, and he forthwith proceeded to bind him also, and a younger child about - three years old. The party then searched the house for money, and suc ceeded in finding about 8/., the property of Mr. Parkes' employers. Having obtained his booty, they quitted the house, leaving Mrs. Parkes and her chil dren still bound on the bed. Not the least extraor dinary part of the story is that which follows. Mrs. Parkes, when she w as a s sure d th a t the villains had left the house, screamed for assistance but, though the next cottage is only divided from her dwelling by a thin partition, she could not succeed in getting any assistance. Strange to say, the whole of Sunday passed away, and still she and her children remained in the same position, unable to extricate themselves, or to make any of the persons outside aware of their situation. Thus they remained till Monday morning, when the little boy succeeded in freeing himself from his fetters, went to the window and gave the alarm. The party at the next door, it appears, never during the whole time heard the slightest sound or disturbance. The police have been made aware of the circumstances, and are endeayouringio procure some trace of the delinquents. —Liverpool Courier. The Courts of Chancery adjourns this day until the first day of next Term (Jan. 11). The Marquis of Anglesea is to succeed the late Lord Hill in the Colonelcy of the Blues ; and Sir Edward ICerrison, from the 14th Light Dragoons, will succeed the Noble Marquis in the command of he 7th Hussars. BRODDIGNAGIAN TURNIPS.—An exceedingly large turnip, about twenty-two pounds weight, grown in Ballycreally, in the parish of Moneyrea, has been left at this office. This fine specimen of agricultural pro duce, which is of the white globe species, was culti vated in a fi e ld b e l ong i ng t o Mr. Robert Abernethy, from which a great number of other turnips, of the same description, weighing from fourteen to twenty pounds, have been taken, and where many, of a size equally large, still remain. —Belfast RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—On Sunday morning, one ofthe guards of the Glasgow and Ayr Railway, while engaged in arranging some of the goods trucks at the Irvine station, unfortunately got jammed between two of them, and was killed on the spot. It is said that the accident occurred solely in consequence of the de ceased departing froth one of the regulations of the Company.—Glogow Chronicle. ST. THOMAS'S DAY. (From our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) ELECTION OF COMMON COUNCILMEN. Wednescia . 7 being St. Thomas's Day, wardmotes were held according to ancient custom in the different wards of the City, for electing members to serve in the Court of Common Council for the year ensuing. Great activity having been exercised by the Anti- Corn-law Leaguers and the advocates for free trade to return members who would support their particular opinions, a more than usual interest was excited. The following are the principal results : The names marked * are those of new candidates. ALDERSGATE WARD. The wardmote for Aldersgate, for the election of eight members of the Common Council, was held yes terday afternoon, at the Dispensary, Aldersgate-street, Sir Peter Laurie, Alderman, in the Chair. There was no opposition to the gentlemen who have already represented the ward in the Common Coun cil, and no new candidate, and the following gentle men were therefore re-elected, after a short discussion, viz. :—Messrs, Lorkin, Godson, Stacey, Norris, Wood, De Jersey, Mottram, and Smith. Some business of the ward having then been trans acted, Mr. WARD rose to propose some resolutions. lie disclaimed all intention to impute any impropriety of conduct or neglect of duty to his friends the newly elected Common Councilmen, and declared that his object was to test the opinion of the ward as to its views on those measures of commercial policy which had been under discussion in the Common Council Chamber on the Bth of December. Resolutions had been agreed to at that meeting, to which he desired the assent of that wardmote; and when he had made known the proposition which he was about to bring forward, he thought that they could have no hesita tion in declaring their concurrence in his views. He had been accidentally present at the discussion to which he had alluded, and he regretted much that the ward of Aldersgate had, in his opinion, displayed the least alacrity of any of the wards of the City of London on the great question which was brought forward. At that Council meeting, two of their representatives only supported the views which were eventually adopted by the Chamber itself; three opposed those views, and three, besides their Alderman, were absent. It was this fact which had induced him now to come forward, in order to ascertain what were the feelings of the ward upon this matter. He would not enter upon a fresh discussion, upon all the demerits of the Corn-laws, or upon the numerous topics which the general ques tion presented for debate ; but feeling that the merits of the measure which he advocated were embodied in the resolution of the Common Council, he would sub mit that resolution to them, and would pray their concurrence in it. He maintained, in reference to the last resolution, that the gentlemen whom they sent to the Common Council were bound to represent the opinions which they (the electors) held. Sir P. LAURIE said that as he was referred to in one of the resolutions, he would say a few words in explanation. He did not go to the Common Council meeting, which was referred to, because he was of opinion that that meeting was not convened for the purposes of fair discussion, but rather with a view to St. Thomas's-day.—(Hear, hear.) That reason had operated upon his mind, and he believed upon the minds of many other persons. With regard to the Corn-laws, they involved a principle upon which he had not yet come to any conclusive opinion ; he could not help making one observation upon the resolutions now proposed, however, namely, that if the wardmote agreed in the sentiments expressed by Mr. Ward, and which amounted to a censure upon their representa tives, they had hardly done well in re-electing the same gentlemen who had been guilty of the fault of which they complained. It seemed to him, that for the wardmote now to agree to the resolution proposed would be somewhat anomalous.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. R. 13ESLEY rose to propose an amendment to the following effect :—" That this wardmote, after hav ing examined the resolutions agreed to by the Com mon Council, cannot but regret that, while the Com mon Council is expressing so strongly its abhorrence of bad laws, it makes no effort to reform some of the laws under its own control, which inflict a much deeper injury on the population of this city than those which they seek to procure to be repealed ; and they recom mend to the Common Council to apply themselves to the amendment of the laws which affect the commerce of the port of London, .to the Corporation regulations, and to the reduction of those monstrous legal and other expenses, which are now watched over only in a loose and uubusiness-like manner, but which requir e the application of the pruning knife of economy, and the adoption of some other check that that now pro vided." He declared that he entertained a strong feel ing upon the question of the Corn-laws, but he thought that a great subject ought not to be dealt with in a little way.—(Hear.) Mr. TUCK seconded the amendment. Ile declared that the Corporation, by the continuance of the existing port and market regulations, stood between the consumer and producer, and by the exaction of heavy tolls en hanced the price of every sort of food. He insisted that before they could, with any hope of success, de mand the total abrogation of the Corn-laws, they must remove all those abuses of which complaint was made in the resolution. Mr. HERRING supported the amendment. He con tended that the Corporation, notwithstanding the vast means which it possessed, neglected the wants of the poor, as regarded cleanliness, and all those minutiae so essential in the internal management of a city, for the preservation of the public health. For his own part, he believed that the Common Council were not the political representatives of the wards for which they sat. They had representatives in Parliament, to whom, in political matters, they must look. With reference to the question of Corn-laws, he thought that the manufacturer could not in justice demand a free trade in corn unless he was also willing to grant a free trade in the commodities in which he dealt ; but he had had shown his unwillingness to submit to this test of his sincerity, because for every species of manufacture a protecting duty was retained under the new tariff. After a few words from Mr. GODSON, who depre cated the introduction of the question of the Corn laws into this meeting, the amendment was carried, and was ordered to be published in the morning newspapers. Thanks having been voted to the chairman, the wardmote terminated. ALD GATE WARD. The Lord Mayor presided in this (his own) ward. A vacancy was occasioned by the retirement of Mr. Simpson, and there were three candidates for the honour of filling it, viz. Messrs. Burrell - and Clifton, Conservatives, and Mr. Dodd, Liberal. The Lord Mayor declared the show of hands to be in favour of the following eight gentlemen (the number to be re turned), viz. :—Mr. Green (Deputy), Mr. Lake, Mr. Fisher, Massey, Mr. Whitesides, Mr. Salter, Mr. Jerram, *Mr. Clifton. A poll was demanded on be half of Messrs. Dodd and Burnell, but was subse quently withdrawn, and the above gentlemen were declared duly elected. THE CORN-LAWS , A meeting of the Fourth Section of the Anti-Corn law Association was held, on Wednesday, at the Mary - lebone Literary and Scientific Institution, Edward street, Portman-square. At the hour appointed, the hall of the Institution was completely filled, there not being less than 700 persons present. The pro ceedings were most orderly. On the stage were M. Gibson, Esq., M.P., Gen. Evans, Col. Thompson, &c. The chair was taken by Mr. ismay WAYMOUTE, who stated at some length the object of the meeting, and alluded, in the course of his speech, to a statistical return which he held in his hand, and which, he said, placed in a strong light the sufferings of the once happy operatives of " Merry Eng land." It showed that in Wigan, in Lancashire, there were, on an average, 981 in full employment at ls. 74d. per head per week, or 24d., per day, which, if wholly laid out in bread, would be 11b. 6oz. for each. There were 1,720 persons whose income did not exceed ls. per head per week ; 2,330, ls. 6d.; 1,768, 2s. ; 1,786, 3s. ; 538, 4s. ; 1,133 whose in come was ss. and upwards. There were 2,745 who slept three in a bed; 1,852 who slept four in a bed; 830, five in a bed; 503, six, seven, and eight in a bed; and there are many having no beds. Of these beds, a great majority are very inferior, made up of straw, shavings, &c.; great numbers have no bed clothes at all; some sleep in their clothes, others take them off for a covering at night, havin g been obliged to sell their bed and bed-clothes for subsistence; great numbers have no change of linen, and many have no linen at all. Ile need not say more to prove how neces sary it was that the metropolis should second the efforts of the people throughout the manufacturing districts in putting an end to these wasting and un just laws. Mr. M. GIBSON came forward to move the first re solution :—" That all restrictions on the free inter- change of commodities are injurious to the community by limiting trade, enhancing prices, and diminishing the demand fir labour; evils which press heavily upon all, but most severely on the poorer and labouring classes." As to the first part of the resolution. I can say that the constituency I have the honour to re present has, on numerous occasions, made known its desire that the same freedom of trade should be extended to manufactures as to agriculture, that they are prepared to relinquish whatever protective duties may be supposed favourable to them, provided such privileges are taken away from others. —(Hear, hear.) In approaching the discussion of the question on such broad and general grounds, we feel we occupy a very strong position, and that in com mencing an attack on all monopolies we act most wisely in assailing the greatest—the Corn and Pro vision-laws.—(Loud cheers.) We are satisfied that if we can abolish the Corn-laws, we shall enlist on our side, against the other monopolies, the most powerful and influential Members of the two, branches of the Legislature.—(Cheers.) 'When we once overthrow the worst of all monopolies—that in the food of the people—the others cannot long hold out. The step we are now taking is the most likely to lead to com plete free trade. But we are told that, by admitting corn and cattle, and the provisions of foreign coun tries, we shall not extend trade. An agriculturist— a very honest man, but not having very clear views of the principles oiexchange—said to me the other day, " If we take the corn of foreign countries, how can we answer for their taking our manufactures ?" I replied, that trade is founded upon barter ; and that if we increase our imports by lowering our protective system, we must increase our exports. " What do you mean by barter ?' " said my friend._ (A laugh.) "When I take my cows to market, I do not take in exchange so many dozen of gloves, but dry cash." Well, I answered, I suppose you purchase those articles you are in want of with the money, which is but the instrument for the interchange of commodities.—(Cheers.) What is done by one na tion against another when hostilities are commenced ? Is not the first step to blockade the ports, and, by preventing imports, strike at the root of trade, and block up the springs of industry and presperity?— (Cheers.) It is highly satisfactory to see how men-of all classes come forward in support of this cause, and the union of men of all parties and occupations must bring about a speedy settlement of it. No settlement can give satisfaction but a total abolition of those laws. —(Loud and continued cheers.) I believe, had the measure of an Bs. fixed duty been adopted at the time it was proposed, it might have had the effect of lulling for a time the rising agitation, and it would doubtless have had the effect of relieving much of the distress in the manufacturing districts, by enabling the Ameri cans to make remittances to this country, and so fulfil their engagements; but perhaps it is fortunate for the great question itself that that proposition was not adopted:for though the temporary relief was post poned, the permanent relief, through an entire aboli tion of these laws, is brought much nearer to us._ (Loud cheers.) I quite admit that there has been an enunciation of free trade principles by her Majesty's present Government; but I must confess the mea sures they brought forward are no t quite in accord ance with the principles th e y avow . A great noise has been made about their giving free trade to the country in the articles of the tariff; but when you look through the articles on which the duties were lowered, you find that a gr ea t part o f t h e m are of that description that they will n o t come i n .— (Hear and laughter.) The conduct of th e Mi n i s t r y is not unlike that of some parsimonious individuals, who, desiring a character for an ostentatious hospitality, send their friends a pressing invitation to dinner on a particular day, having first ascertained th at t h ey wer e engaged. —(Much laughter.) Even th e M or ning Post is anxious to know what Sir Robert P ee l means to do. I dare say Sir Robert would be very glad if the Post could tell him. But the question is, what you are going to do.—(Loud cheers.) The Minister of the Crown is the mere instrument of the public will. He must act in accordance with public opinion, and it depends on you and the people of this country, to show that they are in earnest, and to convince the Parliament that there can be no settlement, no im provement or investment of capital in agriculture, until this great question is brought to an issue. Mr. HOVENDEN seconded there Solution. Colonel THOMPSON addressed the;;eeting at some length. He said Sir R. Peel's tariff alterations were fiddling changes. The people wanted a larger dose of free-trade principles.—(Laughter.) They could never rest content with the Right Hon. Baronet's homoeo pathic system.—(Much laughter.) People were greatly puzzled to know what great change Sir Ro bert was meditating now. o F hßu o ead r r do l in h ade i u m tgnr s hoo e tt l pe, f rope 1. )iel like enough, eo uT] ‘ w gl as h: re andr. anxious un cthh,e 3 , t h, o as nh g go i u v el his i B t h s e em l e i, a i s g t he whether . Hon ( L , Gallant Colonel, who made a very happy speech, con cluded by moving—" That with the view of securing this repeal ere it be too late, this meeting pledges itself to co-operate with the Anti-Corn-law League in its just and righteous object, and to use all its ener gies to obtain for the suffering people of this realm, the right, of which an iniquitous legislation has de prived them, to exchange their labour for their bread." General EVANS was most warmly received. He said, that one point in the question of how far the Corn-laws should be abrogated was generally care fully omitted by the landlords, and that was rent. Now this point must ere long be 'settled, and he hoped to see that consummation brought about in such a way as to admit of the farmers acting on the principle always in the mouths of agriculturists, of " Live and let live." The aristocracy could not select a more unfavourable battle-field than the bread-tax. If this agitation were long kept up, people would, begin to stir the questions of primogeniture and hereditary dern times ran rather against such privileges (he , legislation ; and as the current of authorities in mo-, alluded to the practice of such countries as America, France, Belgium, and some States of Germany), it behoved the aristocracy to beware how t hey exaspe rated the nation.—(Cheers.) Mr. B. SMART said, that whenever any great change was about to take place in the Legislature, a sort of foregone conclusion was announced t'irou gh a croak in the Quarterly. The first ti me this croaker — (Laughter)- com menced his vaticinatio ns was 'at the twelve Eng England ;1 Would be over passingofitfheßEommaannccipaathtioolnicsAct, werein a dmitted to the 18 ,1 29. Then he said that whlLegislature,.emed Well, the C t h h u a r t e h wa.s of -, it was not from Papists without, but from those within.—(Loud and long-continued cheers.) Th e ne xt croak was at i i any danger now threatened th e Church, g the time of the Reform Bill. We were th en told that, whereas any man could see i n the y e ar it passed 300 equipages in Hyde-park, they would be diminished and inf the proportion of 100 to 10 afte r it bec ame law. Well, we had seen ten years of it, an d n o o ne Could say that there were fewer carriages in Hyde - Park The last croak was in the present Number, and it afforded the strongest ground for believing that the Corn-laws would be speedily abolished. He must say that Sir Robert Peel had shown himself a greate r man than he thought he was. It was impossible but that he must be convinced of the destructive Working of the Corn-laws, and only waited for the fia t of the people to pronounce their destruction. The meeting was subsequently addressed by Mr. Taylor, and several others ; but want of space pre cludes us from giving their speeches. time since her Majesty's steamer the Rh TEE LATE COLLISION OFF HASTIN GS.,_ adamanthus A short ran down the trawl boat Ellen, off Hastings, when unfortunately one of the fishermen named Apps was drowned. The other two were picked up by the steamer and carried into Portsmouth. The Board of Admiralty have sent down 100/ . to the w id ow o f Apps. The accident occurred from the dangerous practice of the f is hing boats going to sea without lights. Mrs. Haynes Bayly, widow of J. Hay nes B ay l y , Esq., the celebrated lyrist, .and popular dramatic author, passed through our city this week, with her family, on her way to Bolger Hall, Shropshire, from her residegt 0 in Ireland.—Bath Chronicle. BA S SISHAW WARD. The tlection was held in the church of St. Michael, Bassishaw, and the fellowing gentlemen were re elected, Alderman Farncombe presiding :—Mr.Friseby (Deputy), Mr. Britton, Mr. W. Lester, Mr. W. B. James. BILLINGSGATE WARD. The election took place at the Fellowship Porters' Hall, St. Mary-at-Hill. Mr. Alderman Brown, the Alderman of the ward, presiding. There was one vacancy in this ward, caused by the retirement of Mr. Potter, for which there were two candidates, Mr. James Robert and Mr. Henry Hunt Piper. On a show of hands the Alderman declared the election to have fallen on the following gentlemen :—Mr. George Joseph Hossac, Mr. Treyhamhold, jun., *Mr. J. Ro berts (Liberal), Mr. Benjamin Bower, Mr. Henry Francis, Mr. John Mll, Mr. John Johnson. After some discussion, the friends of Mr. Piper declined to disturb the quietude of the ward by demanding a poll. l3ei Sun-street. WARD. The P was Peter-street, P held at the Ward Schoolroom, in n. street. The Alderman of the ward, W. T. Copeland, Es q., presided. After the officers of the ward h a d b een re - e l ec t e d; fourteen names were submitted w hich had been returned for et e 7- a :t d r in the five parishes or precincts of the ward, amongst whom were twelve of the fourteen gentlemen who had served last year. Messrs. Carr and Welch, who had-been excluded from the list, were nominated by their friends, and Mr. Ashley, a new candidate, was also nominated. Mr. Deputy Stevens, and the rest of the candidates, severally addressed the meeting, all, with the exception of Mr. We lch, declaring them selves Liberals, and in favour of a repeal of the Corn laws. The worthy Alderman having put to the meeting the names, the show of hands was declared to be in favour of only thirteen of the gentlemen who served last year ; Mr. Ashley having been returned in li e u of Mr. Welch. Mr. Welch having previously declared he would not stand a contest, declined de manding a poll, but this was eventually done by his friends. At the close of the poll, at three o'clock, yesterday, the numbers were as follow : Mr. Peacock Mr. Patten Mr. Johnson Mr. Tozer Mr. Carr.. l6 *Mr. Ashley Mr. Hall l5 Mr. Welch 20 .. 20 Mr mmrr. .. sl P r il i e ll,k h ein e n r sso . n . 19 Mr. Tagg ..... , ..... 18 Mr. Jones Mr. Bennett Mr. Thomas - BREAD-STREET WARD. The Lord Mayor presided for Bread-street ward for Mr. Alderman Lamson (absent from ill-health), at Cordwainer's Hall. The old members of the Com mon Council were re-elected, viz. :—Mr. Southby, Mr. Bridge (Deputy), Mr. \\T, Lawrence, Mr. Main, Mr. Poland, Mr. J. Lawrence, Mr. Hawtrey, Mr. Kipling, and Mr. Davidson. BRIDGE W A.RD. The citizens of the ward of Bridge held their elec tion in the vestry-room of St. Magnus Church, Lower Thames-street, Alderman Sir Chapman Marshall in the chair. There were two vacancies to be filled up, Messrs. Loch and Sharpe having retired, for which there were four candidates, and a poll being de manded, it took place, from two till four, and at the latter hour, the numbers were declared to be as fol low : Mr.Pewtress (Deputy) 43' Mr. Hill 46 Mr. Coke. Mr. Matthews . 48'*Mr. Chadwick 42 Mr. Davison ........ 43;*Mr. Towse l6 Mr. Knott 4B,*Mr. Witham l4 The two last candidates have retired, but the poll must still be kept open for three days. BROAD-STREET WARD. The wardmote was held at two o'clock at the Crown and Cushion Tavern, London-wall. Alderman Musgrove, who was recently elected in the room of the late Sir J. Cowan, Bart., presided. The ward officers and members of the inquest were elected, and the following were appointed Members of the Com mon Council without opposition :—Mr. Corney (Deputy), Mr. Heppe!, Mr. Gadsden, Mr. Jupp, Mr. White, Mr. Cumming, Mr. `Parton, and Mr. Moon. A discussion on the conduct of the assessors under the Income-tax occupied about two hours. Several charges were brought against the assessors, which they replied to. The worthy Alderman suggested that no specific resolution should be come to on the sub ject of their conduct, as such might be brought before his notice in another form. The conversation ended in a resolution being proposed by Mr. Gadsden ex pressing the indignation which the wardmote felt at the unjust assessments made in addition to their re turns made upon solemn declaration. This resolu tion was seconded by Mr. White, another Member of the Common Council, and carried unanimously. Mr. Deputy Corney returned thanks on 'behalf of himself and colleagues for their re-election. Mr. Jupp also returned thanks for his re-election for the 30th time, stating that he had moved a vote for the repeal of the former Income-tax, and hoped to do so with regard to the present. CANDLEWICK WARD. The wardrnote was held before Sir G. Carroll, in the board-room of the City of London Union, Cannon street. Letters having been read announcing the resignation of Mr. Deputy Downs and Mr. Oswick, thus creating a vaca'icy, four gentlemen were put in nomination. A poll having been demanded, a long discussion ensued as to who should pay the expenses, which was set at rest by the ward-clerk saying that they would be paid out of the poors-rates. At the close. of the poll, at four o'clock, the following numbers had been polled : Evans .. Bond ............. 29 *Blades Baldwin *llakin The polling will be resumed this day, and will finith :0-morrow. CITE AT WARD. The election took place in the vestry-room of the Church of St. Lawrence Jury, Cateaton-street, the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor presiding, in the absence from town of Mr. Alderman Thompson, M.P. The whole of the late Common Councilmen were re-elected without opposition, as follows :—Mr. R. Brooke (De puty), Mr. Penning, Mr. Ganthoney, Mr. Watson Mr Parker, Mr. May, Mr. Oliver, and Mr. Hickman COLEMAN-STREET WARD. The wardmote was held at the Ward-rooms, in London-wall. Sir W. Heygate, Bart., the Alderman of the ward, presided. After the ward officers had been re-elected, Messrs. Allen, Hunter, Hale, Hall, Davis, and Johnson w ere re-elected members of the Common Council, and Messrs. Breach, and Phillips were elected in the room of J. Griffiths, Esq., and Mr. Cousens, who had resigned. Considerable dis cussion took place as to the propriety of urging that immediate steps be taken to forward the project of forming an embankment in the river Thames from Chelsea to Blackwall, and even Gravesend ; and Mr. Phillips having suggested that this and other public improvements ought to be adopted by corporate and public bodies in order to give employment to the poor, it was intimated that the subject had been referred to ' the City Navigation Committee, and would probably be speedily carried into effect. Several of the inha bitants complained that Moorgate-street was not paved with wood, when the Deputy declared that the petition on that subject to the Commissioners of Sewers would be taken in turn. There were already before them twenty-five petitions on the subject, and it had already been decided to pave several principal streets with wood, at a cost of 8,5401. CORDWAINERS' WARD. The wardmote of Cordwainers' Ward was held in the vestry-room of Bow Church, Cheapside. Alder man Thomas Wood in the Chair. After the ward officers had been elected, Alderman T. Wood put the names of the late Common Councilmen. Mr. Smith proposed Mr. Taylor as a fit and proper person to fill the office of Common Councilman. The Chairman put the names of six late members, and also that of Mr. Taylor, and declared that the election had fallen upon the former members. A poll was demanded on behalf of Mr. Taylor, and at the close yesterday the numbers were— Mr. Lott Mr. Modell (Deputy) 29 Mr. Williams 21 Mr. Crowder Mr. Joyce ...... 28 CRIPPLE GATE WITHIN. The wardmote was held at the ward school rooms, in Philip-lane, London-wall. The Right Hon. the Lord Mayor presided in the place of Sir Matthew Wood, tart., Alderman of the ward. Mr. Packwood would propose as a thorough anti-monopolist, and fit to be returned as a member, the name of Mr. David Dewar. Mr. Beaton, one of the old members, ex pressed his strong feeling against an opposition being entered into against the return of the old members at the last moment. He had all alonc , expressed his in tention to resign, which he would ° now willingly do. —(Cries of " No, no.") Mr. Beaton still persisting in his resolution to resign, this was overruled by the Wardmote, aNd a poll was demanded on behalf of the old members, as well as the new candidate. Mr. Frost brought forward a motion on the necessity of Cor poration Reform in the City, which, after some dis cussion, was, on the recommendation of the Lord Mayor, adjourned till Friday. The numbers at the close of the poll were : Mr. R. L. Wilson 4 Mr. W. Cash Mr. William Brass .. 4 Mr. B. E. Brown Mr. J. P. Beaton 2 Mr. H. Smith 2 Mr. John Last 2 Mr. J. bole .. 2 * Mr. David Dewar DOWGATE WARD. The wardmote took place at the church of All Alallows, Thames-street, Alderman J. Johnson in the chair. The following gentlemen were all re-elected : —Mr. John Brown (Deputy), Mr. H. H. Mortimer, Mr. Thomas Gandell, Mr. James Powell, Mr. Jona than Charles Prior, Mr. Thomas White. FARRINGDON WARD WITHIN. Alderman Kelly in the chair. The meeting s h ave heretofore been held at Physicians' Hall, i n W in War wick-lane, but consequence of the many com plaints application was made to th e G overnors of Christ's Hospital, who freely g ave th e use of their noble hall for the occasion. The names of the candi dates for Common Councilmen were then read by the ivard beadle as follows. The ward returns fourteen : Mr. Deputy Westwood, Mr. Deputy Pritchard, Mr. Hayward, Mr. Wheelton Mr. Holton, Mr. Redley , Mr. Eagleto n , M r . Hartley Mr. Boner, Mr. Ashurst, Mr. Taylor, M r . V ertue, M'La nellan, *M r . Fisher Mr., Mr. , .Rutter. Mr. Steele, of Paternoster-row, having ';lkir. Morris , *Mr. a dd r essed the Court at con siderable length, as to the disposal of the City funds among the necessitous of t he several wards, the show of hands was taken, an d the Alderman declar e d it t o be in favour of those proposed, except Mr. Eagleton and Mr. Rutter. A poll was demanded. Half an hour's polling wa s allowed. At its close the numbers were as follow : Mr. Westwood, Dep 15 Mr. Pritchard, Dep 15 Mr. Hartley l2 Mr. Ridley Mr. Virtue ... 12 Mr. Ashurst. .. 11 Mr. Holt . . . 11 Mr. Bonser . Mr. Fisher Mr. Taylor Mr. Morris ... lO Mr. Eagleton . 5 Mr. M`Lanellan .... 5 Mr. Wheelton. 4 Mr. Hayward 2 Mr. Rutter . 2 The poll finally 'closes on Friday. WARD OF FARRINGDON-WITHOUT. The Wardmote for the election of Common Coun cilmen to serve for this ward was held yesterday, in the New Court, Old Bailey, Sir James Duke, Alder man of the ward, presiding. The usual preliminaries having been gone through, and the names of the candidates having been an nounced, to the number of twenty, four of them being new candidates, Mr. WOOD rose and said he would read to the meet ing a resolution which it was his intention to put at the usual period, at the close, namely., of the election. It was a resolution which the necessities of the time absolutely called for, and the principle of which ought to be universally acclaimed by the people of this coun try. The resolution ran thus : "Resolved, That all import and other duties, ex cept for public revenue, are injurious to the commer cial prosperity of the empire, hazardous to the mer chants and capitalists, detrimental to the best interests of the manufacturers, and unjust, cruel, and oppres sive to working portions of the population.—(Hear.) " That this lirardmote do, therefore, most earnestly request their representatives, both Parliamentary and municipal, to support the repeal of all protective laws and regulations, as the only means of restoring the prosperity of this great manufacturing nation. " That the above resolution be officially forwarded by our highly-esteemed Alderman, Sir James Duke, and to each of the City and County Representatives." This was the resolution, and he hoped it would meet with the general sanction of the ward. It was per fectly clear that things could not go on in their pre sent state. Distress throughout the country had increased, and was still increasing; and nothing but the most determined and unequivocal measures could save us. The worthy elector went through a variety of statistical returns, respecting the misery and pau perism which prevailed throughout the country. In Liverpool, he observed, there were at the present mo ment 8,000 cellars, holes under ground, containing 40,000 human beings, without money, without em ployment, without hope--(Hear, hear)—and the same was the case in Manchester, Leeds, and all our great manufacturing towns; indeed, in nigh all our towns. Lord Yarborough, at a dinner to the agricultmists of the isle of Wight, only a day or two ago, stated that he had been on a visit of inspection to several of our manufacturing towns, and that the misery ha saw was indescribable.—(Hear, hear.) The great, the only hope of the nation, was the exertion of the men who were fighting s o bravely against the Corn-laws, in the great Anti-Corn-law League—(Hear, bear) — and he trusted that this noble Association would meet with universal support ; those who could not give 10/. to its funds, let them give 1/. ; those who could not give 1/., let them give 10s. ; those who could not give 10s., let them give ss. ; and those who could not give 55., let them give 45., as., 25., ls., or 6d. ; but let everybody give something. It was an investment that would pay incalculable interest.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. PROCTER complained that several of their late representatives who were again candidates, among others Mr. R. Taylor, had, upon the occasion of the recent contest for the office of High Bailiff of South wark, supported the suspension of that standing order which precludes Common Councilmen from becoming candidates for civic office—a standing order which he' (Mr. Procter) considered essential to the interests of the City to retain uninfringed upon. It was quite evident that the Tories were endeavouring gradually to introduce men of their own opinions into the repre sentation of that ward; one had slipped in last year, another was now a candidate ; but he felt confident that a ward which had boasted a Wilkes and a Waith man, would never suffer itself to be Tory-ridden. Dr. Lrticx said that the advocates of free trade had every reason to go on with their work hopefully. The worthy elector then proceeded to complain of the in adequate representation allotted to that ward, as most prejudicial to the ward itself, and to the cause of mu nicipal and general reform. Thirty thousand persons there were represented by 16 Common Council men only, whereas it had been most justly de clared that the number of its representatives ought, on every fair principle, to be not fewer than forty. He also complained of the docquet dues, and other fees and duties exacted by the Corporation, to the injury of trade and commerce, and of the large salaries paid to civic officers, more especially referring to the 2,0001. a year received by Mr. Sergeant Merewether as town-clerk. London was the only city in England whose corporation was guilty of such abuses. He further complained, that whereas the corporation of Liverpool had advanced a large sum to bring the Birmingham and London Railway to that important town, the corporation of London had, on the contrary, resisted the attempt made to benefit the citizens by bringing the terminus of that railway among them. It should, therefore, be the aim of all electors to strengthen the hands of the men who already supported their true interests in the Court of Common Council, and for this end they should sedulously keep out all Tories. Mr.Buc KMASTER also complained of the inadequate representation of their ward. Mr. IVELns complained of the constant expenses to which the citizens were subjected for the repairs of Blackfriars •bridge, and of the large amount swallowed up by the salaries and allowances to the Lord Mayor and other functionaries, and gave notice of a motion which he intended to bring forward at the close of the present election, calling upon the corporation of Lon don to appropriate a portion of its revenues to meet the expenses of sewerage in the City. Mr. STONE said that those who said no, when it was asserted that pauperism was on the increase, would find sad reason to admit that this unhappily was the case, were they to become guardians of the poor but for a month. Mr. SEELEY was of opinion that the aspect of things was everywhere improving. The number of poor in the workhouse of their own parish was less by fifty than it was last year. The decrease of distress in the course of the last two years had been matter of general remark.—(Oh, oh.) He did not consider that it would be benefiting the people of this country to take five millions a year out of the pockets of the agricultural labourers, in order to send the money abroad.—(Oh, oh.) Mr. STONE said that, on the contrary, distress was sixty per cent. greater now than it was two years ago. Mr. SIDNEY then addressed the meeting. The meeting then proceeded to the election, and the show of hands having been taken in each case, the Alderman declared the choice to hare fallen upon Messrs. Ramshaw, Charles, Anderton Pierce, Burn, Obbard, Edkins, Bedford, Barnard, Walker, Gresham, Prendergast, Taylor, Williams, and Sidney. A poll being demanded on the part of Messrs. Woollett, Harding, Wells, and Stokes, the polling was ordered to take place that evening, from four to five ; this day, from eleven to three ; and to-morrow, from ten to two, then finally to close. LANGBOURNE WARD. Alderman Sir John Key, at two o'clock, presided, and the precept having been read, Sir John said the following nine gentlemen had been returned from the various precinct meetings, although eight only were eligible to be elected :—Mr. B. Stubbing (Deputy), Mr. John Dixon, Mr. Samuel Unwin, Mr. Thomas Snelling, Mr. James Frodsham, Mr. Thomas Collin son, Mr. Wm. 'Toward, and Mr. R. Tulley. A show of hands being taken, and no poll being demanded on behalf of Mr. Tulley, the first eight gentlemen, all old members of the Common Council, were declared to be elected. Mr. Gude, in a long speech, then moved a resolution to the effect—" That the inquisitorial Property and Income-tax having been imposed for the express purpose of raising money to enable her Majesty's Government to carry on the war in the East Indies and China, now happily terminated, it was the opinion of the wardmote that every endeavour should be especially used by the citizens of London to obtain the repeal of so odious and inquisitorial in impost." Mr. Common Councilman Unwin seconded the motion. Mr. Smith moved, as an amendment, "That, seeing the people of this country, particularly the working people, are greatly benefited by the consumption, it nxmdesmotrequireeiPropertyon nt:ry rhtneheeda or p ugme p cuft e eeei a-osrrttnesai reference t e ; wr telas othislair. Brookne that then thepp auer:ti late reductions in the customs' duties on article s of abolitionsneagesnto stating that tditntgae original hrft theg l e e a. r nma t that the i Income-tax w as l ev i e d t o d e f ray the war ex penses n India and China, having been modified, was carried by a large majority. Mr. Gude then moved, " That the ward mo t e cou ld not separate w ithout ex pressing its diaapprobation of the conduct of the sur veyor of taxes in the shameful attempts to surcharge the inhabit an t s u p on th e rents of their respective houses, conduct most oppressive, after the recent survey to increase the window duty , and ten p er cent. on assessed taxes, the hou se p ro p ert y in th e ward having then been assessed to the full value." This mo tion was carried unanimously ; and the ward officers having been chosen, thanks were passed to Sir John Key, and the meeting separated. LIME-STREET WARD. The householders of the Lime-street ward assem bled at the school-rooms, St. Mary Axe, Alderman Fairbrother in the chair. The old members were re elected without opposition, viz., Mr. Price:(Deput3r), Mr. Thomas Mitchell, Mr. Robert Corser, and Mr. Daniel Cork. PORTSOKEN WARD. The election for this ward took place before Alder man Thomas Johnson, in the Parochial Committee room, Cock and Hoop-yard, Hounsditch. The old Common Councilmen were re-elected, viz., Messrs. Wright (Deputy),Barker, Danford, Hayward, Miiien zie, Christie, and Jutsum. QUEENHITHE WARD. The wardmote took place in St. Michael's Churcb, Upper Thames-street, Mr. Alderman Hooper pre siding. Mr. Deputy Goss, Mr. Curtis, Mr. Haycocks, Mr. Tyler, and Mr. Smith, had been returned from the precincts, and a vacancy having occurred by the retirement of Mr. Howell, Mr. E. Upton was nomi nated by the Conservatives to fill up the vacancy. Mr. Simmons proposed, in opposition, Mr. Sykes, a Liberal, and on a show of hands, the numbers were declared to be equal. A poll having been demanded, it was appointed by the Alderman to take place at the Church, for one hour that day, and two hours (from 12 to 2 each day) on Thursday and Friday, when it will finally close. TOWER WARD. The wardmote for Tower-ward, in order to accommodate the Lord Mayor, who presided for Mr. Alderman Lucas, did not take place until four o'clock yesterday afternoon, when the whole of the late Common Councilmen having been re-elected without opposition, Mr. Barclay called the attention of the meeting to the course which had been pursued in the City with regard to the Income and Property.. tax. He believed, however, that no ward had had its inhabitants so much surcharged, with reference to the Income-tax, as that. The Committ ee ap pointed at a recent meeting had waited on the Com missioners, and the fault was found to rest with the assessors. He thought that they were unworthy of confidence, and concluded by moving a resolu tion expressive of the opinion of the ward mote to that effect. On the suggestion of the Lord Mayor, Mr. Barclay withdrew his resolution. Mr. Sellsom, a Common Councilman, then moved "That it was the opinion of th a t wardmote that the Income tax was a war-tax, and should only exist as a "ay. tax. That it was odi ous , i nqu i s it o rial, and vexatto u repugnant to the feeli ngs , and derogatory to thein dependence of Englishmen, and should, under ragout