The Sun. — London, England, 1853-11-24 00:00:00

CITY OF LONDON COMMISSION. Crown, and as I do not consider them to be overpaid, I do not think any reduction ought to be rnade in their sala ries. But there is the town clerk receiving 1,892/. ; the secondary, 1,2491. (the lat ter an office which was pur chased) • and the remembrancer receiving 1 , 7691 . Now I never could make out what are the duties of the remem brancer, unless it be to attend a few hours in the gallery of the House of Commons, and take notice of things on be half of the corporation, which, if he never noticed at all, it would be better for the community. These three last offices I would throw together, and consolidate into one, attaching to it a salary of 1,250/. ; and then if a clerk was required to superintend each of the two extinguished de partments, there would would be no difficulty, I appre hend, in securing their services at 3001. a year each. Then there is the City Solicitor, who receives 2,0661. ; the comp troller (who is merely a conveyancer), 1,5001. ; and the comptroller of the Bridge-house Estate, 1,0131. ; but for some time the duties of solicitor and of comptroller of the Bridge-house Estate were performed by one person with out a double salary, and no inconvenience occurred. Then there are the High Bailiff of Southwark and the common pleaders, receiving together 1,0361. These I would abo lish altogether, because they are no use to the corporation. Then there is the clerk of the peace, receiving 349/. ; and the coroner, 482/. ; both of which offices I would amalga mate, and give the occupant 5001. Adding to these reduc tions in the salaries of the legal officers further reductions in the salaries attached to the police-courts at the Mansion House and Guildhall, where the salaries of the chief clerks are as high as 1,2301. each, and . those of the assistant clerks 5001. each, the total saving that coull easily be effected upon these salaries alone would amount to 12,0001. But further, the mace -bearer receives 5501., the sword bearer a similar amount, the upper-marshal 4501. or 5001., and the under-marshal some . 2001. or 3001. They also re ceive for boats the sum of 14/. ; for cocked hats 20'. more, and also for uniform 701. I speak from memory, but I believe I am correct when I say that the total expense of these two marshals amounts to 2,0001., when any two re spectable police sergeants could be easily got to do the duty for 1201. or 150/. The duty consists in ushering persons into the presence of the Lord Mayor who desire to have hi s signature to certify invoices which are to be sent to the United States or elsewhere, a nd i n r idi ng on a h orse i n front of the procession on every 9th of November. On the whole, then, I arrive at the conclu s i on th a t you m i g ht save, without impairing in the slightest degree the efficiency of any office, at least from 40,0001. to 50,0001. per annum of the 107,000/. and u p war d s w hi c h is anually squandered in expenses of administration. I have no hesitation in saying that the whole of the duties of the various offices might certainly be performed for 50,0001. a year. Here, then, you would obtain at four per cent. a capital, applicable to improvements in the city, of a million and a quarter, and that, too, in perpetuity. The Chairman—Would not compensation be necessary for offices abolished ? The Royal Commissioners re-assembled in the Privy Council Chamber on Tuesday, and resumed their investiga tion into the state of the corporation of the city of London. Commissioners present—Right Hon. Mr. Labouchere (in the chair), Sir John Patteson, and Mr. Cornewall Lewis. The first witness examined was Mr. James Cherry, the Mayor of Yarmouth, who stated that he appeared before the commissioners for the purpose of representing to them the prejudicial effects of certain dues and customs levied by the city of London on corn im ported into the port of London. He alluded to the metage, lastage, fillage, wharfage, porterage, the Lord Mayor's and other dues, which are levied upon all cargoes of grain brought to the port of London, but aro not levied upon any grain brought by railway. This he regarded as most unfair towards the shipping interest , wh o could not com pete with land carriage on equal terms. The taxation ira. posed by the City on all corn brough t b y water was 4 per quarter, while corn brought by railway was entirely exempt from any taxation whatever. In the year 1847 there were imported into London from Yarmouth 56,000 quarters of malt and 210,000 quarters of brey,:,,for maltaal of 266,000 quarters ; and in 1852 the quantity im ported was 55,000 quarters, of ne ster sa.rley3l,74B uarters, rted in cl lBs2 as making a total of 86," q li 1847. This compared with 266,060 quarters imported falling off in the importations was attributable to the une qual competition of the railway carriage, which had caused e t portion of the grain which used to be conveyed to to gr nd a on by ships to be conveyed by railway. The Chairman —Do you believe that if corn carried by railway were placed on an equal footing, the ships and by shipowners could compete with the railways in the trans port of grain from Yarmouth . , - Mr. Cherry—Undoubtedly they could. It would pay the shipping interest to bring corn to London for ls. per quarter. Mr. C. Lewis—Does the diminution in the amount of c orn carried from Yarmouth to London by water not arise from any general falling off in the extent of the trade ? Mr. Cherry—No ; from my own experience I can say that there is not ill quarters of grain less exported from Yarmouth than there used to be. The next witness examined was Mr. Belton, coal mer chant, King-street, Portman-square, who stated—l attend here as a deputation from a public meeting held recently in Marylebone. lam instructed to lay before this commis sion the injurious effects of the coal dues imposed upon the whole metr o p o li s by th e city of London. We estimate the burden which this tax imposes upon the consump tion of gas in Marylebone at 5,0001. a-year. On the public lights the burden is 4001. a-year. There are 17,000 houses in Maylebone, and we compute the coal tax as amounting to 11. per house, making 17,0001. a year. I think the principle of the coal tax is objectionable, and so also is the mode of expending its produce. The revenue raised by the tax is devoted to the improvement of the streets of the City, and a small portion to improvements in West minster and Middlesex. Marylebone does not obtain any thing like its fair share of these improvements, in propor tion to the amount it contributes to the tax. The tax also presses heavily upon the poor, and limits their com forts ; and has the effect likewise of driving manufactures f rom the metropolis. At Reading, which is situat e d t we nty miles from Lond o n, coa l s can be bought 2s. 6d. per ton cheaper than in the metropolis. We object also to the cart dues or tolls levied by the City authorities. These tolls are let for 5,0001. a year to contractors, who make 10,0001. a year out of them, or 100 per cent. By the mode in which the toll is levied, it often amounts to 6d. on a single cart-load of goods. Mr. F. Bennoch, who has already appeared before the commissioners, attended again to-day to conclude his evi dence. He said—Before entering upon the financial affairs of the corporation, I wish to touch upon one or two other points of a preliminary nature. I believe the aldermen have performed their magisterial functions with great ad vantage to the citizens. At the same time, looking at their ordinary business pursuits, I would relieve them of these functions, and have them transferred to two stipen diary magistrates appointed by the Crown. The Court of Aldermen have as much power and control over the City purse as the Court of Common Council itself, and can order what payments they please. On a late occasion theywished to pay a compliment to Alderman Sidney, the present Lord Mayor, and they had his portrait painted, which cost a sum of 3001. or 4001. The estates of the corporation, I be lieve, are liberally and kindly administered, as far as re lates to the tenants ; and, on the other hand, a fair return of rent is obtained from them. No blame can be attached to the corporation in that respect. The number of agents for these estates is not excessive. The property is well conditioned and easily managed. With regard to the sewers, I think nothing can be better than the manage ment of the City Commission of Sewers ; and their ac counts have, of late years, been kept very satisfactorily ; but, at the same time, I consider it would be an improve ment to have but one authority with regard to sewer age for the whole metropolis. lam a member of the City Commission of Sewers myself. I believe the City commission are anxious to carry out any recommen dation of the Metropolitan Commission of Sewers. I think, however, it would be much better to have the City sewers merged in the general drainage of the whole metro polis. With respect to the financial affairs of the corporation I do not believe the members of the corporation are charge. able with malversation, peculation, or any conduct of that description; but the multiplicity o f o ffi ces , an d th e l arge salaries attached to them, bring out a total expenditure which is highly reprehensible. The gross income of the corporation amounts to 213,5721., which is collected as fol lows :—Rents and quit rents, 86,311/. ; renewing fines, 12,8001.; markets, 20,5951. ; t o ll s an d duties, 6 941/ • offices(a curious term, but it really means coal dues 'and ' Corn met age), 73,1691. bequests, 1321. • brokers' rents, 3,7561. , freedoms, 840/. ; interest, 1,392/. ; sheriffs' fines, 1,2001. and casual revenue, 6,4591. These items make a total of 213,5721. Th en th ere i s an add i tional income from the navigation of 8,377/. ; consolidation of sewers rates, 66,8611. ; gen era l d ues , 19 , 426 1. ; Bridge-house Estate, ' 47,021/. ; making the total, 355,2571. This does not in clude the receipts of the Irish Society, because, not being a member of that society, I have no power of getting at the particulars of their accounts. Nor does it include the police rate, which is about 30,0001. more. But with the addition of these items I believe to total income will amount to nearly 400,0001. per annum. Now to the expenses of ad ministration I wish to direct attention, as that is a point on which the corporation must be condemned, if it is to be condemned at all. The general salaries paid to corporate officers amount to 38,672/. ; the legal salaries to 14,7001. ; legal expenses, 4,6001. ; pensions to relations of officers, 3,64441. ; pensions to relations of aldermen, 580/. ; Parlia mentary expenses, 1,467/. ; committees allowances, 2,9a0/. (an item which other expenses connected with the corpora. tion barge, with feasting, &c., would bring up to fully 4,0001.) ; auditors, 1061. ; printing and stationery, 3,1821. ; state coach and official clothing, disbursements of the hall keeper, and re-imbursing officers for petty expenditure, 4,067/. ; a similar item of 142/. • a variety of sundries, amounting in the gross to 14,65 d., of which one-half, I think, may fairly be taken as being applied to general ex penses of administration, leaving the other half to go for works, the improvement of estates, or repairs. Then there are discrepancies in ho account of salaries, 10,0611. ; and further discrepancies in the accounts connected with sala ries, 13,1871. ; and expenses of the chamberlain's clerks, 2,3721. This brings the total expenses of administration iu expending the balance of 255,327/. Then, in addition to that, there is, for certain artificers with names attached, 5,4401. ; for artificers, without names attached, 4,1601. There was also expended on charities, of which so much had been heard, 1,1471.; and also a curious item of 1331. for cloth to Minis ters of State. The Chairman—Who are the fortunate individuals who get this cloth ? Mr. Benuoch—l believe the First Lord of the Treasury is one, and I am sure the Lord Chancellor is another. (Laughter.) Ther e is also an item of 25 9 / for emblazon ing an address totheF f r e euhEmperor, and a . nether of 1561. for emblazoni ng a vote thanks to Alderman Sydney. In page 61 of the Blue-book there appeared 19,6251. under the head of lodging-hous es for the labouring poor. Anybody looking at the account woulde naturally infer that this money had been expended in merelyrecting lodging-houses for the labouring poor, but it is the balance of the Finsbury estate, which is held n trust, and which the corporation is too virtuous to allow to be merged into the is to build not been se ve general fund. Out of this balance it l 3 proposed these lodging-houses, but the foundations laid, although, I suppose, they will be on a future occasion. Then the coal tax figures very conspicuously. The Chairman—Has the Corporation expended anything on baths and washhouses ? Mr. Bennoch—Not a penny, except in the votin g 501. or 1001. occasionally to such an es t ablishment after it has been erected in the neighbourhood. The Chairman—Has it paid attention to the subject of improved dwellings for the labouring poor? Mr. Bennoch—By no means. It is one great condemna tion of its past conduct, that while new streets have been opened, the poor, who have been disturbed and turned out to make way for these improvements, have been compelled to crowd together in the spots nearest to their employment. In Moorfields, Clerkenwell, and other places where im provements have been effected, no provision has been made for the poor who were deprived of their former accommo tion and very unh ea lthy over-crowding in the adjac e n t localities has necessarily resulted. The Chairman— Has the City pursued a different course, in this respect, to the rest of the metropolis ? Mr. Bennoch—l am afraid not. As regards the coal tax, general misapprehension appears to prevail. The whole tax amounts to ls. ld. per ton. Of this the City receives ld. for the expenses of collection, Ire.; and it also receives and ap propriates, underact of Parliament, to public improvements 4d. more, whilst the remaining Bd. is handed over to the Govern re ent, for t he purpose of effec tinggeneral metrcpol i tan improvements. Out of that latter fund New Oxford-street was constructed, as were also most of the improvements in and about Trafalgar and Leicester squares, the New Vic toria-street, Westminster; and I believe 90,000/. is to be applied to the opening of a street from the Town-hall, in the Borough, to Southwark-bridge-road. The whole of the remaining 4d. is placed at the discretion of the City corporation. The present coal tax can be levied until the Tear 1864, and the proceeds of it are pledged to public bodies who have advanced money on the security of the t_ssx for public imp rovemen t s . Th e t ax w ill, h owever expire in 1861, unless it is renewed by act of Parliament. thet a " e l ,_ b _ e .v.erY desirable to anticipate the expiration of Tate, ext igq i to impose in lieu of it a general improvement The Chai ng over the entire metropolis. unpo pularity of a direct you so apprehension of the unpo tax of that kind ? Mr. Bennochirett in the least. I believe it would be willingly borne, as police rate, which w ax bears velvaas the case w ith th e case w i th the The coal t s felt t o b e for the general advantage. consume a large quantity l ard on particular trad e s, w hi c h of coals, such as sugar refiners, whose business is chiefly confined to the metropolis. I know a contractor who as e e ngaged to supply 50,000 tons of coal for the manufactu2r,erio& gLs, and the tax upon that quantity, amounting to There are several diecrepancies taemytteiYouhUtesavtyo wbrelheni ,erbuof officers are wish to call attention. A certain n L akit t in the Blue stated in the accounts to receive 29,348 difference book they figure as receivingel9,9B3/. between the two returns of 10,061/. This arises i a n this ner : Mr. Beddome , for ins t an c e , is receiving, accordiman ng to his own showing , 6501 . p er annum ; w hereas in the a ccount he is put down fer 4401., an d the same is aaecestr4ll with the salary of the co m p troller, and other officers. Th e , discrepancies are accounted for by the fact that these offic ers receive,, i n addition to their salaries, a certain c amount of fees. This system is clearly an abuse which intohih ought to b e got rid of, by requiring all fees to be paidthe com mon chamber, and allotting fixed salaries to the officers from the general fund. The total sum paid in salaries by the pe n corporation is 55,3181., of which amount 23,0001. is ex sodli4l:sBo 62,697 65,172 127,869 aner that cannot be un derstood from the The nu m b er of I which the chamberlain's office. Now, suppos nearly 1,, when dividre4oo constituents in ? ated at and above 101. is 16,761, 12 wards, gives an average of Iterations to be made in th e cor p oration 12 aldermen and 72 councillors e e r ach ward ;these would return 4:modelling it, I think the following reduc- Although about 130,000 a Wants who reside in the city of L s—in all, 84 representatives. ' salaries ought to be made, which alone The PPears to be the number of inha -250,0nd0n, it is estimated ;gregate saving of 12,0001. a .eceives 3,000/. ; the Common Sergeant, that, during the day, at least 0 0 judge of the Sheriffs' Court, 1,20 01 . ; ' avocations within its limits; it is thererfaoorrea Ipursue their of theee three gentlemen must either be larger portion of its population is co ntributs:d e t r A t t i e h r a s o: g sn ' u h r: me, or by the judges appointed by the rou idinz districts; thus, it differs from all Mr. Bennoch—l believe that 99 out of the 100 offices are offices to which the election is annual, and I have no doubt that the City or Parliament could call upon the occupiers to resign without any compensation whatever ; but I am sure that no Government or city would act so unjustly in regard to officers, many of whom have served for years, as to dismiss them in any such manner. The Chairman—You mean that, although they have no legal, they yet have an equitable claim ? Mr. Bennoch—l do, and I should be sorry to see that claim unacknowledged. I have a curious document here, which I would submit to the commissioners. I have said that 50,0001. a year might be saved to the corporation ; and I felt that to speculate or guess at a conclusion of this nature would be exceedingly unwise and unsafe, and, there fore, I put myself in communicati on w ith the leading men in Liverpool, Manchester, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Dub lin. I found, however, th a t th e case o f Dublin did not exactly apply, and, therefore, I have omitted it. The re sult of the statistical information I received, contrasted with similar statistics in the city of London, is as follows : —The population resident in the city of London, according to the last census, was 127 , 000 persons ; t h at of Liverpool was 367,665 ; that of Manchester, 316,213 ; that of Edin burgh, 160,302 ; and that of Glasg ow, 329,097. The num ber of inhabited houses (which s hows the area covered in each city) was—in the city of London, 14,580; in Liver pool, 54,310 ; in Manchester, 53,204 ; in Edinburgh, 7,786; and in Glasgow, 11,965. The smallness of the number of houses in Edinburgh and Glasgow, arises from the fact that they are built very high and very large, and it is the prac tice for families to live in " fiats. ' I have obtained also an account of the receipts and expenditure of the corporations of each of these cities, which affords the means of comparing the cost of analogous important municipal offices. For instance, I find that the salary of the architect and surveyor to the city of London is 2,5001., and in addition to that there is a surveyor of sewers who receives 1,2001. Now, the surveyor of Liverpool receives 1,0001., the surveyor of Manchester 7001., and the surveyor of Edinburgh 3001. There is no corresponding item of this kind in the Glasgow accounts, but I believe the corporation there has what is called a river trust, the account of which I have been unable to obtain. The city of London has a bridge-house comptroller, with a salary of 1,013; while these four other cities have no officer of the sort. The city of London has a chamberlain, with a salary of 2,500/. ; the salary of the same officer in Liver pool is 7001., in Manchester 5001., in Edinburgh 4701., an d in Glasgow 4001. In each of these places the officer is called a treasurer. Now the city of London has a clerk of the chamber, but the other cities have none. The city of London has a clerk of the peace, who receives 3491. ; there is no such officer in Liverpool ; in Manchester he receives 4501., in Edinburgh 1501., and in Glasgow there is no such officer. The Lord Mayor of London receives 8,000 a-year, the Mayor of Liverpool receives 2,0001., the Mayor of Man cheater receives nothing, and the Lord Provost of Edinburgh receives 5141. Neither of these other cities has a remem brancer or secondary. The aggregate result of the compari son of the cost of analogous offices in each of these cities stood thus :—ln the city of London the cost was 31,787/. ; whereas in Liverpool it was 9,8651., in Manchester 5,7741., in Edinburgh 1,7891., and in Glasgow 1,075. The total expenditure of the chamberlain's-office in the city of Lon don in 1852 was 4,8721. 10s.: in Liverpool the correspond ing expenditure was only 1,1131. 17s. 4d., in Manchester it was 6701.145.8 d., in Edinburgh 6651., and in Glasgow 5831. The expense of analogous o ffi ces in t he city of London, as I have said, was 31,7871. ; whereas, in proportion to its population as compared with Liverpool, it ought only to have a nounted is 3,3541., or a little more than one-tenth of its actual present amount. Again, as compared with Manchester the same expenditure in proportion to popula tion ought to have been only 2,3351. for the city of London ; as compared with Glasgow and its popula tion, it ought not to have exceeded 1,4291. ; and as com pared with Glasgow, it should only have been 4181. Why, the aggregate expenditure of upwards of 100,0001. on cor- porafeoffices in connection with the city of London is very much larger than the whole civil expenditure of the Fede ral Government of United States of America ; and what is perhaps still more startling, its expenditure upon itself, in administering the funds of the corporation, is larger than the whole amount of its revenue from rents, tolls, and fees from brokers—throe great items of its income. And here I must say that the accounts kept by the Manchester corpo ration might be taken as a model for the accounts of every corporation in the kingdom ; they form a small pamphlet, in which every item is separated and lucidly explained. The Chairman —Does the corporation of Manchester pos sess estates like the city of London ? Mr. Bennoch—l think not. The Chairman—Then Liverpool would present a greater resemblance to the city of London in this respect ? Mr. Bennoch—l suppose it would. The corporation of Manchester undertakes the management of the waterworks and the gas supply, upon which two item s a l one it s expen diture is 233,0001. ; and the gross expenditure under all heads which is made by the corporation of Manchester amounts to 485,2521. Now, the total cost of salaries and expenses in administering the whole of that large expendi ture is under 10,0001. per annum, or only 8,8491. ; whereas the cost of administering a smaller sum i n th e city of Lon don amounts to upwards of 107,0001. per annum. Mr. C. Lewis—Has the subject of salaries never come before the Court of Common Council ? Mr. Bennoch—Sometimes ; but iu an old corporation like that of London, not so often as might be wished. In cases where an office falls through by the deeease of its oc cupant, a committee is sometimes appointed to ascertain if a reduction should be made : but in the majority of cases the salary is maintained intact. Mr. C. Lewis—When the office of chamberlain was re cently vacant, what took place then ? _ _ Mr. Bennocb—A committee was appointed to inquire into what should be the salary, and it was ultimately de termined that the salaryof_2,sool. a year to the chamber- lain, and the allowance Of 2,1021. 10s. for his staff of cler ks, were not excessive, and ought to be continued. An alder man was a candidate for the vacancy who had been useful as a magistrate, and it was probably, therefore, thought that it would not be proper that the state and emoluments of the office of chamberlain should be shorn or diminished. Mr. C. Lewis—Do you think the hospitality of the City is popular ? Mr. Bennoch—To judge from the anxiety of people to get tick e t s t o the dinners at the Guildhall, you would think it must be attend popular, and that its aboliti on wou ld b e regar d e d wn as, t uational c a l am it y ; b u t th e ma j or i ty of sensible people go away only to laugh at it. Mr. C. Lewis —What is the feeling with regard to the Lord Mayor's s h ow 9 Mr. Bennoch—lt. is considered perfectly contemptible • and when it was omitted in the year of the late D u k e ' of Wellington's funer a l, it was sincerely hoped that it would never be revivedanaplin. Thi s y ear , h owever, th e show has been restored, espt style that i s more a b sur d ec to the mode in and ludicrous than ev er . With w hich the sheriffs are ele c t e d , the practice is to to frighten o r s educe gentlemen i n t o accepting endeavour the office. One of the present sheriffs refus e d t o have anything to do puerile pageantry of the m ot:: : worasto obliged towards the 'expenses of the banquet at Guildhall. The consequence was that the Lord with the 1,6001.; and the feast from 10001. or 1,2001. to 1,400/ other sheriff had to raise to make up the ° year to increase his or contribution for that . __Have you any suggestions to offer to the The Chairman —'H to any reform which commission with regard you would raise his from 5001. or. deficiency. the management of the corpora tion of the City ? I have examined the question Mr. Bennoch--I have. that no reform can be effectual propose in the system or fully ; and I am satisfied ele metropo principle of extending th mu nicipalwhichissynsotetrabatseedthueplovnhethe outline of the scheme which you propos ? before the committee d to lay The Chairman—Will you be good enough e to give us an Mr. Bennoch then proposed the following .. __ - • it SCHEME. " 1. That the representative system be maintained in its full integrity. "2. That the metropolis be divided into nino munici palities. " 3. That each municipality be divided into wards. "4. That each ward have one alderman and six coun cillors. " Taking the city of London as an example, which con tains : _ . Total Houses. Males. Females. Persons. Within the walls 7,174 26,550 28,152 54,702 Without the walls, ) including Inner Temple Middle do. Barnard's-inn Sergeant's do. 7,406 30,147 37,020 75,167 Clifford's do. Thavies' Part of Furnivars do. _1 _ paided in a mann ap.... . s kept in ..... ..,,,,. .. .t 4 .er a l t 4 (ly ~ ' V 5 1 1'14;1.. . r q, , . f rei 'at'' : 4 ';24k , '' ~...;.4, ed 0i'451 - ; a gg % •$, , -4 ,, ,,.. - 1.44i- tio hee v 4,,0 t 5r,,,-,.t.• ~ ,..',4 : 77.7 \v'it: 7l 7.ll ll # l . 7 :' rt. . they uadvasivag :~-.-_ __ ' ~ THE SUN, LON'D - ON, THURSDAY EVrENIN/G , NOVEMBER '24, 1853. cannot, in this respect, be taken as an example. In this scheme 300,000 is taken as the average of the City. into " 5. The municipalities which it is proposed to divide the metropolis are :-1. City Proper ; 2. Tower Hamlets ; 3. Finsbury ; 4. Marylebone; 5. Westminster ; 6. Kensington; 7. Lambeth ; 8. Southwark ; 9. Greenwich and Deptford. " 6. Each municipality to have 12 wards, 12 aldermen, and 72 co uncillors, as proposed for the City P roper . " 7. All councillors to be elected on the same day; one third to retire annually, but qualified for re-election. " 8. All aldermen to be elected on th o same daT ; one third to retire triennially, but qualifi e d f or re - e lection. " 9. That the aldermen and councillors be elected by the registered rate payers. " 10. That the mayor be elected annually by the alder men and councillors, and have an allowance of 5001. per annum. _ _ The Chairman—Was no part 'of this fund applied to keeping the Monument in repair, or for lighting it ? Mr. Bennoch—l believe not. The cost of the lighting must be merely nominal. The witness then proceed to state, with regard to the Irish Society of the corporation that the accounts of that society were not included among the chamberlain's returns. That society regarded itself as an independent body, and it kept its own accounts. He had also omitted to mention that the detail which he gave yesterday of the saving of 50,0001. per annum, which he thought might be effected in the salaries of the corporation without impairing the efficiency of any of the offices, was entirely based upon the supposition that the existing cor poration should be allowed to continuo only in an improved form. Now, he wished to explain that if the scheme of re form which he had submitted at the previous sitting were to be carried out, he believed that instead of a saving of only 50,0001., a saving of from 80,0001. to 90,000/. might easily be effected in the annual expenditure of the corpora tion, which would leave 20,0001. for the cost of the reduced establishments. These were the whole of the explanations and additions which he wished to make. Mr. Samuel Morley, wholesale warehouseman. city, was the next witness examined. He said—l appear here on invitation, less in the hope that I shall be able to add any thing to the information which has already been given to the commissioners, than to add my testimony to the opinion expressed by the previous witnesses, to the effect that the feeling in the city is, that an extensive reform in the constitution of the corporation is demanded. The Chairman—What are the alterations which you think would be desirable to make in the prasent consti tution ? " 11. That each municipality appoint four aldermen and twelve councilors to form a central council, which would thus consist of 144 members, viz. 36 aldermen and 108 councillors. " 12. That each municipality in rotation have the right of nominating the Lord Mayor, and that ho be elected by the whole constituency of his municipality, but not neces sarily from the body of aldermen. " 13. That the Lord Mayor preside over all meetings of the central council, and reside at the Mansion-house, with an allowance of 5,0001. per annum. " 14. That each municipality in rotation have the right of nominating the Sheriff of London ; that he be elected by the whole constituency of his municipality, have an allowance of 1,0001. per annum, and be ex o f ficio a member of the central council. Mr. Morley—l believe the system is thoroughly out of harmony with the general wants and feelings of the city. I believe there are many merchants and large traders who would be ready to devote the requisite time to the dis charge of the ordinary and legitimate functions of the corporation ; and for myself, I can say, as one who has never been a member of the corporation, although I have occupied the position of an interested looker-on, that under an altered system I should be willing to co-operate. The Chairman—Then you have never been a member of the present corporation ? Mr. Morley—l have never had any connection with it, although I have been repeatedly requested to become a member. I could not afford the time necessary for the purpose, and many of the duties of the office would be distateful to me. The Lord Mayor's show is a relic of the dark ages, and offensive and inconvenient to everybody but children, nurserymaids, and idlers. I consider also that the habit of connecting dinners and entertainments with the duties of the corporation deters many gentlemen from accepting offices which they would otherwise be dis -1 posed to undertake. The Court of Common Council con sists of 206 members, and the Court of Aldermen of 26 members more, making altogether 232. If this number were reduced to 50, and one or two members were elected from each ward, instead of seven or eight, as at present, more interest would be taken in the elections, more care would be taken to elect the right men, and the corpora. tion would find more favour with the mercantile classes. The mode of electing sheriffs is very objectionable and unjust. For the purpose of exacting a fine, a gentle man is put up as a candidate without his consent, and in order to ensure his election the long-shoremen and voters of that class are drummed up from the river banks to thrust the office upon a reluctant individual. The ne cessity under which a newly-elected sheriff lies to pay 6001. or 7001. in limine for the dinner at Guildhall is very onerous and intolerable ; and so, also, is the burden of the dinners at the Old Bailey, which, although they may be very proper, ought not to be paid for out of the pocket of a private individual. lam in favour of the system of a paid magistracy ; and I would abolish the judicial func tions of the aldermen. I do not consider the present system of unpaid magistracy in the City as by any means economical. I have carefully perused the scheme sub mitted to the co ennissioners by Mr. Acland, and although I have not communicated in any way with that gentle. man I am bound to say that there is much in his plan which appears to be very desirable. There is a simplicity of arrangement about the proposition which meets with general approbation in the City. The Chairman—Do you approve of the entire abolition of the corporation of the City ? Mr. Morley—No ; I do not think it would be desirable to abolish it altogether ; but I would confine the City cor poration to purely municipal functions. Mr. C. Lewis—Would you have the City corporation placed under the provisions of the Municipal Corporation Act, like the other boroughs and cities of the country ? Mr. Morley—l would not object to the application of that act to the City, with certain modifications suitable to the peculiar circumstances of London. I am opposed to the extension of the corporation of the City to the whole metropolis. I would prefer a healthy system of local self government, and the giving of separate municipal institu tions to the various metropolitan boroughs, with the pro vision at the same time of some common centre, means of which the different local municipalities could combine for joint action on 'matters affecting the common interest of all, such as the sewers, paving, lighting, die. Mr. C. Lewis—Would you maintain the existing con nection between the livery companies and the City cor poration ? Mr. Morley—l would not. I would have the municipal constituency composed entirely of householders, and the peculiar mode of admitting freemen I would abolish. The Chairman—What is your opinion with regard to a chamber of commerce ? Mr. Morley—l think a chamber of commerce is very desirable for the metropolis, but I consider it ought to be allowed to grow out of the felt wants of the trading com munity, and not be established by the corporation. I can, however, see many uses for a chamber of commerce. There is, for instance, the question of the new receipt stamp, which is at present causing doubt and difficulty in the City ; and there are also the bearings of the Post-office arrangements on the interests of trade ; which are both questions that could be advantageously dealt with by a chamber of commerce. The Chairman—Do you not think that a portion of the revenue arising from the property of the corporation might fairly be applied in affording fahilities to commerce? Mr. Morley—No ; I consider if traders like myself de sire any accommodation or convenience in our business, that they ought to be, and that they really would be wil ling to pay for it. Sanitary improvement is a subject to which I think the corporation should have directed more attention than they have done. I consider the coal-tax a very objectionable impost, and a general improvement rate on all householders throughout the metropolis would be a preferable mode of raising revenue for metropolitan im provements. I hold the practice of exacting a payment for permission ;to trade in the City as very unjust, and acts very partially in favour of wholesale dealers ; and with regard to the exclusive trade privileges of the City, I don't know one of them that I would retain. I would sweep them all away. I wish to cast no reflection on the mem bers of the corporation, who, I think, are better than the system; but I am bound to say that their conduct has not been such as, in my opinion, it ought to have been. The Chairman—Has not greater care been displayed of late years in the election of corporate officers? Mr. Morley—l believe the corporation has acted of late years under the knowledge that things were approaching the crisis which has at length arrived, and that that feel ing has operated to some extent as a check upon it. The next witness examined was Mr. George Richard Corner, vestry-clerk of St. Olavo's, Southwark, who said— I am connected with the borough of Southwark, where I have been a practising solicitor since 1824. A large portion of the inhabitants of the borough of Southwark have for the last sixty or seventy years been strenuously endeavour ing to have Southwark fully incorporated with the city of London, and to have conceded to it the same privileges as the other wards of the City. This they claimed under a charter of Edward VI., which declares that Southwark shall be governed in the same manner as the City itself. In 1660, the people of Southwark applied to Parliament for separate municipal institutions ; but the city of London opposed them, and the application failed. Since which period Southwark has remained under the anoma lous and imperfect jurisdiction of the City. Sir J. Patteson—lf Southwark were to be completely i ncor porated with the City, and constituted a separate ward, would it not be necessary that it should be taken out of the countyof Surrey ? Mr. Corner—That is precisely our difficulty; but I ap- The Commissioners met again in the Privy Council prehend. that Southwark would, as a matter of course, be Chamber yesterday, and resumed their inquiry. Com- dissevered from the county of Surrey if it were regularly missioners present :—The Right Hon. H. Labouchere incorporated with and assimilated to the city of London. (chairman), Sir J. Patteson, and Mr. Cornowall Lewis. Sir J. Patteson—But I apprehend that the charter of Before the examination of any new witnesses was pro- Edward VI. does not provide for the separation of South ceeded with, wark from the county of Surrey ? Mr. Bennoch, who was under examination at the pre- Mr. Corner —It does not ; and Southwark's peculiar vious sitting, presented himself to the Commissione rs , for hardship is, that it is subj ec t t o th e d ou bl e j urisdictions the purpose, as he said, of elucid a ti ng t wo or three points and double duties, viz., to those of the county of surrey on which he yesterday could not speak positively, although and those of the city of London. he had then felt that he was substantially accurate in his Mr. C. Lewis—ln what respect does the City interfere statements. And, first, with regard to the power which with the borough of Southwark? he had said was possessed by the Court of Aldermen to dip Mr. Corner —Our grievance is, that the City does not in their hands into the City purse in the same manner as the terfere with Southwark enough. Court of Common Council. The Lord Mayor and alder- Mr. C. Lewis—We wish to know the practical mode in men visited Oxford in either 1848 or 1849, where they were which the City interferes with Southwark. received by the authorities in great state, and afterwards Mr. Corner —They hold th ree co u r t s a year i n S ou th war k. solaced themselves with a dejeu ner . Th e little bill sent in These courts are the ancient court leets of the manor. The for this excursion amounted to between 1,100/. and 1,2001. steward of Southwark, who presides in them, is appointed The corporation thought the sum was a most extravagant by the Court of Aldermen, The City also holds quarter one to pay for a visitation beyond the limits of their juria- sessions in Southwark, but these sessions are merely formal, diction; but finding that there existed no definite autho- no actual business being done at them, and the grand jury city to restrain the Court of Aldermen, the Court of Com- is summoned only in order to be discharged immediately. mon Council passed a by-law on the subject, which was The City has also the metage of corn and fruit in South• to the following effect :—" That the chamberlain shall wark, as well as in other parts of the metropolis. They ap not pay out of the chamber any sum of money for point the coroner of Southwark. There is a borough court, any charges or expenses for any vi s it a ti on or j ourney o f w hi c h M r. P a yne is judge. l am th e prot h onotary of by the Lord Mayor, the aldermen, or any other that court. It can try cases of trespass and debt to any branch of the corporation, either for the purposes of con- amount, and solicitors of the superior courts may practise servancy or otherwise, when such visit or journey shall be in it. This court is a very excellent one, and I would pre beyond the boundary of the jurisdiction of the City, with- serve it. My salary, as its prothonotary, is 501. a year; out the previous authority of the Common Council, upon but that circumstance does not influence my opinion in re motion for that purpose." He (Mr. Benffoch) had also commending its retention. The Court of Common Council mentioned yesterday an item in the accounts of the corpora- appoints the high bailiff of Southwark. tion of 1331. for cloth given to the Ministers of State. Now Mr. C. Lewis—What is the feeling of the people of South he found, a cco r di ng t o a li s t which had been in existence wark with respect to complete incorporation of the City ? about 60 y ears i n th e Chamberlain's office, that the per- Mr. Corner—l believe - they are in favour of such a mea sons wh o rece i ve d this c l o th are th e first Secretary of State, sure ; but as a meeting of the inhabitants of Southwark is the second Secretary of State, the Lord Chancellor, the to be held in the Town-hall on Friday next on that very Chamberlain of the Household, the Vice-Chamberlain of s u bj ec t, I would rather defer stating what is the feeling of the Household, the Treasurer of the Household, the Lord the inhabitants of the borough until I have seen the result Steward, the Comptroller, the Lord Chief Justice of the o f th a t mee ti ng . Queen's Bench, the Lord Chief Justice of the Common The Chairman—lf Southwark were to be added to the Pleas, the Chi e f B aron o f th e E xc h equer, th e M as t er o f t h e city of London, wou ld no t th e a dditi on th us made to it Rolls the Recorder of London, the Attorney-General, G Solicitor• General, and rust • but it rney- eneral,.the be larger than the original jurisdiction of the City itself ! of this gift the Common Sergeant. The origin Mr. Corner—Yes; ut both the City and Southwark corn of cloth is now rather obscure; but it appears it bined would not be so large as the Tower Hamlets alone. arose at a time when the City claimed the right to measure The population of the City is 127,000, and that of South all cloth with its limits, as it now claims a metage upon wark is 155,000, making together 182,000 ; whereas the and the other gentlemen all corn and f • finest black cloth whi n : long continued to's appears that the corporation has population of the borough of the Tower Hamlets alone yearly to the Ministers of State, numbers 400,000 souls. In the years 1787, 1814, 1827, above - mentioned, 41 yards of the 1835, and again in 1852, the inhabitants of Southwark had been to encourage the woollen the object of this t the ora country could produce ; and successively assembled in public meeting, and agreed to period in its history, and to sl e m it is supposed, must have memorials to the corporation of London, praying for the • lar branch of manufacturing industry. Next, manufacture at an early restoration of their ancient rights and privileges, secured in order to illustrate the loose the progress wmatLthe highest authority to them under the charter of Edward VI. The witness antd atmhnenagpoptohinerta h y hat was about o enter into o 1 , N i e n xt t he The Chai t rman sai . d—W h e t do ri n e o a t N ' V le is t' h ail t s o a w c h cu en mulate anti tauee:letorYnnte were rendered to th n e n c , h_ e a r m berlain, that vious commissioners collected all the information that was manner in quarian evidence as to the borough of Southwark ; the pre- , B s Committee, wlo t iv ere a t head. character. which a ho r it t lc t l i I ( c i particular the country notish rather th in k t h to a tif ascertainsont Southwark w f facts DO Ve ou w who 2:i01 for a series of years were incorporated with the y cityl of London, the City would o L f e a ce p ss r a a rY ctic e a n l th was the keeper of the Mon , n 4 me had been receiving from 2 M u te' per annum. This lose much of its peculiar character? ither common councilman moot t e w o • f er t e he c e e rt i a t i y n_ officer, it seemed, was either ncilman • theeCri'utnti'cilman himself Mr. Corner- -No, Ido not. I believe that Southwark or brother to a comPlon coti de Juties,'one of lellavere merely has a large trading and mercantile community as well as nominal, and he had two j ore was sta- the City, t t 1.1 41 Monumen , o co ect the admis tioned at the foot of the The Chairman—Then you think that the general charac d the ' otherpublic, at the top to o f sion money from the suicide by throwing ter the community of Southwark has a close resemblance from committing to the general character of the city of London ? prevent persons sum charged for admis s i on th themselves over. Formerly e was 6d , but by means Mr. Corner—l do. to see the Monument _ . _ The Chairman—Does the City have a jurisdiction over to each person efforts, and those of other mem- the prisons in Southwark of his (Mr. Bennoch's) own 3 _ 1 for the corporation hers, it had since been reduced to . r. Corner —The only prison is the City prison, which begratis— ; is never use unssioa should d, and is on the point of being pulled down. would not consent that the ad 51 even after the The Town -hall of ' and it was remarkable that in the year 18. , Southwark is the property of the . Iwould the sum taken ;or consolidate the smaller wards in the City, an d reduction of 3d had been in operation, divide Southwark • rose so high — into several wards, creating one permitting the public to see the Monument fromeachsplittinginto ward some in parish, or the parishes more . than one whether because it was the exhibition year, or other cause, he could not state—that in that one year the !ward where they are v er y l arge. M Corner's evidence • 337/. from the r. having been concluded, keeper received for himself a profit of 1, The Chairman, at half t - o'clock, no advantage threepences, and the Corporation derived whatever from the amount. inquiry to stand adjourned to 12 this day. " 15. That the Sheriff of Middlesex be nominated by the Crown ; the two sheriffs to have the care of prisoners, &c., as at present. " 16. That should any municipality decline to nominate or elect the Lord Mayor or Sheriff, the right shall fall to the next municipality in rotation on the list, such list in the first instance to be determined by lot, " 17. That the central council have the general manage ment of all lighting and police, water and sewers, river and bridges, improvements and streets, finance, rates, and rents, general purposes, education and charities, under the imme diate superintendence of committees, which might bear names analogous to the duties to be performed. " 18. That each municipality, carry out the various works to be executed within its own limits which may have received the sanction of the central council. " 19. That for the more perfect sanitary condition of the metropolis, the whole district of London, within a radius of ten miles from St. Paul's, be surveyed, and no streets be laid out or houses built unless approved of by the cen tral council, and certified by the surveyor as capable of being thoroughly drained. " 20. That the construction of all bridges or steam ferries across the Thames be under the control of the river and bridge committee of the central council, and paid for by a general rate ; all bridges to be free, but on all ferries a toll be charged, just sufficient to defray expenses and ensure their proper maintenance. " 21. That all persons occupying premises and paying rates have the right of voting, and none other. "22. That the expense of the local council or munici pality be raised by a rate levied on the inhabitants of its own district. " 23. That the expenses of the central council, and the cost of all works of a general nature executed through it, be met by a general rate levied on the inhabitants of all the municipalities. " 24. That the Central Criminal Court be under the ma nagement of the aldermen of the central council, (who shall be magistrates), and the expenses borne by a rate on the whole metropolis. _ _ _ " 25. That, after the general Act of Incorporation, all commissioners exercising the functions of commissioners of improvements, sewers, &c., be abolished, and the works placed in the hands of the central council. " 26. That the Mansion-house, Guildhall, and such pre mises as might be required by the central council, be valued and paid for by the united municipalities. " 27. That all funds left in trust to the city of London be held sacred to the purposes for which they were so left ; that all charities be consolidated and administered by one committee; that all property left by individuals, or arising from property granted by charters, for ser vices rendered or money paid in times gone by, so soon as the obligations are cancelled for which they have been mortgaged, be appropriated to improvements within the City. In like manner the bridge-house estates, when relieved from their present burdens, be devoted to the pur poses of maintaining the old, and building new, bridges ever the Thames—thus fulfilling the original intention, and observing the corporate right of property as jealously as the property granted to private individualsfor similar services rendered in times of national peril. Under such a system—a system calculated to benefit the entire community of the metropolis, from the squares of Bel gravia to the docks of Limehouse, embracing the whole valley of the Thames, and the Thames itself—we may fairly conclude that the nobleman taking any interest in his neighbourhood, and the merchant desirous of extending the commerce and trade of London, would willingly and cordially associate to carry out an enlightened system of independent muncipal government, which could only be secured by the highest intelligences heartily co-operating. With such a corporation far removed from paltry bicker ings and petty jealousies, we might, in a few years, see the Thames embanked from Putney to Blackwall—its waters purified, new streets opened, bridges constructed, sewers perfected, and the whole metropolis exhibiting a striking contrast to its present aspect under conflicting jurisdic tions. " While the establishment of a central authority is ad vocated in the foregoing scheme, it is centralisation spring ing out of and controlled by the principle of representa tion, and not that dreaded system of centralisation—the tool of individual will or arbitrary power. " Officers of new municipalities need only be—Town clerk (a solicitor), 1,0001.• treasurer, 5001.; mayor, 500/. ; committee, clerks, &c., 5001.; total, 2,5001. " The officers of the central council must be determined hereafter in accordance with the duties that have to be per formed when they are definitively known ; but the judi cial functions of Recorder, Common Sergeant, and Judge of Sheriffs' Court, as at present understood, should be transferred to judges appointed by the Crown. The Lord Mayor, aldermen, and councillors of the Central Council, should continue to possess all the rights and privileges now enjoyed by the corporation of London—viz., the Lord Mayor to be cx oXeio a privy councillor ; the right to peti tion both Houses of Parliament through their sheriff; the right to be represented in Parliament by an official ; and such other privileges as may have been granted by charter for services rendered to the Crown in bygone days • that two stipendiary magistrates be appoint e d by the drown, and paid by the municipality of the city of London." Mr. Bennoch then said that he had heard of a sugges tion to the effect that a reformed corporation should first be given to the City, and that until the result of that ex periment was ascertained the extension of municipal insti tutions to the rest of the metropolis should be postponed. He (Mr. Bennoch) entirely dissented from that view, and thought the only proper course to pursue would be to make the municipal system general throughout the whole metropolis, and to carry out the plan at once. The Chairman—Have you contemplated the political consequences likely to ensue from the adoption of your recommendation—that the whole of London should be or ganized into one vast municipality? Mr. Bennoch—l have, and I entertain no apprehension whatever on the subject. In former times, when London was even greater in proportion to the other towns of the country than it is at present, instead of acting injuriously, it always promoted the general liberties of the country at large ; and if the change were effected which I propose, I believe the influence of the metropolis would be exercised in the same beneficial manner. I think the fear that the inhabitants of the metropolis would exercise their rights in a mode that would be subversive of the best interests of society is an unworthy and a groundless one. The Chairman—Of course we will not now discuss that question. We have elicited your opinion, which is suffi cient. The examination of Mr. Bennoch having been concluded, she inquiry was adjourned. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.—Nov. !3. (Before Mr. Serjeant Adams, Assistant J u dge, at Westminster.) Gilbert, whose case was mentioned on Monday, was brought up for judgment. Mr. Torre produced a certificate from the I lorse Guards, to the effect that the prisoner had borne a good character for the seven years he had served in the army. He mentioned that the inhabitants of the neighbor trhood entertained so good an opinion of him that se .me of them had drawn up a memorial, showing doubts as to the correctness of the verdict against him. No one appeared to substantiate an assertion m. lde at the trial, and as the prisoner had been afready in p rison seven weeks, he should sentence him to be kapt to hard labour for one month further. James Machell was indicted for a nuisance at Now Brentford. Mr. Clarkson appeared for the defendant, and stated that he would plead guilty, and was willing to enter into a recognisance to come up for judgment when called upon. Whatever the court thought he ought to do with respect to the nuisance complained of, would be done willingly by the defendant. Mr. Bodkin, on the part of the prosecution, which was instituted by the local authorities, stated the grounds of their having taken these proceedings. The defendant was a butcher, and had occupied premises in New Brentford for four or five years, and in the yard connected therewith he kept 40 or 50 pigs, which were fed on the offal of his trade. The stench arising from this yard was enough to poison the air. The defendant was besides this a dealer in hides and skins, which he collected on the premises at night, creating an abomina ble stench, dung and manure were heaped up against neighbours' houses, and when a pig died it was thrown on the heap with the offal. In addition he carried on a bone boiling business, to the prejudice of the health of the neighbourhood ; and under these circumstances, all that was required was that the nuisance should be abated. They were willing to adopt the suggestion of his friend, and leave the court to determine what. abatement there should be. The Assistant-Judge said after he had visited the place himself it might be necessary for him to consult some scientific person as to what should be done. This was agreed to, and the defendant having pleaded guilty, and entered into a recognisance, The Assistant-Judge informed him that he should visit the place himself, and if he found that the business could not be carried on except with prejudice to the health of the neighbourhood, it must be given up altogether, but the court would see whether by any alteration this necessity might not be obviated. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. SOUTHWARK.—AIfred Jones, a well-dressed young man was charged with unlawfully conveying a bottle of gin into the Queen's Prison, contrary to the regulations. William Dennis, one of the turnkeys, said, about a quarter to four yesterday afternoon, the prisoner entered the lobby for the purpose of going into the prison, and as he was passing him he saw something protrude from his pocket. He asked him what he had got, when he produced a bottle of gin. Mr. Combe said he had no alternative but to fine him 31., and, in default of payment, commit him to the House of Correction for a month. The prisoner, who said he had not the money, was committed. THAMES.—Richard Thomas Clement Gray, a well dressed middle-aged man, lately trading as an ale and porter merchant, under the style of R. Gray and Co., 16, Crescent, Minories, was committed for bigamy. He had married, on the sth of August, 1840, a very re spectably-connected woman, at the parish church of Alton, Hants. He had had two children by this mar riage, one of whom was dead, and he had been sepa rated from his wife six years. During that period he had become acquainted with a Mrs. Adams, the widow of a tradesman residing at 53, Great Prescott -street, Whitechapel ; and on the 20th of last August he mar ried Mary Bagnall Adams, her daughter, aged 21, at the registrar's-office, Stepney. Mrs. Adams swore that when the prisoner proposed to her daughter, four months ago, she was not aware that his wife was alive. His son had been under (Mrs. Adams's) care for four months. Miss Adams, who appeared to be deeply affected at the sight of the first wife, admitted that the prisoner had told her that the first wife was alive, but he said he was separated from her. Witness therefore thought her own marriage was valid. On cross-examination she ad mitted also that twelve months ago she visited the pri soner in the Queen's Bench prison, and cohabited with him there befsre he had proposed marriage to her. The witness's evidence was given in a very confused manner, and she manifested an evident desire to screen the pri soner. Prisoner, when apprehended by Sergeant Foay, said he was an injured man, for both Mrs. and Miss Adams knew that his wife was living before he was married the seoond time. Mr. Yardley consented to accept substantial bail, but the prisoner not being prepared with sureties to the amount specified was committed to Newgate. Patrick M‘Namara, an Irish coalwhipper, about 35 years of age, was brought before Mr. Yardley on re mand, charged with committing a savage and mur derous assault on his wife, Bridget, who has received most fearful injuries, which will probably affect her for the remainder of her life. The prisoner had been in custody since the 6th inst., for the manner in which his wife gave her evidence at the first examination was so remakably confused and con tradictory, that the magistrate thought she could not have sufficiently recovered from her injuries, and she was taken back to the London Hospial. The prisoner's landlady, Mrs. Wells, had deposed that she heard a noise and a fill in the prisoner's apartments ; and not afterwards hearing the wife stir she became alarmed, and on breaking into the room after the prisoner had gone out, she found the poor woman lying on the floor in a pool of blood insensible, and all but dead. Prisoner had previously said to her that the quarrel she had heard was all through the wife's tongue, and that he would not allow any one to come to the public-house after him. The poor woman was now recalled and her evidence was of the most extraordinary description. In her anxiety not to criminate her husband she made the most contradictory statements. She alleged that her husband had never struck her, but that Mrs. Wells had given her a glass of rum, and that had made her drunk. This Mrs. 'Wells emphatically denied, and the surgeon deposed that there were no traces of liquor about her when she was brought to the hospital, but that, on the contrary, it was clear she had been awfully beaten. Mr. Yardley committed the - prisoner for trial. BOW-STREET.—Several cases of assault, pocket picking, and accident during the intense fog of Tuesday night, were brought under the consideration of Mr. Henry, the presiding magistrate. In one case the driver of a van belonging to the Great Western Railway Company was charged with having caused the death of a young woman named Elizabeth Trow, who was crossing Searle-street, Lincoln's-inn fields, at about 6 o'clock, when she either slipped or was knocked down, and was instantly crushed to death, one of the wheels of the van having passed over her head. It was proved, however, that the driver was proceeding very slowly at the time, and Mr. Henry, in discharging him from custody, stated that he was wholly free from blame. Mr. Collard, the police superintendent of the Great Western Railway, attended to watch the case, and as certained that the deceased, although a married woman, had left no family ; and her brother stated that she had been a long time separated from her husband by mutual consent. Mr. Collard undertook, on behalf of the com pany, to defray the expenses of the funeral. George Y cates, described as a clerk in the City, was charged with putting a lighted torch in the face of Mr. W. Smith, the engineer, of Salisbury-street, Adelphi, and burning his hat and whiskers, during the fog of the previous night. Mr. Smith stated his complaint, and was entirely corro borated by a gentleman who happened to be walking be hind bim, in Fleet-street, and who saw the defendant throw his burning torch into the faces of five or six respectable people, greatly to their discomfiture and alarm. He appeared to be somewhat intoxicated. A brother of the defendant, who said he was the se cretary of a railway company, stated that he was on the spot, and believed the occurrence was purely accidental. He had certainly been a little merry, but he did not in tentionally burn the complainant's face. The defendant also stated that he was only having a bit of fun, and was very sorry. Mr. Henry considered it a very discreditable sort of amusement, and ordered the defendant to pay a penalty of 51., or two months' imprisonment. • Edward Saunders, a pedlar, was charged with having in his possession a quantity of manufactured tobacco which bad not paid duty. The prisoner was apprehended on Westminster bridge by the Inspector of the Thames Police and an Excise officer, with 191bs. of the tobacco in his possession. The defendant, who said he was merely holding it for somebody whom he did not know, while he had gone over the bridge, was fined 1001., and committed for six months in default. HAMMERSMITH.—Mr. Henry White, a gentle. man residing at No. 8, Lower Queen's-road, Norland market, Shepherd's-bush, and his son Philip, a youth about 15 years of age, appeared to answer an adjourned summons for having on the 7th inst. unlawfully per mitted certain squibs, and other fireworks, to be thrown from their garden into the house and garden of Mr. Thomas Salmon Selway, residing at No. 9, Lower Queen's-road. There was a second summons for setting fire to squibs within 80 feet of the centre of a turnpike road, and a third summons for unlawfully making a bon fite on the Bth inst. in their garden within 80 feet of the highway. A younger son of the defendant was also summoned, but he was not called upon to answer the complaint. The parties were neighbours, living next door to each other, and on Monday night, the 7th instant, between the hours of 9 and 10 o'clock, the defendant's sons were in their garden letting off fireworks. One of the lighted squibs fell upon the mat in the passage of the complain ant's house and set it on fire. The complainant deposed that he looked out of the window and called out, " Who threw up that squib ?" The elder defendant replied "I, your neighbour." The complainant told him that if they did not desist, he should call in the aid of a police constable. The defendant replied, "Oh, send for two ; pu.t your head in, and go to bed." The younger defendant then lighted another squib and threw it UP, and that also fell into the complainant's yard. The father applauded his son, and said, " Well done ! that's right." The complainant said, " You will set my house cal are, and also u y fowl•houfie, De• fendant laughed, and said " A good job too ; I shan't then be annoyed with your fowls." Two other squibs were afterwards thrown up by the defendant Philip, and witness then made a complaint to the agent of the property. After he returned, two or three other squibs were thrown up, and one of them fell into the complainant's garden. Complainant was quite willing to allow the matter to drop if the defendant would make an apology. This the defendant did not seem inclined to do, and the case was adjourned till yesterday, in order to procure the attendance of witnesses. Some evidence having accordingly been given. Mr. Beadon asked the defendant if he had anything to say, and he replied that ho h a d not. Mr. Beadon observed that this was one of the most unneighbourly and abominable cases he had heard of for some time. The defendant's conduct had been most dis graceful in the transaction, and it was his full intention to allow all the costs he possibly could in the matter. lie fined each of the defendants 205., and he ordered the father to pay a further sum of three guineas as costs for tale trouble and expense of the complainant in bringing -the case before his notice. The defendant hoped he might be allowed to speak And call his witnesses. Mr. Beadon remarked that he had just told him he bad nothing to say. The defendant denied the language which had been i mputed to him. He had lived two years in his present ouse, and had never had any quarrels with his neigh b ours. The act was purely accidental, and was not d one to injure Mr. Selway. Mr. Beadon again remarked in very strong language u Jon the case, and said he should not alter his decision. T he defendant would have to pay 51. 35., or be corn fitted for one month. He also sentenced the son to be i mprisoned for one month, in default of paying the 20s. The money not being paid the magistrate stated that a distress would follow, and if there should be no effects the defendants would be imprisoned. The defendant, who intimated that he had not brought any money with him, asked if there was any appeal ? Mr. Beadon said there was not. The defendant then left the court, expressing regre that such was the case. , i HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK. ( From the Registrar-General's Report) The mortality for last week shows but a small reduc t ion on the previous return, which was rather high. In t. he week that ended on Saturday the number of deaths registered in London was 1,162. In the ten corres pi)nding weeks of this years 1843 52 the average number was 1,023, which, if raised in proportion to increwe of population, becomes 1,125. Therefore the actual 'nor tali ty somewhat exceeded the estimated amount. It - is satisfactory to perceive that the mortality from chojera was not so great as in the four previous weeks, •he number of deaths having fallen to 72, while that from diarrhoea was only 36. In the three weeks of No vemi)er cholera carried off 102, 98, and 72 persons. The mean weekly temperature, which rose so high as 55.5 deg. in the last week of October, declined in the two subsequent weeks to 48.9 deg. and 45.7 deg., and last week fell so low as 38.5 deg. Of last week's deaths from cholera, 5 occurred in the west districts, 11 in the north, 3 in the central, 20 in the east, and 33 in the districts on the south side of the river. Last week the births of 814 boys and 747 girls, in all 1,561 ci\ildren, were registered in London. The average number in eight corresponding weeks of the years 1845-52 was 1,356. _ At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the week was 29.723 inches. The me an temperature was 38.5 deg., which is 4.3 deg. below the average of the same week in 38 years. The mean daily temperature was below the average on every day of the week, and this depression extended to 8.5 deg. and 6.8 deg. on Thursday and Friday. The dew point temperature was 36.2 deg. MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS. NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, NOV. 19 Zymotic Diseases Diseases of Uncertain Seat Tubercular Diseases Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses 126 Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels 44 Diseases of the Lungs and other Organs of Respiration lBO Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs of Digestion Diseases of the Kidneys, &c. Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &c. Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles Diseases of the Skin, &c. Malformations Premature Birth and Debility Atrophy Old Age Sudden Violence, Privation, Cold, and Intemper ance 3B Causes not specified 03 13 • 32 • itz --- DEATHS FRON ALL CAUSES Population Deaths in corre- Death Enumerated. sponding week in the 1851. of 1852. Week. West Districts North Districts 490.396 Central Districts 393,256 East Districts 485,522 . 209 South Districts Totals Males Females _ 9 22 1,162 606 556 BIRTHS IN THE WEEK. 814 747 1,561 Males.... Females. Total SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. NOTICE TO MARINERS. LIGHTHOUSE ON CAPE MACHICHAOO, EAST OF BILBAO. BILBAO, Nov.l4.—The lighthouse on Cape Machichaco, about four leagues to the east of this port, will cease to ex hibit a light from this day, until the repairs, of which it stands in need, are finished. CUSTOM HOUSE, Nov. 23. ENTERED INWARDS.—The Elfide, from Riga; David, Christiania ; Betty, Riga ; Athalia, Sonnesund ; Familier, do. ; Eamilier, Brevig ; Valhalla, Dram; Gemini, Dantzie ; Alfred, Skien ; Hendrick Hudson, New York ; Henrietta Auguste, Riga ; Henriette Sophie, Holbeck ; Codau, do. ; Christen, Dantzic ; Jason, Rouen Trientje, Rotterdam; Frau Margaretha, Carolinenziel ; Elise, Memel ; Union, Dunkirk ; Tvendre Brodre, Nyland ; Sally, Gothenberg ; Patrioten, Aaborg ; Latona, Bondholm ; liankbarheid, Pillau ; William Fotheringham, New York ; Solid, Go thenberg ; Anda,cia, Soderham, ; Ariel, Cronstadt ; Lord Nelson, New Zealand ; Beata, Charente ; Courier, Nantes ; Nautilus, Patras ; Port Wallace, Melbourne; Claret, Cha rente ; Lady Williamson, Cronstadt ; Huntcliff, do. ; Curios, Gothenberg ; Cyclone, Mauritius ; Johanna Maria, Swartwick ; Dew Drop, Dantzic ; Marguerite, Bahia. ENTERED OUTWARDS FOR LOADING.—The Everhardus, for Bremen ; Eter, Carthagena, Alicante, and Taragona ; Emilie, Cadiz, Valencia, and Barcelona ; Merchantman, Port Philip ; Port Wallace, Wallace ; Ocean Lady, Dun kirk ; Nimrod, Sydney ; Hendrik Hudson, New York. CLEARED OUTWARDS WITH CARGO.—The Arco, for Rotterdam ; Typhoon, Bombay ; Helena, Halmstoed ; Byron, Charlston ; Dolores, Madeira ; Harfruen, Sandi ford ; Neptune, Hobart Town ; Colombo, Trieste and An cona; Elizabeth, Melbourne; Welcome, Havre. LIVERPOOL, Nov. 23. The 'United States Mail steamer Arctic, from New York at this port, having been aground on Burbo Bank, but without much damage. The Regatta, from New York for Plymouth (England), has put into Newbury Port, R. 1., leaky. The Champion put back to New York, Nov. 11, with hawser and pipes broken. _ . _ About ten square-rigged vessels, inward bound, were off the Bell Buoy at anchor this morning; the weather very thick. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. The Standard, from Liverpool to Halifax, Oct. 21, lat 42 N., long 52 W. The Constance from Singapore to London, Aug. 26, lat, 20 S., long 71 W. The Georgiad, from Callao to Queenstown (brig), Nov. 8, lat. 43 N., long. 23 IV:. The Elizabeth Archer (barque), steering S.W., 16th, lal 47 N., long. 12 W. _ _ _ The Thetis, from Liverpool to Hobart Town, Oct. 9, lat. 2N. long. 24 W. _ _ The Hannah Eastee, from Liverpool to Cape Good Hope, Nov. 18. The Empress, Sept. 22, lat. 32 S., long. 18 E. The Lady Franklin, from Calcutta to London, Oct. 8, lat. 2. S., long. 19 W. The Eliza,from Moulmein, Oct. 16, l a t. 9 S ., l ong. 25 W. The Sir George Pollock, from Singapore to London, Oct. 2 lat. 2 N., long. 21 W. . - The Gulnare, with emigrants, for Melbourne, 12th, lat. 10 N., long. 20 W. No. 9,423, 2nd dist pendt. (ship), Nov. 7, lat. 41 N., Long. 52 W. The Devonport, running westward, Nov. 12, lat. 46 N., tong. 18 W. ..._ _ The Delghos, from Bristol to New Orleans, 17th, lat. 48 N., long. 12 W. The Argo and Templar, both standing to the west 19th, lat. 48 N., long. 11 W. The Nora Creina, of Liverpool, Nov. 18; lat. 51 N. long. 14 W. The D'Elmina, from Hartlepool to Batavia, OA. 5, lat. 10 N., long. 23 W. The Hugo Grotius, from London to Melbourne, Nov. 6, lat. 48, long. 7 W. The Shark, from Liverpool to Para, Nov. 17, lat. 49 N., long. 9 W. The Ariadne, from Liverpool to Port Philip, Oct. 24. The Pallas, from Bombay to Hull, Nov. 7, lat. 38 N. long. 26 W. The Nestor (barque), lat. 31, long. 34 W. The Comleridge (ship) from Liverpool, steering W.S.W. Bth, lat. 2 N., long. 22 W. The Leipsig, of and from Glasgow, to Melbourne, 13th, lat. 9 N., long. 23 W. The Eugenie, from Shanghai to London, 23d, lat. 27 N. long. 33 W. The Athenian (brig), from Southampton to Sydney, N.S.W., Sept. 19, let. 21 S., long. 25 W. The Naomi (barque), Oct. 1, let. 9 S., long. SO W. The John Meslones, from Calcutta to Liverpool, out 132 days, Nov LATE HARVEST IN WALES.--For upwards of forty years so protracted a harvest as the present has not been known in Newtown, Montgomeryshire, it having but just been completed. The weather is now all that could be desired, and ploughing and sowing are being rapidly proceeded with. in some parts of Denbighshire, also, and other portions of the Principality, the harvest is equally late. NOME COUNTRY MAItK_ETS. EDINBURGH HAY AND STRAW MARKET' NOTEMBHR 22. There was a large supply of straw of all descripti° lllill the market. The prices were as follow : Oat straw, from 7s Od to 9s Od per kemple of N stone tron ; wheat do.,' - " 6s 6d to 8s Od ; b ar l e y d o ., 4s 6d to " Hay from Od to I2d ; new ditto, Od to Od per stone* EDINBURGH MEAL MARKET—Nov. 2 2, b There were in the market to-day, 3 sacks oat :tea/ P , e l 4 weighing 2SOlbs imperial, whi c h so ld th us : -3 at 2 1 - and 0 at 0/. Os Od. DALKEITH MEAL MARKET—Nov. 21. Vii.g There were in the market to-day 131 bags est l3l of barleymeal, and 6 o f p o t-b ar l ey . S a l es were c irii; The top price of oatmeal 6d, an d secon d qua lity 6d. (1 : 4 and third is 6d down f rom l as t mar k e t . B a rleru the same as last market on th e t op . P o t-b ar ley Is i, down on the top and second prices. Oatmeal, per sack of 2801bs 1 First. Second. egl imperial Barleymeal, per ditto Peasemeal, per ditto Flour, per ditto —s Od —s Od 0,1 Pot-barley, per ditto COAL MARK Prices of Coal per ton at t' :ET.—Nov. 23. he close of the market :•-• Wallsend, &C. e. d. Bate's West Hartley 20 0 Buddle W. Hartley 9 0 0 Burnhope 2O 0 Carr's Hartley 2O 0 Cookson's Hartley l9 0 Davison's West Hartley 20 0 llasting's Hartley 20 0 Longridge's Wst Hartl e y2o 01 Hasting's Nuts ,17 0 Tanfield Moor l9 6 Taufield Moor Butes 19 6 West Hartley. 20 0 Wylam . 22 6 Wallaend, &c. Clark 9 0 6 ,5 Edon Main .2 Belmont .................... .... .. Braddyll ................... 66 Hettoa .................... • Haswell ................... . Kepier....................... ummer................. !' 6 ; IRussell's Hetton .... ... 7 Scarborough ............... ;6' Stewart's Whitwell .................... 2255 Cassop Caradoc l5 Denison Heugh Hall . - Clennell 20 6 Gosforth 25 0 Harton 25 0 I Kelloo .. . ..... , ..... '.. ./ 6 6 South ......... South Kelloo ..... .16 ....25 o,Tees .. . °4 0 South Durham . Hedley Lawson '' Northumberland E. 0 0 6 St. H e l en ' s T ees ''' SO Riddell 9 5 Oillerwentwater Hartley , 2$ Bell's Primrose 19 0 ,W a t ney ' s Ships at market 109 I Sold 96. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, Nov. 23. STOCK EXCHANGE.—We have had a m a rked roe--+4OOO ble the share market to-day, occasioned by some u nfavou lt y symptoms in the money m ar k e t, an d a l so b y th e fact fot large "bear" account which has been open being 11 ,. ( !., 0 the most part closed. The mar k e t c l ose d a t a declin e 1 per cent. from the highest p o i n t o f y es t er d a y in 9° 106, our leading stocks. Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Ono/ 10 . 1 d. • Caledonian, 284 ; Eastern C oun ti es , 13 5-16j a 1; Lancashire, 16 9-16 ; Lancashire and Y or k s hire, V 3e cli Lancaster and Carlisle (new third shares), 11i p.; I; 10 3 § Northern, 14 ; London and North-Western, , 63 1 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 224 • Midanci, nf eri North British, 7f, 11-16 ; South-Eastern and """ o ice , 18 11-16 ; York, Newcastle, and Berwick EXt eli ghei, 16a ; York and North Midland, 24i ; Manchestn:i field, and Lincoln (61. new), 3-16 p. ; Grand '. l - 4 1,0 Canada, 1i d. ; Quebec and Ri c h mon d D e b en ture (" cent.), 103. MANCHESTER, Nov. 23. bat STOCK EXCHANGE.—There was a goo d businel oa ldr prices were low er . Ch es hi re J unc ti on, 10i d . ; she i sli 224 ; Ditto New Pref., i p. ; Midl an d , 624 ; Dover! -66il Caledonian, 284 ; London Stock, 103 i ; Leeds Stool) Edinburgh and Glasgow, 31 ; London Fifths, 4 IN BIRMINGHAM, Nov. 23. STOCK EXCHANGE.—This market was brisk to-vii.,,inooF shares were again in advance as regards prices. nod and North-Westerns closed at 103 A 104 A, and Shreo and Birminghams at 62. LEEDS, Nov. 23. „ d STOCK EXCHANGE.—Shares opened this morn ing s improvement on the terms o f y es t er d a y. Th e first r ii t or Lancashire and Yoakshires was at 671, but some trAdoo Lions afterwards took place at 67 ; Caledonians Were at 28k, and Leeds N ortherns at 14. SEABORNE MAILS. (N signifies that the mails are s en t f rom th e G en eral . os t•I by the night—and M by the morning --dispatch.] Day when made up From what 0 41. COUNTRIES. in General Po s t- Port J 6 1$ Office, London.* Dispatched. America(byßrit.pack)N Every Friday .... Liverpool ..• 6110 )00 America (by United Sts. packet) ..........N Nov. 20 ........ Liverpool ... N Ov America (by U States ' packet) ..........N Nov. 27 ••• • .• Southa mpthe NO. 17 Australia (via South ampton) .......... M Jan. 4.... .. • • ... • Sotltha Dec. Ditto (via Marseilles) NiJan. --111 Nev. l a • ....... ... Dover •• ..•• Ditto (via Cape of Good! Hope) ...... • • • ...N,De c . 4 ..........• Liverpool ... Uncer d , Africa ( West Coast) •!3(i of the month .. Plymouth .. Nov. 0:0 Alexandria . ..... N ,8, 9, 24, &3001 m. Dover .. •• • • N°v. Alexandria.......... Mlith & 2 0th of mon. Sout h am pton Deo. 4 Bahamas ..... •. • Nlll7th of the month' Southampton Nos' 6 Belgium ...... • • ....N .... Dover 031 0 Brazil : M 9th of the month.. • southainpton O Buenos Ayres Mi9th of the month .. Southampton Dec: 0 Cape of Good Hone ..N 114th of the month Plymouth .. II Cape of Good Hope ..N 114th of the month.;Southampton Cape de Verde 9th of the month-, Plymoutn .. Nov Ceylon (see India) O.A Ceylon .............. N 14th of the m on th Ply mo uth Channel Isles ........N Mon ~Wed.,&Ftid. .4outliamplon fu 1 1 6 M 2d & 17th of month Southampton N o r ' China (see India) m. Constantinople 7,R,17.21,&27 of m. Dover ...• • • ''" l 4 Constantinople ........ 4th '& 20th of mon. Southampton Dee o lov Cont. of Europe M & N Twice daily Dover ...• • • r Egypt (see India) icde l France ........ M & N Twice dai1y...... Dover .....• Gibraltar .......... M 4, 7, 17, 20, 27 ofm. Southampton '°. Greece (see India) 16 Greytown Ml2rid & 17th of mon. 4 outhampton Hamburgh NI Tuesday & Friday London ... •• 1. „ I „f Havannah 2nd of the month Southampton 07 0 :10' Holland ............M Wednesday & Sat. London ... • • v l6 Honduras .......... Mll7th of the month., Southampton , `" eo. 4 India (viaSouthampt.) Ml4th & 20th o f mon. ' Southampton SI! India (via Marseilles)lll,43llA2lth of month Dover lonian Isles (see India)' 7, 17, &27 of mon Dover.... • • Ireland .. & NlTwice daily .....111olyhead .• ny , 3 Lisbon .............. M 7, 9, 17, &28 of m.: Southampton 1 6 Madeira 919 of the month i Southamptoll Dom' 0 Madeira .. Malta (see India) Malta ti 7,17,19,28, 30 ofm. Dover .....• Mauritius (see India) Mauritius ~........N 14th of the mo n th 'Ply mou th .. _S S :I Mexico , ...... .11112nd of the month. Southampton Naples . . . I sth2sthof mon.,Dover .... • • ,„,,,1 6 0 New Granada ......M '2d & 17th of month Southampton r' ce rto New Zea1and.......... By private ship ..!Various port' . 5 0 ", 9 1 , Papal States N thlf , th2'' , thoftnon.,Dover .• • • ', fl y. 1 : Peninsula .. thi7th2Bthotinon. Southampton •;:,:,„ I. Peru ..... ....... 1111'd & 4th of mon ..Southampton 0 Part Natal ...N,l4th of the month Plymouth .• 1 Sicily •.. ..........N, s oll , tll2hthoimon, Dover ....•• Tuscany .........N 8015th25thofmon. , Dover IP Venezuela .......M 2d & 7th of 'nonth'Southampton Van Diemen's Lane. (•:ee . Australia) . • . 1 6 West Indies . M :2d .t 17th o month'SouthamntOn s°l/ 1 6 s: 17th o month Southampton d , * When any of these dat es sunday, the n l3 7diS dispatcher on the following duy with the exception of fbe Southampton), and the Malta, both of whi c h w ill be dISPI" day preceding. __ THE PRESS. —To the seventy millions of newe l SO annually published in Britain, are to be added S ' e s4 millions of cheap unstamped publications. The 9 re P sold at from a h a lf penny to three-halfpence, andloirj in the s erv i ce o f i mmora li ty. I t i s true, the wr'pref; these publications are of no name, and of little C.,° e pcil but we may say of them, as Burke said of the perh,, writers of his time—" The writers of these P" o r indeed, fo r th e greater part, are either unknovi li b contempt ; but they are like a battery, in w iP fo sie li ; stroke of any one b a ll produces no great imPrlie?' but the amount of oontinued repetition is deol Witness. 00° [ADVERTISEMENT. ]-A LIEUTENANT OF D 0",,,, CURED OF RHEUMATISM BY HOLLOWAY'S 9eo AND PILLS.—This officer, who is in the Duval' states that Holloway's Pills and Ointment ha' l nbly him of rheumatism, which appeared to be incur o f neither sea-bathing, vapour-baths, nor prepigations.„ o o, as sure remedies, did him any good, and the trl_ w : i t _ the doctor, after several months' trial, was wiw c for cess. At this juncture he commenced taking th e and rubEing the Ointment into the coreplain i l ti rse do f twice a day, which effectually cured him in the "" e bea' six weeks. Th e t ru th o f thi s s t a t emen t can be you, N"" by Mr. J. B. Stratm an , o f B o i s -l e -D uc ,—Sold 1)9 1 "; gists ' • and at Professor Holloway's establishrae n Strand, London. BIRTHS. tY OF A HON. • OP ° 0 / 4' On the 21 s t i ns t., a t 61 , G rove - stree t, Ll° ga ,1 1 wife of Dr. Willi am J. G ruggen, l ate o f the It°l, o , On the 21st i ns t., a t 3, U pwe ll- p l ace , Kenninb wife of Captain Cossar, Royal Marines. OF A DAUGHTER. wife On the 23d inst., at Cricklewood, Middlesex, 0 Adam Rivers Steele, Esq. On the 20th i ns t., a t A rmag h, the wife of tlie 7 1 : 0 , H. Guilld. On the emar 22d inst., at 27, Finchley New-rod, S t " wood, the wife of Hugh Adams Silver, Epq MA Eli TED. 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