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REATiiER'S TRUST.---Under the Manannge moot of the Clothwo:k.rs' Compary.—At the Court to be hoiden on the 7th December next, this Com any will dbtribute to SIX POOR WIDOWS of decayed Housekeepers the amount divi nable under the above Trust, being about 8/. to each. Applicants are required to produce a certificate or other proper proof of the death of the husband. The application must be made in writing, and must s ate such particulars relative to the applicant as tray be proper to be considered in deciding on her claim, and l ame references front whom information may be obtained respect 'ng the party, and for veryfying the statement made concerning her coodition and circumstances. All apolicat ens are to be addressed, as early as positble, to the Company'., Hall, in Mincing-lane, and none can be received and c onsidered after the 23d November instant. Printed forms of rip . Pbcation may be o. tainel at the Hall. ROBERT BECKWITH, TOWSE, Clerk. Cl othwerkers' Hall, Nov. 2, 1853. FIFTEENTH PURCHASE OF LAND, andTWELFTH DRAWING- of the CONSERV ATIV E LAN]) ^)(1-1ETY. —On THURSDAY, Novembef the 17th, at Fanmfason's aAlL —Viscount Ranelagh in the chair—the TWELFTH PUBLIC ,—AWING will take place, previous :to which, explanations of the ran and objects of the Society will, be given. The last purchase i ll Weffeated consists of the well-known Mansion and Park, contain ,,4g.uPwarcis of 74 acres of land, St. Margaret's, near Richmond, with desirous of river frontage, facing Richmond Gardens. Persons 4 `Strous of obtaining rights of choice on the Society's Estates can „ O h l ° i'Y paying up at once shares in lull, or by purchasing shares of Members already on the order of rights. The Round Hill ark , Estate, one of the finest situations .in Brighton, and giving votes for Fast Sussex, will be allotted at the offices, on Thursday, Noy. 24, 1853. Evet7 Information will be given on ap lication to CHARLES LEWIS GRUNEISON, Secretary. Offices, 33, Norfolk-street, Strand. OPen from 10 to 5 daily, and on Mondays and Fridays from 10 to ° o'clock. TKINSON and COMPANY, CABINET MANUFACTURERS, "UPHOLSTERERS, and CARPET CiatEEIOI7EMEN, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, and 75, Westminster -..dge.road. Lambeth, London. )7A TRIN SON and COMPANY, DRAPERS, SILK MERCERS, LACEMEN, &c., 69. 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75 , Westminster-bridge-road, Lambeth, London.—Shawls, Furs, Miles, Family Mourning. &c. jAURENT'S ,CASINO, ARGYLL Rooms, (Lessee, CHAS. C. LAcemrr, Onslow-honse, Fulham-road). The above Rooms are now OPEN FOR THE. SEASON, '` l will continue open every evening, with LAURENT'S b EHRATEU BAND. Admission, Is. Doors open at half-past 8 ; Dicing to commence at 9 o'clock, and terminate at half-past 11. jOYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. PATRON—H.R.H. PRINCE ALBERT. • L EcTritzs.—By J. H. Pepper, Esq. : On PHOTOGRAPHY, with mustratic;iis, Mornin g s and Evenings. By Pr. Rachhoffner : On EL ECTRO:GILDING and SILVERING. 1.1 1 h2 LANCASHIRE SEWING MACHINE, WHISHAW'S SYS ',II of ELECTRO-MAGNETIC LOCKS, and RATE'S IM -',EVED FIRE ESCAPE exhibited in Use and explained Daily. Dissolving Views, Chromatrope, -cc. a' °,.! .Monday, the 7th Nov., at e Nine o'clock in the Evening, Mr. ( E. CAR PE LATER (the polinlar Author and Song Writer), will ita ened an ENTIRELY NEW HISTORICAL and MUSICAL C • TURF, illustrated with DISSOLVING SCE aERY, entitled. k h _ i me ROAD, the RIVER, and the RAIL," assisted by Miss the Yonnge. Ne.,,T , en Mornings and Evenings. Admission, Is.; Schools, and -mu aren under Ten years of age Half-price. REDICAL ADVICE ON THE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH AND MATURITY. IN. SAMUEL LA'MERT, 37, BEDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON, "motor of Medicine, and Matriculated Member of the University of Edinburgh, Honorary Member of the Loudon Hospital Medical Society, Licentiate of Apothecaries' Hall, London, &c., &c. p a AY be consulted, personally, or byletter, on 1. 4 ._ the various disorders of the nervous and generative system, Cuting from juvenile irregularities and excesses, which have pro ti,i_ceci more misery in youth, degradation in manhood, and prema „Je decay at all stages of life, than perhaps , any other class of dis r4c4 s known to modern pathologists. Long and practical experience ,„ t he treatment of these diseases has proved that there are in exist "`, secret causes of self-acquired miseries and disappointed hopes in t.istence, traceable to certain pernicious habits, to which Nervous &,, eb ally, various forms of Insanity, Unhappy and Unfruitful Marri s 3". Impotency, Local and Constitutional Weakness, and their 'eas modifications owe their almost entire origin. Atilt is absolutely personal management which cannot be violated without ti in l ' r r, lug grievous penalties, and when wisdom alid regret succeed r,„'" "eyday of inconsiderate self-indulgence, how these penalties 1 / 4 7, 3 'he mitigated, how the sting of their bitterness may be removed, th' "°w•the evil and itscon4equenc es may be avoided, and above all, leat there i 4 scarcely Any degree of physical infirmity or functional Ipgenient to which the timely aid of science cannot apply a cure h i OCTOR LA'MERT has for a long series of years been engaged Di ,,arl extensive and is the practice in the treatment of these delicate com orT,?t, only legally qualified Physician who, regardless tileL.e taunts and envy of thehypocritical and mock-modest, has had gt, c onfidence, through the medium of the public press, to direct t r Znlion to these enormous evils, from which no grade of society is 1 , e — ,,,,' In selecting thii department of practice, he has been amply b.._arded by the great success that has attended his efforts in the ent of these cases, which are too generally confided to the O t lnt unqualified and ignorant empirics, who, with their pirated i i i., u ncations, assumed foreign names and titleb, i n juryretended virtues lave Patent nostrums, have inflicted serious on those who le been induced to place faith in their pretensions. N.. t borne for consultation daily from Eleven till Two, and from i:' till Eight. All letters must contain the fee of li., and advice and medicines can be forwarded to any initials or address. L lt 13 desir a bl e th a t patients wishing to consult Dr. LA'MERT "wild first obtain a copy of his work on SELF -PRE S ERVATION. 4 I fedical Treatise on the Philosophy of M arria g e and Nervous and Ge nerative Debility, illustratgd by fifty-coloured engravings, and des 'xibir.... i t „ —6 detail the various disorders resulting from secret habits and iseetises n e perusal of this treatise will assist in the correct a scription of . their cases, and may be had, price 2s Gd, in English, F rench, Spanish, Dutch, Italian, or German, of Messrs. Piper " tethers ' and Co., 23, Paternoster-row; Hannay, 63, Oxford - street; faun, 39, Cornhill ; Storie, Titchborne-street, Haymarket; or free „I Post for forty-two stamps;to any address from the Author's reg. ' , trice, 37 BEDFORD-SQUARE, LofirtiON. SIR WILIAAMBURNETT'S DISINFECTING FLUID.—The best Concentrated " CHLORIDE OF ZINC."— A . Reduction of Price.—The merits of this Fluid,' invented by Q. Burnett, F.R.S., &c., &c:, for the Disinfection of Sick D,t l s, Clothing, Linen, &c.; the prevention of Contagion; the V , ication of Animal Matter from Putrescence; the purification of keelvater, Cesspools, Drains, Water Cloitetit, &c , are now so wel wh to the public as to render comment unnecessary. 410 at the Office, 18, Cannon-street, City, London, and by Che -I`B, Shipping Agents, and others throughout the United Kingdom, 11 4 , 41 berial Quart Bottles at U. Gd.; in Pints at Is. Bd. ; in nalf ,,4 at 9d. ; and in bulk at 6s. per Gallon. ti,;4IITION.—BEWARE OF IMITATIONS.—The only genuine 10fecting Fluid is seal ed over the cork with the inscription. " Sir t o . ". Burnett's Disinfecting Fluid," and accompanied with nume- T estimonials of the highest order, and instructions for its use. SECOND EDITION.-WITII ADDITIONS. Just published, Bvo., in cloth, price 55., by post free , s s. 6d. c o N TRUE tt FALSE SPERMATORRHCEA, ip , with the View to the Correction of wide-spread Errors ,„. e lEttion to the Treatment and Cure of Sufferers from Debility of the - "etative System, or Sexual Hypochondrlasis. Translated from the German of Dr. PICKFORD Pickford is known to English readers by his frequent practi t„,eontributions to German medical literature. This is the first ofr he informs us, that he has addressed himself to the h reader. We trust this may not be the last, if he shall detect any ,;_ e r equally flagrant evil which it may be in his dower to correct." th i ._"undon Medical Gazette, May3o, 1851. The tribe of Quiet Syma to„,7B,' and Medical Fri ends,'are mercilessly exposed ; and if this book 14,7 1 and its way into the hands of those who suffer from the corn tt4t of which it treats, we are satisfied that many hundreds would lt,r`red much needless suffering of body and mind, and what is of Iniportance, though it is that which the quacks most prize— t,;a4ell money .... "This volume is well qualified to put an end to the 11 1 ,,,, I nrical system of treating Spermatorrhoea, and to place the treat upon a more rational and physiological basis. It is, therefore, ``Y to do much good."—Medical Circular, June 16. 1852. • London: H. Balliere, 219, Regent-street. et:RE UNIVERSALLY APPROVED ATTIRE —Taking into account the infinite diversity of tastes, pursuits, I.l,Z.Pations, and stations in society, the establishment which pro es the universally approved attire must possess very extraordi -7( resources. Dr b e gigantic arrangements made by E. MOSES and SON for the 4eZent season are equal to every demand, and the vast stock of the I v est materials aosociated with the most talented workmanship i,ecntinue the celebrity so long enjoyed by E. MOsES and SON. Ithi,: te Sporting Dress manufactured by E. MOSES and SON is ,'ersally approved for Fashion, Comfort, and Economy. tr:aeir Winter Clothing and overcoats are universally approved "IZovelty, Style, and general superiority, e Youths' and Children's it• tire made by E. MOSES and SON 14 4 Ivvrsally approved, for it is the neatest, most substantial, and c heapest. ta r %be Official Costumes made to. MOSES and SON are approved iit hi v,erlect uniformity agTeeableprevailing regulations, inimitable ~4 0, and economical charges RoVC' Rats, Caps, and Hosiery Goods offered by E. MOSES and are the most highly finished articles which can be procured. ,hs cri v e e r p a e l lo y ts and Shoes manufactured by E. MOSES and SON are admitted to be superior to and far cheaper than any ob 41,ed elsewhere. a w ec Clothing and Outfits for the Colonies presred Emigrants, E. MOSES q t ,; SON are approved by all Shippers and in conse cso,,T3 of their being perfectly snited to the present wants of the 12142;;: 1 'ta, and are infinitely cheaper than at any other establish r., 1 Lists of Outfits for Ladies and Gentlemen, and ship-sailing f rination, may be had en application or post free. puI' ) I . I TION.—E. MOSES and SON regret having to guard the iiik in i t ! against imposition, having learned that the untradesman-fike 111`,.'nad of " Being connected with their Establishment," or " It's el, 4 taae concern," has been resorted to in many instances, and for k eas reasons, they beg to state that they have CONNEXION WITH ANY OTHER HOUSE IN OR OUT OF LONDON, I._ except their own Establishments, as follows : Bt ' , City flatab ldgate, shinent, 154, 155, 156, and 157, Minories e ,las, and 86. Al i opposite the Church, all communicating., 83, Won West-end Branch, 506, 507, 508, New Oxford-street, 1, 2 11. 4n d 3, Hart-street, all communicating. A s adfOrd (Yorkshire) Branch, IS and 20, Bridge-street. lteffield Branch, 35, Fargate. lonial Branch, Melbourne, Australia. aCterchant Tailo.v.Clothiers, flatters, Hosiers, Furriers, Boot and it takers, and General Outfitters for Ladies and Gentlemen. ORTANy.--Should any article not give satisfaction, ire willbe vitll 4l3ged If desired, or, if preferred, tha money will be turned Drieeent hesitation. All goods are market' in plain figures, the lowest try; tram which no abatement can be made. liath p e ,Establishments are closed from sunset Friday to sunset on al"'Ya, when business is resumed till 12 o'clock. ilw Rook, " The Epitome of Comfort a nd Economy," contain raajT, lists of prices, our system of self - measur ement, &c., &c., 41.:had on application, or post-free. n 'leefne Almanac for toe year ending 1853 can be had gratis, ePlfileation • Pon Francais. Qni si palls Italian. fifer enricht man Deutsch. Aoua se habla Espana U$ ' II E SECRET CAUSES OF SELF-ACQUIRED MISERIES AND DISAPPOINTED HOPES. THE SILENT FRIEND. In Six Languages—Fiftieth Edition. Q oIiTAINING THE REMEDY FOR PREVENTION OF DISEASE. • • -tate a by One Hun dr ed Anatomical Coloured Engravings and 46. Cases. edition, enlarged to 200 pages, price 2s. Gd., by post, from the fn Establishment, 3s. Gd. in stamps, SILENT FRIEND, a Medical Work on . the exhaustion and physical decay of the system, produced by bi,r,-,sive indulgence, the consequences of infection, or the abuse of i oNve..Pl With directions for the use of the preventive lotion, fol- Dre-r - " 3 ' observations on Marriage, and the disqualifications which it. Illustrated by 100 Coloured Engravings. Ey It. and L. ti . t reet T,n'ld CO.. Consulting Surgeons , 19, Berners-street, Oxford „• '; - Vhdon. Published by Sherwood and Co., 23, Paternoster dor), sold bV Hannay 63 and Sanger, 150, Oxford-street ; Gor evr Leadenhall-stree ' t ; 95, Farringdon-street ; W. Sutton, 10, ; Butler 4, Cheapside ; R Johnson, 68, Cornhi . ll. tr eats of the ant:tomy and physiology of the reproductive l'Atv' an d Is illustrated by 28 Coloured Engravings. , hslent treats of the consequences resultin from excessive in -`„°htat their lamentable effects on the system,. producing Le ah bPdily weakness, nervous excitement, and generative „ Illustrated by 10 Explanatory Engravings. ihne,ipri-m.atrln, treats of the diseases resulting from infection, either in e ir tr e .secondary form, and contains explicit directions for 44 . a.tramt . This section is illustrated by 62 Coloured Engrav- KinN,: t iv. c ontains a Remedy for the Prevention of Disease by a P~nz by which the danger of infection is obviated. e c,, a ; • 13 devoted to the consideration of msrriage and its duties. ▪ Ih ,ject er i es t ? f o nProductive union are also considered, and the whole .11E c,,, n allY anophically inquired into. h tr eat , BALK OF sYRE CUM is exclusively employed gene bota g ner vous and sexual debility, impotence, &c., I is. and . 33s. ed,. v• The Concentrated DeterSiVO Essence, an anti-syphilitic 3-1.44; n • :or --Jing the blood in cases of infection, secondary bottle. e n:lnt - ions, and the abuse of mercury, I is. and 335. per hex,rrY's Purifying Specific Pills, 2e. 9d., 4s. 6d., and 115. Vl lrcitic 2 ' certain remedy for gonorrlicea, gleet, stricture, and ..• A „`,'PlEtramsitio n of the bladder. Consultation fee, if by letter, Lieu in B'uoilinte detail et the case is required : age, habits, and posi- Zeht e ni _ t el et , Y. 5/. Packets, with advice, to be had at the Establish rc Y which the fee, 11., is saved. Messrs. Perry, Surgeons, mon f "eadance daily, %I.' rent o one. at 19, Berners-street, Oxford-street, Lon - t ev en ti ll Two, and Five to Eight; 013 Sunday from PAINS in the BACK, GRAVEL, LUMBAGO, RIIEUJSIATISAI, GOUT, INDIGESTION, FLATULENCY, NERVOUSNESS, DEBILITY, &c.—Dr. DE ROOS' COMPOUND RENAL PILLS, as their name Renal (or the Kidneys) hidicates, are a most safe and efficacious remedy for the above dangerous com plaints, discharges of any kind, retention of the urine, and diseases of the kidneys, bladder, and. urinary organs generally. For depression of spirits, incapacity for society, study, or business, confusion, giddi ness, drowsiness, nervousness, and insanity itself, when arising from or combined with urinary diseases, they are unequalled. Price ls. lid., 2s. 9d., 4s. 6d., Ils., and 335. per Box, through all Medicine Vendors, or sent (free) on receipt of the amount in postage stamps, by Dr. De Roos, 35, Ely-place, Holborn, London. At home for con sultation daily from U till 1, and 5 till 8, Sunday excepted. Advice and Medicines, £l. . / CET- ptions in 16 stone d to Gs. tone. Leal, each at 21. 2s, tmeal, were dull teal. The and third. L the top. Third. gs Ga --8 Od Olt 1 368 0a et :-- • o. d. 23 6 23 6 23 0 20 6 ...--23 3 0 24 ▪ ..... .... u .......24 9 • . ; ... ..... .... 24 6 .. 24 3 ..... ... 3 .......25 (,),, ......... 23 iley 1 21 -2 ket too the hi be 1 Che: East Gonda a an ad Lin La 0,,1n , )over, 3 ix' ,rantee d by Yorkshii Liminess, Sheffield' Blackbu 1114 6d. lade fi,,ifer -lemanci fo c i at 10 2 , au the clone he s:ame iag s:des 01 elands,.s9i; 'al Poi t-01001 Way due In d . e act , so, 1 1 “' C ' S 11 44° ' 2. Nor. 1 4 iNo'r• 1 C ert'dil‘ Oct. 28 , "of. 16 Da . f 1 6 415, 6 6 16 .11sToi• 26 01 Tu.T ll ; on ov. 1 • • ov. 1 0 An ov. 4 ,w ▪ wicoda w w icedA° l on Nov' 6 3ToY• Cat. Tao , ArrivMon•ed Nov. 10 Nov. 4 Nov , 19 Nov. , Tweed Nov. 6 , 4 Noy . ' " O c t. 2S loct. 29 goy. r I% rill. • Arrive in u n arm - Nov. ov 1 ov• r o v 2 Nov. 2 Nol.l onlAo lo4 _, mails 01 plf the India ~tpo lapatCll°' ../~ Edmtli lfi Le wife of ife of the Len, ire• g . ar a el ij c t ' ' Co l ' lest aril °rl ' i Nigen" , I, (tau. , n _ g roce , j °ll3l orgia nfb t ' v et, - Earl of wife of in, nor 0, w het,' and °I rder of Esq., rep th° ill her t ri s TO, aW G' -I N o . 19,066.] Third Thousand, price One Shilling, THE RESULTS of the CENSUS of GREAT BRITAIN in 1851; with a description of the Machinery and Processes employed to obtain the Returns; also Zan Appendix of Tables of Reference. By EDWARD CHESHIRE, Fellow of the Statistical Society, and one of the Secretaries of the Statistical Section of the British Association. - London : John W. Parker and Son, 445, West strand. ' Just published, Price 6d.. VILLA. VOLPICELLI ; or, The Shut School: By H. B. HAMILTON". "This remarkable pamphlet should be in the hands of every schoolmaster and every Member of Parliament."—Guardian. James Cornish, 297. High Holborn. This day, Price 6d., PROTESTANT NUNNERIES ; or, " The Mystery of Iniquity" working in the Church of England. A Letter to Sir Culling E. Earciley, Bart., By the Rev. JOHN E. GLADSTONE, B.A. • Arthur Hall, Virthe, and Co., 25, Paternoster-row. ZADKIEL'S ALMANAC for 1854, Price Gd., just published. Contents (highly interesting):—Fate of liirkey and America—Fearful Wars in Europe, &c.--Anthropology, o the Science of Man—Fulfilled Predictions of great Earthquakes in Persia, South America, &c. Publithed by Piper and Co., 23, Pater noster-row, London. N.8.—,35,000 copies sold last year. ro LOVERS of FISH.-.-100 REAL VAR- A MOUTH BLOATERS. for 65., package included. The above forwarded to all parts on receipt of penny postage stamps, or Post °dice order (preferred), !or the . amount.—Address, THOMAS LETTIS, Jun., Fish Curer, Great Yarmouth. I- R. SMITH'S GRAND TOUR of EUROPE. • —Now open Daily, at 3 and 8 o'clock, TOUR of EUROPE and ASCENT of MONT BLANC, Leicester-sottare, opposite the Great Globe—one of the largest, roost ele.tant, and interesting Exhi bitions inlondon, told exhibited on the Continent the past year to many crowned heads and half a Million of persons.—Stalls, 3c; Reserved Seats, 25.; Second Seats, ls. ESSRS. NICOLL, REGENT-STREET.- In England, or from France and 'Germany, the best talent in cutting, workmanship, and materials, are secured for the use of gentlemen by this firm, who combine excellence with economy, as illustrated in. the PA,TENT TWO GUINEA' PALETOT, sold in the country and - colonies by their recognised Agents, but in London ONLY at 22, CORNIIILL, and the principal depot in the centre of REGENT-STREET, viz., Nos. 114, 116, 118, and 120. APPETITE AND DIGESTION IMPROVED. LEA and PERRINS' WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE imparts the most exquisite relish to Steaks, Chops, and a:. Roast Meat Gravies, Fish, Game, Soup, Curries, and Salad, and by its tonic and invigorating properties enables the stomach to perfectly digest the food. The daily useof this aromatic and delicious Sauce is the best safe guard to health. Slid by the proprietors, Lea and Perrins, 19, Fenchurch-street, London, and 68, Broad-street, Worcester; also by Messrs. Barclay and Sons, Messrs. Crosse and Blackwell, and other oilmen and mer chants, London ; and generally by the principal dealers in sauce. 1.8.—T0 guard against imitations, see that the names of "LEA and PERRINS" are upon the label and patent cap of the bottle. RAMPTON'S PILL of HEALTH. 21: The following testimonia, is another proof of the great efficacy of this medicine : " Winchmore Hill, Middlesex, April 16, 1851. " consideration of the great benefit I have derived from taking Frampton's Pill of Health, I feel it a duty that I owe to you and the public to send yon the following statement. For upwards co nine years I have experienced the efficacy of this excellent medicine had long previously been afflicted with headache and indigestion, Put a friend having induced me to make a trial of Frampton's Pills. I now inform you that a few doses gave me great relief; and during this long period of time I have taken them in preference to any other medicine ; and I have the happiness of saying that I never had a netter state of health, which I attribute to Frampton's Pills. I beg further to add, that this medicine is in general use by my family, and we know of nothing to equal it. " I am, Sir, yours respectfully, THOMAS PROVINCE. " To Mr. T. Pront, 229, Strand, London. This excellent Family Pill is a medicine of long-tried efficacy for correcting all disorders of the stomach and bowels, and, is a pleasant, safe, easy aperient ; they unite the recommendation of a mild operation with the most successful effect, and require no re straint of diet or confinement during their use. Ask for FRAMPTON'S PILL OF HEALTH, and observe the name and address of Thomas Front, 229, Strand, London,"on the Government Stamp. Price Is. 13¢d. and 2s. 9d. per bex. NEWS FROM THE PzidIFIC. ;By the Royal mail steam-ship Magdalena advices and files of papers have been received from the Pacific ports.. The dates from Valparaiso are to the 14th, Callao the 23d, Lambayeque the 25th, and Guayaquil the 28th September. Miss Catherine Hayes gave her parting concert at Valparaiso on the 12th September. At Santiago she gave several concerts, which netted her $lO,OOO. A fire occurred at Valparaiso on the Ist of Sep tember, which destroyed 12 houses, and property to the value of $200,000. The ordinary yearly session of the Chilian Congress closed on the Ist of September. The Government has brought forward a project of law crating the office of Postmaster- General and establishing the head of the dopart ment at Santipo. Another measure was the establishment of a corps of mining engineers, to be appointed by the Government. The yearly report of the Minister of War has been laid before the Chambers. Two fires have taken place in the province of Copiapo—one at the mines of Trespuntas, which destroyed one-third of the small town which has BO rapidly sprung into existence in that remarkably rich mining district ; the other at the port of Cal dera,, which was extinguished after some loss of property. The several mines in the 'province of Copiapo were in a prosperous state. The Valparaiso Echo gives the subjoined naval news : " Our port, which as usual has been deserted by foreign navies during the winter months, has, on the return of spring, again become graced with the floating representatives of foreign might and power. Within these last few days her. Britannic Majesty's frigate Port land, with the flag of Rear-Admiral Moresby, command ing the station, her Britannic Majesty's corvette Dido. the French Imperial steamer Catinat, and brig Obligado have cast anchor in the bay. The Portland, Dido, and Obligado have arrived from Callao • the Catinat came ii from Montevideo with a passage of-28 days, but brought no papers, having left that port under sealed orders, but her commander says that he left the steamer Duroc in the Straits of Magellan, bound for this port from Montevideo, with papers and 'etas on board." Don Domingo Elias, recently imprisoned by the Peruvian Government, had made his escape from Callao to Ecuador, where it is said he was likely to take part with Flores in raising another revolu tion. The Peruvian Government had agreed to allow full compensation for the insults and injury to the Americans at the Chincha Islands. Owing to this arrangement, the contemplated visit of• Mr. Clay, the United States' Minister, to those islands was abandoned. Bolivia presented a melancholy spectacle. Belzu, abandoned by all the respectable portion of the inhabitants, had thrown himself into the arms of the Indians, remitting to them half their tribute and arming them with knives, in order to enable them to coerce the white people whenever they attempted to rise against him. From Panama we learn of an accident on the Panama Railway, which occurred from an ox lying across the track, which threw the tender off the rails, and, before the engine could be stopped, it was forced over a bridge into a ravine of some 30 feet in depth, the baggage-van and two passenger cars being carried over with the engine. One of the firemen was killed and the engineer danger ously wounded. A few of the passengers were in jured, and one died from the effect of wounds. Freights continue high, with no prospect of a decline. _____- 6 Exchancre.—On London, 60 d a y s , 45id t o 46d. per Chili dollar ; on Paris, 90 days, 5.05 f. ; on Haniburg, 401 s to 41 s. ; on the United States, at par ; gold, 15c. to 17c. above ley ; silver bars pure, 10.121 per mare. FATAL ACCIDENT IN THE NEW CUT, LAMBETH._ Yes terday afternoon, between one and two o'clock, a fright ful accident, attended with fatal results, happened to 11. Porter, of 21, Oakley-street. The deceased was crossing the road, when he was knocked down by a dust-cart, and the wheel passing over his head, crushed him to death instantaneously. He was taken to Charing-cross Hospital, where Mr. Hammond, the house-surgeon was in prompt attendance, but life was extinct. The driver was taken to the station to await a legal investigation. SUNDERLAND SHIPWRIGHTS.—The slight difference on the subject of the hours of labour between these shipwrights and their employers has been arranged to the satisfaction of all parties concerned. It is arranged that the hours for the winter season should be—From the 21st October to 20th November, commence at half past six in the , morning, and leave at half-past five in the evening ; from 21st November to 20th January, seven in the morning to five in the evening ; and from 21st January to 14th February, from half-past six until half past five. GUY FAUX DAY.—Next Saturday, the sth of Novem ber, being "Guy Faux Day," the Metropolitan Commis sioners of Police, and the magistrates of the different police offices, have issued a notice, that all persons let ting off fireworks iu any of the public thoroughfares will be liable to a fine of 405., or imprisonment. /,! , ( --7-r . . y e ,,‘.,,A,,,..,.,..,.".0...it„„..„....____,, i ,,....,,,.„.............-i',- ~ .__. ..„ _ ~,.. 0 /„•,, . ..,. ,: ..., ~....,..:„..„4„„,„,•):.., _ .r, .. „dr to //./- r • , ft• , .I . '• - •: . " t 4 ' ~,,e... :,.. • t.: \' . ;„*4. T.r=. - • - ~.4 _ ,_•,?.. . . t .,, %,, * I v.,. \ - - e . ;_if,,, t,,.. `A.--- -- -v ~„ „..... ~. 0.-.._;,....., v /„.. ~ ..z I- 4 4 ~..., \ ; 1 V. 4 I • t......, -...A 4 / - ~,,, ov.r. , '''',.. ' - -:'-'/,•?, '''4 s l''''' ,‘,' . 4 :. 4 4* -4 $ 1 1...',/ l'h , ,''' -,c , • , ,' _ o 4 ~, . . N'e ey 4 \ . ' tg .. ?; :.:6\' ' tf.—.......:1" 4, •••••••—• • , ''' . —14 1,...'. -. •.' 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The expenses of th e annua l dinner at the Guildhall are paid by the Lord Mayor and the two sheriffs, and the share which each sheriff is ex pected to pay towards that banquet is 7001. I think that it is not because the office of Lord Mayor is expen sive to sustain that the election to it is made annual, but the reason is rather that it is too much of a prize for a man to be allowed to hold more than a year. The audit of the accounts of the corporation is a mere matter of form, and consequently very imperfect. At this stage of the proceedings the commissioners adjourned the inquiry, and decided that the examination of Mr. Arland should be resumed at the next sitting. " _ 3 -;--,1111 1 e 1 ...--- - THE RIOTS AT WIGAN. The attack on the. Saw Mills at New Springs, near Wigan, reported yesterday, appears for the present to have concluded the series of disturbances in the town, and it is probable that so long as there is an overwhelm ing force of artillery in the town, nothing more will be attempted. There are now in Wigan and at the Saw Mills a body of 240 men of the 34th Regiment of Foot, and a full troop of the Ist Royal Dragoons, and there is also at the Saw Mills 50 men of Sir John Gerrard's Lancashire Yeomanry Cavalry, under the command of his brother, Captain F. S. Gerrard, of Aspull, from Ashton-in-Mackerfield. The police force, under the direction of Superintendent Scott and Inspector Gillett, consisting of 20 men, are armed with cutlass es and a strong body of the Earl of Balcarres's men are orga nised for the special defence of the works. There was no disturbance whatever on Tuesday night, but the horses of the dragoons were kept saddled in expectation of an outbreak at Abram, about four miles from the town, where there are some " knobstick" colliers, that is, men who have gone in to work at the old. prices, against whom, of course, the turn-outs are highly exasperated. They were, however, peaceable, and, so far as we can learn, all is now absolutely quiet, though we have heard of petty outrages, such as the breaking of the windows of workmen who are obnoxious to the turn-outs. The municipal elections for Wigan took place on Tuesday, and there was some little ex citement arising out of. the contests which took place ; but the cheers with which the announcement of the re sult was hailed, when declared in the Town-hall, were quite good-humoured, and the people separated imme diately after. There is still great excitement in the town, and the magistrates have cause for great uneasiness, however, in the conduct of both factory operatives and colliers, who on Monday commenced a system of begging from door-to-door, taking with them carts to which to put the food which people may be disposed to give them instead of money. Large bodies of men accompany the two carts that are now out, and the police have no control over them, so that in truth this mode of begging amounts to intimidation. The colliers are going to work at various places, in consequence of which the turn-outs are threatening loudly what they will do. Yesterday (Wednesday) morning the six rioters in custody were brought up at the Moot-hall for further examination. The magistrates on the bench were Messrs N. Eckers. ley (mayor), (J. T. Eckersley, E. Evans, R. .Bevan, J Lamb, and W. Park. The names of the prisoners are—Richard Clayton, Richard Birchall, John Hughes, John Lacy, John Baker, and Richard Norris, all of them boys, with the exception of Norris, who is a young man, and has been in the Mr. Ackerly, solicitor, appeared for the prisoners Clayton and Birchall. The others were undefended. After hearinc , evidence, The magistrates discharged Clayton and Norris, re manded Hughes and Lacy, committed Baker to the ses sions for felony, and ordered Birchall to find two sureties to keep the peace for twelve months. After the business at the court was concluded, the mayor and mac.istrates held a meeting at th e p u bli c h a l l, and though nodecision was come to, it was determined to put a stop to the begging in the streets, as acts of vagrancy, and though no plan was chalked out, no doubt the soldiers will be draw n o ff from the Saw Mills for the duty. There are now 92 police officers at Wigan, 20 at Ince, 20 at Pemb er t on , 17 a t Ab ram, 20 at the Saw Mills,., and 15 at Standish-gate, all armed with .cutlasses. They are organised as armed patrols. Since the above was written, it has been learnt that the colliers of Messrs. Bancks, of Winstanley, are going in. The most important fact in connection with the strike of colliers is, that on Tuesday night 1,000 men, the colliers of Messrs. W. Bashall, at Farington, near Preston, having gone into the latter town for their weekly pay, and finding none, at once seceded from the union, and determined to go to work at the old rates. They made an offer to thatuffect to Mr. Bashall, but he declined to decide until the meeting of the masters on the 7th, though it is not unlikely the unconditional terms of the men will be accepted before then. The men were to have a meeting on Wednesday after noon, to pass a resolution to secede from the union, and to go in upon the old terms. This secession will have a most important bearing upon the Wigan strike, THE CHOLERA. ( From the General Board of Health.) AYTON (BERWICKSHIRE). Particulars of a fatal case of cholera, and of fourteen cases of very severe diarrhoea, have been received from Dr. R. A. Colville medical officer of this tow n . Th e case of cholera, which was that of a female aged 76, and which proved fatal within twenty-four hours, appears to have been exceptional, as occurring in a house repre sented as scrupulously clean, and free from any nuisance that could be discovered. The greater portion of the diarrhoea' cases were apparently produced by over crowding, particularly in the rooms at night, and want of sufficient ventilation. ARBROATH. An important fatal case of cholera has occurred in this town, in the person of a married woman, who had been in Dundee for some days in attendance upon several of her friends, who there had been labouring under the dis ease, and of whom no fewer than four had died within the space of four days. The woman returned to this town on Friday the 28th, very much exhausted, was im mediately seized with cholera, and died on Saturday evening, the 29th, at nine o'clock. Sinc e th e a b ove, returns have been ,received stating that the husband and daughter of this woman have also died of cholera in the same house. Active measures appear to have been taken by the authorities of this town for the removal of nuisances, and otherwise providing for a visitation of cholera. Tenterden Union (Appledore), Oct. 30 : Cholera Great Waltham (Chelmsford Union), Nov.l : Cholera Rye Union, Oct. 28 : Deaths. 1 - Cholera Morpeth, Oct. 28 to 31 : The returns for these days from the Morpeth Local Board of Health record 86 cases of diarrhoea, and one of Asiatic cholera. Of these, the ch o l era case and 37 cases of diarrhoea occurred in Morpeth, and 49 in Bedlington. NEWOX STLE - UPON-TYNE. A tabular statement of the total number of cases of choleraic disease discovered by the house-to -house sys tem of visitation, and the total number of deaths result ing in the above town, during the fi ve wee k s en di ng 0 ot. 25, sh ows that the proportion of deaths to cases was—in the first week, 1. death in 10 cases ; second week, 1 death in 19.5 cases ; third week, 1 death in 32.7 cases ; fourth week, 1 death in 30.7 cases ; fifth week, 1 death in 52.7 cases. TROPOLIS. Returns m a d e by the superintendents of the D, E, K, M, P, and R divisions to the Metropolitan Police Com .missioners' enumerate 17 cases of chol era (8 resu lti ng fatally) as having occurred between the 27th and 31st of October. In several instances death ensued after very short illness. Thus, in one, it followed only 7 hours after seizure. In a third instance, the patient died in 81 hours. In another in 12, and in another in 14 hours after attack. Absence of sanitary precautions was the predisposing cause. HOLBORN UNION.—Mr. Grainger has been recently engaged in a re-e xam i na ti on o f the present state of some of the notorious seats of fever in this district, in which the danger of the outbreak of cholera appeared to be imminent. ST. GEORGE'S EAST (MIDDLESEX). — Three eases of cholera are reported to-day from-this parish, two having resulted fatally. Both thes e latt er instances are recorded as being of a very bad type of the disease, and both occurred in the same house, in Grove-street, one on the ground-floor, the other on the third storey. The street is "unpaved in the centre, and the hous e dirty.' ST. JAMES (WESTMINSTER). Nov. I.—Cholera (death) .. ..... 1. MURDER OF A POLICEMAN IN LIV ERPOOL;asdTsheeniouvneir cipal elections in Liverpool , on T uesday, quietly, with the e xception of an affray w hi ch took place in Edgar-street, at a public-house where several of the municipal electors of Scotland ward had retired The a parties inside seemed anxious to get away, b • 3r, Dut a crowd having gathered round the doo r , insisted upo n ge tti ng money before allowing them to pass. Police-officer 732 (Sunderland) remonstrated with them, and endeavoured to induce the mob to dispers e , when a ' man named Cope land, one of the most desperate ruffians in Liverpool, raised his hand and deliberate ) ystabbed him in the groin. The wound divided the femoral artery and proved fatal almost immediately frothman respected, was univers a ll y bleeding. The unfortun a t e owing to his kind dis position, and it was in contemplation by his superiors t o remove him to some less rough neighbourhood. Cope land has been arrested. An inquest was held yest er d a y, sq " before P. F. C urry, E coroner, but had not con c l u d e d when the despatch left. ~~ /~'r ~~~~ ~, FLAGRA. The court was members, the sum, intention of the col Earle Lovell, comp, Grand, a broker, .. change, and disappeared after having appropriated to his own uses various sums of money with which he had been entrusted for the purchase of shares, stock, &c. It was known, too, that several aldermen held petitions against the accused, and much interest had been excited by the reports about the Stock Exchange upon the subject. Mr. r. Ireni — TSVWell, sumug,oae - i - , of the court, having been sworn, stated' that he had left'a copy of the order of the court at the house of the brother of Mr. Le Grand on Saturday last, haiingilyeen unable to find that Mr. W. Le Grand, whOse conduct was under consideration, had any place of residence at the present time. The facts of the case are contained in the following petition of Mr. rienry Earle Lovell of 8, Clarence street, Old Kent-road, house decorator " Showeth—That your petitioner, having received a distributive share of a legacy in right of his wife, amounting to upwards of 4001., wished to invest the same in the funds, and, on the let day of Sep tember last, went, accompanied by his brother, Mr. John Lovell, to the office of Mr. William Le Grand, a sworn broker of your honourable court, No. 9, Tokenhousoiard; Lothbury, and stated to him that your petittoner wished to purchase 4001. Three•and-a Quarter per cent. Stock ; that he told your petitioner the price of some would be 4001. 195., and your peti tioner handed over the desk to the said Mr. Le Grand's clerk, in the presence of Mr. Le Grand and of your peti tioner's said brother,- the sum of 4051. 10s. in bank notes and gold, and thereupon received the following acknowledgement : " ' [Memorandum.] " London, Sept. 1, 1853. "Mr. H. E. Lovell left with me 405/. 10s.,for 4001. Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. "WILLIAM LE GRAND, Sworn Broker. "`9, Tokenhouse-yard, Lothbury, London.' "That Mr. Le Grand then stated to your petitioner that he would send on to him the Stock receipt. "That he not having done so, in about a week after wards your petitioner called at No. 9, Tokenhouse-yard, to require his transfer to be given to him, when the clerk stated that Mr. Le Grand was out of town. Your petitioner called again some days after, and the clerk then stated that the purchase had not been made, and the books being then closed the purchase could not then be made, but that when the Stocks re-opened Mr. Le Grand would purchase the same, and allow your petitioner interest in the meantime. "That your petitioner, having called several times 'at O. 9, Tokenhouse-yard, without seeing Mr. Le Grand, or obtaining any satisfactory result, wrote Mr. Le Grand a letter requesting the money to be returned, but to which your petitioner received no reply. On calling at the office on Tuesday morning last, your peti tioner saw again there the clerk, who stated that the office was no longer Mr. Le Grand's, that a Mr. Le Mark had taken it, and that he (the clerk) was no longer Mr. Le Grand's clerk, but Mr. Le Mark's clerk. " That your petitioner then made inquiries at the Bank of England, and found the money had not been invested, and has been informed that the said William Le Grand has been declared a defaulter at the' Stock Exchange, and is absent from this country. " Your petitioner having been informed that the office of broker is in the gift of your honourable court, and that previously to admitting any person to such office it is the practice of your honourable court to take sufficient sureties for the true and faithful discharge of his duty as broker, your petitioner humbly prays that your honour able court will be pleased to grant him such relief in the matter as to your honourable court may seem meet." The petitioner was examined, and declared all the statements set forth in the petition to be true. 'Alderman SALMONS said as the petition showed, be yond the possibility of a doubt, that a gross breach of trust had been committed by the broker, he thought the court would not helloing its duty if it did not instruct the City Solicitor to take steps for the purpoe of com pelling Mr. he Grand to restore the 4,00 r, 10s. to Mr. Lovell, and, in - the event of failure in this quarter, to proceed again s t th e t wo suret i es for the amount. (Hear, hear.) He moved, therefore, that the City Solicitor be instructed to takd immediate steps for the recovery of the money. (Hear, hear.) The motion havin g been seconded by Alderman COPELAND, was carried' unanimously. Sir R. W. CARDEN presented another petition with reference to the conduct of the same individual, • stating circumstances of another case of plunder, and moved that it be read, and the usual. steps taken. This, after some discussion, was agreed to, and the petition was read., It was from Mr. James Lightfoot, retailer of beer, 18, Wellesley-street, St. Pancras, who had been defrauded of 2751. 15s. 6d. in the Three per Cents., which he had authorised Le Grand to sell out with a view to invest them in other securities. Mr. Alderman Copeland presented another petition against the same p ar t y f rom H enry Humpheries, of No. 18, St. Mary's-hill, in:the city of London, who had lost more than 5001. in a similar manner. The petition concluded thus :-- "That your petitioner has been informed that by the Act of 7th and Bth Geo. IV., chap. 29, sec. 49, it is pro vided as follows :---` And for the punishment of embezzle ments committed by agents entrusted with (property, be it enacted, that if any money, or security for the pay ment of money, shall be entrusted to any broker, banker, merchant, attorney, or other agent, with any direction in writing to apply such money, or any part thereof, or the proceeds, or any part of the proceeds of such secu rity, for any purpose specified in such direction, and he shall, in violation of good faith, and contrary to the pur poses so specified, in anywise convert to his own use or benefit such money, security, or proceeds, or any part thereof respectively, every such offender shall be guilty of a misdemeanour, and being convicted thereof shall be liable, at the discretion 'of the court, to be transported beyond the seas for any term not exceeding fourteen years, or to suffer such other punishment by fine or im prisonment, or by both, as the court shall award. "That in consequence of the severe loss which your petitioner will suffer in consequence of the above trans action, lie is unable to incur the expenses which a criminal prosecution under the above statute will entail. upon him, as, the offence being a misdemeanour, no costs would be allowed. "Your petitioner, therefore, prays that your honour able court will take the above statement into your con sideration, and be pleased to adopt proceedings against the said William Le Grand under the above statute, or grant your petitioner such relief in the matter as to your honourable court should seem meet under the cir cumstances" Alderman COPELAND believed the petitioner was cor rect in stating that the act of Parliament applied to the case, and he moved accordingly that the City Solicitor be instructed to proceed upon the clause referred to. Sir PETER LAURIE seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously. Sir PETER LAURIE then informed the Court that he had a petition to present which, although he apprehended the offence alleged in it was not so severely punishable as was that described in Mr. Ilumphexies' complaint, represented a more serious calamity to the unfortunate persons concerned. It was a brief but most impressive and affecting account of the plunder committed upon a poor woman and her husband, written by themselves. The Town Clerk then read the following petition, which caused a great sensation : " Central-hill, Norwood, Oct. 31, 1853. "The humble petition of Philip Newberry, and Ann, his wife, of Norwood, in the county of Surrey, "Humbly sheweth—That William Le Grand, stock broker, of No. 9, Tokenhouse-yard, in the city of Lon don, did receive of your petitioners, on or about the 17th . of May; the sum of 1,002/. 10s. to purchase an annuity for our joint lives, being all our hard earnings ; and, to i our great surprise an d affliction, when, on going to the Annuity-office to receive our dividend, w e discovered there was no money paid in. f n o e r rs w 1 i p i c ra h y t h y e o y u N r y i 1 l i i o e r N i , o e r u r p a r b a l y e . court " Y for your assistance, s t p a e n t c i t e i , o for you." Sir PETER LAURIE, in moving that the necessary in structions be given to thez City Solicitor in reference to the petit the capture of thieves in dis tantion of thelwoi• of the said he had read with much pleasure accounts. hoped to see a fresh instance of the lands, and their compulsory return to England for he e of the Government. (Hear, hear.) p ac u t n iv is i h ty m . e a. ri n t (l rare liable William are The petition w az a ne s del then unanimously referred to the City a mounts to which the two bond d eti f e o s Solicitor. The each having the extent entered t 2 e s r o e ( 1 1 . into Grandsoo/., THE ARCTIC REGIONS.—There is a very general im pression in naval circles, that the discovery of the North Passage by Captain M'Clure will be followed up next year by the despatch of two steamers, the Phoenix and another of about equal power. When two steamers pro ceedo f th t e hro la u s g t h y th e e ss i e c l e near to prevents the achoth ice er closing , thefsoig againrowardino s tion o soon as it is otherwise liable to do when there is only one vessel, and consequently it is much safer to proceed when two are employed instead of one. The officers and crews of both vessels would also have more con fidence when entering unexplored channels, when two vessels are near to each other, owing to the hope that there would be one to fall back upon, in the event of any unforeseen accident occurring to the other. The ice of the Arctic regions is the accumulation of ages, and it is surprising the small thickness that is formed in some years, and certainly not to such an extent as would render it difficult for steam-vessels to keep a passage open by repeatedly breaking through the newly-formed ice, and the further the vessels proceed beyond the true mag netic pole the warmer the water is found to prevail, and it requires a remarkably low state of temperature to form ice on the surface on the deepest parts of the Polar Seas. Sonic remarkably fine lava was brought home by the officers of the Plncuix, from Bank's Land, fir finer and closer than the porous pumice -stone of the lava of Mount Etna. The plunibago is also of a fine description, and a number of mineral stones from Melville Island, are re markably heavy ; whatever may be the nature of the metal of which they are composed, and appear to be worthy of being investigated as to their value, as they migl.t be found worthy of becoming a subject of corntnercibl enterprise. It is singular that none of the officers in ti e Phoenix, or of the vessels of the Arctic expeditions, now in the far northern r egions, had seen the comet which visited this sphere during the present year, an d i hi y were unaware of its existence until their return home. / 1 ,7" F , .0 , •••' : • RAvo / COURT OF .A.LDB • ~ .ilPl . 4:' ° ' AP . . - ...,., - Iglig ? „ Pi1w,.!,,-, ---, 44. - V.qAt : *A On Tuesday a court was he i _ ti -. . ,1, : • , i. •-•, ,,, iii. 4 r ,business. - • " ti;•,..,t 4- ', ~,` .'`-:\ 'a / 4 ~ -. ..4..- . 4..;.: . ,.. FLAGRANT CONDUCT 0, A •• 11 ..,f. , :. , "," .... 0 - - :• The court was attended by a .7'a ..„.._.,,,.. ~,,$. :' , members, the summons having co V; 7 - 1 ,--, ...c., intention of the court to consider the .eittlao , .-. -t., y Earle Lovell, complaining of the conduc4l4( a ;am ,S A ID Grand, a broker, who lately failed on the Stock El. change. :.-",,,i „1:,. , ,„ :____:— ----- ---,-- --, - - LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 3, 1853. CORPORATION OF 'THE CITY OF LONDON. GOVERNMENT INQUIRY. The Commissioners resumed their inquiry yesterday, at tike offices of the Privy Council, Downing-street. The first witness examined was Mr. Ingram Travers, who, having been sworn, said that he was a wholesale grocer, in the city of London, where he bad resided from his boyhood. He had never directed his attention much to the municipal concerns of the City. He was a member of the Court of the Fishermen's Company in the City, but he had never been connected with the corporation. He believed, in common with most of his class, that the corporation of the City was in a very unsatisfactory condition, unsatis factory in its management, and its system was old, ob solete, and worn out, and quite unfit to meet the re quirements of the present day. He was of opinion that no partial reform would be sufficient, and that the best course to pursue would be to sweep the corporation away altogether, and also the local government of the City. He would substitute in its place a chamber of commerce, for something of that description, which would give a voice and a mode of action to the com mercial classes, and would enable them to deal with purely commercial questions. The Chairman (Mr. Labouchere)—Then you would have no municipal body in the city of London ? Mr. Travers—l would not. The ChairmanL-Do you believe that would be the wish of the majority of the inhabitants of the city of London ? Mr. Travers—The first question is, who are the in habitants of the city of London ? I do not live there myself, neither do hardly any pf my class. ,The mer chants .of the City do not reside. within Its limits ; it is only the small shopkeepers and the employes of the dif-. ferent large firms there who do. I believe if you were to ask the higher class of merc ha n t s i n th e City, they would agree with me in thinking that municipal insti tutions for cities at the present day had long ceased to be useful or necessary, and that the corporate or municipal government was unsuited for them. But if you were to ask the opinion of the small shopkeepers in the City, no doubt you would find that they would de sire to retain municipal government ; and they have solid reasons for entertaining this desire, because it gives them the control of large funds, and they are quite aware that the large class of merchants have no time to devote to the management of such affairs. The Chaiiman—But your observations apply not to London in particular, but to the whole of the United Kingdom, do they not ? Mr. Travers—Certainly, I think we have long passed by the period when municipal institutions were neces sary. Where will you find that the redress of any grievances has been owing to the action of corporations. Such objects are now attained through the influence of public meetings, which make an appeal to the Govern ment and the House of Commons on any matter of public interest. At one time municipal bodies were no doubt useful, but now I think they are a nuisance. The Chairman—But suppose it were not considered expedient altogether to sweep away the municipal insti tutions of the city of London, but to endeavour to alter them in such a mode as to render them more in accord ance with the wants and spirit of the present age • are there any changes in those institutions which you think it would be worth while to make ? Mr. Travers—l do not believe that there is any hope of inducing the more highly educated classes engaged in commerce to undertake the duties of muncipal or local government; they have got too much to do, and they are too intelligent to profess to be able to discharge functions which they cannot properly understand. How' can a merchant profess to act as a magistrate ? If he is intelligent, and a mat' possessing a knowledge of the world, he must know that the vocation of a magistrate requires a special training as well as any other•? How, again, can ho act as commissioner of sewers, or manager of police ? To either of these sub jects he has never paid 'special attention, and he must know, therefore, that he is not fit to undertake such office's. Why, in his own business there is a minute subdivision into different departments ; and how, then, could a wholsale grocer or a large merchant in the city of London presume to be a magistrate, when he has not even the rudiments of magisterial law, and must leave his functions in the hands of the clerk or solicitor, thereby making it plain that it is that clerk or solicitor who is the real magistrate, and not the man who sits upon the bench. The Chairman—Your objection will apply to the whole system of the urpaid magistracy of England. Mr. Travers—Most completely. The Chairman—l believe it is notorious that the higher class of merchants keep aloof from the affairs of the corporation. Mr. Travers—Most entirely. A large merchant in the City, such for instance as Mr. Thomas Baring, who would be taken by common consent to represent the feelings of the vast bulk of the merchants—what would be his feelings, do you think, if you were to offer him an alderman's gown ? Why he would feel himself to be insulted. Mr. C. Lewis—What is the cause of that state of ,hings ? Mr. Travers—Doubtless the office is considered by the well-educated to be what is commonly called a " humbug." To ask such a man to undertake an office which he does not understand, is asking him to lend himself to a system which he knows in his heart is a " sham." Mr. C. Lewis—Are there not advantages attached to the office ; as it is said they make sacrifices to hold it ? Mr. Travers—There may be solid advantages ; I suppose there are ; but the higher class of merchants do not aspire to any corporate offices. The Chairman—Supposing it were nolonger necessary that the Lord Mayor should be chosen from the Court of Aldermen, do you think in that case the higher class of merchants might be disposed to take the office of Lord Mayor for a year, although they might not be willing to be aldermen, and go through the whole of the duty ? Mr. Travers—l do not believe that anything would induce them to undertake any office at all of the nature of the Lord Mayor's. Sir J. Patteson—Supposing the corporation of Lon don were assimilated in this respect to the municipal bodies throughout the country, do you think there would then be a disinclination on the part of the higher classes to serve 1 Mr. Travers—l think there would. The Chairman—Do not large merchants take the office of mayor in Liverpool ? Mr. Travers—Y es ; because it gives them great com mercial and political influence, but in the city of London it confers no such advantage. The Chairman—Would not the case be different in the city of London if a change were made, and a merchant of eminence were found to take the office ? Mr. Travers—l do not think you would get a mer chant of high character to become Lord Mayor ; and if you proposed to unite him to any remnant of the exist ing corporation, I am sure you would not. The Chairman—Doyou not think that if an alteration were made the office would become an object of ambition to a merchant of good position ? Mr. Travers—l believe it might be offered at present to 150 merchants in the City who wculd not accept it. In fact it is rather considered a favour than otherwise to accept the office of sheriff. If you were to rob the City of its commercial character, and constitute an immense municipality, 15 or 16 square miles round, placing the Lord Mayor in Parliament-street, and giving him a Government character, you might then get a man of position to take the office; but you would make it necessary that he should have a peculiar training, such as would soon render him a permanent officer. The Chairman--But respectable merchants are found holding the office of Mayor of Manchester? Mr. Travers—There is no comparison between the city of London and either Liverpool or Manchester in this respect. Mr. C. Lewis—Do you contemplate making the Lord Mayor a permanent Government officer; like the Prefect of the Seine ? Mr. Travers—l do not exactly say that, but I see no difficulty in making the local admiiistration of the me tropolis a part of the Government. Mr. C. Lewis—Are you prepared to say that you would have the whole of England governed from the Home-office ? Mr. Traver S—l am not prepared !to say that, but I would begin with London. The nature of a manufac turer's business in Manchester gives him greater leisure ; and in London the time of a merchant is much more occupied than is the case anywhere else. Mr. C. Lewis—Supposing your view were acted upon, and the corporation of London were swept away, what functions of local government would then remain to be provided for? Mr. Travers—•l am not sufficiently acquainted with the details of the government of the City to be able to enter upon that subject, but I imagine there is no por tion of that government which might not be absorbed into the general government of the country. There is the police, and the sewerage, the latter of which is now managed by a local commission forming part of the cor poration. The separate organization of the City police was perhaps not absolutely bad in its working, but he thought it would be bettor if it were absorbed into the general system of metropolitan police. The Chairman—Do the objections you have heard urged against the corporation refer to the system or to the conduct of individuals who act under it? Mr. Travers—My own observations would lead me to believe that the system itself is very much worse than the management. Within the last few years, under the dread of reform and the influence of public opinion, I believe the management of the corporation has been very much improved, but the system itself is very defective. The Chairman—Do you believe there has been more care-in the selection of officers ? Mr. Travers—l do. Mr. C. Lewis—Do you consider the salaries of the officers of the City unreasonable in amount ? Mr. Travers—l think they are high, but not too high —you cannot have the service of men of talent, educa tion, and position, without paying them well. Mr. C. LewiS—Are the duties they perform of suffi cient importance to require men of high education. Mr. Travers—No ; and I think that one-half of the expenses of the corporation might be easily saved. ' Mr. C. Lewis—Are the duties of the City Chamber lain heavy ? Mr. Travers—l believe the Chamberlajn's office is almost a sinecure, and the salary and emoluments are considerable. I have not attended particularly to the management of the finances of the corporation. The tolls and dues exacted in lie City are very great impedi ments to commerce. In my own trade cargoes of green fruit meet with considerable obstruction, and the same is the case with meat and other articles. Officer§ are appointed to levy a toll on certain species of foreign fruit. I often hear complaints from other people, but in my own personal experience I have bad no grounds for complaint. I see no' possible advantage in connect ing. the freedom of the City with the guilds or comb panies. I consider the tax upon the exercise of a retails trade is a simple oppression. The privileged the fellowship of porters, and similar bodies ity, are a great hindrance to commerce, and-f. ! Jen'. its of a very vicious system. The Chairman—Have you any Oalar .remarks to make ? Mr. Travers—l have no other observations to mike, except to express my own willingness, and that of my class in the City, to give every information and all the assistance in our power in furtherance of the objects of this commission. The Chairman—We are very much obliged to you. Mr. Travers then withdrew. Mr. Acland was next recalled, and his examination was continued from yesterday. He stated that the aldermen are governors of the royal hospitals, such as Christ's Hospital, St. Bartholomew's, St Thomas's, &c. They also have the licensing system in their hands ; and thus they have the means of exercising great influences, and in some instances the advantageous influence, in the City.. When I say an advantageous influence, I, allude to the presentations to,:the royal hospitals,' and the like. In administering the licensing system, how ever, the aldermen are open to great suspicion of par tiality and prejudice. Without being able to point out any specific charge against them" to my own knowledge the irrevalent f ee li ng in.the.city is, that if a man can obtain the support of one alderihan for one reason, and the support of another for some reason, the two will exercise their influence with their brethren in procuring him a license. I have heard it said that one alderman, who was a wine -merchant, exercised a direct influence for personal purposes. Mr. C. Lewis—Has it ever been alleged against the aldermen that they were connected with the brewers ? Mr. Aeland—l am not aware of any specific case of the kind ; but there are always vague suspicions afloat. Nepotism is also charged against the corporation in the administration of its patronage. The following state ment gives evidence of the amount of municipal nepo tism in the exercise of corporate patronage, as it fur nishes a number of offices held by the relative of per sons who either are or have been members of the Court of Aldermen and Court of Coatmon Council. These officers are as under, viz : Chamberlain, late an alderman. Clerk to Sitting Justices, late an alderman. Rectory of St. Pet er ' s , dornhill, son of an alderman. Governor of Debtors' Prison, nephew of an alderman. Vicar of Christ Church, ditto. Clerk to Fellowship of Free Porters, nephew and part ner of an alderman. Surgeon to Police Force, brother to alderman's partner. Comptrol, late a common councilman. Solicitor, ditto. High Bailiff of Southwark, ditto. Commissioner of Police, ditto. Swordbearer, ditto. Secretary to the Irish Society, ditto. Bridge Master, ditto- Bridge Master, ditto. Keeper of the Green-yard, ditto. Housekeeper at the Session-house, ditto. Upholsterer to ditto, ditto. Keeper of the Monument, ditto. Clerk of the Court of Bequests, ditto. Superintendent of Mooring Chains, ditto. Common Crier, ditto. Fruit Meter, ditto. Beadle of Coal Exchange, son of ditto. Clerk Sitter, ditto. Clerk to the Navigation, ditto. Gresham Lecturer on Astronomy, ditto, City Carpenter, ditto. Clerk to Commissioner of Sewers, ditto. Messenger to Irish Society, ditto. Clerk to Commissioner of Sewers, son of deputy. Clerk to Corn Meters in Trust, ditto. District Surveyor, ditto. Collector of City Wine Dnes, brother of common councilman. Governor of Newgate Prison, ditto Printer to the Corporation, ditto. Gresham Lecturer on Music, ditto. Water Bailiff, nephew of common councilman. One portion of this patronage is vested in the Court of Aldermen and another portion in the Court of Common Council. The list above given is evidence of the spirit of selfishness and personal advancement which charac terises the corporation, and is sufficient to justify the bad odour in which it held. The whole municipal con stituency does not comprise one-third of the total num ber of occupiers rated at 101. The Court of Common Council consists of 206 members, the number having been reduced from 240. This always excludes the twenty-six aldermen. The reduction was effected by an ordinance of the Common Council, passed after the re port of the previous commission. The 206 members of the Common Council are elected annually, and the twenty-six aldermen. for life. The municipal ward lists serve for the election of common councilman as well as of the aldermen. The election of the common council. men is generally preconcerted. Most wards have pre chits, which constitute separate committees, and at these precinct meetings, which are attended often by only two or three persons, a nominee list at candidates is drawn up, and recommended to the wardmote. Cakes and,wine circulate freely at these precinct meetings, and the "nomination list" agreed upon under such circum stances generally comprises all the retiring members of the Court of Common Council, who in most cases are all re-elected. If anybody proposes a new candidate, he is considered as an intruder, and the name is placed at the bottom of the list. In the wards having no pre cincts the clique of publicans pre-arrange who shall be the preferable candidates, and return a list indirectly to the wardmotes. I am not aware of any other case of direct bribery in the election of common councilmen. There is at all events a semblance of purity in their elec tion as compared with that of the aldermen, at which a money power is wielded. But the Court of Common Council have an influence in the enormous patronage be longing to them, and it is exercised very generally in the committees of that. body. An allowance of 2,8251. a year is made by the corporation to these com mittees, and this, together with the patronage, offers a strong inducement to men of small minds to struggle to get upon the committees which have the largest share of those allowances. The committee which manages the Irish estates of the corporation recently went to Ireland on business, and made the tour of the lakes with their wives until the allowance was all spent ; and that is but a sample of hundreds of similar cases. Mr. C. Lewis—ls it not understood that the commit tee allowances are made for business purposes? Mr. Acland—lt is distinctly understood that it is eating, drinking, and pleasure money. Trips are either got up, or business trips are extended and varied, as the common councilmen may feel inclined. A pleasure trip may be got up, for instance, on the pretext that a pile requires to be d r i ven f ur th e Thames conservancy. In the year 1849, the consolidated committee, considering that the corporation had been misrepresented before the Government and the public, made a report to the Court of Common Council asking for a grant of money for the • purpose of setting themselves right with the °public through the instrumentality of the press. The court had since voted the committee a sum of 1,0001. annually to be allotted for that purpose, and I believe that 4,0001. during the last four years had been spent in the order ing of hundreds of papers upon occasions when a news paper reported the proceedings of the corporation, as they thought, satisfactorily. I am quite sure that during all that period The Times has not received one farthing of that money. lam quite certain that the expenditure of that money directly or indirectly induces the papers to suppress that which would be unfavour able to the corporation if known, and to give us favour able a report of its proceedings as by their ingenuity they may be able to do. 14 The Chairman—Are not the details of this expen diture of 1,0001. a year laid before the Court of Common Council, and afterwards before the public ? Mr. Acland—Certainly not. There are many details of moneys expended by the corporation which are not published. • Mr. C. Lewis—Assuming that certain quantities of newspapers are purchased, who decides which newspaper shall be selected, and how many copies shall be taken ? Mr. Acland—The members of the consolidated com mittee. Mr. C. Lewis—Do you believe the question is brought before the committee and put to the vote ? Mr. Acland—No ; I think the committee will have some confidential agent or leading member, or they have confidence in some of their officers ; and an inti mation that a paper has a satisfactory report on a parti cular day will be followed by the sending for 500 copies. I believe .that in some cases the application is made, " Won't you take some papers—we have an excellent article on the corporation in our paper to-day ?" I be lieve that is the system. Mr. C. Lewis—Don't you know the particular indi viduals who manage this kind of business ? Mr. Acland—No, I do not ; but I suppose it must be done by some persons one day, and by other persons on another. I believe there are always officers about Guildhall, near the members of the committee, to take orders and execute commissions. The consolidated com mittee consists of fourteen aldermen and the Lord Mayor. A common councilma n serves a considerable number of years, and is generally re-elected until he is promoted to some corporate office. In addition to the sum of 2,8251., of which I have spok en , 5001. are spec i a ll y voted for the expenses of an annual procession in a gilt barge on the Thames, when many ladies are present, ;together with the Lord Mayor and all the municipal paraphernalia, and good cheer and good fellowship go round. Very much of the allowance to the committees is spent on dinners, and if a man cannot attend these banquets very regularly, he is soon told that he is a bad eater, and cannot therefore be made chairman of his committee. Generally speaking, the higher offices Of the corporation are filled by officers well qualified to discharge their duties. The Chairman—You may go on now with your ob servations as to the court of common hail. Mr. Acland—The common hall is a very ancient part of the corporation, and is invariably held in the Guild hall, which is inconveniently situated, but quite suit able for such proceedings as frequently take place there. The common hall consists of the liverymen of the vari ous guilds, whether occupiers and residents or not. The Parliamentary Reform • Bill requires that they 4 _ e within seven miles of the City, but at the men hall they are all allowed to vote, whether they live within the prescribed distance or not, provided their names appear on the guilds. The total num ber of the livery is about 10,000, 7,000 of whom are on the parliamentary register as residing within the 7 miles limit. The rest are non-occupiers of limited means. Not above 400 take any general interest in the proceed. ings of the common hall, and, indeed, the usual attend. ance is rarely more than half that number. The func tions of the livery are to elect the Lord Mayor, the Sheriffs, the. Chamberlain, the bridge-masters, the audi tors, &c. The elections at common hall are genarally managed by a system of undisguised corruption. This remark applies to the election of Lord Mayor sometimes and to the election of the Sheriffs and the Chamberlain almost invariably. In 1831, when the office of Lord Mayor was contested by Sir John Key and Sir Peter Laurie, Mr. Alderman Lucas, a lighterman of treat in fluence on the river side, t oo l :a prominent part in the election, induced a large number of the City watermen and others employed on the river bank (who, having a corporate character, are required to be members of the livery companies) to vote for his favourite candidate, Alderman Key, and that election cost from 12,0001. to 15,0001., a very large amount having been given to these "'longshore men." The present "'longshore men " are a class of voters who receive tickets for ls. or is. 6d. a head for their votes. These men recognise certain mem bers of their body who act as " managers " for them, and attend the common hall to hold up their hands at the elections, which are generally decided by them, ex cept when there is a contest. Politics rarely mingle with the elections—it is generally a question of money with the "managers." 'I have no personal knowledge of the expenditure incurred at the election of Sir J. Key but it is the subject of common report in the City, and the agents have avowed it. It is not considered illegal in the city of Lonnon to bribe at municipal elections, and no penal consequences ever ensue to those who practise cor ruption. In the contest in 1846 between Sir G. Carroll and Mr. T, Wood, about 4,0001. or 5,0001. was spent. The livery are notoriously venal. The most recent in stance of bribery was at the election of the present Lord Mayor elect, Mr. Alderman Sidney. There were but two candidates proposed, but others would have been nominated, had not a sum of, I believe, 2001. been paid to the " managers " for the longshore men not to put their threat in execution. Alderman Sidney was be lieved to be a corporate reformer, and it was thought desirable that he should not be Lord Mayor. Bribery was openly practised at the election of Chamberlain during the present year, and the sums paid for votes varied from 11. to 101. each. The candidates were Sir J. Key, and Mr. Scott, the deputy-chamberlain. I acted as the agent of Mr. Scott on the occasion. The Chairman—Are you willing to state what took place with regard to the candidate for whom you were agent ? Mr. Arland—Certainly ; money was given to parties for their votes. Mr. Scott was the popular candidate, and had no occasion to bribe until the!wholesale and syste matic corruption of the other side was turning the scale, when a small but insufficient effort was made on the part of Mr. Scott to counteract it, and money was paid to Mr. Scott's voters. Had Mr. Scott taken what I consider sound advice, and spent an additional thou sand, the result might have been different, but that gentleman said he had no more spare cash, and although his friends were ready to back him, he would not spend their money. The, office of Chamberlain is very advan tageous. The salary is good, and there is very little to do, and the Chamberlain himself is not so competent to discharge the duties as his deputy is. Mr. C. Lewis—The whole emoluments of the Cham berlain's office are returned at 2,5001. Do you believe that that is really all 1 Mr. Abland—l do not ; but I do not think anybody but Mr. Scott himself could give the particulars. There is a complicated arrangement as to the balances of the corporation, from which the Chamberlain makes a profit. A sum of 70,0001. lies in the chamber of the city of London, the balance of a fund set apart for buying up and exhausting certain offices. This fund is called "No Man's Fund," and cannot be satisfactorily disposed of without an Act of Parlia ment for the purpose. I believe the Chamberlain has the use of this fund to this extent, that if ever there be an expenditure of the corporate estate funds beyond the assets in hand, he has always the power of going to that fund of 70,0001. for a temporary accommodation. lam not aware that an account is rendered of any interest derived from that fund, and I think the Chamberlain must have the advantage of the accruing interest. Mr. C. Lewis—Are you aware if this fund of 70,000/. has formed the subject of any investigation in the Court of Common Council ? Mr. Aclandz---I am not aware that it has. The pre vious Royal Commissioners recommended that an alter ation should be made in the system of paying the Cham berlain by the power of dealing with the balances of the Corporation ; but I am not aware that any improvement has yet'been made' in this respect. Mr. C. Lewis—ls there any advantage in keeping up the distinction between the constituency of the common hall and the general body of the freemen ? Mr. Acland—l cannot see any ; and the common hall infringes on the rights of the latter body. The Chairman—Passing to the office of Lord Mayor, have you any observations to offer ? Acland—No. I have already referred to the elections for that office in 1831 and 1846, when there were contests. The liverymen elect two aldermen, from whom the Court of Aldermen select one to be Lord Mayor ; and the usual practice, with rare exceptions, is for the Court of Aldermen to select from the two alder men recommended by the livery the one who stands next in rotation for the chair. It would be preferable if the Lord Mayor was chosen from the members of the Court of Common Council, instead of exclusively from the Court of Aldermen. The Chairman—Do you think it would be desirable to entirely sweep away the municip a l i ns tituti ons o f th e city of London, and substitute nothing for them ? Mr. Acland—Certainly not. I do not think the citizens of London would be satisfied at being entirely deprived of municipal institutions, while Liverpool, Manchester, and other large cities possess them. Mr. C. Lewis—Supposing the corporation of the City to be reformed as you would wish, what would be the advantages which thb City would enjoy over that part of the metropolis which has no municipal institutions ? Mr. Acland—The municipal funds held in trust by the corporation would be administered under the re sponsibility of popular-election. Mr. C. Lewis—Then you think the problem to be solved in reforming the City corporation is to secure the proper administration of the trust property ? Mr. Acland—Principally so, and I would exercise the magisterial functions from the administration of the funds. The Chairman—Are there not historical recollec tions which would make the citizens unwilling to be placed upon the same footing as Marylebone and the other metropolitan boroughs in regard to the muni cipal institutions ? Mr. Acland—No doubt there are. As a boy I was delighted with the Lord Mayor's show, but now I have an utter contempt for it, as being a barbar ous display kept up to please a vulgar mob. The Chairman—lf the pageant were reduced to proper dimensions to meet the taste of the present day, ought not the chief magietrate of the first com mercial city in the world to maintain a hospitality consistent with it? dignity ? Mr. Acland—ldeas differ as to dignity and hos pitality, but at all events, legitimate views of the sub ject are not incompatible with business-like habits and commercial qualities. The Chairman—What is your opinion of the civic entertainments ? _ Mr. Ackland—They are often given for political pur poses. It is thought to be convenient for the Ministers of the day to have an opportunity of setting themselves right with popular feeling, and of ventilating their opi nions ; but surely there are other modes of accomplish ing that object, and the most honest way would surely be to pay for one's dinner instead of taking it out of the public funds. Mr. C. Lewis—What is the allowance made to the Lord Mayor to defray the cost of civic entertainments ? Mr. Acland—l believe it approximates to 10,0001. Mr. C. Lewis— Is that sum always sufficient ? Mr. Acland—Oh, no ! The next mayoralty, for in stance, will cost more for these entertainments. But in some mayoralties the expenses of official hospitality do not equal the allowance, and the Lord. Mayor profits by the surplus. Mr. 0. Lewis—Does the office involve expenses over and above the allowance ? Mr. Acland—That depends on the liberality of the Lord Mayor for the time being. If the Lord Mayor were to say there shall be no show, he would save 1,5001., and he could then afford to be more charitable ; but if it were known beforehand that he would not have a "show," he would not be allowed to become Lord Mayor. It is considered discreditable for a Lord Mayor to save money out of his allowance ; but, nevertheless, it is believed that a particular Lord Mayor not unfrequently manages to save some. The Chairman—Do you wish to see the state and hos pitality of the Lord Mayor altogether done away with, or reduced to narrow limits ? Mr. Acland—l wish to see more of the state which appertains to the high character of the occupant of the office and the high discharge of its duties, rather than to see the gewgaw and glitter which now hide defects and scarcely erntellish qu — alification. The Chairman—But you would not object to decent, and even liberal, hospitality ? Mr. Acland— No man would object to that, but to a i ka