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London, England, 1853-12-24 00:00:00

Volitual anb Omni.

TIIE REV. A. iiPCAtm, D.D., is elected to fill the
chair of Ecclesiastical History at King's College,
lately held by the Rev. F. D. Maurice, in addition to
that of Hebrew and the Old Testament, which he
has hitherto held. Mr. G. W. Dasent, of Magdalene
Hall, Oxford, D.C.L., has been elected to the chair
of English Literature and Modern History.
THE Pster. OF CORN continues to advance in the
various French markets, although the supplies re-
ceived in the different ports are very considerable.
This is the case in particular at Havre, where not
only a large quantity has arrived, but not less than
30 vessels are expected from the United States, with
240,000 bushels of wheat and 125,000 barrels of
flour on board. At Marseilles also large arrivals are
expected. The account which for some time back
encumbered that market has been lately a Food
deal reduced by the purchase of 250,000 hectohtres
of corn for Paris. Freights are exceedingly high,
andithe charge for carrying the 250,000 hectolitres
from Marseilles to Havre is to be at the rate of from
50f. to 55f. the 1,000 hectolitres. The high price of
brandies and alcohol has induced the sugar-refiners
of the north of France to turn their attention to the
subject; and they have been for some time extracting
spirits from potatoes, barley, and beetroot, and
realising large profits. In fact, it may be affirmed
that every kind of merchandise is on the advance in
France, and that the present is rather an unfavour-
able moment for business in general.
MR. WILLIA3IS. CONsTITFENTS IN 1...\3113F.TH met
their representative in a numerous party at the
Horns, in Kennington, on Monday night. The
member, in a long speech, gave an account of his
parliamentary conduct during the last session,
and received in return a vote of confidence for the
future.

Fun the sin of " not having 500 electors," the fol•
lowing eighty-six boroughs are marked out fur sum-
mary extinction in Lord John Russell's intended
new Reform " Bill :

Abingdon.
Andover.
Armagh.
Arundel.

Athlone.
Banbury.
Bandon.
Beamnaris.
Bewdley.
Bothnia'.
Brecknock.
Buckingham.
Caine.
Carlow.
Cashel.
Chirpenham.
Christehtveh.
Cirencester.
Clitheroe.
Clonmel.

Coleraine.
Dartwout h.
Devized.
Dorchester.
Downpat rick.
1 )roi twich.
tuntlalk.

I )ungunnon. Ntaihallerton.
Ihnigarvan. t n.kneys.
Ennis. reterstield.
Enniskillen. l'lortarlington.
Eveshatu. Radnor district.
Eye. Reigate.
Frame. ltichniond.
Harwich. Ripon.
lielstotie. Sligo.
Minium. Tantworth.
Horsham. Tavistock.
Huntingdon. 'Tewkesbury.
Kendal. l'ltetfibril.
Kidderminster. I'lairsk.
Kinsale. Tiverton.
Knaresliorough. Tattles.
Launceston. Tildes.
Lisbon,. Wallingford.
Liskeard. Wareham.
Ludlow. Wells.
Lyme Regis. Weutlittry.
Lytningtou. Wexford.
Al allow.. Whitby.
Malinesbury. Wigblii.
Marlborough. Wilton.
Marlow. Woodstock.
Al iillimut. Wycombe.
Morpeth. Youghal.
New Ross.

MEErixos of the Eastern Counties, Norfolk, and
Eastern Union Railway Companies were held on
Monday, at which the shareholders respectively
approved of the terms of a proposed union, and the
joint working of the whole of the lines by the first-
mentioned company. This wise measure may be
ascribed principally to the joint efforts of Mr. Wad-
dington, M.l'. (the chairman of the Eastern Comi-
ties), and Mr. Peto, M.P. (chairman of the Norfolk
Company), whose experience and appreciation of the
relative positions of their companies, and the evils of
competition have led them to promote the consumma-
tion of a unity of interest amongst the proprietors of
the lines in the eastern districts of the country.
THE BANK ►iF ENGLAND have given notice that,
with a view to the observance of a general holiday,
the transfer and dividend offices will be closed on
Monday next.

THE PERMANENT SECRETARYSHIP TO THE BOARD
Or CONTROL is to be forthwith established according
to the recommendations thrown out in Parliament
during the debates on the India Bill. Sir Thomas
Redington, K.C.8., is nominated to this office under
the new arrangement.
THE SUBMARINE AND ErRoPEAN TELEGRAPH COM-
PANY have just opened offices in the centre of the
towns of Chatham and Canterbury.
IT is stated on respectable authority that the num-
ber of troops in Ireland is to be greatly diminished,
and that several regiments will be sent to the Medi-
terranean.
THE intention to send the 27th, 35th, 82nd, and
90th Regiments to the East Indies has, for the pre-
sent, been abandonod. These regiments were re-
spectively designed to replace the 22nd (Bengal),
the 25th, 90th, and With (Madras), whose term of
service in India has closed.

THE Fouu-mu.E RADIUS appointed by the new Cab
Act for the commencement of double fares is to be
distinctly marked on all the chief metropolitan roads
by a peculiarly-shaped lamppost and inscribed notice-
plate. Sir It. Mayne has instructed the police in-
spectors to indicate the proper sites to the various
road trustees, and the inscnbed plates will be fur-
nished by the commissioners of police. These plates
will have the notice " embossed in white raised lute
teal upon a black ground."

THE benefactions to poor curates and clergymen of
the Established Church annually given at this season
by the Corporation of the Sons of the Clergy were
discussed and arranged at a meeting held specially
on Saturday last. The cases of ninety-three poor
clergymen in England and Wales were investigated,
and sums from 101. to 20/. were given to eighty of
the number. The amount thus appropriated was
1,0521., of which 817/. was given to fifty-six curates
in actual duty, and 2351. from the " special fund" to
twenty-four other clergymen. The applications came
from all parts of England and Wales, and disclosed
various sources of distress to which so large a body
of men as the clergy must ever in many of its mem-
bers be unavoidably exposed. Afterwards the gover-
nors proceeded to consider applications from the
widows, aged single daughters, and children of
clergymen, and appropriated amongst them 3sll. in
donations, educational grants, outfits, and apprentice
fees.

N AVIK PAert A, who was formerly Ambassador front
the Porte to this country, has arrived at Long's
Hotel, rid Paris, for the purpose of negotiating a loan
to enable his country to carry on the war against
Russia. His attempts to raise a loan in Paris art.
Mated to have failed because the rate of interest
offered was not high enough to tempt the capitalists.
A report was current in that capital that Baron

Rothschild had offered to advance the forte any
amount which Was required. prtaided he received nl
return a mortgage upon the land of I 'aleNtitte, but
that the proposal was declined.
. .

A to the tioveniment is in course of
preparation in the City on the subject of foreign bills
of exchange, as atlreted by the present stamp laws.
THE ELECTOIts tor SrviTtutosninf: have
at length received the address of Lord Paget, who
has formally constituted himself candidate for their
suffrages. Ills lordship declares It' elected. I
shall give my cordial support to a liberal whey of
goveniment. 1 entirely approved of those great and
beneficial changes recently introduced into the com-
mercial athi'trs of this kingdom. I shall feel it to la,
my duty to advocate the extern' of the principles of
free trade, and to forward every other measure cal-
culated to secure the comfort and well-being of
the industrious classes, whether engaged in agn-
culture or trade. 1 Rill firmly convinced of the i.e
cessity of a well considered measure of reform, and,
with respect to the measure of parliamentary re-
form promised by her Majesty's Ministers, I hope
that it will extend the basis of the elective franchise,
diminish as far as possible the system of private no
valuation of menthers, put an end to corrupt practives
at elections, and thereby enlarge and strengthen the
ancient foundations or the constitution, in accordance
with the interests and opinions of the people." Mr.
Wrottesley, who was talked of as a candidate on the
Liberal interest, dam formally withdrew his preten.
sions in favour of Lord Paget.
A BILL is in the course of preparation, according
to a Manchester Liberal organ, which will be intro
timed at the meeting of Parliament, with a view to
throw open the coasting trade to tOreign fillips, and
thus dispose of this " last. vestige" of preteen .

A Jowl. DEerrmos OF WEtcr INDIA MERCHANT%
and sugar-refiners, on the subject of relining of sugar
under bond, had an interview with the Chancellor of
the Exchequer on Wednesday, at his official residence
in Downing-street.
TOWARDN constructing the proposed Albert-park
the Covenement, it is said, um disposed to grant
541,000/., leaving the balance to be provided for by
the borough, by means of an improvement rate ex-
tending over a considerable period of time. The
estimated cost is 250,t510/.; and the land to he app.*,
priated consists of 400 acres in Islington, llornsey,
and Stoke Newington parishes.
IsI.INOTON lIATEPAYERN held a meeting last
week, at which they voted 20,000/. for the purpose of
making an extra mural cemetery, and purchasing
thirty acres of land at Finchley. Of this to twenty
acres are allotted to the Church of England, an t
ten to Nonconformists.

THE TA UTAH, one of t ireen's ships, has arrived from
Sydney, which she left on August 15th, bringing ten
passengers and 11,000 pounds of gull.
THE area of the various parishes in Middlesex
comprises 100,117 acres, 2 roods, and 16 perches.
The poor rate at Ludy-day last year amounted to
304,650/. 14s. IFL

FoR I'ItoVIDINo CHURCH EXTENSION in the popu-
lous district of elerkenwell, a committee has been
formed, including the Earl of Shaftesbury, the lion.
A. Kinnaird, M.l'., the lion. H. M. Villiers, the Bev.
R. Ilickersteth, and the Rev. B. Wilson. Her Ma-
jesty's commissioners for the subdivision of parishes
have already recommended that at least two new
churches should be built, and it is the intention of
the committee to attempt the erection of three. It
seems that while the adjacent parish of Islington has
eleven churches, which are inadequate for a mails
tion of 96,000, Clerkenwell has but four and a small
chapel of ease for ity NMI ; and 23,000 of that num
ber have been left dependent. on two stipendiary.
curates, so separated that they cannot assist each
other. The Bishop of London has contributed big.
to the fund, and has given his full sanction to
the scheme, promising at the same time that he will
assist the committee to the utmost of his power.
IlEa MAJESTY has been pleased to grant It pension
of 100/. a year to the two daughters of Mr. James
Simpacn, advocate, author of the " Visit to the Field
of Waterloo," in consideration of his public services.

A RETURN just printed shows, that last year the
amount contributed by railway property to the poor
rates was in England and Wales, 1h145391. 4s. tild.

THE BELLOT TESTIMONIAL FUND in I'aris will close
on the 31st, after which the general committee will
make their report. The Minister of Marine bait pro.
mired to do everything officially in his power to aid
and carry out their views. A tablet to the memory
of the deceased officer is to be placed in the Marine
Museum at the Louvre.
Tut: CITY C.IIU'i4tATIoN C(OMMISSIoNESS helot a
sitting on Tuesday. At the close the chairman an•
nounced that they intended to adjourn until the 11th
of January, " unless they should find it expedient to
axamine some other witnesses whom they were not
at present aware of." l'pon resuming the inquiry at
the date mentioned, the commissioners propose to
take the evidence of persons connected with, or
friendly to, the Corporation of the city of London.

MR. WINER? MACFARLANE hen been appointed
Sheriff' of Itelifrvwsititv, in the room of Mr. Hermles
Itobertsori, recent') promoted to a seat on Ilia Set*
lish bench.

TII I TEE N ereford have. Hub.
wribetl ;20 tons of coal for the poor of that city.

Yato anb Volice.

TuE FotirrNts OF S %11.1. E 110rei:," in Leianit-
ter-sinuiri.—iitice II royal residence, anti lately a linume
hireichillitionm and perti•rmances of varietei degree,
of artistic excellence, titaniume interest, or general
inilevency—have been 111•16liteti 1H.6111. the publie by
the agency et' the Insohent Itchier: Court, where
the lessee, \lr. Richard has applied for die
charge from prison and his debts. Ills narrative
ran as hollows :

in Intl, the iii.olvent, with a .•apital of belseett 'MON. and
3.01411.. rviitoil the I .111111 • w•ki 11.1111. I) or the v‘rettlitill of Mimi
I.lllw. 6011. 'the rvut hail twill 41611. 11 )ear, anent will* tvdacCii tU
3; ;11. Ilehlld enlll%..rtrd lhr place 11111` a theatre, and, 1kr.t.1.6
All hia IRAN ~ow 10..111 0414. in debt. 111.. Up
a. ediribitte.l at the place. Ile
11441 I.%puuJrd int.l ell 2.116 4//. 4.11 Ihr 1411%4% Nall 1.10.1 %out.
iki,l .4 tor tlevoratlona, .1 Mr blow hMd twill 1.014 by the e‘e•
Mi.e. 1.111% nod 111111 yr On 1•>,1'1'1111r11, Aoki It hail Iwygtimi
for(eited. 11l 11:4 an al'in.a wMN brought sigiulllt lit.olvent.
iti Ejectment, mid he miliamoiliii•sitl) 11,00 e Gun ow
rent due, ti Welt all.. II Mlle lulls' Ilion it quarto., Alla Anil ILIA
V. tilt 441 1`N\1111; mill as will llv he 00111,1, Ile um; Raveled In
welled the ptoperty, stitch Iliel
1.111.11
'Pea wllll3l. The 111.46e1it Ihe prolvelly 111141 been .• tright•
aaerttleeil." lle hail pr01....•41 1.1 1.11 *it
lit lIIN ele4litON, but Koine ileelitte.l, awl the laiiilloos had ..1„.,1

Mr. Frederick Fox Cooper applied AN a creditor to
WO/. for theatrical dresses and manuscripts. It ape
peered that the insolvent let the theatre to Mr. Ita)n
turn Roll, and the Edwin family were among the per-
formers. Ng. had been paid ilsw dresses, and on this
third week they were turned out of the theatre. Ile
(Mr. Cooper) could r Nein admittance, nor the
property, 113 g which were him dramatic 111141111-
scripts. Ile felt sina►gly Is.r the poor children, as
they might be considered us orphans :

The itt.ohent MIaIINI !hitt Mr. Holt %Ng indchir.l to him fer
mit .4 the theatre •hert, the Mitt loisett. Mere perforiuml, moot
Ito cunt...lied the agreement niiii 1.101.1.1.14141 i the t.eettery
stud dremies. Ile Mum 11.1 11114 t au) of the tirc•.. 14 belonged
to the Edwin family. 'l'llere •`rl. (.•wer.lrer..e. win et he retook
pototetooott litsut helt.re. lie 411.1 not !Mil% %hat had Willow of
the tulatuneripts. He howl let the ther.re Iu se‘erul loahibitorP,
astil vstrtott. 14'11.Q-swan. Neil ti. It %NM 114,111 owed
for the, " Tour of Ettrepc." for It hicit7ld. a wend% %ink heititt pall.
'I eitiar l'oktuttouttUttat could hot, regard Mr. l'ottrer 1111
creditor.

Insolvent's counsel pleaded that he bad slant ail Ilia
capital Will bad gone on, like other managers, es
peeling 1111411 SW success. 1146 had lost upwards of
;2,0110i. Ultimately the ease ear adjourned tor further
evidence.

oF SMALL VA1.1.1: lout most Merlons conac
quences, and apparently et :untitled incessantly "in
the way of business," were rtlealeil and commented
upon in the Ilankniptt y Court on Monday. lice
ectalilt, firms, it was stated, and at all events multi-
tudes of houses who do exit ilitive business, were re •
gularly in the habit of drawing hills in Loudon, but
dating them from some colonial or foreign place, and
upon unstamped paper. This manoeuvre saved a few
stamp duty, but bud the effect of entirely
vitiating the document if the deception was disco.
vert.tl ; when the holth r, however itinticent, was of
course punished by being kit without legal mesas of
recovering its value. Stveral banks, Blemkrs. iturney
and other parties, whose business it is to discount
commercial paper, are said to have aullertrd severely
trout this cause. The Commissioner ( Lane) was in •
dignatit in denouncing bon the fraud aunt the Iwo.
tuitions state of the law :

I think the party who ',tight to lie piiiiialteel for all this la the
chancellor •'t the ho iille•r. (beespliter., Xut Ihr ptraont
1i5m....11.,r. 1111 particular, but the one wno made a law the. effect
of wliteli IN, that one man may r It a fraud and smother may
putioilleil for it. This IN the ishrolld NOW of the kind *loch
has some Indio., we in the hod few month's. A bankrupt hart
drawn a number of bills without stathipii, purporting to he
abroad; theft, when the 1.111111.14 came here to prose, they found
they had been cheated out of their money, It is high time that
the prmetice should be stopped ; and I also think it highly deal•
raid., that some other means of enforcing the stamp laws should
be adopted. Under the present system, In order to enforce the
right of the tioreinnient to a few %Ulm Ka In these transactions,
a most cruel injury is indicted on Innocent individual's. It would
be much better to declare an evasion of the stamp laws a crime,
and punish It with imprisonment, titan render void the traosec.
items in consequence. To snake the punishment fall upon third
recurs is a triode of proceeding which deserves to be character.
hied es monstrous.
In the case immediately bcfile the court, that of Mr.
ippenheim, a German merchant, the Commissioner
believed that he had dealt with the illegal bills in
ignorance of the law, and consented to grant a first-
elasm certificate.

A BANK !OTT, liolovgi hile, Who Mid 114 eft 111
botinetniaker in the %Interloo road, ascribed his
difficulties in great niciistire to the late changes in
the fashion of that article I.f dress. There had heen
a serious loss, amounting to 49:1/., o the sale of
his bonnets, arising entirely from the fact that the
new fashion had superseded and depreciated the ohl
patterns. Though the Waterloo-read was a locality
?so far out of the limits of respectable knowledge