The Express.
London, England, 1856-11-07 00:00:00

THE COMMINIIONEII OP POLICE.

1 Mr. Alderman Crater brougtot up a report from the go.
lice committee. to whom main matters had been referred
I io connexion with the Commi,sioccr of Police. The commit.
tee stated that while they ent,l not rowdy concur in the
conclusions or inferences drawn by the Commissioner from
the facts which he bad submitted, nor admit that any obli-
gations bad been incurred by theoorporation which had not
been met, yi t, in consideration of the long and efficient err-
vices o 1 the Commissioner, the committee bogged to repeat
the recommendation made in their report of June last,
" that the desire of the Commissioner should be complied
with by an allowance beirg made to him of 200/. per annum
in lien of his being provided with a residence, much allow
care to commence from Christmas last."
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Mr. Aldermen Conn•r staved that t►e rep rt be received,
and that the court agree with it.
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Mr. H. L. TAYLOR. suggested that the Commissioner
of Polies (who occupied a seat on the Aldermen', bench)
should withdraw while the court was discussing the sub-
jeet.
Mr. Deputy DAKIN °Nutted ; but
Mr. TAYLoa pressing hie suggestion, the Commissioner
left the court.

Mr. ABRMILAY said he did not gem with the commit-
tee in their report, and he concluded by moving by way of
amendment, " That the report of the committee do he
upon the table."
Mr. Rows seconded the amendment.

The endineniwUiniTii7fcarried by a very large
A division then tock plane, when the numbers were—
For the amendment
Against 2B-64
The original motion having been negatived,
The amendment wu put as an original motion, and
carried.

Mr. H. L. Taylor brought up the following report, which
states—" In proceedieg to carry into effect the Metropolis
Market Lot, some points hays recurred which, in the
opinion of your committee require the assistance of the
legislature. The section which limits the power of letting
to one year should, io the opinion of your committee, be
intended to each time as your hon. court stay think
necessary. Tbat the tolls and dues now authorised to be
taken In the market layers, &to., are adequate in mosey
instances to defray the necessary expensee of the mar-
ket, and make a fair return for the capital expended
thereoa; we therefore recommend that power should be
applied for to enable your honourable court, with the sanc-
tion of the Board of Trade, to increase the said tolls and
dues, and from time to time to diminish the same, when it
shall appear they are more than sufficient to pay the legiti-
mate expenses of the market, and a tesennable annual sum
in liquidation of the money expended for the requirements
of the same. That the power to make bye-laws should be
altered and ealsoged. That the power contained in the act
of the 21st Geo. 111., cap. 67, which authorises the Court of
Aldermen to make rules, orders, and ordinances for the
driving of cattle, are insufficient for the purposes intended,
sad we therefore recommend that that power should be re-
pealed, aid as extended power given to your honourable
court to wake rules and regulations for the like purpose.
That the period for giving notices to parliament has now
arrived, and your committee recommend that they should
be empowered to give the necessary notices for a bill to
earry into 'Set tha objects aforesaid."
The report was received.

GUY FAWKES CELEBRATION IN BRIGHTON-
SERIOUS AFFRAY WITH THE POLICE.

BRIGHTON, THURSDAY.
The celebration of the gunpowder plot wee car-
ried out in this town in a m which has not been knows
for many years, and the tuning portion of the celebration
was characteriled by riot and tumult. Hundreds of dis-
orderly men gathered in the public streets, carrying and
rolling about lighted tar barrels. They were armed witk
bludgeons of formidable dimensions and shapes, and in the
end a serious collision took place between the mob and the

Ai a serious co ~,,, a*
polio*. All of the latter who were mixed up in the affair
were more or less injured.
The discharge of fireworks, bonfire', &c., have for many
years been confined to the level at the north part of the
town; but this year It was determined to come into the
town. At half-put seven the police bad intimation that the
mob had left the level with a ter barrel and fire-belle, taking
the course of Oloneester-place, through Church-street, into
Worth street, Skip-street, end Prince Albert, street, whore
half-a-dozen of the ringleaders were taken into custody.
After this several parties, well armed with bludgeons,
sallied forth Into the town, and the polce got most roughly
handled, atones, bricks. bludgeons, and missiles of all
deuriptiess, being hurled at them indiscriminately.
Auleklisepector Uswin was most severely scolded from hot
tar being thrown over his hand. Police-officer Biolesby
received a NMI! .Quad at the back of the bead, appa-
rattly with a large sharp flint stone. Polio-officer
All-
skurah received a heavy blew with some blunt instrument
so the forehead, which stunned him. All three men are
banapuitated from doing dory. The police acted with
put forbearance. Toe cu.*. ei** teeileis having
bun thrown indiscriminately, several of the mob
and the bystanders were considerably hurt. Seventeen of
the mob wore taken into custody, but only four were de-
tained, viz , James Duly, Jesse West, William Bartholo-
mew, and William Ittchiogs. These were brought up
bef,re the borough msgistrates to day.
Duly wee charged with carrying • lighted ter barrel and
assaulting a police-officer in the execution of his duty.
West was charged with carrying a lighted tar barrel, ob-
structing the police, and inciting the mob to strike them.
Bartholomew and Hitchings wore charged with obstruct-
ing the police and inciting the mob.
The Town Clerk said there were seven men more or less
injured, three severely so, and he produced certificates from
the police surgeon, setting kith their inability to resume
their duties.
Mr. Polkaed observed that the police had acted exceed-
ingly well and vary temperately. The bench were desirous
to protect the place without at all interfering with the
general amusement* of the people; at the sense time,
riotous assemblages could net be 'Roved, and they were
sorry that the affair bad ended in the manner it bad done.
The bench fined Daly 40s. and costs, or one month's hard
labour ; West, 20.. and costs, or fourteen days' Imprison-
ment ; Bartholomew, 109. and costs, or ten days' imprison-
ment; and Elitebiess 20s. or two weeks' hard labour.
The lightness of the paniehment excited considerable
surprise in court.

A ETROLL ON VELVET.—There le a little animal
friendly to man, and signifying, I here been given to en-
derotond, love, whims ezistance Is very properly ignored in
the select circle of refi:.ed England, but who is as famtliar
in good 'loci, ty at Patersborg es the lively flea is at Pere.
It was my fortune, during a portion of my stay in Russia,
to oecnny an apartment in a very grand house as the
Nevekti Perspective_, nearly opposite the cathedral et Our
Ledy of Kasen. The haute itself had an ecclesiastical
title, being the Dom Petripavlosk, i, or holm of St. Peter
sad St. Paul, and was an sppendage of that wealthy
church. We bed a marble staircose to our house, imitation
seagliola coleuses, end panels painted quite beautifully
with Cupids and Venus's. A Russian lady of
high rank occupied a suite of spartenents on the tame flier;
and, lute one night, when I was about Wiriest to rest, her
well-born excellency (I used to call her the Queen of Sheba,
she was so stately) c aoeecended to order her body-servant
to tap at my door and tell me that the Borynia desired to
speak with me. I acoordingly hod an interview with her
at the door of her apartment, she being alto about to retire
for the night. She had something to sh,,w me, she said.
Russian ladies always hove something to show you—a
bracelet, a caricature, a tame l'xard, a musical box,
a fly in amber, or some novelty of that descrip-
tion—hut this was simply a remarkably handsome
black velvet mantle, with two falls of rich black
lace to it. I knew that it was new. and had come home
*sly that after's, on from Madsme Z r Foie in'a, the court
seodiste in the Male ; so, expecting that the
cotton's., with the elegant caprice in which her distin-
gabbed petition gave her a right to indulge,withed to have,
even at two o'clock in the morning, the opinion of an An-
shaky upon her mantle, I said critically that it was very
pretty ; whereupon a toper finger was li-owed to a parties-
! tar spot on the mantle, and a silvery voice said, " Re-
gards.!" I did regard'', and on my hest tie, I saw
strolling leisurely over the black velvet, gravely but con-
fidently, majestic but ucalfected, his white top-coat
on, his hat on ene aide, his umbrella under his
arm Of I may be permitted to use inch metaphorical ex-
premium.), so fine a louse co ever was seen in St. Giles's. I
bowed and withdrew. I mutt explain that I had previously
estimated myself as sonstwhat sceptic to this lady respecting
the animalcular renumens efititilli•; for I had been stop-
ping is a German hotel at W.issily Ootrow, where the bed-
rooms were terupuloJely clear.; and it must be also said
that the lady in question, though a Russian subject, and
married to an officer in the Guards, had been born and edu-
cated in Western Europe. Rad she been a native Rus.ian,
little account would she base takes of such a true-born
aut.jeet of the Csar at that late hour, I wean.—Dichns's
liowsehold Words."
THE LATE EARTHQUAKES AT CANDIA.—Among the
number of the victims of the late earthquake is the grand-
mother of Vely riche, who hes been for some years a Teti-
&lntl of Candis. The wife of Voly Poeta and her children,
who have been for some time at Candies, residing in the
boast of Idustapha Fiche, only owed their safety to a prompt
eight; they had scarcely reached the gardens of the palace,
when the part of the bulldog which they hod just quitted
fell to the ground. The conduct of the Governor General,
'Yelp Pasha, was most exemplary. Without thinking of his
personal danger, be went about in the middle of the night
through the streets of Canes, examiaing by the light of
torches whet datums had been done, giving orders for the
preciantioros necessary to be taken, and by his coolers eels-
ing the alarm of the people. The moment he woo informed
of what had taken place at Condit, succour, of el kinds
were collected; all the surgeons that could be found were
cent to the tows, as well as a teasel lades w.th provisions,

WAG, and other neeeeseries.
SAUL 01P A ClLAPEL.—Yesterday, et the auction
*art, Mr. Dens* sold the Freelvdd Chapel, and how at-
tached, Han •otut, Aldstgeta-strett, to 2,1504