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London, England, 1852-10-08 00:00:00

FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 8 1552,

WESTMINSTER FREEHOLD LAND
SOCIETY.

THE LATE DISFRANCHISING DECISION.

Owing to the recent extraordinary decisions of Mr.
Shadwell, the revising barrister for Middlesex, whereby
great numbers of the Freehold Land Society voters
have been disfranchised, the members of these bodies
have determined on taking steps with a view to re-
dress the injury done them. A public meeting took
place in connexion with the Westminster Society at
the School-rooms, New Church-street, Paddington,
at which the subject was mooted. Thomas Pitts, Esq.,
presided, and stated that, owing to the great increase
in the members of the society, it would be necessary
for those who had hitherto transmitted their subscrip-
tions through him to appoint an agent for that
purpose.
Mr. GEORGE FIUGGETT, the secretary, gave a de-
tailed explanation of the principles and operations of
the society, and stated the progress it had made. In
the course of three years five estates had been pur-
chased, containing in all about 72 acres ; the total
receipts from the establishment of the society had
been 15,6101. On each estate, the shares entitled
thereto had risen to a considerable premium on allot-
ment. In reference to the recent decision of Mr.
Shadwell, declaring that a plot of land did not confer
the franchise, unless it had cost 501., it was to be re-
gretted that this being a question of fact, and not of
law, there was no appeal from his decision to the Court
of Common Pleas; but it was hoped that something
more effectual would be done. It was astonishing
that the Learned Gentleman should display such igno-
rance of the value of property as to adopt the arbi•
trary rule which he had laid down, and which was
ridiculous in the eyes of practical men. Every one
knew how rapidly property increased in value in the
neighbourhood of London, and that without any re-
ference to the price originally paid for it. He knew
a gentleman who, fourteen years ago, bad bought a
small freehold by auction for 20/. ; within six months
of the purchase it was let for 141. a year, and had been
so let ever since. In the last year this society had
bought nine acres of land at Kilburn at 5401. per acre.
Afe w months after they wished to extend their purchase,
and add four or five acres of the adjoining land of pre-
cisely the same value, but so greatly bad the value of
the property increased in that short interval that the
price then demanded was 1,000/. per acre. Belgrave-
square, a few years ago, was let to a market gardener,
and the value of the land was then about 3001. an
acre ; now it was not short of 30,0001. On the East
Moulsey estate of that society, an allotment which
bad cost 231. 103. had been let for ever on a chief-rent
of 703. a year; and there was no doubt, if that chief-
rent was put up at Garraway's to-morrow, it would
fetch 100l.—(Hear, hear.) He suggested that the
extraordinary course pursued by Mr. Shadwell should
be set forth in a memorial to the Lord Chief Justice
of the Queen's Bench, with whom the appointment of
the revising barristers rested, requesting his Lordship
to discontinue the appointment of the Learned Gen-
tleman.

A resolution for carrying out the recommendation
of the chairman was proposed and agreed to, and at
the close of the proceedings a number of new mem-
bers were enrolled.

WRECK OF A SCHOONER OFF
BRIGHTON.
Oa Monday evening our mariners observed a soli-
tary vessel tossing about in the offing. The weather
was very rough at the time, the wind blew from the
south-west, the sea rode mountains high, and a heavy
rain was falling. It was difficult to discern the
nature of the ship thus exposed to the fury of the
elements; but it e.s3 evident that she was driving
before the wind, apparently beyond control,
and as if, to adopt: the technical phrase-
ology of one of the spectators, " she would
neither wear nor stay, scud nor lay to." As the
evening came on, either by some effort made on
board, or by reason of the shifting of the wind, the
strange craft shifted her course, and was seen making
for our shore. As she drew nearer it was seen that
she was a schooner of some 150 tons burden, and that
her sails were all torn, and hanging in tatters from her
masts. The direction she was now taking brought
her off Blackrook, and as she drove swiftly in she soon
got among the rocks, and being dashed about by
wind and wave, sustained such injuries that it was
evident she must soon become a wreck. Under these
circumstances the Coast Guardsmen at the Blackrook
station bestirred themselves to render what assistance
they might. Lieutenant Pratt had the rocket ap-
paratus got ready with a view of throwing out a
rope to the crew; but while that was preparing, the
vessel was driven still nearer to the shore, and it was
thought practicable to send out a boat. A small
life-boat was accordingly dispatched with five hands
to work her ; and, though the state of the sea ren-
dered the attempt perilous, the crew succeeded in
reaching the ill-fated vessel. She proved to be the
Honoria of Dover, the property of Mr. S. Lathan,
banker of that town, and on her way from Caen to
London, with a cargo of stone. There was on board
the captain, whose name is Coburg, and three seamen.
The aft-part of the vessel was stove in, and the hull
was otherwise injured; the cabin, containing the
clothes and other property of the crew, was entirely
carried away. The sufferers, who were much ex-
hausted by their endeavours to save the ship, were
taken into the life-boat and brought safely ashore,
where comfortable quarters were provided for them in
the workhouse. The vessel was, of course, abandoned,
and it was expected that it would go to pieces in the
night; but she drifted still further to the shore, and the
battered bull was to be seen on the rocks all day yes-
terday in much the same condition as when the crew
left her. The captain's explanation of the cause of the
wreck is, that when out at sea the wind split his sails
into ribands, and being unable to make way against
the wind he was obliged to give up his control of the
ship and drift with her. But for the slight change in
the direction it was borne in, it would, in all proba-
bility, have gone ashore at Newhaven.—Brighton
Guardian.

SEABORNE MATII.S.
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by the night—and hi by the morning—dispatch,]

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Africa (West coast)• • N of the month 'Plymoath
Alexandria.
........ NIDO & 30th of mo. Dover .. Oct. 18
Belgium N DEWY • • • • .. Dover .. Daily
Brazil M!9b of the month ,ISouthampt. Oct. 12
Buenos Ayres of the month !Soathampt. Oct. 12
California(viaChaCrct) M i2d & 17th of monthlSouthampt. Oct. 16
Cape of Good Hope N,l4th of the month Plymouth.. Sept. 26
Cape de Verde Ni2d of the month .. Plymouth.. Sept. 26
Constantinople* .. • N7th 17th 27th of mo Dover .. Oct. 20
Central America .. 31,2 d & 17th of men. Southampt. Oct. 16
Channel Isles NlMon., Wed., & Fri. Southampt. Tu. Th.liat
Chili Ml2d & 17th of meth Southampt. Oct. 19
France .. M°e NI daily .. .. Dover 'Twicedaily
Greece* ..3/7th 17th27th of mo Dover .. Oct. 16
Hamburgh N, Tuesday & Friday London .. Tees. Sat.
ilolland Wednes. & Satur. London .. Sue. Thu] s
Honduras . Ni 17th of the month Southampt. Oct. 16
Ireland M & Twice daily.. .. Holyhead.. Twicedaily
India(via Southamp.) M 20th of the month Southampt. Oct. 24
India (viaMareeilles) N sth& 24th ef month Dover .. Oct. 19
India, via C. of G. Hope N, 14th of month Plymouth.. Oct. 26
Mauritius •2'1,,14th of month Plymouth.. Oct. 26
Mediterranean (via
Southampton) .. M 20th of the month Southampt. Oct 24
Mediterranean (via
Marseilles) N Bth&24thofmonth Dover Oct. 19
Mexico M 2d of the month.. Soathampt. Ist ea. mo,
Madeira • • .. M 9th of the month Southampt. Oct. 16
Malta' f 7th,170.19th,27th 1 Deer—
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Naples* N sth 15th25th ofme, Dover .. Oct. 12
Papal States* sth 15th25thefmolDover .. Oct. 12
Peninsula .. M 7th 17th 27thef mo Southampt Oct. 16
Peru M 2d Sc 17th of ninth Southampt. Oct. 16
Tuscany* .. N sth 15th25thofmo Dover .. Oct. 12
West Indica 31 17th of the month Southampt. Oct. 16;
West Indies (except
Havanna & Nassau) 31 2d of the month .. Southampt.
* The mails to those countries thus marked (*) are conveyed by
French Pack et via Marseilles.

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°untried thus (*) ere conveyed by
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KING'S COLLEGE, LONDON.

- -
Yesterday the theological department of this institu-
tion was opened for the winter session, and a large
number of students were admitted.
The candidatesifor admission were examined in Greek
and Latin classics, the historical Scriptures in English,
Bishop Nicholson's Exposition of the Church Catechism,
and other works. The coarse of instruction in this de.
partment is to embrace the evidences of natural and re-
vealed religion, the Holy Scriptures in the original lan-
guages, the Thirty-nine Articles, the Book of Common
Prayer, ecclesiastical history ancient and modern, the
theory and practice of the pastoral loffice, including
the reading of the Liturgy and the composition and de-
livery of sermons. Measures are also taken for pro-
viding the students 'with the opportunity of acting as
district visitors under the parochial clergy, as also for
enabling them to become practically acquainted with the
best methods of conducting schools.
The Rsv. Alexander M'Caul, D.D., rector of St.
Magnus the Martyr, London-bridge; the Rev. Frede-
rick Denison Maurice, M.A., chaplain of Lincoln's Inn;
and the Rev. Richard Chevenix Trench, M.A., chaplain
to the Bishop of Oxford, are to act as professors of di-
vinity during the present term; and the following gen-
tlemen will be the lecturers:—The Rev. E. H. Plumptre,
M.A., Fellow of Brasenose College, Oxford; the Rev.
Michael Biggs, M.A., lecturer of St. Anne's, Black-
friars; and the Rev. J. B. Wean', curate of St. Magnus
the Martyr.
A class for theological candidates has also been
and
dßev.under
J. the
B. suisipercinatu. eni deTncheeotfwthoearßchevbs
.iMho.pßsiagngds
the
twenty-four bishops have consented to receive as can-
didates for holy orders students who have passed
through the theological departments of this college,
dispensing with the customary degree at Oxford or
Cambaidge.

CHEAPNESS IN TEN COUNT Or CHANCERY.—
Hitherto large sums have been charged for engrossing and
copying bills filed in the Court of Chancery, in lieu of which
printed bills are to be delivered, and by one of the newt ides
a considerable reduction is effected. It is ordered that the
payment to he made by the defendant to the plaintiff for
printed copies of the bill or claim shall be at the rate of one
halfpenny per folio,"

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, Oct. 7.
MUSIC AND DANCING LICENCES.
The court sat to-day at Clerkenwell, for the pur-
pose of renewing and granting licences for public
music and dancing, under the Act 25th Geo. 11.,
cap. 36.
Mr. Pownall presided, supported by several magis-
trates of the county.
The court was crowded by the various applicants,
but the attendance of magistrates was not so nume-
rous as usual.
There were 48 applications for the renewal of the
licences for music, and 57 for music and dancing. In
addition to these there were 42 new applications for
music, and 12 for music and dancing.
APPLICATIONS FOR NEW LICENCES.
Mary Adkins applied for a licence for music and
dancing, for the Royal Oak, Margaret-street, Hack•
ney-fields.
Mr. METCALF supported the application, and urged
that it was desirable that it should be granted, as a
house having a licence of the kind now sought was
required in the neighbourhood.
The COURT refused to grant the licence, on the
ground that it was not desirable to grant the double
licence to a public-house except under peculir cir-
cumstances, of which there was in this case, in the
opinion of the Court, an absence.
Mr. METCALF then said his client would be con-
tent with a licence for music only.
The CHAIRMAN said it would be a most incon-
venient precedent to adopt that course, after the
original application had been finally disposed of. The
Court had refused the licence, and the applicant, by
not making an election, had abided the result.
A licence for music and dancing for Highbury
Barn Tavern was granted without opposition, as
was a similar licence to the Gate House Tavern,
Highgate.
The following parties, seeing the result in Mrs.
Adkins's case, changed their applications for music
only, which were granted, viz. :—Henry Hellyer
Miller,. the Eagle Tavern, High-road, Edmonton;
William Wicks, the Jolly Angler's Tavern,
Lea-bridge; Joseph Thomas Winter, the Hoop and
Grapes, No. 112, Saint George's-street; Henry
Barr, the Hand and Flower, Sands-end, King's-road,
Fulham ; John Jones, the Three Jolly Gardeners,
Rochester-row, Westminster; Benjamin Watts, the
Admiral Keppel, in the Fulham-road.
The CHAIRMAN, in the course of the day, in reply
to an observation from one of the members of the
bench, in reference to the shortness of the distance
between two licensed houses, said the principle upon
which the Court wished to act was, that music licences
should not be a monopoly in the hands of a few, but
granted so freely that great numbers of persons would
not congregate together at some particular house.
It was from such assemblages, there could be no
doubt, that the evils which had been complained of
arose, and therefore by granting these licences freely,
the Court would be avoiding those evils by removing
the causes. Under these circumstances, the Court
would not take as a valid objection to an application
the fact that another licensed house was within a
short distance of the house sought to be licensed.
The Court would in all cases consider the size of the
room in which the musical entertainments were to be
given, and the character of the house, and, with regard
to public-houses, it was indispensable that the appli-
cant should be the holder of the licence of the house,
so that the Court might have a guarantee for proper
usage of the musical licence. Where the public ac-
commodation required the licensing of a particular
house the Court would always grant a licence for that
house, under the conditions he had mentioned.
Mr. PARRY said it was with very great pleasure
that he heard the views of the Court so liberally ex-
pressed by the chairman. The liberality evinced by
the bench last year in granting these licences had
produced none other than the most beneficial results
—not a single complaint had been made by the police
of any of the houses the magistracy entrusted with a
licence, and be had no doubt the course now taken
would give general satisfaction.
The following original applications for licences for
music only were granted :—Thomas Wells, Pegasus
Tavern, Green-lanes ; James Deacon, Sir Hugh Myd-
dleton, Clerkenwell; James Toomer, the Manor
House, Green-lanes, Stoke Newington ; Samuel
Shannon, New Crown, Ball's-pond; William Gard-
ner, Duke's Head, Whitechapel ; John Gerhold,
Prince of Orange, Fiehigate-street, Whitechopel ;
Joseph Wade, Crown Tavern, Clerkenwell-green ;
Henry Brading, Sir Robert Peel, Shoreditch ; Charles
Clarke, Eight Bells, Ironmonger .row ; James Ran-
nell, Rose and Crown, Knightsbridge ; Henry
Geerge Oliver, White Hart, Drury-lane ; John Cole,
Brownlow Arms Tavern, Brownlow-street, Drury-
lane ; William Wetherby, Rising Sun, Knights-
bridge ; Edmund Gilbert, the Lord Nelson, Road-
side, Whitechopel; John Robert Bowen, the Seven
Stars, Brick-street ; John Farrington Peters, the
Old Will Somers, Crispin-street ; George John Gil-
der, the College Arms, Goulden-place ; Edwin Charles
White, the Prince Albert, York-street, Kingsland-
road ; Thomas Lee, the Beckford's Head, No. 38, Old-
street; Joseph Mincher Pugh, the George, No.loB,
Old-street; Luke James Marshall, the Sir John Fal-
staff, No. 126, Old-street; William Smith, the Dol-
phin, No. 134, Old-street ; George Wm. White, the
Crown, No. 154, Whitecross-street ; Charles Abbott,
the Rose and Crown, No. 20, Colville-place, St. Pan-
cras; George Kirby, the Lamb Tavern, Kingsland-
road ; William Webb, the Ship Tavern, Camden-
street ; Nathan Mare, the Rising Sun, at the corner
of the New-road and Charlton-street, Somers Town ;
William Michael Davis, the Sportsman Tavern, at the
corner of Oakley-crescent, City-road ; John Gibson,
the Perseverance, Southgate-road, Ball's Pond; David
Smith, the Lord Nelson Tavern, Duke's-row, New-
road; Robert Bragg, the Britannia Tavern, Britannia-
row ; William Thomas Hamilton, the Blockmaker's
Arms Tavern, No. 1, Ashley-crescent; Thomas
Franklin, the Woodman, No. 11, Doyley-street,
Sloane-street; George Slater, the Blue Anchor, No.
92, York-street ; Daniel Sebbon Baker, jun., Baker's
Rooms, No. 107, Upper-street ; William Tyler, the
New Clown, No. 62, St. John-street-road.
Tan LATE BALLOON ASCENTS AT CREMORNE.
GARDENS.—When the case of Mr. T. B. Simpson was
called on in order, that gentleman did not answer,
and consequently it was ordered to remain till the list
was gone through entirely. When called on again,
Mr. Simpson answered, and in the meantime he had
instructed Mr. Parry to support his application.
Being a transfer case, it was necessary to prove the
service of the usual notices in compliance with the
standing orders of the Court, which require that
notices of all transfers and new applications shall be
served before
given day, the 20th of September, on
the churchwardens, overseers, clerk of petty sessions,
clerk of the
peace, and posted on the premises and on
the door of the nearest police station. In Mr. Simp-
son's case the proof of service was complete in every
respect, save that of the seaseon-house. It was shown
that the notice was served at the station-house on the
18th, and Mr. Simpson himself deposed to his having
seen it posted outside subsequently, but he could not
say that he saw it within the two succeeding days,
though he could say that he saw it within a few days.
As no person was present who could prove that the
notice was posted before the 20th, the chairman sug-
gested that Mr., Simpson should forthwith procure
the attendance of some one from the station-house
who knew that
fact, and accordingly Mr. Simpson
left for the purpose of complying with the magis-
trate's suggestion.
When the other business had been gone through
Mr. Simpson bad not made his appearance, but the
subject was resumed.
Mr. PARRY hoped the Court would not act without
considering the immense interest Mr. Simpson had at
stake, for the withholding of his licence would be
almost his rain.
The CHAIRMAN said it was the standing orders of
the Court, and not the Act o f Parliament, that re-
quired the proof which n this case was absent, and
those orders could, if the Court pleased, be suspended.
Mr. PARRY was very thankful for that suggestion.
Captain CARPENTER thought the proof before the
Court sufficient. The notice was served on a police
officer at the station-house, and was afterwards seen
posted. What more was required ?
An Hon. MAGISTRATE said he could not but ad-
mire Mr. Simpson for the manner in which he had
acted. He had persisted, like a truly conscientious
man, in saying "a few days," when "two days"
would have removed all difficulty ; and there was great
interest at stake, as the Learned Counsel had said.
On the motion of Mr. TURNER, the standing orders
were suspended.
Mr. KEMSHEAD wished to know if this were not
the case of Cremorne Gardens, and if so, why the
application was put in the list as " the Stadium ?"
Mr. PARRY said certainly it was the case of Cre-
morne, though called " the Stadium ;" that was the
name originally in the lease, and he understood it was
necessary to adhere to that name. The licence al.
ways had been granted for the Stadium, but it was
well known that it was for Cremorne.
Mr. KEMSHEAD said the case was at last properly
before the Court. It was Cremorne, not the Sta-
dium, and consequently bore a very different aspect.
The CHAIRMAN said a place ought to be called by
the name by which it was most commonly known.
Mr. PARRY said no doubt the proper way would
be to describe it as " The Stadium, otherwise Cre-
morne."
Mr. KEMSHEAD said he had a word or two to say
on Cremorne. The question before them, and
which they had to decide was, in what way they, as
the licensing magistrates, whose duty was to protect
the public, were to expect these gardens to be con-
ducted for the future. They, the magistrates, were
the only parties who could ask that question, and after
what had taken place lately, it was important for the
public that it should be now decided.
Mr. PARRY said the only complaints ever made
against Mr. Simpson during the whole of the time
that he had had the Albion Hotel, the Adelaide Gal-
lery, and Creraornej were the two preferred recently

at the instigation of the Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals; one for his having allowed a
pony to be taken up with a balloon, and the other,
that he had been guilty of cruelty by suffering a
bullock to be taken up in the like way. In the former
case Mr. Arnold decided tbat the point was not within
the meaning of the Cruelty Act—very properly, as ho
would venture to say ; but at Ilford, the magistrates—
very properly likewise—decided that in the case of
the bullock there was cruelty ;—very properly he
said, because the animal no doubt was injured. Mr.
Simpson immediately, in both instances, pledged his
word that nothing of the kind should occur again ; it
was at once discontinued. Mr. Simpson bad honour-
ably kept his word ; and he (Mr. Parry) had before
that court, on Mr. Simpson's behalf, to say the same
thing. _ .

Mr. KEMSHEAD said there waa a division of opinion
—the principal magistrate, Mr. Arnold, had decided
that it was not illegal ; the other inagistrstes had de-
cided the other way. The thing, therefore, came back
to this court, which had the control of the Cremorne
licence ; and after this he trusted no such exhibitions
as the ascent of animals under balloons would be
permitted.
Mr. PARRY—No ascent of the kind has taken
place since Mr. Simpson was summoned, and will not

again.
Mr. KEMZHEAD mentioned the cm of a person,
who, he said, a year or two ago, obtained a music and
dancing licence. They were not divided, the land-
lord solemnly pledging himself that it should be used
for music only ; yet directly after, within a week, he
had placards out announcing dancing, as if no promise
had been given.
Mr. PARRY—But you granted that person a licence
without comment the next year.
The CHAIRMAN said, independently of the question
of cruelty or no cruelty, the Bench thought such ex-
hibitions as those alluded to led to vicious tastes, and
had generally a vitiating effect, and if they were
continued in future the licence would be withheld.
Apart from the question of cruelty, it must be dis-
tinctly understood that such exhibitions were to be
discontinued. Mr. Simpson must not allow beasts
to be tied to balloons and carried away into the air.
The magistrates thought such proceedings detrirnen-
tal to the public, and the licence would only be
granted on the express understanding that they should
not be continued, and that if they were the licence
would he refused.

Mr. PARRY—But you do not mean to prohibit
ballooning, do you ?
The CHAIRMAN—BaIIoons are not animals, are
they ?—oh, no, we only allude to the ascents of
animals.

Mr. PARRS—The four-legged animals you mean, I
presume ?—(A laugh.) You will allow men to go
up with balloons ?—(A laugh.)
Mr. E EMSLIEAD sail that, of course, they did not

interfere with. Men might go up in balloons ; or,
like the man at Islington the other day, throw him-
self about on a poll underneath one—but even that
was objectionable.
Mr. PARRY then passed a high compliment to the
performers on the trapeze for their skill and daring.
The CIIAIRM AN—The licence is granted, on the
positive understanding that the ascents of animals in
balloons shall not be repeated.
Mr. PARR:—Oh, certainly not, sir.
Mr. KEMSHEAD —Nor under them, either, Mr.
Parry.
Mr. PARRY—There will be nothing of the sort, I
assure you. It has been discontinued, and will not
be repeated.
The other licences for music and dancing, and for
music only, were then granted, and the Court ad-
journed.