The Sun.
London, England, 1852-12-31 00:00:00

SOLICITOUS.

Messrs. Maltby, Robinson, Sr Jackson. 7, Bank-buildings, Lothbury

PARLIAMENTARY AGENTS.
Messrs. Law, Holmes, Anton, and Turnbull, 18, Fludyer•street,
Westminster.

sArbtis.
Sir Samuel Scott, BarL , and Co., 1, Cavendish-square; Messrs,
Currie and Co., 29, Cornhill.
SEcarrAss.—Benjamin Rankin, Esq.
TgiaosAsx OFFICES.-39, Moorgate-street.
The object of this company is to supply, at a cheap rate, the inha-
bitants of the cities of Loudon and Westminster, and the boroughs of
St. Marylebone and Finsbury, and the forowing places intermediate
between those and the source of supply,—namely. Barnet, Bushey,
Edgeware, Elstree, Finchley, Hadley, Hampstead, Harrow on the
Hill, Harrow Weald, Hendon, Kingsbury, Mill Hill, Pinner, Stan-
more, Sudbury, Totteridge, Watford, Whetstone, Willesden,—with
pure soft Spring Water, procured from Bushey Meadows, near Wat-
ford. and distributed through pipes constantly charged ; so that, by
the mere turning of a tap, It may be got fresh from the mains, with-
out the intervention of a cistern, even in the top storeys of the
highest houses.
At a charge of from one-third to one-half less than the charges of
the Grand Junction and West Middlesex Water Companies, a divi-
dend of 10 per cent. would be returned upon the capital expended to
carry out the undertaking.
39, M'oargate-street, December, 1852.
Applications for Shares to be made addressed to the Secretary
of the Company, at the offices, 39, Moorgate-street, or to Messrs.
JOHNSON, LONGDEN, and Co., Stockbrokers, Tokenhouse-yard, where
detailed prospectuses and forms of application for shares may be
obtained.

viECHI'S RAZORS, Strop, and Paste for 11s.
4, Leadenball-street, London.
Pair of Razors, 7s. ; Strop, 3s. 6d. ; Paste, 6d. The Razors war-
ranted, or exchanged if not approved. Those who find shaving pain-
ful and difficult, will do well to try the above, it being well known
that Hecht has been eminently successful in rendering shaving an
easy operation. Superior shaving-brushes, Naples soap, and every
article of first-rate quality for the toilet. Caution.—Do not buy any
strop as genuine unless Mechi's name is on it, there being so
many counterfeits. Elegant case of razors for presents, from 255. to
10 guineas. Ivory-handled and Scotch strops.

MESSRS. ACKERMANN & CO. have the
honour to announce they have in hand, in the most finished
style of tinted Lithography, size 22 by 16 inches, three Grand His-
torical Subjects, from the originals which they exhibited of the Fune
ral Ceremony of the late Duke of Wellington, by Lou,s Haghe, Esq. ;
the Lying in State at Chelsea Hospital; the Procession of the Car
at Apsley-house ; the Interior of St. Part's Cathedral during the
Service. The pictures have been submitted to, and met the com-
plete approbation, of her Most Gracious Majesty and H. R. H. Prince
Albert. Price, the series of three, highly coloured, 2/. 2s.
London : Ackermann and Co., 96, Strand; by appointment to
H. M. the Queen, H.R. H. Prince Albert, H. R. H. the Duchess of
li cut, and the Royal Family.

QIIRGEON HENRY HAMILTON, Member of
11.0 the Royal College of England, twenty-eight years in London
practice, will remove any case of a Private nature before charge be
madetor medicine to those attendlhg. In cases arising from debility,
nervousness, scrofula, pains in the back, lumbago, affections of
the kidneys, infirmities of youth and maturity, or any case re-
quiring practical professional skill, Surgeon Hamilton decidedly
states that no caso within reach of human aid shall leave him un-
cured. Ladies and Gentlemen who prefer consulting by letter, en-
closing a fee o" 103, 6d., with a detail of their complaint, will be
answered by return of post. Surgeon Hamilton attends for personal
consultation from 9 till 2, and from 5 till 9, daily. Post orders pay-
able at Charing-cross post-office, to HENRY HAMILTON, 3, King
vrilliam-street. West Strand, London.

MONEY ORDERS. GENERAL POST-OFFICE, DEO.,
1852.—A minor money-order office will be opened at
Crossmaglen, county Armagh, served from Castleblaney,
on the 4th January. In consequence of alterations in
the circulation of letters, Knighton is now served (as
respects money-order advices) from Shrewsbury, instead
of from Presteign. The post-office at Queenborough
having been reduced to a sub-office, is now served (as
respects money-order advices) from Sittingbourne.
ROBBERY OF A BANKERS CLERK.--A few days since a
clerk in an eminent bankinglouse in the City was sent
to several other private banking-houses for the purpose
of taking up such bills of exchange as had been drawn
upon the firm during the day, and paying the amount so
drawn upon them. As a matter of precaution, the book
containing the bank notes for the discharge of these bills
was secured by a small chain, which was passed round
the waist of the clerk. Having in the course of the day
visited two or three houses for the purposes above stated,
he entered a banking-house in Lombard-street, and,
taking the bill case from his pocket, placed it upon the
counter, with his left arm resting upon it, whilst with
his right hand he attached his signature to several docu-
ments requiredin the course of these transactions.
Whilst so engaged he stood between two persons at the
same desk, one of whom was apparently deeply engaged
in writing, and who, having completed what he was
about, he with some force threw back the pen into the
inkstand that was standing between him and the clerk
referred to. The consequence was to cause the ink in
the stand to fly. over the shirt front of the clerk,
who, feeling considerable annoyance at it for the mo-
ment, rose up from the desk, and remonstrated with
the person for the injury be had wantonly committed.
This act, which at first appeared to be but one of great
carelessness,
however turned out to have been premedi-
tated, and with a deeply-planned object. Having
transacted his business, he replaced the bill-case in his
pocket, and returned to the banking-houses at which he
was employed, without having any suspicion as to what
had taken place. On taking out his book and counting
the notes, great was his amazement at finding a defi-
ciency to the amount of 1,1001. A new light instantly
broke in upon his mind, which fully accounted for the
transaction at the banking-house. The two persons who
there stood beside him were no doubt acting in concert
to effect the robbery, and there was every probability
that the ink-spilling was but a ruse to draw off his
attention while the person on the other side of him took
advantage of the absence of the arm of the clerk from
the book to abstract the notes, with which they suc-
ceeded in getting clear off. No trace of them has been
obtained, although the detective officers of the city police
have been unremitting in their exertions to discover the
thieves.
THE BISHOP OF LONDON AND THE ELECTION OF
CHURCHWARDENS BlLL.—Yesterday a meeting of the
parishioners of the parish of Hornsey took place in the ves-
try at Ilornsey church, for the purpose of taking steps to
oppose a bill introduced into the House of Lords by the
Bishop of Salisbury (for the Bishop of London) to de-
prive the ratepayers of parishes of the election of church-
wardens as at present. Mr. Churchwarden Palmer
having taken the Film; Mr. J. T. Smith presented the
report of the committee on the Churchwardens Bill. He
showed that a bill had been introduced last session by
the Bishop of Salisbury, at the instigation of the Bishop
of London, and that it was a measure which was one of
the most shameful attempts at innovation upon the
rights and privileges of Englishmen that was ever at-
tempted. All power was to be taken out of the hands
of ratepayers in public vestry of electing their church-
wardens, and a secret system of voting was adopted,
and all power placed in the hands of the rector
or clergyman of the parish. He had the power
of issuing notices, of taking the chair, of having the
voting papers sent to him, and the power of disallowing
all such as he considered invalid without scrutiny. He
read a letter he had received from the Bishop of London,
in which he stated that he had not determined whether
he should re-introduce this bill of last session, but added
that he was collecting opinions on the subject. Mr.
Smith denounced the measure as having for its purpose
to suppress the practice used through untold centuries
of the election of churchwardens in open vestry, and to
substitute a secret system of voting and an individual
and irresponsible system of scrutiny and return ; and
expressed a hope that other parishes would watch and
oppose such bills if again brought forward. The report
being received, he moved a resolution to the effect that
the bill relating to the election of churchwardens intro-
duced into the House of Lords in the spring session of
1852, proposes very serious innovations on the common
law of the land, and on the rights and customs of parish-
ioners and vestries as sanctioned by immemorial usage
and convenience ; that this opinion be conveyed to the
Bishop of London ; and a committee be appointed to
oppose such measure. Mr. Ashurst also donounced the
bill as the greatest attempt to set up a priesthood over
the people and destroy their liberties as Englishmen that
had taken place in modern times. The resolution was
carried unanimously, and the meeting separated.