The Sun.
London, England, 1863-02-18 00:00:00

COURT OF ALDERMEN.

Yesterday, the magistrates of the city of Landoll,
held a meeting at Guildhall for the transaction of
business. The Lord Mayor presided and there wsll4
a large attendance of members, all of whom Wire
their scarlet robes in conformity with a custom 011
theintroduction of a new Alderman. Mr. Orton, the
attorney in waiting from the Lord Mayor's Court,
reported that 111 r. Sidney Hedley Waterlow had been
elected Alderman for the Ward of Langbourne, .
the place of Mr. William Cubitt, M.P., who had.
resigned the office. Mr. Waterlow, the Alderman
elect, was thereupon summoned to attend the Court,
and in a few minutes he presented himself at the
bar, accompanied by Mr. Josiah Wilkinson, Ws
proposer at the election, Mr. Hanbury, one of tb
eminent banking firm, and many more of the Pridri:
cipal citizens of the ward. Mr. Wilkinson,
dressing the Court, said he had the honour,. to
present for admission and confirmation Mr. Sid
ney Waterlow, who had been elected by
a large majority of the freemen and inhabitant
householders of the Ward of Langbourne, as a mein;
ber of their hon. Court. Langbourne, he said, had
been justly proud of its aldermen, seeing that the
last two who had represented it had been both twlo°
elected by their fellow-citizens to fill the civic chair'
It was unnecessary for him to refer to the antece-
dents of Mr. Waterlow, because he was well known
to them as an active and useful member of the Court
of Common Council, by whom he was held in high
respect, and his honourable and amiable character,
had won for him the consideration and esteem of alt
who had the pleasure of his acquaintance. When
the vacancy occurred the inhabitants naturani
looked about for a man worthy to succeed those who
had filled the office to the satisfaction of the consti-
tuency and reflected credit upon the ward, and they
almost spontaneously and unanimously fixed upoo
Mr. Waterlow. He (Mr. Wilkinson) now presente
him, confident that he would be an honour to the
Ward of Langbourne, a useful member of their an
eient and honourable Court, and perform the publl°
duties which would devolve upon him with entire..
satisfaction to the citizens at large. Alderman WA.,
terlow.. then took and subscribed the oaths aPPekre
taming to the office, which were subscribed by 710
Town Clerk, and
.having been invested with the
violet robe of an alderman he received the congrs_
tulations of the Lord Mayor and each of his brethl
and took his seat. With that the ceremony terra
nated. Alderman and Sheriff Lawrence reported
that there were then 151 prisoners in the gaol ,
Newgate ; 97 in the Debtors' Prison in Whitecrosse
street, and 380 in the gaol at Holloway. Of they'
comparatively few were inmates of the infirmarle t,
and the return in each case was accompanied.bY
certificate of the surgeon as to the fit conditroo_ud
the prison. A few persons were then admitted a°_:,
sworn as brokers ; and, after transacting some btis,',
ness of little or no public interest, the Court eduif
journed. In the evening the Lord Mayor and 1,313J0
Mayoress entertained Alderman Waterlow and 1,0
fes t of the members of the Court at dinner at the
Mansion-house.

HASTINGS.—About seven o'clock on Sunda
morning there occurred the most alarming e
fir
which has taken place in Hastings or its neighbourhood P.
nearly a quarter ot a century. Three of the large first-016se
lodging-houseS at the western end -if Marina, St. Leonardro
on• Sea, were completely gutted in a little more than Ova
hours after the outbreak of the flames. The fire origiostev
in No. 131, probably from some of the internal wcodscor'
havinz been connected with the flues, and atter samulderia
all night burst out on the house being opened in the W;
ing. Notwithstanding the (fforts of the Volunteer Pr;
Bridade, who were Oily commanded by Mr Superintiolell,c;
Gienister, of the Hastings police force, the flames oboe
ere
out. No. 129 was als,.
such a mastery that Nos. 130 and thin 132 caught, end wed
burnt
labour of the firemen, police, ant coastguard prevented tline
further spread of the conflagration The value of to
..ouses and luiniture is estimated at £.6 00 and X7,l3°CLia:l3
may be imagined, owing to the peculiar: • rnuElitY W-lct
en fire, but the coxlibil%
both Hastings and St. eonard'shavehadinfirom fire, rent
consternation was caused, and it being low water csgeo.
crowds assembh.d on the beach in front of the I°u
Fortunately there was no injury to life or limb.
p
tu the
THE LASH IN THE ROYAL NAVY.—Yester.S.,
companion ret n to the one issued last wee k In
flogging in the limy was printed respecting the navy
as
1831 there were 1,076 corporal punishments. A-'l3_raoral
36,463 lashes were inflicted. The number liable to coratitig
punishment was 58,694. By sentence of court-_.:1610
2,690 lashes were inflicted. The highest number Of I
given was 48, and the lowest 9.