The Sun.
London, England, 1839-10-30 00:00:00

TFIE APPROACHING ELECTIONS
IN THE COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL.

I On Thursday next tliriZ elections will take place in
the Court of' -Common Council. The places to be
filled up are flose of Commissioner of City Police, i h
City Solicitor, and the Comptrolier of the Bridge-house
Estates, the two latter having been separated by the
i! wore of the Ccu-t.
The candidates for the office of Commissioner are—
Major Cook, of the 25th Regiment of Foot.
Colonel Sir William Cox.
; Mr. M. G. Dowling, Commissioner of Police for Liver-
) pool.
I Captain Richard Fawkes, 27th Regiment.
i Captain James Mark Gambier, and
Mr. Daniel Whittle Harvey.
The candidates for the office of City Solicitor are—
Mr. Charles Pearson and Mr. Thomaii Saunders.
The only candidate for the office of Comptroller of
the Bridge-house Estates is Mr. Brand, the very able
assistant of the late City Solicitor. The elections will
commence at four o'clock.

THE INHABITANTS OF BIRMING-
HAM AND THE METROPOLITAN POLICE.

On Monday morning a circular, of which the fol-
Jowing is a copy, was forwarded to the Superintendents
of the various divisions of Police, and on the same
day read to the men at each station-house :
" Metropolitan Police Office,
" Scotland-yard, Oct. 28, 1839.
" The Commissioners of Police have received a
communication that the Mayor, together with the
Magistrates and other inhabitants of the borough of
Birmingham, have collected a sum of money to be
distributed amongst the inspectors and men belonging
to the first party of police sent down to Birmingham
in July. Taking into consideration the valuable ser-
vices at the above place of Superintendent May, they
(the Commissioners) have determined on presenting
him with a gold snuff-box, and to Inspectors Martin
and Partridge a silver box each. The balance of
the money collected, amounting to 95/. odd, to be
distributed equally amongst the remainder of the men
forming the first party above alluded to.
"The Commissioners have great satisfaction in receiv.
ing this testimony of good feeling from the inhabitants,
for whose protection the party was sent to Birmingham,
as also the favourable opinion of the Mayor and Magis-
trates, under whose immediate observation the Police
were acting un so trying an occasion.
The money to be distributed as follows
To 3 Police Sergeants 2/. Is. each, and to 56
Constables 11. 12s. each.

(Signed) " R. MAYNE."
It was further communicated to the Police that the
Commissioners had presented 100/. to Inspector Avery
of the R divisiou ; he has been an officer for a number
of years, but has not retired from the force, being inca-
pacitated by a long-continu •.i idoPss from doing duty.

THE EARTHQUA-1-..-,: OTLAND.

This very singular phenomenon appears, from the
accounts, to have been felt almost at the same time from
Aberdeen to North Berwick ; but the shock seems to
have been confined to the north and east coast, as it was
not felt in Glasgow.

A slight shock was fslt in Dundee about twenty mi-
nutes past ten o'clock on Wedne3day evening.
MONTROSE.—A slight shock of an earthquake was
felt here on Wednesday night, at about twenty minutes
oast ten o'clock. The convulsion was distinctly observed
by several parties in town.

FORRES:—A smart shock of an earthquake was felt
here on Wednesday night. The shock, which lasted for
about a few seconds, was so violent as to move articles
of furniture in several houses ; and people in bed
described the feeling as if persons were at each
of the four corners of it giving them a good shake.
Considerable alarm prevailed amoog those to whom the
nature of the commotion was known, but from the r,..-
rity of these convulsions of nature in this favourr;ple
land, ignorance of the existence of an earthquake pre
vented the consternation which such an awful pherlome-
rum usually causes.

ABERDEEN.—About half-past ten o'clock., on Wed-
nes lay night, a slight shock of an earthquAke was felt
in this city. The motion was not of chat energetic
uud irregular character which usually, distinguish vol-
canic action, but of is gentle kind, reroducing a horizon-
tal movement not unlike the rweing of a vessel in an
easy seaway. It continued for about four seconds,
and was attended with a low eembling noise. We be-
lieve the shock extended over a large district of
country, particularly in rue line of the Grampians ; and
we are inhrmed that i.e, the iannedia:e neighbourhood
of this chain of mountains it was particularly severe,
accompanied with e, very loud noise.
In connection, with this phenomenon, we remarked
on Wednesday that the barometer was unusually high,
notwithstan6ne that the weather was boisterous and
cold. The inconsistency of the barometrical indication
with the actual state of the weather, for several days
previous, was, indeed, very generally noticed ; but
i most people ascribed it to the prevalence of S. and S.E.
winds, vrhiels usually keep the mercury high ita this
quarter. Still there was a peculiarity in the general
state of the atmosphere, which could uot he exph.lt.esl
by the or,linAyy calculations of atmospherical pheno-
mena, but which is now accounted for by the earth-
quake of Wednesday night.
( HUNTLY, OCTOBER 29.—Last night, about eleven
I o'clock, a slight shock of an earthquake was felt here
1 by several of the inhabitants. The shock was of short
duration, and somewhat resembled the tremulous mo-
I tion occasioned by a carriage passing rapidly along the
streets.
TURRIFF, OCTOBER 25.—0 n the night of Wednes-
day last, we were visited by a smart shock of an earth-
quake, a little before eleven o'clock. The motion
lasted for some seconds, causing a rattling noise, and
was distinctiy felt by several in this place, and was
more particularly perceptible to those who happened,
at the time, to be in the up-stairs part of the house.
The day had been rainy throughout, and continued the
same through the night and yesterday ; notwithstanding,
there had been no fall on the barometer.
Avterte, OCT. 24.—At forty minutes past ten o'clock,
last night, we had here a severe shock of earthquake.
During the day the rain had fallen heavily with a
strong breeze of wind—at nightfall the wind ceased,
and all was still and quiet, till the time mentioned,
when a tremendous noise was heard in the north-east,
conlinc, towards us as if carrying all on the face of the
earth 'before it. I had just time to say to those pre-
sent " what can that be ?” when the house began shaking
smartly and every thir.g in it. I have felt earthquakes
in different parts of the globe, but never before heard
such a forerunner. Judging from the noise proceeding
from the sea
./d'ach, after the shock, the waters must
have been greatly agitated, and the rattling of and echo
from the near hills for some seconds, proved indeed
sublime anti awful.
ELENNY (STIRLINGSHIRE).—BURSTING OF THE RE.
S',sRVOIR AT EARLSTONE BURN.—A severe shock was
felt at Denny and neighbourhood on Wednesday night.
Between eleven and twelve o'clock, the Rev. Mr.
Dempster, the minister of the parish, was awakened with
a shock, and felt another distinctly immediately after.
The great reservoir formed on the Cringate Muir, for
supplying the Denny works, about the same time burst
its banks, anti came clown the course of the Earlstone
Burn with tremendous fury—sweeping every thing
before it. Fortunately, however, there were few houses
in its course ; but some milk-houses, belonging to se-
veral farmers were swept away, and cheese, kits of
batter, geese, ducks, and poultry, were seen next
morning flt Ling below Denny. Several damheads
were also washed down, amongst others that at Darvel
Works, that at the Tanaree Mill, that at Mr. Cairney's
Priutfield, and that of Mr. Adam's at Dunevan. Mr.
Duncan's paper works are likewise ceusiderably injured
—the water at one time having risen to the height of
eight feet in the machine-house. A large wooden bridge
across the Carron was likewise included in the general i
wreck. A man anti a woman with great exertion nar-
rowly escaped the fury of the inundation. As a proof
of the force of the shock we may mention that the reser-
voir was surveyed for these six months past by Mr.
Smith of Deaiiston, and Mr. Thom of Rothsay, and re-
ported to be in a perfectly secure condition.

THE NEW POLICE ACT.—A few days ago a
Parish constable of Clerkenweil having taken a young
mane, in custody to Hatton-garden office on a charge of
felony'
.thea_ Magistrate informed him that by the New
itny'rte
ionh.d rendered himself liable to an action for false
to set thni The Churchwarden, Mr. How, in order
:Intl:titer at rest, address-d a letter to the Home
Secretor
waieh the foflowing is an answer
" am `'Whitehall, Oct. 29, 1839.
to inform
youin
nerierected by the Marquis of Normanby
that the right to p l
apn
yp:ioour letter of the 21st instant,
,e;,in!tables at the Court Leet
at the Manor of Clerkenbut
by
not affected by the Me-
tropolitan Police Aetd,,
whetilynthel2th section of that
serving they arc depriv
PnPuoointed, of the power of
willonosotor. warrant in cri-
minal and execotiegan,aintybe;u
future issue
proceedings,
ry, Which duty wiifinb
Billets for the military,
within Metropolitin Police Constables, e undertaken
this disrrict.—l aro, Sir, yor exclusivelY,
obedient servant
". Mr. Tiioinas How, " F. MAULE.'
"90. St. John-street, Cierkenw,ll."
On Monday afternoon, between four and five
o'clock, as Joseph Tullit's Wycombe and Uxbridge four.
horse age-coach was turning up High Holborn, two
of the Paddington omnibuses were racing, when one of
them ran with great violence against the coach, break-
ing, the pole, splinter-bars, and traces. So violent was
the concussion that the coachman was thrown from the
box, and a gentleman from the roof. They were picked
up and conveyed to the shop of Mr. Baylis, a surgeon,
both having received severe injuries. The drivers of the
omnibuses were stopped, and the numbers taken. A
coach was procured, and the passengers and luggage
wtie put on it, and, after the delay of an hour, they
proceeded on their journey, except the gentleman, who
ea latiomtly In urtti that. ho IT a s removed to his
Naidano.,