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

THE CONSERVATIVE LAND SOCIETY.

The executive committee of the Conservative
Land Society have resolved to cl use the offices both
on Saturday, the 7th of March (the day of the pub-
lic entry of the Princess), and on Tuesday, the 10th
(the wedding day); ',rid on tue night of the 10th
the Norfolk-street premises will be illuminated.

COURT OF ALDERMEN.

Yesterday, the magistrates of the city of London
held a meeting at Guildhall for the tran_action of
business. The Lord Mayor presided, and there was
a large attendance of members, all of whom wore
their scarlet robes in conformity with a custom 00
the introduction of a new Alderman. Mr. Orton, the
attorney in waiting from the Lord Mayor's Court,
reported that Mr. Sidney Hedley Waterlow had been
elected Alderman for the Ward of Langbourne, in
the place of Mr. William Cubitt, M.P., who had
resigned the office. Mr. Waterlow, the Aldermen
elect, was thereupon summoned to attend the Court,
and in a few minutes he presented himself at the
bar, accompanied by Mr. Josiah Wilkinson, his
proposer at the election, Mr. Han bury, one of the
eminent banking firm, and many more of the prin.
ciptal citizens of the ward. Mr. Wilkinson, ad-
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 theW4rd of Langbourne, as a mein:
ber of their hon. Court. Langbourne, he said, bad
been justly proud of its aldermen, seeing that the
last two who had represented it had been both twice
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
tied won for him the consideration and esteem of all
who had the pleasure of his acquaintance. When
the vacancy occurred the inhabitants naturally
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
now presented
upon
aNilmr.oWst aspteorillotawn."Huest(yMari: unanimously Wilkinson)
trim, confident that he would be au honour to the
lkinson)
fixed
Ward of Langbourne, a useful member of their au-
eient and honourable Court, and perform the public
duties which would devolve upola him with entire
satisfaction to the citizens, at large. Alderman Wa-
terlow then took and subscribed the oaths appere
raining to the office, which were subscribed by the
Town Clerk, and having been invested with the
violet robe of an alderman he received the cougra-
ulations of the Lord Mayor and each of his brethren
and took his seat. With that the ceremony tet 'vi-
ewed. Alderman and Shet iff Lawrence reported
bat there were than 151 prisoners in the gaol of
Sewgate; 97 in the Debtors' Prison in Whitecross°
',reef, and 380 in the gaol at. Holloway. Of these,
comparatively few were inmates of the infirmaries,
,nd the return in each case was accompanied by
certificate of the surgeon as to the fir condition o
the prison. A few persons were then admitted and
sworn as brokers; and after transacting some busi-
ness of little or no public interest, the Court ad-
journed. In the evening the Lord Mayor and Lady
Mayoress entertained Alderman Waterlow and the
rest of the members of the Court at dinner at the
Mansion-house.

HASTINGS.—About seven o'clock on Sunda,'
morning there
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w
Hastings or ita neighbourhood for
nearly a quarter of a century. Three of the large first-elnse
lodging. h.uses at the western end -Et' Marina, St. Leonard's-
on-Sea, were completely gutted in a little more than two
hours atter the outbreak of the flames. The fire originated
in No. 131, probably from some of the infernal woodwork
havint been connected with the flues, and after smouldering
all night burst out on the house being opened in the morn-
ing. Notwithstanding the efforts of the Volunteer Fire
Bridade, who were ably commanded by Mr Superintendent
Glenister, of the Hastings police force, the flames obtained
such a mastery that Nos. 130 and than 132 caught, end were
burnt out. No. 129 was als. on fire, but the combined
labour of the firemen, police, an coastguard prevented the
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flogging in the army was printed respecting the navY•
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36,463 lashes • inflicted. .
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punishment was 53,591. By sentence of court.roarri!!
2,690 lushes were inflicted. The highest number of 11,01°''
giVeli was 48, and the lowest 9.