The Sun.
London, England, 1865-10-17 00:00:00

COURSE OF EXCHANGE--This Evening

Amsterdam Short. 11 19} 12 Of
Ditto 3 Months. 12 24 12 3}
Rotterdam
Antwerp — 25 65 25 70
Brussels
Hamburg
Paris Short 25 27± 25 35
Ditto 3 Months. 25 60 25 65
Marseilles
Frankfort on the Maine 1211 2121}7}
Vienna — 11 22} 11 271
Trieste — 11 20 11 27f
Petersburgh
Berlin
Madrid — •••
47} 44
Cadiz
Leghorn
Milan
Messina
Genoa — 25 75 25 80
Naples — 25 76 25 80
Palermo
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Oportosll
Lisbon — 51} 611

Coleman-street Ward—Election of a Common

Councilman.

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A wardmote of the inhabitants of the ward of Coleman-
street was held yesterday afternoon, at the ward school-
rooms, in London-wall, for the purpose of electing a fit and
able person to bo of the Common Council for the ward for
the remainder of the year 1865, in the room of Edwin G.
Fox, Esq., resigned. Tho meeting was presided over by the
Lord Mayor, and was very numerously attended.
Mr. T. JONES, the ward clerk, having read the precept,
The LORD MAYOR opened theproceedings by stating that
the meeting had been called to elect a gentleman to repre-
sent the ward in the Court of Common Council, in the room
of Mr. Fox, who had absented himself from the discharge of
his duties, and had thereby become disqualified.

Dr. ELLIOTT proposed that Mr. Isaac Wilcox should bo
elected to fill up the vacancy. Ho said that that gentleman
had filled all the parochial offices in connection with the
parish of St. Stephen, Coleman-street, in the ward, and
that he had been a resident amongst them for a period of
80 years. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. HATCHETT seconded the nomination.
There was no other candidate, and
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The LORD MAYott, having put the name of Mr. Wilcox to
he meeting, declared that gentleman unanimously elected
,o the vacant office.

Mr. WILCOX returned his acknowledgments for the
honour which had been conferred upon him that day. He
said he was quite aware that the duties which had to be
discharged by a member of the Corporation of the first city
in the world were by no moans unimportant, but that, on
the contrary, a large amount of time and attention to sub-
jects of public interest and importance were required. Ile
added that he would endeavour to discharge the duties of
the office in such a manner as to give general satisfaction ;
and he said he should oppose to the utmost any attempt on
the part of the Government to interfere with the principles
of local self-government which were so dear to English-
men. (Cheers.)
Mr. Under-Sheriff RAwLINGs, who had announced him-
self as a candidate, but had retired in favour of Mr. Wilcox,
also addressed a few words to the meeting.
A. resolution expressive of thanks to the inhabitants to
Mr. Fox, the late member, was put and adopted, and a voto
of thanks to the Lord Mayor for presiding brought the pro-
ceedings to a close.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day.

LONDON, Oct. 17.—Wind this day at noon—South-
Westerly; moderate breeze and fine weather, but rather
cloudy.

PORTSMOUTH, Oct. 16.—Wind S.W.—Arrived -Her Ma-
jesty's ship Helicon, on a cruise.
OFF FALMOUTH, Oct. 15.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Fire
queen, from China.
Cows, Oct. 17.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Bavaria, screw
steamer, from New York.
PLYMOUTH, Oct. 15.—Wind S.W.—Arrived-13elsizo,
from Mauritius.
CARDIFF, Oct. 16.—Wind W.—Sailed—Enoch Bremer,
for Ha.vannah.
QuEENsrows, Oct. 15.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Ellywick,
from Liverpool for Montreal.
d 0
Swzseetaide.oct. 16.—Wind S.E.—Awed—Claymore,
from

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GRAVESEND Tuesday Morning.
Arrived, Oct. 16.—The Two Friends, and Annie Morris
from Guernsey.

DEAL, y .
Anchored.—Comet, from London, foi:Tuesd thea Cape ofMorning Good
Hope.

FATAL ACCIDENT.—FALL OF THREE HOUSES.
—This morning, at half-past eight o'clock, the
front of the house No. 171, Eastfield-street, Limehouse-
fields, a short distance from Stepney old church, fell into
the street, carrying with it the front wall and roofs of the
two adjoining houses, Nos. 170 and 172. The ruins foil
upon a child named George Reed, aged 4 years, who was
passing. The child was at once taken to the London
Hospital by Richard Reed, the father, and died as ho
the materials who em-
materials of
carried it into the building. The occupants of the hodses
had been forewarned, and were in the lower rooms. They
escaped without injury. The houses belonged to Mr.
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the fallen tenements.

Mr: George Hudson, once so well known as the
"Railway King," was last week liberated from York
Castle, where be had been detained since the general elec-