The Sun.
London, England, 1853-12-23 00:00:00

THE WARDMOTES.

This year has been most unprecedented in the history
of the civic elections, for out of the numerous wards only
in two were there any opposition to the candidates re-
turned by the precinct meetings, those being Langhourn
and Bassishaw, the result of the contest in both cases
being the return of the old members. At the official de-
claration of the Aldermen yesterday, the figures given
for the several candidates were :

BASSISHAW.
57 Lester
61 I Fuller

Britten
Locke
Bradbury 3B.
The Alderman declared the first four gentlemen elected

. 63
. 58

LANGBOUEN.
... 93 Howard.
....92 Shaw
... 86 Bell ...
... 85 Brown
... 80 Dunn

Unwin
Bache
Snelling
Webber
J011y....
Miller
The first eight were retur:

lied.

77
82
67
36
27
13

THE CITY OF LONDON POLICE.

The following communication was made last evening
to the police in the various stations in the city :
" The commissioner has great satisfaction in announc-
ing to the officers and constables of the City Police Force
that their application for an advance of pay has been met
by the police committee in the most liberal spirit, ena-
bling the commissioner to make such advances to the
respective classes as he considers will best conduce to the
comfort of the force and the safety of persons and pro-
property within the city.
"The commissioner, in stating the additional pay he
intends to give to the officers and constables from and
after the Ist of January next, desires it to be understood
that no person will be admitted into the force who is
under sft. Bin. in height, whose age exceeds 32 years,
who has more than two children, who does not bring the
testimony of a good character for at least twelve months
immediately preceding his application from well-known
parties, and who does not satisfy the commissioner that
he enters the force with a sincere determination to merit
a continuance in it.

Present Pay. Pay from thelst of Jan.
Inspectors of Reserve £2 10 0 ... £2 15 0
Inspectors of Divisions 2 4 6 ... 2 10 0
Sergeants 1 4 0 ... 1 8 0
Detectives . 1 5 0 ... 1 10 0
First Class Constables .
Second ditto 1 0 0 ... 1 2 0
AFTER A PROBATION OF ONE MONTH._ , _ _

Third Class Constables £o £
1 0 0
Fourth ditto OlB 0 ... 1 0 0
Fifth ditto

GOLD.—A limited portion of the 800,0001. of Austra-
lian gold brought by the Victoria has been sold for ex-
portation, and a considerable quantity has gone into the
Bank. At the same time a large sum still remains to be
disposed of.
EMIGRATION.—It is stated that the Emigration Com-
missioners, at their sitting yesterday for the receipt of
tenders; have not taken up any vessel, owing, it is pre-
sumed, to the high rates of freight demanded.
BAR SILVER—The bar silver brought by the last West
India steamer was sold yesterday at 61id. per ounce.
LAKE BATHURST GOLD MINING COMPANY.—A meeting
of the shareholders of the Lake Bathurst Gold Mining
Company took place yesterday with the view of devising
measures for the protection of their interests. The ex-
posure connected with the formation of this • project in
the Court of Common. Pleas, before Chief Justice Jervis,
on the 16th inst., was brought forward as furnishing
ample grounds for the parties interested to take proceed-
ings against the directors for the recovery of their
deposits. Severe allegations were made against the pro-
moters of the undertaking, both with respect to the
assumed purchase of freehold land and the measures re-
sorted to for bringing the shares into the public market.
Of the whole quantity issued, it transpired that not more
than six or seven thousand were paid upon, although it
was represented to the Committee of the Stock Ex-
change, when the settling day was originally fixed, and
the quotation introduced into the official list, that the
required two-thirds of the capital had been subscribed.
It was stated that about 6,0001. constituted the existing
funds of the company, the expenditure not having been
on an immoderate scale. Two of the directors, Mr.
Bagshaw, M.P., and Captain Denny, desired to co-
operate with a committee, if one came forward, for the
purpose of giving the shareholders assistance in carrying
out an investigation. This offer was readily accepted,
and, a feeling having been generally expressed that resti-
tution of the amount ought to be enforced on all the
shares brought into circulation, a committee was ap-
pointed, including the two directors, for inquiring into
the whole transactions of the company. Subscriptions
will be raised for resorting to further proceedings, should
they ultimately be considered necessary.