The Sun.
London, England, 1846-10-01 00:00:00

ELECTION OF LORD MAYOR.
At three o'el,,ck yesterday the poll-books were closed,
and at half-past three the numbers were declared to be
as follows :

Mr. Alderman Wood
Sir George Carr01l
Mr. Alderman Hooper l3O
The announcement was received with great cheering
by a hall considerably crowded.
Mr. Alderman WOOD then came forward to address
the Livery, and was loudly cheered. He thanked them
for the confidence they had reposed in him, and for the
position in w'aich they had placed him on the poll. The
majority in which he stood that day proved to him
that the Livery had not been unmindful of his interest
or their own.—(Cheers.) The Livery had looked to the
position in which he was placed, and they bad shown
their determination to give him that support which
honesty of character and consistency of purpose had
always received at their hands.—(Cheers.) What was
the struggle in which he was engaged ? that of upholding
the rights of the Corporation of London.—(Cheers.)
His cause was peculiarly that of the Livery of London.
He hoped that they would not only receive his sincere
thanks, but that they would continue their exertions on
b.. behalf and their own.—(Cheers.) It had been said
that he was afraid of the present contest.—(Cries of
" No, no.") He could assure them that he had no fear
for the result—(Cheers)—and he left it with confidence
in the hands of the Livery of London.—(Cheers.) It
bad been that the present contest had been pre-
viously got up by him.—(Cries of "No, no.") He dis-
tinctly, and in the most positive terms, disavowed
such a statement.—(Cheers.) He knew nothing of a
poll being intended to be demanded until after it was
made--(Cheers.) And those who had put the Livery
to the trouble of polling must account for their conduct.
The opinion of the Livery having been on so many occa-
sions expressed in his favour by a show of hands, he
trusted that his friendswould goon fighting the good fight
and would bring up his friends and theirs to the poll
to-morrow morning at nine o'clock.—(Cheers, and cries
of "We will.") If they did so they were certain of sue-
cess.)—(Tremendous cheering.)
The Hall was then adjourned till to-morrow morning
(this day) at nine o'clock. It is the general opinion
among the friends of Alderman Wood, that his success
is certain.

COURT OF ALDERMEN.
On Tuesday, after the Lord Mayor and Aldermen re-
turned from the hustings, after the commencement of
the proceedings of the Common Hall on the election for
the Mayoralty, a Court of Aldermen was held.

THE NEW .
The Sheriff's appeared atMAYOR
the barALTY
to announce to the
Court that the Livery had returned to that Court Alder-
man Thomas Wood and Alderman Sir George Carroll
as fit and proper persons to fill the office of Lord Mayor
of the City of London, and that a poll had been de-
manded on the part of Alderman Hooper.
Some conversation took place between the members of
the Court, which was very numerously attended, on the
necessity of demanding a poll on the parts of Aldermen
Wood and Sir George Carroll.
Alderman HOOPER begged to be allowed to state that
his name had been proposed at the election without his
knowledge or concurrence. It seemed that the gentleman
who demanded the poll for him had a right to exercise
his privilege as a Liveryman in that way, and that the
individual whose name was need had no option—either
acquiescence or rejection. All he could say was, that
While he looked forward with pleasure to the honour of
filling the high office of chief magistrate in due course,
he had by no means any wish to anticipate the time by
a single hour.
Alderman Wool) assured the Court that it was very
far from his wish to go the poll. Ile would not have
demanded a poll, whatever might have been the result of
the show of hands. The observations which had passed
in the Court on the preceding day, as, to the propriety of
postponing his candidateship for the office until next year,
had considerable weight with him, inasmuch as they
manifested the intention of the Court, however favour-
ably the Livery might think proper to decide respecting
his claims. He again declared that he by no means
wished to go to th poll, and he regretted very much
that any step had been taken to render that course
necessary.
Some of the members hoped that means could be
adopted to prevent the inconvenient and expensive alter-
native; but it was stated officially, that the poll having
been regularly demanded, it must proceed.
The matter of the mayoralty having been disposed of,
several subjects came before the Court for discussion.
In the first place, Alderman HUMPHERy replied to some
animadversions of the Morning Chronicle on his magis-
terial conduct in an affiliation case at Guildhall, and
denied that there was the least ground for the charge of
levity which had been made against him.
On the motion of Sir PETER LAURIE, Sir C. S. Hunter,
the father of the City, was excused future attendance
upon the several rotas comprehending the laborious
duties of the office of Alderman, and there was a unani-
mous expression of the wish of the Court to have the
advice and instruction of the worthy and highly re-
'Vented Baronet upon all important occasions connected
With their duties.

THE LORD MAYOR'S VISIT TO OXFORD.
The next matter that came before the Court was the
recent visit of the Lord Mayor to Oxford, and the ques-
tion of payment for the excursion.
Alderman WILSON moved, that the Chamberlain he
instructed to pay to Mr. Saunders, the water bailiff, the
sum of 6231. ss. 9d., for the liquidation of the expenses,
for the view of the western district of the river Thames,
taken by the Lord Mayor.
Sir P. LAURIE objected to the motion, and thought
the Chamberlain ought not to pay the amount after the
opinions expressed by the Common Council.
Alderman IlumPHEav moved an amendment, to the
effect that each gentleman who accompanied the expe-
dition beyond Staines should pay his own share of the
expenses incurred beyond that boundary of the civic
jurisdiction.

- Sir P. LAURIE seconded the amendment.
Alderman COPELAND spoke strongly against the
amendment, and
The LORD MAYOR decided that it could not be put,
inasmuch as the members would not compel each other
to pay their share of the expenses, and the original ues-
tion was carried by a majority of 4 to 1. q

Several men in the employ of Messrs. W
Co. were on Tuesday charged at Hammersm rightith Poland
court with with a murderous assault on their foreman, named
Kelly, under whom they were at work ie. Kensington-
park, Notting-hill. They were remanded until more of
the parties implicated in the attack are in custody.
THE MENAI TUNNEL SUSPENSION BRIDGE.—The
foundation stone of this stupendous work across the
Menai Straits was quietly deposited, in the presence of
the engineers of the district and the contractors, on
Friday last. The erection of the bridge is expected to
occupy three years.
REPRESENTATION OF ROCHESTER.—A requisition
very n
numerously signed, having been presented to R.
Bern
requesting that gentleman to become a candidate
Jot the representation of their city at the next general
lection, he has assented to their wishes.
ROBBERY ON THE BLACRWALL Ita.mwAy.--Tues-
day information was received at the Bow-lane, City,
and other police-stations, of a foreign gentleman having
been robbed of a green leather pocket-book, containing,
among other property, numerous Dutch bank notes to
the value of nearly 5001, whilst travelling, between eight
and nine o'clock, in a second-class carriage of the London
Blackwall Railway.
, " GET OFF TIE GRASS."—A MISTABE.-011 Sun-
a43l afternoon, during the time the private gardens and
the eastern terrace, at Windsor, were open to the public,
Lord John Russell, one of her Majesty's guests, walked
from the terrace, and was proceeding across the grass,
in the Hoare-park, towards the iron gates opposite to
the Long-walk, a portion of the royal domains from
which the public ere excluded. His Lordship had pro-
ceeded some distance before he was noticed by one of the
Castle policemen, who no sooner saw a stranger (as he
supposed)sused on forbidden ground, and not knowing who it
out with stentorian voice, " Hallo, you sir !
come back, and get off the grass
sir !" Lord John immediately go ! Come back, you
t off the grass, and
returned back towards the York and Lancaster towers.
13y the time his Lordship had got to within some thirty
or forty paces of the policeman, the official found out his
mistake, having been informed the offending party was
person in the suite of some of her Itfajesty's visitors.
He then called out to Lord John (who had evid
been taken by surprise), "You may g?o on ; you arently
e all
right enough. ' Hia •
Lordship, smiling at the by-
standers, then retraced his steps, and pursued his walk
across the park, towards the avenue of trees leading to
the Waterloo gate.
Madame Caradori Allan, who has been on a visit
at Belvoir Castle during the past week, is unfortunately
prevented by indisposition from taking Part t
concert at Marlborough House, for which she had been
honoured with the commands of her Majesty the Queen
Dowager.
ACCIDENTS BY PRINTING MACHINERY,—On Mon-
day evening, at about eight o'clock, a you, named James Cook, seventeen years of
age, an a.p thpr entice of
Messrs. Cox and Sons, printers to her Majesty, Great
Queen-street, Lincoln's Inn-fields, was in the machine-
room, when his right hand got drawn into some portion
of the machinery, and before the latter could be effec-
tually stopped the hand and arm to the shoulder were t.o
frightfully mangled the
Ong s College Ho t, on his being conveyed to
'spital it was
unavoidable stated that amf
aputernoontation
of the limb would be
.—Tuesiay
another accident of the same kind happened to a youth
named George Martin, sixteen years of age, in the em-
ployment of Mr. Lloyd
sufferer , printer, Salisbury-square. The
, in this instance, was endeavouring to catch a
sheet of paper which was being drawn in by the cylinder,
when his right hand and arm were also caught by the
Machinery, and both were shockingly injured.
Tan WOOLWICH RAILWAY.—The works of this
branch line of the South Eastern are to be commenced
forthwith, the valuation of the property required by the
company having been completed. It branches off the
present Greenwich rail about three-quarters of a mile
from the junction of the Dover and Brighton lines, and
VirPassing through the upper end of Deptford, reaches
oolwich by Lewisham and Lee. Upwards of 300
houses, besides other buildings, are to be demolished in
the centre of Woolwich, to admit of its progress. The
course it takes on reaching the town is parallel with the
boundary wall of the western portion of the dockyard,
Fng off to the right, south of Woolwich Church, where
it is carried in a straight line to within 200 yards of the
Arsenal. It is the intention of the South-Eastern Company
to 'lace two stations for the accommodation of the naval
and military authorities in the town ; one, it is under-
stood, will be erected at that portion of the line adjacent
to the Royal Arsenal, and the other near the western
extremity of the dockyard. It is expected to be com-
pleted 14 the course of the ensuing nine m°l4lll*

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, WEDNESDAY.—The Queen and Prince
Albert took their usual early walk this morning.
The Marquis of Downshire and a deputation from
the Flax Improvement Society of Ireland had an inter-
view with his Royal Highness Prince Albert to-day,
for the purpose of explaining the present state and pros-
pects of the society, and the steady advance of the pro-
duce of the Irish flax.

Specimens of linen and cambric were presented to,
and graciously received by, her Majesty.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince
Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice,
walked in the grounds around the Castle this morning.
Her Royal Highness the Princess Helena was taken an
airing.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert, Sir Robert Peel,
attended by Colonel Bouverie and Colonel Bowles,
enjoyed the sport of shooting.
His Excellency Baron Brunnow, the Duke and
Duchess of Norfolk, and Lady Mary Howard, and
Viscount Morpeth left the Castle to-day.
The royal dinner party at the Castle this evening will
include her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, the
Lady, in Waiting on her Royal Highness, the Baroness
de Speth, Sir Robert and Lady Peel, Mr. George Edward
and the Hon. Mrs. Anson, and the Hon. and Rev. C.
Leslie Courtenay.
The band of the Soots Fusilier Guards attend during
dinner. Her Majesty's private band will afterwards
attend in the Castle.
THE STATE APARTMENTS, WINDSOR CASTIO—WV
have authority to state that the issue of tickets to view
the state apartments will re-commence from the Ist of
October.

VISIT OF THE QUEEN DOWAGER AND THE
PRINCESS OF PRUSSIA TO BUCKINGHAM

PALACE.

Her Majesty the Queen Dowager and her Royal
Highness the Princess of Prussia, accompanied by his
Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, went
yesterday to inspect Buckingham Palace. The royal
suite consisted of Frances Lady Clinton, Countess
Haack, Hon. Miss Eden, Earl Howe, Earl of Denbigh,
Count Witzleben, Colonel Cornwall, and Mr. Bedford.
Her Majesty and the Princess were conducted up the
grand staircase to the state rooms, and remained an
hour inspecting the different saloons.
On leaving the Palace, the Queen Dowager and the
Princess, accompanied by Prince Edward of Saxe Wei-
mar, and attended by the royal suite, went to inspect the
Wellington Statue, and afterwards proceeded to West-
minster Abbey.
Yesterday was the birthday of her Royal Highness
the Princess of Prussia. The Princess received a visit
of congratulation in the forenoon from her Royal High-
ness the Duchess of Kent, who arrived in town from her
residence Frogmore House, Windsor. The Royal
Duchess partook of a dejeune with the Queen Dowager
and her Royal Highness.
The Princess also received visits of congratulation
during the day from their Royal llignesses the Duke of
Cambridge and the Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklen-
burg Strelitz.
In the evening their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of
Cambridge and the Hereditary Grand Duchess of Meek
lenburg Strelitz, and his Serene Highness Prince
Frederick of Hesse, arrived at Marlborough House from
Kew, to pay a congratulatory visit to the Princess.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke of Cambridge and the
Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg Strelitz joined
the august circle at Marlborough House in the evening.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent left Frog-
more House at ten o'clock yesterday morning, and ar-
rived at her residence, Clarence House, St. James's,
soon after twelve o'clock, attended by Lady Anna Maria
Dawson and Sir George Couper. Her Royal Highness
left town at three o'clock in the afternoon, attended by
Lady Anna Maria Dawson, on her return to Frogmore
House.

Baron Rehausen, Swedish Charge d'Affaires, tran-
sacted business yesterday at the Foreign-office.
Lord Morpeth arrived in town yesterday from Wind-
soe Castle.