The Sun.
London, England, 1856-10-14 00:00:00

COURT OF ALDERMEN.

Yesterday a Court was held for the despatch of public
business.

The newly-elected Sheriffs for London and Middlesex,
Messrs. Mechi and Keats, took their seats in the court
for the first time since their accession to office.
Mr. Alderman Hale, the newly-elected Alderman,
was sworn into office, and after having received the con-
gratulations of the Lord Mayor and Aldermen present
took his seat.
TAX ON THE FREEDOM OF THE CITY.
The LORD MAYOR—Before the gentlemen of the ward
of Coleman-street retire I may take this opportunity of
stating that by recent regulations of the corporation all
fees ou admission for freedoms have been entirely abro-
gated, and they therefore hope to Fee all the citizen in-
habitants of this metropolis enrolling themselves at
Guildhall, as entitled to the franchise, and taking part
in all ward elections, so that every inhabitant of the City
who is on the Parliamentary register will also be on the
burgess roll of the corporation, and voting as free citizens
at all elections in their respective wards. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. WOODTHORPE read a lengthy report detailing the
proceedings of the corporation on the occasion of their
septennial visit to Ole jurisdiction of the City in the
Thames and Medway on the 6th of August last.
Mr. Alderman HUMPHERY presented a petition to the
Court complaining of fraud perpetrated by a broker
upon a person with whose money he had been intrusted.
The broker, who was not in attendance, was ordered
to be summoned to appear at the next Court.
The Court adjourned.

We are informed that Colonel Gordon, R.E., C. 8.,
A.D.C. to the Queen, will appear in to-day's or Friday's
Gazette as being made Deputy Adjutant-General to the
Corps of Royal Engineers, in succession to Colonel
Matson, who has retired with the honorary rank of
major general.
ROBBERY OF PICTURES FROM THE EARL OF SUFFOLK'S
GAALERY.—lnformation has been received by the police
authorities in Great Scotland-yard of an extensive rob-
bery of valuable paintings, which took place under cir-
cumstances of a mysterious and extraordinary nature at
Charlton-park, near Wiltshire, the seat of the Earl of
Suffolk, on the night of Friday last. The thieves con-
trived to obtain admission to the picture gallery, and
adroitly took from their frames some valuable paintings,
doubtless for the purpose of more convenient removal
and to avoid recognition. The pictures stolen are a
" Virgin and Child," by Leonardo da Vinci ; •two Land-
scapes, by Gaspiir Poussin ; " A Virgin and Child," by
Procaecini ; "Lo Rabottsur," by Aniball Caracci
" Head of our Saviour," by Guido ; " The Nativity,"
by Guido ; a Sea-piece, by Vandervelde • " Interior of
a DUtch House," by Van der Heythin ; and "A View of
Tivoli," by Poussin. Tha police lost co time in circu-
lating amongst the picture dealers and pawnbrokers in-
formation of the robbery, with a description of the pie-

ures.

A Contrartisotr..FßENCH AND ENGLISH —ln all that
relates to social refinement the artists of Paris are im-
measurably our supericri, The exceeding gracefulness
of French design, as applied to costume, is especially re.
meikable, while the attempts at similar representations
in this country ananunt to neither more nor less than an
outrage on taste. Of this there is an obvious proof in
the beautiful Parisian designs for mantles, &c., executed
for the Messrs. Jay, and which serve as illustrations of
tlitir attractive annual display of costumes. These en•
gravings, it may be remarked, are distributed, gratis, on
application at the LoadonGeneral Mourning Warehor s
247, 249, 251, Regent street. On inspecting them it
will be found that art and fashion were never more inti-
mately combined. To ladies resident in the country
these designs will be found of extreme value. In the
baronial hall they will 'convey a much more accurate
idea of the various articles of dress than any verbal
description,