The Sun.
London, England, 1858-02-03 00:00:00

BOROUGHS.

Ashton-under-Lyne.—The Right Hon. T. Milner-
Gibson has been eleo'ed for this borough, in the room
of the late' Charles Hiudley, Esq.
Elgin Burghe.—Mount Stuart Elphinetone Grant
Duff, Esq., in the room of George Skene Duff, Esq.,
retired.

Paisley.-11. E. Crum-Ewing, Esq., in the room of
of Archibald Hastie, Esq., deceased.
Scarborough.—John Dent Pent, Esq., in the room ol
the Earl of Mulgrave, appointed Governor of Nova Scotia.
Whitehaven.—George Lyall, Eiq., in the room o
Robert Charles Hildyard, Esq.
The following seats are vacant :

Reigate, by the death of William Hackblock, Esq.
The candidates are Mr, Doniton (Liberal), and Sir Henry
Rawlinson (E.►st India Director) and the Hon. Mr.
Monson (Liberal Conservatives).
Limerick (o,ty).—A vacancy has been created in the
representation of this city by the elevation of Mr. Ser-
geant O'Brien to the judicial bench. The candidates are
Mr. Ball and Major Gavin, both Liberals.

By the succession of the Earl of Burlington to the
Dukedom of Devonshire, Lord Cavendish, M.P. for
North Lancashire, becomes Marquis of Hartington.

A Cabinet Council was held yesterday at the official
residence of the First Lord of the Treasury in Downing-
street. The Ministers present were—Viscount Pal-
merston, the Lord Chancell )r, Earl Granville, the
Marquis of Lansdowne, the Marquis of Clanricard® Sir
George Grey, the Earl of Clarendon, Mr. Secretary
Labouchere, Lord Panmure, the Chancellor of the
Exchequer, Sir Charles Wood, the Right Hon. R.
Vernon Smith, Lord Stanley of Alderley, the Right
Hon. M. T. Baines, and the Duke of Argyll.
REFORg MEETING AT NORWICH.—A great meeting
was held here last evening, in favour of parliamentary
reform. The city members were present, and declared
for a substantial extension of the franchise, vote by
ballot, and more equal electoral districts.
TELE PRICE OF GOLD.—The quotation of gold at Paris
is about 4- per mills discount, and the short exchange
on London is 25.15 per 1/, sterling. Oa comparing
these rates with the English Mint price of 3/. 17e. 10.3 d.
per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is
nearly the same price in London as it is in Paris.
By advices from Hamburg the price of gold is 419 per
mark, and the short exchange on London is 13.41. per
11. sterling. Standard gold at the English Mint price is
therefore about 1 1-10th per cent. dearer in London than
in Hamburg. The course of exchange at New York
on London for bills at 60 days' sight is 1091 per cent.,
which, when compared with the Mint par between the
two countries, shows that the exchange is slightly in
favour of England ; and, after making allowance for
charges of transport and difference of interest, the present
rate leaves a trifling profit on the importation of gold
from the United States.

CITY COMMISSION OF SEWERS.--A court was held
yesterday, Mr. Deputy Christie in the chair. Dr. Le-
theby's report stated that the total number of deaths in
the City for the week had been 72, those of last year
having been 64, and of the year before, 40. Disease of
the respiratory organs had been the principal cause of
death. Dr. Letheby had visited the Moorfields burial-
ground, and reported that the recommendations which
be submitted to the court on the 12th ult. had been
ilully carried out. The ground had been levelled and
[elver], and every available precaution necessary for the
healthofthe public had been taken. Deputy Barnard con-
eidered the communication quite satisfactory. Mr. Abra-
ham inquired whether the rolicitor was authorised to
make anycoeimunication from Messrs. Piper and Young
as to the expenses which the commission had incurred in
r r alecuti IA g them ? Mr. Tyrrell replied in the negative.
Dr. Letheby said that the two objects be had hal in
view in bringing the matter before the public had been
fully established. The public had been protected from
danger, and a very important precedent had been
established as to the necessity of consulting local hoards
before taking steps of the kind. It was ultimately
unanimously resolved that the required works having
been done by the defendants, the prosecution against
Messrs. Piper and Young be discontinued.
THE WADSWoRTH-MOOR MUEDER.—Joseph Shepherd,
the young man in custody on a charge of murdering a
ca'tle dealer named Bethel Parkinson at the Commons
Farm, Wadsworth-moor, on the 13th nit., and against
whom the coroner's jury have already returned a verdict
of wilful murder, was taken before the West Riding
magistrates at Halifax on Monday for further examina-
tion. Mr. Marsden, solicitor for the West Riding, again
appeared on behalf of the prosecution, and produced a
veluininoue amount of evidence similar to that given
before the coroner. It is stated that the prisoner is to
,blse
wchi
taged
hrthe with way
thitiigchwffaarLer.obEihiey w
His
d:
?illictahriovouirleonnce asmo wellnda
Monday
was more seriens than on any former occasion. Great
excitement prevails in Ilalitex on the subject of the
murder, and theCeuri-houee was den- ely crowded during
the day. It is reported lb et the mother of the prisoner
is in a ei stressing state of illness :tied cot likely to survive:
PAuretteset se' 1855 AND 1857.—A parliamentary
r
recently issued, gives a comperati,. estatestent of
the number of paupers of all classes (-xcept lunaeic
tpaupers
ar'
inasylums and
idnootrhse)
in receipt
quarters ended Michael,nas 1856 end 1857 respectively,
unions appearso thatl.e
lastthe
in
unions,
er. of paupers &a.r elluiEemfrsoi
From
relievedthis
in the it
d7,72in6
;t, the
out-door e 3
sov3e,e7k7s ;
total,o fO c t
911,85560,17
Te re i e
—Li ny-edaore roen,
2
the same date, the numbers were—in-door, 27,927 ;
out-door, 64,931 ; total, 92,858, being an increase of
1,357. The total of the 11 divisions of England and
NdVaecrleesasevenarse, in 1856 —in-door, 116,325 ; out-door,
7°,1621.1:54.
out-loon,
shoals
w6.t0ta1,20 a 3 842
;ti2do7tl laanl:
total,
822,885,,
9l2ni 18
being
ii
,itig-_ d
an
no r ,
increasell 6, 8 510 i
....._p,;-crit3cent. Tee divisions which show a
2,599 ; the west eastern, 2,676 ; the south-western, I
The north-western 1
la increase