The Sun.
London, England, 1858-02-12 00:00:00

DESCRIPTION OF THOMAS ALLSOP.

Age about 60 ; height, 6 feet ; complexion fair,
eyes grey, hair thin, light and turning grey, little:or
no whiskers, strong made, stoops as if round shoul-
dered, speaks quick ; dress, dark brown dress coat,
drab trowsers, and black hat. The said Thomas
Allsop was well known at Ginger's Hotel, West-
and at the Jamaica Coffee-house,
to be given at the police-station,
King-street, Westminster, or at any of the metro-
politan police-stations. -
Metropolit%n Police-dace, Whitehall-place,
February 11, 1858.

The following has reference to the above :
ORSINI'S FRIEND ALLSOP —A correspondent fur-
nishes some further information relative to this
gentleman. The w i iter says :
of Samuel Taylor o,:leridge, who lived with him at
—fie was the friend
one time, and dined with him every Sunday for
years. He wrote a memoir of the poet and edited his
Table Talk. Land.or, Char:es Lamb, and others
were his friends. I knew him weli, and believed
him a warm-hearted and erratic man, but of a ten-
der heart and benevolent disposition. I cannot be-
lieve he had a guilty knowledge of the bloody in-
tentions of Orsini and Pierri, but had been their
dune. His wife was a fashionable modiste, and
had several French milliners in her employ. Her
magasin des modes was 280, Regent-street, and
her connections were among the aristocracy.
Robert Owen Was an intimate friend of All-
sop, but the socialism of the latter was more of
the French type. Even in theblogical speculations
Allsop was more extreme
than his aged friend.
I did not think, however, that he would harm a
worm, much less be the associate of Italian assassins.
We may add that our correspoudent is probably
right in identifying Mr. Allsop, of Regent-street
-and Cornhill, London , with Mr. Taylor's corre-
spondent and customer, as Orsini was certainly
intimate with the stockbroker. We can endorse
our correspondent's opinion of his general character.
His country residence was an open kouse for what
Thomas Carlyle calls
Richard Oastler and Feargus O'Connor were fre-
quent guests at his table. One at least, if not both
of the latter gentlemen, in the hour of adversity
pAoliiitsiocap notabilities."
Stockleities.' M ' E
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:
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cfohuannage,ina warm-hearted and liberal friend. Such
a man, however erratic, is not likely to have assisted
in hatching a plot like that attributed—some say
chester Examiner.
unjustly--to Orsini, Pierri, and Rudio.—Man-

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REFORM OF THE CITY CORPOBATION.—Yesterday the
Court of Common Council sat and received a report
from a committee on the Government Corporation Re-
form Bill. A long discussion took place, and eventually
it was agreed to refer to a committee of the whole court
to consider what measures it may be desirable to take
with respect to the two bills, and report thereon to the
court. The Government bill differs from that promoted
by the Corporation in the following particulars. The
City is to be divided into 16 wards by a person ap-
pointed by the Secretary of State, instead of into 20
wards divided by the Common Council. The num-
ber of alderman is to be 16 instead of 20, and
all the present aldermen are to go out of office. The
eumber of Common Councilmen is to be 96, instead of
150. The Lord Mayor and Sheriffs, instead of being
appointed by the livery and rate payers in Common Hall,
Lun iosetoCboeunabciolliisnhsetdead of being continued as a
are to be appointed by the Common Council. The Court
, and their functions vested
magisterial and charitable purposes. The
the Corvration are to be annually traii,i-
-t
or :2: the Secretary of State, at.d an abstract laid
ioacrilun,cf:ictifAttcoritituledoduecf,risot,oma r 1
han c n t .
The Common Ceurcil are not to
have the power to sell, mortgage,
or le ass in certain eases
the proPertY of tke corporation without the consent of
the Government. The metage of corn French wares,
or merchandise is to be abolished, and all exclusive
rights of porterage. The admission and regulation of
brokers and the fees paid by them to be abolished. The
charters, with the grants by the crown of any market
within seven mile, of the city, are to be repealed, but
rut 0 zffect the Metropolltan Market Act, 1857. Upon
the petition of the Corfu-nun Council the Secretary of
~r State ImlY a'r°iLlL police magistrates for the city
,
reef Landon, to be paid cut of the corporate fund:. Tha
hovel Mayor and allermon are.? not to be judges of the
Criminal Coirf. All cflieera whose offices art.
C ~:.i
abolished, or who are rrino'red from their ()Incas by Or
operation of this act, are to be compensated by the cor-
poration, which may Wehrle the fellowobip porters.