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ELECTION OF MA I'ORS.

LIVERPOOL.—The first quarterly meeting of the
new council was held yesterday. Mr. W. Earle
proposed that Mr. Alderman T. H. Turner be the
mayor for the ensuing year. Mr. Turner had been
eighteen years in the council, and had frequently
filled the office of deputy mayor. Mr. Turner, too,
was a Conservative, and, as the best test of his
principles, was one of those admitted to the recent
Derby banquet. Jr. J. Stewart. seconded the nomi-
nation. Mr. Shand proposed the name of Mr. T.
D. Anderson (also Conservative), stating that as a
member of the council, as a magistrate, and as a
man of business habits and great liberality, he had
the highest claims to election. Mr. Alderman
Cooper seconded the proposition, dwelling chiefly
upon Mr. Anderson's exertions to promote the cause
of education and improvement. Mr. Gladstone op-
posed Mr. Anderson's appointment, on the ground
that he had been the steady opponent of all pro-
gress since his appointment as a councillor. Mr.
J. B. Moore supported Mr. Turner's election, not
upon party, but upon general grounds. The ques-
tion being then put to the vote, Mr. AndersJn was
elected by a majority of three votes, the numbers
being—Anderson, 31 ; Turner, 28.
MANCIIESTEIL—The election has fallen upon Mr.
hie Mackie, who had previously held the office for
two years.
SALFORD.—Mr. Alderman James Woods:Weston
was elected as mayor, to succeed Mr. Alderman
Harvey, who has filled the office for two years.
There was no opposition, and the election was
unanimous.
BIRMEIGHAM.—Two gentlemen were nominated
for the mayoralty—Mr. Alderman Lloyd, banker,
and Mr. Alderman Bald win,papermaker ; the latter
was mayor in 1855. Sixty-three out of the sixty-
four members of the council were present. The
votes were 32 for Mr. Lloyd, and 31 for Mr. Bald-
win. Mr. Lloyd was then elected mayor by a
majority of one vote only. A very cordial Tote of
thanks was passed to the retiring mayor (Sir John
Ratcliff), who was entertained at dinner at the Royal
Hotel in the evening, tho new nayor presiding.
Noßwicit. Yesterday Mr. J. 11. Tillett was
elected mayor, and Mr. J. Underwo&l sheriff of
this city. The proceedings excited great interest, as
the appointment of eight aldermen had also to be
made, and until they were chosen, the liberal and
conservative sections of the council were precisely
equal, 28 on each side. As the aldermen are elected
for six years the balance of power would have been
decided for that period, and of course every member
was whipped up on both sides. Both Mr. Tillett
and Mr. Underwood are liberals, and after they had
been appointed mayor and sheriff the conservatives
in a body quitted the Council-chamber. The atten-
tion of the council was then called to an attempt to
bribe one of the liberal councillors to vote so as to
secure the election of conservative aldermen. It was
affirmed that Mr. Fox, the councillor in question, had
been offered £3OO to do this, and Mr. Fox held up, in
support of the assertion, the halves of three .el.OO
notes, which he alleged had been given him as an
an instalment. The proceeding of course produced
great excitement, and a committee was appointed to
inquiri into the circumstances, with a view to the
vindication of the character and dignity of the

council. It is fair to add that the Conservatives

argue that they arc entitled to a share of the alder-
men, as they have a majority of elected councillors.
They also complain that they ought to have had, in
rotation, a Conservative mayor, in accordance with
au understanding entered into some years since.
ORTHAMPTON.—Edmund Francis Law, Esq.,
architect, was yesterday morning unanimously
elected mayor.

CoLculisTEß.—Yesterday the town council of this
borough met for the purpose of electing a mayor and
aidermen, when, in consequence of the strong poli-
tical feeling which has characterised the municipal
elections, an attempt was made to break down the
system of choosing the chief 'nal_ istrate from the
ranks of aldermen exclusively, Alderman Smythers
proposed E. Williams, Esq., as chief magir-
trate, which was seconded by Joseph Cooke, E:.q.
Councillor C'arr condemned the principle of retain-
ing the office ofmayor amongst the aldermen, and
proposed Thomas Moore, Esq.,an influential coun-

cillor, which was scconded.by Councillor J. Taylor,
but upon a division, Alderman Williams was elected

by 13 to 7. At attempt was made to abolish the
mayor's salary of 50 guineas per annum, but the
proposition was lost. After some opposition, the
retiring aldermen were re-elected.

OXF-oltD.-Mr. Thos. Randall, hatter and hosier,
was elected chief magistrate of this city by a majo-
rity of six over his opponent, Mr. Jame; Wickens,
wine and spirit merchant.

NE.WBURY —Mr. Henry Flint was elected; Mr.
Councillor Marten and Mr. Councillor Turner were

chosen aldermen in the place of Mr. Alderman
Alexander and Mr. Alderman Adey—the former
of whom retired. It is anticipated that if the late
mayor and Mr. Alderman Adey offer themselves as
candidates for the vacant posts of councilmen they
will be elected.

Itn.traxG.—Mr. Henry Adolphus Simmonds was
elected.

1 tOCII ESTE R.—Yesterday Mr. John Foord, a
justice of the peace for the county, and also a bo-
rough magistrate, was unanimously elected mayor
of this city for the ensuing year.
SOUTHAMPTo3I.—Mr. F. Perkins was elected
mayor of Southampton yesterday. lie is the
youngest mayor ever known in that borough. A
grand banquet was given to the corporation last
evening at the ancient audit house to celebrate the
in a I, gurat ion.
WoLYERILIMPTON.—CounciIIor Irenry Under-
hill proposed Alderman Benjamin Ilicklin for the
office of mayor. Alderman Perry seconded the
nomination, and there being no other candidate he

was unanimously elected.
LANCASTER.—Wm.Ion, Esq., was yesterday
elected mayor for the ensuing year.

STRANGE CO3IPAXIONS IN A RAIL-

IrAY TR A IX.

On the evening of Thursday last one of our citi-
zens accompanied by a male and female friend,
entered a second-class carriage at the Canterbury
station, for the purpose of proc:•eding to London.
In the same carriage, at one corner sat a man, evi-
dontly under the influence of drink. The train
started, and the strangers began to chaff each other,
and then to quarrel. At length the tipsy man took
off his coat, turned up his sleeves, and prepared to
do battle with his antagonist, who appeared to be
in the same mood. This scene so alarmed the fe-
male that she went off in hysterics, and on reaching
Wye our citizen and his two companions went into
the next carriage. Here sat two dragoons—a ser-
geant and a private; the former was enjoying a nap
in the corner, but the other was looking wildly
about him. The movements of this man were most
extraordinary and alarming. A few moments after
the newcomers had taken their places he plunged
his arm under the seat occupied by the sergeant,
and brought forth a forage bag. This he carefully
examined, and at length drew out a razor, which he
opened and proceeded to strop, to the terror of the
other passengers, who could not possibly imagine
what the fellow was going to do, his countenance
being anything but prepossessixg, and his actions
those of a maniac. Haring well stropped the razor,
he then helped himself to a lump of bread and meat,
which he cut with the razor, and masticated A ith
great rapidity. His hunger appeased, the remainder
of the meat and bread was deposited in the bag,
and the man again deliberately set about sharpen-
ing the dangerous instrument. At this juncture
the terror of the female was extremely painful
to witness, while that of her companions was hardly
less intense, but there was no escape. Fortunately,
the light at the top of the carriage enabled them to
w itch, with breathless silence, the extraordinary
manoeuvres of their singular travelling colleagues,
but did not tend in the slightest degree to calm the
intense excitement and fear which they had pro-
duced. At length the sergeant awoke from his
slumbers, and no sooner did he open his eyes than
he immediately grasped the dragoon by the throat,
and forcibly took the razor from his grasp, which
he immediately deposited in a place of safety. The
fact was then elicited that the man who had been
playing such antics with the razor was a maniac,
that he bad been sent from one of the transports in
charge of the sergeant, who was taking him to
head-quarters prior to his dismissal from the ser-
vice. The passengers loudly complained of the
conduct of the sergeant, in having gone to sleep
while having such a dangerous character under his
care, but he excused himself by saying that he had
been up with him the whole of the previous night,
and could not keep his eyes open any longer.—
Sonth-Eastern Gazette.

LIFE IN CEYLON.—The white antsi,for instance,
or termites. rtnder life almost unendi rableto a g !eel house-
u ife, who sees het furniture crumble iuto dust, ber books
and papers eaten through, her clothes rendered unwea! able,
and the souvenirs of abtent friends destroyed, by the tavege;
of these omnivorous insects. So rapid, too, is their working,
that they have been known to raise " a pinnacle of moist
clay, six inches in height, and twice as large in diameter,
underneath a table, between sitting down to table and the
removal of the cloth." To the person, however, there are
greater annoyances even than ants. In paseing.thrTigh
woodlands the traveller is liable to be covered with ticks.
which burrow under the skin, "causing a sensation of
smarting, as if particles of red-hot sand had be. n scattered
over the flesh." Then, there are the myriapcds and the
rnillieeds, which inflict wounds so acutely painful that
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is oftentimes the consequence. . But worse than all
other foes to personal enjoyment are the land-leeches.
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selves through the meshes of the finest stocking, not only
seizing on the feet and ankles, but ascending to the back
and throat, and fastening on the tenderest part of the body."
—Litei-ary Gazette.