The Sun.
London, England, 1859-11-02 00:00:00

THE _MUNICIPAL 8LEC.77010:

LlVERPOOL.—Yesterday the election of members
for the Town Council of this borough took place,
and the event passed off without any of those Pal
brawls
.which, unfortunately, have so bespattered
the elections of former years. Of course the elec.
ton had its " parties." The Tories sought in s°lll
of the. wards to oust the more advanced and liberal
candidates, but were signally unsuccessful: livllll,l
the Liberals held their ground, and also manage,:
to curtail. the Tory element by securing a few war,'
which hitherto have been represented by the
"ancients." There were contests in nine wards..
MANCITESTER.—There was a rather more spirited
contest than for some years past, but there was no
Ltempt to give it a political complexion in ant
of the wards. Amongst the new members elected
attere
is Mr. Edward Watkin, late M.P. for Yaxinouth•
The fiercest battles were in St. Ann's and ArdwiA
wards. In the latter ward Mr. Rumney has been
displaced by Mr. Hardy, a new man ; and in St.
Ann's ward Mr. Penny was said to have 248 vote,s
and Mr. Fitzgerald 247, but one of the forme"
votes is doubtful, and in case it is rejected on ascrutiny there may have to be another election.
SALFORD.—There were only four contests in this
borough, and the elections did not create mach
interest.

OXFORD.—In two of the wards there was no cf°.
test ; in the other three spirited contests were goi
on throughout the day. The two gentlemen N 0.%
headed the poll in the East and South wards 'weiti
elected against their will, expressed in handhli_i
distributed throughout the city. All those elects
are of moderate principles, except one who belong.°
to the radical party.
SOUTHAMPTON.—The municipal elections heree
have been the most exciting that have ever been
known since the Test and Corporation Act vras
i
abrogated. Every ward was keenly contestetn"'
Sick and dying men were brought uP at
vote, and. squibs and placards appeared, just as
a parliamentary election. Election cabs, carrao.
voters to and from the polling places, ha" ftOr
about in great numbers throughout the day the
the elections were over, flags were hoisted an". „g,
church bells set ringing by the victorious factil°,lo
The divided state of the liberal party, and "a.
activity. which this causes amongst the Console.
Lives, go far to explain the extraordinary "el.
meat which has been witnessed. Several new meth.
hers of the town council have been elected, but the
liberal. party have gained one on the whole c
tions. The following are the names of the nite;
members of the common council—viz., Messrs.
drews (son of the late Alderman Riehard Andre" T:
4G. N. Cooksey, Bishop, Cocks, Brinton, Rogers,.,
P. Payne, Passenger, Carter, Emanuel, and B°J,i-a
lett. The contest for mayor, on the 9th inst., 4
be a very severe one. To show the state of educate
tion in Southampton, it may be mentioned, the'
"m"—
were t sa
many as 14 persons who voted in one of the
unable to write their names.

ASSESSMENT OF TILE GRE.eiT

WESTERN RAILWAY.

Yesterday, at a meeting of the representatil
vestry of Paddington, the dispute between the.1°11.,,,
authorities and the Great Western Railway L';;;:
pang, as to the assessment of the cornpallYe P-be
perty within the parish, which was supposed t°
amicably adjusted by the company agreeing t°,„4
assessment of £20,000, was re-opened. The reei.
the Rev. Archibald Boyle having taken the ant 4
a letter was read from Mr. Fuller, the vestry
solicitor, stating that on having an intervio,,f
with the solicitor to the Great Wes the
Company for the purpose of settling -it
matter in due form, he stated that
of
only meant to avoid litigation as to amount
certain rates, but not all, and not as points of 1.52.
embracing questions of amount. Such were A/114
proceed, and to be contested before the court.
hearing this, he (Mr. Fuller) declined to accede as
any agreement without an order of the vestrYtAoo
he should have fixed them to the amount of X2O, vine
as the assessment on certaitetates, and at the 9%.
time have saddled them with further litigateihe
He had therefore got the appeals respited tot
January sessions.
Mr. SEWELL charged upon the parochial saii°ibe,Wr
a desire to prolong the matter, and expressed ar.
lief that there was no foundation for his letitvhe
Not only were the directors willing to settle ,
matter, but the railway clerk said they We" P t reo
pared to give the vestry £5OO as expenses due no-
them. If the vestry would appoint with hioVei.
or two other gentlemen to wait upon Lord ona
burne and Mr. Saunders, he believed the Sues'
could be settled in ten minutes.
Mr. Fuller, the solicitor, was called before the
board, and,
On the motion of Mr. ROBINS, the subject Wati
referred to the Finance Committee. ribi%
Mr. Sergeant GAZELEE moved, and Mr. 10-4-1,0
seconded, a resolution that the clerk write to rat
Great Western Company, expressing surprise teat
their solicitor refuses to carry out the agreeel,,:pir
contained in their letter to accept £20,000 as '—
assessment.

The motion was carried unanimously.

e
We are glad to observe the commeneemont of an
xcellent system in the General Post-Office, by
which 4
officials of that important department are assisted in tu
assurance of their lives, the Postmaster-General under'
taking the gradual collection of the premiums in
of or6cl. I s. weekly, and paying it over quarterly 17e eIL
th a
surance office. The system is confined to the hoif-d"' t
offices most popular among the employe'3 of the de partinGhts:
foremost among which, as might be expected front its c,-0
ratter, is the Provident Clerks' Association. We trust tLitlo
excellent arrangement will soon be extended, not only eat
every branch of the Civil Seivice, but also to all the grey,
public and mercantile establishments. It wolild ,do more
most
foster the spread of Life Assurance, among those who gi°
require'it, than any other plan that 09414 be deviced.
a mall sir!

4tONET- MAREE2' AND CITY NEWe.

CITY, Two o'CLocK.
The demand for money in Lombard•street and at
the sank of England is fully maintained, owing to
the arrangements connected with the 4th of the
month, and the rates charged for accommodation
;till exhibit an upward tendency. The market, in
otr, presents a firmer appearance than for some
cle past, and if the exports to the contiLent should
eccasion further withdrawals of bullion on a larger
t6i.cale, the authorities may be compelled to modify
" existing regulations, by advancing the mini-
tnani to 3 per cent. At present, however, the corn-
;ihercial requirements are moderate, and the prevail-
'tea activity has been created by temporary causes, so
that renewed quietude may speedily ensue. The
l'ietallic reserve, moreover, still shows a consider-
able
„ accumulation ; under these circumstances, the
the demand and the increased firmness of
" rates, attract very little attention in commer-
cial circles.
.0 There were no bullion operations at the Bank of
gland yesterday.
814 the Foreign Exchanges yesterday afternoon
attridgalllnt
"cline was apparent in the rates on Am-
m.
from Liverpool report that in the Cotton
10 et yesterday business was moderately active,
1"00 bales having been sold at full rates.
tinAltkeu
„ Rh business in the Stock Exchange con-
itbles extremely quiet the funds exhibit consider-
ittee *lllness, and foreign stocks and railway shares
Well maintained. Notwithstanding the in-
'a th
cree,a
• ed demand for money, and an upward tendency
e .
fa rates of discount, financial affairs remain in
eoravearable position, and the recent advance re-
derld in the French funds seems to have engen-
eoihe" confidence with regard to political relations.
tae,Tels., have been dealt in to-day at 961 -1,- for
teh,TeY and account. Increased buoyancy has been
been rted within the last half hour, business having
r. ,t,rePorted at 967,- 1, but the present price is 961
to 944 e New Threes and the Reduced have improved
Ekeh 95. Long Annuities are steady at 171 and
e9,aer Bills at 295. to 31s. prem." The New
pet St4eit is 1031 a ; ditto Debentures (1859) are
allod Bank Stock remains at 225 to 227.
klereaZitan has been announced from the Penin-
at ja,.• ,71 £4,880 in specie. The Avon has arrived
Cu on' from. the Brazils with £37,829.
in the Foreign Stock Market is rather
11,44,113; but prices in most instances are firmer.
t0081811‘.6 Per Cents. are 78 to 79 ; ditto New, 67
3 Der e:.e,Xican has advanced to 221 ; Portuguese
at 17; 1118. are steady, at 451 4 ; Grenada Active,
tarred f Spanish 3 per Cents., at 441 ; ditto De-
klarker firm, at 321 ; Chilian 41 per Cents. are
89
4441 •
kther4 less in the Railway Share Market has been,
411014,4 active, but in some instances prices have
ahlro .more firmness. Great Westerns, Lanca-
-4104.141 Yorkshire, Manchester, Sheffield, and
Etstern'iand Midland, improved 55.; and South
TheAo s, North 'Western declined ss.
oNra
the gnand. Colonial undertakings have
44Prov, variation. Lombardo-Venetian have
and orv°. to 14 12 ; East Indian to 1011 1011 ;
Joint Indian Peninsular to 981 981. •
fain: Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares re-
lit `4lll at previous rates.
81,„t1111(
Ste, uNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Per lt
3 Cent ....... 2245 7
NAer cent. Redueed'Annuities 941 1 5
Long 314°118°18 Annuities
Arin,Zlt. Annuities
14,6 for 30 yes> expire sth Jan., 1880... •
Dil.Stock cars) expire sth April, 1885 171
bit, 1869
bebe4.t' 5 Per Cent.
itt--1111340,/,es: 40001859 9611
2d 2 p
011goL l'er 41 nn,
,r.ael: Tor 11,4`0'""
.itt Lib (Nov. 8)
Ditto „4500
.. £l,OOO, lid .. 31 28
1'111....................... 32
Chiliv)34 ,2
b.att, 6 °REIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK
(4 Igo 4e'er Cent. ........
did
ger cent ..
.h. 1441 w Active, 31 per Cent. l7
rltto , Per ceut.
'1111.117-eount
185:/ 22k
••b per Cent.
aec°llnt
Tl-I.ll° New ..............
Oto AcPeet Cent
78
New°ll4t
Ditto 4c,,_ Loan
67
Dividend 67/
s on the above payable in London.
C°4sols, Money TWO O'CLOCK.
1)44) Account (Nov.)
codi. 3
I

:aIVC-EatEN2 OF MICHAELMAS
T 1491 --(THIS _DAY.)

too
_uei
n 6 the first day of Michaelmas term, the
taetellaneellor entertained the judges and. seniori
441h,..4e1.8. the two bars at a dejeuner at his. ohrtsd: britdrivate residence, Stratheden House,Knig
to the reception of the judges his lord-
(k r. el/4 an interview with the Lord Mayor elect
baci9osalt"), and signified her Majesty's most
talxd e approval of the selection the citizens had
The ti
keel d Mayor and Sheriffs were also in att.en
the 11d they bad afterwards the honour °floating
ilirkeli'Veuner, at the conclusion of which the
kThereent to Westminster Hall in procession.
ill to was a large attendance of persons
in the
Witness the proceedings.
4

NOLO-SAXON
ANTIQUITIES.

4mkißio.resive and very interesting discovery_orf.
er, alon antiquities has been made by M.
tlaris,a,an, secretary of the Society of Antiquaries,
near Bathe Present autumn at Long Wittenham,s
ago tcuingdon. It appears that about 10 years
or r, skeleton of a man, together with the um_b
lab; shield
somee,,. ,a sword, spar, &c., was exhumed by
1.
engaged in digging the foundations of
The : cottages 4e h%
near the entrance to the village.
°k4, .iheanletance becoming known to the ineum-
at -.EI Itev. J. C. Clutterbuck, that gentleman
vtcti4lee possession of these relics, of which a
.de-
-411114,1°,11 Was communicated to the Aachteological
tat, iie• On a visit to Long Wittenham, in March
(xicer'• elutterbuck, at the suggestion of Mr.
teeqan, was induced to excavate near the spot, the
litileNvi°f *Lich was the finding of more skeletons,
:Aitieilla that the locality had evidently been thed
tetiv, glound of an Anglo-Saxon population. Amor
ileetwe'fl`;„the autumn, Mr. Akerman, with t/t til-,;(..;" owner of the co.n-
the land, and by the direction
ble, neZ,`Jonneil of the Society of Antiquaries, c.om-
Y 10,7:4 a Systematic exploration of the spot. Guided
qt. A experience in researches of this description,
the i;','eraan soon obtained abundant evidence. of
eto _ If),Ltire and character of the interments, which
tab°, two distinct kinds, the one by cremation, pre-
tis;ed to be the older rite of burial of our Anglo-
bit 911 forefathers ; the other by inhumation, or the
Pon °I the body entire, the males with their
401,11n5, the females with their personal ornaments.
°f shields the former are nearly a score of iron bossesd
g 8,.. lelds, a great number of spears and knives, an
astivi3lll three feet long, the blade straight, broad,
and The spears are of various formssof
433'0.4.78' and Were found even in the grave great In the graves of the women were found a
01 v number of amber and glass beads, brooches
the al, ens forms, toilette implements, hair-pins,
hige'rsuirle of spindles, &c. These objects are very
fetserant of a people among whom male and
,sil 0
had were distinguished by the
ver3,4„t half " and the " spindle half." The urnsare
Or bi 1, lleroos, amounting to nearly 50. They are.h
411 04..e4 Pottery, and many of them are marked wit
tartiVianaent which distinguishes them from the
Itek en vessels of the aneient British, Roman, and
f
lkis• 4110--British periods. The skeletons were o
ti 4, and robust men, some of them being of gigan-
eter;,ze, and in a remarkable state of preservation,
liosii'n"?ne being preserved entire. They were (let-
n tb,`„la rectangular graves, averaging three fee
tnobtn, and had once probably been covered with
a lei.:bliterated by the spade and the plough at
NCI. Period. These discoveries are interesting
ley :Pee of the early occupation of the fertile val-
-11-,, the Thames by. the Anglo-Saxon invaders
and
n'cnquerers. The relics are now in London,
Atiti, l'Port on them will be read to the Society of.
ink -iillaries by their secretary at their first meet
- 'el. the session in the present month.
—...—......_
C

fit, jUSTO3I OF DUNMOW._A correspondent
‘gat the Rev. William Boyle Coghlan, and •his wife,
t' Ai= 7,41eY Parsonage, Gate-house, N. 8., are accepted
elitel,,tl• in.sworth, Esq., as claimants for the Dunmoj
ittillit:' to be presented in September, 1860, on the seco d
ki.....nersary of their wedding-day—it being considered that
Pll4°...g,h!a's position
.as
.gyman of the Cliurch of
et, ea uti. is no bar to their reception of what he and his wife
rnestly desire.—Essex 'Jerald.'