The Sun.
London, England, 1844-09-28 00:00:00

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propose this vote of thanks, which he had
11,0 _ : - niprobation.
--(Cheers, hisses, and cor.luboii.)
Mr. JOHN KING then came forward and said that his
exeellent friend had not been heard, and therefore he had
not been understood. Ilia object had been to propose
a ',Fite of thanks to the Lord Mayor for the manner in
'which he had upheld the duties of his office for the
Past year.—(Cheers and confusion.) He (Mr. King)
Would remind the Livery that they were called
upon to pass a vote of thanks to a gen-
tleman upon whom the fing,r of suspicion
could not be placed.—(Hear, bear.) He (Mr. King)
knew that their time was valuable, and he would, there-
fore, not attempt to waste it. He was quite sure that
they would be all unanimous in returning their most
cordial thanks to the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor,
as he was convinced that he deserved them at their
hands.
The TOWN CEDER then came forward and received the
vote of thanks, which was to the effect that the thanks of the
Common Hall were eminently due and were thereby given
to the Right Hon. William Magnay, Lord Mayor of the
City, for the firmness and discrimination with which he
had discharged the various duties of his very responsible
office as Chief Magistrate ; for the uniform firm deter-
Itination with which he bad performed these duties,
and fur the urbanity which he had always displayed—
(Cries of " Walker," laughter, hisses, and some con- '
fusion)—for the manner in which he had supported the
privileges of all classes of the people, more particularly
lu.s fellow-citizens of the Livery.—(A voice : "And for
his hospitallity ;" laughter, cheers, and hisses.)
The LORD M.svort elect, declared the resolution to be
carried unanimously.
The LORD MAYOR then came forward and said,
Gentlemen, I felt it my duty at this period of
last year to' make to you certain promises, and I can
safely say, that throughout my year of office I have
exerted myself to the utmost of my ability to guard
Your rights and privileges, and to discharge the
duties of my office with impartiality, and
thereby redeem the promises which I made to you
last year. I thank you for this testimony of your appro-
bation, and I sincerely thank you for the honour you
have done me. The Right Hon. Gentleman retired
amidst mingled cheers and hisses.
The Common Crier was about to declare the Hall dis-
solved, and had partly read the usual notice, when there
%are vociferous cries raised from all parts of the hall for
Mr. Alderman Wood. The cries continued for some
time, and at length the common crier retired, and
Mr. Alderman THOMAS WOOD again came forward,
and was received with a loud burst of cheering,
waving of hats and handkerchiefs, and cries of
"The Lord Mayor of the People." " The Lord Mayor
three times elected." He said that it had not been his
Intention to disturb the meeting again, having been
three times returned by that Hall. He, however, es-
teemed , this second call by the Livery on the
same day as a greater compliment, and quite
acceptable to him as success. He heartily
thanked them for the warmth and enthusiasm with
Which his name had been received, and not
Wishing to disturb the regularity of the meeting
farther ; would again repeat his warmest thanks, and
express a hope that he would again meet them next
)Tear.--(The Hon. Gentleman retired amidst loud cheers.)
The Hall then formally dissolved, and, as the several
Aldermen passed down they were warmly cheered, espe-
cially Mr. Alderman Wood. The newly-elected Lord
Mayor, Mr. Alderman Gibbs, was not to be seen, having
left the hall by a private door.
The whole proceedings were over at half-past two
o'clock.

DISCOVERY OF A ROMAN PAVEMENT.—Yesterday
tnorning, while the excavations were going on in St.
Thomas's-street, Southwark, a large quantity of Roman
pavement was discovered about 70 feet below the surface
of the earth, which lies exactly opposite the ancient
church of St. Thomas's. The greater portion of what
was found was carefully preserved.
MORE OF THE CUTTING SYSTEM.—At the Castle of
Xte,'er, last week, a Mr. Solomans, the proprietor of " a
clothing establishment," was summoned for refusing to
Pay a poor woman, named Burgess, 14s. for making
*even satin waistcoats, and for finding trimmings for the
game. The representative of " Mishter Sholoman" said
that all " the firm" gave for making waistcoats was Is.
the price charged by the trade is 55.). He was, how:
ever, not willing to pay her even the 75., for he asserted
ithe waistcoats were so badly made, that he had been obe
'lilted to expend 3d. more upon each of them. He was
I,Le was willing to hand ber over the ss. 3d. Now, let
118 see what this remuneration would afford her per
week. A waistcoat, it was estimated, would take nine
hours to make. If she worked twelve hours a day, she
would have ten and ft half successive days of toil before
the could complete her fourteen waistcoats ; or, for the
sake of making the case stronger, as well as of avoiding
-frisetions, say she works fourteen hours a day • her work
would then occupy her nine days—a week and a half—
for this ss. 3d. is offered her I-ss, 3d. for a week
tad .a half's work, or 3s. 6d. for a week's I GoodiGod
'WhOiC week's work, fourteen long hours to the day, at
satin waistcoats, for 3s. 6d. 1 But this is not all ; out of
this most miserable pittance she had to provide trim-
fiings ! 'The representative of this " Mr. Sholoman"
said the waistcoats were sold at 55., but he was justly
reminded, that if they chose to give things away, that
was no reason that the woman should give away her
Work. An order for the payment of the 14s. was made
11 the magistrates.—Sherborne Journal.
,„I'IRE AT DRUmi.Awit/G CASTIJS.-A. fire broke out
;17 one of the wings of Drumlanrig Castle, occupied as
'go laundry, on Friday evening last. It excited a good
seal of alarm among the noble inmates, the Duke and
uehess of Buccleuch, who were both residing there at
Tie time. After considerable exertion the flames were
of got under before extending to any other portion
the Castle. His Grace, we regret to s ay, has received
-*Slight injury in one of his arms.—Ayr Observer.
IMPORTANT TO INSOLVENTS.—In cannot be too
Ptherally known that the Commissioners of Bankruptcy
for the Birmingham district have come to the determina-
tion not to receive or recognise any petitions or schedules
Where the signature of the petitioner is not attested by a
solicitor or some agent duly authorised by a warrant of
atrney, This is important, because in opposition to
the instructions of Lord Brougham.—Birmingham Ad-
tertiser.
SUDDEN DEATH.--Yesterday Mr. Higgs held an
Inquest at the Regent Arms, Regent-street, Vincent-
aqua re, on the body of James Turner, aged 43. It ap-
Ileared in evidence that the deceased was a sergeant-
-1(1)31tior ba the East India Company's recruiting service.
1111 Tuesday evening last he called upon Dr. Reid, at the
eeruiting depot in Duke-street, to consult him con-
trnieg his state of health. Whilst the doctor was exa-
'lA, ning his chest he was suddenly seized with a violent
`;'• of coughing and ruptured a blood-vessel, which caused
quantity of blood to get into the windpipe, thereby
causing instantaneous death. Verdict, " Natural death."
GOODRICH COURT, lIEREFORDSHIRE.—Her Royal
.411ghness the Duchess of Cambridge, her Royal High-
Tipthe Grand Duchess of Mecklenburgh Strelitz, the
Like and Duchess of Beaufort, Lady Augusta Somerset
Lad the Baron Nieumann, the Austrian Minister, visited
%l ovdrich Court, Herefordshire, on Wednesday. The
Royall. and illustrious visitors were conducted through
t".e noble suite of apartments and grand armoury by the
learned proprietor, Sir Samuel Rush Meyrick, and ex-
Pressed themselves highly entertained with the in-
'4Pee tion.
CURIOUS ESCAPE.—On Monday last, whilst some
un,Ps were endeavouring to secure various sheaves of
eorxe &c., which had been carried down by the flooded
riser.. and lodged near the sluice of the mill-dam, one of
their "nmber, a boy of fifteen years old, son of Mr.
-Little, roper, lost his balance, and fell from the wall into
the swolfee, river. Providentially he was too near the
side to be carried by the current over the gullet-door,
and he thus experienced the least dangerous of two
utes, a submarine passage, instead of one over the falls.
,rem the state of the river, the sluices of the dam were
only partially opened, and the passage for the body of
sv
Clow
flowing through was thus from four to five feet
the the surface. No sooner was the little fellow in
" water, than he was sucked into this under current
disappeared under the arch of the stone pier, in
Which the sluices are built. At least a minute now
lapsed, which was passed in most intense anxiety by
"Ovless spectators, who knew that if the poor fellow
got. suatangled in the passage, no efforts of theirs could
te bairn. To their great delight, however, the current
which boils up into the mill-dam, atlengthdisgorged the
object
~. of their anxiety, and he was at once landed by
many v and willing hands. The poor little fellow
" sair •I'orfoughten, but soon recovered both his
'""as and his bodily activity, and when questioned by
oar friend Bailie Welsh as to his feelings when under
the water, and wi.; at he then " thought," he graphically
safnough replied, that he .6 just could na think."—Dum-
'ries Courier.
All UNEXPECTED TREASURE.—A letter from War-
I.
Says, A singular discovery will make it possible to
rsecute with more activity the works of the fine hang-
lt bridge over the Vistula, to join Warsaw and Prague.
e,ll demolishing an ancient Roman Catholic chapel, to
ill' the approaches to the bridge on the Warsaw side,
there were found in the foundation two barrels filled with
vf°l3 gold, of the value of three millions of francs, which
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Work . e employed in the completion of this remarkable
. -
The Leicestershire Yeomanry Cavalry, who have
,4,14 Week been undergoing their annual training, were on
and new
reviewed by Colonel White, of the regulars,
new colours were presented to the regiment by Lady
K~e°rgiana Curzon, daughter of Earl Howe, with an ap-
r, °Mate address, which was responded to by Lieut.-
‘-'Ol onel Keck.

Cow CAUGHT IN A SNARE.--On Monday the
?th cart,ent, Mr. Alexander Todd, the highly respected
landlord .of the Black Bull Inn, Houston, lost a fine
tullg Cow; worth ten or twelve pounds, while gathering
food about the hedges which bound the park in
ich she grazed. When driven home in the evening,
exhibited sig:ls of great uneasiness ; and when her
zlecustoraed food wto set before her, she refused either to
or drink. On examining her mouth, it was found
that three inches of the tongue were literally torn off.
ivn none conjectures were formed respecting the seem..
4ly rnaliCiOHS outrage ; but Mr. Todd concluded, nom
knowledge of the cow's habits, that she had met with
Q misfortune while grazing about the hedge-roots. He
Immthorn -ase.y went to the park, and found fastened to a
bush a strong cord snare, which retained a firm
t rasp of the amputated piece of tongne. It is supposed,
Jerkk d it
ukell the poor animal felt her tongue held, that she
off. Glasgow Argus.
THE MOORS.—The sportsmen have generally had
excellent sport among the hills ; but the number of bird.s
killed is not nearly equal to their abundance. 'The birds
were too strong before the 12th, and during the rainy
_weather that immediately ensued they became packed,
"41 d so wild that they could scarcely be approached
.w
range of shot ; and they are now taking down to
e corn fields in the glens in immense flocks.—lnverness
,Cotcrier,