The Sun.
London, England, 1850-09-28 00:00:00

BILEJLII.

The prises of Wheaten Bread in the metropolis are
from 7d to lid; of Household ditto, 5d to 62d per 41b
loaf.
31XDE /VIII.3ZIFET...

Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 10 to 11(1; ditto, 641 b to
721 b, to 2:3; ditto, 721 b to 801 b, 240 to 2?,d; ditto,
801 b to 881 b, 24d to 3d; ditto, 881 b to 961 b, 3d to aid;
ditto, 96th to 1041 b, 3d to 3,d; ditto, 1041 b to 1121 b,
313 to 4d. Calf Skins, light is 6d to 3s 01; ditto ful
5s 63 to Os 03; Horn Hides, Os 01 to Os Od; Shear Ergs,
Os od to Os 03; Lamb Skins, 2s 2d to 3s 4d; PollEd
Sheep, 2s 6d to 3s 4d; Kents and Half-breds, 2s 4d to
23 93; Downs, 2s 2d to 23 5:1 each,

EAT MARXIST S.
SMITHFIELD.—/aadow Hay. 21 8s to 31 15s; Clover,
31 Os to 41 63; and Straw, 11 3s to 11 8s per load.
A moderate supply, and a sluggish demand.
CUNBERLAND.—Meadow Hay, 21 83 to 31 18s ;
Clover, 31 Os to 4/4s; and Straw, 11 3s to 119. per load.
Supply good, and trade dull.

lIITECIIAPEL. Meadow Hay, 21 5s to 31 145;
Clover, 3/ Oa to 418 s; and Straw, 112 s to 1/ 8s per load.
Both Hay and Straw moved off slowly, at late rates.

CLERKEN WELL.—(THIS DAY.)
Three showily-dressed women, named Ann Wicks,
Jane Etiott, and Mary Burton, were charged with rob-
bing John Fish, a seafaring man, of thirteen sovereigns,
having previously administered to him some deleterious
drug, by which ho v$ as rendered insensible.
The prosecutor stated that on Sunday night week he
met the three prisoners, and a fourth woman not 3et in
custody, in Goswell-street-road, and at their solicitation
went with them to a pie-house, where he treated them
to a few tarts. From that he accompanied them to the,
Golden Horse public-house, where he ordered a pot or
ale, of which they all took part, but he had no sooner
taken off his glass than he felt himself becoming quite
stupid. The women then began to shove him about,
and he could make no resistance, nor " help
himself in the least." At length he be-
came quite insensible, and when he recovered
found himself lying on the ground in Glasshouse-yard'
His money was then gone, but he was quite certain be
had it safe in his pocket when ho went into the Golden
Horse.

A policeman deposed to ending the prosecutor in
helpless condition in Glasshouse-yard on the night stated:
A woman, named Isaacs, stated that she saw the three
prisoners and another woman lead the prosecutor, who
seemed unable to walk, into Glasshouse-yard, and pre-
sently afterwards the women ran into the street, one of
them saying, " I've got it—all right."
They were fully committed for trial at the Central
Criminal Court.

ELECTION OF LORD MAYOR AND
INAUGURATION OF THE NEW SHERIFYS
(THIS DAY.)
A Common Hall was held to-day in the Guildhall
of the city of London, 'or the purpose of inaugurati.og
the new Sheriffs, and for the election of a Lord Mayor
for the ensuing year.
Shortly after eleven o'clock, the Lord Mayor, at'
tended by the CommoraSergeant, the Town Clerlfa
several of the Aldermen, and the new and old Sheriffs'
entered the Hall and took their places on the
platform in the Hall. The ceremony of in'
augurating the new Sheriffs then took place,
the old sheriffs, Mr. Alderman Lawrence and MO
Nicoll, divested themselves of their chains of office',
and placed them on the shoulders of their successor").
This ceremony having been concluded, the Lord
Mayor and all the civic officers retired, the
Lord Mayor and Aldermen proceeding to the Court
of Aldermen to decide among themselves Who
they thought competent to be Lord Mayor for
the ensuing year. After remaining there
till twelve o'clock, the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, the
old and new Sheriffs, proceeded in procession to the
church of St. Lawrence, Jewry, where a most excel;
lait sermon was preached by the Lord Mayor
chsplain, from 2d chapter Ist Epistle of St. Peter,
14th verse, " Sent by Him for the punishment
„na
evil-doers, and for the praise of them that do well.
As usual, a vast crowd collected outside the Gru-huci
hall to witness the procession going to and
returning from church. The Lord Mayo!,
Aldermen and Sheriffs, were dressed in theft
full costume of office, and were attended by, the
beadles of their respective wards, in their offi.cl
dresses covered with gold and silver lace. The not'
shells, footmen, coachmen, and postillions, were doeo-
rated in a still more gorgeous trapping, and 19:,,tb0
gether presented a most pleasing spectacle. r
crowd outside looked upon all the golden and oil°
liveries with wonderment and delight. The caf'
riages and liveries of the sheriffs appeared to be the
great subject of attraction, and certainly the eanici
pages are worthy of the sheriffs of the first city an
county in the world.
The election of Lord Mayor appeared to creste
much less excitement than we have witnessed
!..
e 1
many occasions, notwithstanding the paragraph tp.
has gone the round of the papers that an oppositw'
was intended.
At one o'clock the procession returned into fig,
Hall from the church, and after proceeding to ;1.,
Court of Common Council and the Court of Al4lO
men, the Lord Mayor, accompanied by several el ,he
Aldermen and the different civic officers, entered ills
Hall and took their seats on the platform, when,
usual forms having been gone through, of
Mr. Sergeant MEREWEATHER, in the abseneeLae
the newly-appointed Recorder, by the direction of. rbe
Lord Mayor, stated to the Livery the important Tr
they had to perform of selecting a Lord Mayor
which
al the
'1 he COMMON-SERGEANT stated the names 0. c
..ere
aldermen who had not passed the chair, and who wi
rer
all competent to be elected Lord Mayor ; and „800
doing so, be was about to state that the names o'
aldermen would be put up seriatim, when 051/
Mr. G. SHOLBRED attempted to address the at
amidst great confusion, but was informed thaty
that moment, it was not competent for him to d° 000
The names of the different aldermen were, la
put up in rotation, the majority of hands hein,gdor
favour of Mr. Alderman Musgrove and Mr. Ai
man William Hunter.
Mr. SHOLBRED then came forward to address
led
Livery, but was met with increased noise. He blghe
the Livery would elect some great merchant °f
_ado
City, and he would therefore propose that Alder w.. 0,
Salomons should be the Lord Mayor for the rfla
ensuing; and upon this being negatived, be Prl, vae
Alderman Lawrence. This proposition met wit
same fate.
The COMMON-SERGEANT then declared thatmo6ls:
election of the Livery had fallen upon Alderman
grove nd Alderman Willam Hunter.
Thea Lord Mayor and Aldermen then rettirneciae°'
their court to select one of the two gentlemen
turned to them by the Livery, and after °pa%
sence of short duration they returned into the
when
Mr. Sergeant MEREWEATRER announced that
election of Lord Mayor for the ensuing year
fallen upon Alderman Musgrove. a pith
The Lord Mayor elect was then investe, ,ery,
the insignia of office, and addressed the 1;11 sad
stating that he accepted the office with gratitude
pride. la for tbse
Thanks were then voted to the late Sheriff's dotes
dignity and urbanity with which they bad cone 1011
themselves during their year of office, and the
then adjourned.

CALEDONIAN RAILWAY'
(THIS DAY.
p) fell°
The shareholders in this companyo assembleso
this morning at the Freemasons Tavern, for en roe
pose of receiving the report of the scrutineers
votes of yesterday. a t"
Mr. Copl
ing, the deputy-chairman, preside—A 1
absenceofCaptain Plunkett.

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Shortly before one o'clock the scrutineer!, some
engaged nearly two hours this morning in settitriso, eir
point of difference which had arisen between Leo,
sbeir
tered the room, and directed the secretary to rea
report, of which tho following is a summary;-- , Votefr;
6,65'

For the reception of the directors' report .........
For the following amendment, which was PO'
posed by Mr. T. T. Fawcett, and seconded by
Mr. Westmoreland, and which amounted 0
fact to a vote of want of confidence in the di'
rectors :—" That the report of the directors
be received, anti that a committee be now or
pointed further to meet and confer with the
gentlemen now in London, and others repro"
senting the guaranteed and preference inte-
rests, for the purpose of effecting an aditisl-
naent, both in principle and in detail, of the
proposed arrangement Bill to be applied foirf
during the next session of Parliament; and,.
an adjustment be come to, such proposed sue
justment to be subject to the confirmation 01
the proprietors at a meeting to be called lot
ber_
and held on Tuesday, the 29th of 0 oto
next, at the same hour and place., and du° 4,46 D
new directors be then appointed" ...............
g 186
Majority in favour of the original motion..._bich
We give below the details of the votes, by %of 0:
will be seen that, though the directors had a In!) 000"
votes in their favour, the amount of stock rt°
them.
For the amendment—
Ordinary stock £411,420
Clydesdale
Preference

For the original motion—
Ordinary stuck
Clydesdale
Preference

£638,420
• 10,750
▪ 124,630 .3
,SO
Difference in favour of amendment ............ i"cro'eul
The number of voters present for the aOO.lll I too'
were 38, proxies, 311;
tion—preser, t,
102; proxies, 475; total, 575. c stood
A SHAREHOLDER intimated that the amount °' orted
was in favour of the amendment; those who en tigr'
total, 346. For the origin
it did not despair at the result which had ju" bcall
nouncal, and added that it was their intention t° 04,019
special meeting on an early day, to reconsider the
of the subjects which were discus:.ed yesterday' tote
After acme angry words between some of the
holdtrs, the meeting separated.

ee°
The new Town-hall at Durham bag just b
feet
completed. It is 70 feet long, 35 feet broad, and lje,
high, and is lighted by three windows on the north
,1000,
a large window at the west end, and by an oriel on nootiS
which commands a beautiful view of a part of theß.e fine
environs of the city. The largest west window will
ri'ld forio
by stain glass. The timbers of the roof are oPen,,a,trilol4
the ceiling. The chimney-piece is an important erg', ~iohoP.,
feature in this room. Over it are placed the arms ofytndtliv
Maltby, quartered with those of the see of Durban'
to cn „for'
city arms, and round the cornice is an inscription
morate the fact of the erection of the hall during the In
altY Qf Ur. W. Henderson.