The Sun.
London, England, 1844-11-20 00:00:00

COURT OF ALDERMEN.

The first Court of the present Mayoralty was held
yesterday, when the Lord Mayor, on taking the
chair, said he should rely with confidence upon the
support of his brethren in performing the duties of his
office ; that he should punctually attend Courts of
Aldermen on the days marked in the calender ; and
that he was convinced he might depend upon the
punctual attendance of other members of the Court,
by observing which the public business would be
greatly facilitated.
Sir PETSR LAURIE than moved a vote of thanks to
the late Lord Mayor, Sir Wm. Magnay, Bart., for
the faithful and honourable manner in which he had
discharged the various and important duties of the
Chief Magistrate; for his impartial, patient, and hu-
mane administration of justice, especially for the firm-
ness and judgment displayed by him throughout the
protracted and difficult investigation of the charges
of the forgery of wills, which resulted in the
conviction of the parties accused of crimes de-
vised and executed with great artifice and cunning,
and which had entailed serious loss upon the public ;
for the courtesy and ability with which he has pre-
,ided over the deliberations, and maintained the pri-
vileges of this Court; for the cordial and liberal hos-
pitality which (while depressed by an accumulation
of domestic bereavements) the late Lord Mayor main-
tained throughout his year of office ; and this Court
offers their best wishes that he may long enjoy the
honour bestowed on him by his Sovereign, and the
well-merited approbation and esteem of his fellow-
citizens as a magistrate of this City, and the represen-
tation, in this Court, of the ward which was presided
over for many years by his much-respected father,
with the same independence and integrity which
mark the conduct and character of the son.
Mr. Alderman LUCAS seconded the motion, and
after some complimentary remarks from the other
members, the motion was unanimously agreed to.
Upon the motion of Sir Peter Laurie, seconded by
Alderman Humphrey, the motion was ordered to be
published in the morning and evening papers, and a
copy of it was ordered to be presented to Sir William
Magnay, Baronet.

[ADVERTISEMENT.]
PRICE'S PATENT CANDLES.

We have been requested to state, in reprinting the
following from the Manchester papers, that Messrs.
Richardson and Roebuck are one of the largest and
oldest retail firms in the midland and northern coun-
ties, having a connexion among families of the upper
classes such as is possessed by few other traders in
England; their opinion, therefore, on the matter in
question, is entitled to very great weight. The extent
of their candle trade may be judged of by the fact of
their purchases of the Patent Candles being to the
amount of five thousand pounds sterling at a time.
" Richardson and Roebuck beg to state, for the in-
formation of the public, that the chief cause why the
Composite (Price's Patent) Candles burn better than any
other is, that they contain a very large proportion
of the hard substance obtained by pressure from cocoa-
nut oil by a patent process. It is a fact known to chemists
for some thirty years past that cocoa-nut oil contains
more hydrogen in proportion to its carbon than any other
oily or fatty substance, and that it therefore gives a
bluer flame, and one more absolutely without smoke, and
less injurious to the eyes (in consequence of its greater
similarity to the beautiful, bluish-white, light of day),
than the flame of any other substance used in candle-
making. Believing` Price's Patent Candles' to be in-
comparably superior to any of the many imitations, at
whatever difference of price, Richardson and Roebuck
continue to recommend them to their friends ; and they
are happy to announce that they have made such arrange-
ments with the Patentees as will enable them to reduce
the price.—Market-place, Manchester, Nov. 15. 1844."
Price's Patent Candles burn without snuffing, like
the finest wax, and are cheaper, in proportion to the
light given, than the commonest tallow ones.
They are sold by respectable dealers throughout the
country, at or under one shilling per lb.; and whole •
sale, to the trade, by Edward Price and Co., Belmont,
Vauxhall; and Palmer and Co., Sutton-street, Clerken-
well.

Purchasers must insist upon being supplied in the
shops with " Price's Patent Candles," or they are very
likely to get some of the imitations, on account of the
greater profit afforded to the dealer on these latter.

HILLINGDON HALL; OR, THE COCKNEY SQUIRE.
BY THE AUTHOR OF " HANDLEY CROSS."—Who is the
Duke of Donkeyton ? is the question that will be imme-
diately asked by the reader ot the new novel, " Ililling-
don Hall ;" all that can be gained from its pages being
that he is a nobleman of large possessions, most seriously
intent upon the acquisition of popularity. The Duke
and Duchess of Donkeyton, with their fascinating son,
the Marquis of Bray, form a most entertaining group in
the novel ; and their aristocratic doings and sayings are
well contrasted with the characters of the rival village
mammas who so anxiously endeavour to entrap the im-
prudent young Marquis into matrimonial bondage with
their amiable daughters. But the hero of the story is
the Squire of Hillingdon Hall, whose whole career as a
Landlord, Justice, and Member of Parliament, forms one
of the most amtring pictures of human character that
have been produced since the age of Fielding and Smollet.
The exploits of the Cockney Squire bring him into con
tact with all the notabilities of country and county life—
a contested election included—and, from the Anti-Corn-
law Leaguers and their orators down to the mysteries of
guano, all come in for a share of the author's broad,
satirical humour.

DISTRESSING OCCURRENCE.—NINE LIVES LOST.
—On Thursday, the 7th instant, a boat belonging to the
Island of Eday left Kirkwall for homes about three
o'clock, P.M., with nine persons on board, viz., three
brothers, named Garrioch ; two brothers and a sister,
named Tulloch ; a young man, John Fotheringham ; a
girl, named Elizabeth Garroch ; and a girl, named
Ilercus—all belonging to the same island. It is thought
that, finding the Stornsay Firth rough, the boat nsy
have returned, and that she was upset in Kirkwall Bay,
or near the mouth of the String, off Shapinshay, as thre,
boat was found next morning near Saverock, driven
ashore, with the body of one of the sufferers in it. The
watch found on the body had stopped at half-past five,
when the accident had likely happened. The three Gar-
riochs were the principal support of a feeble father and
inother.—Scotch paper.
DREADFUL COLLIERY ACCIDENT.—An accident of
a fatal nature occurred at Dalziel Colliery, near Ha-
milton, belonging to the Messrs. Wilson, on Saturday
last. Three brothers of the name of Laird were ascend-
ing from their work, when, owing to some mismanage-
ment on the part of the engine-man, the cage was
drawn up to the hurls, and one of the brothers,. named
George, was dreadfully mangled, and died in a few mi-
nutes, another had his hand split up, and the third his
leg broken ; another man, Lamed Philip, was also in the
cage, but when he came on a level with the surface,
seeing the danger he was in, ran the risk of jumping off,
and was caught by some one on the pit-head, which pre-
vented his falling down the shaft. The situation of the
sufferers' parents, on finding themselves in an instant
almost deprived of their children, was lamentable. The
engine-man has since been apprehended, but bailed out.
Caledonian Mercury.