The Sun.
London, England, 1844-12-20 00:00:00

raines?a.A.Nnous.

At a meeting of Middlesex Magistrates, held at the
fleSsitinS House on Thursday, Mr, Pownall was elected
Chairman in the room of Mr, Sergeant Adams, resigned.
A ballot took place, as Mr. Rotch was also put in nomi-
nation, when the numbers were—For Mr. Nyman., 70 ;
And ~for Mr. Rotch, 25.
'the scent dettarle of
,the lion. Robert Otway Cave,
without issue, will cause the right to the Barony of Braye
to devolve, after the present Baroness, upon her four
daughters, amongst whom it will be in abeyance, her
Majesty' bftving, by letters patent, limited tili3 same to the
present Baronbat ittid the heirs male of her body.
On Wednesday night some tr„entkineti who were pre-
sent at Drury-lune Theatre, and made acquainted with
the praiseworthy conduct of M'Carthy on Saturday
night last] at the late dreadful catastrophe, raised a pri-
Vate subscription among themselves for the poor fellow's
relief, which amounted to Upwards of 101.
On Sunday, the Bth, and last Sunday, the 16th inst.,
sermons were preached in the churches of Tottenham
pdriohLin aid of the funds of one of the parochial schools,
when the amount &Ce:ted a 9 Alt In 1843 it was 701.,
and in 1842 711. 9s. Such are the blessings of Pusey ism.
The Lord Bishop of St.Asaph has distributed clothing
to upwards of 400 poor families in St. Asaph and the
neighbourhood, and is giving food daily to those who
aft) in ilea

The Regalia were removed a short time since to
Messrs. Garrard's, the Crown jewellers, in the Hay-
market, for safe custody, while the necessary works
were going on in the new fire-proofapartment, which has
been constructed expressly fir them in the Tower. On
Tuesday last they were removed from the premises of
Messrs. Garrard to the Tower. The public are now ad-
mitted to view them as usual.
To• morrow being St. Thomas's-day, the usual ward.
motes will be held in the various City wards for the
election of Common Councilmen for the ensuing year.
Most of the wards will be represented by the same Com-
mon Councilmen. The wards that will be contested are
Portsoken, Cripplegate Within, and Farringdou
Without,

MEETING OF MIDDLESEX MAGISTRATES.—A spe-
cial meeting of justices of the county of Middlesex took
place yesterday, for the election of a chairman, at the
Sessions-house, Clerkenwell- green. There was a very
numerous attendance of magistrates. Mr. Tulk took
the chair. The two candidates put in nomination were
Mr. Pownall and Mr. Botch. The first was proposed
by Mr. Wilks, seconded by Mr. Walesby ; and the last-
named gentleman was proposed by Captain Bague and
seconded by Mr. Whiskin. The ballot commenced
shortly after twelve o'clock ; and terminated at three
o'clock, when the scrutineers, Mr. Witham and Mr.
Orm, announced the result, namely:—For Mr. Pownall,
70; and for Mr. Botch, 25. Mr. Pownall was accord-
ingly declared duly elected,

THIS DAY'S NEWS

VICE-CHANCERY.--(THIS DAY
(Before Sir J. K. BRUCE.)
PALLIN V. GATHERCOLE.

The plaintiff in this case is the rector of Stafford, in
Essex, and the defendant, the Hey. Mr. Gathercole, is the
editor of the Churchf,:ian newspaper, both beingclergymen
of the Established Church. The plaintiff had obtained
FIR injunction of the Court, restraining the defendant
from publishing certain letters relative to the plaintiff
which were alleged by the latter to be of a libellous
nature.

Mr. WICRA3I now applied to the Court to have that
injunction dissolved, and on the part of the plaintiff there
was a cross-motion for the committal of the defendant
for contempt.
(The arguments were proceeding when we went to press.)

QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.)
Lord Denman sat at Nisi Prius this morning, at the
Guildhall, with a London special jury. The Court was
engaged the whole morning in trying the case of the
Queen v. Ellis, an indictment for perjury, which will not
in all probability be finished this evening.