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The Ward of Cheap, on Thursday, selected Mr. Sheriff Allen for its Alderman in the room of Mr. Kennedy. The gown was contested. Mr. Causton opposed Mr. Allen, and went to the poll. , At its close there were—for Allen 106, for Causton 76. The Lord Mayor therefore de- clared Mr. Allen to be duly elected.

The Wardmote passed a vote of thanks to Mr. Kennedy for the zeal and ability with which he had discharged his office, and his courteous demeanour to his constituents ; and they expressed their wishes for his future health and happiness.

A deputation from several parishes in the Metropolis, headed by Mr. Donald Nicoll, General Evans, and Mr. Hanbiny, waited on Mr. Wal- pole on Wednesday to call his attention to street-walking, night-houses, and other branches of the "delicate question." Mr. Walpole confined himesif to listening to the statements of the parish authorities, clergy- men' and ratepayers, who composed the deputation. He said that he had already received orders to collect information on the subject, and he hoped to be able to form a correct judgment of the exact deficiencies of the law. He thanked the deputation for the assistance they had rendered him.

A meeting of delegates from vestries and district boards, held at the London Coffeehouse on Thursday, adopted resolutions adverse to the proposed main drainage scheme, and objecting to the large outlay it would require. Some of the speakers vindicated the Thames from the aspersion that it is injurious to health.

The London Tramway Company stated its case to Lord John Man- ners on Thursday. Ho promised to give the scheme his best considera- tion.

The Italian Constitutionalists meeting in London have finished their conference. On Monday they discussed and adopted the address "to the various sovereigns, princes, and statesmen of Europe," which had been prepared by a committee. It sets forth in moderate language the desire of Italy for nationality, and her claims upon Europe, grounded on grati- tude, humanity, justice, interest. "It may be urged, however just are either one or more of these many claims, the doing justice to Italy becomes an impossibility in the present state and divisions of Europe ; that if the idea were entertained by the various powers the problem would still remain to be answered, How could Italy become united without overthrowing the balance hitherto considered essential to the well-being of the continent of Europe ? The answer which would be given to such a question would be, that the Italian people do not seek to demand an impossibility at their hands, but simply what could easily be carried into effect without disturbing the natural balance of power in Europe. To do away with the absolute state of terrorism in which they for ever live, to do awas, with the spirit of evil, seeming to crush the very beauty of life itself, is all they desire to render them happy and contented in the enjoyment of social and political and religious rights. " The realization of this object can thus be effected—the giving to each of the various states of Italy a constitutional government. The constitu- tional government of each state to embrace-1. a representative assembly and a house of peers; 2. the freedom of public speech and the liberty of the press • 3. the right of public assembly ; 4. the appointment of a muni- cipal guard; 5. the organization of the municipal authority on a liberal elective system • and 6. for all courts of justice to be open, to allow public opinion to give full weight to justice. A mutual arrangement to be made between each of the various sovereigns of Europe to appoint a central and supreme power to arrange all matters of difference that may arise between them, and to allow the representative assembly of each state to choose their own delegates by vote to represent the mutual interest of each sove- reign at the central and supreme power.

" Thus, by the joint confederation of the states, would be represented to the world a body compact and united in itself, and the dream of the people of Italy would become at once, a reality."

At the annual general Meeting of the Royal Literary Fund, on Wed- nesday,—Earl Stanhope in the chair,—Mr. Dickens and his allies agmn endeavoured to carry resolutions expressing their peculiar views. Dickens moved a resolution protesting against the systematic expendi- ture of from 401. to 451. upon every grant of 1001.: it was " not quite right." Mr. Monckton Mikes, Dr. -William Smith, and Mr. Robert Bell, exposed the fallacies of the hostile party. The resolution was ne- gatived by 70 to 14. Mr. Purton Cooper moved for a committee to con- sider whether the expenditure could not be diminished. This was ne- gatived by 66 to 18.

At the reexamination of Bernard at Bow Street Police Office on Thursday, very important evidence was adduced, and it was announced that the pri- soner would be charged with a graver offence than misdemeanour, as an accessory before the fact for the capital crime of murder. Eliza Cheney deposed that she had been housekeeper to Orsini in Grafton Street, Kentish New Town. Bernard used to visit Orsini ; when Orsini was away for any time, Bernard took all letters not marked " private" • she believed he opened them ; she had seen him answer them sometimes. drsini left London about the end of November ; Bernard continued to call for letters up to the time of his own arrest. Bernard with two friends had dined with Orsini on one occasion.

The evidence of the last two witnesses was of a very serious character the object of the prosecution in calling them being evidently to show that Ber- nard hired Rudio to assist in assassinating the Emperor. Eliza Rudio, an English girl of eighteen, stated that she married Carlo Rudio, at Notting- ham; two years ago. Recently they had lived in Soho ; they were in the deepest poverty ; Bernard called on them, had conferences with her hus- band, supplied money for their subsistence, and for Rudio to get decent clothes and a carpet-bag. Bernard arranged that Rudio should go to Paris ; a passport, under the name of Da Silva, seems to have been obtained for him, after much trouble. He left his wife : when she next saw him he was in prison at Paris. When Rudio went away, Bernard undertook to supply Mrs. Rudio with twelve shillings. weekly ; subsequently, he induced her to go to Nottingham—she was to give out that she was going to Godalming. If she saw her husband's name mentioned in the newspapers, she was to take no notice of it. In some of the interviews, Bernard and Rudio con- versed in French, which Mrs. Rudio did not understand. Mr. Sleigh raised objections to the evidence of this witness being received—her hus- band was charged with conspiring with Bernard. Mr. Bodkin said, that difficulty would be got over by granting a pardon to Rudio under the great seal. Mr. Jardine admitted that he had doubts, but he allowed the witness to be examined. Cross-examined, Mrs. Rudio said—"I do not know that my husband was promised a pardon if I gave sufficient evidence. I have hopes that he will be pardoned, but I have not been told so. When I saw him in prison he desired me to tell all I knew." Mrs. Fay, a lodger in the same house with the Rudios, corroborated the statement that Ber- nard called at the place : after he came the Rudios had money. Mr. Bodkin said he had one more witness to call, a commercial traveller now on ajourney. He proposed to close the case on Saturday. He added —" Sir I think it right, in justice to Mr. Sleigh and to the prisoner, to .state that at the conclusion of the case on Saturday I shall ask you to com- mit the prisoner, as an accessory before the fact, for the capital offence of murder. When I first mentioned the case to you in applying for the war- rant, I told you that I took it for this misdemeanour, not yet knowing all the facts ; but I intimated that it was possible, nay probable, that the case might assume a graver complexion. I do not now go into the reasons, but I shall on Saturday, state why I shall call on you, and I think satisfy you that it will be your duty, to commit the prisoner for the capital offence." Mr. Sleigh complained of surprise, and made a little political speech, which excited cheers from foreigners in the court. Mr. Jardine said that was the last time such an ebullition among the auditory should occur with impunity —he would have the court cleared if it were repeated. Bernard was re- manded till Saturday afternoon.

The ship Windsor, from London to Australia, was totally lost off one of the Cape Verde Islands; the crew and passengers were saved ; the passen- gers were forwarded to London. Twenty-nine passengers had taken berths in the ship. They now, under the Passengers Act 1865, claim from the owners of the ship, Messrs. Ellis and Pickling, either passages to Australia or a return of their passage-money. The owners resist, on the ground that the Windsor was not a " passenger-ship." The matter came before the Lord Mayor on Tuesday, one case having been taken to govern the rest. Mr. Pearce claimed 1201., passage-money paid by him. It was pleaded that the Windsor came within the provisions of the act, as she carried one adult to every 60 tons of registered tonnage. The emigration-officer had passed the vessel as not a passenger-ship. The Lord Mayor decided against the owners, and ordered payment of 1201. and 51. 5s. costs to Mr. Pearce. The defendants notified that they should appeal to a higher court., Henry Banks, representative of " Banks and Co.," has been before the Lord Mayor charged with fraudulently obtaining twenty-two carbines from a Birmingham manufacturer. " Banks and Co " advertised that they pur- chased glans and similar articles, sending a remittance the day after receiv- ing them. It seems that numbers of persons in the country forwarded goods •, the remittances of Messrs. Banks and Co. were not sent. Mr. Keep sent the carbines from Birmingham ; believing that a remittance would ar- rive next day, he made no inquiries about Banks and Co. The Lord Mayor regretted that Banks had kept clear of the criminal law : be was obliged to liberate him. Mr. Lewis, Banks's solicitor, remarked that the dealing with Mr. Keep was "a regularcommercial traneaetion," and Mr. Keep assented —" No doubt."

A number of labourers applied to the Southwark Magistrate on Tuesday for advice. In consequence of the inclement weather, they are out of work ; the relieving-officer of St. John's, Southwark, had refused to give them out-door relief—they and their families had been offered relief in the work- house. That is the law, said Mr. Burnham : why not go into the house ? The spokesman, Ryan, replied, that this would break up their little homes, which they might never be able to get together again : all they wanted was temporary out-door relief till work could be got. Mr. Burnham ascertained that the crowd had gone in a body to the relieving-officer ; he warned them not to repeat thifh and advised them to apply singly. But he said the re- lieving-officer had done his duty in offering to take them into the work- house.

William Tames Greenfield has been committed by Alderman Hum- phery for aiding another prisoner, Thomas Wilkes, to escape from Hollo- way Gaol. Greenfield bad been committed from the Mansionhouse for twenty-one days for stealing lead, and Wilkes, on the same day, for three months for stealing geese ; Greenfield was not particular as to how long he stopped in gaol, and he agreed to personate Wilkes when they arrived at Holloway, Wilkes making him some little presents. Arrived at Hollo- way Prison, there was no one to identify the prisoners ; as arranged, the two changed names ; and in three weeks Willies got his liberty. This is not the first ease of the kind that has occurred ; measures are to be taken for preventing a repetition.

In the course of the proceedings, Alderman Humphery said—" When I was a Sheriff, a man was very nearly being hanged through a mistake of the Recorder, Knowles. An order was sent down for the execution of one man and a reprieve for another ; and the Recorder, who directed the execu- tion, issued the order against the wrong man, and was obliged to resign in consequence. The man would have been hanged if I had not interfered."

Giovanni Lani was committed for trial by the Marlborough Street Magis- trate on Monday on the charge of murdering Heloise Thaubin. The Coro- ner's inquest was also concluded on Monday, with a verdict of " Wilful murder" against Lani. At neither inquiry was there evidence containing any novelty. The prisoner behaves with carelessness and levity.