The Reformers of Canterbury have gained 67 votes on the
revision of the Burgesses' lists; which was completed on Wednesday. (■ The revision of Municipal votes at Chichester has increased the strength of the Liberal party. At York all the Tory objections to the Liberal Municipal votes fell to the ground, because the Tory objector-general had ordered his clerk to sign his name to the notices, instead of signing them himself. On the first (lay's revision, the Liberals substantiated 47 out of 60 objections.
At a meeting of the Norwich Town-Council on Thursday week, the Committee appointed to examine into the claims to compensation for losses of appointments under the old Corporation, presented their report. Mr. Kelly ( King's Counsel), the late Steward, claimed 1100/. ; the report awarded him 401., being two-thirds of one year's salary. A mo- tion was made and seconded, calling on the Committee to reconsider their award. Dr. Evans, in opposition, said it was monstrous that a man like Mr. Kelly, who possessed talents that enabled him to aspire to the office of Lord Chancellor, should condescend to call on them for any compensation for the loss of his appointment : be did not think him entitled to a single farthing. The amendment was lost, on a divi- sion, by a great majority, and 40/. awarded for the loss of the Steward- ship.—Norwich Mercury. [The Council should have recollected that '3.1r. Kelly's election at Ipswich, with the subsequent bribery investi- gation, was a terribly expensive affair.] Mr. Preston, the celebrated counsel, has given an opinion that the ecclesiastical preferments in the gift of the Corporation of Shrewsbury are only trusts, and therefore cannot be sold by them. This opinion, and the case on which it was founded, have been sent to the Attorney- General ; who has advised the Town. Council to sell the livings, not- withstanding Mr. Preston's opinion.—Shrewsbury Chronicle.
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