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'Sir William !forme has let slip the opportunity of becoming a Judge ; Mr. John Williams having been sworn in yesterday as the new Baron of Each, quer, in the room of Sir John Bayley. There is therefore no vacaucy for Marylebone ; and the candidates may rest on their oars. Daring the past week, however, they have not been idle. Sir John Hobhouse end his fricni ; have held meetings; and on Wednesday Mr.
Crawfurd addressed a et:memos assembly of his supporters, at Mr. Owen's Exchange Rooms, selected for its convenient situation and am- ple size. This meeting is only rein:likable for a very gross misrepre-
sentation of what took place at it, which appeared in the Globe of Thursday. We saw at once the animus with which this account was concocted—the spirit which dictated the petty service to the Globe's " section of the Cabinet." Yesterday, we received the copy of a letter from Mr. Ceawfurd, addressed to the Globe, in which these misre- presentations were correated. It appeared in that paper to-day, with the following most satisfactory explanation appended—" The account was brought to us by a gentleman whom we Annie, within half an hour of our publication."
Mr. Pepys on Tuesday morning took the usual oaths on his appoint- ment to office, in the LordChancellor's private room, Lincoln's Inn, and afterwards took his seat in the Court of Chancery as Solicitor-General. He was warmly congratulated by the gentlemen of the Bar. Amongst the King's counsel present, were two ex- Attorney-Generals, Sir Charles Wetherell and Sir William Horne, and one ex-Solicitor-Gene- ral, Sir E. Sugden.
A general meeting of the tea-brokers and dealers took place at the London Tavern, on Wednesday, Mr. W. Crawford, M. P. in the chair. A report of the Committee was read, stating that the proposed new plan of the Government, of charging a duty on tea varied according to its kind, would lead to perplexity, fraud, and extensive smuggling. The Committee had an interview with Lord Althorp on the subject on the 10th instant ; when his .Lordship, after hearing their arguments, told them that the measure was not yet determined upon, and that his Majesty's Government were not obstinately attached to it. They had since learnt that the Government had determined not to change the scale of duties, and they therefore recommended the trade to petition Parliament on the subject. The proprietors of the London University held their annual meeting on Wednesday. Mr. Abercromby, M. P. took the chair, supported by the Duke of Somerset and Lord Ebrington. From a report which was read to the meeting, it appears that a decided improvement has taken place in the concerns of the University. The amount expended since its foundation is 162,097/. 12s. ; the a nount received in various ways 165,.557/. ; the balance is in the bands of bankers mid in Government securities. There is a mortgage debt, however, of 4,000/. on the pro- perty. The number of students has increased during the year from 667 to 753; and the amount received from the students for fees has been raised from 6,1581 to 7,343/. 15s. Three new Professorships have been established,—of Geography, Arts of Design, and Mineralogy. Captain Machonochie, R. N., Secretary to the Royal Geographical Society. is appointed to the first. Considerable progress has been made in building a new hospital connected with the University, which is esti- mated to cost 7,5561.: of this sum 5,15:74. has been received ; and it is hoped that the balance will be furnished by public subscription. It was also .rated, that, for the first time, the annual ordinary expenses of the University bad been defrayed out of its proportion of the fees.
A meeting of the friends of :repeal of the Union was held on Satur- day evening, at Arr. ()wen's Labour Exchange Bazaar, in Charlotte
Street, Fitzroy Square. The numbers assembled were estimated at five thousand, principally compoetal of labourers and urt;sans ; a minffier of women were also amoi•g the crowd. I/r. Wade pre- sided and whine< ed the nesting ageinet the pi eseet Alinieters and the Government of Irehind. Resolutions in favour of Repeal, and tor este- bli-bing a London Repeal Association, were agreed to. Mr. O'Con- nell then came forward to address the meeting, amid was received with loud cheering. He spoke at consid,•rable length upon the iajuries in- flicted on Ireland by the Union of the two Legislatures, and advorated a repeal of that 11:ilion as the only means If restoring Irelaial to pros- perity. The meeting then separated peaceably. The East India Company have communicated to their employes in Leeflenball Street, the scale of compel's:awn to be given them. All of ten years' standing are to have two thirds salary kw life, or a 420111111t1- tation in money; the scale descends gradually from this to those ouly a year in the employment, who get a year's salary on dismissal. One effect of the change in the East India Company's affairs has been an immense fall in the value of private tonnage in their ships now homeward-bound. The Scaleby Castle brings accounts that it had fallen to 10!., beingint short of what it sold for last season.
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