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At the sixth annual meeting of the Marylebone Loyal and-Constitu- tional Association, on Wednesday, a report was read, which made out some progress for Toryism during the past year- " During the six years' existence of the Association, the objections success- fully made on the part of the Conservatives had amounted to 2,248; and the number of claims established for persons whose names had been omitted by the Overseers was 374; making a total in favour of the Conservative interest of 2,622. The number of electors on the present registry was 11,570. Out of this number; there were 2,828 who had voted for the Conservative candidate, and 2,601 who voted for both his opponents • leaving a Conservative majority of 227 of those who voted at the election. The result of the last registration was also most satisfactory ; the Radical claims and objections sustained only amounting to 508, whilst those on the part of the Conservatives were 569; being a balance in favour of the Conservatives of 6L The Committee had also to congratulate the meeting upon the state of the register being such as to warrant the most sanguine expectation of the return of two Conservative Members in the event of a dissolution of Parliament."
Lord Teignmouth, however, who attended the meeting, seemed to doubt whether he should stand again, unless the electors helped him to bear the expense. He mentioned a circular issued by his election committee, calling upon the electors to do this. It was announced that Mr. Bond Cabbell, defeated at St. Alban's, is to be the second Tory candidate at Marylebone.
Another convention is about to be held in London—consisting of fifteen delegates, five from the Metropolitan districts and ten from the Provinces—to devise plans for the restoration of Frost, Williams, and Jones, for the release of all Chartist prisoners, and for making the Charter the law of the land.
There has been an open rupture between the Chartists and the Anti- Corn-law agitators at Deptford. On Monday evening, Mr. Smith, the lecturer employed by the League, delivered an address; which was much interrupted by questions from some of his Chartist hearers. He was asked whether he did not mean to answer ? Mr. Smith de- clined having any thing to do with men who, " by their extreme line of conduct, placed themselves out of the pale of political so- ciety " ; and he threatened to employ the strong arm of the law if they persisted in their interruptions. They did persist, and were turned Out of the room by the rest of the audience.
The annual festival of the Benevolent Society of St. Patrick was held Kin Wednesday evening, at Freemason's Tavern. The chair was taken ,by the Earl of Devon ; supported by the Marquis of Downshire, the _Marquis of Normanby, Lord Morpeth, and several other influential gentlemen connected with Ireland. The speeches were merely compli- mentary. The list of subscriptions amounted to 860/.
A meeting of the rate-payers of St. Paul's, Covent Garden, was held -on Wednesday, to devise means for obtaining a better approach to the .market from the West End. A resolution was passed pledging the meeting to petition Parliament for a branch thoroughfare along the new line of street from Coventry Street to Long Acre, and to lay before the Commissioners of City Improvements the plan and report of Mr. Payne, the present surveyor. Another resolution was passed for laying before Lord Duncannon and the Commissioners of Woods and Forests the great advantages that would accrue from the proposed entrance. It ..stated that the new entrance would cost 26,0001., and that the outlay would produce a rental of 1,500/. a year. A deputation was then ap- pointed to wait upon the Woods and Forests to make representations on the subject.
At a quarterly General Court of the East India Proprietors, on Wed- nesday, a by-law, for substituting a declaration in lieu of the oath or -affirmation required of every proprietor on balloting or voting by attorney at the election of Directors, was confirmed by a large majority. The Court also confirmed, by acclamation, a resolution by the Court of Directors for erecting a statue of the Marquis of Wellesley in the -Court-room of the India House, " as a public, conspicuous, and per- manent mark of the admiration and gratitude of the East India Com- pany," for the services of the Marquis " in establishing and consolidating the British dominion in India, upon a basis of security which it never =before possessed."
The half-yearly Court of the Proprietors of the Bank took place on Thursday. A dividend was declared of 3i per cent. The " rest" is now 2,854,340/. ; an addition of 2,3101. since October. Some questions were put to Sir William Rae Reid, the Governor, who presided, re- specting a failure which was supposed to have saddled the Bank with protested bills to the amount of 100,0001. or 150,000/. The Governor said that the debts which the Bank would have to prove against the -estate in question only amounted to 14,300/. ; of which 4,000/. or 5,000L would be recovered. At the close of the meeting, Sir William surren- dered his office as Governor to the Deputy-Governor, and took leave of the Proprietary. A vote of thanks on his retirement was passed.
In the Rolls Court, on Wednesday, a motion was made to dissolve an injunction restraining the defendants, Sir Matthew Wood and Jacob Osborn, from proceeding against the plaintiff, Thomas Jew, for com- pelling payment of rent due from him for a house in the city of Glon- -oester, which he held as tenant of the late Mr. James Wood of Glou- cester, at the rent of 28L a year, payable quarterly. The case arose out of the contested will of the late Mr. Wood ; two parties claiming rent for the house, the devisees under the will, Sir Matthew Wood and Mr. Osborne, on the one side, and the heir-at-law on the other. Judgment was deferred. One fact mentioned in the pleadings goes to show the penurious character of the testator. Mr. Jew occupied a house at a _yearly rental of 281.: he had occasion to make a new window in the building ; for which alteration Mr. Wood called upon him to sign an agreement to pay 2s. 6d. per year, in addition to the rent of 281.
A destructive fire broke out in the large storehouses of the South- western Railway, at Vauxhall, at eight o'clock on Tuesday night. The buildings were about 160 feet in length, 50 in breadth, and 30 in height. A large crowd speedily collected, but efficient assistance was for some time wanting. In half an hour the fire had risen to a great height, rivalling the conflagration of the Houses of Parliament seven years ago. By ten o'clock it was materially reduced ; but only one end of the storehouses remained undestroyed. The origin of the fire is not known. In consequence of the heat of the burning pile, the mail- train, which should have left at half-past eight o'clock, was detained till near half-past nine.
A child was killed in a very singular manner on Wednesday. A man was walking out of Vine Street into Regent Street, carrying a large cheese upon his head, when three little children ran against him : -one of them tumbled ; the man endeavoured to step over her ; the cheese fell from his head upon the child, and killed her on the spot. An inquest was held on Thursday. The Jury returned a verdict of -4' Accidental death," with a deodand of Is. on the cheese.
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