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The inhabitants of Chelsea sent a deputation to Sir George Lewis on Tuesday, to put in their claim to representation in Parliament. They desire to be a separate borough. Mr. George Byng, M.P., Mr. Hanbury, M.P., Mr. T. M'Cullagh, and others, urged the demands of Chelsea. Sir George Lewis said that if Chelsea had been situated in any other part of the kingdom it would have been long ago admitted to the, rights of sepa- rate representation ; and it was only in so far as it might be held to be a part of London that its present claim was likely to be disputed.

A deputation from the Tower Hamlets waited on the Home Secretary with a request for four representatives; the borough to be divided into two parts, each returning two Members. Mr. Butler and Mr. Ayrton backed up the prayer of the deputation. The borough of the Tower Hamlets is larger than the city of Paris. It has greatly increased in population and wealth since 1831; the electors having increased from 9106 to 29,789. Mr. Ayrton says he cannot communicate with his con- stituents by circular under a cost of 500/. Sir George Lewis made a general reply to the statements, which he promised to consider.

Mr. Roupell met his constituents on Monday, at the Horns Tavern, and delivered a dissertation on the late session, and the part he had played therein. Coming down to the present time he congratulated his hearers on the fact that "the sagacious Emperor of the French had become a convert to free trade." Mr. Roupell thinks that Mr. Cobden has had something to do with the bringing about of this result. It might be that the Emperor thought to conciliate 'England, and undoubtedly his policy would contribute more than anything to maintain permanent friendly relations between the two countries. Nevertheless, Mr. Roupell is not prepared to relax our defensive preparations. He had fostered the vo- lunteer movement, and done all he could to prevent it from being ex- clusive. The army of England ought to be the people, and those who are trusted with firelocks should be trusted with votes.

Mr. Alderman Salomons, Member for Greenwich, has also addressed the Deptford division of his constituents, and was repaid by a vote of confidence.

Mr. Edwin James, on the same night, performed for the benefit of the Marylebone community a piece similar to that which delighted the Lam- beth folks at the Horns Tavern. Mr. James, however, with the art of a more practised speaker, travelled further afield, and included in his comprehensive survey most of the great questions which arose last year.

The Court of Common Council has determined to present.the freedom of the City to Captain M'Clintock.

At the adjourned meeting of the Great Ship Company on Tuesday, the resolution for a Committee of investigation moved at the last meeting as an amendment to the reception of the report was announced to have been negatived by a majority of 4919 votes to 3871. The report was then put and carried, and a fresh motion for a Committee of investigation was adopted after considerable discussion. The present directors, having re- signed, hold office only ad interim, and a new board will be appointed, but not until the Committee shall have made its report.

The action brought by General Beatson against Mr. Skene, Consul at Aleppo, for libel, terminated on Saturday in a verdict for the defendant, on the ground that the libel was a privileged communication. General Beat- son raised a corps of Bashi-Bazouks during the Crimean war. Mr. Skene was sent, at his request, to act as civil commissioner. The troops were ill- paid, and there were disturbances between them, the Turks and the French. Contrary to the understanding in which he uudertook to discipline these wild men, Beatson was placed by Lord Panmure under the orders of General Vivian. To this Beatson demurred and resigned. General Smith was sent to take the command, but instead of handing it over to him General Beatson gave it into the hands of Brigadier Brett. General Shirley was sent to in- quire into matters relating to the Bashi-Bazouks, and from Mr. Skene he heard the libel charged—that General Beatson had sought to raise a mutiny against Smith and had sent a round robin to the native officers. For a long time General Beatson heard nothing of this, not indeed until he came home. Finding it originate with Shirley he obtained an inquiry, when Shirley was vindicated by the admission of Mr. Skene that he used the words of the libel. General Beatson brought his action, but the Indian mutiny broke out and he had to go to India. The case could not be tried until now, and even now in the absence of Mr. Skene. General Beatson was here to try at a loss to himself of 2001. a month. After a full hearing, the jury found that the libel was a privileged communication, but they expressed regret that Mr. Skene had not retracted a charge proved to be groundless.

The Court of Exchequer heard and decided on a special case stated by the order of Baron Martin. A Mr. Edwards, election auditor for Monmouth, sued Mr. Whitehurst, to recover 10/. It appears that Mr. Whitehurst pre- sented himself as a candidate for Monmouthshire in July. He was nomi- nated and seconded in opposition to Lieutenant-Colonel Poulett Somerset, but withdrew before a show of hands was taken. The election auditor hearing that there would be an opposition went to Monmouth, and at the close of the election put in a demand for 101. Was Mr. Whitehurst a can- didate within the meaning of the statute ? For the plaintiff it was alleged that the statute contemplated services to the public and not to the candi- date. For the defendant it was contended that the Legislature desired to diminish election expenses, that it was sound public policy that several candidates should he nominated, and that they ought not to be mulcted of 10/, The Court decided for the plaintiff. All persons nominated are can- didates, and the Act gives the auditor a right to recover from all persons who declare themselves candidates."

The same Court was occupied with an electioneering case. A Mr. Mer- ton sued Colonel Dickson, the rejected of Marylebone, to recover 491. 10s., the amount of a bill for printing. There was no question that the printing was done for Colonel Dickson. The orders were given by a Mr. Watson in the Colonel's presence, and Dickson took some bills away in his carriage. For the defence it was urged that a candidate must appoint an agent in writing. Mr. Watson was not formally, so appointed. The Jury, however, set aside these refinements, and found for the plaintiff on the ground that Colonel Dickson ordered the goods himself.

At the sitting of the Divorce Court on Monday, no fewer than six mar- riages were dissolved. In one case only was the offence constituting the ground of divorce committed so late as 1859. The other cases occurred eeme nine, others twelve years ago.

The Thames Street Magistrate has fined one Stocker, an oil merchant, 40s. for insulting the Reverend Bryan King. It seems that-the disturbances in St. George's-in-the-East are as rampant as ever. There have been riots in the church and out of it, and the clergy are followed in the street by mobs who hoot and hiss them. Thus a mob followed Mr. King. Stocker, who was passing, exclaimed, "There go the Puseyites," and as the constables thought this language incited to a breach of the peace they arrested him. Brought before Mr. Yardley he admitted the uses of the words. He said that when he reached the minister's house in Shadwell be saw Mr. Bryan King and some others there, and a person said, "What are they ?" to which he re- plied they were Puseyites. Mr. Yardley—" How did you know that ? " Stocker—, By the cut of their clothes." Mr. Yardley—" Then they be- come Puseyites by the art of tailoring:" Stocker—" Very much like it. I have seen chaps of the same sort with their pale, Jesuitical faces, in De- vonshire, where I came from."

Mr. Yardley said that he did not know the meaning of the word Puseyite, but he knew that it was an offensive expression, more likely to lead to ani- mosity, a breach of the peace and bloodshed, if uttered in St. George's-in- the-East, than the most offensive and infamous word. He doubted long whether he should not send Stocker to prison, but the man and his friends pleaded hard against that course, and the Magistrate tined the offender 40s.

Two privates of the Coldstream Guards, Hales and Humphrey-s, have been sent for trial for having committed a series of most atrocious assaults, using their belts indiscriminately among a crowd, and behaving in the most ferocious and dastardly manner. This comes of permitting men not kept under control to wear belts at all times. Mr. Paynter said he was confident, if such atrocious assaults were common in the country, the civil authorities -would long since have stopped them by not allowing the military to wear

their belts. It was scandalous that these assaults should so frequently happen in London ; and if such ruffians were to be let loose upon the public much longer, they would prove a curse to their country instead of a defence. The Magistrates of the metropolis had over and over again said that soldiers ought not to be allowed to wear their belts, and he hoped the result of this case would be that the civil authorities would put down this evil. Soldiers might just as well be permitted to carry fire-arms with them, and shoot at anybody indiscriminately.

Payne, a carman, has been remanded on a charge of stealing sugar. He secreted it in his waggon, and slyly removing it disposed of the plunder at a grocer's in St. George's-in-the-East e The receiver has also been remanded_ The curious point in the ease is that a detective employed his wife to watch Payne. Her evidence skilfully obtained proves the charge.

Three men who were convicted by Mr. Elliott on a charge of using threats and intimidation to one Roy, a bricklayer, and thereby preventing him from working, appealed against Mr. Elliott's decision to the Surrey Sessions. There could be no doubt that the men behaved very badly, and used both threats and intimidation, and the Court confirmed the decision .of the Magistrate.

James Bird, formerly cashier of the Family Endowment Society, has been remanded on a charge of embezzling moneys, it is said to the amount of 2900/. He had been living a " fast " life ; that led to suspicion, ast examination of the books, and proof of embezzlement.

The Rowley case has been settled out of court, and no public explanations are to be made on either side.

Mr. Salmon, the inventor, charged with attempting to bribe Mr. Miller, a servant in Portsmouth Dockyard, by sending him 5/., has been committed for trial. It is admitted that Salmon did seml the money, but contended that he had no corrupt motive. The Lord Mayor thought otherwise.

A full inquiry before a Coroner's Jury into the causes of the death of John Craven, a seaman employed on board the Wizard King, an American ship, has resulted in a verdict that Craven died of exhaustion, that he was grossly and cruelly neglected, and that the food given him was neither good in quality, nor sufficient in quantity. The details of the cruelty of the officer to this man are-of the grossest description.

A firework factory seems to explode annually. The latest exploit in this way occurred on Monday, in the midst of a street in Lambeth. Several men were at work in the factory at the time, and three were grievously in- jured. Of course the shops were soon on tire and they were destroyed before the flames could be extinguished. Evidently all who live neer firework factories run a very serious risk.

The Budding Yews states that the public indicator at Hyde Park Corner is to be removed by the originator of the atrocity himself. We suppose the scheme has failed.