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The Common Council, on Thursday, voted by acclamation .500/. towards the City Wellington Statue subscription. The inscription on the pedestal is to be simply " Wellington."
The citizens were a little surprised on Tuesday by the proceedings in the Court of Aldermen, which seem to promise another election for one if not for both of the Sheriffs. The law directs that at the fast Court of Aldermen after the Livery have chosen their Sheriffs, the individuals elected shall be required to give bond in 1,000/. to take upon them the office at the due time, that is, on-the 28th of September. On this occasion, however, Mr. Alderman Johnson begged for time, fearing the state of his health will not permit him to serve; and the Court allowed him a week to determine whether he will undertake the office or not. Mr. Aldermen Thomas Wood, the other Sheriff elect, expressed his readiness to give bond, but demurred to doingsio, on the ground that be had a right to know who he was to serve with. This was allowed to be a sufficient reason for granting to him a week's in- dulgence. The impression seems to be, that for some reason both the Sheriffs elect wish to be excused from serving.—Morning Herald.
The officers of the Royal Artillery entertained the Duke of Sussex, the Duke of Nemours, Marshal Soult, and a splendid patty on Mon- .elay, in their mess-room at Woolwich.
Mr. Green's balloon ascended from Vauxhall Gardens on Tuesday. Marshal Soult was present, besides many Members of Parliament and persons of distinction with their families. The gardens were crowded. 'the old French General was received with the same enthusiasm that has been exhibited on his appearance elsewhere. The ascent was well managed.
Pour Mrs. Graham attempted to get up an opposition ascent in her balloon, from the Royal Standard Gardens at Devon ; but, just as she had seated herself in the car, a fissure a yard in length was dis- covered in the lower part of the balloon. The hilly prudently returned with all expedition to her place on terra firma ; but a Mr. Adams made an attempt to mount, and, after endangering the lives of several persons by dislodging two chi mney.pots, had well nigh suffered severely for his temerity. He got down at last in a neighbouring field. The crowd outside vented their disappointed feelings in an attack upon the house, and would have done serious mischief but for the prompitude of the Police. Shortly after this accident, the Vauxhall balloon was seen sailing in the finest possible style towards Essex.
Marshal Soult left London yesterday morning, for Liverpool, by the Birmingham Railway.
Viscount Sidmouth, High Steward of Westminster, has appointed Mr. Forster Owen High Constable, in the room of the late Mr. Lee.
The first stone of the new wings to Bethlehem Hospital will be laid by the President, Sir Peter Laurie, and Governors, on Thursday the 26th. The hospital was built in 1811, for 198 patients ; and the new buildings will receive 166 additional lunatics, thus nearly doubling the accommodation. The outlay is calculated at about 22,000/. The ceremony will be terminated by a &Jenne,. on the grounds.
The Rotunda at the Bank is undergoing great improvement. It is understood that a different arrangement from the present will take place in the appropriation of the interior.
The 1,000/. deficit in the accounts of the London University is only a loss ; but the fierce contention in the medical school has grown to such a pitch as to render it expedient to revoke the charter, in order to reorganize the body politic. The whole matter is before the Home Secretary, and some measures must be adopted to heal this strife, which so injuriously agitates the University.—Literary Gazette.
The beautiful new steam-ship, Duke of Richmond, has arrived at Downe's Wharf from Inverness in the unprecedented short time of fifty hours.
A correspondent of the Morning Post states that Madame Vestris and Mr. Mathews were married on Wednesday morning, at the parish- church of St. Mary Abbotts, Kensington, by the Reverend Francis White, one of the Curates. " The aftlir was kept a profound secret ; not being, it is said, even known to the domestics of their estublish- rnent. The parties left Ellen Cottage, Notting hill, a few minutes before nine o'clock ; and walking to the church, entered by differ-
ent doors, both of which were immediately closed ; the only persons within the edifice, besides the principals, being the officiating minister, Mr. Brothers, the clerk, who was also papa, and his sisters, the two
Misses Brothers who officiated usbuldea maids. The happy pair took their departure in the saute secret manner in which they had come, without even the ringers announcing that a wedding had taken place." [Mr. Brothers, in a letter to the Post this morning, denies that Ile a-as the "papa "—Mr. Nuke was; neither were his daughters the bride's maids.]
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