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violence and usurpation," and declared that he would say the same of was held on Saturday; at which Mr. Pattison, A Court of Aldermen it in the House of Commons. Governor of the Bank, was admitted to the freedom of the City, to
Sir Thomas Cochrane was inaudible, owing to the noise of the mul. qualify him to represent the citizens, if chosen. After this business titude. He was assailed with an unceasing shower of cabbage-stalks, had been transacted, the conduct of the Lord Mayor in ordering the mud, and dirt ; and was forced to retire. A lormg speech is given to placards to be removed on the day of the meetings in Bishopsgate him in the Times ; but it was only beard by those standing next to him Street, and his directions to the Marshal not to obey the summons of on the hustings. It amounted to a declaration of his adhesion to Sir the Police Commitee, came under discussion. Alderman Wood, The polling commenced on Thursday. The Tory candidate fared the Lord Mayor on that occasion, asked him, if his words were coe- no better in Westminster, than gentlemen of the same politics in the rectly reported ? Winchester said that they were; and contended that other Metropolitan districts. There polled on the first day—for Bur- the Police Committee had unwarrantably interfered with his "prero-
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was maintained and improved by the successful candidates, and the poll Alderman Wood said, that at the time the Committee 'assembled at the Guild- closed as follows—Burdett, 2860 ; Evans, 2709 ; Cochrane, 1614. hall he was in the country. He regretted that such was the case, as he cer- tainly would have sent for the Marshal, to account for his conduct in Ilishopsgase- SCOTL AND. Street on the preceding Tuesday ; and if the order had been disubeyed, he would. I . EDINBURGH. Sir John Campbell met a large body of his supporter have sent a warrant and apprehended that officer for daring to act in contempt s OD Saturday, and addressed them on the present state of affairs. of the power of the Police Committee. Indeed, if it had been thought nem,- Speaking of the Dissolution, he said— • sary by the Committee to have the presence of the Chief Magistrate upon the occasion, a summons would have been served upon his Lordship; and if his " I own to you that until I read the proclamation I doubted whether the Lordship refused to attend, a warrant should have been issued, and his Lotdship present Ministry would have had the folly, I had ;Lost said wickedness.— would have been brought before the Committee in custody of the Police. fie abruptly to dissolve the first Reformed Parliament that ever sat in Great Bri- had been Chief Magistrate himself, and knew perfectly well the extent of the tain. I disbelieved the rumour of the dissolution of Parliament, because it was rights and privileges of that officer ; and he knew also the extent of the confidently asserted that the more moderate section of the new Government oethe Police Committee, by whose exertions the security of the city hamar wished, at least, to appear before the then existing House of Commons. I tlis- so incalculably increased. believed it, because it was plaiuly and palpably their interest, as well as their Aldermen Venables and Harmer strongly animadverted upon the conduct or duty, to meet the House of Commons, if they had Liberal measures deserving the Lord Mayor in presuming to reproach the Police Committee. public approbation to propose; and if factiously thwarted, then was the time Lord Winchester again declared that the Committee had interfered imperti- to have dissolved Parliament and make an appeal to the People. But, gentle- nently with his " prerogative." men, they have played out their I ist trump. 11:hen the new Parliament has
Foreman—" I dissent from the verdict."
Guilty." At the Worship Street Office, on Saturday, Emma Cousins, a young person of respectable connexion', was charged with stealing a gold watch and seals from Mr. George Steag, of Stamford Street. She was about to be married to Mr. Stestra brother ; and had stolen the watch whilst an inmate in his house, which she left suddenly. She admitted the theft, and wu committed for trial.
No fewer than four cases occurred in town on Wednesday last of children being burnt to death, in consequence of being left alone with access to the fire.— True Sun.
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