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Mr. Francis Kemble has retired from the contest for the representation of fin City; so that the undivided Conservative interest will be given to Mr. Lyall. We are glad to learn that the friends of Alderman Venables, the Reformer, as beginning to exert themselves ; for we understand, that no common efforts wii be necessary to insure his return. The Conservatives, as usual; are active and unscrupulous in their canvass.
The funeral of Alderman Waithman took place on Thursday, at Saint Bride Church. It was attended by the Lord Mayor, the Sheriffs, tile City Member, and a numerous body of Aldermen and Common Councilmen. Twenty privati carriagrs closed the procession.
A nireting of the electors of Westminster, to petition Pailiament for the Re- peal of the Assessed Taxes and of the Septennial Act, and fur the introduction of the Vote hr Ballot into elections, was called by some persons for Thursk last; but so kw attended, that it was adjourned sine die. In the Consistory Court, on Monday, Dr. Lushington decided that Dr Vivian, the Rector of St. Augustine and St. Faith (the circumstances of whites quarrel with his parishioners we relates) in last week's Spectator), has no right to appoint the organist of St. Augustine in opposition to the votes and wide: of the Churchwardens and parishioners. A young man, about nineteen, presented a forged check-on Tuesday, on Coutts's in the name of the Marquis of Bristol. He was apprehended and sent to the station in Bow Street. While in the cell, he attempted to hang himself; and being too ill to undergo an examination before the Magistrates, a constable on directed to sit up with him during the night, to take care that he did not at. tempt again to kill himself. The constable, however, fell asleep; and the doof being left ajar to admit fresh air, the prisoner escaped, and has not since bete heard of. He made his way through a passage where another man was stationed .to prevot the escape of prisoners, but who Made no attempt to stop him. Tlle aoler and the two constables have been suspended. The pilisoner was traced to =ford Street in the Borough. His name is Edward Whitoore.
Mr. Bingham, one of the confidential clerks of Messrs. Bloxbam and Com- pany, bankers, of Dorsky, was knocked down about five o'clock on Wednesday last, and robbed of bank notes and gold to the amount of about 6,000/. He was on the road from the banking-house to the residence of the senior partner, who lives a short distance from town, when two men, whom be knows perfectly well, committed the robbery. The names of the persons accused are George
arsons, alias Organ, and Thomas Nicholls. An officer has been despatched Irons Bow Street, with directions to use every exertion to secure them.
We mentioned in the latest edition of last week's Spectator, that Mr. Maria .•.I.Watts had on Saturday obtained an injunction, upon an ex parte statement, to est rai n Mr. Colburn from publishing a new weekly newspaper, which he had dvertised under the title of the Naval and Military Gazette, and Weekly Chronicle of the United Service. Mr. Watts stated, that the title, and the plan of the paper, had been pirated from one which be had advertised, and which he called the United Service Gazette, and Naval and Military Chro- vide. On Monday, the Vice-Chancellor, upon the representation of Mr. Col- burn, that there was no similarity in the appearance of the papers,—in which his Honour concurred,—allowed Mr. Colburn to dispose of the Impression which he had then on hand ; and on Tuesday, dissolved the injunction, with costs, upon the following grounds. It appeared, he said, from an examination of the affidavits, that Mr. Colton bad originally invented the title, United Service JOU711U4 —inasmuch as Ile advertised -a paper under that name two years ago. It was evident, from two advertisements which had appeared in the John BO, that Mr. Watts must have known that Mr. Culburn's journal was to appear on the 9th of February; and yet be had delayed applying for an injunction up to the
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very day on which t was to come out. Thisa:ould be for no good purpose. Besides, no person in his senses could mistake one paper fat the other : their ap- pearance was very different. Mr. Watts bad therefore not acted fairly towards Colburn.
Thomas Attrell was hanged on Tuesday last, for endeavouring to extort money from Mr. Pearsall, by threatening to charge him with an abominable
The Honourable C. Wentworth Fitzwilliam has been called upon to stand for the Northern division of Northamptonshire, the representation of which is va- cant in consequence of Lord Milton's accession to the Peerage' by the decease of the venerable Earl Fitzwilliam. The reption was signed by 1,185 electors. and has been complied with by Mr. Fitzwilliam.
A petition from Liverpool, signed by 3,010 persons, principally belonging to the middle classes, for the disfranchisement of the burgesses of that town, has been sent to Mr. Beuett, the member for Wiltshire, for presentation to the House of Commons.
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