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The two candidates to succeed Sir John Key in the City represen- tation, Mr. Kemble and Mr. Crawford, were put in nomination at the Guildhall on Monday last. Mr. Wilson proposed, and Mr. Alderman Brown seconded, Mr. Kemble. Mr. Crawford was proposed by Mr. W. J. Denison, and seconded by Mr. Travers, the Chairman of his Committee. Mr. Kemble was at first well received, but in the course of his address was repeatedly hissed, partly for indiscretions of speech. Mr. Crawford, who was evidently the popular candidate, was received with three times three. He replied to some remarks which Mr. Kem- ble had made upon his want of citizenship, and his refusal to spend beyond a certain sum in electioneering expenses. In answer to a charge of being a Tory, which had been made against him, he said that he had always been opposed to Tory principles, and read an extract from his address, as a candidate to the electors of Brighton on the passing of the Reform Bill ; it was in these words-

" I profess myself to be of that number who have held, through life, but one opinion on the great measure of Parliamentary Reform, now so happily, and I trust finally, set at rest. I have ever considered the attainment of that object to be the only means through which profuse expenditure of the State could be controlled, the great institutions of our country improved, and its goverment secured on principles congenial to that altered condition of public feeling which in ever accompany, through all societies of men, the growth and diffusion of -wealth and intelligence." (Loud cheering.)

He had also, before the passing of the Reform Bill, proposed a reso- lution at a public meeting in the City in favour of reform. A show of hands was then taken, when there appeared a very large majority in favour of Mr. Crawford. Mr. Kemble demanded a poll, which was fixed for Wednesday.

On that day, accordingly, the polling commenced ; and it soon be- came evident that Mr. Kemble had no chance. Mr. Crawford obtained a majority the first hour, which kept increasing till the poll closed at four o'clock ; when the numbers were—

For Mr. Crawford 2,854

Mr. Kemble 1,581

Mr. Kemble, however, persevered through the second day ; at the close of which the state of the poll was as follows— For Mr. Crawford

4,041

Mr. Kemble

2,004 Majority for Mr. Crawford

2,037 On Friday morning, previous to the return being made, a Court of Aldermen was held, and Mr. Crawford was sworn in a freeman of the City, as a member of the Spectaclemakers Company. This was done to obviate an objection that might have been taken to the return.

Thus, the vain hopes of Toryism in the City of London are again laid prostrate.

A special meeting of the proprietors of the Bank of England was held on Tuesday, to receive a report from the Court of Directors re- specting the renewal of the Charter. The Governor, Mr. Richard Mee Raikes, was in the chair. He commenced the business of the meeting by reading a lengthened correspondence between Lord Althorp and the Directors. The first letter from Lord Althorp, which related. to the Country Bankers, was dated July 4th, and commenced in the following manner-

" My dear Sir—Finding the opposition of the country bankers too strong for me, on the question of limited liability, my colleagues have decided that I must not persevere in this proposition. I shall accordingly postpone till next session any measure relative to country bankers, except that compelling all issuers of paper to compound for the Stamp-duty."

His Lordship goes on to say, that the House of Commons appeared to think the terms which he had made with the Bank " exceedingly dis- advantageous to the public," and that he could not venture to propose any " alteration that should be still more disadvantageous" Several other points of importance formed the topics of the other letters which his Lordship addressed to the Directors, all of which were read by Mr. Raikes.

The Directors complained in strong language of the departure which Lord Althorp had made from his bargain ; but, on the whole, advised the proprietors to accede to the terms offered them, in consideration of "the importance of concluding the transaction, and of relieving com- merce from the inconvenience of further delay."

Mr. Lloyd then addressed the meeting, and in the strongest manner denounced the conduct of Ministers in the transaction. But he, too, counselled submission to the proposed terms ; and moved three resolu- tions to that effect,—in which, however, Lord Althorp was charged with having most improperly and unjustly departed from the terms of his own proposition.

Mr. John Abel Smith, Mr. Young, Mr. Winter, and Mr. Blackburn, afterwards spoke. Sir James Scarlett, the legal adviser of the Bank, was asked for his opinion as to the right of Parliament to establish joint-stock banks in the Metropolis and its vicinity. He said that he "conceived it was quite competent for Parliament to establish such banks."

Mr. Lloyd's first resolution was carried, and the meeting adjourned till Friday.

On Friday, the reconsidered opinion of Sir James Scarlett, with which Sir Edward Sugden and Mr. Richards concurred, was read. It was the reverse of the one delivered on Tuesday. Mr. Lloyd, after apologizing for his warmth of expression on Tues- day, proposed the following addition to his resolution which was carried on that day.

" That this Court fully agrees in the opinion expressed by the Court of Directors, that the clause submitted to them by the Chancellor of the Exchequer does not carry into effect, literally or substantially. the agreement entered into by his Majesty's Go- vernment and the Bank of England."

This motion was carriei, by a show of hands, a considerable number being held up against it ; and the meeting broke up.

A special General Court of the East India Proprietors was held on Tuesday last, at the India House, for the purpose of finally determin- ing whether the terms offered by Government for the renewal of their Charter should be accepted. After some discussion, in which Sir Charles Forbes, Mr. Randle Jackson, Dr. Gilchrist, Mr. Poynder, and Mr. Rigby, took part, it was agreed that the question should be de- cided by a ballot, to be taken on Friday; on which day, the Govern- ment proposition was accepted.

A very warm canvass for the East India direction is going on be. tween Mr. Warden and Captain Shepherd.

The neighbourhood of the East India Docks, Poplar, &c., and the Docks themselves, are in the most dull and depressed state, owing in a great measure to the uncertain position of the East India Company. Since the question of the Charter has been in dependence before Par- liament, the Company have not chartered any more vessels than they were actually compelled to do ; and at the present time, instead of all being hustle and business, the Docks are almost deserted. The George the Fourth, Canning, and a number of other first-rate vessels, are lying idle ; and in the import dock there are not above one or two vessels unloading.

A meeting to promote measures for the relief of the distressed Poles in Switzerland was held on Thursday, at the Freemasons' Hall. Lord Dudley Stuart in the chair. There were not many present. There were some ladies and several Poles ; and we observed Lords Clanri- tarde and Sandon, Colonel Leicester Stanhope, Mr. Wentworth Beau- mont, Mr. Ewart, Sir H. Verney, and Mr. Dominick Brown, The Chairman having introduced the business of the morning in an appro- priate speech, two addresses were read to the meeting,.—one from the National Committee of the Polish Emigration to the British nation, representing that about five hundred Poles have recently quitted France

for Switzerland, and are in great need, and urgently requesting assist- ance ; the other from the Polish refugees in Switzerland to Count Anastasius Dunn, Captain in the Polish army. Resolutions in sup- port of the objects of the meeting were put and adopted. Collections were made at the doors. Several subscriptions were announced, and the receipts of the day asgounted to 294/. 1.5s. 6d.

A meeting of the friends of the drama was held on Wednesdarat the Crown and Anchor Tavern, to consider the best means of protecting dramatic artists in the present state of the law respecting theatres: Mr. E. L. Bulwer took the chair, and the resolutions were moved and se- conded by Mr. Hawes, the Marquis of Clanricarde, Mr. H. L. Bulwer, Dr. Wade, Mr. Thelwall, Mr. Rede, Mr. Serle, and other speakers.