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There has been considerable activity amongst the prospective candidates for the City and Metropolitan districts; meetings having taken place almost daily, though the proceedings merit little in the way of special notice. At a Ward meeting in Cripplegate, on Tuesday, where Mr. Pattison and the new candidates attended to explain their political sentiments, the una- nimity of the meeting was disturbed by a strong expression of dissent when Lord John Russell's name was mentioned in a resolution pledging the meeting to exert themselves to procure the return of the four candidates. The ground of objection seemed to be the Education scheme. Though the resolution was carried, many hands were held up against it.
A crowded meeting of the Jewish Association for the Removal of Civil and Religions Disabilities was held on Thursday, at the Fishmongers Arms in Aldgate, to organize plans for the effectual support of Baron Lionel de Rothschild. In 6rder, however, the more completely to strengthen that candidate and the cause for which the Association was formed, it was resolved to support all the four Liberal candidates.
The Dissenting deputies had their half-yearly meeting on Tuesday, at the King's Head Tavern; and they spent four hours in considering the merits and demerits of the various candidates for election to the next Par- liament. The following names were selected as worthy to be supported et the hustings by all Protestant and Dissenting electors—Mr. J. Patti- son, Sir De Lacy Evans, Mr. C. Lushington Sir B. Hall, Mr. T. S. Dun- combo, Mr. T. Wakley, Right Honourable T. D'Eyncourt, Mr. G. Thomp- son, Mr. T. Allcock, Honourable P. L. King, Sir W. Clay, Rear-Admiral Dandas, Mr. Charles Pearson, Mr. D. W. Harvey, and Alderman Hum- PherY• The Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress entertained the Common Coun- cillors and their ladies on Tuesday, at a splendid dinner, rich in the deli- cacies of the season. A similar feast was held on the previous Friday.
A special Court of Proprietors was held at the India House on Wednes- day, to receive a resolution passed unanimously at a previous meeting of the Directors for granting an annuity of 1,000/. to Major-General Sir George Pollock. The resolution was adopted by the Court with perfect Unanimity.
The Directors of the East India Company gave a sumptuous banquet to Prince Waldemar, son of Prince William of Prussia, on Saturday, as a compliment to the Prince for sharing in the perils and glories of the Bri- tish armies on the Sntlej. About a hundred guests sat down to table; among them-the Chevalier Bunsen the Prussian Minister Lord John Rus- sell, Lord Glenelg, Sir Harry Smith, Professor Struve, Minister, Lfiwenstein, Lord Anrklend, and Lord Elphinstone. Among the speakers were Prince Waldemar, Sir Harry Smith, and Lord John Russell; but the principal speech was one of animated and graceful eulogy, on the British empire in India, and on Prince Waldemar for his travels in search of knowledge and experience, by the Chevalier Bunsen.
By an accident, the sequel of the charge made against Charles Pollard, of stealing two bills from Prince Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, did not appear in butt week's paper. The trial took place on the Friday, at the Central Crineerd Court. The counsel for the prisoner made no attempt to combat the evidence; but he de- nied that Pollard's act was a larceny. The Bench considered that the Prince had a property in the bills; but doubted whether it could be made out that Pollard had stolen the documents. As the Prince had admitted that Pollard had taken the bills away with his consent—his Highness expecting that he would bring the money next day,—Mr. Clarkson admitted that he could not show that a larceny had been committed. Mr. Baron Alderson said that he and his learned brother were elearly of opinion that the charge of larceny could not be sustained. There was no doubt that it was a most dishonest transaction, but it did not constitute the offence with which the prisoner was eharged; and he regretted that he must direct the Jury to return a verdict of acquittal. Accordingly this was done.
At Marylebone Police-offioe, on Monday, Lieutenant Monro, the officer who shot Lieutenant-Colonel Fawcett in a duel at Camden Town in 1843, surrendered himself to take his trial on the verdict of "-wilful murder" found by a Coroner's Jury. The warrant for Mr. Munro's apprehension, issued four years ago, could not be found; so he was allowed to make a voluntary statement as to the object of his surrender; he was then conveyed to Newgate. [It may be recollected that four gentlemen were tried at the time as accessories, but acquitted.]
On Wednesday, H. G. Baugh, clerk to Mr. Lewis, the Coroner for Essex was charged with committing a forgery upon Coutts and Company. On the 13th of Apri4 a check for 222/. 15s. 6d. was presented at the banking-house, purporting to be drawn by Mr. J. S. Caley, of Brentwood, a customer: it was cashed. The check turned out to be a forgery. One of the bank-notes in which the amount had been paid at the bankers was traced to the accused; at present that seemed the chief circumstance implicating the prisoner, but more evidence is to be brought against him. The forgery and uttering of the check seem to have been very art- fully managed. Baugh was remanded.
About two years and a half ago, Mr. Henry Williams, a solicitor, was conveyed home one night in a eabt insensible, and covered with blood; a few days after- wards, he died. At the inquest, the cabman, and Strickland, a man who had put the deceased into the vehicle and attended him home, were examined; but nothing could be learned of the manner in which Mr. Williams came by his death. The immediate cause appeared to have been a blow over the eye with a stick or umbrella. An open verdict was returned; and nothing more was then ascertained respecting the matter. But at midnight on Tuesday last, John Ram- say, a young mant appeared at the Bagnigge Wells Police-station, intoxicated, and surrendered himself as the murderer of Mr. Williams; and gave a circum- stantial account of the matter: he hit the man on the head with a stick; he was in company with Strickland; since the crime he had had no peace. Ramsay was brought before the Clerkenwell Magistrate on Wednesday. Inspector Penny stated that Ramsay's wife had told him that she had been kitchen-maid to the Duke of Wellington, and saved some money; she married Ramsay, and they . opened a shop at Somers Town • her husband 'became acquainted with Williams, and through him they were brought to ruin and bankruptcy. The prisoner de- clined making any remark to the Magistrate; and he was remanded for a week. A surgeon saw him at the station, and declared that he was not insane.
Henry Parker, a draper's assistant, had been paying his addresses to Matilda Griffin, a girl who lived in the same house, at klickman s Folly, Dockhead: she had recenay discarded him for another suitor; and Parker threatened to destroy boils the girl and himself. On Tuesday afternoon he fulfilled his threat: the couple were found dead in an attic, with their throats cut. It would seem that the young woman entered the attic to make a bed; and that Parker stole in from an adjoining room, killed her, and then destroyed himself. No noise was made, for the deceased had been in the upper part of the house for two hours before the girl's absence induced her mother to search for her.
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