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The Livery met on Thursday in the Guildhall to elect a Lord Mayor. The interest of the meeting lay in sympathy shown for Alderman Carter, manifested by the voters of Conthill marching in procession, headed b.; the deputy of the ward and the rector of St. Michael's. The first name submitted to the Livery was that of Alderman Carter ; whereupon every hand seemed uplifted, and cheers made the old place ring again. For Alderman Cubitt and Alderman Muggeridge a few hands were held up, and none for anyone else. Reminded that they =et select two Alder- men, the Livery selected Alderman Cubitt. The names of these two were referred to the Court of Aldermen, who, after a brief delay, announced through the Recorder that their choice had fallen upon Mr. John Carter, citizen and elockmaker. More cheering greeted the Lord Mayor Elect, as, in a few manly words, he thanked his hearers, and promised to main- tain the rights and privileges of the City. A resolution of thanks to the present Lord Mayor was carried, but a similar vote of thanks to the Sheriffs called up Mr. John Jones, who objected thereto, on the ground that they did not exert themselves to oppose the late Corporation Reform Bill and defend the corporation privi- leges. He moved a rider, lamenting that they had not done their duty. This was declared to be carried. The two Sheriffs, Alderman Hale and Alderman Conder, insisted that Mr. Jones did not understand the duties of the Sheriffs, and that they had done no discredit to the office they held. They had no power to take the steps indicated by Mr. Jones. Mr. Hale said- " I don't know that I have much to thank you for ("Hear, hear !" and laughter), but I retire from office in perfect good humour, telling you that on this occasion your vote is valueless to me, and that I do not care one straw about it." (Cheers and laughter.)

Mr. Conder took it for granted that they had thanked him, and ven- tured to believe that he had not failed in his duty.

The Lord Mayor Elect was introduced to the court of Aldermen and handsomely received. Sir Chapman Marshall, Alderman of the Bridge Ward, has resigned, and a precept for a new election has been issued.

The new sheriffs, Alderman Phillips and Alderman Gabriel, were sworn into office on Wednesday, in the Guildhall, before the Lord Mayor. Two old ceremonies were omitted. The Sheriff's breakfast and dinner ; and the practice of counting nails and chopping wood before the Barons of the Exchequer. The- Queen's Remembrancer takes the place of the Exchequer Judges, and receives the sheriffs at his own convenience. The Court of Common Cotincil have at lenftth adopted measures for improving the state of the courts and passages us. the Old Bailey. The small, stark,, and inconvenient rooms are to be enlarged and made lighter, steps are to be removed, passages widened and levelled, and all to be done at the cost of 80001.

The strike in the Building Trade still continues, and the gulf between the two parties has, indeed, been rather widened than closed by efforts at a settlement made this week. The Masons withdrew their delegate from the Paviours' Arms Conference, and entered upon a negotiation with the masters. But the enterprise broke down very soon. The masons were willing to give np the nine hours' movement provided the masters would withdraw the declaration. The masters declined the oomprominn and desired to exact a revision of the rules and regulations of 'the masons' society, which are said to be contrary to the law. Thus it comes about that the masons go into the strike with a will. They declare that "the palaver is not what is now wanted," and thereupon propose, to appear to the public. Lord St. Leonard's has published in a compendious form a clear ac- count of the state of the law as it affects combinations, and the relations between employers and employed.

A. public meeting, held in the Hall of Science, City Road, on Wed- nesday, Mr. J. P. Murrough in the chair, passed several resolutions con- demning the practice of flogging in the Army.

Although the parish church of St. George's-in-the-East was closed on Sunday that day did not pass over without strange proceedings in that quarter. The district places of worship are under the control of the Reverend Bryan King, and therefore the scene of unusual modes of cele- brating service. One of these is the Mission Church, in Calvert Street, the other St. Saviour's, in Wellclose Square. The clergy at both adopted the novel innovation of refusing admission to any one unpro- vided with a " ticket " ! In the morning all was quiet. But in the evening there was a disturbance at both churches. The mob overcame the opposition offered to their entrance into the Mission. Church, but when they had inundated its interior, the gas was turned offi When it was relighted a body of police, brought in under cover of the darkness, were seen in battle array before the altar, and these potent persons soon cleared the holy edifice. At St. Saviour's, a few ticket-holders gained admission, but the mob besieged the gates, maltreated their defenders, ob- structed Mr. Lowder, the clergyman, and compelled him to enter by a back door. Having performed service to his limited congregation, the clergyman escaped by the back way, pursued by the mob. He fled adroitly and reached the Mission House. The mob now proposed to assail his refuge, but the police, drawing their staves, drove off the crowd, and fastening upon a Mr. Rosier, took him into custody. A fine series of scenes for the Sabbath-day !

In the meantime it appears that the Bishop of London had not, up to the 24th, been placed in a position to proceed with the arbitration. At a vestry meeting on Thursday a letter from the Bishop was read an- nouncing that the rector bad not given the requisite intimation of his readiness to refer the questions in dispute unreservedly to his diocesan. Whereupon the Vestry sanctioned a letter in reply telling the Bishop that they thought the bare acceptance of the Bishop's offer sufficient, and stating "with regard to the form of the preliminary agreement of sub- mission, the Vestry do not think itnecessary that the same formal or legal accuracy need or should be observed, as if it were a secular matter of business, and they, therefore consider it unnecessary to require the rector to enter into any instrument of a more binding character than what he has entered into by his letter to myself as the vestry-clerk, of the 17th instant, which in few but explicit words conveys a plain and unqualified acceptance of your Lordship's offer of mediation. '

The dispute between the flock of St. George's-in-the-East and their pastors was removed into the Thames Police Court on Monday.

Robert Rosier, a clothier, was charged with hissing a clergyman and taking part in the disturbances in Wellclose Square. It was admitted that Rosier was there, but that his offence was confined to hissing and being

present at a disorderly meeting. Mr. Yardley treated the matter as an ex- hibition of bad taste, but at the same time he informed his excited audience that any one forming part of a disorderly assemblage is liable to be indicted. Mr. Rosier was liberated on his own recognizances. In the course of the proceeding Mr. Yardley said, " All he is charged with is hissing. It is

exceedingly bad taste to de it, but I think it is a matter that ought not to be pressed further. I am sorry to see you here again, Mr. Rosier. Your person is not unknown to me. You were the defendant, I believe, in an assault case arising out of a disturbance in the parish church of St. George's- in-the-East." (" Aro, he was the complainant," from several persons.) The Prisoner—" I was the complainant. Captain Savage Hall, the rector's friend, was the defendant." Mr. Yardley—" I beg pardon, you were the complainant. What occurred then and what occurred last night shows you were a partisan in these dis- sensions, brawls, disturbances, or whatever name they go by. I was in hope—a vain hope, indeed—that you were then here for the last time. • . . When it became known, as no doubt it was known last night, that the pri- soner was the prosecutor in a former case, the people would say, Oh, hare is Mr. Rosier,' and then proceed to acts driot and violence." A second case was that of a man named Peterson. He was charged with disturbing the congregations at St. George's and at the Mission Church. The case was adjourned, but before it was so this scene occurred. Mr.. Yardley asked Mr. Smith under what Act of Parliament he prosecuted ? Mr. Smith—" The 1st of William and Mary, cap; 28, sec. 18, which says—" Here Mr. Smith was interrupted by derisive laughter, cries of "Oh, oh !" and exclamations of " William and Mary, indeed !"

Mr. Yardley rose from his seat and called upon the officers to point out any of the persons who had given vent to such a disgraceful ebullition of

feeling in a court of justice. Roche, the gaoler of the court, selected four inhabitant ratepayers of St. .George's, who said they had only smiled, and had not laughed or utterecla word.

Mr. Yardley (indignantly)—"I will have no scenes here. If anybody dares to utter a word, or express approbation or disapprobation, I will have

him turned out of court, and if that will not do I will clear the court. Officers, if there is the least disturbance take the persons making that disturbance by the collars of their coats, and remove them, from the court."

The most profound silence followed. It was broken by Mr. Yardley, who said, " Get me the Act of William and Mary." The mob behaved shamefully outside the court, hooting and hustling the Puseyites, and selecting "two young gentlemen" as victims, compelled them to seek safety in a cab.

On Thursday, Mr. Yardley committed Peterson to take his trial at the sessions on two charges. The first was that he had disturbed the congre- gation.of St. George's on the 18th of September. It was shown that Peterson was very forward in the riot on that day, when Mr. Machonochie was hissed and hustled, that he said—" This is the only way to put down Puseyism," and, pushing against the curate, cried, " It won't do, it won't do here in a Protestant church ; no Puseyism here." A general riot was going on at the time. No defence was offered to this charge. The second was that Peterson had grossly and indecently misconducted himself towards three young women in St. Saviour's Church, Wellclose Square ; and that he had called on the " boys " present to hiss and hoot. Peterson was admitted to bail.

Mr. Yardley hausuccessailly frustrated a gross attempt to cheat Lon Ton, a Chinaman. One Wilhelm Wariadeen, a crimp, received from the China- man 261. to keep for him. The latter boarded a fortnight with the crimp, and ordered some clothes and tools. When Len Ton desired to leave, Wariadeen said all his money had been expended. Lon Ton then sum- moned the crimp. It appeared that Wariadeen had paid or pretended to pay 141. for a quantity of slops to one Laity, of whom Mr. Yardley spoke in unfavourable terms, that the slops were not worth 51., and that, besides, the crimp had attempted to charge Lon Ton twice for the tools. Mr. Yardley was resolute, and Wariadeen had to refund the balance.

Three Jews, Jacob, Lewis, and Rosa Levy, are in custody, charged with a vast series of robberies perpetrated on tradesmen in the metropolis and the provinces. It is believed that they are members of a gang of foreign plun- derers.

Joseph Plugger, a weaver, has been committed for trial by the Thames Street Magistrate on a charge of highway robbery. He met Mr. Finch, a Custom-house officer, at six o'clock in the evening, on the Mile End Road, beat him violently and robbed him of his watch.

Several workmen have been punished this week by the police magistrates for striking and using threatening language towards other workmen who, declining to stand idle, have accepted the document.