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A Court of Common Council was held yesterday, for the purpose of receiving the report of the Committee on the subject of the qualifica- tions of the candidates for the office of Common Sergeant. The Court was very fully attended, and the interest great. The testimonials of the candidates occupied the peculiar attention of the Court. Mr: Mirehouse produced proofs that he had for several years beets em- ployed in several cases on circuit, in the Court of King's Bench, and in the Criminal Courts; that he had acted as Judge of the Sheriff's Court, and had tried prisoners at the Old Bailey; and that his business had greatly increased within the last four years. The names of one hundred attornies were stated by whom Mr. Mirehouse had been em- ployed in the various courts ; and a correspondence read in favour of the same gentleman from Judges Bayley and J. A. Park. Mr. Hill's testimonials were then read, all highly eulogistic of his abilities in
the Courts wherein he had practised. They were from Sir Grey Skipwith, the former, and Sir E. Wilmot the present Chairman of the Warwickshire Quarter-Sessions ; from Mr. Reader, K. C. Recorder, and Mr. John Carter, Town-clerk of Coventry; from the C., of Lincoln and Nottingham ; from Mr. N. Clarke, K. C., Mr. N. G. Clarke, Mr. A. Amos (the Law Professor), Mr. Sergeant Adams, all leading counsel on Mr. Hill's circuit; Mr. F. Pollock, K. C. of the Northern Circuit ; from Mr. Sergeant Wilde; from Sir J. Camp- bell, Solicitor-General ; and lastly from the Judges Bayley, J. A. P. Park, and Bolland.
Pursuant to adjournment of the Middlesex Sessions, the Court assem- bled on Thursday ; but the Magistrates having a doubt whether they could legally proceed to the business, owing to what had recently occurred in this Court, a deputation waited on Mr. Justice Littledale ; and at half- past eleven, Mr. Laing and other Magistrates entered the Court, and ordered the Crier to proclaim that the Sessions were adjourned to Thursday next. The counsel asked for some explanation; but none was given, and the Jury were ordered to attend on the adjournment day. The national Political Union met on Tuesday evening, at No. 8, Theobald's Row, Red Lion Street
condemnation '.71'aire they passed resolutions in Qi laypocrisy, treachery, arid imbecility" of their
ana in favour of a complete reorganization of their body. A committee of twenty members was formed, and a general meeting called for Monday next. Colman - - A public meeting was held last Saturday at Exeter Hall, the object of which was " to expose the real character of the Amer: :an Coloniza- tion Society, and to promote the cause of universal emancipation." Mr. Cropper of Liverpool was in the chair. Mr. Cropper, Mr. Garrison. (an American), Mr. O'Connell, Mr. Buckingham, and the Reverend Mr. Paul (a Negro clergyman), addressed the meeting, in terms strongly condemnatory of the proceedings of the American Society, and the motives of its supporters, which were stated to be by no means friendly to emancipation : the object of the society was to get rid of the troublesome free Blacks, in order that slavery might be more firmly - rivetted on those who were left behind. Mr. Hunt moved a resolution, which was negatived, to the effect that we ought to look to our Factory slaves at home before interfering with the Americans.
A meeting of Jamaica proprietors, &c. was held on Thursday, Sits W. Cooper in the chair. A petition to the Commons, praying that the compensation might be distributed fairly between island and island, according to the number of slaves in each, was adopted, and will be- presented by Mr. Godson.
. The proprietors of the St. Katherine's Docks held their half-yearly meeting on Monday; when a dividend of l4 per cent. for the last sir months was declared. It was stated that business had improved during the last three months.
The first meeting of the creditors of Messrs. Alexander and Co. of
Calcutta, took place on Thursday at the Bankruptcy Court. The debts are supposed to amount to five millions sterling, and the proof on this occasion amounted to 250,0001. It was stated that the bankrupts bad some very valuable property in India, which would be made avail- able to the creditors; but at present no idea can be formed of the pro- bable amount of the dividend.
Dr. Blomberg, the new Vicar of St. Giles's, Cripplegate, has re- mitted 3001. a year of his income, which is to go in aid of the poor. He has also raised his curate's income from 1301. to 1501.
The distribution of prizes to the students of the London University took place on Monday. The Duke of Sussex acted as President, and distributor ; the Duke of Somerset, Lord Churchill, Messrs. Gold- smidt, Strutt, and Vigors, were also present.. The report, which was read by Mr. Malden, Dean of the Faculty of Arts, stated the number of students, exclusive of the Medical ones, at 158; which was less than when the last report was made. The internal affairs of the institution, however, are in an improving state.
A grand fancy fair was held at Vauxhall Gardens on Monday last, the profits of which are to be applied in aid of the Royal Dispensary for Diseases of the Ear. The gardens were very tastefully laid out for the occasion. Booths or stalls were erected in several parts ; which, with the rich display of fancy articles of every description, gave to the whole a very brilliant and gay appearance. The stalls of the Dntchess of Buccleuch, Mrs. Cooper, and Lady Grey, were the most remarkable for elegance. The sale of the articles which they contained, however, was by no means brisk. This was owing ih part to the circumstance of the Rotunda, where the concert was to be performed, being opened as early as one o'clock. It was soon filled by persons anxious to secure places ; so that the gardens wore a rather thin appearance. Paganini, De Begnis, Galli, Seguin, and Madame De Merle, were among the per- formers at the concert, which went off extremely well. The band of the Life Guards, and the Duke of Darmstadt's performed several pieces during the day. The gardens were crowded at night.
The juvenile night at the Vauxhall Gardens was on Thursday even- ing. The company was numerous and fashionable. Among the enter- tainments was an exhibition of rope-tumbling; and among the feats to be exhibited by the artist, was the suspension of himself by the neck whilst the rope was in motion. In performing this manoeuvre, however, the rope by some means slipped really under his neck, and what was intended for an imitation of hanging became the reality. The violent convulsions of the mountebank were for some time mistaken- for acting, till it became at length apparent that he was dying, and he was cut down senseless. Restoratives were applied, and after a length of time animation was restored.
The performances at the Victoria Theatre were abruptly terminated on Wednesday, by a serious accident to Keeley. He had a part in the farce of The Spare Bed, in which Mr. Wood has to fire over a bed- stead which contains Keeley; in doing this, he levelled his pistol so low as to cause the contents to come in immediate contact with his head. The consequence is, that poor Keeley is likely to lose the sight of his left eye.
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