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Requisitions, signed by the Duke of Norfolk, Marquis of Cleveland, Earls Rosslyn and Clanricarde, Lords Durham and Reay, Sir Francis Burdett, Sir G. Duckett, Messrs. Denison, M. P., Calvert, M. P., and between four and five hundred substantial rate-payers, have been sent to the churchwardens of St. James's to determine the adoption of the New Vestries Act.

At a meeting of the proprietors of the London University, held on Wednesday, the annual report was read. It stated that the capital had been increased by three shares since the 1st of January 1831, and now amounted to 164,852/. of which 2,377L were donations. There had been actually received 157,948/. The total expenditure to the, 31st of December last, was 157,398/. The balance in favour of the Uni- versity, including arrears on instalments, with the cash in hand, and de- ducting debts, which amount to 795L, was 6,658L Considerable reduc- tion in the expenditure bad been effected during, the last year, and a hope was expressed that it would be reduced from 3,2001. to the annual sum of 34001., which would very little exceed the income that, judging from the two first years, might be anticipated for the future. The re- port also stated, that the Council had recommended 2001. to be paid as compensation to Professor Pattison,—that the number of students at present attending was 386, of whom 226 attend the medical classes ; that the elementary school contains 80 pupils, and .promised to be an useful institution; that Mr. Maldon, M. A. of Trinity College, Cams bridge, had been appointed Professor of Greek, Mr. 'White, B.A. of the same college, Professor of Mathematics, and the Reverend Dr. Ritchie, Professor of Natural Philosophy, in the prace respectively of Mr. Long, Mr. De Morgan, and Dr. Lardner, who had resigned. That amongst other changes in the medical department, a Professorship of Morbid Anatomy had been founded, and that to it Dr. Carswell, who had presented the University with a collection of drawings illustra- tive of that science, had been appointed. It also appeared, that be- tween February 1831, and February 1832, -1,417 persons had been re- lieved at the dispensary: the establishment of an hospital was earnestly recommended. In conclusion, the attention of the proprietors was drawn to a new plan for the management of the University, which had been tried with success, but which for its permanent adoption required a modification of parts of the deed of .settlement. The new plan of management recommended by the Council is to this effect—that the Council should, out of its number, choose seven persons to conduct the general concerns of the University ; that no appeal, such as at present, should be from them ; and that they be empowered to elect a secretary at a salary of 3001. a year. It was ultimately agreed that the discussion should be adjourned to eleven o'clock this day. The 2001. were voted, on a show of hands, to Professor Pattison, according to the recom- mendation of the report.

On Monday, the first evening meeting of the College of Physicians for the season took place ; it was attended by between two hundred and three hundred persons, including most of the medical men of the me- tropolis and many others of rank and learning. The President (Sir Henry me- tropolis, taking the Chair, he read an essay from the pen of

Dr. Ireland, Dean of Westminster, on the Plagues—where does the

reader think ?—in Athens, in Milan, and Marseilles. Truly these gentlemen, like the housewife in the Proverbs, bring their goods from afar.

On Wednesday Major-General Moore was brought to Union Hall, from the county gaol, where he has been confined since the late duel on Wimbledon Common. Mr. Chambers said, that he had that morning

received from Mr. Guthrie a certificate that Mr. Stapylton was better than he had been since the late affair. None of that gentleman's friends

were present, neither were there any persons in attendance to give evi- dence against General Moore, although it had been intimated that he was to have been brought up that day for reexamination. Mr. Cham- bers had received a letter from a friend of the wounded gentleman, in which it was stated, that it was the decided wish of Mr. Stapylton's friends that the whole matter should drop, and no further proceedings be instituted against General Moore. As this was the wish of Mi. Stapyltenes friends, and as the certificate described him as still continu- ing to improve, and stated that Mr. Guthrie had favourable hopes of

his recovery, he and his colleague, Mr. Murray, had resolved, under the circumstances, to admit the General to bail. The Magistrates then decided that General Moore should find two sureties of 1,000/. each, and enter into his own recognizance in the sum of 2,0001. The condi- tion of the recognizance, which was read by the clerk, was—" That Major-General Lorenzo Moore personally be and appear at the next assizes for Surry, there to answer such matter of complaint as may be - objected against him on his Majesty's behalf; and that he in the mean time be of good behaviour towards all his Majesty's liege subjects." Similar recognizance was required of the General for his appearance at the Old Bailey, in the event of a fatal termination to the wound under which Mr. Stapylton is now labouring. Mr. Stapylton is progressively getting better. A portion of the coat and waistcoat, driven into the wound with the ball, has come out without any process being resorted to ; and it is hoped the ball will follow without an operation.

The ceremony of opening the new Eastern Dock entrance and basin, -at Lower Shadwell, completing that magnificent example of commer- cial enterprise, the London Dock, as originally designed, was per- formed, on Thursday, in the presence of an immense concourse of • spectators. Not a single accident occurred.

The protracted question between the parishioners of St. Saviour's and the London. Bridge Committee has been brought to a decision. The counsel on Wednesday concluded their arguments ; and after about an hour's deliberation, the claim of the petitioners for allowing an open- ing of 130 feet at the east end of St. Saviour's Church was carried by a majority of 17 to 3.

A meeting of the inhabitants of St. James's, Clerkenwell, was held on Wednesday at the Angel Inn, Islington; when a petition to Parlia- ment was agreed to, praying for the repeal of all laws which restrict dramatic performances at the minor theatres.

A Court of Directors was held on Wednesday at the East India House; when the following Commanders took leave of the Court, pre- vious to departing for their respective destinations—Captain John lanes, Abercrombie Robinson, for Bombay and China; Captain Charles S. Timins, Reliance; and Captain John Rennie Manderson, Charles Grant, for Bengal and China. Captain Frederick Madan was sworn into the command of the ship Berwickshire, consigned to China direct. • The Society of Ancient Britons celebrated its anniversary, on Thursday, at the Freemason's Hall. The Honourable G. R. Tre- vor in the chair; supported by Lords Clive and Kenyon, Sir W. Wynn, Sir J. Reamer, the Right .Honourable C. W. Wynn, Sir S. Glyn, and several- other gentlemen of the principality.

The British Museum is in future to be open to the public every day in the week.

The pleadings in the long and complicated case of Small v. Attwood terminated on Wednesday the twenty-second day's hearing. Mr. Knight's closing address, which took him near nine hours in the deli- very, embraced most of the technical points and evidence which has filled the yawning columns of the daily papers for a month past. This important trial involves in its issue an enormous sum, and stands un- paralleled in legal history for the extent of the retaining fees which were given to the counsel employed on the part of the defendant.

An application was made on Tuesday to the Magistrates of Maryle- bone Office, on the part of a young girl. The girl, it appeared, was in the service of a lady of rank, residing in Dorset Square ; who was so irritated at the conduct of , her friends in endeavouring to prevent her marrying a person inferior to her in point of rank, that she seized a pair of scissors, tore open her gown, and attempted to stab herself in the breast. This the young woman endeavoured to prevent; the lady then turned her fury on her, stabbed her in several parts of the body, knocked her down, and trampled upon her. An officer was despatched by the Magistrates to see in what state the girl was; and he reported that she was much injured, but, in the opinion ty'the surgeon, would soon re- cover. The lady had pledged herself to remain in London until the girl has recovered.—Times. ['fins is a fair specimen of that equal justice which our Police Magistrates delight to distribute. Let us for a mo- ment suppose the case reversed : let us suppose that the serving-girl had been prevented from marrying to her liking ; that her mistress had interposed to prevent her from injuring herself; and that in her pas- sion she had turned the knife upon her protector—that she had stabbed her lady repeatedly, and knocked her down, and jumped upon her' and thus contrived to exhaust her anger ; what, in such a case, would have been the conduct of the Magistrate ? Would he have sent his officer to the sufferer or the aggressor? Would he have rested content with the word of the latter, that she would remain in town until her young lady was recovered ? would he even have trusted her so far as to bail her? - Or if he had, would be not have taken especial care to make the bail so heavy as to insure her imprisonment until the period of trial?]

• Mr. Dyer and Mr. Conant, of Marlborough Street, have decided that the Commissioners of Stamps cannot license watermen to new stands,

under the 30th clause of the new Hackney-coach Act, which gives them power to appoint watermen to wait upon the 'coachmen "where carriages usually stand." " That phrase, Mr. Alley contended—as coun- sel for the parochial authorities of St. Gilea's and St. George's, Bloomsbury, who had the question raised—must be taken in the pre- sent tense, and could not be construed into any reference as,to where they must stand, and could not be interpreted into an authority to make more stands and fresh watermen. A week was given to consider of lodging an appeal.

David Leech, a labourer, was charged at Hatton Garden, on Tuesday,- with having attempted to murder a pot-boy, named Harrington. A Police Sergeant stated, that on Monday night two females came to the Station- house, and stated that a man had. been stabbed in Buckeridge Street. Witness and another sergeant were desired to make inquiries ; and while on their way they met a constable conveying the wounded man to the Station-house ; the Inspector ordered his removal to the Middlesex Hospital. He was attended by the house surgeon ; and after being un- dressed and put to bed, he stated that a quarrel having ensued between him and Leach about a silk handkerchief, Leech on a sudden drew a large knife from his pocket, with which he inflicted a severe wound on his abdomen. The prisoner said he was aware that he stabbed the lad, and that he was able to abide the consequences. From the certifi- cate of the surgeon' it appeared that the wound was very serious, and likely to prove fatal. Leach was remanded until the issue was known. The wounded man is since dead.

A distressing accident . has occurred in the family of Mr. Branch, Collins Street, New Pancras Road. .Mr. Brandi has an, outbuilding for keeping dogs for sale ; into which, to prevent accidents, he never . suffers any person but himself and the keeper to enter. On Tuesday, the door was incautiously left open at feeding-time, when one of Mr. Branch's children ran in during the absence of time keeper ; it was set upon by three large Newfoundland dogs, one of which seized it vio- lently, until the piece was torn out ; the others attacked it, and bit it in different parts of the body. The screams of the child roused the inmates of the house, who ran to its assistance, and with much diffi- culty the dogs were beaten off. There were twenty-seven bites on the body.

The Parisians are about to form an establishment similar to Lloyd's, under the title of Le Lloyd Francais. Among the fi,unders of this institution are Admiral de Rigny, Boucher, Bartholomy, Berthond, Caccia, Rothschild, Ferr6re, Lakfitte, llaggerman, and numerous other bankers, and many of the leading men of the French capital.