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The Corporation Commissioners resumed their inquiries on Monday, and have continued them through the week. The evidence has been given principally by Mr. Woodthorpe, the Town-Clerk, and relates almost entirely to the mode in which the numerous City officers are appointed, and to a few other technical matters of a very dry nature, such as the power of theCorporation to enrol Companies, make freemen of the City, &c. At a meeting of the Select Vestry of Marylebone, on Saturday, it was resolved, after a debate of considerable length and warmth, in which Sir Samuel Whalley, the Member, took part, that in every case (except where they were bound to do so by law) the custom of "voting by ballot" should he got rid of, and that hereafter they should vote openly. The Churchwardens of Christchurch, Sorry, have given notice, that after the first of January, for want of funds, occasioned by the refusal of the inhabitants to vote a church-rate, there will be no performance on the organ, ringing of bells, winding of clock, sacramental wine, sex- ton, vestrykeeper, or pew-openers, but that the church will be opened as usual.
The Canada Land Company held a meeting on Monday last, at which a dividend of four per cent. on the capital subscribed was de- clared, and a call of one pound per share was made in order to enable the Directors to discharge some heavy demands of the Government. [This calling for more money on the one hand, and declaring dividends on the other, is not very intelligible. The shares of the Canada Corn- Trail will scarcely be improved in market value by such proceedings.] Application is to be made in the next session, for an act to build a bridge from Palace Yard, Lambeth, to the opposite shore. The op- position made when the bill was before Parliament on the last occasion is not expected to be repeated. A rumour is afloat in Southwark, that Mr. W. itrougtam is about to resign his trust as the Representative in Parliament of ti at borough, and to seize the opportnnity of sitting for Kendal, now inicant by the death of his brother, Mr. James Brougham.
Arrangements have been concluded, tinder which the words now at the King's Mews, Charing Cross, will be transferred to a new Re- cord Office, to be bailt on the site of the Rolls Garden ; to that there will no longer be any obstacle to the progress of the National Gallery. —Daily Papers. Mr. Davidge, late proprietor of the Coburg Theatre, was examined before the Bankrupt Conunissioners on Monday. He said that, four years ago, he was worth 10,000/. ; but had lost between 6,00tV. and 7,000/. by the Coburg Theatre, and 1,300/. by the Liversool Amphi- theatre. His debts only amounted to 800/. It was stated that his ac- counts were most accurately kept ; and that his whole conduct had been very honourable. An allowance was offered him out of the estate ; but he declined receiving it, saying that he would depend for support on his own exertions.
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