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At a Common Hall held in the Guildhall on Saturday for the- pnrpeer of choosing two e,andidatertbr the office of-Lord Mayor, the choice of the Livery fell on Alderman Sakunone and Aidennan Finnis,; the great majority being in favour of the former. The Aldermen then formed a- Court, and elected Alderman Salome= This was announced to the Livery;, the Lord Mayor Elect briefly returned thanks ; and then resolu- tiens were passed thanking Lord Mayor Moon and the Sheriffs for their conduct in office.
The day of Thanksgiving seems to have been well Ireptin the Metropo- lis, if the crowded assemblages in the churches may be taken as evidence. The sermons delivered on the occasion of course bore especially upon the' war. The great theme was treated in various ways ; but a prominent moral was, that fallible humanity alrould; not enter on gigantic under- takings in the boastful spirit- which characterised the British nation in 1854. Hearty, however, were the expressions of gladness on the success of our arms, and earnest were the prayers for peace when the work in hand shall have been accomplished.
The Conservative Land Society have this year been again suceessfhl.in establishing the claims for the freehold franchise on-behalf of their Mem- bers both in Middlesex and Hertfordshire.
Cases of wife-beating have been extremely prominent in the records of the Police Courts this week-. There were no fewer than four reported on Tues- day, all of an aggravated character : three of the offenders- out of the four were great adepts in that peculiar kindsof brutality; and all were severely dealt with by the Police Magistrates.
At the Lambeth Office, the Reverend David Edwards appeared to answe a charge of ilburing his wife. By his violent conduct, he had prevented his wife from earning them a living by keeping a school. She offered to make him an-allowance, if he would give her-half the furniture, and quit her. He refused; the arguments ofldr. Norton did-not shake him ; and he was re- manded to give him time for reflection.
Several persons have this weekbeen committed for trial on charges of shop-robberies, fraud, and embezzlement. The last class of cases chiefly comprise clerks and young persona confidentially employed.
There were no fewer than seven fires in London on Wednesday night and Thursday morning ; but none of them caused any great damage.
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