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At a meeting of the Court of Common Council on Thursday, Mr. Rathbone suggested that some steps should be taken to support her Majesty's Ministers in the course they have pursued in China. Some ' objections were raised, but it was understood that a special Court should , callectto discuss resolutions on the subject.
At the same meeting, a report, recommending the extension of Sir George Grey's Reformatory Schools Bill to the ,City of London was adopted by 54th 46.
A deputation from Liverpool, headed by Mr. Alexander Sleigh, and Introduced by Mr. Horafall and Mr. J. C. Ewart, the Members, waited on Lord Palmerston yesterday, and presented to him an address, signed by 1100 bankers, merchants, brokers and shipowners of Liverpool, expressing surprise and regret at the result of the debate on Mr. Cobden's motion, and great confidence in the vigour of the Premier's administration at home and abroad. Lord Palmerston was, of course, "much pleased at this mark of confidence."
A large meeting of unemployed workmen met on 'Monday afternoon in Bethnal Green fields, to express their views on emigration. The resolutions adopted were the same as those agreed tont Westminster last week. The workmen seeing but few hopes of a revival of the building-trade, desire to get speedily to some British colony. One speaker said, that as the Government had spent 20,000,000/. of money for the freedom of the Blacks, 8,000,0001. for the poor of Ireland, and other gums, why should not the Government lend them 1,000,000/. to enable 50,000 to emi,grate4
At a meeting of the depositors of the Royal British Bank, held at the Freemasons' Tavern on Wednesday, a resolution was passed in favour of accepting the proposed composition of 6s. fiel. in the pound from the shareholders; an adverse amendment having been supported by only thirteen votes in a crowded assembly. The meeting then pledged itself to support an application for an act of Parliament to carry out the compromise, and a petition to both Houses 61 Parliament was adopted.
The visit of the Lord Mayor to the "casual ward" of the West London Union at Battle Bridge has led to an inquiry by the Poor-law Board; and improvements are to be made in the place.
The forgers Seward and Anderson were tried at the Central Criminal Court on Thursday, and found guilty. Sir Frederick Thesiger was the loading counsel for the prosecution. Seward, having no counsel, begged the Chief Baron Pollock to grant him one; but the Chief Baron said that was not in his power. Seward repeatedly stated that he could prove his limocame if a counsel were allowed him. Sentence, transportation for life.
Thomas Bell, the unfortunate lunatic who addressed threatening letters to Lord John Russell, has been sent to Colney HatchAsylum by the Thames Police Magistrate.
It has been ascertained that the entire deficiency in the accounts of Manini, the collector of the City of London Union, amounts to 22,4071.
On Thursday last week two men and a boy were killed by the explosion of the fog-signal factory of the Eastern Counties Railway at Stratford station. The verdict of the Jury makes an addition to our knowledge of mismanagemeet on the Eastern Counties line—" That the deceased came to their deaths by an explosion of gunpowder, but as to how such explosion was caused the Jury have no evidence before them. And the Jury are of opinion that the greatest negligence has been exhibited in conducting the manufacture of the fog-signals, and the most ordinary precautions have been neglected for protecting the liveksof the workmen : that the factory building was unsuited for the purpose of the manufactory, and placed in a position highly dangerous to the workmen on the works, the passengers by the Company's trains, and the surrounding neighbourhood."
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