Yesterday, being St. Thomas's Day, the usual Wardmotes were held
in tile 'City of London for the election of Common Councilmen. There were- only' five changes, and one contest. In the Cornhill Wardmote, Mr. Harrison stated that the Court of Lieutenancy, an irresponsible body, were about to expend 60,0001. or 70,0001. on the erection of barracks for the London Militia. He had seen the plan of the building, and it was equal to any of the West-end clubs. He moved that the representatives of the Ward be requested to continue to oppose any expenditure of the " Trophy-tax " for any purposenot required by the Militia Acts. This resolution was carried.; and it was also agreed to address the War Min- ister against the proposed barracks.
The long-contemplated meeting for the establishment of a Juvenile Re- formatoryin BRUCK was held at Brighton yesterday ; the Duke of Rich- mond in the chair. The attendance of influential persons was consider- able. It was resolved, on the motion of the Earl of Delawarr, to esta- blish a Reformatory ; a committee was appointed to carry out the resolution ; and the Duke of Richmond was named President of the in- stitution.
Mr. Waddington, Chairman of the Eastern Counties Railway, has just issued his reply to the allegations of the Investigation Committee. It is so bulky—extending over 107 folio pages—that we must postpone, ,e at this date, any attempt to prepare an abstract for our readers. Mr. Wad- dington defends his position, by showing that he found the affairs of the Company in a ruinous condition, and that he had improved them in every way.
The Earl of Carlisle returned to Dublin on Thursday, from his visit to England.
The late Samuel Rogers has bequeathed to the nation three well-known pictures from his collection,—the 'Titian, "Noll me Tangere " ; the Gior- gione, a "Small Picture of a Knight in Armour " ; and the Guido, "Head of Christ Crowned with Thorns." The remainder of the col- lection will, it is presumed, be sold in the course of the ensuing spring.
The Vienna correspondent of the Times, who reported a fortnight ago that the whole of the Austrian army was to be placed on a peace footing,
now states that the information he gave was incorrect. .
"Instead of being reduced, the army in the Danubian Principalities, which is already above 80,000 strong, is about to be strengthened. At present there are 360 guns on the line of operation which extends from Pancsova. through Wallachia up to the Northern extremity of Moldavia, and it has now been resolved to send other 120 guns, and eight infantry and four ca- valrv regiments to reinforce the Rimy in the Danubian Principalities. None of the men on furlough have leave of absence beyond the 20th of February."
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