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Mr. Tennyson D'Eyncourt has sent a letter to the Globe, contradicting a report that he did not intend to stand again for Lamlrth.
A meeting of the Westminster Reform Society was held on Thursday evening, to consider the question of bringing forward another candidate to succeed Mr. Leader. Mr. Charles Lushington and Mr. George Thomp- son were both proposed; but, on a vote being taken, there appeared to be a very considerable majority in favour of Mr. Lushington; who is therefore to be the candidate with Sir De Lacy Evans.
A Court of Aldermen was held on Tuesday, to inquire into the petition of Mr. Edmund John Phillips, against the recent return of Mr. Robert Obbard and Mr. St. John Lyas as Common Councilmen for the Ward of Farringdon-without. The allegation of the petition was that the parties elected were not resident householders. In the course of the discussion which ensued, it appeared that the Wardmote at which the election took place was irregular: a resolution was therefore passed, that so much of the
return as related to the election of the Common Council be quashed, and that the Court should issue a new precept for a fresh election.
A Court of Common Council was held on Thursday. *Mr. Hall moved the appointment of a Committee of Privileges, to consist of the whole of both Courts, and to consider an alleged error in the minutes of the last Court, as well as the pending differences with the Lord Mayor and Court of Aldermen on the Qualification Bill. This was adopted. Mr. Ashnrst startled the Court with a notice of motion for the periodical election of Aldermen. On the motion of' Mr. Harrison, 2,0001. was voted to the relief fund for the distressed Irish and Scotch.
Lord Morpeth has announced to a deputation from the parishes of St. Margaret and St. John, Westminster, that the bill for which notices kid been given for "the removal of Westminster Bridge and the erection of another bridge in lieu thereof at Charing Cross," will not be proceeded with.
The Board of Guardians of St. George the Martyr, Southwark, under the directions of the Poor-law Commissioners, have taken peremptory steps - to reduce the number of inmates in the' over-crowded workhouse. • The Commissioners directed the reduction to be made "either by granting mit- door reliefto'some of the present inmates, or by providing-fidther tempo- rary accommodation." Accordingly, on Wednesday, the Guardians sent out upwards of two hundred persons; giving to the'adults sums varying from 2s. to 3s. as a loan. On the same' day, the number of new applicants was three hundred! The number of poor receiving out-door relief had increased from 1,040 at the same period in 1845 to 2,164 at present.
Mr. Sergeant Adams is said to exhibit some eccentricity in presiding as Judge- at the Middlesex Sessions. Last week a boy was charged with stealing a piece of pudding from a shop. The Judge summed up in these terms—" Gentlemen of the Jury, you have heard this case; off goes the pudding, off goes the boy, off goes the woman; she captures him bolting down a court; and here you have the boy, pudding, and woman, before you: gentlemen, consider your verdict." At the close of this address, the Jury turned to each other in their box, and were soon in deep consultation. The impatient Judge hastily exclaimed, "Good -. God! gentlemen, what are you deliberating about; the case is clear enough:? This settled the poor jurymen at once, and turning round in alpm, they found the prisoner guilty. •i•
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