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A Court of Aldermen was held on Tuesday, for the purpose of discussing the propriety of voting remuneration to the Recorder, the
Common Sergeant, and Sergeant Arabin, the Judge of the Sheriffs
Court, for their performance of the additional duties which had de- volved .upon them since the passing of the Central Criminal Court Bill. Alderman Thompson moved that 1,000/. should be voted to each of the three Judges. Alderman Wood proposed as an amend. ment, that a conference with a deputation of the Common Council be held on the subject, with a view to induce that body to concur in the vote. The amendment was agreed to.
The Common Council met on Thursday; when the proposal to in- crease the Judges' salaries was referred to the Administration of Jug.
lice Committee. Many petitions were presented against the Black. wall Commercial Railway ; and Sir Peter Laurie wished the Council at once to give instructions to the City Law Officers to oppose it ; but the final determination of the Court was deferred till Monday. It was resolved to insure the City of London School for 10,000/.
A meeting was held on Monday at the Crown and Anchor, for the purpose of setting on foot a subscription to erect monuments in London and in Edinburgh to the memory of Muir, Palmer, Skirving, Gerrald, and Alurgarot, who suffered in the cause of Parliamentary Reform in 1794. Mr. Hume was in the chair; surrounded by Sit William Molesworth, Mr. lVarburton, Mr. Wallace, Mr. Brotherton, General Palmer, Mr. Thornely, Mr. Scholefield, Mr. Otway Cave, Colonel Thompson, Mr. Ewart, Mr. M'Leod, and several other Members of Parliament. The order of proceedings, as arranged by Mr. Hume and his friends, was broken in upon by Mr. Feargus O'Connor ; who moved an amendment on one of the resolutions, in favour of universal suffrage. Mr. John Bell seconded it ; and con- siderable clamour arose. With great difficulty Mr. O'Connor was prevailed upon to withdraw his amendment until the whole of the pre- pared resolutions were carried ; when the amendment, in the shape of an additional resolution, was put from the chair, and carried, though not without strong opposition. About 400/. was subscribed, including ten guineas from Lord Brougham and the same sum from Lord Essex. It was also stated, that the Town-Council of Edinburgh has voted a site for the proposed monument on the Calton Hill of that city, in which the martyrs to Reform received their unjust judgment after enduring the mockery of a trial.
The proprietors of London University College had their annual meeting on Wednesday. From a report read by the Secretary, it ap- peared that the donations to the institution during the year amounted to 7.550/. including the 5,000/. from Mrs. Flaherty. The number of students is 565; of whom 439 are in the Medical department. The increase of students over the number of last year is 46. A resolution was carried, on the motion of Mr. Warburton, "gratefully to accept" the collegiate charter offered by the Government.
A meeting to petition Parliament to repeal the window-tax was held at the Marylebone Workhouse on Wednesday. Lord Kenyon presided, and Lord Nugent and Sir S. Whalley addressed the meet- ing. A petition was adopted by the' few persons who thought it worth while to be present.
The annual general meeting of the members of the Marylebone Savings Bank was held on Thursday, at the office in Welbeek Street.
From the .Manager's Report, this would seem to be a prosperous and useful institution. During the last year, no fewer than '2696 new de-
posits have been made. The amount of the deposits is now 13•2,0001, and upwards, standing to the credit of 8300 persons ; of this Wm 123,000/, has been invested in Government securities.
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