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light. The Hou. Company’s steamer Queen proceeded to take 
the distressed vessel in tow : but through mismanagement 
the Queen fouled the Mystery merchantman, and remained 
so for several hours. The fort presented a curious appear- 
ance. The streets were strewed with tiles. Trees, winch 
one would have thought could have withstood the tempests 
of aces, were either uprooted or broken in twain like twigs. 
The crosses of the west side of the cathedral were blown off, 
the police-office was dismantled, and the theatre and the 
Supreme Court-house were more or less injured. 
WEST INDIES. 
The royal mail steam ship La Plata arrived at South- 
ampton on the 14th. She brings fifty-four passengers, a 
large cargo, and specie to the value of £130,000. The 
cholera was raging at St. Kitt’s, the other islands being 
health v. Prom Jamaica the news is unimportant. Patriotic 
meetings were to be held for the widows and orphans of the 
Alma. In the markets generally prices were firm. In Bar- 
badoes trade was dull and money scarce. 
NEWS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM. 
Marylebone Election. — On Tuesday this contest was de- 
cided in favour of Lord Ebrington, the polling being conducted 
in a very orderly though spirited manner. At the close of the 
poll the numbers were Viscount Ebrington, 6,919, Mr. 
Bell, 4,166 ; majority, 2,753. His Lordship took his seat on 
Wednesday. 
Health of London. — Thirteen hundred deaths were 
registered in London in the week that ended last Saturday. 
A small decrease is observed on the mortality of the two 
previous weeks, in which the deaths were 1,350 and 1,331. 
In the ten weeks corresponding to last week of the years 
1844-53 the average number was 1,249 ; and if this is raised 
in proportion to increase of population, it becomes 1,374. 
The mortality of last week is therefore less than the estimated 
amount by 74 deaths. The return shows that 640 children 
under 15 years of age, 406 persons aged 15 years and uuder 
60, and 236 persons of 60 years and upwards, died last week. 
The season is rather unfavourable to the youthful part of 
the community, who are peculiarly subject to scarlatina, and 
some other diseases of the zymotic class. Last week the 
births of 782 boys, and S17 girls, in all 1,599 children, were 
registered in London. In the nine corresponding weeks of 
the years 1845-53 the average number was 1,422. 
Abolition of the City Tolls. — Notices have been issued 
in compliance with an order of the Court of Common Coun- 
cil, that the tolls taken at the several bare of the city of 
London for the waggons, carts, &c., not being the property 
of the citizens of London, shall cease to be received on and 
after the 25th inst. These brought in a revenue annually of 
about £6,000, but much annoyance was caused by the mode 
of taking the toll, which amounted only to 2d. each cart. 
The City Corporation and the Royal Commission of 
Inquiry — The Consolidated Committee, to whom, on the 
18th of May last, was referred the Report of the Commis- 
■ioners of Inquiry into the state of the Corporation have agreed 
on certain propositions which were submitted to the Court of 
Common Council on Wednesday. On that day there was a 
very large attendance of aldermen and commoners. The 
chairman of the Consolidated Committee brought up their 
report and moved its adoption, which Mr. Cfraham seconded. 
Mr. Fry, in moving as an amendment, “ That the con- 
sideration'of the report be adjourned," said, his reason for 
proposing it was, the extraordinary time at which the court 
were summoned to discuss a subject of such importance 
when within twenty-four hours they would all be staudiug 
before their constituents for re-election. After a short dis- 
cussion the court divided, when the amendment was carried 
by twenty -five majority. 
Christ's Hospital. — On Tuesday a meeting of the go- 
vernors of this ancient charity was held in the Court House. 
Part of the ordinary business was to consider a report from 
a committee of almoners nominating six governors on the 
committee of the hospital, and four governors as auditors ; 
but Mr. Russell Gurney moved, as an amendment, the ap- 
pointment of a “special committee, in order to consider 
what changes, if any, it would be desirable to make with 
respect to the constitution, powers, and duties of the com- 
mittee of almoners.” Mr. Baggaley seconded, and Arch- 
deacon Hale supported, the amendment, which was carried. 
The following gentlemen composed the Committee of 
Inquiry: — Archdeacon Hale, * Mr. Baggaley, Mr. Thomson 
Hankey, and Mr. Derby representing the Almoners ; Alder- 
man Wire, Alderman Wilson, Alderman Lawrence, Aider- 
man Finnis, and Mr. Arnold representing the Foundation 
Governors; and Mr. Russell Gurney, Rev. Charles Kemble, 
Mr. Hauson, and Mr. JohnRandell, representing the general 
body of the Governors. 
The Government Balance-Sheet. — On the 15th the 
Government balance-sheet for the year ended the lOtli Oc- 
tober last was published. The net income was £55,296,566. 
16s. 7d. The excess of expenditure over income iu the 
year ended the 10th October was £887,369. 2s. 7d. On the 
10th October, 1853, the balances in the Exchequer were 
£6,780,241. 6s. Gd., and on the 10th October last £5,626,529. 
9s. lid. 
Customs and Excise. — On Friday, the Government ac- 
count was printed, showing that in the year ended the 10th 
October last the net revenue from the customs increased to 
£20,193,G41. 18s. 9d., and from the excise, £15,526,892. 
Is. 4d. 
Death of Sir James Kempt. — General the Right Hon. Sir 
James Kempt, G.C.B., Colonel of the 1st Regiment of Foot, 
•lied on Wednesday, at his residence in South Audley-street. 
This distinguished officer haa Bpent more than seventy -one 
years in the sendee of his country, and his career has been 
marked by unusual distinction. He entered the army in 
1783, and in 1799 he attained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. 
In that year he accompanied Sir Ralph Abercromby upon 
the expedition to Holland as aide-de-camp, and in 1800 he 
proceeded with the same general, as military secretary, to 
the Mediterranean, and remained with him until his death, 
after which he was attached to the staff of Lord Hutchison, 
and was present throughout the Egyptian campaign. In 
1806 Lieutenant-Colonel Kempt went in command of a 
battalion with the expedition to Naples, and commanded 
the Light Brigade at the Battle of Maida. Having attained 
the rank of Colonel in 1809, he proceeded in 1811 to the 
Peninsula, and was appointed to command a brigade in the 
3rd division of the Duke of Wellington’s army. At the siege 
of Ba/lajoz he commanded the attack on Fort Picurina, and 
the brigade which led the attack and carried the Castle of 
Badajoz by < -calade, when he was severely wounded. In 
February, 1813, he was appoiute* to a brigade in the Light 
Division, which he commanded at Vittoria, the attack on 
the heights of Vera, at Nivelle, Nive, Orthes, Toulouse, and 
in several other minor engagements. Sir James Kempt, who 
had become a Major-General in 1812, was appointed to the 
command of a division iu 1815, and was severely wounded 
when at its head, on the 18th of June. 
East Gloucestershire Election. — On Tuesday, R. S. 
Holford, Esq., of Westonbirt, a couservative, was elected 
without opposition to represent the eastern divison of 
Gloucestershire in Parliament. 
Mr. Bright and his Constituents. — A public meeting 
was held in the Town-hall, Manchester, on Monday, by re- 
quisition from upwards of 1,000 people. Loud calls were 
raised for an adjournment to the open air, but iueffectually. 
Mr. R. Wood, amid great clamour, moved the following reso- 
lution : — “ That this meeting, having learned that the letter 
of John Bright, Esq., M.P., has been translated and circulated 
iu Russia, desires publicly to declare that the citizens of 
Manchester do not concur iu the opinions expressed by Mr. 
Bright ; but, on the contrary, being convinced that the war is 
just and necessary, do earnestly desire that it may be carried 
on with the utmost vigour, uutil it shall be terminated by a 
secure and honourable peace." Mr. Absalom Watkiu, in 
seconding the resolution, disclaimed any party considerations 
on the part of those who called the meeting ; it had been 
convened for the purpose of euabliug the people of Man- 
chester to express their conviction that the war was neces- 
saay and just, and that the aggressions of Russia ought to be 
checked. Alderman Watkins differed from the preceding 
speakers, and moved an amendment supporting Mr. Bright 
iu his expression of opinion, asserting his right of private 
judgment, and claiming for him the confidence of the consti- 
tuency. The amendment was seconded by Mr. Alex. Henty, 
late M.P. for the county. Mr. Eutwisle, banker, denied they 
were met to oppose Mr. Bright, but to offer to the Govern- 
ment the support of Manchester, in defence of our trade and 
commerce. Mr. Bright then came forward. He was received 
with a storm of groaning, hooting, cheering, and whistling, 
which lasted thirteen minutes before he attempted to utter a 
word. He claimed the right to express his sentiments by 
letter or otherwise ; regretted that he differed from many of 
his constituents ; said his object was to pave the way for 
public peace; rejoiced that his letter had created so much 
discussion ; and fearlessly offered to prove everything he had 
advanced. Mr. Bright spoke through a continued uproar ; 
aud the confusion at last became so alarming that, after in 
vain attempting to obtain the sense of the meeting by show 
of hands, the mayor dissolved the meeting. Mr. Bright then 
proceeded to the League Rooms. The council room was soon 
filled with a numerous assembly, principally of Mr. Bright’s 
friends. He here vindicated the steps he had taken, and 
spoke at length on the great topic of the day. He expressed 
liis hatred of the system of Russian government, and his 
sympathy with Hungary. The people of this country believe, 
he said, that they are engaged in a war with a noble object, 
but he thought it would be found that this contest had no 
reference to the liberty of Europe or the advantage of this 
country. After expressing his sentiments against the pro- 
posal to raise a German legion, aud his doubts as to the 
stability of the present Government, the meetiug adjourned, 
a vote of thanks being passed to the mover aud seconder of 
the amendment at the previous meeting. 
Funeral of Lord Dudley Stuart. — The funeral of this 
distinguished nobleman took place at Hertford, on the 1 5th. 
The remains had been removed on the previous evening 
from Stratford-place to Balls’ -park, near Hertford, the seat 
of Captain Townshend, M.P. Notwithstanding the desire 
entertained by the family of Lord Dudley Stuart that the 
funeral should not be a public one, it was found impossible 
to carry tins intention into effect with a due regard to the 
earnest wishes expressed by various public bodies that they 
might be permitted to testify their high respect for the 
deceased by following his remains to their last resting-place. 
In addition to Captain Stuart, the only son of Lord Dudley, 
the Earl and Countess of Harrowby, Lord James Stuart, 
Captain and Mrs. Townshend, and the younger branches of 
these families, there were present Sir B. Hall, the colleague 
of Lord Dudley Stuart in the representation of Marylebone ; 
Mr. J. A. Smith, M.P., and some other very intimate friends 
of the deceased ; Prince Ladislas Czartoryski and Mr. Blot- 
nicki attended as representatives of Prince Adam Czartory- 
ski aud the Polish refugees in France ; Colonel Szyrma and 
seven other gentlemen ; as representatives of the Polish 
refugees in England ; Mr. Kirby and three other gentlemen, 
as a deputation from the Literary Association of the Friends 
of Poland ; a deputation of nine gentlemen from the vestry 
of Marylebone, and of nine from the vestry of St. Pancras. 
The windows were closed in the streets of Hertford, and the 
children of Christ's Hospital lined a portion of the road 
through which the long procession passed. The coffin of 
polished oak, in which the remains were brought from 
Stockholm, was deposited in the chancel amid manifestations 
of regret — neither equivocal nor confined to few. 
Limerick County Election.— Mi-. Stephen De Vere will 
be returned without opposition. He is brother of Sir Vere 
De Vere, of Curragh Chase, nephew of Lord Monteagle, aud 
cousin of the Earl of Limerick. 
Irish University Reform.— An official notification from 
the Board of Trinity College announces the contemplated 
relaxation of the statute which debarred Dissenters and 
Roman Catholics from attaining the honours and emoluments 
attached to the scholarships. The board have resolved to 
create some additional scholarships, “ which will be open to 
students of all religious denominations, without distinction.” 
They are to be called " Non-foundation Scholarships." Four 
will be filled up next Trinity term. 
The Irish Church. — Some valuable preferments have 
fallen vacant by the death, on Saturday morning, of the 
Ven. Thomas Magee, Archdeacon, of Kilmacduagb, incum- 
bent of St. Thomas’s, Dublin, &c. The deceased was one of 
the sons of the late celebrated William Magee, Archbishop 
of Dublin, and, until a recent period, was a prominent sup- 
porter of the extreme Protestant party. His probable 
successor in the incumbency of St. Thomas’s parish — valued 
at nearly £1,000 per annum — will be the Rev. Charles 
Stuart Stanford, incumbent of St. Michau's. 
Irish Prosperity.— A vast quantity of clothing and 
bedding, belonging to the workhouse of Ballinasloe, has just 
been sold by auction, the articles having become useless from 
the enormous decrease in the number of paupers. At the 
time these necessaries were purchased, the union was 
burdened with no less than 3,000 paupers, whereas now the 
number of inmates is little more than 400, with no prospect 
of any material increase. 
The Weather in Ireland. — Last week there was a very 
heavy gale blowing from the W. N. W., and on Saturday and 
Sunday it blew quite a hurricane on the Liffey and about 
Dublin. In the provinces there have been storms of thunder 
rand lightning. In Mayo the steeple of a church was struck 
by the electric fluid, and sent crumbling through the roof 
only a minute or two after the clergyman aud a christening 
party had left the building. 
State of Trade in Ireland. — Trade continues dull, with 
no sign of amendment. Prices of produce, however, have 
been well maintained, but transactions have been on a limited 
6cale. There was a very large amount of duties paid on 
Monday at the Customs — £10,000 — but uo further excite- 
ment after that day. The corn-market has been somewhat 
firmer. The Customs’ duties this week exhibit again a 
large surplus over the corresponding week last year, being 
£25,235 against £19,442 — increase, £5,813, chiefly on tea 
and sugar. 
Lord Rctherfurd, whose death we announced last week 
was called to the Scottish bar in 1812, aud soon obtained there 
an emiuent position ; his masterly power of analysis, his vast 
legal erudition, and liis eloquence iu forensic debate, render- 
ing him at once distinguished as a lawyer and as a pleader. 
As a scholar aud a critic he also attained considerable 
celebrity. From an early period Mr. Rutherfurd associated 
himself with the Whig party; in 1837 he was chosen 
Solicitor-General for Scotland, aud in 1839 he was appointed 
Lord-Advocate. On the accession of Sir R. Peel in 1841 he 
vacated the post ; but, on the return of the Whigs to office 
iu 1846, he was reinstated, and filled it uutil 1851, when he 
was elevated to the bench, under the title of Lord Ruther- 
furd. From 1839 to 1851 he represented the Leith burghs 
in Parliament, and to his services there Scotland owes several 
most valuable measures — the Entail Reform Act iu par- 
ticular. The late judge was a member of Her Majesty’s 
Privy Council. 
Scottish Law Courts. — The vacancy caused by Lord 
Rutherfurd’s death will probably be filled by the Solicitor- 
General, Mr. Craufurd. Mr. Thomas Mackenzie, sheriff- 
depute of Ross aud Cromarty, it is expected will be Solicitor- 
General. Lord Curriehill, as Senior Lord Ordinary, will 
occupy the vacant seat iu the first division of the Court of 
Session, aud Lord Rutherfurd's death causes uo vacancy on 
the bench of the Justiciary Court. 
THE TRIBUNALS. 
Compensation for Injury on a Railway. — At the 
Court of Queeu’s Bench on Monday, Alderman Challis sought 
to recover compensation for an injury received while travel- 
ling on the Great Northern Railway. The defendants paid 
£30 into court. Sir Charles Trevelyan, Assistant Secretary 
to the Treasury, stated that on the 31st of August last he 
left London by the five o’clock p.m. express train. When 
the train reached Hornsey, there was a collision with a coal 
train, the express train at the time going at full speed. 
When he recovered from the shock, he saw Alderman Challis, 
who sat opposite to him, had received a deep cut across his 
nose, and was otherwise seriously injured. He assisted the 
plaintiff out of the carriage to a tavern close by. Alderman 
Challis deposed that he had suffered great pain and incon- 
venience, which had materially interfered with liis private 
business. A gentleman from the company had called, and 
on hearing that the mere travelling expenses of the Aider- 
man, who was going in state to the Cutlers’ feast at Sheffield, 
were £23, the company had sent him a check for £14 ! The 
Alderman further stated that he had paid between £10 and 
£15 for medical expenses. He had a suit of clothes and 
outside coat spoiled by the accident, and had also lost his 
hat. He had sustained a pecuniary loss amounting to be- 
tween £45 and £50. The jury, after a short consultation, 
gave the plaintiff a verdict, damages £200. 
The Press. — In the Court of Queen's Bench, on 
Wednesday, an action for libel was brought by Mr. Birch, 
late proprietor of the Dublin Woi'ld, agaiust Mr. John 
Foster, editor of the Examiner. The plaintiff had brought 
an action, in the courts of law in Dublin, against the Earl of 
Clarendon, for moneys alleged to be due in payment of his 
exertions iu writing articles in support of “ law and order," 
at a period when a considerable political agitation was going 
on in Ireland. In consequence of the facts which were 
elicited in the course of that trial, the defendant published 
an article, reviewing all the matters in the Examiner, in 
which he severely condemned the conduct of the plaintiff. 
This was the libellous article complained of. The plaintiff 
opened his case at considerable length, and went into details 
as to the position which he occupied in respect to Lord Cla- 
rendon. Lord Palmerston was then called, aud examined as 
to the correspondence which had taken place with the Irish 
Executive, with the object of showing that the articles in 
the World were not of the nature alleged. Mr. Birch 
questioned Lord Palmerston on the subject of the mo- 
tion in the House of Commons made by Lord Naas, but 
the Lord Chief Justice ruled that such questions could not 
be put. The Earl of Clarendon was next examined, and 
gave an account of the proceedings between Mr. Birch and 
himself. The Attorney-General addressed the court on 
behalf of the defendant, in a speech of remarkable ability, 
which occupied two hours in delivery. The articles published 
in the World were put in in evidence, in support of the plea of 
justification, as were also the indictments against the 
plaintiff, on which he had twice been committed to prison 
for libels. Lord Campbell said it was a question for the 
jury whether the article complained of was a malicious libel, 
or was a fair comment on the public acts of the plaintiff. 
They would consider whether the defendant had, in his 
strictures, exceeded due bounds. Verdict for the defendant 
on both pleas. 
Gambling and Horse-racing. — At the Ceutral Criminal 
Court on Monday, William Moody surrendered on a charge 
of keeping a house for betting and other illegal purposes. 
Mr. Ryland, for the prosecution, stated that the prisoner's 
house was a beer-shop in Cripplegate, but it appeared there 
were betting lists provided, aud the result of every race was 
received by telegraph, and in fact there was every possible 
facility for infringing the Act of Parliament. Mr. Robinson 
for the prisoner, and the solicitor for the prosecution mu- 
tually agreed that the prisoner should plead guilty, and 
undertake not to repeat the offence ; whereupon the 
Recorder discharged him with a caution, on his entering 
into a personal recognisance of £100 not to repeat the offence. 
— Stephen Brown, in answer to a similar charge, was dealt 
with on the same principle. 
Murderous Assault. — At the Central Criminal Court on 
Wednesday, Francis Robert Newton and Philip William 
Newton, young men, surrendered to take their trial on an 
indictment which charged them with having unlawfully and 
feloniously inflicted upon Adam Stewart Ker an injury dan- 
