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to an agreement , and were discharged by consent , the plaintiff undertaking to proceed no further with this action , and to commence no other proceedings in respect of the alleged cause of action . A meeting of the Liberal committee of the City was held on tbe 23 rd ult ., Mr . Kirkman Hodgson in the chair , to consider what course they should adopt in prospect of the

forthcoming election . There was a good deal of dissatisfaction expressed by several members as to some of the Liberal candidates , and it was added that much apathy n as shown in the City with regard to them . Other names—that of the chairman more especially—were brought forward , but tho persons so nominated refused to stand , and in the end it was agreed to

adopt as the Liberal candidates Alderman AVilliam Lawrence and the three sitting members , who offer themselves again . — - The triennial musical festival in commemoration of Handel began at the Crystal Palace on Friday , the 23 rd June , by a rehearsal at which all the performers—vocal and instrumental —were present , and went through some of the choicest passages

in the oratorios that are to be performed in the course of next week . A very crowded audience assembled to enjoy the music , and the rehearsal passed off with great brilliancy . Mr . Robert Debenham , surgeon , was again brought up at the Thames Police-court on Monday , charged with shooting Thomas Solomon . It will be remembered that Solomon had climbed

over Mr . Debenham ' s garden wall , and that he was there shot . Mr . Tothill , a surgeon , deposed to having made a post-mortem examination of Solomon's body . Death had been caused by a shot . He found the bullet in the skull . It was ragged , as if before entering the deceased ' s bead it had struck against some hard rough substance . This , it was contended , corroborated Mr . Debenham's assertion that he had not aimed at the deceased . Mr . Paget committed Mr . Debenham for trial .

Tbe stock markets were again heavy on Monday , and although they rallied a little before the close prices were generally lower than on Saturday . Consols were last quoted at ¦ £ - and several railway stocks i to J per cent , decline . Turkish stocks were much depressed . The sum . of £ 24 , 000 bar gold was sent into the bank . The statement made by Lord Redesdale that the

private business would be got through to enable Parliament to be dismissed on the 13 th July , is to have the consideration of the Government . That means probably that the dissolution will take place earlier—on the 8 th at latest . Meantime electioneering is going on briskly in the country . For the southern division of the AVest Riding no Liberal candidates have yet been found .

At a . meeting of the Liberal Registration Association , held at Wakefield , Sir John Ramsden and the Hon . C . Fitzwilliam declined to stand . If the seats are to be contested there must be other candidates sought for . Mr . Thomas Hughes has issued a manly , outspoken address to the electors of Lambeth . It is gratifying to hear that his chances of success are

growing daily . His canvass is reported to be most satisfactory . In AVestininster Captain Grosvenor ' s Committee have appointed a deputation to confer with a deputation from Mr . Mill's committee , with a view to the joint working of the two bodies . Mr . Cox addressed a meeting at Myddelton Hall , Islington . He was subjected to some close questioning , and

there was rather a noisy discussion , but eventually a vote of confidence in him was passed . The Liberal candidates for the City also addressed a meeting in Bishopsgate . ward . They had a favourable reception . An interesting case—Freer v . Marshall —has been tried in the Court of Common Pleas . The plaintiff , who had been a non-commissioned officer in the 2 nd Life Guards ,

sued for damages because of imprisonment and wrongful discharge by the defendant , who is the commanding officer of the regiment . The defendant had suspected Freer of having

robbed a man . The suspicion was altogether unjust , but he put the plaintiff under arrest , and with tbe consent simply of a regimental court dismissed him from the service , although he had previously served twelve years , and had good conduct badges . For the defence it was contended that the defendant was actuated by no malice in what he did , and that

he was fully justified as commanding officer of the Life Guards in dismissing the plaintiff . The jury found a verdict for the defendant . An extensive fire took place on Monday morning on the premises of the Messrs . Meeking , top of Holbom-hill . A great number of houses occupied by the firm were completely burnt out , but although the property consumed

was considerable , no lives happily were lost . A grand state ball was given on Tuesday at Buckingham Palace , at which the Princess Helena presided on behalf of her Majesty tbe Queen . Most of the members of the Royal Family were present , and the company was very brilliant and fashionable . At a meeting of the Commissioners of Sewers

on Tuesday a report was brought up on the subject of the delay that had occurred in digging the remains of the two women out from the ruins of the house that was burnt in the Leadenhall-inarket . The committee reported that there was some defect in the law , and recommended that a clause should be inserted in the proposed Fire Brigade Bill , making it

imperative on firemen to search among the ruins of burnt houses , when persons are suspected of having perished , with as little . delay as possible . The Savings' Bank at Canterbury has stopped payment , in consequence , it is said , of the

defalcations of an official . The loss is supposed to be about £ 5 , 000 . The bank was very popular in the district , and was entrusted with deposits to the extent of about £ 150 , 000 . ——It has transpired that the wealth of the late Mr . Richard

Thornton represents about .-63 , 700 , 000 . His nephews , Mr . Thomas Thornton and Mr . Richard Thornton AA est , take the great bulk of the property , but there are other arrangements by which his connections , clerks , & c , are well provided for . A arious charities will be benefited by large legacies . A very large amount of specie arrived the other day—no les than £ 540 , 000 —and £ 43 , 000 gold were sent into the Bank . Consols closed at

89 | to 90 , and the railway market showed an improvement . Money continues in good demand , pending the close of the halfyear . —AVednesday being tbe anniversary of her Majesty's coronation , royal salutes wore fired in honour of the event , and all the accustomed demonstrations of loyalty were made . Convocation for the province of Canterbury

assembled on AVednesday morning . The subjects under discussion were the alteration of the canons and an address of sympathy to the Bishop of Cape Town in respect to his litigation with the Bishop of Natal . The second day of the Handel Festival was a great success . There was a very large attendance at the Crystal Palace , and the music was most splendidly

sung . On AVednesday , an inquest was held in Norton Folgate on the remains of an infant who , it was alleged , had suffered death in a very cruel manner . The body was found in n coke fire , where it is supposed to have been placed by its mother , a domestic servant named Elizabeth Ann Collins . There is , however , at present no evidence to show that the infant was

living at the time . The inquiry was adjourned . A meeting of the electors of Bishopsgate AVard was held at the Infant School-room Bishopsgate-churchyard , where it was announced that the Conservative candidates , Mr . Lyall and Mr . Fowler would address the meeting . The Liberals , however , determined to prevent them , and packed the meeting at an early hour , while a knot of spouters from a public house debating club , and having no connection with the ward , came for-