The Express. — London, England, 1867-03-14 00:00:00

4 IMITRIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OFCOMMON S. ,‘ t•-. LsoAT, 31Aoca 13. After our report left he thoug ht Kr. WALPOLE said he thought Si: C. (Thoghlen would lest attain his object by allowing the Libel /till to go to select committee, where the übjertit,s, which appeared to be principally to the first and secor .1 parts of the bill, could he deelt with. `Air 4'. trIAX:HLES oemileaced this suggestion, and the bill was then read a seeord t?...e, and referred to a select committee. _ _ Thr OroNoll DON moved the •ecoml reading of the L.L. -trial schools (Ireland) Dill. ....... Kr. DAWriON moved that the Lill be read a second time that day six months. He regarded the bill with sus picion. The reformatory schools which existed in England bed not Lola trial sufficiently long :a+ justify an eateriaion of the principle to Ireland. He .aso objected to the bill bemuse it would promote sectarian education, because it via an attack on the national opium of education in Ire lad. because he saw in the bill r.o security against pro welytinn, sad because it would promote pauperism, and add materially to the burdens of taxation in Ireland. After some further discussion. in tie course of which Mr. liugessen, Mr. Dunlop, Mr. symm, Mr. Lawson, the OVonor Don. and Mr. C. Fortesc. supported, and Lord 0. Hamilton opposed the bill, Mr. WALPOLE said he saw no reason why the prin ciple of iiiiiu.trial shoot, which had done so much good in England. should not be extended to Ireland. The amendment was then withdrawn, and the bill was read a second time. The house then went into committee on the Criminal Lea Bil!. On clause 2, which enables the judge to award eosti against the prosecutor in cases of frivolous prosecu tions, Mr. Hurst moved the omission of the clause, but on a division the clause was carried by 'xi to 64. Rome further progress was mole with the clauses ,when Mr.oltilders asked if any estimate had been made as to the amount the Trea sury would be called upon to reimburse in respect of the eatsuses paid to witnesses for the defence ; and Mr. Hunt replying that it was impossible to make an estimate, a con versation ensued, which resulted in Mr. Gurney, who had charge of the bill, agreeing to a motion that the chairman report progress. The Oyster and Mussel Fisheries 1:111 pawed through committee. The house adjourned at 10 minutes to 6 o'clock. THE EDUCATION MOVEMENT. A meeting on this subject was held in the com mittee-mom at the Town-hall, Birmingham, yesterday. It was presided over by the May /I (Mr. Georg e Dizon), who convened the assembly for the purpose of laying be fore it Cie following resolutions, the result of the deli berations of a large number of gentlemen representing all shades of opinion, who have recently discussed the sub. jeep privately at meetings held at the Mayor's residence. Iu openieg the proceedings the Mayor read the resolu tion • :- -" That, in the opinion of this meeting, increased powers are Lee...airy for the extension of the torus of education ; and that for this per pose it is desiral-le to apply to parliament for an act empowering muni cipal corporations to levy rates fur educational purposes. That this meeting approves of the principle that children of tender age shall nut be employed, unless due provision be WO.' for their instruction at school. That this meeting declines to recommend any general system of compulsory instruetioa, out that it is of opinion that the Industrial Schools Act, extended by the light of experience. may prove a means of securing the instruction of neglected children. That • society be forme fur the purpose of taking measures for carrying into effect the foregoing resolutiomi, aml for promoting education in Bh-minghain by any other means which may be deemed expedient, and that a subscription of one guinea per annum do constitute membership.' The Mayor, in introducing the subject to I the nie..ting, said that as there appeared to be every pre- I Lability of increased political power being extended to the starves, it became the more urgent that they possess all the advantages arising from education. The object which he and those who thought with how had in view was to take up the whole educational question in a manner cou.uiensurate with the requirements of the town. It was proposed that the business of that meeting should be first iso pass a resolution to form the " Birmingham Education Society ;' and secondly, to appoint • committee whose duty it would be to form rules, and to obtain and dissenii. sate information on the subject. An important topic for discussion would be the question of compulsory education; also in reference to the education of tho lowest clean of the essuumusity, such as were not reached by the present agencies. In carrying out the important work proposed for this society, they might very advantageously imitate much which lid been done at Manchester. One of the to.t important things to be done should be the esta`dishment of gradational schools, so that so possibility could exist of boys (whatever their class or station) being deprived of any advantages within their reach by reason of defective education. His worship mentioned that it was his intention shortly to bring a re. solution before the town council, setting forth the paramount importance of corporate bodies being em powered to levy rates for educational improvement, and that steps be taken with the view of showing the necesNity that existed for the adoption of some plan in that direction. He added that he proposed him self to start this society, with a subscription of lOW. a year ; and that Messrs. Chance, Messrs. Elkins. ton, and other warm friends of education in the town, had promised very liberal aid. He moved that a society be formed with the title above-mentioned. The lion. and Rev. Grantham Yorke seconded the resolution. In doing so ho said that whilst he agreed se to the desira bility of establishing the society, it was most necessary that its objects should be clearly defined. He, for one, could not approve of a society the object of which was to set up purely secular schools. It appeared to him that the schuole established ought to be in connection with the Privy Council. The resolution WAS carried, and Mr. Lucas Sargent moved • resolution appointing a corn. matte* to draw up rules, &c. ; this was seconded by the Bev. R. \V. Dale, who said that the great object of this society should be to reach those whom the denomination system had not reached. Several other speeches followed souse of the speakers declaring themselves strongly in favour of compulsory education ; others spoke earnestly in favour of secular education se alone having a claim to stste support. A large committee was appointed ; but from the sentiment expressed it was made evident that there will be found much differemie of opinion amongst thaw who compose it. A liberal subscription was raised in the room. TUE LOSS OP "THE CAVE." (From the OW.) An inqui7 into the loss of this vessel was held ea Monday last by an Owl and two nautical assessors. The ease excited much interest from the fact that the vessel was engaged in the tint attempt made to settle the new colony of Adullant, which has been lately founded near Botany Bay. ROBERT Lows deposed that be was chief officer of the Cave. Had helped to build the vessel ; iu fact, bad laid the keel himself two or three years ago, though she was only Lit:riche' last year. She was a splendid-looking craft, made an enormous number of knots an hour, and could tarn in her own length. She was intended to carry a large number of emigrants, but passengers did not come forward we romlily as had been expected, and many who had taken their prissag•e retuned to go at the last moment. She left port, however, and had been at sea ever since, up to the day she foundered. Observations were taken in the usual manner, but they were not satisfactory, in con sequence of the clouded state of the horizon, and they relied chiefly on the Tory log and dead reckoning. The vessel encountered adverse trade-winds and currents, and ou several occasions was run into and seriously damaged by the craft called " Demonstrations." Thought that the cauv, of her foundering. When he noticed that she was settling down took a boat, but could not induce anybody to go with him. Was tossed about a good deal, but soon fell in with " The Tory " hulk, which offered to take him on board. but be declined, thinking her very unsafe, and was finally towed into port by " The Liberal. Captain GROXYZNOR said he had done his best to save the vessel. He had intended all along , to sail in company with, or at any rate in the track of, The Liberal," but she entwined him, and so he bore up and ran free. Attri buted the accident to the presence of dry rot, a great deal of which was talked at his dinners. Thought his crew were badly composed. Lowe couldn't even take • beating and was unreliable, while Laing did more harm than good. Considered that he now belonged to " The LiberaL" FRANCIS Steno said be was second mate. Attributed the loss of the ship to bad seamanship. The crew were a shady lot—mostly lumpers, and some of them didn't know a gentleman from a handspike. The vessel went to pieces very enddenly, and he found himself struggling in the water, but saved himself on a plank thrown to him by some miner fellows from " The Liberal." S. LArwta said he was the ship's cooper, and had hoped to be made super-cargo. The captain had refused to give him a character, and be was not sorry the ship did go down. Had since got remunerative employment on a rail way, but would go to sea again under Captain Gladstone if he could get made a petty o ffi cer. A. CLINTON had hood it mid that the ship would neither wear nor stay, and though he did not wear them himself, believed they were good for the figure, and therefore for the figure-head. Supposed that the catas trophe had arisen from want of knowing how to raise the wind. F:Donurog was one of the crew. Knew nothing about the object of the voyage, and could not tell why he sailed in the vessel, except that Mr. WERTMIN.TER had cashed his advance-note hut he had been allowed to mess with the officers. and was quite contented. Had gut good ecup:oy silent, and meant to give up seafaring altogether. The Court, after a short deliberation, e ,me to the con clusion that the loss of the ship was th-casioned by fa , flts in her construction ; but reprimanded Captain Gttosrucia and the chief mate, Lows, for leaving port at all in so unseaworthy a vessel. SoCTHAMPTON, MARCH 13. —The North Gentian Lloyd steamer New York sailed to-day for New York direct, with tho English, French, and German mails, 467 passengers, and a full cargo, including French jewellery, to the value of 80,000 franca. 'V THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 14, 1867. PRESENT STATE OF THE REPRESENTA- TION IN =GLAND AND WALEf3. (1 , 11011 A CORALSPUNDIDIT.) The following table show. the number of county members ; the population of the county (including the boroughs) ; the boroughs, their population, and members; and the total number of members for each county. county Total illatubera Population. Borough Borough Population. Mtn. Bongsgb& - NORTHUMBERLAND. - 4 34 2 ,907 Berwick .. ...... 13,000 2 Motpeth Newcastle•on-Tyne Tyne...nab 34,000 1 Total members for county - 10 DURHAM. 4 512,125 Durham Gateehead South Shields Sunderland Total members for county - 10 CUMBERLAND. 4 =264 Carlisle Cockermotith Whitehaven Total members for county - 9 WESTMORELAND. 60,946 Kendal Total members for county - 3 YORKSHIRE, EAST RIDING. 2 271,674 Scarborough Beverley Hull Total members for county - 4 YORKSHIRE, NORTH RIDING. 2 205.472 K oaresborough 5,402 2 Halton 0,072 2 Think Racluinind Northallertte 4.750 1 Ripon Whitby 12,000 1 Total members fur county - 13 YORKSHIRE WEST RIDING. 4 1.4904107 Bradford Halifax Huddersfield Leeds 207,000 2 Pontefract Shellield Wakefield York Total members for county - 13 LANCASHIRE. a 2.431,916 Ashton Blackburn Bolton Bury Clitheroe Lancaster lO,OOO 2 Liverpool 443,000 2 Man. heater 357,000 2 Oldham 94,000 2 Preston td,ooo 2 Rix Mule ssitur.l W arrington Wigan 'total members for county - 27 CHESTER. 4 460,577 Birkenhead Chester 3laccleatleld 36,000 2 Stockport Total members fur county - 11 LEICESTERSHIRE. 4 211,636 Leimster ToLd members for twenty - 6 RUTLAND. _ -- --- 2 21,47 . 1 __ _ _. Total members for county - 2 LINCOLNSHIRE, 4 401,350 Limon 21,000 2 istandord 8,047 2 Hugon 17,800 2 Grantham 11,120 2 Grimsby Total members for county - 13 NOTTINGHAMSHIRE. 4 321,711 Newark )1,000 2 NoWn 74,000 1 47,001 2 Total members for county - 10 DERBYSHIRE 4 203,2 2 3 Derby 43,000 2 Total members for county - 8 GLOUCESTERSHIRE 4 441,933 Bristol Cheltenham 38,000 1 Cirencester Gloucester Stroud Tewkesbur) 6,376 2 Total members for county - 15 Ii EREFORIkSHIRE 3 106,796 Hereford Leominster Total members fur county - 7 • SALOP. 4 260.2.:2 Wenluck Bridgoorth Ludlow 6.051 2 Total members for county - 12 WARWICKSHIRE 4 561,334 Birmingham Coventry 11 &rein Total members for county - 10 STAFFORDSHIRE 4 763,371 Wolverhampton 147,000 2 Newcastle 12,900 2 stoke-on-Trent Taniworth Lichneid. Stafford. Waleall Total inemben for county - 17 WORCESTERSHIRE 4 294,901 Evesham Kidderminster . 15,300 1 Worcester 31,000 2 Donley Dente Ads 7,000 1 Dudley Total members for county - 12 MIDDLESEX. 2 2.200,000 Pinner, Landau ;illy) Marylebose 436,000 2 Tower Hamlets 647,000 2 Weetndanter Total members for county - 14 SURREY-Raiff AM) WRrt. 4 330,000 Guildford B,OOO 2 Reigate 9,975 I Luubeth southwark Total members for county - 11 KENT. 4 735,000 Canterbury Chatham Dover 23,080 2 Greenwich Hythe Maidstone Rochester 16,300 2 Sandwich Total members for county - 18 HERTFORD:AIME. 3 177,452 Hertford 6,700 2 Total members for county - 5 BUCKINGHAMSHIRE 3 147,186 A1 100 ) 01 7 17,000 2 Buckingham 7,600 2 Great Harlow Wycombe Total members for county ll OXFORDSHIRE. 3 171.057 Banbury Oxford Woodstock Total members for county - 7 NORTHAMPTONSHIRE. 4 230,936 Northampton Peterborough Total members for county - 8 HUNTINGDONSHIRE 2 59,137 Huntingdon 6,200 2 Total members for county 4 BEDFORDSHIRE 2 140,479 Redford Total members for county 4 CA MIMI DGESHIRE. 3 131,552 Cambridge Total members for county - 5 MEX. 4 379,699 Sheldon 1 olvhester Harwich Total members fur county - 10 SVF7OLK. 4 335,400 Bury 13,000 2 Eye Ipswich Total members for county - 9 NORFOLK. 4 427,121 Lynn Regis 16.000 2 Norwich Thetford 4,208 2 Yarmouth Total members for tionaty - 12 817811LK. 4 341,827 Shoreham ....... ..... 22,000 2 Arundel 2,400 1 Brighton Chichester .... Rye tinp Has 2 Horsham Lewes 9,716 2 Midhurst Total members for county - 18 DORSZTSILIRE. 3 132,191 Wareham Bridirrt ....... 6 7,719 2 Dorchartn Lyme Regis 3,315 1 Poole Shaftesbury B,OOO 1 Weymouth Total members for county - 14 County Tot* &uvula' Booms!' Montoya Populati n. %you./:la Population. Mbn. 4 465,551 !.le of Wight Andover Christchurch Lymlngton Winchester 16,108 2 Newport. Peters!leld Portsmouth %WO 2 Southampton 06,600 2 Total members for county 2O BlißliSH IRE. 3 206,611 Abingdon 5.000 1 Reading M indoor Wallingford 7,704 1 Total members for county ...... .... - WILTSHIRE. 4 96,027 Calm 6,000 1 thippenhasa Cricklade Devises lialmeshury 6,800 1 Marlborough ... Salisbury Westbury 0. 4 50 I Wilton Total members for county - 18 DEVONSHIRE. 4 580,150 Ashburton Dartmouth Devonport 64.000 2 Exeter Barnstaple Honiton 3,301 2 Plymouth 62,000 2 Tanstock B,BOO 2 Tiverton Tutors total members fur county - 22 CoItNWALL. 0 352,409 Guinan lielstoul 8.440 1 Launceston 6,140 1 Llakesrd Peuryn St. Ives 16,000 1 Truro HMO 2 Total members for corny - 14 SOW ERSETSHIRX 4 463,286 Bath 52,060 2 Proem lirldrtewater 9,6111 1 11.100 2 '11.11111.011 Wells 4,648 2 Total members for cotinty.. . - .... -13 r Ulu intelligntre. EQUITY COURTS.—Miacm 13. (Before the Muter of the Rolls.) IN 13 THE RHOS HALL IRON COMPANT.-11PARTE THE BIRMINGHAM TOWN AND DISTRICT DAME. In this matter an application was made to the court for an order giving the bank leave to prove against the estate of the Rho. Hall Iron Company for a debt of 25,000/. Mr. Selwyn, Q.C., and Mr. T. C. Wright appeared in .rt of the application. r. Roxburgh, Q.C., and Mr. Fry appeared for the Rhos Hall Iron Company. Lord Romilly made an order giving the Birmingham Town and District Bank leave to prove for the debt, as asked, subject to any question of set off or other answer to the same. COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE. Kamm 13. (Before the Judge Ordinary.) Wloll7_r, WIGHT AND FIELD. After our report left yesterday, Sir It. Collier complained of the manner in which Gene ral Wight (who h►d condescended to get up his evidence in person) had presented his case to the jury. The truth was that when his wife came home, in wretched health both in body and mind, he had consigned her to the care of Dr. Field, with earnest entreaties to see her at least twice a week, and as much oftener as he could. Dr. Field was thus not only the medical adviser of the respondent, but her old friend, and her guardian appointed by the petitioner himself. General Wight having, however, be come tired of her, had in the first place attempted to get up a charge of adultery with W. Adolphus Field, the nephew of the co-respondent. But he had afterwards signed the following ample retractation :—" Dec. 28, 1862. —To Mrs. Helen Wight. —I most emphatically declare that the late imputations and reflections I have cast upon you as my wife with Mr. Adolphus Field are totally untrue and without foundation, and that in making the same I was acting under unjust suspicions and influences, arising from an excitable and ungovernable temper and feelings. I exceedingly regret having made such imputations. I earnestly desire and entreat an affectionate reconciliation with you, and solemnly promise it shall never occur again." If this was not a can which required to be watched with the utmost care, God help the innocent ! Sir Robert Collier then proceeded to dissect the evidence, and to contend that it was utterly ridiculous and un worthy of credit. He announced that he would call wit nesses to contradict some of it in detail ; but the court adjourned very shortly after the conclusion of the learned gentleman's speech. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. HOME CIRCIIIT.—MAIDsToNt, MARCH 13. On Tuesday Mr. Berjeant Robinson sat for the purpose of trying some of the prisoners ; and Mr. Denman, Q.C., was also engaged during • portion of yesterday in dispos ing of some of the ease. in the calendar, both these learned gentlemen thus aifortling valuable assistance in clearing the gaol calendar. (Before the Hon. Mr. Denman, Q.C.) Robert Cavar Bacon, • gentlemanly looking young man, surrendered to take his trial upon a charge of obtaining the sum of 311. 15s. from Richard Blandfield Jenner, by false pretences. Mr. Biron conducted the prosecution ; Mr. Ribton waa counsel for the defence. The case appeared to excite a great deal of interest on ac count of the position in life of the prisoner, who was for merly a lieutenant in the army, and who served in the Crimea, where he acted as aide-de-camp to Lord Cardigan, , and in India, and who is add to be highly connected. It appeared that the prosecutor was • wine-merchant at Sandgate, near Dover, and that the prisoner had been in the habit of dealing with him, and in the month of No vember' /865, he owed him about 6/. The prisoner went to him on the 11th of that month, and wrote a cheque for 311. 15s. upon the Knightsbridge branch of the London and County Bank, and he proposed to pay his bill, and Mr. Jenner gave him the balance in five 5/. Bank of Eng land notes. The cheque was presented in due course, and was dishonoured, and was returned to the prosecutor, with an intimation that there were no effects belonging to the prisoner to meet it. It turned out that the prisoner had opened an account with the Knightsbridge branch of the London and County Bank shortly before November, 1865, and that the amount placed to his credit was 100/., which was paid in through Cox and Co., the army agents, but at the time the cheque in question was given he had no money at the bank to meet it, and, in point of fact, his account had been overdrawn by a cheque for 11/. 16s. being paid by mistake when there were no funds belong ing to the prisoner in the hands of the bank. It appeared that the prisoner was out of the way for dune time after wards, and nothing was beard of him until the 23rd of December, when he surrendered himself to I Brennan at the Bow-street police-station, and std that he had heard that he had been advertised in the Hue and Cry, and a charge had been made against him of obtaining money by tales pretences. He told the officer that there was no foundation for this charge, and that he had no intention to defraud, and him father had offered 20s. in the pound to all his creditors, but they would not take the money, and were actuated bysome animus towards him, and he wished to clear himself. The only evidence to show that the prisoner had no money at the bank at the time the cheque was presented, was that of the bank clerk, who deposed to that effect, but the books were not pro duced, and Mr. Jenner, the prosecutor, admitted on cross examination, that be had received a letter from the father of the prisoner, Major Bacon, offering to pay him the amount of the cheque, and that a similar offer was made toother tradesmen to whom the prisoner had given cheques under similar circumstances. The clerk from the bank also stated that after the overdrawn cheque had been paid by mistake, notice was given to the prisoner by letter of the fact, and he was asked to pay in money to meet the deficiency, but no answer was returned,.and the amount was written off as a bad debt. Mr. Ribton made an earnest appeal to the jury on behalf of the prisoner, and be contended that in the first place no conclusive evidence had been adduced to show that at the time the cheque was given there were no funds to meet it at the bankers. He also argued that even supposing the jury should think that this fact had been proved, there was nothing to justify them in coming to the conclusion that the prisoner had any intention to defraud the prosecutor, and that he might reasonably have supposed that a man in the position occupied by his father would have paid in money to his credit, sufficient to have paid the amount of the cheque. The learned counsel also contended, with great ingenuity, that after the bank had paid one overdrawn cheque, the prisoner might reasonably have believed that the cheque in question would not have been dishonoured by them. The learned Deputy-Judge having summed up, the jury retired to deliberate upon their verdict at 2 o'clock. After they had been in deliberation for about an hour, they sent • message to the learned judge, to the effect that there was no chance of their agree ing upon • verdict, and they begged to be discharged. Mr. Denman said he did not feel justified in discharg ing them at present, and he requested them to further deliberate. They were then locked up until seven o'clock, and at that hour they again stated that there was no probability of their giving • verdict, whereupon they were discharged. There is a second indictment against the prisoner, for a similar offence, and the counsel for the prosecution inti mated his intention to proceed with it. quently seen toe meric i fcen the recesses under the balms trade of the Bask of whore he bad slept during the night. He was well known to the police as an outcast. The Marquis Townshend said he appeared in these cases with a view to obtain in these instances the carrying out of the Industrial Schools Act, passed is the LA section of parliament. It had been ascertained that these wretched children were in a destitute condition, and in mercy to them he desired that the provisions of the statute should be brought to bear in these cases as a mean, of their education and proper training, and than to make them use ful and respectable members of the community. The mother of the girl Fox presented herself with • young child in her arms, and with • strong Hibernian accent declared that she never sent out her child to beg ; on the contrary, being a widow with four other " childer," she wanted her at home to nurse the " babby," and she begged the alderman to let ber take her " blessed child" home with her. The mother of the lad Hussey made a similar apl• , but in reply to the alderman, wee constrained to admi t that the boy was frequently absent from his home both by night and day. Mr. Alderman Nilson remanded both the wretched vagrants for • week, in order to ascertain the industrial schools to which they might respectively be sent. The mothers left the court howling piteously, and their cries were echoed by their offspring from the cells below. WORSHIP-STREET. . . _ A wretched-looking boy, apparently about nine years of age, was charged before Mr. Newton with stealing 7d., the money of his father, who deposed that his name is James Charles Crayworth, that he lived at No. 2, Nor folk-gardens, Curtain-read, Shoreditch, and that he got his living by hawking. Mr. Newton—ls that your son ? Father—Yes. sir I am very sorry to say it is. Mr. Newton—Sell, what has be done? Father—Last Wednesday week I gave him 6d. and • penny piece to buy something for breakfast, and he did not come back. Mr. iieirton—When did you next tee him? Fatber—This morning. Mr. Newton—Where did you find him Father—ln Newgate•rnariet, sir. Mr. Newton—What induced you to seek him there? Father—l knew that he was in the habit of going there to pick up pieces of fat, which he sold afterwards. Mr. Newton—You knew that, and yet you did not go to the w.arket before this morning? Father—Yes, sir, I went last Friday, but could not find him. He has robbed me before of a half -crown. Mr. Newton—Have you other children? Father—Yes, sir, four. Mr. Newton—ls his mother alive Father—No, sir ; but my wife does all she can for him. Mr. Newton—Oh, then, this is your second wife? Father—Yes, air. Mr. Newton—Have you another child by your first' Father—Yes, sir, a girl. Mr. Newton—And where is she? Father—She is away from home, but taken care of, air. Mr. Newton—Now, shall I tell you why that boy is standing in that dock' He has an unkind stepmother. Father—lndeed, he has not. Mr. Newton—lndeed be has. Why is not the girl you speak of at home with the family? (No answer.) Now, I shall send this boy to a reformatory, and I'll make you pay for his support. Father—l can't do that, . . . Mr. Newton—lndeed, you will bo obliged. You are just the man I shall like to punish. Subsequently the worthy magistrate resolved on giving the father another chart°e of supporting the child at home, and directed a watch to be kept over him. The father appeared to be impressed with some good advice given him by the bench, and led the boy away. THE POLICE COURTS. MANSION HOUSE. John A f urrin, described u being a potman, residing in Red Cross-street, Borough, was brought up on remand for final examination on the charge of being concerned with two other men (not in custody) with a robbery with violence to Mr. Henry Tibbetts, under the circumstances disclosed in the evidence. It may be remembered that on the fist examination of the prisoner it appeared that the prosecutor, who is a rent collector carrying on his business at No. 139, Cheapside, was returning home about half-post 10 o'clock on the night of the 4th instant, along London-bridge, and on arriving at the north-west end of the bridge he was suddenly pounced upon and hustled by three men of whom the prisoner was one, and they attempted to drag him down the steps which lead from the bridge to Thames-street. They attempted forcibly to take his watch, value 151. and the Albert chain, value 2/. 10s. The prosecutor, however, succeeded in the struggle to enure his watch ; but having been knocked down by his assailants, a black leather bag , containing papers of value to the prosecutor, win carri ed off. The prosecutor, on recovering himself from the effects of the injuries he had received, got up and pursued the prisoner, who was captured by police-con stable Herbert, 807, with the leather bag in his possession. The prosecutor fully identified the prisoner, as he was the only one of the three men whose face he had seen in the course of the melee, and the officer further proved that he saw the prisoner running away with the black leather bag sworn to by the prosecutor in his possession. The prisoner denied that he was connected with the robbery, or that he knew anything about the transaction. The depositions were completed, and Mr. Alderman Wilson (who sat as locos tents, of the Lord Mayor) committed the prisoner for trial at the next session of the Central Criminal Court. Two wretched-looking children, one a female, named Nary Fox, aged 14, and the other a lad, named Thomas Hussey, aged 10, were brought up on remand, charged with vagrancy and begging. From the evidence of the noble prosecutor (the Marquis Townshend) it appeared that on the previous evening he saw the girl rushing in and out of the European Tavern. opposite the Mansion-house, offering flowers for sale, but in truth begging. In fact, she solicited alms, nut only from himself but (roma gentleman who was with him. He gave her in charge, but she was so violent that it became necessary to convey her to the police-station in a cab ; and while in the vehicle in charge of police-constable Kelly, she attempted to strangle herself, and at the police-station her violence continued. The evidence affecting the boy Hussey, who was shoeless end miserably clad, went to show that he wee nightly loung ing about the City at all hours, and he bad been fro• MARLBOROUGH-STREET, A respectable looking female waited upon Kr. Tyrwhitt to ask his advice under the following circumstances. The applicant, who seemed much affected, stated that she had employed an undertaker at the West-end to bury the body of herdeceased father, giving him instructions, in accordance with the wish of her father, that the body should be interred in the same cemetery at the east end of London as that in which the bodies of her mother and other relatives had been interred. Instead of doing this the undertaker had buried the body in a different oeme tery, although in the same part of the metropolia,charging more than usual. . . Mr. Tyrwhitt said it was too bad. It was an outrage on the feelings of the relatives. He should advise the appli cant to resist the undertaker's claim, and if he sued her before the county-court judge she could then set up as her &dean wh►t she had stated to him. Gamma Dears. —At the Nottinghamshire Assizes yesterday a singular action for the recovery of borrowed money arising out of a betting transaction was heard. The plaintiff, Mr. Sylvester Jallands, sued the defendant, Mr. J. Hooky, for 110/. money lent. Defendant pleaded never indebted ; that he was so drunk at the time as to be unable to enter into any contract; and lastly, that the debt was contracted for the purpose of playing an illegal game called roulette. The facts of the case were these. On the 20th of September last the plaintiff, who is well known on the turf, and a number of other persona, were at a supper at the Meadow Inn, Nottinham. A genie with what is termed a " spinning j enny ' was played in an adjoining room, and the defendant went into the room where iked. was several times during the evening, and borrowed from him 1101. with which to pay his debts. The plaintiff stated that when Hooky borrowed the money of him he never said for what purpose ho wanted it. In cross-examination plaintiff admitted having played with the defendant for money on the night in question. The next morning plain tiff called upon Hooky fur the 1101., but he refused to pay more than 801. He afterwards said he had consulted his lawyer, and was not obliged to pay him anything. Mr. Digby Seymour (for the defendant) showed that Jallands was fully aware that the money he lent Hooley was for the purpose of gambling, and he contended that that being the case he could not recover according to the act of parlia ment, which provided that money lent for gaming pur pines was irrecoverable. Defendant admitted having bor rowed 80/. of plaintiff, but lost it all again in play with him and another named Wilford at roulette. He remem bered borrowing 301. of him while in the bar, but that was not where the game was going on. The jury found a ver dict fur the plaintiff for :30/. Tile FIRE AND LOSS OP LIFE IN DIARYLRIONE. —fast evening, Dr. Lankeater opened an inquiry in the board-room of the Marylebone workhouse respecting the deaths of the six unfortunate persons who lost their lives in the recent fire in Bryanstone-street, Marylebone. Some evidence in identification of the bodies of the de ceased having been given, a number of gentlemen formed a committee for the purpose of collecting money for the relief of the sufferers. The following will be happy to receive subscriptions :—The Rev. F. J. Holland, p tain Wedderburn, Messrs. H. Tomes, W. M. Cattermoul, C. Carter, H. Bolt, C. Bond, G. Phillips, J. Cowe n , and W. Marshall. The Rev. F. Holland, the treasurer, has already received 241. Mr. Douglas, the master of the workhouse, will also receive subscriptions. MIDNIGHT Mermen Movituanr.—Last evening the seventh annual meeting of the supporters of this move ment was held at the offices, 5, Red Lion-square, Captain Fishbonrne, R.N.. C.R. ' presiding. The report stated that 28 meetings had been held under the auspices of the association dung the past year. 2,000 unfortunate women had attended, of whom 411 had been rescued from their sinful way of life. The estimated number of prostitutes in London was about 40,000, and it was a source of grate. ful consideration that through the various Christian agencies now at work about 1,000 were diverted from their evil course. The annual statement of the London Female Preventive and Reformatory Institution in Ruston road had shown that during the year 589 females had been received into that institution, of whom 232 had been placed in situations and 69 restored to their friends. The total number of cases reclaimed from 1857 to 1866 had been 2,165. whilst the re-admissions amounted to 45x4. The total number of situations provided bad been 1,310, so that it might be perceived that the mission had accom plished a large amount of work. It was worthy of especial remark that a large proportion of those who came under the notice of the promoters were orphans, either entire or partial. A printing office hail been established, and tem porarily placed in 140, Great Portland-street, the object being to give employment to the better educated class of reclaimed prostitutes. Speeches of an interesting character were made by the chairman, clergymen, and others, after which the proceedings terminated. ARCHITECTS' BENEVOLENT SOCIETY. —The annual meeting of this society was held yesterday afternoon, at No. 9, Conduit-street, Regentstreet, Mr. Sidney Smirke, the president, in the chair. The council, in their report, regretted that they could not congratulate the society on any satisfactory progress . The number of members re mained the same as last year, for although seven members had been added to the list of subscribers, a like number hail been lost through death or otherwise. The amount paid to applicants had been materially in exams of that given in the previous year, and the balance at the banker* was considerably less than what it had been during the latter period. They bail been able to relieve 13 cases of great distress, namely, two architects of great age, nine widows and two daughters of architects, and the assistance thus given had completely exhausted the means of the society. They hail not been able to invest anything beyond the small amount of donations received. The profession did not appear to contribute as it should do, and the council strenuously urged their brethren in London and the provinces, to give the society the aid of which it was so much in need, and which its benevolent objects so well entitled it to. The auditor' report showed that the receipts during the year had been 3534. Its. 3d., which included a balance of 1151. 17s. 2d., whilst the ex penditure amounted to '1571. He. 9d. The actual amount in hand was 551. 15s. The chairman, in moving the adop tion of the report, adverted to the want of co-operation shown on the part of the members of the profession re sident in the country, and expressed his regret that the society hull not been more liberally supported. lie re ferred with pleasure to the fact, that during the pest year a lady subscriberhad been added to their list. The report was adopted, together with an addendum suggested by Mr. Mocstta, to the effect that immediate steps be takes to bring the claims of the society under the notice of country architects. Votes of thanks were awarded to Mr. life, M.P., the treasurer, Mr. Snarl'', Mr. Turner, the hen. secretary, and the council, after which the proceedings terminated. WALE& 7 _ ' • e -, _ •?.. P. § 5 ix comity. k ... 80,0001. =g• SI e-: 2 er g E. i. 2. •7 2 ? . ?* Monmouthsh. 0 198,9;1 Monmouth . 30.000 1 3 Angiesea . . 1 1 litaumaria.. 11,200 1 \ Carnarvonsh 1 Cararvon.. r 2,000 1 • Denbigh .... 17, 8 00 1 Den . I .. n= "r ' . '' - 414,453 Mint........ 18,000 1 Metiooethsh 1 i Montgomery. shire I Montgomery 18,000 1 Cardigansh. Radnorshire 1 1 Radnorl..... 7,100 1 Pembrokeslk 1 liaverford We5t...... 9,900 1 609,640 Pembroke .. 21,700 1 Carmarthen I shire Brocknock.th 1 I Glamorgan 2) Carmarthen. 21.000 1 Brecknock.. 5,4300 1 Cardiff .... 26,000 1 MerthyrTyd -83,000 1 Swansea.... 67,000 1, Oxford University I 1 For England Members 6OO 1. The inequality of the allotment of represen tatives to the several counties may be seen by a simple calculation. Taking the population of England and Wales at twenty millions, the ratio is 400,000 of population to each of the 500 members. The following counties have an excess of represen tation : 2 Northampton ... 4 Huntingdon ... 1 Norfolk I Stumm 3 Hampshire I I Berkshire 4 Wiltshire ... 4 Dorsetahlre Shropshire • 6 Devonshire Wescestenhire 6 Cornwall Rockingham Word 3 Principality of Wales .... I Say 103 members, or, if fractional parts were in cluded, 110 beyond their fair share. The following counties are minus their propor tion of representation, as follows : Durham.. Yorkshire Lancashire Northumberland Cumberland Westmoreland Rutland Line°lu Nottingham Olommstar lleteturd 2 1 9 9 4 12 9 7 6 Derbyshire Staffordshire Warwick Middlesex 4l Including the metropolitan borough north of the Thames. Surrey Including the metropolitan borough south of the Thames Monmouth 2. To entirely remove this inequality might be undesirable, but it requires some correction. Now, by taking away the representation from most bo roughs under 10,000 inhabitants, and by removing one member in others, sixty-eight members might be obtained by which to redress the grievance of which our mercantile and manufacturing popula tions justly complain. Just look through the list of boroughs in each county which has more than its fair share of representation, and it will be seen that no great injury could accrue to the interests of any political party if, by throwing the population of certain boroughs into the county representation, the following counties would be deprived of part of their overplus of membership as rated below : Gloucester Hereford Shropshire Worcestershire Hertford Buckingham Oxford Huntingdon Elam 2 Somersetshirt These 68 members divided among the manufac turing population of Lancashire, Yorkshire, Staf fordshire, and Warwick, and the metropolitan dis tricts, would leave little to be desired in the pro portion of our representation to population. Some of the boroughs in the counties which are short of their fair share of members would, no doubt, re quire either to have their boundaries increased so as to embrace a larger population, or to be absorbed by the county, and their members added to the county representation ; the additional members might be given to the large towns, or divided be tween the towns and the counties. 3. How just the demand for a fairer redistribu tion of seats is, will appear from the fact that about half-a-dozen counties, many in the south and west of England, by their excess of representation can outvote the entire representation of Yorkshire and Lancashire. My proposal is to take 68 (of the 103), and so far redress the list, leaving 33 overplus to the agricultural constituencies. 4. Important as household suffrage (pure and simple) may be to the final settlement of the fran chise question, the redistribution of seats to a much larger extent than is, I fear, contemplated by either of the two great political parties, is equally neces sary to save us from having to come to the rough expedient of electoral districts, followed by annual parliaments and universal suffrage. If the present opportnnity of settling these two great points be allowed to pass by, the measures of 1868, or follow ing years, may be something like revolutions. Let us be wise in time. 5. I firmly believe that household suffrage, accompanied by a fair redistribution of seats, would give as conservative a House of Commons as we have at present ; and if as many constituencies as possible were furnished with three members and the cumulative vote permitted, the conservative party would be, on the whole, gainers. No doubt conservatism itself would approximate towards the Stanley, Pakington, and Walpole type, and the baser elements of both the great parties would have less chance of attaining parlia mentary existence, but the country would gain, what it needs—a strong government, resting on known principles, openly avowed and carried out ; a government which would have the power to deal with the army and navy (in spite of the Admiralty and Horse Guards), and with other questions of great importance, which neither Lord Derby, nor Earl Russell, nor even Gladstone, dare at present meddle with. • 8 9 6 8 4 FRIZDOM OF CHUM'HU • WORKIICO CLAM Qutsriox.—The National Association for Freedom of Worship are • a series of conferences of workmen in London and o er great towns upon the I*llllolll of their alleged abeenoe from public worship, it being consi dered that the large body of churchmen who attribute that abeenoe to their being excluded by the appropriation of the seats in places of worship to a comparative few have not been duly represented at the ocinfereuese hitherto held. flabal anTl /Military. PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 13. Some experiments were nude in the upper part of Portsmouth harbour on Tuesday to test the realisin g power of • new kind of armour-plate designed by Mr. Wilson, • in the establishment of Messrs. Cam melt and Co., of Sheffield. The plate, which:ia twelve feet long and three fest eleven inches wide, is composed at alternate layenof iron and steel, forming, 1 1 the process of welding, • homogeneous slab seven inches in thickness. The plate was affixed to • firm and compact bulkhead, forty-two inches in thickness, built up on board the Thun. darer for experimental trials of this kind ; the battery being protected by another bulkhead at • distance of ogl, thirty-five feet from the iron plate. The intervening spaee is not covered in, the deck of the vessel between the two bulkheads having been removed. Five shots wens fired at the same part of the plate from the ordinary 68-pound smooth-bore service gun, with a charge of 141bs. of gunpowder and • cast-iron shot, and two shots were fired from an Armstrong 7-inch Titled gun, with 221 be. of gunpowder end • Palliser elongated chilled shot. The result of the firing proved that the resisting power of armour-plates manufactured on this principle is consider. ably greater than that of plates manufactured by the onli. nary process. The experiments were conducted by Coto. mender Arthur, in the presence of Rear-Admiral Astley C. Hey, C. 8., director-general of naval ordnance ; Mr. E.J. Reed, the chief constructor of the navy ; and several members of the Ordnance Committee. MARKET& TALLOW.—WIPNESDAT ICTUllio.—The market .0 firm to day Spot, 43e. 6.1. to Os. ed.: March, 435. Ild. to 43a. 9d. ; April to June, 435. 6d. to Os. 9d. ; October to Deoareber,44a. 6d., sellers: December. the. Deliveries to lag evening, 896 casks arrivals, 156 c,aska. LKATIIER.—During the past week the demand for leather has been very limited In extent. On Tuesday there was a fair supply of fresh leather at Leadenhall, but the attendance of buyers was small, and only a moderate amount of business was transacted. Prices were unaltered, and, with the exception of English hone bides, which were scarce, no article was panics. tarty In request. COTTON.—Lrrirmican, mown 13.—With an active demand from the trade American has advanced from id. to }4. per M. Estimated Wes to-day, 16,000 take, Mainline 6,000 speculation and export. 8,000 American, 181. to 103. 300 Terrain. On, 12fd. to Mid. ; 100 Maranhao', 141 d. ; 600 Egyptian, ntil to Md. : IMO Eloorua, 10d. to 121 d.: 6,800 &mat, 71d. to 120. Madras, 108 d. to 1118 ; Bengal, Sande, te.. 714. to 081 : 300 Perm ftid. IB ; lair Dholleralt, 1114. tair Oomrowuttee, llid. til t Broach, llid.; fair Bengal. tair EBTPilw. lad. fair Pernam, 141 d.; middling Boned*. middlin g Orleans, 13)d. CORY.—Boerne.CUM 111.—We had a fair supply of wheat at oar market, the trade ruled arm, at ls. to Its. advance on dry samples. Spring corn was a dull sale, and ls. lower. Whist, red. MU. to 6M. white, 66.. Beans, dis. to 45.. Oats, its. to GLASGOW, Masco 13.—To4sy the market was pretty well attended, and most Nude of at found a better sale at last week's prices, new Scotch bringing 6d. per boll advance. Foreign sack flour offered freely at previous rates. Barley dull and In favour of buyers. Oste and oatmeal steady. Beans rather cheaper, end peas fld. per boll lowa on the week. Nixed Indian cern gold at Stra. ad., per reelbs., en store, being an of ed. on last quotations. CATTLE.-41011T1ALL, MARVA 13.—There Is a sleekness and 1 depression In trade, with rather lower rates. Mattes, 4a. Ikl. to es.. pork. 3a. W. to 4a. r.d. per stone of albs., sinking the offal. CHAU—LAM/ON, ktneen 13.—Buddle's West Hartley, 11's. Hnlywell Hain, 17s. 3d West Hartley, 171 3d ; Walls End 6 4K. forth, Ms. ed Eden Main. 215. ed.; Walls End Haswell, Ms. td. --Maps at market, 16 ; sold, 15. - - - TRAFFIC RETURNS. Miles Pat. Mer- Total, Total, 11.41LWATS. open. Bangers. ehandlse. 1867. 18W Five days ending Jan. 5. L C & • banabay.BarodattbntralL 308 2,837 2,775 8.612 8,381 Week eadlna Jan. & Great Indian Peninsula .. 8154 5,862 23,024 28,886 41.851 Week ending Jan. it Madreo-BNth WegUne. 49! 8,5310 6,501 North Weal Llaa 163 987 LOW Week 'lading Feb. SW &AustaianLombardyste L 7t4otith Austrian .1091 6,633 28,383 36,048 36,341 Nor Italy (Including the Venetian Lines) l4Ol 15,240 22,931 39,174 31,676 Week ending March 8. Merrick and Ennis 241 96 112 307 821 I Limerick and Boyne* Waterford and Kilkenny 35 152 266 447 411 Waterford and Limerick Week ending Mardi 10 Cornwall Greet Northern laacaiddre and WOW** 403 17,661 VAN 45,166 42,786 London, Chatham, & Dover & Met As. & Brioches . 136 6,166 1,816 MOO 7,811 Metro. Ex. of LC. & D l3j 1,610 244 1,913 1,962 London & North Western l3lOl, 43,040 68,017 115,353 109,300 London and South Western - 12,042 8.602 20,644 - Manchester, 81•61•16, and Lincolnshire 246 4,862 16,841 20,614 19,643 Manchester,tiouthhinction, and Altriocham - 275 1,167 11,149 Midland . 1171 16,416 . 16.659 49,004..48.:i5a Rlgs-Dtlosborg ltallway for month of February, 1867. 210,180. North 84alfordalh4e(1.6C.) 108 8,5011 7,901 @oath Devon Ulster lO4 1,513 1,554 3.087 2,610, THE METROPOLITAN IMPROVEMENTS BILL„—The following requisition is in course of signature through out the City :—" To the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor. My Lord,—We. the undersigned citizens and rated inhabitants of the City of London, beg leave to direct the attention of your lordship to the provisions of a bill introduced into parliament called the Metropolitan Int. provement which seeks to impose • special and addi tional rate of 4d. in the pound upon the owners and can pien of property within the metropolis, including the City of London and liberties. We are not unaware of the se enmity which exists for further improvements in London, and particularly within the crowded streets of the City. but we are not prepared to sanction unconstitutional and novel modes of taxation for the purpose of securing such improvements. Whilst we object to many of the details of the said bill, we desire to specify, as peculiarly inexpe dient and obnoxious, the provisions which it contains, whereby it inflicts a tax within the City, but withholds from the duly-elected representatives of the citizen. the control hitherto exercised over the expenditure of their own rates ; a power which is rightly conferred upon every other city and town in the kingdom. We therefore re spectfully request that your lordship will call • public meeting of the citizens and rated inhabitants at an early day, to take steps for opposing the passing of the said bill, and we shall be further obliged by your lordship prodding at such meeting." LONDON GENERAL OMNIBUS COMPANY (LIMITED). —The traffic receipts for the week endindMarch 10 were 9,4411,9.. ld. THE POPE'S HEALTH RESTORED BY Du BARRY'S FooD, THE =TOLIMA ARSINCA.—cum No 66,413 Rome, July It 1866. The health of the Holy Father is excellent, cope dolly since, abandoning other remedies, he hae lived catineW upon Do Food, and his Holiness . aunt probe this semi lent food too hythy."—Clasette du Slidl.---lAdvertisententd HEALTH RESTORED BY DU BARRY'S FOOD TO THE 97.0mAN1, nerves, lungs, and liver. curing dyspepda don , constipation, diarrhea, acidity, palpitation, aleepiesineek debility, wasting, cough, &dhow fevers, coesumption , toe spirits, 60,000 annual cures which had rmistcd all snalkinef, In cluding that of his Holiness the Pope. Cure No. 1,771.—L0rd Stuart de Decks, of many years of dyspepsia No. 62.1516.—The Marchioness of Mihaly of seven year indescribable agony from dyspepsis. nervousness, low tplrfU, Ever dioirder, slid wasting away.—Tins, at Is. Lid. ; lib., N. Dd.: 1216., Tes. ; 1.41b.,40a —Du Barry and Co., 77, Regent -street, London also at Fortnum sod Mason's and at 61, Oracechurch-etreet 4. Cheeped, :63 and 160, Ozfordetreet. Important tbution.—Beerare of the many unsavoury and more than sloppy imitations to which, without authority, Baron Liebig's mune is most audaciously attached.— [AdverUscmenti BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AISI3 DEATHS. BIRTHS. BLYTH 9.. —Myatt 9, at Holland Bank, Accrington, the wile of William Blythe, Ng., of a .on. DRNT.—MatchII. at Mayfield, Upper Tooting, the wife of Dent, Kai., of tide .on. GARFORD- 7 Much 11 ._ at Devonshire-street, W., Mn. John Oerford, of twin daughtets. HARDING.—Mareh 11. at St. John's-terrace, Itesent's-park, the wife of C. Heedless, of a son . BART.—March 12, at Harley street, Cavendish-square, the site of H. N. Hart, Esq., of a daughter. STEM—March 11, at Abersayenny, the wife of Dr. S. H. Steel. of a son. MiRRIAGZB. BIAADIN—WARD.—March 11, at Chepstow, by the Rev. S. M Organ, Hr. W. Bleeder., of Caine, Wilts. to Elizabeth, daughter of the late Mr. J. Ward, of the Beaufort Hotel. Chepstow. 00U PLAN D—SICHOLSON.—IIarch 9, at St. Mark*. Church. HamlltuP4orrace, by the Rev. S. H. Wlddrington, Mr. J Couoland. of Cartistel, Lancashire, to Mary. daughter of Mr. J. Niebolana, of fleet...dope. fiITICKKII—DOOOETT. March 9, at Brockley.lane Church. by the Rev. H. I. Nicholson, W. Stocker. ' ,to Caroliue daughter of G. Monett, Yap., Bernsbury, Islington. DEATHS. BOWMAN.—MarchII. ml Claptuun -common, Wm Borman. after a Unseeing alas's' CLOSE —Hardt 11. at Nawtown-park, Bild170(11, Dublin. H. it now, ling. sllllltli.—lllarcli 11, Arthur Humphry. went George Um phry, Kan., of Volley& hill, Lo: don, aged Y:O. HEM:LOTS.— Ilareh 11, at Brighton, Mary Anne, the relkt of ---- • • - ^ the late U. A. NorthAi. M. D. ANlCl.l.l,4o.—March 10, Mr. T. haelllng, sun., of Ettrehin.lane. aded 51. TUolleaiN —March It. al the Larches, Banstead, Earley. Mel Mira, widow of theist,' Lleut 11eneral A. 11.. mum, t• Toll NOS.—March 10, at Worthing, J. 1. letupeou, TOTTlL—!larch 11, at Cleveland-square, too of C. Tuttle, Esq., s 51. WARLTERA —Marc* 11. at Dr. Leaks's, Wingfield, t pper ?^r• wood, Ault, relict ut Warltera, Esq., agent tid Mated and Polglobad bl WILLIAM IMO !ULM of No S. Loathantotreet, la the City of Loodoo . Prtntar, at the Odlot. to Intabard airiest, to the Prociaol of Wlitotflafa —. Tut MOAT, ]taus 14. Mat I