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that large scheme of Parliamentary reform, although I did not express myself as opposed to the expression of my Noble Friends. I never said that the whole of the Reform Bill was perfect or practical in all its parts. I said I could not be held to any particular scheme of re presentation. I said that the people of England differed from me ; they might wish to have a new Reform Bill ; they might wish to have household or universal suffrage ; they might wish to have triennial Parliaments or annual Parliaments. If that is the case, I think it far better that that scheme should be brought forward by some persons who think that scheme will be beneficial, and not by me, who made no declaration on that subject. Sir, with regard to that subject, I am of the same mind still. lam for improvement. lam for any improvement that can be made. lam for an improvement with regard to such subjects, but as to intending to bring forwa rd any new scheme of Parliamentary representation , an d of intrielueing either household suffrage, or what I believe my I lon. Friend favours—the five points of . the Charter —(Laughter)--I will give no such declarat ion.—(Elear, hear.) If I lose my lion. Friend's confidence, I am sorry for it, but if he brings forward the five points of the Charter, I shall think it my duty to give my decided opposition to such a measure. —(Hear, hear.) Mr. DUNCOMBE—The extension of the franchise —not the five points.e-(Laughter.) Lord JOHN RUSSELL—But my Hon. Friend says he has alluded simply to the extension of the franchise; but such a motion he once brought forward, founded upon a petition called the Charter—(Hear, hear)—a petition most numerously signed; but that was a specific petition, which, I believe, he brought forward, mai of which-ha was the advocate. .M.to the extension of the suffrage, that was ostensibly my Hon. Friend's proposi tion on that eueject, but 1 know whet. it is that he pro poses under this very vague and inch fi Lite phrase—fer it Is a very vague and intik fiaite phrase Mr. DUNs:OeIBE—The extension of the franchise! —(Laughter.) Lord JOHN RUSSELL—It is a very vane and in definite phrase—(Continued laughter)—and w hile 6 I my self, at the time that I made those declarations upon whieh I was so much attacked, did state that there were certain matters upon which I thought it consistent with the Reform Bill that other reforms might be introduced. Ido not say whether those schemes were wise ur not, but I was quite opposed to any new scheme of' sepresentation which was directly oppos dto the Reform Bi 1, Sir, I must confess myself anxious that my Honourable Friend may take that declaration. If he looks to the great measures that have been under the consideration of Parliament—whether you speak of the Reform Act of Lord Grey—whether you speak of the Roman Catholic Relief Act—whether you speak of the repeal of the corn-laws which has only pa-sed the other day— whether it is wise in this House, and whether it is wise in Parliament to rest satisfied with the settlement which has: been made after long deliberation by Parliament— (Hear, bear) —that there is not a gain to be acquired by the people equivalent t o th v st i rr i ng up o f ag i tat i on, the consequences of any revival of a subject which has. been seettled after great consideration. And now, Sir, with respect to th e f ac t or y quest i on. I have already stated whit I think on that subject. I have given my vote in favour of the shortening of the hours of labour. I stated, I believe, on the last discussion on that sub ject, that I should be in favour of shortening the time of labour in factories to eleven hours a day by law. —(Hear, hear.) Sir, if that measure was intro duced again, I should give my vote in con formity with the votes that I have previously given.—(Hear, hear.) My Right Hon. Friend the Se cretary of State fer the Home Department (Sir G. Grey) is, I believe, of the same opinion. E ver y s t atement I have ever heard from him agrees with my opinion on that subject.—(Hear, hear.) My Right Hon. Friend who sits near me, the Chief Secretary for Ireland (51r. Labouchere), has studied this subject likewise, and he has studied it very attentively.—(Bear, hear.) He has formed a deliberate and conscientious opinion that such a law would be injurious. —(Hear, hear) I do think that an Administration can be carried on usefully with regard to the general interests of the country—usefully with regard to the many topics an Adndnistration has to deal with, although every member of it does not hold identical views on even- question—(Hear, hear.) I mean to give my vote in favour of such a Bill, if intro. timed. I shall not expect my Right Hon. Friend who sits near me, or others who differ from me, to vote with me on that subject.—(Hear, hear.) Sir, I have new stated what are my opinions with regard to the questions that the lion. Gentleman the Member for Finsbury ad verted to. He has mixed a great deal of pleasantries with those questions, in which I certainly hive been un able to follow him. I consider that I have undertaken a very grave and deep respoesib. ity,—(Hear, hear.) I consider that I was bound, not being able tom h e no me mind that the Vrotectien of Life 13111, introduced by the fete Govereinent, would be efficient for its purpose, or that it would contribute to the protection of' li.e in Ireland— I felt myself compelled, being asked whether I would agree to that Bill, to answer "no " upon the second reading of that Bill. I was compelledto deCiAR One way or the other upon that subject. It was brought forward by the late Government. They considered it was their duty to bring it forward. I could not avoid my duty. in terming an opinien upon it, and I oppsed it eee.iird ingly, to the best of my ability. Well, Sir, the Bight Hen. Gentleman at the head of the Government resigned ; and after havi.•g given that vote—after being a party to that opposition—her Majesty called upon me to endeavouv to form a Government in the place of that which had re signed their power into her Majesty's hands ; and I con ceive that it was my duty to endeavour to see if, in con junction with others, we could carry on the public mea• cures for the benefit of the country. Oa Monday next I shall have an opportunity of stating to this House the measure that we propose to introduce with ri specs to a very important subject—that measure that is founded upon the opinions which I have stated from 1841 to this time —upon the subject of free t r ade or the subject of re strictive duties. It will be for the House to consider whether that measure is suited to the interests of the country.--(Hear.) It will be for this House to con sider wh et h er there are any reasons which will induce them _ to withhold t h e i r approbation from that measure. Bat this I am determined upon, that I will act as I have ever considered it my duty to do • awl this I say with out wishing t o g i ve the least o ffence , bu t I must inplainly and de c id e dl y, that I will act' aecording to t s t a h y e principles that I h ave professed —( Hear, hear)—at.cord g to the . principles upen which I actea when I sat on the oppos ite side of the Hume --upon which alone I could consent to take office in the present situation of affairs. I am dote rained, whether I sit on this side of the House or upon the other, to act according to those principles which I think most for the benefit of the country. I have not sat for more than thirty 'ear House, pr oc l a i m i ng and de cla ring )- sas a Member of this almost every occasion, thatthey my jo ons secret to now ne be a secret to the House.—(Hear, hear.) They are principles, as I th nk, feuding to increase the commerce and set free the Y induttry of t e i s couatr , promoting a union not merely by a legislati ve Act, but a union of heart and affections between this country and Ireland. Hear hear.) They are opinions which, as I think, tend t o ' prom ote the maintenance and stiffening of lib. rty , ehich, together with its ptiecip es of religious as c ( iv f il ; l iberty, have made this ceuntr, conspicuous of the el' th. —(Leu , l and pro . traetk t d e I h iT s e 4 r s te i .. n , s i n i a n tu t ' h n e s midst of which the Noble Lord resntned c Mr. t)6I.IOItNE, said that al t h ea , h he did not participate itt th e opinions of the tion. , ttrithl- Member wilt) had pwt, these tr estiotts to her Ma' t ) ' Government. Y,t, i n h is Opinion, the Ilei.s., the c ountry owed him great obligations for being the instru • went of obtaining fro m t h e N o b le Lord at the bead of the Government a declaration as to the policy which he meant to pursue,--(hear, hear.) '1 he Nob'. Lord had made nsiale deeittrations as to his policy. ILW these declarations would ba received in and out of that [louse be was not mewed to state ; but he must dietiectly tell the Noble Lord this, that if those declarations had been made when he sat on the oppsit:; side of the House, the party who had retained their seats' du that (the Minis terial) side of the House, would have preferred the Ri g ht lion. Baronet whom he had supplanted.—(Hear, hear.) (11r. Osborne) for lsis own part, did not see the diffe rence between the "tweeille-dum " and tweodle .dee." Thr; Noble Lord had arl , " I will rot touf.:ll the Irish Church until the pressur - e from .;titlite/t eoloPels (Cries of " Bear , hear,' aryl " Well, then, why did n ot t h e Noble toedboldly conic lonian' and st y li sa that he intended to ret ie , tit.: ee under ch the Oman intended to t ataoh 'cs of Ireland laboured? Ihe Irish Chureb, as it at present existed, he considered to be a monstrous din race to this cou.y.—(Efear. h.) Wae, the a pp r opriatioa clauagotrntr the lie nto brought ear for ward? What was the meau s i e ng N o ble Loid pro posing to giett office to three gentlemen of the late Government? If be believed in the prudence and talent of the late Government why did he not take office under the late Prime Minister? It appeared that the country ' w its na'relY to expect a code of sahitary re g ul a tions . (Laughter.) The Noble Lord had in his opinion done well in keeping the repeate rs out of orrice, but h e thought th at h e had sot ac te d in a very honest way with regard to Irela n d, f or he had appoint e d to o ffi ce gentle • men who had given to the Irish Coercion Bin their vordral suppurt.—(llear hear Tiles LORI) LIErIia'NACY OF IRELAND. HUME said with respect to the notice which wished to ask the stood in his name en the e l '3., rin e g L)r r d wit i r , d any mea- Noble Lord if he intendedpt? Lieutenant of sure on the subject of the offie e of Ireland. Considering, as he dirl, that ottetole steps of improving the social condition of the the ptfier" that P e e ( o intr o y, t Ireland would be a complete union wi th and the abolition of such useless and expensive offices as Lord Lieutenant and all the subordinate otHces ; be• Erring that Ireland had a right to be governed on the w ise principles by which England and Scotland were governed, he thought one of the first steps towards uniting that country would be a complete abolition of the office in question. lie had long maintained a arcing opini o n--and that opinion had been justified by many,of the first Irishmen that he had had the honour o f b e i ng acquainted with—that the continuance of the ''.office of Lord Lieutenant made Dublin the Castle of faction—(Lsughter)—and did more mischief, and pro duced more differences in that country than any other lime. He had before submitted - this questou to the consideration of a former Government, and he totted a eery strong opinion at that nine prevailin g th at t h at Ace could not long continue. He had given notice of /tinging the same subject now before the Hone. but Jur the declaration of the Noble Lord he sho uld he unwilling for the present to give the House any trouble, ming anxious to give the Nuble Lord full time to con ' .ider the question ; and he would, therefore, with the *mission of the H o use, ..vithdraw the subject, which s ae to the effect that an address be pr s•: rated to tier dajeety, praying her to take into consid •ration the pro liety or unoii4lsing• the office of Lord Lieutenant of relate!, and all the Fuhorainate offices, as that step ,ould go a gr ,, a , wa y towards co eipleting the union weea the two count ies. He, !lit - ir,?t!..: - e, wished to know l oom the Noble Lord whether he was prepared. to take. jib subject into conai!lerati9ii ? ki=d joLl e y . SVUe.i 1141der tOW ' WV 417.6 ho was not at present prepared to give any o pi n i on I parish in which the woman was made a widow, she had The gruesest blued rs were every day committed upon the subject, which was then allowed to drop. l the benefit of being known, and also the chance of em- through an ignorance of the law, by those who achei. Mr. B. ESCO IT said, that he had felt it his duty, 1 plea - meet ; but if she were to be removed to a distant eistered it ; sod, notwithstanding everything which he d ur ing the last two session,s of Parliament, to watch , parish, she would have simply,to depend upon the pit- had beard upon either side of the House, he had f a iled the conduct of the Noble Lord, at the head of th e . tance given to her by the poor-laws. That law was a ! to perceive that the Bill before the House contain e d an y Government, and he always found that his o pini o ns harsh one, and he appealed to the House to make it m ore i beneficial alteratiens.—(liear , hear.) feeling e and votes had been in accordance with th e fe e ling the I free from that harshness, and less calculated to do injuss I Mr. P. BORTH WICK—Was gratified in the extrem e people, and thought his Government should have a fair tice to the poor. that the Noble Lord at the head of the Government trial ; and if there was any reason more th a n another, Mr. PACKE said that he bad listened with great at- was willing to• bring the whole question b•• i re a Com why he thought so, it was the coecse the Noble Lord tention to th e secr e t a ry for the Home Department, with - Faith! of the House. It was the principle of the law which adet tel with referent; to the Coercion Bill. That Bill regard to this Bill. This measure was brought fore and had generated those hideous .circumstances which so was a grand blunder, and he honoured the Noble Lord by the late Government as a sort of compensation for often came under their notice, and it was therefore the for the course he took on that occasion, lie cou ld not , th e pas s ing of the Corn Bill. In the county in which • principle of the Bill which they should attack. He however, profess an acquiescence in all th e N o bl e L or d he resiled there were many people who came from town agreed in the main with the principle of the measure, had said that night. The Noble Lord had a very diffi- and who had work, and the whole benefit of that work but reserved to himself the right to move the amend cult task to perform. He hoped that in his future con- went into town. He should say that, with respect to ments of which he had given notice in Committee. duct, he would conduct the affairs of that country with the. counties of Leicester. Derby, and Nottingham, it i Mr. BODKIN thought the present Bill one of the that discretion which would prevent him from falling would be absolute ruin to many villages in them if this ereatest boons ever offered to the working into those errors into which other Ministers had fallen— 13111 were pass e d. There was DO law which afforded so aletses of . the country, and he gladly accepted the error of making public their professions, an d by that many opportunities for quibbles, for in on e case a s h ort , it, subject to a slight modification he would means stirring lip opposition to their measures. The interruptioa mi g ht ari se during the five years, and that i propose. He had been much pleased with the clear de Right Hen. Baronet at the head of the Governnaeut, circumstanc e m i g ht afterwards give rise to a great deal 1 finition of the term "residence given by the Attorney. which had lately st ceded from power, owed his character of discussion and trouble. There were an hundred . General, and thought it entirely satisfactory. No diffi as the greatest pi actical reformer, to his keeping his ways in which injustice alight be done to the poor. - . aultY, he apprehend ed, would arise in the interpretation measures close to hims e lf, an d w at c hi ng the opportunity Mr. SPOONER said th a t l ie did no t at a l l regard this Justice to the poor present lof the clause which dealt with the question of industrial for introducing them, and thus secure their bang car tied into effect. He hoped the Noble Lord would take Bill as . the one to b e giv en to the landlords as sor t o f residence. He would much rather take. the Bill in its compensetion for the Corn Bill. Jus • a he' had given notice shape than wait for a more comprehensive mea n lesson them hi m , hard that any man, who might be atteched to a distant 1 ought to be the first object of such a Bill. It was very I sure at a future time. He was opposed to any step that' Mr. WAKLEY was perfectly bewildered with the al subdivi present state of affairs. His Hen- Colleague (Mr. T. parish by any peculiar trade, should, after he had ' sions, or make union sett'. ments genera!, and therefore • Duncombe) had asked the Noble Lord at the head Of lived the best his life there, be Parish when he was incapable of work. sent back to his 'old i 1 ,1 ihe thought a middle course advisable. In lieu of the would tend to break up the present parochial - , 'he Government intended to adopt, and he had heard in reply that the that the manufacturers did not dissent from the Bil. fin. i 0 .. a r clause that would meet all that was r, (rived. It' Noble Lord intruded to set upon his welt-known grin- they were of opinion that it was only jest that e man . was, that all relief given to persons who, tinder the pro ciOles. He had been in Parliament thirty years. They ' shottld have Ateleintielpen. the place where he had a ante visions e of 'the Bill, may become irremov, , hle, shall in . lie wa s s ur e , proposition for a union settlement, all knew his principles, and there was no neeeshity for Lis life in labour. But there was one fact to which he ' I Parishes forming part of a union, be charged to the gene. his making any dhelarati •n of what course he intended wished to call attention, as one of peculiar hardship, I ral fund of such union. This, he believed, would b e a to pursue. He (Mr. Wakley) had had s. me experience namely, the removal of widows. In case of the death of satisfactory arrangement. of those principles. They were the principles of her husband a widow was remelted, not to her own Captain PECHELL could not agree with the H on , old Whiggista.—(Cheers.) During part of the thirty psrish—not to the parish where her friends and connec- Member that had jest sat down as to their being no dif years that the Noble Lord bad sat in that House, what done tvere, but to a parish which, perhaps, she never ficulty whatever in regard to the definition of residen was the Hon. Member who last add resse d th e H ouse saw before, and where she was not known, merely b e , tial settlement. Considerieg the hotness of the ses s i on , doing? Why. if there was one man more than another cause it happened to be the parish in which her husband and the nutlet:err of amiettlinants proposed, he did not in the west of En eland—if ever there was an effective was born. He wished to call the attention of the Biel think the measure could be satisfactorily settled. It was or eligtunt optima nt of the Whigs, it was that Hon. 'Hon. Baronet to the clause, as it was one calculated to a qw••stion of great importance, and it ought to be tare- ' and Learned Gelid_ man him elf. If there was ever ado considerable injustice to many of the poor. fully considered. Above all things, before pa-sine su c h meeting to be got up in opposition to the Whigs. and Mr. VERNON SMITH quite agreed with his lion, a measure, they should consider who was to administer the question was asked, " Who shall we send for?" the Friend opposite, but he was sure that he would be doing the law. The Poor-law Commissioliers should not be answer invariably was, " Let us send four Kscott; find out him no injustice in intreatine him to give up the entrusted wlth it, as they were now on their trial bef( re where he is, and he will give 'em the most terrible thrashing they ever had."—(Laughter and cheers.) Bill for the present session.—(ll.. - -ar.) He said, with He those difficulties before them it was proposed to go Was the lite and iota of the Anti-Whig party, and was into th e e uh'ect this session. The question of residence cordially greeted at meetings held all over the cenntry. W ho, then, had changed their opinions? The Noble Lord said his principles were well known; sod, without stating .. . specifically what was to be done, Said he woum act Re• cording to his principles ; and the Hon. and Learned Member was delighted at the announcement. There waa certainly some curious change somewhere,— ( Laugh h ter e - and cheers.) He quite agreed with those who won dered why it was that the Right Hon. the Member for 'fam worth was out of office. The auly answer-that he „could get was—he was out of office because he brought in the Coercion Bill. What had they done? Who had seemed to be argued as one between agriculture and manufacture—ter such a tendency had grown up in the House, that all matters were argued in that vihw. He might tell them, however, that the meesure would very much affect the agricultural parishes, for there were close parishes and open parishes, and he was certain that those in the one would throw in their poor upon the Other. He believed that no greater curse a ffl icted any country than the law of settlement. He asked them s ... what would. be the advantage of Proceeding with ,the Bill? The lion. Member for Dorchester thought that the poor man would receive benefit from it, but in this, the country for their administration of the new poor law, Mr. R. PALMER shuts ht it would be m re- expe dient it' the Rie ration of the ht Hon. Bar eat pottpensel the conside present measure till the Committee which the Noble Lord would appoint, early next session had matte its report. He, however, thought that the details which were at presetit proposed w: Wel, if carried out, give rise to a number ot appeals and legal discus.ions, and tend very much to perplex and compli cate the workings of the law. Instead of obviating, they would increahe the difficulties which at present exilvell. He did not wish, however, to throw any obstacles in the way of the Government eith regard to he present mea sure ; but, under all the circumstances, he considered that it ought to be postponed till the Special Committee followed him? Why, the first thing they did was to he (Mr. Smith) thought he would be disappointed, referred to made its report. ask the Noble Lord the late Secretary for Ireland, who What they wanted was industrial settlements. But this Mr. E. WODEtIOUSE el.o advocated postpteement. had introduced this vt-ry Coercion Bill, to j in their Go- was left out of the Bill proposed by the Right Hon. The present was a crude measore, and would he found vernment.—(Cheers.) The whole affair seemed to him Baronet, who moreover had changed the principles of not to give general satisfaction. to be one of most extreme bewileerment.—(Laughter his Bills on this subject, oftener than once. Ciptain EGEll'l'ON did not agree with the Hon. and cheers.) The speech of the Noble Lord should have Lent 11. VANE did not expect bat that very little Gentleman who had just sat down. On the contrary, been made a month ago ; if it had been he would not obji ction would have been made to the proposal of his he th,ught the Government were quite right in pro have the trouble of crossing the House to his pre- thin. Friend—modifies' as it, had been—for he had modi- ceediug with the present measure. The public mind sent position.—(Hear, hear, and laughter.) The people fiad it, and introduced it this session to Parliament with was very much agitated with regard to it, and he was were at a great loss to know why the Right Hon. Be- a view of going into the law of settlement next session. of opinion that something ought to be done before next ronet was not in his place. They said, at great personal lie thought, that to defer the whole question to next session to meet the public expectation. sacrifice, and loss of friends, and at immense personal session would be most nnfertunate, after so much ex- The Bill was then passed throegh Committee pro risk, he hail cirrtel a measure which : in his conscience, P'etati'-'n had been excited throughout the country by forma, and was ordered to be printed. he believed stood for the ceuney. He (Sir R. Peel) could the Administration which lately quitted office. Indeed, ' file Service of Heirs (Scotland) Bill was then read a not. be charged with corrupt motives ; but in' car- the objections made were so few and friv o i eus , that he third time and passed. rying out that measure he had lost his place. Were the hoped his Hon. Fahende would not persevere in their The Exclusive Privilege of Trading Abolition Bill principl. s which were to regulate the pretent Gever ti o opposition. On the natter of open and char' parishes was then read a second time. went the same es those of the late Ministry ? If s o , he admitted there were difficulties, and with those before The Death by Accidents Compensation Bill was then why lied the change been made ? He would tell the them lw expected that the House would set have to read a second time. Set& Lord th a t, f or one, his speech was by no means coresider the entire abolition of union setiltments al- The Bankruptcy and Insolvency Bill was postponed shtisfsetory. If a Minister intended to carry a measure, together, with a view :of having a unif o rm ra t e f or th e until Wedivatiay next. he should have the boldness to announce them. H e be• ' 'support of the poor. ADMINIS ['RATION OF JUSTICE. BILL. lieved the Noble Lord had that boldness. Whet e then, ' Mr.STRUTT understood that the Hon. Member for On the motion for going into Committee on this Bill, did he itithr from his announcement ? Why, that there Dorchester had said the other night that he considered Sir G. GREY said that the Bill was read e second we re no toe-at measures to be introduced for the benefit any Bill, unaceompaeied with a law of settlement, would time only the previous day, and he bad several alters ::f :.th et the people or the country. This at, - eont, - 6 '-' prejudicial to those whom it would affect, tions to propose. He would therefore suggest that the iv. ra r : iethrse to the lii‘h Church, woeld be iii s , ' a and yet the Honeutable Baronet said he was further proceedings on the Bill be postponed until o feet. rs ill Ireland. Whet did the Hen. Geolien, . prepared to su pp or t th e present Bill, mo difi e d as Monday next. is e Secretary to the Adinirelty, say to that statenee 1 it was. lie certainly did not expect that any , , , , The Bill was, accordingly, postponed. BELh AST ACADF eIICAL INSTITUTION. teh Bill should be brought in at this period of the sea , who had so thequently brought forward the question , i '' Mr. HUMb moved that an humble address be pre. ito The Noble Lord who last snake referred to an. th e Irish Church ? He was of opinion that, the Thele h tented to her Majesty " for cop ies of any correspon- Ministry,Honnerable Baronet, lately at the head of the i , t '' i'm to go into the whe 1 , 1 . ti sien of the tenor of his H t leered next session, az,d yet he urged , . on. deuce between the General Asse mbly of the Protestant hed retired from office, atei had given his ' Church • Ireland ' G ov ernment inand the Irish or het Fiend to g o on with his present. Bill, introducing art situation to others, who were seercely . . pre pered to entirely ne w principle j ust upon the eve of go ing into a Majesty's Government, r specting any in Tease to the carry out those liberal principle's which he protessed in large inquiry intoihew hole uestion. He (hlreStrutt) salaries of the four theoleeithil refestort, in the Belfast hih last speech. —(Cheer-.) H 41. and Le ailed Members 1• t du'anything 'l at this ' loif secs- Academical Institution, in this P • . . • or any previous year. a. was opposet ,a . ing- w' 0 last addrei,ed the - "Route thoutth tit wrong for the Agreed to. sion, as they might only regret that they had at all =- Ministers to crake prof, ssiotts er premises. Why the INIPROVEMENT OF TIIE SHANNON, Rieht II Baronet who had le!'t office, , e n ., had by an.the terfered with question. Mr. LABOUCHERE moved fur leave to bring in a Mr. HENLEY said he would not be induced, by any fteuncing his opinions raids . and openly. and netine up . . Bill for the repayment of sums due by the county of the cry ft the poo , . . , a tire which, in his rto jump into a ne , .. . to them , made h:mself the most popular Meester conscience, he believed woul d ' b injurious to them . It city of Litner,ck, for &avant es ot . tittle merle for the rh it ever con lucted the affairs of this country; he was‘°l1 be d residenee improvement of the river Sh:timon. P Y had burin said that night, that if the_ .: _ word . beloved, at., even adored by the messes of the peophsLeave was then granted, anti the Bill was brought in were el, fined, it would throw great diffieul the way —O - theers, and counter cheers.) They believed that he ry in different and read a first time. of the measure. There were already three had made great. sacrifices en their behalf, and if the The other orders of the day were then disposed of, Noble Lord would not act upon the principles he laid down in his last speech e. that Hoes -, his continuance in office would be but of shert duraion. If he were vonto nt to act upon the it obi principles, of making very definitions of what was meant by residence, in as many different Acts of Parliament; the-re was the forty nights' residence, under the Law of Settlement Act—there was residence, as connected with the franchise of towns—and small reforms, and to govern by their do-little policy, there was residence under the Poor - law Unions Act. If he would soon share the same fate as he had previeudy th y could not agree then upon the meaning of the word shared, and the Right lion . Baronet would be ret urn , re-idence , it would but embarrass the poor to insert it to power up n the shoulders of the people, and he into this Bill, if it should pass. As long as the Irish would then he able to hold o ffi ce as long as he pleased. poor were treated as they were by the English Govern- Mr. NE WDEGATE laid he had heard no complaints of the censtittoion of the present Ministry. The landed interest had learned so bitter a lesson that they had determined to attend to their own interests . - anent, he did not wonder that so many of them wandered to England,—(Hear, hear.) He believed that it was impossible to define the settlements of the poor ; and if the Isltible Lord persisted in a clause to dale settle Mr. WARD said, that as he had been pointedly al. merits, he felt confident that the Bill would not be al luded 'o by the Hon. Member for Finsbury, he would state that no visions of o ffi ce had blinded his views, or hewed to pass through Parliament. If it were passed with such a clause, every settlement would no doubt be and the house ad' - joureel at Half-past Eleven ()clock. induced him to alter his opinions upon the Irish Church appealed against.—(Hear, hear.) They would lay the question. It had been arranged with several Hon. Mem- foundatien of continual expense and litigatien. On the bers, who held similar views with him on the Irish 11th clause he wished to make a few remarks. It was Church question, that he would not bring forward the that on the imposing of a penalty on overseers who question again that session. When that question should ventured to relieve casual poor. Now. for his own part, be brought under the notice of the House again, he he really believed that the p ra c t ical from casual effect of that clause should be prepared to act perfectly consistent with the would be the withholding of all relief the opinions he had always expressed on the question.poor, because the overseers would do so for the purpose Mr. HORSMAN could not reconcile to his sense o f of self-eroteetion,—(Hear, hear.) Mr. W ALLEY said that the late Administrati on were been made in the course justice the speeehes which had . entitled to the gratitude of the public for having grappled of this debate. He thought the Noble Lord had given a . . . . House statement quit- satisfactory to nine-tenths of the , , this measure. How absurd and to the public at large. The Noble Lord bad not also for having in troduced .. factious vote, or course of conduct , weuldi it be to object to the Bill because there was one sought office be any He had been, if he might use the expression, forced into clause in it which involved some doubt in the minds of office. ignorant readers of it ; but the Government, in drawing Lord LINCOLN desired to know whether it was the up the Bill, of course assumed that the magistrates to be left to carry out the Bill, were men whom it would intention of the Government to press the progress of the Bill which he bad introduced , with respect to rateable un derstanding, It was perfectly oaf common sense and clear to him that if this Bill were carried i t would benefit property in Ireland ? Mr. LABOUCHERE said the Government intended thousands of the poor of this coentry.—(Hear, hear.) whoentitled to ' t And if the Government , were . gret . gra to proceed with the Bill, which they considered most titude for having taken it up, only persevered i n this way valuable. with their public measures, they would hear very little Mr. GOULBURN wished to -know what was the , from him about pledges and pr • orni.es.—(Hear hear.) course which would bh adopted in reference to the Joint- ... , . This Bill gave the poor people the privilege of remain stoch Bill. ing in that distri e where feel spent their S:r GEOWTE GREY said, it was the intention of - they the Gov. rumen' to proceed with the measure. teed the best, part of their liv es , i n h ent st l a b our . I t was Mr BORTIIWICK said, he would very much desire becoming more evident evert - day that the subject of the Poor was henceforth to h e cons id ere d as a nat i ona l ye s to see the Poor-law Removal Bill entirely reutoddisd P dote—Meer, hear.) Wa* it not monstro us t h a t h onest arid recast: POOR-LAW REMOVAL BILL. artizens vs he had si.ent their strength in a particular lo- On the motion 111 , 1 the orders of the day be read, cality, should, when past labour, be obliged to be torn Sir GEORGE GREY Reid, that he was quite willing from tt , l their connexions, and hurried off to the places of to g o into ComelittP” pro forma on the Poor-law Removal 'heir birth, but where in fact they knew perhaps scarcely Bill, a; it settee d to be the wish of the Hoes? —(Hear, ar.) . He c_nsidered th a t th e pressinn n-.w was, that a ma t er i a l c h ange in ;single soul? It was i n h umane an d i mpol i t i c. The he general fi n _ question of , Ireland a n d S cot h dr l must a l so be brought forward. Why should England' the Poor -kw was rendered irelispensibly necessary. have better laws than its sister countries ? The Bill brought in by the late Government, stated that d. poor Scotchman, or an Irishman, came, perhaps, to a five years settlement gave a title to relief, se that the. pfineple • of irremovabilitir was established in 'the - first 1 ) clause. The part of the Bill which was introduced when London to look for work—he could find none—he &p -lied Mr Mier; beineable-bodied 'he. wasstold• that he . was consequently not entitled to relief, and not until he it went into Committee was that of union si ttlement. was actually starving was cold charity doled out f rom The present Government now took the miter up, and, the uttion workhouses.—(Hear, hear.) At present he looking at the differences which prevailed with regard would to the law of settlement and of union settlement, and also to the lateness of then -:s,ion. they proposed to abandon, the Bill, and expressing his earnest regret that h e wou ld that portion of it which related to the law of settle- persevere with it until it was triumphantly passed meat, his Noble Friend having announced his intention say nothin further than tenderi ng hi s h eart f e l t g thanks to the Right Hon. Gentleman who h a d i n t ro d uce d . . Mr. P. SCROPE said every poor man was entitled to to move, ef long as he continued in a particular parish for mil. as tie next session, for a Select Combittee to con• eider that subject. With regard to the remainder of the five years, and that parish was, therefore, liable to be with any Scotchman or Irishman who chose to lii the Government did not cersidf-r, looking to the paddledfor that period , and became entitled to relief. expectation raised cn the question at the beginning of stay there consideredsuchprinciple to be a j u st Now he scarcely ~ the session — looking to the great benefit which some to postpone this portions of it would earlier—they did not think it right one, and he requested the Goverm ent to abandon the clause relating to irremovability, question until the next session of Parliament. The Hon. Member far Finsbury alluded to certain parishes in Wi t h regard to the sth, 6th,.7th, and 8.11 clause*; they did tea think it right to abandon them. The effect of London which were poor, and the support of whose the alteration therefore would be not to leave the law of pour should be provied by the rich parishes. Th e pre settlement untouched, but to suspend the question of sent Bill would have an effect directly th e contrary : would, he thought, be an ac • settlement for the present. With regerd.o the trial o f to this.. This especially as the whole was to be t of did not purpose injustice, more revise d appeals, and the orders for removal, he their adoption, as it would involve protracted As soon as this Bill was passed, the again next year. . to propose . officers would commence pulling down the discus and complicated considerations, which it poor -law which were in their fur the purpose of cottages . w • . p ar ish , . r would be better to avoid at present. He resolved to two clauses , preventing the occupiers from having any claim upon postpone their consideration. There were The ' them, and thus driving the poor to other parishes. This however, with which they proposed to procee d. wouldalso be actgreat • l3 il which f or I Ith clause , with regard to fraudulent attempts_ , f - t h e was only , to. be, iii force for- six months.. -For- these removal of • the poor, so as to deprive them -o he said, do not tamper with the law by the passing bsuefit of their residence • and the 13th clause, would be causes such measure as the present, which would create an r”taitied. He now stated ' g, nerally, and as briefly as he o f a of confusion. He believed that could, the alterations which the Government proposed immense amoun t • ' should be both united in one Bill. settle to make ill the Bill. He was not aware that he omitted merit and removabil i ty 1 that her Majesty's Government any atteration which the propo sed to make. He hoped, therefore, Government propo in its present incomplete form. He was aware t hatsome would not pass the B ill desired, but he hoped the Bill did not gn so far as Colonel WOOD hoped the Government not that as it bore directly en the in terests of a large . who lass class of the c ac ced e to request of the Hon.. Me mber . (Immunity which had p e- t he in passing this culler claims on their a ddre ssed the House. The advantages ceive the Bill in the seirrietgrd. the, House would r e - ent p ersons being passed from one ward.—(Hear, hear.) lie in which it was brought for: Bill would be to prev and being left to wear consent of the House, thartolipeosed, therefore,another , with the end of the kingdom to they had left for a should their days in a parish wh i c h Committee pro forma, that the now into out confidence in the clauses vised. might go be re- number of years. He bad so much On the questio n th a t th e House shou ld opinion of the Right Hon. Baronet the Secretary of State, mittee,go into Coin- and so much desire to see the Bill passed, that he would . teen Mr. J. PAKINGTON said, that lookin • himself withdraw the amendment of which he ha d . g Bill from difficulties which beset the question of g into the notice, for reducing the time mentioned in the B at the late period of the session, the settlement ,Govertimenta and five to three years. He thought that the seventh clause wisely in postponing the consideration of the questionev acted required some alteration; that clause enacted . that the settlement, as also the complex proceedings relating to I th 'igistrate should certify that the sickness or illness of removal. He hoped, however, they would not know how was incurable. He (Colonel Wood) did not be lost to of, but that every exertion would be . when sick n e ss ow the magistrate should be able to determine made to simplify•the law, particularly as regarded irre- I with a fetv u was incurable. He hoped that the Bill, movability. He must say that he thankfully accepted : pass. n ecessary alterations, would be allowed to the period of five years' residence as giving a claim to I The ATTORNEY-GENERAL , relief. His opinion . was, that it should be limited to ; Crown, he had introduced ,as lawsadviser of the several alterations in the Bill, I three years, or even to one. He would refer to the ' which would not however, interfere ninth annual report of the Poor law Commissioners, the Bill. He proposed to strik e out with the principle of of Considerable stir has been created by the announce peintiug out three years as the necessary time, and they the Bill altogether. Residence was th e two l first sections meet that the Rev. John George Wenham, 8.A., demy of subsequently; on their own authority, recommended the One of forty days was the rtcognissvaleal understood now. Magdalen College, Oxford, has became a Roman Catholic. same period - . There was another clause in this Bill to been acted upon by the magistrates e p i rods and had Mr. Wenham was t op last year by Tlr. Chapman, the . which he would call the attention of ,the. Right lion, country. In conclusion, he would callturoughout the first Protestant Bishop of Colombo, in order to superintend . Baronet. He-meant the fifth' clause, which related to to adopt the common-sense principle u pon the 'House clerical education in the diocese, and to act as the Bishop's net there . would examining chaplain. It is feared that this secession will pre the removal of widows, On the notice paper of the day be then no difficulty in dealing with the .he would Andes notice of his own (Mr. J. Pakington) Mr. B. ESCOTT—The uncertaint questi°n• vent the appointment of further, Coloniel Bishops, who for' , y- of the present I the most part have been t eks ja k ola as Bich - thumb party. _, , , 14 4 . 0 a 14145141 4 4 gtt to 404 0 W idOW 4 44 . 040 , 444 V• hil tillo bor ate 04041 . tattgrciAtut ()Yakut' 40 pi tapat li 04. setts i4O jiiiiieva4l: . . : LLOYD'S SHIPPING. LONDON, JULY 1 6.—Wind moderate breeze, and cloud•. DEAL, JULY 15.—Wind W. S. W.—Arrd. Clydesdale, M•Farlane, Calcutta. Arrd. from the river, Chamois, Brooks, Rio Grande ; Prince of Wales, Brown, St. John's, New Brunswick; Amelia Alexandre, Shippegou, New Brunswick; Brillinit, Quebec; atirson, —. Arrd. from the river and 'sld. Toronto, Pratt, New York; Lord Metcalf, Greig, Q ue b ec; John and Mary, Samzed, St. John's, Newfoundland. Sid. Bilton, Major, Quebec and Montreal; Prince Royal, Ceylon. PORTSMOUTH, JULY 15.—Wind W.—Sid. lcfary Jane, Williams, Quebec; Agincourt, Nisbett, Cape of Good Hope and Calcutta. .. OFF SALcomne, JULY 12 .—Phoen ix, Elferson, New York for Hamburgh. Purmotrrri, JULY ls.—Arrd. 14th, Telma, Gilpin, Quebec. Sld. Victoria, Gent, Quebec: Edward, ditto. FALMOTTIL JULY 15.—Wind variable.—Sid. 15th, Wood bine, Skeoch, Quebec; Active, Snell, Mediterrane an . LIVERPOOL, JULY 15. Wind .N. I V. Arrd. S w ift sure, Whitt, Bonny; James Reed, Robertson, Maracaib o; Vic toria, Laguna ; Wellington , Blenkin , Charleston ; A nn H oo d , Watson, Philadelphia. Sld. Tepee, Walker, Oahu; Ann, Softly, China; Celt, Minty, Madagascar; Mary Marsden, Carter, Trinidad; Novel, Laine. Havannah ; * Countess of Durham, Stowe, Cuba • Eben Preble, Perkins New Orlean s; Harkaway, Cornice, Virginia; Sarah and Arsiia, Butman , New York; Marmion, Edwards, New York; Hope, Baker, Halifax; Daniel Grant, Owen , Quebec; Cynth ia , Golds worthy, Newfoundland. Off port Eliza Sanders, T e i gnmout h ; Commodore, ----. The Millman, for Alexa n d r i a , i n b eating out this morning. got aground on Little B ur b o B ank, but came off on the flood without apparent damage, and will proceed.: CLYDE, JULY l4.—Arrd. Lady Diary, Scott, Trinid a d ; Euphemia, Gowans, Barbadoel;_ Gleaner, New Richmond. h al o d r e e n en East Talbert, Bay Ctyate Qeb r e , c. from MILFORD, JULY 14.--Jid. Liv S e T r ic p A o lg ol ht: rTantl i eo c n h A m sl ond, S tan ley, of Luce, this morning, during a dense fog, a „d i t feared will become a total wreck ; crew and p‘B , 4 e ngers saved. E 'Lon j d U o i n Y derr i4 : 7 l BE i.FAST, .JULY 14.—The Thetis, liannal) arrive,l here from New York, was in contact with th e Malriva, and lost bowsprit, &c. ; the latter received much damage. Council fo r Trade, Lords of w m rh it it t e ee ha MODIFICATIGNS IN THE PORTU GUESE EEALTH AND COMMERCIAL LAWS, 1846. Sir,—l am directed b y the the Committee of Privy Council for Trade , to transmit to you for th e i n f ormation O f Office of Committee Privy jnly 13, the Committee for Ma n ag in g the Affairs of Lloyd's, the ac- J 's Consul at St. Michael's, containing information relative to certain mo oStticeMiTsh;drs.b'y the Committee ac companying copy of . a dispatch from her Alijest=, mo difications in the Portuguese health . and commercial laws I have the honour to be, Sir, your obedient servant, 11-3 Y 13 , 1846. (Signed) " J. MACGREGOR. • William Dobson Esq , Secretary to Lloyd's. at Lloyd's, whiz!' states . that ships calling in this district for g oi s is e u en lat a e n , supplies without a bill of health, are not allowed to commu nicate with the shore, I think it my duty to transmit to Your 111 y Lord,B_rititi;hvi Lordship the inclosed translated extracts from the present Portuguese Health Law, showing, that although shipmasters arriving in these dominions must, as a general rule, be fur nished with a :ill of health, an exception is made in favour of those who put in in distress, and do not trade, and that they are also exempted from payment of the customary duties. I have added extracts from the Portuguese Commercial Code, to show that the exemption will embrace ships in want of supplies, even if it should be necessary fur a master to barter part of the cargo for such supper--- I may also state that, by the regulations of other public departments, such ships are exempt from all port charges.-- I have, &c., &c. (Signed) THOMAS CAREW HUNT. The Earl of Aberdeen, ice., S i c., &C. Extract from the Portuguese Health Law of November 26, 1845, and Commercial Law. execute this service vis A it ivr ed . b l y o t l h .— e Nheoalsthhip:slTeil:l7bwe:adliisttted to .pratique until on the arrival of the ship. ART 102.—Ships arriving direct front countries actually and usually after the visit, if during the voyage ne accident or communi cation to the state healthy, shall be given pratique immediately "dation of suspicious - nature has occurred. ART. 103.—.S y t: actually health ART. 138.—Every of the country) bearers of clean, suspec t e d, or foul bills of health. i l s t alirrbievicongnsfirodemredcountries not usually or shipmaster must prese nt a bill of health, except in cases of arr i va l i n d i stress . AZT. 227.—Every ship, not a coaster , shall pay for the health visit 84 refs 800 (175.) in the Azor es, if of one or two masts; or 11 rein 200 (2.51. 6d.) if of three masts. Vessels arriving in distress, if they transsct no business of trade, are exempt from payment of the duties established by this article. all barter and purehase of commodities COMMERCIAL CODE. Aar. 203.—Th e law generally understands Ai acts of trade sale or retail. to be resold by whole ART. 504.—1 t does not consider trading, _ __._... the purchase and sale of things intended for the consum ption of the pur chaser. . ART. 505.—Barter is a contract by which the parties bind themselves to give respectively one thing for another. Aar. 506.—Everything that can be sold may be bar tered. ART. Ml.—The rule established with rezpect to the con tract by purchase and sale, an d it s e ff ec t s , are of force in the contract by barter. ALT. 1610.—Just ceas es o f d ev i a ti on , ar e want of pro visions or water—any a cc id ent h appen i n g to the ship which prevents it from continuing its voyage. ~ INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, July 15, (Before Mr. Commi.lsioner FoNntAxquit.) IN RE J. T. M. 13.1r.Ti.E1T. acquaintance he had peedueed - a card, N . he might actually have receive; he was induced by that means to put confidence. it was unnatural for the, prisoner, if he had keowe tie; tell to be a forgery, I:nowingly to , ierid his dau:ritter'with another forged bill on the 14th, t h e d ay after the s first be came due, and again to send the :tene bill on the 16th. His Loubstur said, there had been no evidence of a forgery by the prisoner, and left it to the jury as a case of uttering with a guilty knowledge. The priseeer was convicted.—Sentence deferred. Jane Gregory, 21, .S , tr,:h Stoats, 17, and thariah Grun well, 20, stood jointly indicted of having, on the 14th of June last, at Leeds, fel niously an d violently as , atiltedJeseph Lund, and stolen feint his person a half-crown, 35., and two sixpences, his property. Mr. Ellis and Mr. Hill appeared for the prosecutien ; the prisoners were undefended by counsel. Joseph Lund, a dyer, of Bramwell, near L ee d s, stated that on the night of the 13th of lest month he came to Leeds elong with two others, a man named Duckworth and one Leopold George Frederick Monks. They went to several public-helves in the course of the evening, and tieeliv to a house in Mill Girth-street, where they saw some wonen at the door. The prosecutor, who is-a married man, went into the house along with hie eompanions, but finding it to be one of diereputeble character, he went out again, and re mained fir seine time in a vard adjoining. They were !hen looking for a lodging. A policeman earth! up, and in con sequence of what he said, Lund again enterei the house te see his cempaeions. He found them there, and also two other men, and the three prisoners at the bar. Lund, and the two men whit him, were invited to go to bed there. and had mettle shown them, but he at not go to bed. He did go up staire; however, and while there the erkona , Grun %veil came into the same room, and wanted Inns to gi to bed, which he declined to (to. Gregory followed her in, and en d,e.evettred to put her hands into his pockets, and on his re sisting her attempt, she demanded sixpence of him, which he gave her. Granwell had then heft the roam, and then the prisoner Stocks entered it; arid the latter am! Gregory both made attempts to pick his pocket. They said that they would let him go if he would give them another six pence' which he gave them amireingly. Gregory then called out for the poker, which was innue,ii defy breurel into the room by soma female, and Gregory took it, arid after doing so, deartnife, a from Lund. lie refu-ed that, and she struck him frier or tive tunes across the breast with the pAer, the other t pH contra being prese.A, one on hi, right and the other on both beating lion :toil pulling his it ,ir. lie was then s' and big against the welt, 411,1 while in that. posita n Gregory get her halal into his Weis "oat. pocket, and took tr •nt it the ,tint mentioned, which was all the money he had the o hP. They then pull: d lase atitalt the ;vat pitched hint up qi 111,. bed. Haying got up again, and towards the door, they pushed him loan stairs, ~nit then h e wen t out o f t h e L ,ou to seek a polieeinete His face was covered with feet) th e ill-tr. smelt he had received. Tile Duel; - w• .•royed that Gruiwell was t h e p r›o . !i,, 'PAW ill'. I - tiTUroom]and - tilat StiriettS 1 1 11,•t' t ,1 . 1. S'tll". fvulle who, .`i2C~:i'l~~~ ~. This bankrupt, who is an attorney and bill discounter, applied for his certificate. -He was opposed by. Mr. Stephenson. counsel for Mrs. Ca.se, who had discounted bills for the bankrupt, and sup ported by Mr. Cox. It appeared that hie balance-sheet commenced in 1841, and ended in the present year, His profits were stated at 8,191!., and not one item was vouched. There were creditors without security to the extent of 7,2454. and those with security to the extent of 4,826/., and his capital was only 2001. His ex penses were not vouched. The bankrupt was then examined by Mr. STURGEON, and stated that he was a bill discounter, and had been solicitor to the British liellanes Distillery Company, which was con cocted by Colo!iel Warner, about the year 1843. He (Warner) resided at 31, Orchard -street, Portman-square, and his wife was not living with . him. Mrs. Casse was a chief promoter of the above company, and wrote articles (as we understood) in the Court Gazette for the purpose of "shoving the shares." He (the bankrupt) was a loser to some thou sands in this company. The company had got his bond f o r 7,0001. Henry Goldsmith, Sir James Anderson, the well known steam-engine inventor, anti a Mr. Mansell, were also . enga , 2,-ed in the company. Mr. STURGEON-00 jou believe Mansell contribute' 100/. to the comp Any ? +l:k. upt-1 do. Mr. STI•KGEori,-Was he not in the habit of sending to you for at a time for the tk:es c,f this " great" company? —He was. Mr. Su:I:GE .N—Did he not contribute thirty shillings at a time?—Sometimes. when Mr. Manse:l way sh wrt of money. The company aas located in Broad-street and Whitechapel Mr. Sraucieox—Was the rent ever paid 2—No. The diree torsallran away. • • Mr. STURGEON —And did Colonel Warner run away?—He went atooxil. Mr. STURGEON—I believe Mansell h about another com pany ?-1-le is. but I alb lint. Mr. STunGE:os—N;); yC,u are only waiting fur your cer iifica B rnkrupt—Mr. Mansell was the manager. We did net manuNet tire spirits. M STUI:GitIX - --Win swear Oat you were wwth 204 in 1843, h. S on:I a mversion of 1,900/.. which has Tr, a in , .3 ? !.age upon it to the extent of 4,00 ;i.? Bank!upt--- I was. Mr. STunemow—W4l not a release of the mortgage of fel-A, upon paving five suillins iu the pound? Bankrupt— Nvo to my belief: 1 believe it was put dAvn uncle( the bred t l - . sses; but Mr. Lloyd made out my accounts, and I do not . andetstand them in the least. Tl:ie witness was here pressed as to certain polic7es of id surattee, and, upon the baiance•sheet being handed up, His HONOUR observed that he never saw a balance-sheet worse mate up, and if it wa.s intended for the purpose of con fusion, that intention was insweaed. Mr. STuttottem—Your Honour, the accounts were all guess work. Atter a very lengthened discussion, His HONOUR "taitl—The case resolves itself into one of reckless trcidin.; and iiiutlicient accounts, and there is no ahegation that he has it i , applied any of his clients' moneys. If such had been the case, I should have at _olive refused the certaticate. Ise haS entered into that speculation of bill diS counting which is a most despicable branch of business, but it. does not appear that his transactions hare been re , y frt , at as a bill-broker, and there is only one single transa, tion rt eight gtallot:s of gin in the other speculation of the British Distillery Company's, the very names engaged in which would have been cnaugh to frighten any man, if they had ever applied at this court. One had been an uafortunate brickmaker. Under all the circumstances of the case, having regard to the youth of the bankrupt, and the protection of the re4pectable branch of the profession, the Court must suspend the 'certificate tin' eighteen months. • e p i HerS were all , ,I , Li' E, T A7V I? ; r Purr .st I. Ink 15 (Bee•re Mr. liaina PLATT ) Thomas Sharmer NVII• illdiCtlA for ''taring lifts: lama) she 4t, Thomas Brealy, wi. intent to kill and at melee him. There was a second count charging the latent io be to do grievote hodily panne Mr. P••uhlen conducted the prosecution. peered nor the detence. - - Mr. Ps metier; stated the case to the jery, eic'• it is One se singular a character, that it has eye- - t hest ta oft the evidence at length. Tee first witness called was -Thomas Brenta- Io Feltner; last i was working at. that time with . - time-keeper. Ile was erectipg a mansion. i' , e ans. .:-,- a le worked there as forentaA. T lodeed with ll's, eriee er g a New-street. Aolever. I remember the. 7th of Feet c. that day I ga up a' Wiif-past aye, and I think ;aka: prisener for a tiger 1 nit Men rn the ladiit of g. work with the prisa r. lint did not agi tea! m r-ing. I first saw him abeut .:.eo oast twelve. I wits at my We. I the. landing of the m a•siea ;he elute is me twice. Ile "/Treaty, I want to so ade to you." I s ed. " Very well." and aecOmpaniee hire i , 'as e!ei-k i \A diye. Whe a I gat there we we a ioto t rootn, atid the' tni-tuer locked the leer and iC out eat by the site-pi Nee. He t eet end, '• New. 13 • V. I want that 32'. that pet have of •nie sou hawk . 1,1,1 i our of ins - eupboard drawers ! , o111." I s Wadi :32/ ? I have never been in sir room leo n eiu to life. I have only Is. »iv 100 •kct rr , it to tei " Yon have it." I -ni • Na. I have not.' He • lee, said, " Will you tell me where it is :' I replied, " c oin t tell , - ,bout a thing I know no thing at all ef." He then said, " Very well, then, I have something for you." H immediately p u t his head in his pocket. and pulled out to pistol, and sail, as he presented the pistol, " You area murdered Man." He then fired directly, and I fell. The next thing I remember is that the door was broken open, and a man named Dyer, who had been working in the next roam, cline in to mv as-istance. I tried to get up, and fell into the passage. I was sueported by a man named Serrage. I heard som one say (I think Boverstock, my employer), o Good God, Week , . you have sh•tt yourself." I sail, " I have net," and pointed to the primmer, and said, " lie has done it." I was then taken into Sharmer's office, After I had been there some time, Sharmer, the prisoner. came to me. 1 said to hint, " Sharmer, I freely forgive you for what, you.have done to me, and as I shall have toappear before G et in a few minutes, I proclaim my own innocence, and say I know nothing of your money." He then said, " Very well, Breate, then I shall be hung, and yi,a will riaved." This is all I remember that passed at, this time. Mr. Smi,h, the surgeon. ate ended me. I have been laid up far some time; pieces of b ne have constantly been working out of my jaw. I had never taken any motley from the pri soner. Cross-examined by Mr. MISSING—I .had been seven months at Re , l Rice before this occurred. I first came to Red Rice as a labour...lt. My father was chkt clerk at the Old Bank at Marlboroutrli, and I have a brother a clergyman. Before I came to Red Rice I was living with s•ine young triett •s at the London University. I hart no meaos to getting my living until my friend Mr. Boverstock toek by the hand. 1 was not on terms with my friends. Sharnw r first told me to keep the time. I wes only sate day a labour,. I lived three month. at Red Rice bet Ore Dodged with Shar mer. He first matte the prop seal. He always treated ine with V,e greatest ki dnesa under every circumstance. lie has lent me in Atey on many eceasihns. His conduct both to me alai al , the inert has always /teen of the kiedat character. 4 reieenther a man namel Ronne breeking his leg waile at work there. 'seamier was the metres of ge• up a sutt ee:notion tier him. I ie the hal of oak aia I tedanum, semetimes ever: day, train iiirty Is for w- days. I take it to procure sleep Th • prioaer has to:ver s7towo run Iter,:e Aims of money. I remember hetore the door au- look, it open are ing Shartner strike the door a-I'll a poker. o.• a bar •st iron. I 62t rot remember Sharmer crying out, " Sete/ fer a duet- r." remember him saying, "1 diet ma intend to hurt him, but only to frighten him." lie was very kind to me after wards, and appeared very sorry for wh a t had happened. By the J u out.: nhe was a cking elyer the mama we were locking at etch other. This was so mad he pnited out th • pistol. I toen turned my head. This was e int a view of avoiding the pistol. It immediately went off. Re-examined—Sharmer was shunt three yards from me when he tired the pistol. Barers•ock—l am a builder, anal was engaged on some buildings at Red Rice, in Februsry last. Brealy was time-keeper, and Sharmer clerk. I remember Shanner tell ing me that he had lost a sum of money that he had lad of me to pas' a person. I asked him if he knew how he had lost it. He said he thought 'treaty had got it. I said I hoped not. I askal him to walk into the garden, where we had some works going oa, arel had some conversation as to the best way to get it hak. I made various suggestions, one was that s ere one to to horn Brealy owed money should ask hire far see,. I aavi , e-i him to tell a man named King to t- him I at: r to him the next day at the Mas.ei's arms. I remeno e- kVest pr-"sing him to go home anti sewer • • i, ,t have been mislaid, and tit: tteatio to go t,. Nee Rice the next morning; and -e him into a r •••nt, and ask him-to allow. himsels lu be search: •I arid it' he woulf not to lock him in aeht keep hint ineil I -.am-. I ;revised hart to teke him into the room adter.e he WaS utterward , saw. I atterwantesawShar mer the next morning between eight or nine, and had some conversation him, alit again about twelve, and then asked him if he hid seen Brealy ab •ut the money, as I had the men to pay and a good in my miles to go home. I th e n heard Sharmer call Brealy, and heard them go into the clerk of the wotks' office_ Anout ten minutes after I heard a ratt ling. I ran out and saw two o f my men b reak i ng open a do ea 1 never heard any report s f a pistol. 1 then heard timely crying, as it some one was beating him. The door was then broken open, and one of the men brought Brealy out in his arias; hi, tate wets bleedit g as if a knife was stuck into hi- f..ce. I then saw the smoke corning out of the room. 1 said, " You are a guilty man, and have shot vour , elL" The men and Break fell on the floor. Brealy said. "1 amain in !meek and a stead loan." Sharmer then came aut of the roan an" stepped over Brealy. He said to me, " i did it, -ir; I slid it I die on the scaffold; but I aid it to Matinee him. I shot at the door, but it teok a differei t din cam." I was notch alarmed, an:l said. " Take m 7 horse and go for a surgeon." I ran down. stairs, as I was afraid Sharmer had another pistol and would shoot me. I was alarmed at his appearanea. Ile appeared "Much agitated—out of his senses. Ile followed me at-out the building, but I was afraid to speak to him. Cross-exAnineil by Mr. :lisszvo—l did tell Sharmer that if he could induce Brealy to adini that he had had the money he should he no loser, aid that whether the mane*: was found or not, I had that confidence in Sharmer that I believed i e had lost the in , ,ney. I told Sharmer that as Brealy had been geeing oti se, badly he should be discharged on the next Saturday. Sharmer had reported Brealy as having been absent from his work on several occa,ions, and that he had gone to Whitchurch with a female; lie gave this ae one of his reasons for suspecting Brealy had the money. Mrs. Robinson—l ant the wife of IV'illi.m Thatioson. I my at Andover. I knew the , prisoner before this took place. nu'' s•II the morni,g of the 7th, and asked me to lend him a p i e t a l. tie knew my husband hart one, ..a lie had had hetere. I lent it to him, and he 1091 i it asvay. Ile said he w- return it agaio in the eve! log. c ru ,eaaudoed—T , s , s pri,e ,n•••• eves in the habit cf caery ing large sums of nntney or the Saturday nights. Thomas Fordtop—l living at A r. The prisoner callatt on me en the meriting of the 7th, at d brought a tais-••1 to my shop. He told tile to 01l it, SA , the rust elf, ant t ear: a flint toiteeal did so, and •-e- r.tAttaitt:l tor it m halt art hour. lie asks I In, ;la.: d m , s I I•I:11 , i,"1 ", " - . " , Ic• tit- • tact 'rn I•c „f Idol •N,t h peed r cull is I . l • , ..•„ „ fla n. , as w s ..pped souse 1). I t r I{, -'to ;.(b Irisoner thy. By the JLTDOE—I do not Ice.., ate , paper rescind the hull, 1 r f t, a.l td askedaltim for erne, •ea 1, ,rt 1:? •,-o, •. h, 10av!i;g• the simp. • 0 " tits. ,fellow • • Who had 0 .c• Ho: et q I ed • • e , a , . ts laagerotts thug p,:ee ILO. " IL; John.Dver, a workman, w as the,. -eliea„ind eet'i at Rad Rice, and was in ti "'ea)y was silo* 3L - . 11 4; . ( Ilf,for! Mr. Commissioner HOLROYD.) EXPAISTE HENNA" EMANUKL, IN RE EMANUEL AND EMANUF L. •-•-JU DGM ENT. His Hoatotra said—l haNal to give judgment upon the application made by Henry Emanuel for certificate. N opposition was made by the assignees or any other person, and it, was thereupon suggested by Mr. Lawrence for the bankrupt, that the Court was bound to grant the certificate as a matter of amuse, and it was intimated that then , was ditfkreneeofole:•i.i•• amongst the Commissioners tie ;lis I thought it rig;a to mention the subject to my brother Com misi:ioners bet re 1 finally disposed of the case. lam none antherise:e by my brother Commissioner:4 to state that they entirety concur in the opinion that it is the duty of the C , :qr.. cu the question of the allowance of the certificate, whether opposed - or not, to hive regard to the conformity ,d thediankrupt to the laws cf bankruptcy, and to his con dart as a trader, as well before as after his bankruptcy ; and that in the abeence of any ohjectiou brought forward by assigeees or creditors, the conformity arid conduct of tti,e baukrupt muse be tested by the balance-sheet awl exa minations. In cases, therfore, in which the assignees express themselves satisfied with the bankrupt, and assent- to the allowance of the certificate, the Court will net be astute in discovering impropriety in his conduct ; but wherever fraud or gross iris • conduct -are apparent, the bankrupt cannot be al lowed to have his certificate forthwith. Now in thi , case, the bankrupt, carried on a very extensive business as goldsmiths and jewellers, and the father and a brother had both retired with ample tortures, and the circumstances .of this case would have led , rues to believe that these bankrupts would have realised au independence in a few years. The miscon • duct of one of the bankrupts (Henry Emanuel) caused a sad reverse. He did not confine his attention to his own lucra tive business, but unfortunately embarked too deeply in spe culation and in accommodation, and as one false step often suggests a secend more fate ty. under tho delusive hope Of ob. tathing the desired end, he allowed himself to have recourse to meatis which meat slice have been to him the subject of bitter regret, in vo l v i ng i n t h e i r consequence not only his own ruin, but that of his partner aid brother, as well as a great diminution in the amount of assets which might have heen applicable exclusively to the payment of the bond fide part. nerehip debts. The bankruptcy was then occ4sioned by Henry Emanuel accepting bills in the name of the firm to a very large amount (somewhat exceeding 50,000 i ), fur pur poses not connec:ei with the partnership, and this was done without the knowledge or consent of hie partner. The greater portion (about 30,0004) of the money raised on these bills wag tbr the purptises of Henry Emanuel himself; and p ,rt of it, about 6,400/.. was taken for the use of a speculation in the' exportation if preserved provisi , ,ns, in which Henry Enianuel was engaged with two other persons of the natm of Blogg and Lyon Sernuel4, arid the remainder (about 14,0001.) was a balance i t liabilities incurred for the ac, commodation of this same Lyon Sal - suds. Thus the j •int estate, by the act of H e nry * Emanuel, without his part ner's knowledge or cen -ent. is charged with the 50,000/. Such is the misconduct of Henry Emanuel appearing (Ten the face of the balance-sheet, and how is it answered? It is said, on his behalf, that the assignees believe he was the dupe and tool of others. Whatever palliation of his conouct such an excuse might affard in a poor, doltish, ignorant offender, it can have no weight in the case of one of the first traders in the city of Landon. Looking to the position of Henry Emanuel m the mercantile world, the Court must of necessity assame, that when he used the name of the firm for , purposesloreigu to the partnership, he was acting in direct contradiction to the clear evidence of his own understanding. lie must have known and felt that he was committing an act of gross injustice and fraud to , anis his own partner, and tho creditors of the partnership. The con venienee of commerce may require that in certain eases one partner in trade should be able to bind another without his previous knowledge or consent, but the incalculable mischief Which an abuSe of this power may eff-et, and the facility with which a partner may create such obligations on a firm, make it imperative upon the Court, in regarding the conduct of ja bankrupt, to vitit severely any breach of the confidence this unavoidildy reposed in partners. Having then duly considered all ihe circumstances of this case, and hearing in nerd the previ us good conduct of the bankrupt, and the course he pur , ued in conjunction with his bra ber, for the general benefit of the creditors, as soon as he tunnel the irrc trieveble ruin which he had brought upon the house, the. COmt does not feel called upon to refuse the certificate aVo• wilier. but to do even law and execution right to all," the case is one which demands a lung suspension. The judg ment of the Court, therefore, is, that the allowance of the certitica , e of the bankrupt, Henry Emanuel, be suspended fot three years from the day of passing his examination. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. NORTHERN CI MC:WT.—York, July 14. CROWS COURT.—( Before Mr. Justice Cht , SWELL. ) John Holmes, aged 30, was indicted tor having, on the 13th of 'December last, at Sheffield, forged a bill of exchange for the sum of 391. 12s. 61, purporting to be a bill drawn by George Harper and Co.: of Liverpool, upon James Simpson and Co., of Chester, and endersed by the former party to the prisoner, with ineent,tee defraud one William Carlile. There were counts Co uttering the bill with knowledge of the forgery. Mr. Overend and Mr. Phillips appeared for theprosecutien, and Mr. Bliss for the defence. The prosecutor, William Carlile, is a table knife manufee tufer of Sheffield, and the - prisoner, with whom he had pre viously had dealings in bu=siness, was at the time of the offence a buyer and seller of the same kind of gecels. Oil the 13th of December last the prisoner, being then indebted in .a balance to the prosecutor, sent for him to the house, and told him that, having been buying some goods, he (the pri soner) was short of cash; but the prisoner then showed a case, which he said contained the goods, arid told Mr. Carlile that it he would cash a bill which he (the prisoncr) hafi, that would enable him to pay for those goods, and at the same time pay something towards the prosecutor's & The bill was accordingly given to Carlile, who, looking at the name Harpur and Co., asked prisoner if that was " one of; their old houses." The prisoner replied, "No; it was one of his own finding." He added that Mr. Harpur was a gen tleman, and showed Mr. - Carlile a printed card, on the back of which, in manuscript, there was " George 11 rpnr and CO., ship-brokers, Fenwick Chambers, Liverpool." 13,-in..; sa tisfied with this, the prosecutor took the bill, and procured cash for it at the Retheeham and Sheffield Bank, weere he kept an account. He then returned to the prisoner, and paid hint the whole proceeds, deducting only the C l in t of U. 19e., which before had been agreed on between them. Tide bill was at two months, dated the lOtit of December, mad %weld come due on the 13th February. The prosecub.r I c ,rd nothing more until the 14th of February last, when the pri wine-es daughter called upon him, bringing another bill limn her father for 4 . 4. 12s. 6d. This bill the prisoner wished Mr. Carlisle to procure cash for. It, bore the mete of R. Harri son and Co. ' Liverpool, as drewers, and that of James Baker and Co., of Hereford, as acceptors. It was dated the sth - of February, and made payable in two months. Mr. Gallic at first would not take it : bat the daughter again came with it on the IfiLli of February. He then took it, and carried it to the suite bank, where he learnt that the termer bill had been returned unpaid, and of that he went and informed the prisoner, who said he was very sorry for. it, but that. it' Mr. GAM could get the second bill cashed , the lint might be I dangerous thing to taken up; that he, the prisoner, was going to Liverpool in a - was then en few days, and would then make it all right. On being in formed that the people at the bank said it wits a forgery, s' prisoner said that was owing to the difference,. caused by the difference in 'steel pens when used to. sign with arid took several pens to show Mr. Carlile how much variety they would occasion in a signature. Referring to Harrisons, the drawers of the second. bill, he said they were respectable persons, and shippers in Liverpool, and he exhibited a news paper, saying that their name was in it. Evidence was fur ther given, by which it was shown that all the names used on the hills were,those of fictitious parties. - Mr. BLIS4 submitted whether it was right to lay the facts touching the second bill before the jury, they forming the subject-matter of another indictment now pending against the prisoner; but. His Lonnsmr , considered the evidence to be proper, and coincided in the opinion of Lord Denman, who had already decided the same question in the same way. • Mr. Buis then, in his address to the jury, insisted that there - was not only an absence of proof as to any act of forgery, but also of any guilt in the fact of uttering. In the first place, it ate for the i l rosecution, was not at -all improbable that the prisoner, being a fact or , tressed the jury for the prisoner, and con and constantly' buying and selling, might be imposed upo n t ended that the whole- had been the result of accident_-thaf by some other person, the real sharper representing himself the pistol had been obtained for the mere purpose of frighten hy-t2re name of Harpur. The desire of effectihg a sale of ing Brealy, and with no intention of injuring him. Her also goods very often induced the seller to accept a questionable called numerous witnesses, who gave the prisoner an excel. security for the money. Harpur was the only person with 1 .lent character for honesty. 141#4640414 604404 4 4 4 1 4.10414 ork. ysiike oucti saw gun UNG pawluptao %We wait be Ve or , on .‘ the day it QuE in writ stated that lie heard the res open the door. liis evil Boverstock in all material T at of the t t tinAly and Mr e also stated that hail on the floor in clearing out the room 'Mere was a mark on the halt had gone. Tae policeman who apprAeruled the prisoner waa and stated that . ..vilen be tmAc the prisoner into custody h gave him the -•— • " done dont - Mr. W. Smith miici from - Red I ti Ave of the (low, where the n) the shoulder, ss. man on the seaff)li ~,on living at Wey-hill, five tare' behind the l e ft ear, was .ant. for to see Brea a gnn•silot wound. The ball had en anti then passed ronnd the jaw and `he ehedc. lie was in a yen- collapsed states—jn great He continued in danger fir five or six weelti. The ' — ittered. Pieces of bone have come away IffiCl2ll o:tattt danger, :tit' -bane from exfoliatior; This beilig thf Mr. Ails-Er :co 'S. IT minut • ' • e r tlioug,bt the. injury . .,11 not with the iLtent charged liuci him guilty of the ~18:ir,:(•t9t !I . - [(AMU mm guilty of the common as sault, and the Learned Judge sentenced him to be imprisoned for one month. OXFORD el RC CIT.— Oxford, July 15. CHO , VN COUR F.—(l.3Ai>re Mr. Jwitie,4 MA ULE. ) .lane Cross, ;i4od 30, was indicted for having on the Bth of May last, feinli-u-lv set fire to and burned down a certain dwelling-house, at ';';.thipton-under•NlTychwood, with intention to injure Elizabeth Cross and Thomas Lee. ,11r. Dowdeswell con,itue , ei the pres.:cut ion ; and Mr. Pigott and Mr. Uuldlestone defended the prisoner. For some tint, back, it would seem, there bad been dis putes between the husband of the prisoner (who was', how ever, indicted as a single woman, there being another indict ment for the same crime against her husband) and his mother rspecting the dwelling-house in question, which was her property. Some time since there was an attempt made by Mrs. Cross tc dispossess the prisoner's husband, and - to turn hint and the visoner out of the house. The parties who aided in so doing were indicted fir the forcible entry and convicted. The house in question had been, it appeared, mot tgaged by Mrs. Cross to a Mr. Lee, an attorney. An ac tion of ejectment was bruight, and judgment having been obtained, a writ ef possession was shall out anti d in the hands of Wi,itchTli, an officer of the Sheriff' of Oxford, to be executed. He yr.Tecakd tin the Bth of May last, about eleven o'clock in the morning, to the prisonet's house, and Afterwards left it, and returned soon in company of a COW' itabfe named Franklin, and his own servant, North. Ors going back, he saw Cross in the garden, and the 'prisimer at the first-floor window of the house, the door of which was locked. The window was open, and she continued at it while he was taking to her husband. He asked the pri soner's husband to deliver up ptissession, but the latter re plied that he would sooner die than do it. Whitelock went to a carpenter, leaving North and Franklin at the house, to borrow an axe and a pair of pincers. On his return he called out to Cross, asking whether he was still in the same mind; he made no answer, but the prisoner said from the window, " Don't let them in, let them break in." Whitelock immediately called to Franklin, saying, He does not mean to open the door, or to make any resistance," and then proceeded to draw out the staple by which the tb:or was fastee.ed, and at the moment heard some one cry out " The house is on fire." He looked up, but the pri,oner was not at the window. Having forced the door, he went in, but did not, owing to the flames, go up stairs. He went in search of a bark door, but found Ilene, neither did he see any one in the house. Franklin noticed that as they were breaking in the prisoner was at the window, though, when the fire broke out, which, was in about a minute after they began to force the itior and break the window, she was gone from it. When she came out she denied any knowledge of the cause of the fi:e. The house was burned, and 100/. damage done. which, li ,, wever, the Royal Exchange Assurance Com p.-my paid to \l r. Lee. -The prisoner and her hosliand fol lowed the tr,de t f hocmaking, and one of the impLenents of that tai i ,e— is a sort of iron toel inserted in a wo.tden liaitdie. and called a " polisher." To make use ef this toil it int,t. first be heated in a candle or the fire, .n.l then apeted to the leather; and so frequently is the lust Ile set on tie in this operation that it is always covered with a tin pl te. . That prcduced in court had its handle complete ey co averred 'nib charcoal by the action of the fire and he tt to which it had been subjected. It was urged for time pris.,tier that ii was most I.robable that this tool had just b.-ea taken flow the fire when the first alarm of the attempt to. e ke. the family was given ; that she or her husband might h ,ve been at work, and that in the fright of the moment it W 3, brown ,e,r on a bed or on the flonr, and that the w, her 'e'en previously both hot and dry, the result' i ht Hi• the wood of the floor, or the bed, it.,mited. The efeu at the window till within a minute of the firt,. eed that cry of itself would make her leave it t eti et her e.-rape. It was contended that all ber words, " Le t] , ein break it , ," meant was, Let them do as they did hefor IA we can indict and punish them for their act. It wai most improlvilA that she would risk her own life and destroy her own prap,rty by committing the crime alleged. TheLeartted Judge summed up, and, in a minute, the jury Acquitted the prisoner. There was applause in - court, which was instantly sup' press:A. (134 , re Mr. SeraPant G ‘ZELEE.) A PRIZE FIGHT.— Win. Gill and Tiomas Oliver stiffen* , ered to take th47ii . trials Oil a charge of riot, and of assault ing, on the 12th f May last, tile , :rge Hall alias George Norley, in a priz..--ti,At. and for other misdemeanours, int.the parish of r- Wychwood. Mr. Keatillg and Mr. Phillirnore appeared for the proseell tiot,, and Mr. J. u. Williams r conducted the case for the de fendants. By an arrangement made by the gentlemen of" the ring," who appear to have patronised this eounty of late, a contest , for the "championship of the light weights" was to take place at N-rthleigh, for 2501. a side. The heroes who were to struggle for the honour above-named, and the trifling Pe" cunia - ry advantages attached to it, were William Gill, or Coventry, and George Hall. Some intimation of the pro" posed " passage of arms" having reached the authorities, n constable went to the spot, and thus the contest was pre' .. vented there; but the combatants repaired to Witty-green+ near Ramsden, where the fight actually came off, The county magistrates determined not to let the pugilists escape 1 . 7 so easily, cate-ed indictments to be preferred against the de" fendants William Gill, John Brown, and Henry Brown, two • worthies of the fancy," and who appear to have made themselves very conspicuous in the matter, stud also against the ringkeeper or" commissary," Thos. Oliver, the other de' feedant. For a very strange reason (whsn the administration, of justice is cui-cerned) no proceedings were taken against •r Norley, it being considered that as he lived somewhere in th e north, it would nest a great deal to follow, apprehend, and bring him to Oxti.rel to take his trial. There were present at this fight uowart a ls ni lf s l h , ( ooo ,win p g e , rsons who appear, except 2s derly matmer. 'l' he constable regarded huzzaio,g to gentlemen." - (Laught e r . ) have said that behaved there werein n n a o u ri tr.t J. J. js.t;l:gvelLeifltAtscsaasied H "goo d easo i i l d h e i n tt ifi i‘ e )n d s tl o l d l e a r d en ie d s ar tZ Other witnesses confirmed the evidence of the constable. should AM to withdraw their -as aid plead g uilty . Ilia Lot to,:n tr , h iviog rst eii.,r a e d:i u s the defendan ts , e ph ith Mr -Tos tic t e 111kule, s a id, th at. without going the len gth that , parties present at a prize-fight as spectato;;; r % eq ual ly j guilty with the principals, yet ff is he would say, that if all of the gentlemen assistieg at such a lawless tra-.saction as this had twee brought before him, he should have made most severe examples of t hem. The defendants had committed 10 2 otr•le•e of by no means a light charact. r; but that of vsbivo . the, gentlemen were , guilty who had stimulated theta on was noeth mice grave in is nature. He should cikto leniently with the deten,!ants, and should therefore order them to be imprisoned for three weeks, and at the ter n ef the imprisontnefit to enter into their own re" c , gnizattees of lOW. to keep the peace for one year. The business of the e,attitv has this day terminated. The ceminission will be opened at Worcester on Friday (to. morrow). POLICE 'INTELLIGENCE. M II LBO R 1.7 G STR E ET. Ciarles Johnson, a young, flashy cab-driver, was charged with commati, l4 dus f9llowiug strange and unprovoked outrage on M. of No. 1, William-street, Manchester . srp• ::e. a tradesma4!:— .11 , ;tween six and seven o'clock this morning Mr. Nichkr having dressed .himself after bathing, was walking by the edge of the Serpentine when the defendant, in passing him with tw o other young men, ran with all his might against him, and pushed him into the water; they then set up a horse laugh awl walked on. One of the park constables , however, came up at the in,tant, and took thy prisoner into custody. Mr. HARDWICK (• n the complainant)—Did he push you right into the ? Comphnisnt—Completely, over head and ears.—(A laugh.) He did not know whether it was out Of ;fly depth or not. The Inkuner said he mistook tha complainant for one of his conitrinio,,.. Mr. limtpwn x said he should teach him better in future; he should, therefore, floe him 505., or one month's imprison' meat to hard labour. The prisoner, not having the required amount about him, was locked up. MARKET Is EWS.—(YESTERDAV MEAT PIZAIiXET. SountAu„ Juvr (s—Prime Sheep and Lambs corn" mantled a stead% sale, at full prices. In all other kinds of stuck very littl e business was transacted. Beef. from 25 6d to 3s 10,1 Mutton, 2s 10d to 4s 4d ; Lamb, 5s to 59 lOd ; Veal, 3s 8d to 4s 4:1 ; and Pork, 3s ad to• 4s 4d per £slbs, to sivlk the offal. 110:di:VIM, JULY . 15.—We had a steady inquiry for most de,crio ions of stork. at our quotations. Beet; from 2s 6d to 3s It - td Mutton, 3a to 4s 4d ; Lamb, 5s to Gs ; Veal, 3s 8d to 4. 6d; and Pork, 4s t o 4 s 8J p:-r Blbs. Su c kli ng Calveig, 184 to 295; quarter-old store Pigs, 16s to 18s; and 11/ 1611 Cows, with their small Calves, 16/ to 18/ 15s each. .. LEWES, JULY 14 from 3s to 4s ; Mutton, 3s 4 a . , to 44 6d; Lamb, 5, t 5s 10d; V ea l, 3 s 8d t o 4s 4d; and Pork, 4a to 4s 4d per 81t s. A moderate supply, and a steady trade. NEWG.A.TE AND LEADENBAX.L. • Prime Mutton arid Lamb commanded a steady sale, at full prices. Otherwise, the demand was in a sluggish state. Beef, from 2s 44 to 3,6 d ; Mutton, 2s 10d to 4s; Lamb. 5• to 6s; Veal, 3s 6d to 4s 6d; and Perk, 33 6d to 43 eld per Blbs. 2.7r,V1r P/TAWlltrTit, Smrrnrizt.t).-11(fendow Hay, SiBlss t 4145; Clowr ditto, 41 51 to 5/ 16s ; Oat Straw, 108 to 1/ 12s ; Wheat Straw, 1/12a to 1/ 14s per load. Both hay and straw moved < ft' sl , ovlv. at late rates. UIVIE ER LAN D.- N 1 ea o ditto raw 4 t l r s a v u, 3 1 ; 14$ to 01 4 1 1 1 2 4: 98 to t4s per load. Supply good, and trade 7: d ol v t . Ball tv itzrpcitA P flay, 31 tc 41; Clover ditto► 4; tu 51 16, , ; Oat Strau. 1/, 10$ to 11 12"; Wheat. Straw, N l2 : w to m l e i 3 l ,l 6 o , :ei iii . :.. 2;1:5,,a(!,e, tl 3 u l ! l ; s :t pe tt r w ii :l o )o . ve quotations. ICvlhoveaetr 4 AVERAGES. GENERAL AVERAGE PRIcES OF IsRITISII CORN 'or the Week ended July 11. 1k46, made up from M. Iteturni Or e I ' L 'l' veth rs in and Towns in 1:..g1.11,1 awl Wales per imperial i)o4rler WIIE If . ' ItAIiLLI. OATS. I RYE. 1 BLANb. pk,Aa. " I "; • 626 3 1 27, 7d '.1,14 3d 33s lid b7s lid 35s 3d 1 , 4 0.1 is 6 , 1 4,3 04 4 04 4s Od .—___. BIRTHS. On the 10+h Gummey, the wifeof Captain Mann, Royal of a daughter. On ti:;; ,lout :qrs. Puzey, of Surr4--sqty:re, Old Kent ro:ld, of a son Or • 10th inst., ot Goitrowen youse, Carmarthen,bire, he wifo of Dr. John ,r.o'salt Hopkm% of a daughter. On the 111 h just., at I ork House, Croydon, th e wil at J. .4. Maud, Esq., of a daughter. the lady of Major Wi On the lathutClapharn, ,Itnu Pil:ans, of a. daughter. 41,44R1ED, On the '9th hist:, -at Whitburn, near Sunderland, the Venerable George Bland, Archdeacon of Lindisfarne, and Vicar of Eglillgrfail , , Northumberland, to Frances Sabel► ablest daughter of the Hey. J. Collinson, Rector of 80/don, I)firhnli, On tLe 14111 at 'fifthGeld,' Hants, the Rev. Walter Maude Cwer, M.A., to Sophia Angtt3ta Leroux, oni (laughter of Major ThOraas Wilson, of that pace. DIED. On the sth inst., the Rev. Isaac Bridgman, M.A., •minister of St. John's Chapel, West-street, Walworth, aged 57. On the 7th inst., Amelia, fourth daughter of the late Rev. T. H. Walpole, Vicar of Winslow, Bucks. On the 13th inst., in fled Lion-square, Eleanor, the infant daughter of W. 'M. Armstrong, Esq. London Printed and Published by IdIMMO YOUNG, of No. 112 ! Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, 1 0.112, Strand, in the Prectiob of the 6avoy. la Um Gout/ ciWu. :Adv. 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