The Sun. — London, England, 1848-05-23 00:00:00

The prisoner had lived as a sort of shop-servant to the prosecutor, for ten months, and left the service some I days ago. On Sunday, while the family were at church, he called under pretence of getting a pair of his trousers, and upon the return of the prosecutor, the key of the iron-safe, in which the cash had been deposited, wa.3 found in the safe, having been removed from a drawer above stairs, in which it was usually kept. When the prisoner called on the Sunday there was no person in the house except the servant girl, and she did not hear the door close after him when he departed. The LORD Msvott—Have you reason to believe that he knew where it was the practice to deposit the key ? Prosecutor—l have no doubt of it. He has deceived us by giving wrong addresses, too. The LORD MAYOR - It is quite evident that he has bad associates. Remanded till Wednesday. C;ENTRAL ..CROTINAL COURT. OLD COURT. (Before the-RECORDER.) Ir largaret Maria. Burford, 19, a good-looking girl, was to murer yes ,terday indicted for felonio u sly attempting d Ise r child, three months , old, by throwing him into the S urrey CanaL George Court Steel -deposed that on near the s the morniecong nd of the ISth April he_vitis _in his garden, bridge on the Surrey Canal, at Deptford, when he ob served the prisoner with a chtid in her arms, walking about near the bridge. Shortly afterwards an alarm was given, and he saw the prisoner in the canal, lying on her face, with the child under her. The water at this place was from fix to eight feet deep, and a barge was near - the spot, and immediate assistance being rendered, the prisoner and her child were both got out ~o f the water. The prisoner at first appeared insensible, but she recovered in two or three minutes, and she directly asked for her child. He did not observe whether the prisoner appeared agitated or not at the time she threw herself into the water. James Sartain, a police-constable, deposed that after the necessary assistance had been rendered to the child, he took the prisoner into custody, and told her that she was accused of throwing her child into the water, to which she replied that she was induced to do so in con sequence of having had some words with her mother•in law. When at the station-house the prisoner also said she thought the best thing she could do was to destroy herself and the child. Mary Burford deposed that the prisoner's father was her husband, and they • lived together at Deptford. upon --the morning in question she and the prisoner quarrelled, and the prisoner struck her and she re turned-the blow, and soon afterwards tke prisoner went out selfh the child. Witness's husband was a gardener, but he had been out of work some time, and they were at this time in great distress, and had parted with almost everything they had to obtain food, and fre quently went all day without a morsel to eat. On this day they had no money to get -fire or food, and the prisoner had not had any breakfast, or nourishment of any kind, before 'she Went out. They had sold a basket for sixpence on thtsprevious night, and purchased a half quarters loaf and some sugar ; but on this day they had not had anything to eat. The witness added that she belief - 6d the prisoner was driven to desperation by her cirdurnstances. She -was without food or clothes; and, in fact, they were all half-starved. The RECORDER asked the witness why she had not applied for parochial relief ? Parishes did not allow :families to be in this state without rendering assistance. The mother-In-law said that they did not belong to Deptford. Her, husband's parish was in Berkshire. The RECORDER said, if that was the case, he should have taken the steps necessary to be passed to his own settlement, and not remain starving here. The mother-in-law said he was in hopes he should be able to obtain work. In answer to further questions, the mother-in-law said that in consequence of the milk of the prisore?r leaving, she was obliged to bring the child up bY raise b * "d to . and it took nearly all the money they could provide new milk for the support of the infant. they had The RECORDER remarked that it appeared starved themselves to provide for the child. The mother-in-law said th e y would rather go without food themselvee -than let the po or child be stahrfecid The prisoner, when asked if sh e had anyt in t , to say in her defence, made no answer• was . Th e RECORDER, in summing up, said this forthea most melancholy inquiry, and th e main questionjury 'was, whether the prisoner had deliberately intended to destroy the life of her i nfant by casting it in the water, and in order to convict her they must be satisfied that this was tier intention, and it would not be sufficient if they should consider that in the desperation of her circumstances she had acted in the way described with a view to create sympathy, and obtain assistance and relief. It was most melancholy to find in a civilised country like this that men who were willing to work were unable to obtain employment, and that their families were reduced to the dreadful state of distress which appeared in this case, when several human beings were compelled to go from day to day with hardly any sustenance, and on the day when this occurrence took place having been alto gether without food. These circumstances did not offer any excuse for the act of the prisoner, if they considered the charge was made out by the evidence; but he felt quite sure that when they looked at all the circumstances as Christian rem -they would be glad to apply the mildest interpretation to her conduct, particularly when they considered the dreadful position in which she was p laced, and that they weal not convict her unless they felt that their duty and their conscience irresistibly compelled them to do so. One of the jury begged to be allowed to state that he knew the prisoner when she was in the service of a respectable lioessed.•vieturlier..e.t New- Cross, and he always considered her a kind, humane, and well-con ducted young woman. The pity, after a short deliberation, returned a verdict of Not Guilty, and added they were of opinion that the prisoner had no serious intention to destroy her child, but that being.driv.e.n to desperation by her circum stances, she haCtWrosiii . herself into the water, with the hope of creating sympathy and obtaining assistance. The RECORDER then made some impressive remarks to the prisoner, who appeared deeply affected, observing that he hoped the jury had come to the right conclusion, and that she really did not contemplate the heinous offence imputed to her. Whatever was her object, howevsr, it was "impossible for her to have foreseen what might have been the result of her act, for, if timely assistance had not been rendered, the life of both herself and her infant might have been sacrificed, and he earnestly hoped she would never repeat such conduct. The prisoner was then ordered to be discharged. Robert Gregory, 17, was indicted for a burglary in the dwelling-house of John Gregory, his father, and stealing a silver watch and chain, a parrot, and other property. The father of the prisoner, who was the principal 'witness, described him as being utterly incorrigible. At a very early period of life he was discharged from two situations for theft, and he then got him .apprenticed to an Indianian, va.he went Pne voyage to the Indies, but on his return he refused to go out in the ship again; and since that.period his conduct had been so bad that he was compelled to forbid him to come home to his house. Upon the occasion in question, the prisoner had got in by forcing open a window in the night time, and he then stole the articles in question; and on his being taken into custody he admitted that he had sold the watch and chain to a Jew in Petticoat-lane; and it ap peared that he had given the parrot to a girl whom he had met at a dancing shop. There were three other in• dictments fur felony against the prisoner, and he had stolen from him on other occasions thirty or forty dif ferent articles, among which were silver spoons and vari ous other valuables. The jury having returned a verdict of Guilty, The RECORDER said it was hopeless to expect that the prisoner would ever be reclaimed in this country, and he felt it his duty to sentence him to be transported for seven years. RAILWAY COMMITTEES. (YESTERDAY.) GROUP No. 2.— SHEFFIELD AND MANCHESTER. — The Humber Ferries Improvement Bill was again under consideration. L ANDS.—The case for the GROUP No. 3. — M ID Ripleybranches of the Midland was opened, and evidence received in its favour. GROUP No. s.—NEwrowr AND PONTYPOOL.—The case of this company's Bill for amending the original Acts was opened, and evidence given in its favour. GROUP No. 6.--GREAT WESTERN.—The case of the above company's line from Slough to Windsor was opened by Mr. MEREWETHER, and evidence taken in its favour. GROUP No. 9.-- N E WRY AND ENNISKILLEN. —The whole day NVISS taken up with evidence in favour of the Bill to enable the above company to make arrangements with the Dublin and Belfast Company. GROUP No. 10.— DUNDEE AND PERTH.—The Bill for enabling the above company to lease the Dundee and Arbroath line was passed, and the clauses agreed to. GROUP No. 12.— GLASGOW AND MONKLANDS. The case of this company's Central Junction Branch was further proceeded with. GROUP No. 14.— EXETER, YEOVIL, AND DOR- C HEST zn.—Case resumed. ----- THE CASE of LORD ARBUTHNOTT The charges brought against Viscount Arbuthnott, of forgery and uttering forged bills and promissory notes, created a pain ful feelin g in the public mind at the time of the circumstances attending them becoming known. His lordship left the country before the matter became public, and, from a feeling of delicacy, the case was only alluded to in general terms in the public news papers, until it should be taken up by the courts of ju tice. The question is one which is beyond the general jurisdiction of the Court of session, and that it is requi site to proceed with after the form of En g lish law, in accordance with the statutes 5 and 6 ea p . 23 of Queen Anne, and 6 cap. 66 of George IV., for the establctmentishing of the grounds of procedure , a nd framing an previous to the ensuing trial of the case before the House of Peers. Preliminary trials took place before the Lord Justice- General and Lord Moncrieff, and a grand jury, consist ing of twenty-three members from the roll of the com mission of the peace, on Tuesday in Forfar, on Wednesday in Stonehaven, and on Thursday in Aberdeen. E. F. Maitland, Esq., one of the Advocates -depute, and Sir John Bayley, Bart., Clerk of Arraigns, were in attend ance. The Court, in Aberdeen, was opened on T hursda y , at twelve o'clock. After a pra y e r by Mr. Wilson of the North Church, the Special Commission was read, and the list of Justices of the Peace in the county (the greater portion of whom were presnt) called over. A jury was then impanne lled—Mr. Grant, of Till four foreman, and the oath administered after the old formal fashion of each individual swearing and " kissing the book" ELECTION COMMITTEES. (YESTERDAY.) LANcAsma.—At the sittings of the Committee this morning, it was announced that the petitioner had aban. cloned his case, and the Committee thereupon passed a resolution declaring Mr. Armstrong to have been duly elected. _ _ LEICESTER.—The General Committee of Elections have appointed the following Members to try the merits of the petition presented against the return of Sir Joshua Walmsley:—Sir John Trollope, Sir D. Norreys, Mr. Fergus, Mr. Christy, and Mr. K. Seymer (Chair man). CHELTENHAX.—The following Members were also appointed to try the merits of the petition presented against the return of Sir William Jones:—Sir George Phillips, Mr. H. Bagot, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Smollet, and Mr. John O'Connell (Chairman). IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, May 22. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat upon the Woo, sack at Five o'clock. JEWISH DISABILITIES BILL. The Archbishop of YORK presented a petition from York against the Jewish Disabilities Removal Bill. Earl FITZHARDINGE presented a petition from Bristol in favour of the measure. The Duke of RICHMOND presented several petitions against the Bill; also a petition from some place in Scotland against the Scotch Births, Deaths, and Mar riages Registration Bill. He had also a petitionnt to in favour of the Jewish Disabilities Re moval Bill, se him by a congregation in Huntingdonshire; and from the papers accompanying it he had discovered that it had been got up by the London Election Committee, but he entirely acquitted Lord John Russell of all connexion with any attempts to get up petitions. The Bishop of ST. DAVID'S presented a petition in favour of the Jewish Disabilities Removal Bill, from a public meeting held at Swansea. Lord REDESDALE presented several petitions praying their Lordships to introduce a measure to force the steam-boats plying on the Thames to con sume their own smoke. The Bishop of NORWICH presented petitions from Norwich, and several other places, in favour of the removal of the Jewish Disabilities Bill. Lord STANLEY presented several petitions against the Jewish Disabilities Removal Bill, in the prayer of which he entirely concurred. The Earl of EGLINTON presented several peti tions to the same effect. ELECTION OF SCOTCH PEERS. CASE OF LORD COLVILL OF OCHILTREE. The Earl of EGLINTON moved —" That the person who styled himself Lord Colvill, or Lord Colvill of Ochiltree, at the meeting for the election of the 16 Peers for Scotland, holden at Edinburgh on the Bth of September last, having failed to establish before this House his claim to vote in respect of such title, his claim to vote in respect of such title be disallowed; and that the name of Lord Colvill, or Lord Colvill of Ochil tree be not called over at any future election." After a few words from the Marquis of LANS DOWNE, The resolutions were agreed to. REFORM IN PARLIAMENT. Lord PORTMAN presented a petition agreed to at a county meeting of the county of Middlesex, signed by the Sheriff, praying for an extension of the franchise, shortening the duration of Parliament, and vote by ballot, as the only means of securing a proper represen tation of the people, and carrying out the principles of economy and retrenchment. PETITIONS. The NOBLE LORD then presented several petitions from the directors of charitable institutions, praying that legacies to charitable institutions might be relieved from the payment of legacy duty. The Earl of ABERDEEN presented several petitions against the Scotch Registration Bill. The Marquis of BREA.DALBANE presented a peti tion from Dumfries, praying their Lordships to pass a measure prohibiting this running of railway trains or the forwarding of the mails on Sunday • also several petitions against the passing of the Jewish Disabilities Removal Bill, and several in favour of passing the mea sure. In the prayer of the latter petitions he entirely concurred. The Duke of NEWCASTLE prevented several peti tions against the measure. The Bishop of EXETER presented several petitions to the same effect. SMOKE PROHIBITION BILL. This Bill passed through Committee. THE CHURCH. In answer to a question from Earl BROWNLOW, The Bishop of LINCOLN said—l feel obliged to the Noble Earl for putting the question, and enabling me to offer an explanation upon the subject to which it relates. As soon as I read the report of the Honourable Gentle man's speech in the Times newspaper, which repre sented him to have said that two clergymen in Lincoln or the neighbourhood had died of starvation, thinking that such a statement cast a great stigma upon the clergy of the county, I requested the Honourable Gen tleman to furnish me with the names of the two clergy men. In his answer he tells me that the report in the Times is incorrect: that he did not state that two clergy men had died of starvation; but that he could give instances of clergymen who had died in such a state of destitution that it would hardly be too much to say that it was bordering on starvation. In confi rmation of this, as I asked him for two cases, he enclosed an extract from a report made to him on the subject in January last, and of the correctness of which, in all essential points, he had no doubt. He adds, they are by no means the only cases ot extreme destitution sufferinga A n u d bern esi x mi which les c and ould quartercite —from L t i h n e e o p l a n r , i s t I died, in the year 1834, the Rev. Mr. Watkins, the vicar of that parish. He came there in 1810, a widower. souse he after he became afflicted with a cancer. Of h her o e f course he stood in urgent need of the best medical as sistance, but his income, 541. per annum, and that some times not regularly paid, precluded the possibility of his obtaining such advice. His disease became so terrible, and superadded to the misery of his position, weighed down his health and spirits so heavily, that he was driven to the consumption of opium in order to produce stupefaction. Thus he went on for several years. The services of the church were of course neglected. Some times there was no service for six or nine weeks toge ther. No administration of the sacrament for two years. A large dissenting chapel sprung up, and the district soon became what it still remains, the focus of dis sent. Sometimes, when the poor vicar awoke completely to a sense of his position, it is reported his feelings proved almost maddening. He had no one to care for him—not even a servant to look after him. He was obliged sometimes—so deep was his poverty—even to beg his daily bread. He was forced to the humiliating ne cessity of asking for the smallest sums ot money from neighbouring clergy, not as a loan but absolutely as a gift. At last death put an end to his sufferings, which it must indeed have required all the fortitude of a Christian minister to endure—agony of body, agony of spirit, agony of mind i He died with no other attendant about him than a charwoman, and he was buried at the cost and by the direction of the clergy of the adjacent villages. Nor is this a singular case of distress. Within the last few days a case has occurred in this very city, by no means dissimilar from that I have depicted. The incumbent of a parish of 95/. a year, two miles from the cathe dral, has died. His death was occasioned, I am sorry to say, by his own excesses, and therefore that amount of pity cannot be entertained for him that must be felt for the poor vicar of Auborne. But the account of his death—l have it from one cognisant of all the facts—is dreadful. He had been some time ill; his wife was ill also. The only other person in the house was a little workhouse girl of fifteen or sixteen years of age—a dreadful beginning of life indeed for her. In the middle of the night this child was awoke by the poor man's groans. She went to his room, found him writhing in extreme agony, threw a sheet over him, and left him to expire. A dog could scarcely have died more wretchedly. It was not till late in the evening that any one could be got to approach the wretched death-bed. When they searched the house, not a single coin of any kind, nor a single article of food, was to be found. The body of this clergyman of the Established Church of England and Ireland was interred at the cost of Archdeacon B d o u n a n l ey ." On the first of the two cases, which s occurred idaecenetur fourteen i nynmtteclergymen inw iitt,h y Ie county, a c r tah s nea and ,circumstances utotmnl ewss.ethagenulnce remember ml l y that a, Mr. Watkins was represented to me as very poor; if my memory does not deceive me, he had once been confined for debt in Lincoln Castle; but I am con fident that the' neighbouring clergy would contracted in the e never consequence circumstances inveteratem s have an ce s s comet. was rnd doninnvool only allowed him to . die of starvation. The second is a recent of those habits. I know that he had borrowed money of the Dean o f Lincoln wi t hi n six weeks or t wo months of his death; but if a clergyman spends all that he re ceives in the purchase of intoxicating liquors, how can he do otherwise than die in extreme destitution? I will offer no further remarks on the Honourable Gentleman's statement, because as the report in the Theses, the only one which I have read, appears to be incorrect, I may be commenting on that which the Honourable Gentle man did not actually say. He quoted a letter from a cor respondent, giving an account of a clergyman who rode over the country performing several duties on the Lord's day, at churches at great distances from each other. My persuasion is that this statement, if in quired into, would be found to relate to facts which Look place some pars ago. But I must be permitted to individually. Lord BOYLE then addressed the jury on the case be re them, stating the !peculiarities of the form of tria f in cases of the kind. They were assembled, he said, for the performance of a new and painful duty, and it was incumbent on him to explain the circumstances under which they had to act, and that rendered the present proceedings necessary. He then related that, by the statutes of the sth and 6th years of Queen Anne, ca p. 23, and in the amended Act vi. cap. 66 of George the Fourth, it was provided that all acts of treason com mitted in Scotland should be tried by a grand jury, after the forms of the law both of Scotland and of Eng land. There had been few cases of the kind for many years. The last were the case of W. Downie, in 1794, and the cases that occurred in the western counties of Scotland in 1818 and 1820. By the Act of Union, it was provided that Peers of Scotland should become Peers of Great Britain, and by the same Act, relative to the election of Peers, it was likewise decreed that all felonious offences committed by Peers should be tried first in the place or places where the offences were committed, before a special commission of inquiry and a gr with and jury, as which inquisition should be proceeded before the Justices of the Court of Oyer and Ter miner in Eegland. The crimes which were to come under their consideration at present were alleged cases of forgery of bills of exchange and promissory notes. and the uttering thereof as genuine, with the knowledge of their being forged. One remarkable peculiarity in this in stance unhappily was, that these g rave charges in all were brought against a Peer o f the realm, who was, probability, known to many of them, who had held a place of high authority in a neighbouring county, and had been a Peer long honoured and esteemed. But the law has no respect for persons, and alike takes cogniz ance of the offences of the highest and the lowest, so that her Majesty's public prosecutor had found it his duty to call for the issuing of the Commission under which this court was to act, in order to have the charges fully investigated. It was a most painful case, and a lamentable instance of the frailty of human na ture; but their duty must nevertheless be discharged honestly and uprightly in the examination into the charges urged against John, Viscount A rbuthnott, of forgery, an uttering bills of exchange and promissory notes as genuine, knowing them to be forged. They were not called upon, in accordance with tha oath that had been administered to them, to decide summarily on the guilt of the ac(aised party, but to judge, from the evidence and circumstances that they would have laid before them, whether the case be a proper case for trial and investigation before a higher court. If they find the allegatioas sufficiently rupported to render such a trial requisite, they would give their verdict accord ingly; if otherwise, they would so decide. And, in the event of their finding a deliverance against the accused, the case would be tried summarily by the Peers of the land; in the other event, the case would be discharged. The jury then retired to another room, whore the examination of the witnesses was to take place pri vately. The parties who had been called upon to give evidence were then sworn, and thereafter retired. They were—the Hon. John Arbuthnott, the Hon. General Hugh Arbuthnott, Messrs. James Edmond, advocate; William Stewart, bank agent; Peter Christian, writer; Arthur Wellesley Kinnear, writer; Francis Clerihew, advocate; John Yeats, advocate; Alexander Flockhart, advocate; John James Roy, and J. Irvine; and Miss Jane Stewart Farquharson. The examination of the witnesses and deliberation of the jury occupied about an hour and three-quarters. On the jury returning, they gave in a unanimous verdict, finding a true bill against John Viscount Arbuthnott on the charges brought against him. The Commission was adjourned, by proclamation, to Tuesday, the 20th day of June next, by which time it is understood that a suit of certiorari will be issued by the House of Lords for the removal of the indictment for trial before their Lordships.—Aberdeen Herald. for THE CASE OF THE BARON DE BODE.—A respondent has requested us to announce that the judg meat on the question raised by the law officers of the Crown against the revival of the proceedngs by the present baron was expected to have been given by the Court of Exchequer on Monday last, the 15th instant; but Mr. Baron Parke then stated that the judgment had unfortunately been mislaid, and after consulting with the other judges, intimated that the case would be ad journed over till the first error day in Term; that although the judges were prepared to pronounce their decision, still the postponement would make no difference, because the principal case could not be argued till after next term.—Observer. THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.—The first fete for the season at the gardens of the society at Chiswick took place on Saturday, and was attended by a vast number of the nobility and people of fashion, notwithstanding the very unfavourable state of the weather in the early part of the day. Amongst the company weree D the Dukes of Northumberland and Devonshire, thuchess of Sutherland, the Duke and Duchess of Saxe Weimar, Prince Metternich, M. Guizot, Earl Fitawilliam, Earl of Auckland, Lord J. Russell, &c. The bands of the Ist regiment of Life Guards, of the Horse Guards (blue), and of the Fusilier Guards were in attendance, as usual, and played in excellent style selections and overtures from the most popular composers. The gardens them selves were in admirable order; the turf was beautiful, and the trees,, shrubs, and flowers, exhibited the most luxuriant foliage and blossom. The gravel walks and parterres were also in as perfect order and beauty as good taste and scientific cultivation could make them. This part of the grounds appears to have been of late years much improved, and now forms a most attractive promenade when the turf is damp. In the conservatory the tropical plants are in fine order, and amongst them are some very rare and noble specimens of South American vegetation. The " show" of fruits and flowers, arranged, as usual, under large tents, was as good as on most former occasions ; it was certainly of more than average excellence, mid was considered by those best qualified to judge to prove the advance of horticultural and more particularly of floricultural science. A vast number of medals and certificates of honour were awarded by the judges to the successful competitors. The winners of the gold medals were the r s . i ll ow y e la ; m,Mr. following* amateur gardeners and professional horticul turists, :—Mr. Donald, .Mr. W. Coe, Mr. Carson, MrP F la a n ir t h , a S ir i n r : and Messrs. Rolliso Mr. Green, Francis,W esilliams, lirsrs.. U. Amongst the single plants or flowers exhibited were some very • rare and new speci mens of the botanical productions of southern h SALE OF LORD C. To sml : l3, sou. ern countries. WATER-COLOUR DRAWINGs.—On Saturday the tEhceil saleor OF the fine collection of water-celour drawing y s by English a rtists of the hi g hest class, the pro p ert y of Lord Charles Townshend, was proceeded with by Messrs. Christie and Manson, the auctioneers, of King-street, St. James's. The collection consisted of thirty-two drawings, of which the following were worthy of notice:—A Peasant Girl at a Well, was bought b with her pitcher by Captain Gladstone for 15 Shrimping A Sh guineas; • •ng Girl on the Sands at Boulogne, by Corbould, sold T for 51 sold . 15s. 6d.; Three Dogs with De ad Birds, by F. aylor, for 22 guineas; Verona from the Old Bridge, by Callow, sold by Cattermole, sold for 134 guineas; The Conspiracy, in a Stream, by Fripp, for 404 guineas; Eel Ba skets by F. Taylor, sold for 15 guineas; Houseless Wanderers, _ sold for 22-4 guineas; View from the Sands of Fielding, eth maur, with Snowdon in the distance, by Copley sold for 334 guineas; the Larder, by F. Taylor, sold for 34 guineas; Firs on the roa d to Maugherchi, by W. Miller, sold for 25 guineas; The Mother's Prayer, by Jenkins, sold for 27 guineas; Henr y Warden, a small drawing by Cattermole , sold for 16 i guineas; A Fir Forest in Lycia, by Miller, sold for 24 guineas; A Street in Bologna leading towards the Piazza, sold for 21 guineas; A Milkmaid, and a group of a Cow and a Calf in a Stable, sold for 24} guineas; A Female Head, in crayons, by Brockley, sold for lb guineas; A Forest of Burnt Pines on the road to Pinara, sold for 90 guineas; The Water-mill, by Cattermole, sold for 14 guineas; Rock Tombs at Pinara, and the Turkish I Burial Ground at Smyrna, by W. Miller, sold for 34 guineas; The Bridge of Sighs, at Venice, by Vacher, sold for 125 guineas. The last lot, A Jewish Nurse and Child, a most exquisite little drawing by Sir D. Wilkie, sold for 30 guineas. The sale realised between 500/. and 6001. CIRENCESTER, ELECTION.—The returning officer has fixed Tuesday for the election of a Member to re present this borough, in the place of the late Mr. Gripps, deceased, --- POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MAN SION-HOUSE. A high member of the swell thieves, Henry Brown, an exceedingly well-dressed young man, who stepped into the bar with peculiar dignity, was charged by Iledington, the officer, upon suspicion of having been concerned in stealing 8601. in bank notes, from a. banker's clerk. _ . Mr. Watts, of Coleman-street, appeared for the prisoner. As the case had 'been suddenly introduced, neither counsel nor attorney appeared for the prose cution. Hedington said, on tEe 15th of this month the police vaeived information that a clerk of the London Joint ck Bank had been robbed of 8601., and from infor mation which I have received I h ave every reason to .believe that the prisoner is one of the persons who were concerned in the robbery. This morning, at a quarter before twelve, I saw him in Loth bury, _ 46d I, failosved _ him _ from thence to Williams and Deacons's banking-house, - in Birchin lane. I went in after him, and saw him go close to the side of a gentleman who was receiving money, 'and I saw him pull . two notes himself out of hi s pocket. He then shifted his position and stood by the side of another • gentliiiian wlio was teceivi i mm ng immedia tely s aw -me, walked out., I .followed. him into the stree t and told him that I must know the business that brought him there before I parted with him,' and I took him back and i asked the clerk the ". nature of his business. The pr isoner then produced twe....country bank-.notes.wbt 'eh were not pay able. at that house. clerk, The ttfisoner-L-I handed the notes to the believ ing they:-were .payable-there... . • I took Hedington—He produced the t wo notes when him to the clerk, and then' handed t hem to that gentle man, sad I took them into my possession. The prisoner said he thought they'were payable there. I then told him that from inquiries which I bad made, I believed he iwas concerned in robbing a clerk of 5601. this day week. He said he knew nothing about it,- and that he was not in the City on the day alluded to. I took him to the atatial-house and searched him there, and I found in his possession seven sovereigns and a half, a gold watch and chain, and a diamond ring. The prisoner—l went to the banking house because I -thought the notes I had were payable there. Mr. Watts submitted that the evidence was not Butt% ciently strong to justify a remand. It was merely a case, and not a strong case, of suspicion. The LORD MAYOR (to the officer)—What do von know of the prisoner? Hedington—l have known him fora considerable time as a member of what is called the swell mob, and I believe, if I have time afforded to me, by a remand of the prisoner, that I shall be able to produce parties who saw him at the-banking house at which the bank notes were stolen. The parties who can identify him are now at the west end of the town. The Loan MATOR—I consider there is enough to justify me in remanding him till Wednesday. The pri soner told the officer that be was not in the City on the day the robbery was committed. Hedington—l have no doubt I can show that he was, and I have every reason to believe that he can be iden titled as one of the parties concerned in the robbery. The prisoner—Will your Lordship take bail? The LORD MAYOR—Not in the present state of the .case. The prisoner was then remanded till to-mOrrOw. T he robbery was effected by several well dressed thieves, who , no doubt, perceiving that the clerk of the London Joint-stock Bank wa s either p a y i ng away or receiving a large sum b o d, contrrivatclanother banking house in the neighbour oo he ! , e raise a sort of sham row at the counter-, and w n the unlucky clerk turned round to see what it was all a bout, whipped away his bundle of notes. The bundle consisted of two no tes of 3001. each, one of 2001., one of 401., and of 201. James Lyons, stated to be fifteen years of age, was charged upon suspicion of having stolen 19s. 4d. oat of the sale of Mr. Person, biscuit-baker, of Combat ON, TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 23 , 1848 . THE SUN, LOND remark that if the Honourable Gentleman's correspon dent had communicated the facts to the bishop of the diocese at the time when they took place, in order that means might be taken to prevent their recurrence, he would have shown a more sincere desire to correct the abuses in the Church than by the course which he has taken. With respect to the Caledonian Canal, it was true that great sums had been expended on that work, and it would be very bad economy, after having expended so much, not to complete it. As to the new Houses of Parlia ment, which formed one of the principal heads of expen diture to which the Noble Earl had alluded, he must say that it was the unanimous sentiment of the country at large, that the houses should be of a construction equally solid and magnificent. It was wished to make them worthy of the country, in the principal features, whilst duo economy should be observed in the minute details. They were made to contribute to the encouragement of art in this country, although perhaps that encourage • meat had been administered somewhat more lavishly than was intended. As to the British Museum, it was not what it was forty, or thirty, or even twenty years ago. It was a mu seum comprising collections of the most unbounded extent, which were for some time without a building adequate for their reception, and without a sufficient number of officers to superintend them. The building was now fast approaching to com pletion. With respect to the superintendence of the fac tories, that iwas founded on the most benevolent ob• jects. In order to make this interference useful, and in order to prevent its being made vexatious and obnoxious, the Government was bound to provide for the inspection being placed in fit hands. He did not believe that more could be done with that view than had been done. The increase in other branches had also arisen from similar PUBLIC EXPENDITURE. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH, in rising to move " that there be laid before this House account of all charges of which the amount was Toted and appro priated from the public revenue in 1838, and which were defrayed out of the Consolidated Fund in 1847 ; also of all charges defrayed out of the Consolidated Fund in 1838, of which the amount was voted and appro priated from the public revenue in 1747 ; showing the amount of each several charge in each year, from 1838 to 1847, both inclusive, and whether defrayed from the Consolidated Fund or voted and appropriated from the public revenue in each year," said that there appeared to be a constant and steady increase in the public ex penditure from the Consolidated Fund, under the head of miscellaneous estimates. When we had a good re venue as compared with eur expenditure, the question of outlay was not so important; but after a period of reduced taxation and of revenue, as compared with in come, which was not what it had been in former times, it was of great importance to look to additional expen diture. Additional taxation was regarded with the greatest reluctance, when it was necessary in order to maintain the balance between expenditure and income.— (Hear, hear.) Lle did not see any great cause of a hope that there would soon be any great increase in our revenue ; for, looking at the state of the continent and the prospects which that state of things ex hibited, he did not see any probability of an increase of our exports to the continental states. If the convulsions which now affected the continent were to continue the effect might belsimilar to that which had been produced in the last year, namely, the destruction of manufactures on the continent ; but short of that result, he saw no great probability of an increase in the consumption of English manufactures, and he need not say, that even no regard for the interests of this country would induce him to wish to see such a result.— (Cheers.) The great means of national advantage which we had now in our command was a strict regard for economy. We did not know that we were not at the commencement of a great and protracted struggle—he did not say that he perceived a probability of our being at an early period involved in a war, but it was obviously our duty at such a period as this to be prepared for an political contingencies ; and the best preparation was economy in public matters—strict economy.—(Hear, hear.) It was, in fact, the duty of Parliament to show the people of this country, that the constitution of this country guaranteed to them as much freedom as was enjoyed by any people in any country, and that, not only was the constitution of this country not incompatible with economy, but that it was ancillary to it.—(Cheers.) No Government could stand long in this country which was not purely and strictly economic; and feeling that conviction, he was desirous of directing the attention of their Lordships to the relative expendi ture of various years since 1838, at a period when the reduction of our expenses was of the greatest import ance. In 1838 the sum appropriated out of the Con solidated Fund was 2,332,0001., whilst in 1847 the sum appropriated for the same purposes—the purposes alluded to in his motion—was 3,659,0001.; thus showing an increase in ten years of 1,307,0001.; and in this in crease he did not include the sum of 60,0001. for Irish colleges, whilst certain char an ges, to the amount of 150,000/., were transferred; d including those trans ferred charges, and the amount for the Caledonian Canal and harbours of refuge, the total increase of expenditure in 1847, as compared with 1838, was 805,000/. The sum for public works and buildings for 1838 was 215,0001., and for 1847 it was 376,000/. After deducting harbours of refuge and canals, the average increase of 1838, 1839, and 1840, was 185,000!., whilst the average increase of 1845, 1846, and 1847, was 304,000/. The charge for building the edifice in which they were at that moment sitting had been for the ten years since 1838 no less than 844,000/. It was necessary that we should have new Houses of Parliament—of that there was no question ; but he would undertake to say that no persons in the country viewed with less pleasure than their Lordships the lavish expenditure that was going on, both within and without, in the construction of that House—an expenditure which was going on apparently without any check.—(llear, hear.) For his part, he did not think that all that finery was necessary, and he could not regard some part of that expenditure without a little pain. That was not the style of building which was Adapted for a country in its mature strength; it was more suited to the wealthy and vain-glorious condition of a declining empire ; and he would add, that he only wished they could in that House discharge their duties and transact their business as well as their ancestors did in a plainer edifice.—(Hear, hear.) With regard to public works, of course he was desirous that every attention and accommodation should be afforded to the Crown, and that in the royal palaces thegreatest comforts which architecture could afford should exist: but he could not avoid remarking that in 1847, a year of unparalleled distress, a large sum had been voted for an addition to a royal palace, and he would say that it would afford him great satisfaction if he had an assurance that there would be no additional expenditure on that head until a better state of the revenue was exhibited. They might build a palace out of a surplus revenue; but they could not afford to build a palace out of a deficient revenue. Amongst the charges in the return of miscellaneous ex penditure, there was a sum of 22,0001. for a farm at Kew—a sum c onsiderable in amount, and which might be usefully employed in various other ways. He did not object to the charge for canals or harbours, though he would remark that the charge for the Caledonian Canal in that period was 280,0001. The next subject to which he would direct the attention of their Lordships was the sum in the estimates for miscellaneous services charges for salaries of clerks, &c., in the public departments, upon which there was an increase of 164,000/. He regretted to observe that last year there was an excess of 88,0001. in the for the public service, as compareddepartmentl n 1844 the expenses of printing were were 226,0001., in 18 4 6 27, with tofhl. , printing, sin3B 1845 I ice., they they were 249,000/., in 1847 they were 295,0001. He y of ha t d he be h f l o o r u e se th o e f ir C v e i m ew me th e e s w ho e p a e id d e th on at sid t e h r e , N w l h e e m n be t r h s e subject of printing, that however necessary that branch of public expenditure, that a reckless expenditure in that respect would cause a very great loss of money from the public exchequer. There were many small items which, though insignificant in themselves, were important, as s h ow i n g a decided tendency to increase, and this was particularly to be noticed as regarded the expenses of commissions, one of which had raised its expenses from 2,000/. to 11,0001. or 12,000/. in 1847. It was not by one great item that the expenses of the public exchequer were so much increased as by a number of small items there was a small increase in and theliBn47 over P r i thevy Councilcharge charges of the Board of Trade it was remarkable that for 1846, although the railway department had been removed in 1846 from that department. Another com mission had increased in its expenses from 3,0001. in 1838,; to 5,000/. in 1847, and the Poor-law Commission had increased from 54,000/. to 59,000/.—(Hear, hear.) He had frequently remarked that whenever a commis sion was appointed, it began with small expenses, but t hey gradually increased to a larger sum; and, on the whole, he v..ould remark that there was an increase in 1847 over 1845 of 268,0001. Under the head of law and justice, there was also a great increase, as well as under the head of prisons, which had increased from 110,000/ to 307,000/. in ten years; and that increase went on, notwithstanding the grants for education which it was supposed would render the expenses under the head of prisons less than before. The grants for education were, in 1838, 70,000/., and in 1847 they were 200,000/., not including an additional charge for May nooth College of 40,0001. per annum. The next charge Was that of arts and sciences. The patronage was of recent date, and that charge had very largely increased. In 1838 it was 55,0001, in 1847 131,000/. In the next charge, that of the British Museum, the increase last year was 60,0001. The total sum expended in the building of the Museum, in ten years, was nearly 400,000/. The sum expended in purchases was nearly 200,000/. In geology, of which the first charge had only 100/. a year for one officer, the expenditure for there arisen to nearly 11,0001. Tho commission sup pression 0 3 000/. The total sum under the heads of 16,000/. to 2 f the slave trade had risen from 14,000/. chargeor kenormous increase of the charge of mail night the 1,307,000/. lie had mentioned the other reased since 1841, 335,000/. a slave There • e for the suppression of the slave There was a charg addition to the charge by the treaty of trade in was a charge of some vessels on the 1826. There of Brazil, of others occasionally employed coast " ue Channel, and we had also a re munerationin the Mozambiq special service for the support of cap tured for e justices of the West Indies. All negroes, and re matters of serious consideration; etswaslt had inc these charges w e- _ G public security and faith, but in times ve Government every means of obviously necessary to postpone every like these it was could be postponed without detriment to charge which and forego altogether every charge the public service, were not satisfied was absolutely Parliamentmaiataining the e ould which Government r, hear.) necessary.—( Earl for the part he had taken in indebted to the Noble urns—(Hear) —for the subjects these re moving for . t d careful consideration. It tive ANSDOWNE thought the House however, that with the inereas should not be forgotten, the expenditure must have a ins demands of sociey , increase. The House could hardly constant tendency to do through all the various items expect that he s hout, were The Marquis worthy of e a oa t f t L e n general remark he had made, or less, were subject to t tendency to increase. There that they had a constant agrithhead alluded, and which, more were no means within the to which the Noblehl: he wants of a constantly in of Parliament by w 'l nd arc nstantly increasing demand, creasing population, a the reach of the Government and It was necessary to have a con increased expenditure: was impossible to exercise that trolling power, and it in the establishments for the control without an increase He begged attention to some administration of justiee it might be seen whether they could be provided for without increased estimates and of the items in order thathe had stated. With respect to did not conform to what he well known that there was a the royal palaces, it enlargedwa Parliament, opinions were ex necessity for of only, but out necessary for the dignity of the pressed that it became accommodation. Not in Parlia mentto repair that which was re- Crown in this country not estimate, be built. Government were an entire new palace should to the royal dignity, represented as being insensiblee to Parliament for a new because they did not cecat probably amount to half a presented as an unsightlyand deficient palace, but that When the Bill came to be million, but which, w hich would probably turn out to be a paid, would more thought it was but just not ',liniment of the day; they alresdY suffi • l etent y taxed. to tax the people, who were million and a half. Who was it resisted this? The Go- causes. The Duke of RICHMOND adverted to the returns which were moved for by economists in the other House, which he said were moved for for the sake of gaining popularity, and often cost more than they were worth. After a few words from Lard BEAUMONT, which were not audible in the gallery, The Earl of ARDWICKE said that he agreed in the necessity of looking carefully at the expenditure, but he did not agree that the expenditure which had taken place in regard to great public works or public build ings was an expenditure taxing the community without considerable benefit. He was decidedly of opinion that any principle of taxation which went to take money out of the pockets of the rich and place it in the hands of the poor, was of considerable advantage to the country. Therefore the expense of taking care that the Sovereign was properly lodged, and the expense of keeping up a great public museum, was by no means an expenditure of public money which was disadvantageous to the country, inasmuch as the artizin whose services were required benefited by it. lie believed that that which the public complained of chiefly was the descrip tion of expenditure which went towards the salaries of great public officers, which was increased by the appoint ment of commissions, when on the request of any one who thought that a matter should be inquired into, a barrister of so many years' standing was appointed to make the inquiry, and the result of that inquiry became the law of the land. Expenditure of that description, which took money out of the hands of the public, and put it into the pockets of the more wealthy classes, was the expenditure that was complained of. The motion was then agreed to, and their Lordships adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS, May 22. The SPEAKER took the Chair shortly before Four o'clock. TIIE HEALTH OF TOWNS BILL. Mr. Sheriff Hill appeared at the bar and presented a petition from the corporation of London against the Health of Towns Bill. SECOND READINGS. The following Bills were read a second time: — Caledonian Canal Bill. Dover Harbour Bill. Ilulme and Eccles Road Bill. THIRD READINGS. The following Bills were read a third time, and passed: Aberdare Railway Act Amendment (Lease of Line and Works to the Taff Railway Company). Barrow Harbour. Chester Cemetery. Forth and Clyde Navigation and Airdrie and Coat bridge Water. Heneage's Divorce. Leeds and Thirsk Railway (Alteration of Levels of Leeds and Hartlepool Railway in Eaglescliffa, Pres ton, and Stockton, &c.) Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway (Shef field Canal Purchase). Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway (Ash ton Canal Purchase). Midland Railway (Alteration of the Line and Branches near Wellingborough, and Approach to the Welling borough Station). North British Railway (No. I—lncrease and Division of Capital). Waterford, Wexford, Wicklow, and Dublin Railway. York, Newcastle, and Berwick Railway (late York and Newcastle Railway Main Line Improvement, &c.) REPORTS. The following reports were considered and agreed to :—Oxford Paving Bill, and the Tyne Direct Ferry Bill. SALE OF SPIRTUOUS LIQUORS ON THE SABBATH. An HON. MEMBER presented a petition from a place in Lincolnshire, praying that an enactment might be passed prohibiting the sale of spirituous liquors on the Sabbath. Mr. GREENE presented a similar petition from Lan caster. Colonel THOMPSON presented several petitions from Bradford and other places in Yorkshire to the same effect. ODD FELLOWS. An IloN. MEMBER presented six petitions praying he House to legalize the proceedings of this body. MR. HU MI4TS MOTION. Mr. Sheriff CUBITT presented a petition agreed to at the public meeting held a few days ago in Maryle bone in favour of the extension of the suffrage, vote by ballot, triennial Parliaments , a n d equal electoral dis tricts. Mr. GRENFELL presented petitions in favour of household suffrage, equal electoral districts, and shorter Parliaments. Sir G. STRICKLAND presented a petition from Preston in favour of Parliamentary reform. POOR-LAWS (IRELAND). Mr. HAMILTON presented a petition from Ireland, complaining of the unequal apportionment of the poor rates in that country. LANCASTER ELECTION. Lord COURTENAY brought up the report of the Lancaster Election Committee, declaring that Mr. Arm strong had been duly elected for that borough at the last election, and intimating that the Committee had struck off the names of several persons from the polling books, who were not entitled to the exercise of the franchise. Sir E. BUXTON presented a petition from Chelms ford, in favour of the Health of Towns Bill. Sir G. CLERK presented a petition from school masters at Kirkaldy against the Births and Marriages Registration Bill. SITES FOR CHURCHES (SCOTLAND) BILL. Mr. BAYLEY presented a petition from Inverness in favour of this Bill. Mr. HU ME presented a petition from Montreal to the same effect, signed by the chief magistrate and a large number of the inhabitants. SPIRITUOUS LIQUORS. Mr. BLEWITT presented a petition from Monmouth, against the sale of spirituous liquors on the Sabbath. period, of all charitable estates and funds which have Hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the been sold or disposed of for the payment of such costs in subject, and must, therefore, ask his Noble Friend to Chancery, the amount produced thereby, and the postpone it for the present. amount, if any, of the surplus ; separate account of all An Hosr. MEMBER suggested that some time ought taxed costs in Chancery paid out of the property be- to be allowed to the present occupiers of the cellars tn. queathed by the late Mr. Day for charitable uses for the provide themselves with other dwellings after the Bill blind ; and the same as to Lady Hewley's Charity. came into operation. The Noble Lord also moved for copies of the charge, if Lord MORPETH said he would add a proviso at the any, whether official or otherwise, that may be con- end of the clause to give twelve months' time from the tamed in any minute of the Treasury, or in any report passing of the Act before the provisions in relation to or public document, against James Sedgwick, Esq., cellars came into operation. Chairman of the late Board of Stamps, which, in the Mr. T. EGERTON remarked that in Liverpool souse Treasury minute by which the said Beard was years ago the cellars had been taken possession of l i s c y dissolved, is alleged to be " postponed for future the poorer classes against the will ot the owners. .N for consideration." Of any entry in the minute books it would be hard to fix the owners with penalties of the Treasury, showing what the case was the occupation of the c . ellars under such . circumstan ces. . e that was thus proposed for future consideration, or of Dr. BOWRING said that he was Informed that 1 pro beeny record or entry therein, showing that it has ever Bolton it would be impossible in a single year to b considered at all : of any record or document, ride the immense mass of cellar occupants with n 7 either in any Minute of the Treasury or elsewhere, domiciles. He thought two years' time ought to be showing on what ground it was that a Lull re- allowed for that purpose. tired allowance having been granted to each of the Mr. SLANEY oposed any further extension of time other displaced members, the Chairman (Mr. Sedgwick) beyond one year, asp t would protract the evils was made an exception, and was deprived of an income occupation of places unfit for the reception of hum of 1,5001. a year, and his official residence, without any beings. allowance at all ; and of any decision, of whatever kind, The Earl of LINCOLN thought that in many town!. whether contained in the Treasury minutes or elsewhere, great hardships would be inflicted on the poor classen.it that is referred to in the answer to the letter of Mr. the provisions of this clause were brought too speed . t s ! . Sedgwick to the Treasury of the 25th of June last, in into operation. He also was of opinion that somedl, which he prays, that his claim to an equal compensation cretion in this respect ought to be vested in the Plea with his colleagues may be referred either to the investi- boards. It weuld be well to follow in this Bill a rol e gation of the Law Officers of the Crown, or to any sion contained in the Metropolitan Buildings Act, to li other competent persons whom their Lordships may be effect that six months antecedent to the Bill being pleased to appoint ; and in answer to which Mr. Parker \ brought into operation it should be the duty of the oe . _ states,—" That he is directed by their Lordships to in- surveyor to give notice not only to the owners but t h o thc_ form him, that they are unwilling to re-open a case that occupiers of cellar property of the day from whic the has been so frequently considered and decided." Act would take effect. Agreed to. Lord MORPETH was obliged for the suggestion, and,: STAMFORD ELECTION. before the report, would look at the Metropolitan Bulls Lord J. RUSSELL wished to call the attention of jogs Acc, and give the matter every consideration. _. the Honourable Member for Oxford to the motion, of Sir G. STRICKLAND concurred in the opinion e?t_ 10 which he had given notice, for the nomination of the pressed that two years instead of one year ought Committee to try the merits of the election for given to provide new domiciles for the present cell ar the borough of Stamford. Now he (Lord J. Russell) occupants. was anxious that that Committee should be so nominated Mr. NEWDEGATE objected to the matter being as that both sides of the House should agree to it. He left in the hands of any authority, as in such a con s tr . understood that it was most likely that considerable dis- Bill might be made the instrument of wholesale c1.,,f, session would take place upon the names of the Committee ances. The time ought to be strictly defined by the . I ? P ,'" as proposed by the Hon. Member for Oxford. Now he Lord MORPETH said that the discretion vesten Cl would suggest to the Hon. Gentleman, for the purpose the Liverpool authorities by their Local Act had work . of saving dispute and unnecessary discussion, whether it without any inconvenience. . would not be better that the General Committee of After a desultory conversation, in which Mr. lientY r : Selection should be permitted to nominate the Mem- Lord Morpeth, Sir R. H. Inglis, Mr. Bouverie, and 4 " hers for the Committee, and report to the House the Slaney took part, names of the Members which they thought it would Lord DUNCAN again adverted to his former slig,gli .-.; be desirable should serve on the Committee.— tion as to the exemption from the window tax el a , (Hear, hear.) He (Lord John Russell) did not windows ordered by the local surveyor to be opened sriteid know exactly what was the proper and formal course to underground tenements. The Noble Lord renis• pursue, but if the Hon. Member for Oxford would con- that in the report of the Sanitary Commissioners it vo r. sent to his proposition he would undertake to bring for- over and over again stated that the reason why and W t ° , ward a proper formal motion on the subject. ground dwellings were without proper windows 1 , 0 , Mr. WOOD had endeavoured to arrange the names of be traced distinctly to the operation of the window 1,,0 the Committee so as to avoid all objection. As he be- Under such circumstances, it would not be unreasoutt%. gronn o l , lieved that it was likely that objections would be to make the exemption he claimed on sanitary raised to the names he had proposed, he felt After a few words from Lord R. GROSVO bound to accede to the proposition of the which did not reach us, Old Noble Lord at the head of the Government. If one The Earl of LINCOLN remarked that it W s o f thing was more necessary than another for the petitioners, not be possible to add a proviso to meet the vie it was that their conduct should be above all suspicion. the Noble Lord the Member far Bath until the : D a Mr. HERRIES said it was his intention to have op- Lord opposite (Lord Morpeth) had au opeor t l t o posed the appointment of the Hon. and Learned Mem- of consulting the Chancellor of the Exchequer so; o f ter, but he had pleasure in ag reeia g to the p ro p osal of rest of his colleagues, as this involved a quell° the Noble Lord. revenue. "00 et Mr.H.DRUMMOND said he should have opposed the Mr. MILES expressed a hope that the sugges tl is Sc. appointment of the Committee, and he should also oppose the Noble Lord (Lord Duncan) would eventual)! '- the motion of the Noble Lord opposite. ceded to. 0 4 Mr. BRIGHT rose for the purpose of saying a few Mr. BROTILERTON and Mr. S. CROWED og re words, in order that it might go forth to the public that sinailar opinions, and e tlle the House was of opinion that the Hon. and Learned Lord MORPETH repeated that he would en d t ee Gentleman had never insisted on a Committee which earliest moment to consult his Right Hon. Fri was of one-sided character; but if the House would just Chancellor of the Exchequer. 0 idea glance at the names it would see that eight of the On the motion of the NOBLE LORD a proviso W ty po Members sat on that side of the House opposite to that added to the clause, to the effect that so far as I 'l l pot on which the Hon. and Learned Member sat. cellars and underground tenements the Bill sbo - 00 3 The subject then dropped. it had P come into operation until 12 munths after _ewe AFFAIRS OF SPAIN. into law, and the clause so amended was ordered tu Mr. BANKES said, seeing the Noble Lord the Secre- part of the Bill. tart' for Foreign Affairs in his place, he wished to ask On clause 59, which places the management of W ee* him whether any further correspondence had taken &c., in the hands of local boards, being propose_ a d ' o ite" place with the Minister of Spain since that laid upon the Mr. HENLEY said he observed the chw ye t or table of the House, and if so whether the Noble Lord po'wered the local boards to raise, lower, or 1 0 0 00 had any objection to produce it in time for the debate isting streets. Now this might be productive e f liter on Friday? damage to dwellings on both sides the street se e 0 / 0 0 Lord PALMERSTON said some further notes had fered with, and he was of opinion that the chi ° r ooc b a been received subsequently to those he bad already laid to provide the mode by which compensation fe tno og upon the table of the House, but they related to a private damage or injury might be obtained by the c ri personal matter between Sir H. Bulwer and the Duke of the property affected. dad 1•0- .a Sotomayor, but he expected a special messsenger to-mor- The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said this Was P. Or row, and if he brought any further communications they for in a subsequent clause; and to insert it in at to t liP should be laid on the table in time for the debate. now under consideration would only be to les In answer to a question from Mr. BAILEY, culties in the construction of the Act. hi Lord PALMERSTON said the correspondence was Mr. BAINES concurred in the opinion excfreresil% more of a private than a public character; but if he his Hon. and Learned Friend the SolicitoreGfelle;oo 0 , found that it was calculated to facilitate the debate on Mr. HENLEY was satisfied with the extshc l o nsta e o the subject he would wave that consideration, and allow had received from the two Hon. and Learned Ge se it to be laid on the table.—(Hear, hear.) He, however, thought some difficulty woula, st er t Pits t° COPPER MINES BILL. smother point which this clause raised, vire, " 0 . In reply to a question trom Lord G. BENTINCK. be considered a highway. conversation The CHANCELLOR of the EXCH E Q UER said he A long desultory and uninteresting coneers could not name a day when he should bring on the sued, in which several Hon. Members took par" `do n (1/6, Wen d Copper Mines Bill. Sir W. CLAY conceived that the clauses o to i SLIGO ELECTION. cession embodied a very important improVente pet Mr. WILLIAM ORMSBY GORE moved for a isting local acts, by compelling the parties t° isel Select Committee to inquire into the matter of keep their streets and highways in repair. fi dea, the petition of John Delany, which was presented After a conversation the clause, as sin e-- upon the 18th day of this instant May, com- agreed to. th e plaining of certain proceedings for effecting a com- On clause 60, the tell promise in the case of the Sligo election petitions. Captain PECHELL expressed a wis h _sear." The Hon. Member read the petition in detail, and stated words " street" and " highway " should be Pw- d that as it involved the character of a Member of that defined. m e. tbe (- House, and made a charge of the gravest nature against The ATTORNEY-GENERAL referred to a 0 0. 0 a the Examiner of Recognizances, who was one of its offi- and said the distinction was sufficiently P eilite ts s it e in t 'oh, cers, and had the most sacred duties to discharge, it Lord G. BENTINCK said that the claus e lso o, ", ot was absolutely necessary that some inquiry should be might compel the owners of unoccupied ell ill made into the matter, inasmuch as the right of formed part of a street to contribute to t'''' • • se" le s interest in it; and electors to petition against the return of Mem- that street, although they had no inter 0 hers of Parliament had, in the present instance, default of payment their land might be e el 0 been violated by a compromise between the parties. for ten years. is cl el l h i The House having agreed to an inquiry into the conduct The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said t-1 ope e " - se, of a Peer in connexion with the Stamford election, he not apply to a highway, but only to streetew apse thought that this case being analogous, a similar course private individuals for the sake of the buil& .00 should be adopted. If the statements which he had tion, and in that case only so far as the *t ree' ..en • f e brought forward were supported by truth, the House would open and built upon. trOsra b! not do its duty if it refused the parties from whom they The Earl of LINCOLN objected to the e m us do be of emanated an opportunity of substantiating them ; and if operation of the clause. This might 1:1 at nee they were gross, unfounded, and calumnious, he should omitting the word " present " from the P r " iieV feel happy in rendering his humble services to bring th© clause. t h e tab hod ded t- . ta ft calumniator of the character of gentlemen filling high The ATTORNEY-GENERAL defe nded sta VA, stations to the utmost punishment which the law pro- tion of the provision to those cases svu e— f aes b s tre s ' vided for such offenders. He begged to propose the mo- been opened on speculation, and where P er leto tion he had read for the adoption of the House. Mr. BLACKBURNE seconded the motion, which was ool d - o h i w n o d u u l c d ed be to fo o r c m cu ed p . y in the belief that a conlP weers lause w . _ to put from the Chair. Mr. W. PATTEN thought the c res tating rite, Colonel CONOLLY said as he lived in the neigh- great hardship on parties in large nsanti"; l l s tios , bs Or, bourhood, and believed that the statements brought who had laid out streets as a building sPehe nogg dies forward by his Hon. Friend admitted of no contradiction, speculation had afterwards failed. Stil l, s tr eets in f he should support the motion. would be a less evil than to leave the loe d f°4l Sir R. H. INGLIS said Mr. Townley had assured present unfinished state. • in% le e him as a gentleman that he had taken no part in the Mr. HENLEY thought the power of e e s i ., s , ..' efi .e . o lo matter of the petition, complaining of an undue return, ten years was a very questionable rerfee_7d no ' a and that he was perfectly unconscious of the accuracy of could not be built on during that tiniet4 wid• iaif ee any of the allegations contained in it--(Cheers)—but he, were provided for the owner to redeessi th e lOW A at the same time, courted the fullest investigation into The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said tha t Iv o tfr the charges brought against him. But he (Sir R. H. be introduced giving that power. dents, Inglis) hoped the House would not grant the Committee The clause, - with - some verbal Olen" — bt be prayed for until the Election Committee also appointed agreed to. 0 1 % eats 01 had presented its report. The appointment of a second Committee would be manifestly unjust, inasmuch as one deeme d On ,A ofte- 0 clause6l, providing that certain str r tho so Committee would have the power o( examining wit- Mr. S. highways, tAVrOßD proposed to sn o blic•„rov - sia nesses on oath, whilst the ether, perhaps embued with " highway," the words " repaired by t u ! . this , r y v' a feeling of party spirit, would have to do so without the securities which the other possessed. He objected to The ATTORNEY-GENER A L.. the motion on these grounds. had been considered, and was fours r v ire t he ..ac eS ; Mr. BANKES had wished that the Hon. Baronet had jectionable. concluded by moving that the petition be referred to theordered 0 9 5 pease Il h i e l. * paved.o N n E t h W e local EG board, AT E Election Committee; but he had some doubts whether to th e wp ,, o w e be • f o that course was consonant with the rules of the House. Mr. GRANGER thought that, in ine e d p b e fore on la 1 0° He hoped, therefore, the Right Hon. Gentleman (the Speaker) would set them right upon the matter. board ordered any street to be sent of the owners ought to be obtains ge es ._. • ht c'tte Surely the Honourable Gentleman would be 'satisfied the addition of words to that eff p e s c r y t e . d e . sia t his n. ci e i g - ithrel with the adoption of this course.—(Mr. Gore bowed wwahsearnextihoeuys to thraoiteo_ The ATTORNEY-GENERA -0 ~., be loise, be e , assent). But there was another reason why they convenient course where the paperer it VVIM 0$ should institute inquiry. The character of a Parlia- to one owner, but not in cases w here 4 die ° 0 mentary agent, Mr. Coppock, had been impugned, and several i person , s. - 01 therefore it was due to him to institute an inquiry. Mr. lENLEY said it migh t ro ue' ico It was a most ' serious charge to prefer against a man of private property to bring a no i s y tho ti s a/ the character and in the position of Mr. Coppock, and person's residence. the I.llV 7 tif although it was not a matter that could be referred to - Viscount MORPETH ETH consented to o nset the General Committee of Elections, it must ultimately of the proviso rendering de l be inquired into in some shape or othr. owners.sp ell re so be A g reslt a -fi s ta P .0 clause 65 Mr , V. SMITH said that the petition could not be After a short conversatinoneetehssesrYthe Ir st io s referred to the Election Committee, but he was sure agreed to, as was clause 62. ins o ut to , of ile 4 178 no gentleman who was acquainted with the Honour- On clause 63, relating to the lay t bi.," be , -0 0 able Member for Sligo would believe that he was at level and width to be fixed by the IL' if ol°9 # all implicated in the matter. The petition certainly proposed, eon° bse e l disclosed a gross piece of roguery, but he trusted that Mr. SPOONER said he thought tbe a vats Aga 0 0 the Hon. Member who had brought it before the House ought to pay the landlord if more grou: ry for t f tl l would not persevere in his motion, but allow the matter the makin of a street than was nee ° e'S e fl" o lais t fors to be sifted, as he had no doubt it would, by the Com- purposes of a street. •d that if e c laimeseel mittee to whom the Sligo petition might be referred. The Earl of LINCOLN said t i n a 04 f e Sir G. GREY said he agreed with the Hon. Member in for the landlord, he woilld V bite stse - : ( Ve g a for the University of Oxford, that pending the consi- occupiers and the health of the in" 00 grett b ' s s esb o t 0 ; deration of the petition by the General Elections Com- Lord MORPETH thought t ht r e gard sti l l beseor: mittee, the subject ought not to be entered into by the prevailed in different towns with th e r s (fes egy t te : so House. He was of opinion that the allegations it coo- the streets, it was better to le.eteve4ace. --- o ut 5%0 tamed ought to be thoroughly inquired into ; but he liberty to consult" the genius of te e r to les! e oelj,,f would advise the Hon. Member to postpone his motion Mr. S. CRAWFORD proposers o f whic" si bOJ - 6 until the report of that Committee had been received. words from the clause, t h e restli. the ce etrls• ea nto o f Mr. F. FRENCH made some observations, the pur- take away the power of appeal to vi ola 91P or j ens slr port of which did not reach the gallery, with respect After a few words from Mr. lis t/ fe t tJO to the conduct of Mr. Coppock, the agent for one of appeal, A the ugh rt- of bo #ss the parties at the last election. The Earl of LINCOLN se,P n o te fie h w ee ) be 11 1 Mr. COCKBURN called the Honourable Member to the words proposed to be lei .t , rne e Wit" s bou l 4oB/i order, observing that as the character of Mr. Coppock there should be as little interi.e_et the re _ ere 1 1 o n, was seriously affected by the allegations in the petitions, as possible ; but he thought that t heY 7 .4 , i. ,, 041 it was unfair to press the subject further upon the appeal from them in cases , :v d h i e ;y pre judl' - kelre a House. show favour or to be influence t t here w tt. 4 Ca Mr. ORMSBY GORE said, as it appeared to be the Mr. SPOONER thought tu e id be 0 0 1 • Should . s h at it 0,„1 1 0 wish of the House that he should withdraw the consi- tbs deration of the matter on the present occasion, he would board. id s i be 0 0 1 11$ appeal, but he objected that It consent to do so, but upon the understanding that he The ATTORNEY-GENE e er f bos rd te should be at liberty to bring it forward on a future advisable to leave the apPeal t",,, h ich ti t : ht be n e. occasion, and after the report orthe General Elections least for the five years during e el °llg alt lt/4 • the ° P P Committee was in the possession of the House. exist. After that period tistl t he • jor HEALTH OF TOWNS BILL. t vis e ht be Secretary of State. The House then resolved itself into Committee on boards. Mr. HENLEY did not think a l e t hong tit of 5 the Health of Towns Bill; Mr. BERNAL in the chair. e i e t. 0 0 0 Clause 57, the object of which was to register lodging- ing of an appeal would le" eel' nu houses, was agreed to, with some verbal amendments. s e e th e s pe c safe o 0 After a short discussion, clause 58, with respect to opposed the °I 'S the P- 0 05 power of appeal in local.A-C__tsp•iy a r ola ° °Was to nt t„ io istr o se the letting and occupation of cellars, was then put not s • ol) • esv 0 0 .1 w ood 0, 6,0 10 0 Or Lord DUNCAN observed that theclause * •argument that an alWee to oter 00 0 p provided The that silk that the local surveyor should have power to order a equally fait dig window of a certain size to beof Chancery. . k it as pened in those cellars to the Court . did not th i n k tie s 'to ' used as dwellings. He wished o know whether a win- Mr. HUDSON 1 boar cr oon cow so opened would be to the loco e exempted from the window-tax. should be thrown on eon the 1 9 He thought it but • just there should be such an exemp- oLMr.d-NMEOWRDPEEGTAHTrouId n .... 15 / apply to thceonCvoerusrat.,,of Q After a short tion provided. Sir R. H. INGLIS in the suggestion of theexNp o re h s l s e e L d o h rd is entire concurrence For the amenosu ...... • . ..„ . . Against it ...... i slajor iy ... • Lord MORPETH said he was not prepared at once when there appearede—,_ent .............. ... ..„.•,, . Po answer the question. He must first cw isti " his Righ t ' • THE HEALTH OF TOWNS BILL. Sir W. CLAY presented a petition from the working men of Spitalfields in favour of this Bill, ODD FELLOWS. The Hon. Bittorarr also presented a petition from a Society of Odd Fellows, praying that their proceedings might be legalized. PLACES OF WORSHIP SITES (SCOTLAND) BILL. Mr. COWAN presented several petitions in favour o ,his Bill. BRIBERY. The Hon. GENTLEMAN also presented a petition from a society calling themselves " Cogitators," and from some other societies, praying that bribery at elections might be severely punished. MISCELLANEOUS ESTIMATES. Mr. CARDWELL inquired when the miscellaneous estimates would bo laid on the table ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied that a portion of the estimates had been already laid on the table, and that the others would be furnished with the least possible delay. FISHERIES (IRELAND.) In reply to Colonel CoNoLLY, Sir W. SONIERVILLE stated that the fisheries es tablished in the west of Ireland, although they had not been expected to prove remunerative, had fully paid their own expenses. One station had not proved so remunerative as the other, but he might state that these fisheries had fully answered the purpose for which they were established, namely, to stimulate the fishermen to increased exertions on their own behalf. NATIONAL REPRESENTATION. Sir DE LACY EVANS wished to put a question to the Hon. Member for Montrose with reference to the motion of which he had given notice for to-morrow, " That this House, as at present constituted , does not fairly represent the property, or the industry of the country, whence has arisen great and increasing discontent in the minds of a large por tion of the people. That with a view to amend the national representation, leave be given to bring in Bills for the purpose of providing that the elective franchise shall be so extended as to include householders ; that votes shall be taken by ballot ; that the duration of Par liaments shall not exceed three years; and that the appor tionment of Members to population shall be made more equal." The House would see that the Hon. Member for Montrose had put his motion in four different forms. Now, he (Sir Do Lacy Evans) had voted for each of those motions for many years in the form in which he proposed them. Now, he would put it to the Honourable Member, whether it would not be better to bring forward the subject in four separate motions, as thereby there would be a much better discussion on each of them. What he was anxi ous to know was, whether the Hon. Member fur Mon trose would consent to separate his motion into four instead of one. Mr. HUME had well considered the motion, and he was convinced that no reform in the representation of the country would take place, unless the four points in his motion were carried ; he could not alter the course he had chalked out for himself. If the House would accord to him, as it often did to other Members, permission to bring in a Bill on each of the subjects involved in his motion, that would enable Hon. Members to discuss the question fully. CHARITABLE ESTATES. On the motion of Lord ROBERT GROSVENOR, an account was orered of all sums of money allowed out of any charitable estates or funds for taxed costs on information or petition in Chancery during the last twenty-five years ; account,. for She same