The Sun. — London, England, 1848-07-27 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT• - HOUSE OF COMMONS, July 26. PARLIAMENT OF IRELAND—ADJOURNED DEBATE. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterdaiv - e Mr, RICE did not r ise to sa y one word upon th question of repeal, but simply to state that he was the - t u rned to that House b y his constituents upon ground that he advocated justice to Ireland. It was not desirable at this critical moment that Ireland should be dealt too severely with by lion. Members, and his im mediate object in rising was to assure the Irish repre sentatives that the people of this country deeply sympa thised with them upon the sufferings of their unfortunate countr After y. a few words from Major BLACK ALL, Lord JOHN RUSSELL said, those who were favour able to a repeal of the union had shown a wise and con ciliatory feeling in agreeing to postpone the discussion o.f this measure. It must be understood, however, that he had no objection personally . to the renewal of the de bate. He did not at all shrink from the discussion; and Nv hen the Honourable Gentleman the Member for the ci,"y of Dublin told him that he intended to bring on the debate to-day, ho intimated to that Hon. Gentletual.‘ that he should be prepared to meet him on the questiotz. Having sated thus much, he would only say, that hai.l the discussion been resumed, he should have taken up the ground that the repeal of the union and the establisf;ment of a separate Parliament in Ire land would have the effect of degrading that country to a, mere province of these kiugdorns, while the separa tion of the two com2tries would deprive the repre sentatives of Ireland from takng any part in the general legislation of the country .—(Hear.) Ireland ought to consider the union an advantage, for while she was separated from England, none of her representa tives, however eminent or able they might be, would be in a situation to take part in the discussion oP important imperial matters. They would be precluded film Parti cipating in the debates on colon ial sub j ects, wh;.le they would be equally shut out from decidin g u p on the mo mentous questions of peace and war which would naN rally be ever as interesting and involve as much the rfeas of Ireland as of England.—(Hear.) That would have been the course of argument he should have taken bad the debate been proceeded with, but the advocates of the measure having, as he thought, wisely postponed its discussion, ha trusted, whatever might be their views and opinions of the course to be pursued for improving the social condition of Ireland, that they would join with Parliament and the constituted authorities in averting 44 the miseries and social evils which must follow the at tempts and designs of traitorous parties to overthrow the institutions of the country.—(Loud cheers.) Ile trusted that the Gentlemen of Ireland, whether they Tycie Protestant or Itounto Catholic, or whatever might be their views and opinions upon the question of repeal, would unite with the loyal portion of her Majesty's subjects and the Government of the country in maintaining . peace and order in the sister kingdom.—(Cheers.) After a few words from Mr. F. O'CONNOR, the de bate was further adjourned till that day three months. 1101i,SHAM ELECTION. The SPEAKER informed the House that he had re ceived a report from the Examiner of Recognizances, stating that the recognizances entered into for prosecut ing the Horsham election petition were unobjectionable. WASTE LANDS (IRELAND) BILL. On the motion for going into Committee on this Bill, Sir JOHN WALSH said the subject embraced by this Bill was entirely novel, and it proposed to empower the Government to try an experiment which no former Government had ever attempted before. The principle involved in the Bill had already been tried in France and failed. It was nothing more than the principle of in vesting Government with the power of employing the Irish people in reclaitrkng waste lands and build• ing cottages, as a commercial speculation, and looking to the miseries and evils which the adoption of this principle had led to in France, he must be allowed to take exception to its introduction into this country.—(Hear, hear.) The knowledge of the Hon. Member who had introduced the Bill as to the reclamation of bogs and waste lands in Ireland, was en tirely of a theoretical character. The Hon. Member, in a pamphlet which ho had written, referred to Chat Moss, in Lancashire, as an instance of the successful cultivation of waste lands, but that was attended by circumstances which made it entirely different in character to similar lands in Ireland. It was situated in the centre of a populous manufac- Luring district, was traversed by a railwiiy, and therefore presented every facility for its improvement and cultivas tion. But, although the railway had been in existenee more than twenty years, a great portion of the bog remained in a state of nature. In stead of the measure improving the condition of the cottier population, the effect would be to increase their present poverty, and to spread more widely the evils which now existed, and render it more difficult for any future Administration to grapple with them. Believing, therefore, that the measure would wholly fail in effecting that good which it was intended to accomplish, he should propose that the consideration of it should be postponed until that day three mouths. Mr. P. SCROPE considered that the Bill was most necessary for the purpose of improving the sosial condition of the Irish people, and he did not stand alone in entertaining that opinion. If the waste lands of Ireland were reclaimed, and ap portioned to persons who were willing to cultivate them, there would not be thousands of persons emigrating every year to America and the British colonies to pur chase land. Besides, the reclamation of these lands, which were now lying entirely unproductive, would give employment to the Irish people who were driven to this country. In order to show that these lands were capable of improvement, he referred to a communication which he had received from a Mr. Robinson, stating that in 1838 he reclaimed 104 acres of land, the produce of which this year bad been sold for 7101., being at the rate of nearly 71. an acfe. His original outlay was only 3001., or 3/. an acre. The communication also stated that there were at present about two millions of acres of similar land in Ireland, and by it remaining un productive there was lost to the country fourteen mil lions' worth of produce, and about six millions to the labour-market. If the measure were carried into effect, he considered it would give productive employment to the poor, and put an end to that destitution which was now raining the landlords, desolating the country, and keepinl...; It at this moment in fear of rebellion. Colonel DUNNE, having looked through the Bill, considered it was another of those visionary schemes for improving the social condition of the people with which the Hon. Member had go often troubled the House. There were, undoubtedly, a considerable quantity of waste lands in Ireland, but he was of opinion that their cultivation ought to be left to private enterprise, and that it was not the duty of the nation to take them under its cog nizance. lie sincerely hoped that the Government would not lend their sanction to the scheme, believing that it would only end in disappointment. Mr. REYNOLDS supported the Bill, considering that the principle of it was a correct one. He understood the object of it to be to enable a company or a board of commissioners to reclaim waste lands in Ireland. It would accomplish one great good which was deserving the attention of the House, namely, giving profitable e mployment to the able-bodied population of that country. Another salutary effect would be to enable Kee l', proprietors to purchase th e f ee . s i mp l e o f l an d i n Ireland, and nothing, he thought, was more calculated to benefit the country than such a plan. He rejoiced that this attempt had been made to benefit Ireland, and if the Bill were imperfect in any of its details, llon. Members would have an opportunity of amending it in Committee. Mr. Y. FRENCH defended the provisions of the Bill, and denied that private robbery was contemplated by it. Mr. ORMSBY GORE said the objection to this Bill was its compulsory power. There was at pre sent in existence a measure for the recovery of waste lands in Ireland, but in that measure there were no compulsory provisions. If the Govern ment wished the recovery of waste lands in Ireland, they ought to assist private enterprise; and there was a company at present in existence who were anxious to carry out the provisions of this Bill without any com pulsory Act of Parliament. e thought the passing o this Act would only interfere with the law as it at present existed. Sir G. GREY gave full credit to the Hon. Gentleman who had introduced the Bill, but the question was whether the Bill was calculated to carry out the objeat the Hon. Member had in view. Uphe on looking at the Bill found it was not calculated to do so. Added to this, the Bill would require an expenditure of p G entleman u cmoney. Ho thought the mode in which the Hon . proposed to carry out the measure was most objection able, and he objected most strongly to that part of the Bill which constituted the Poor-law Commissioners of Ireland as the unpaid commissioner for carrying thererrying out its provisions. He was not prep ared to deny that were extensive tracts of waste lands which might be re claimed in Ireland ; but from the interpretation clause it was manifest that something more than waste lands were included in the Bill.—(Hear.) He should be sorry to stand in the way of a Bill which proposed to give employment to those who had none among the pea santry of Ireand, but looking at the provisions of the Billjie felt bound to oppose its further progress. r D. NORREYS supported the Bill. ltir. F. FRENCIi said, after what had fallen from the Government, he should not divide the House. lie should, therefore, withdraw the Bill. The Bill;;;;;COrdingiy withdrawn. LIFE POLICIES OF ASSURANCE BILL. Mr. FAGAN stated the principle of this Bill, and moved that it be road a second time. It was read a second time, and ordered to be committed this day week. APPEALS IN CRIMINAL CASES. This Bill was read a second time. SALE OF BEER BILL. This Bill went into Committee. Mr. SPOONER proposed an amendment to the effect that no public-houses should be opened during divine service, namely, from half-past twel ve o'clock to one c'cl oek. Mr. TLIORNELY . considered th a t th e matter was not clearly defined; divine service was over in some churches sooner than in others. Mr. SPOONER said the time of opening should be set fislrth in the beer-sellers' license. Mr. BROTHERTON thought a definite time ought to be fixel when the house should close. Sir E. BUXTON entirel y agreed in that opinion. Mr. W. PATTEN said the Bill was approved of by the licensed victuallers from one end of the country to the other; and, acting upon the suggestion of that , body, he felt bound to retain the words " half-past twelve. ' Mr. DUNCAN wished to kno w if the Bill extended to Scotland ? Mr. W. PATTEN replied in the negative. Mr. DUNCAN must move then the insertion of words making the Bill applicable to Scotland. Mr. HENLEY said it was decidedly for the advantage TIIE 2. An Account of the Balances of the Public Money remaining in the E ended the sth day of July, 1848 ; the Money applied towards the Works, &c., with the Difference accruing thereon; and the Balances i Whitehall, Treasury Chambers, July 17, 1846. of the publican that some definite time should be fixed is the Bill, and he thought half-past twelve was a very reasonable hour. After a few words from Mr. SPOONER, Mr. WILLIAMS said it was his opinion that the hour ought to be changed to twelve o'clock. Captain PECHELL thought the Bill ought not to be applicable to rural districts. It was eventually agreed that the hour should be half past twelve, or " after the termination of divine service at the parish church." Captain PECHELL said it would be utterly impos sible to carry that provision out in the rural districts, and if he were in order he would move that the words " after the termination of divine service at the parish church" be loft out. . Mr. W. PATTEN could not consent to the omission. Mr. HUME wanted to know how an Act of Parlia ment could promote the morality and religion of the people ? For his part he thought that MOM might be done to effect such an object through the influence of the clergy of the Church of England and the squires than by such an Act. After a few words from Sir GEORGE GREY and Mr. SPooNER, Strangers were ordered to withdraw, but no division took place, the amendment being withdrawn after a short discussion as to including coffee-shops and con fectioners in the Bill. Mr. C. BERKELEY was entirely opposed to such places of refreshment being interfered with, and moved that the Chairman at once report progress, and ask leave to sit again. Mr. HUME said he had no objection to prevent the sale of spirits ut certain hours on Sundays—he wished there was not a drop of spirits in the whole country at all—but he did object to the House preventing the sale of coffee and tea before five o'clock on Sunday morning.—(Bear, hear.) On going home from that House early in the morning he had frequently seen cab men and others making use of these coffee-shops in stead of public-houses. Rather than interfere in that way they had better bring in a Bill that nobody should oat on Sundays, and that no one should have anything but bread and water on fast days.—(Laughter.) He hoped the House would pause before it gave its consent to the measure. After a few words from Mr. HENLEY, the clause and the amendment were withdrawn. The remaining clauses were then agreed to, and the House having resumed, the Chairman reported accord. ingly. The report was ordered to be brought up this day week. The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at Six o'clock. RAILWAY COMMITTEES. (YESTERDAY . ) lIOUSE OF LORDS. GROUP No. 9::I 3 AISLEY, BARIMEAD, AND HIIRLET. —The case and opposition being closed the room was cleared, and the Committee after a short consultation decided that the preamble was proved, subject to running clauses in favour of the Barrhead and Neilston Direct Railway, upon terms to be settled by the Board of Trade. GROUP No. 10.— LIVERPOOL, MANCUESTER, AND NEwCASTLE•UPON-TYNE JUNCTION (Abandonment of the Line and Dissolution of the Company).—The opposi tion having closed, Mr. Talbot was heard in reply. lle told the Committee that if they threw out the Bill, the funds the company had in hand would be frittered away, the demands of the creditors would go unliquidated, and eventually the concern would have to pass through the Bankruptcy Court. Nevertheless, the Committee decided that the preamble was not proved. NEWPORT AND PONTYPOOL RAILWAY ACT AMEND MENT.—Case opened, and evidence adducA in its favour, after which the Committee declared the preamble proved, passed the clauses, and ordered the Bill to be reported. mines, as those now in the possession of the company should be worked out ; but his instructions strictly limited him to such an expenditure that not more than 5,0001. should be drawn from the funds at home, and even that was not to be laid out unless there was an assur ance of its speedy return. To several inquiries, the CHAIRMAN replied that Mr. Shoolbred was entirely worthy of the confidence of the proprietors, and that he perfectly understood that it was the feeling of the directors that he should miss a prize rather than by any precipitancy take up a blank, and they had reason to believe that he was rather over cautious than otherwise. The report was then unanimously adopted, it being understood that should the remittances justify such a step, the proprietors shall be called together earlier than the regular period appointed for the half-yearly meeting. A dividend of five shillings per share was then de clared, and Mr. Mackillop and Mr. Hibbert having been re-elected directors, thanks were voted to tho Chairman and directors, and the meeting was dissolved. MURDER OF A YOUNG WOMAN. (From the Manchester Guardian of yesterday.) It is our painful duty to record the fearful—and, as it would appear premeditated—murder of a young woman named Diana Thomas, by a man named William Adams, to whom she was married about three years ago, a former husband (still living) having been a short time previously transported for ten years, on a charge of felony. About eight weeks ago, the de ceased left Adams, with whom she had lived from the period of her marriage, and has since been staying with her father, William Clare, a tinplate worker, living in Oldham-road. Yesterday morning, shortly after five o'clock, she left her father's house, to go to her I work, at the Hanover Mills, in Buxton-street, London road; and while passing through Newton-street, met Adams, with whom, it appears, she had some conversa tion. Several per*ns (amongst whom was a police officer, named Craven) saw them walking together iu Friday-street and Little Lever-street, talking and quar relling for several minutes. While in Friday-street, Craven heard Adams urging the deceased to go home with him, but she stoutly refused to do so. He then caught hold of her clothes, when she screamed violently, and ran away. Adams followed her, and, when close to her, took a pistol from his coat pocket, and attempted to discharge its contents at her head. The pistol, however, missed fire. lie then continued his pursuit, and, having again cocked his pistol, made another and a too successful attempt. The deceased fell, and in a short time life was extinct. Craveu, who was following Adams, ran up to him as soon as he had discharged the pistol, and apprehended him. In a few minutes, several other officers, attracted by the report of the I pistol, arrived on the spot, and finding Adams in custody, picked up the woman, and conveyed her to the Infirmary, where she almost immediately expired. The prisoner was at once taken to the Town-hall. On being searched, the pistol he had just discharged was found in ono of his pockets, and a loaded one, with a percussion cap on the nipple, in another. This he subsequently said he intended for himself. It is somewhat singular that not only had the deceased been previously married, but the prisoner himself has a wife now living in the neighbourhood of Chorlton, by whom he has had two children. Latterly he has been out of employment, but we understand that for 16 or 17 years he worked as a smallware weaver for Messrs. Harter and Ed wards, silk merchants, of Stanley-street, Salford. When the deceased was living with him, he resided in Newton-street ; but since their separation he has occu pied a room in Gray's-court, Lamb-lane, Salford. Thomas, the former husband of the deceased, has had a portion of his sentence remitted, and is, we believe, ex pected home almost daily. This circumstance, it is sup posed, induced his wife to separate from Adams, and thus led to the perpetration of the murder. Yesterday forenoon the prisoner was brought before Mr. Joseph Peel, at the Borough Court, for examination. He appeared rather dejected, but otherwise seemed quite unconcerned. The following evidence was adduced:— Police constable Edward Craven (A 61) said, about half-past five o'clock this morning I was on duty in Fri day-street, Lever street. I saw the prisoner and a woman disputing in the street. I thought she was his wife, and did not take any particular notice of them at first. I heard the prisoner say " Come home with me ;" she then said distinctly, "I will not." He then began to pull her by her clothes, and as ho pulled she screamed, and turned round to run up the street. He then put his hand into his pocket and pulled out a pistol, and fired it at her head. Ho was then about two yards from her. At first the pistol missed fire. He cocked it, however, again, and discharged it, running after her at the time; he was then not more than two or three yards from her; she then fell. I directly went to the prisoner, and appre hended him, and on searching him I found the pistol which he had discharged in one of his pockets, and a loaded one in another. While I was searching him, he said, " Mind, the pistol in my pocket is loaded." I afterwards gave both the pistols to Mr. Sawley, Tho woman was taken to the Infirmary by some other officers. She appeared to me to be dead. Thomas Murray said—l am a striker, and live in Hilton-street. About half-past five this morning I was in Lever-street, going to work. I saw the prisoner conversing with a woman; she appeared to be angry, but he did did not. They walked to gether to Friday-street, talking arid quarrelling. I heard her say to him, "If you don't leave me, I'll alarm the neighbourhood upon you." Ho then said, "Then you mean to die," when he put his right hand into his coat pocket, from which ho took out a pistol. She screamed and ran (he following her) up Friday street. He attempted to fire, but the pistol snapped ; ho then cocked it again, and after running a short distance, fired it at her head, when she fell. I then seized the man, and delivered him up to the last witness. Before I left, I looked at the woman, and noticed that she d e n E j z e o m p b f ? e t t h ß h e breathed. o sl u asp g o h to l wn ey eitr , n—e a sms l e a ys b . ourer, corroborated the evi husband keeps a beer-house d - b s y t l f e tt e ihn t 0 . g pu T rpi h st i o s hnee m wr .oi window n ds i o n hw g e Iw l saa l sw i e c a ra r yw d i no g a m noise oaun tr i nmn Mur der." hrg f e s i o n t r l le Lever-. w t e , e v a e d n r der!" I saw the prisoner take a pistol trom his pocket, and taking hold of the woman's clothes with his left hand, he fired at her head with his right, when she in stantly fell. John Travis—l am a shoemaker, and lire in Friday street. This morning I heard the report of a pistol. On going into Friday-street I saw the police picking a woman up; she was bleeding, but was not quite dead. She breathed, but did not speak. I assisted in carrying her to the Infirmary. She died in about twenty minutes after I saw her. The prisoner was in custody when I saw the woman in the hands of the police. William Clare—l am a tin-plate worker, and live in Oldham-road. The deceased is my daughter. She l e f t my house this morning soon after five o'clock, to go to her work in Buxton-street. She was married to the prisoner about three years ago, but they have not lived together for these last eight weeks. About five weeks ELECTION COMMITTEES. (YESTERDAY). DUBLIN. ago, he came to see her at my house, and took away a box; no angry words passed between them. About half an hour after she left this morning, I heard that she bad been shot. I then went to the Infirmary, and found that she was dead. (This witness appeared much affected, and wept bitterly while giving his evidence.) Superintendent James Sawley—This morning, the pri soner was brought to the Town Hall. On telling him h what h he he w e c a charged ds not say anything,wit with, I cautio nedunless he him, e h i w m i , and told s hed.lie then said, " I went this morning to meet my wife about half-past one o'clock, in Newton street ; and I said, Diana, love, come and let us be comfortable together.' She answered, No ; a gay life I have led, and a gay life I will lead.' I then said, Before you lead that life, you and I shall die.' She afterwards said she would raise the street on me, and then ran away, shouting. She then turned round and said, 'Go away, you ----.' I then pulled out of my pocket a pistol, and shot at her, and she fell. Ido not think I should have shot her if sho had not called me that name. I have nothing more to say, only I wish to die." The pistols now produced were given to me by the first witness. On examining them I found that one had been recently discharged; the other I found loaded with powder and ball, and having a per cussion cap on the nipple. The evidence having been read over to the prisoner, he was asked if ho had anything to say, to which he re plied in the negative. He was then committed for trial at the Liverpool assizes. An inquest on the body of the deceased was held last evening, at the Infirmary, bd*ore Mr. Roberts, deputy coroner. The witnesses whose evidence was taken at the Borough Court in the morning were again ex amined. The only additional evidence was that of Mr. George Bowring, house-surgeon to the In firmary, who stated,—The deceased was brought to the infirmary about six o'clock this morning. On ex amining her skull, I found a compound fracture at the back part, with a protrusion of the brain. There was a laceration over the right eye, which bled pro fusely. She died in about five minutes. On making the inspection, I found a compound fracture of the skull, extending from the back of the skull to the left eyebrow. The brain was torn through, from the orifice at the back part of the skull to near the right orbit; and just above the right eye, I found the bullet now produced. The other organs of the body were healthy. The deceased died from the effects of the wound of the brain, occasioned by the pistol ball. The jury, after a few minutes' deliberation,, eturned a verdict of " Wilful murder" against William Adams. Since writing the above, we have ascertained that Adams has on several occasions since the deceased's separation from him endeavoured to persuade her to live with him, and has even threatened to shoot her, if she persisted in her refusal. On one occasion he was taken to the Fairfield lock-ups, for interfering with and molesting her, when she was returning from her work in the evening. He has also been several times deprived of fire-arms by the police, for having threat ened to use them for very questionable purposes. Some doubts have been expressed as to the soundness of his in tellect ; but judging from his general conversation and demeanour, they would appear to be without foundation. His age is 32, and that of his victim 25. Since his com mittal he has appeared very low spirited, but he ex presses himself perfectly satisfied with what he has done. He says he wishes to die, and would not make his escape if an opportunity were afforded. He seems perfectly calm and collected. The scrutiny into the validity of Mr. Reynolds's ma jority was resumed, and in the course of the day the pe titioners succeeded in striking off two additional votes. T EMIGRATION TO BRITISH NORTH AMERICA. A public meeting was held at the Mechanics' Institu tion, Southampton-buildings, Chancery-lane, on Tuesday night, for the purpose of sumitting to the public the plan of the Canadian Land and Railway Association, originated by and for the benefit of the working classes, with the view to the improvement of their social condition. Lord Ashley, M.P., presided, and was supported by the Duke of Argyll, the Earl of Harrowby, the Marquis of Bland ford, the Hon. A. Kinnaird. William Miles, Esq., M.P., T. L. Hodges, Esq., M.P., &c. The meeting was nu merously attended by the working classes, and letters of apology for unavoidable non-attendance, expressive at the same time of sympathy with the object of the meet ing, were received from Lord Castlereagh, Sir W. Cole brooke, (late Governor of New Brunswick), Mr. Wal ters, n lB e l t . io P n .,. Mr. Slaney, The CHAIRMAN having introduced the business, Mr. A. CAMPBELL (secretary to the association), in explaining the leading features of the plan, said that the committee had come to the conclusion that the British North American colonies, being the nearest to the mother country, were preferable to be selected, and pro posed to purchase large tracts of this territory from the Government, and colonize it upon the principles of the association—that was, by combining the labour, capital, and skill of the working classes. It was proposed also that a railway 600 miles in extent should be constructed between Halifax and Quebec, to provide good road com munication between the different settlements. The as sociation would send out its pioneers to make the neces sary preparatory measures for the reception and com fortable location of the emigrants. Mr. R. MILLS proposed the first resolution, which af firmed the necessity of a comprehensive and well-organ ized system of emigration, in order to provide remune rative employment for the surplus population of this country. Mr. R. WILDMAN seconded the proposition. After being supported by the Duke of Argyll and the Earl of Harrowby, the resolution was carried nem. con. Mr. EDWARDS moved the next resolution, which was in substance as follows :—" That it is the opinion of this meeting, that the plan proposed by the working classes, to be carried into effect from their own resources , and called the Canadian L a nd and Railway Investment As sociation, seems to offer, in many parts, a largo field for the profitable employment of labour, skill, and capital, if conducted upon the principles of association, and the company authorised by royal charter. Mr. J. Pirrs having seconded the resolution, The resolution was carried with but two or three dis sentients. Mr. MILES, M.P., then moved the next resolution, which was to the effect that a voluntary subscription should be raised to defray the expenses of diffusing in formation respecting the project, as the statute impera tively restricts the company to an outlay not exceeding Cd. per share for this preliminary purpose. Mr. T. L. HoDGEs, M.P., seconded the resolution, which was unanimously agreed to ; and after voting thanks to the Chairman, and other noblemen and gen tlemen who had honoured the meeting with their pre sence, the proceedings terminated. NORTH CHESHIRE. The evidence of treating was further proceeded with. John Ribby, the proprietor of the Boat House, Runcorn, proved that he supplied 186 of Mr. Leigh's supporters with dinners and spirits, but his bill had not yet been paid. The agent of Mr. Astley, the defeated candidate, proved that Mr. Leigh's agent was anxious to make a mutual arrangement as to treating at Runcorn, but he declined to entertain any such proposal. Mr. Cumberbach, landlord of the Macclesfield Arms, Macclesfield, proved that 493 of Mr. Leigh's friends and supporters were supplied with dinners at his house on the first day of polling, and 52 on the second. His bill amounted to 2811. 6s. 6d., but it had not yet been paid.— Adjourned. UNITED MEXICAN ASSOCIATION. A general meetiag of this association was hold yester day at their offices in Finsbury-circus ; Sir J. Easthope in advertisement conveni ng th e meeting having the ,he chair. ri been read, a very satisfactory report was submitted to the meeting. From this document it appeared that the advices from the mines in Mexico were of the most satisfactory character. The treaty of peace had been rati fied both by the United States and the Mexican Govern ments, and the property had consequently been liberated from the species of embargo from which it had previously suffered, and there was therefore every reason to believe that the dividend which the directors would have to de clare at their next meeting would be fully equal, if not superior, to that which they had now to propose. The amount of quicloilver lately in hand was worth, on the best calculation, 4,9471., and with the amount lately purchased the stock now on hand is fairly valued at 7,5221. Tho whole of the funds now avail able for the purposes of the dividend and the other objects of the company was 15,754/. 4s. 9d. Oat of this sum the directors recommended a dividend of five shil lings a share, which upon 43,000 shares, would require a sum of 10,7931., which would leave a fair balance for the purchase of quicksilver and the other commercial objects of the company. The claim upon the Mexican Government for loss sustained is 289,000 dollars, and the whole amount of the debt due from them is 669,438 dollars. Considering these liabilities as good, the pro perty in Mexico may be estimated at 1,372,112 dollars, which, being converted into British sterling money at the standard rate of 3s. 6d. a dollar on the 31st Decem ber last, amounts to 240,1191. 135., so that the proprietors m tts ig b h e t in c g ly on g s r id ea e t rtheir property to be worth certainly up wards of 250,0001., w hil e th ere was every probability of report, state l d "i thAaNi t mproved in character. The c HA having with a view w e through promotet he theitems in t oe interests e t s h t the of the shareholders Mr. Shoolbred bad been dispatched to Mexico for the purpose of taking up some other MILIARY INTELLIGENOL—PORTSMOUTH, WEDNES.. DAY.—This morning 400 of the 17th Regiment left Portsmouth garrison by the South Coast Railway fox Chatham ; they will be followed to-morrow morning by the remainder of the regiment who are to.take the place of the 90th, ordered to Ireland. SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY PUBLIC INCOME AND EXPENDITURE.-BALANCE-SHEET. An Account of the Net Public Income of the Uti ted Kingdom of Great B r it a i n an d Ir e l an d i n th e y ear en d e d th e sth day of July, 1848 (after abating the Expenditure thereout defraye Revenue Departments), and of the actual Issues. for Payments Within the same Period, exclusive of the Sums applied to the Redemption of Funded or paying off Unfunded Debt, and of tl Repayments for Local Works, &c. INCOME OR REITINV.B. Total. EXPENDITURE. _ -----------_ 2 3:8 9 2 5 8 4 4 :6 3 8 0 4 1 8. 5 3 (1 .7 . ORDINARY R EVE NUE AND RECEIPTS. £S. d. Funded Debt.—lnterest and M 3 Management of the Permanent Debt .-19,883,908 18 7 Terminable Annuities Customs Total Charge of the Funded Debt, exclusive of 10,1881. 11s. Bd., the Inte res t ... Excise 6,996,412 1.1 8 Stamps •• I 4,306,703 5 0 on Donations and Bequests. Taxes (Land and Assessed).. 5,411,252 13 7 ' 14roperty -tax 848,000 0 0 Unfunded Debt.—lnteract on Exchequer-bills - Post Office ................................................................... . ............ 71,000 0 0 791,426 19 4 Crown Lands 4,820 9 0 Civil List — 28,574,4 15. 6d. and 4 s. in the £ on Pensions and Salaries 12 8 2 Small Branches of the Hereditary R e venues of the Crown 3 ,819 13 9 Annuities and Pensions for Civil, Naval, Military, and Judicial Services, 394,545 0 0 Surplus Fees of Regulated Public Offices • 108,407 11 3 &c., charged by various Acts of Parliament on the Consolidated Fund.... Salaries and Allowances 51,133,065 4 2 Diplomatic Salaries and Pensions 267,311 9 2 Courts of Justice O THE R RECEIPTS. Miscellaneous Charges on the Consolidated Fund 1,056,062 5 0 344,826 12 2 Army Repayment of Moneys re ceived into Commissariat Chest at Hong. Kong, out of the Indemnity 6,907,284 4 7 paid by the Chinese Gover nment 455,021 10 , Navy of &c. Pr0duce7,357,286 19 7 Irnprest an the Sale of Old Stores, d other Moneys Money received from the E ast India Com p any 60,000 0 0 Relief of Irish Distress 3,551,923 5 0 Kafir War 1,100,000 0 0 51,840,135 10 5 22,204,450 18 8 Excess of Expenditure over Income 1,701,338 13 0 Unclaimed Di v id en d s more t h an rece i ve d 53,541,474 3 5 9,574 6 6 ___ I 53,541,474 3 5 ixchequer on th e sth d a y o f J u l y, 1 8 47 ; th e Amount of Money raised by the Additions to the Funded or Unfunded Debt in the Year Redemption of th e F un d e d or paying off Unfunded Debt; the Total Amount of Advances and Repayments on Account of Local n the Exchequer, on the sth day of July, 1848. i s a. d. .£ a. d. ISSUED. .6 s. d. S a. d. BALANCYA in the ExcuxquEa o n the sth da y of Jul y , 1847 •.• ••• 7,091,118 13 14 To the Commissioner s f or th e R e d uct i on o f th e N at i ona l D e b t, to b e applied to the redemption of the Public Debt : By issues, per A c t 10 G eorge IV ., c. 2 7 By interest on donations and bequests 701,486 7 7 MONEY RAISED TUE IN THE T 1 I' o in E If uM DED D T o li: u ST N l Eurua Di s: O D F Ba J T UL ; Y, 1848, BY Deduct sum applied n o t i n redemption of Funded Debt, but of Con solidated Fund Deficiency Bills 31,486 7 7 C A 1: 4 0 1 1 , To the Paymasters of Exchequer-bills for payment of Unfunded Debt : FUNDED Dznw. Money out of Consolidated Fund for payment of West India Relief Bills, &c 28,000 0 0 Contribution to Loan of 8,000,0001., per Act 10 Viet., c. 9 ply Exchequer-bills Exchequer -bills for payment of Supply Bills UNFUNDED DEBT. Total Amount of Advances for Local Works, &c., under various Exchequer-bills, 18,310,7001., per Act 10 Victoria, c. 19, charged on Acts of Parliament, including 464,000/. to Ireland, for Supplies ••• ••• 8,664,000 0 0 Railways Ditto of Repayments of Advances for Local Works Exchequer-bills, 17,946,5001., per Act 11 Victoria, c. 16, charged on Supplies .41. 1111. 9,102,500 0 0 Excess of Advances over Repayments --. 833,563 17 3 Excess of Expenditure over Income Balances in the Exchequer on the sth day of July, 1848 26,350,561 3 ert 26,350,581 8 J. PARKER. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. The justice-room was yesterday crowded with com mercial gentlemen, in consequence of the appointed examination of Messrs. Edward and Henry Hagan, churged with having conspired to defraud Messrs. Young, Dowson, and Young, by false pretence, of copper to the amount of nearly 5001. Mr. Parry appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Ballantine for the defendants, and Mr. Mellor attended to watch the case on the part of Mr. De Sussex, whose name was mixed up with the transaction. Mr. Parry, in stating the case nearly according to the subsequent evidence, said it was one of a very serious nature, considered both as to the character of the trans action and the amount of the property, and he ex pressed his regret that he was obliged to bring such an accusation against gentlemen who had hitherto con ducted their business with the highest honour and respectability. It would appear from the evidence, that the goods of which the prosecutors had bee❑ defrauded, were got from them at a time when the defendants were well known to be insolvent, and disposed of in the London market, although obtained ostensibly for the purpose of being shipped for Australia, and the transaction was conducted in such a manner in all its details, as to leave no doubt of the fraudulent inten tion of the accused. Mr. Mellor begged at the outset to state, that Mr. De Sussex, the gentleman for whom he attended to watch tbo case, was most desirous to throw all the light he could on the matter, and to show to all parties that his conduct had been fair and open in the transaction, and that in no instance had he committed or imagined the slightest injustice or irregularity. Mr. PARRY—I shall certainly not call Mr. Do Sussex as a witness. The Learned Counsel then proceeded to examine evi dence. Mr. Joseph Dowson, partner in the house of Young, Dowson, and Young, copper merchants at Limehouse, said—l had never seen Mr. Edward Hagan until the time of his calling at our counting-house in George yard, Lombard-street, a few days before the 15th of April, to inquire the price of copper. I quoted the price of the day, and asked him whether it was for a shop or for shipment. He replied that it:was for shipment. He then asked the terms as to credit or discount. I quoted the terms, and he said he would take the credit, for ho was in the habit of ship ping these things to his brother in Australia. He gave the order. I think I have seen this letter (signed E. and 11. Hagan, and inquiring the terms) in my count ing-house after I had the interview with him, but I do not know whose writing it is. I think I saw him once again, but nothing particular occurred then, but that the order was confirmed. I never saw him since. Cross-examined by Mr. Ballantine.—We had busi ness, I believe, with him two or three years ago. No firm stood higher in the city of London. It was a firm of very high standing and reputation. I have been in formed they have gone into the Gazette. I have not ascertained that we are scheduled. [Here a letter of the witness's firm was produced, upon looking at which he said the former transaction to which he had alluded was with the defendants, and not with their father, who died on the 12th of April, 1843.] Mr. E. Coleman, clerk to the prosecutors, said—l called at Mill•street, Bermondsey, on the 15th of April, to inquire where the defendants were to be found. I did not see them there. Mr. Frederick Young said—ln reference to this trans action, I have to state that I saw Mr. Edward Hagan at the Australian Mining Company's offices, No. 1, Ade laide-place, London bridge, in consequence of a letter dated 14th of April. The letter was merely to ascer tain whether we or they should lighter the sheathing, and I called to answer that question, and promised to let him have the duplicate warrants. He said that they perhaps had better send their own craft to Garford's wharfs. I said, e Very well, the copper shall be ready on the Wednesday next." On the 7th of June I again saw the defendant, Edward Hagan. I was at my count ing -house, and he called about three in thefirst afternoon, and stated that he wished to speak to me. The re mark he made was, "I suppose you have heard what has happened to us?" I said, " No, I have not; but Ido not think it is necessary for you to say. I sup pose you have stopped payment." Ho said, "Yes, we have been compelled to suspend payment, as we have been very unfortunate. Within the last two or three years we have lost 30,0001. He then said he thought our case a vary hard one, and that if we would accept the composition they were prepared to offer, he would feel bound in honour to pay our debt in full. I believe I replied that if he should be in such a position, we would be much obliged to him for doing as he men tioned, but I could only deal with it as a composition, and should ascertain more particulars at the meeting of the creditors. Mr. Parry—Did you know at the time what had be come of the copper with which you had supplied the firm? Witness—l was in perfect ignorance as to what had been done with it. The amount was 4801. 1 believe the letters of the 11th and the 14th of April are in the same handwriting, and written by Mr. Edward Hagan's authority. Mr. Ballantine—l do not hesitate to admit that they have been written by Mr. Edward Hagan's authority, and I take this opportunity to declare most positively, that whatever culpability may attach to the transaction, Mr. Henry Hagan knew nothing on earth about it until the whole was concluded, and that he is perfectly inno cent, morally and legally. Robert Jacks, of Princes-road, Rotherhithe, Waterman, said—ln April last I was in the employment of Mr. John son, lighterman. I received instructions from him to go to Garford's wharf to receive packages of copper, and I received fourteen cases and five casks there. I took the copper to St. Katharine's Docks, and left it there in the barge, the men not being able to take it out upon my ar rival there. Mr. Robert M'Grogor, clerk in the St. Katherine's Docks, produced the receiving note of the copper, and the order for the warrants. It was, he said, now in the docks. Mr. William Askell, of Church-row, Homerton, said, I know the defendants. I was clerk to Mr. De Sussex, and in April I was on the point of leaving him. Mr. Edward Hagan was frequently at Mr. De Sussex's offices, and Mr. Henry Hagan was occasionally there. Hero Mr. Mellor objected to a course of examination evidently intended to reflect upon Mr. 1)o Sussex, who was ready to state all he had had to do with the transac tion, but whom the counsel for the prosecution was afraid to call. The LORD MAYOR at once overruled the objection. Witness—From the Ist to the 20th of April I had seen Mr. Edward Hagan at Mr. De Sussex's offices. I have no recollection of having seen Mr. Henry Hagan in the course of that time. About the 19th or 20th of April Mr. Edward Hagan applied to me about this cop • per. He informed me he was going to send some goods into the St. Katharine Docks, and would take it as a fa vour if I would allow it to be landed in my name, and their warrants made out for them, which I then under stood to be copper. I immediately consented, and said 27, 1848, A by the several le Advances and SOUTHWARK. THE POOR-LAW. if my principal, Mr. De Sussex, had no objection, I should be most happy to accede to his request. I con sulted Mr. De Sussex on the subject, and the copper was landed in my name, and an order given for the warrants. I believe this (the delivery order for five casks) to be Mr. Edward Ilagan's handwriting. Mr. Parry said—That is the case, as I am able to pre sent it at present. There is no imputation at all in this transaction against Mr. Henry Hagan, but I submit that a prima ,facie case of conspiracy and false pretences has been made out against the other defendant. Mr. Ballantine said he had no reason at all to com plain of the manner in which the case had been brought, forward. His client, Mr. Henry Hagan, stood exone rated, whatever irregularities his brother might be charged with. No doubt he was as much surprised at hearing of the transaction as the public were, who knew the respectable station of the firm. Of Mr. Edward Hagan he was perfectly justified in saying, that however improperly he had acted on the occasion, there was no criminality in the course he had pursued. Mr. Young was again called, and questioned as to whether his firm would have given the copper if they believed it was intended for use in the English market? He replied that they would in such a case have ascer tained the name of the vessel to be sheathed, and their suspicions being likely to be excited upon the inquiry, they would not have given the credit. He at the same time admitted that the credit was given upon the high character of the hou se .- _ _ Mr. Ballantine—Would you have hesitated to trust them with 5001. worth of property, any more than you would have hesitated to trust the Lord Mayor? Wit ness—No. Mr. Parry then applied to the Lord Mayor to remand Mr. Edward Hagan. Mr. Ballantine submitted that there was no evidence to justify a remand. He very ably commented upon the statements made by the principal witnesses, and he described the conduct of Mr. Edward Hagan as the struggle of a person who was, about two or three years ago, in possession of 30,0001., to keep up the character of the respectable firm to which he was attached, be lieving, that by active exertions, he would be enabled to overcome all the difficulties by which he was sur rounded, and to which he had at last Wien a victim. The LORD MAYOR discharged Mr. Henry Hagan, and bound over Mr. Edward Hagan in his own recog nizances in 501., to appear on the 16th of August at the Mansion House, to answer the charge of Messrs. Young and Co., and other charges of a similar kind, involving property of a very considerable amount. Mr. Ballantine said that Mr. Henry Hagan would also attend on the 16th of August, and Mr. Mellor intimated that Mr. Do Sussex, who was anxious for inquiry into all the particulars, would be likewise in attendance. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. THE ATTEMPTED MURDER OF THREE CHILDREN BY THEIR MOTHER.—Hannah Leith, the woman who was brought up on Wednesday last, charged with attempting to poison herself and her three children (the particulars of whose examination have already appeared in this journal), was again brought before Mr. Bingham for final examination, when the following evidence was adduced:— Mr. William Lawson, surgeon, said he was called by the constable who gave his evidence on the last occasion, to go to the residence of the prisoner, No. 27, Car burton-street. On arriving there he found all the children and the prisoner exceedingly ill in bed. On making inquiries he found that the prisoner had ad. ministered poison to her children and had taken some herself. On further inquiry he found that she had taken sugar of lead. Witness immediately administered sul phate of lead as an antidote, which, by decomposing the poison (acetate of lead), brought the latter from the stomach. On examining the contents of the stomachs he found them strongly impregnated with acetate of lead. He found on a table in the room a cup contain ing a quantity of the same deadly poison. The room, a very small one, contained two beds, and was in such confusion, that it was difficult to distinguish anything further. Witness added that sufficient poison had been taken to cause death. Joseph Marychurch, assistant to a chemist in Norton street, said a woman answering the description of the prisoner came to his shop about ten days ago and bought two pennyworth of sugar of lead, saying that she wanted it for a lotion. The depositions were then ordered to be taken, and the prisoner was fully committed for trial. Rebecca Gardner was brought before Mr. Sacker, on a charge of intermarrying with William Lawson, a de signer, her former husband being still alive. The complainant, Lawson, stated that he became ac quainted with the prisoner, who is a Scotch woman, and after a short courtship they were married at St. George's, Southwark, on the 13th September, 1848. (Certificate produced.) That some time afterwards he was visited by some of his relatives from Glasgow, who on being in troduced to his wife recognised her at once as a woman natnedGardncr, who had a husband living in that city. She denied the fact, but upon further inquiry being instituted his suspicions were confirmed, and he gave the prisoner into custody. About three weeks ago she was brought up to this court, and the evidence of the Scotch marriage not being sufficiently strong the case was postponed, and the prisoner adjudged to enter into recognizances. Donald Murray, summoning officer of this court, stated that he proceeded to Edinburgh, and procured the copy of the certificate of the marriage of the prisoner to I)anisl Gardner, now produced. Robert Matthio stated, that about six years ago he was called upon by Gardner to accompany him as wit ness to a marriage between him and the prisoner. That ho proceeded with the parties to the residence of a jus tice of the peace in Glasgow, where the nuptuals took place. While they were in the house the bride's mother rushed in, and by force dragged her daughter away. The witness added that he was under the influence of liquor at the time, and that his rec.illection of that passed was rather indistinct. He, however, remembered signing a book. In the witness's cross-examination he said that he remembered the justice saying something about sending out for whisky ou the day of the marriage ceremony. Mrs. Elizabeth Inglis said that in 1842 her daughter (the prisoner) was then fourteen years of age, and that having received information that she had left home in order to be married clandestinely to a man named Gard ner, she (the mother) hastened to the house of the jus tice, at Glasgow, to stop it. She (the mother) arrived there at nine o'clock at night, and found all the parties had just got in before her. She seized her daughter and brought her away, and at the same time remon strated with the parties for acting in such a manner ; that her daughter assured her that no marriage had taken place, and went back to live with her. The witness added, that even if the marriage had taken place, it was never consummated, for her daughter remained under the same roof with her until she came up to London some years afterwards. George Ross stated he was a native of Glasgow, and that on the night of the 2d July, 1842, he accom panied Daniel Gardner and Rebecca' Inglis to get mar ried. That when they entered the house where the ceremony was to be performed , t he justice. desired same Gardner t time eto thatse send d i f ohuet didf r• s a o p t i la n e t l 6 . f would "l i . s ky, have sa ) a l n d g r op at the gether, and that he wou ld .‘ splice" him and Miss Inglis t oge ther the next morning. Gardner assented, th e whisky was sent for, the justice was giving them " John Anderson my jo," when in rushed Mrs. Inglis, who upset everything, and without waiting to inquire what had taken place, dragged her daughter away from the house. The witness added that the intended mar riage did not take place; that Matthie (the first witness) was drunk all the time, and could not be supposed to remember what really did take place. In reply to a question, the witness said the justice (Mr. Hamilton) was since dead. Mr. SECNER said that the evidence produced in sup. port of the charge was of such a doubtful nature that he should not be justified in sending the case before a jury. The accused was then discharged. COURT OF ALDERIvIEN. On Tuesday a Court wet livid for the dispatch of business. Upon the motion for considering the report delivered on the 2d of May, on the communications respecting the West London Union, and the report of the Commissioner of Police thereon, Alderman COPELAND rose to represent the necessity which in his opinion existed for conferring with Mr. Buller, the Pour-law Commissioner, upon the subject of the condition of the city of London, with regard to the influx of the poor. He did not see how it was possible for the magistracy of London to endure the conduct of the officers who were appointed to officiate at the unions. He disapproved altogether of the course adopted by the city of London Union, in sending poor creatures, exhausted by fatigue and hunger, to Peckham, upon their application for aid. He was aware that deception was constantly practised by those who applied, but the order fur Peckham ap peared to be the remedy in every instance for every complaint, and the subordinates uniformly de clared that they were prohibited by those who controlled them from contributing in any other way to the relief of these necessitous claimants. As the poor-law was about to undergo alteration, he thought it would be advisable to seek a conference with Mr. Buller upon the question of the embarrassments which the magistrates of London had to encounter, before further proceedings were taken.—(Hear, hear.) Sir PETER LAURIU suggested the propriety of refer ring the subject to the Gaol Committee, with the view of obtaining a conference with Mr. Buller. Alderman SALOINIONS thought that some statistics should be got ready. He believed that the metropolis required a system of regulations for the poor different from that which it might be wise to adopt for a rural population, and he considered that the course generally adopted by magistrates in the treatment of the poor was more conventional than legal, owing to the anomalies of the existing law.—(Hear, hear.) Alderman CHALLIS had good reasons for supposing that Mr. Buller would be glad to receive information from the magistrates of London on the subject of the operation of the existing law. He could not describe the West London Union house as other than a pest house, in which the poor were crowded together in the most inhuman manner. For that there must be some remedy. The further consideration of the report was adjourned, and a direction was sent to the Committee to seek a con ference with Mr. Buller on the subject of the projected alterations. DISPOSAL OF THE CITY CASH BY THE COURT OF ALDERMEN. _ The following report upon the subject of limiting the power of the Court of Aldermen to draw money from the Chamberlain, was then read.— " We, whose names are hereunto subscribed, your Committee of Privileges, do certify that this Court having, on the 4th of December last, agreed with our report, after conferring with the Coal, Corn, and Finance Coto. mittee, in respect of a proposed Bill to be introduced into the Court of Common Council, limiting the power Of this Court to draw upon the Chamberlain, which report recommended this Court to pass stringent standing orders, as binding upon them as those which had been agreed to for the regulation of the Court of Common Council, and referred it to us to prepare such standing orders as we should think expedient, we have proceeded in the consideration of such standing orders as appeared to us desirable, and after referring to the existing orders of this Court upon the subject, and all the standing orders of the Court of Common Council, connected with the expenditure of the City's cash, we have framed certain standing orders for the regulation and government of the Court in that re spect, which we have annexed to this report, and recom. mend for adoption. "At the same time we feel it our duty to advert to the 27th standing order of the Court of Common Council, directing the Chamberlain not to pay any money for any charges or expenses for any visitation or journey by the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, or any other branch of the Corporation, either for the purpose of eonservancy or otherwise, when such visit or journey shall be beyoad the boundary of the jurisdiction of the City, without the previous authority of the Common Council, upon motion for that purpose, and to draw the attention of this Court to the same as interfering with their undoubted and long exercised right of drawing upon the Chamber according to their discretion. "SAMUEL WILSON. THOMAS CHALLIS. JOHN JOHNSON. THOMAS SIDNEY." STANDING ORDERS OF TELE COURT OF ♦LDERMEN IN RI-, SPEGT 07 THE CITY'S CASH. "As often as there shall be occasion for any Com mittee of this Court to disburse any sum of money ex ceeding 1001. out of the Chamber, this Court shall be first consulted, and its assent had thereto. " No bill exceeding 1001. shall be paid without the special direction of the Court, unless the business charged in such bill shall have been previously consented to by the Court. " No extraordinary work shall be undertaken which may incur expense, whereby the funds of the Corporation may be in any manner charged or affected, unless the matter shall have been first submitted to a Committee of this Court for them to consider and report. " No Committee appointed by this Court shall enter tain any petition which may affect the cash or estates of this city unless referred to them by this Court, nor alter the terms, nor suspend the due and faithful performance of any contract or agreement entered into by any person or persons within the city ; but shall first report the cir cumstances and their opinion to this Court, and obtain its sanction for the same. " Every question proposed, which in its consequences may affect the estates or funds of this city, whether upon a report from any of the Committees appointed by this Court, or amendment thereon, or otherwise, if not first inserted on the summons for the Court (stating the amount, in case of a grant of money) shall be ad journed to the next Court, and then (after having been so inserted in the summons) be taken into con sideration. " That no gratuity exceeding 251. bo granted unless notice of the proposal be first given on the printed summons. " That no amount be ordered for payment until ex amined in Committee, and certified by the chairman to the Court of Aldt rmen as correct. " That no report from a Committee which advises the addition of any sum or sums of money to the salary of any officer connected with this Court, the various prisons, or any other place in the care of this Court, be received, unless previous notice be given on the summons for the Court, stating the addition proposed to be made to the salary, as the case may be. " That for the future the bills ordered for payment at each Court of Aldermen shall be signed by two Alder men (instead of one); also, before they sign the same, are requested to satisfy themselves as to the authority by which the work has been done, whether the contract, it any, has been complied with, and strictly to examine the bills presented to them ; and where there is no con tract, to be satisfied the prices charged are fit and proper." The report was unanimously agreed to, and the regu lations were adopted without comment. The following motions were also agreed to without discussion:— " That the Lord Mayor be requested tollay before the City Common Council copies of the reports of the Grand Juries as entered in the book of the Governor of Newgate. " That it be referred to the Privileges Committee to consider the question with reference to the opening the Mayor's Court, with power to cenfer with the Common Council Committee on the same. " That the claims for the expenses incurred on the lath of .April, and sent into the Town Clerk, for the purpose of keeping the peace, be paid." The Court then adjourned. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. BRISTOL, JULY 26. STOCK EXCHANGE.—There was very little business done to-day, the market being stationary; prices were however maintaine 1. LIVERPOOL, JULY 26. STOCK EXCHANGIL—The market is again a shade lower, and but little business doing. The sales are—Lancaster and Carlisle, Thirds, 1 / 9 p.—Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport, 1 dis.— London and North-Western, New Quarters, 11 p. —Manche ter, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 101. Preference, lo—Midland Stock, 101—llitto, New Halves, 6 1 / 4 dis.— South-Eastern and Dover, No. 4, Thirds, 3 dis.—York, New castle, and Lerwick (G. N. E. Purchase), 1 p. ISIASICIIESTER, Jel.i 26. STocic EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Birkenhead. Lanca shire, and Cheshire Junction, 31/. Shares, 7 dis.-- Bolton, Blackburn, Clitheroe, and West Yorkshire, Pre ferentials (B), 1. 1 ,4 dis.—Caledonian, Preference, 6 / 4 Lancashire and Yorkshire, 32/. Shares (late Extension), 7 c. dis.—Ditto, IW. Preference, 6 per cent. ' p.—Man cheater, % c. Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 19/. Preference, 10 1 4 Ditto (Grimsby), 20/. Shares, 8 3 4 dis.—Ditto, ditto, 121. 10s. Shares, 5 1 4—North Staffordshire, 2T4 dia.—South-Eastern and Dover, No. 4, 2 7i, dis. BIRMINGHAM, JULY 26. STOCK Exclt9NGE. l -The sales are—Midland, 103 1 ,¢-- Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Stour Valley, 31 , E dis.— North btatiordshires, 555. 9d.—North British, Thirds,36a. 3d. HULL, JULY 26. STOCK EXCHANGE —The galeS are—North British, Quar ters, s—Ditto, Thirds, 525. 3d. GLASGOW, JULY 25. • STOCK ExcrraNGE.—The sales are—Caledonian, Prefe rence, 59s.—Edinburgh and Perth, 16s. 9 d.—Glasgow, Kil marnock, and Ayr, Halves, No 1, 7 1 / 2 —Ditto, No. 2, 71. 98. —Great Northern, 61. 4s.—North British, Thirds, 535. 9d.--- Scottish Grand Junction, 7 s.—Slamannan, 181,42. [ADVERTISEMENT.] Extraordinary Efficacy of Holloway's Pills in the Cure of a fearful case of Dropsy. —The wife of Mr. W. Gardner, of Hanging Houghton, had been most dreadfully afflicted with dropsy—so bad that she was confined to her bed, and tapped three times in the course of a few months: she had then recourse to Holloway's Fills, and by steady per.evcrance, and a strict adherence to the system laid down in the printed instructions, the disease was conquered, and for eigh teen months past there has been no accumulation of water. She can walk about with the greatest ease and comfort, and is daily gaining flesh and strength. Sold by all Druggists, and at Protessor Holloway's Establish ment, 244, Strand, London. THE PORT OF BRISTOL.—The Bill rendering Bristol a free port has become the law of the land. The several classes of shipping denominated "foreign," which now pay respectively 3s. and 25., are only to be liable'to pay is., and that class which now pays Is. only 6d. The charges on Irish and thae coasting vessels subject to tonnage rates, such rates now being, on Irish vessels 81 and upon coasters 6d., to be lowered to 4d. per ton. All dock dues on goods imported from Ireland are also abolished by the new Act, placing the Irish on a level with the coasting trade. 1 1 1Auarrius.—Yesterday, on the application of Mr. Hume, some accounts relative to the amount of re venue and expenditure of the island of Mauritius, were printed in a parliamentary document. From the 18a:w -t.:amber, 1811, to 1831, the total paid by bar Majesty's Government, until the island defrayed its own civil ex penditure, was 688,6781. 7s. 10d., in addition to which, in the same period, the East India Company paid 507,456/. The local Government, in 1846, collected and received as revenue 265,641/. 16s. 2d., and the disburse ments in the same year were 229,1291. 15s. 9d. For in - m tie s u o u inexpended a purposes 62 1,5 , 351871. 6 1. 913.5. 641 d. The ra 2 Idw a a received, and dgth Duke of Leeds and the Hon. Stafford Jerning ham have returned to London from attending the hawk' ing parties at Loo, Holland. EIRTIJS. On the 21st inst., at Mecklenburgh-street, the lady of R. H. Torrell, Esq., of a daughter. On the 22d iust., at the Rectory, Walton-on-the -Hill, the lady co the Rev. F. P. Roupell, of a son. On the 22d inst., at Golden-square, the wife of W. Boif" man, Esq., of a daughter. On the 22d inst., the lady of T. Taylor, Esq., of St. John's, Southwark, of a son. On the 23d inst., at Wilmington-square, Mrs. Dobie, of * daughter. On the 24th inst., at Kemp-town, Brighton, the lady of Walter Ricardo, Esq., of a daughter. On the 24th inst., at Ampthill-house, the lion. Mrs. Petre, Of a daughter. MARRIED. On the 20th inst., at Beaconsfield, John Rennie, Esq., of Auchinloch, Lanarkshire, to Susanna, third daughter of the Rev. J. Gould, 8.D., rector of Beaconsfield. On the '22d ir st., at St. Giles's, Camberwell, Mr. W. Bush , of Dulwich, to Emma, second daughter of Mr. J. T. Robin" eon, of Clarence-place, Camberwell. On the 23d inst., at St. Nicholas, Great Yarmouth, Mr. rr ' Trott, jun., of Primrose •street, Bishopsgate-street, London , to Jane, youngest daughter of the late W. Barker, Egl i 4* Edmonton. DIED. On the 15th inst. at Highfield, Lymington, John Campbell Glover. Esq., late Major 13th Regiment Madras Infantry. On the 22d inst., at Southgate.cottage, Kingsland, MOP relict of W. R. E. Bradley, Esq., aged 83. On the 22d inst., H. G. Renshaw, Esq., of Islington. In Grey Friars, Chester, on the 22d inst., aged 77. Eli" - bah, relict of J. Ford, Esq.. of Abbeyfield, Chester. On the 23d inst., at Great Cumberland-street, Hyde-Park' Frances, the wife of J. W. Cowell, Esq. On the 23d inst., aged 21, Laura Crane, third daughter of J. Rawlins, Esq , Ashley-house, Handsworth, Staffordshire. At Southampton, on the 23d inst., Frances Maria, relict °f J. Clerk, Esq. On the 5 24th inst., W. Haines, Esq., of Halnaker-lodge, East Brixton, Surrey, aged 70. On the 25th inst., Elizabeth, the wife of F. G. A.ubin; Weston-hill, Norwood, aged 44. - • — G London: Printed and Published by MUBDO YOUN • at No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No. 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the want, of Thursday, July 27, 1848. LI! 'T RE the Let fen Iqu rac "chi eft th rr th Pt