The Sun. — London, England, 1835-07-09 00:00:00

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All side, (the a lly e had „ Just after , came inW witness, 85 ;itated mea t have done, iat he said , used. \VW supporting a constable 3erson Pre sv i ?sired him 4 ?ft the Ea rn' h they lel'oji Deceased , 0 n left the the reque s A !ascd, and f‘Lii 7 is of her d u f; tnd extol L ie t ti he larinx, r a 0 ight anastroo v li n divided ,nd the 0 4 oge was, mediatel ,y thyroed a ft f p ing given C on that,;l and too .) mches of Ib", oi side, co" ti f; !d, and conwo n the neCIL, pparentiy 0 5 Led from the roner, ands isoner the negat l oo t the woun sworn ev ci tr e Igh King' s " oi hen he 0 5 ,d nan whose c io [oney, 1 1,111 the floor I tt. 4 I over her ":", y ,i t h e r ight 1 0 1 l ide. Mr. pbseracd s co d eft side, u ac , ,e given m i. .7„ t l nild add, 0 :0 Dom, he i' l , 4 ; : tol rds the O a ' agony, 41. ' is had 1)0 0 0 1 out to $ 134 1.0 made use ° ytl ,ture. The p cannot there e whether b y questions• 1. rn and c a tb is inforinc oo p 30 of Mr. Pel tairs to a P i , on the firs t I , ‘ 7ee persons .e blooded' 0 gone," O f o f excit e Titness thee t had t o sketi him al ss went uf:, first bac k pal mpty hal It Thum. Dm was 1 0 7 0 b. ch the col s t bel fined it, and i¢' The eon c overt airs and 9 3), 0 ness left. ro his son (' se° iter to dec e :o me water, ed, such as t „"itiri liquors, e" ~ erable deg r e, but said n%ch' in Ids st° le o o [cuffed ancl e t t l i stables. 0 1 1 . ,' tedical me n ', de / 1 vas lying „ o il h blood, "ti - 1" cis on the t jc er wound s o tf . , wa s the _ cio 6 post-exa'ir e and his es appearan ce ; t h e n re3' , • , le by . the.P i e l f i l.; issien, 12 ce af ar conseque! A .dinglY 4 3 1; r that t arnment po,, to six. g r , .40°' Lid he ha° Es. Inque st ' il fLO .oun l) ned t ! l l e por r na mes , r.k. m othe r y le COTorle. 8 113e'I ri hn H onel a rfd TheY 1111 01V It e$ at a IVir' a l a o husb „f,,,a led. .." 7 0 0 1 ,4 1 )thenroyl This witneryil .erwards tu ice decease home to her mother's. On his return from thence he resided, first, at Mr. Cole's, and afterwards he and deceased came to live at witness's house. It is about two years since he returned from America. In consequence of the deceased's complaining that wh en h er h us b an d was in liquor he was like a madman, and she was afraid to live with him, witness's husband consented to their coming to reside at her house, No. 14, King-street. ' They resided with witness about the last sixteen months. Pri soner's habits of life have been rather irregular. He was kind to the deceased when sober. Witness never saw any impro priety in deceased's conduct. When in liquor, prisoner used to say dreadful things of the deceased, and behaved like a mad man to them all. He would throw himself about on the floor, and more than once witness has been obliged to call in the police and other assistance, to prevent his. doing himself or family any injury. As well as witness can recollect, just be fore he ivent to America he tried to hang himself, but he was cut down. He hung himself with a rope tied to a joist in the workshop. Witness accidentally went there, and procured a knife and cut him down. He was apparently dead, but by the fall and the consequent circulation of the blood, he re covered. Since then he has attempted to strike them all when he came home in liquor. Prisoner frequently quarreled with the members of his family, and his father has frequently been obliged to quit the house to avoid disputes. When sober he never quer relied with his father, but was affectionate to them all. About five or six weeks ago prisoner came home intoxicated in the after moon, and some words took place between him and deceased about selling some furniture. Heard the deceased say to him if you had not sold our furniture, you would have had better chairs than these." Prisoner instantly said, " I'll soon get rid of these if they annoy you." He then went up stairs and threw them out of his bed-room window, when they broke to pieces. The chairs had been lent him by his grandmother. Pnsoner and deceased lived happily together for the next five weeks, during which time he remained sober. All was happiness in the house. On or about this day-week (Monday, 29th June) he received some money of a Mr. Daniels, and be then took to drinking again, and when he Came home intoxicated, as soon as prisoner had retired to his bed and asleep, deceased took his razors and swords from the room, and gave them to witness to keep, for fear he might lent himself. Prisoner on Thursday last returned home very late, after 12 o'clock, and was very tipsy, and went to bed with out saying much. On Friday he returned home tipsy also ; it was past twelve. Witness, on Saturday last, received the note now produced. On Friday last he came home to tea, be was very much in liquor then. It was about six o'clock, and the deceased, " If you go out again,. I shall go out with your mother to walk." He replied, "So you may." He went out after tea. Deceased did not go out. Witness went out, and returned in about an hour. Prisoner did not return until after twelve o'clock, but she did not see him. He went into his bed-room immediately. The deceased had not retired to bed, but was up stairs. The only rooms above were her own room and that of Mrs. Coathes, and one occupied by Mrs. Honey the elder, and one by Mr. Edwards. There was no disputing that night. Prisoner went to bed with a quick step, striking his foot against the front of the stairs, as he usually did when tipsy. On Saturday deceased breakfasted with wit ness as usual. She did not complain. She said her hus band had left her early that morning, while she was asleep. In the afternoon a woman came and intruded herself into witness's house, and said that witness's son ought to know that he was in a bad house in Cambridge-street. The deceased overheard this conversation and became very un easy ; the woman left the house and deceased spoke of going to look for him. Just after 4, she went in search of him, and in about a quarter of an hour she returned with him. She up braided him for not coming home to dinner, and for having been at a bad house. Prisoner was the worse for liquor, but not very intoxicated. Witness desired them not to dispute as some one was present. They both took tea, when Mrs. King brought in the anonymous note now produced. Mrs. King, the mother, then upbraided him for being at a bad house. Witness pacified them and promised to dine with them on Sunday at Mrs. King's house. Mrs. King left the house. D eceased and pr i soner afterwards appeare d to b e f r i en d s aga i n . He 11. went out after supper, it was about 9, and returned about sarre lle was s o ti psy when he returne d t h at h e f e ll i n at t h e pas ;toot Witness was outside the door. Prisoner raised him self with difficulty and as aslee deceased told her he went up stairs.— de had h elp him up stairs—he went to bed and fell p day morning se rl eceosed came down to speak to her mother, who again t o see her. She then retired to rest. On Sun. morning d eceased came down to b rea kf ast as usua l w i t h witness. She said her husband was gone out. Witness had seen hi ; go out a t th e b ac k-d oor a littl e after six in the morn ing' and he did not return until after eleven in the morning. nagdeceased had remained at home and dressed herself. She nu on her Tuscan straw bonnet and veil. They were those L ; u si v P r ip edneed. She left the house to go to her mother's, L',"'s) but returned in a few minutes. She said, on drinking, pack, that she had met her husband, who had been. —lll l-In and that he had desired her to return and get his things ready, and he would go with her. She then went up E airs, ally Brought down his clothes, and placed them on the le kitelien_table. In a very few minutes after her husband, came ' and went up stairs, and called Jane, saying, " where is Illy thin gs ,' r The deceased replied, " Down here," meaning the kitchen. He said, " Why did you carry them there—l butwant to w as , .1, n He poke good-temperedly, as I thought ; sh s e said be was out of temper—be was as mazed as a ahem, and she would not go to him, fearing lie would take h er bonnet off and detain her at home. Wit nesstben offered to carry his thing s up stairs. ag a i n e called Jane, and she said, " I will take them up." Witness said to her, " Don't scold--if you do, I won't go o u t." Prisoners appeared• very tipsy when he went up stairs. Witness saw him go up ;. he looked as if he had been Jaunting about, dirty and weather-beaten. Witness listened on 9:leceased's reaching the room where the prisoner was, and heard her say, "'Why did you net go where you were yes terday, and get your clean things ?" Witness then called out oor porter was arrived. Jane !" She answered, " I b ear you." Witness still heard them both cont i nue talking, and Mrs. the d lima's Witness had occasion t o go open. Witne ss saw t h e d eceased sitting on the bed, a d little dressed as she was before. When her husband said, " Don't come in, I am undr esse d," w i tness sa id , " Don't stand there cavil ling all day, as your mother is expectin g you." They con tinued to talk, the deceased saying, " You know it's true— you know you were there." Witness again interfered, and said, "What shall I say to Zac ?" (referring to Mrs. King's porter.) Prisoner said, " Say we shall be there directly." Witness then went down to the kitchen, and staid there a few minutes ; grandmother and Mrs. Coathes were present. Warless went to the fore-door ; the people appeared then to be coming out of chapel ; it was about half- past twelve o'clock. Witness remained at th e door about Vs.) minutes, and then heard two persons running violently down over the stairs, and the deceased rushed by wit ness, saying something which witness understood to be, " I will go." Witness instantly shut the door, when she saw the pri soner looking towards the kitchen, and said, " Where's Jane ?" He appeared much agitated. Witness said, Gone to her mother's, to be sure—why should you wish to stop her? Pri soner was in his shirt sleeves. He said, " Good God, she has cut her throat." Witness instantly opened the door, and saw deceased at the next door, when she turned towards witness and fell in her arms. Witness said, " What have you done, dear girl ?" She made no reply. Witness observed blood coming through her clothes. The deceased had her left hand pressing ber veil to her neck, and blood was falling from her hand, on which she had a glove. Deceased's husband came to her im mediately. Witness was screaming violently, and the hus band, with witness, and several others, helped to carry her into the passage. Witness could not open the back parlour, which was locked for a few minutes, and the deceased was rested at the foot of the stairs. She was afterwards removed into the parlour, and 'laid on the floor, on ber back. Blood issued from her neck, and came on her 'clothes. Did not see prisoner at that time to her knowledge. Witness was in too great agony of mind to recollect. Recol lects that Dr. Hingston and several other medical gentlemen soon arrived, and that the head of the deceased was raised up and some one said " She wants to kiss you." Witness went to her, and kissed her. Her eyes were open. Witness does net recollect that any one asked deceased questions, or that she spoke at all. No one, to witness's knowledge, asked de . ceaserl—" Who had did it ?" but witness thinks she asked the Doctor if be could save her ; but it must have been some one else. Has no recollection of seeing prisoner in the room, nor anywhere else, after he assisted to brier , deceased in. Did not observe anything in prisoner's hands,' or that his shirt sleeves was bloody. There was no stop during the time of their running over the stairs—it was one continued action and noise. Had the deed have been committed in the passage, by the front door, witness must must have seen it. Deceased reached the door before prisoner reached the passage. By a Juryman—Does not knew who prisoner was with in the morning drinking. The evidence was read and signed. It was by this time about ten o'clock ; the inquest was therefore adjourned to the next morning, to meet at the workhouse, at nine o'clock. INQUEST.—THIRD AND LAST DAY. Thursday night, July 7. 'This morning, agreeably, to the adjournment, the Coroner u_ e nd Jury ass em bl e d a t th e C ounc il R oom i n t h e wor kh ouse , °snout nine o'clock. The Court h av i n g . been formally opened, the examination of /t ueases was continued. The Inquest, as on the previous "days, was crowded to excess. Elizabeth Coates, sworn and examined by the CORONER— 'tessiles a t N o . 14, Ki ng - street , ( same h ouse as d ecease d). v ila lived th ere e i g ht ye ars , an d k nown th e d ecease d th ree ears. [The bulk of this witness evidence was merely a con firmation of Mrs. Honey'sl. In addition witnieseremarked to f a ri t sO u?r's mother " how disagreeable his conduct had been of ;`, en was like that of a person insane ;" when she replied, e , i n, don't mind ;he won't come to your -room." On Satur witness did not go to bed until nearly twelve o'clock. not z o t ile hear prisoner return. Deceased said she would heard. uP for him ( • oner) and read a book. Does but hi seeing prisoner On the Saturday and Sunday, the house on the S unda tle.ceased.go over . the stairs in six and seven Witness's morning as if he was in haste. Witness left about ten minutes before eleven in company with intention was to go by a coach to visit a .;Tpd, and deceased intended deceased her mother's to dine. Prisoner would never let leave the house alone. e rni a uner was of a very jealous temper. The deceased was so eii O 3 : . honourable that she never stirred to disobey his injunc nes ; her conduct altogether was very correct. When wit s met prisoner he crossed over towards witness and de- Thas.ed, and asked Where do you think you are going ?" H ad then left the house about three minutes. Deceased trembled very much, and exclaimed " There he is." Prisoner 7as corning from under an archway that leads from Willow et. Deceased made no reply, but witness said " She is goin g to her mother's, and I am going to leave her there in my s lt ay to th e coach. " He said " Tarn back, I want you, " at the ame time extending his hand. Prisoner's appearance then was that of one very much fatigued, and wllo had drank to ex- '~, cess. She returned without making any reply. Witness fol lowed. Deceased remarked after proceeding a short distance, " How dirty you are ; where have you been ?" He said, " I have been to Bovisand, look at my hands," showing them. She replied, " I don't believe it." He then said, " Are my things ready for dressing ?" She replied " Yes." By this time they had arrived within about fifty yards of the house. On the opposite side of the road he (prisoner) suddenly ran across the street and knocked at the door of the Barley Sheaf, and deceased also ran to their residence, saying he is gime to get some drink, " I will go and get his things down stairs that Henry may not go up," which she did, and by then he re turned, and she (deceased) called on him and said, " You have no need to go up stairs, your things are here." He said, " But I choose to go up," in an authoritative tone—lie then ran up. After being there about two minutes he called lousily " Jane," and she replied from the kitchen stairs, " What do you want ?" and he said " Come up." She replied " I shan't." His mother desired her not to go up, but that she would go up and carry his things. Deceased said " No—he will quarrell with you ; perhaps I can't quiet him." Deceased then went up, and the door was then shut. Deceased appeared very much excited. Heard them speaking loudly, as if recriminating. The witness here corroborated the testimony of Mrs. Honey as to Mrs. Honey speaking to deceased and prisoner in their room, and the first knowledge of the sad affair. Witness always avoided him (the prisoner) when he was intoxicated : nor did lie appear to be conscious of what he was doing when in that state. Had frequently complained of his violence, through fear. Prisoner was affable and good tempered when sober, but when be was intoxicated he was very difficult to be controlled. Had repeatedly recommended razors and two swords to be taken from his room on these occasions, saying " he is a violent fellow, and ought not to have these things in his room." Has known this done frequently, as the whole of the family were at such times under bodily fear. This wit ness' evidence was then read and signed. Elizabeth Daniel sworn and examined by theConoNEß—ls living at 91, Cambridge-street; is a married woman ; did not know deceased ; knew the prisoner by sight several years ; had not spoken to him before about five o'clock on Sa turday night ; prisoner then went to witness's house ; he appeared very angry; the door was open, and he came into witness's room where she was ; prisoner asked wit ness if she was Mrs. Daniel? when witness replied, " Yes." He then said, " You have been down to my wife, and said I was with Mrs. Smith on the bed." Witness said, " I have not." He then said, " I will go to my wife, and ask her her author," and if she would not tell who it was, he fling ing his arms in a very great passion, said he would kill her. He appeared . to have been drinking; he was in a very great rage. Thinks he knew what he was saying. Mrs. Smith lives in the same house with witness. Never saw them to ,, ether, or him ( Honey) in the house before. After this he went home and fetched his father's servant girl, who said, I was not the woman. Mary Honey sworn and examined by the CORONER—Lives at No. 14, King. street; widow ; the grandmother of the pri soner. There were such frequent disturbances that witness was afraid of her life. Witness once said to prisoner, " That jug is mine, my dear, be careful of it ;" he immediately b r oke it. • Believes prisoner would have struck witness had she not kept out of his way. If he took but a pint of beer he would be as it he had lost his senses. He (prisoner) refrained from drinking for five weeks. He was then much better in his ge neral behaviour. He broke out again about a week ago. The prisoner promised to refrain from drink about a fortnight since, but he very soon broke it. On being remonstrated with he would break everything in his reach ; throw the chairs, &c., out of the windows. He was generally very inattentive to his wife. His conduct within the last few days was rather worse. Saw him on Saturday even ing with Mr. Smith, the tailor. lie was then very violent. He soon after went out. Did not see him until past twelve on Sunday. Deceased was cleaned, and waiting for him. Witness was in the kitchen when he returned, but retired to her bed-room for safety soon after ; but went down again when they came up. A short time after, heard a rush down stairs. Witness went up, and saw prisoner and his mother bringing deceased into the house. Prisoner was in his shirt sleeves, and blood on them. The prisoner and his mother rested de ceased on the stairs, and he ran up stairs and witness followed him. He went into his room, and returned again in a minute, and met witness on the stairs, and looked at wit ness and said, " I have taken a bottle of laudanum, and shall soondie." He had fallen over the landing-place in the stairs at this time. People from below came up stairs, and witness left. Witness saw a bucket carried up stairs. She was in the kitchen. As she went down, in passing, the door of the back parlour being shut, the did not see the deceased or her grand son (the prisoner) afterwards. Witness was in the back kitchen. She heard a bustle in the front kitchen, but having shut the door she did not know what was going on. Witness was -Very 111 and could not stand it. Did not recognize the voices in the other kitchen. Has not seen deceased or pi- stiller since. Mrs. Waye— Knew deceased and prisoner. Had seen h:m on Friday, when he was very tipsy. Saw him in Frankfort street. Avoided him, as she was afraid of him. Has not seen deceased or prisoner since, till after the Sunday morning. Has not heard prisoner speak of his wife within the last week. This witness not bring able to speak of any of the occur rences of the Saturday and Sunday, and not going to the case, her evidence was not taken down in writing, nor was she further examined. William Oliver, swcra and examined by the CORONER— Resides at No. 13, King-street--next door to the deceased's Knew the deceased, though not intimately. Witness's sisters are dress-makers, and had made a bonnet for deceased. Did not know her husband well. On Sunday morning last, at about half past 12 o'clock, witness was up-stairs in the front bed room, and was alarmed by a violent knocking at his door, and instantly looked out of the window, and saw the deceased stand ing on the step, with one foot, and holding by the side. About an instant before the knocking witness heard a vio lent shriek. Mrs. Honey, deceased's mother-in-law, came out in an instant, and exclaimed, " My de . ar Jane, what is the matter ?" She made no reply, but fell in her arms. The husband of deceased came out of the house in great agita tion, and apparently intoxicated, and took deceased in his arms, and carried her in through the door-way of her own house. Witness observed there was blood on one hand of deceased, and on her veil. He also saw blood flowing from her neck. Mrs. Honey, the mother-in law, who had gone in, came out again, with her hands all over blood, and exclaimed, " Good God ! call the doctor ; I am afraid Henry has murdered his wife." Several persons were then round the door, but witness did not recognize any of them. Witness came down stairs and went into the adjoining house (deceased's). Witness went up stairs to the first landing-place, where he saw the prisoner in his shirt sleeves, sitting in a chair with a bucket before him, as if he had been sick. There were no surgeons around him at that time. Witness heard prisoner say, " I did it." Prisoner was rather violent, and ejaculated these words with violence. His shirt was open, and he was vio lently striking his breast. Witness remained there about five minutes. He did not speak to witness, as be did not know him. Some one shook hands with him, and said he was sorry for him. Prisoner said, " I have been a great fool to my self." He appeared to be in great agony of mind. Witness, on coming down stairs, saw the deceased soon after her death. By a Juryman—Mrs. Honey gave up the body to prisoner, who carried the deceased in himself. Mrs. Honey went in after him. After that she came out and asked a doctor to be sent for. By the ConoNsß—Witness has heard the prisoner and de ceased quarrelling several times. On one occasion they were doing so in the garden,when he was running like a madman. About three months since, deceased ran into witness's house in much alarm, and shut herself in the coal - h ouse. Prisoner did not follow ' her. Witness heard a noise in the adjoining house at .the time, and prisoner making use of threatening language. At other times witness has seen prisoner very kind to deceased. By a Juryman—Witness thought, at the time he used the threatening language, he (-prisoner) was in liquor. Had not spoken to him in his life. Mr. Dyer, who lives next door to the deceased, deposed to theffect of the last witness, and added that he called the medical aid. His evidence was not, however, taken down. Mr. Warner confirmed the other witness respecting the de ceased being seen at the next door, and being carried in to the stairs, and thence to the adjoining parlour, and of the words used by the deceased therein; and of the pri soner being taken into custody and removed up stairs. His evidence was not taken down, being merely confirmatory. Millett, a constable—Was attracted to the spot by crowds of persons. On entering the back parlour was requested to appre hend prisoner, which he did. He removed him up stairs. This witness corroborated Dr. Roberts as to his finding the lauda num-bottle and razor. His evidence was not taken down. The Comma here made the usual proclamation for all per sons who knew how, when, and where, the deceased met with her death, to come forth and give evidence. Richard Slade, a policeman, presented himself, but he knew very little of his own knowledge of the transaction. He de posed to prisoner's general bad conduct, and mentioned his having been called in by his family when he was drunk, parti cularly in October last. His evidence was not taken down. Sargeant, carpenter and joiner, who resides at "The North Country Pink" public-house on the Barbican, Plymouth, next presented himself. Did not know the prisoner until Sun day morning last. About 6 that morning witness was standing in the tap-room when prisoner came in and asked for a glass of purl, which he drank in sor 6 minutes. He then inquired if there was a barber's shop near as he wished to go to Church after taking a cruise on the water. Witness directed prisoner where a barber's shop was. Prisoner turned round - as if to go, but stopped at the door again, and asked which way he was to go. Witness again directed prisoner, when he walked away. In a few minutes prisoner returned, and said he could not find a barber ; but he supposed they were not up. Went into the bar, and prisoner then called for a glass of the best brandy. Witness gave him half a noggin in a glass of cold water, which prisoner drank. He then asked witness if his father was a waterman. Witness said no, he was not. Pri soner then told witness that it was half-past twelve when he got home the last night (meaning Saturday night), and that he had knocked his wife down, in consequence of an anony mous letter that had been sent to Mrs. King, stating that he bad been laying about with a married woman. His wife had been very kind to him after she had found out the mistake, for at the very time he was accused of being with the woman he was drinking porter with her husband ; and he had just before 'returned from repairing a piano- forte for Mr. Wingyett ; and that Ye lived very comfortably with his wife ever since he had returned from America. He also said, that before that letter was sent lie had purchased a new bonnet for his wife, and had it trimmed, and sent it home that morning before he left. He then said that he L wanted to hire a boat. Witness told him there were plenty outside. He went out, and soon returned, and said there were THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY, JULY 9, 1835. none outside. He then left the house, and soon came back again in company with a waterman. He ordered a pint of sixpenny beer for the waterman, and half - a glass of brandy and water for himself. He drank the brandy and water, and then went out with the waterman, and soon after returned with the same waterman and another. He gave a glass of rum to each of the watermen, and drank another half glass of brandy and water himself. He then left the house with the two watermen. It was then about half-past seven o'clock. Witness did not see prisoner afterwards until yesterday, when he was in the custody of the police. Prisoner's dress was ne gligent at the time he was at witness's house ; but witness thinks he had a control over himself, and knew whether he was doing right or wrong. No other witnesses presented themselves. a. The CORONER then asked the Jury if they wished the evi dence, or any part of it, to be read over to them ? They re plied in the negative. The Coroner then expounded the law, as far as it regarded the case before them. Ile said, the first question for them to consider was, whether the prisoner had committed the act. If satisfied of that, then they were to make up their minds as to his state of mind at the time, and whether there was any malice existing ; or whether it was the effect of paroxysms of passion. He then pointed out the dif ference which existed between murder and manslaughter. The habitual drunkenness of a party, he said, was no extenu ation, but heightened the offence. He also said, that if they believed him to be a lunatic, and distracted, it was their duty so to express it. He hoped they would weigh the evidence which had been given on oath, and not attend to any thing they might have heard cut of Court. It was at this time a quarter to 4 o'clock. The Jury then retired to an outer room, and remained in deliberation for one hour and a minute and a half, when they returned to the Court. The Foreman said, the Jury found the prisoner, Henry John Honey, GUILT;: OF Wterut. Mulinaa, he having, on Sunday last, cut the deceased's throat with a razor. The Court was then dissolved. The town still continues in a very excited state. The de ceased's body was yesterday morning removed from King street to her own mother's house in Old Town-street, where it now lays. The prisoner continues in a very desponding state, and ects nothing ;he speaks seldom. Two constables are constantly with him, to take care of him. Yesterday, at his own re- quest, he was visited by the Rev. Mr. Odgers, Unitarian Minister, and subsequently by the Rev. Mr. Smith, the Curate of the parish church. To-day he was visited by the Rev. Mr. Courtenay, Vicar of Charles parish. He is now in cus tody under the Coroner's warrant, and will be conveyed from hence, either to-morrow or the day after, to the County Gaol at Exeter. He will be tried at the ensuing Devon Assizes, which commence on the 25th inst. PARLIAMENTARY SUMMARY. In the LORDS', last night, the third Report of the Committee on Prison Discipline, was presented by the Duke of Rica mom). The same Noble Duke gave notice that he should to morrow move for the second reading of the Loan Societies Bill. Several Bills were brought up from the Commons, which concluded the business done by the Lords. In the CONIbIONS', several petitions on various subjects were presented—amongst which was one from Liverpool, in favour of the Ballot. Mr. P. THomsoN, in reply to a question relative to a reduction in the duty on Wool, said the subject was under the consideration of the Government. Mr. DIVETT moved that the notice of Mr. lIALsE should be erased from the minutes of the House. Mr. HUMS suggested that his Hon. Friend's better course would be to move that it be struck out of the Notice Paper—to let it remain there would be a dis grace to the House. In his opinion all concurred, and ulti mately the notice was discontinued. The following is a part of the notice, which is very long :—‘‘ That all prisoners in Newgate and other gaols in England and Wales, although possessing no other qualification, be, upon the principle of the Bill (the Municipal Corporation) entitled indiscriminately to an equal participation in all the franchises, as well magisterial as elective, thereby created." Lord MORYETII presented the first report of the Commissioners on the State of the Poor in Ire land. The second reading of Sir. R. Musgrave's Poor Laws Bill for Ireland, was agreed to after considerable discussion, for which ire refer to our report of the debate. The Government desired the postponement of the question until next Ses sion, in order that the whole of the labours of the Commis sioners might be in the possession of the House, before they le gislated on a subject of such vital importance. The first Re port only had been presented that evening. and it would be un wise to make premature enactments on insufficient evidence. There was an interesting conversation on the Merchant Seamen's Bill, which passed. through Committee. OLDHAM ELECTION. OLDHAM, .iuov 7.—The Radical borough of Oldham is now represented by a Tory, Mi. Lees having been rearmed by a majority of 15. Many parties lay all the blame of this result on Mr. Fichlen ; and state that, in consequence of his endea vouring to impose Mr. Co'obett on the electors, several of the Rt.dical voters supported Mr. Lees, rather than vote for a man whose political principles they could not understand. Upwards of 200 voters, rho would have supported Mr. O'Conror if he had resolved upon standing the contest, are stated to have abstained from taking any part in the election. At the final close of the pH the numbers were : Lees Cobbett Majority for Lees There is another statement, in which the numbers are : Lees Cebbett Majority for Lees SHIP2ING-(THIS DAY.) FROM LLOYD'S. DEAL, JULY S.—Wind W. S. W.—Arrived the Prudent, Wrakeling, from the South Seas; Daphne, —, from Mau ritius; fioah, Hue, from .Jamaica; Catherine Eliza, Merrett, from St. Vincent's ; Apollo, Milne, from Grenada ; Martha, Robson, from Sierra Leone ; Aurora, —, from Teneriffe ; and the Hero, Gibson, from Belfast. Ar: ived from the River and remain, the Prince George, Shaw, from Madras ; General Brack, Jones, from St. Thomas's ; Queen of the Isles, Lucas, from Pernambuco ; Kitty, King, from the South Seas ; Ma. tilda Luckie, Merlin, from Demerara; Keith Stewart, Han ning, from Lisbon ; 'Minerva, Temple, from Canton ; and the Effort, --, from Malta. Arrived from the River and sailed the London Merchant, Mawle, from St. Sebastian, with troops. . PORTSMOUTH, JULY B.—Arrived from tho River and sailed the Carnatic, Brodie, from Bombay ; and the Elizabeth, Tal bert, from Calcutta. STANGATE CREEK,JULY B.—Arrived the Grace, G u ll, f rom Beyrout ; and the Petworth , Penfol , from Constantinople. RAMSGATE, JULY B.—Arrived off—the Henry, Soper, from Grenada. TORBAY, JULY B.—Arrived the Fanny, Treger, from Cadiz. GLosTER JULY 7.—Arrived the Resolution, Moon, from j Quebec. LIVERPOOL, JULT 7.—Arrived the Luncnburg, Pumettie, from Lunenberg ; Crescent, Benfellow, from Gergenti • Co. mala, —, from Barcelona ; Diadem, —, from the Medi terranean; Sarah and Mary, —, from Marseilles; Veracity, Alton, from St. Petersburg ; Wave, Fuller, and Oscar, Mat thews, from Riga ; Augusta Frederica, Large, from Rostock ; and the Olivie, —, from Copenhagen. CLYDE, JULY 6.—Arrived the Christina, Paton ; from Ja. malea ; Perseus, Campbell_Rebecca, Gillats—and Seals man, —, from Trinidad ; Madonna, Smith, from St. Vin cent's ; Jane, Ritchie, frow New Orleans ; and the Ann, Tail, from Charleston. PLymouTn, JULY 7.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the Argus, Rashley, from Quebec ; and the Elizabeth and Mary, Stephens, from Cephalonia. FALUOUTII, JULY 7.—Wind S.W. to W.S.W., fresh breezes and squally.—Arrived the Rapid, Rasewall, from Leghorn. THE MARKETS-(THIS DAY.) HAY MARKETS.—(At per Load of 36 Trusses.) CUMBERLAND. Cons, licavy Lowland Meadow Hay -CA 0 to £4 10 Yew Meadow Hay '144 3 13 4 5 Useful Old Ditto l5 0 Fine Upland Meadow and Rye grass Hay Clover Ha! 3 15 5 15 Oat Straw 12 oto .4'2 4 I Wheat Straw 2 8 2 10 smrraFiELD Coar,e heavy Lowland Meadow Hay New Meadow hay Useful Old Ditto 4lO 41) Fine Upland Meljow and Rye-grass Hay _, Clover Ilay i extra fine .......1 ala . Generally ~ Oat StrP.w ..........t 2 ; .c.l to 5.2 41 Wheat Straw 2 6 210 HUN G Eiti'OßD. Coarse Meadow Hay £4 • 0 to £4 5 New Meadow Hay Useful Old Ditto 4 15 ti 55 5 1 Fine Upland Mca'low and Rye grass Hay rt Clover Hay 3 15 l5 Cat Straw r 2 :2 to £2 4 I Wheat Straw 9 :2—S THE QUARTERLY DIVIDENDS—THE NEW DIVIDV,ND OFFlCE.—Yesterday the dividends which became due upon Three per Cent. Consols, the New Three-and -a- Half per Cents., and other portions of the Fu nded Debt Stock, were in course of payment at the Bank of England, the bankers of the metropolis having signed for the amounts due to them as trustees, &c., on Monday and Tuesday. The attendance of the public was pretty numerous, the interest now payable being upon by far the largest portion of the funded debt. The inconveniences arising from the crowded state of the old Dividend Warrant Pav Office on the first folic days that the interest became due, have been long experienced, and the pressure too often facilitated the commission of r obberies, notwithstanding the vigilance of the officers appointed to pre vent the admission of any of the " swell mob" or other " conveyancers" into the divilend office. The Court of Di rectors have now thrown open the new office, which has sprung up, formed in the place of the old building, and expense has not been spared to render it the most elegant establishment the city. In the centre is a most handsome and costly bronzed fire-stove, with a medallion in the centre, bearing the impress of his Majesty William the Fourth. The office is exceedingly well lighted by windows in the top of the building. The style of the internal part of the building is very rich, and the bear ings of the Corporation of the Bank are most prominently moulded in various parts of the office. Around the building are also moulded several large medallions, bearing upon the m figurative representations. The apartment drew forth marks of admiration from a great number of persons who have vi sited it. It was matter of some remark that f so beautiful an apartment should have been encumbered with an old wood work partition, which is fixed nearly the whole length of the southern side of the dividend office. The cholera has appeared in the arsenal of Cambray. There were five or six cases on the first day.—Brussels Paper. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS, JULY 8. Lord DENMAN took his seat on the Woolsack at Five o' Clock. The Duke of RICHMOND gave notice that on Monday next he should move the second reading of the Bill relative to Charitable Loan Societies in England and Wales. PRISON DISCIPLINE. The Noble DUKE then laid upon the table the third Report of the Select Committee appointed to inquire into the disci pline of the several Prisons in England and Wales, which was ordered to be printed. Mr. Alderman WOOD and others from the House of Com mons, brought up the Worcester Infirmary Lease Bill, the Argus Life Insurance Company Bill, and the Stretton Enclosure Bill, with the Lords' amendments, to which the House of Cornmons had agreed. Also a Bill for consolidating the laws relative to the recovery of small debts, to which the House of Commons desired the concurrence of their Lordships. The Small Debts' Recovery Bill was read a first time. On the motion of the Duke of RICHMOND, their Lord ships then adjourned. • <fp HOUSE OF COMMONS, JULY 8. The SPEAKER took the chair at half-past Three o'Clock, when there were about twenty-eight Members present. Alen:- hers, however, continued to drop in, one by one, till the Speaker had counted thirty-eight. At this moment there was a gene ral rush of Members from the galleries and the lobby, and the Speaker ascended his chair amidst cheers and laughter. _ CARLOW ELECTION. The SPEAKER informed the House that lie had received a notice from the Clerk of the Crown in Ireland, stating that a petition had been lodged in that office, complaining of the return at the last election for the county of Carlow. A day was fixed for taking the petition into consideration. DE TRESSAN'S NATURALISATION BILL. On the motion of Mr. Alderman WOOD, this B►ll was read a third time and passed. HOLYHEAD AND SHREWSBURY ROAD BILL. On the motion of Sir H. PARNELL, this Bill was read a third time. _ Mr. .1-lALLYBURTO.N brought up the Report of the Committee upon the Newtyle Rail-wa✓ Bill. ' CORPORATION REFORM. Captaiw BERKELEY rose to .present a petition from the city of Gloucester, against that clause in the Municipal Cor poration Reform Bill, which took away the rights of free men. The petitioners complained that those rights having been so long enjoyed, and having been confirmed to them by the Reform Bill, it would be extremely unjust to deprive them of those rights under the name of a Reform of Corporations. He concurred most heartily in the prayer of the petition, which was signed by 500 out of the 700 freemen of Gloucester, and he trusted that when the Report upon the Municipal Reform Bill should be brought up, this petition, and the others of a similar nature, which had been presented, would have due weight with the House.—( Hear, hear.) Mr. Alderman WOOD rose to present a petition from Glou cester, which was also signed by 500 individuals of that city, amongst whom were the names of a considerable number of freemen ; the petition was very strong in favour of the great measure of Corporation Reform—(Cheers)—and spuke in the highest terms of satisfaction of the Government which brought it forward. He was sure that the Gallant and Hon. Member who had just presented a petition would support him, when he stated that the greater number of the names attached to this pe tition were of the highest respectability. The petition, as he be fore stated, contained the.s.ignatures of a considerable number of freemen. There were some circunistances connected with the petition presented by the Hon. Member (Captain B.) which he thought it would be only just in the Hon. Member to have stated. The Hon. Member must know that a con siderable number of the persons vi ho had signed the peti tion which he (Captain Berkeley) had presented, wore children in one house (as we understood) • four children bad signed the petition as children.---(Cries of ? " Hear, hear.") He understood there was another petition to be presented by the Hon. Member opposite (Mr. Hope), and what the complexion and object of that petition was, he (Alderman Wood) did not know—( A laugh)—he supposed, however, as the petition of the Hon. and Gallant Member contained the signatures of .500 freemen out of the 700, and as his (Alderman Wood's) contained the signatures of a considerable number, (he did not know the exact amount of freemen), he presumed that the petition to be presented by the Honourable Mem ber (Mr. Hope) would contain the signatures of all the other freemen. He only hoped there would be no boys amongst them.—( A laugh.) Whether this petition should breathe the same expression as that presented by the Hon. and Gallant Member, or a different one, he hoped and trusted that it would not prevent the House from carrying to its full and legitimate length the principles of this Reform Bill,— ( Cheers.) There - was one point to which he wished to call the attention of the House. The boundaries of the city of Gloucester bad been fixed by the late Reform Bill, and the petitioners were very much alarmed lest they should be taxed doubly—namely, with the county rates and afterwards with the borough rates. He thought it right to call the attention of the Noble Lord, the Member for Stroud, to this point, and he trusted that it would be attended to. In all other respects, as this was a liberal Corporation and a liberal body of freemen, he hoped they would not press upon the House to alter in any respect the Bill as it stood. ' Mr. HOPE had not yet received the petition alluded to by the Hon. Member for London, but he expected it dailv • s P lie thought the petitioners had a very strong tight to express 1 their opinions upon the Bill which had excited very great alarm he believed iu the country. Captain BARCL AY explained that the petition was signed by only 100 adults, and the rest were boys. VOTE BY BALLOT, Mr. EW A RT presented a petition from Liverpool, signed by uraarcia-V 7,000 persons, in favour of the Vote by Ballot. The petitioners! stated their firm conviction that the • Reform Bill could never effectually be carried into effect, unless the vote by ballot was conceded. The Hon. Member also presented a pe tition against the monopoly in the Beer trade. Mr. JAMES GRATTAN presented a petition from a person named Doyle, residing in the county of Wicklow, against the act called Perrin's Act. Mr. A. TREVOR presented a petition from the Treasurer of the city of Durham against that part of the Reform Corpo ration Bill that deprived them of their rights. The lion. Member thought the measure, as it respected the rights of freemen, unjust ; and trusted that his Majesty's Ministers would sec the necessity of making very material alterations in the Act as it at present stood upon that subject. Dr. BALDWIN presented a petition from a Roman Ca tholic priest, in the county of Cork, praying to be allowed to vote out of his Ecclesiastical freehold. Mr. SPEIRS presented a petition from the Western dis trict of the county of Stirling, complaining of the conduct of the Sheriff of that county in having violated one of the princi ples of the Scotch Reform Bill, by ordering the polling to take place at an insignificant spot. Mr. HE ATHCOTE presented a petition from Tiverton, in which the petitioners stated that they did not concur in any of the statements contained in the petition presented by the Corporation of Tiverton on a former day, and praying for the passing of the Corporation Reform Bill. Also one from the Trustees of the Tiverton Turnpike Trust, against a clause intended to be moved by the Hon. Member for Knaresborough in the Highways' Bill. Mr. RICHARDS said be bad so framed his clause as to meet the wishes of the petitioners. BONDING WAREHOUSES. M r . WALL ACE presented a petition from Greenock, complaining of the Treasury minute affecting the bonding warehouses.—( Hear.) The laws on this subject, as they bad been settled in 1822, had worked very satisfactorily, and to the benefit of the out-seaports, and that without any hurt to the London Docks, or any others in the port of Lon don. There was a mistake abroad relating to this Treasury Minute—many thought that it only extended to Scotland, but he could assure Honourable Gentlemen that it would extend to every port in the three kingdoms, and most seriously affect them all. Commissioners had been sent by the Go vernment to examine into the state of the warehouses in the out-ports, and nothing like an allegation had been made, that the revenue had suffered in the slightest degree ; on the contrary, a greater decrease had taken place in the bonded warehouses of the London Docks than in the out-ports._ If the Treasury minute was allowed to take effcct, the House might rest assured that it would be contrary to the spirit and meaning of the law. It appeared to him (Mr. Wallace), that the arrangement had not been made with that openness of propriety which should characterize the conduct of a Govern ment. There had evidently been an unfair leaning to the Joint Stock Companies of the London Docks in this Trea sury minute, and which had deprived the out-ports of those privileges of which they so justly complained.—(Hear.) The Hon. Member concluded by announcing his intention to move for a Committee for Inquiry into this subject, and that necessary he Should divide the nouseupon the question. Dr. B6WRING presented a petitia; - i to the same effect from the Provost and Bonding Warehouse Proprietors of tho port of Glasgow, and expressed his concurrence in the remarks of the Honourable Member who had just sat down. He thought that while there was no proof of damage and injury of the Revenue, Government had not made out a case to justify this House, in interfering with the rights of private property. SPIRIT LICENSES. Mr. WALLACE also presented a petition from Fife against the present post-horse duty, and another from Mr. James Stevenson, of Greenock, complaining of the' conduct of the local Magistrates in refusing to grant him a spirit li cense. He hoped that a clause would be inserted in the Cor poration Reform Bill to take the rower of granting licences out of the hands of Justices of the Peace, for it was a source of great injustice, as well as - a disagreeable duty to perform. Mr. R ICH ARDS supported the motion. TAXES UPON KNOWLEDGE. Dr. BORING presented a petition from Dean Richards of Aberdeen, praying that the Bill for uniting the two colleges of Aberdeen, might not pass. Also a petition from Lestock imploring the House no longer to delay the removal of the taxes upon knowledge. TIMBER DUTIES. Captain PEC HE L L rose to present a petition of very great importance, signed by a very numerous body of the merchants and traders as well as ship-owners of the different ports of Sussex. The petitioners stated that they heard with deep re gret that a Select Committee was sitting for the purpose of assimilating the timber duties upon timber imported from the Colonies and the Baltic. They expressed their conviction that any change of the duties which would limit the supply of timber trom the colonies, or raise the cost, would operate most injuriously. They stated that, notwith standing the assertion that the Colonial timber was inferior in quality to that imported from the Baltic, they were ready to prove that the red pine was alike in quality in all countries, and the yellow pine was only to be got in the Colonies. The petition was most numerously and respectably signed ; and he mo d that it be referred to the Select Committee then sitting on the subject. IRISH CHURCH REFORM. Major BE AUCLERK held in his hand a petition which he had been entrusted to present to that House, and of which he took the liberty yesterday evening of giving notice. The petition was one of considerable importance. It was from the borough of Reigate, in the county of Surrey, and out of 160 of 101. voters in that borough, 105 had signed that peti tion. The petition prayed that the Corporation Bill then before the House might be brought to a speedy result ; and, also, that a Church Reform should take place in Ireland. They considered that the large Establishment maintained in that country was an insult to the people of Ireland, and a de gradation to the people of England. They considered that Ireland was the only country on the face of the globe that was insulted by a Church Establishment differing from the general religion of the people. Amongst all our colonies we had never attempted to impose upon them a religion dif fering from the religion of the people. In Canada, indeed, we had attempted it, but the attempt was not borne with, and the Church in that country was now Catholic. At all events they supported their own Church, but not out of the re venues of the State. He was one of those who main tained that whilst it was right to pay the Clergy, and he was himself willing to pay them amply, he would never agree to insult the Catholics by seeing a handful of Protes tants keep up a large Establishment which was not at all in accordance with the religion of the people. This was his opinion, and unless this principle were carried out, they would never, and ought never,' to give satisfaction to that country, The Government would certainly not give satisfaction until the Protestant' Church should cease to be kept up in that country, to insult the religious feelings of the country. This, he was sure, was the feeling of the great majority of the people, and be could tell the Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Freshficld) who threatened him with being thrown out in the next election, that that declaration had given great pain in the county of Surrey—it proved nothing, and only tended to bring on per sonalities. He would again state that the petition presented by his Hon: Colleague (Mr. Alsager) on a former day against the Irish Church' Bill, had not the support of one-tenth of the inhabitants of the comity which he represented. He was convinced that the great body of the people differed from that petition—the petition which he then held in his hand proved this, and several other petitions would be shortly presented from the same county in support of the measure of Irish Church Reform before the House. He would give that measure his warmest support. Lord EASTNOR said if the statements of the Gallant Offi cer were founded in fact, it was a matter of regret to him to differ from a considerable portion of those whom he had the honour to represent, but he believed that pains had been taken to create excitement on political subjects iu that part of the county of Surrey latterly. The petitioners ex pressed a wish that the Municipal Reform Bill might be carried through the House as it was originally proposed. lie had not opposed the principle of the - Bill, because he thought it was necessary that it should be established ; but he could not go the whole length of the Bill—many of its clauses, in his opinion, going too far. He was as anxious as any man to support the Bill, as far as he believed it was consistent with good, but he would support it no further. With regard to the Irish Church Bill—that also, in his opinion, went too far ; be thought, and had always done so; that the Established Church should be duly maintained, and he would not support or adopt any measures that would destroy the efficiency of that Church in Ireland ; but, at the same time, he was as anxious as any man to adopt improvements that would be consistent with sustaining that Church. When the Bill was discussed, he should feel it to be his duty to do that which he thought would be for the interest of the country. With respect to the English Church he was willing to admit that there were many things that might be altered, and any alterations for its good he would always be found ready to support, but in doing so he would always maintain its efficiency. With regard to what the Gallant Officer bad stated as having fallen from the Hon. Member for Penryn, he he did not feel himself called upon to make any observation. Mr. FRE S lIFIELD could assure the Hon. and Gallant Member that in any observations he had made, he meant no thing uncourteous to him. He had, however, a little mis-stated what he had said ; what he had stated was, that if he continued to advocate the prin ciples he avowed that night, he would only have to await another - election to see whether his constituents would sanction it or not. He believed that those wilts:, thought differently from the Gallant Officer were not worthy of the appellation he had given them, of wrong-headed persons. The Gallant Officer had been elected by the Conservatives of the County of Surrey—(Hear, hear, and cries of " No, no," from Msjor Beaucterk)—they had thought him the better member of the two reform candidates, and therefore they had paid him the compliment of electing him as one of their representatives, a compliment which he ( Mr. Freshfield) believed he highly deserved.—( Hear, hear.) The Honourable and Gallant Officer bad said that many of his constituents had expressed their astonishment at the statements made by him (Mr. F.), to the effect, that if he pursued the same line of conduct 98 he was then doing,-he would stand some chance of having their confidence Withdrawn. On the other hand, be ( Mr. F.) had received the thanks of a public meeting, for his conduct in the House. He assured the Gallant Officer that he did not find fault with him in en ill-natured manner or spirit, but merely meant to give him a kind caution— (Laughter)—which a constituent might do to his repro sent ative. Mr. DENISON would not trouble the -House upon the subject, but having. been the representative of the Eastern Division of Surrey, he must 'Say that he, not having been pre sent when the Learned Gentleman made his statements, read them with a great deal of astonishment; and he would ask the Hon. and Learned Gentleman what opportunities he had of learning the sentiments of the constituency ? He was not in the Commission of the Peace, nor did he attend their meetings ; he had lived in the county for a very short time , and as he ( Mr. D.) had understood—he resided in the Western Division. He certainly was much surprised to hear the Learned Gentle man say that the Hon. and Gallant Officer was returned by the Conservatives. He (Mr. D. ) decidedly denied that statement. Ile was returned by a strong and influential body in the county, under the name of Reformers, which he trusted would yet increase. He hoped when the Hon. and Learried Member returned to his pure and immaculate borough of Penryn— (Loud cheers and laughter)—he would meet with as cordial a reception as the Hon. and Gallant Officer was sure to re ceive from his constituents. Major BE AUCLERK said he had been twice returned for the Eastern Division of Surrey. The first time he went into the field in the last week—he spent no money, or almost none, and he would ask the Hon. Gentleman opposite how many thousands were spent on the other side ? And yet he was now told he was returned by the Conservatives !__ ( Hear.) He had always openly expressed his sentiments upon the hustings, and he would be very much pleased if those sentiments had gained hint the support of the Conservatives.—( Hear, hear, hear.) On the hustings he had stated openly he was a strong advocate for Church reform—a strong advocate for a thorough reform in the Irish establishment-4 Hear, hear)—and yet lie was now told that he sat there as the representative of the Conservatives in the county ! He knew there was a strong party of Conservatives among his constituents, who had hoaestly voted against him, but he believed that the great body of the constituency were honest, well-meaning Reformers. He would like to ask whe ther he had the honour of the support of the Hon. and Learned Member ?—( Laughter.) 11r. WILK S said he had gone down to Riegate to support the Honourable and Gallant Officer, and he therefore was one of his constituents who admired the manliness of principle exhibited by him, and he promised him his support upon the next occasion. _ _ PETITIONS. Mr. Alderman WOOD presented a petition signed by up wards of 500 Freemen of Gloucester, izi favour of the general principle of the Corporation Reform Bill. Mr. D LTNC OMB E presented a petition from a place in the North Riding of Yorkshire, praying that it might not be an nexed to York under the Corporation Reform Bill. IRISH CHURCH. Mr. DUNCOMBE also presented a petition from tEc clergy of the North Riding, in which they stated the alarm they felt at the appropriation of the revenues of the Church to other than ecclesiastical purposes, and praying the House not to pass the Irish Tithe Bill in its present shape. TITHES. Mr. WILK S presented a petition from a person resident in Gray's Inn Lane, complaining that he had been proceeded against for nine years' tithes, when he had only resided in the house four years, and praying for an alteration in the present tithe-law. The lion. Member announced his intention of in troducing a Bill next session to ?et this matter at rest. Captain PE CHELL supported the prayer of the petition, but was sorry that he had protracted his intention of bringing in a Bill till next Session. If no one else would do so, he (Captain Nebel!) would very shortly give notice of the early introducing a short Bill to settle the matter. Mr. SIN CL AIR considered that this House was likely to become a Star Chamber for the persecution of the Clergy.— ( Laughter.) He protested against these ex-parte complaints against Clergymen arraigning them at the bar of Parliament, without allowing them any opportunity to rebut them. Captain PE C HELL thought such observations were very unfair after what hid taken place in this House upon the sub ject of tithes, and especi4.lly so in regard to himself, for he stated to the House when he presented the petition that he had given seven days clear notice to the clergyman against whom the complaint was made. Mr. SINCL AIR—I was not alluding to you. Captain PEC HE LL—You compared the proceedings to those of the Star-Chamber. I never made an unfounded com plaint against any clergyman, and I defy the Hon. Member to say that I have.—( Hear.) Mr. WILKS— If he had made a personal complaint, or tiad gone through the history of that large parish since the present incumbent had come into possession, and related all that might have been said against the clergyman, he might have been liable to the charge of the Hon. Member, but ho had not done so. The lion. Member explained. Mr. LENNARD .hoped that same short Bill, declaratory of the law upon tithes, would be soon before the House. Captain CURTEIS instanced a case in which while the Tithe Collector got 8/. per acre, the Landlord got only 205., and the Farmer not a sixpence. Such a state of things called for the prompt interference of Government. BONDED WAREHOUSES. Captain PE CHELL was instructed to ask whether it was intended to interfere with the present arrangements respecting bonded warehouses . ? Mr. P. THOMPSON—As the subject was soon to be brought under the 'consideration of the House, he thought it better, and he was sure the Hon. and Gallant Member would agree with him, to reserve till then any information that will required on the subject. Mr. HUME thought it would save great trouble if the Orders in Council and Minutes of the Treasury were laid on the table. • IMPORTATION OF WOOL INTO FRANCE. Mr. HEATHCOTE wished to ask the Right Hon. Geo• tleman a question respectiere the importation of English wool into France —namely, whether any steps had been taken to lower the duties upon wool in t;eat country Mr. P. THOMPSON said France had reduced in some de gree the duties upon foreign wool importeed into that country. At the same time, he promised that the Cover:ln - lent would not diminish their efforts upon this respect to induce the French Government to alter their duties, and to diminish the duties upon English produce.—( Hear, hear.) IRISH POOR. Lord MORPETH brought up the third Report of the Commissioners appointed to enquire into the state of the' 'css in Ireland.—( Cheers.) CORPORATION REFORM—INSULT TO THE HOUSE. Mr. DIVETT rose to bring forward a subject to which begged the particular indulgence of the House. He did not see the Hon. Member for St. Ives present. Mr. HUME suggested. to the Hon. Member to postpone his motion till the Hon: Member for St. Ives was in his place. Mr. DIVETT saw the Hon. Member for St. Ives in tb House about half an hour ago, and told him that hn would certainly brims the subject before the Howe -at five o'clock.—(Hear, hear.) Under these circurn stances, he conceived that he was not bound to postpone' the subject, merely because the Hon. Member for St. Ives did not choose to attend. He would simply confine himself to reading the notice of the flOn. Member for St. Ives. Mr.. Divett then read the notice, which was as follows : " That all Prisoners in Newgate, and the other gaols in England and Wales, although possessing no other qualification, be, upon the: principle of the Bill, entitled indiscriminately to an equal p artici p a, Lion in all the franchises, as well magisterial as elective, thereby - 7 created ; and that, to obviate all uncertainty or doubt of the bene volent intention of the Bill, and the happy tendency thereof, being, in effect, to render all the higher ranks of his Majesty's loyal and respectable subjects subordinate to the lowest, without regard to property or character, a clause be introduced, in accordance with. the same principle, expressly enacting to that effect; and that it. may for ever thereafter be well underst9od, that the whole popu lation in the Corporate jur:sdictions arc, in all other relations of life,_ placed upon a footing of perfect equality, agreeably to the na tural rights of man ; and also, a clause to provide a suitable retreat for the gentry residing within these jurisdictions, and who, with a mind and feelings becoming their station, may seek an escape for themselves from the scene of such a revolutionary infliction." He thought that the Hon. Member ought to apologise for such a notice as this, and he moved in the strongest language possi ble that this notice be expunged from the Journals.—( Rear.) Mr. HUME seconded the motion. He always under stood that notices were intended to call the attention of Members to subjects of practical importance. Therefore it was that he joined his Hon. Friend in thinking that the notice should be struck out of the Journals. Mr. DIVETT conceived that the notice was a gross insult to the House, and the electors of the country. He had no wish to make the motion in the absence of the Hon. Member. —(Cries of " No, no," Geli!") " He had given the flon. Member full notice of it, anda it seemed to be the wish of , the House, be would now move that it be expunged from the journals of the House. Sir GEORGE CLERK doubted whether' any thing could now be done with respect to . .thiS "notice. 'He supposed, as the Honourable Member had given notice of this motion, that he intended to found'a resolution upon ite-(Cries of " Oh, oh I")—if he made such a motion, and it was entered on the journals of the House, it would then be 'competent to move that it should be expunged from the journals. In the shape, however, it at present stood, he thought the House ought not to interfere. He did not see what the Hon. Member would get by expunging it from the paper, as it would be competent fur the Hon. Member who had given that notice to renew it at any time. Mr. WARBURTON hoped the Hon. Member for Exeter would consent to move that it should be expunged only. He (Mr. W.) looked upon it rather as a speech than a notice. Mr. RUTHVEN thought the motion rather premature, as, in his opinion, the notice was not worth more than laughing at, and that its absurdity was its best answer. • Mr. DIVETT could only suppose that the notice was in tended as an insult to that House, when it had been coolly and deliberately put upon the notices. He begged to persist in the motion as amended by the Hon. Member for Bridport, that the notice be expunged. Colonel PERCEVAL suggested that the Hon. Member should defer his motion till to-morrow. He thought that many notices of a similar nature had previously appeared in the Journals of that House, without calling forth such severity of censure. Mr. RICHARDS agreed with the Hon. Member for Exeter that it Was an instance of very bad taste ; hut if his notice was persevered in, it would lead to a very inconve nient precedent. Sir C. B. VERE thought the House might express its censure, and condemn it, but striking out the notice would be a very dangerous precedent. Mr. DIVETT, seeing the sense of the House was against him, would withdraw his motion. Mr. HUME would not consent to such a notice being printed ia fiture with their proceedings, and he would therefore move that it be discontinued from among the notices. Mr. MILES said the feeling of both sides of the House appeared to he, that the matter was utterly unworthy of no tice ; and he regretted that this discussion bad given it any further notoriety. Colonel L. HAY differed very much from the Hon. Member far Somerset: He, for one, would not consent to its re maining on the printed notices of the House, and should take the sense of the House upon it. Mr. V ILK S regretted that the question had been brought forward at all. As it was, he would by no means consent to its being printed in future with thc., minutes.—( Question.) The Earl of LINCOLN said a few words, amid cries of " Question," " Divide." Strangers were ordered to withdraw, and the Gallery was cleared for a division; during our exclusion we understood that a lengthened and animated discussion took place, and that the motion was agreed to without a division. J IRISH POOR LAWS. Petitions. in favour of the Poor Laws for Ireland were pre sented by Messrs. FITZSIMON and FINN.. Sir R. MUSGRAVE moved the second reading of the Poor Relief (Ireland) Bill. He did not expect that any Hon. Member would l ise in his place, and deny the existence of distress in Ireland, for there were too many living proofs of it, and he felt justified in the course which he.had pursued. When the cholera or infectious complaint prevailed in Ireland, scenes of the most appalling distress presented them selves. He had himself attended as a member of the Cholera Committee, and their first task was to provide straw,,. not merely for those who were suffering, but to prevent the spreading of the contagion. In several small houses, three and four were families crowded together, without even sufficient straw to lie on. Whilst abundance of corn and provisions were exported from Ireland, thosewho raised them had not sufficient straw to make his bed. The Hon. Baronet then read an extract from the Report of 1 a3O, to prove the great evils that arose from the labourers being turned out of their holdings. It was impossible for language to convey an idea of the distress to which the ejected were reduced, and as might naturally be expected in every riot or disturbance, such persons were always found most active and most violent. It was they who formed themselves into bands who formed ' Committees, and who deliberately resolved upon the assassina tion of those who opposed them, and that in several cases the orders which those committees had given had been carried into execution. Such was the course pursued with respect to Mr. Shehan. He was put to death ; and it afterwards ap peared that the murderers were ordered to commit the assassi nation by a committee. Poor-laws, such us those of England, could never be successfully applied under such ciremnstarees. Such a plan as that proposed by his Hon. Friend near him, founded on the principles of the English system, would never answer in Ireland. It was true that a great many of the labouring poor of Ireland were employed on the public works in that country, arising from Grand Jury presentments; but after all possible means of employment had been resorted to, thousands were left in a state of utter destitution. The Hon. Baronet here entered into the details of his Bill, but in a tone of voice which prevented us from following him. We under stood that the Bill provided for the formation of committees and sub-committees in the various districts of Ireland to in vestigate the condition of the poor ; and that in cases of ex treme distress, if a requisition to that effect were signed by ten of their number, the Magistrates should levy a rate for the . I relief of the distressed. By another clause it was proposed to institute certain establishments for the purpose of preventing menelicity. Whatever might be the fate of the Bill, he trusted that by permitting its introduction, they had at least sanctioned the principle that the interference of the Legislature was ne cessary for the relief of the poor in Ireland. Mr. JAMES GRATTAN seconded the motion. There were several Honourable Members who, although not un friendly to the principle of the Bill, were desirous thatit should be postponed on various grounds ; and among them that his Noble Friend, in his most admirable Tithe Bill, had done something to remedy the evils complained of. With reference to that Bill it was his (Mr. Grattan's) intention to propose that tithes in Ireland should be liable to an assessment for the relief of the poor. It might be said by some that the sup porters of the present measure were pressing it forward wits too much haste ; but how could that lie asserted when it was recollected for bow many years and on how many occasions the condition of the poor in Ireland had in various shapes been under the consideration of the Legislature ? In 1825 he had himself brought in a Bill on the subject. To those who contended that legislation should be suspended until time had been allowed for reading the Report of the Commissioners on the state of the Irish poor, which the Noble Lord, the chief Secretary for Ireland, had that evening presented, he would answer, that he held in his hand a Report which had formerly been made by •one of those Commissioners and published in this country, and that it contained descriptions county heard from ur h a ia ble . of the destitute state o f the p oor in. Ireland, precisely Similar to those sv theel i i eri Te f r .fleousr e Friend, the N self he must say , that strongly as lie had been in favour of thee ad co justty of m .Waterford. For the Reform Bill, strongly as he was in favour of the Tithe Bill, he was convinced that until some means were adopted for employing a nd providing for the poor of Ireland, that coun try would never be in a state of tranquillity. Unless the land lords of Ireland could be imbued with the same .spirit towards the poor of that country, as the landlords of England were towards the poor of this country, no. beneficial results could be expected. For ion self, he should WSOrry to see theday when he should have bread, and-his tenants should bo - desti. tu te cf potatoes. In 1823, in 1824, in 1826—for the last twelve years—Reports . upon - Reports had - been presented to that [louse, to such an extent that he was persuaded no Hon. ._~:. I I 1 1