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DAY AT ONE O'COLCK. New 5 per Cent — India 5t0ck......... ............... Ditto Bonds 12 9 pm. South Sca Stock lOl% Old Annuities New Ditto 89% 3 per Cent. Annuities, 1151 EB I4 Exch. Bills, .£l,OOO 31 :32 29 pm. 1 Ditto 500 34 30 pm. Ditto Small Ditto Commercial — pm. Ditto Advertised ...... 1 Bank Stock for Account -- 1 India Stock for Account -- i Consols for Account 92% % THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Peruvian Bonds Ditto Account Portuguese Bonds 9l Ditto Account Ditto New Bond. 12 34 "44 Ditto Account 512 *,; Prussian Bonds Dittu Bonds,lS2? Russian Bonds, 182 Ditto_Accguilt Ditto Metallic Spanish Bonds 521 2* Ditto Account 5 , 2 - 14 5011 Ditto Bonds, 1834 ...48% i 5 7% 8 Ditto Account French, 5 per cent. —f. —c 4 per cent. —f. —c. ...... - •f. —c, ---- 3 per cent. Exchange —f. —c. Dutch, 2!4 per cent ... •• 53% Ditto Account Ditto, 5 per cent.... 101% Ditto Account — PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CL OCK. Paid. Per Share Anglo Mexican Mining Company (iss. at 5!. pm.) 100 6 Brazilian Imperial Mining Co. (Issued at 5!. pm ) 20 36 39 Ditto Macanbas Cocaes 2O 19 Redmoor Consolidated Mini g Company 2 3% 4 Real del Monte Missing Co., Registered 63/. 10s. 6d. Ditto Unregistered — London and Greenwich Railway Company l3 Provincial Bank of Ireland 23 Mil I BELGIAN FUNDS.—BRUSSELS, Jurs 7 Actual Debt, 2!4 per Cent , Rathschild's Loan, Five per Cent lOO% Loan of City, IRI Four per Cent. 9 8 34 Society of Commerce, Four and a Half per Cent. 117 V Bank of Belgium, Five per Cen. --Brussels Papers, July S. 7 DUTCH FUNDS--ANISTERDAM, 311 LY 7. Money. Bills. Actual Debt, 24, per Cent. -- -•- 55% 56 94 , ,/ q 95 ...... A rnort Syndic, 4 - l; per cent Ditto, ditto, 3Y, per cent 'PA 80 Loan (1S30) 5 per cent. Ditto (1132 and 1833) 5 per cent. Commercial Company, 4 per cent lOB It 8% New ditto — Exchange on London, One month l2 22 , . Two months SPANISH FUNDS. Cortes at Amsterdam, 5 per Cent 41% to 42►,{ Ditto, ditto, 3 per Cent 26 to 27 1 4 Loan, London (1832; 5 per Cent. Cortes Coupon s Cortes Deferred Debt Dutch Papers, July 8. lilGll HATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Mnrnine 12 minutes after 2. I Erenine 39 minutes after 2 HAMBURG, MAY 1835. "'EINE BROTHERS, CONTRACTORS for the STATE of HAMBURG'S GREAT LOTTERIES. being requested to publish the Scheme of the approaching Sixty sixth Lottery in the English Papers, and to have Tickets on Sale , with Agents in England, beg to state that neither can be done, because it is illegal for the English Newspapers to publish Foreign Lottery Schemes, and for aty Agents in England to sell Foreign Lottery Tickets. On the other hand, they beg to state, as it is NOT illegal for any person in England to PURCHASE Foreign Lottery Tickets, that any person desirous to purchase, on addressing them by mail, will receive a full Scheme, and any desirable infor mation on the subject (Gratis), by return of post. ON APPROACH of 12th AUGUST, We beg to remind the Public that NO TIME IS TO BE LOST In giving Orders, if they are desired to meet attention, before A rtISE IN PRICE. Orders, accompanied by 101. notes, directed to us, without delay, may still be attended to at 81.. and 2/. for the balance will be re turned on executing the order, by return of post. HEINE BROTHERS. Hamburg, 23d June, 1885. P.S. Direct, HEINE BROTHERS, in HAMBURG. The publication of THE SUN NEWSPAPER commenced this day at 31 minutes past .3 o'clock. • -c-)71 -...-_'.. -4 , 4 .. , - - .: ,-.,.. , ~,,, •••0 , ....i - i,..._-_-. ,;*„ &, ''• • X . ' . ,Z; .:1 -IN• . • - ‘, .'9‘ . : t•-• .... - 4't ' •-• il I t .- , t :-.....' -r-- • , „„, ' ' . -,-- ......!„.4.0 . " • ••••,,,Z i. 4•• (Zi-1)-> , LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 9, 1835. S'r R. MUSGRAVE'S motion for the second real- I ing of his bill for relieving the Poor in Ireland, gave rise, to an animated and interesting debate last night in the House of Commons. The impression which a careful perusal of the speeches delivered on this occa sion has left on our minds is, that legislation on this subject would at present be premature. Net that the destitute state of the Irish Poor does not demand the speedy interposition of a Christian Legislature to protect them from the cemiscgin of the inhuman neglect of their natural protectors, but that further in quiry is necessary before such a measure can be frame-ele as shall prove an adequate remedy for the evils com plained of. We are led to this conclusion, from ob serving that while every Hon. Member—with one excep tion—who addresed the House on this most important of all questions admits the necessity of introducing into Ireland some system of poor laws, no two of them are agreed even as to the ouilines of the plan. To introduce into a country, situated as Ireland is, says Sir P. MUSGRAVE, anything like the Poor Law Amendment Net is a project too wild to be seriously contemplated by any one at all acquainted with the state of that portion of the empire. He therefore proposes to include in his plan nothing beyond a par tial provision for the aged, orphans under fourteen years of age, and all who are sick, or afflicted with incurable bodily infirmities. Mr. G. F. YOUNG thinks that all that is necessary, is to apply the statute of ELIZABETH to Ireland, when up jumps Mr. O'Coer- INT ELL, and tells him he knows nothing about the matter, for that the so•much-vaunted statute of ELIZABETH compelled the providing of work or food for the able bodied poor, a defect which, in his opinion, gave rise to the many abuses which had crept into the adminis tration of the Act, and rendered it totally unfit to be adopted in Ireland, where it would greatly increase the existing evils. While such conflicting opinions are entertained as to the nature and extent of the remedy by those who have to apply it, it seems the safest and wisest course to wait until the evidence collected by the Commissioners appointed to inquire into the State of the Irish poor has been carefully examined. It is, in fact, only by such an examination that Hon. Mem bers can be properly prepared to pass a legislative measure, which, if not founded on an accurate know ledge of the peculiar circumstances of Ireland, may be productive of great mischief, and which, it must be remembered, when once passed, cannot be recalled. Anxious, therefore, as we are for the introduction of Poor Laws into Ireland, and convinced, as we are, that until some compulsory provision is made for the poor, neither peace nor prosperity will visit that portion of the kingdom, we think it better that all legislation on the subject should be suspended until the informa tion already collected, and still collecting by the Com missioners, shall have enabled the Government to pre pare, and the Legislature to pass, such a measure as shall be the best calculated to effect the great object in view, without entailing upon Ireland the curse of such a pauper system as that which has so long afflicted England. _ _ A curious discussion took place last night in the House of Commons on the subject of a motion made by Mr. DIVETT, to the effect, that an Amendment of the Corporation Reform Bill, of which notice had been given by the Hon. Member for St. Ives, be expunged from the notice book. The Amendment which gave rise to this discussion is as follows :—" That all pri soners in Newgate, and the other gaols in England and Wales, although possessing no other qualification, be, upon the principle of the Bill, entitled, indiscri minately to an equal participation in all the franchises, as well magisterial as elective, thereby created ; and that, to obviate all uncertainty or doubt of the benevo- lent 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 subject s subordi nate to the lowest, without regard to property or cha. racter, a clause be introduced, in accordance with the same principle, expressly enacting to that effect ; and FRENCH FUN DS —Ryas, JULY '7. Five per Cents., 1090 109 f. 10c. 15c. 20c. Three per Cents.. 79f. 35c. 40c. 50c. Bank Actions, 2,005 f. 2,010 f. Rente de Naples, 97f. 40c. 35c. 30c. Roman Five per Cents., 101. Route d'Espagne, Five per Cents., 40. Rente d'Espagne, Three per Cents., 2851. Rente Perpet. d'Espagne, Five per Cent., 41% %lA. Belgian Loan, Five per Cents, 101%. Portuguese Loan, Five per Cents., 92% 93 93% 94. Ditto, Three per Centa, 6:3 6351 64 . Dutch Two and a Half per Cents., 56f. 50e. Hay tian Loan, 390 f. EXCDANGE ON LONDON. One month, paper,—f.—c.; money, 25f. 42 . 4 e. Three months, paper, 25f. 3234 c. ; money, 25t: 30c. rs Aulheltique. that it may for ever thereafter be well understood, that the whole population in the corporate jurisdic tions arc, in all other relations of life, placed upon a footing of perfect equality, agreeably to the natural rights of man ; and also, a clause to provide. a suit able retreat for the gentry residing within these juris dictions, and who, with a mind and feelings becoming their station, may seek an escape for themselves from the scene of such a revolutionary infliction." Our first impression, on reading this amendment, which is, of course, intended to be irresistibly droll, was, that the perpetrator was an Alderman—for such men are dull by prescriptive right—and on instituting inquiries we find that we have not been mistaken. The Gen tleman who pleads guilty to it, is no less a personage than Mr. HALSE, Alderman of the Borough of St. Ives—who has thereby established the fact, that though a man may be a " Capital Burgess," it by no means , follows that he should be a capital joker. Mr. HALSE'S amendment is just the sort of ponderous jest that an elephant would crack, were he ever so far to belie his nature, as to affect the facetious. It is long, drowsy, heavy, and pointless. But what else was to be expected from an Alderman who is fast verging on his grand climacte ric? YouNG has well observed, " a fool at forty is a fool indeed." How great then must be a fool at sixty-five ! There is no achievement in the way of buffoonery, that may not reasonably be expected from a wag at that age. We take great credit to ourselves for having been the first to discover that the HALSEAN amend ment was meant to be facetious. The fact had escaped the penetration of our contemporaries ; and no wonder, for who could ever have expected to find aught in the shape of a jest fall from the pen of an Alderman ? The circumstance is as astounding as would be a Treatise on the Art of Dancing, by the Bishop of EXETER I It is a thousand pities that Mr. HALSE, like the early Greek painters, did not write under his amendment, " This is a joke," for then there could have been no possibility of misapprehension on the subject ; and our contem porary, the Morning Post, would have been prepared to applaud it to the skies, as a sally worthy of a SIB THORP in his most sportive and airy moments, instead of gravely shaking his head at it, as if doubtful whe ther to call it serious or mirthful 1 We need scarcely add, that the amendment was ordered to be expunged from the notice-book ; which is a pity, for it is a phe nomenon worthy of preservation, being, we verily believe, the first, as it will most probably be the last, joke, ever cracked by an Alderman. We have still hopes, however—if only for the curiosity of the thing— that a copy of it will be taken, and deposited among the archives of the British Museum. Lisbon Papers to the 25th ult. have been received. All was then tranquil in Portugal. The great abilities of M. MENDIZABAL, as Finance Minister, were the subject of very general commendation, and it is expected that he will realize all that was expected from the financial talents of M. CARyALHO. The marriage of the QUEEN with the Duke of NEMOURS is still talked of, and it is believed that her MAJESTY is secretly re solved upon it, although she is now aware that prudence is necessary even to a personage in her exalted station. The whole of the Paris Papers of Tuesday have been received, together with private intelligence from Bayonne and Madrid. The Mo..iiteur contains a loyal Ordonnance, dated the 3d inst., containing the four following important articles relative to the expor tation of provisions, &c. across the Pyreiiees : • " Art. 1. No arms of any description, lead, sulphur, saltpetre, gunpowder, warlike projectiles, gun-flints, or military clothing or equipments, can be sent over the land frontier of the department of the Basses Pyr6neeii without the express authorisation of the Minister of the Interior. " Art. 2. The transport of corn and flour, liquors, salted meat and fish, and provisions of all kinds, horses, and cattle, articles fit for making military clothing and equipments, remains permitted at all such points of the same frontier, the adjoining positions of which on the Spanish territory aro occupied by the troops of Queen Isabella. It is interdicted at all , other points. " Art. 3. The articles deemed fit for making mili tary clothing and equipments are white or dyed linen cloths of at least eight threads ; white or dyed un bleached linen cloths of from eight to eleven threads ; woollen cloths worth at least 10f. a metre ; leather fit for making boots and shoes ; articles of saddlery and other military furniture ; and finally, leather fit for making belts, ac. " Art. 4. Merchants and dealers retain the right of transporting through the Custom-houses, which are opened to them by the law, such linen and woollen cloths, leather, and skins, as do not come within the above category, and generally all such articles as are. not mentioned in this present ordonnance." The domestic intelligence contained in the Paris Journals is not important. The Constitutionnel states that the plan of declaring the coast of Spain under blockade has been abandoned, by the mutual consent of France and England, as otherwise hostilities on the part anther maritime powers might be provoked ; but that the vessels stationed on the Spanish coast shall prevent any ship from touching upon it whose appear ance may excite suspicion. The appointment of Lord DURHAM, as British Ambassador to the Court of Russia, has met with the cordial approbation of the French Cabinet. TRIERS and GUIZOT are both in high glee, and it is whis pered that even Louis PHILIPPE has signified that he is no longer apprehensive of the power of Russia. The chief dependence of the French Government is placed upon the downright English straightforwardness, and manly firmness of Loid DURHAM. It is ex pected that he will not suffer himself to be mocked and insulted by diplomatic subtleties, and that he will not permit the smallest inroad to be made on the spirit of any existing treaty, or any invasion of a public right to take place, without denouncing the treachery of the Imperial Court. In our opinion, Lord DURHAM is one of the fittest persons that could be selected for the Rus sian Embassy. His principles, his habits of thought and action, his feelings, even his very temper render him alike indifferent to the favours or the frowns o f the CZAR. He knows enough of Courts to despise their empty pageantries, and their hollow professions of regard ; and he knows too that diplomatic courtesies are most resorted to, where the object is to conceal a fraud, or over-reach an ally. The report of the death of ZUMALACARREGUI reached Madrid on the 29th ult. It was received with rejoicing by the inhabitants. BOURSE, THREE O'CLOCK.—The rise continues in all secu rities. The 3 per Cents. opened at 79f. 35c., and gradually rose to 79f. 60c., with a firm market. The Spanish funds go on improving, and are in demand. QUARTER TO FOUR. - Five per Cents., 1091. 35c. ; Three per Cents., 79f. 70c. ; Five per Cents. Spanish, 411; Three per Cents., Spanish, 28i ; Cortes, 40; Coupons, 22; Guebhards, —; Differes, 17i ; New Loan, 50+; Definitives, 47 ; Passives, 15 ; Ducats, 97 50; Romans, 101; Belgians, 1011 ; Pedros, 94; Miguels, .—; Dutch, 56 10; Haytian, —f. ; Brabant Bank, 14i. THIS DAY, THURSDAY, JULY 9. HO USE OF COMMONS• THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY, JULY 9, 1835. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. The SPEAKER took the Chair at twelve o'clock, but in con sequence of the door leading to the Reporters' gallery not having been opened (the key was mislaid) we could not get into the gallery till twenty minutes past twelve. On our en trance we found that the third reading of the Manure Toll Exemption Bill had been moved by Mr. G. Byng. Mr. CHARLTON was on his legs, so that we only heard the conclusion of his observations. He said that as the Hon. Member for Knaresborough (Mr. Richards) was not present to move the amendment of which he had given notice, he pre sumed that the Bill would pass without opposition. He would however take the liberty of giving notice, that in the next Session, if he should have the honour of a seat in that House, he would bring its a Bill to render lime exempt from toll when used as manure. Captain PEC HE LL had very great pleasure in supporting this Bill, and he hoped it would pass, for he considered that this was the first boon that had been granted to the agricultu ral classes. Major BEAUCLERK most cordially concurred in the object of this Bill, but he wished to ask whether, under the Bill, chalk, when used for agricultural purposes, was to be considered as manure ? Mr. G. BYNG—When chalk was bona fide used for ma nure, it would be exempt from the payment of toll ; but if it were afterwards used for other than agricultural purposes, the parties so using it would be liable to information. Sir J. Y. BULLER wished to know whether this being a general Act, it would supersede all local Acts. He wished to know whether on these roads (and two Bills had passed this Session) on which the trustees had exempted lime from the payment of toll, this Bill would make lime payable on such roads ? Mr. BYNG intended to move an amendment, the object of which would be not to interfere with local Acts, so as to protect from the payment of toll those things which were now liable. Sir J. BULLER—That would not meet the case to which he had alluded; he alluded to local trusts which allowed ex emption of toll to lime. He wished to know whether, under this general Act, those trustees would still continue to exempt lime from the payment of toll ? An Hon. MEMBER could not imagine on what principle lime was exempted, and chalk, when used for agricultural purposes, was allowed. Mr. CRIPPS—The House should recollect that large sums of money were required to keep the roads in repair, and the trustees could not afford to keep the roads in proper re pair if they were not entitled to toll upon lime. If the lime was used for agricultural purposes, it would be exempt, and this, he apprehended, would meet the objection of the Hon. Member. The Bill was then read a third time. Mr. G. BYNG then rose to move the amendment to which he referred, viz.;a clause by way of rider to continue the pay ment of tolls on roads where they were at present established by virtue of local acts. Mr. LAWSON, in the absence of Mr. Richards, moved as an amendment to leave out the words in the first clause, " save and except lime," for the purpose of adding the fol lowing words :—" And lime for agricultural purposes, except on such roads as shall appear to have been formed specially for the purpose of conveying lime." Mr. WILLIAMS thought the duty on lime used for agri cultural purposes ought to be taken off. Mr. W. PATTEN thought the difficulty would be to ascertain the fact, whether the .lime was intended to be used for agricultural purposes. Mr. Hodges, Mr. Brotherton, Sir E. Wilmot, and Mr. G. Heathcote made some few observations, which were totally in audible in the gallery. Mr. PEASE opposed the amendment. would be injurious rather than otherwise. Mr. E. BULLER, as the amendment referred only to lime used for the purposes of manure, would oppose it, as he thought it would be impossible to draw the distinction. He was willing to extend every assistance possible to the agricultural interest in its present depressed state, but 'he feared it would he impossible to bring the clause into opera tion, as it would be difficult to say what roads were exclu sively formed for the conveyance of lime. On these grounds he should feel himself obliged to oppose it. Mr. HARDY begged to ask the Hon. Member for Middle sex if his object was not to prevent lime being twice charged with toll ? Sir JOHN BYNG—Yes. Mr. HARDY thought it was quite clear, that as these articles were put copulatively in the clause, it would be optional with the toll-keeper to charge for them, unless the vehicle contained all the articles enumerated. As it hvd He thought it been stated that Government intended to bring in a Bill upon this subject shortly, he would suggest that the Hon. 11i6mber had better abandon his Bill, as it could not do much good between that period and the next Session. MAU Mr. FOX L E admitted that the Government did intend introducing a measure upon the subject of turnpike roads, but he believed they did not wish to interfere with the arrangement of any private trusts. LAWSON would be sorry, under the circumstances, to press his amendment, and would therefore, with the leave of the House, withdraw it. Mr. HA I.Ft) RD would foal it his duty to persevere in the amendment of which he had given notice with respect to draining tiles. Ho was the more encouraged to persevere in it, because he believed it would tend to the relief of the agricultural interests, and the object of the present Bill was to .assist them. He would therefore move that in the first clause, after the words " manure for land," the words, " or draining tiles, for agricultural purposes," be introduced. _ . Mr. HUME denied that this was a Bill for the relief of the agricultural interests; but it was intended to remedy de fects "in the existing laws." Generally speaking, the tiles were given by the proprietor, and the tenant had only to place them, and could have no objection to pay toll for them. He hoped the Hon. Member would not persevere in his amend ment, and thereby endanger the Bill. Major BBAU CL E 8, considering the difficulty there would be in bringing in a distinct Bill upon the subject, thought it would be as well to take in this clause, and thereby give that relief to the farmers which they required. Mr. W. DUNCOMBE differed with the lion. Member for Middlesex (Mr. Hume), when he stated that this Bill was not intended for the relief of the agricultural clauses ; and he appealed to the Hon. Member, whom he would distinguish as the agricultural Member for Middlesex, if that was not the case. He thought the measure at present was incomplete, and that there should also be a clause exempting bones or bone dust from toll.---(Hear.) Captain PE CHE LL was a great maker and consumer of tiles on his own estate, and was well aware that they were almost in every case given by the landlord. Ile did not think it was expedient to pass the amendment now, as its only effect would be to defeat the Bill. Mr. H ALFORD was not at all desirous of defeating the 13111; on the contrary, he was most desirous for it to pass. His amendment was intended to supply a defect in the General Turnpike Act, as well as the Bill. He could not consent to withdraw it. Major BEAUCLERK wished to set the Hon. Member for Yorkshire right. Bones and bone-dust, when used, or to be used as a manure, would be exempt, as the Bill now stood. Lord LOWTHER (we believe) said he could not support the Amendment—it would be just as natural to ask for ex emption for bricks as for lime or tiles. After a few words from Mr. LAWSON and Mr. C. PELIIAM in support of the Amendment, and from Mr. EWART, the Gallery was cleared for a division, when there appeared—. For the Amendment Against it 32 Majority against the Amendment —l PRISONERS' COUNSEL BILL. Mr. EWART moved the third reading of the Prisoners Counsel Bill. Colonel PERCIVAL begged leave, before the Bill was read a third time, to enter his protest against it, because he considered it most mischievous in its tendency. Indeed he could not see that it would be in the slightest degree advanta geous to the unfortunate prisoners ; and was convinced that it would only benefit pettifogging attorneys, while it would double and even treble the county rates all: over England. He should not move that the second reading of the Bill take place that day six months, but if any Hon. Member would make that motion he would support it. Sir E. WILMOT did not rise to propose the postpone ment of the second reading until that day six months, nor did he think that the Bill would only benefit pettifogging attor neys, though he admitted that it might have the effect of in creasing the county rates ; but that was not his objection to it. lie objected to it because he thought, except in capital cases, it would be an injury, and not a benefit to the prisoner, not withstanding all that had been urged to the contrary by two thirds of the bar. When he recollected that more than one half of our prisoners for trial were mere children, and that there were very few capital cases, he could not see what ad vantage would arise from having four speeches on every trial. He had just come from a Quarter Sessions, at which one hundred prisoners were tried, two-thirds of them being under age, some under twelve, and others under nine years old. He was perfectly certain that the Bill would be impracticable , if the Judge had to sift the chaff from the corn, and unraystify the speeches of the Counsel, by directing the Jury to the common sound sense of each case. Counsel would do their best to get an acquittal without reference to truth or justice, and no Judge in the country possessed physical and mental power enough equal to the task. Make the Bill to apply to capital cases only, and increase the number of Local Courts, and he thought it might be beneficial, but not else. He therefore protested against the Bill in its present shape, be- Cause it would be productive of serious injury to prisoners, and those Hon. Gentlemen wbo supported it would be the first to make the discovery. Mr. HARRY DENT GORING reminded the House that this Bill appeared again before them in the shape in which they had rejected it last Session ; and therefore, without trespassing further on the time of the House, having stated last Session his reasons for the course he had then taken, and was now about to take, he would move that the Bill be read a third time this day six months.—(Loud cries of " Hear.") Mr. CRIPPS thought that the House ought to pay very great attention to the observation of the Hon. Baronet (Sir E. Wilmot), after the experience he had had on this subject at the Quarter Sessions of Warwickshire. He (Mr. C.) was precisely of the same opinion as the Hon. Baronet. It was said that the Judges who tried prisoners, did not really act as counsel for them. Now he could state that lie had never seen an instance in which the person presiding in a Court of Justice whether he was a Judge of the Land, or a Chairman of the Sessions, did not consider himself as Counsel for the prisoner, and who did not consider it incumbent upon himself to enter into every point that tended to exculpate the prisoner.—( Hear, hear.) This had always been his practice. In point of expense also, this Bill would operate most exceed ingly hard upon the counties, which were already so hard pressed, that the Government intended to bring in a Bill to relieve the counties from paying the expenses of both Sessions and Assizes. The Hon. Baronet (Sir E. Wilmot) had stated the number of juvenile offenders who came before him—he (Mr. C.) could assure the House that the number was astonishing, and was increasing in a formidable degree. This Bill, he thought, would greatly increase the expenses of the counties, and would not be found likely to benefit the prisoners themselves. Sir G. STRICKLAND rose to give his most hearty sup port to this Bill. It was an act of tardy justice and mercy ; for he considered it nothing more. There would not be many years or months before every person in this country would be in utter astonishment that one side, and only one side of a case should be heard in a British court of justice. He must say that the arguments of those who opposed this Bill were of a very trifling character. The Hon. Baronet ( Sir E. Wilmot) said that if the Bill were confined to murder alone, he would agree in it. Sir E. WlLl'vl OT—To capital cases. Sir G. STRICKLAND—CapitaI cases, then. Why ? why not in all other cases? If the Bill gave fair justice in the one case, why not give it in all inferior cases ? —( Hear, hear, hear.) But then came a most formidable argument that this Bill would occupy so much of the time of Courts of Justice. They were, therefore, to inflict imprison ment, perhaps transportation, because it would occupy too much of the time of the judges and magistrates at Quarter Sessions, to inquire into the case. He did not believe that such an experiment could be sincerely supported by any Mem ber of the House. It was always a matter of astonishment to him that they should haee gone on so long. Every person who had attended Courts of Justice in England—there were many Counsel present—he appealed to them—he appealed to the late Attorney-General, the Member for Northampton ( Sir F. Pollock) who, in a speech full of argument and good feel ing, supported this Bill. He ( Sir F. Pollock) said he felt shame when he attended our Courts of Justice. Coming from such an authority, which he hoped the House would agree with him was a high one, he would say that he would take no shame to himself for supporting this Bill, which he hailed 'as an act of tardy justice, to enable prisoners to make a defence in a Court of Justice. Sir E. WILMOT wished to explain. During twenty-nine years that he had attended the Sessions, he had known hardly a case in which any statement whatever was made against the prisoner.—( Hear, hear.) The practice always was, the instant the Jury was sworn to call witnesses. If a speech was made on the part of the prosecution, he would allow a speech to be made for the prisoner. He did not use the loss of time as an argument—he did not care whether he sat a week or twelve months ; but his opinion being that it would make against the prisoners, he used the argument of taking up the time of the Court as ancellary to his other ar gument. Mr. LE NNARD, with all respect for the opinions of those who thought that to allow prisoners to have Counsel would do them no good, begged to say that their opinions were more than balanced by opinions equally worthy of attention the other way. Mr. Justice Blackstone had stated that it was a most cruel thing to deprive prisoners of Counsel, especially in cases affecting their lives, and that statement had been borne out by what had since taken place. He knew of one instance where two persons were ordered for execution, one was reprieved and the other executed, and he had no hesitation in saying, in that instance, if he had had Counsel, he would have been reprieved also ;if not, found not guilty. It was said that benefits resulted to the prisoner from the present system ; that argument to him was incomprehensible. It had been said that the judges were the counsel for the prisoner ; in Ins opinion, no fallacy was more glaring than that. How could the judge be the prisoner's counsel ? He had no access to him, and how, therefore, could he ascertain what were the answers the prisoner made to the statements against him? There had been a Return laid before the House of the number of cases that had been brought before his Majesty in Council ; from n that Return it appedred that out of 40 cases there were 15 in which the sentences had been remitted. It was only in Lon don that cases were submitted to the King in Council ; and what would have been the effect had not those cases been carried before the King in Council? Why the prisoners would very probably have been executed.—( Hear, hear. ) In cases of murder it was the common practice to execute the prisoner 43 hours after his sentence, and therefore the prisoner would be executed before the circumstances of the ease could be represented in the proper quarter. In the country prisoners accused of murder were generally toed on Friday. The facts and circumstances of their case could not, therefore, be represented in the provincial papers, by which some facts might be checked that might alter his sentence. Being deprived of that, lie (Mr. L.) thought he ought to be allowed to have persons of talent and experience to advo cate his cause. Considering all the circumstances, he gave his hearty and cordial support to the motion of his Honour able Friend. Mr. ITKINNON complained that the Hon. Member op posite had omitted, in the observations which he had made, to state, that in cases where the prisoner had no Counsel, the Judge was to act a:3 his Counsel. His objection to the all was, that it gave the rich man an advantage over the poor man.--(Hear.) If a Counsel was advantageous to a pri soner, a clever Counsel must be; decidedly so, the adminis tration of the law had been hitherto most impartial, and he thought the Hon. Member who introduced the Bill should have brought forward some very strong facts to show that the criminal law was not c;.ecuted in a fair or proper manner. With regard to the 4th clause, which provided that persons accused before Justices could be assisted by attorney or Coun sel, he considered it most injudicious. tle would put the case of a person brought before a country gentleman, not very well versed in the law. If the accused was a rich man he could employ able Counsel, and he appealed to that House, if he would not have in such a case a decided advantage over a ..... . ..... __ _ poor man, brought before the Magistrate under the same cir cumstances, and who was unable to fee Counsel. Although he gave the Hon. Member due credit for the humane motives which had prompted him to bring in this Bill, he must, on the grounds he had stated, decidedly oppose the third reading. Mr. LENNARD explained. Mr. POULTER wished the Hon. Member for Liverpool, instead of the present Bill had introduced one for allowing prisoner's counsel to reply in cases where counsel for the Crown addressed the Jury. He thought the present Bill was likely to be injurious to the cause of justice. He (Mr. Poul ter) had spoken to the late Attorney-General relative to the case of a man. who had been executed for murder havin g been last seen in company with an elderly person w h o se scull had been fractured. The late Attorney-General had said that his impression was that the fracture had been accidental, but this was not an authenticated case of innocence : it was merely a surmise that such bad been the case, and there was no proof that any arguments that could be used by a Counsel could have saved the prisoner. In the cases quoted by the Hon. and Learned Member for the Tower Hamlets a few nights since, there were ones in which, after conviction, the Crown had granted a free pardon. But none of them were cases of authenticated innocence.—( Hear, hear.) He believed that if any circumstances came out after the trial which would warrant the interference of the Crown, his Majesty would be advised to grant a free pardon. Such was the humanity of the principle upon which the criminal law was based ; and although in the lapse of ages, and in the infir mities of our natures, some mistakes might occur, lie thought the present Bill did not provide an adequate remedy for any de fects that might exist. This was not to be treated as a common Parliamentary discussion—it was a philosophical discussion of a very important nature, and which he believed was not very well understood by the country p,-enerally.—( Hear, hear. ) He had seen many cases of assault, where verdicts were re turned against the real facts, even against the speech of coun sel ; and that, on many occasions, merely because the witness for the prosecutor happened to be better dressed than the pri soner. These were the objections he had to the Bill. lie conceived it would prove to be very disadvantageous to the ends of justice, and therefore he would oppose it. Mr. HARDY could not agree in what had fallen from the Hon. and Learned Member for Shaftesbury (Mr. Poulter). He had had much experience in criminal cases, and in many, very many of them, he would have been exceedingly glad to have heard the opinions of Counsel upon them, as they would have given in a speech to the Jury. • The Judge was con sidered, and was in fact, Counsel for the prisoner ; but that was only so far as to see that he had justice done him—that the verdict was found against him according to law ; of what use, then, would counsel be to a prisoner, when he was not allowed to do more than the Judge was now bliged to do. He would like very well to know upon what grounds the Hon. Member for Shaftesbury opposed this Bill. Was it because that there would be a greater waste of time than at present? If so, that ground of opposition would extend to all cases of misdemeanour, some of which were of a very aggravated nature, much more so than many cases of felony. He contended that by allowing counsel to prisoners, they would actually save a vast deal of time, for then there would be no occasion for long cross-examinations, which were entered into for the mere purpose of affording, in the shape of the questions, an opportunity to counsel to open as much of a case as they were allowed to do by the Judge. Nor would there be many of those objections taken, which were now taken for the purpose of addressing the Jury, through the appearance of arguing a point of law. He thought it a most humiliating thing that a prisoner should be told that his Counsel cou ld n ot speak for him in his defence ; thus tantalizing a poor man, who perhaps never before had an opportunity of expressing himself before any body of men until that solemn occasion.. -4 Hear.) The poor man might as well save himself the expense of Counsel. He hoped that this House would agree that this anomaly in the law of Eng land should be destroyed.---( Hear. ) Mr. C. BULLER admitted the force of some of the argu ments which had been directed against the details of the Bill, but he thought the principle of the Bill remained undisturbed. Indeed, there were some clauses—that allowing four speeches on each trial, and another for allowing. Counsel to appear before Magistrates—that would, in his opinion, prevent the working of the Bill, and it would therefore be better to omit them.—( Hear. ) All the most eminent lawyers in this House, with the exception of the Hon. Member for Exeter, who had not spoken upon the subject, had expressed them selves decidedly in favour of this Bill. The Hon. Member for Shaftesbury had already informed the House what had been said by the late Attorney-General, who last Session came down to this House and made a flaming spoech in support of this Bill.---( Hear, hear.) He should, however, allude to some distinguished Crown Lawyers of the present dav, who had ranked themselves amongst its most decided sup porters. In the year 1827 or 1928, Lord Brougham, who had had great experience, declared himself strongly in favour of the Bill. The present Lord Chief Justice (Lord Denman) who had had more experience as a lawyer, an advocate, and a judge than any other legal authority, had also de clared himself in favour of it. The last to whom he should refer was one who from his greatness as a lawyer, and from the circumstances under which his opinion was given was de serving of attention, and he was also one of the greatest ornaments of the English bar ; he alluded to the pre sent Lord Abinger, who came down to the House and said that he had hitherto opposed the Bill, but he was convinced, upon mature deliberation, that it ought to pass, and upon that occasion he gave it his hearty support. He did not wish to enter into the merits of the Bill, but he thought it really too hard that Hon. Members should describe this Bill as injurious to prisoners because it would allow Counsel to defend them in a proper manner. He thought it was one of the great merits of this Bill, that Counsel, instead of bothering the wit nesses, and insinuating the greatest absurdities in cross-exa mination, would be obliged to make a plain, straightforward address to the Jury upon the clear facts of the case. With these views of the Bill, he should be perfectly ready to support the proposed alterations. Mr. E. BULLER thought that if the Counsel on both sides were allowed to make speeches, the mischief would far outweigh the benefit.—( Hear, hear.) It ap peared to him that, upon the w hole, prisoners at present were under no unfair disadvantage. The speech against them was generally confined to a plain statement of facts. The Judge found it his duty to point out to the jury any doubts that might arise, and the prisoner had the benefit of those doubts. Thus the prisoner at present had the advantage of every doubt construed in his favour. He much doubted whether Counsel would be of any advantage to the prisoner. Feeling as he did that the advantages that might arise from this Bill would not adequately compensate for the great increase of expense it would occasion, he felt bound to oppose it. The county which he represented had, on an average, 120 pri soners to try. What time would these trials take if each of the prisoners were to be allowed Counsel ? If a sufficient necessity were shown for this Bill, he would not object to it; but on the whole he felt bound to oppose it. Sir C. BURRELL would admit that the Hon. and Learned Members of that House, generally speaking, sup ported this Bill ; but he was well informed by members of the profession out of the House, that the generality of them en tertained a very different opinion—they were hostile to the alteration as proposed by this Bill. At the Courts of Quar ter Sessions he had invariably seen the Chairman direct the prisoner to put any questions he pleased to the witnesses, as soon as his testimony was given ; and where, from want of capacity or indisposition, prisoners did not avail themselves of this power, the Chairman himself and the Magistrates have the power of questioning witnesses. He could state many instances in which prisoners were disposed to plead guilty on those occasions. The Chairman invariably cautioned the prisoner against so do ing, and induced him to withdraw his plea, and to put himself upon his trial, and this sometimes with advantage to the prisoner. He was of opinion that this Bill would operate unfairly be tween rich and poor. On every occasion the rich would be sure to have Counsel whilst the poor would have counsel against them, and would thus labour under great disadvantage. Another point was, that where there was a doubt fairly en tertained in a case of felony, the Judge invariably applied to his Majesty to alter the sentence, and that applica tion had been invariably attended with success.—( Hear, hear.) To say, therefore, that the prisoner had not the benefit of the Judges, or the Chairman of the Quarter Sessions, was to say that which were not fou nd e d in f act . I f through human error a person was found guilty, who were not so, it must be remembered that hundreds of felons had escaped who were really guilty. He thought the Bill unnecessary, and he should therefore oppose it. Mr. RUTHVEN rose amid cries of " Question." He would support the Bill, thinking that in all cases Where accused of crime, they ought to have the best means of defence. It was said that the Judges were Counsel for the prisoners ; that might be so, but they were Counsel for the Crown also.—( Hear, hear.) It was impossible that a Judge could be a good counsel in all cases that came before him ; and the object of the present Bill was to furnish a better, and to give to every man accused of a crime the best mode of defending himself, and without that it was impossible he could have a fair trial.—( Hear, hear.) He, hoped, as he had not troubled the House upon the subject, that he would be excused for occupying its attention with these few remarks, and would conclude by giving his cordial support to the Bill. Mr. N. FirzsimoN thought that it would be ex tremely injudicious to allow prisoners brought before Magis trates, Counsel and Attorneys to defend them. Very large fees would be made up in cases of murder by the friends of the party accused, and many Attorneys would be glad to get em ployment in that way. He should, therefore, support the amendment—( Question.) Mr. E WART replied—He regretted that the Hon. Mem ber for Shoreham would not withdraw his amendment. He had been called upon to slim ground for this Bill by facts, but they had been stated in very considerable number by the late Attorney-General ( Sir F. Poilock), by the Hon, and Learned Member for Dublin, and by the late Member for Hull. The amendments suggested now had been already Made in the Com mittee, and upon a division they had been rejected. these circumstances be hoped the House would now permit this Bill to be read a third time. Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, and the House divided, when the numbers were— For the amendment— 36 For the third reading 43 Majority On our readmission, we found Mr. C. BULLER moving that the second clause be omitted. Mr. E WART objected to it, and the gallery was again cleared, when the numbers were-- For the amendment Against it Majority —l The House then divided upon the third reading, when there appeared— For the third reading Against it . Majority for the passing of the Bill 1 Mr. BAINES brought up the Report of the Committee on this Bill. The other Orders of the day that stood for this morning were then atkourned, and the Speaker left the Chair at three o'clock. rltlcEs ot , STOCKS THIS Bank Stock ........... ............. . -.. 3 per Cent. lied 91% % t 4 ] a irr Cent. Cons. 9l 90% . rper Cent.. 99% 'tto Reds " 9% 3 4 '4 ' ey 3% per Cent 9BTi 9 8% ./.' 'a per Cent . )Dissented. .... •,....- Sank Long Annuities to expire 1 Jan 5, :860 Oct. 10, 1859 16 11-16% Jan. 5,186 C - Jan. 5, IPBO - April 5, 18s0 - I Jan. 5. 1870 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS Austrian Bonds —l Belgian Bonds Ditto Account Brazilian Bonda 85% 5 Ditto Account ........... Buenos Ayres Bonds Ditto Account Chilimn Bonds 48 71,4 Ditto Account Columbian Bondi - Ditto Account Columbian Bonds, IS2I 38% 3 ,4 Ditto Account Dsnish Bonds Ditto Account Greek Bonds Ditto Bonds, 192.5 Ditto Account Mexican Bonds 5 Fer cent — Ditto Account Ditto, 6 per cent. 37% 8 DUO Account Neapolitan CORN AVERAGES. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN, For the Week ended July 3, 18:35, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in Englan I and Wales, per Imperial Quarter. Wheat los, 5d. - 1 Oats Barley— -- 295. Cd. - 1 Rye IMPERIAL AGGREGATE AVERAGES OF THE SIX WEEKS PRECEDING. Wheat 4os. Id. Oats Barley DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN• Wheat 46s. Bd. I Oats Beans ed. Barley • 18s 4d. Rye ..... Jd. Pease ..14s Od. THE FUNDS-(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Consols improved yesterday towards the close of the mar ket, and left off at 921+ for the Account. Opened this morn ing with a further advance at 94.1 for the Account. Exche quer Bills, 32 34 ; India 80nd5,.12 14 ; India Stock, 255,k, 2563-; Bank Stock, 216-17-k. This improvement is attri buted to the payment of the dividends, which has caused money to be more plentiful in circulation, in consequence of which the public are funding in the various securities. The Foreign Market continues buoyant, with more business doing in the Foreign Securities than for some time past, as the public are now purchasing. Spanish Bonds left off yesterday 51 to 514 —done this morning at 52 to 521 ; Spanish Scrip, which left off at 81 ;}, may be quoted at 81 74, discount ; Por tuguese, which closed at 91 921, are at present 93 to 93.}; Throe per Cents. left off 6Q to 621, and are 63 to 631; Colombian closed at 38,1 —done at 381 i ; Mexican left off 37, 1 ,- 38, opened at 373. ; Dutch per Cents. 551 # ; Five per Cents., 1011 1. By the express from Paris we have the French Funds, as well as the other Foreign, at higher prices—Five per Cents., 109 f. 30c. ; Three per Cents., 79f. 70c. ; Cortes, 40 ; Coupons, 22 ; Differes, 17k. The rise in the above Stocks is attributed to a report of the death of the Duke of Bordeaux, which at present is only an on dit. The Dutch Papers bring the Funds-2i per Cents., 561 ; Five per Cents., 102. HALF-PAST ONE. By an arrival at Plymouth of the Garland Grove, from Jamaica, which left on the 30th May, we have accounts from that island of bad crops, and that they do not expect but a half crop this season. No political news. All was tranquil on the above date. Since the early part of the morning, a reaction has taken place, both in Consols and Spanish Securities, owing to the reports of new loans being required for Portugal and Spain. Also that Ministers will soon want money for the West India indemnification. Consols, which were in the early part of the morning 921 for the Account, receded to 92-y-, at present may be quoted 921 for Account. Exchequer Sill, 29, lower ; India Bonds, 9, lower; Bank Stock, 216, lower. In the Foreign Market Spanish Bonds reached in the morn ing 321, afterwards receded to 50+4, at present are 504 ; Spa nish Scrip in the morning 71 discount, now 84discount ; Por tuguese, 92+ ; Three per Cents., 62 3 y. A mail from Five l-Ie perlland arrived ; prices, Two and a Half per Cents., 56 ; Cents., 1011. Consols for the Account, 924. THREE 0' CL 0 CK. PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS HOUSE OF COMMONS. NOTICES OF MOTIONS FOR THIS DAY. 2. Mr. Wallace,—Select Committee on the Management of the Post-office. 2. Sir Edward Codrington,—Return of all Naval Officers, of whatever rank, who have been deprived of their Half-pay without their consent, or the investigation of a Court Martial, from the year 1790 up to the present period; with the alleged reasons for such deprivation .—Also, Return, of any person whose Half-pay has been restored to them subsequently to such deprivation, with the alleged reasons for such restoration. 3. Mr. Stewart Mackenzie,--Select Committee on the state of Education in Scotland. 4. Mr. Wallace,—To move an Amendment to Mr. Stewat t M'Ken- zie's motion. .5. Mr. Tooke,—To move that at the commencement of every Ses sion a Select Committee be appointed to which all Divorce, Naturalization, and Estate Bias shall be referred. 8. Mr. Richards,—On Third reading of Manure Toll Exempticin Bill, to insert " Lime for agricultural purposes," HORRIBLE MURDER OF A WIFE BY HER HUSBAND. (FROM OCR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) Plymouth, Monday Night, July 6. THE SECOND DAY'S INQUEST. We yesterday gave the particulars connected with this to e ; lancholy case, and the proceedings of the inquest on the 615 day, which had been adjourned to two o'clock this afternoon,. Long before this hour, crowds of persons filled the va l space in front of the Inn where the Jiiryslvere to meet, as w' as the various avenues leading thereto. The prisoner (ele, ceased's husband) having signified his desire to be prese nt !: the inquest, he was about this time removed from the Guila_, hail in a carriage, in the custody of the police to the inq uest ' room. The police, however, experienced gre at difficititl in removing him from the great mass of people who filled tb e way through which they had to pass. Prisoner, when entered the inquest room, was unhandcuffed, in consnquence ci h's fainting away. He was dressed in an old blue COa t ' old drab trowsers, dark spotted waistcoat, and bad on Wellingi ton boots; he is about six feet in height, fair complexion , l i g b hair, and dark eyes. At about half-past two the Coroner opened the Court. He then stated that there was an imulen, s/ number of persons assembled outside, who required and 1 °: sisted on admission to the inquest-room, and added, th at , his opinion they could not be admitted without material incon,i venience to the Court. He mentioned this, in order that , the Jury wished, an adjournment might be made to sonic O r , place. The Jury, however, said they would prefer proceo ing there without delay. Business was then cornmea , l police-officers being in attendance to preserve order within g 6 without. Charles Hingston, of Plymouth, M.D., being a member ° the Society of Friends, solemnly affirmed, that being y'estl day, about half-past twelve or twenty-five minutes to one,. Frankfort-street, was accosted by a-girl; who inquired whetstet i i he was a surgeon, as a person had cut her throat. He he was a physician, and requested a surgeon to be called, O w then repaired to the house ; which he found surrounded:, a number of persons. On entering it, and proceeding toy!, back parlour, found a female, now deceased (whom he basso; been informed was Jane Honey) laying on the flow' id her back, supported at the head by a man now preset!, and on the left side of the neck was a person holding the woun d ; part in his hand. The person was a man. He was Doi j Wright. Did not know him at the time, but has been inforl it was Air. Wright. The blood was flowing freely on ther i g, side in jets. It was then apparent that a severe cut had bee made across the neck. An aperture in the larinx was pouf out blood and air. Witness immediately applied his hallo ~' the right side of the neck, and found that the blood was stay on a pressure being made upon a vessel proceeding downwd; Witness ordered the head to be raised, so as to close as fe w possible the opening in the larinx. She remained faint dor!: this time. In the course of about three or four minutes .5; had so far recovered as to be able to speak, but inaudibly, after inquiring what she was trying to say, witness heard distinctly say in reply to questions put to her by a woman 0 , was standing by, " Henry did it." That was all she 60 0 , Witness asked her, " how he did it ?" and her reply " With a razor." She then asked, "Is there any hop e ,' and turned to her right side. On the entrance of husband at that moment, and his inquiring of veil whether she could be saved, she became agitated. was agitated at the time he entered--greatly. The bands and the lower parts of the sleeves of his shirt 7 ' blooded. She raised herself up, and the vessel of the e e p i slipped from his (witness's) fingers, and a ' crush of blood lowed. Witness again seized the vessel, and begged Fortescue, surgeon, to prepare ligatures at once. A l `4 time the blood was flowing from the opposite side, (the ; 1 and the breathing became more and more difficult, at the time the ligature was prepared, she had aw r i expired, so as to render its application useless. Just afterP i husband, Henry John Honey now present, came jar room. He went on one side by desire of witness, 85 „ greatly agitated her. The husband, in an agitated mkt and with emotions of agony exclaimed, " I have done I whole myself." That was the purport of what he said , witness cannot be positive as to the words used. \V"'" then spoke to Mr. Willis, . who was then supporting ceased's head, and begged him to get a eonstab le take the husband into custody. A person p rey said he was a constable. Witness desired biro take him into custody. The person left the ~3 1 and some one came in with him on which they le d room, and the husband with them. Deceased _ _ within two or three minutes after. Witness then left the b aw l t Returned again about eight in the evening, at the requ e „ s the Coroner. Examined the body of the deceased, and I °-, that the wound had been the immediate cause of her dd., The body was very blanched. An incised wound extend ° about four inches, almost directly in front of the larinx, r a more superficial on the left than on the right side. e examining the left side it appeared that an anas tronO r e branch of the external jugular vein had been divide d across. The muscles in front of the larinx and the ta , cathaloge were divided. The thyreed cathaloge was 6 ; e ' t, more than two-thirds of its circumference, immediately "' ( the vocal cords. On the right side, the superior thyroe•da rt i c: was cut through within half an inch of its being - given °,i the external carotid artery. No other large vessel on ths';'o was wounded. The chest was then eetimined, and the "',,' a y pipe, the bronchial tubes, and the smaller branches of 11-•`", vessels of the lungs, especially on the right side, coal! much blood. The stomach was much distended, and coats' about a pound of fluid blood. The wound in the necL occasioned by some keen-edged instrument, apparently or, from the left side to the right, and death ensued from the of blood and the obstructed respiration. The evidence was then read over by the Coroner, and wards signed by the witness. 11 The CORONER here inquired whether the prisoner Wis.-. 0, ask the witness any questions ? He replied in the negat l i By a Juramee—Witness is of opinion ehat the wotiv inflicted from behind—he should think to. Herbert Fortescue, of Plymouth, surgeon, sworn ini ti o amined by the Coroner—Was passing through King' yesterday between twelve and one o'clock, when he Wet sired by a person to go to a house to see a woman whose t c i was cut. Proceeded to the house of Mr. Honey, urns' t where he saw a female lying on her back on the floor i ll . parlour. There was a great quantity of blood over her 1 . 0 Dr. Hingston was present, holding a wound on the right 'eV the neck, and Mr. Wright held the left side. Mr. was on her left side, supporting her head. Observed a', quantity of venous blood flowing from the left side, ac,g panied with the air. Has heard the evidence given b e Y Bl Hingston ; it is substantially correct. He would add, 0 0 ' the time the deceased's husband entered the room, he inq ( eo, ' if her life could be saved ; ho walked towards the '°,l' and clasping his hands, appearing in great agony, s r ti . that some women had informed his wife that he had b ees ,. the girls, and that when he either was about to shsliettfl shaving, he did it. These expressions were made us e ° ydi ing the time witness was preparing the ligature. Ti le .. e fo! band appeared to be much excited. Witness cannot the say whether or not he was drunk. he i' ' By a Juryman—The husband did not state whether f. it up-stairs or down. 11 1 - Ihe prisoner did not ask this witness any questions' i evidence was therefore read over and signed. et _ ei • Dr. John Reed Roberts, of Plymouth , sworn and as m iee f by the Coroner- - About 1 o'clock yesterday was inforenetio, 01 was some accident, and proceede d to the house of Mr. e musician, in King-street. Was directed up stairs to a P i ..1. . that had swallowed poison. Witness found, on the fi rst bor,: ing-place, a man struggli n g , with two or three persons- it ing him. His shirt sleeves and hands were blooded 4 said, " It's no use, its no use, I shall soon be gone," O r r oe ( to that effect). lie was in a viol e nt s t a t e o f excit e " - His eyes were exceedingly blood-shot. Witness then deavoured to sooth him, and asked him what he had t e le He said he had taken laudanum. Witness asked bin' , i the bottle was. He said, Up stairs. Witness went uP:e O with a constable (Millett), and found in the first he°7,oo room several bottles—among them an empty hall phial bottle with a label marked " laudanum." • ' found on a small dressing table. The room was i° ,e)' disorder, and the bed aas in disorder ; on which the Niro( took up in his presence a razor. Witness examined it, ans le , appeared three or four recent spots of blood. The le; the blade had not the appearance of having been cover - blood. Witness immediately went down stairs and 55 e husband of deceased near the spot where witness left• e h() medical men were then there. Witness sent his son (% t also a surgeon) for sulphate of zinc to administer to de° ° ;l4 husband. Shortly after witness gave him some water, 0 .4 made him vomit. A copious discharge followed, such a s ~. oi. come from a man who had taken fermented liquors,.b ° ,",e2 ness could not detect laudanum. A considerable deg' t ll l l excitement continued ; he fell on his knees, but said 1h ° 0 ,4 then ; after he complained of a burning- heat in his strittl9: he became more tranquil, and was then handcuffed an„" s etlei away from the house in the charge of some constables. ' It lvi viewed the body of the deceased with other medical me''' a n he had seen the effects of the emetic. She was lying " e cl the floor—her clothes highly saturated with blood, aoit saw a large cut across the neck inclined upwards o n the") side at the termination. On examining the wound 5 0 .01 ficially, the only vessel he then saw divided was the l e 4l ternal jugular vein. Witness attended the post-exact with Dr. Hingston and others, and having heard his 0 g read over by the Coroner, confirmed the appearance() p' scribed by Dr. Hingston. His evidence was then r es and signed. e? Just at this time a desperate rush was made by.theTiolil outside the inquest room, with a view to gain admission, i ce ify they succeeded. The Coroner said, that in consecln j e r c i ee e i he thought it best to adjourn, which he aecordinglY l e 1 Council-room in the Workhouse. In order that t lo g j might procure some refreshment, the adjournment preie half-past six. It was then about a quarter to six. Troov; was cone-eyed back to the Guildhall, as he said he 1 1 a . e i sire to be present during the remainder of the Inqueehote'r Soon before the time for meeting the Council.. l'" /i filled by upwards of one hundred persons. be C el The Court having been formally again opened by t do io , ner, and the jury called and answered to their names' t i t i . was resumed about a quarter past seven o'clock. of Mary Honey, of No. 14, King-street, the rnet he e r e ./ e I Y prisoner, was then sworn and examined by the Cdr°llobeefe ceased Jane Honey was witness's daughter-in-law. ,• . J O'" vied witness's son. His name is Henry John H° l b e fl . ji r ceased's age was 21 years last September: They olly, married about three years. They resided first at a Mr' Vd in Russell-street. Neither witness nor - her husltta el TO anything of the marriage until it had. happened. 4ias, married at Stoke by license. DeceaSed's mother pl.'eeo:Bi money for the expense of the marriage. This on o A told by deceased and her son. He went afterwards ~c 1 rica to try for a situation. During his absence cteneaP' home to I first, at live at w from Am that who she was to their They ;c; soner's h to the de priety in to say dr, man to tl and more police an family at fore he I cut down the work a knife a the fall covered. he came members to quit tl relledwi jauniir on `de( heard terday " Jan* thorn 1 Witne open. as .sli( in, I a ling a: tinued you k said, porter Witnc few rn to IN twelv( two violen 'less, I go. 2I their toia( by ti reaci the abot i next and abot