The Sun. — London, England, 1849-03-30 00:00:00

ribirb "Ztittton SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock. THE STAN FIELD-HAIL. MURDERS. TRIAL OF RUSH. BY EXPRESS.-(THIS DAY.) (FROM OUR OWN REPORTER.) NORWICH, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Today, as yesterday, the greatest excitement pre• vailed here with respect to this very remarkable trial. It is the all•engrossing theme of conversation in the town. As early as seven o'clock numbers of persons began to congregate about the gates of the castle. At eight the gates were opened, and the rush that toJk place to get good ilaces was, as may be imagined, vigorous in the extreme. By half•past eight o'clock every available space was filled. A number of respectably-attired ladies were accommodated with seats in the galleries, and at the rear :of the court. No:withstanding the crowd, the utmost good order prevailed, owing to the admirable arrangements of the Rev. Mr. Postell, the Chair. mm of the Visiting Magistrates of tto gaol, and Mr. Pfinian, the Governor. The accommodation for the large number of gentlemen of the press from London and from the local papers, and the courtesy ehown towards them, deserve special commendation. A large number of county magistrates were present. The jury, who bad been provided with beds in a large room at the March's Head Hotel, during the night, entered the box at half-past eight. A gentleman favoured me this morning with a copy of a letter from Rue), to th© proprietor of the Bell Inn, immediately before the opening of the Commissi( n. It appears that Rus'i had been restricted as to diet in the Castle during his incarceratio❑ in common with the other prisoners, which rule is su-pended, I understand, during the Commission hence the following strange letter:— " Norwich, March 24, 1849. Sir,—You will oblige me by ordering my breakfast this morning, and my dinner at the time your family have theirs. Sand me anything you like, except beef; and I should like cold as well as hot, and meal bread, and the tea in a pint mug, if with a cover all the better. I will trouble you to provide for me now, if you please, till utter my trial; and if you could get me a small suck ing pig in the market to-day, and roast for me on Mon day. I should like the cord as well as hot after Monday, and it would always be in readiness for me, as it will be so uncertain what time I shall have for my meals after Monday. Have the pig cooked the same as you usually have, and send plenty of plumb sauce with it. Mr. Persian will pay you for what I have. By complying with the above you will very mach oblige your ha:la bia, servant, " JAMES B. Rust'. " Mr. Leggatt, Bell Inn, Oxford-hill, Norwich." The litter in which the unfortunate servant girl was conveyed to the court yesterday was made by two lu natics, a turner and a carpenter, at Thorpe. As yes terday, a great number of persons were unable to obtain witeission to the court, among whom, I understand, were several of the most influential residents in the county. Rush entered the dock at nine o'clock, but retired again to speak to some one. He looked a shade better than yesterday, and more anxious. Mr. Baron Rolfe took his seat on the bench at nine o'clock precisely. The prisoner was then placed in the dock, and delibe rately and systematically arranged his papers whilst the jury was sworn. Ile appeareecollected, and during the pause that ensued before the appearance of the first wit ness he carefully surveyed the audience. Rush then applied to have the witnesses sent out of coart, which was complied with. He also complained that a new witness, named How, of bad character, was to be brought against him. Would his Lordship instruct the reporters to publish the man's character? Wherever ho came from, he came from a bad place. Mr. Baron ROLFE said he had no influence over the reporters. He might bring forward evidence to show that the witness was unworthy of credit, but that was not the proper time to do so. He could take no heed then of what ho had said with respect to the witness. Rush persisted in saying that William Frederick How was a person of bad character, and trusted that those who could prove that he was what he said would come forward. It was too bad to bring such a witness forward, more especially as he had had no previous notice. This was the first time he had heard his name in these pro ceetlings. _ Mr.. Baron RoLFE said he could not bear him in the matter at that stage of the inquiry. Emily Sandford was call( d, but from some cause she did not appear. After a pause of some minutes, Edward Harvey, a carpenter, at Wymondham, was called. On Tuesday evening, the 28th of November, about half past seven, ho and three others went from Wymondham to the hall. It took him about fifty minutes to walk, as it is two or three miles. Mary Clarice, the laundrymaid, John Dodd, and Thomas Howe were with him. There is a gate at the outer side of the bridge near the ball over the moat which surrounds the hall. The gate is thirty or thirty ffve yards from the door of the hall. When we got up to the gate Mary Clarke went into the house. I stood at the gate. Shortly afterwards he came out again, accompanied by one of the maids. I opened the gate to let Holmes and Leach through. I was then looking direct towards the hall. I perceived a flash; it came more from the left side of the prch locking from the bridge than on the left. I could see the porch. I saw a figure. I saw a light after as if com ing apparently from the hall. I heard a door shut very loudly. The others had walked on towards Kettering ham. I followed them, and had gone a little way fur ther, about forty-five yards from the house. I heard a second report, but not so loud as the first. I did not see any flash. I proceeded on. Before I did so I heard the alarm-bell ring. Rush here asked when the witness left Wymondham; being sitting at the time, Mi.. Baron ROLFE remarked, that it was usual for counsel and prisoners to address the Court and the witnesses standing. He had observed that the prisoner had not. done so either to , day or yesterday. If there was any reason for his sitting he would permit him; but if not he saw no reason why he should not adopt the usual course. Rush rose, and said he had sat for the convenience of reverence to his papers. He could state no reason why he should sit; he would therefore stand. The prisoner cross-examined the witness—Mary Clarke went into the house for a few minutes. The night was very dark ; not so dark, however, as to prevent him from distinguishing a person whom he met. There were trees about the hall, which made the place darker than the open space. He saw a spark of wadding fly up ten or twelve feet af:er he beard the first retort. Had never been examined before a magistrate, and had never signed his name to the depo sition he bad made : was examined before the Coroner, We all stood near the gate whilst Clarke went into the house. The figure, I think, was on the left side of the porch, and a yard or two from it. We were talking and laughing at the time we heard the report. From the time we arrived at the gate until the first shot was fired about eight minutes elapsed. I think it was the porch door I heard slammed, I had not quite overtaken the others when I heard the second report. I believe that a light appeared in the porch after the first shot. Ido not think I could have distinguished a person passing by the light; there is room for a person to pass by the window, which was high, without obstructing a light, and pass away without being observed. lam sure it was a door that was slammed. I had got from 150 to 200 yards from the hall before I hoard the alarm bell. Clarke had gone with a message to Mrs. Jenny. I saw no one from the time I left Wymondham Lodge till I got to Kettering, except those I have mentioned. Emily Sandford was then called. She was dressed in mourning and looked very pale. She was quite col lected and firm. Rush hastily rose after she had been sworn and said, the witness could prove his innocence—he felt it his duty to say this, for ho possessed in such a matter as this a higher power than his Lordship. Mr. Baron ROLFE said he would hear her evidence— if she committed perjury she was liable to punishment. The whole case was for the jury to judge. If he could satisfy the jury of his innocence no one would be more glad than himself. Emily Sandford, examined by Mr. PRENDERGA ST — She said she became acquainted with Rush two years ago, and came down to reside with him at Stanfield Hall. In February, 1848, they went to London at No. 2, Milne street, Islington. She went by the name of James. On the 3d of October she remembered persons named Lamer, Thomas Jenny, and Richard Read, coming there at seven in the evening. Some writings were produced ; they were in her handwriting. (The witness frequently looked at the prisoner, but only for a moment at a time, when she withdrew her gazn. Her look on these occa sions evinced much pity and concern.) Rush had pre viously told her to copy the document. She did so, and he gave it to her. When tha parties above -named came from e the time s h e wro t e it. I t was rea d over aloud by One whom she could not no,v remember. ShTeiaseawwlnlet::e parties put th e i r s i gna t ures to i t. as here asked t o move h er c h a i r f orward. Bush suggested that uhe s h ou ld h ave a f ootstool. The itness burst • a and repeatedly l oo k e d at Rush with mueh c t o ° ,, e t e es, concern. 4. footstool was brought. Examination continue put her name to it alter they were all gone, at Rush's request. Mr. Rush .was to pay the expense of transmitting the papers to the coun try. Mr. Jermy and Mr. L umer were cousins , m The three left at nine o clock; she ne ver saw any of th • after, except Bead. Next_ day but one, th e sth cameto Norwich by Mr. them after, direction. H e had left on th e 4th. She understood from him that she wa s to go to the Bowling-green Inn, Norwich. Rush met her at the railway station, and took her in a gig to Potash farm. The witness was under examination when our report left. Her examination will doubtless last several hours. As a , •111/79E-Pwithe,s,ses have yet 10 be examined, it is &Ai to” • trefet4iiietnal-will be over bf-fore Monday. LC IC TELEGRAPH.) --; • (itt03t , ,01.721-OWN REPORTED..) ji `ji',,SORNVICH, Six O'CLOCK. • f of Easily Sandford, who gitintliateilek as the trial proceeded, was •• 14 ill THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 30, 1849. brought to a close at half-past two. Tier evidence went strongly to show that Rush forged Mr. Jermy's name to the agreement a few nights before the:murder. Her cross examination by Rush (during which he frequently called her "My dear") has not yet been brought to a close. In fact, the whole afternoon has been occupied in the most irrelevant questions, of which Baron Rolfe repeatedly reminded the prisoner. It was elicited that both she and Rush repeatedly prayed, but not every day. She was questioned repeatedly by Rush as to the time he was absent on the night of the murder, and she replied that he was absent about an hour ; that she read half a volume of a novel during the time ; that when he came back he told her to say ho had been absent but ten minutes, and to be firm. He said the same at three the next morning, and trembled very much. I❑ fact, she corroborated the whole of her former evidence. The trial cannot close before Monday. BANK OF ENGLAND. (From this night's Gazelle.) An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth of Victoria, cap. 32, for the Week ending on Saturday, the 24th day of March, 1519. IssCE DEPARTMENT. Notes issued.. •• •... 28,582,185 Government debt .. 11,01,100 Other securities ... • 2,981,90 Gold coin and bullion 14,251,016 Silver bullion 323,369 £28,552,185 £28,582,185 M. MARSIIALL, Chief Cashier. Dated the 29th day of March, 1849. Bell; Lieutenant Richard Atkinson to be Captain, by purchase, vice Horne; Ensign Henry Albert Norris to be Lieutenant, by purchasc', vice Atkinson; Thomas Edmund Miller, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vico Norris, March 30. 25th Foot—Assistant-Surgeon Frederick Clarke, from the 26th Foot, to be Assistant Surgeon, vice Burton, promoted in the sth Foot, March 30. _ _ 26th Foot—Frederick Douglas, M.D., to be Assistant Surgeon, vice Clarke, appointed. to the 25th Foot, March 30. 28th Foot—Ensign William Gordon Shute to be Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice Loinsworth, who retires James Graham Turner, Gent., to be Ensign, by pur chase, vice Shute, March 30. 29th Foot—Ensign William Lancey Davies Smith to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice :Mtge, died of his wounds, Jan. 19; William Congreve, Gent., to be En sign, vice Smith, March 30. 48th Foot—Frederick John Castle, Gent., to be En sign, without purchase, vice Tullio, deceased, March 30. 50th Foot—Major-General Sir Dudley St. Leger 1110, K.O 8., to he Colonel, vice Lieutenant-General Sir Juhn Gardiner, K.C.3., appointed to the 6th Foot, March 28. 51st Foot--Ensign Stewart Alexander Cleeve to be Adjutant, vice Bentley, promoted, :.11arch 30. 62d Foot—Surgeon William Leslie Langley, M.D., from the 87th Foot, to be Surgeon, vice Wood, who (x -changes, March 30. 66th Foot—Lieutenant Tom Bqnson to be Captain, by purchase, vice Trench, who retires; Ensign Archi bald framiltcn Dunbar to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Benson; Milo Va!entin9 Maher, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Dunbar, March 30. 72 , 1 Fout— Lieutenant Alexander Smith, from the 58th Foot, to be Paymaster, vice Grab tun, deceased, March 30. 75th Foot—Staff Surgeon of the Second Class George Williarer,on, M.D. to be Surgeon, vice Gray, who ex changes, March 30. 87th Foot—Surgeon Robert Wood, from the 621 Foot to be Surgeon, vice Langley, who exchanges, March 30. 93d Foot—Surgeon William Sall, M.D. from tho sth Foot, to be Surgeon, 'r'C'3 John Campbell, M.D., v. ho re tires upon half-pay, March 30. Rifle Brigade—Second Lieutenant Herbert Somerset Hamilton Cornewall to be First Lieutenant, by pur chase, vice Pennington, who retires ; Daniel Sidney Sandford, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Cornewall, March 31 ; Henry Trafford Trafford, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Bott, deceased, March 31. lit West India Regiment—Ensign William John Coen, from the Royal Newfoundland Companies to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Miller, appointed to the 80th Foot, Mirch 39. Royal Newfoundland Companits—Lieutenant Wil liam John Coen, from the Ist Vest India Regiment, to be Lieutenant, viee Alenzie, promoted, March 31; George Priestley, (It ut., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Coen, promoted in the Ist West India Regiment, nirch 30. UNATTACHED.—Lieutenant Theodore M. Ileultain, from the 39th Foot, to be Captain, without purchase, March 30. IlosprrAL STAFF.-Surgeon Edward William Gray, NI.D., from the 75th Fc:ot, to be Staff Surgeon of the St coed Class, vice Williamson, who exchanges, March 30. WAR-OFFICE, MARCH 30. List of noncommissioned Officers and Privates killed in the actions brfore Wealtan, between the 27th Decem ber, 184 S, and the 27th January, 1849, or who ctib. sepently died of wounds received in those actions. 10th Foot. Killed—Privates Therms Allen, Ebenezer M.Lean, Cornelius 'Moriarty, Richard Prendiville. Died of Wounds—Private John Horan. 32d Foot. hilted—Sergeant William Forsyth, Corporal Henry Grainger, Privates George Pearson, Thomas Pottinger, Gunner Phelan. Lied of Wounds—Sergeant William llatt, Private Francis M‘Nabourg, Drummer George H. Gresham. Ist Battalion 60th Foot' Killed—Sergeant Charles Theobald ; Privates Henry Aylesbury, George Carter, George Clarke, 2d, Martin Delahanty, Peter Gulliver, George Porter, John Smith (3d), Bartholomew Sullivan, Thomas Watt. A List of Non-commissioned Officers and Privates killed in action at Chilianwalla, on 13th January, 1849, or who subsequently died of their wounds; also a List of those missing. 3d Light Dragoons. Killed—Sergeant Daniel Thompson—Privates Henry Barry, Nathan Brett, James Collins, James Coomber, Wrest D. Digges, Robert Griffiths, John Hart, John S. Hamilton, Henry Hale, James Hunt, Emanuel John son, William Langston, John Markey, Edward Mar shall, Richard M'Enermy, George Milligan, Edward Norton, William Pilbeam, Richard Reed, Owen Regan, James Slade, William Swan, James Thyer. 9th Lancers. Killed—Laree Sergeant Richard Calcutt, Privates Robert Dalton, John Cunniam, Abraham Mathews. 14th Light Dragoons. Killed—Privates George Atkins, David Evans, George Tookey. James Williams, tailor, St. George's-place, Back-road, St. George's East, April 9, at one, and May 21, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee, Cok man-street; Wilde, Union-court, Old Broad -street. Charles Cushing, carver, Norwich, April 9, at two, and May 21, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Graham, official assignee, Coleman-street;Sto rey, Featherstone-buildings; Tillett, Coleman, and Co., Norwich. William Welton, timber merchant, Rotherhithe, April 0, at two, and May 15, at eleven, at the Court_ of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Frederick's place, Old Jewry; Nixoa, Warwick -court, Holborn. William Lloyd, linen- draper, Madeley and Wryne Hill, Staffordshire, April 11 and May 2, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court. Christie, official as signee, Birmingham; Jones, London; Motteram, Knight, and Emmet, Brimingham. William Cotton, timber merchant, Moseley, Worces tershire, April 17 and May 8, at ten, at the Birmingham District Court. Whitnvire, official assignee, Birming ham; Harrison, Birmingham. Abel Williams, licensed victualler, Iron Acton, Glou cestershire, April 12 and May 10, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Acraman, official assignee, Bristol; Tre hern and Waite, Barge-yard-chambers; Sabine, Bristol. Edwin Burt, boot maker, Bristol, April 10 and May 12, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Hutton, official assignee; Boykett, Chancery-lane; Ayre Bristol. Willi:in Chaffer, ironmonger, Barton-upon-Humber, Lincolnshire, April 18, and May 2, at ten, at the Leeds District Court. Carrick, official assignee, Hall; Fiddcy, Temple • Fretson, Sheffield. 11;chard Smithies, timber d ea l er, T urner - f o ld , L an cashire, April 11 add May 2, at twelve, at the Man chester Distridt Court. Fraser, official assignee, Man chester; Smith, Lincoln's Inn-fields; Traps, Clitheroe; Atkinson, Saunders, and Atkinson, Manchester. Cuthbert Rippon. limeburner, Stanhope, Durham. PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com puted from the returns made in the week ending March 27, 1539, is 265. B', 3 d. per cwt. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. Their Lordships met at Five o'clock. The Mutny Bill, the Marine Mutiny Bill, and the In demnity Bill were respectiv e ly rea d a secon d ti me . The Earl of ST. GERtIANS presented a petition praying for an alteration in the Irish poor-law. THE POLISH REFUGEES. The Earl of HARROWI3Y asked whether the insinu ations which had been thrown out against the character of the refugee Poles by the Noble Earl (Eglinton) had been justified by the inquiries which had in cense quer.ce ',nen instituted by the Government. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE was happy to state that the result of the inquiry which he had instituted had been to prove that the suspicions entertained had been most erroneus, and that the returns afforded no founda- tion for the insinuation which had been cast upon the eharac'er of the Poli,h nigees. INSOLVENT MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT. Lord BROUGHAM had hoped that the Bill which had been i , itroduced into the ether House, to de prive InsAvent Mem bers of their seats, would have been made a Government measure; but seeing that the Bill which had been brought into the other House had been dealt with in a manner which pre cluded all hopes of i:3 passing, for, instead of a Bill to take away th e p r i v il eges f Parliament from in solvents, it was a Bilt to enable debts to be more easily recovered from Members of Parliament, he would, if the measure were not taken out of hiS hands, intro duce a Bill simply to extend the provisions of the .52d George 111., from bankrupt Members of the "'else of Commons to insolvent Members of the House. The Bill did not extend to the House of Peers, the Members of which House stood in a totally different position to Members of the house of Commons. The only alteration he proposed to make was to take away the power given to bank ru pt M e mbers to retain their seats for twelve months. Thus he hoped this great scandal and abuse of the privileges of Parliament would soon be brought to an end. He moved that the Bill which he now laid on the table should be read a first time, and would postpone the second reading for the present. The Bill was then read a first time. ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE. The Marquis of LANSDOWN E gave notico that on Tuesday he should move that their Lordships do ad journ for a fortnight; but if any Bills should come from the other House on Monday, which required dispatch, it was possible that the motion fur adjournment might be postponed until Thursday. ARMISTICE IN PIEDMONT. The NOBLE MARQUIS explained that the papers re lating to the north of Italy would be laid on the table as soon as the state of the negotiations would permit. He had also to state that information had that afternoon reached her Majesty's Government, that the new King of Sardinia had concluded an armistice with the Austrian commander, by which the Austrian troops were to evacuate the duchy, the frontier fortresses to be occupied jointly by Piedmontese and Austrian troops during the continuance of the armistice, and the Pleni potentiaries had been already appointed to negotiate a peace. The Earl of ABERDEEN considered that no delay need take place in presenting the papers, in consequence of the nef otiations going on between Sardinia and Austria. Ho was rejoiced to hear the communication which the Noble Marquis had made, and which he con sidered as an additional proof of the moderation of Austria. After a few words from the Marquis of SALISBURY and Lord BROUGHAM the subject dropped, and their Lordships adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock. INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION. Mr. BBOTHERTON presented petitions from vari ous places in England, praying for the settlement of all disputes by arbritration. A great many petitions Were presented on the same subject by other Hon. Members. THE SCOTTISH REGISTRATION AND MARRIAGE BILLS, &c. Mr. DUNCAN presented petitions from various places in Scotland against the Registration, the Marriage, and Lunacy Bills. Mr. ANDERSON presented petitions from Orkney to the same effect. Sir THOMAS BIRCH presented petitions from Liverpool in favour of the Jewish Disabilities Bill. Mr. REYNOLDS presented a petition from the snuff manufacturers of Dublin complaining of the scarcity of tobacco in the manufacture of snuff, and also that the process of straining in America enabled the tobacco to hear a larger quantity of water, which greatly deterio rated the article. Mr. PATTISON presented a petition from London in favour of the Clergy Relief Bill. Mr. T. BARING presented a petition praying for a loan of 500,000/. for the purpos e o f re li ev i ng the colo- Y means of d ra i nage , S ze . H e be referr e d t o a Commit tlnveieostuasltdopfmrleosrevinetlistthhsaiGtttitto'higeanpuape,tbisttiaoinrs on the subject of British Guiana. Mr. BRAMSTON presented a petition from Essex, sigr.ed by 150 clergymen, against the Marriage Bill. Mr. DISRAELI presented a petition from a gentle man named Wright, involving a plan for the improve ment of waste lands in Ireland, under the supervision of the military, and subject to the control of the Lord- Lieutenant of Ireland. Mr. B. DENISON presented a petition from Don caster, praying that measures might be taken for the suppression of vagrancy. Mr. HASTIE and Lord LINCOLN presented petitions from Falkirk and other places, praying for some legis lative measure to enforce the discontinuance of trains on Sunday. Mr. KERSHAW presented petitions from Stockport and other places, in favour of the repeal of the navigation laws. Mr. FIUME proueritQd a petition from Norfolk. pray. ing for relief to clergymen where they conscientiously felt compelled to dissent from their ordination vows. Mr. FORBES presented petitions from Falkirk against running trains on Sunday. Mr. HUME presented a petition from Newcastle in favour of a more stringent inspection of mines. RAILWAY TRAVELLING ON SUNDAYS. Lord ASHLEY presented several petitions again& ,he system of railway travelling on Sundays. THE REV. MR. SHORE. Various petitions were presented, praying for the liberation of the Rev. Mr. Shore. EXTENSION OF TIIE SUFFRAGE. Lord DUDLEY STUART presented a petition from certain inhabitants of Alarylebone, praying for an ex tension of the Parliamentary suffrage. SMITHFIELD MARKET. Mr. MACKINNON gave notice of his intention, on Monday next, to move for a Select Committee on the subject of the removal of Smithfield-market. THE PETITION OF MR. HOLDSWORTH. Sir JOHN YARDE BULLER moved that the peti tion or A. H. Holdsworth E6q , presented on the 28th of March, b e printed with the votes.—Agreed tn. THE NEW HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT. Mr. HOPE adverted to a complaint that had been made to him that the stone of which the new Houses of Parliament was constructed gave signs of decay in places. He himself was convinced there was no foun dation for that complaint; but still, he would beg to ask the Hon. Member (Mr. Greene) if there was any foun dation for that complaint. Mr. GREENE could give a very decided contradiction to the statement that th er e was an ything lik e g enera l decay in the stone of which the new Houses of Parliament were built, though some few stones had given indications of decay. Mr. OSBORNE would ask Mr. Greene another ques tion, viz., whether there was any foundation for the report that lion. Members were to hold their delibera tions in the New House of Commons soon after Easter. —(Lou !aught( r.) Mr. GREENE had heard of no report of that kind, and there was not the least foundation for it. CII F.ESE M AN HEAD. Captain HARRIS asked the First Lord of the Trea sury, whether the works in the course of construction off Cheeseman Head were utuiert•~kcn with a view of forming a harbour of refuge at Duv& r, and if so, '.vhet'ner :litre was any objection to lay the plan and estimate on the table. The RiglA Hon. Baronet was probably aware that his HQn. Friend Sir Howard Douglas, than whom there:was not a more able engineer in the whole country, and Sir W. Symonds, who whatever the opinions might be that were entertained of his ability as 4 ship builder, did hold; and had always held, a very high reputation in the navy as an officer, had both declared against the construction of any such work as a portion of the harbour of refuge at Dover. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that the best answer he could give to that question would be quoting the reply which he had given to the Select Committee last y ear upon the same subject, and which he would quote from their report. He had said, that whether the smaller plan, which involved the ex penditure of 2,000,0001., or of the larger one of 2,500,0001. were adopted, the execution of this work would in no way affect the general object of the karbour of re flip. It was intended to run out a quay of about 800 feet long, and that work would he complete in itself, or it might form a part of a larger work, but whether it was one or the other it would be productive of one great advantage, by preventing the injury that was likely to accrue from the silting up of Dover Harbour. Captain HARRIS trusted that not a shilling would be spent upon the work before coming to Parliament for its consideration and sanction. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that the Hon.7,and Gallant Member might he quite as sured that he should not spend his own money.; Mr. II LIME said, he trusted that regular reports of the Fogless cf the works, and of the moneys expended would be laid before the House. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that he had already stated before the Committee that these reports would be given. REFUSAL TO TAKE OATHS. In reply to a question from Mr. OsnonsE, Sir G. GREY replied that Mrs. Watson had been im prisoned for refusing to take an oath as a witness. Appli cation hod been iia.; ( le to Lord Denman and another judge to obtain her release, but they had replied that they had no power to interfere. There was, however, a Bill now passing- through the House to remedy that evil. WORKS OF ART FROM ROME. Mr. JOHN O'CONNELL wished to ask if her Ma jesty's Government will permit the importation into this country, fur the purposes of sale or delivery to purchasers, of" works of art, sold or about to be sold by: the Provisional Goverment of Rome. He said the Provisional Government et Rome was recognised by no European Power, and had no legal authority to dispose of the public works of art in Rome— (Cries of " Order, order")—and wished fur ther to know whether the Government of this country would purchase any of them? Lord J. RUSSELL said:he supposed that, if imported such works of art would enter under the regular Cus. toms' duties; but certainly the Govt rnmeut did not in tend to purchase any of them. SUPPLY. On the order of the day for proceeding with the con sideration of the postponed resolutions, Mr. HUME moved, in pursuance of notice given— That it appears by jthe report of the Board of Audit, that the expenditure for naval services for the year 1847- 48, per Ac: of 10 and 11 V.ctoria, c. 107, exceeded the greir.s (including appropriations in aid) voted by Parliament, to the amount of 323,7371. That the sum voted by Parliament for the formation of the dockyard battalions, in the year 1847-48, was 20 0001., and the actual expenditure amounted to 72,3991. 19s. 3d., being in excess of the vote 52,3991. 19s. 3d.,‘and forms part of the excess. That.this House concurs in the opinion expressed by the Lords of her Majesty's Treasury, " That with regard to this large excess (for the dockyard battalions) the expenditure was entirely within the control of the Board of Admi ralty ;" and, " that the proper course would have been to have postponed the enrolment of men beyond the num bers provided for by Parliament." That " when a certain amount of expenditure for a particular service has been determined upon by Parliament, it is the bounden duty of the department which has that service under its charge and control, to take care that the expenditure does not exceed the amount placed at its disposal for that pur pose." The Hon. Member proceeded at length to ana lyse the proceedings of the Board of Admiralty in em ploying a greater number of men than sanctioned by Parliament, and he called upon the House to ratify the opinion expressed by her Majesty's Ministers.—(Hear.) All he therefore wanted was, to strengthen the hands of Government; and he would strongly recommend lion. Members to look to the report of the Finance Commit tee of 1828, in which it was recommended therein: no extra expense should be incurred without the sanction of the First Lord of the Treasury. There was, unfortunately, a disposition in every department to keep tho amount of the expenditure up to the highest point; and it was with the view of checking this extravagance that the Com • mittee sat and reported. He asked the House to concur in the opinion expressed by the Ministers of the country. He begged therefore to move the resolution as it appeared upon the paper. Sir W. MOLESWORTH seconded the resolution. Mr. WARD said that his Hon. Friend the Member for Montrose had discharged what was no doubt a public duty with admirable taste and good feeling, and he had administered, but in the mildest pos sible way, to'athe Lords of ,the Admiralty the censure which ' he thought they deserved. In most of the observations of his Hon. Friend ho en tirely concurred. He admitted the justice of those ob servations as a general rule; but, at the same time, he was bound to state that the Admiralty would have pro bably acted otherwise, had they known that so large a number of men would have enrolled themselves voluntarily in those battalions. The enrolment of those battalions was determined upon hastily perhaps, and in the conviction that the most vulnerable parts of the kingdom were left completely defenceless. It was thought desirable to organise a suitable force :for the defence of the country in case of aggression of any kind. He (Mr. Ward) did not defend that policy. His Hon. Friend had said they ought to postpone the enrolment of additional men another year; but in that case they would have a less efficient corps, and a deal of unnecessary expen diture. It was found afterwards that it would be better to keep up double uniform, which would last five years from the present time. In Copenhagen and many other foreign parts, where the services of those artizans from the dockyards had been called in requisition were found to render them most formidable antagonists. The expenditure, no doubt, in the first year had beet largo, but it would not recur for some time, as the men were p rov id e d w i t h un if orm w hi c h would last for five years; and the men were exceedingly well drilled, and their discipline had elicited the enco mium of Sir Harry Smith. Sir W.WILLOUGHBY said the question was, whether there existed in this country any effective control over the expenditure ?—(Hear, hear.) And he had come to the conclusion that there did not; because it could be shown that this expenditure took place in direct defiance of the vote of that House, and without the knowledge of the superior department of the Lords of the Treasury. He put it to the Noble Lord, the First Lord of the Trea sury, whether any circumstance was more likely to cast discredit on his administration than this case, which came out a year and a half after the occur rence ; because, it was a fact that the Treasury knew no more of that expenditure than he (Sir H. Willoughby) did. The Appropriation Act said that if they made application to the Treasury, and that there was a surplus to be spent on any branch of the service, that the Treasury had the power to ap propriate that surplus to any given service. But in this particular case there was neither an application to the Treasury nor was there a surplus, because all the sur plus was gone. He was ready to admit, where a Go vernment could not help itself, such as a sudden war arising, or provisions became elearer, that that might alter the case. That might form grounds for a jus tification of the increase of the expenditure, but he stated that the department in London for a whole service, without the slight es t h es it at i on , ex ceeded the vote of that House by 52,0001., and actually did that without application to the Treasury, and when it was well known that there was no surplus. His argu ment was this, that what the Admiralty had done in this case might be done by any other department.—(Hear.) He should cordially support the amendment of his Hon. Friend the Member for Montrose. Sir F. BARING said though this was a most impor tant point, yet there was no defect in the principle on which the Admiralty acted on the occasion in question. He hoped that he was only expressing the opinion of Hon. Colleagues about him. This was not a question of principle at all; it was simply a question as to whe ther they should depart out of the usual course of busi ness for the sake of expressing an opinion.—(Hear, hear.) Whelk this ClPliajcot, was first: stated it was at a time of considerable public alarm. There was no disagree ment whatever as respected, principle between himself and his Hon. Friend; it was only a matter of money. Sir G. CLERK said that ho saw no reason why they 'should depart out of the usual course of business. It bad always been tde custom to vote the supplies with out any reference to the peculiar plans in which they were to be expended, and so long as the Right Hbnourable Baronet held the position of First Lord of the Admiralty he had every confidence that the money would be rightly applied ; but there was one topic to which he begged to call their parti cular attention. If it was a convenience to refrain from laying before the House the plans on which they intend( d to proceed, Parliament had at least a right to insist that when they had once voted the money the amount should not be exceeded, but yet that seemed to have been most lamentably the case during the last year. Mr. WARD said that he had distinctly stated the other evening that an excess would accrue this year on Nos. 1,2, and 17. But in one of these cases the Board of Admiralty was not properly accountable as it was only the agent of other earties. Sir W. MOLES V/ORTH said that the object of his Hon. Friend's resolution was not to give power to indi viduals, but to express upon record the opinion of the House that the system hisherto pursued was wrong, with a view of warning other parties against a simiiar course. Mr. HERRIES said that there had been a studied courtesy observed on the part of the Honourable Mem bers who brought forward the accusation, and of the members of the Government who had spoken on the question, but he (Mr. [Terries) thought this forbearance was not too well timed, and he would not hesitate to ex press his opinion that the Admiralty had in this case ex ceeded the power conferred upon them by Parliament. He admitted that sometimes it was necessary that an excess should be incusred, but that that night he had not once heard a reason to justify the increased ex penditure. He knew no case on which the House might more fairly express its opinion than the present ; and if the Honourable Member would not press Lis motion to a division he saw no object in his bringing forward his motion at all. For his own part he would support the motion of the Hon. Member. Lord J. RUSSELL said that, with respect to the merits of the question, there could be only one opinion; and that there was no difference of opinion between the members of the Government and the Honourable Mem ber for Montrone the fact of the Honourable Member quoting the very words of tile Lords of the Treasury, was E u fil cient to prove. Therefore, although ho could not differ from the opinion or the language of the Right HOD. Gentleman who had just sat down, he deprecated the pressing the House to a division, because such a di vision would, in his opinion, be a rcklection on the memory of the late First Lord of the Admiralty. Captain HARRIS and Mr. HANLEY thought that the Houle ought to go to a division. Mr. R. PALMER suggested that the Hon. Member for Montrose should withdraw his resolution, on the understanding that no objection would be made by the Noble Lord to its being placed on record. Mr. HUME could not have any hesitation in acceding to such a proposition. If her Majesty's Government would state that they would agree to this resolution being put unanimously on the books, he would havo no hesitation in withdrawing it at that time. Lord JOHN RUSSELL said that with regard to the resolution itself it only contained un opinion expressed by the Lords of the Treasury thernselve s. This one objection arose simply from a matter of feeling, and out of respect to the late Lord Auckland, but he was in the hands of the House, and would leave that entirely to them. Mr. HERRIES, for his own part, although anxious to have this resolution recorded, would have drawn no inference derogatory to the memory of the late Lord Auckland. Mr. HUME then withdrew his resolution, and the original vote was then agreed to. Mr. NAPIER bad come to the conclusion of giving bis vote against the second reading of this Bill. Whether the House regarded the principle of this measure, or the feeling which it had excited amongt the most intelligent part of the Irish people, it was a measure equally deserving their disapprobation He wished to consider this question in the first instance as a question of principle. He meant to divide the argil. ment into two parts ; the first was the question of rating, and the second was the question of taxation. With re gard to the question of rating, the principle involved in this Bill was precisely this, whether a [rate should be imposed en the rateable property of any union in aid of the rate of any other union, however distant or disconnected. He would remind the En gli.h Members that this principle might be one day applied to themselves. Now, he con ceived that such a principle as that introduced into a system of poor-laws was one which de manded the greatest consideration before it was introduced, because if he examined it rightly, it in cluded every system of poor•law that had yet been introduced into either England or Ireland.— (Cries of "Hear, hear.") There was an attempt made to establish an analogy between this case and the statute of Elizabeth; but in his opinion there was no ground for such an analogy. [LEFT SPEAKING.] COURSE OF EXCH4 A..nst,r. tam ...... •• .. 12 2% Ditto, at sight • 12% Rotterdam •..... 12 2% A.ntwerp •............. 25 75 Ramburgh ......M.B. 13 12% Lltona ...... • • .... Paris, 3 days'sight .... 25 31 Ditto, 3 months .... 25 10 larseilles ............ 25 55 Bourdeaux . 23 55 Frankfort on Mains.... 12114 Petersburgh, RV a.. 36% lierlin ••.. • • .... •• • • Vienna, effec. 11 150 Trieste, ditto.... • • .... 11 50 kiadrid • • .. • • ........ 49 Cadiz • • • ............ 50 8i1ba0.......... Barcelona Eievilla•• •• •••• •; •• •• RACES TO Newc'.-on -Tyne Spring 2 Newmarket Craven 9 Burton Constable Abergavenny l2 Hoo l4 Chester Newmarket Sec. Spring 8 Shrewsbury 9 Hungerford 1 Ascot Hampton l3 Beverley, Hull, & E. R l3 Newton Knighton l5 kNGE.-(TITIS DAY.) Gibra1tar.............. Leghorn ........ .• • . 33 50 Genoa ...• • ....... •... 27 50 Milan ................ Venice.• .• • . • • .• • • • • •• Naples .............. 4 , 1,1 Palermo, 118 14 Messina .. ........ 119% Lisbon.... .... 53 Oporto 53U Rio Janeiro ........ • • '— Buenos Ayres .. • • .. • • New York, 21 days'sight Philadelphia --- PRICES OF BULLION, PER OR Foreign Gold in bars.. £3 17 9 Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0 3panlsh Doubloons 0 0 0 New Dollars .• 0 4 10% Silver in bars ...... •• 0 5 0 Carlisle Newmarket 3 Liverpool ll Oxford lB AUG Brighton 1 Ripon Chelmsford. .. Derby Lincoln Wolverhampton l3 Canterbury l6 SEPTE; Warwick 46 Lichfield Weymouth 7 Doncaster Leicester l9 I COME, 1849. UL. Bath l7 Catterick Bridge Epsom Spring 2O Newmarket First Sp r i ng 23 I Mahon 24 9Y. OCTO Newmarket Sec. 0ct.... 8 Newmarket Houghton.. 22 NOVE Yorkshire "joie] Epsom ..... Manchester .. Presteign Bibury Stockbridge Newcastle Winchester Salisbury Y. Lancaster Goodwood Ludlow ... 22 ... 30 Iruntingdon . York Great Yarmouth 2B Radcliffe Egham 29 Lothians Club 3O 'ZIBER. Bedford Manchester 2O Newmarket First Oct 25 Wrexham Walsall , 13g1t. I Worcester 1113 ER. Hunt 5 IRISH RACES TO COME, 1849. Curragh .April 24 Down Royal Corpo• Bellewstown May 29 ration July 24 Curragh June 26 Curragh Sept. 4 The Heath July 3 Curragh Oct. 16 CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY.—Traffic for the week ended March 25, 1849:—Coaching traffic, 8741. 2s. 2d. ; parcels, 441. 16s. lld ; goods and cattle, 199/. 12s. Od.; steam-boats, 911. 6s. Od. Total, 1,2091. 17s. Id. —exclusive of toll from Shrewsbury and Chester Com pany, and payment for conveyance of mails. WESTPORT, MARCH 27.—Part of a dog kennel has drifted on shore near Belmullet, it is marked Elm Grove or Eln Grove, which is supposed to be the name of a vessel lost off the coast. BANKING DEPAIT3IZ X T. Propri.,,tors' capital 14,: , 53,000 itcrt . ...... • . • . 3,8 3,341 Public deposits (in cluding Exchequer, Commissioners of National Debt, Sav ings-banks, and Di vidend accounts) • . 7,565,694 Other deposits • • • • • • 9,317,120 Seven day and other bills . • • • • ..• 1,082,561 Government securi ties (including Dead Weight Annuity).. 14,072,844 Other securities •• • • 10,614,922 Notes .. • ..... ••• • • • 10,953,350 Gold and silver coin.. 740,606 £36,381,722 £36,131,722 iv MARSHALL , Chief Cashier. Dated the 29th day of March, 1 MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current, March 30.) SUGAR.—To-day the market was more fre'ly supplied with Colonial Sugar, still home buyers came forward with greater freedom, and alt sorts realized enhanced rates. West India was in fair request for both the pan and scale; the purchases reached 250 bhds, end at prices 6d per cwt above Friday last. The sales for the neck are 1,010 hhds, and the market closes with much firmness. A public sale of 20 tierces chrystallzed Ber bice went at 42s to 45s 6fl per cwt. REFINED.—To-clay Refined Sugar sold readily for horn:: trade purposes; brown Lumps at 50s to 50a 6d, ard Standard Lumps 51s to 51s 6d. Bonded Citblied Sugar is still dull of Sale at 29s to 30s per cwt. MAURITIUS.—This afternoon Mauritius Sugar was dealt in with greater freedom, and 4,428 bags at auction were all sold at firm rates; fine yellow went at 41 s, mid dling and good 38s to 39s Gd, low 37s to 37s 6d, ordinary to fine grey 37s to 39s Cd, washed and syrupy 35s to 38s Gd per cwt. EAST INDIA.—This afternoon the market was better supplied with Bengal Sugar: six parcels were offered at public sale, amounting to 8,672 bags, end sold at firm rates; strung white went at 466 6d to 4 . 83 6(1, middling and fine yellow ditto 393 to 445, low 37s to 38s 61, Mau ritius sort, low to fine yellow 33s to 431, ordinary and middling white Benares 403 6d to 41s Gil, good to fine 42s to 44 and damp 40s to 423 6d. Madras-97 bags t auclion sold at 31s to 32s 6d for brown. FonEics,—To-day Foreign Sugar mut with little de mand, and there was no public sale. The private pur chases for the week are 8,000 bags Manilla, of good quality, at 21s to 21s 6d, and 1,000 chests ordinary and fine 3 ellow Havannah at 223 to 26s per cwt. COFFEE.—This afternoGn coffee was dealt In with more readiness for home trade purposes ; at public sale 647 bags Plantation Ceylon sold at full rates; fine fine ordi nary bold fetched 45s 6d to 46s 6d, low middling 47s to 48s, good middling 565, and damaged 35s to 435. Sales to a fair extent have been made privately in Native at 33s 6d to 34s 6d for good and real good ordinary. MOLASSES.—There has been little passing in West India, still lower rates are not accepted. Deliveries con tinue to extend, and the stock is small; prices rule at 16s to 19s, and at 198 6,1 to 20s for fine. East India Treacle, at auction, 120 pkgs were taken in at 16s per cwt ofr gcod quality. Cocoa.—Prices are supported for West India; the demand, however, has been less active, and the market will be better supplied shortly; prices rule from 40s to 445, and at 45s to 47s for fine red. Foreign is, however, wanted at 27s to 28s 6J, and at which there are free sellers. None has again been offered at public sale. TxA.—Black is not to be obtained upon lower terms ; there has been no improvement in the demand this week, and only a limited business has been concluded. With Green the market is plentifully supplied; the sales made have been of little moment, and there are sellers rather under former rates. Pekoe and scented Tea met wills ... little attention, and can be obtained at a slight reduction. The public sales have proceeded with much dulness, and of 14,000 pkgs pressed, the small proportion of only 8,000 actually found buyers. Deliveries for home trade purposes are still satisfactory, notwithstanding the dull state of the market. A public sale of Assam is declared for next week. Rim—To-day there was not so much demand for East India Rice by private treaty, and 875 bags Bengal at auction sold at barely former rates; good mid white rather broken went at 98 6d to lOs per cwt. SAGo.—There has been little disposition to make pur chases this week. The value is from 17s to 24s per cwt. Sago Flour met with a brisker sale, and stiffer rates are obtained. At auction 420 bgs went I6s 6d to 178 6d per cwt. Tapioca 3d to 6d per lb is the value. For Arrow root the market is quiet. At public 10 barrels Jamaica sold at Sid to 61c1 per lb. FRlllT.—Really fine Patras Currants continue firm at 39s to 403, but there is very little briskness in the market. In Valencia Raisins there is nothing cffering under 40. Denia Raisins for exportation at 295, but for small parcels for home consumption the only price is 30s. Prunes are in better demand, but at prices is per cwt lower than last week. SPICES.—The market for black Pepper is firm, and none has been offered at auction this week. Privately opera tions are upon an enlarged scale; Malabar at 21d to 20, superior 3d to 3id, and Sumatra 3icl to 3d per lb. White from 4d to 8d for ord to fine. Pimento at 31d to 33d. The market for Nutmegs is quiet, and prices are on the decline; good and fine brown can be obtained at is 10d to 3s 3d, inferior 2s 9d, and low to fine limed 2s to 25 Bd. Ginger has been dealt in with greater rea diness, and prices are on the decline. Jamaica of fine quality is worth 71 to 114 inferior 31 to 61 10s; African and Barbadoes 393 to 425, East India shipping sor t 22 3 to 255, and home trade kinds 35s to IGOs per cwt. Cloves —Bencolen at is 3d to Is 9d, Bourbon and Zanibar 7d to 7id. Cassia Linea is still scarce, and high rates aro asked. For Cinnamon lower rates are not accepted. Mace 2s to 2s 9d fur ord to fine quality. COCIIINEAL.—To-day the public sales of 188 bags of Cochineal went off at full rates, and the most part sold; Honduras silvers, ord to fine went at 3s 9d to 4s 6d, mid and good black, 4s 10d to 5s 2d; Mexican blacks, 3s 10d to 4s 2d; and Teneriffe, 3s 8d to 4s 6d per lb. SPIRITS.—There has been much activity in the market for East Intl* and higher rates are abtained. Several parcels have been disposed of at Is 3i-d to is 4d proof, and at which holders are firm. Leeward Island has heeen in excellent request, and prices baee advanced to Is. elid to is 51d proof. Jamaica realised fully former rates, and met with a larger share of attention, both for home use or exportation. Demerara has been in good demand, and stiffer rates are paid the value of 28 to 33 per cent over proof is 2s to 2s 3d, and of stronger sorts 2s 4d to 2s 6d per gal. Former advanced rates are well kept up for Brandy, and the demand is still active for all purpos s. Geneva is not much wanted, and ord export sort is offered at is 9d to is 103, fine for duty 2s ed to 3s 6d. The prices of British made Spirit is the same as on this day week. INDIGO. - -A good demand has been experienced for Spanish this week. At auction 89 serons Guatemala were sold at 2s 10d to 3s I Id. For East India the are not sellers under the rates of the quarterly sale. Deli veries still exceed those of last year. Imports are also less. The market is not expected to remain long in its present quiet state. SALTPLTRE.—To-day Rough met with mote atten tion; and the public sale of 450 bags went at stiff rates —good grey 6i per cent refraction realized 28s 6d to 295, and damaged 27s 6d to 28s; but 604 barrels 280 bags from Marseilles were nearly all taken in at 27s 6d for low soft, 7i to 71- per cent retraction. OILS.—To-day the public sale of 100 tuns of Sperm Oil went flatly at 801 to 801 ss; and Headmatter at 821 lOs to 821155. TALLow.—To-day there was little desire evinced to do business in Tallow, and prices were further depressed. At auction 320 cks New South Wales went at 34s 6d to 393 3d for low to fine ; 600 pkgs South American 34s to 38s 6d. THE LONDON GAZETTE. (THIS EVENING.) FOREIGN-OFFICE, Mincu 29, 1849. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Christian Bruce Reid, as Consul at Newcastle, and of F. M. Faulkner, as Vice-Consul at Folkestone, for his Majesty the King of the Belgians. WHITEHALL, MARCH 28. The Queen has been pleased to present the Reverend Archibald Stewart to the church and parish of Glasser ton, in the presbytery and county of Wigtown, the same being vacant by the death of Mr. Samuel Clanahan, late minister thereof. WAR-OFFICE, MARCH 30. sth Dragoon Guards—Cornet Charles Wilton Goad to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Sandford, who retires; Charles Augustus Drake Halford, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Goad, March 30. 7th Dragoon Guards—Cornet Nugent Chichester to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Cramer, who retires; William Wentworth Lamb, Gent. to be Cornet, by pur chase, vice Chichester, March 30. sth Regiment of Foot—Assistant-Surgeon Edward John Burton, M.D., from the 25th Foot, to be Surgeon, rico Sall, appointed to the 93d Foot, March 30. 6th Foot—Lieut.-General Sir John Gardincr, K.C.8., from the 50th Foot, to be Colonel, vice Field-Marshal Sir George Nugent, Bart., G.G.8., deceased, March 28 ; Lieutenant William Albert Stratton to be Captain, by purchase, vice Gtvay, who rotires ; Ensign John Henry Ford Eikington to be Lieutenant by purchase, vice Stratton ; Cromwell Ward Price, kaaj Gent., to Ensign, by purchase, vice Ekington, March 30. 12th Foot— or William Bell to be Lieutenant- Colonel, by purchase, vice Glover, who retires; Brevet- Major Arthur Home to be Major, by purchase, vice UST. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, March 29. THE STOCKPORT MAGISTRACY. The LORD CHANCELLOR (in continuation) said— When the Municipal Reform Bill passed, although the town clerks were removable, it was thought proper to introduce a clause to secure them compensation, because it was apprehended that incoming corporations might select other persons, entertaining views in accordance with their own. Who these parties had dismissed Mr. Coppock did not know. Representations were made to him in the month of November that the number of magistrates was insufficient, from various persons, and suggestions were made that they ought to be increased. There were at Stockport, in 1841, thirteen magistrates, since when the population had increased 10,000, and he was asked to add six other magistrates, which ho re fused, but nominated four, which he thought a sufficient number. Subsequently, when the county courts were established, he nominated the judge of that court to the magistracy, considering him a fit and proper person to discharge the duties, he being, moreover, resident in the neighbourhood, which made the five additional magis trates. It was also to be observed that there had been a decrease in the number of magistrates in this borough from deaths. With regard to the appointment of these magistrates, he judged from the papers that were laid before him, he had no personal communication with them, nor did it appear that the petitioners brought any charge against, or took any objection to them, the ap pointment was by the Secretary of State, in the exercise of the undoubted prerogative of the Crown. There were thirteen magistrates in the borough in 1841, and now there were eighteen, which was not too great a num ber, considering the increase which had taken place in the population. He had only looked to the merits of the parties as they appeared in the documents laid before him. With reference to political opinions, it was pro bable, no doubt, that the parties applying to Govern ment entertained opinions in accordance with those of the Government; and, therefore, the nominations would, in all probability, be of gentlemen of the same views. The principle he acted on was to appointanumber, to cor respond with that which existed in 1841, and to appoint persons free from objection. He hoped their Lordships would consider that he had done nothing inconsistent with his duty. Lord STANLEY said there were no doubt thirteen magistrates in 1841, but of these there were but nine resident and acting, while in 1848 there were sixteen, and eleven resident and acting magistrates. The LORD CHANCELLOR said that these facts were not laid before him. He acted on the allegations laid before him. The Marquis of SALISBURY said he thought a case for inquiry had been made out. Tho petition was then laid on the table. EDUCATION IN IRELAND. The Bishop of CASHEL rose to atic whether the Committee of Council on Education, having laid down rules whereby they can give to schools in England of all denominations, including Roman Catholics, assistance from the State, the Government is prepared to act upon the principle of those rules, by affording to the schools in connexion with the Established Church in Ireland an equal measure of assistance, without requiring any con ditions to which the members of that Church find them selves in conscience bound to object. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE replied, that it was most distinctly not the intention of her Majesty's Go vernment to extend to Ireland those regulations with respect to national education which were in course of being applied to England. On the motion of Lord CAMPBELL, the Commons' amendments to the Larceny Bill were agreed to. Their Lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS. March 29. IRISH SAVINGS BANKS. (Continued from our Third Edition of last night.) Mr. NAPIER seconded the motion, and said he could hardly think, after the able and lucid' statement of The Honourable Member for Dublin, that there could be any reasonable doubt whatever that this was a fit case for a full and searching inquiry be fore a Committee of tho House. The whole facts had been so fully and correctly statvd, that he was spared the necessity . of enteri ng i nto any details, but he wished to refer to one ma t ter, v i z., that the proceedings which were pe n di ng i n the Queen s B e nch against the trustees would not stand i n the way of an investigation, and he was authorised to state, on the part of the trustees, that they were desirous of appearing before the Committee to give any evidence 24th Foot. Killed—Sergeant-Major John Coffee; Colour-Ser geant William Davies ; Sergeants, Thomas Lear, John Webster ; Corporals, George Eames, James Sherriff, Privates William Allswortb, John Amos, James Bow man, John Burgess, James Butcher, Thomas Byrne, Thomas Carpenter. Samuel Carter, William Cuthbert, Geo. Dean, Philip Fowlk, Geo. George, Gco. Hardman, John Ilennhaw, John flora:al, Thomas Hughes. John Intin, Thomas Joblin, William Lakin, Charles Lander, Peter M'Coley, John M'Reary, Thomas Mercbant„ Thomas Pocock, Robert Porter, William Selby, Joseph Sharp, Peter Westneat, Daniel Wheeler, William Willis, Ist, Stephen Andrews, John Bailey, George Bird, Joseph Byers, Robert Campbell, Daniel Clifford Richard John Coates, Robert Ccckerton, Wm. Ccult Tim. John O'Donoghue, Garrott Egan, John Fergusson, William Fletcher, George H a rri so n, Robson, Daniel Houlston, Edward ladle, Thomas Mackay, Ben jamin Magill, Charles Maya, Charles Mitchell, James O'Connor, Nathaniel Pulling, Thomas Regan, Christo pher Rochford, William Ryder, George Saunders, John Wakefield, James Warren, 2d, William Welton, James Williams, Richard Windle, Joseph Ar me tt, Wil liam Henry Bailey, William Barnett, Edward Barr, Charles Barnes, Richard Burchett, Wil liam Bone, James Brewer, Henry Cork, Edward Everest, Michael Green, James Hanlon, James Hasten, Samuel Smith, William Sladen, John Tebble, James Slattery, William Walsh, Henry Wrightman ; Corpo rals William Pattenden, William Runchey ; Privates Patrick Daley, James Delmage, Thomas Ellice, Wil liam Giles, James Goodchild, Thomas Grandy, Richard Harding, William Hopkins, James Kelly, Joseph McMullin, John Mohan, Michael Moore, Thomas Morrish, Jaseph Newman, William Oakley, Thomas Osborne, Thomas Parker, Patrick Quirk, Joseph Roxberry, James Saunders, Walter Seirs, John Sonaersgill, James Townend, Charles Whitehead, Thomas Biddle, Samuel Bingham, J ames C onne ll y , James Dudley, John Kenning, Oliver Lloyd, Thomas List, Joseph Walker, Francis Batlestone, Joseph Egin ton, James Elliott, Samuel English, Henry Earner, Charles Green, William Gardner, Thomas Hanscombe, Charles Lawrence, William Pearson, Thomas Priest, Wm. Rampling, Thos. Robinson, Thos. Savage, Joseph Morton, John Lake, Thomas Roster, Edmund Shea, George Smith, John Tyers, Corporal John Wilkes, Drummer Edward Doughty, Privates Thomas Atkinson, James Burton, John McCulloch, Henry Meeds, John Pratt, John Terry, James Tulley ; Corporal Henry Webb ; Privates William Saunders Duffin, James Edwards, William Francis, George Harris, James Hicks, William Jervis, Edward Johnson, Thomas Kelson, James King, James Pittman, Daniel Sh ea , Charles Simson, Joshua Twigg, William Smith, John Welch, Ambrose Whit tell, William Toby n ; Corporal Francis Howell ; Pri vates Robert Edmonds, William Eheniely, John En right, James Flinn, Patrick Flinn, George Gibson, John Hill, Thomas Smith Hall, William Ilucker, Benjamin Johnson, John Lamb, Johu Murphy, John Overton, James Patience, Robert Pratt, James Riddle, James Shaw, William Grov e r, Si mmon d s , Wil liam Thompson. Died of Wounls—Corporal William Bugden. Privates Joseph Hawkins, James Morris, Johan Attwell. Missing a7 Privates George Barrington, John Barry, John Bradbrook, George Evans, Edward Fry, Charles Lancaster, William Henry Medlam, Michael Whealan, Richard Sandford, John Wood. Thomas Chapple, Wil liam Nevard, William Nicols, John Carrier, James Clarke, Wm. Cross, Bartholomew Henry, Francis Lang, Robert Lang, Edwin Meade, James PhillipS, John So vatian, George Worley, James Bentley, Michael Betson, Thomas Cleenen, Patrick Devaney, James Killeen, Phillip Murphy, Richard Smith, Thomas Cresswell, Patrick Mauagan, Tede Murphy, Alfred Weldon, John Hunter, Thomas Lancaster. 29th Regiment. Killed—Sergeant Patrick Carey, Robert Long. Pri vates Thomas Bunting, Richard Beech, Charles Buckley, James Campbell, Edmund Cooney, Pierce Cotter, Patrick Dempsey, Bernard - Dailey, Joh n Donovan, Joseph Darmon, Henry Hawkins, Job Fidler, John Farnol, Frederick Guest, John Gos ti!er, William Giles, Michael Hopkins, John Hussey, George Haggitt, William Jenkins, Thomas Mar riott, Dominick Mc Dermott, Charles Mc Glaugh lin, Thomas Mullin, James Mayo, William Naylor, William Pratt, James Shenton, James Twamblay, Jonas Taylor, Thomas Walsh, James Wildbore Thomas Walker, Died o? Wounds—Corporal George Taylor. Privates Andrew Brown, George Cathey, Alexander Dunn, Robert Hodder, John Hooper, Michael Hadfield, Thomas Kennell, Henry Souter, Henry Smart. Missing—Privates Thomas Taylor, Thomas Vornem. 61st Foot. Killed—Corporal George Handlon; Privates William Foster, James Mason, Ralph Sherwood, Thos. Tuck well, John White, James Humes, Wm. Jones, Wm. Gray, David Tuckley, Henry Johnson. Died of wounds—Private Edmund Egan. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Hertferdshire. Sir Henry Lytton Bulwer to be Deputy Lieutenant, March 10. Commissioned by the Lord Lieutenant of Gloucestershire Royal North Gloucester Regiment of Militia.—John William Dutton, Gent. to be Lieutenant, March 26. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. Henry Charles Robinson, surgeon, Breck noels -crescent, Camden to n. BANKRUPTS. William Bolton dirdlestone, lodgin§,P•house keeper, Southampton, April 14, and May 17, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assign' e, l3a sighall street; Trehern and White, Bucklersbury. John Charretie, steel and iron manufacturer, Trinity square, Southwark, April 11, at one, and May 11, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. of assignee; Lawrance and Plows, Old Jewry-charch.rs. Peary James Tyrer, watchmaker: Newcastle-place, Cleikenrvell-olose,. April 9, at half-past el2ven, and May 14, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Turquand, cial assignee, Guildhall-chambers; Moss, Queen-street, Cheapside. ... 20 ... 25 ... 28 ... 28 ... 24 .. 27 that might be retinired of them. He felt peppy to have it in his power to state that the obly objection the trus tees hallo allow Mr. Tidd Pratt, when he went to Ire land, to examine their books, was that they feared he would saddle the nesponsibility on themselves, and there fore denied. his right to demand the inspection of the books. In a word, the sole and only point of difference betwetal the trustees and Mr. Tidd Pratt, was, that ho claimed the right of settling the matter; whereas the 7th and Bth Victoria removed all liability from the shoulders of the trustees. lie looked upon this subject as well worthy of the attention of the House, as he considerdd it a very great and pressing hardship, that 'poor servants and other industrious persons, should be so 41egitiously deprived of their hard-earned deposits, through the neg ligence and dishonesty of others, and hoped that the motion of his Hon. Friend (Mr. Reynolds) would be ac ceded to. He was empowered, on the part of the trus tees, to say that they courted an inquiry, and were una nimously prepared to attend a Select Committee, with the hope that this matter would be sifted to the bottom. Ho did not think that the Exchequer should be held re sponeible, but whatever party might be proved to be morally responsible, that party should make good the losses incurred by the depositors. At theeirne that Mr. Tidd Pratt went to Dublin, there was no power what ever in the barrister, and when there existed such doubt on the matter, and the depositors were not paid, he thought that the Commissioners of the National Debt should have called for the accounts, and that thosebanks should have been closed. On the whole, be thought that it was duo to the trustees that the matter should be in vestigated. Mr. H. HERBERT said it was with much diffidence that he rose to propose his amendment, for the case that he had to support was equally pressing on his consti tuents as that of th e H on . Member for Dublin. Ho hoped that the House would grant that the inquiry might be extented to the Tralee and Killarney Savings Banks, and also to the Aucbterarder Savings Bank is Scotland, for a gentleman in that country had written to him, requesting him to propose the extension of the in- quiry to that bank also. In April last there was a defi ciency of 34,000/. in the Tralee Bank, the actuary of which had been arrest e d an d sentenced to transporta tion, and a few days afterwards the actuary of the Killarney Bank went to America, leaving claims to the amount of 36,0001.; but he should add that of that 5um,16,000/. had been afterwards awarded to the depo sitors. Before the year 1844 there was no doubt what ever, of the liability of the trustees. lie did not mean to complain of the Act 7 and 8 Victoria, only as far as that there was no system of inspection, or machinery by which that law could be carried out. He had also to complain that accounts had been frequently sent from those banks to the National Debt Office with the most glaring mistakes on the face of them, and at that time no notice whatever had been taken of them, for at that time a newspaper had been sent to him containing those accounts, and that it was impossible for them to escape detection, so plain and manifest as they were. He would particularly remark two cases of this descrip tion, one an error of 516/. and another of 4271., which have been observed by the officials in the National Debt Office, but which, he regretted to say, had been to tally neglected.—(Hear, hear.) The Hon. Member stated three cases in which, the parties being brothers, the same sum was deposited by each in the bank at Traleo, on the same day, and at the same hour, and yet Mr. Tidd Pratt had set down a different award in each case. The depositors subsequent to 1843 had been de prived of their fair rights, and that, too, by a Govern ment officer, sent down to adjudicate upon these mat ters. He did say that, if ever a case was made out calling for Government interference it was this. The Government were bound to pay off these deficiencies, on the same principle as was stated in Francis's " History of the Bank of England," the Government had paid off 262,0001. out of the 377,0001. of fraudulent Exchequer bills, that being the amount in circulation at the time of the discovery of the fraud. That payment was made by the Government simply because they felt the debt to be a just one. But he could bring an authority who went down to the very town of which ho was speaking, Traleee. By an extract from a notification issued by the staff-officer of the district, who paid the pensions, it appeared that that officer was authorised by the Government to offer Government security for the return of all deposits. That, too, was in 1843, and ap plied precisely to the case they were discussing. And yet his constituents had been proclaimed all over the world as fraudulent and dishonourable, and calumniated in every possible way, after being robbed and plundered. Under these circumstances he trusted that the House would deem this a case peculiarly calling for its sym pathy and its assistance. Mr. FAGAN seconded the amendment, and said that if the Government were not bound in fact or in law to repay their money, he thought the House would be of opinion that they were at least morally bound to do so. But ho thought there were sufficient grounds in the very facts of the case upon which to hold that compensation should be made. First. These Acts of Parliament were instituted for the safe keeping of the savings of the industrious poor, and it was the duty of the Government to see that the good intentions of the Legislature, in this respect, were carried out. Secondly, every depositor of money in these banks was persuaded that he had the security of the Government for the return of his deposits. This had been stated upon ample authority three times in the course of the debate, and the duty of the Government, arising out of that circumstance, was greatly added to by the fact that the Government had used 25,000,0001. of the savings accumulated by these poor persons, upon which they had made a clear availablecevenue of 300,0001. Then, again, the Government hi the year 1844 relieved the trustees of all liability to pay these depositors. Thai being so, they were obviously bound to the depositors that they should stand in as good a situation, at least, as they did before. He apprehended that Mr. Tidd Pratt was altogether wrong in the construction which he had put upon the Act of Parliament. It the Government had done its duty with respect to Cuffit street savings bank, that of Traleo would not have fallen into so embarrassed a situation. The Hon. Member then directed the attention of the House to the Killarney Bank, and said that the money of the poor depositors, subsequent to 1844, was transferred to the account of the previous depositors, and that all those poor people got was three shillings in the pound. He would not longer detain the House than to say that he felt great pleasure in seconding the amendment. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it was quite clear that the motion before the House was simply for the appointment of a Committee to inquire into and report upon the circumstances connected with, the failure of certain savings banks in Ireland, and into any security or liability that might exist for the satis faction of the losses - thereby occasioned; but the Honourable Gentleman who had just sat down was of opinion that the Government ought to take upon itself the payment of the deposits. He would confine himself to the motion before the House, and show that the appointment of such a Committee would lead to very considerable expense and inconvenience conse quent upon the summoning of persons over from Ireland, and that it was nut, in his opinion, necessary, inasmuch as they already had all the information that appeared necessary, as given before a former Committee. He did not mean to-night to enter into the very great and im portant question whether the Government was to take upon itself that which it never dtd take upon itself, liability for the whole demands of the depositors in savings bank. Those banks were founded by kind-in tentioned individuals in their own neighbourhoods, and those individuals had taken upon themselves to estab lish them for the benefit of the poor and the indus trious in their localities. They had also taken upon themselves the whole management of those banks, and the first act of the Government was, when the trustees sent up account of the money, for the Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt, to take account of them ; but no one con nected with the Government had anything to do with the management of the banks, nor with the appointment of their officers. The actuary, for instance, was ap pointed by the trustees, and checked by the trustees. He agreed in the opinion that when the liabilities to deposi tors amounted to 28,000,0001., the case was very differ ent to that which existed at the time when they did not amount to one and a half million. It was his intention to lay upon the table of the House, in a short time, a Bill which would show what the determination of the Government was with respect to savings banks, and he at present entreated the House not to be carried away to an assent to the appointment of a Committee, Ite England, when persons ran away with the money in their hands, the trustees of the savings banks invariably came forward and refunded the deficit, by depositing a sufficient sum of money for that purpose; and in one case which had come to his knowledge a sum of 7,0001. had been paid in that way. It was the law in England, that whenever a deficit took place, it was .to be made good by the trustees, and in no case had the deficits been made good by the Go vernment. The three Irish cases which bad been brought under the notice of the House, were the first in which any complaints bad been made against Govern ment in respect to funds over which they bidnoted over control. The Hon. Member f or C or k (H r . F a gan) stated and over again that the actuary had been appointed by the Government; but the lion. Gentleman should have known that the officer acted entirely under the authority of the Act of Parliament, and that he acted not as an officer appointed by the Government, but as an umpire, his authority deriving under the provisions of the 9th Geo. IV.: So far as regarded the banks, th ere was e liability o f Go vernment add savings any not, he deemedwi t with it resp ec t right lavv whatever that could make them liable—thy never had been liable. The Right Hon. Gentleman cited evidence taken before the judge at the Tralee assizes in reference to the defal cation in the Traleo bank, and adverted to the decision of the j u dge as being contrary to t h e d ecisions, in similar cases, of the judges in E ng l and. In the case of the Tralee bank, the actuary made away with a very consider able sum of money, by falsifying his accounts; and those accounts were certified by Dr. Denny and Mr. Fitzgerald, two authorised persons. Mr. Fitzgerald was asked how he could put his name to such a fallacy? and his answer was that he had never examined them, and took them t o b e correct. Mr. Tidd Pratt made his award in the ease of the Tralce bank, and the opinion of the judges in England was that he was the sole judge in those cases; however, the judge in Ireland upset that opinion, and inasmuch as there were still pending some points of law connected with the Tralee bank, and awaiting the decision of the Court of Queen's Bench, and as that decision would bo pronounced early in the approaching term, he (the Chancellor of the Exche quer) thought that it was advisable for the House of Commons, pending such decision, not to appoint a Committee. He did not for a moment deny that great injury had been done to the poor depositors by the roguery of the actuary, and that great misery had been occasioned ; but he thought it would be his duty to submit to the House whether the appointment of a Committee was likely to lead to any satisfactory con clusien? In 1831, when the trustees were willing that the banks should be closed, Mr. Tidd Pratt went o'er 3 to ac °pink show up th( " whe Natio] their miosic no poi opinip opinio d'over and,w; forwar vdrnm That Comm had n immix count land or that for sioners no step: ness. liable, i in the h ground Ireland long be pour del portant Ireland. After Mr. C question Bally losses st tion. 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