The Sun. — London, England, 1867-06-21 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS—LAST EVENING. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. RITUALISTIC PRACTICES COMMISSION. Earl RUSSELL asked Lord Shaftesbury with regard to this commission whether he had been asked to serve upon it. The Earl of SHAFTESBURY said that holding, as he did, extreme opinions, he thoughtthat it was not advisable that he should belong to it, nor did he consider that any one holding such opinions should serve upon it. The Earl of DERBY said that he considered that there ought to be persons of all opiuons to investigate into m aters connected with ritualistic principles, and that every peculiar class of views ought to be represented. He thought that the noble earl opposite had carried the point too far. . _ The Earl of SHAFTESBURY said that it was wrong to say that he had any object in opposing any member of the commission except on the ground that he thought somo of them took extreme views and were extreme men ; he had not the names of the members of the commission before him, but as the commission had been appointed, it did not much matter. . . . The Bishop of OXFORD said that ho protested against being called an extreme man in matters of religion. Ho had followed in the wake of Richard Hooper, a man who had fallen, but who had maintained his position despite all that. He belonged to the middle portion of the Church of England, and had always been most moderate in his views, and the consequence of this had been that these prac tices scarcely existed in the diocese of Oxford. After a few remarks from Earl GRANVILLE and the Earl of DERBY the subject dropped. BUNIIILL FIELDS BURIAL GROUND. This bill was committed. METROPOLITAN POLICE BILL. This bill was read a third time. FRIENDLY SOCIETIES. The Earl of LICHFIELD moved that returns should be supplied relative to the number of paupers in the work houses who had been members of friendly societies which bad been dissolved and broken up, and the number of societies which had been registered in the counties of England and Ireland from June, 1793, to May 31, 1867, and the number of societies which had been dissolved and broken up. Lord PORTMAN said that he would suggest to his noble friend that he should alter the date of his request for these returns. It would be better to take them from the year 1823, when they were first instituted by Act of Parliament, and when the registrars were first appointed. He thought that ho could not get full and adequate in formation on the subject or obtain a set of rules which would be operative in the matter. The Earl of DEVON was understood to say that it would be the duty of the Poor Law Board to furnish those returns and they would doubtless furnish the noble lord with the information required. The motion for the returns was then agreed to. THE lIOUSE OF LORDS. Lord LYVEDEN moved for a return of the attendance of the lords in the house, and the business done during the session. After some discussion the motion WAS withdrawn. THE LUXEXIBURG TREATY. Earl RUSSELL then rose to call the attention of the house to the recent treaty respecting Luxemburg, and to the papers connected therewith. There could be no doubt the Government was quite right in doing all they could to preserve peace between France and Prussia; for not only would our interests as a commercial country have been seriously affected by war, but it is very doubtful whether in that event we should have been successful in maintaining our neutrality. It might have been asked whether her Majesty's Ministers had not paid too high a price fur the attainment of the object they had in view. In order to avert war by securing the demolition of the for tress of Luxemburg we have entered with other Powers into a collective guarantee of the neutrality of the duchy ; but he did not think this would entail upon us any danger or any undue responsibility, because if France and Prussia were at war it is not likely that they would incur the hos tility of the four other guaranteeing Powers by invading the neutral territory of Luxemburg. It therefore appeared to him that the Government had in their negotiations pur sued a proper object, and that they had not attained it by making too great a sacrifice, or entering into any guarantee involving probable danger. It was highly satisfactory to him that the Government had not abandoned the foreign policy which had been pursued by this country for some time in favour of a policy of entire abstention from inter vention in foreign affairs. The noble earl concluded by warmly eulogising the ability and judgment displayed by Lord Stanley in the conduct of the recent negotiations, and by once more expressing his entire approval of the course pursued by the Government. Lord HOUGHTON said that, having been on the Con tinent at the time these negotiations wore on foot, he could bear testimony to the general satisfaction which was expressed at the conduct of Lord Stanley. At the same time he did not concur in the opinion that we have incurred no serious responsibility by becoming parties to a collective guarantee of the neutrality of Luxemburg, because in the event of war breaking out between Franco and Prussia it is almost impossible that that duchy should not become the seat of war. The Earl of DERBY acknowledged the handsome terms in which the previous speakers had referred to the con duct of the Government, and especially of the Foreign Secretary ; and entered into explanations of the course pursued by the Government substantially identical with those given in the House of Commons a few nights ago by Lord Stanley. He remarked that if we had withheld our adhesion to the collective guarantee, nothing could have averted the calamity of a war, for which Europe would have held England responsible. And he contended that as we were not bound to take steps to protect the neutrality of Luxemburg unless other Powers were also willing to take their part, there was little or no danger of our incur ring any serious responsibility. The Earl of CLARENDON spoke in the highest terms of the ability, discretion, and judgment displayed by Lord Stanley; and expressed his opinion that the noble lord was fully justified in committing England to a share in the collective guarantee of the neutrality of Luxemburg. The risk was slight compared with the end which it attained, for as we should not be called upon to take action singly, there was little fear of our incurring any serious responsi bility. Ile regarded the treaty chiefly as a moral obligation entered into by the Powers signing it, and he had little doubt that it would be faithfully observed. The result of the recent Conference was a great triumph of that principle of arbitration between States which had been laid down at Paris in 1856 ; and it afforded great encouragement to endeavour to avert war by diplomatic efforts. Earl GRANVILLE said that he could not understand why Prussia should have laid so much stress on our taking part in this guarantee, if it entailed upon us the slight amount of responsitility alleged by the noble earl opposite. At the same time he entirely approved of the course taken by the Government. It was, however, said in diplomatic circles that they had vacillated a good deal with reference to giving the guarantee in question. _ _ _ After some observations from the Duke of CLEVELAND, I Lord STRATFORD DE REDCLIFFE expressed his opinion that the collective guarantee amounts to very little, because it is not binding upon any of the signataries unless all wore willing to do their share in giving effect to it ; and it so happens that two of them are the Powers most likely to violate the neutrality of Luxemburg. The Duke of ARGYLL wished to know whether, if France seized Luxemburg, Prussia and the other Powers of Europe would have a right to call ❑pon us to eject her ; or would the fact of the violation of the neutrality of the duchy being committed by ono of the co-signataries of the treaty relieve us from any obligations under it. If the former was the right interpretation, then the guarantee was a mere farce, for it involved us in no responsibility, and gave no security to either France or Prussia against the aggression of the other. The Earl of DERBY said that tho effect of a collective guarantee is perfectly well understood. If, in violation of the treaty, Franco was to invade Luxemburg, Prussia would not be entitled to call upon the other Powers to as sist her in repelling the aggression. Earl RUSSELL observed that he did not concur in that interpretation of the treaty; and The subject then dropped. CRETE. In reply to the Duke of ARGYLL, The Earl of DERBY said that ho found great excesses had in some cases been committed by the Turkish troops in Crete, but at the same time it was perfectly impossible to place the slightest reliance upon the Cretan accounts of what took place. Although her Majesty's Government have represented to the Turkish Government the propriety of conceding autonomy to Crete, they have not felt at liberty to join the other Powers in the presentation of a note, urging that course upon the Porte. To that note, so far as he was aware, the Government of the Sultan has not et returned any answer. Their Lordships then adjourned. lIOUSE OF COADIONS. —LxsT EVENING. The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. IIOYAL COMMISSION. The Speaker, with a number of members, in accordance with the summons of the Black Rod, attended at the bar of the House of Peers to hear the rcyal ascent given to seve ral public and private bills. Mr. D. GRIFFITHS called the attention of the Speaker to the fact that the seat usually occupied by himself, and which he had taken that day in usual the way, had been occupied by another hou. member. The SPEAKER informed the hon. gentleman that the Sergeant-at-Arms was the officer to which such matters should be referred. Mr. MIGHT said the circumstance he presumed had occurred owing to the limited accommodaton afforded to members Ey the limited size of the house, which did not afford sitting accommodation to more than 400 members. He believed there was not another legislative chamber in the world where the accommodation provided for members was so disgraceful as that in the Rouse Of commons. NIGHT POACHING. Mr. TAYLOR asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether his attention had been called to tho statement published in tho public papers by the Rev. Richard Payne concerning the conviction of Henry Fulford and Mark Welstead by the Salisbury bench of magistrates for alleged poaching on the 26th of March last. Mr. HARDY said, after consideration, he had come to the conclusion that the identity of the man had not been sufficiently made out by the keepers, and he had felt it his duty to order the only ono of the persons detained in custody: be discharged. He did not think any blame, however, rested on the magistrates, who were compelled to deal with the case according to the evidence. ABSENCE OF THE LORD ADVOCATE. Mr. BAXTER asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if it was the intention of Her Majesty's Government to propose the appointment of an Under Secretary of State to take charge of Scotch business in the House of Commons. Mr. HARDY said ho did not think that such an ap pointment was necessary, although he regretted the absence of the Lord Advocate from the house. The Scotch business was not in arroar, as the hon. member for Peoblesshire had devoted himself to the business with great ASSISTANCE TO SHIPS AT SEA. Mr. LUSK asked the First Lord of the Admiralty if his attention had been directed to a report in the Sydney (N.S.W.) newspapers that an English ship, the Ethiopian, 840 tons register, owned by Messrs. George Thompson, junior, and Co., of Aberdeen, was seen dis masted and in distress on the Bth day of March last, four miles outside the Sydney Heads, and un able to make the harbour, and that though the attention of the commanders of her Majesty's steamers Falcon, Esk, and Challenger then lying in the port of Sydney was called to the circumstance, this unmanagable and helpless vessel was allowed to drift to sea without their offering assistance; and that five days afterwards she was rescued by the French man of war Marceau, Captain Galache, and gallantly, and without fee or reward, brought into Sydney Harbour in safety ; and, if such statement be true, whether the con duct of her Majesty's officers was not contrary to the tenor of their instructions received from the Board of Admiralty. Mr. COREY said no official information on the subject had been received at the Admiralty. He had seen the secretary of the Commander of the Challenger, and he re presented that no such comunication had been received on board that ship during the time she was at Sydney. He had, however, taken steps to obtain further information. PAY IN THE ARMY. Colonel W. STUART asked the Secretary of State for War the cause of the delay in issuing the extra pay voted by Parliament for the Army in April last ; and whether he could inform tho house at what date the increased pay will be issued. Sir J. PAKING rON said he bad stated on a former occasion that the increase pay of the army would come into effect immediately on the completion and issuing of the royal warrant, which he hoped would be done in a few days. LIMITED LIABILITY. Mr. GOSCHEN asked the Vice-President of the Board of Trade whether it was the intention of her Majesty's Go vernment to introduce a bill to amend the law of limited liability during this session ? Mr. CAVE said a bill was being drawn up on the sub ject. FAMINE IN ORISSA. Mr. SMOLLETT asked the Secretary of State for India if he was now ready to lay upon the table of the house the correspendence connected with the loss of life through famine in Orissa, promised to be produced im mediately after the last Easter holidays ? Sir S. NORTHUOTE said ho hoped to lay the paper on the table in a very few'days. THE WAR IN CANDIA. Mr. D. GRIFFITH asked the Secretary of State for Fo reign Affairs whether it was true that Omar Pacha, having been defeated at Horselion in Candia, had burnt all the villages that had not been defended by the insurgents, and murdered the inhabitants, and that the Consuls had reported theso atrocities to their respective Governments ; and, whether means could be found during the approaching visit of the Sultan to Europe, to obtain the cessation of a conflict continuing so long, and producing results so shocking to humanity. Lord STANLEY said ho had received no official in formation of the defeat of Omar Pacha; the only intelli gence received was that which had come by telegram from Athens. With respect to the burning of villages ho was afraid it would turn out true, as there was much ill-feeling on both sides. With respect to procuring a cessation of hostilities, of course it was much to be de sired, but it was a matter easier said than done. lie did not think that the approaching visit of the Sultatt to this country would be the proper time to lecture or importune him on the matter. (Clear, bear.) TIIE BIRMINGIIA3I RIOTS. Mr. lIORSMAN asked the Secretary for War if his at tention had been drawn to a paragraph in the Times rela tive to the employment of the Volunteers to suppress the disturbance, and whether he could inform the houso of the regulations under which the commanding officer acted, and whether ho thought it a proper employment of the Volunteers? Sir J. PAKINGTON said he had not had his attention drawn to the matter, and therefore ho would ask the hon. member to repeat his question on another opportunity. His own individual opinion was that it was a'proper occasion for the employment of the volunteers. THE MEETINGS IN THE PARKS BILL. In reply to Mr. NEATE, Mr. HARDY said with respect to the bill before asking the house to read it a second time ha intended to introduce certain amendments which would modify many of its pro. visions. Ample notice would be given when it was pro posed to go on with the bill. THE REFORM BILL—THE BOUNDARY COMMIS- STONERS. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said ho was in a position to communicate the names of the Boun dary Commissioners, they were as follows :—Vis count Eversion Mr. Walton, formerly a member of the house ; Mr. Bramston, also a former member of the house ; Sir John Duckworth, the hon. mem ber for Kilmarnock (Mr. E. P. Bouverie) ; the Recorder, and Lord Penrhyn. (bear, hear.) lie would take that opportunity of saying that ho proposed to strike out clause 21 out of the bill. REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE BILL. The house went into committee on tl'e bill. Clauses from 23 to 28 were agreed to. On clause 29 being proposed, which related to voting papers, Mr. TORRENS moved the omission of tho clause. Lord CRANBORNE reminded the House that the proposal was not a new one, but had been contained in the Reform Bill of 1859, and that the system of voting papers was in operation at university and municipal elections. He gave his support to the clause, feeling convinced that it would purge elections from illegitimate expenses, such as the cost of conveying voters to the poll. Vast numbers of persons who never recorded a vote under the present system would hereafter do so with the help of the voting paper. It would assist in gathering together the opinions of all, whether rich or poor, sick or well, living at a dis tance from or near to the polling booth ; and he hold that a system which would do this ought not to be lightly re jected. Tho old practice of going in person to the poll had signally failed over and over again, and if the House determined to continue it they would be guilty of a con servatism from which ho recoiled, for it was as barbarous as it was inconvenient, stupid, and absurd. Sir R. PALMER cited his observation and experience of elections for the University of Oxford against the clause, and contended that the use of the voting paper would en courage a great increase of personation—an offence for the commission of which the bill provided no penalty. Mr. 11. BERKELEY condemned the clause, believing that if the system of voting papers were in operation at the next general election intimidation would be stronger than over, and bribery would be found in every corner in every borough in the land. Sir J. PAKINGTON had always been of opinion that the introduction of voting papers would be a great con venience and a decided improvement in our electoral sys tem, provided only that it could be protected from abuse. The system, ho believed, would afford great facilities for the exercise of the vote, avoid intimidation, considerably diminish expenses, and extend the power of voting to large numbers of persons who through various causes wore now practically prevented from recording their votes. Mr. OSBORNE argued, on the other hand, that tko voting paper would offer facilities not to the electors but to the perpetrators of fraud. In the case of the Univer sities tho voters could all write their names ; but even they had difficulties in filling up the papers correctly ; but the clause proposed to apply the system to a class of whom very many might not bo able to write. If it were adopted it would be used for party purposes by every borough magistrate, and ho called upon the committee to reject it as another example of the bucolic rressure which had been put upon the Government, and as an endeavour to de bauch and divert the constituencies. In the subsequent discussion the clause was supported ty Mr. Karslake, Mr. Goldney, Mr. Packe, Mr. Labou c h ere and Mr. Wyld, the two latter being Liberals ; and opposed by Mr. Neste, Mr. Denman, Mr. Synan, Mr. Ayrton, and Mr. Newdegate. Mr. AYRTON remarked that voting papers were all very well for a non-resident constiluency like that of either university, but they would not do for boroughs. The first effect of their use would 1y.3 to open a regular trade in them, and everybody would be employed in getting everybody else's voting paper. Another evil would be the generation of enormous expenses. And, lastly, the foundation would be laid for an extensive manufacture of votes, which, once allowed to begin, wo u ld end in pulling dcwn the whole electoral system. Mr. NEWDEGATE said that if the elector did not re cord his vote in the presence of the non-elector the pos session of the franchise wculd cease to I e a trust, and the last barrier would thus be removed to :he introduction of manhood suffrage and the ballot. Lord ELCIIO recommended that the clam bhonld be 'THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 21. negatived, on the understanding that the question of the use of voting papers should be referred to the select com mittee on the Corrupt Practices at Elections Bill of the Government. Then, if necessary, the clause could be brought up on the report. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the arguments of the hon. member for Finsbury do not apply to this case, and the hon. member for the Tower Hamlets has treated the measure as if it were compulsory instead of permissive. The hon. member for Finsbury has errone ously fathered this proposition on the noble lord (Lord Cranborne), the loss of whose services to the Cabinet we all regret. (Hear, hear.) So far from this being a retrograde policy, it was embodied in a clause of the bill of 1859, iu deference to prevalent opinion, and since that time the house has applied the principle in one memorable instance (to the universities), and with complete success. (The right hon. gentleman moved, as though he referred to Mr. Glad stone, who sat opposite, and was much cheered by his sup porters.) The question is whether a preponderate advan t.ige will result from the permissive exercise of this right. (Hear, bear.) his own inclination would have been to con fine its operations to counties, where it would decrease the expense of elections; but if that had been done it would have been said that if the principle were worth anything it ought to be generally applied. (Hear, hear.) The lion. member for the Tower Hamlets has given a lively descrip- tion of the expense of obtaining the voting pspers, but it is like those descriptions we often hear, and which enliven debate, but which, as men of the world, we know have no foundation. (Laughter.) A county member would find that, instead of haring to spend £4,000 or .0,000 in bring ing voters to tho poll, the thousands would bo represented by hundreds. (Cheers.) As to the question of corruption, extreme statements may be made on both sides. The riches of the Reform Club have been almost menacingly an nounced as able to purchase the county constituencies— (laughter)—and he had hoard of the serious effect upon constituencies of the accumulated treasures of political so cieties, but was of opinion that gentlemen who subscribe to them generally find that they have wasted their money. (Laughter.) Tho only people who have been benefited have been the attorneys. (Laughter.) Another club will always bo found to emulate their efforts. (Hear, hear.) It is almost impossible fairly to poll a county consti tuency, or for any elector with more than one qualific•x tion to exercise the franchise under the present system The hon. and learned member for Richmond (Sir R. Pal mer), who has 17 votes, is a remarkable man—(laughter)— but the right to register them ought to be secured, for they do not represent his individual opinion, but aro represen tatives of his property. (Ministerial cheers.) If hon. gentlemen propose a modification of the clause, ho would bo prepared to adopt the suggestion, but the principle is founded upon prudence and justice. (Cheers.) Mr. BRIGHT thought the right hon. gentleman treated the question with fairness, and the opinion of the house in a manner which becomes his position. The debate had been one of considerable satisfaction to him (Mr. Bright); for, after the arguments on both sides, this proposition as it now stands must inevitably land us, after the large ex- tension of the suffrage we have agreed upon, in a change which will be nothing less than vote by ballot. (Opposi tion cheers.) If we were establishing a system of repre sentation for the first time, we should do in counties what we do in boroughs—take care that all electors were resi dents—(hear, hear)—Lut as a different system has pre vailed, he would recommend that it should not be inter fered with. But he recommended that we should not, for . the sake of increasing the number of non - res ident voters' make a change for which no substantial reason has been given. (Cheers.) The hon. member for the Tower Ham lets (Mr. Ayrton), in a speech—one of the best, most con clusive, and most convincing speeches he had heard in the house—(hear, hear) —pointed to what might be done by a certain club. Well, the Reform Club is very near the Carlton. (Laughter.) Many people are troubled with a difficulty in getting admission ; and when a man wants to go to one, ho is driven occasionally to the other. (Loud laughter.) But, as the tight hon. gentleman says, what may be done by the Reform Club can be done by the Carlton. Now, what has been done ? Iu a small Scotch county at the last election a candidate had a decided majority of the resident voters, but through the in fluerce of a wealthy proprietor, strangers —many of whose votes might fairly be called in question, and if not contrary to the letter were contrary to the spirit of the law—were brought down, and their votes overwhelmed the votes of the resident constituency. The candidate who had the majority of the votes of the residents was defeated and his opponent is sitting in this house. (Hoar, hoar, and cries of "Name.") lie recommended any gentleman who wanted the name to ask the Scotch member who sits nearest him. (Laughter.) This system will indefinitely extend the influence not merely of landed proprietors, but of others. The friends of the anti-corn law movement purchased freeholds in some counties, and threatened to change their representation. It has been a great bar to such movements that the voter must' travel to the county where the property is situated. It is not the true policy of the house to give greater inducements than now exist to use the votes of non-residents to interfere with the honest representation of the residents. (Cheers.) The right hon. gentleman dwelt on the success of the system at the universities, and some hon. gentlemen smiled because they supposed ho meant—but he was sure the right hon. not—that it forhad been dis lodginggentle gentleman a t n h e did recent member (Mr. Gladstone). That is a very small matter, an d, if the f o n f l Orfordin England were polled, England would say that it was a great advantage that that had taken place. (Cheers.) The committee on which the member for the Tower Harelets sat entirely rejected this system for the country at large, and decided upon special grounds that it might be adopted for the universities. (Hear, hear.) With regard to its general effect, it had not the advan tage of open voting, and it did not give the security of secret voting. (Hear, hear.) The advantages of secret voting were these, that a man when he voted had no power on earth to interfere with him but his conviction as to what ho ought to do--(hear, hear)—but if the pro posed system wo rn defended on the ground that it would be a convenience to the rich, upon what principle could they refuse the ballot to the poor? (Cheers.) In their ease it would establish the most hateful and pernicious system of voting by proxies, a system which was con demned, and could not be long maintained even in the House of Lords, and would enable the collectors of votes to traffic with them as much as if they wore bank notes. (Hear, hear, and cries of "No, no" from the Ministerial side). It was urged as an argument in favour of the pro position, that it would make the drawing-room of the magistrate the polling-place. That of itself would con demn the bill in the minds of the people—(hear, hear) — and he repeated if they were not prepared to adopt the more excellent plan of the ballot, let them not change a system which all understood for one which was fraught with every principle of danger to the incon upt exercise of the franchise throughout the country. (Hear, hear.) The hon. member for Middlesex, as an argument in favour of voting papers, stated that county voters who signed the papers seven days before the election through voters who signed them three days before the election would not bo able to change their opinions. But in boroughs, at least, the voter might a tt en d ear l y, an d h ave a scu ffl e w i t h his proxy as to who should get his vote. (A laugh.) There were men who might honestly change their opinions between the day the election was proclaimed, and that on which it was held. A new candidate might come into the field, or something not quite satisfactory might be disclosed with regard to the candidates already in the field ; and if a voter could not change his opinion, what was the use of the present machinery of hustings and nominations ? (Cheers.) It was said that this clause was only permissive, but ho was the more opposed to it on that account. Ho had always opposed what was called the permissive ballot. The right course was to leave things as they were until something better could be devised, and let that be done broadly, and enforced as a general law. It seemed to him that it was clearly the duty of the committee to reject the clause; but he should not bo sorry, in a future session, to have the whole question of our electoral system inquired into by a select committee. (Cheers.) Lord 11. 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It was moved by Mr. Austin, secretary to the Railway Springinakers, and seconded by Mr. Droufield, secretary to the Defence Committee:— " That, in consequence of the very serious charge now pending against the saw trade before the Exa miners, this committee hereby resolves to hold itself aloof from such trade until the charges have been further investigated, this committee being astounded at the revelations made during the inquiry, believ ing at the time that the application was made by the trades for the Commission of Inquiry that such outrages were not countenanced or connived at by the officers of any union." Mr. Sugg remarked that before this it had been under the consideration of the committee whether they sliould not dissever themselves from the saw trade for other reasons. Mr. Overend then asked whether anybody was in court who was present at the investigation, and Mr. Dronfield, hon. secretary to the committee, was sworn and examined as to what took place. It happened that the meeting was held at Broadhead's house, having originally been called for that place, and no other room being available at the last moment. Mr. Broadhead was called in and asked if he had any explanation to offer, and he said he was not prepared to say any thing further than this—that there " might be" some truth in what Hallam and Crookes had said of him. Mr. Dronfield was very closely ques tioned as to what Broadhead said, but nothing more than this was elicited. Eventually Mr. Dronfield was sent to fetch the sheet of paper on which the minutes of the meeting were recorded. Mr. Broadhead was then called for, and did not an swer. Mr. Sugg said he would undertake that Broadhead should appear on Friday morning, but Mr. 0 verend said Mr. Sugg was not asked to un dertake anything, Broadhead would have to appear at the time of the Court, and not at his own time, and that if he did not appear when called upon the Court would use their utmost powers to find him. Mr. S et u i g i i g s suggested and t p h r a e t p ß a r r e o a n d i m h e s a e d l f w t a o nte d answeri me thet charges against him. Mr. Overend replied that, if opportunity that ocould murder, of b Broadhead would c ome f orwar d an d sa y th a t h e wanted time, he s h ou ld b e treate d w i t h f a i rness an d e required leniency ; but he remar k ed at t h e same ti me th a t no earliest time ari chargeewhatever t as an d t a t to any deny m suchan,h a e should have supposed, would have taken the very t h 8 return b a a cnkedo alone the m in coming, not Court n fr t w fiaanrd(dl ionugr andnße adjourned Broad- p at d u , diating such a n i mp li cation. A consta bl e was sen t i [ head at home, and not being able to learn where he ' was. Mr. 0 VEREND read a letter from the Secretary of State authorising the Examiners to inquire into outrages committed more than 10 years ago upon Elisha Parker, a saw grinder. Elisha Parker was then examined. He stated that in 1853 he was in the employ of Messrs. New bould, who gave notice to their saw grinders that they intended reducing their prices. The men then gave a month's notice, and remained out on strike 21 weeks, during the whole of which time they were supported by the Saw Grinders' Union. At the end of 21 weeks Messrs. Newbould were compelled to give their former prices, and all the grinders thereupon resumed work. At that time Messrs. Newbould employed two men who were not unionists. A little while afterwards Broadhead and another man came to him one night at twelve o'clock, and desired that he and his brother should give up work, in consequence of Messrs. Newbould employing the two non-society men. Witness refused to give over work, and a few days afterwards a man named Roebuck, who was connected pith the union, called on him and his brother and asked them to go away, intimating that the union would give them some money to do so. They told him that they would consider about it, and would give him an answer in a few days. On his calling upon them again they told him that they did not intend leav ing work. Shortly afterwards a horse which.,ba longed to him, and which was worth £2O, was ham strung, and he was compelled to destroy it. On the night of March 8, 1854, while he was in bed, his mother-in-law fancied that she smelt some powder, and on going down to the door she saw a man put te time h thee was powder put ting some powder under the doo r. She immediately called out to witnes s, and bef ore he could get down at a little dis exploded. to the door there w as another explosion. He was t not ah hurt ee fr o m the much, as door fortunatelyat h While he was dow nstairs he h eard another explo sion some distance off, and he afterwards found that it was at the house of a sc y the grinder, who had put his son to the saw handle m akers' trade, contrary to the rules of that societ y . Being afraid th a t some further outrages wou ld b e committed upon him, he borrowed a gun from a man named David Ward, and that he k e pt in his house. Some little time after wards Ward received an anonymous letter warning him that he bad better get back his gun. On Whit Sunday night, 185 4 , some stones were thrown on the slates of his house, and on his going out a gun was fired at him by some one who was standing about 20 yards off. Immediately after wards another gun was fired at him by some one who must have been standing at a different Point. The shot from the second gnu entered his body from his right arm up to his chin. He then rushed across the road in the direction where the guns had been fired, and when he got near a wall another gun was fired at him, the shots penetrating his right arm and so seriously injuring it that he had never been able to straighten it since. He was taken to the Infirmary, and remained there 11 weeks. From the time the powder was laid at his door till he was shot some one remained up in his house all night, as persons were often seen at night at the back of his house, and when they - were noticed they always ran away. He also took extra precautions to secure his house ; in fact, he had double shutters to his windows to the present time. Mr. Overend—From whom did you desire to pro tect yourself ? Witness—Why, of course, from the Union. Witness continued —After he came out from the Infirmary Broadhead saw him, and said, " Well, Parker, let's see if we can't have the matter settled ; let bygones be b ygones." He replied, " It's hard to be lamed, and then let such a thing as that be bygones." The Saw Grinders' Union when he came out of the Infirmary presented that institution with a donation of £2O. • The Rev. Mr. Aldred, incumbent of Dore, spoke to the frequen c y of the shootings at night before Parker was shot. William Broadhead, sectretary of the Saw Grinders' Union, was the next witness. Great in terest was felt in his evidence from the serious way in whic'i the evidence of previ ou s witnesses impli cated him, and hi s consp i cuous position in connexion with trade unions. He looked paler than usual, but appeared to be perfectly cool and self-possessed, and gave the following evidence :—I have been secretary of the Saw Grinders' Union since 1819. I had been secretary for a time some years before. There are about 150 members of the union. All who have been apprenticed to the trade are eligible as mem bers of the union. Others can only be admitted by special arrangement. In the admission of mem bers ability is rather considered than character. 'there have been ticket-of-leave men members. The business of the union is managed by seven committee men, who meet weekly, and the secre tary. Such questions as those which engaged the attention of the Court yesterday—the Linley and other outrages —have not come before the com mittee. Before whom did they come? —Before myself and the parties who named them ; and I am pre pared to endorse in substance all Hallam and Crookes have pid. There are some discrepancies in detail. 1867. Did you tr Len hire Crookes to shoot at Linley in the first insta sice?--I regret to say, sir, I did. Did you Imy him £2O ?—My impression is that it was £l5. Did you hir e Crookes and Hallam to shoot at Linley the sect mid time ?—I did. Did you my them £2O for the second shooting? —My impression is that it was £l5 on both occa sions ; I may ;,be wrong. Had you an y personal quarrel with Linley ? I had no persona.' quarrel with any one. IVhat induced you to hire these men to shoot Linley ?—I do not wish to extenuate my own con duct at all. Cr?ookes came to me and made the offer. I was induced t;o accept it because Linley was doing great harm to the Union, having recently left his own trade (sci: sors-grinder), which was poorly paid, in consequence- of having uo Union, and come into the saw trade, which, having a Union, was well paid. He was doing the mischief not so much by coming into the trade as by setting all the rules at defiance, and introducing such a large number of apprentices. I thought he would ruin the trade and bring ruin upori all of us. After the first shoot ing I had begun to dismiss the thing from my mind, when on my visiting Eagle works Hallam came up to me and said, " What about Linley ? He can be done for £15." I paused, for it came upon me as an unpleasant subject. Something was said about the mischief, and I then said I would consider about it. I left him. On consideration I felt that for the salvation of the Union it was necessary some thing should be done. It crossed my mind that Hallam was not the man to be trusted. I reflected on it several days, until Crookes came to me upstairs and mentioned the subject in connexion with Hallam's name. I felt more at liberty to be free with him. I asked what he pro posed to do. lie said he should shoot him, but not kill him. Nothing was said as to where he was to be shot. He was not to be shot in a vital part ; there was a clear understanding that he was to wound but not to kill Linley, and I had confidence both in his nem and his skill as a marksman. With great pain I assented to this. Why ?—Bccause I felt the necessity of doing something, or the Union would be destroyed, as there was no legal defence for the Union. I looked upon the thing as an absolute necessity. Linley had a wheel full of apprentices, and they were appren tices he had brought out of the scissors trade with I him. On further inquiry it appeared that Linley had six apprentices only. The Chief Examiner—And was your only reason for consenting to the shooting of this poor man the fact that he had six apprentices ? Witness—Yes. I knew if it was allowed to go on others would do the same, and the trade would be ruined. I knew before the shooting that Hallam and Crookes were dodging Linley from public house to publichouse. In my heart I wish they never had met him ; and the thing hung fire so long I began to think they had given the thing up, and was not sorry. At length the newspapers un deceived me one morning. 1 paid them for shoot ing Linley after, not before he was shot. I did not employ Clark or Shaw to blow up Hellewell. I never gave money to any one to get powder for that pur pose. The statement of Shaw that I paid him £3 for blowing up Hellewell is false. No one ever ap plied to me for money for that purpase, and I have no knowledge whatever who put the powder in his trough. I employed Hallam and Crookes to blow up Wheatman and Smith. The Chief Examiner—Why ? Witness—Because they had introduced machinery for grinding straight saws. I then thought the ma chinery would interfere with the payment for hand labour. My opinions have changed since. There was something said about blowing the chimney down. At another interview it was said this was impracticable, and eventually the powder was put up a drain. My impression is I paid them by in stalments, and that £l5 was the amount. I had au objection to dealing with 'Tallinn in the matter, having more confidence that Crookes would keep the secret. The Chief Examiner—Many witnesses have said you employed them to ratten ; is that true ? Witness—Yes. I may occasionally have written notes in such cases telling persons who had paid their arrears where their bands were to be found. Generally the man who did the rattening wrote the notes. I had not to send men to ratten they gene rally undertook the " jobs" themselves. I employed men to ratten for not paying their contributions and for non-compliance with the rules of the society in other respects. In some cases men who did not afterwards comply with the rules of the society never got their bands back. In other cases the Union has bought new bands to replace those broken. I have employed men to ratten in hun dreds of cases during my 20 years' secretaryship— probably in more than 100 cases during the last ten years. I would not say it may not be 200. Witness was closely pressed for the names of the men he had employed to ratten, but persisted in say ing he could not give the names. Witneis proceeded—All the rattening in which I have been concerned has been done for the benefit of the trade, never from private malice. Individuals have sometimes done it from private motives. I wish to God the whole system was swept away and legal powers given in its stead. It was because we had no legal power we rattened. Other trades' unions have adopted the same system. The system has, I believe, prevailed in every grinding trade in Sheffield, and in some other trades. It would have prevailed here in other branches if there had been the same facilities—bands to take, or other portable and accessible tools. In our trade the rule has been for the books to be left open for the inspection of all the members, and ratteners selected their own v i c tims. Formerly the name of defaulters were called over before the whole body, but that is done away with. At one time there was an investigation committee before whom I used to place lists of members in arrear. Persons who failed to come to au arrangement with the investigating committee would have their cases laid before the general meeting, with " highly disapproved of," " deserves thirty stripes," or some other such remark appended to their names. These were simple " jokes," and had no special meaning. Mr. Overend—Were the men whose names were thus read over at the meeting afterwards rattened ? —Yes. Was not that the object for which they were read over ?—No ; it was to expose them. We expected, however, rattening would follow. The members who were right on the books required that the names of defaulters should be read over. Sometimes a defaulter was simply censured. 1 find attached ;to the name of one defaulter the following :—" This case is hopeless." What does that mean 2—He had been frequently warned, and had refused to pay up. I dare say he would be rattened afterwards. The names of some persons are to be " trans ferred to the black book." Have you such a book? —No ; that is a joke. Several members in arrears are to be " handled by the committee." What does that mean?—They would be left in the hands of the investigating committee. Some members are "to come under the law." What law ?—lt would depend upon what rule they had violated. If they were in arrears, an ar rangement would be come to with them to pay so much per week. The duties of the investigating committee were to inquire into arrears, and get payment the best way they could. I was a perma nent member of the committee. Mr. (MusD read a series of resolutions passed at a general meeting of the trade, under which the committee were empowered to take any steps they thought necessary to enforce the rules, and they were to incur any expense they thought proper, no member to question how the money was expended. Witness replied that the committee acted on these resolutions. If the objects of the committee were perfectly lawful, why were they empowered to spend money without accounting for it ?—We frequently em powered men to watch others, and their proceedings we did not wish to make public. Sometimes the committee paid for the commission of illegal acts. Then if the committee paid a man for blowing up a mill or murdering a man, the money so paid would come under the heading of expenses incurred by the investigating committee ?—Yes. The committee knew nothing of what I paid for the blowing up of Messrs. Wheatman's premises or for the murdering of Linley. That money I abstracted, embezzled if you like, from the funds of the union. At that time we received about £4O per week for contributions, and from that I abstracted little by little the money to pay for the outrages. If a member paid 12s. per week contribution, I entered him as paying 83., and kept the difference. For the rattenings, of which the committee were cognizant, they would pass a re solution what sum should be paid, and I paid it. The committee kept no books. Their proceedings were entered on sheets which have since been destroyed. There is no minute in existence of their proceedings. Of my embezzling the money and what I did with it the committee knew nothing. On your oath, Sir, is not that a lie ?—lt is not. And were not the committee fully aware of what you were doing ?—They were not. There is an item in your accounts " services rendered to the trade ?"—Yes ; little services ; nothing wrong. After Linley was shot and was recovering, did you caution employers not to engage him, as he had " brought upon himself the vengeance of the whole trade ?"—I don't recollect, but I won't swear one way or the other. Further examined. —I took the money in the way I did because I knew the committee would not examine the accounts minutely. The books we had at the time Linley was shot I have destroyed. They would have confirmed all I am now stating. The balance-sheets as copied from the books by myself were audited. I knew I ran great risk of detection, but I conducted my embezzlements so carefully that I was never suspected. I falsified some hundreds of accounts in order to get the money, but I don't remember that a single member ever complained of his accounts being so falsified al though all had access to the books. When I re quired money to be paid for rattenings the com mittee would give it me and asked no questions. Some rattenings were done from improper motives. I remember writing to the secretary of the Union connected with another branch of our trade, threat ening to withdraw from the Amalgamated Union if they allowed of rattenings. On this occasion their men had rattened ours. Mr. 0 verend.—llave you ever authorised powder to be put in a man's trough to blow him up ?—No, never. On an average we have had from 40 to 50 men on the box. We have, perhaps, half a dozen men on the box who had not worked for years, the other members considering it worth while to keep their labour out of the market. No man is allowed to apply for work, the object being to keep the la bour out of the market. Mr. 0 verend—l should think Tucker, Clarke, and Martin are about as consummate scoundrels as ever existed ?—They had their faults. Mr. Overend—And the men who have been on the box for years have done your rattenings ?—Not all. Shopmates often ratten each other. We pay 58. for rattening a band ; the same for a nut. If they have a great deal of trouble, they have more. Mr. Overend—Did you employ Martin, who is now in America, to blow up Fearnehough ?—No. Mr. Overend—ls it not a fact that before the ex plosion Martin had 6s. per week scale, and after wards 10s. per week ?—I do not remember. Mr. Overend read from the minutes of the general committee that soon after the explosion Martin applied for funds to take him to America, but they were refused, as he had been sent out be fore. At the same meeting, at which information was received of the appointment of the Commis sion, a resolution was passed granting Martin £5 to take him to America.—Witness replied that the re solution was passed by a general meeting contrary to the wishes of the committee, as it was a violation of one of the rules. Martin did not receive the money until his departure was guaranteed. He knew Martin was suspected of being concerned in the llereford-street outrage, but no effort was made to prevent his leaving the country. The Court then adjourned the further examina tion of Broadhead. Broadhead on leaving the court was mobbed, and had to be escorted to a cab under the protection of the police. Naval and Military Intelligence. Yesterday being the anniversary of her Ma jesty's accession, a Royal salute was fired at noon from the Spur battery, Chatham, Tilbury Fort, and the battery at Sheerness. The guardships, and the whole of the other vessels of war in harbour, ""dressed " and were decorate I with colours. The ships in Portsmouth harbour and Victoria, at Spit head, were also dressed, and the Royal standard w as hoisted at the different batteries on shore, as well as the Government establishments. At noon a Royal salute was fired from the ships in commis sion and the garrison battery, led off by the Victory, flagship of Rear-Admiral G. Wellesley, during the absence of the Commander-in-Chief of the port, Admiral Sir T. S. Pasley. At Plymouth all the ships of war and merchant vessels were yesterday gaily dressed in colours. At noon Royal salutes were fired from the citadels. An Admiralty order received at Chatham directs the dockyard and naval establishments at that port to be closed on Saturd the 29th inst., in addition to the 28th inst., the anniversary of her Majesty's coronation, the additional day's holiday thus given being previously worked up by the hands employed in the dockyards. The unarmoured line-of-battle screw steamer Trafalgar, 72, 2,900 tons, 500-horse power, lately employed as coastguard ship at Queensferry, Scot land, turned over her officers and crew yesterday to Ithe Duncan, 81, 800-horse power, which will suc ceed the Trafalgar as guardship in the Forth. The Trafalgar has been placed in the steam, reserve in the Medway, but by direction of the Admiralty she is not to be dismantled nor her armament removed, as it is expected she will be required to take part in the approaching naval review at Spithead. The Euphrates, new troopship, Capt. Montague B. Dunn, left Spitbead yesterday morning for the Indian troop service. The following officers took passage in her to join their respective regiments in India :—Capt. Dumbleton and Lieut. Coghlan, 21st Hussars; Capt. Kirkland, 106th Foot; Lieut. Greg son, 26th Regiment ; Lieut. Faulkner, 95th Regi ment; Lieut. Bancraft, Ist battalion sth Regiment; Capt. Goren, Ist battalion 19th Regiment; Ensigns Welch, Lloyd, and Greenaway, 108th Regiment Ensign Yule, 74th Regiment ; Ensign Tower, 95th Regiment; Ensign Rind, 102 d Regiment; Ensign Roden, Ist battalion 19th Regiment; Ensign Mayne, 49th Regiment ; Ensign Fair, Ist battalion 4th Regiment ; Staff Assist. - Surg. Longheed ; Quartermaster Robinson, 18th Brigade Royal Ar tillery, and lady. Major-Gen. Travers, C. 8., Inspector-General of the Royal Marine Forces, attended by Capt. Len nox, A.D.C., visited Forts Cumberland and East ney yesterday morning, and inspected the Royal Marine Artillery stationed there, and witnessed the shot, shell, and gun practice. The General very minutely inspected the quarters of the men, schools, arms, and kits, more especially the new barracks, recently built for the corps, and before leaving ex pressed his unqualified approbation of all be had witnessed. An order was yesterday received at Chatham garrison from the horse Guards announcing that the corps of Royal Engineers, numbering eight divisions, will proceed to London on the sth pros. for the purpose of taking part in the military re view to be held by her Majesty in Hyde Park.- It is also understood that the various divisions of Royal Marine Light Infantry will furnish a suffi cient number of men to form a brigade on the occasion. A detachment of 31 non-commissioned officers and men of the Depot Brigade, Royal Artillery, have joined the headquarters of the first division from Woolwich. The following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty :—Lieut. Arthur 11. Byng, to the Achilles ; J. Molloy, master, to the Flora ; Sub- Lieut. George G. Crompton, to the Daphne, and W, Way, second master, to the Serapi;i, UNIVERSITY REPRESENIATION. OnWednesday evening a meeting of St. Andrew's Medical Graduate Association was held at the Free masons' Tavern, under the chairmanship of Dr. Richardson, the president, principally for the pur pose of promoting an organised opposition to a clause in the new Scotch Reform Bill, by which the gra duates are excluded from voting for a representative of their university. The chairman said he was happy to state that since their last meeting, when the question of the enfranchisement of the university was discussed, their efforts had to a large extent been successful. It was true that they had yet to exert themselves, but he was glad to be able to say, from a correspondence which had taken place between Dr. M'lntyre, Mr. Sclater- Booth, and Mr. Beach, that in consequence of the representations which had been made to the Go" vernment the Lord Advocate, who had the bill In hand, said he had reason to believe an amended clause would be immediately introduced. He should say that since they last met they had had ample proof of the influence which their graduates had with members of Parliament ; indeed he might add that at the present time they could get thirty members to go to the Government in their behalf. Dr. M'lntyre said that the clause in question must be expunged entirely or modified to a great extent, because in its present form it was derogatory to them, keeping as it did the whole of the St. Andrew's graduates out of the constituency of the university. lle himself pre ferred the entire expulsion of the clause, and he should like to know the opinion of the meeting In reference to it. The chairman, with the concur rence of the meeting, asked Dr. M'lntyre to embody his opinion on the subject in an instruction to the council. Before their discussion on the subje ct ceased he thought it right to say that as Mr. Bil ls, M.P., told them broadly there was reason for sup posing that degrees were bought at St. An drew's, he wrote to Mr. Troop, the registrar of the university, and received a reply from that gee' tleman that there was no truth whatever in the es' sertion that degrees were got by purchase. Dr' Rogers said that in a conversation with John Stuart Mill he found that the hon. gentleman had an opinion that the degree of St. Andrew's was s imply honorary, and said that the House of Common s had an objection to the admission of gentle men to the suffrage who simply possessed honorary degrees. lle thought it was desir able the association should take the troubl e to diiabuse the minds of the House of Common s and of the Government of that false impression' Dr. Williams moved a resolution to the effect that the council of the association be requested to urg e upon the Government the claim of the me dical graduates of St. Andrew's to vote for the repre mutation of that university. As proof of the stat us of the graduates, he mentioned that in Londe there were twelve connected with the Pu blic „ schools and twelve in the provinces, and there were also between sixty and seventy St. drew's men attached to the public hospitals Oa dispensaries in London as honorary members, ali a in the country districts about one hundred an seventy. He thought those facts warranted s a comparison with any other university as rega ru the public usefulness of the medical graduates. P Sedgwick seconded the motion, and it was lina. nitnously adopted. COUNTRY MARKETS. BIRMINGHAM—THURSDAY. s heftt , At to-day's market there was a better sup and quotations were quite as high as last week -r 'fie wheat trade firm. Barley more inquired for. O ats at advance on late rates. Beans and peas rather cheaper' BURY ST. EDMUNDS—WEDNESDAY. There was a fair show of wheat at this market toll and the trade was firm, at fully previous rates. 33r ,"jr . oats, peas, and beans met with a fair sale, realising Nr— values. Gd I ° °sl Average prices : Wheat, 66s 7d ; barley, 31 s 22s (id. . BRISTO—HURSDAY. i t A small supplyof English L wheat to-day, which w e- Ba r . a fair sale, and commanded fully former quotations. ,Ltts ley only taken in retail, and rather under late priceS. firm. Maize quite as dear. EDIINTBURGII—WEDNESDAY. Wheat on the top, Os Gd up average, Os 1 Barley on the top, is Oil up Oats on the top, Os 6d up average, _ s to up. Beans on the top, Os Gd up. average, 1 average, Total supply and sales. id 5°7 Wheat _673:vs ............ so 4 ... sold 2 - .° Barley 4lB qrs sold 478 Oats 919 qrs sold . Beans — qrs as s`l 95C11 idoPl/40. Average prices. Wheat, 62s 8d I Oats, 32s ed. Barley, 36s 5d j Beans ... --s: Od Town-made flour sells as follows: — Whi te, 54s Od ; °lt° superfine, 52s Od ; superfine, 50s Od ; fine, 48s Od. GLASGOW—WEDNESDAY. • Ili To-day's market was well attended. Wheat nomina 0 un changed. Flour sold at 6d to is per 2801 b cheaper tba,. last week. Barley and beans quiet. O ats w ere unaltero Indian corn very slow. Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. alustralla and New Zealand, via Southampton..... July 2 0. Ditto, via Marseilles . . .........July it Ditto, via Panama . Brazil, Buenos Ayres, and Monte Video Jab' 2. Ditto, by French packet Ju ne ! . july , Cape Verde. by Brazil packet - c 21. ..;spe of Good Hope. Ascension. and St. Helena o ee „. China, Penang, and Singapore, via J u l esSouthampton ".`,., . . Ditto, via Marseilles Falkland Islands • • .June * .......... . 7. .... Liibraltar, via Southampton India, via Southampton .......................... June ; 1 : 1 Ditto, via Marseil es ...................... .• • • Jell ne 27. Ju Malta, Mgypt, ha June '', . Ditto, Marseilles Mauritius, Cape of Good Hope, and Natal, via nil Jul,' " Southampton. Ditto, via Marcel lea Jo l l - 2 . JalY ° Newfoundland Portugal ....................................... 0 u "' Ditto, by private ship to Oporto .. • _ Ditto - - ditto to Lisbon .............. United States, Canada, California, Svc ,by British ?i• packet DittoDD i i t t t t o o : . b. Y. . d . ditto i . t United to .. ( . N . (New e .. w . Sta t es. i_ . o . York:r.k p acket............ ... ... ............... ... .. .... :.. .... .... .... .... .... ... ... . Jane Ditto ditto (Baltimore) ... ....... •• •jon e 28. Ditto, by Canadian packet ................... is , / 4. West Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Tenerin ...... ' West Indies and Pacific (except Mexico and Baba" 0 2 1 S• Cubs and . ;IC;ico . ...................... : ............................. ::: ::::jitiSe, 3. Balia.nas, via New York ............................... 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ITANKEY—On the 18th inst , at 12, Stisse% -t rr u g h d r' park, the wife of Ernest ° A. llankey, Esq, , cl e 6 13S -°' SANDERS—On the 20th inst., at 27, Norfolk-oqu„V ;( park, tho wife of Arthur Sanders, Esq., of 315 ' t i l e Il f° WESTERTON—On the 19th inst., at linightsbriage, of Charles Westerton, of a son. S TZ u l l a f . e N , Marriages. nt ovs l ' f — E T ro n i r pto7 Ay ces o lio n the 19th Eisnqs.i7ohi--tbo ( 1 1 4 0 1 ; ,, Temple, second son of the late Sir Jas. Stel )- m - Vll 3e " to Harriet Marion, daughter of the late W' ''''' ell, W r i a ti 3 T ' O E N— Sq: TALBOT -On the 19th inst., at St• rete la r'BCslllll%l;cl: Eaton-square, Walter de Winton Esq.,. 0 f , l ff e rt l ,,,, t Castle, ltldnorshire late Captain. 1 ; 4 liif° --3 d '''''. Francis Jessie, i younger daughter of the .o °' tlij Arthur 'Talbot, of Ingestre. , clt Deaths. f COI BROWN - On the 20th inst., Mr. James BroWn, o Middlesex. 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