The Sun. — London, England, 1839-02-27 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF EXCISE, FEB. 26. THE CROWN, V. THE WEST-END LIQUEUR AND SPIRIT PURVEYORS. Fifteen of the most respectable wine, spirit, and liqueur merchants of the west-end of the town, having been con victed at recent sittings of the Court under the statute of 6th George IV., of selling less quantities than two gal lons, the minimum permitted by the Act, the informations continue to be laid by Garet' and Warne, Surveyors of Excise, and this morning, upon the Commissioners taking 1 their scats upon the bench, a number of gentlemen con -1 nected with the trade were present, to hear the decision in j the fresh cases; for it was expected in consequence of re- I cent communications with the Chancellor of the Ex- Ichequer, that something would have been done to relieve l filo trade from the strict - operation of the law, until an 1 alteration be effected. The eases which came under the cognizance of the Court this day were those of Mr. , William Geeige, 132, Regent-street, and Messrs. Taylor 1 and Grignon, of Suffolk-street, Pall-mall. Mr. MayoN, Excise-solicitor, pressed.for, on behalf of the Crown, the full amount of penalty in each case, viz. 50/. The defendants said they had peculiar claims to be ra j garded favourably, inasmuch, as they dealt honestly with i the Crown, paying heavy duties on their goods, besides a ,I lirge tax for liberty to trade. They ought not to be vi sited with the punishment of contraband dealers ; for de- Iparting from an absurd excise regulation, which the finan i cial authorities of the country, knew it was impossible to lobserve, and which was likely to be soon altered according, 1 to the recommendation of Commissioners of Revenue In quiry, in their last (the 19th) Report. The Cot RT had no alternative but to amerce the defen aan:a in the minimum penalties of 3/. each which were i ir;luirediately paid. IN SOLVENT COURT, FER. 26. Wii.t.m*TzTT's case.—John Alexander Wilmett, the per son who ,figeed recently as plaintiff in an action brought for an aileged ibel against fhe Weekly Dispatch, came up to be heard on l ujs petition to be discharged under the Act. Mr. NicuoLs appeared to oppose on the part of Mr. Mechi, the dressing-case maker and cutler, of Leadenhal street, and Mr. Birch in person. He was supported by Mr. COOI:E, with whom was Mr. WOODROFFE. This case appeared, from the crowded state 9f the Court, to have created much interest. The schedule ilkd by Willmett, who was on the present occasion showily dressed, contained debts and liabilities amounting to 5,595/. 145., of which sum be set forth that he has received no consideration for 9991. 125., and claims to 2,3091. had been twice entered, his bona fide debts were 2,267/. 2s. ; the credits were 32/. 17s. ; there were seventy one creditors in the schedule, and two debtors. The prin cipal cause of the insolvency was ascribed to having ac cepted various accommodation bills for one James Russell, who had been discharged under the Act. 41Then the case was called on the solicitors for Mr. Meclii and insolvent were in consultation, and Mr. Nichols said he was instructed to withdraw the opposition, which would save the Court a great deal of time. -An arrange ment, it was understood, had taken place between the parties. Mr. Edw. Birch, who is a solicitor residing at Rochester, was then called on to oppose, and after a lengthened dis euision and examination of the insolvent, Mr. Commissioner BOWEN decided that be could not ad r.it Mr. Birch as a creditor. _ _ The Learned COMMISSIONER went over the schedule, he asked the insolvent whether there had been any settle ment made on his marriage or afterwards. The insolvent answered in the negative. He was or dered to be discharged. In his description he was de scribed as never in any business or profession. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HO USE. A little boy named George Beak, alias George Green, was brought before the LORD NIATOR under strange cir cumstances. Mr. Booker, the assistant overseer of Bishopsgate, stated that the poor boy had been deserted by his mother, and that a great deal of suspicion attached to the latter, and a man with whom she cohabited, as to their intentions with respect to the child. The mother had promised to attend at the Justice-room at 12 o'clock, to defend herself from the charge of having abandoned her child, but was not to be found, and it would be necessary to proceed with the investigation, for the purpose of making her respon sible. The boy, whose appearance " told a tale of hunger," said that he was that day seven years of age. His first father's name was Beale ; and his second father, who was not married to his mother, had lived with her about three weeks, or two months. On Saturday morning he heard Green say to his mother, " If you don't get rid of tha'. bastard I'll get rid of you ;" and in the evening her mother took him out to walk. It was about eight o'clock when his mother and he reached the canal, and his mother put him on the wall for the purpose, as she said of taking him on her shoulders. She then told him that if he would let his feet touch the water, he would catch golden fishes, but he was afraid, and began to cry. She then left him, saying that she was going to a public house hard by, where his father was, and would be back immediately. He didn't like to try for the golden fishes, for it was so very cold, and after waiting some time he did not know what to do, and began to cry again, and at last a man who was passing asked him what was the matter, and took him to his mother's landlady. The LORD MAYOR—Had your mother treated you ill ? Boy—She beat me once with a sleeve-board. The LOBO Miorox—For disobedience? Boy—No ; I never was disobedient. The LOUD MAYOR—You could not see to catch fish at eight o'clock. Boy—No, not at all. The LORD MAYOR—Are you sure there was water at the bottom of the wall on which your mother placed you? Boy— Yes, plenty of water. Mr Booker said he believed the place to which the boy had been taken, was close to Kingsland Bridge, near the Gas Manufactory. Boy-1 should know it again well, if anybody will go with me. The LORD MAYOR—How long do you know your father Green ? Boy—Mother and I know him but three weeks; but they are not married. They are going to be married shortly._ Mr. Booker —There is no doubt that they intended to get rid of the poor child. The man is particularly rough and ferocious. The woman is a very decent person in ap pearance and manners, but was evidently afraid of him. Mrs. Beadle, of Sweetland-court, Bishopsgate, stated that the man and woman and little boy, lodged at her house. Finding that the woman, after having taken out the little boy, returned late at night alone ' • she listened at the door to the co nversa ti on b e t ween Mr. and Mrs. Green, and hoard the latter say to the former that she had a good excuse for the absence of the child. Mrs Green, upon re turning at night, said not a word about the boy. Witness, 11 0AeVCr, had the poor little creature safe in her own chamber, as he bad been brought home by a man who fnuad him in a deplorable condition. The boy remained in the house the whole of Sunday ; and on Monday morning mother, upon being asked by the witness where he was, replied that she had left him with a friend. 1 'Alderman COPELAND, who sat with the Lord Mayor, asked whether the mother of the boy betrayed any uneasi- i n:rs at all ? The witness said that the woman manifested the most complete indifference ; but she and Green wanted to take the boy by force when they found that be was under pro te(•tion, hut witness would not allow either of them to meddle with him. Alderman COPELAND— You have acted with the true solicitude oca mother in this poor boy's case, and I am sure will not go unrewarded in a neighbourhood where the,•c is so much consideration for those who act virtuously. ~.i Mr, Booker said that the doctor, upon examining the ! thl, said that he was wasting away, but could not determine ! whether his low condition was attributable to the want of the comforts ,of life or not. I TO3 LORD MAYOR—Let every care be taken of him, and Ilet the mother be taken into custody for deserting him. , The officers said that neither m an nor woma n we r e t o be I found. Mr. C. M. Lampoon, of No. 9, Queen-street Place, came to the Lord Mayor, accompanied by an American gentleman, named Alfred Newton, for the purpose of re questing his Lordship' a a d v i ce . Mr. Lampoon said that he had seen the young gentle man, whom he introduced to the Lord Mayor, at the office pith.? American Consul, endeavouring to learn something tbout his 7ather, who had recently been with Mr. Rogers, he dentist, of No. 2.69,.. Regent-street. Mr. Alfred Nee: 7 ton was in a very indifferent state of health, which wls not improved by the difficulties he met with in the starch after his parent. His family wag highly respect ahl end Captain Milton, of the Gladiator, in which vessel !!!e. American gentleman had come to this country, testified to the correctness of this statement. The Loan. MAYOR said that several persons had been recently found through the medium of the Press, which he ,had no doubt would afford its powerful assistance on the present occasion. Mr. Lampson also, by the advice of the Lord Mayor, gave directions to send cards to every dentist in town, Mr. Charles Newton, the father of the afflicted applicant being of that profession. MM?YLEBONE. - - _ THE LATE OUTRAGE AY THE PADDINGTON BOATMEN. —Matthew Sutton and William Berry, two of the three boatmen who were guilty of a most atrocious outrage on the persoi, of a country girl named Jane Gale, at the latter end of last month, full particulars of which have already appeared, were brought up for final examination, and the whole of the evidence having been read over by Mr. Fell, the chief clerk, they were fully committed to Newgate for trial. The third fellow has for the present escaped. W ORS HIP,!S TREE T. Thomas James Simpson, a superintendent of tolls on the Hackney-road, appeared on a summons to answer the following charge, preferred by Captain Warner, a military gentleman. The complainant stated that on the afternoon of the loth instant he drove through the Clapton Gate in his gig, and paid toll to the collector, who gave him a return ticket. On his returning in the evening, however, the de fendant, after he had driven through the gate, hailed him, to which he replied by calling out the number of the ticket, but the defendant, so far from being satisfied, ran up to his gig, and snatched his whip out of the socket, and carried it into the toll-housi. On being afterwards applied to for its restoration, the def-ndant assailed him with the grossest abuse. To rebut the charge the defendant called witnesses, one of whom was a policeman, who proved that the complain showed no ticket on passing through, and that the rough charged the defendant with stealing the whip. The Magistrates decided that the defendant had been perfectly justified in his conduct, which they considered was marked with much discretion and good sense. The summons was dismissed. ULASGOW, FEB. 23.--The mail of yesterday morning, did not arrive till mid-day, and whets we went to press, the evening mail had not arrived. PRICES OF CANAL, DOCK, ASSUR ANCE COMPANY SHARES, &c. &c. &c. LONDON, TUESDAY, FEB, 26. Number Dividend Price of per CANALS. per Sliares. Annum. Paid. Share 1,766 7 pei cent. Ashton and Oldham..Average 971. ißs.sh. 195 ~082 41. Ashby.-e-le-Zouch Average 1151.,h. '73 1,260 Basingstoke 1001.213. 1,005 61. Brecknock and Abergavenny 150 i. sh. 2,000 1-16 sh. 9/ 6s. Birmingham, 1-16th share ......Bil. & 711. & 000 Ditto and Liverpool Junctli&ol. *h.loo pd 600 3/. Bridgewater and Taunton .100/. sb. all pd 400 4/. Chelmer and Blackwater 1001.1 h. 500 481. C3ventry 100/.sh. 4.515 Croydon -.. ...... . Average 31/.26.10d. sh. 2,0601 41. Os, Dudley -. 1001 sh 600 141. Derby 100/ sh 20,000 4 per cent. Danube and Mayne 411.135. 4d .pd 3,575; 31, Ellesmere and Chester... Average 1331.812. 231 621. Erewash 1001. sh. 1,297 281. Forth and Clyde ....Average 4001.165. th. 1,600 121 . Grand Juncti on 100/. sh. 1,849 i 1/. Grand Union 1001. sh 1001. sh. 11,500 Grand Surrey 0,0001. 41. percent. Ditto (optional) Loan lOO/. 3 .96 600 13!.121.3d. Glamorganshire, Aver. cost 172/. 13s. 4d. 749 102. Grantham 150/. sh. 6,238 21. Os. Huddersfield Average 571. 6s. 6d. sh. 100 Kensington 100 sh. all pd. 6.*3 11. ss. Kennet and Avon, Aver. 39/. 18s. 10d. sh. 2,897; 30'. Leeds and Liverpool 100/. sh. 5451 131. Leicester l4O/. sh. 1,897 N. Os. Leicester and Northampton Aver ei3/.los. 2.400 101. Monmouthshire 1001. sh. 150 10/. Melton Mowbray 1081..fh. 500 251. Mersey and Irwell 100/. sh. 3.004 11. 10s. Macclesfield 100/. sh. all pd. 247 174 Neath 1001.5 h. 2,400 51. Peak Forest Avei.ge about 781. sh. 1,418 Its. Regent's (or London) Av. 331. 162.8 d. sh. 5,669 61. per cent. Rochdale Average 85!. eh. 500 81. Shropshire 1251. sh. 800 9/. 10s. Somerset Coal 150/. sh. 3,6001. 41 per cent Ditto Lock Fund Stock l2l. 10s. sh. 720 40/. Stafford and Worcester l4O/. sh. 500 91. Shrewsbury 125/. sh. 300 9/. Stourbridge ......... „ ........ - 1451.8 h. 1451.8 h. 3,647 2/. o*. Stratford-on-Avon Average 791.25. tsd. sh. 533 151. Swansea 1001. sh. 3,762 11. 15s. Severn and Wye and Railway Ar. 351. sh. .604 sh. 321. 10s. Trent and Mersey, I share 1001. sh. 8,149 1,0005h.1 ,„,„ Warwick and Birmingham 1001. sh 1,0001810 " PAO 15*. Warwick and Napton lool.sh. 6,000 41.0*. N'Vorcester and Birmingham Av.7B/. 82. sh. 5,000 255. Wilts and Berks Average 67/. 10*. Bd. sh. 800 31. 11 1 d yrley and Essington 1251. sh 126 Wisbeach .......... ............ ... lO5/. sh. 905 1,. Wey and Arun 1101. sh. DOCKS. " Ml. ] 3p. c. Commerc al lOOl. sh. 631 1,06515 h" East and West India ........5t0ck 115 1,238,31011. 555. p.ct. London Stock 69 Ditto Bonds lOl 2,209 21. 19s. Bristol f 19,3241. 51. per cent. Ditto Notes, various amounts ll3 '.352,752 5 percent. St. Katharine Stock 110 500,000 41 per oent. Ditto Bonds . lOll 200.000 4 per cent. Ditto Bonds for 10 years lOO 2.500 . ~.. Deptford Pier 201. sh. 20!. pd 11 BRIDGES. 1,600 ICs. Hammersmith 5Ol. sh. 21 7,231 Southwark, Old 1,700 11. 15s. Di tto, New, of 71 r cent. 5Ol. sh. 14 5,000 5,000 18s. 8d Ditto, Old Annuities of Si. 6Ol. pd 93/ 5,000 16s. 4d. Ditto, New Ditto of 71 40/. pd 201 60,000/ 51. per cent. Ditto Bonds l2O 5,848 17s Vauxhall ...... ...„ Average 701. 10s. 3d. sh 23 ASSURANCE COMPANIES. 9,000 31 105 Albion 5001. sh. 501. pd 74 50,000 [ 3 L e c r i c l e 5 V•l Allianceßritisn &Foreignloo/.sh. 101/. pd 16 50,000 6 per cent. Ditto, Marine 1001. sh. 51. pd 14 24,000 IL per sh. Atlas 5O/. sh. 51. pd 141 1,200 Ish. 5/. Birmingham Fire 2501.5h. 551. pd 1071 20,000 41. per cent. British Fire 250/. sh. 50/. pd 40 12,000 61. per cent. British Commercial 5O/. oh. 51. pd 6 5,000 5/. percent. Clerical & Medi,:il Life, ICOI sh. 2110 s pd 4 4,004) 21 les County 100/. sh. 101. pd 42 20,000 ss. Eagle 501. sh. 51. pd 51 ,„„" ~ c and 5 per 301 bs. j ceng Economic Lill lOOO/. sh. 250/. pd 375 `' t 2,271 225. per cent. European Llic: 0 0/. sh. all pd 22 50,000 2s. Ditto, New 2O/. sh. 21. pd II 1,000,000/. 71. per ct Globe Stock 144 1 20,000 51• Guardian lOOl. sh. 2711 pd 40 69,000 Os. ed. Hope 2,400 51. 7s. 611. Imperial Fire 500/. sh. 50/. pd 137 4 7,500 90. Imperial Lite 100/. sh. 10/. pd 101 13,159 4/. per cent. Indemnity Marine 100/. pd 253 2,020 31 10s Kent Fire 501. sh. all Pd 82 3/. Ditto Life 79 10,000 16s. Law Life 100/. sh. 10/. pd 281 5,000 IN. London, Fire 251. :h. 121. 10s, pd 17; 3,900 108. London, Ship .2.51. sh. 121. 10s. pd 18 - 1,000,0001. ... ..... Minerva Life 1001. sh. 500,0001. 30,000 5/. per cent. Palladium Lite 50/. sh. 2/..pd 21 93 50,000 41. per cent. Protector Fire ~ ........... 2O/. sh. 2/. pd 16.0 d 2,500 11. Provident Lite ION. sh. 101. pd 20 00,000 ss. Rock Life 20/.111. 14 pd 61 89,2201 51. per cent. Royal Exchange Stock... 229 6,000 5 per cent. University Life lOOl. sh. 5!. pd 51 50,000 4 per cent. United King dom Life lOOl. sh, 51. pd 71 JOINT STOCK BANKS. 25,000 6 per cent. Agric. and Com. of Ireland 251. sh. 10/. pd 5,000 Australasia 4O/. sh. 404 pd 69 10,000 10 per cent. Bank of Birmingham SCI. sh. 101. pd 13 10,000 19 per cent. Birmingham Bank 5O/. sh. 51. pd 161 3),000 5 per cent. London and Westminsterloo/ sh. 201. pd 241 60,000 51. London Joint Stock.. 50/. pd 13 3,000 4 per cent. Lancaster • 1001. sh. 20/. pd 30 25,000 Liverpool 1001 sh. 101. pd 231 100,000 71 per gent Manchester and Liver.] 501.5 h. 151 pd 20 posit Distrizt 20,000 7 per cent. Manchester.lool. sh. 251. pd 27 20,000 Provincial Bank of lrelandlool. sh. 951. pd 43 20, ,, 00 National Bank of Ireland 501. sh. 1711. pd 17 10,000 5 per cent. National Provincial Eng. 1001. sh. 351. pd 39 10,000 Gloucestershire 5O/. sh. 10/. pd 20 6,000 10 per cent. Hampshire 50/. sh. 51. pd 9 GAS LIGHT AND COKE COMPANIES. 2500 1/ Os Od Bath 5,000 British 4O!. oh. 161. pd 2/ 1 Ann r 5/.percent./ Ditto Provincial 20/. sit. 19 pd 24 1 s "`' /and Bs. 6s. j 921) 5110$ Birmingham 5O/. sh. 98 4,250 210 s Bristol 2O!. sh. 36 1,500 3/ las Brighton 20/. sh. 11/ 750 31 108 Ditto, New 201. sh. 18/. pd 9 2,471 41 per cent. Brighton General .201. sh. all pd 17 4,000 54 10a, Continental Consolidated ~.. 751. 6214 pd 100 1,000 101. City of London lOOl. sh. all pd 195 1,0043 61. Ditto, New lOOl. sh. 60/. pd 114 4,000 4/.los. Equitable 501. pd 24 10,000 21 per cent. Imperial 5Ol sh. 80 800 57 per cent. Isle of Thanet 251 sh. 201. pd 20 2,350 61. per cent. Independent .301. sh. all IA 491 9,000 41. per cent. Phrenlx ~501. sh. 391. pd 28 1,000 4/. per cent. Ratcliff 1001. sh. 801. pd 58 4,000 0,200 41. per cent. United General 5O/. sh. 461. pd pp 240 54 per cent. Warwick ... 501. sh. 50 400 5/. per cent Wanefleld 25/. sh. 221 2,000 3/. Westminster Chartered 6,000 Its. Ditto New .. ..... "541. oh. 101. pd 103 NO Yarmouth 201. sh. IS!. pd WATER WORKS. 4,800 OL Birmingham 25/. sh. :al. pi 20 4,434 84 East London lOOl. sh. 17 5,500 2! lOs Grand Junction Average 411. 13s. 4d. sh. 69 2,000 21. Kent 100 .sh. 45 372 104 Liverpool Bootle 2201. sh. SO 1,500 21 108 Now River London Bridge Water Ann 63 6,486 I/ 15s Manchester and Salford .,100/. oh. 54 1,000 4 per cent. South London 1004 sh. 101 9,294 44 West Middlesex Average 631. 12s. 9d. sh. 104 1 1,360 11 14s York Building Co. Lessee Prop 1001. oh. 35' IRON RAILWAYS. • 6,300 Birmingham and Derby 6O/. pd 50 9,500 Birmingham and Gloucester 15,090 Bristol and Exeter 1001. sh. 20 pd 9 660 Calcutta and Saugur 501. oh. 9/. pd 01 7,500 ... ...... Cheltenham and G.Western 1001. sh. 204 01 3,00 A Clarence lOOl. sh. 1001. pd 40 12,000 ... ...... Commercial Blackwell 50/. sh. 2/. pd 51 8,000 Dublin and Kilkenny 1001. sh. 51. pd 3 moo .... . Eastern Counties 954 sh. 134 pd 11/ Grand Junction 1001 sh. 951. pi 205 Great North of England 30/, pd 15 5,000 .........Great Western MO/. sh. 65/, pd 79 2,000 Hartlepool 1001. sh. 1001. pd 1001 8,000 Hull and Selby 50 1 . sh. 254 pd 15 10,008 " Leeds and Manchester 1001. sh. 54 pd 2,100 31. per cent. Leeds and Selby 100 sii. 651 1,500 11.55. Leicester and Swannington .501. sh. all pd '75 5,100 10 per cent. Liverpool and ManchesterlaLsh. 100/. pel 205 10 per cent. Ditto Quarter Shares 25/. pd 61 f 38,000 .......„ London and Brighton ...... 501. sh. 171. pd 13 12,000 London and Blackwall 501. sh. 31. pd 74 20,000 3 per cent. London and Greenwich 2Ol. sls. 204 pd 173 25,000 ... ...... London and Birmingham 100/. sh. 90/. pd 1701 Ditto Quarter Shares 5/. p 4 30; 3'4100 . London and Seuthampton Av. 394 17s. id. 411 11,000 London and Croydon Trunk 0 01. pd 121 6,000 Ditto New Scrip 41. pd 6 12.000 ... ...... Landon Grand Junction 59/. eh 5!. pd 04 10,000 Manchester and Leeds ...100/. sh. 501. pd G.; 10,000 Manchester and Birmingham 70/.sh, 15/. 14 I)itto Extension .., 1 pd 0 , North Midland 1004 sh, 551. pd 551 Northern and Eastern 1001. sh. 15/.00 5 2,604) Preston and Wyre 501. sh. 30/. pd ad/ 28,000 South Eastern and Dover ..9/. pd 1/ 1,000 101. per cent. Stockton and Darlington lOO/. sh. 240 9,000 1,400 Westminster and Greenwlch, l so/. sb. '2l. pd 0 6,000 York and North Midland 50 . oh. 121 pd 20 MINES. 8,000 Albion Copper 5l. s'. V. pd 12 4,000 1/. ss. Alton 151. eh. 121, 0 r nil 10 10,000 ... Ditto Subscription .951. I,) 1 2,000 Pl. Bolanos .. l5O/. sh all p 1 1 7 10,000 11. lOs Brazilian Imp. Iss. 51. pm.... 35/. sh. 90/. pd Is a 6,01 0 Macaubas & Conies United 25/. sh. 2 , /. pd 16/ 11,000 Ditto St. John 1)21 Rey 20/. sh. 14/.llxl 5 10,000 Bolivar Copper Company -204 sh. 20/. pd 5 10,000 ........., Ditto 5crip......,, 10!. sh. 10!. p 4 10 20,000 British Iron 6,000 ......... British Copper 5l. sh. 41/. pd 1 Cats Branca 1 11 1-d 8 ........ Candonga ?Il. pd .4 10 000 11 ...op,apo 201. sh 154 pd 10 8,500 ... Columblan, iss. 51. pm.... 55/. sh. 55/. pd 3 , 2,850 34 English l2l Its. pd 3 , 20,000 ......... General Mining Astociation2o/. sh. 17L pd 7 6,155 Mexican Company 1001 sh. oy. pd 4 3,000 Polberou Consols lOl. sh. 81. pd 4 11,500 R eal del Monte, Unregistered? Ditto Loan Notes l5Ol. pd lk United Mexican, isa. 2 pm.. 40/. sh. all pd 11 Ditt• Scrip ..... .... ~., 23 Ditto New Scrip 5/ pd 4' West Cork 501. an. 50/. pd 38 LITERARY INSTITUTIONS. 1,000 London, with Bronze Ticket 75gs. sh. IR 1,500 ........, London University 100/. sh. all pa 23 700 King' College ,. . 5.1001. pd 96 MISCELLANEOUS. 10,000 15s. Australian Agricultural.loo/. sh. 2f'l. pd 40 6,000 41. per cent. British American Land Company 23/. pd 9 10,000 61 per cent. Canada Company 1001. sh, 301. pd 2RI 100,000 51. per cent. Upper Canals Loan City Bonds, 4 per cent 20.000 11. 6s. General Steam Navigation 151. sh. 141, pd 25e 101. par cent. Hudson's Bay Stock 11. London Corn. Sale Rooms Av. 751. sh. 19 .. Caoutchouc Company' 121/. pd 12 New Brunswick Land Companyl...sol. pd 2,754 Si. per cant. Reversionary Int. got, ..,1001. sh. 1001. pd 134 2,623 51. per cent. Ditto New 100/. all. 754 pd 103 4,000 10,000 ti c Van Die...ner.'s Land 1001. sh. 17/, pd 10 50,000 .....—. 2,000 8,000 LIST OF SCOTTISH B OMPANIES 83 ' PRICES, FE. 7C , 19. BANKS. 1 , 500 , 0001 . 61 . p. et. rank of Scotland —834 68. Bd. sh. ali pd 2,000,0001. sp. ct. Re yal of Scotland 100/.Bh. all pd 162/. 500,000/. Bp. ct. British Linen Company 1004 sh. 411 pd 2371. 3,000,000/. 61. p. ct. Commercial , 5001. sh. 100/. pd 175 L 5.100,0005. D. ct. National 2,000,0001. 61. p. ct. Glasgow Union 2501. sh. 501. pd 824 4,000,0001. 4 p. ct. Western of Scotland 2001. sh 401. r 4 041. ...7'INSURANCE COMPANIES. 250,0008 h. 61p. ct. Scottish Union 20/. all. 1/, pd 308. 7,50 g 61 p. ct. Hercules...., lOO/. sh. 101. pd 161. 0.. 100,900 sp. ct. Insurance Co. of Scotland .101..5h.. all pd 14.165. J0;000 SP. ct. North British ...... sh. 101. id 201. 1,000 sp. ct. Caledonian Fire 100/. sh. 101. pd 161.0 s 5,000 ip. ct. Edinburgh 1.4 lOOl. sh. 101. pd I , lllos 100,000 31 ct, West of Scotland lOl,O yi@j MISCLLLANEOUS. 4,810 Edin. and alas. Un. Canalso/. sh. all pd 10/. Ditto Allocated ,96/. Bh. all pd 471. 5,400 5 per cent. Edinb. Joint Steck Water.2s/. sii. all pd 38/ Carron Iron Company —2504 sh. all pd 441, 50060 15 per cent. Bbotts Iron Founders , 501. sh 481. IA 55/ 10,060 3 per cent. Edinburgh 4 Leith Glass 201. sh. 16/. pd gi 4,500 10 per cent. Edinburgh Cord Gas ...... —25/. sh. all pd 611/ 4,450 10 per cent. Glasgow Gas 251. sh. all pd stv 750 7} per cent. Leith Coal Gas 291.5 h. all pd 514 1,200 Edinburgh and Dalkeith Rai!waysol. sh 30/. 5,000 5 ner Cont. Equitable Loan Company •t 5/. sh.pu 9. 1141 RELIC OF ROYALTY.—In the Museum of Cu riosities at Dresden is a horse-shoe, which Augustus the Strong, Elector of Saxony, and titular King of Poland, broke between his fingers, to disprove an unfavourable opinion of the vigour he de. lighted in displaying. FATAL DUEL IN PARIS. —A zub-Lieutenant of the 53d Regiment of the Line, was killed in a duel the day before Sesterday in the Bois de Vinceenes, by a young man with whom he had a quarrel, when they were both at the Military fichool of St. Cyr. After a lapse of five years they had met by accident in the Pas. sage de POpera, when their former dispute was resumed and ended in the fatal rencontre. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, FEB. 26. The LORD CHANcELLom. took his seat on the Wool sack at Five o'Clock. Lord DEVON presented a petition from the land owners and others of Kingsbridge, in the county of Devon, against a repeal of the Corn-laws ; also from an agricultural society in a parish in the same county, to the same effect ; likewise a petition from Kingsbridge h in favour (as we understood) of some measure for the recovery of small debts. Lord, BROUGHAM—Where is Kingsbridge ? Lord DEVON—In Devonshire. Lord BROUGHAM—Of what population does it consist ? Lord DEVON said (as we believe, but spoke in a very low tone of voict-) of about 5,000. RELIEF (IRELAND) AMENDMENT ACT BILL. Upon the motion of Lord DUNCANNON, the Relief (Ireland) Amendment Act Bill passed through a Committee of the whole House, and was reported without amendment. BOROUGH COURTS (RULES OF PRO CEEDINGS) BILL. Lord BROUGHAM said that he rose to move the committal of the Borough Courts (Rules of Proceedings) Bill), which enabled him to introduce a subject to the attention of their Lordships of very great import ance, and to which he had to beg, not only the attention of his Noble Friends behind him and other Noble Lords. but more particularly his much esteemed and Noble Friend near him. He knew that a Noble and Learned Friend of his, not' then in his place, also felt very much on this subject, and intended to state his opinions upon it. That Noble and Learned Friend might differ from him on some minor points in reference to the question now about to be discussed, but substantially they agreed with each other. The importance of this arose from the great number of Bills now before the House, though not a greater number than usually came before the House for the same purpose, namely, to give to particular local circuits and districts, Local Courts. He found there were 21 of those Bills now before the House. Some were for the purpose of establishing what were called Courts of Requests, and others small Debt Courts—but all substantially for the same purpose. Some of them were for places whose importance would seem to justif the passing of some such mea sures, but others were foe other places, whose popula tion were so extremely small, and the importance of which places were so inconsiderable, that he was by no means prepared to say such Bills should be passed for those places. For instance, his Noble Friend opposite (Lord Devon) had presented a petition that evening from a place called Kingsbridge, praying to have such a Bill, and which place he (Lord Brougham) had never heard of before.—(Hear.) There were also se veral other places such as Hatfield, Glossop, Liskeard, Pontefract, and so on, some of which places also he had never heard of before, and it was proposed to establish Courts of local jurisdiction in those places, confining the proceedings to certain cir cuits, and those circuits entertaining causes of debt to a certain amount. So much for the general feature of the case, which consisted in the number of those Bills, and the various importance of the places for which it was proposed they should be passed. He had now to state to their Lordships very strong arguments against these Bills. In the first place, they were in their operation partial—they were varied —they were governed by no one principle, and almost in every one of them the foundation was different. There was every variety of detail in the jurisdiction —in the machinery—in the guards provided—in the influence and patronage, and other particulars in which he need not trouble their Lordships. There was consequently series of enactments in which not only no uniformity prevailed, but no well-considered principle adopted by the Legislature was applicable to them, even with certain local modifications which might be deemed necessary. But that was not all—he observed that great as was the variety that governed the frame work of these measures, in no one view of the case were they likely to confer a benefit upon the com munities for whom they were intended. Then there was a good deal of patronage—three or more officers were to be created by these Bills, and from their nature they were much more likely to be holden by, to have the duties executed by, and the emoluments bestowed upon local interests. Persons connected with the place, persons who had never seen the light of Westminster Hall, who lived in the country, having a connection among the local authorities, and likely to be influenced by them. If, then, the establishment of these Local Courts had a tendency to open the door to jobbing (and he thought he was not using too strong a phrase), it would be for their Lordships to consider whether they were measures which ought to be entertained. There was another circumstance that struck him (he was merely running over the heads of his objections) and it appeared to him to be one of the reasons why these Bills were so rife. When they saw places like Qlossop, Liskeard, Hatfield, and others less known, seeking for these Bills, they naturally asked did the demand come from the suitors ? There was one class of suitors from which he believed they proceded— the tradesmen and shopkeepers, and observe for what. Not because justice was cheap—not because it was brought home to their own doors—not because it was speedy in its operation, but because the Commissioners of those Courts were whom ? The shop-keepers themselves. Every one of those Local Courts, and that was another circumstance, not a variety distinguishing one from an other, but an identity making all of the same feature—every one of those Courts had for its Judges a page and a half of names much more obscure than the places themselves. The shopkeepers of those places were to be the Judges of whom 5 in one, 7 in another, 14 in a third, and three in a fourth instance were to be a quorum. And now observe what followed. He did not say that it was a practice for the Com missioners to try their own cases. But this was done. A. B. C, would eit to-day, and try the causes of D. E. F., then to-morrow D. E. F. would sit, and try the causes of A. B. C. So that there was a constant tendency in favour of the plaintiffs. Even where an assistant barrister presided, the case must ultimately come for decision to the Commissioners, who were the Jury. He (Lord Brougham) hoped there was an intention to pass a general Bill upon the subject. Some persons thought it was wrong to establish these Courts at all. He was of a contrary opinion. But by continuing to establish these courts, a host of local interests was raised up against the general measure which might hereafter be introduced. The Ecclesiastical Courts Bill had been prepared with the assistance of the most learned Ecclesiastical and Equity Judges— but it had never yet passed. Why ? Not because any of its promoters had altered their opinion respectin g it ; but because there were local interests in almost every part of the country enlisted against it—that is, in every district where a Court was established, there were persons whose "occupation would be gone," if the general measure passed. And just so was it with the Local Courts. He had brought a Bill respecting those Courts into their Lordships' House, and it was lost only by one vote. He confessed that he regretted the loss of that Bill. He hoped that he should see another of the same nature passed. No one would with more cheer fulness surrender the question into the hands of the Noble and Learned Lord on the Woolsack ; who had, if not more information, greater opportunities for acquiring information regarding it than he (Lord Brougham) had. And the measure would come with much higher authority from the Government. He hoped and trusted he should live to see the Bill in operation. It was in a speech from the Throne stated to be the Royal wish, and one more worthy of being mentioned in the Royal speech, there could not be. His late Majesty, said that he hoped to see speedy justice on moderate terms, and with rea sonable and safe dispatch brought home to the doors of every one of his subjects. He need not tell their Lordships the infinite advantages that would be de rived from local jurisdiction.—(Hear, hear.) The people would have in the first place cheap justice ; in the second place they would have swift justice ; and, in the third place, they would have, which was not less valuable, constant justice, that was to say, constant access—not twice a year only, but constant access to the Judge. No measure would more deservedly obtain the thanks of the people than such a blessing as that. An other great benefit that would be derived from the esta blishment of those Courts would be that they would be able to transact many important matters, which at pre sent for want of such Courts were either not done at all, or very ill done, and in a way that gave no satisfaction ; or done by inefficient, agents, instead of by agents fully accomplished and well qualified.l He would refer particularly to the police, the origin of which police was to be traced to times when the agricultural population was thinly scattered over the country ; Manor Courts were then established, high constables and petty-constables appointed. The pre vention of crime, the seizure of offenders, would be greatly aided by the establishment of such te of his Courts ie asthetsee, satisfy lth their Lordshipsardlyrequired anye o f bse t r h v e a t - . The establishment of a rural police, which he believed wa sinecronevteeme safely withplation, could the e t lbieheersty e ta . bli f sh the ed suhsatisfac torilyjeet without also establishing at the same time, and in harmony with it Judicial Courts.—(Hear, hear.) How much better it would be that the population should have constant access to a good local Criminal Judge. His Noble and Learned Friend (Lord Den man), the first Criminal Judge of the land, so far from being jealous of the establishment of such Courts, was convinced that they would prove a blessing to the country. According to the present law, a boy of ten years of age, for stealing a few apples, might be ee n t t o p r i son by a zea l ous M ag i s t ra t e ; and though his puni s h men t m i g ht b e , a ft er tri a l, only a few weeks or days imprisonment, his imprisonment before trial might extend to 3or months, in the company of accomplished felons. He went to gaol a poor boy, and left it either an accomplished felon or baying had an education to fit him for it. This was one of the most expensive and dilatory pro ceedings known in those Courts, where the attributes of delay and expense were, to say the least, not alto- 7101 280 WO gether unknown. Instead of sending down a Corn- I mission, on issue being joined, they might send down the evidence taken. With respect to the other branch of this measure, he would wish that their Lordships would bear in mind that in what he was about to say, he by no means wished to un d erva l ue the services of the Masters in Chancery. They were, in fact, the organs of feeling in the Court of Chancery. They were the trial by jury of that Court. By a Bill which he had brought in he had done all in his power to raise the Masters in Chancery, by placing them on the footing of the Judges of the land. His intention was that they should be as a protection thrown round the Great Seal, and in his appointments to that office he had never made men - Masters in Chan cery, because the place was a comfortable one. He had never appointed an individual a Master in Chancery, because the place seemed fitted to him, but because he was fitted to the place. As to the idea of any other person applying to the Chan cellor, or speaking to him on the subj ec t o f thi s appoint ment, he would say . that it would be as great an insult, as great an injustice, and as great a prostitution of power, to allow this, as ta allow a p erson t o s p ea k t o the Chancellor on the appointment of pztisne Judge ; and during the time that he held the Seals he had recom mended persons to the Crown for the appointment of Puisne Judge even before the Prime Minister had been informed of the appointment. As far as regarded this measure then, he did not mean to cast any doubts on the utility of the office of Master in Chancery, but he considered that these local jurisdictions might in many instances more effectually perform these functions. He would now draw their Lordships' attention to what he conceived to be the necessity that existed for the crea tion of the office of Public Prosecutor, or of some office analagous to it. Had their Lordships witnessed the circumstances attendant upon trials conducted by a public prosecutor, the great advantage that the Judge, the suitors, and all concerned derived from the assistance of that officer—the great advantage derived by the prisoners also, in consequence of none but proper bills being preferred, they would agree with him in opinion as to the grea t i m p or t ance and advantage to - be derived from the appointment of a public prosecutor. He was sure that the Central Cri minal Court, the jurisdiction of which extended over upwards of two millions of persons, afforded an admir able opportunity of trying it upon a great scale. That Court had been found to have effected admirably the purposes for which it was intended. A public pro secutor had in his opinion become absolutely necessary since the Prisoners' Counsel Bill had passed, because, in a case where the prisoner employed counsel and the prosecutor did not, the prisoner's counsel would hardly do his duty without a little bending on his side, in order that each party might spring into an upright po sition. In such a case, without a public prosecutor, the Judge would be placed in rather an odious position ; and without some plan of the sort to which he had referred was established justice could not properly be administered.—(Hear, hear.) The establishment of Local Courts upon some just foundation would give, in his opinion, great facilities to the administration of justice. A public prosecutor had been found to be of great benefit in the places to which he had referred in the administration of justice, because he believed it had been always found that Grand Juries, with their divided responsibility, had never proved so effectual as a public prosecutor, with his undivided responsibility. He trusted that their Lordships would excuse him for having occupied so much of their time, but in a case of such great public importance, he considered it his duty to state to the House what his opinions were upon the subject. The LORD CHANCELLOR said that he en• tirely agreed with his Noble and Learned Friend so far as he bad pointed out the necessity of having established some well-conseeuted rules and principles for the form ing of these Courts. He felt persuaded that nothing could contribute more to the proper administration ofjus i tics, than some well-regulated established principles on this subject. Many propositions had been stated by the Noble and Learned Lord which could not be con troverted. So great a deficiency in the several local districts of carrying into effect what ought to be done, both with regard to the civil and criminal jurisdiction, and the multitude of applications brought up for Bills, showed what was wanted. It was true the business was done by local Acts, but it was only done partially, and not in a way to effect the due administration of justice. Many of those Courts were presided over by Commissioners, and unless they had some superior authority over them, such Courts were productive of any thing but justice. The means of re covering debts cheaply and speedily were but a small part of the benefit to be derived by the community from haying a well established principle in the constitu tion of those Courts. With respect to the Courts of Equity with which he (the Lord Chancellor) was more particularly conversant, nothing could be more incon venient, and nothing more defective, and nothing more expensive than the course at present in existence of carrying into effect the every day prooeadings of a Court of Equity.—(Hear, hear.) To take as an example a matter of lunacy, which, though it might not strictly be considered as a proceeding in the Court of Chancery yet was a proceeding before the Lord Chancellor ; if a Commission was to be executed in the country, that Commission was merely granted by the Chancellor ; but there was no person that he could appoint, or that he could direct to preside over the execution of the Com mission. •It was necessarily, therefore, directed to Commissioners, and whether those Commissioners should be well or ill selected, depended a good deal on those who were prosecuting the Commission. This proceeding was attended with great expense ; and it was not known who the individual might be, who should preside over, perhaps a long trial—a trial which would incur great expense, and upon the result of which investigation the fate of an individual, as far as his liberty was concerned, depended. There was no local authority that could be appointed by the Chancellor to govern or preside over such a trial. Then again, as regarded examining witnesses in equity, it was not according to the constitution of that Court to have witnesses brought up to London to be examined to save expence, as it was supposed a Commission was granted to examine them in the country. But whose duty was it to examine them there ? Why nobody . was appoint e d f o r that purpose, and therefore again Commissioners were employed. Then as to taking an answer in the Court of Chancery there was no person regularly appointed to do that. In short, everything that was to be done, relating to the business in the country, in the Court of Equity was to be transacted by parties selected there—always at great expense—and through thee-+ a multitude of the business of the Court of Equity neces sary to be transacted was transacted. He (the Noble and Learned Lord) would not advert to the Crimi nal Jurisdiction. He did not apprehend their Lord ships would entertain any d ou bt th a t i t was expedient that the criminal ad m i n i strat i on o f j ust i ce i n this country should be much more frequent than it had been. He did not undervalue the duties of the magistrates of the countie s , b u t if i t were necessary t h at t h e cr i m i nal justice should be more frequently administered, it could not be expected that gen tl emen wou ld sacr ifi ce t h e whole . of their time for th e p urpose o f try i ng pr i soners Those Lordships subjects were e h r e a d aware b e e matter s c o l i f a d r g i e n u g s s t h o e n g a a n o Ids t h r s ed a y p t o li p a o t sit e io v ri il. He had that in the course of th e l ast S ess i on, a Bill was brought into the other House, b u t w hi c h di d not reach their Lordships'heard ilo b u u s t one objectionended to to umehe House, intended and that was the expense. B ut l et them take ' the administration of criminal justice, and they would find that if the Sessions were only four times a year, the expense would be much incre ase d, i nasmuc h as the criminals must remain in prison for one or two months, or at the very least for some weeks. The great object was (independently of the inconvenience and in justice of keeping men in prison untried for any length of time) to lessen the expense of the support of these prisoners. That charge fell principally on the country ; but if any judicial authority was established in the country that expense would be altogether avoided. If they had an officer in the country who would execute al; those duties growing out of the Court of Chan cery, they would thereby save the suitors much of the expense they were now subjected to, and effect a great public good. In such a case they were not to take into account only the increased charge on the country, but how far the community at large would be benefited.—( Hear.) It was impossible to enumerate the multiplicity of affairs which might be discharged by such an officer. The first object was to see such an offic e established.—(Hear, hear, from Lord Brougham.) There would be no difficulty in finding business for him. The great difficulty would be to find an officer capable of transacting all the business that would be thrown upon him. He (the Lord Chancellor) had been most anxious to have such an office established, and he was glad the subject had been taken up by his Noble and Learned Friend, and brought un d er t h e no ti ce o f th e ir Lordship; be cause he deemed the establishment of such an officer of the greatest possible public benefit. Lord ABINGER spoke so very inaudibly that we could scarcely collect the purpor o t f what hesaid. We un derstood him to allude to the present system of the Revis ing Barristers, as showing the uncertainty and contradic tions resulting from the establishment of a number of separate, indep en d en t tribu na l s in the country. He believed that the formation of independent tndicial establishments in each county would be the cause of great inconvenience, and would he attended with most perniciou s consequences. Th e l a w of Yorkshire w ou ld diffe r f rom the law of Lancash i re , which would also diffe r from that of Surrey. The Noble and Learned Lord went on to observe that Grand Juries had frequently been made the subject of declamation ; but he considered that the Grand Juries brought the pe o pl e of E ng l and into contact with the Administration of' jus tice constantly ; and for that reason were most valuable institutions. Then it was often suggested that there should be a legal Chairman in Quarter Sessions, He (Lord Abinger) must protest a gainst the system which was now s o current,—of seeking to di s p en se with th e participation of the gentlemen of England in the admi. nistration of justice. He thought the connection of the country gentlemen with the administration of justice was one of the highest advantages and one of the noblest distinctions of England, and he hoped it would never be done away with. The LORD CHANCELLOR. made a ff‘v obgerva tions which were inaudible. Lord DENMAN expressed his satisfaction that this Bill had given rise to the present discussion, which he could not but consider had been of the greatest importance, because it was a subject which re quired and demanded the fullest and most com plete consideration.—( Hear.) He thought his Noble and Learned Friends had stated defects of considerable magnitude, and he did not think the remedy was ever thought of until those defects were made known as a grievance among the public generally. He did not think the present was an occasion on which he ought to give an opinion of his own as to the remedies to be applied to those serious grievances. He was disposed to think, without pledging himself to any particular measure, that this Bill did not interfere in any degree with any plan that could be devised for the future im provement of the administration of the law. By the Municipal Corporation Act the right of regulating and approving of such rules as the Judges of the Inferior Courts might recommend was given to any three of the Judges. A Committee of the Judges had met last Term, and the result was, a Bill had been prepared which he would have the honour of laying before their Lordships. That Bill would be applicable to Courts in general, and it proposed that every action in the In ferior Courts should commence by writ of summons, and that there should be frequent holding of those Courts. He did not know that any objection could well be made to the Bill, but he had no doubt their Lordships would, under the circumstances, think it fit the Bill should be re- ceived. The Earl of DEVON said, they were not called upon to decide whether the officer proposed by the Noble and Learned Lord should be appointed. He was an old Chairman of Quarter Sessions, and he was sure that the magistrates would not stand in the way of an improvement of the law. The subject of the trial of offenders came under the consideration of a Committee of their Lordships' House last year, and he had been directed as their Chairman to submit a Bill to their Lordships, and he had only forborne presenting that Bill by finding on the Votes of the other House that the Noble Lord, the Secretary for the Home Department, had given notice that he should bring the subject before that House. He thought that concurrent with this Bill they ought to have regard to the question of the summary conviction of offenders. Lord LANGDALE was glad that this subject had been brought forward. He would only make a few observations. There were defects and delays both in the ministerial and judicial administration of justice in the Court of Chancery that the country bad a right to complain of. The jurisdiction of the Court extended all over the country. Persons living in parts, however remote, might be called upon to give an answer to the case made against them in London. That answer had to be taken before some properly constituted au thority. Was it reasonable to call the party from Liverpool or from the Land's-End to put in an answer ? Well, then, a proper tribunal in the country had to be appointed, and a Commission might be issued, Well, when the answer was taken before the Commission so appointed, it had to come to London. The party then would have to send it by some one who would bring it to London, and who had to swear that he had received it from the Commissioners, and that it was in the same state as when it was given to him, But suppose the party could not get the answer brought to London, or could notpay the expense of so doing, that party was then liable for contempt of Court because the answer so taken could not be conveniently brought to London. Then witnesses had to be examined. There was no authority io the country to examine them, and again another Commission had to be issued. They were obliged to have such Commissioners as could he found, and some were very desirous of increasing their own enjoyments, while the proceedings were going on. He did not wish to use harsh language, but he could not help thinking that the interests of the suitors were grossly neglected. There were twenty other things of smaller importance which could not be done without creating an authority for the purpose. These were all ministerial acts, and he thought it was impossible for any person to create objections that proper local authorities should be established for the purposes he alluded to. He could not conclude without expressing the satisfac tion he felt that the subject had been brought under the notice of the House, however irregular it might be. Lord BROUGHAM quite concurred with his Noble and Learned Friend who had just sat down in the satis faction he expressed at the question being brought un der the notice of the House, and he believed that he was perfectly regular in his proceedings, as he had given notice of his intention to make the statement last night, and he was happy in any way to be the instrument of stirring such a question, and calling their Lordships' at tention to it. He had heard the speeches of his Noble and Learned Friends, and it filled up the measure of his self-gratulation to find that they agreed with him that some change was necessary. Allusion bad been made to a speech delivered by him in the other House, and he was proud to. say that in looking over the points of that speech he found that only one recommendation contained in it was not now the law of the land. Lord ABINGER had not made any allusion to the speech of the Noble and Learned Lord ; he had said that he had heard long and eloquent speeches in an other place upon the subject, but he had not said that it was from the Noble and Learned Lord. The Bill then went through Committee, and the re port was ordered to be received on Thursday. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE laid on the table certain papers connected with the proceedings of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. The Earl of CHARLEVILLE said, that notwith standing the reply of the Noble Marquis last night, with regard to the granting of certain returns, he found on looking at the papers, that the object which both the Noble Earl who had just left the House, and the Noble Marquis professed to have in view, that of seeing who was right, and who was wrong with regard to the proceedings which had taken place in Ireland, could not be accomplished, unless the returns for the two preceding years were granted. He therefore stated that he was authorised by the Noble Earl, who had first left the House, to give notice of mo tion on his behalf for the production of those returns, is addition to those to which he had already alluded. He wished to know whether the Noble Marquis objected to the production of these returns with regard to the first point on which difference of opinion had taken place last night between the Noble Marquis and the Noble Earl. The Marquis of NORMANBY was not aware at the moment of the circumstances of the case. The Earl of CHARLEVILLE held in his hand the return of the conviction of the prisoner alluded to. The Marquis of NORMANBY had no objection to give the returns asked for ; in feat, he rather wished that they should be carried back even beyond the two years, because he was anxious to show that he had fol lowed the same precedents as his predecessors. Ile again repeated that he had not the slightest objection to grant these returns. He would just say, in allusion to what the Noble Earl had said, that there seemed to be some doubt in his (the Marquis of Normanby's) mind, as to the identity of the person alluded to ; that he had observed that he was not aware of the circum stances of the case, of which no doubt the Noble Earl was aware, he having made them the subject of inves tigation. A medical gentleman who had called on him to-day, had told him that although he could not recol lect this precise case, yet he perfectly well recollected that at the time the hulks were broken up, certain of the convicts had been transported to Kilmainham gaol, in consequence of medical certificates stating that they were not a fit state to be transported. He was too much used to the exercise of this power in Ireland, to state at first whether Coghlan was or was not one of these persons,'although he took it for granted from what the Noble Earl said that he was one of them. He had no objection to acknowledge that he was sorry mercy had been extended in this case, if the case were as bad as had been described by the Noble Earl. With reference to the returns he could have no objection to granting them although they would not show the whole of the reasons for the commutation of punishment. The certificate of the surgeon constituted only one ingredient in enabling the Government to come to a decision—there were many other causes and considerations which influenced the Government in their decision. With reference to the officer of the medical department, on whose indivi dual -declaration it had been said he had acted, he he would state that, first of all, there was the surgeon of the transport, who certified as to the inability of the convict to undertake the voyage. In this case the Go vernment had no discretion ; and they referred this certificate to the medical officers of the Government, in order that they might ascertain the existing state of the disease, and whether it was of such a nature as to render it unlikely that he would ever be able to under.. take the voyage. These certificates were the acts of public officers, and formed one ingredient in the decision to which the Government came on the subject. The Earl of CHARLEVILLE said that no doubt one of the reasons for asking for a more extended re turn was, the number of prisoners let out by the Noble Marqis in the years 1834 arid 1837—many persons under sentence of death had been let out on those occa sions —others under sentence of transportation for life—others under sentence of transportation for 14 years—others under sentence of transportation for seven years, had been also liberated by the Noble Marquis, and out of all these cases in only forty-one instances had bail been required. In the ease of Coghlan he would not now dispute as to the validity of the medical certificate, when it appeared ac cording to the Noble Marquis's own showing that in this instance he had pursued an unusual practice. It appeared that there had been a regular rule with re gard to the commutation of punishment, but in this in stance Coghlan, a man of bad character, had been let loose without undergoing the three years' imprisonment to which his sentence of commutatation ought to have been commuted, and even without being called upon to find bail. Michael Ryan had been deScribed as an old pensioner who had lost hiS leg ; it would have been I much better for the unfortunate prosecutor if this old Colour-sergeant had lost his arm as well. The offence i which he had committed had been treated so lightly that erd tre-lera'- c-e-titt- 1 - 1 br—r, ;r-d b'tyl himself in ten pounds, and two securities of five pounds each, and the offence which this man who had lost his leg had committed, was the taking a man's head under his arm, putting it into Chancery, in fact, and opening his knife and scooping his eye out. Such con duct as this, on the part of her Majesty's Government, was calculated to shake justice, to destroy the confi dence of Judges, to destroy the confidence of Juries, to destroy the confidence of Magistrates, and to cause the people of Ireland to imagine that the Government were assisting those who were guilty of these breaches of the peace.—(Cheers). The Marquis of NORMANBY was most anxious to meet the impression of the Noble Earl or the im pression of other Noble Lords, and would do so when the Noble, Lord opposite (Roden) brought forward the question he had given notice of at the commencement of the Session. Perhaps the Noble Lord woulu have the kindness now to fix an early day for bringing it forward. He did not wish to ask any indulgence of the House, but he desired to have some specific day named, in order that, in the mean time, he might refresh his memory on the circumstances of the case, in order that he might be enabled to answer the question of Noble Lords, and refute the imputations that had been cast against his Government in Ireland. The Noble Marquis opposite ( Westmeath) had con cluded last night by stating that he_had thrown open the doors of the prisons in Ireland. Now upon that subject all he would say was, that of course he, as well as other men, was liable to error ; but this he could con scientiously say, that in the exercise of the prerogative of mercy he had been justified in the course he had pur sued by the opinions of the Judges, who had stated that he had exercised it with much care and attention, and in accordance with their views upon the subject. When the Noble Earl brought forward his motion on the sub ject, he should be enabled to refute completely the as persions that had been cast upon him in that respect. The Marquis of WESTMEATH said that the Noble Marquis opposite seemed to think that Noble Lords on that side of the House had not dealt fairly with him in bringing forward the subject as they had done, and not reserving it for a field-day.—( Hear. Lear.) He would venture to say that if the House were to sit there for a week, and every night until twelve o'clock, they would not be enabled to consider :dl the sets of misgovernment on the part of the Noble Marquis during the time he was Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. (Hear, hear.) The Noble Marqui' seemed to think that the matters that were brought forward were extremely triflt g , worthy of the attention of th I-1 e and hardly :ouse. Was it a trifling matter, he would ask. ¶ - er a man to have his ey e gouge d out?—(Hear d 1 -„, a ,.. ) He wished to God, that the Noble Mar".;:sls - s Government had been anything but what. it was—he wished he could have praised instead of blamed him, but having the interests of Ireland at heart, he should never hesitate, notwithstanding the taunts of the Noble Marquis, to bring forward facts and circumstances, which he felt himself compelled to do from a sense of duty.—( Hear, hear.) Earl RODEN having been personally alluded to by the Noble Marquis, felt himself called upon to make a few observations. He had felt it his duty, at the commencement of the Sesssion, to state that it was his intention to call the attention of the House to the disturbances that had taken place in various part of Ireland. He was extremely anxious, when he did so, that there should be a full attendance of Noble Lords, particularly those who were connected with that part of the country where the disturbances had taken place. Such being his wish, it was impossible for him to name a certain day, until he had had an opportunity of communicating with those Noble Lords. When he had done so, and had ascertained the time that would be most convenient for them, he would take care to inform the Noble Marquis. Having said thus much, he wished to make a few observations on the statements of the Noble Marquis relative to opening the gaols. He (Lord R.) had stated that the Noble Marquis had thrown open the gaols in consequence of the course he had thought proper to pursue when he visited several towns in the tour he had made through Ireland, parti cularly at Mullingar, where the Noble Marquis had given orders to the gaoler to liberate not less than nine teen persons. At that place there was a gentleman, of the name of Brown, who had a servant named Thomas— that servant was cruelly beaten, and left for dead—two individuals of the names of Gannon and Ward were taken up as accomplices in the assault ; they werebrought to the Court of Session, tried and convicted, and ordered 2 years and 6 months' imprisonment, and at the expiration of that time to find sureties of 201. each to keep the peace to all her Majesty's subjects for seven years. This took place in the month of January ; in the August fol lowing the Noble Marquis made his tour through Ire land, and among the nineteen persons he had ordered to be liberated at Mullingar were these two individuals,there by shortening the duration of their punishment for up wards of a year and a half, added to which they were set at liberty without entering into sureties to keep the peace. After their liberation a most barbarous murder was committed, and those two individuals were now in cus tody on suspicion of being accomplicesin that murder. True that according to the principles of the law in this country, no man was guilty nntil he had been found so by a jury of his country, but to say the least of it, he thought the extension of mercy in this case by the Noble Marquis was totally uncalled for. He (Lord R.) was as anxious as any man to give the Noble Marquis credit for a desire to extend mercy, but he must say that in such cases as those he had referred to, the mercy of the Noble Marquis had been in the ex• tremity of cruelty, because it left the innocent part of the community to the mercy of the worst of characters. It was an act of cruelty towards the Jury and the Judge who tried them, and he would venture to say that the species of mercy which had been extended by the Noble Marquis to the delinquents, bad done more to increase ahe disturbances in Ireland than any other act of his during the time he had repre sented his Sovereign in Ireland. The peaceable inha bitants of Ireland were desirous that the course pur sued by the Noble Marquis and the Government should be brought to light, and when it was he would venture to say that it would be found to have materially af fected the peace of Ireland. They had, however, now done with the Viceroyalty of the Noble Marquis in Ireland, and he (Lord R.) should be acting with hypo crisy if he did not say he was heartily glad of it.— ( Hear, hear) He should like to see the office of Vice roy done away with altogether ; but, if the Govern ment appointed another individual he trusted they would select one who would adopt a course by which he would draw to the Castle of Dublin all the resident gentry of Ireland, and restore that system of order in the country which the loyal people of Ireland had a right to expect. Lord L ISMORE believed that the tranquillity of Ireland was owing to the firmness and decision of the Noble Marquis. It was owing to faction that so much crime existed in Tipperary. The leaders of these fac tions had been tried and convicted, and had not been pardoned, and were now undergoing abroad the punish ments which had been inflicted upon them. The Marquis of NORMANBY thought in those general accusations it would be well to coma to some little facts. He was obliged to the Noble Earl for having referred to the case of Gannon and Ward, which, it WAS asserted, had been decided by him in a summary manner. These men had been tried and con victed of an assault, and he had received a memorial from the Hon. and Rev. Mr. Brown and others, stating their firm conviction of the innocence of the parties. That memorial ho had referred to the assistant barrister Mr. Ellis. Mr. Ellis reported that it was a very doubt ful case, and that he would be very much guided by the impressions which had been made upon Mr. Brown, the local inspector of the gaol. Several communica tions had passed, and the result was that a sufficierit degree of doubt appeared to justify the recommenda tions of Mr. Ellis and the other Magistrates : lie con scientiously believed that all the othrn cases could be equally well justified, if he, l'lsrhaps, excepted some minor offences connected sv;:t.'n faction fights, which were then for the first time prosecuted with a vigorous hand, and it was subsequently thought better to show a little leniency. It was rather hard, after the minute discus sions which had taken place upon the case of Gannon and Ward, that he should be now called upon for an explanation, more especially a ft er h e h a d t h ree or four times in anticipation discussed the affairs of Ireland. Earl RODEN begged to ask whether these men had not been bound over to keep the peace, and whether that condition had been complied with ? The Marquis of NORMANBY really could not say. He had given general directions that these con ditions should be in all cases enforced, The Marquis of WESTMEATH had sat upon the Bench at the trial of these men, and there had not been the slightest difference of opinion as to their guilt. There was some difference of opinion as to which of the parties had committed the assault, and one of them had attempted to prove an alibi, which had only in creased the evidence of his guilt. Athough he (the Marquis of Westmeath) filled a situation in the county which might have entitled him to be ,consulted, he had never heard a word of the pardon of these men. It had been asked why should he, but he (the Marquis of Westmeath) would ask why he should not have been consu ;ad ?—(Hear, hear.) He thought ass he Lieutenant of that county that his opinion might have been taken. The Earl of WICKLO W was surprised to hear the Noble Viscount opposite, who was connected with the county of Tipperary, complimenting the Noble Mar quis, and stating that through his exertions perfect tranquillity had been established in that country. The public prints did not say so.—(Hear, hear.) It was only a few weeks ago he read in them that a large party of lawless men had come upon the Noble Viscount's ground at night, and ploughed it up.—(Hear, hear.) That might be Tipperary tranquillity, but it was not tranquillity in any other sense of the word, and he be. lieved the Noble Viscount had been obliged to call out the Dragoons to protect his property.—(Hear, hear.) The Noble Marquis wished that the whole conduct of his government should come at once before the House but where there were so many different causes of com- fl i° l Londo n: P r i nte d an d P u hE 0 , dited by MURDO YOU N 10 No. 112, Strand, at The Sun Olfice,No. 112, Stray the , :ouuty of .!;..tidle3eN.—Wednesday, February 17. plaint against him, it was impossible to give them a fair consideration if they all came on together. He believed the Noble Marquis meant well, but he could not approve c‘f 1-- T-T,, 1-nwever, hear las ease acid toe judgment he should give would be influenced by no feeling but that of justice towards the Noble Marquis and the country. They had heard a great deal on the subject of exercising the prerogative of mercy. It was a privilege which ought not to be exercised except in very particular cases. There were many strong reasons which might be urged against fill ing up the office of Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. The uncertainty of communication in former times had rend ered it necessary that a person with a delegated autho rity to exercise the prerogative of mercy should reside there, but the invention of steam, and its application to railroads and steam-boats have brought theso countries into perfect communication. There was at present no more necessity for a Lord Lieutenant in that country than in Yorkshire or Kent. Her Majesty's Ministers had now a fair opportunity of abolishing it, for, if he was correctly informed, the office was now going a-be; ging.—( Hear, hear.) The present therefore was a rood opportunity by which a great deal of unnecessary ex pense would be saved to the country, and the e;al of exercising the prerogative of mercy would btt put an end to. Instead of a Lord Lieutenant they might es tablish a Secretary of State for that country, who s hould be in the Cabinet, and he believed it was the recent appointment of that nature that had occasioned the dif ficulty in filling up the Noble Marquis's place. Lord LISMORE said he had had satisfaction for the outrage which had been committed on his pro perty by the peasantry, which was nothing more than peeling down the side de bleak hill for manure.—(Hear') and he could not but remark that the administration of justice in Ireland, under the Noble Marquis, had not been so inefficient as was represented, as a proof of which he would refer to the convictions which had been come to in Tipperary by Juries composed chiefly of Roman Catholics. Lord MELBOURNE said, without casting fulY disrespect upon the Lord Lieutenants, it was not eta" tomary to refer cases of this nature to their opiniea; but the reference was appointed to be mad-'e to the as sistant-barrister. The Noble Earl opms - ite (Wicklow) andha d introduced ods stated that a subject s o o the p e f im nt na ture, L o rd Lieutenant wa s no t netenary the prerogativ e o f for the administration o f be exercised by M e ". cy, and that th e p rerog ative migh t # .. l ue Sovereign with ou t th e i n tervention of that Or ce. He (Lord Melbourne) did not think i t could did not think that the necessary informatio n o ffi rt e a e of could be obtained ; and this was one reason, among others, why he could not accede to the proposed ar rangement—an arrangement rather hastily thrown out • by the Noble Earl. " The Noble Earl (continued the Noble Viscount very emphatically) may depend upon it there is more in that suggestion than he at present imagines. I will not enter into a discussion of it n ow : I will distinctly say that there is no intention et adopting it ; and if the Noble Earl will take my advice, he will think before he gives to it his sanction and authority. I do not believe that; any measure could more play into the hands 01 those who desire a separation of Ireland from this coup" try, than that thrown out by the Noble Earl." The Earl of C HARLEVILLE said, with respec t to the Juries in Tipperary who had done their dutY, most creditably to themselves, the Noble Marquis ba, abandoned the usu a l p rac ti ce o f c h a ll eng i ng J urors , nee they were of a higher class than ordinary, of the elos s from which the Grand Jurors were taken. Returns then agreed to. ACTION FOR LIBEL IN THE COURT Of QUEEN'S BENCH. • Lord REDESDALE moved that the officer of the House be all owe d t o atten d t h e C ourt of Queen's Bench with the minutes of evidence before th e CO' mitteee, upon the State of New Zealand, which et dence having been communicated to the Commons be° been published by them, and an action fo - c libel broug ht upon it. Lord HOLLAND said he thought this a very se ri. ous question, and not to be lightly decided. Lord LYNDHURST said the affair had arisen fre tn the publication of the evidence, by the House of Corn' mons, and there would be an absolute failure of j u stice if the motion was not agreed to. of Lord HOLLAND th oug h t t h ere was a ques tion principle involved. Lord MELBOURNE—When does the trial Com e on? Lord LYNDHURST—Thursday. Lord HOLLAND—I am not prepared to oppo s e the motion, but I thi n k i t i nvolves very ser i° o questions. Lord LYNDHURST—Th ose questions are open for discus s i on h erea f ter . No privilege can be stlrr eo, r , dered in gra n ti ng an app li cat i on under particu l ar ei cumstances. Lord HOLLAND—It is all very well to say 01°1 the question can be discussed hereafter ; but if the 9 1 1 ; plication is g ran t e d i n t hi s case, i t will be demandedei, a matter of j ust i ce i n ot h ers. T he point may b e ra is _n o whether any o f your L or d sh i ps may not be called upu_., to give e vid ence i n a C ourt of Justice as to words s polce: in this House. Are Committees less under protectl: than the House itself? It is a fundamental prinei; that nothi ng sa id i n P ar li ament can be questioned I Courts of Law ? that is one of the privileges of House of Commons. I don't know what effect this ar plication, if granted, may not have tIPMI that question' It is not to be granted as a matter IA course. Lord REDESDALE said li e would have g ive : longer n o ti ce if i t b a d b een possible. There was „ analogy, in his opinion between proceedings in tinf House and proceedings 'before Committees, because 0 t debat es i n t h at House there was no authorized repor t ' as ther e was i n the case of Committees. The reP °t ers might p u bli s h the debates, but it was not by tu o , authority of that Houie, and this point was jealous'Y watched in order to secure perfect freedom o f deba te ' He wished to be bound by the decision o f the House The LORD CHANCELOR thought the Pa rt y ought to have made the application earlier. The Earl of MINTO opposed the motion. Lord LYNDHURST said his Noble Friend ne ar him had d rawn a very proper distincti on . There w ag no public at i on of the debates i n th a t H °l2° e, • but th e ev id ence in the Committees was taken do% by the p roper officer, and that w as commun i ca t e d to other House of Parliament, who published it to tn e. o world, a n d w h en i t was published every one )33 3 right t o ma k e comments on it. It was a case of es • treme hardship. Lord MELBOURN E—You had better Wept° it to-morrow. Lord LYNDHUR ST—But the Hous e will not sit to - morrow. Earl MINTO said the same thing might have h a p ; pened if th e ev id ence had not been communicated ir the House of Commons —any one might have r i lisped p art o f t h e ev i dence taken before a Como ' a , Hof their Lordships' House—but had it ever been r . t - C . tended th a t th e party could come to their Lordships '0 a justifi ca ti on ; a l t h ough i t was true that it might serve him if he cou ld o b ta i n i t. Their proceedings bad a' ways been considered as entirely closed. reit Lord HOLLAND said this was a question of ,g— -constitutional imp or t ance . H e remembered that the famous c ase b etween Mr. Fox and Mr. Hoe 7°,° e a question arose as to what had passed in a Comol ,, -e0 ka of the House o f C ommons, and Mr. Home , wished to make it evidence, but it was decided th e could be n o i nqu i ry i nto what had pass,ed i n that_, CO' , • mittee. Lord REDESDALE said that if,: an y privilege We likely t o b e g i ven up b y acceding to hi sa - li ca tion, ' would be th e l ast one to make it, The ground ,- which he rested his application yras this, that the tr deuce had b een pu bli s h e d by t'ue authority of the ( 4 '4 House—their Lordships having' commun i c ated tr . to that House. The evidence had been P m il te licly sold, an d wou ld the i r Lordships re7st the individ ua l th e l ega l ev i dence of p r oving t o what had b een p u bli s h e d had taken place bew the Committ ee . H e did not think that if this I; plication was acceded to, it could be drawn into an jurious precedent. I A be The LORD CHANCELLO R said there couthe no doubt that in this particular case it would be for t h e benefit of th e party to have what he asked, hut.eie thought it was o f t h e greatest importance tha t t“ s, Lordships should consider the extent to which app cations of this sort might be carried. 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