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Cbtai Mbttion SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock, TATTERSALL'S.—THIS EVENING QUARTER TO SIX O'CLOCK. CHESTER CLT. 13 to 1 agst Merry Andrew 14 to 1 agst The Prior 14 to 1 agst Sir Robert 15 to 1 agst Cattonite 20 to 1 agst Freedom DERBY, 6 to 1 agst Ugly Buck 7 to 1 agst Rattan 16 to 1 agst Orlando 18 to 1 agst Cockamaroo 18 to 1 agst Leander 27 to 1 agst Loadstone, 33 to 1 agst lonian 33 to 1 agst Running Rein 33 to 1 agst Can3panero 33 to 1 agst Voltri 40 to 1 agst Foig-a-ballagh 40 to 1 agst Vat colt All the others as on Monday. SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS, FROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF THIS DAY. GLOBE.—The Anti-Corn-law League held its usual weekly meeting last evening. It was truly a " monster" meeting. Every part of the immense building was crowded. There could not be less—packed as the assem bly was—than six thousand persons present. These were principally of the class of society to which the term • respectable" is conventionally applied ; but who would be more properly designated as the middle (to distinguish them from the labouring) classes. The dress circle, the private boxes, and the stage were ap priated to a yet higher class, among whom were persons of considerable rank and station. The issue of tickets had been restricted, and every effort was employed by the Committee to prevent confusion. To a very con• siderable extent, the preliminary regulations, and the arrangements within the house, were success ful ; and, with one or two trifling interruptions from personal altercations between parties who were incon venienced by the pressure at the pit entrance, the pro ceedings of the evening were conducted with order, only interrupted by the enthusiastic cheering within, and by crowds without, the theatre. For intensity and duration, this far surpassed any demonstration (and we have been present at many exciting scenes) we ever witnessed. The newly-formed " League for the Pro tection of Agriculture," and the proceedings that marked its formation, supplied the speakers with topics, which they employed with considerable effect upon the risible faculties of the meeting. Mr. Daniel O'Connell's announced intention of being present had contributed to heighten the interest, which the weekly meetings of the League had hitherto kept_ alive, to the excitement we have - described. He also applied his peculiarly caustic sarcasm to the proceed ings of this new agitation; and slily alluded to the pro secution against himself and his coadjutors in Ireland, as having rendered the Duke of Richmond and the Duke of Buckingham fearful of coming, as conspira tors, within the clutches of the Attorney-General. Passing from the incidental to the immediate business of the night, we cannot withhold the high gratification with which Mr. James Wilson's speech was evidently listened to—a speech which was delivered under the manifest disadvantage of the meeting being kept on the yui vive by the expected entrance of Mr. 0 Connell, and the occasional intimations of his approach. As an exposition of the impolicy of commercial restrictions, and the mischiefs it has wrought in this and other countries, it was most able and convincing, and de serves the widest circulation, as a vindication of the efforts now employed to impress the Legislature, through the medium of public opinion, with a conviction of the necessity of adopting a wiser policy in its enactments respecting commerce than that by which it has hitherto been governed. We have taken occasion to allude to the enthusiastic reception of Mr. 0 Connell by this immense assemblage. We regard it as one of those " signs of the times" which no Government can safely treat with indifference. The prosecution of O'Connell and his co-agitators has produced an effect on the public mind, even in this country, most unfortunate for the Ministry • and this feeling is spreading. O'Connell, whose in fluence was subsiding, has been exalted into a hero. If subjected to personal infliction, he will be more formidable in his prison than when presiding in his Conciliation Hall, or addressing his monster meet ing on the plain of Tara. There he was a " diffi culty" to a Government, disliked by the great bulk of the Irish nation. He might have been neutralised by Ministers; and would have been so, had they adopted a mild and generous policy toward the people, over whom he exercised an influence which had waxed or waned according as the Ministry of the day coerced, or conciliated, by its system of government. At the close of one of those enthusiastic bursts of cheering with which O'Connell was last night greeted, he said—and who will venture to doubt the correctness of the anticipation 2—" The sound of that shout will not die within these walls • it will be carried throughout your metropolis ; it w ill be 'conveyed on the eastern winds to Ireland—it will be heard to re-echo soon on the banks of the Shannon, the Nore, the Suir, and the Barrow." STANDARD.—The adjourned debate was last night continued by a single speech ; but that speech possesses an interest greater than belong s to all the speeches that went before it, and all that arikely to follow it. It was the speech of the Attorney-General for Ireland—the de fence of a man who had been for six consecutive nights in the House of Commons, and for twice as many weeks out of doors, the object of incessant attack from open enemies, and of insidious blows from pre tended friends, as unjust as they were malignant. Great interest naturally attached to such a defence, even before the speaker had opened his lips ; but we do not hesitate to say that the Right Hon. Gentleman had spoken but a very few sentences before the generous sympathy with the per iet uted man was wholly lost in admiration of the great lawyer and orator, and astonished at the power with which he crushed all his opponents, and vindicated the cause of truth and justice. In Ireland it is pretended that Mr. Smith is not an eloquent speaker, and some chattering fribbles in this country talk of his failing in the House of Commons, but read his speech of last night—mark its perfect unity as a demonstration, the irresistible sequence of each in ference, the lucid order in which these inferences pro ceed to an inevitable conclusion, and the animation and vigour which pervade the whole, and then say whe ther such a speech would not be thought eloquent in Greece in her best age—whether it does not rank with the best English models ? It is not " Irish eloquence " quite the opposite but that is indeed high praise. It is an inadequate acknowledgment to say, that by his speech last night Mr. Smith has won the very first place among the professional orators in the House of Commons. That it overturned the whole case attempted to be raised against him, and overturned it without effort, can be easily under :stood. The case was one which any infant's hand might crush; but it was not with infantine force—it was with the strength of an Afrite—that the Attorney-General for Ireland rolled back their accusations upon his ac cusers. The expression of indignant scorn with which be vindicated his own honesty, and the honesty of the Irish bar, in reply to the imputation of bir Thomas Wilde, has probably never been excelled ; and an inferior matter, his contrast of Sir Thomas's own precedents- to Sir Thomas's late exposition of the law, was as ludicrously effective as the vindication was terrible. We say so much of the qualities of the Attorney-General's speech to invite those who read for amusement only, and who would, perhaps, be deprived of the high gratification of reading this. splendid arguraOnt by the terror of a long speech upon a threadbare subject from one hitherto known • only as a consummate lawyer. MURDERS BY A YOUNG CHILD. On Monday was committed to Lincoln Castle, for trial, charged with the wilful murder of her two little bro thers (on the mother's side), Mary Johnson, a girl not -yet thirteen. The inquest was held at Benington, near Boston, the place where the parties reside, and it has proved a most painful and intricate investigation. The prisoner's improbable story is as follows : She went to Mr. Overton's shop, the Post-offica, to in quire for a letter ; there not being one, she went out again, and in about ten minutes returned, and asked for a pennyworth of arsenic, which, after a deal of - hesitation, she obtained. The same ni flit, when par taking of their meal, the two children were poisoned, and died the next morning, within two hours of each 4other. On the night in question, after their meal was egyer, Farr (the father) and his housekeeper went to a ranting chapel, in an adjoining parish, and upon their Teturn homo they found the two children at a neigh bour's house, under the same roof, retchin g , p urg i ng , :land vomiting, which continued with but little intermis sion until they died. The father fetched Mr. Cummack, • a surgeon, but upon his arrival William expired. - The day after the death of the two children, the father, hearing that the prisoner had procured poison et Mr. Overton's, took her with him, and confronted her . with Mr. Overton, putting the question, " this ; girl get any poison here ?" Being answered in the affirmative, th e f a th er th en as k e d th e g irl what she did i with t ? She replied, " I gave it to a woman on the road, who sent me for it." At another stage of the : investigation, being asked by the Coroner if she should ;know the woman again, or describe her dress and person, :she answered, she had never seen her before or since, mat she was a tall woman, we ar i ng a b rown c l oa k , a white straw bonnet with Co l oure d ribands, and , car rying a reticule basket; and t h at she accompanied 'the woman on the high-road a s f ar as the guide -post leadins,g to Butterwick, being a distance of between 200 and 300 * yards from Mr. O verton's, whe re t h e woman left her, it.nd pursued her journey towards Boston, and the girl returned hoe. After vigilant inquiry by the officers and polieenosueh woman can be found. At this stage of the proceedings a witness was pro duced who completely refuted the statement of the pri soner, and swore that on the day in questi on s h e was _going on the high-road to Boston, and saw a woman •comb's . over Mr. Overton's stile, and that she also saw the prisoner, but that they never came near one an other, and that no communication did or could take -.place between them. Mr. Overton proved serving the prisoner with a quar ter of a pound of arsenic, and he asked her how they were going to use it ? She said "to poison mice." lie advised the girl to be very cautious where she put it, as it was highly dangerous, and then took the precaution of duly labelling it with the word "poison." Mr. Cummack made apost mortem examination of both bodies, and detected arsenic in their stomachs. The housekeeper underwent a severe cross-examina tion by the Coroner, but nothing could be elicited from TH her or'the father to criminate any one but the prisoner ; and upon the Coroner's address to her upon the verdict, and the painful duty which devolved on him in sending one so young in years to prison and to trial, she appeared to be the only one in an unusually, crowded Court who remained unmoved, indifferent and mute. TUESDAY NIGHT.—A report is prevalent that the youthful murderess has made a confession to the chap lain, which implicates other parties. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat upon the Wool sack at Five o'Clock. FRENCH OCCUPATION OF TAHITI. Lord BROUGHAM, seeing his Noble Friend the Noble Earl, who was at the head of the Foreign Depart ment, in his place, wished to put a question to him re specting an occurrence, which, it was stated in the public newspapers had taken place—he meant the occupation by the French of the island of Otaheite. He had no wish to embarrass the Government in its relations with France, by putting this question, but he wished to know whether the accounts which had appeared in the news papers of the occupation of Otaheite by the French forces were true, and if his Noble Friend had received any intimation from the French Government respecting the occupation of Otaheite. The Earl of ABERDEEN believed that the state ments which their Lordships had seen in the public papers were correct. He believed that it was perfectly true that a French naval force had taken military possession of the island of Tahiti. He had heard of that event with great regret ; but he was not yet prepared with such explanations on the subject as the House might desire. Lord BROUGHAM agreed with his Noble Friend in expressing the deepest regret at that occupation, which appeared most unadvised as long as it remained un explained. He did not mean to say but that it might be explained. It might perhaps be disowned, but he could not conceal the deep feelings of regret when he saw that such a gallant nation as the French—a nation to be admired, more especially for its military history —should have adopted such a course as had been adopted on the present occasion. He considered that it was the deepest degradation to any party to adopt the tone which had been adopted by the war party in France on this occasion. They were the enemies of peace, and more especially of the friendly relations subsist ing between France and this country. They had alluded to the occupation of this island, as some great triumph had been obtained by taking possession of this island, which was defended by those who had been properly designated as the grown children—the defenceless chil dren of the South Sea Islands. It was not worthy of a gallant nation to make such boasts.. It was not worthy of a nation which could boast of such vic tories as those of Marengo and Austerlitz, and Jena and Wagram—(Hear, hear)—to boast of such a wretched acquisition as this. Those who made these boasts were not actuated by any love of French military glory in the eulogiums which they thus bestowed on this wretched acquisition. They did not care one straw for the glory of the French army. Their only object was to excite the passions of the Irish people, so as to mar the prospects of peace if that were possible, but he trusted that it would be impossible for any efforts of such per sons as those to whom he had alluded to mar those prospects. MESSAGE FROM THE COMMONS. Messengers from the Commons brought up the Metro polis Improvements Bill, which on the motion of the Duke of BUCCLEUCH was read a first time. OFFENCES AT SEA BILL. The Offences at Sea Bill was read a third time. (LEFT SITTING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair at the usual.hour. Several petitions were presented for leave to obtain private bills. Mr. ESTCOURT brought up the report of the Com mittee on Standing. Orders. Mr. W. PATEN presented a petition from the Board of Guardians in Lancaster, complaining of the operation of the bastardy clause of the New Poor-law Bill. Lord POLLINGTON presented a petition from a body of licensed victuallers deprecating the increase of railways, and praying to be relieved from the burdens imposed upon them. Mr. WILLIAMS presented a petition from Coventry deprecating war as inconsistent with the spirit of Chris tianity, and complaining of the great expenditure of the public money in keeping up a large standing army. Mr. S. CRAWFORD presented a petition from Roch dale, complaining of inadequate representation and other grievances. The Hon. Member said, he felt it his duty to state that the heading of the petition was not in the usual form. It was addressed "To the representa tives in the Commons House of Parliament of the 950,000 British subjects, who at present possess the right of exercising the electorial franchise." The SPEAKER said, that if the House received the petition, it would imply that they did not represent the country at large. The language not being respectful to the House, if the Hon. Member wished it to be received he had better take the sense of the House on the motion that it be brought up. Mr. S. CRAWFORD said that after that intimation he would withdraw the petition. Mr. WALLACE presented a petition from 2,033 ope rative bleachers in the west of Scotland, complaining of the mode in which their business is now conducted, as in jurious to health, and praying to be included in the Factory Act. The Hon. Gentleman also presented a petition from the same place, signed by 4,648 persons, confirming the statements made in the other petition. He gave notice that he should to-morrow move that these petitions be printed with the Votes, with a view to a motion to place the petitioners within the operation of the Factories Bill now before the House. Mr. M. GIBSON presented a petition against the Gaming Penalties Disabilities Bill. Mr. PAKINGTON said he should postpone to the 7th of March the consideration of his Bill to define and regulate the periods for holding quarter sessions in cities and boroughs. Dr. BOWRING announced his intention of postponing for a fortnight his motion to call the attention of the House to the operation of the treaty of commerce with Turkey upon the commercial interests of this country. Mr. LABOUCHERE said he should let his motion, " That an humble address be presented to her Majesty. representing to her Majesty the great importance to this country of the trade with the empire of the Brazils, and humbly praying her Majesty to adopt such measures as may appear best calculated to maintain and improve the commercial relations between the United Kingdom and the Brazils," stapd over to this day fortnight. Mr. WALLACE likewise postponed his motion for a Select Committee to inquire into the administration of the criminal law in Scotland, in so far as relates to the prevention of crime, the reclaiming of offenders, and the efficiency of punishments under the present system. IMPRISONMENT FOR DEBT. Mr. HUME moved for a return of the number of per sons in prison for debt in the gaols of London, Middle sex, and Surrey, and the amount of the debts for which they were confined, classed undersums of 1/., 5/., 10/., and 501.—Ordered. TAHITI-FRANCE. Sir GEORGE GREY said he had a question to put to the Right Hon. Baronet (Sir R. Peel), which was of considerable importance. It had been reported for a day or two past that the French Admiral, off the island of Tahiti, hadtaken possession of it in the name of France. He had already alluded to the question ; and since he had done so, the subject had assumed a very painful aspect, and had no doubt attracted the notice of her Majesty's Government. Full and apparently most authentic accounts had now appeared in the public papers, stating that the French protectorate had termi nated, that the island had been taken possession of by the French stationed off there, and that the nativ e Queen had been forcibly deposed. He wished to ask the Right Hon. Baronet, if the Government had received any information on this subject, and if so, whether he could, consistently with his sense of duty, put the House in possession of that information.—(Hear, hear.) Sir R. PEEL felt obliged for the private intimation given to him by the Right Hon. Baronet, of ,his inten tion to put this question. When the questio n was put to him the other night, accounts appeared the next day, stating the facts now adduced by the Right Hon. Baro net. Since that period, a vessel had arrived—probably the same vessel which brought the early in formation alluded to—bringing full dispatches from the British authorities in the island of Ta hiti to the Government at home. He believed the accounts were received. He believed that the French Admiral in those seas had taken possession of the island of Tahiti,- and that the native Queen had been deposed.—(Hear, hear.) All he could at present say upon the subject was, that he greatly lamented what had taken place.—(Loud cries of " Hear, hear," from every part of the House.) He had no reason at the pre sent to believe that what had taken place was with the previous sanction or under instructions sent ont by the French Government.—(Hear.) But the Government had put itself into communication with France upon the subject, and, under all the circumstances of the case, he thought it better to say no more at that moment, and he doubted not the House would approve this course. He would take the first opportunity, when he could speak with propriety, to give to the House every information upon the subject which he might be able to do.—(Hear ' hear.) GAMING AND SPORTS COMMITTEE. At the request of Mr. More O'Ferrall, and with the sanction of Sir Robert Peel, Mr. Martin Blake was placed upon this Committee in the room of Mr. Hume, who voluntarily seceded from it, in order that an Irish Member might be attached to it. MASTER AND SERVANT. Mr. MILES brought up a Bill for the - amendment of the laws relative to master and servants, which was read a first time. Lord CLEMENTA and Mr. POWELL severally postponed motions till another day, in order to give precedence to the adjourned debate on Ireland. On the motion that the Order of the Day for re suming the adjourned debate be read, Sir R. PEEL said it was advisable that some arrange ment should be made respecting the termination of the debate. They were now approaching the close of a fortnight since its commencement, and it was impossible to foresee from the aspect it at present presented when it would be brought to a conclusion. He was unfortunately in the position of being one of the speak ers, and he was perfectly ready to make any arrange ment on the subject. lie wished to learn whether it was intended that the debate should end to night. Several Hon Members on the Opposition side of the House rose and exclaimed—" To-morrow night." The Right lion. J3art. then sat down. On the Speaker putting the question, Sir Valentine Blake rose several times to address the House, but, the order not having been read, he was compelled to sit down amid much laughter. STATE OF IRELAND—ADJOURNED DEBATE. The Order of the Day for the commencement of the Adjourned Debate having been read, Mr. MAURICE O'CONNELL said he should not detain the House long, and he should confine himself as much as possible to certain statements made by the Attorney-General for Ireland. At the commencement of his speech the Right Hon. and Learned Gentleman thought proper to attack the traversers with respect to their conduct towards the Government. reporter, Mr. Bond Hughes. Now, the case with respect to Mr. Bond Hughes stood thus :—He lodged an information that at a certain dinner at Mullaghmast, he saw Mr. Barrett, and he stated that Mr. Barrett spoke there. He further swore that he afterwards saw Mr. Barrett at a meeting held in Abbey-street, and that the day after the proclamation against the meeting at Clon tarf, he saw Mr. Barrett on the evening of that day at a dinner at the Rotunda, and that Mr. Barrett spoke at that dinner. On the 15th or 16th of October the traversers attended at the chambers of Mr. Justice Burton, to put in bail. Among those traversers was Mr. Barrett, and among the parties attending was the Crown witness, Mr. Bond Hughes. Mr. Hughes went there for the express purpose of correcting an error as to the name of the traversers, the Rev. Mr. Tierney and the Rev. Mr. Tyrrell. He then saw Mr. Barrett, and in the course of his evidence, stated that he neither saw Mr. Barrett at the Rotunda nor at the meeting at Mullaghmast. Supsequently a summons was served on Mr. Bond Hughes to appear at.thepolice office, to answer a complaint of wilful and corrupt per jury, but Mr. Kemmis never alluded to the statement made by Mr. Hughes, at the Judge's chambers ; but suffered him to remain under the imputa • tion of perjury. On the 3d or 4th day of term a writ of mandamus was applied for. No men tion was made, on the part of the Crown soli citor, of the fact that Mr. Bond Hughes had committed a mistake. Now he (Mr. M. O'Connell) thought they could not entirely acquit Mr. Bond Hughes for allowing so grave a charge as perjury to hang over him, when it was obviously his duty to take the first oppor tunity of meeting it. But he was a Crown witness, and it must be supposed that he was in the hands of the officers of the Crown. Those Crown officers contented themselves with resisting the applica tion for the mandamus moved for on the part of the traversers, and they allowed the charge to hang over Mr. Bond Hughes from the 16th of October until he was examined as a witness on the trial, when, in the course of cross-examination, it was elicited from him that he had committed a mistake. He thought the only blame that could be attached to Mr. Bond Hughes was, that he allowed the matter to rest in the hands of the Crown solicitor instead of taking it up himself and placing it in its proper light before the public. The moment it was placed in its proper light before the public, that moment the obloquy which had been cast upon Mr. Hughes ceased. The Right Hon. and Learned Gentleman (the Attorney-General for Ireland) had alluded much in his speech to the caption of the indictment, and tried to explain his motives for refusal. He (Mr. O'Connell) was sure that it was as unusual to refuse an application of this nature in Ireland as it was in England. When the matter was brought before Mr. Justice Perrin, he at once concurred in the propriety of allowing the tra versers to have a caption of the indictment. Again, the traversers being allowed to traverse, a four days' rule was moved, but the Right Hon. and Learned Gentleman demurred, and eventually, after much dif ficulty, the traversers succeeded in getting the rule. When the Chief Justice asked the Attorney-General whether • it was customary to grant such a rule, he replied, that the ordinary practice might be so, but he, as chief officer of the Crown, felt privileged to oppose it. The Right Hon. and Learned Gentleman had spoken in terms most laudatory of the Irish Bar, and he (Mr. M. O'Con nell) thought it , equal to that of any other country, but still:he could not laelp reiterating the question put by the Hon. Member for Worcester, as to whether the Attorney-General for England would have acted under similar circumstances as the Irish Attorney-General had done. He (Mr. M. O'Connell) would ask the Right Hon. and Learned Gentleman the Attorney-General for England, how he would have asserted such a prerogative? The Right Hon. and Learned Gentleman (the Solicitor- General for Ireland) had complained that the traversers, through their agents, had resorted to every means—even the most frivolous—to procure delay, and frustrate the objects and ends of the prosecution, but he (Mr. M. O'Connell) contended that the interests of the tra verses imperatively demanded that course pursued, and every step which had been taken had been taken according to the strict letter of the law. In Eng land the practice had invariably been to afford every facility to the traversers for preparing their de fence by supplying a caption of the indictment, and every other document they might require. He should next allude to another point in those trials when the bills were before the grand jury it was to alter a misnomer, and upon Mr. M`Donough resisting the application, the Attorney-General called upon M`Donough who was a Queen's Counsel, to pro duce his license to act as counsel for the traversers. He thought such a demand did not, at least, tend to raise the Right Hon. and Learned Gen tleman in the estimation of the Irish bar. The Act of Parliament provided that no person who was not on the list should be placed thereon, unless he himself gave notice of his name not appearing on the list. And the Act of Parliament further provided that no person's name which was already on the list should be taken off without notice being given to that person. The course pursued by the traversers was therefore strictly legal. The Right Hon. and Learned Gentleman the Attorney-General for Ireland, last night, when he stated that the attornies for the traversers were admitted to examine the notices of objection to the jurors, omitted to state that other attornies and counsel by whom retained, the traversers knew not were in attendance to object to any names the traversers might propose to be placed on the lists. They managed their affairs very well, for the traversers never could ascertain by whom they had been retained. When the Attorney-General last night denounced the conduct of Mr. Mahony, he omit ted to state this fast that counsel attended on bosh sides. He, however, did not fail to cast an imputation upon a gentleman, against whose character he (Mr. O'Connell) never before had heard anything stated, he meant Mr. M-Grath who had the fortune or the misfortune as the case might be to be a Catholic. The Attorney-General insinuated that this Gentle man had been corruptly influenced by Mr. Ma hony, and that he had shown more favour to the traversers than to the officers of the Crown. Now, he believed, the practice was that the list should remain in the office three weeks, during which all parties should be entitled to a personal inspection. The attorney for the traversers applied at the close of the revision for permission to compare his list with the list of the Recorder, in order to see whether his books were correct. There was no great con cession in granting such a request. He was in formed that the same permission would be given to th e attorney for the traverse rs h a d h e a ppli e d for it. Per mission had been given to inspect four of the parochial lists, and when the fifth was applied for, it was stated that it was gone to the Recotder. Up to that moment he believed no corruption could be charged either against Mr. *Grath or the attorney for the traversers. The Right Hon. Gentleman (the Attorney-General) said that on the part of the Crown frequent application was made for the book. This was never stated however on the trial though it ought to have been, if it were intended to have made any statements at all. It ought then to have been stated that the traversers had enjoyed an advantage which was denied to the Crown. As it was, they had only the bare statement of the Attorney- General. From the 3d of January the Sheriff had twelve clear days in which to make his list. Now, if the Attorney- General was so anxious to obtain a copy of the jury list, he had it in his power to do so. Immediately on the return of the Recorder an application was made to him on the part of the traversers for copies of the jury list. The Recorder said it was not in his power to grant it, but recommended an application to the Sheriff. This application was made, but the Sheriff refused to grant it without the consent of the Crown, but that consent was withheld. The only time the list could be of advantage, it was refused. When an application was made to the Recorder to have the names that were omitted placed upon the list, he replied that the power for that purpose was only possessed by the Crown. The letter announcing the circumstances was written by Mr, McGrath, the clerk of the Crown, both the attor- ney for the traversers, and the attorney for the Crown. The Hon. and Learned Attorney-General for Ireland had in vain attempted to fasten a charge, or rather to throw out an imputation of corruption against Mr. M‘Grath. No imputation whatever had ever be fore been heard of against this gentleman ; and he (Mr. M. O'Connell) did not think it would have been so min that House but for the opportunity which was offered to the Attorney. General of throwing some thing out against a Roman Catholic. He (Mr. O'Con nell) was not going into the proceedings at the trial—he should not condescend to say anything of the conduct either of the Counsel or the Judges. Those matters had been a good deal discussed already, and they would be a good deal more discussed yet, and a light probably thrown upon them, which heretofore had not been done. The Attorney-General had at last obtained what he had so anxiously toiled for—his verdict, but a verdict of a very question able character.—(Hear, _ hear.) _ But _ the Learned Attorney-General himself admitted that the right of ap peal existed ; and most assuredly the exercise of that right would be claimed.—(Hear, hear.) But of what „ vane was the verdict to them now tliey had got it. Amongst the six millions of people who had been charged with being present at these monster meetings, was there one individual who bad been deterred—was there one individual who would be deterred from seeking the --"re peal of the union by these legal proceedings ?—(Hear.) The National Association was still in existence—the Re- seal rent still flowed in. The amount collected for the last week was 500/.; for the week before that 600! ; fur each week in the fortnight previous to that 5001.; and for the week before this_ period it was over 900!. He . _ had promised the Ha - use not to detain it, and he would keep his promise. His only object had been to expose some of the fallacies in the ingenious but not very candid speech of the Hon. and learned Attorney-General. He had only one word to add before he sat down. Let the cone- quences be what they might to the traversers, they could not affect the cause or progress of Repeal. They had not succeeded by force of trial, and they would not succeed by force in hushing the demand for a repeal of the , union—they had not de layed its advent for one inomekt, and they would not do so, let them seek by whatever means they liked to do so. Mr. Sergeant MURPHY rose to explain. He said he understood that, during his absence, the Right Hon. the Attorney-General for Ireland had irade allusion to certain observations which had fallen from him (Mr. Sergeant Murphy). He could only say that no one could rejoice more sincerely than he did, that in what he had stated he had been mistaken.—(llear.) He had taken his information from the public papers, and upon that authority he had fearlessly spoken. He could only add that he thought the Right Hon. the Attorney-General congratulated himself upon the mistake that had occurred, for it enabled him to prove himself a most able and accomplished debater in that House. Mr. GREGORY said the Hon. Member for Edin burgh had made use of the expression that Irelpnd was always combustible, although not always on fire. He could have wished that the Hon. Gentleman had re fleeted upon that sentiment for he (Mr. Gregson) had never heard a speech in that House which was more calculated to effect that combustion of which the Hon. Member had spoken, as the speech of the Hon. Gentle man himself.—(Cheers.) \ (LEFT SPKAKIINGO COMMON PLEAS-(THIS DAY FRASER V. BAGLEY.—CRIM. CON. Mr. Broughton, the Police Magistrate (in continuation from our Afternoon Edition)--He made no arrangements as to the time and place at which he would see them. There was no concealment of the residence of Mrs. Fraser. On the occasion of Mr. Fraser going out to India, and his receiving 2001. from his wife, I suggested to him the propriety of taking his leave. He said he would see his children, but not his wife. He said he would consider on the propriety of writing to her. He never saw any impropriety of conduct on the part of the wife. Cross-examined by Mr. Hummineir—Mr. Fraser often complained of his wife speaking ill of him. He desired me to ask his wife to withdraw the charge she made against him with regard to his connexion with Miss Arn o ld. When I used the word " criminality," I meant to shadow forth the nature of the charge against Mr. Fraser, but I don't re collect the word to have been used either by Mrs. Fraser, in complaining of her husband, or by the husband in defending himself from the charge. Mr. Fraser complained that his wife treated some of his friends uncivilly. I remonstrated with her. I don't know anything of Mr. Fraser's family. I believe he has a sister. I addressed letters to a Miss Fraser in Camden Villa. Mr. Stewart, Q.C., examined—l have known Mr. Fraser for several years. I interfered to procure money for him to go to India. There were some doubts as to the sincerity of his intention to go to India. I told him that if he satisfied me with regard to those doubts, I would write to Mr. White to get the 2001. for him. He pledged his honour that he would go, and I had then no reason to doubt him. Mr. James was called, and proved that Mr. Fraser called at his office in Basinghall-street with regard to his going to India, and that he had instructions from Mr. Cockburn, under a certain agreement to which Mr. Fraser was a party. He said he had nothing to do but to surrender. He did not surrender. Mr. Hussey was called, and proved that the girl Maria Searle had been subpoenaed; that she was in attendance on Monday ; that he accompanied :her to Greenwich, but was not to be found on Tuesday morning. Every exertion had been made to find her Out. Mr. Ballard, formerly a Bow-street officer, proved that he made every exertion to find out where Maria Searle was, but had not been able. A balance-sheet was put in showing the state of Mr. Fraser's affairs. It appeared from it that he owed 2,3004 and had property to the amount of only 3001. Several letters from Mr. Fraser to Mr. Bagley were put in and read. The letters showed that a close intimacy ex isted between Mr. Fraser and Mr. Bagley. Mr. CHAMBERS said that this was the case for the defence. The following witnesses were then calledon the part of the plaintiff, with reference to the new matter disclosed in the evidence on the part of the defenee : Dr. Samuel Ashwell, Lecturer on Midwife!) , at St. Guy's Hospital—l examined Miss Arnold by the desire of her father, at the South Sea Hospital, yesterday, with a view of ascer taining whether she was a virgin or not. I should say she never had a child, and that she is a virgin. That is my de cided opinion ; it is as decided an opinion as any person could give. Cross-examined by Mr. CHAMBERS -4 examined her about eleven o'clock last night. I should say there ought t o b e little difficulty on the part of a competent examiner in ascertaining the fact. The witness was examined at some length, but owing to the nature of the subject, we are pre cluded from giving the examination. Edmund Arnold examined. lam the son of Mr. Arnold of the South Sea House. He has two sons and two daughters. Mr. Fraser was in the habit of visiting there. I was in the habit of going with my sister to Mr. Fraser's chambers. Miss Simmons used to reside at my father's. She was there about twelve months. I am 24 years of age. lam a medical man. There was an intimacy found between myself and Miss Simmons. I will not call it an attachment. I have-every reason to believe she was in the family way from me. She left in June or July and went to Mr. Birch's. She after that visited me at Kennington. It was known to my family that she was in the family way from me about two months after it had taken place. Cross-examined by Mr. CHAMBERS—I am a medical student. My sister is now nineteen years old. I saw Mr. Fraser now; I came from him into the witness-box. I read the account of these proceedings in the newspapers. I did not see Miss Simmons since it was known by my family that she was in the family way. I heard she had a child; the child died. I don't recollect going to Mr. Fraser on one occasion about seven o'olock ; I went on one occasion with her to Mr. Fraser, after a journey. I met my sister at Exeter. She was there about nine months. We met Mr. Fraser at Bath. We came to Mr. Fraser on Mon day. Mr. Fraser paid the bill at the hotel in Bath. Ido not know who paid the fare coming up. I went down for the purpose of fetching my sister. She was at school in Exeter. Some time before this trial my sister was living with a Mr. Davies, of Chiswick, for eight or nine weeks. Mr. Davies, is a solicitor. I was not aware that this action was brought when she went to Mr. Davis. She was living at home be fore this. She went to Mr. Davis as a governess. I went to see Mrs. Lillywhite. Reference was made to my sister. I have an elder brother who is Americar I recollect when my sister came from Bonn. Mr. Fraser brought her home. I heard they remained a night at Dover. Mr. Fraser risited the South Sea House for two or three months be fore my sister came home. I saw my sister in hy sterics. She had the hysteric in December, and went to Exeter in January. She had always delicate health. On one occasion, there was an excursion to the Isle of Wight; Mr. Fraser and my sister came up to town in the morning, and returned the next day to Exeter. Since then she went on a visit to Lincolu.slure with a clergyman and his lady in 1843. They are friends of the family. Re-examined by Mr. HUMPHREY—I went to Mrs. Lilly white to know whether she heard the reports with regard to my sister. (The letter intimating the pregnancy of Miss Simmons, was handed in ; it was dated Oct. 13, 1843.) Miss Eliza Arnold sworn and examined by Mr. THESIGER —I am daughter of Mr. Arnold, of the South Sea House. I know Mr. Fraser. I never had any intercourse with him. I saw Dr. Ashwell yesterday. Cross-examined by Mr. CHAMBERS —I was at school at Bonn. I recollect coming away from it. I went to Cologne from Bonn, and then to Frankfort. Mr. F raser and Mr. Fitz james, and a Miss Chennell went with me to Frankfort. I did not know Miss Chennell. I slept by myself. Miss Chennell slept opposite to me. I slept once with Miss Chennell. I went back to Bonn from Frankfort. I spent the afternoon with a friend. Miss Chennell was left at Frank fort. I did not see Miss Chonnell any more. We nezt went to Bruges, I slept there one night. I went to Aix le Chapelle, to Brussells, and thence to Boulogne. I always stopped at I wdeontnottorecsoelelect when we dined. It the inns. I stayed two days at Brussels. I do not k now the name of the inn. We crossed Dover S t is o ter D: w ve h r o from was Boulogne. We stopped at the " Ship." I bed about nine o' c l oc k . I think I left Fames in the sitting-roam. We had only had juwa o t n ar e s.s cFlh m arootas e e ft .le l ri nlan th wDd e e r onm e v . terr.t.oF l itzi some wine at dinner. I don't think I took any. I d o no t Mr. recollect Fras ebreiknngoedikesdturabt the nightedth d a o t oriii thie morning. He saidn any way. I thi n k it was time to get up. We came to London by the coach. I think papa met me at Gracechurch-street, where we stopped. Mr. Fraser, I think, spent the evening atour house that night. he used to visit us frequently. After that he went down to Exeter with mamma and me. I was ill before I left. Dr. Bee visited me. I think 'Mr. Fraser and mamma left Exe ter to go there. My family used to come to see me. I saw Mr. Fraser there afterwards. He lodged at a pastrycook's. My brother fetched me when I came away last. 1 was in Exeter about nine months. We met Mr. Fraser in Bath. We came up together. I don't recollect breakfasting at Mr. Fra ser's chambers. I never breakfasted at Mr. Fraser's chambers. I think I took supper once there. I had refreshments there sometimes. I was there once alone when I was coming from Mr. Fraser's sister's. I do not know what time it was. I went several times with papa and mamma and Miss Sim mons there. Mr. Fraser said he wanted to speak privately with Miss Simmons. I was put into another room. That was the only time I went with with Miss Simmons. It has been mentioned to me that I used a name when I had a fit of hysterics. I believe Mr. Fraser took me to Southampton, I went into society with Mr. Fraser accompanied by a mar ried lady. I don't like to mention her name. I corresponded with Mr. Fraser. I recollect I gave a bonnet to Mr. Fraser to keep for me, because I could not wear it. I don't re member ever being alone with Mr. Fraser at his lodgings in Exeter. I was there once when my brother was in the town. It was in the evening I was about an hour with him. I don't recollect being in his lodgings at any other time. I will not swear that I was not there. There was a sofa in Mr. Fraser's room. I saw Mr. Fraser yesterday, at a window opposite where I had been waiting. I did not see him since November till then. When Mr. Fraser took leave of me he made me a present of two rosettes of ribbon. He made me presents of trinkets be fore. I saw a portrait of Mr. Fraser. I had it for some time. It was brought down to Exeter. I gave it to my father to give t back to Mr. Fraser.' I was never in a shop Mr. Fraser. My parent& were aware that Mr. Fraser used to make me presents, Mr. Fraser was my guardian while I was in F.seter: Mr. Fraser and I went out in a fly together. We rode out on horseback also. He bought a horse for me. Re-examined by Mr. Thesiger—When Mr. Fitzjames was in Germany I did not ,know that he was a married man. I afterwards heard he was, and that he had four children. He and his family were all lost going to the West Indies. I was subpoenaed by the attorney of Mr. Bagley, and I have been in attendance here since Monday. Dr. Ashwell identified the witness as the person whom he had examined. Miss Foster was examined in reference to the visit of Miss Arnold to Reading. Mr. Arnold examined—l am chief accountant in the South Sea House. I have held that situation four years. I know Mr. Fraser; he visited in my family. There was a lady named Simmons in my house; an intimacy was formed be tween her and my son. I heard of the result of that inti macy. I paid the expenses attending her confinement. Dr. Ashwell was again recalled, and proved that Miss Arnold possessed the best test to indicate virginity. On cross-examination, he said that married women, and even women who had children, so metimes possessed it ; but, in those cases, there was a lways some disease or mal formation. Mr. Duncombe, an attorney, examined—l have known Mr. Fraser for about twenty years. I had communications with him respecting his wife in October, 1843. There were some inquiries instituted at that time. They were not satisfactory in the result. I had some thing to do with regard to the debt due to Mr. Cockburn. What he heard respecting Mrs. Fraser's inti macy with Mr. Bagley, together with the debt due to Mr. Cockburn, kept him in England. None of the money he got to take him to India, from Mrs. Fraser, had gone to maintain this action. I have supplied the funds, and am responsible for them. Cross-examined by Mr. CHAMBERS—I have had bill trans actions to a large amount with Mr. Fraser. I have been a bankrupt. I was discharged last year. Mr. CHAMBERS addressed the jury on the part of the de fendant in reference to the new evidence produced on the pirt of the plaintiff. The Learned Gentleman dwelt briefly on the evidence of Dr. Ashwell, which he said amounted only to a strong conviction on his part. He remarked on the want of propriety, in not putting the mother of Miss Arnold in the box, and in not calling the physician who was called in to see Miss Arnold, when she got the hysterics. He then commented in strong language on the evi dence of young Arnold, who said that he was the father of the child which Miss Simmons had. But there was nothing to account for Mr. Fraser's paying a large sum of money, for his instruction in singing, to Mr. Bennet. The Learned Gentleman then commented on the evidence of Miss Arnold herself, and concluded by call ing on the jury not to give any damages to a man who asked for them at their hands, because the peace of his family was destroyed while he committed such outrages upon society himself. Mr. THESIGER then replied in a powerful and able speech, and had not concluded when we went to press. LORD WIII. PAGET v. THE EARL GP CARDIGAN. At the sitting of the Court, Mr. Sergeani TALFOUED said he was instructed to apply to his Lordship to name a day for the trial of an action brought by Lord Wm. Paget v. the Earl of Cardigan. His Learned Friend Sir Thomas Wilde was with him (Sergeant Talfourd) as counsel for the plaintiff. The Solicitor-General was counsel for Lord Cardigan; now if it was the pleasure of the Court, Tuesday next would be a convenient day to both his Learned Friends. The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE said he had no objection to take the case on Tuesday next, if the other causes which stood on the paper before it were disposed of by that time ; but he could not pass over other cases. DARING ROBBERY.—Yesterday information was circulated throughout the metropolitan and city police dis tricts of the following robbery :—Between seven and nine on the previous evening it was discovered that the house of Mr. Dean, No. 31, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly, had been [robbed of a dispatch box, covered with red leather, which contained four 51. Bank of England notes, a five guinea piece, a gold watch, makers' name " Dubois and Wheeler, Gray's Inn court," ten sovereigns, in a packet, which had been sealed up since the year 1828, which year, or the previous one, the gold was dated, and were all new coin, a silver breastplate, or gorget, of the 67th Regiment, with the Royal arms on it, a gold chain and bracelet with a gold heart, a ditto set with green stones, two hair ditto, a gold Geneva watch, makers' name " Treundle," with hair chain and two gold seals, and a number of other valuable articles ofjewellery. The robbery can in no.way be accounted for. HABITS OF THE DUTCH BOERS.—Their occupa tions lead them to rise early; and before six the "vrow" or gude woman of the house has her shining brass kettle of coffee on the equally resplendent brazier of charcoal which supports it, and sitting down by it, proceeds to dispense its contents to all corners. At eight the " vrow," re spectfully approaching her husband, who has returned from his work, notifies that breakfast is on table. Of this meal she herself seldom partakes, at least not in company with the other members of the family; re maining at a side table she prepares the tea and coffee, which a female servant hands to the rest of the party, while she herself rises and presents a cup to her husband. The breakfast table is well covered with eggs, ham, biltongue or cured venison, cold meats, fresh butter, and excellent home made brown bread ; one of the children is called upon by the father to say grace, unless a very aged person, as a grand father or grandmother, be present, in which case they ask the blessing. Breakfast concluded, all depart to their re spective tasks, from which they return at twelve to dinner ; this meal consists of substantial joints of fresh or corned mutton, and frequently a couple of fowls, butter, cheese, and excellent, wholesome, unadulterated wine ; pastry is often added, but all is put on the table at once. The dinner service is invariably white ; and, as well as the table-cloth, is always most scrupulously clean. In large families, where the father has sons of such an age as to be able to superin tend the business of the farm, he usually indulges himself with a siesta, and contrive to be in er about the house about three o'clock, at which hour a servant hands round a tray, containing small cups of tea, with milk, frequently in a silver ewer, and two cut-glass jars, one filled with sweet meats and the other with water, in which stand two or more very small silver forks, with which they help themselves to the confection, and replace them in the water. The labour of the day being over, about seven the family assemble in the hall, and a glass of wine is handed to each ; few speak except the master of the house, and he is listened to with respect. A woman's voice is seldom heard, save in answer to a question ; at eight the " vrow" announces that supper is ready ; this meal much resembles the dinner in its compo nent parts ; it is, perhaps, their principal meal ; about nine a small glass of spirits, which they term a " sopee," is brought to each of the men, and the party separates for the night. The manners of these hospitable and simple people are in stinctively and innately polite ; with less action than the French, they display more warmth than the English, and never did any class of men make on m y m i n d a more f avoura bl e impression than the Dutch Boers of the Cape colony.— Baynes's Ramble in the East, 4^c. Our readers are already aware of the ukase which the Emperor of Russia has issued, requiring 36,000 Jewish fami lies to remove to a distance from that part of his territories which they have occupied, we suppose, from time immemo rial. The despotic command is in itself so cruel that it can hardly be looked on as aggravated in its horrors by the circumstance that the expatriation must procceed amidst the snowy rigour of winter. Our countrymen, claiming as they do the credit of national generosity, surely should not stand aloof when this vast act of barbarism is being committed against a defenceless people. The churches of the United Kingdom have lately shown a becoming zeal for the spiritual welfare of this ancient and benighted race. We trust the same love which dictates these efforts will beget an imme diate sympathy with them in respect to their outward wants. On the common ground of humanity, and on the still holier ground of the high place this peculiar people once held in the Divine favour, and which (if prophecy is read aright) they are 'again to hold, we are • bold to assert, that the Christian population of England are imperatively called upon to interfere in their behalf. Without presuming to limit or prescribe the extent and mode of the mediation'that may be attemptedove respectfully suggest that the inhatitants of Liverpool should hold a public meeting, and memorialise the Government to remonstrate with the Russian auto crat. A vote of sympathy, were no more carried at the meeting, would be gratifying to the sufferers, so long de spised and trampled upon in all Europe, and would tend to support them in this day of their calamity. We hope the town of Liverpool will show an example that will be followed throughout the country. " Blessed is he who blesseth thee." —Liverpool Courier. LLOYD'S SHIPPING. LOSS OF THE MARGARET AND BARONET. The following has been received at Lloyd's from the Fo reign-office, dated Feb. 17, 1844: " Sir—l am directed by the Earl of Aberdeen to transmit to you, for the information of the Chairman and Committee for managing the affairs at Lloyd's, a copy of a dispatch from her Majesty's Consul-General in Tunis, reporting the wrecks of the British brig Margaret, near Cape Farina, and of the brig Baronet, on the Island of Galita.—&c. &c. (Signed) " CANNING. "To Wm. Dobson, Esq., Lloyd's." _ _ _ "Tanis, Jan. 14, 1844. "Sir—lt is with regret that I have to report for your in formation that the brig Margaret, Richard Lander, master, on her voyage from Tunis to Hull, was wrecked on the sth instant, near Cape Farina, to the westward of Cape Carthage, in a heavy gale of wind. "The brig Baronet,Wm. Wylie, master, on her voyage from Smyrna to Liverpool, was also wrecked on the 9th instant, on the Island of Galita. " I am happy, however, to say that no loss of life has oc curred, and I have availed myself of the first opportunity to forward part of their crews to Malta, attd shall use every ex ertion for the recovery of stores, &0., belonging to the above named vessels.—l have, &c., (Signed) ~ THOMAS READE." POLICE INTELLIGENCE. UNION-HALL. Yesterday Daniel Carroll, a lad of 18 years of age, was brought before Mr. Cottingham, charged with wounding James Farrrer, a youth of the same age, during a quarrel in a public-house. The complainant stated that on Monday night he went into the Alfred's Head, where he met the prisoner, whom he had previously known, and that they had some high words respecting a female with whom they were both acquainted. In the course of the altercation he (complainant) threatened to strike the prisoner, who immediately attacked him, and stabbed him with a penknife in the cheek, and followed up the blow by thrusting the point of the knife into his groin, and inflicting a dangerous wound, and then he ran out of the house. The prisoner, in his defence, admitted that he had quarrelled with the complainant respecting a female, and that during the altercation he was paring his finger-nails with a pen knife ; that the complainant struck him a severe blow in the face, which made his nose bleed, and that in the struggle that subsequently took place between them, by an uninten tional accident, he wounded his assailant with the point of the knife. Two witnesses were examined in support of this defence, after hearing whom, _ Mr. CorriNonAm having made some strong observations on the frequency of the use of the knife in quarrels, which he characterised as an un-English and ferocious way of attack ing an assailant, sentenced the prisoner to pay a fine of 51., and in default, committed him for two months to the House of Correction. Frederick Sparkes was charged with stealing five pieces of Orleans cloth and a ►ece of Coburg cloth, from the shop of Messrs. Gordon and Walker, it the Blaekfriars-road ; and also with committing a violent assault on one of the shopmen. John Keach, the shopman, whose head and face exhibited severe marks of violence, stated that the prisoner, in the most impudent manner, walked into the warehouse that morning, while he was engaged, and taking up the above articles ran out with them. Witness, on seeing the act, ran after the prisoner, who dropped the• articles, and turning on his pursuer, attacked and beat him in a most severe way, and would have escaped had not a policeman come up, who, after a struggle with the prisoner, secured and took him into custody .—He was committed. William Lowden and Robert Ryder, two Deptfiird omnibus drivers, were charged with racing against each other on the road to town, in the course of which a woman bad a narrow escape of being run over. The offence having been clearly established against the de fendants, who, it appeared drove rival omnibuses, and had, according to the testimony of one of the defendant's own wit nesses (a conductor), been racing against each other for the• last two months, Mr. COTTINGIIA3I said that it was just such a case as he would be justified in exercising the powers the late Act had given him, and, instead of inflicting penalties, which he was aware could be easily paid, at once committing the defend ants to prison. The Magistrate added, that the safety of the public demanded that he should exercise the powers on the present occasion, and he should therefore commit the defend ants to the House of Correction for a month each. GREENWICH. Yesterday police-oonstable Edward Vincent, 131 R, applied to Mr. Jeremy, at the opening of the Court, to ask the Ma gistrate's advice as to what course he should pursue under the following circumstances : He said the woman Dickenson had been in his custody from the day after the murder until she was committed under the Coroner's warrant to Newgate, on Monday evening last, when she was accompanied by her husband and two of the parish officers of St. Paul, Deptford. After taking a heartrending farewell of his wife, they again entered the coach which had brought them to town, and proceeded over Blackfriars bridge, on their return, when Mr. Dickenson said, " If he had known it had come to this, he would have st o pp e d i t ; he would have put an end to his misery, and th at h e had something that would soon do it." Upon this statement witness remarked that he must search him, wh en th e wretched man drew a paper from his pocket, upon which was written—" My dear Salth, I would sooner suffer death rather than you should go to Newgate. I have got a razor with me, which I will give to you, or I win finish what you have left undone." They , proceeded on until p ass i ng the Brighton railway, in the Kent-road, when it was remarked what a change would be effected in that spot in twenty years. Dickenson answered that he should not live to see any changes of the sort. They arrived about eleven o'clock at the house where the frightful affair had taken place, and on entering the room he demanded him to give up a razor which he suspected he had about him. Dickenson said he had left it at George's, meaning his brother. He then said he would search him, upon which Dickenson drew the razor from his pocket, saving, " Oh, what have I done in giving you that paper. I wish you would return or destroy it, as it will be evidence against my wife." Witness said no it will net, but most likely be the cause of saving your own life. He pulled the razor out of his pocket with the utmost re luctance, saying that his life had been saved for that night. He then left him somewhat composed. Mr. JEREMY said the contents of the paper were more a threat to his wife than himself, and airected the offi cer to go immediately to Newgate, and inform the Governor of the circumstances, so that directions might be given to the turnkeys that Dickenson should not be ad mitted into the presence of his wife except in the presence of two turnkeys, as from what had transpired he appre hended that violence might be attempted. HAMMERSMITH. Yesterday a young man named Charles Hochley, a harness. maker, residing near Hammersmith-terrace, appeared before Mr. Paynter, the sitting magistrate, on summons, charging him with having on the 13th instant improperly fired a gun loaded with ball, in a public thoroughfare, whereby he had endangered the life of a lady named Booth. The defendant pleaded guilty to firing the gun, but denied that he was aware that he had done injury to any person. Mrs. Booth, who was accompanied by the Rev. Mr. Parrin, one of the curates of Hammersmith, stated that she was the wife of Major Booth, and resided at No. 20, St. Peter's square, Hammersmith. On the day in question she was standing about twelve o'clock in the back drawing-room, when she felt herself struck by something, but she could not at the time tell what. Presently, however, she discovered that one of the panes of glass in the window had been per forated by some round substance, and she afterwards found a musket-ball in the room, which she had no doubt was the missile that struck her. She had no idea that the defendant had fired the gun intentionally to do her harm. Robert Stone, a boy living in British School-house-lane, Chiswick, which is at the back of the houses in St. Peter's square, deposed to seeing the defendant fire the gun twice in the lane. He fired it at a piece of paper stuck against a tree as a target, and the first time loaded the gun with shot, but the second time put in a ball. Police-constable Earthy, T 103, deposed, that on the last witness pointing out to him the direction in which the de fendant fired the gun, he found it was directed towards the residence of Major Booth. He had also examined the win dow, and had found that the frame was also shattered by the ball. Mr. PAYNTER said this was a case in which he felt the highest penalty the law allowed ought to be inflicted. Mrs. Booth requested that the defendant might not be se verely punished, as she was convinced his conduct was quite unintentional. Mr. PAYNTER consented, under those circumstances, to mitigate the fine to 20s. and costs, or twenty-one days' im prisonment. _ - The defendant immediately paid the fine, and was dis , charged. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS, Feb. 21. HORSE-RACING PENALTIES SUSPENSION BILL. Mr. WAKLEY entirely disagreed from the Hon. and Learned Member for Gateshead, who had com pletely mistaken the nature of the present Bill. Its object was to frustrate the designs of certain parties, who were sueing others for the very acts which they themselves had committed.---(Hear, hear.) His principal object in rising was to ca ll t h e attent i on o f the Right Hon. Baronet to a practice that was preva lent in that town. He alluded to the practice adopted by the stipendiary magistrates with respect to little boys who were brought before them for playing at pitch and toss. It was only two days ago that three little boys, who believed that they had been enjoying a per fectly innocent amusement, were brought before the magistrates and were sent to the treadwheel at the House of Correction, for playing at pitch and toss. Now, he thought it would be well if the Right Hon. Baronet the Home Secretary were to intimate to the magistrates that he disapproved of the practice pursued by them, and order these little fellows to be at once liberated. After a few words from Mr. M. GIBSON and Mr. J. S. WORTLEY, Mr. CHRISTIE withdrew his amendment. Mr. HUME wished it to be distinctly understood that though he had expressed his intention not to oppose the Bill, he should consider it a violation of the under standing which had been come to if the Bill which had been sent to them from the Lords was proceeded with. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said it was clear to him that Hon. Gentlemen were labouring under a mis apprehension in regard to this second Bill. It was simply a Bill of Indemnity to protect from future conse quences the witnesses who gave evidence on the subject of games and gaming before the Committee of the House of Lords. It enacted that the certificate of the chairman of that Committee should protect a party giving evidence from the penalties he might otherwise be subjected to for acts disclosed by him in that evidence —but it interfered not with the operation of the law be yond those specific circumstances. The House then went into Committee, the preamble was postponed, and on Mr. Wortley moving the first clause, Lord HOWICK said—Unfavourable as he was to betting in any shape, he still agreed in the propriety of the Bill ; but he hoped the House, in passing it, would effectually guard itself against doing anything that might encourage the habit of betting. The measure before the House went to stop not only the actions which were commenced, but also any that might he commenced. This he could not ap prove of. He looked upon the question of betting which now existed in this country, as most injurious to the character, morals, and happiness of the people. This Bill was brought forward nominally to shelter persons who had been taken by surprise ; but its practical ope ration would extend further. Perfect warning had now been given to all parties, and the House ought therefore to take care that any gaming which hereafter took place, should have no protection from it.— (Hear, hear.) With this view he should move that after the word " thereat," in clause 1, line 41, the following words should be added—" Such gaming or betting being alleged to have taken place previous to the 21st of January, 1844." The protection would thus extend to the time at which he (Lord Howick) was speaking, and no longer. Mr. WORTLEY quite concurred with the Noble Lord in his desire to devise means for limiting and re gulating betting in this country. He did not think that the Noble Lord was quite aware of the effect of the clause as it at present stood. The Bill itself was only to extend till the end of the session, or for three months, or some other limited time, to be filled up in Committee, the object being to give time to the Committee to sit and report to the House, when the House, doubtless, would frame and pass a measure founded on its recommenda tions for checking and regulating betting and games. If the House did not pass such a measure, the present Bill would drop at the period named for its duration, or at the end of the session, and all parties would be again liable to the penalties which the present law ordained, Just as much as if the relief now proposed had never been heard of. Lord HOWICK said the upshot of this would be that if the Committee did not report for some time, or if a measure were brought into Parliament, as wouldprobably be the case, towards the end of the session, then, on account of the lateness of the session, such measure or Bill would be withdrawn, and the proposed enactment now before the House would be renewed in a hurry, and then al lowed to settle down quietly as a permanent law. Thus they would practically protect the betting which they now wished, or professed to wish, to put down or regu late. The object he desired to attain could only be ef fected by the introduction of the words he had submit ted to the House. He thought it fair to state, that if his amendment was rejected, he should regard the Bill as giving facilities for betting, and in that view he should deem it his duty to divide against it in its subsequent stages.—(Hear, hear.) fir JA VIES GRAHAM said he agreed in the general principle of disfavour as to betting laid down by the Noble Lord (Howick), and he was most anxious that the whole subject of gaming should be referred to a Com mittee, with the view of devising means to place checks generally on betting. If the Noble Lord opposite was determined to persevere in his motion, he (Sir James Graham) would feel bound to divide the House against him. Mr. HUME approved of the proposition of the Noble Lord, because it would be likely to guard against future betting. A due notice would be given by this law, that every person who betted did so at their own peril; yet the Right Hon. Baronet the Secretary for the Home Department said he felt bound to vote against the mo tion of the Noble Lord. Mr. DARBY said that at the expiration of a certain period—either three months, or twelve months, or two years, parties could prosecute these actions again. Lord EBRINGTON thought, perhaps, it might be as well if an immunity wore given for all past transac tions, and leave the law alone until the Committee should have had time to consider the matter more care fully. However, he should support the motion of his Right Hon. Friend, if the House divided. Captain RODS said that, as almost every one now made up a book on the Derby—(Hear, and laughter)— the present measure was of some importance. He thought the Hon. Member for Gateshead had quite mis stated the cases to which he had alluded. He thought the best plan would be to let betting alone, and it would cure itself What was to be deplored was, that bets came into a court of law. He thought the Legislature should never have interfered with betting, and as for their injuring the morals of the people, it was down right humbug. Those races he contended had a good influence on the community ; they brought persons of different parties together, and the fury and rancour of party strife was forgotten in the pleasures of the amuse ment.—Hear, hear.) Lord PALMERSTON professed that he would rather have the Bill as it stood. A Committee was about to be appointed to consider the general relations of the Bill, and he thought it was better to leave the Bill as it was. After a few words from Lord EBRINGTON and Mr. S. WORTLEY, Lord G. BENTINCK said, that no bets on the en suing Derby races could, according to the present state of the law, be the subject of qui tam actions until the Ist of September next. The gallery was then cleared for a division, but none took place, and the Bill was proceeded with. The clause, as amended, was then agreed to. The remaining clauses, with some verbal alterations, were agreed to. On the_ preamble being proposed, Mr. CHRISTIE said he thought the line in the pre amble, which stated that the parties against whom the late qui tam actions had been brought, were ignorant that in making the bets respecting which the actions had been brought against them, they were committing an illegal act, should be struck out. Lord GEORGE BENTINCK said he had believed, and he believed still, that in making bets on horse racing he was doing a perfectly legal act. Mr, ROEBUCK sa i4 this was It novel principle of ~~ law. What could they say, if a person -chargedsi`th any offence were to plead ignorance of the law 7 o a plea had never been all owe d ; on th e con trary, the P ie , of ignorance of the law was always conside7ed of nou fence. itn 4 Mr. MILNER GIBSON agree d w ith hi s Hon : Learned Friend th e M em b er f or B at h , an d hoped to t be would adhere to hi s d e t erm i nat i on t o have tboo foolish expressions, which stated ignorance of the was an excuse for breaking it, struck out of the preasaL" After a few words from Mr. S. WORTLEY, Mr. ROEBUCK said h e wou ld put a case in c r w ". A poor man comes to L on d on; h e i s h ungr y, el ow a crust of bread, for whicb he is brought before w e cr o gistrate. He asks i s h e not allowed to beg for a 4 of bread when he is starving in a Christian countrEs the answer is, " No, 'tis against the law;" and, lltrwZd o he protests he knew nothing of the existence a a law, he is sent off to prison. Surely this was like one law for the poor end another for the rich. 0 , Sir R. PEEL said, a lth oug h h e did not wish it:cto Parliament interfere much in matters of retros Fs: , legislation, still he thought this was one, in w hie. i o e liament ought to i n t er f ere to prevent gross We' to being done to many individuals who were subjeetio the most enormo us an d ru i nous pena l t i es, an d he she j • consequently record his vote in favour of the Bill. t he doing so , however, he felt call e d u p on t o s ay tha thought that part of the p ream bl e w hi c h sta t e d that I t i norance of the law was an excuse for breaking it she be omitted. After a few word s f rom th e A ttorney -G ene ral, Watson, and Mr. Roebuck, eg t Mr. T. S. DUNCOMBE objected to the strthine ho e those words, and h e th oug h t t h e Bill woul d nev er arrived at its present stage, if the preamble did not ij o at taro those words. He heard an Hon. and Ga. no e Colonel opposite (Colonel Peel) say that was igo ° " — f e• of the law, and was l ou dl y c h eered. It might b e een h • nient for Hon. Gentlemen opposite to establish su . dectrine, as it would give a plausible answer to sir t r o who might come f orwar d to v i ndicate the cause , °f , the people, by saying that th e y did not i nten d violet/14, law. There had been such things as monster niee l 7 r —(Hear, hear, and c h eers .) He had frequently 'fi e plied to thi s H ouse f or t h e commutation 0f punishment of individuals whom he thought a erred through ignorrnce ; and he had been as frequeeto answered by the Government, that ignorance of sia law was no excu se f or b rea ki ng i t. He shou ld Pe rof cn having th ese wor d s reta i ne d i n the pream ble, would divide the House upon the question. • th e Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, when numbers were— For striking out the words Bl Against it Majority __s4 • On the motion th a t th e wor d i n t h e preamble "actsee; brought by common informers, or by other actual lose be omitted, Mr. HAWES opposed the omission. Mr. J. S. WORTLEY insisted on retaining the 104# in the preamble. Mr. HAWES sa id t h at t h e statute entitled 151 informers to b r i ng t h ose act i ons. That was re co b by law, and ther e f ore i t s h ou ld not b e, as it were, slig,a teoa in the preamble. H e t h ought it would be he" 01 state, as a reason f or i ntro d uc i ng the present Bill, penalties had been sought for disproportioned to offence. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL did not see egthili_.,oll unreasonable in retaining th e wor d s regarding ee'ist informers. Perhaps it would have been better 0 0 0 " whereas certain actions had been brought, and wil e 1 0 no action of the same kind had been brought for • years, it was expedient," &c. or ite Mr. WATSON saw no reason w h y the cause s f or troducing the p resen t Bill should not b e f u lly rutt ed the preamble. 1 0 _ . 0 Mr. J. S. WORTLEY was i n f avour of the prz as it stood. fia t) Sir R. PEEL suggested the propriety of the Wok Gentleman who i n t ro d uce d t h e Bill , omitting the If objected to. After a few words from other Hon. Members, , Mr. J. S. WORTLEY consente d to withdraw we jectionable words. t p Mr. DUNCOMBE said it was very extraord l witness the persevering manner in which the 110 11 _. sbe tleman (Mr. Wortley) h a d i ns i ste d upon retainWoor words, and had instantly abandoned them at the bee , gestion of the Right Hon. Baronet. One w o rd hw suggested—then another and another—and there IL knowing where th ose a lt erat i ons would stop. Ither been said that a c ti ons h a d b een b rought by 11 ° nw "..00t than common informers ; such was not the case--° o ft oft had been brought by ac t ua l l osers. T hey s hould .01 been at this momeut listening to the eloquence, fer edified by the in s t ruc ti ons o f t h e A ttorney .G en er Ireland,. if it were not for those trivial alterations - v at Mr. BROTHERTON thought the House had tIO wasting its time in protecting gentlemen who brokeird law. All the a rguments t h at had been used in fhl'li-te the Bill were in defence of gambling, andseemed ta ' been brought in rather for encouraging than abatlng..,o vice. If there had been only 10,000 L at stake the. would have heard nothing of the Bill; but as fie ' amounted to half a million, , and as the betters belo to the aristocra c y, th e Bill had been introduced. ,„„, or e After a few words f rom M r . H orsman , Mr. S. " ley, and Mr. Milner Gibson, Mr. HUME said the only reason for bringing ooe Bill was to shield cert a i n no bl emen an d gent l e men had trangressed aga i ns t th e l aw . I t was sa id t h o se „o p gentlemen and noble lords were in ignorance of the H oy e He thought that was a v e ry i nsu ff ic i ent excuse. Vltile individuals had am pl e means o f ascertaining what . . a law was, and igno rance s h ou ld not b e admitted Tier plea. It was not admitt e d i n t h e case o f t h e Dorelle-eci labourers, and why should th e p oor man b e prow" to know the law better than the rich man? th. After a few words from several Hon. M•roberg preamble was amended in th e f orm s u g g ested bi Attorney-General for England. The Bill, having gone through Committee, wa s tIO ordered to be reported. ADJOURNED DEBATE.—IRELAND. _ _ The Order of the Day having been read, , V 2 Mr. SMITH (the I r i s h Attorney-General) r O . , se t bst resume the adjourned debate on I re l an d. He sin", ; .T. the Hon. and Learned Member for Worcester ('" of Wilde), having thought it right to bring forwarto the close of the debate last evening, charges agall 19 : 0 0 with respect to th e mo d e i n w hi c h the ~„r dss prosecutions had b een con d ucte d , an d 1 1 0 gone the len g th o f i mput i ng, not, Pere in express terms, but by insinuation , i des ters reflecting person a lly upon hi m , he t r: r e 1 1 the House would bear with hi m w hil e h e l a id he'llis the defence which he had to offer.—(Cheers-) 0 0 course he proposed to a d o pt was t h is . lie bad,3t, had the good fort one t o h ear t h e w h o l e o f the d e big bis but only portion s o f it ; an d h e t h ere f ore though 1010 best course would be t o go , s t ep b y step, over the ego so proceedings from the first, and state the re big which had induced him to come t f. th e own conclusions up on every b ranc h °: to th* case. It would be neces sar y fi rs t o f a ll to adyer`bovia% period when the informati ons were sworn . Not t Ill° brought those info r mati ons w ith hi m h e cou ld net 00 state the precise day, but h e b e li eve d i t was on the 15d` or 16th of Oct o be r . Th e fi rst c i rcumstances svu l„ ; 0 0 . curred after the informati ons h a d b een sw orn Wlle by e course of a most extrao r di nary nature a d o pted ie pe of the defendants—a course, he thought it the r a %teat' cessary to advert to b ecause i t , to a cer tain c i ee t t o regulated the proceedin gs h e a d opte d w ith res 00 0 1 the applications made by him to the Court of _,, ai l Bench. A few days after the informations Ind!' sworn, there was not a witness who, it was SUPPi °S ... been examined, or would be examined, but was P` • ...,1: in every street in Dublin as a spy, an informe r ' P' convicted perjurer. —(Loud Ministerial c heersj t oll wished the House to k now —h e espec i a lly wis il tw • e ,alr,„ in it who were always declaiming about liberty, ./ ue-- „ Orr' impartiality—that on the 20th of October, in ever/ 0 00 in Dublin, large bills were posted with thass . .„d the words in large letter s a t th e h ea d o f them, '''' tett names of the witnesses in equally intelligible ollr ue ,y4 ,. P . —(Great cheers from th e Mi n i s t er i a l side.) °the'" ness was more particularly pointed at than l o pe' He alluded to a gentleman known to mallY t i t ., o°' of that House, and w h o h a d b een &equal.! 0 6 ployed by th e C ommons ' C omm ittees J bil taking of evid ence — a gent l eman who geasr u can o. 0 testimony in so straightf orwar d, man ly, and or 6. y manner, that Mr. O'Connell, i n a dd re ssing the 3 o pli' , CO li d the occasion of the tri a l, h a d warm ly a nd ina . t- 1 v _IV , mented him. He alluded to Mr. Hugh sr! cheers.) And this was their spy, their inforra,w 'irbis their convicted periurer !_._ (Ministerial oheers.4.,etice. was the man who, or the purpose of defeating 601,100, it was complained of in every newspaper in reg aisi . . t had been directed to swear whatever Was es he'v t for the purposes of the Government.—(There 11 ' 4 OA an observation made by some Hon. M supposed to be by Mr. Sheil.) He begged,' no t 'an - Member's pardon, but his interruptions e mber ,h ; soil. noy him.—(Loud cheers.) Mr. SHEIL--I did not interrupt. I d s i ti d o l u io l" t le l l eiel l Sir H. WINSTON BARRON—The observall from me. Mr. SMITH (in continuation and address a ill a g er M s t t i Sheil). He should before sitting have some .1 ehe eri-ff touch upon in reference to him.—(Ministerias ,of This being the course adopted at the very i on_t .s e ; t , v iere proceedings, before even the bills of ind . eT be iv! 9 sent up, it was clear to him (Mr. Smith) t2? .. u n ' ted . .11' not to have a fair trial with the parties inlPit to ,1?.7 B. was clear to him that every impediment wase thrown in the path of justice, every an noyance Ou_ the witnesses, and all concerned.—(Loud ne.e t ;,,," t verf , the 20th of October, informations for pe r t he ' d dil l _ tendered against Mr. Hughes, before t__ bog sional magistrates—this extraordinary coo n l" into _.„ O taken in order to turn the accuser i _ to ow_ accused—to enable those charged with c s r ria cteer g., The a r d d i v i a s n i o d u a l ma ak e g i c s h t r e a r t g e e s s r a e g f u a i s n e s d t o t t o ll e at r faf tke f ett & ei wece g e__ to o,. formations.—( Hear, hear.) Four days mission Court was opened before two s? a charge hi 4 But the parties who had thus preferred Commission Court during its sittings ~.,o , e te be perjury against Mr. Hughes never went ear be , fn u r : en t y- r : but allowed them to pass by. On the 3d oi . F.; 4 in' being the second day of term, the . bill ' ed 0 0 t d h ic e tm 6t e h n o t f N wa o s vem la b i e d r, before the en g t ran s_t d ill. pl b r ea Y o L gita b t e i t o i the course that was adopted was this : An a l a r inet t. : , was made to the judges for a mandamu r s ee _ yo t he 1 0 , divisional magistrates, to compel them to . e a , o , ec t i formations against Mr. Hughes. What w as a) 'M t w oo intended,th i s appeal o u? Mr.To get Hu Hughes' e t ' l3 the evidence,information thetop i w ag h eue i e ch is ,„ I f .o rd aid to The judges pu damns by Pill' to them, when they applied for their ma , n , you not tt n oh o es t e g ug o L t u o lpd t b h ji e lul C sry o o mmi f tihnedinsestssmioitentuinCtgos.guratirsotmmThriegagobible:- --to this, d no M b i nilistoefri indictment chr h dividuals who deClAillied fi S o ue l a 9 dh ever ud w ly as tt b o eee ti cnl about an %"?' ci P °sl4l 411 J k~YY~ E SUN, LOlsiD ON, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 22, 1844.