The Sun. — London, England, 1839-08-16 00:00:00

~. EVENING EDITION. CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.) OLD COURT. v Alarg,:r. i Pegan, convicted of breaking into the house of Charle,: Nash, with whom she bed formerly lodged, was Evoianced to six months' imprisonment. Mar' Th ompson, aged 19, was charged with stealing certain arti,i.es, the property of E. A. Fardieu, her miu.ter, i an d MQry il on Andrews, an old woman, with receiving the 1 same. • It ap ; )ear ed, from the evidence of Mrs. Fardieu, that the prisoner l',/ed as servant with the prosecutor, and eb scoaded e I e night in the course of last month, and after her depart aim the articles were missed which were charged l j s: olen• A gentleman who lodged at the house p roved tact o n his , return in the evening in question he found the P t. u.'ert. at I I o'clock at night. and the prisoner she had gone. A woman, named Selith, proved that prisoner hi tdrews, and that she afterwards saw the priso !le's to,leth er. Different pawnbrokers proved the pledge -14 (): B, :vet al of the articles stolen, by the List witness, and by the !nisi ,ner Andrews. The plei oner Thompson, who was undefended, said tl.e prisoner, A:. adrews knew nothing of the transac tion. A '''' r . P k:YNE addressed the Jury on behalf of t he p risoner ~ ner w ; ' LiLd DENMAN summed up, and the Jury found the l ' ri r ) " 1 "r• .guilty, but recommended Thompso n to merc y . "' ,l : )ENMAN, in passing sentence , said that in cuitse -1 e ' : le nce c f the recommendation of the Jury he should I t 4t er'ee Thompson to twelve months' imprisonmen t, with : (0 se: arate periods of solitary confinement of three ~ '-' '6l. I{ On the prisoner Andrews he felt it his duty to 1 0 ) f 58 a ver y different sentence. It was evident she was one , e th °'e 0 ests of society who, by means of g . ra and othe . r rt ,' l ,.. s , u 'l Ft stifications, induce servants and others to commit c i""T: , e. It had been said witnesses would be called to ii . „l::e . " l ' ; had such Leon the case it would have made „ 'let rcnee, as receivers of stolen goods always ob ;till" e. certain degree of punctuality with those with wr ° l ' u i ,y had dealings, so that their butchers and bakers re elv 1 .ye ready to give them characters, in fact it was p a t tt' t weir stock-in-trade. The sentence of the C ourt " that . the prisoner Andrews be transported for the term Lf four; en years. A c heel-looking young man, named Charles Curtis, L es ` t o igviity to the charge of stealing a 51. Bank of IL:and five sovereigns, the property q his ' th e' ; Edward Thompson. lir- C. PHILLIPS, for the defence, said the young man ill th "' 11 - hadwithdrawn his plea of " Not Guilty," and lA , _ , , . .. 1, 1 , 11° L , . .cuilty, being anxious to make every reparation in R `' ¢ l'" t r !O: the offence he had committed. The case l' a a most painful description, as the prosecutor and t e r "lee were brothers. The prisoner, when of age , wo uld we 1 a to 1,000/., under the will of his father, out of a ~,.1 , h . .,•) a • had intended to repay his brother the amount he ' 1 " tal4 n. re threw himself on the mercy of the Court. , Mr, i' LAItI;SON sa id t h e prosecu t or , with the deepest ; 2 'et. teit himself compelled to presecute his brother . It ' a zerteinly true that the prisoner would be entitled to i'lirti . ii money, under the will of his father, out of which well ki have the means of repaying his brother, but he ; a llured . the Court that no considerations of that s ort in . p tle ked the mind of the prosecutor. Under all the eir liil 1 ,7 1 5t 4, i es ofca*se, he was desirous of recommendi n g ',Pri it. m r to mercy. "}e.l DENMAN said the question of the intended resto ratf. G I " iw ' the money was not entitled to a moment's consi rati" • It was a vary painful case, and he should look -ever th e depositions before passing sentence. NEW COURT. die PER iv JUSTICE. —Rich ard Fitzgerald , a g ed 17, was in cyi.eed a• stealing yesterday, in Cornhill, a silk handker tl proptrzy of R. Taylor, Esq., from his person. prisoner pleaded guilty. Court passed upon him the sentence of ten years rsn'l rtation, upon the understanding that he would be con to tended to the Penitentiary. gßai/ was convicted, upon her own confession, on the `‘Lne iday, of stealing notes and money to a large amount pra per - ty cf the Hun. Charles Langdale, her master. he. COMMON- SERGEANT sentenced her t. be imprisoned „,„ r ,""u tt to hard labour in the House of Correction for Ye tr. . °ant es Coigley, and Mary, his wife, were indicted for ; a number of watches, the property of Thomas Massey , the master of the prisoner. The man pleaded guilty, and the woman said she was Not guilty." The Jury acquitted the female. Her husband was sen tenced to be transported beyond the seas for seven years. ) YD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.) „,DEJ AuG 15.—Wind S.E., variable. — Sailed the • Anderson, for ,Valparaiso ; Combatant, Pearson, St. Ar idrew's, N.B. ; Florentia, Goodwyn, Sydney. I,tv Earoot, AuG. Js.—Wind S. S.E. Arrived the L l eiA ; Thomas, Adams, from the Cape of Good Hope; "v: x.. Adair; Maracaibo ; St. Mark, Vernon, New York ; van ialia, Soule, Mobile ; William, Brown, Miramichi; Lanuna,.9illman, Riga. Sailed—The London, Taslor, Calce vta*; Arab, White, Cape of Good Hope; Sir John Bert fo - d, Threadgold, Bshia ; Creole, Stephenson, Alor to Video; Wm. Prowse, Prowse, Rio and Valparaiso; Apt !don, Evans, Jamaica ; Bowditch, Thompson, New ians; Lancashire, Alexander, Now York ; Solon, ed, ditto ; Norman, Lucky, Quebec; Richard Watson, Le eta,, Montreal; Brilliant, —, ditto ; Margaret Forbes; . Boston; Thetis, Brown, St. John's, N.B. ; In- Major. Richebucto; Blessing, Gibson, Miramichi, Britt le, Douglas, Africa; Martha, Jefferson, ditto. P( ‘ATSMOUTH, AUG. 15.—Wind E. S. E. to W. S. W. it! the British Queen (steamer), Roberts, from New wit . left the Ist inst. Sailed the Scotia, Campbell, for Cal e Aral Wellington, Liddle Madras. i - mouTit, Ann. variable. ri %MOUTH. AUG. 14.—Wind S.S.W. to S. fresh bre r. m.—Off Port, the Philosopher, Ball, from the Cape 'f .3ca.l Hope ; Olinda, Le Roy, Guadaloupe; Mason Ali en, New Orleans ; Charles, Jones, Odessa. Sailed t cen, Christian, Miramichi. -(11: Es, AvG. 15.—Sailed the Modelfen, Linguard, for Cl r:Ae ana. Bitr OPORT, AUG 14.—Arrived the Good Hope, Brewer, 1 . • r "ra I :iga. B vai TOt, AUG. 15.—Arrive d the Elizabeth Jane, An -4 n rrsua . from Riga ; Pratt , D odd, Archan g el. Sailed the , Queen, Talks, for Quebec. DUTCH MAIL• (From the Handelsblad.) 14 II FUTURE SITUATION BETWEEN THE NETHERLANDS AND BELGIUM. A trsTEttnam, AliG. 14.—8 y the separation of the Aus t te n 'th Nc'.h er l an d s f ro m Holland, our kingdom has lost a crrl tr Against France, to obtain which our ancestors saeri o"" .trx a century and a half oceans of blood and millions st it nney. Without the southern frontier Holland is con tt:th ly exposed to imminent danger. It was therefore 1,4: rat As soo n a s the separation was decided, every person kilitig on the subject should ask, how shall Holland re lists injury which this political event has done to the say ' R vo. of the country ? weak Government like ours, the question cannot "n emain doubtful. ~ Belgium must h e w i t hd ra wn from the influence of " ranee. France itself is cooperating to produce this 7 es u lt. In proportion as principles of irreligion, immo rality, and disorder gain ground in that country, the snore 'averss. to France and its influence will the sound portion f the Belgian nation—and this is certainly ninety-nine parts out of a hundred—become. lint this is not enough. The Belgians must likewise he convinced that they have no so natural an ally as Hol land, and that it is only by mu tually protecting eac h ° filemss independ e nc e that the two countries can avert the danger of becoming sooner or later the prey of powerful n eighbours. Belgium itself must, therefore, understand that its own in tL, reat calls on it to serve as a barrier to Holland. But t O sfect this Belgium must no longer consider Holland as 'ostile state, that looks with jealous eyes on its indepen d 4 °ne, and intends to embrace the first opportunity of attacking it. Holland must have confidence in Belgium, and treat it a s a good neighbour, on whose assistance it depends, should ritnessity require it, and which it is ready to help in time nf dmigrr. Tu this end we must enter into relations with Belgium, v `titels .must be marked by all possible testimonies of sin cerity and good will. Such, in a few words, is the system that those who take a just view of the state of things recognise as that which So und policy furnishes to Holland. The Handelsblad considers t h e choice of Baron Falck as A mbassador to Belgium as a pledge for the faithful exe cution of the system. FP,ANKFORT, AUG. 10.—The Ellerfeld journal announces, as a fact to be depended upon, that the kingdom of Hanover will join the Common German Commercial League, Journal de Frankfort, Aug. 11. DUTCH FUNDS.—AMSTERDAM, AUGUST ;a. Money. Bills. ACtuAl Debt, .14 per Cent 5 - per - cent. 102% PI . 4 .a,..Ynt1ic, 04 percent .... 96% i. 7 1,( L ' h w. ditto._ 3% per cent. st% 8 2 1 4 173% 174 Ditto 11:17, 5 C4*'Dittou\errlB3olataC:duiPanY, , fiy4 per cent per cent. Per cent. s Loan 1837, 5 per cent. London, One month Exchange on IGO% 101 IS 05 Two months Papers, August 14. 11 92%, —Dutch BELGIAN k UNDs.—g 55% Cent auseer.e, AUOVST 14 Actual Debt_ per 2si per Cent. R o thschild's Loan, 5 101 Loan of Thiity Millions, 4 p er C ent. % 91•1; 3 Per Cent. Loan of City, 1832, 4 per Cent. . 71% Society of Commerce, 45; per Cent. ll6 Bank of Belgium, 5 per Cent ..... ..... 74?' National Society . B rus sels Papers, August 14. AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—Vitiva, Ata 6. Five per Cents. Metallieues .......... ICS% Fear per Cents. ............ ........... 105 4 Three per cents. ............... . ..... 1523 813 A Bank Shares .....••••••••• ' August 11 —Allgemeine Zei lung' ....... HALLE, Atm 13. HAMB URG BOR. Bills. Money .................... 10;04 1 1 , 6 Austrian 5 per Cents. Rank 5hare5.......... .......................................................... 15 10 04 ;4 An lo. Russian Loan ................ 15 0 , 0 i,,,, 5 p e r Cent. Ist series, Ce . ........... ........... 10 9 2.1, 10 ,7 1;4 inscription, Ist Series ..................... a nd 4th 9 7N 97% Itusian 5 per Cent. H o pe and Co. 3cr Sc i s ................................ ........ Ditto in Certificates ... .......................... Dutch Actual Debt, 2g per Ce nt ................ .. Ditto b per Cent .................. 1 lal Polish Bonds ............................................. 1.;?.4jt 1 New Ticket ................................................ 2pz i 3 1% Anglo. Janish Loan, 3 per Cent ...................•• " 101 , A Norwegian Loan, 1134, 4 per Cent....... ......••• EXCHANGES 0 4 : LONDON. , HAMBURG, AUG. 13.-13. s.yl.—Two months, 13 . 3 4. CHRISTIANIA, AUG. 3.—Three months, 641 116. i SToettnot.m, Auo. 6.—Seventy.five days, IL 34. BERLIN. AUG. 10. Three months, 6.21. On Friday afternoon, a child, while amusing iti if near a common sewer, in Murray-street, Montrose, was attacked by a large rat. The animal endeavoured to get at the child's throat, but being repulsed, it seized on its arm, and did not let go the hold till it was nearly killed by some people who had been attracted by the little sufferer's cries.— Greenock Advertiser. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 16. 1839. CRIMINAL COURT YESTERDAY. OLD COURT. CHARGE OF POISONING. —John Clifton, aged 22, a tailor, was indicted for the wilful murder of Caroline Clif ton, his wife, by administering arsenic to her on the 14th of July last. Mr. Garratt—ls a surgeon ; prisoner was a tailor. Knows prisoner's wife ; she had had one child, which is dead. He was called in to her on the night of the 14th of July. Prisoner fetched him, and told him no time was to be lost. He said she was in labour. Went with pri soner to his house and found his wife in bed, apparently in great pain. She complained of her stomach and bowels, also of sickness and purging ; the was tossing about in the bed; her hands and test were cold—the pulse had ceased —he felt none whatever ; there was great tenderness about the stomach and bowels on pressure. She was quite sensible. Prisoner was not present during this examina tion. He thought prisoner, who was in the next room, must have heard what was said. He inquired the cause of her suffer ing, and how long it had lasted, she frequently turned her eyes to the door while witness was asking her questions. No conversation took place about her complaint after prisoner came into the room. There were decidedly pains inde pendent of Labour pains. There were very slight labour pains. The deceased died without having given birth to any child. There wasegreat prostration of strength, ex treme anxiety of countenance, and other symptoms already described, which had nothing to do with labour. His judgment at the time was that the circumstances were very suspicious. He was positive these symptoms did not arise from natural causes. After having made certain in quiries of the deceased, during which time the prisoner was absent from the house, he told prisoner, who had returned, that his wife said prisoner had given her a powder. In reply he said he had given her some cream of tartar, which he had frequently been in the practice of doing when she felt poorly. Witness replied that cream of tartar would not produce these symptoms in the quantity he sad he had given her, which was about a tea-spoon full. Witness said are you certain you have given her nothing else? Prisoner said he was positive he had not. Witness requested him to produce the cream of tartar. Prisoner showed him about hall an ounee of cream of tartar. Witness took it away with him. Prisoner made no remark. At the same time witness told prisoner his wife was in a most dangerous state. Witness remained with her about three hours, at the end of which time she died. It was about three quarters of an hour after his arrival he told the prisoner of the state of his wife. Prisoner made no reply. Shortly afterwards he again told prisoner that she was in a dangerous state, and he came into the room. The prisoner seemed very much affected, and kissed her. No conversation took place whilst the prisoner was in the room. After leaving the house witness met police sergeant Donnegan. Saw the prisoner in the back kitchen before he quitted the house, after the death of deceased. Witness told him it was a very alarming and remarkably sudden death—said he would call again at nine o'clock. After communicating wish Donnegan, witness returned to the house with his assistant. This was about five o'clock in the morning— he saw prisoner in the back kitchen, and repeated what he bad said about the suddenness of her death, and informed him that in all probability there would be an inquiry about it. In reply, he said he hoped witness would make it as mild as he possibly could, to which witness made no reply. (The witness here became so confused in his testimony that the Learned Judge requested he would sit down for a few minutes to recover himself, and the Jury took that opportunity of retiring for the purpose of refreshment, &c. Alter a lapse of ten minutes the Jury returned, and the examination was resumed.) When witness returned with his assistant he told prisoner that deceased had desired him not to tell the prisoner about the white powder, or he would murder her, and that the reason the prisoner gave her the powder afas, that she might not have any more b--y children. Prisoner said she could not he sensible when she said that. Witness said she was perfectly sen sible and remarked again as to the suddenness of her death. The woman was perfectly sensible, and continued so for at least two hours after witness's arrival. She lost her senses about three-quarters of an hour before her death. Dees not think deceased imagined she was going to die. Witness opened the body of the deceased on the day of the death. Found the stomach highly inflamed—slightly contracted— thrown into wrinkles—the inner surface livid, with a thick coating of mucus, interspersed with flakes resembling half boiled white of egg, containing a light brown fluid—the s mall in testines, with their glands, slightly enlarged—slightly in flamed—containing a large quantity of fluid, and a sub stance similar to that contained in the stomach. The large intestines inflamed, with their glands enlarged and inflamed—they were empty. The deceased was six months gone with child—the lungs were conk•sted, and 1 effused blood in points. The examination matfirmed his opinion as to the state of the deceased. With these ex ceptions the appearance of the body was healthy in the ex treme. Had examined the bodies of many who had died of poison, and has no doubt the deceased died of poison. lie gave the contents of the stomach to Mr. Lunn, a chemist, to analyze. Cannot account for no arsenic being found in the stomach, if any such had been taken, unless it was ex pelled previously to death. This was an opinion of the profession. Cross examined by Mr. PRENDERGAST-Did not save any of the matters ejected. Is it not a medical opinion that where no poison is found in the stomach, it is not safe to come to a conclusion that a party has died of poison ? It is certain she must have died from same irritating mat ter taken in the stomach. Never heard of persons dying of sudden and rapid inflammation of the stomach and bowels where poison had not been administered. Is the parish surgeon. Receives a salary of 1001. a year for attend ing all the inhabitants, and finding all the physic. Gde his evidence before the Coroner. Does not know what was the verdict ; it was not against the prisoner. He ordered carbonate of magnesia as a sedative. Would not give carbonate of magnesia in a state of poisoning by arsenic, if he were called in early. If the deceased had lived she must have miscarried. John Golden—l am a shoemaker. I lived in the same house with prisoner when his wife died. Saw her at sever, o'clock the evening before she died. She seemed like a person ill with a cold. About half after three the follow ing morning found her dying. Mr. Garratt was there. Was in the back-kitchen with Mr. Garratt and the pri soner. Mr. Garratt told the prisoner his wife said he had given her three powders, and that she desired him not to tell prisoner, or he would kill her. Does not remember whether prisoner made any reply. When the doctor was gone witness told the prisoner it was a bad job. Prisoner said " it was, but he was innocent, by God ; but let the worst come to the worst they could but bring it in man slaughter, which would transport him for life." Witness's wife was present. Cross•exarnined—Did not state anything about the con versation with the doctor before the Magistrate. Susan Golden—ls wife of the last witness. Saw pri soner's wife at seven o'clock the evening before she died in bed. She complained of great pain in her bowels and head. Atone o'clock prisoner called her, saying his wife was very ill. Witness remained with her until she died. She had been poorly on the Saturday before. She corro borated her husband's testimony as to the expressions made use of by prisoner to the last witness, Cross-examined—Deceased was in bed on the morning of Saturday. On Sunday she seemed worse. On Sun day morning she cooked the dinner and washed her hus band's shirt ; she complained of being ill. At seven she ex pressed a desire to see Mr. Garrott, and the prison& de-• sired witness to fetch him. Witness sent a friend, who went to the wrong doctor ; he came, and the deceased declined having any medicine, although the prisoner was willing she should. The prisoner and his wife were on good terms on Sunday. Mr. John Adams—ls a surgeon ; was present at the post mortem examination of deceased; corroborates the testimony of Mr. Garratt as to the appearances presented, except that the small intestines were only inflamed at their commencement. From what he had heard of the symp tons, coupled with the:post mortem examination, is of opi nion that the deceased died from some acrid poison. That was his unqualified opinion. A large doge of a powerful medicine, such as gamboge, colocyth, or calomel, might produce those symptoms. Could not conceive any quan tity of cream of tartar could produce them. The facts of no mineral poison appearing upon the analysis of the stomach and intestines would produce no effect upon his opinion, because if a person took small and repeated doses , of metallic poison, the symptoms would be produced but the poison would not be found, as it would be absorbed into the system. This is the only way in which he can account for the absence of poison in the stomach. It might be all discharged by vomiting, and yet the sickness remain, and thus also the patient might die of metallic poison, and yet none be found. If arsenic were given in a quantity sufficient to cause death he should expect sickness of great intensity to come on in half an hour. Cross-examined by Mr. PRENDERGAST-The finding of arsenic would add greatly to the strength of his opinion. Medical men will certainly not assert from any particular set of symptoms when poison does not appear That a per son has died from poison. In this case he thinks it highly probable the death arose from poison, but will not posi tively assert that such is the case. Mr. Thomas Lunn is a chemist and accustomed to analyses. Received some liquid from Mr. Garratt, con taining a brownish matter. Has chemically examined this liquid in every way he thought requisite. Tried four sets of experiments. Is not aware of any experiments that,he did not try but Mr. Marsh's experiment, by which sonic chemists assert the 500,000 th part of a grain of arsenic could be detected, but did not detect a particle of it, or of any other mineral poison. Cross-examined by Mr. PRENDERGAST—Mr. Garratt also gave him a powder which he examined, and found it did not contain any arsenic. Joseph Lockwood is a chemist. Knows prisoner. Sold him some arsenic about ten weeks ago. He said he wanted it to destroy mice. Wrote " poison" on the paper con taining it. Sold him some cream of tartar about a month afterwards. John Donnegan, is a police-officer. After something ......... Olrammnve••••••••• W _______j- . .--.''----""'"--- - that had passed between him and Mr. Garratt , he went to RAMSGATE, AUG. 12.--The i r Majesties the the prisoner's house about a quarter to five. Witness said King and Queen of the B e lgians are expected to arrive at he supposed prisoner suspected his business, to which pH_ this p or t on or a b out t h e 30th of this month, on their route soner made no reply. Witness then said the doctor sus to visit our most gracious Queen and her august Mother.— lie Gazette . had giv up he was to consider himself in custody. Prisoner The T or i es h ave resolved to offer no opposition said nothing. When witness desired him to go to the sta , states, there d that urin to the election of Mr. Oliphant, for Perth. tion house, prisoner requested to stay until nine. Witness channel t U n ef oGN E ._A corresondent at Boulogne refused, and told him to come instantly. He said he wished g in peaertnaoorifoleaosteeo f the late deepeningi of the Golden to go with him. Prisoner fed his dog, and then and the steam m he p paporte packets there r were has b beenle to e s n u t c e h r a a d t e l p n t ei h t i o d f water prisoner d e w r istanieds something o t m o e t the stationiig to o Mrs. house. whichre he went w it . .a — t h eTr,hheas had recent a most o d s t r y, month, that the largest vessels ness did not hear. Accompanied prisoner to Lockwood s, Golden, Befo the who said he had sold prisoner cream of tartar. Witness whHoleAwßaVrmEsw'reasked Lockwood if he had sold prisonerpoison, or any whole any the growing : arsenic, and Lockwood said he had not. crops, and the harvest has partially favourable and u e p tf o e n c t upon 1 . com menced in Worcestershire.w eek orten days i In anotherl Mr. PRENDERGAST addressed the Jury for the defence, and it will become general. Though it cannot be denied that I contended that there was no evidence to prove that the de the long continuance of Wet weather immediately succeed. I, ceased had been poisoned at all. With regard to the ing St. Swithio, accompanied with high winds has beaten ' 1 denco of the medical man, he would appeal to the personal down the wheat in many Places, yet upon the whole the I experience of the Jury to contradict his assertion that death prospect of a crop is more favourabl e than under such un- , in consequence of inflammation of the stomach occasioned propitious circumstances might have been expected.— \by food ,' ne ver occurred under thirty- s i x h ours . The Worcestershire Chronicle. I Learned Counsel then proceeded to comment upon the 13IPERjAL PARLIAIViT.EN evidence, and contended the prisoner was entitled to an acquittal. He then called the following witnesses:— Bright- , —ls a tailor. Prisoner had been in his employment. Knew prisoner's wife. They lived upon terms of kindness and affection. Several other witnesses gave similar testimony. The Learned JUDGE then summed up, and said the questions for the Jury to decide were two ; first, were they satisfied that the deceased came to her death by poison ; and next, were they satisfied the poison was ad ministered by the prisoner. If they were not satisfied on these points they would acquit the prisoner—if they were satisfied then they must cony:et him of murder, for the evi dence afforded no pretext for a verdict for manslaughter, and he was bound to say that such a verdict ought never to be suggested where it was not borne out by the evidence. The Jury then retired, and after an absence of twenty minutes, returned, and found the prisoner Not Guilty. John Dunning, who pleaded guilty to the charge of uttering a forged order on Messrs. Drummond, for 501. , was sentenced to be transported for life. William Ring alias Daniel Murphy, who pleaded guilty to breaking into the dwelling-house of Richard Ganthony, and stealing two watches, value 441., was sen tenced to two years' imprisonment, with hard labour. HOUSE OF COMMONS, AUGUBT 15. The SPEAKER took the Chair shortly before Four o'Clock. Mr. Campbell, from the East India House, pre sented papers. On the motion of Mr. C. WOOD, the Halifax. Small Debts Bill was read a third time, and passed. CORPORATE PROPERTY (IRELAND). On the motion of Lord MORPETH, the Corpo rate Property (Ireland) Bill was reported, and ordered to be read a third time to-morrow. ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE. On the motion of Sir GEORGE GREY the Re port .. ) Vas received on the Administration of Justice (parts of counties) Bill, and the Bill was ordered to be read a third time to-morrow. COURTS IN COUNTIES. On the motion of Lord HOWICK the Courts in Counties Bill was reported, and the Bill was ordered to be read a third time to-morrow. CONSOLIDATED FUND BILL. The Report on the Consolidated Fund Bill was or dered to be received on Monday on the motion of Mr. F. BARING. EXCHEQUER BILLS' BILL. On the motion the same Right. Hon. Gentleman time Report on the Exchequer 13;11s' Bill was ordered to be received on Monday. MANCHESTER POLICE. The Manchester Police Bill was read a third time and passed, on the motion of the SOLICITOR.. GENERAL. IMPORTANT TO LANDLORDS AND TENANTS. —ln the Secondaries' Court, on Tuesday, an action was brought by the lessee of certain premises in Seething lane, City, against a person named Moore, to recover the sum of 21. Is. Bd. for one month's rent. The plaintiff let the upper part of his house to the defendant, on an agree ment to give or take a month's notice to terminate the tenancy. The defendant gave the stipulated notice, but quitted in two or three days afterwards, leaving one of his lodgers in an apartment she rented of him, and he did not give up the key until the day before the expiration of the notice. The plaintiff had, in the interim, gone into the apartments several times, and with workmen, to measure for improvements, and had also put up a notice that the place was to be let, and it was contended the plaintiff had taken possession and waived notice and rent. On the con trary, the case of Redpath v. Roberts, 3 Espinasse, 325, was cited, in which it was held not to be a beneficial pos session, and the jury found a verdict for the amount claimed. On Wednesday an inquest was held at the Lon don Hospital, before Mr. Baker, on the body of a fine youth of twelve years of age, named C. Moore, who died in that institution from the effects of a severe injury which he received on the left side of the head from a part of the machinery in her Majesty's Mint, Tower-hill. The jury returned a verdict of " Accidental death," A Coroner's Inquest was held on Wednesday at the Rose Inn, Farringdon-street, before Mr. Payne, on the body of Theodore Clark, aged seven years, only son of Mr. Toomas Clark, fishing-tackle-manufacturer. of 15, High Holborn. It appeared from the evidence that, as the deceased was playing with another boy at No. 3, Staple Inn, last Saturday afternoon, he fell, head foremost, through the window of the third floor landing. He was immediately taken from the pavement, and carried to Mr. Wilson, of 8, High Holborn, surgeon, who stated that the skull on the fore part of the deceased's: head was very ex tensively fractured, and the bone driven into the brain, and that he died in less than five minutes after the accident. Verdict—" Accidental death." • ----- PORT OF LIVERPOOL. —A new and commo dious dock is about to be constructed by the Ellesmere and Chester Canal Carrying Company, oa the site of the Herculaneum Pottery. It is to be to the southward of the spacious dock now being formed by Lord Francis Eger ton, and which will be completed in about three months. Instead of railways operating injuriously on canals, as was at first supposed, it seems that they have really benefitted them, as the carrying trade both of his Lordship's and the Ellesmere Company have increased so much as to render more accommodation absolutely necessary. At the south end of the town a few private and wealthy individuals have bought all the shore, from the Earl of Sefton and others, from the Brunswick Dock to within a few yards of the Dingle.—Liverpool Mail. At about noon on Wednesday a loud explosion resembling the discharge of a piece of ordnance took place at a lucifer match manufactory in Queen-street, Finsbury. the windows of which were completely demolished and driven out by the force of the concussion. Mr. Povah, the proprietor of the place, it appeared, had been mixing together some of the combustible ingredients used in the business, when by some means or other they ignited and blew him back a considerable distance, where he lay in a state of insensibility. Upon the arrival of assistance he presented a shocking appearance, the flesh having been torn from his face in several places, his eyes closed up, and their sight, it is feared, irrecoverably lost. The unfortunate gentleman had just recovered, after severely suffering from The effects of a similar disaster that took place a few weeks ago. He was conveyed in a cab to his residence in Plumber-street, City road. In consequence of the re peatedly recurring accidents at the manufactory, one of which not long since set fire to the place, and from the in flammable nature of the stock, which placed the safety of the entire neighbourhood in imminent jeopardy, the inha bitants have prepared a memorial to the Magistrates of the district, praying them to put a stop to the perilous trade, although, in answer to a similar application presented to them some time back, the Magistrates stated that they had no power to interfere. On Wednesday morning, as a young man, named Fisher, groom of Lord Hillsborough, was exercis ing his master's horses in Hyde Park, the animal on which .he was riding suddenly took fright, and started off at full speed in the direction of Kensington. On approaching the gate adjoining the little Horse Varracks, some person, got before the horse to stop him, on which the excited animal galloped straight through the small gate of the barracks, striking his rider with great force against the side-posts, by which his right car was torn off, his shoulder dislocated, his collar-bone fractured, and other injuries inflicted. He was carried into the guard-room, and thence to St. George's Hospital, where he remains without any hope irecovery. CONVERTS TO CATHOLICISM. —We hear that both the sons of the eccentric Sir Charles Wolseley. whe, it will be remembered, two or three years ago r enoupced f i b l embraced d t t h h e e e R x Rom a p n l e Catholic ef tee religion,have Protestant very recently faith ande their father, and the eldest, the heir to the baronetcy, is about eonlsi,dieirEable LUSTvta 'elth. B — A ß L rto Gazette. Lisosol ON. --Up to be married to a young lady of the same religion, and of to Wednesda) night Mr. Hampton had received no tidings of his balloon although little doubt can be entertained that it has fallen before this time. Mr. Hampton is confined to his bed by the injuries he received, but they are not considered dan gerous. Should the balloon not be recovered, the loss to Mr. Hampton will be very great. The Dumfries Courier, speaking of the harvest, rays, what the husbandman sighs for now is a high tem perature and an unclouded sky. The pastures are so rough, and the herds and flocks so well fed, that rain might be dispensed with till after harvest ; heat, too, is wanted to swell the turnips, and render the potatoes mealy and large. The rain that fell at seed time gave the roota bags, and all the other kinds, a splendid start ; fly from this cause was kept in abeyance, and should the back end prove sunny and favourable, the entire breadth of bulbous yield will be one of the heaviest that ever was grown in broad Scotland. The hills and moors, ripening weather granted, will give us this year a very great lift of them selves, and although our calculation of a crop and afourth has been challenged upon very high authority. we would still fain cling to it as regsrds oats and barley in the High lands, and lowland moors, mosses, and hills, wherever we penetrated. In hundreds of instances we found the oats most promising in bleak and backward situations ; and as regards aggregates, it makes a wonderful difference when hill-men are able to keep and give—do their own turn and help a neighbour; in place of resorting to the low countries for seed in spring and meal in summer. BODY FouND.On Sunday afternoon, as a working man was walking along the banks of the Regent's Canal, Paddington, he discovered the body of a man in the water. It was taken out and immediately conveyed to Paddington poorhouse. He appears about thirty-five years of age, and was respectably attired in a stilt of black. No papers or documents were tound on his person so as to lead to his identity. About four o'clock on Wednesday morning an extensive fire broke out in the. premises of Mr. Harding haw, Holland-street, Blackfriars-road. The inmates es caped by the door, and took shelter in one of the neighbouring houses. At least a quarter of an hour elapsed before the plugs were drawn after the at rival of the engines, during which time the fire made extraordi nary progress. By five o'clock all the engines got to work, w b u h t . before t t e t h d b . flames The lo s s w i e s r were a i s d ubdu t nb e e d b t e h t pr eee between m 2 , i o s o e os wereand 3 and,ooo. other 1 Mr. offi lar l d } i w ng b h ot a b n4o insured , to oth ee i i n t t c h n e t . f Phoenix, t h damagee Union, done was not ascertained. We find, on the inspection of the overseers' lists, that an unusual number of persons have this year disqua lified themselves by the non-payment of their taxes. But for this circumstance the increase of electors, which is large at present, would have amounted probably to 500 or 600. Brighton Gazette. SHIPWRECK—ALL HANDS LOST.—During the dreadful weather on Tuesday night last a vessel foun dered, and went down in the Bay of Dundrum, close to Rengmore Point, with the loss, there is reason to fear, of every one of her crew. Part of her boat was washed on shore on the following mo rnin g , on the stern of which was discover el the word Em il y , in a semicircle, to g ether with some learnedarticles of wearing h apparel , but nothing more haser, respecting e xcept her m ast appear i ng above water at low tide.—Deivnpatr!ck R ecor d er . How TO ESCAPE H ANGING.—In th e course of an inquest held before Mr. Wakley, at the Bromle y Arms, Cleveland-street, Fi tzro y -square, on Monda y even ing, on the body of a man who, after cutting his throat in a shocking manner, had sat up and caught the blood in two separate vessels, a juror. who felt disposed to think that a man who would take such p r ecaution in cutting his throat could not at the time be insane, also expressed his surprise, in which many other jurors joined, that the blood had not suffocated him the instant after committing the act. The Coroner said that when persons cut their throats and se vered the windpipe the blood scarcely ever went down the latter. On the contrary, the windpipe being open caused a person to breathe freely, until nearly all the blood had gone from their bodies. It was a common practice, where persons were affected with stoppages in the throat, to open the windpipe below the seat of the disease, to enable them to breathe freely. In fact, it had been known, both in this and other countries, that men who had been condemned to be hanged had been cun nin g enou g h to o pen their own throats nbeenleoew had the been that, h r aftere he h rope e ing upwards of an was adjusted. The hour, they were delivered o ver to their fri ends , who b y at tention recovered them. The Journal des De bats, in an article o n the postage question, exhibits th e usual k nowledge p ossessed by our lively neighbours of our concer ns. " Ne ws p a p ers in England are taxed as let ters, which is sufficiently strange place t in a country where the liberty of the press had its birth ; newspapers. are consequently sent only b y coach." It would be difficult to cram more blunders into the same number of lines. tice for a call of the House. Surely he had as good a tight to say that the thin attendance was in favour of •the Bill, as the Hon. Gentleman to say it was against it. The opposition to the Bill in Ireland had been got up very unfairly. The Bank of Ireland had been de nounced as an orange bank. A well signed requisition was sent to a High Sheriff of a county—the meeting was called, but so few of the requisitionists attended that the meeting was adjourned sine die. The feeling, there fore, was not so strong against the Bill—the excitement upon the question was not so strong as it was repre senteil.. He had no hope of conciliating the Hon. Gentleman, but if the present course was pursued, he would persevere, and postpone the Appropriation Bill from night to night, until that Bill was decided upon its merits. They might have successive divisions, btr. the Hon. Gentlemen in the minority ought to recollect that had the same course been taken with the Penny Postage Bill, with the Emancipation Act, or even the Reform Bill itself, neither of them could ever have passed. Such a course would do more to insure the Constitution than any course that could be taken. Suppose the Bill were to be lost, would it put an end to the Bank of Ireland? No ; but making no provision for the debt to the Bank, and putting an end to the present arrangements, must greatly endanger and embarrass the money market in this country. He was performing a public duty, and under all circumstan ces, and against every opposition would proceed with it. Mr. ELLIS (of Newry) was not, for one, dis posed to sit down under the castigation insinuated against him f or hi s con d uc t upon th a t occas io n . The Right Hon. Gentleman ought to remember who was in fault upon the occasion. Who was the wrong doer ?—.(Hear, hear.) Why bring in a Bill at so late a period as to take all parties by surprise ? The reason why meetings had Rot taken place was, that it could not be believed that the Government would persevere in this measure.—( Hear.) The Right Hon. Gentleman had mixed up money arrangements with this Bill which he might have kept separate, thinking that by so doing he would induce the House to pass the measure.—(Hear, hear, hear.) He should perse vere in the course which he had adopted in laying down the principle that Ministers ought not to attempt to take the House by surprise, and inflict such a serious injury as would he inflicted by this measure.—(Hear.) Mr. KEMBLE supported the measure, and con tended that the opposition now offered to it could do no good whatever. The Hon. and Learned Gentleman was holding out a course of proceeding which, if acted upon generally, must tend to injure the representative system, and throw the whole of the business of the House into confusion. BOLTON POLICE. After a few observations from Mr. GRIMSDITCH, The SOLICITOR-GENERAL moved the third reading of the Bolton Police Bill. Mr. BOLLING said the present Bill was wholly un necessary, however disturbed the district might be. The present laws, if put in force in a proper manner, were perfectly sufficient to maintain the peace. They had now, besides the police force, 1,500 special constables, besides the military ; Low then did it happen that Bolton was at present in such a state of disgraceful anarchy ? It ought to be known, and the fact was, that the Mayor of the town was himself a Chartist not twelve months ago —(licar, hear)—and lie very naturally felt qualms of conscience in enforcing the laws against those with whom he acted so lately. He felt it necessary to say so much, for he felt degraded at the state in which Bolton now was by the weakness of the Mayor, whom he acknowledged to be in a very a wkwird situation. Bolton was his native place, he had now the honour of representing it, and it. never would be misrepresented while he had a seat in the House.—( A laugh.) One of his letters stated, and he knew it was the rumour in the town, that. the Colonel commanding the troops had declared that he would not again allow the men to come out to play at child's play. Under a different and an efficient Mayor, with such a force as he had under him, the peace of the town might have been perfectly preserved. He felt it to be his duty to protest against the Bill, as being unnecessary. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL was sorry that se vere illness prevented his Noble Friend from being in his place to answer the observations of the Hon. Mem ber oppasite, but the occurrences which had recently taken place showed the necessity for the establishment of an efficient force. There would be the same number of constables in proportion to the population as there were in the metropolis, and if the people here were sa tisfied, he did not see why they should not be equally satisfied in Bolton. He trusted the House would throw no obstacle in the way of the Bill. Lord G. SOMERSET said the town would only be e mpowered to raise a certain sum, and suppose 40 men were employed as police he did not think they would be sufficient to quell any riot. Indeed he did not think that riot.; and tumults could be suppressed by any police force hick could be organized.—(Hear, hear.) He wished to be informed whether any precaution had been taken to prevent constables from voting ? The SOLICITOR-GENERAL replied that there was a clause which would effectually answer that purpose. The Bill was then read a third time and passed. COUNTY AND DISTRICT CONSTABLES BILL. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL moved the Order of the Day for further proceedings on the third reading of the County and Districts Constables Bill. Clauses up to 17 were agreed to with some verbal amendments. Mr. HODSON proposed the omission of the words from clause 18 " in any counties adjoining thereto," so as to give the police constable the right of voting at elections for Members of Parliament for any county or any borough or town in any county adjoining the county in which he was constable. That-would merely be in ac cordance with the 18th clause, of the 10th Geoge IV., of the Metropolitan Police Act. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL had no objection whatever to the amendment if it was the wish of the House that it should be made. Strangers were then ordered to withdraw and the House divided. There a ppeared — Ayes 39 Noes l7 Majority against the omission of the words 22 Lord G. SOMERSET moved a proviso to clause 16, that nothing contained in the Bill should invalidate the appointment of parish constables. Mr. PRYME objected to the annihilation of the old parish constables. A provision might be made to retain them, subject in cases of exigency to the orders and control of the superintendent of the district. Mr. W AKLEY would support a proposition to ex punge the clause altogether. It was of great importance that there should be in small villages resident con stables appointed by the rate - p a y ers, well acquainted with the inhabitants generally.—(Hear, hear.) No valid reason could be urged for retaining the clause which was most objectionable. If the Noble Lord did not propose to strike out the clause altogether he (Mr. W.) would do so, and divide the House upon it. Mr. AGLIONBY said all the objects of the Hon. Member for Finsbury would be obtained by the intro duction of the words of the Noble Lord, but the propo sition made by the Noble Lord was of such great impor tance that he wished more time had been allowed for its consideration. Considerable inconvenience would arise whether the words were omitted or inserted. If they were inserted there would be an additional expense, because there would be a double set of constables to be paid. If they were rejected then the newly appointed constables would not only be employed as conservators of the peace, but they would be loaded with all the minor duties of the present parish constables, such as serving war rants and so on. Sir G. SOMERSET explained that he did not object to the doing away with constables under local Acts, but he did object to the doing away with parochial con stables, who could do neither harm nor good.—( A laugh.) They might beneficially aid in preserving the peace, under the direction of the Magistrates. They were unpaid unless they did perform service. He mutt persist in that proviso. It might not be right in words, but he had been induced to conceive that the Noble Lord would have agreed to the principle of it and taken it under his own direction.—(Hear.) The House then divided, and the numbers were — For the proviso 3O Against it Majority against it The SOLICITOR-GENERAL moved a proviso, giving the Justices power to select—in cases where the district constables should be appointed under this Act —whether he or the high constable should exercise the duties ordinarily performed by the latter officer,. Mr. DARBY considered this was an unsatisfactory way of going through a Bill.—(Hear, hear.) He felt no small objection to this proviso. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL was understood to withdraw it. On the question that the Bill do pass, Mr. D'ISRAELI said—Having objected to the Bill at the commencement —though having abstained from interfering with its. subsequent stages—he should no' enter his protest and divide the House against it. The Government seemed to forget that it was the duty of a police, not less to respect liberty than to preserve tran quillity. The Commissioners who had reported on the subject had reported that, in some parts of the country, where the rural police were established, the policemen were in the habit of entering cottages at night and ex tinguishing lights, Such proceedings, if once recog nised, would do away with the old English maxim, that every man's house was his castle, and would form a dan gerous precedent for domiciliary visits in the residences of the higher classes. The principle at which the Govern ment was aiming was that of centralisation, which be believed to be detrimental to public liberty. The House divided, when there appeared— For the passing of the Bill Against it . Majority, —32 The Bill was then passed. BANK OF IRELAND BILL. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER then moved the re-committal of the above Bill. Mr. O'CONNELL moved that it be re-committed that day three months. The divisions of last night showed only a majority of thirty-nine upon all occasions. But, Sir," said the Honourable Gentleman, " there are certainly not forty Members present." Mr. HINDLEY moved that the House be counted. POOR-LA Forty Members being present, we were re-admitted, Earl STANHOPE presented petitions from the and found governors and directors of the united parishes of St. Mr. O'CONNELL moving that the Bill be re-corn- Andrew's Holborn and St. George the Martyr, the mitted that day three months. In such a House, a Bill rate-payers of Southwar, of St. Clement Danes, of so much importance to Ireland ought not to be pro- and St. Paul's, Covent -garden, against the Bill now in ceeded with. It was most unfair towards Ireland, as progress, to give power to the Poor-law Guardians to well as the House. collect the poor-rates. Mr. HUME seconded the motion. ASSAULTS (IRELAND) BILL. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said Upon the m otion of Lord DUNCANNON the Re he did not proceed with the Bill upon personal grounds, port upon the Assaults (Ireland) Bill was brought up, but against them. The Bill was essential for the public with a cIauseEXCISE added, w LICENSES BILL hich was agreed to. service, or he would not press it in the face of s o much . opposition from Gentlemen usually supporting the Lord LYNDHURST presented petitions against Government. The Hon. and Learned Member for i this Bill. Dublin ought nor to taunt him with the thin attenda n ce Lord DUNCANNON moved the second reading of Members, becaase he had not proceeded with his no- l of the Bill, the object of which he said was to enable The gallery was then cleared, and the House divided, when there appeared— For the motion Fur the amendment Majority for going into Committee —l9 On clause 2 being proposed, Mr. O'CONNELL moved that the Chairman report progress, and ask leave to sit again. He had been taunted by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in not fol lowing up his notice for a call of the House ; but the Right Hon. Gentleman should not taunt him with not dividing on every opportimity in opposition to the Bill. —(Hear, hear.) Did not the Right Hon. Gentleman know that if he had persisted in the call, be had not the smallest prospect of succeeding? If he had had the least prospect of success, he would not have given way.--(Hear, hear.) The forms of the House were certainly meant for something. They were intended to guard tigainst such a case as the present—(Hear; hear) —a calie in which a Minister of the Crown was able to put down argument by votes. The question was now to be decided in a House of sixty or seventy Members, out of 638. This course was highly improper. He would not shrink from the performance of what he con sidered his duty.—(Hear, hear.) The Chancellor of the Exchequer had told him and fifteen other persons two years ago, in Downing-street, that notice had been given to pay off the Governmint debt to the Bank of Ireland. The C H ANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, with great warmth, rose and said—l wish to contradict the Hon. Gentleman in the most distinct manner I can.— (Order, order.) Mr. O'CONNELL—And I wish to contradict the Right Hon. Gentleman in the most distinct manner I can.--(Order, order.) Mr. ELLIS rose to order. The Chancellor of the Exchequer had last night called on the Honourable Member for Kilkenny to observe the rules of the House, and he had himself been guilty of a breach of its orders, in stating that he distinctly denied the statement made by another Hon. Member. Mr. O'CONNELL would pass that by, and come to another point, on which he defied the contradiction of the Right Hon. Gentleman—that he had made the people of Ireland believe, by his conduct, that the boun daries of the monopoly would not exceed twenty miles. Mr. FINCH rose to order. He observed a gentle man under the Gallery, taking notes. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER ob served that this was the first time he had heard any notice taken of such a circumstance. It there was objection to taking notes, it might just as well extend to the Galkwy. Individuals below the bar were con sidered out ,ef the House, and that he had always under stood to be the law of Parliament. Mr. FINCH said his objection' was not to the gen. ticmen in the Gallery, but to an individual under tilt. Gallery, and within the House ; and he was quite sure although lie could not boast of so long an acquaintance with the forms of the House as the Right Hon. Gentle man, that this was a course which was not usual. He would appeal to the Right Hon. Baronet the Member for Oxford, who had had considerable experience on these matters, ai_d was confident that he should have his support. Sir R. INGLIS said it was in the power of any Hon. Gentleman to say, " I spy a stranger."—(Laugh ter.) The moment any Hon. Member stated that, it was the duty of the Speaker to move that the House be cleared, that strangers withdraw. Mr. FINCH said that having called the attention of the Ho use to the subject he did not intend to carry 11 any further. • Sir 'l'. FREEMANTLE said if the Hon. Member wished to exclude strangers he certainly had a right to do so. But he did not consider it a greater breach of privilege for one person to take notes than another. Mr. FINCH hoped it Would be understood that any gentleman sitting within the walls of the House on the benches occupied by strangers, might in future be per mitted to take any notes that he might require. Mr. O'CONNELL then resumed. The country had come to a state of great embarrassment—what with the Chartists, the war abroad, and other things, the finances of the country were in a state equal to bordering upon a revolution. Mr. ELLIS—Sir, there are not five-and-twenty Members in the House ; I move, therefore, that it be counted. Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, but several Members coming in from the lobby and the library, a sufficient number were procured to form a House. On our re-admission, we found Mr. O'CONNELL addressing the House. The 23 Members had swelled to 44 in double quick time— (Laughter)—but they had now come again to the caput mortuum of 23.—(Laughter.) He had been taunted at the absence of Irish Members. Had he not a right, in answer to that taunt, to ask the Right Hon. Gentleman how it was that he had postponed the mea sure till those who were the genuine representatives of the Irish people were absent? Was it not the Chancel lor of the Exchequer's own fault that there were not a larger number of Irish Members present ?—(Hear.) No reason had been given why the monopoly of the Bank of Ireland should exist. Mr. ELLIS then rose, and with some warmth said— Sir, there are not now 80 Members in the House. — (Hear, beer.) I consider this course of proceeding ex tremely indecent, and I therefore move the House be counted. There being only 37 Members present, the House adjourned at a Quarter before Eight o'clock. tr VW' HOUSE OF LORDS, AUGUST 15: The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Woo' sack at Five o'Clock. A message from the House of Commons brought up the Manchester Police Bill, the Commutation Tithes (England) Bill, with their Lordships' amend ments agreed to, the Bolton Police Bill, and the Hali fax Small Debts Court Bill. The Judges' Lodgings Bill, were read a third time and passed. CHINA. Lord MELBOURNE stated, in answer to a ques tion from Lord Ellenborough, that he had received no official information from China connected with the trade in opium, but he had no objection to lay on the table copies of such information as he had received. WAR IN THE EAST. Lord ELLENBOROUGH wished to know if the Noble Viscount was in a situation to afford any in formation respecting the proceedings of the a rmies in the East? Lord MELBOURNE had receive d no official information from the British officers of the a rmies there. Lord ELLENBOROUGH sai d her Majesty's Government had paid a high compl iment to those offi cers, and it was rather singular th at no official informa tion should yet have been given to the public on this subject. wholesale dealers in foreign spirits to sell any quan above a pint which had been, in fact, long the pract The Duke of RICHMOND said he felt it unnei sary to use any other argument against the Bill tl that it went to give parties the advantage of hav broken the law by rendering legal those violatit of the law.—(Hear, hear, hear.) But he object to the dill upon other grounds. He called up their Lordships to be consistent, and to give this Bill the fate which a few nights ago they hi awarded to the clause on the Irish Bill.—(Hea hear, hear.) Again, he thought this Bill an unju: attack upon a very large and respectable body of indi viduals—licensed victuallers, who had the last few year been subjected to repeated interferences of this kind, un settling their trade and injuring their interests. The Bill professed to be founded upon a report of certain Com missioners, who professed to believe that persons went without spirits, because they could not get the required quantity at the wholesale dealer's. The effect of this Bill, however, would be to permit every man who chose . to pay 5/. for a license to sell small quanti:ies of forcii. , n spirits, for though the quantity might be con fined to more than a bottle, yet who would buy spirits without tasting ? and the consequence would be, either ) that the licensed victuallers would be greatly in jured, or there would be a great increase to the con sumption of foreign spirits, which, their Lordships would admit, would be most injurious. He never had felt himself more confidently right than in moving that this Bill he read a second time that day six months. Lord BROUGHAM said, in moving the rejection ' of the Irish Bill, he had stated a cause, namely, the lateness of the Session, which equally applied to this : case.—( Hear, bear.) Lord LYNDHURST said the Bill having been introduced in March, and not being considered likely to pass the other House, its promoters had postponed it till the 22d of July, when 500 Members were gone. — (Hear, hear.) Lord DUNCANNON said he thought the Bill would be of public utility. The Duke of RICHMOND'S amendment was car ried without a division. BIRMINGHAM. Lord BROUGHAM rose to present a petition, to which he begged their Lordships' best attention. It was from the Corporation of Birmingham. Their Lord ships were aware that doubts existed, perhaps with some foundation, as to the legality of the charter which had been granted to that Corporation, and a rate levied under it having been disputed, the question Would soon be decided in the Court of Queen's Bench. In the meantime, of course, the charter must be assumed for all intents and purposes legal. The peti tioners stated that having through this dispute found deru difficulty cretary yi notfo i n tthaet h had, ou s e t on e b g a t he o ir roulr measure, i- at suggestion, e t intro duced t authorisingSe ro- a loan of ten thousand pounds, for establishing an efficient police force in the town, but that he had altered his original design, and introduced another mea sure whereby the control of the police would be placed wholly under the control of Government • Commissioners. They respectfully, but earnestly, protested against this measure, as an unjust infringe ment upon their corporate rights, to which they had been elected by a suffrage which, though nominally household, was in reality a 101. franchise. The peti tioners did not see any reason to anticipate any repeti tion of those scenes that had hitherto taken place at Birmingham. The principal offenders had been pu nished, and those that remained were convinced of the fruitlessness of their attempts. The town was now in a state of snore than usual tranquillity, and freedom from political excitement. He (Lord B.) having examined the case as fully as possible, was deci dedly of opinion that it would be a dangerous thing tes attempt, as was the object of the present Bill, to east a stigma upon the Corporation of Birmingham.—( Hear.) METROPOLIS IMPROVEMENTS. Lord DUNCANNON moved the second reading of the Metropolis Improvement Bill. Lord ELLENBORUGH presented a petition from . the Marquis of Salisbury, complaining of the provisions • of the Bill, which, although it would have the effect of greatly injuring his property, he bad received no notice of. The petition prayed that the Bill might be referred to a Select Committee. Lord DUNCANNON would not make any objec tion to referring the Bill to a Select Committee. The Committee that had sat upon the Bill had recommended • the improvements, and therefore it was that it had been introduced. The Duke of WELLINGTON thought that the interests of individuals should be attended to Under the Bill. The Bill was then read a second time, and ordered to be committed to the Standing Order Committee. The Stage Carriage Duties Bill was read a second time and ordered to be committed. The Earl of WICKLOW trusted that the Govern ment would adopt souse course with respect to the duty on Post-horses, as that tax was at present felt to be a great burthen. BIRMINGHAM POLICE. Lord DUNCANNON then moved the second read- - Mg of the Birmingham Police Bill. The object of the Bill was to enable the Treasury to advance to the town of Birmingham the sum of 10.000/., for the purpose of forming an efficient police in that town. The Noble and Learned Lord had presented a petition a,rainst the Bill, the only part of which that could be objected to by the inhabitants of Birmingham was the mode in which the police were to be appointed, and in that respect the Government had followed the same conrse as that which had been adopted in the Metropolitan Police. In the present state of the town of Birmingham her Majesty's Government had thought it essentially' necessary that such an establish ment of police should be made, and under these circum stances he proposed to their Lordships to approve of j the principle of the Bill, leaving it to be considered •i in its details in Committee. Lord BROUGH AM felt bound to enter his protest against the proposition of the Noble Lord, because it would have the effect of undoing m August. whet had been done in the previous October. If in Oztober the town was deserving of the confidence of the Govern ment so far as to induce it to grant it a Corporation then, by which it conferred upon the town the privilege of appointing, its own :Magistrates, he did not see any case that had been since made to induce the Govern ment to adopt a totally different course, and retrace the steps it had hitherto trod. To undo in Au gust what had been done in October was casting a stigma upon the town which he seas sure it did not deserve. He thought it a most unjustifiable proceed ing to take from the town the arrangement of its own police. The very fact of making it a corporate town gave it the power of appointing its own police, and the • object of the present Bill was to take that power away. So that, in fact, the town had got the name of a corpo ration but functions they had none. Was not the adoption of such a course saying that the people of Birmingham were not fit to exercise any of those func tions which a corporation gave them ? He had never heard yet of such an attempt being made except where a corporation had abused its functions. Now, what charge had been brought against this corporation. The petition he had presented had very justly stated that they were not only not convicted of any offence, but no charge had been made against them. If there was any charge against an individual that was not a charge against the body. Some charge had been made against his friend the Mayor of Birmingham, but from what he had heard, that was rather to be ettri buted to an error in judgment on the part of his bro ther Magistrates than any thing else. But was such a circumstance to disqualify a Corporation from exercis ing the functions that had been granted to them. They were by this Bill putting the Birmingham Magistrates upon their trial, and before the inquiry wa s commenced they were stigmatising them b y the joint sentence of Queen, Lords, and Commons. They would be stig matized by the Act of Parliament, as being no longer worthy of exercising those important functions with which this very Parliament had invested them a few months ago. But there had been no accusation against the town of Birmingham, and yet they were to be thus stigmatized. It would be a stigma thrown upon the whole corporate body, as well as upon the thousands of inhabitants who had elected the Town Council . There had been an objection to one or at most two of the Justices. These Justices, however, had done their duty as well as any of the others ; but if there had been the gravest objection to them all, that would have formed no ground for so objectionable a measure as this. If there had been any improper ap pointment of Justices, that appointment had been with the present Government. If this Bill were passed, notwithstanding the lateness of the Session, the Man chester and Bolton Police Bills must be passed also. The Noble and Learned Lord felt quite certain, that if the appointment and management of the police were to be left to the Town Council, that peace and tranquility in Birmingham, which had been restored, would be con tinued ; but if not, he could not look forward to the end of the discord this Act might occasion. His ob jection was to the taking away from the Town Council the appointment and management of the police, and of investing the same in a Commissioner. Let that clause be removed, and he should no longer object to the second reading ; but as it stood, and with his sentiments on the subject; he felt bound to move as an amendment, that the Bill be read a second time this day three months. Lord MELBOURNE would have been much more satisfied if the functions affecting this police could have been performed by the corporation of Birmingham ; but that could not be. A legal objection had been taken to their constitution, and they could not perform those func tions. Nor could he agree that without an efficient po lice force the tranquillity of Birmingham was likely to be as, or more, permanent, than it had been before this tumult had broken out. But the power of the Town Council being impugned, they had not the power to raise a police rate, and this Bill was rendered absolutely ne cessary to supply a deficiency of authority, and for imme diate steps to be taken to preserve the public peace of Birmingham. The Bill stigmat i zed nobody — it inter : fered with no trial—it interrupted no inquiry, nor bad it any of the offensive effects attributed to it by his Noble COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT. (PROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON REGATTA. THE QUEEN'S PLATE, which is to be sailed for on Saturday, is likely to be sharply contended for; the interest excited is intense. In most matches for this plate the winner has been known almost to a certainty before starting, but it is very different this time ; the best judges are divided in opinion as to the pro bable result, though the prevailing opinion is in favour of the Dolphin, 217 tons, and the Galatea, 190 tons, both known good ones ; the Miranda, 164 tons, is an excellent sailor; the Ariel, 118 tons, is a new vessel, but is spoken very highly of, but the superiority of the two former in ton nage makes them the favourites; all the vessels are here preparing for the match—we wish them a fine breeze, and that no accident may mar the sport, and that the best vessel may win. ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. The following yachts of the squadron have arrived, and the Commodore is hourly expected : Am 9.—The Reindeer cutter. John Moore, Esq., from Fayal ; Miranda schooner, Alexander Murray, Esq., M.P., from Kirkcudbright. Strong breeze, W. S. W. 10th.—Cynthia cutter, Richard Frankland, Esq., from Cork ; Xarifa schooner, the Earl of Wilton, from South ampton ; Petrel cutter, Earl of Ilehester, from ditto. 12th.— Amazon cutter, Sir John B. Walsh, Bart., horn ditto. 13th.—Janette schooner, Earl of Egrentiont, from Ex mouth, and proceeded to the eastward. 14'.11.—Giaour cutter, Marmaduke Hart. Esq., from the eastward; Harriet schooner, John Beardmore, Es.q., from Havre. 15th.—Phantom cutter, Sir William Curtis, 87. rt., from Ramsgate ; Ruby cutter, Rowland Mitchell, Esq., from Brighton. SAILINGS. 14th.—Merlin schooner, William Lyon, Esq., for Lis bon and Cadiz; Sparrowhawk cutter, Edward Hencage, Eso., for Gibraltar. YACHTS AT AND ABOUT THE STATION. Schooners (9) —Dolphin. Wandgrer, Harriet, Xarifa, Miranda, Mischief, Ariel, Norna, and Galatea. Cutters (34)--Phantom, Nautilua, Ann, Vampire, Al Arm, Lord of the Isles, Elizabeth, Hebe, Emerald, Earl S'. Vincent, Petrel, Mary, Brecze, Reindeer, Harriet, niche, Albatross, Spider, Sapphire, Arrow, Will-oithe- Wisp, Cynthia, Amulet, Therese, Heron, Amazon, Zebra, Ganymede, Giaour, Julia, Ruby, Matilda, Midge, Witch. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge arrived yesterday. On entering the harbour her Royal Highness was saluted from th.) Royal Yacht Squadron House with 21 guns, and by the same number from Woodyear's Royal Yacht Squadron outfitting warehouse. Her Royal High ness dined on board Lord Wilton's yacht, and has signified her intention of being present at the regatta. The Royal Yacht Squadron House has been ofkred, and a cold coila tkn ordered. No yachts are yet entered for the two 501. Cups. The Countess of Cadogan arrived yesterday, and took the King's House, many years the residence of the late Earl of Listowel. COURT CIRCULAR. Her Majesty, accompanied by her Royal Highness the Dueness of Kent, honoured the Haymarket Theatre with her presence last evening. The Royal Suite included the Countess of Charlemont, Lady Charlotte Dundas, Hon. Miss Ansin, Marquis of Headfort, Sir William Lumley, and Colonel Buckley. Viscount Melbourne had an audience yesterday of the Queen. A Committee on Education of the Lords of her Ma jesty's Most Honourable Privy Council sat yesterday morning in the Council.:office. There were present the Lord President, the Lord Privy Seal, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Dr. Kay, Secretary to the Committee, attended. A Deputation from the National Bank of Ireland, coy sisting of J. R. Glenarc, Esq., J. Lamie Murray, Esq., George Moffatt, Esq., Rowand Ronald, Esq., Frazer B. Smith, Esq., and John Reynolds, Esq., had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, in Downing-street. Mr. Charles Buller, had an interview with the Marquis of Normanby yesterday at the Colonial Office. The Grecian Minister transacted business yesterday at the Foreign Office. Despatches from Sir John Colborne, Governor of the Canadas ; from Sir George Arthur, Lieut.-Governor of Upper Canada; and from the Right Hon. Stewart Mackenzie, Governor of Ceylon, were received yesterday at the Colonial Office. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. The Duke of Argyll and Miss Campbell, in Park lane, from a tour; the Hon. Capt. Jocelyn, from Bermuda; the Hon. Gen. Sir W. Lumley, in Green-street, from Winkfield Lodge, Berks ; the Hon. Capt. Frederick Spencer, M.P., in St. James's-place, from Brighton; the Hon. Henry Robert Wcstenra, at the St. James's Hotel, from his scat near Windsor ; the Right Hon. Sir Edward Sugden, M.P., from his villa, Boyle Farm ; Mr. and Lady Caroline Maxse, at Berkeley House, from their seat, Woolbedling, Sussex; Mr. Ward, M. P., in Cleveland court, St. James's, from Gilston Park, near St. Alban's Lord Gort, in Clifford-street, from a tour ; the Hon. C. Pelham Villiers, M. P., in Chester-square, from a visit to Lord and Lady Clarendon, at the Grove, Watford, Herts ; Lord and Lady Carbery, in Belgrave.square; Lady and Miss Mildmay, in Belgrave-square ; the Countess and Lady Mary Berkeley, in Spring-gardens, from Sussex ; Mr. and Mrs. Colles and family, at Marshall Thompson's Hotel, Cavendish-square, from Ireland ; William De Forest, Esq., at ditto; Lord Worsley, in Belgrave-square, from the seat of the Earl of Yarborough, Brocklesby, Lincolnshire; Lord Reay, from Brighton ; Mr. and Mrs. Nicholson and family, at the Carlton Hotel, Regent-street, from Ireland ; Mr. and Mrs. Connell, at the St. James's Royal Hotel, St. James's-street, from Glasgow ; Mr. and Mrs. Addison, at ditto, from New York ; J. H. Campbell, Esq., and Mrs. Campbell, at ditto, from Paris. DEPARTURES. Earl and Countess Clanwilliam and family, from Bel. grave-square, on a continental tour; Lord Charles Fitzroy, from Burlington House, for Norfolk ; the Earl of Desert, for the Isle of Wight ; General Sir Edward and Lady Harriet Paget and family, front Chelsea College, for Wa terloo-crescent, Dover ; Mr. Cooper, M. P., from Far rance's Hotel, Belgrave -square ; Sir Thomas Munro, Bart., to join the first battalion of the Rifle Brigade ; Lord Forester, from Charles-street, for the shooting lodge of the Duke of Rutland, Longshawe, Derbyshire; the Lord Chief Justice Doherty, for Dublin ; Colonel and Mrs. Percival, for their scat, in the county Sligo ; the Right Hon. Joseph Planta, M. P., from Park-street, for Hastings ; Colonel and Lady Alice Peel, from Fenton's Hotel, on a tour ; E. R. Rice, Esq., M. P., from Suffolk-street, for Dover ; the Hon. Mr. and Mrs. C. Ponsonby, from Lord De Mauley's, Hanover-square, for Dorsetshire; Count Baptiste Metaxa, on a shooting excursion in the Highlands of Scotland ; - Lay, Esq., from Marshall Thompson's Hotel, Cavendish square ; Mr. and Mrs. Jones, from ditto, for the Continent ; - Tickle, Esq., from ditto ; F. A. Bowles, Esq., from ditto ; Mrs. Bax and family, from ditto, for St. Leonard's ; the Earl and Countess of Hopetoun and family, from the Lansdowne Hotel, Dover street, for Scotland ; Colonel Robbins, from ditto ; Lord Plunket, the Hon. John Plunket, and Hon. Miss Plunket, from the St. James's Royal Hotel, St. James's-street, for Dublin ; Rev. John Davis, from ditto, for Ireland ; Sir P. H. Fleetwood, Bart., M.P., from ditto, for Liverpool ; Rev. Mr. M'Clintock, from ditto, for Paris • Mr. and Mrs. Oxley, from ditto, for Liverpool ; Capt. Horace Hamond, from the Carlton Hotel, Regent-street, from Hanover ; Lady Charlotte Greville, from Grosvenor-place, for Wors ley Hall, Lancashire, on a visit to Lord and Lady Francis Egerton ; the Marquis and Marchioness of Westminster, from Grosvenor House, for Moore Park, Herts ; Mr. and Lady Elizabeth Drummond, from Bryanston-square, for Clifton-wells, Somerset ; the Earl and Countess of Cork, from Hamilton-place, for their scat, Marston House, near Frome ; Sir J. C. Coghill, Hart., from Jermyn-street, for Cheltenham ; Viscount Maidstone, M. P., from Suffolk street, for Scotland; Lord Stavordale, from the Earl of Ilehester's, in Burlington-street, on a tour ; the Archbishop of York and Mrs. Howley, from Lambeth Place, for Can. erbury. CHANGES. B. 13. Williams, Esq., and Miss Williams, in Portland place, from the Hon. Captain and Lady Susan Hotham's, Woolmers, Herts, for Ramsgate ; the Duke and Duchess of Cleveland, from Wizsbadon, on a tour ; the Earl and Countess of Dunravee., at Dunraven Castle, Wales, from the family seat in Ireland ; Lord Lyttelton, from Lanca shire, for Scotland ; Sir Edward and Lady Paget, at Dover, from Sanerate ; Lord and Lady Clonbrock, at their seat in Irelatri, from Sussex ; Sir Philip Grey, and Lady Egerton, on a tour in Scotland, from their seat, Oulson Park, Cheshire ; Lord and Lady Stourton, ac companied by the Hon. Miss Stourton, from a tour; Lord Lovat, at Mar Lodge, Aberdeenshire, from Beaufort Castle, Inverness ; the Marquis di Litta, on a shooting ex cursion in Scotland, from Leamington Spa ; the Marquis and .Marchioness of Ely, and the Lords and Lady Loftus, at Ely Castle, Fermanagh, from Lancashire; the Duke and Duchess of Leeds, in Inverness-shire, from Hornby Castle, Yorkshire ; the Archbishop of York and the Misses Hartcourt, at Bishopthorpe, York, from Nuneham, Ox fordshire ; Sir John and Lady Catherine Boileau, at Paris, from Kent ; the Earl and Countess of Leicester, at Holkham Hall, Norfolk, from Longford ; Lord Cremorne, at his seat in Ireland, from town ; Lady Bellingham, on a visit to the Hon. Captain Cust, at Harefield, near Ux bridge, from Leamington Spa, Warwickshire ; Lord and Lady Middleton, on a tour of the Lakes of Killarney, from Pepper Harrow Park., Godalming ; Lord Gifford, at Dochfour House, Inverness-shire, from his residence, at Putney Heath. EVEN IN 14,DITION. ►an ing ins ed on