The Sun. — London, England, 1844-07-15 00:00:00

iisI.PRIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS, July 13. POOR-LAW AMENDMENT BILL. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of Saturday.) Mr. WODEIIOUSE said that the crime of incen• Iliarism was as common in other counties as in Norfolk. It would be well if the Hon. Gentleman the Member for Finsbury would inquire into those acts of incendiarism, for no one was more capable of investigating the subject than he was. Mr. BUCK was understood to support the clause. Sir JAMES GRAHAM said the principle could be applicable only to the metropolis and to - large cities, not to rural districts. lie had endeavoured to word the clause so as to carry out this object, and this object alone. If, however, it was thought the words were not sufficiently stringent or precise, he would very willingly make any alteration that might be desirable, in order to leave no doubt whatever upon the intentions of Par liament. Colonel RUSHBROOK said no county furnished better means of education by national and parochial schools than that which he had the honour to represent, and therefore the Hon. Member for Finsbury was greatly mistaken when he ascribed the recent incendiary fires to the deplorable ignorance of the people. Mr. R. PALMIER said he had yet to learn that it was desirable to extend to the whole of the poor children of England the same extent of education as was given in the school at Norwood. The great point was to make them good subjects and good Christians—(Hear, hear) —and that was all Parliament ought to attempt to do for them. Mr. BANKES said that the state of the poor in the rural districts was not quite so bad as supposed by the lion. Member for Finsbury. He spoke from his own experience of the decrease of offences amofig the juve nile poor in the country. Mr. HAWES was surprised to find that the clause did not apply to the rural districts, where there was far greater need of education than among the populous manufacturing localities, to which they were now told the effect of the provision was to be confined. It seemed to him to be a matter of reproach and shame to the Government that they stepped in to prevent the education of the poor in the rural districts.—(Cheers.) For what purpose this was done he knew not, but to stint the education of the lower orders in the rural dis tricts appeared to him to be a cause of shame to her Majesty's Government.—(Hear, hear.) Sir JAMES GRAHAM said he was very anxious to exclude all uneeeessary heat from this discussion ; but he could not conceive on what ground, if he had any regard for truth, the Hon. Gentleman who had just sat down had thought fit to make an attack upon himself and the Government, for shrinking from spreading education amongst any class of her Majesty's sub jects.—(Loud cheers.) The Hon. Gentleman admitted that it was a salutary principle that children should not be removed more than a moderate distance from their friends ; and it was an inevitable consequence of that admission that the elauee could not be applied to the rural districts with due regard to the feelings of those concerned.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. HAWES said he did not understand the Right Hon. Gentleman. He said that he (Mr. Hawes) would not make a certain statement if he had any regard for truth. Did the Right Hon. Gentleman mean to say, that he was in the habit of making statements without knowing that they were founded in truth ?—(Cheers.) Sir J. GRAHAM said what he had intended was, that if the Hon. Gentleman meant to make a deliberate charge against himself or the Government, that they wished to restrict the education of the poor, he made a charge which he could not substantiate, with regard either to truth or justiee.—(Ministerial cheers.) Mr. HAWES said the Right Hon. Gentleman had somewhat altered his words.—(Cries of " No, no.") The Right Hon. Gentleman now said that if he had made any such statement he was not able to substantiate it ; but it so happened that he had used no such words, and therefore the Right Hon. Gentleman was himself making a statement which had no foundation in truth. The CHAIRMAN was understood to say that the Hon. Member having stated that he had not intended to make the imputation, the matter might be suffered to rest.—(Hear, hear.) Sir J. GRAHAM said that he never designed to give personal offence to any gentleman in that House; but the Hon. Gentleman had unnecessarily used a taunt against the Government, which did not appear to him to be jus tified by anything which they had either said or done, and which was not founded in fact. If he had used the word " untruth, " it was an expression somewhat stronger than the rules of the House permitted, and to those rules he was certainly bound to adhere.—(Hear.) Mr. HAWES said no one had received more courtesy from the Right Hon. Gentleman than himself, and he was glad that he had now removed from his mind a painful impression. —(Hear, hear.) Mr. I)ARBY said the sole question was whether the principle of this clause was, or was not, applicable to the rural districts. He was certainty of opinion that it was not. lie hoped that his Hon. and Gallant Friend would with draw his opposition to the clause. He could not admit that education was neglected in all unions. He knew several union schools in which the children were admi rably well taught. The Right Hon. Gentleman the Secretary for the Home Department was possibly right in the course which he had adopted ; and if it were at tempted to apply the clause to the rural districts it would be a failure. Colonel WOOD was not disposed to stint the educa tion of the people. In the workhouse with which he was connected there was a schoolmaster and mistress, with 201. a year each, and board and lodging, and the mis tress had an evening school for adult females.—(Hear, hear.) He withdrew the amendment. Mr. VERNON SMITH thought that in. the. rural districts such an education as was, the object of this claim was more needed than in the large WWII& in the rural distriets, the education of the children was very much neglected.—(No, no.) He did not accuse any gentleman of neglect in his own particular district ; but he found the greatest difficulty in the parish in which he resided to promote education, and he met with every kind of obstruction. The interpretation which the. Right Hon. Baronet put upon the clause, came upon him (Mr. Vernon Smith) by surprise. Xliere was nothing in the clause which could lead any one to think that the rural districts were to be excluded. Sir J. GRAHAM said that it was ,his object-to ex dueZe the'rural districts but he proposed to introduce an amendenent in the 25th line, which would enable rural parishes to unite for the . purpose or forming district schools.—(llear, hear.) Lord J. MANNERS objected to the omission from the clause of any authority by whom the teachers were to be appointed. In the 58th clause, there was a pro vision to place the schools under the control of the Commissioners. Why wps that ? Whereas there was already in this country, a constituted and conse crated body, to which the education of the . people ought to have been intrusted.,--(Hear, hear.) The effect of this measure would be to spread over the whole country one general system of Dutch education, which would eradicate all . those - feelings of home - and . family affection, upon which the-well-being of the com munity muinly depended. >fr. M. MILNES agreed with his k1oble• Friend:44t : the Church ought to have the education of the people COM mated to their care. But he also thought that it was the duty of the State to step is and supply the defi ciency of the Church. He would n refuse to give the people all the education he could, it he could not give them all that he wished. He wouldgive the clause his full support. , • • Mr. CHILDERS. would certainly oppose the omission of the words. Mr. M`GEACHY world, if he thought it Wert in tended to establish secular education, most , decidedly oppoSe the plan, but hoping that the Goveranient would consent to the proviso, of whicle, he•had given notice, for appointing a chaplain, he should support it. Mr. VERNON SMITH thought as it was intended to confine the operation. of the plan to certain towns, that it had better he so stated in. the clause, After a few words from Mr. Stafferd O'Brien, Mr. Peter Borthwick. end Arr. Gaily-Knight, Lord HENNIKER stated , in reply to the observa tions of the lion. Member for Finsbury, that the state of education in Norfolk and Suffellt was much improved in comparison' with what it had been. With regard to the incendiarism in, those aounties, it-had-no more to do with. the poor-laws than it had .to do with any Hon. Member of that House. Colonel SIIITHORP said he was really surprised to bear• the inefficieney . of education stftted. as the cause of the incendiary fires in NorfOrk and Suffolk. This was not the cause. For his part he not only `wished to see the poor well educatedebut he wished to see them well housed and welk-fecl.-e-(Hear.) That was a, better way of hindering incendiary fires than by turning the Poor law Commissioners into. tutors.--(Laughter.) The gallery was- then cleared for a division, and the Mouse divided, when. there appeared— . For the ainendiitent Against it ".. ' " 103 Majority ' . • , _77 In answer to a question from Mr. S, O'BRIEN, Sir J. GRAHAM said it waa not intended to extend the benefit of these` schools to children whose parents were not paupers. On the clause, to amended, being put, Mr. P. BORTHWICK moved that it be omitted. 3,1 r. FERRAND had no doubt that the Government would be able to carry the clause; he therefore wished to put a question to the Right lion. Baronet with re gard to it. He wished to know what was the meaning of the word " chargeable ?" Hit meant the casual poor, and would apply to the children of the casual poor, it would make a greet difference' coespered with the chil dren.of permanent *gapers. There were an immense number of the poor who ware only chergeable once' or twice a-year. ,Sir J. GRAHAM said the mit tint bx the lion. Member for Knaresborough applied to periods receiving out-door relief, and it was clear if they gave their con fent to their children going to the school, the dew did include them. Mr. FERRANII—Did the education cease when the parents ceased to becOmechargeable ? Sir J. GRAHAM said, of: course, it would,,exeept so far as they were. excluded by .the 39 th eltinse.l , • , Mr. HENLEY said he w a s more confirmed by thiscon ve in his resolution to 'vote against the clause, sion was- made by the Bill for a eler o the Established Church having anything '4l6 ig t " l . - pliy 4 the children, . although the next: dame go aely prohibited any l icensed Dissent : ipgAiTeachiif rom haring access to the school at, all tie es . There was not one word- . authorising a clergy - the-Church interfering- with the children at all, Iridli . she . .sid be remembered,: t)iatin many of the unions *typo chaplain. He should oeytainly (01 it to be hut linty to vote against the claw*, Sir J. GRAHAM said there was in fhis,,nfensure the introduction of no new principle whaterer, proved that he was favourable to the appotia' Want of captains by proposing a clause tosthat effect bot pap He would now give notice that on clause 38 he would move that every district board should appoint within the said district at least one chaplain of the Established Church as one of the paid officers of such district, who should be empowered to superin tend the religious instruction of the infant po ir, under the control of such district board. Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, and the Committee divided, when there appeared— For the clause lO7 Against it 1 Majority in favour of the clause —lO6 Mr. WAKLEY gave notice that as soon as the Speaker should resume the chair, he would call the at tention of the House to something which had passed in the course of debate. Lord JOHN MANNERS, in relation to the division, explained that he was the unfortunate person who had gone out alone into the lobby on the division. Sir J. GRAHAM moved that the Chairman should report progress, and ask leave to sit again on Monday, at twelve o'clock. lie proposed that the Committee should rise at four on Monday. Mr. FERRAND had given notice of a motion, that children under seven years of age should not be sepa rated from their parents, but as it was useless to pro pose any motion if the Government were determined to oppose it, he would, if the Right Hon. Gentleman stated that he should not agree to it, not take the trouble of proposing it, as it would be perfectly useless., The House then resumed, and the CNAIRMAN re ported progress. On the motion that the Committee have leave to sit again on Monday at Twelve, Mr. WAKLEY rose and spoke as follows :—I have been a Member of this House for nine years, and during that time, I don't recollect that any Hon. Mem ber has indulged in any personal insinua tion against me. My object has always been to confine myself to the question before the House, and never to utter a single word that should give any indi vidual pain. I cannot say that always such conduct has been extended to me. On one occasion only have I complained; but when matters connected with my pri vate life are touched upon—when imputations have been cast upon me which I believe to be ill-founded — it is my duty to ask for some explanation. It occurred to me to make some remarks upon the state of education in the rural districts, I alluded particularly to Norfolk and Suffolk. I think I also mentioned Middlesex, so that I made ,no invidious distinction. I had no intention, in the remarks which I made, of reflecting on any Hon. Member, or on the sesoriexions of any Hon. Member. —(Cheers.) (The lion. Member was here considerably affected, and paused for a minute.) He then continued. I have had during my life my difficulties to contend with, I came to this town an unknown man, and had to fight my own battles.—(Hear, hear, and cheers.) I have reared a largo family of children. I have to complain of the remarks which the Honourable Member for Norfolk made in reply to my observations. The language which the Hon. Member for Norfolk used in the conclusion of his speech was this No one is more capable to give an opinion on the subject of incendiarism than the Honourable Member for Finsbury himself." Now, Sir, it is too hor rible to suppose that any one, especially a Mem ber of the House, meant directly to accuse me of incendiarism, and it is horrid to suppose that any gentleman should do so without being , prpyoked. by anything I have said. I know, Sir, that every'niatt'who has been engaged in the work of reform, as I have been, must be prepared for attacks on his public- character. But I was not prepared to expect an unfair attack on my private character.—(Hear, hear.) Sir, I never fought a battle unfairly in my life.—(Hear, hear.) Sir, there is not an act of my life, from the first moment of my existence, that I would not court inquiry into. And if any gentleman desires to go into the investigation, I will give him every facility in my power for pursuing the inquiry in the most minute manner. But, Sir, if I did not dare to ask for an expla nation of these words, I could not dare to enter into this House again. —(Cheers.) Sir, I am quite ready to go into an inquiry of the matter to which it is possible the words of the Hon. Member might refer. I have nothing to fear from the inquiry, but I have everything to fear from the unanswered imputation, which is the foulest calumny that ever was cast upon the character of man. I do not want to make this a matter of private quarrel, but I have a right to ask the Honourable Member what meaning he . attached to those words when he applied them to me. And before I receive the answer, I will state the circumstances connected with the transaction to which the Hon. Mem ber's observation seemed to apply. I was attacked in my own house, which was on fire. I brought an action against the insurance company. Lord Tenterden was my judge, and every farthing for which I went against the company was awarded by the jury, and was paid to me—(Loud cheers) — and one of the jurors, who was himself a proprietor in the company, after the trial, joined my friends, and joined with them in paying my expenses, as between attorney and client. That fact was stated in the public newspapers at the time. Sir, I suffered very much then, and have since suffered much from the aspersions which have been cast upon me. I trust that the House will not think that I have trespassed unnecessarily on its time.— (Cheers.) I have made this appeal with the greatest pain, but I do , not throw myself on the humanity or considera tion of the House but upon its sense of justice—(Hear, hear, and cheers)—and therefore I call on the Honour. able Member for Norfolk t7O state the meaning in which he used these words—(Hear, hear)—and I ask him further, for my sake, not to shirk the subject ; but if he knows anything injurious to my character, to state it without reservation.—(The Hon. Member sat down amidst loud cheering.) Mr. WODEHOUSE said—l rejoice that I have af forded the Hon. Gentleman an opportunity Of giving a distinct. explanation °Da subject; whiehlias so long re mainedin doubt. I have no hesitation in stating that I did' refer to the occurrence upon which the Hon. Gentleman has given the explanation ; and I do feel it to be my bounden duty to tender him an apology on these grounds, and on these grounds only. The Right =Hon. Gentleman has stated in the face of the House, that there was not a single fact connected with that transaction which has not been brought before a court of justice, and satisfactorily determined. Having made this apology, I may be permitted, Sir, to tell the Hon. Gentleman, and those with whom he acts, and those who take the same course that he does, that they' are too lavish in accusing landlords and their tenantry of selfish ness ; and I take this opportunity of declaring that these aspersions are such that we are not able to bear them any longer. I hope the House is satisfied with what I have stated.—(Hear, hear.) The question was then put that the House resolve itself into a Committee on the Poor-laws on Monday, at Twelve o'clock.--Agreed to. The House then adjourned.. . SPIRIT 'of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE EVENING PAPERS OP SATURDAY. • GLOBE.-The proceedings 'of the past week in the two llouses.,have been very miscellaneous; and none of then' of markedinipertance. Progress has been made in irnportan tßills, the discussion on which offer no lively feature; and on'the -other hand, unimportant matters have called forth some corrsi iderable excitement. . Mr. Gladstone has secured the carrying of "his Railways and Joint-stock Companies Bil is—th e former after a debate 'occimying two nights, in which the subject has been treated with great ability by Members on both sides, and after consenting to some material alterationg. Further progress has been made with the Poor-law Bill in Com mittee ; and after ,some opposition to a proposal to meet: again to :day 'to proceed with the : Committee; Sir Ro bert Peel made out so' alarming a case of probability that the session - might yet last. long enough to inter •fere with . grouse-shooting, as at once to silence opposi tion; and the house of. Commons is accordingly vigo rously at werk; as we write, clearing the way for:timely en joyment of the moors. The Bank Charter Bill has gone through Committee in the Lords ; and Lord Powis has formally with drawn the St. Asepli and Bangor Bill, but not without strong protests against the conduct of the Government : in relation to the Bill,.even from some Peers' WhO had; joined with the . Governinent in Opposing it on ifs Merits.. The condemna tion of Clanriearde, a general opponent of the Go trernment," was not more strong than . that of Lord Mountedgecumbe, one of their best . and trustiest friends. An opposition of a very unusual character to the Die centers' Chapels Bill is threatened to be renewed in the 'course of next week, on-the question of agreeing to the coins mons' amendments ; and it appearS that. Members of- the House of Lords who had previously supported the Bill have since changed tirair opinions, and are to join. in this unusual mode of opposition ; hut we rejoice to know that the opposi tion wilt be fruitless; and the Bill is safe. • STAXDABD.:- - - , We haVe copied from the Morning Hero& a valuable statement' (in continuation) of the comparative strength of the British " arid French navies. The /braid had pre#ionSly 'given the `atatement of the ships of the line - rkipiottiVely belonOng to the two .nations. We entirely dencur, in the hope ! expressed by : our morning contemporary,' . that such a statement will not be misozderstood .."prOtimted - .14Y arrogance, or by any. ether than,. the wish . : to ,satisfy the eouatry; that the great aefeheeof the Britii/xempire is .not neglected hits rulers. At hane indeed the-exhibition. is in no danger oet,t4,tig, proactive of au thing but good; with its it is proverbiantat ":strong men begin no brawls;" for it is its Diglishman's inatir4.'t• 'always to repose upon, .the consciottitiiia of. strength' and ;uperiority, not ,to exer cise them. ; 'lfFe confident that the first co nc lu s i on drawn nine-teriiii4 of the readers of the article referred t,o ,'bas 'been ii,omething like this--Nell, thank lleavcn, there is little (biog.ac of war with any Euro repeats - pdiver , for aniether thirty years- only when, the safety of fs CO `tintry; Or' it honour, ; see' Ins ; ; to bsl jn doubt, *that the rnel,ihmati is iineaak kr irritable. 1/or .are we very apt to, talcs alarm. upon kiits4. grounds. , lyhen,. four years Aigo,.:K . • viers - took eceas‘on to pi ck a quarrel with us" itird took easures for placing about one million :and a quarter •of huit: under arins, the most perfect calm - "and good humour' ptwailed in Ens-. land—end' even' .tow wa'f,Ontemnlate without the leaat.dis, satisfaction, a French standing a ply , of 600,900 Alen ;---not. certainly underrating the military erti4enei of the g44at people whb so latety Gverkan the continent 01 E4kope, 1114 contidenVirf the good sense a ins, intelligent' ciassgs,. they will reit allov the 'resources of tog country to .kl again sqiiandered in conquests that must bo o from natuta of things, but teroi;ckary, and therefore useless. -pit __truth - is, that we have icing cdased p regard, our neighbours as natural enemies ; how hardly soever seine of them may wasiontsrly speak of us, " OR the other hand, WA 1 fOlr that s, are natural allies Li . the. most .sacred 4;141. worldly se.rvipes,. tale service vi ejlqpiation 81144 liberl,2 In this 42;1-ice each country: liar retAva4 ..fr.OW• Providence its peculiar t44...4-4.0n, -- explainc4 in its ! special capabilitief--Fran to protect ttO ;therfir and the cirilis4r tion of Europe, by her mlrnerous and high 7 spfrite4 popula tkat ; but England on the 0007 ,i(1.3 may say 0 4# 4,0444:t. -- hour . . • " ;ion itnp4riam pelagi sceyumque triaenteni; • Bed milli song klatunT;" England claims by her gewiroprge4xilai t her naval an alpo d we to r, and het' innate love of freedom, to through gentle means the ruder portion r o f the human race. It is impossible to overrate the blessing to the whole of mankln4 of the eniriste' cordiale between 'England and :~ranee, at *Mel some of • th e inceti,- spy ppir in Paris - Affect to iv #4) and - aboiit NtiPh • our E n gl ish- Incendliii i imr: facetious. . 'This ententS car4ialei hoWever, ' can long utigkrt only between equals treating each other as equals; 'and cer tsiinly wiA be mot. iec4re ul, 0404 Qt ikerainoM9Wing the SUN, LONDON, MO actual amount of its own and of the other's power. Such knowledge is, however, best communicated by such pacific expositions as that we copy to-day. Sir Charles _Napier, we know, thinks differently from us ; he would prove the power of England by a huge squadron in the Mediterranean, just at the moment when it might by accident fall into hostile collision with the ships of France, and at the time when it would certainly inflame the war fever and strengthen the war-party in the neighbouring kingdom. At a late meeting of the Chamber of De puties, a false suggestion that the British Govern ment had done that very thing which Lord Minto and Sir Charles Napier insisted upon its doing, namely, had sent a commanding fleet to Morocco, was made the ground of grave accusation against M. Guizot. The French Is oreign Minister was happily enabled to assert the falsehood of the suggestion, and thus the prudence of the British Govern ment gave to the wise Minister of the good and wise French King the power of defeating the anti-English party in France. These may seem slight matters, but, slight as they may appear, the peace and happiness of the world and the lives of millions depend upon them. It is true that the Governments of the rival nations have little trouble to keep from quarrelling the English people, who are too conscious of their strength to be jealous; and too just and prudent to think of war upon other grounds. But all the vigilance of the Governments of both countries is required to withhold from the perverse war party in France pretexts for exciting their too inflammable population. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. (SATURDAY.) BOW-STREET. J. Barrel! was charged with embezzling 521. 10s., the property of James Golding, of 56, Strand. Mr. Golding stated that he was an oil and Italian merchant, in the Strand. The prisoner was employed by him as a clerk and town traveller; he was accustomed to receive money for him. On the 15th of June, witness gave him a receipt for 521. 10s., which entitled him to receive that sum from the Hon. Colonel Montague, with instructions to call at that gentleman's house to procure the money. The prisoner then left him, but never re turned or sent the money. . Colonel Montague's butler proved that on the 17th of June the prisoner called at the residence of his master, No. 1, Upper Berkeley-street, Portman-square, and pre sented the receipt in question, on which witness handed him a cheque drawn by Colonel Montague on Messrs. Hoare and Co., of Fleet-street, for the amount named. Mr. Harrison, a broker to Messrs. Hoare, the bankers, proved that he had cashed the cheque mentioned, but he could not tell to whom he paid the amount. The prisoner declined making any defence, and was fully committed for trial. Mr. James Duff M.P. for Banff, was summoned be before Mr. Twyford for assaulting police-constable A 163, and obstructing him in the execution of his duty. The Hon. Gentleman pleaded guilty. A 163 stated that on Monday last he was on duty at Whitehall, to keep order and prevent confusion among the carriages which were setting down visitors at the Duke of Bucoleuch's fete. The carriages were ranged in line to set down their occupants in regular order. Mr. Duff, who was one of the visitors, drove up in his cab and attempted to break through the rank in order to get down at the gates of the Duke of Buccleuch's man sion. Witness told him what regulations had been made as to the setting down of visitors, upon which the Hon. Gentleman drove off. In a few minutes, however, he returned,••and attempted to dash through the rank. Witness went up to him, and, catching hold of the reins, :Attempted to stop the horse, when Mr. Duff stood up in his 'cab ; and• struck at him in a most vicious manner with the whip over the horse's head. Witness warded off the blows, and Mr. Duff eventually got out of his cab at the appointed place, and walked into the house. He refused to give• his .name to witness, as did also his groom. Inspector Partridge corroborated the constable, and added that the latter was obliged to get in front of the horse's head to avoid the violent blows which were aimed at him. Mr. Humphries,.who attended for Mr. Duff, said that as his client had pleaded guilty, he, of course, was not at liberty to make any defence for him. Mr. Duff said that the troth was, he was driving a very vicious horse, and as he was attempting to drive through an open space in the rank, the constable seized hold of the animal, and thereby 'caused it to rear up and shy. He (Mr. Duff) then struck the animal in a severe manner, but he denied most positively having struck at the policeman. Mr. TWYFORD said that he must believe the inspector and the policeman on oath against the statement of Mr. Duff. He could make no excuse for that gentleman. He thought it was a: very bad case, and one which he ought to make an example of. The police had given him every warning, and told him the regulations of the Commissioners, but he had disregarded their orders. He repeated that the offence was not excusable, and he should order that Mr. Duff be imprisoned in the House of Cor rection for 14 days. Mr. Humphries said he hoped the Magistrate would take into consideration the fact of Mr. Duff having pleaded guilty. Mr. Burnaby asked the constable whether Mr. Duff had struck him and injured him, or whether he had only struck at him P The constable replied, that the defen dant had struck at him, but he warded off the blows with his arms. Mr. TWYFORD said he had laboured under a misap prehension. He thought Mr. Duff had injured the police man, but as he had only struck at him, he conceived that imprisonment was too severe a punishment. On the other hand, he was of opinion that a fine of 51. was no punishment at all. He wished the Act of Parliament had not given Magistrates a choice of fine or imprison ment. He should prefer an Act which gave them the power of imprisoning only, but allowing them discre tion as to the number of days they might sentence a person to be imprisoned. As the case did not present such glaring misbehaviour as he had at first thought, he should, instead' of imprisoning Mr; Duff; inflict a penalty upon him, but that Penalty must, of course, bethehighnst allowed by law, namely, 51—The fine was paid. MARYLEBONE. Sarah Smith, alias Thompson, a very well-dressed woman, about thirty-fire years of age, was placed at the bar before Mr. Long, charged with having obtained money from the nobility and gentry by falsely repre= senting herself to be deaf and dumb. The Marchioness Cornwallis and Lady Elizabeth Palk were present, and accommodated with seats near the Magistrate. Charles Barrett, butler to the Marchioness Cornwallis, 12, Park-crescent, Regent's-park, deposed that on last Monday week the prisoner called at the house, and pre sented to him two cards, one of which was printed, setting forth that the bearer thereof had been deaf and dumb from her birth, and that she was educted by Mr. Depuget, at the Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb, Five ways, Birmingham ; and the Other purported to bear the signature of Lady Elizabeth Palk, prisoner at the same time writing upon a pine of paper, that her Ladyship had authorised her to make use of her name in any way she might think fit. Witness took the cards to the Mar chioness, who declined affbrding any relief until she had communicated with the Mendicity Society. The deter mination of the Marchioness Cornwallis was made known in writing to the prisoner, who then left the house. George Robinson, footman to the Marchioness of Abercorn, stated that about a week ago the prisoner came to her Ladyship's residence, Dudley-house, Park lane, and presented, - in addition to one of her printed " deaf and dumb" cards, another card, upon which was s ritten " Lady Anne Blanche." Upon that occasion the Marchioness gave witness a half sovereign ; he handed it to the prisoner, who then left the house. Thomas Drew, footman to Mrs. Dawson Pennant, 8, Wimpole-street, Cavendish-square, proved that about ten days ago he opened the door to the prisoner, from whom he received two cards and a small book. He took them to his mistress, who said that she should write to the. Mendicity Society. The prisoner pretended to be deaf and dumb. tlorsford, an active officer of the Society, stated that in consequence of letters which had been received by Mr. Knyvett, the secretary, from the Marchioness Cornwallis and Mrs. Dawson Pennant, he kept a sharp look out' for the prisoner, and at length appre hended her in Oxford-street. She then spoke ably enough, and begged. for mercy. Witness here produced a great many printed cards and a book which he took from the prisoner; the said book was filled with the names of the nobility and gentry who had subscribed liberally to the necessities of the " deaf and dumb " ap plicant, whose simulated deprivation of speech and hearing had evidently brought her in a considerable amount. It was further shown that the prisoner had upon two former occasions been sent to prison for a similar offence. , Mr. Sturgen, chief clerk in - the begging letter depart ment of the Mondicity Society, intimated to the Magis trate that he had _no wish to have the prisoner com mitted for trial at the sessions. Mr. Lorin commented upon the flagrant nature of the case, and said that . such practices as those which the prisoner had pursued were calculated to prevent the hand of charity being extended to those who were really in distress. • ' Committed for three months to hard labour in the JToise of Correction. QUEEN-SQUARE. Oliver Walsh, described as a builder and architect, at Dublin, who was charged at Bow-street Police -court, on the 11th of June, with sending a threatening letter to Sir Robert Peel, in which be declared " he would stand on his right as a citizen with his life, and if justice were not awarded him, would leave some of Sir Robert Peel's authorities lit Ireland as sad a tale to brood over as ever the family of Mr. Drummond had," and who was or dered to find two sureties in 1001. each for his future good behaviour, was yesterday brought from Tothill fields Bridewell, by an order from the Secretary of State, 4nd liberated on entering into his own recognisance in 2001. Defendant, who has all the appearance of a supe _rior mechanic, has, it is almost unnecessary to say, been in custody since the period of his examination at Bow • strict, in consequence of being unable to find the neces sary sureties. LAMBETH-STREET. • • It w ill , be reeolleg ted that on Saturday week Mr. Jonson, landlord of the Fir tree, in Church-lane, Whitechapel, . made an application to Mr. Norton, relative to two Derby Clubs held at his house". Not Withstanding the strung opinion then given by .the magistrate, and his 401414 ts whethpr any perion could be found with sufficient temerity to bring nn action ill 41101 cases, Mr. , Jenson .has • since been Served with two writs of apticm kit t instead of giiing him the trouhie Qf,4Ppearing to then at Liverpool, as threatened, they are to be btoeulit ffl Wpstmainster Hall. 4j4 R-03 OE 0 UGH-STREET. Mr, Thpimiß-Swigh of the firm of Smith, Brothers, the tailors of Regalit , OrPet, wars sllngtMed before Mr, Maltby, for having assaulted William Jones, The complainant said that he was in thQ scrvioo of Ur, lifitphell, hosier, Regent-street, and he had been .sent l y his employs to the house of the defendant to ask fpr the amount of a dispute l i hill. Haying called re p e atedly for th 9 amount, Ile told vp. Smith (the WOW 'Of the flefpnFlanty, when he saw 'him .: . hatMs -master would rektu j efi the hil . ! * 'by the Fop Indispnee, and that he would watt - th the illop INA fie ffo thi :tau-m.43—'411304 money. Mr. Smith ordered him out of the shop, but the complainant refused to go without the money. The defendant then came up to him and struck him on the face, and beat him with sufficient violence to draw blood from his nose. The defendant said the complainant entered his shop, and behaved with great insolence, declaring he would stop there until he was paid the money. In consequence of being provoked by the complainant's behaviour, and being unable to find a policeman, he certainly told the complainant he must leave the shop. The complainant, however, instead of going away, struck him on the body, and then he (defendant) certainly punished the com plainant for his insolence. The complainant denied having used any insulting expressions, or having struck the first blow, The defendant's brother corroborated the statement of the defendant. Mr. MALTIW was of opinion that endue violence had been exercised, and inflicted the tine of 40s. and costs. LLOYD'S SHIPPING. EAST INDIA SHIPPING. Arrivals—Midlothian, Morrison, from new South Wales, off Salcombe, sailed from Sydney March 15 ; Isabella Blyth, Lane from Mauritius, off Portland, sailed April 20 ; Fawn, from the South Seas, off the Wight, sailed from St. Helena May 29 ; Gardner, Cole, from Bengal at Liverpool, sailed Feb. 29. Arrivals at Sydney, New South Wales—Munro, Bal four, in March, from Liverpool ; William Metcalfe, Philipsen, from Cork ; Medusa, Purdie, from Port Philip. • Departures from Sydney Amelia, M'Dougall, March 11, to New Zealand ; Christina, 14th, to Port Philip ; Isabella, Hardie, to Port Philip and London ; Andromeda, 15th, to London ; Alice Brooks, to Val paraiso ; Mary Ann, Brown, to Launceston. Arrivals at Mauritius—Saucy Jack, Paddle, April 16; Marie Larne, Croft, 17th, from Madagascar ; Scots wood, 18th, from Fort Dauphin ; Ernestine, 16* from Nantes, passed to Bourbon ; Levant, from Monte Video; Grecian, from Liverpool and Cape Hersey ; Easterby, from Calcutta. Departures from Mauritius—Heart of Oak, April 11, to Liverpool ; Manchester, 12th, to Madagascar ; the William Pitt, Vixen, and Thomas Jones, loading for ~London. Arrival at Valparaiso—Bangalore, Nelson, from Auckland, and sailed, April 9. Arrival at Macao—Arab, Nickles, from Singapore. WILL OF LORD RODNET.—The will of the Right Hon. Lord Rodney, late of Berrington Hall, Hereford, has just been proved by the Right Hon. and Right Rev. Spencer Baron Rodney and the Hon. W. P. Rodney, the brothers of the deceased. The will is too voluminous (upwards ofsixteen sheets) to admit of giving anything like an abstract. He gives to his brothers respectively 4001. and 1001. each ; to his neicee, godson, and butler, 1001. each; to his servants, one year's wages (if they have been in his service five years). The bulk of his property seems to be left amongst various branches of his family; and in be queathing relics, &c, to friends and others, as tokens of his esteem, he particularly mentions " four brass cannons, taken by my grandfather from the Spaniards," which have long been objects of peculiar interest at Berrington Hall. He expresses a strong desire to be buried either at Somer set, Hereford, Southampton, or Kensal Green Cemetery," but leaves the choice to his execators. The funeral he directs to be strictly private, and his coffin "to be carried on men's shoulders." The will is dated September, 1843, and the personal property is sworn under 12,000/. PLUNDER OF Henry Os borne was finally examined beforsThWor Allen, J. C. Strode and J. Borer, Esqrs., the sitting tynAtgates at Brighton, on Thursday, on a charge of procuring. : lay, fraudulent represen tations, a considerable number of copies of the Sussex Ad vertiser. It was elicited, in the course of the examination, that in October, 1843, Mr. Bacon, proprietor of the Sussex Advertiser, received a letter from James Osborne, Edward street, Brighton, requesting to be employed as a news-agent, with a quire of the papers weekly. The papers were accord ingly sent for several weeks, but no remittance following, in quiries were instituted, and the prisoner was found to have left Edward-street. Shortly after this Mr. Bacon received another letter, from "James Horsfield, jun., Albion-street, Brighton," for four papers weekly, which were supplied. Again no remittance followed, and further inquiries led to the discovery of an extensive system of newspaper robbery, and the prisoner's - apprehension. Proof was given that these let ters, and various others found in his house, in both names, and all requesting a supply of newspapers, were in the pri soner's handwriting. H e had distributed his favours with strict impartiality, for during the fortnight he has been in custody, copies of nearly e ver y p a p er in the kingdom, Lon don and provincial, have arrived, forming in the aggregate, as many as would fill a bushel. His plan was, to go himself, or send his children, to the post-office for the papers in a variety of names, and then to sell them at 2d. or 3d. per lb. After deliberating a short time, the magistrates remanded the prisoner, in order to give time for the preparation of the depositions; and he was then committed for trial at the next sessions HONEST TRADE.—No less than ninety-one indi viduals were fined in different sums on Tuesday last, at Wol verhampton, before H. Hill and G. Briscoe, Esqrs., for de fective weights, unstamped weights and measures, and unjust scales. A sad deficiency in the balance of social honesty. The steam-engine and the schoolmaster may be up and abroad; but slow going, "according to Cocker,' really looks better than this.—Ten Towns Messenger. A field of peas, seven acres, called the " Nimble Taylor," at Bemerton, adjoining Fisherton Anger, belo ng i ng to Mr. Wm. Cottle, of the former place, has been cut and carried this fortnight. Both wheat and barley in the neigh bourhood of Salisbury are looking exceedingly well, and promise an excellent crop, and also an early harvest—Sher borne Journal, July 11. AFFRAY AT KILDIRNIB.—The extension of the iron works in this neighbourhood having given employment to a considerable number of labourers, most of whom belong to the Emerald Isle, the peaceful character of our village has undergone a complete change. As at all great works where Irishmen are employed, the unfortunate question of religion has divided the labourers into two sections, Catholic and Protestant; and to such a pitch had the controversy risen on last Saturday fortnight, that the opposing parties met at night in the village to settle it in real Donnybrook style, much to the terror and annoyance of the peaceful inha bitants. The affray was renewed on Monday evening as fiercely as ever; and it having transpired that the Catholics, who were worsted on both occasions, had sent for succour to the adjoining villages, for a fresh onset on the following night, information was forwarded to Mr. Penny, superinten dent of the county police, who, along with three or four of the constabulary, proceeded to Kilbirnie; and such was the effect of this timeous interference, that most of the ring leaders decamped. We understand, that in order to prevent the recurrence of such outrageous proceedings in future, a number of the inhabitants intend to form themselves into a local police force. A most diabolical act was committed on Monday morning, but from its nature we cannot see how it can be imputed to either the one party or the other in the above disturbance. A stone was so inserted in the switches which throw. the waggons from the branch line of the Kil birme Iroti Works on to the Glasgow and Ayr Railway, that when the early luggage train from Glasgow came up to the spot, it went on to the branch railway; and although the stef.m was immediately turned off, the train traversed the line for some distance, smashing several waggons upon it into atoms, and doing other injury.—Afe Advertiser. M mamas IN FRANCE. the following horrible massacre has thrown the whole of the city of Blois into con sternation, An elderly man, named Gronteau, lived on a small property of his own at the Granges, and, as he was knew to be industrious and economical, and had lately re ceived a sum of money for a piece of land taken for the rail road, was believed to have large funds in his house. On Sa turday last, his son, who lived apart, was surprised that the whole day should Rags without his seeing his father or any one of his household, which consisted of a man and two maid servants. Eight o'clock being passed, John. Gronteau went to his father's, and, finding the house shut up, and re ceiving calls, got in at one of the wind no we windows. He, a i n i s efi r t rst o his d is covsr knocksfather weltering in hised sadhis blood, from several desperate wounds in the head, but still breathing, and able to utter groans. Having done all he could for the moment for his father, John Gronteau sought for the servants, and found them 'all three dead—the man in a pool of blood on the floor in an adjoining room, one of the women in the same state in her owe room, and the other in her bed. Information was immediately sent to the magistrates, who hastened to the scene of horror. It was soon ascertained that the murderers had got into the house by breaking into the cel lar, and had audaciously chosen the early hour when the fa mily were only about to go to rest for the night ; for, with the ex ception of the woman in bed, they had not laid down, though partly undressed. It was an extraordinary circumstance that, although the house was surfounded by neighbours, no one had heard any unusual noise. Several pieces of furniture had been broken open and rifled. Providentially, the elder Gronteau, though unable as yet to undergo any interrogatory, lies in the hospital, with some, though very slight hopes of recovery. Haying passed the greater part of the night in investigation, the magistrates, in the morning, discovered in the well an instrument used by the engineers on the railroad for perforating the rock, in order to form mines for blasting, and which, from comparison with the wounds of the sufferers, had undoubtedly been used in the m ur d ers . E ver y exertio n is being made for the discovery of the criminals.—Galignani. PUBLIC BATRS.—According to announcement in our last week's number, a meeting took place at the Swan Hotel on Monday last at noon, to consider upon the erection of public baths in this borough. There were not many gentlemen in attendance, but the absence of others was occasioned, no doubt, by the shocking occur rence in Bridge-street, a short time before that, for which the meeting was called. The gentlemen present were R. Heywood,. Esq., 'James Cross, Esq., G. Mallett, Esq., T. Andrews, Esq., George Pigott, Esq., T. Tong, Esq., Mr. John Brown, Mr. James Gorton, r. Rowland Hall, Mr. George Brown. The Chairman explained that it was intended to raise the amount required to erect baths in 400 shares of 51. each. Gentlemen had already taken shares, some twenty, some ten, five, and four Mr. Monett asked if an estimate and plan had been made. The Chairman said that plans and estimates were for mally drawn, but the subscribers might accept them or not. He would take that opportunity of stating for public information,.that the Earl of Bradford had given the land for the site of the intended bath free from rent, and the water would also be obtained free of cost from the Bolton Moor Reservoir. After some conversation, R. Hey wood, Esq., moved, seconded by James Cross, Esq., that it was expedient and desirable to erect public baths in the borough of Bolton ; and that a Committee be ap pointed to obtain subscribers, and to take the preliminary steps for such a measure. Th e motion passed wasunani wmeorueslvyo.tedAtoCtohmemcithteaeirman who, aohnowledging then nominated—thanks them, said he should d o all lie possibly could to promote the object for which they had met—and the meeting then broke up.—Belton Free Press. THE Fox CIEO.—On Saturday the noblemen and gentlemen of ibis Club had t h o i r wit ipl White Bait dinner at the Crown and Sceptre, Greenwich. There were present —Lord Paneannon, in the chairs the Earl of Charlemont, Earl F l ortesene, Lard Melbourne, Lord Denman, Lord Sudeley, Lord Worsley, Lord Marcus Hill, Lord Bateman, L or d S car b oroug h, Lord Besbo- SirliLord Orionnore, Lord. Morpeth, Lord Ilohester, . Adair, Mr, Stephenson, Mr. Alston, Mr. Pen darves, Mr. Dfillition i air, E, Petre, Mr. Langston, Mr. Clive, Col. Anson, M r . A t h er i ey , Mr. G. S. Byng, Mr. Sandford, and Mr. T racey . Th e par ty proceeded from Oe West-end, at ten minutes past six, in a steam-boat Pp / a / 1 Y Pngltgel OF T iv Ur- Ql-iq t°l744 in e ' 9,,Friyed at thp' tOeni 'at a qtiarter 'bef,4B 'soell . ; teturn-! ua to tqlVil at pen, bi the *taw (4131.re.yntilpe: TU. Y EVENING, JTJILAY 15, 1844. PRICES OF SHARES N CANALS, RAILWAYS, BANKS, ASSURANCE AND OTHER COMPANIES' STOCK. LONDON, FRIDAY, JULY 12. Dividend . per Names of Corr. panies. Amount of Share. Paid. 'Price. Annum. 4 per een 41. £ s. d. 97 IS 0 113 0 0 100 0 0 150 0 0 is. d. 100 1 o 41 13 4 1 Imo o o 100 - 0 0 QUEEN'S CONCERT ROOM, HANOVER-SQUARE. On Friday evening a concert, equally novel and splendid, was given by Don J. M. de Ciebra. Several duetti (guitar) were performed in a style of exquisite perfection by the accomplished professor and his talented relative, Don R. A. Ciebra. They were heard with de light, and applauded with rapture by as crowded and as scientific a company as ever graced the fashionable reunions of cultivated taste, for which these rooms are distinguished. Those who think little of the guitar as an instrument of expression would do well to hear these gentlemen, who prove that in the bands of educated Spaniards, the guitar, unpretentious as it is, becomes an instrument of great power, and capable of expressing the most tender sentiment and the deepest emotion. A7solo on the flute, by Ribas, was deservedly and enthusiasti cally encored. He convinced us that the professor was mistaken who "disliked nothing more than a flute, except two flutes." The Bolero, on the concertina, by Re gondi, was executed in a style which proved what intui tive melody in the performer may effect with the most imperfect means. The Morossini family, Miss Galbraith, Miss Florence Messum, Miss Badger, and Miss S. Flower, received their full share of the applause which this grand display of art elicited from a must judicious audience. The great work of the evening was a grand martial fantasia on the pianoforte, by Mr. Cohan. So well constructed a piece seems to be misnamed as a " fantasia." The unity is so pure and perfect, that the whole work gives the impression of a single melody, the effect being in no degr, e impaired by its length, and never interrupted by the variety of subject, to the ex pression of which the well-sustained theme is adapted. '1 he subject is the late "Revolution of the Greeks at Athens." The theme is found in the third passage— the aria expressive of hope. There is true poetry in the mind of that man who could conceive the idea of making a melody expressive of hope the base and the prevailing sentiment of his " Areios Paimn" upon a tumultuary revolution. In the introduction we had an intimation of the melody, delicately varied. In the second passage, " The murmurings of the people," the phrases occur again, and are admirably modified and subdued. In the third, we have the aria itself, in ten slerness, earnestness, and simplicity, quite as original as the oldest work of the Celtic bards. The tumults, the rejoicings are all admirably described ; but there is one passage to which no general criticism can do justice—the " Prayer." It is wonderful that even in this glorious passage the theme is still preserved, although the gentle expression of hope is swelled into a magnificent anthem. Mr. Cohan's performance of this piece was listened to with breathless attention, and was followed with such applause as might be expected from so refined a com pany. It is not easy to say whether his construction or his execution is the better. He is, at all events, a worthy pupil of his great master, Beethoven. Yet, Mr. Cohan (lid not carry away the honours of the night ; for Marras was applauded most vehemently in Mercadante's " Fra membi crudeli." SIGNOR MORIANI. The following sketch of the career of this celebrated artist, which vt e abridge from the Maestro, may not be uninteresting to our readers " Signor Moriani is a native of Florence, where he was born in the latter part of the year 1809 ; so that he is now in his thirty-fifth year. His father, who was a man of the highest respectability, and some wealth, and destined his sun, to whom he was devotedly attached, for the legal profession, and before he had completed his twentieth year, Napoleone was sent to the classic shades of Pisa to commence his studies for the bar. But the dry pursuit of jurisprudence was of all things the most uncongenial to the taste of the future artist, and an ardent attachment he formed at Florence during his first vacation, rendered him still more unwilling to quit the fair city of his early affections and fondest hope for the dull cloisters and prescribed walks of alma nutter. It was about this interesting period of his life, when love had quickened his feelings to a sensuous appreciation of the "concord of sweet sounds," that he heard for the first tune the then popular singer Bianchi. That touch ing voice, in one of the love songs of his country, went home to the susceptible .heart of the young inamorato, and from .that moment of rapture, as he has frequently been heard to declare, he formed the resolution to de vote himself exclusively to the lyric stage. Fortune as well as nature . favoured. him.. He became acquainted with the celebrated maestro. Ruga, who, struck with the genius of. the youthful aspirant to vocal fame, not only gave him. gratuitous . instruction in singing, but in • terested himself to provide his pupil with the best masters necessary to qualify him for the profession of his choice. The peculiar and hereditary gift of his countrymen was Moriani s. in. an extraordinary degree. .NVell might the generous and enthusiastic Ruga be proud of his hand some pupil. Moriani devoted himself with ardour to the study of music, and the astonishing progress he made called forth the most sanguine expectations from all who had an opportunity of hearing him in private. " Moriani made his first public appearance in the concert-room of the well-known academy for vocal debatants at Milan, and, consequently, before an audience well qualified to form an estimate of his in trinsic merits. The remarkable properties of his voice, his noble figure and expressive countenance, and the singularly fine dramatic conception he evinced, com manded the admiration of all who beheld him, and from the extraordinary sensation he then produced it was not difficult to forseo that a new star would soon rise re splendert on the lyric stage. He was shoktly afterwards offered an engagement by the impresario of Pavia, and in that city he made his debut in Donizetti's opera of Anna Bolena. From that time the fame of Moriani continued to spread. Italy quickly recognised in the Florentine artist one of the finest tenors the present age had produced. From Pavia, Moriani went to Padua, and thence to Cremona and Turin, and subsequently to Parma, Venice, and Genoa. The impresarii of Naples, Rome, and Milan simultaneously proffered him engage ments, and his first performances at the two most im portant theatres in Italy—San Carlo and La Scala — were successively hailed with a furore of delight. " It would occupy more space than we can afford to record but one-third of the triumphs which have at tended Moriani in his artistic career. He is as much esteemed at Vienna, Dresden, and Berlin as at Rome, Florence, and Milan." THE HEAVY DUTY ON g,TTGAR. Large quantities of green rhubarb lately brought to the London market, being unsaleable, were cart:d to the dunghill. The true reason of this waste appears to be that, through the heavy duty levied on sugar, it is very much out of the reach of the poor, and rhubarb, we know, cannot be eaten without sugar. The high price of sugar also prevents cottagers from using the produce of their little gardens, gooseberries and currants, which induces them to offer these fruits in the neighbouring towns, and here again there is the same disappointment — after toiling through the streets for many hours in search of customers, these poor people are often compelled almost to give away their fruit, the oppressive duty on sugar depriving them of purchasers. In the recent debate on the Sugar Duties, the Earl of Radnor stated that the allowance of sugar to each seaman in the Queen's Navy was double the quantity consumed by the cottager at home ; and the Marquis of Lansdowne also stated that the convict transported to New Holland could obtain three times as much sugar as the honest labourer in England ! CAUSE OF INCENDIAAISIII. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,--SO the cause of incendiarism in the agricultural dis tricts is entirely to be attributed to the present poor-laws! I must confess I / do not see good gronnds to believe this general opinion. The reporter employed by the editor of the Times ought to be able to give us better reasoninr , than I have yet seen. Great distress exists—no doubt of that; but what proof have we that the working of the Poor-law is the real cause of it. The agricultural labourer may think, and those that are inclined to be idle do think, that is the only obstacle to their comfort and support. This is a poor reason, indeed, backed by the strong proof of their having burned the property of poor-law guardians exclusively. Let us look back to 1824 or 1825. A great deal of agricultural property was destroyed by fire in the neighbourhood of Ipswich. I forget whether it was attributed to the old poor law—l think it was said want of employment for the men was the cause. At that period corn was extremely low, and rents extremely high, and they are now in a similar state. In this state of things the tenant• farmer cannot employ a proper number of men, and though he knows the conse quence of neglecting the proper cultivation of his land, ho is obliged to regulate his labour upon his farm by his purse. A farm short of hands is like a vessel on the Yorkshire coast, many of which leave a bad tale behind them every year from want of hands to work them. The day is gone by for obtaining 80s. per quarter for wheat in this country, and unless the.rents of farms through out England are reduced something like thirty per cent., I fear . we shall hear of distress and its awful consequences, have what poet-law you will.—l am, Sir, yours, July 9, 1844. J. F. IMPRISONMENT FOR DEBT.—MY. Joseph Hume has recently presented an important return respecting the unfortunate persons who are incarcerated in dungeons or in "sponging-houses" for debts which they are unable to eh.- charge. The return moved for by the Hon. Member for J\lontrose, of the number of persons confined in the metro politan prisons, in the other debtors prisons of England and Wales, as also in those of Scotland and Ireland, for the "offence" of insolvency, &c., was ordered in February last. and has only just been printed. The returns were required to show the number of persons whose debts, without costs, were under thesums of 1/., 5/.,10/., 501., 1001., 500/., and above the last-mentioned amount,—stating, also, the average term of imprisonment of each of these classes of debtors, the name, the amount of debt, and the amount of each per son's expenses who had been immured within the walls of his cage more than five years. These returns cover a space of no less than 56 pages. It appears from them that the gross total number of persons who are or were then imprisoned for debt in the United Kingdom at large amounts to 3,352, of whom 2,154 were confined in England and Wales, 85 only in Scotland, and 1,113 in Ireland. The total number imprisoned for debts (exclusive of costs) under 11. amounted to 210 ; under Si., to 794; under 101., to 483 ; under 50/., to 922 ; under 1001., to 249 ; under 500/., to 298 ; above 500/., to 104, and 36 for amounts not stated in the returns before us. As many as 256 persons were imprisoned for offences against the revenue laws, and 85 prisoners who had been confined more than five years—namely, 78 in Eng land, and 7 in Ireland. Nearly one-half of the prisoners, or 1,469, were (exclusive of costs) confined for debts under 10/. One Queen's is mentioned as having been impri s o ne d whin the Queen's Prison for 32 years, at an annual expense to the county of 9/. 2s. 6d.! FALL OF THE TOWER OF HALSTED NEW CRURCIL—It is with feelings of the deepest regret that we this day record a lamentable occurrence which took place in the town of Halsted, on Wednesday last. But for the un fortunate event we are about to notice, an announcement would have appeared in our paper to-day, that the Church of the Holy Trinity, erected by voluntary subscrip tions, in the above parish, would be consecrated on the 31st inst by the Lord Bishop of London. About a quarter to three o'clock on Wednesday afternoon, the beautiful tower and steeple at tached to the above church, which had been compl e t e d to a height of 115 feet, fell with an awful crash, which must have been heard for miles round. On hurrying to the spot, says our correspondent, the scene -we witnessed was most heart rending, for the first impression was that all the la bourers were beneath the ruins, and the shrieks a nd screams of the women and children were dreadful. It was a most providential and merciful interposition that such indeed was not the case. From what we have been able to collect, it appears that Mr. Johnstone, - the builder, actually saw the tower sinking, and he imme diately ordered the workmen off, when the tower fell ; only two labourers were then upon the scaffold; one of whom ig.. severely injured, but it is hoped may ultimately recover; the other is comparatively but slightly hurt. The Rev. Arch deacon Burney and G. Spering, Esq., experienced a very narrow escape, as did also Mr. and Mrs. Arden, who were in the body of the church at the time of the accident, a portion of , the-ruins falling into that part of the structure. We ere happy to state that the church itself has received but little injury, and only such as may, very speedily be repaired. At present we are unable to assign the cause to which this sad event is to be attributed.—Chelmsford Chronicle. GLASGOW, DUMFRIES, AND CARLISLE RAILWAY.-- We learn that the promoters of this undertaking are actively engaged with those preliminary measures which the rules of Parliament require, before ap plying for its sanction to an Act next session. Their engineer, Mr. Miller, is now engaged with the Par liamentary survey, and is instructed to consult the wishes of the Duke of B ucc l euc h, th e Marquis of Queensbery, the Marquis of Bute, and other influ ential proprietors, in laying down the line. A mi nute inquiry into the traffic ,of, the extensive agricul tural and mineral districts through which the line passes is now being . made ; and though not completed, the re ports already made of the traffic, in passengers, goods, and minerals, are extremely promising to the under taking. That the intercourse het iveen Glasgow a nd England is rapidly increasing. is manifest from the crowded state of the steamers between Glasgow and Liverpool, and ti* increase of coaches on the road. When, therefore; the creative power of the railway sys tem is made to develop itself, by the two countries being connected by an iron road, running through the finest part of the West of Scotland, it is not easy to estimate the extent of intercourse that will be established._Agr Observer. 'LORD ELDON'S FULFILMENT OF A PROMISE.—In 1783, when Mr. Scott, afterwards Lord Eldon, first became a candidate for the borough of Weobly, he was received a nd lodged in the house of Mr. Bridge, the Vicar, who, having daughter then a young child; took a jocular promise front him, that if he should ever become Chancellor, and the little girl's husband should be a. clergyman, the Chancellor would bete that clergyman g living. Now comes the sequel, partly related by Lord Eldon himself to his niece (Mrs. Foster). " Years rolled on—l came into office : when one morning I was told a young lady wished to speak to me; and I said that young ladies must be attended to, so they must show her up. And up came a very pretty young lady, and she curtsied and simpered, and said she thought I could not recollect her. I answered I certainly did not, but perhaps she could recall herself to my memory; so she asked if I remembered the clergyman at Weobly, and his little girl, to whom I had made a promise. Oh, yeS!' I said, I do, and I suppose you are the little girl.' She curtsied, and said Yes." And I sup pose you are married to a clergyman ?" No,' she said, a nd she blushed, lam only going to be married to one, if you, my, Lord, will give him a living.' Well, I told her to cons balk in a few days; and I made inquiries to ascertain from the Bishop of the diocese that the gentleman she was going to be married to was Is respectable clergyman of the Church of England ; and then I looked at my list, and found I actu ally had a living vacant that I could give him. So when the voung lady came back, I told her she might return home and 'get married as fast as she liked, for her intended husband shOuld be presented to a living, and I would send the papers as soon as they could be made out. ' Oh, no !' she exclaimed, and again she simpered, and blushed, and curtsied; pray, 11 1 ),* Lord, let me take them, back myself.' I was a goo d d e al amused, so I actually had the papers made out, and I signed them, and she took them back herself the, following day."-- - Twiss's Life of Eldon. iyit On the 9th inst,,, at the Vicarage, Lullington, Derbyshire, the wife of the Rev. Theodore t chalaz, of a son. On the 9th inst.; at Riverhead, Kent, the lady of Charles R. Carter Pettey, gsq.,. of a son and heir. On the 9th inst., at Hornsey, Mrs. George Warner, of A daughter. On the 9th inst., at Chandos Cottage, Ramsgate, the wife of Richard Tomson, jun., Esq., of a son. On the 11th inst., at Bow, Middlesex, Mrs, M'Laren, of a son. On the 12th inst., at . Torrington -square, the wife of John Lendsell, of Lincoln's Inn, Esq., of a son. On the 10th inst., at Speen, Berks, th e wife of the Rev. . 1 - A. P. bleakin, of a son. On the 10th inst., at the Vicarage Rouse, Kirtlington, fordshire, the wife of the Rev. J. Guillemard, of a daughter. • MARRIED. On the 2d inst., at, St. George's, Hanover-square, Edward Wingfield Dickenson, Esq., of DOsthill House, Warwick shire, to Sarah, widow of Major William Spratt, late of the Hon. East India Company's Service. On the 2d inst., at St. Margaret's, Westminster, Alex ander Boyle, Esq., Commander, R.N., second son of the Right Hon. David Boyle, Lord Justice General of Scotland, to. Agnes, youngest daughter of J. • Walker, Esq., of Great George-street, W es t m i nster. On the 4th of May, at Poona, Bombay Presidency, Lien tenant-Colonel S. B. Boile au , command i ng her Maty ' 5 22d Regiment, to M ar y H arr i et, youngest daughter of HenryH Combe, Esq., of Caroline -street, Bedford-square. ' On the 30th ult., at Vienna, Maximilian Julius Konig warer, Esq., to Laura, youngest daughter of the late Moritz Konigiwarer,•Esq., of that city. • On the 13th inst., ht Grove-lane -terrace, Camberwell , Elizabeth Carey, relict-of Philip Melvill, Esq., Lieutenant" Governor of Penclerthis Castle, Cornwall, aged 74 years. On the sth inst., at Thame,, Oxfordshire, Mr. Bedwell, of Wear Striithfield, aged 59. On the 7th inst., at Toxteth-park, Liverpool, Sarah, relict of Thomas Downwards, Esq., aged 86. On- the Bth inst., at Bishopwearmouth, Durham, Hunter Burne, Esq. On the 9th inst., at Bonehill,liear Tamworth, John Ultra' ink, Esq., aged 83. • On the 10th on. the 11th inst., at Elizabeth Mary, .the wife of Joseph E N -, of nea T r h ß em ur a y S , Lancashire son of Thomas Cabra l : 7, . Bishop, Egg., of the Crescent, America- square. On the 11th inst., at Hackney, Neville Ash, Esq.. m il/ surviving son of the late Rev. T. Ash, of East Ham, Esset_rt; On the 7th inst., a t P ar k- s t reet, G rosvenor-square, Blackburne, Esq. • . , On.the 7th inst., at Leamington, Elizabeth, the wife of the Rev.,J. James, D.D. Canon of Peterborough. On the 9th inst., Georgiana Susan, the wife of J. W.14.---6W hall, of Woelvfich. ,of London: Print e d an d P u b lished by MURDO YOUNG )g , 112, i Strand, Painter, at_ The Sus Otte*, NO. -Strand, n the l'recinot of the Savoy, in the County -Middlesex, Monday. July IN 1844. GERMANY. RIOTS IN THE MANUFACTURING DISTRICTS. The riots which took place in the early part of June, in Silesia, have been followed by others in Prague ; and Coin missions are sitting in both districts, to explore the real Cause of these excesses. From the various accounts from those districts, these causes are pretty plainly excessive lowness of the price of labour, and, to a great extent, utter want of work. For a long period the distress among the hand-loom linen weavers has been dreadful. This has now extended 100 0 0 100 • 0 7000 5 0 0 5 0 0 23 0 • 50 0 0 100 0 • 100 0 0 75 0 0 50 0 0 12 2 0 0 50 0 • 5 0 0 WO 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 10 0 0 100 0 • 2 0 0 32 0 0 104 i554 70 0 0 30 0 0 40 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 40 0 • 45 0 0 15 0 0 20 0 0 20 S • 10 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 18 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 31 I 13 10 0 'lOO 0 25 0 1150 0 itself to the cotton spinners, and the description of the ap pearance of these workpeople—the formerly simple, peace ful, industrious, and happy inhabitants of the Silesian val leys, is heart-rending. Pale, consumptive, weak-eyed men, languidly gliding down from the mountains, staff in hand, clad in their blue linen jackets, and bearing wearily the bundle of linen to the master's, which they have woven at eighteen-pence the 120 ells ! is the picture of the linen weavers. That of the cotton-spinners is worse, becanse it is more morally revolting. Before Christmas some disturbances took place—the distress has gone on increasing. On the one hand the formidable competition - of England;. on the other, the strict closing of the trade across the frontiers with Russia, has at length brought the people to desperation. They at tributed all their miseries to the introduction of machinery, and accordingly against that- they turned their fury. Col lecting in a mass of more than a thousand, they marched with a white curtain torn down from a window, and hoisted on a pole as a banner, and to the singing of a song which had long been sung through all the district to, express their injuries, into the populous manufacturing villages of Peters waidau and Langenbielau, where they attacked the chief factories, those of 'Messrs. Zwanziger, Hilbert. and An dritzky, and Dierig., Attempts were made to turn away their fury by the distribution of money, but in most cases, in vain. The fury of the rioted was terrific.. Windows, roofs, machinery, furniture, all met With one common de struction. The stores of yarn, indigo, manufactured goods, spindles, &c., were all carried out and flung into the mill streams. During four-and-twenty hours that it required to get an order from Breslau for the employment of military, this work of demolition and plunder went on. The soldiers, on their arrival, fired on the mob, and killed thirteen on the spot, besides wounding many others. The rioters then fled to the hills and woods, whence the soldiers hunted them out. Upwards of a hundred were conveyed to the prison at Schweidniz. The Prince Adalbert of Prussia hastened to Breslau, to ascertain the real facts of the case. There, also, the mob manifested a disposition to the same excesses; broke the street lamps, and the windows of houses, and of the Re formed Church. No sooner did the news arrive' in Prague, than the cotton spinners also assembled on the 17th and 18th of .June, and demolished the machinery 4 the factories, to which they attributed the lowness of their wages, and all their consequent miseries. All these excesses, except those at f'eterswaldau, have been attended without loss of life. Thus Germany is beginning to taste some of the sours as well as the sweets of the Manufacturing system. With all 21 0 0 25 0 0 15 0 0 75 0 0 T 10 0 7 10 0 40 0 0 13 0 0 55 0 0 20 0 0 10 10 0 3 0 0 59 0 • 7 0 0 e o O 0 1 o O 0 2:1 109 m 46 ii% 7% 6 224 1-2 17% 107 20 26 9 Ti 434 118 210 0 ' lOO - 0 0 - 100 0 0 10 0 6 30 0 0 35 10 0 32 10 0 14 0 0 1 10 0 5 0 0 9 0 0 7 0 0 75 • 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 their ambition, to become a great manufacturing power, and to make themselves independent of us, it is plain that, spite of our corn-laws, and excessive taxes, they find it a . severe contest with us ; and if these things " are done in the green tree, what will 'be done in the dry ?" If these miseries store them in the face in the youth of their manufactures, what May they expect when they have converted millions of their la bourers into- spinners ? It" is a prospect that may well in spire the most serious reflections. In the meantime, the manufacturers raise a loud cry for fresh import duties, not only on our fabrics, but on our yarns. Till they can make their own yarns, they assert that they cannot fairly, compete with us, as they lose the profit on the manufacture of those yarns. 're effect this object, fresh duties, must be imposed both on webs and yarns. This now will be the vehement cry on the Zollverein, and this our mantifacturers must ex pect, for nothing less than this can remove the dreadful misery that haunts the once happy SileSian valleys, or, in deed, save from premature decay the manufacturing system of Germany. At the root of all- this forced and unnatural system lies our corn-law. Abolish that, and the whole convulsive effort is annihilated, and a healthy exchange of our goods for their corn is secured to both countries.—Atlas. , 3As r 4 4 17 LIST of SCOTTISH COM JULY 10, Bank of Scotland Royal Bank ... British Linen Compny Commercial Bank Glasgow Union Bank Western Bank .. Central Bk. of Scotland Caledonian Insurance Hercules Insurance North Brit. Insurance Insurance Co. of 21doti. Edinburgh Life Incur. Scottish Union Inset Standard Life Incur Dalkeith Railway Ellin. and Glas. Railwy Glasg, snd Green. Rat Si and Arbr Rail. • FltiGiliTrUT, OCCURRENCE ON BOARD Tim WATER MAN STEAMER, No. 6.—On Saturday, between the. hours of eleven and twelve, a deplorable. accident happened to a fine lad, named Waller, on ' board ,the Waterman Steamer, No. '6, when off Blackwell pier. It appears that the unfortunate youth was what is termed a call boy, and at times would assist in cleaning the - machinery. At the period above stated he was performing the-latter duty whilst the engine - Was at work, a practice much' . 7'ing-cral: adopted on board the small river steamers, when, thrpo: sortie unfortunate circumstance the hug , e;:q 1 caught hig head, and completely tine..shed it against the frame-work. He was removed ' to a neighbouring sitr eon's, Dr. Barn's, but the un f or t unate lad was be a nd recovery, and died ill 4floo,orse of two hou rs . V LARGE ImPoi t iOnif w SALMON , & C., - FROM t ~,,Y t ,scicitwm.9iii Vriday morning the Dundee, Perth, and -,,,. : i t . . 413 .5':%/Itil OOP, shipping Compa ny ' s s t em ship Dundee, Captain J. The late William St e P he P s ° l ll:94,. .31WAt61; , liVarrived at her rnoorim, of Hore's Steam-packet has secures by deed, for building a e1m .1 0 1, -i n 6 , 1,4 T en, :t - vi ... rf, Wapping, after a Very expeditious passage from 4 ptieoliAbilie,. , 4 ,oo:w i t , f64'*eeiiio g ' ietit 'repair 'OO/.• ; for • 0104 .. Sbe brought a considerable number of passenger. debine - fq . 'thi MiniSter, 5,0004'; total, 9,2oo4:—pc l i c aotex: w o . 1 1 .0 cargo ., , 99.4sisted- of na fewer thin 180 boxes of g4oq, .„ , :.. -..,....: !'.,,,.. , 2iiii 'i f ,:, . . ' . , - " -.'-'''. I. .yeT 1 alp g harp number 0 0 a WEeliiitill laktict, ~. . . ) ANIES' PRICES. 844. 6 per cent. 6 per cent. per cent. 6 per cent , 7 per cent. 6 per cent. 8 per cent. 6 per cent. 7per cent. 9 per cont. S per cent. cper cent. 10. 0 0 10 0 0 0 o 10 0 0 12 10 9 1 0 0 2 10 0 '5O 0 0 per cent. 5 per cent. 5 per cent. t‘ per cent SI% per con t Pm' 1744 169% 226 led ,Q- 25_ 25 0 17% 20s. 4% 50 2) , 4s. IL 15r. (percent. 6 per cent. Ates. and 1.1.6 d. bs. j Leer cent. ;per cent. 4% per cent bper cent Canals. Ashton and Oldham... Ashby-de-la-Zouch-av Basingstoke ...• Breckneck & Abergay. Birmingham, 1-16th sh. Do. and Liverp. June. Chelmer & Blackwater Coventry Crom ford Dudley .......... . Danube and Mayne.... Ellesmere and Chester Erewash •• ••••••••••••••••• Forth and Clyde..., Grand Junction........ Grand .... Grand Surrey Grand Western.....-- Glamorgansh. ay. cost Gloucester & Berkeley Grantham Huddersfield .........av Kennet and Avon ...av Lancaster Leeds and Liverpool Leicester Leicester & Northamp Loughborough Monmouthshire Montgomeryshire Melton Mowbray Mersey and Irwell Macclesfield Neath ....... Oxford Peak Forest. ..... av Regent's (or London). 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Bridg An Manchester and Salford Vauxhall, late S. Lond. West Middlesex av Yrk BuldgCo.Lei.Prop Xron Railway's. Birmingham & Derby Birming. & Gloucester Bristol and Exeter —. Caledonian „„ , Chester and . H " ol . yherui Eastern Counties Edinburgh & Glasgow Grand Juncti0n,,,, ,,,,, Great North of ngind Chest Western ...... Ditto Half Shares Ditto Fifths ...... Harwich (Braithwaite) Hull and Selby . Lancaster and Carli s le Leeds and 5e1by... . ., Liverpool & Manchestr Ditto Half-Shares...... London and Brighten.. Ditto Lean N0te5...... London and BLckwall London and Greenwich London and Birmingh. Ditto Quarter-Shares Ditto Thirds. London and S. Thirds.., London and Croydon... Manchester and Leeds Ditto New Shares.,,,,, Manchstr and Birming Midland Counties....... North Mid1and....., , , . Do. %.Sh., isl. 10 . d;s. Northern and Eastern Ditto Scrip, iss. dis. Paris and 0r1ean5....... Paris and R0uen......... Rouen and Havre....... 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