The Sun. — London, England, 1844-07-24 00:00:00

Nal Nbitto SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock. SPIRIT a the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF THIS DAT. GLOBE.—The O'Driscoll case was last evening brought before the House of Commons by Mr. Ross. The facts and circumstances of this monstrous perver sion of power by the Irish Government are fresh in the recollection of the public, from which they will not speedily be obliterated. The debate in the House of Peers, in the last week, on Lord Fortescue's motion on the same subject, had already furnished the defence of the Government to this charge upon its administration of the prerogative. There was, therefore, nothing of novelty in the discussion of last evening. The debate was not, however, devoid of interest ; nor will it be without its effect. The Government may show itself alike deaf to the voice of reason and prudence ; it may even manifest a stolid indifference both to the estimation in which its character is held in this country, and to the eangers which the impolicy of its rule tt nds to produce in the sister kingdom. But it is impossible for the repeated invtances of fatuity which the Government is constantly exhibiting in Ireland—and in matters intimately con nected with the cause of the dissatisfaction which per . %sides the mass of the population in that land of misrule —to be exposed to public view, without producing a . powerful effect on the thinking part of the community in both countries. Ministers may for a time succeed in obtaining Parliamentary majorities when thei r I r i s h policy is impugned in Parliament ; but the effect upon . the public mind does not pass away with the division. The facts remain—memorials of the treatment which statesmen, as they call themselves, deem it consistent with their reputation as a Ministry, and with the safety oF a country they undertake to govern, to adopt toward a sensitive and, at present, provoked and suffering peo ple. It is not, therefore, a needless labour—a waste of tune and words, as some of the Ministerial journals in timate, and would willingly induce a belief—to iterate the facts of such instances of misgovernment. The public mind is thus saturated with proofs of the indis position or incapacity of Ministers to preserve peace and security in Ireland—they leave the House of Commons without excuse, if it persist in supporting them in a . course fraught with danger and diigrace—and they will at length, if slowly, yet surely, induce that reaction in the constituencies which will deprive the men who now abuse the power with which they have been entrusted, of further opportunities of mischief. We therefore invite attention to the debate of last evening, as one which compensates by the importance of its caracter for the absence of novelty. The conduct of the Govern ment in the case of an individual magistrate is indicative of the spirit by which it is ac tuated with reference to the body of the magistracy in Ireland. The good of the people—the equit able and satisfactory administration of the laws among the entire community—the determination to preserve the law from the reproach to which unworthy or un suitable magistrates expose it in the estimation of the people—these are not the considerations that prevail with our present rulers. An O'Brien, who had made him self conspicuous as a renegade repealer; who recently . bes'avered O'Connell with laudations as the saviour et his country, and repeal as the only means by which its salvation could be secured; but who has become the vituperator of the leader and the cause which he so lately espeut ed—this man was selected by the Govern ment for a stipetidiary magistrate ! That the people would Lave no confidence in his administration was re garded as of no importance by those who selected him. The object was to offer a bounty to renegades ; and to exhibit Mr. O'Brien as a specimen of the qualities which the Government was disposed to purchase, in ord,r to eneoura/4e their appearance in the market. Mr. O'Driscoll was superseded by the Lord Chancellor for a series of acts, for any one of which his name would have been removed from the com mission by any Government worthy of the name. But his cause aas taken up by the party which in Ireland has invariably dictated to Tory Governments what they should do, end what they should not do, in such matter=. The Castle, thus coerced, proved too strong for the Chancellor. The man who had shown himself irs capable of restraing his hands from violence, and his tongue from insulting the magistrates on the bench who were compelled to visit his violence with a fine—this intemperate and reckless man, who had acted as e judge in a case in which he was also the accuser and the witness—and (contrary to the Petty Sessions Act) chose his own house as the scene of the monstrous exhi bition—who in the case of his tenant, Sullivan, had shovin himself the ta rent of his little demesne, as cruel a:3 he was unjust—this man, whose complicated demerits would disgrace any Bench of justice, grid who was righteoutly dismissed from the magis traey as unlit to remain a member of the body— was six months afterwards reinstated, on the memorial of a set of partisans who sympathised with him in his ilisrnissel, and who apprehended that if magistrates were too severely dealt with for such peccadillos as those Mr. A. O'Driscoll had committed. that a sufficient number of " gentlemen " would not b e f oun d to p er f orm t h e d ut i es of magistrates in s the " wild districts" of Ireland ! STANDARD.—The case of Mr. O'Driscoll's re appointment to the magistracy was again dragged for ward by a Mr. Ross, who appears, by the Parliamentary list to be a Member fur Belfast, but of whom we know nothing more. The motion of Mr. Ross, which was for an - address to remove Mr. O'Driscoll, was seconded by • Mr. Dillon Browne, of whom we do remember that he was returned for Mayo shortly after the jiNinido Archbishop of Tuain, M'Hale, boasted • 4,,x ills power to return " two cowboys" for the _county in question. But whether Mr. Dillon Browne was or was not returned by an extreme exercise of that • ' pOWer we have no means by which to decide. We should owe an ap..logy to our readers for again adverting to this trumpery grievance, notwithstanding that the Home thought it deservinc , of a grave debate upon th e very night on which the Appropriation Act was announced— that death-warning of the session—we should, we say, .owe an apology for again adverting to this trumpery grievance, were it not that the Irish Romanist Blembers imparted to the discussion a new and amusing c . haracter, by raising a contrast between the case of Mr. tn e - Iriseoll and that of the dismissed repeal magis trates. . Let us for a moment follow up this contrast. Of what has Mr. O'Driscoll been guilty ? Of certairt personal delinquencies—delinquencies not committed in his judicial capacity, or in his po litical character, as a public officer. Thee q,i neips have , been, in our judgment, greatly overrated sin both sides ; but all at least admit this, that they affix sto :stain of dishonesty, dishonour, or disloyalty, or of y thing but defect of temper, and perhaps of conven fiesta' good manners. Mr. O'Driscoll is, in fact, accused of nothing which many good men and loyal subjects have net done, are not doirg, and will not continue to do, au the end of time. Now, let us turn to the repea: magistrates. Having taken the oath of allegiance tin men have promoted or attended monster meet Inge, which it wss their sworn duty to prevent or to disperse. Having also sworn to prevent to the utmost or their power the commission of all treasons, felonies, and misdemeanours, they have allied themselves to a conspiracy, the proposed end of which cannot, as they have been assured by both the Crown and the Parliament, be accomplished but by successful treason. They have allied them :steels to a conspiracy, the daily acts of which, as the re ehrds of the Irish Court of Queen's Bench show, were aiederneanours of the very highest class—rnisdernes te ars closely approximating to the crime o f t ree - SOTI 'taelf— and of this amount of perfidy an d cr i me tl i e y I, .Div been guilty, in defiance of repeated friendly of the Executive. Why, if the gee,- liticstions for a magistrate were simply nega ti v e, these o tr l vi•lrs who have so positively, as well as ,:candalotra-ISh violated their duty as subjects ou g ht no t to be i ne b, u ,,d in the commission of the peace. But the mag.striite are not merely negative— wia?ificatious . 1: is h i s d uty to enforce the law, and, therefore, it is hi i necessary iv/edification to he cordially disposed to assert the htiv's authority—further, it is his 4 1,, t): t o co-operate sincerely and zealousy with the Executive in preserving the public peace, aid providing against whatever can endanger the public peace. But can such z: alous co-operation be reasoealshe ,expected from men who urge the people to unite f; an object which the Sovereign and the Legis p :ti , have ag-Lin declared shall be resisted eve:: h s y. arms if 'necessary ? The repealers are not. merel unqualified for the commission of the peace, the - ire disqualified by their own acts. And we d„ not b on , ..ate to say, that in case of necessity, it „„ 11 1,1 he in , elm more proper to replace the dismissed rep „ ley , b y w. many woolly-headed blacks from Ja me= than r „ tore them. In general intelligence aw l d ecency . .conduct the negroes might have bet a small a d v a nta kee s though they probably would have skittle ; but in the ,freedom from disqualifying guilt, they would have g clear end decided superiority. Mr. Daniell O'Conneh' is one of the iii missed. Would altesses. Ross And Sheil and Dillon Browns propose to ',meal the list seith his name ? By the way, when the restoration of Mr. O'Driscoll, unconvicted of any offence alum- grave than a trifling assault, is made the subjects or complaint, it ought to be remem bered that the Whigs placed Mr. O'Connell in stile cernmisek:on of the peace after his conviction, etl eon a plea of guilty, of a seditious misdemeanour, and t. rt him to take th e hi g h est seat upon the ev e .n proposed 8,.. ne , 1. One word more. Is the session to tie st w tu ithout calli ng t h e attent i on of Parliament to the i..roseccution of Mr. Fry, at Roscom mon? WI tat, are due Irish _Protestant Members about? Captain PECHELL gave notice that he would, to morrow, move for a return of the ;union workhouses in which mills or machinery for the crushing of bones have been ercetA, together with the date of thir erection. HEALTH OF TOWNS. Mr. MACKINNON gave notice that he would, on Tuesday, the 30th of July, call the attention of tl e House to the report of the Committee on the Health of Towns, and also to the report of the Ecclesiastical Com missioners, signed by the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Bishop of London, in which it was stated that the burial of persons in churchyards in towns was injurious. GAMING. Mr. BOUVERIE gave notice that he would move that a message be sent to the House of Lords, to ask for the report of the Select Committee on Gaming. CUSTOMS FRAUDS—PRINTING OF TITE RE PORT FOR THE USE OF MEMBERS. Mr. HUME said that after he left the House last night a resolution had been come to that the report on the Customs Frauds should be printed for the use of Members only. He should like to know what was the meaning of those words for the use of Members only ? or what would be the consequence if it fell into the hands of another parson ? He only wanted to know what was the feeling of the House. Sir J. GRAHAM said it was thought more expe dient by the House that the report should be trinted for the use of Members only. Mr. HUME said it was altogether novel. Sir J. G IZA HAM—It was by no meansnov 1, for many petitions had been printed for the use of Members only- Mr. HUNCOMBE said he had altered the motion he made last maht, for the publication of the evidence, at the suggestion of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, though he stated at the time that it was a most absurd proposition. Suppose the report were ly ieg on his (Mr. Duncombe's) table, and a gentleman should take hold of this blue book, was he - to sa), " Don't touch that, it is for the use oiMembers only; if 370 u do, I shall call a policeman."—(Hear, hear, and laughter.) He really wished to know whether they were to keep this blue book locked up in their desks or drawers and not show to any indi vidual but some other Member of the House of Commons. When that House ceased its labours what was to become of these blue books ? They were for the usa of Mem bers only, that was for the use of Members of that House. The public would be much disappointed at the determination which the House had come to last night, and he hoped the Government would reconsider the re solution and do as it had done on a former occasion, induce the House to rescind it.—(Loud laughter.) When the evidence was first printed, it was done o;. condition that only 'one copy should be placed in tl - 2, , library of the House. The Chancellor of the Exche quer had now censentcd to print 658 copies, for the use of Hon. Members only. He now asked him to go one step further, and print it for the use of the public altogether. He wished to know whether he should be guilty of a breach of privilege if he allowed any indivi dual to sea this book, except Members of the House of Commons ? The resolution completely defeated the object of a Bill brought into that House, to enable it to sell its reports and documents. Sup pose the newspapers should publish any portion of this evidence. He supposed they would be liable to an action; but if he (Mr. Duncombe) were to publish it, he wanted to know if he would be liable to an action for libel ? (An Hon. Member—" Yes.") Then what was the use of the publication ? There never was so absurd a proposition as that of limiting the perusal of the evidence. As he should not be able, perhaps, to obtain another day, he gave notice that on going into Committee of Ways and Means he should ask tb v Chancellor of Op Exchequer to go one step further THE L ATE FATAL OCCURRENCE AT BLACKFRIARS-BIUDGE. (Ct ontinued from our Afternoon Edition.) By a jut or—lt might be half-past seven, or twenty minutes to sight o'clock when he went ou. There was no trash, all SIN at. quite easy. He did not see many where he was. fie tt ook the children with him to see the rowing match. He ; is not deaf; and did not hear guns firing, or - tbe bridge c ra ck, or the last witness make any observation. He was pull-3,4 out by one of the pier-men. Francis Tapp ty said he was a fish-salesman, in Lower 'f ham es-stre at, and had just landed from one of the iron boats. He wag, standing nn the bridge; at least he had 4one loot on it. . He beard en observation that the boats were about ssartin g; and turn:ng round, he looked towards the river. At. the same moment the bridge gave way. He should say, that th ere were from e:ghty to one hundred on the wooden bridge :altogether. The CORWElt—tHow persons differ in their estimate of numbers. jt o p. god. for some minutes, and therefore bad an i ' 4ging. The principal persons on the bridge t 6 1 1 .! the rowing, and he never saw persons up and down the stairs, than they were. broke, most of the persons ran back, but f •i rntki, • • • orward, and was instrumental in dragging • • ge fell right in half. Part rested against 01 . 414,1 He thought there mig ht be sixteen person s ' , l 4l Mt• .- 114 \2 3,1 Rhoda was picked out by a person baa Mr. T. DUNCOMBE objected to the Bill that it gave too much additional power to the police. Mr. COWPER defended the Bill, which was called for by the accounts made public last year of the cruelties practised in the knackers' yards. All that the Bill proposed to do was, to give justices in Quarter Sessions a power of cancelhng licenses, where cruelty was carried on in knacker's yards. He believed that it was a common practice, where horses were stolen, and the party had information where they were, to break the horses' legs, in order that they might state that they came there in that condition. He proposed therefore to give the police the power of inspecting these yards. He hoped, therefore, that the Right Honourable Baronet would allow the Bill to pass through its present stage. Mr. B. ESCOTT disbelieved many of the statements that had been made to the Hon. Member, because he could not see why people should be guilty of the act o► cruelty that had been alluded to ; but supposing they were true nnder the present law parties could be prosecuted. He hoped the Hon. Member would wait to see whether it was intended to go on with the Bill or not. Mr. MACKINNON thought the Hon. Member for Winchester was labouring under a mistake. The report of the Commissioners would not interfere with this Bill. His Honourable Friend the Member for Hertford was deserving of great credit, for the manner in which he had braved public ridicule in bring ing forward this Bill, which was supporte I by the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Many of the lion. Member for Finsbury's constituents belongeTto that society, and he would find it better to have their support than to cury favour with the keepers ofknackers-yards. lithe Hon.Memberwas fond of sausages he might run the risk of having horse sausages. He could corroborate all that had been stated with regard to the crueities practiced in knackers' yards. Mr. 'l'. DUNCOMBE said that if the Hon. Member thought he was a better judge of the interests of his constituents than himself, he had better offer his services to them—(A laugh)—but as long as they did him the honour to entrust their interests in his hands, he must be permitted to judge for himself. It was ad mitted at last that this Bill was an emanation from the Society for the Suppression of Cruelty to Ani mals, and on that ground he objected to it. —(Hear.) There were many of those societies in this town which employed themselves in meddling with everybody's business but their own.—(Cheers and laughter.) And it would be better if they attended to their own business.—(A laugh.) Tne Bill contained several vexatious provisions, and the Hon. Gentleman who had, on the advice of his Hon. Friend kept postpon ing his motion on Prison Discipline until it was a perfect farce of him to ask for a Committee, he could not du better than recommend his Hon. Friend to follow his ad vice, and postpone his Bill. Policemen were to have power to enter yards, and to ascertain if horses and cattle had a sufficient quantity of nutritious food and water, and if they had not, they must order ;Ai for them, and charge the owner double. By the inter pretation clause it appeared that cattle meant oxen, pigs, or goats. Fancy a policeman being empowered to ascertain if one's pigs or one's goats had a sufficien quantity of food. Mr. COWPER—The Bill does not apply to cattle in tended for human food. Mr. DUNCOMBE—Why, his Hon. Friend had talked of horse sausages, which he might get in Marylebone, but which were not made in Fins bury. This was a piece of pettifogging vexatious legislation like the Lap Dog Committee, and he should move that the Chairman report progress, and ask leave to sit again when the Committee's reports should be presented. - Mr. COWPER said that would be postponing the Bill altogether. After some further observations from several Hon. Members, the Committee divided, when there ap peared— For the motion ll Against it Majority against the motion -93 The House then went into Committee on the Bill. [LEFT SITTING.] THE svN, LONDON. WEDNESDAY EVENING, itTLY 24, 1844. Lord STANLEY said, with regard to the conse- J. Taylor, waiter, Paddington, July 29, at eleven, at the quences which would follow the publication of the 1 Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee. evidence, by the H onoura bl e M em b er hi mse lf , h e ' W. Massingham, watch maker, Ki ng ' s L ynn , N or f o lk, had better take l ega l a d v i ce. Thi s restr i ct i on of July 29, at eleven, at the Court o f B an k ruptcy. T urquan d, the evidence to Honourable Members themselves arose, offi c ial.k.srtnganee. I as his Right Honour a bl e F r i en d h a d stated, from the July 29, at eleven, at the Co ur t o f Bankruptcy. attorney-at-law, Bank-chambers, Lothbury, Turquand, grievous injustice th a t wou ld b e f e l t un d er certa i n cir- official assignee. cumstances if the House of Comm ons were b y authority J. T. Farnell, schoolmaster, Norwich, July 29, at eleven, at made the medium of circulating public libels. The Hon. the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee. Gentleman mustrecollect the embarrassing case which oc- P. S. Parkin, accountant, Piccadilly, July 27, at eleven, at curred some years ago from the publication, by the House the Court of Bankruptcy. Follett, official assignee. of what was considered a libel. He apprehended that T. Badger, carpenter, Hatton-garden, Holborn, July 27, at the newspapers would nut be affected in any way, be.- eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Green, official assignee. cause they were liable for what th e y p u bli s h e d un d er any J. Froggett, trimming manuf ac t urer , Ph osn i x-street, Spital circumstances. Th e H ouse o f C ommons reserve d to i tse lf fields, July . 27, at eleven, at th e C our t o f B an k ruptcy . F o ll ett , th right of publication f o r th e use o f it s mem b ers , i n or- J. aI T as tie, gnee. Turt le, k cow der to guide them in formin g th e i r o pi n i ons, b ut f or that eeper, Jame s - s t ree t, L ower-roa d , Cl ap h am , July 27, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Follett, official purpose it was not necessary to publish generally any assignee. matters reflecting on private individuals. C. E aton, carpenter, H enry -street, Portland-town, July 27, Sir C. NAPIER said the Noble Lord had declined at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Green, official assignee. gibing his Hon. Friend any legal opinion. He wished T. Merritt, coach maker, Pump-row, City-road, July 27, at to ask whether the Solicitor-General would refuse to eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Green, official assignee. do so ? T. Price, otherwise T. Pryce, licensed victualler, Shrews- The SOLICITOR GENERAL—Certainly not. bury, Shropshire, Aug. 2, at eleven, at the Birmingham Dis- Sir T. DUNCOAIBE said that th e H ouse was mono - trice Court. Christie, official assi gnee . polizing the property of newspapers. DIVIDENDS. The conversation then dropped. At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. HORSE SLAUGHTERING BILL. W. H. Nash and %V. Gardiner, drapers, Exeter, Aug. 16, On the order of the day for the second reading of this at twelve. Bill, In the Country. T. H. Wetmore. grocer, Worceste;, Aug. 15, at eleven, a, the Birmingham District Court—E. Pritchard, wine-mer chant, Liverpool, Aug. 14, at twelve, at the Manchester Dis trict Court—S. Speakman, ship-builder, Preston, Lancashire, Aug. 16, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court—D. Smith, worsted-manufacturer, Halifax, Yorkshire, Aug. 16, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court—H. H. Wright, Shiff nal, Shropshire, cattle-dealer, Aug. 15, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court —J. Dixon, mercer, Wellington, Shropshire, Aug. 15, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court—C. Scott, currier, Newcastle-under-Lyme, ...Stafford shire, Aug. 17, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court— W. Southam, miller,Walsall, Staffordshire, Aug. 17, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court —T. W. Jones. draper, Wel lington, Shropshire, Aug. 17, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be shown to the contrary, on the day herein-mentioned. B. Land, victualler, St. Alban's, Hertfordshire, Aug. 16 --W. H. Nash and W. Gardiner, drapers, Exeter, Aug. 16-- T. Stephens, umbrella-manufacturer, Newgatc-street, City, Aug. 15—J. B. Lord and M. Coghlan, woollen-eloth-manu fac:urers, Admondbury, Yorkshire, Aug. 14—W. Gray, wine merchant, Sheffield, Aug. 16—J. Brown, fustian-manufactu rer, Manchester, Aug. 14--R. Ellis, laceman, Manchester, Aug. 14—W. Bradley, ironmonger, Leeds, Aug. 13—S. Woodroffe, wine -merchant, Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Aug. 13—A. Sillitoe, innkeeper, Sudbury, Suffolk, Aug. 13—D. Robertson, merchant, Liverpool, Aug. 13—J. Bird, watch manufacturer, St. John's-square, Clerkenwell, Aug. 13—S. Symonds, sen., and S. Symonds, jun., woollen-factors, Basing hall-street, City, Aug. 13—J. Aldersey, jun., broker, Liver pool, Aug. 13. Mr. TWYFORD said if the case went before a jury the ex cuse of a mistaken sense of duty would be of very little avail, and, as the case was of a novel nature, he would consult the Chief Magistrate before he would give his decision. Mr. Hogg said the subject seemed to involve a very extra ordinary principle, and he thought it right, upon public grounds, to bring it before the Court. The parties thn left the Court. WORSHIP-STREET. Yesterday James Elliott, a middle-aged man of very ec centric appearance, whose clothes were much disordered, who wore a large gold cross suspended by a riband from his neck, and who bore an open Bible in his hand, was placed at the bar, before Mr. Bingham, charged with knocking at the doors of several respectable inhabitants of Hoxton, without having a reasonable excuse for so doing. The defendant is well known in his neighbourhood, and considered a lunatic. Some time ago he was removed to the Islington workhouse, and kept in confinement, and afterwards obtained 4001. damages in the Court of Common Pleas for false imprisonment. On being placed at the bar yesterday, Mr. Vine, the chief clerk, asked, "Is your name James Elliott ?" Defendant (delivering the whole sentence with extreme rapidity before he could be stopped)—Yes, James Elliott. Who gave you that name? My godfathers and godmothers, &c. The defendant was proceeding but was stopped by Sergeant Dubois. who gave a lour , list of annoyances whi c h various persons h a d b een subjected' to by the defendant, in his vagaries ; some of them of a malignant and violent, others of a ludicrous character. Mr. BLNGHAM asked the defendant if he wished to say any thing? The defendant—Yes, I do. It is all perfectly true what they say against me ; but the fact was, I was as drunk as a fiddler. The sergeant said he had made inquiry, and found the de fendant's connexions highly respectable. Defendant—Never mind that. You see, Sir (to the Magis trate) I have been travelling abroad for the last twenty-two years, and only returned to England last night. I came home in company with a very queer gentleman, who I rather think was the Pope of Rome, but I lost him somehow, and where he went to I can't tell ; but I'm sure he went to a place too hot to hold him.—(Laughter.) Mr. BINGHAM ordered him to pay a fine of 205., or a week's imprisonment in the House of Correction. Defendant said he had not twenty farthings, but would read the Magistrate a chapter out of the Bible worth 20/., which he said was the same thing. He was about to do so, when he was removed by Sergeant Dubois, whom, when in the yard, he struck a violent blow on the back of the head with the Bible, which nearly knocked him over a pile of ladders, at the same time exclaiming, " So you won't listen to the word of God, won't you ? Then, d—n you, I'll make you feel it." He was instantly secured, and locked up. DRURY-LANE THEATRE. On Monday the annual meeting of the Proprietors of this theatre was held in the saloon. A large number of Proprietors were present, and the Earl of Glengall was voted to the Chair. The Noble Earl was supported by Major Naylor, Captain Spencer, Captain Grover, Mr. Ramsbottom, M.P. ; Mr. Benjamin Bond Cabbell, Mr. Gregory, Mr. George Robins, Mr. Grenfell, and other gentlemen. The CHAIRMAN, after some introductory remarks, called on the Secretary, Mr. Dunn, to read the report. It was as follows : " After the failure of the last lesseeship, and the heavy losses which thereby immediately fell, not only on Mr. Macready, as stated by himself; but through him also on the Company of Proprietors during the two years when the theatre was managed by that gentleman (a failure which necessarily deprived the Committee of the means of meeting engagements which they would will ingly have kept with the various parties connected with this property), it is cheering to turn to the success which has attended the efforts of the present management during the past season. " The Committee have, therefore, the satisfaction to announce to the assembly, that almost all the difficulties under which the property laboured last year have dis appeared, and that the debts owing at that period, if not altogether discharged, are, at least, placed in such a train of liquidation, as that no doubt is entertained by the Committee of their being shortly extinguished, as far, at least, as the annual current expenses are concerned. " It has, however, been no ordinary task to bring about this favourable result under the present !tate or public taste, and at a period when every species of theatrical property and enterprise have declined so much in value and public estimation. Nevertheless the lessee has, throughout the season, so managed, as effectually to meet the supposed alteration in the theatrical taste of , the times. " Mr. Bunn has, therefore, of necessity directed his main efforts so as to render music and native talent, as far as possible, subservient to the purpose of securing the applause of the public. This he has ultimately achieved, but in order fully to accomplish his object he has been also obliged to resort to the costly assistance of some celebratedartistes which the Continent could supply. "The Committee have to state that the conditions sti pulated to be performed by the lessee under the agree ment with the Committee have been strictly fulfilled, and the reports from the several departments throughout the theatre represent the value of the stock as having been kept up to a corresronding amount with the period at which Mr. Bunn commenced his undertaking. An in ventory of the furniture, fixtures, and scenery, of the theatre has been made by Mr. Beazley, the architect ; the advantage of which is so obvious, and the document on reference to it will, upon that point, speak for itself. At the same time, the larger sum of money which was allowed Mr. Macready from the funds of the proprietory during the last lesseeship, in addition to his own outlay upon his stage management, ought, the Committee thinks, to have left the theatre in a much better working condition than it was found to be by Mr. Bunn, when he entered upon the theatre at the close of Mr. Macready's management. " The Committee have now to call the attention of the assembly to the annual statement of the accounts, which have been regularly audited by Major Naylor. The favourable result of the last season has 'induced the Committee to conclude an agreement for a fur ther term of three years with Mr. Bunn, determinable, at the option of either party, at the end of the first; and they trust that, with the renewed exertions of the les see, a still more favourable season may be anticipated in that which is to come." The financial statement appended to the report gives tLe gross amount of the receipts of the year at 4,9601. 4s, ; the expenditure less by 5961. It was further stated that the Proprietors had paid the Renters' trus tees the sum of 1,2851 at the rate of 51. per night (243 c f th symptom of lunacy, a p a i n i n th e h ea d, was am° , s .I , e humbler classes enti re ly neg ! ec t e d ; an d me di c al ii7, d, seldom resorted to unt il t h e i nsan i ty b ecame co nti t. He did not hesit a t e t o sa y, t h at if a proper a nd ten i i, course of treatment were resorted to, there would n° l ' more than two-third s o f th e p resent num b er o f confi rm ed lunatics.—(Hear, hear.) He condemned s everal o P e ; sages of the CoMmissioners' report, as tending to mode of an unfavourable and erroneous opinion of the toN e e l ., treatment at Hanwell, and also that part of the r o yl e which spoke lightly of that system, and so kindly t t i m e . abettors by which and by whom those unfortunat e mented creatures were subjected to the most cruel trea t meat. The Hon. G en tl eman conc l u d e d b y ex pressio if r hope that the Gover nmen t measure woul d bring . 1 . 1 ,..n 0 u 5 e , the surveillance of th e i ns p ectors t h ose private osnow• in which single lunitics were confined, and who, 0 , ever harshly treat e d, cou ld not b e v i s i te d b y t h e insPe tors under the present law. was Lordu nd E e tio° in a o to sa n y s answer that o the the provisionsque sti on o fMr of th . e S ,p h f e posed measure would be extended to that country ; *, e 1 that a central asyl um w o u ld b e esta bli s h e d for ' auper lunatics there. tio. M n r. WYSE expre ss ed hi s sat i s f act i on at t hi s infor: r Mr. VERNON SMITH w i s h e d to say a few w b , The manner in whi c h th e N o bl e L ord took up this suet 0 ject did him the hi g h es t cre di t . Th ey were all agreed to the necessity a asY early admitting p au p ers t o w ts' but the difficulty w as th a t they lied n o power of co the palling the relatives of the lunatic to send him to le asylum, and the p ar i s h o ffi cers did not wish, in that Ot t to send him to the asylum. He hoped the G o vernor; would turn their att en ti on to t h e nest means of ee,.„ pelling the rel a ti ves o f a lunatic to send him to an esi, lum. He agre e d w ith th e N o bl e L ord that they o_ls. to endeavour to prevent the extension of private asyla7„„ He knew that relatives were unwilling to have it kn° l 7f that a relative o f th e i rs was i n a state of lunacy ; 1° they were mo re anx i ous f or a cure than for the i r 0 01 ilio private feelin gs , th ey wou ld rather send him to a Pa!, asylum. He also agreed with the Noble Lord thstr ie j lunatic asylums ou g ht t o b e constructed for a Hulot number of,patients ; but there might be an hospitaL incurable patients on a l arge sca l e. But cons i dera tn of expense met them at every turn of this question, the treatment of insane persons on the mild principle Was attended with greater expense than their treatmen t o• the severe system, an d t h at was one of the reasons Ivp!, the mild system of t rea t ment was not more gene ra adopted. But they ought to have an exact definition what was mild treatment and what was severe treatme t ; for there was a difference amongst medical men as k what was mild treatment, and the extent to whiem4 rt ought to be carried. Another point was as to the.,'„ ness of magistrates for visiting lunatic asylums. • 04° .,„ he had no hesitation in saying that physicians and la:, yers would be much better • fitted for the purpose of 1 7 0 siting than county magistrates, and this was casting a , reflection on th e county mag i strates, for they wer e as professionally edu ca t e d on t h e su bj ect. This was aw l , ter worthy of the att en ti on o fG overnment when theye it to-legislate on this su bj ect . With regard to the extens7, of the power s o f th e C omm i ssion he thought tha t s„ ought to be extend e d t o S cot l an d more particular ly, he had lately see s t h at about 120 lunatics were le", .. rosin about at large i n th e I s l an d of Arran. Th i s sc peared on th e testimony of Dr. H u t c hi nson, and it state of things whi c h oug h t to b e i nquired into. ypith regard to the numbe r o f t h e C omm i ssioners it wou ld be a. well to consider wh e th er th e present number was cient. He was of opinion that paid Commissionevs_ a . ways perform e d t h e i r d uty b etter than unpaid Cour; sinners ; but on this subject he thought that a stlffie l e e he number of -persons could be got who would pedalo . ' ei duties of Co mm i ss i oners gratuitously .—(Laughteibi. They would not do so for fame, for the persons ..,,, whom they lab oure d b a d no tongues to speak for the n ? selves. But his N o bl e Friend would not be without ol d reward; for his efforts on behalf of the persons afflic! e with lunacy wou ld b r i ng t h eir own reward. And, 10, deed, such p ersons somet i mes displayed a sense of grs ,i, tude which sane persons would do well to imitat e ' Mr. S. DAVIS ma d e a few observations that W ere totally inaudible in the gallery. li ee Mr. HAWES th oug h t that the present was a 5° be well worthy th e a t tent i on of the Government, and M t was anxious to a ll u d e to one or two cases, in order t o the OIL Hon. B aronet m i ght consider them beget, he brought the subject forward in the next session. Hon. Member then proceeded to state several cases " re different parts of the eountry where lunatics w e j treated with great cruelty, kept in a state of filthrif ir in many inst ances fl ogged till the blood run down IP bt backs. He thought that such a state of things 1 0 , not any longer t o b e a ll owe d to exist, and that some quiry ought to be instituted on the subject. vi sa Mr. STAFFORD O'BRI EN said that as the evil be of such magnitude, and that a remedy was necessary , could not see why there should be a year's delay the subject. He trusted the Chancellor of the tei' e quer would enter upon the work forthwith. et The CHANCELLOR o f t h e EX CHEQUER thottg o, that sortie plan ought t o b e l a i d b efore the Governs3,,blic e before they cou ld ask for any grant out of the P ss money. He took as deep an interest in the subject any Hon. Member. Sir DENHAM NORREYS di d not see why- L,P : a pres ent ject should no t b e cons id ered and decided in t a e r" session. • Mr. GREENE denied that there was any idea ° f r e : perseding the juri s di c ti on o f l ocal magistrates with spect to lunatic asylums by the Commission. After some observations from Mr. GROGAN and Y r. monais, Lord ASHLEY said that he felt the greatest gratifir s. tion at the.manner i n w hi c h hi s motion had been receive d; and after the assurance of the Right lion. Baronet, th at he would consider the subject in the next session, ° should withdraw his motion. The motion was consequently withdrawn. GUERNSEY, Mr. T. DUNCOMBE then rose to make the motion of which he had given notice, fo r cop i es of all dispatc hes and correspondence that have passed between the a le vernment and the Lieutenant-Governor o f Guernsg from the Ist day of April to the present time. o f thought there was something due to the p e ople le Guernsey in the sh a p e o f explanation. What the Pe°_„„e t P complained of was , th at i n April and May last, a force was la n d e d on t h e i sland. Now, if ever there `p e t, of a ofr l o mG y e a ur l ecr set c ae oL o p nh e n o ad p s k l t e he , de ht adjacent de j b n ,Reeleii Right believed e t d i sHI i a t onn w d, s a s B, the inhabits ° , that force h a d b een sent from any appre ar he e n He s ee io tb n wa o db al l t lib i part of the G overnment, and the Right Hon. Barone-b„ answer to that question, had stated that he felt it W ea his duty t o sen d out the force, in consequence of the r"-0. presentations he h a d rece i ved from the Lieutenantrw vernor of the island. The troops had now been " 91 ; ‘ ,4 drawn altogether, and he (Mr. Duncombe) was to believe that the - Government had had representatiO4 _„ made to th em th at were totally unfounded on fact, "'"i that, in short, they had been grossly imposed upon• ds appeared, that a clergyman, the Rev. Mr. Dobree, I n t o , some representati ons to the Lieutenant -Governor, lie.% communicated it to th e G overnment, By this rePf .o,`- sentation it appe are d, t h at a gentleman named Moues ," died at the ho use o f the Rev. Mr. Dobree, making the rev. gentl eman , a confession before his death, to 720 effect that he had been poisoned by some persons I r v , were confederates with him in a plot to murder the u t j vernor, in conseque nce o f his having resolved to reve l tho conspir a cy. A m i litary force was then dispatf" to Guernsey. A post modem examination o f the °"7,4 of Mr. M ou li n h a d b een in the mean time directed, 11-0, the surgeons d ec l are d that there was no appears% whatever of his having died by poison. ; ( 1, investigation into the circumstances was ordered' and the Royal Court sat for a considera ble number of days ; Mr. Dobree was examined, and, VI. that inquiry, the troops had been withdrawn. I° , 9 * , minor charge of sedition had been brought against the individuals at the instance of the Crown, but they ' a s ,t all three been honourably acquitted by the jury, f '""„ tw t i h ao e r oft e h v evidence of Mr. Dobree proved to be totally t' n t .d to ot joinhad been with u the stom regular of troops celebrating 7thofateriesldai celebrating the birthday of her Majesty. But in can s ,a quence of these cirounistanoes the usual celebration "" e not .take place, and the militia felt themeelves g rate,' aggrieved at the want of confidence expre sse d i n elle"; He thought it was due to them and the inhabitants Or; she Government should lay every information 'b e fore t m, e , House and the public, by producing any ;;orresponden — , that had taken place between it anti the Lieuten, Governor with re f erence to the Z papera he should move fee whi w ch ere th conspiracy. , '..tesproatvteidneddedfowritbhy gthreeaptuebxlippoeinnset,hetbe_tt only to the occasion ';„, r t e ho t s r e oo wh s ie w h e V aise w pa o t i c il h d ed h . tvve lt to w b ' ytheearH'souessetimwaatsesentaietldedevteonasekn ftohratthesouplerkse. in o r d er above all, due to the loyal people of th e at island, in - 09 ea to allay the illsfeeling the proceeding might have es ~. aniTohnge cithueesmti.onHheavcinogncbleuednedpubyt. moving for the produ tion of the correspondence. Sir JAMUS GRAHAM said - he was bound to s e° that the Hoe„ Membe r had, ItnsAlatige assorePoys post a ped former to bril jg tias motion at his request, liafer and r bf ir "I:nat he had thought it necees s te d it forward now.. He had I s o l a °" more than on e occas i on that of the loyalt y°l he ir great body of the inhabit an t s o f Guernsey and of t os s attachment to the Crown, there could be no doubt. t unhappily he did believe that a plot was formed ag e ar v r s y the life of the Governor, which it was intended to c „ -- t y's into execution on .the anniversary of her lifkl e- Tj a e birthday, when • the militia, were assembled. 0 1 House was fully aware of the character of Ge ne Napier, the Governor •; a man of stronger nerve 00 firmer mind could not exist, and he was not a Peewit' light grounds to entertain fears of this kind. d a l informati on i rom the Governor himself about tin e t hat before the anniversary of her Majesty's birthdaP ia b e there was str ong reason to believe an attempt l'i ou ot 4 made to c arr y t h e object of the conspiracy into etlee" that day, an d on t h at official information the troops `vverr. gent. but that w as not all. An able legal officer' Daniel, h a d been engaged in examini ng the eviue„se, . he and ho allo we d t h at it warranted the supposition o ' , t l ee existence of such a plot. It was quite true tbat s tha parties had been put upon their trial for it, on -- har ese three persons had only b een tr i ed upon the m i nor of sedition. But he feared that further legal Pr roust still ings still tak e pl ace, and indeed they wel l t he pending. Whil e cases in immediate connection with hi administrat ion o f j ust i ce were thus pending, he t-hong eye it would be i n t h e hi ghest degree indiscreet to PrQuqie this corr es p on d ence, and he hoped therefore t hat Hon. Memb er wou ld not press his motion, or, if it seijouws be pres se d, h e should feel it his duty to refuse the 13' asked for. • ' case, as the decision of the Magistrate was .expected to guide nights) in conformity with the agreement made in 1841. the police in future respecting the course to be pursued by r The report having been confirm e d them regarding deserted children. I , Mr. GEORG E R OBINS move d a vote of thanks to the Mr. Hogg stated, that on Tuesday evening, the 21 s t inst., Sub-Committee of th e l as t year. T o t h e i r exertions about seven o'clock, he was returning to Essex-st ree t, ac - ! companied by his wife, her niece, and his children, a n d, on !were the Propriet ors i n d e b te d t h at t h e h ouse had beer) Theatre could not get a tenant at any price, an d re them surrounded by a mob of persons, among wh om was t h e turning round to ascertain the cause of their delay a t th e opened at all. Wh en t h ey saw that Covent garden - corner of Essex-street, he was perfectly astounded a t see i ng . fleeted th a t D rury -l ane h a d b e ,ii f ortunate in obtaining defendant. On going up, he found his wife in a very agitated a tenant who had paid every penny of his rent, he (Mr. state, and with difficulty she informed him that the con- ! Robins) thought the thanks of the Proprietor) , were stable was about to take her to the station -house. He imme- ' eminently due to the gentlemen of the Sub-Committee. diately accosted the defendant, d eman di ng t o k now if his ; Mr. Buena had been secured for a term of three years wife was really in custody, and he replied she was, and that ; longer —a circumstance which added to the obligations she should accompany him to the station-house. Witness I then heard something about a lost child, th ere b e i ng a c hil d already incurred on th e p ar t o f t h e P ropr i etors to the 1 standing in the crowd at the time, but he did no t as k t h e de- i Sub-Committ ee . S o b r i g h t a prospect had not presented i fender - it why his wife was in custody, and h e a pp ea l e d t o hi s itself for many y ears. —(H ear, h ear.) sympathy on her behalf, pointing out that she was far gone Captain GROVER had much pleasure in seconding the in the family way, surrounded by her four children, of which resolution, which w as carr i t db y acc l amat i on. he took no notice, and having p rocure d a ca b he had them The Earl of GLENGAIA in returning thanks, was conveyed to a neighbour's house. He then came to the 'station, desirous of making one or two remarks on the present and when the charge was taking he thought the inspector on position of affairs. The report had doubtless been in a duty appeared to sanction such an outrage on th e liberty of very high degree satisfactory to the Proprietory, and the subject. he thought Mr. Bunn deserved all the eulogium that In answer to the defendant witness said he did not see him could be passed on him.—(Cf:eers.) It would be reinem lay hands on his wife, and he allowed her to go to the station bored that last year they were in a most perilous position. in a cab while witness sat on the box. Mr. Corder observed, that of late cases of des er ti ng c hild ren The theatre had b een g i ven up to them in a most un in the streets were of f r e quen t occurrence, i n consequence of expected manner, and h a d p l ace d t h e Proprietors in a whieh the police were obliged to use the utmost precaution, most serious predicament. The arrangements made and require the parties to accompany them and lay the with the late lessee rendered the fulfilment of it charge before a superior officer in the usual way. on his part a matter of honour. All the facts, In answer to further questions by the defendant, witness however, connected with the sudden • termination denied having said his wife should not go the station unless of - his connexion with the theatre had been it was distinctly understood she was in custody, nor did he placed before the public, who would judge of the merits see his wife bring the child to the defendant. of the case in a fair and impartial manner. Wh en th at Mrs. Hogg, who see me d i n a very weakly state, said she was in the Strand at th e ti me i n quest i on, and seeing the do- circumstance occurred, L on d on h a d to b e searched from fendant on duty, she bro ug ht a l i ttl e g i r l , a b out five years one end to the other f or a t enan t, an d , a f ter t h e lapse of old, who was crying at the corner of Essex-street, to hurl, some time, Mr. Bunn und er t oo k th e l essees hi p. At that saying, "Mr good man, will y ou t a k e thi s c hil d, and find time not au actor was engaged, nor had one single ar out where she lives?" To which he replied, " No, madam, rangement been made for the commencement of the I shall not take the child, but I'll take you." She then said, season. Difficulties were, eventually, surmounted, and "My good man, what have I done that you should take the public at once showed their appreciation of Mr. me ?' and he again replied, " You are my prisoner, and you Burin's management, fbr, during the last season, a larger must go with me to the station-house.". IVitness asked did number of persons had visited - the theatre than during he suppose she wanted to take anything from the child, hay- any season s i nce t h e days of ing four of her own with her, but he made no oth er rep l y palm) su ms of money - -' Kean.—(Cheers.)- re husband came up.had, consequently, b een than that she should go to the station-house, upon whi c h h er Considerable ceived by the l essee ; b ut as his arrangements at the Cross-examined by the defendant—ln the conf us i o n a ft er - outset had to i be rapidly formed, his expenses had been wards he might have said he would t a k e c h arge o f th e c hild greater th an n all probability they would be during the if witness Would accompany him to the station. The child next year. With all his success, therefore, only the was dressed in black, and witnes s was a l so d resse d par tl y i n m i n i mum amount of rent agreed upon had been paid. black. He might have also said, "If you leave the child The Noble Earl, in conclusion, expressed a hope that the you must consider yourself in my custody." Proprietors and Renters would be placed on a more equit- The defendant, addressing the Magistrate, asked if a child able footing. Under the present arrangement, a great appearing under the protection of any person, was brought disproportion existed, but it was to be hoped that, by the to him as being deserted, was he obliged to take a mere asser- tion in such a cas e ? exertions of Mr. Robi ns an d ot h er gent l emen, some other . Mr. TWYFORD said it was no t hi s d u t y to g i ve i nstruction arrangement might be effected.—(Hear, hear.) to a constable on such a subject. On this subject a long discussion took place, after which The defendant said he had acted under the impression that Mr. SAMUEL WELLS, the Common Councilman, re the child might have been under the protection of the person quested permission to propose a resolution. They had preferring the complaint. met that day under somewhat more joyous circum- Mr. TWYFORD said it could scarcely be called a mistaken stances than usual, attributable, he believed, to Mr. sense of duty, that because an individual called the attention Bunn's admirable management of the theatre. With the of a policeman to a destitute child, such persons ought to be blrmission of the aseem he r Wells) would move taken into custody, an d h e w i s h ed to hear the opinion of Mr. pe e following resol u ti on r y —" Tha hat the cordial thanks of Corder upon the subject. Mr. Corder, assum i ng that the child was deserted— the Proprietors be gi ven t o Alfred Bunn, Req., for the Mr. TwrFortn—No, no ; it is given in e v id ence th a t th e great judgment, unwearied p erseverance, and disinte coinplainant wa s surrounded by her family. rested zeal he has displayed in the management of the Mr. Corder—lf she happened to be the parent of the child theatre." the constable acted very properly. Mr. RAMSBOTTOM, M.P., fully concurred in the ob- Mr. TWYFORD—No doubt the man thought he was acting nervations which had fallen from Mr. Wells, and in the right, but he happened to be wrong. resolution he had proposed. He would second it heartily. Mr. Corder said he could state most remarkable cases of A Sub-Committee having been chosen, thanks were desertion where the parents appeared to be in very respect- voted to the Noble Chairman, who briefly acknowledged able circumstances. The defendant, app ea li ng t o M r. C order, said he was told the compliment. Thank s were a l so vote d to Major for auditing th e accounts. Th e name of the on former occas i ons b y the Strand union authorities, if he Naylor brought another dese r t er t o th em h e s h ould be reported to Duke of Leinster w as a dd e d to t h e general Committee, the Commissioners, unless he also brought forward the parties and the meeting then dispersed. • concerned ; and in the present case the complainant brought. the child to him by the hand. .Mr. Corder assured the Court that cases came under hi notice in which bribes to any extent had been offered to screen the parties concerned. Mr. TWYFORD admitted that such - might have been the case, but here the constable should have ascertained the address of the parties, and put himself in possession of every thing connected with them. Mr. John Kendrick, of Temple-street, Whitefriars, proved that he was returning home with his wife when he saw a child without hat or bonnet, apparently in a bewildered state, which led him to conclude it was lost. Mrs. Hogg, with whom he was totally unacquained, came up at the moment, and, after pointing it out to the defendant as lost, she was told she should go to the station, which made her so agitated she could not reply. Mr. Hogg then drew the at tention of the defendant to his wife's situation, after telling him who he was ; at the same time volunteering to go to the station instead of his wife, which the defendant re fused. Witness also drew the defendant's attention to the complainant's situation, of which he took no notice ; but his impression was that the defendant considered he was doing his duty. I 11.PTILKIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS, July 23. LUNACY. Lord ASHLEY, in continuation said—He illus rated the good effects of frequent invisitation by adduciug the asylum of Dr. Warburton, at Bethnal-green. which was one of the :nain subjects of the inquiry of the Committee of 1826. There was an original sin in all private asylums, because they must all be made to yield a profit to the keeper. But Dr. War burton had done everything in his power to effect improvements in the management.. In 1828 no less than 200 of the patients were frequently restrained by chains and leg-locks; but now out or iB2 patients, only five were under restraint, and that of the most moderate and ne cessary description. That was an instance of what might be done by supervision and inspection. That House possessed the means of remedy in its own hands. Many persons might be restored to health who were now suffering, and many might have their sufferings alle viated ; for they must not run away with the notion that persons afflicted with lunacy were insensible to suffering. On the contrary, they were painfully sensitive, and their condition, on that account, appealed the more loudly, not only to their highest feelings of justice, but to their humanity and sensibility.—(Hear, hear.) It was a sub ject of the very highest importance, and he, therefore, hoped the House would not consider he had wasted its valuable time, when they called to mind that the motion was made on behalf of the most helpless, if not the most afflicted portion of the human race. The Noble Lord con cluded amidst loud cheers, by moving an address to the Crown, praying her Majesty to take into her considera tion the report of the Metropolitan Commissioners in Lunacy to the Lord Chancellor, and presented to this House by command of her Majesty. Sir JAMES GRAHAM said he was sure he was ex pressing the opinion, not only of the House, but of the country, when he said that his Noble Friend not only stood excused, but was deserving of -:the highest praise for the pains which he took with regard to this subject. The facts stated by his Noble Friend had shown the utility of. the power of inspection, which was given by Act of Parliament a few years ago. His Noble Friend had shown the result of this in the improved manage ment of asylums, when he stated that only five persons out of 520 in one asylum were subject to restraint.— (Hear, hear.) There was no difference of opinion on the leading points to which his Noble Friend had ad verted. It could not be denied., 'that persons who, for the first time, exhibited syiiiitoins of lunacy ought to be. subjected to the curative process, nor could it be denied that it was inexpedient that incurables should be mixed with those dndettoing the curative process. With regard to the lunatic poor in workhouses, the time was not far distant when the Legislature must in terfere with regard to them. It was evident that the cost of pauper lunatics under cure must be much greater than the cost of the maintenance of paupers in the workhouse. With regard to the class of incurables, he did not imagine that the charge for their maintenance could be much greater than the charge for the maintenance of ordinary pau pers. He was satisfied that both sabjects must come under the consideration of the Government in a very short space of time. In the course 9f the next session the Government would most probalsly have to submit to the House the whole question of the management of pauper lunatics, Then, with regard to the question of criminal lunatics, he believed that out of 140 criminal lunatics 80 were maintained at the public expense either in Bedlam, or in the county lunatic asylums ; and he was by no means prepared to contend that it might not be proper that all criminal lunatics should be maintained in central establishments at the public expense. That, however, must be a matter for future consideration. Those were the points on which he was favourable to the views of his Noble Friend. There were other points on which he hesitated. The report of the Commissioners ' contained no less than twenty-five suggestions ; they Were all of great importance, but before they were adopted great caution and deliberation was necessary. One of those suggestions was as to the compulsory re moval of lunatics. It was impossible to regard the ques tion abstractedly, and cases might exist in which it would be desirable that secrecy on that point should not be violated ; and therefore he entertained great doubt as to the propriety of doing away with the keeping luna tics in private houses. Then with regard to the institu tion of small asylums there could not be a doubt but that the expense of small asylums must be much greater than the expense of large ones, and the question to be consi dered was, would the advantages to be derived from them be equivalent to the additional expense ? He did 'not wish to hold out any encouragement to the unnecessary multiplication of small establishments. His Noble Friend might rest assured that ,he was disposed to offer him every assistance to the utmost of his power. He had directed the attention of the chairmen of quarter ses sions to the subject, and he had also directed the atten tion of the Poor-law Commissioners to the subject of pauper lunatics. He . was prepared to take the subject under consideration, and he was aware that next session the Government must present some mea sure on it to the House. He hoped his Noble Friend would not feel it necessary to press his motion for au ad dress. He could assure his Noble Friend, and the House, that the question should receive from the execu tive Government every consideration that kindness, hut manity, and enlightened philanthropy could demand ! he could assure his Noble Friend that he was not at all dis posed to slumber on the subject; and he hoped, that on the whole, his Noble Friend could not feel it necessery to press his motion. Mr. SHEIL hoped the state of the lunetlo paupers in Ireland would not he forgotten by ;Ile Right Hon. Gen tleman. He had been alltheutically informed thatgr3: of them were at present commi ng l e d among the peaplo, without care and without res t ra i nt — that wes a publics calamity, and should b e redrew as soon as pos.. s he ible.—(Hear, hear.) He car t s - eery h a p py to find that t Right Hon. Gentleman was about bringing inn mea sure on the subject, and hoped Ireland nonld not be for gotten, The oble Lord deserveel the thanks of that House and of the country i ha always exerted himself cheerfully, and on r4;os% occasions effectually, and his cheerful, earnest manner was to all good men most gratifying. However Hun. Iltfembars might differ politically, they must all edmire the motives by which the Noble Lord was actuated, motives which were of the highest awl purest kind.—(Hear, hear, , tad cheers.) It was more than gratifying to see m.-. 11 a man, not de scending, but stooping from his high rank to perform virtuous and humane aetiens, and to confer eelehrity and success on the cause in which he en g must add ne w no bili ty to the name of agnd.shle —(Hear.) It Ay, and make humanity and Shaftesbury elusracteristic.—(Loud cheers.) Mr. WAKLEY *aid the report of the Commissioners contained much valuable matter, and he thought that, as the Government had now ample materials for legisla tion, there was no need of a Comnaitee or further Par liamentary inquiry. He was satisfied that the Right Hon. Gentleman felt convinced of the necessity of legis lation on this subject, and hoped the measure introduced by the Government would be one of permanent utility. The Right Hon. Gentleman seemed to feel fully the force of those recommendations which had been so wisely made as to the difference of treatment between curable and in curable lunatics. The lion. Gentleman then adverted to the fact stated by the Commissioners in their report that out of 900 lunatics in Hanwell, only ao were curable, and conferred high praise on the manner in which the estahlishMePt at Unwell wal eeuducted. The first Mr. D we t s said, if j u di c i a l p roc eedings still pending i n th e i s l and, he certainly should not t re i ts e 7 his motio n , as i t would be improper to do so. MI" a n Right Hon. B aronet would permit him to say, that declarati on wou l d cause great grief and dissatisfact i o f the island. There was not an individual there orl the Government could lay its, finger in suspicion. "4 skiff, who was not now present. He had no doubt that tha accident arose from the number of persons on the bridge. Thomas Eves, 303 City policeman—Ha did not see the accident occur, but went there immediately afterwards, and paw the girl Rhoda pulled out by a lighterman, who was not present, and whose name he did not know. She was raised by one of the drags. Saw also the female, Maria Pulleston, got out by the same man. It was about an hour after the bridge was broken. Saw no other bodies found. By a juror—He saw at least sixty persons on the bridge half an hour before it gave way. The watermen were en deavouring to drive them off, but the moment their backs were turned they went on again. He would have had no hesi tation in assisting to turn them off if he had been applied to. The accident was solely attributable to the number of persons upon it. The boats were nearly arranged, and he had heard the guns fire twice—the second time just as the bridge broke. Thomas Jones, waterman, 2 Pye-court, Mansell-street, Goodman's-fields.—About half-past 7, heard a great noise all at once, and ran to the barges to make his boat fast. Saw a little boy under a skiff struggling hard. Jumped otf the barge and swam to him ; got him into the boat and then got in myself. After he had put that boy ashore, he went out again, and picked up the boy Benjamin alive, but he died in his arms. He left him with the surgeon, and then went out in his boat again, with a young man in his com pany. The young ma n b roug ht up Mary Ann. Took her ashore and laid her on the same barge as he had laid the little boy before. She was dead. By a Juror—The boy was not floating. He was picked OF the ground by means of a staff. Mr. Hutchinson, surgeon—Went to the Glaziers' Arms at a little before eight o'clock. Found the body of Mary Ann Breadcott, who had been just carried in. Had her wrapt in warm blankets, and did all that wasusual in such cases to restore animation. The means of resuscitation were continued for one hour and a half, but without success. About ten minutes after the boy was brought in by a gentleman, who said he was a surgeon, and who had been trying to restore anima tion in the barge, and had him afterwards brought to the Glaziers' Arms. He exhibited no signs of life. The other daughter was brought in also, but she having been upwards of an hour in the water, it was perfectly useless to try to restore her. The female Pulleston was brought in last. Death in all the cases had resulted from drowning. Edward Thomas Pulleston, Jerusalem -court, St. John's square, Clerkenwell, currier—The deceased Maria was his daughter. She would be 23 next November. He was on Blackfriars-bridge at the time of the accident. Did not know that his daught er was on th e pl a tf orm . S a w it br?al , . Would think that there were forty to fifty on it at the time. Heard a crash , and noticed the people struggling in the water. Did not know his daughter was there till he got home. Eves recalled—The body was found on the left hand of the broken bridge. Witness continued—Saw two of the pier-men rendering every assistance at the time of the accident. The CORONER said, that having gone so fully into the case En the former occasion, he would not now detain them by any extended remarks. It seemed to him in substance the same in evidence as formerly, but if they saw any difference they would, of course, consult as to their verdict, but if not, they would return the same verdict as before. The jury at once returned a verdict of "Accidental Death" in each case, and added an opinion, that there was no blame to be attached to the pier proprietors. STATE OF TRADE. (From the Manchester Guardian of this day.) There was a large amount of business done in the yarn market yesterday, and prices show a decided ten dency to advance, especially in the lower numbers of mule yarn, and in water twist, which is very scarce. In goods, ton, the demand has been extensive ; but yes terday manufacturers were asking higher prices, which somewhat checked business. The market, however, continues very buoyant. ROCIIDALE FLANNEL MARKET, MONDAY.—There has been a very brisk demand for flannels to-day, and in many instances, the manufacturer has obtained a small advance in price. In wool there has been a fair business doing, with ready sales at former prices. MPERIAL PARLIAMENT (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. TURNPIKE TRUSTS (WALES) BILL. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) The ciausa was then agreed to. Clauses up to 58 inclusive were agreed to. On clause 59 being proposed, Colonel WOOD said he had, in an earlier part of the session, s;:ggested the propriety of exempting lime from toll. He now hoped the Committee would enter into a compromise, and fix the toll on lime at lid. a load. Sir JAMES GRAHAM did not think it was expe dient to reduce the toll on lime. Colonel WOOD said that lime was very extensively used in the Principality as manure, and as throughout the country, all manure was exempt from toll, he thought it was unjust not to reduce the toll on lime. The motion was then negatived without a division. Mr. J. H. VIVIAN then moved that coal be placed on the same footing as lime. The proposition, however, was rejected. The clause then egreed to. Clauses up to 75 inclusive were agreed to. On clause 76 being proposed, Mr. J. H. VIVIAN moved to strike out so much of the clause as distinguished branch roads from mai n roads, in order to abolish such distinction. Sir J. GRAHAM said this was a very important question, and before he made up his opinion upon it he would be glad to hear the opinion of gentlemen who were really acquainted with the subject. Colonel TREVOR was of opinion that it would be very beneficial to the Principality of Wales if they abb. lished these side-bars and the distinction to which the Hon. Member for Swansea (Mr. Vivian) had alluded. Dr. NICIIOLL expressed the same opinion. Colonel WOOD supported the amendment. Mr. CRIMPS thought it would be beneficial to abolish the distinction betw een branch and main roads. After a brief discussion the clause was agreed to. Clauses up to 81 were agreed to. On clause 82 being proposed, Colonel WOOD said that the landlords of the Hrin cipality of Wales were most willing to take on them. selves the liabilities of existing debts, but the present clause gave power to the boards to borrow fresh money. This would subject them to new debts, and against this he, for one, should protest. Sir JAMES GRAHAM thought the House would act very improperly in buying up these roads and pre venting them from borrowing money for the purpose of improving the roads. After some observations from Colonel WooD, and Mr. Wrnmaxs, the clause was agreed to. On clause 83 being proposed, Mr. J. 11. VIVIAN moved several amendments which were not agreed to. The clause was afterwards agreed to with some verbal amendments. Clauses 84, 85, 86, and 87, were agreed to with some verbal amendments. Clauses 88 and 89 were agreed to without alteration. Clause 90 was agi eed to with some verbal amend ments: The rnnaining clauses were then agreed to ; the Chairwa:i reported progress, and the report was orders d to be brought un to-morrow. Mr. COWPER presented a petition from a place in Yorlishii e, in favour of the Field Gardens Bill. Mr. P. M. STEWART presented a petition from the Greqi,ral Assembly of the Free Church of Scotland, in favour of the Presnyterian Marriages (Ireland) Bill. NOTICES OF MOTION.—UNION WORK HOUSES. TUESDAY NIGHT'SL:GAZETTE, DOWNING-STREET, JULY 22, 1844. The Queen has been pleased to appoint James Lilley, Esq., to be Colonial Surgeon for her Majesty's Forts and Settlements on the Gold Coast. FOREIGN-OFFICE, JULY 19. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Thomas W. Waldron, as Consul at Hong-Kong for the United States of America. The Queen has also been pleased to approve of Mr. Francis 3lorphy, as Consul in London for the Mexican Republic. BANKRUPTS. JOHN AVERY, colonial broker, Mincing-lane, City, to surrender July 30, at two, and Sept. 6, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Alsager, official assignee, Birchin-lane, Corn hill • Wright, London -street, Fen c h urc h- s t reet . THOMAS HENRY WHlTMARSH,hotelkeeper,George street, Hanover-square, Ang. 2 and Sept. 6, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Alsager, official assignee, Birchin-lane, Cornhill ; Stevens, Wilkinson, and Satchell, Queen -street, Cheapside. MATHEW THOMPSON, ironmonger, Saffron Walden, Essex, July 30, at half-past two, and September 6, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Alsager, official assignee, Bir chin-lane ; Rhodes and Lane, Chancery-lane. JOHN PIM, linen-draper, Clapham-common August 1, at eleven, and S e p tem b er 3, a t t wo , at the Court Of Bankruptcy. Belcher, official assignee, King's Arms-yard; Hardwick and Davidson ' Weavers'-hall, Basin & hall-st ree t. JAMES BEN SLY LARKh., draper, East Harling, Nor folk, Aug. 1, at twelve, and Sept. 6, at half -past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee, Basinghall street ; Storey, Gray's Inn. place; Gillman, Norwich. ROBERT DREW, licensed victualler, Compton-street, Regent's-square, Aug. 5, at one, and Sept. 3, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Turquand, official assignee, Old Jewry Chambers; Vandercom and Co., Bush-lane, City. JOHN DUNBAR, sen., iron founder, Tottenham Court road, July 30, at two, and Sept. 3, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Abchurch-lane, Lom bard-street ; Billing, King-street, Cheapside. WILLIAM HOTTON WILLIAMSON, tobacconist, Dowgate-hill, City, July 31, at two, and Sept. 3, at eleven, at the Court of Rinkruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Abchurch lane ; Lawrence, Old Fish-street. JOHN DUNPHY, victualler, Burford, Oxfordshire, July 30, at half past one, and September 4, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Green, official assignee, Aldermanbury ; Holmer, Bridge-street, Southwark. ELIZA ANN HAW, tavern keeper, Moorgate-street, J u l ) 29, at two, and August 31, a t one , at the Court of Bankruptcy. Green, official assignee, Aldermanbury ; Robinson, Iron monger-lane ; Lawrence and Plews, Bucklersbary. ISAAC TOBIAS, factor, Birmingham, July 30, at twelve, and August 20, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Christie, official assignee, Birmingham ; Ryland, Birmingham. EDWARD FR A NKCOM DAVIS, ironmonger, Bristol, August 6 and Sept. 3, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Kynaston, official assignee, Bristol; Harley, Bristol. JAMES HOYLE, corn dealer, Manchester, August 3 and 27, at eleven, at the Manchester District Court. Pott, official assignee, Manchester; Milne and Co., Temple; Crossley and Co., Manchester. RICHARD YALE, engineer, Leeds, August 9 and 30, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Freeman, official assignee, Leeds ; Mitten, Southampton -buildings, London ; Shaw, Dunning and Co., Leed s . JAMES FAIRFIELD, corn merchant, Tranmere, August 2 and 2d, at one, at the Liverpool District Court. Turner, official assignee, Liverpool ; Humphreys and Co., Chancery lane, London ; Hetherington and Co., Liverpool. NOTICES OF INSOLVENCY. A Mozoomdar, Bristol. W. Dann, general agent, Twemlow-terrace, West Hackney. C. S. Causdell, stationer's assistant, Mount-terr., WhitechapeL J. J. Shotbolt, publican, Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire. T. P. Sperring, blacksmith, Binegar, Sosnersetshire. J. Wilson, wheelwright, York. T. Bunney, silk dealer, Anchor-street, Bethnal-green. J. Morriss, tinman, Highgate. E. Wood, salesman, Turnmill-street, Clerkenwell. W. Judd, bricklayer, Kensall New-town, Chelsea. J. Watson, hosier, Brudenell-place, Shoreditch. J. Capon, wire -drawer, Farringdon-street, Holborn. C. Green, coachmaker, Semer, Suffolk. J. Bennett, cabinet-maker, Swansea, Glamorganahire. R. S. Kersey, cabinet-maker, Ipswich. R. Smith, saddler, Sudbury, Suffolk. N. Stebbing, painter, Bury St. Edmund's. J. Saffhill, farmer, Hillingdon, Middlesex. G. Willoughby, plumber, St. Alban's. W. Fearn, clerk, Lyon' s I nn , S t . Cl ement Danes. A. Pyle, Great Yarmouth. P. Clark, trimming manufacturer, Elder-st., Norton-folgate. W. F. Perkins, broker, Vine-street, Hatton-garden. J. M'Cabe, provision dealer, Liverpool. T. May, Tunbridge-wells, Kent. W. Lee, clothier, Batley, Yorkshire. J. Walker, clothier, Leeds. D. Wilcock, cloth weaver, Batley, Yorkshire. H. Spencer, blacksmith, Kilnwick, Yorkshire. J. Dufton, porter, Birkenhead, Cheshire. J. Tiffin, butcher, Peldon, Essex. C. Whitlow, laceman, Salford, Lancashire. J. Scarlett, labourer, Poplar. G. Livesey, Chorley, Lancashire. D. O'Bryan, joiner, Blackburn, Lancashire. J. Gregory, law stationer, Cook's- court, Lincoln's Inn. J. A. Neame, commission agent, Milton, Kent. J. Griffin, miller, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire. E. Godwin, butcher, Portsmouth. J. Battes, jun., upholsterer, Jamaica-terrace, Limehouse. R. Rimmer, butcher, Liverpool. M. plasterer, Prichard, Ha publican, liHalifax, y 0 an' 1 erhckhsidi,r Yorkshire. rnarvonsh ire. W. Haigh, Hall, R. fligg Leicestershi re. i b t t u , tc h h a e t t r e , r , R Great T. , ng e A le s y h , by S , taffordshire. A. Hutchinson, St. George's-terrace, Walwortb. J. Pim, carpenter, White Hart-place, Kennington-cross. G. Littler, servant, Euston- s qua re , St. Pancras. SECOND NOTICES. J. Baldock, labourer, Brenehley, Kent, July 29; at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Turivand, official assignee. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. J. Clare, J. Fowden, and J. Crosfield, cotton-spinners, War rington, Lancashire —R. C. Foster, W. C. Foster, and E. B. Evans, attorneys, John -street, Bedford-row—W. Lund and S. Woller, manufacturers of stuff goods, Keighley, Yorkshire— W. Perry and J. Watson, commission-agents, Addle-street, City—C. Swift and S. Welch, jun., provision-dealers, Nether field, Westmoreland—G. Radford and B. Johnson, builders, Alfreton, Derbyshire—J. R. Powles, G. Elliot, A. Elliot, and J. Elliot, Manchester and Glasgow (so far as regards J. R. Powles)—R. Hall, H. Hall, D. Hall, and S. Wrigley, linen manufacturers. Manchester—E. Simpson and C. L. Simpson, tailors, Finch-lane, City—M. Field and C. A. Field, milliners, Brixton-place, Lambeth—J. Blunden, H. Padwick, and W. Padwick, chymists, Portsmouth—Z. Lord and D. Birt, plum bers, Henley in Arden, Warwickshire—J. Dewes, W. Brad ford, and E. S. Harrison, warehousemen, Blackman-street, Southwark—P. Rigby, M. Rigby, and T. Rigby, rope-manu facturers, Freckleton, Lancashire (so far as regards P. Rigby ) C. Allhusen and H. F. Bloch, merchants, Sunderland, fur ham—D. Glasgow and M. Dennis. soda-water-manufacturers, Birmingham—J. Barker and E. Threlfall, commission-agents, Manchester. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. PATRICK MILLER, c attle-dealer, Forust, Dumfries shire, July 25 , and A ug . 14, at one, at the-chamber of T. Ranken, Edi n b urg h . CHARLES BROWN, watch-maker, Stranraer, July 29, anal Aug. 16, at two, at the chambers of A. M'Neil Caird, Stranraer. ALEXANDER THOMSON, tea-dealer, Arbroath, July 26, and Aug. 23, at noon, at Bruce's Hotel, Arbroath. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. LOSS OF LIVES AT BLACKFRIARS' BRIDGE. Under-Sheriff Anderton waited upon the Lord Mayor yesterday, for the purpose of particularly calling his Lordship's attention to the dreadful accident which oc curred at the temporary pier at Blackfriars-bridge, on Monday evening. Numbers of persons had, he said, assembled on the pier to witness a regatta on the water, and a portion of it having given way, several lives wer e lost. The inh a b itants o f t h e neighbouring houses were, in consequence of the frightful occurrence (the full ex tent of which they were not yet acquainted with), in a state of the most painful excitement ; and blame was attached to the Corporation for having allowed the tem porary pier to remain along the shore, occasioning con siderable danger to human life, and palpable inconve nience to those engaged in commercial pursuits upon the banks of the Thames. Speaking as one of the public, he could not help saying he was surprised that more nu merous accidents had not occurred. He also begged permission to draw his Lordship's attention to the state of the steam-vessels conveying passengers to different parts of the river. Last night one of the steamers was ob served, at Blackwall, to hftve on board upwards of 1,000 persons, so that there the immense mass stuck, deriving its safety, in a great degree, from the impossibility of moving from one side to the other ; for if the vessel dropped a little upon either side, the most awful de struction must have taken place. He knew that the Lord Mayor had felt and expressed great apprehension of the consequences of thus over-loading when his Lord ship came into office, and had shown a determination to remedy the evil, but he regretted t o fi n d that the active exertions of the Chief Magistrat e did not appear to re ceive that energetic assistance which was so requ i site in circumstances distinguished by such conflicting inte rests. The inhabitants of Bl ac kf r i ars hoped that the Lord Mayor would visit the river as soon as possible ; and cause the immediate removal of the temporary piers, or at any rate, compel those who derived profit from them, to make them fir.n and secure. The autho rity of his Lordship was the more required, as the over loading seemed to be upon an equality in all the steamers plying from London-bridge to Richmond. The LORD MAYOR expressed his satisfaction at the manner in which the Under-Sheriff h a d pu b l i cly called his attention to the melancholy dis as t er w hi c h had oc curred, and to the practice of over crow di ng t h e steam vessels—a subject which had fre quent l y occup i ed h i s mind. atur e of He the regretted difficultiesthat delays, arising from the n pressed upon the subject had taken place ; but the Committee, tovether with the Waterman,s which Company, w ere , w ith the aid of the City Solicitor, at the present moment engaged in framing rules which would soon be acted upon, and ware calculat e d t o reme d y th e hazardous evil of over-crouding, lle certainly con curred with Mr. A . nderton, expressing surprise that more extensive mischief had not taken place. The pe culiar brightness of the weather was certainly favourable to the navigation of the river ;but as fogs might soon be expected, the danger was likely to become imminent. The regulation of the number to be admitted on board each steamer was under consideration, and he trusted the plan to be acted upon would be well adapted to the important occasion. As to the piers which had been temporarily erected, lie had taken care to thro w out a hint to the Navigation Committee, that a ll temporal •y - erections of th e kind must be sanc tioned and suf.jected to constant survey. Whe ther that hint had been acted upon generally he could not tell but the accident of the last evening proved the necessity for interference. He had given orders to the proper officer to prepare for a survey, which it was his intention to snake from London-b r id ge to the extent of his jurisdiction up the river, on Thu rs d a y nex t, w h en lie should cause the removal of everything which he should consider injurious to the navig a ti on, an d d i rect that the piers, which the public conveni ence requ i red, should b e adequately secured and fortified. It a p peare d to hi m that the multitude of piers which had been constructed for private advantage, constituted a very great incon venience to the public., as the steamers were, in the course of their passage, in the habit of stopping every two minutes. The trade of people along the banks was like wise conslderably affected by the traffic of the steamers, and one coal-merchant had de c l are d t h at hi s l oss i n wear ar d tear of barges on account of the ceaseless plying of the crowded boats, amounted to at least 5001. a year. Mr. Anderton—My apprehension is, that if we do not adopt some effective course the Government will save us the trouble by taking the power into their own hands. The LORD MAYOR-My opinion as regards the regu lstion of the speed of steam-vessels is, that we should have an authorised agent on board, a sort of City pilot. We should erect public landing -places ourselves-too, and do away with those private piers altogether ; but I am con vinced the Navigation Committee will make every exer tion for the p u bli c safety and benefit, and it will no longer be considered indispensible to pack people toge ther like a flock of sheep to insure their security from drowning. I shall make the necessary representations to the Committee, and go upon the survey myself on Thursday next. CLERKEN WELL. France► Mary Cass was charged with attempting to commit suicide. The prisoner is the wife of a decent mechanic, residing in Stoke Newington, and the mother of a family. They have lived for some years in comparative comfort, but latterly the unhappy woman became acquainted with a female of loove character, who first led her into bad company, and then involved her in debt and difficulty. Remorse and the dread that her husband would discover her embarrassed situation drove her into a state of frenzy, and early this morning she strove to drown her- self in the New River at Stoke Newington. A labourer named Cashel, who chanced to be going to his work, heard the splash, rushed to the river side, and saw the prisoner sinking in the water with all her clothes on. Ile dashed in and rescued her from a watery grave, although she requested him "for God's sake not to save her." The unfortunate prisoner, who seemed overwhelmed with grief, did not utter a syllable. The Ma g i s t rate (Mr. Co:KBE) consigned her to , the care of her f r i en d s. Henry Hut c hi ns, charged with bigamy, the particulars of whose case were mentioned in a former num b er of this pape r , was fully committed for trial ; as was Jo h n Barrett, for obtaining money by fraudulently represent ing himself as an agent of the Anti-Corn-law Lesgtp. BOW-STREET. Yesterday, George Gator, a constable of the F division, ap peared before Mr. l'wyford, to answer a complaint preferred against him by Mrs. Hogg, wife of a hosier and glover, 73, Fleet-street, for taking her into custody against her will, and using brutal conduct towards her. Mr. Corder, the clerk to the guardians, and Mr. Boswood, relieving officer of the Strand union, attended to watch the a. cu sta itq ex