The Sun. — London, England, 1844-08-08 00:00:00

7I10: . s -A i .-- , .1 . 4 ~ F; t:.: t i~:.i ,:.:.•. ~,'. ,• - ft,r ti.i...y iiiiiti. , imili.):. ia,,,,i,,i., ‘. 113 g(Aern LI this t-iu..ii . .Aid :1 ..;.:_ 1'.1:..1....- ..,... ' veluent. %va: ~ •Is!ble in ti,,, wilt:-;. , :.a..1,-- - , ,:, tl.O Lesislaturo, it might assuredly be trae, - ,i, 1,,,.;.,,..:.,- a n d distinctly, distinctly, i n t h e pu b lic mind. In the world's his tory no subject of a similar nature had ever been i so variously and a bl y e l uc id a t e d ; an d h e believec., in consequence, no subject had been so generally under- Stood, or so well appreciated, as that of free-trade. He would put the meetings that had been held there in evidence, the kind of topics and arguments in which the audiences had manifested a lively interest, and the quick response that had been given t° l , Points which, some f ew years ago , wou ld h ave L E " a matter of hesitation even to the great mass of d',heated m en . Of po liti ca l economy i t m i g h t b e now, as it was s aid o f phil oso phy o f o ld, th a t it ha d been brought down to the habitations of men, to mingle with the every-day thoughts of the great mass of the population ; and as public in telligence was thus generated, it must soon banish utterly from the world the prejudices, and sophisms, and falsehoods, by which mankind had hitherto been deluded. How short a time was it since the two rival statesmen, Pit and Fox, made the world ring with their conflicts; and it was a matter of question which of the two was the most pro foundly and utterly ignorant of the doctrines of Political economy. And now there could not a lispi ng d an d y sen t d own as a candi date for a pocket borough, for the purpose of representing his own relations, but he must be c rammed for the occasion from the works of Adam Smi th — Mr.Cityley's edition.—(Cheers and laughter.) A people thus instructed, could not be trifled with ; and it was a proud boast for the League, that to gether with intellect, and exertion, and acquire ments, it had been the means of diffusing throughout the country a spirit of intellectual independence al so , ---(Hear, hear.) Whenever he found a dis position to break through that gross servility w hich had so long been a stain on a great Part of the people of this country ; when he found a disposition to call things by their right names, how everplausible might be the appellation by which they Nlere distinguished ; when he saw the same standard of right and wrong applied to the high and low; when he 84V, the peer judged by the same principle that was applied to the peasant; when he found a desire to bear testimony to the value of great and wise prin ciples, and a lively sympathy felt in the 'wants and wrongs of the poor and helpless classes—in all this he saw the influence exercised by the Anti-Corn -law League, spreading throughout the different classes of society a determination to work out the right and to put clown the wrong, by peaceful, and : s legal,c and honourable, but certain means, the sue ir jp:thuletihoillvould be a noble consolation and en thisrsement to the minds of those who originated , which had been the instrument of Theyli using these principles throughout the country. had would evidence o f t h at — ev id ence w hi c h they not shrink from looking fairly in the face. It was continually brought up that the League had lost several important elections. They were taunted with this by the public journals. It was said that they dared not show themselves in several boroughs, and contest them. They had not been able to contest Cirencester and Horsham. Well, now he (Mr. Fox) held that no evil at all. He believed it to be a real g o od; that a cause like this should have such coin pLabats was no t at all surp r ising. There were a vast number of persons who had not been hitherto onnected with political agitation, not accustomed to lo ng and toilsome processes which must be gone throu gh for achie v i ng any great work of social or po suitteatlh i e mprovenne n t. H e h e ld i t to be a great good e t minds of th e peop l e s h ould be dispossessed of h a notion that they had only to tell the people hwhat was true and right, and then that there would ad speedy an d complete triumph. If these elections ; r esulted diff erent l y, w h at would have been the of j et on a gre a t port i on of those who had for the first w hen in th e i r lives joined in any political agitation w nen they b ecame connected with the League? Why :the lesson would have been that opinion was free ; at action was free • that there was no intimidati on ele c ti ons; no bribery; no active sinister influence the •••M -,, irV ert the consc i ences of voters and drag them to Erie Polling booth t o vote against their interests and t a g a inst thei r feelings. That was the lesson so easy a ri e s., i h_ `"Pii would have inculcated, but that lesson would t_evve been a gross falsehood.—(Flear, hear.) It would raa ! seemed by such a result that monopoly was tesr drive up the contest without making a despe _ unscrupulous effort; that class interests Publicsvould have struck, and readily yielded to the voice of endopinion, and that they might not have appre ed from it a tooth and nail resistance and a statruggle to the death. That lesson would have been taught, arid that lesson, too, would have been a gross sulatelltr:t. It would have been judged by such a re learned yarty spirit had subsided; that haying not, f or wisdom and rectitude, the aristocracy would f, the sake of pragmatically asserting some ill ir,o°./Incled political theory, have further persevered in •;„ -I , r ° PPusitiori, but would have yielded to the voice of ii-,,,stice, but that result, too, would have been a false tCh• It would have appeared by such results that 1 .- e Present arrangements were all-sufficient for the tnights and interests of society, and that the arrange ties°,_ts of elections, and all the electoral and political CFhinery connected with them, were as good as could t7oireagined—all that could be desired ; that lesson, Those Would have been a gross falsehood.—(Hear, hear.) m ature ] who cried .out defeat, therefore, cried out pre eiser,9Y. The opposition they had experienced had most Pow the public mind, and would eventually tir e Powerfully tend towards the interests of the en- C N is s e e c ,'"hrit unity.—(Loud cheers.) For those who o `,l_ 1 with exultation and scorn to such results as Th e pep mentioned, he would say they laughed too soon. People tati on ~.,_ . were organising and combining in an agi• th a t ao7tl-12:_sh nothing could resist, and the elements of pedritineenilloenasLioNONf.n were, education, instruction in the first Political economy ; and when such an su c h " a people2s Perfected, and when the energies of the " wer e w ere directed towards one point, when ciPle, their forward in sustai ning one mighty prin tion of ts , orce would be resistless, and the founda gdorein:esusiet na;tioi; nal character would be laid, and of the thi ng the 1 - 1 o an . Prosperity of the empire. Another "ad done, and which was well worth tver y on "a° unmasked the monopolist class. tow, kne w the features of that class a am e • a nd t ~-• There hey could never b e di sgu i se d 'eeently int Was a mystifi ca ti on a t a p ara ll e l and Pers o rod uced between peers and men of station blood rating of an humbler class, as if a different f lowed i I n the veins of the lord from that which whe n 4 . ° the veins of the peasant, and it was only rin, fr ee he • • d Q clo se d . principles came into that constant ,1 111 ed tn iseu ssion which they had been recently w, loree Proved undergo, that those feudal associations I to be all fallacies; that in reality this 4 e 3' cla ss %, q u arter s of c pt,h ohs . as as much a trading class as if they e uible tts v n p theeheapside, and that coronets were only quantity of acres and the numbers of There trader:rn which they grew.—(Hear.) Yes, they _.e s , , wholesale traders in land and in corn. ...th e witlo:rere traders in food for all sorts of beings, from ;arias • ch a man eats to the seed which the ~ in nal p traa e l icks in his cage.—(Cheers.) They s kluncl f or 'S° .and in pheasants. They traded in 'hewed a . n. diling booths and in race-courses.— „, i t /none on of " Hear, hear," and cheers.) They is a i ' lla to 41 3 1 7 4 en races themselves, and then brought in W ors e i s ° gart ers i4e lid the payment. They traded in stars - ' B ' cf a ll si , e specially in blue ones; but what was P ebl sant s.. i e.) , traded in legislation, by which the int o wa s ss . •-• 'r e a s ourc e m ade more miserable, and converted maker 3 hee „, ° I. Profit.—(Hear, hear, and loud cheers.) h ear s, f or the " e r e hucksters, with the power of law peL.r.) The__ enhancement of their prices.—(Hear, s h," lin eo _ d r e was a great outcry raised against the dire the la who taught his 'prentice boy to " 1 ink,. s ules, whilst those noble legislators t4 tlch it elY Wor po iiiter anti l a t ch is clo ser t se, for they shaved the nation, and 00, than the poor linen-draper.—(Great or s t e i d, Rod i f eb eers-) Their fallacies had been ex patthey had not been the original authors ii:o:,ethees•rie ;oils of the doctrines of the Morning ds M, a s Mr was an immediate connection between s uc o tri ne _, •,uobden had well remarked. It was the It hl t pdist, I:le,kt-burning in practice, was only Rich _rit g reat ehe L e n r eore, J (Loud cries of " Hear, hear," l ' 'a urri lkiel th an the) There could not be a completer 80 ~lpg. If iii between Richmondism and rick gyred he the oth er one one wantonly destroyed property, tha n hhrnan I' Hear, hear.) If the one endan ah,t . en dang er 'ei why, human life was worse ;___ 'unabl e ss_ angered and that by wholesale by those :',' l l e iocenti, B...,„Tvation laws. if some rick-burners IL_‘ l _ coin s ul red hy, so did a very large class of e cl m eat ~i'_',V,ieand most of all those who were poorest r 4, ave n, ao "' c ir, l S!. If the one destroyed the gifts of stiff' ueli larger ' th e other. --(Loud cries of " Hear.") olk quantity . of corn, than the fires of cours ' and ic e of rje°ceulnitn had, • ' mi d of the nci• • ygecaorus,nbtieeesn, h s at u l ff c e o re n d su t m o r e o d t , to , in the ,:earsit°esichovellecley,nllad rotted in bond, and had been at der hear.") Whu) .I.,7l,eili,avv_sthaiin a . _the river. —(Loud cries of li l _ i i e .hri . few.rnoYr;thhsadagnoo?t_th(at been the case at ruction, Hear hear.) Then mighty difference ? In ' the eements of ( l est ' the corn 17%,.hy should that be wicked which de- E ve . destroyed !tr ,o.yed corn __-c.; , .n without reference to winch °Y fire, and that be virtuous byth awtramteorr?e—a(!-.lfeualr,trilbieuanra.)l twhtle3,leilldbeen appealed to that evening, he believed rude.Alary Were the °ill not 4,j e _ Il an of this transported for life, the future their punishment either, and if cotuirliotry would consign to the detes eumn of posterit had"s• It had League cl other w aY the Z e mulated them se selfish law-makers. In an had exposed the monopolist elicited their virtue.—(Laughter.) It ,1 sti to philanthropy, for how bene- Aoil of the distress t' c' ent ° f late had the shown themselves? The ques of the poor was in constant agita tlon• Ever y political • section set up some beneficent )1 . 101 F having c1 o', ace , the Pr cd -creatures. '1 tf N I Z4' D 0 Ws IT R wy EVENINA_AUGUST 164,1 i nn7f- , r:,117e. At prent all the tKronghfaYes round am &eo i ri ca. The aggregate loss will probably not be less than 20,0001. The building had only been erected two or three years, and most of the warehouses were well stored with goods. I The clause was then agreest to, and ordered to be added to the Bill. The SOLICITOR- GENERAL then moved certain verli..:l alterations in various clauses. ' Mr. SPOONER moved, as an amendment, that the operation of, the fifty•fonftli and fifty-fifth clauses should be postponed until the month of March. I Ile was aware that he was occupying a very un gracious position in appearing there to advocate the continued imprisonment of various poor debtors now waiting for their liberation. He objected to the clauSe because it would inflict a great injury on industrious artisans in large towns. He admitted that the state of discipline in small debt prisons was bad, but they ought not to pass a measure of this nature merely cn account of local mal-administration in prison discip line. He cautioned the House against attempting to remedy one evil by calling a greater one into existence. If this. Bill camp into operation at once it would be impossible for the labouring man to get credit, and credit was necessary to his subsistence. and it would certainly greatly palliate the evil to which the labouring classes would be exposed by this Bill to defer its coining into Operation until the month of March, in order to give them time to prepare themselves for the change which was about to come upori them. To Show the beneficial operation of the power of ordering imprisonment being conferred on Courts of Requests, and the small amount of imprisonment actually inflicted, he would state to the House that since 1808 the number of cases in Courts of Requests throughout England had amounted to about 4,000 annually, the number of execu tions amounted to about from 1,000 to 1,200, and the num ber of persons imprisoned amounted to only 150 annually. He had presented a petition from the Chamber of Com merce of Bristol, pressing the necessity of delay ; peti tions to the same effect had been presented from Man chester, from the shopkeepers of Southwark, and other places, and the) all prayed for delay. If this Bill were carried in its present shape, it would inflict a great in jury on the large body of tradesmen who had given credit to the labouring classes on the faith of the law continuing in its present state. He had received various letters from different tradesmen, who complained that if the power of imprisonment was taken away, they would be deprived of the security on which they had given persons credit. As they diminished the fear of im prisonment, they took away the stimulus to pay. The House had had no opportunity of examining the evidence upon which the House of Lords had decided in favour of this Bill. He should have liked to have had a Committee of Inquiry before the House decided in favour of this Bill, for although those who had intro duced it were perfectly competent to decide upon general principles, yet they did not pdssess that practical know ledge of the subject which would enable them properly to legislate upon it. It would be a dangerous experiment to change the system of c r e dit so su dd en ly as it was proposed to change it by this Bill, and, he besought the House to pause before they acceded to , the Bill. lie " from and after the passing of this Act" be omitted, and concluded by moving that in the 54th clause the words the words "from and after the 25th of March next" be subitituted for them. Mr. KEMBLE seconded the motion. This was an ex post facto law against the creditor, by depriving him of the security of imprisonment, on which security he had given his debtor credit. He had returns from a Court of Requests for theyear 1839. In that year, 5,682 causes had come on for hearing ; 2,543 executions had been issued against the person, and only 25 against the goods: 1,741 of those executions had not been carried into effect ; 990 of the persons taken had been di sc harged before the terms of their imprisonment had expired, and 478 only had suffered the full period of the imprison ment. It was well to consider the case of debtors, but creditors ought to be considered also. Mr. 11. BERKELEY had presented a petition against the Bill which had been agreed to at a most respectable meeting of tradesmen in Bristol ; but after the statement of the Solicitor-General and the Right lion. Baronet, he was convinced that legislation was necessary, and that he could not hope for delay. He had stated as much at the time, although he had stated his ob ections to certain clauses. He thought it would be advisable that some little delay should be interposed before the Bill came into operation ; but if the Government were determined that the Bill should come into immediate operation, he would advise the Hon. Member for Birmingham to withdraw his motion. If he persevered in the motion, he (Mr. H. B.), although he wished for delay, would be compelled to vote against him, for he believed it would be be a greater evil to lose the Bill than to have it come into immediate operation. Sir J. GRAHAM had Never heard a fairer speech than that of 'the Hon. Member for Bristol. He be lieved that if the measure ought to come into ope ration at all, it ought to come into operation imme diately. With regard to the working classes, it was said that the Bill would entirely deprive them of credit. If that were the case, it could make no dif ference to them when the Bill came into operation. He could not think that legitimate credit would be at all narrowed. Many were annually imprisoned, without he believed much benefit to the creditor and to the system of credit. With respect to the shopkeepers, he could think of nothing more unwise than the measure proposed by the Hon. Gentleman. Every creditor during that six months would pursue his unhappy debtor to the utmost, a s the gaols would be crowded, and the amount of misery which would be inflicted would be appalling. The Bill gave the creditor a remedy against the property, and if the debtor gave up all his property, what more could the creditor require?—(Hear, hear.) No doubt it was a shorter and more summary process to sieze the person than the goods of the debtor ; but it was most unjust in cases where a debtor had no property to apply the torture of im prisonment, in order to extort from his relations and friends the means of paying debts which they were not morally or legally called upon to liquidate. The Bill was supported by the Members for the Tower Hamlets, Finsbury and Lambeth, and the consti tuencies of those places were shopkeepers and not debtors. The measure had been well considered, and had received the highest legal support. It was approved of by the Lord Chancellor and the ex-Chancellors, by Mr. Justice Wightman, by the Chief Baron, by the law officers of the Crown—all th e authorities were in favour of it. The case of Scotland, too, was a case in point. There the power of imprisonment for small debts had been abolished, and although that measure had been opposed by the same arguments as this measure was opposed, yet it was now admitted that the system had work e d well in Scotland, so that they ha d authority and expe r i ence in favour of this measure. H e was persuaded th a t i n exercising gre ater caution in re spect of credit, the reta i l shopkeepers would be conduct ing their business on a safer and better system, and the poorer classes would be benefited by being freed from the system of extortion practised on their relatives and friends by the system of imprisonment. He therefore pressed upon the House the necessity of rejecting the motion. Mr. NEWDEGATE thought it would not operate favourably on the morals of the poorer classes that they should be permitted to evade the guarantee of their e e ß r R f for Tll Birmingham.i o N Mr. mb liberty which they h ad given to enable them to procure the means of subsist ence. He should vote with the Hon. could M not bring his mind to the c onclusion that it would be wise to adopt the motion of the Hon. Member f or Birmingham. The arguments of the Honourable M em b er were against the principle of the measure, and not in favour of delay, and the House that t b bidt l s s r Hon. a l m HARDY ay . was necessary, in order that small shop was almost unani mous in its approval of the principle. d Mr. HAWES said the lion. Member for Surrey had given some account s respecting the Court of Requests in Surrey, and the n um b er of cases brought under the c onsideration of th a t C ourt. The Hon. Member, how ever, said nothing ab out the costs which were incurred in that court, and whi c h were, he understood, enormous. He (Mr. Hawes) co n t ended that the present system of imprisonment was not b eneficial to the creditor ; on the c ontrary, it was greatly to his disadvantage. That system was only calc u l ated to feed revenge in relentless m e withoutmber producingßirmingham anybeneficial result. Under creditors these circumstances h e could not sup port the motion of the could not see why imprisonment f or de under 20/. sho u ld b e abolished any more than for deb ts amounting to 401. or 50L He should support the motion of the Hon. M em b er for Birmingham, believing h keepers might make th emselves acquainted with the provisions of this me asure. When a poor man asked for credit, he said, "I have no goods, but, if I do not pay, you can imprison me." It was, therefore, unjust to abolish the present system. Mr. WAKLEY would put it to the Hon. Gentleman whether such a system of credit was founded on a good basis. No, it was not—it was most injurious and de moralising. The only sound basis for credit for the poor man was good conduct and good character. The Honourable Member for Southwark (Mr. Humphery) not that sdisgrace only calculated to f e ed had just told him that a great number o f persons were confined for debt in the Compter prison, an d the h i ghest a to a country like his debt ? revengeful feelings ; and if they were to co n ti nue i t, t h at House, instead of being called the H ouse o f Com mons, ought to be called the House o f Sh y l oc k s. For the sake of the worki n g classes he was quite w aTsh9espresent Was system w con tent to receive this Bill. He believed it would be bene ficial to the shopkeepers themselves. The Hon. Mem ber would serve his constituents much better by allowing his motion to be negatived without a division, instead of beins , left in a small minority. As the House h a d deter mined by large majorities that the principle of the Bill should be adopted, he hoped the Bill would come into operation the moment it had received the royal assent. Mr. SPOONER said he should be content to let his motion be negatived without a division. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE concurred in what had fallen from his Hon. Colleague, and reminded the Hon. Member for Birmingham that it was that town which had taken the lead in the opposition to the system it was sought to abolish. The motion was then negatived without a division, and the Bill read a third time and passed. - ART-UNIONS. Mr. WYSE moved the further consideration of the Lords' reasons for rejecting the amendments of the Com mons on the Art-Unions Bill. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE said the object of his Hon. Friend was to insist on these amendments being retained. The Lords were not satisfied that the parties origi nating these Fine Arts distributions bad acted like the Art-Unions in ignorance o f the law. But they had followed in the footsteps of the Art-Unions, and when among the share holders and patrons were such men as the Duke of Cambridge and Lord Denman, how could they imagine that they were breaking the law ? The flotue, he un derstood, was to meet to-morrow, and, if necessary, he should have no objection to a postponement of the question. After a few words from the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, Mr. WAKLEY said, till the Art-Unions were stopped by the Government, no one was aware that they were illegal ; and it was on the faith of their being legal that the parties alluded to by his Hon. Colleague had commenced their.proceedings. He was perfectly wil ling to leave the matter in the hands of the Govern ment, confident that full protection would be given to all parties. Mr. B. ESCOTT was not sure there was not a dis tinction between the two cases. Art-Unions were es tablished for the encouragement of art without a view to the profit of individuals, whereas the other was that of individuals engaging in lotteries with a view to profit. Mr. ACLANI) said the parties had been driven into the course they had taken, in consequence of the loss the art-unions caused them, in self-defence. ', Sir J. GRAHAM .said, as this was a question of in demnity for the past, he thought both parties ought to have an equal benefit from it, as they had both acted iu ig . norance of the law ; at the same time, it would be for the Government to consider whether the use of lotteries, either by . companies or individuals, should be tolerated in future. As far as he could promise it, the Members of the Government in the ()flier House would support the suggestions of the Hon. Mem ber for Waterford. The amendments were then ordered to be sent back to the Lords for consideratiOn. A message from the Lords brought up several Bills. On the motion of Mr. T. DUNCOMBE, the follow ing return was ordered, namely, A return of the name of every person employed in the General Post-office, with the date of each appointment, the nature of the duties performed by each individual, the amount of salary at tached to such duties, the fund from which such salary is paid, disting uishing wh a t p ort i on, i f any, is derived. from fees . ; aso, a similar return from the General Post-office, Dublin. SAVINGS' BANKS. The Lords amendments to the Savings' Banks 11 was agreed to, after a few observations friHn Mr. HUME and the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER. MEDICAL PRACTICE. • Sir J. GRAHAM moved for leave to bring in a Bili for the better regulation of Medical Practice throughout the United Kingdom. The Right Hon. Baronet warmly complimented the medical profession in this country for the high professional position they held in science, and then stated the various legal operations under which the duties of the profession were now carried on. The object of the present Bill, however, was to amend many of the provisions of the present imperfect law. To put down quackery was hopeless ;but be thought en couragement ought to be given to the clever man. He proposed no restriction to private practice.—(Hear.) His principle was this, that none should be eligible to fill medical or surgical offices except those who were declared to be so by compe tent authority. He proposed by th!s Bill to repeal all acts and charters which imposed restrictions on the medical profession. The most important feature of the Bill was the establishment of a Council of health in the metropolis in direct connection with the executive Government. The composition of the Council of Health he proposed to be this:—The Regius Professor of Medicine in Oxford, the Regius Professors of Physic in Cambridge, Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Dublin; one phy sician and surgeon, chosen by . the College of Physicians in England, and one physician in Scotland and Ire land. Then, in addition to this, six persons were to be appointed by her Majesty, with the advice of her Privy Council, and of those six one was to be a physi cian of the English rural districts, and one a surgeon. One physician and one surgeon were to retire annually, but he proposed that they should be eligible for re-election, with the consent „of - the Crown. He then proposed that the Council should have a secretary in London, and also in Scotland and Ireland. He then proposed to have a register kept of all the phy • sicians and surgeons ; that the present bodies should have power of granting licenses, but it should be at the option of the Council of Health whether they would register them or not, and every person that was not registered could not hold any public situation. He also proposed that all persons that were registered should be exempted from attending juries and other things to which they w ere a t present liable. To those who were now practising he proposed to give twelve months, to apply to be registered. He proposed to im pose a penalty of 20/. on those who practised in any public office without .registering. He proposed that no person but those who were registered, or who had practised before the passing of this Act, should be en titled to recover at law for any charges for attendance or medicine. By this means registration would be the means of showing who were competent practitioners, and who were not. The Right Hon. Baronet concluded by moving for leave to bring in the Bill. Mr. MACAULEY seconded the motion. To the ge neral principles on which the measure was founded he felt bound to give his approbation. He believed that the measure would give the greatesrsitisfaction. Mr. WARBURTON approved of the principle of the measure though he would not pledge himself to its details. Sir J. GRAHAM, in answer to a question from Mr. Gaily Knight, said that he proposed to repeal the Apo thecaries' Act altogether, arid to deprive them e nti re ly as a body from granting licenses to practice, but he in tended that they should be associated with the College of Physicians in doing so. Mr. G. KNIGHT thought the medical profession would not like very much the despotic character of the Council that was proposed by the present Bill. Mr. WAKLEY was sure that the present Bill would not be satisfactory to the medical profession. He be lieved that the Right Hon. Baronet had a desire to put the medical profession on a better footing, but he had been wilfully earwigged and deceived in the present case.—(llear, hear.) It was perfectly impossible that the Right Hon. Baronet could ever carry this Bill. He should feel it his duty to use every form which the House allowed him, to prevent the measure from becoming law. He trusted the ,Right Honour. able Gentleman would reconsider the question, and not be led away by the advice that had been given him in the Home-office. Mr. lIAWES supported the Bill, believing it would place the medical profession on a better footing. He thought that the importance of the measure could not be overrated. After a few observations from Sir J. GRAHAM, leave was given to bring in the Bill. Sir J. GRAHAM postponed until to-morrow his motion for leave to bring in a Bill relative to the law of settlement in England and Wales. ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE. Sir J. GRAHAM said that, with respect to the pro ceedings of the Hous e, it might be conven i en t th a t h o should state that th e House would sit to-morrow at three o'clock, for the purpose of receiving any Bills the House of Lords might send up, and that on Friday, instead of Saturday, his Right Hon. Friend at the head of the Government would move the adjournment of the House. The other orders of the day having been disposed of, the House adjourned at Eight o'clock. THE FATAL ACCIDENT AT WORCESTER. The following are additional particulars of the sad occurrence announced in The Sun on Tuesday.— It appears that shortly after six o'clock (the hour at which the men usually quitted their work), 15 of them, who were working on the side of the river opposite to the city, entered a small boat, for the purpose of rowing to the contrary side, and near to which a great portion of the works are going on; no sooner had the unfortu-. nate men entered the boat than (as was seen by some persons from a distance) it was apparent it was too heavily laden, and, as if by some fatality, or from an al most complete disregard of life which men in this walk of life generally exhibit, no sooner had they quitted the bank of the river, than, either not being aware, or altogether regardless, of the danger to which they had subjected themselves in having so much overladen the boat, they gave way to their usual mirth and frolic, and in an instant, and before they had reached the middle of , the river, which is scarcely at this spot more than 15 yards wide, the boat capsized, and every man was, of course, precipitated into the water. The occurrence was seen by some of the labourers at the works, and assistance procured as speedily as possible. Meantime the poor fellows (only three or four of whom were swimmers) struggled in the water, and strove in vain to bear up against the rapidity of the current. The spec tacle of 15 human beings struggling in the water is de scribed by an eye-witness as one of the most heart rending description. By the time the boats had reached the spot three-fourths of them had sunk to rise no more. Three only of the party were saved, and these, when taken from the water, were in the most exhausted state; but, the propor means having been taken, they were, after a time, restored. A few minutes after this another of these ill •fated men was taken from , the water ; he was conveyed to a public-house a short distance from the spot, and, although every possible means were resorted to, he died a short time afterwards. By this time hundreds of the inhabitants had congre gated near the spot, numerous boats were launched, and the river dragged, in order to recover the bodies of those who had disappeared ; but the rain was telling rapidly, the wind blowing strongly, and for upwards of an hour their search was not attended with success. About nine o'clock, however, four more of the bodies were disco vered, and shortly afterwards a fifth, but life was, of course, extinct. The search was continued until long after dark; but at midnight no more of the bodies had been discovered. During the time the search was going on the scene on the banks of the river baffled description—a father was raving almost frantically after his son, who had thus been suddenly snatched from him ; and as there was consi derable uncertainty as to the names of the men who were in the boat, wives and even children were threading the assembled crowd in the most painful excitement in search of husbands and of fathers. DEPARTURE OF Tirt KING OF SAXONY. (From the Edinburgh Courant of Monday.) His Majesty the King of Saxony has now taken his departure from the British dominions. After a stay UR. exampled in the modern movements of Monarchs, and which, we trust, indicates the gratification he has de rived from his sojourn, he closed his tour of the island yesterday (Sunday) with the Scottish metropolis. On Saturday he embarked, about eleven o'clock, in Lord Wilton's schooner yacht, for Aberdour, and for a cruise in the Frith. Lord John Scdtt, in his yacht, the Lufra, accompanied his Majesty in his progress. The royal party returned about half-past three, and his Ma jesty drove up to town (Edinburgh), .and in the most unostentatious manner proceeded to th 6 Royal Hotel, where he took lunch. This was done with so little parade, that it was almost by accident the inmates re cognised him. His Majesty then drove out to Roslin, and on alight ing at the inn an interesting scene took place. Several parties of ladies and gentlemen from Edinburgh and the neighbourhood were at Roslin, enjoying the beauty of the country ; and when the royal carriages arrived the whole turned out, formed a circle round his Majesty, (Ty or this sort—onc, folmded a society for poor needle .• .I,il-tis, and said .ion' uoff oln not caring, ti. the ~:;.,.i)Li- o ce of thou chaiity, ior the poor man, who, unless he could obtain a cheap shirt, could wear no shirt at all. So they were all afflicted that the poor should work so long, and instead of having twelve hours should have only ten hours' work. But they would not make the wages of the poor man worth more in the market. They would stop the unfeeling engine, and send the poor man home some hours sooner to reflect upon what he could do with more wages if he could get them.—(Great laughter and cheers.) Then they were providing for travelling, and there was the philosophy, of certain Bishops, who took such good care of the poor that, if they travelled at all, they must travel in the best trains.— (Laughter and cheers.) These philanthropists looked everywhere except into the poor man's cupboard, where his loaf was sliced away by monopoly. —(hear, hear.) While this pernicious system was going on in 1534, the people of this country paid in direct taxation on wheat imported 800,0001. That amount of bread had been taxed on average 158.31 a quarter, and yet they were told they had not protection enough. What had been the average last year ? 535. a quarter more than their fellow-subjects paid in Guern sey, where they were out of the boundary cf these laws; so that Britons were obliged to pay more for their bread who had never been the subjects of French men, than the inhabitants of Guernsey, who had been subjects of the crown of France. Those philan tropists, so overflowing with benevolence, looked to the morals as well as the physical condition of the people. They wanted bread and they gave them a stone. They said the people wanted snore churches— " To cheating he was so inclined He still like water kept his level, For having cheated all mankind, lie built a church to cheat the devil." Such were the absurdities with which the monopolists attempted to gull the people. During the cessation of these meetings, if they wished to know where the League was, they might not be long astray. if they saw a man looking sharply on the registration list, canvassing Liberal votes, ascertaining just and legal objections against the fictitious electors, there they would see the League. If they wanted to see where the leaders of the League were, let them look to the news papers and there they would see Bright and Cobden, as hitherto, sometimes contending with physical-force Chartists, as at Northampton—sometimes fighting the monopolist Tories at Dudley—and sometimes amongst the wild beasts at Ephesus.—(Cheers and laughter.) The Herald of this day said that the League wanted to back out of the agitation, and that they would if they could. The Herald did not understand the reason why it was impossible for them to back. It did not seem to know that there was a moral impossibility, as well as a physical one that men of clear minds and true hearts, having put their hands to the plough, could not look back—they could not desist from the great work as long as they had life, or until their cause had triumphed. They talked of union and dissolution among the members of the League, of which here they knew not the name. If ever there was a movement which showed confidence, honour, and decision—if ever there was a body which evinced the fullest mutual reliance--it it was the Anti-Corn-law League. Hitherto, the same organ had charged them with too much con fidence, and endeavoured to spirit up the public to inquire after the funds of the League, the 50,000/. which had been collected last year, and the 100,0001. collected this year, and made many wonderful and wise insinuations in relation to this topic. Surely, no want of confidence was shown in the leaders of the League when such vast sums were collected in the neighbourhood where they were best known ? —(Hear, hear.) When would the Anti-League elicit equal confidence ? He would like to see the farmers endorsing 150,0001. to his Grace the Duke of Buckingham. He would like to see them do that, even though his Grace should give bills for the amount, aye, and even though those bills should bear interest, and be engrossed by his Grace the Duke of Richmond.—(Laughter and cheers.) And if on the seeming cessation of the League, the people of London should feel a blank left in their lives, why, let them call a meeting, and invite the League to come to it. They did not, in the first instance, go to the League. The citizens of London had been the recipients. The energies of the League had called these meetings together, and if they grew impatient they had an easy remedy. Such a response was due after all the exertions of the League, who had been unremitting in their co operation with them. In the first meetings of the present session he had endeavoured to show that this cause rested mainly in the cities and large towns of the empire. Surely such a town as Birmingham should not have tarnished its fair fame by the recent occurrence there. They should have known better than in the employing their votes in the assertion of ' anti-commercial interests, and against the welfare of the community. But the League was preparing for the first fight for the great electoral struggle which was to come. They held out no whimsical anticipations. They stood upon no baseless theories ; their prin ciples were laid broadly and deeply ; founded upon the testimony of all experience ; founded upon practice and upon truth. He trusted that the warning given them by the Member for Manchester, that night, would sink into their minds; and that the peace of the world would not be hazarded to sustain mo nopoly, which was at the bottom of these national dissensions. When they saw the expedients to which monopoly had had recourse, they could not doubt that monopoly would prefer even war to the sacri fice of its own interest. Should they see such an emergency impending, he doubted not that the people of this country would as one man protest against the sanguinary doings which were now only matters:of history, and history alone.—(Hear, hear.) This agitation must continue in advance, because it was founded on an extensive perception of national interest—it must continue in advance, because it was based on a moral principle. They willingly accorded to their opponents all the advantages they possessed over them—property, rank, and influence ; the House of Lords, the House of Commons, a large portion of the press, the use of the Post-office—(Laughter)—part of the army and navy, appointments in the Church, and the influence of the Church. They had all these, but this enume ration, and a more powerful one, must, after all, yield to the sense of justice in the human heart. That was the power with which they knew not how to deal, but which they would be taught the force of; a power more ancient than their oldest ancestors; a power that existed before Catholics or Cathedrals, before either Church or State; a power older than even the creation itself. Justice, that sacred power, which existed before the pillars of the earth were laid, or before the mountains of the earth were brought forth—which dwelt with wisdom in the eternal mind—a principle inherent in man from the first breath of life, and which to contend with was as vain as to strive to extinguish the stars of heaven—a principle which would vivify the social and political institutions of this country, and give content ment to all, and he fervently hoped that Providence would speedily bring about that most desirable con summation.—(Loud cheers.) The CHAIRMAN expressed his sincere thanks, and that of the League, to the immense and respectable audience, whom he then had the honour of addressing, for their increased attention and scrupulous decorum at the League meetings. The League, though about to close its meetings in London, would persevere as actively as ever, and come to the struggle with re newel energies. Monopoly must be broken down, and free-trade principles must prevail. He was sin= cerely anxious for the future welfare of all whom he. saw around him, and that the blessing of Heaven would attend them and their cause, was his fervant prayer.—(Loud cheers.) The immense meeting then separated, after three cheers for the League, three for the Queen, and three for Mr. Cobden. EXTENSIVE FIRE and LOSS of LIFE MANCHESTER, TUESDAY.—A serious calamity by fire occurred here late last night, by which a large new pile of warehouses, and their valuable contents have been entirely destroyed. The property in question, known as the Irwell-buildings, is, or rather was, situate at the corner of Blackfriars-street and Parsonage, and comprised the warehouses of Messrs. Robert Charlton and Sons, calenderers and packers, and Mr. Richard Rostron, merchants; also those of Mr. Garser, M. Henri Jacquet, Mr. M. Ralli, Mr. H. Fiescher, Mr. J. Heisted, and Mr. Mendel, all foreign merchants. The warehouses were six stories in height, had been but recently built, and, like all those of modern construction in this town, contained a great quantity of wood. The fire was first discovered about 20 minutes after 10 last night, by the policeman on duty, and also by a man named Wm. Chorlton, of Salford, a tripe-dresser, who was passing at the time. It was then confined apparcatly to one window in the third story of Messrs. Charlton's warehouse, in some parts of which the hands were at work at the time. It is remarkable that about ten minutes before the attention of the police had been drawn to the premises, and all then appeared perfectly safe. A little after six this morning a circumstance occurred which proved fatal to one of the men in the employ of Messrs. Charlton. In the rear of that part of the premises occupied by Messrs. Jacquet and Fiescher was what is called a cat-head, an instrument used for hoisting goods from carts into the third and fourth story. The woodwork being burnt away from it, it was expected to fall, and the men were cautioned to keep away from the spot. John Irving, a joiner in the employ of Messrs. Charlton, and Thomas Jackson, a packer, were, however, on the spot when the " cat-head " fell. Jackson was severely wounded in several parts of the head and body, and Irving was killed on the spot. Up to this hour (11 A.m.) the engines continue play ing on the smouldering embers. The wall next Black friars -street is still standing, as are portions of each of the other walls, and also a very tall chimney at the south-west corner of the building, which is almost en tirely unsupported, and which has a very threatening and greeted him with hearty aeclaniations, which the Bing cJurteoudy returned. his Majesty then pro. ceded - to view the chapel and castle, and from - Oil chapel they walked to Hawthornden, which they mi nutely inspected. Returning to Roslin, they entered the carriage and drove to Dalmahoy, where a diatin guished party was invited to meet his Majesty at dinner. Yesterday (Sunday), at eleven o'clock, his Majesty and suite attended the Catholic chapel in Broughton street, and, after the sevices, entered a carriage and four, and drove down to Granton-pier, where his Majesty was received by Sir William Bain. The Lightning steamer; sent down by Government for his Majesty's use, was brought to, and the steps leading from the pier to the vessel were covered with crimson cloth. Mr. List, and a party of the county police, kept the pier; and lined the passage to the steamer. His Majesty was accompanied by his noble host, the Earl of Morton, and by the members of his suite. Soon after his Ma jesty went on board the Lightning got under weigh, and proceeded fur Hamburgh, where the King will disem bark en route fur his own dotninions. The steamer is under the command of Commander Roberta and Lieutenant Southey, brother to the live poet laureate. SUMMER ASSIZES. HOME ClRCUlT—Guilgford, Aug. 7. (Before Mr. Baron GURNEY and a Common Jury.) PARRY V. LORD C. FITZROY. This was an action upon a bill of exchange for I,OOOZ accepted by the defendant. A variety of pleas were put upon the record by the defendant. Mr. Sergeant Gaselee, Mr. James, and Mr. Ballantine appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. M. Chambers for the defendant. Mr. James John Mills, a clerk in the bank of Messrs. Drummond, proved that the acceptance to the bill pro duced was in defendant's handwriting. The bill was dated Feb. 15, 18.1-1, and was fur 1,01,01. The bill having been put in and read, the plaintiff's case closed. Mr. CHAMBERS then ad lressed the jury and said, that although there were several pleas put upon the record by the defendant, the substantial defence to the action was, that the bill in question had been obtained by fraud, and that no consideration was given for it, except to the ex tent of 2001., which was all his Lordship had received for this and another bill of the same amount, which had been obtained from him under the circumstances that would be detailed in evidence. It appeared that in the month of January, 1844, his Lordship had re ceived a letter, dated from No. 24, Piccadilly, to the fol lowing effert:—" MyLord Circumstances having brought to my knowledge that your Lordship would be wil ling to accept a loan of 1,0001. or 2,0001, I beg to in form you that I am in a position to obtain that amount for your Lordship, upon personal security, and at moderate interest." This letter was signed "J. Alves ;" and his Lordship, being in want of money, had an interview with Mr. Alves, and eventually it was arranged that his Lordship should accept the pre sent bill, and another for the same amount, which Mr Alves was to get discounted, upon the understanding that the rate of interest should be 25 per cent. Alves gave an acknowledgment of the receipt of the bills, and it was arranged that the money was to be handed over to his Lordship on the following Friday. He went ac cordingly to Mr. Alves' residence, but he did not come to the appointment. Shortly afterwards, however, that person sent him 200/., and this was all that he had re ceived upon the bill for which the present action was brought. He was instructed that he should be able to prove that no consideration was given for the bill, and, if he succeeded in doing so, the defendant was entitled to their verdict. In order to make out his case, he should be compelled to put Mr. Alves into the box, and he would, if he chose to speak the truth, give them the his tory of the whole transaction Mr. James Alves was then called—He said that he was an " agent," and resided at 24, Piccadilly, and knew Lord Charles Fitzroy. The bill now produced was ac cepted by his Lordship, and witness endorsed it to the plaintiff, Mr. Parry. All that he knew of the plaintiff was, that he was a man of property, and that he had had several bill discounting transactions with him. Be lieved that he endorsed the bill to the plaintiff on the 16th of February, and he received in money for it alto gether about 6001. When he handed the bill over to be _ discounted, he did not state how he became possessed of it. Witness only gave Lord Charles Fitzroy 2001., and the rest of the money he kept in his possession. Witness wrote the letter now produced to his Lordship, and this led to the negotiation respecting the bills. The letter was here put in and read. Examination continued—His Lordship sent me an answer to my letter, and he came to see me soon after wards. I then informed him that the terms upon which the money would be advanced were 25 per cent., payable quarterly. It was then arranged that he should give we two bills for 1,0001. each, and that I should get them discounted, but no particular agreement was made as to the amount of interest. I gave his Lordship an acknow ledgment for the bills, and undertook to hand him over the money on the Friday following, but I could not get home in time to see him. I sent him 2001. the same day, and he never received any more money on account of the bills. I had my reasons fur not giving his Lord ship any more money. Mr. CHAMBERS—How was it that Mr. Parry did not give more than 6001. fur the 1,0001. bill ? Witness—We made arrangements about it, and I re ceived some pictures to make up the amount. If Lord Fitzroy had waited a few minutes longer on the day the appointment was made I should have handed him over all the money, or have made a fresh proposal as to the terms. I heard something which induced me, as my name was to the bill, to be alarmed, and I offered to ar range the matter with his Lordship and the plaintiff, but declined to give any more money. An action has been brought against me upon these bills. His Lordship did not know in what manner I had disposed of his bill, and our original agreement was, that it should be discounted, and the amount, less the interest, handed over to him. By Sergeant GASELEE—I acted in the traasaction as the agent of Lord Charles, and I took the bill to Mr. Parry, the same as I should have done to any other capitalist. He knew nothing about my arrangement with Lord C. Fitzroy. I considered the pictures I re ceived with the 6001. were of the value of the bill. By Mr. Baron GURNEY-It is a difficult thing to say what a picture is really worth, but I should say these pic tures were worth 3001. By Sergeant GASELEE—His Lordship is between 50 and 60 years of age. He is a MQmber of Parliament. Mr. CHAMBERS said, this was his case. Mr. Baron GURNEY said it would not do. It had been proved that the plaintiff gave 600/. and some pic tHres as consideration for the bill, and therefore he was entitled to their verdict. With regard to the interest that had been taken, the law allowed it, and therefore they had nothing to do with that. The jury then, under his Lordship's directi on , gave a verdict for the laintiff fur 1,0121., the amount of the bill and interest. Mr. Sergeant GASELEE applied for immediate exe cution. Mr. Baron GURNEY—No, I think not. You have got 25 per cent. interest, and you can afford to wait a little while fur your money. COOKE V. LORD C. FITZROY. This was an action to recover the amount of the other 1,000/. bill, referred to in the former trial. - Mr. Horne appeared fur the plaintiff ; and Mr. Cham bers for the defendant. Mr. Alves was again called, and he deposed that he took the bill in question to Mr. Parry, and received 8501. Mr. Baron GURNEY asked what amount of discount was taken upon this bill, and the witness replied " 100/." Mr. Parry was then called, and he proved that he en dorsed the bill to the present plaintiff. Mr. CHAMBERS—What did you gives Alves for the bill? Witness—l first gave him a cheque for 4001., then one for 2501., and then one for 2001. Mr. Baron GURNEY told the jury there w•as no de fence, and they accordingly found a verdict for the plain tiff for 1,0121, as in the former case. Mr. HORNE having applied for immediate judgment, The COURT refused the application, and said the par- Rs could very well wait until the next term. CRIM. CON.-KENDALL V. PARRY. This was an action to recover compensation from the defendant for criminal conversation with the plaintiff's wife. Mr. Sergeant Jones, Mr. Simon, and Mr. Crouch, were for the plaintiff ; Mr. Knapp appeared for the de fendant. It seems that the plaintiff is a sergeant of police, and he had been married to his wife at the time of the trans action about ten years, and it was represented that they lived happily together. The defendant is an old man of seventy, and it appeared that he is a parish broker, and also possessed of some property. The plaintiff being in arrear with his rent, the defendant, it appeared, about a year and a half ago went to his house by direction of his landlady, and it would seem that he had taken an im mediate fancy to the plaintiff's wife, and under the pre tence of desiring to relieve them from their difficulties, he said he would find some sempstress's work for her at his house, and advanced the money to pay the rent. The plaintiff not suspecting a man of the defendant's age could entertain such a wicked design as that of seducing his wife, did not offer any objection, and it appeared that she went to the defendant's house , and it was al leged that the criminal intercourse took place between them almost immediately afterwards. From that time the conduct of the plaintiff's wife became very much al tered, she took to drinking, and conducted herself in in such a manner that the plaintiff . was eventually obliged to separate from her. --At this time the husb an d did not entertain any susp icion of his wife's misconduct; but it would appear that at length he received an ieti mation of what was going on, and he immediat e l y too k the necessary steps to obtain evidence of the defendant's misconduct, and the present proceedings were then in stituted. The jury found for the plaintiff.—Damages, 3001. MIDLAND CIRCUIT.—Coventry, Aug 5, (Before Mr. Justice CoLTsiAN.) Susannah Jarvis, aged 13, a modest and rather pre possessing looking girl, was charged upon the Coroner's inquisition with the wilful murder of Emma Goldsby, aged 17 months. Mr. Miller and Mr. Adams conducted the case on the part of the prosecution; and Mr. Humfrey and Mr. Mil ler the defence. The prosecutrix keeps a respectable house in the city of Coventry, known as the Wheat Tavern, the prisoner being in her service as nursery -maid. Some short time previous to the transaction in question taking place, the prisoner had brought the baby home,with some scratches upon its person, when her mistress threatened to dis charge her. On the evening of the 22d of April, at about eight o'clock, Mrs. Goldsby had put the child into the cradle in the kitchen, and proceeded up stairs to put an elder one to bed, when she was alarmed by a cry from the deceased. Coming down stairs she met Jarvis. Mrs. Gold s by p r o cee d e d t o th e cra dle, and took the baby in her arms, when she found it covered with blood. She ran out, saying to the prisoner, " lon have mur• PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, August 7. Their Lordships met at Halfast Four o'clock. DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE HOUSES. Lord CAMPBELL gave notice that ha would to-mor row call the attention of their Lordships to a point of difference which bad arisen between the two Houses of Parliament—one of which was, an amendment in serted in the Common Law Process Bill, and the other was in the Common Law Courts of Ire land Bill, by which the appointment of the prothona tories and other officers of the Courts were to be vested in the Lord Lieutenant, instead of in the Judges. He would advise their Lordships not to agrez to those amend ments of the other House. The Merchant Seamen's Bill was read a third time; and on the question that the Bill do pass, The Earl of HADDINGTON moved an amendment, which be said should have been made before, but that, as it involved a question of money, it was thought that there would be an objection to it elsewhere. He now found that the objection would not be raised, and he, therefore, moved the addition of the clause by way of amendment. After a few words from Lord COLCECESTER and Lord COLVILLE, the amendment was agreed to, and the Bill was passed. Messengers from the House of Commons brought up several Bills. oTAHEITE The Marquis of NORNIANBk gave notice that he would to-morrow present a petition from Leeds on the subject of Otaheite, but he did not wish to raise any discussion upon the subject. THE CHARITABLE DONATIONS AND BEQUESTS (IRELAND) BILL. Lord WHARNCLIFFE moved that the amendments of the Commons be agreed to. Lord HATHERTON highly approved of the Bill. But he was not disposed to go with the House of Com mons the whole length of their amendments. After some conversation the amendments were agreed to. A message from the Commons informed their Lord ships that the House had given permission to the Earl of Lincoln to attend and give evidence before the Com mittee of Post-office Inquiry. Mr. Greene and others brought up from the Commons several Bills. A conference was appointed between the two Houses on the subject of the Commons' amendments on the Com mon Law Courts (Ireland) Bill. The report upon the Poor-law Amendment Act was brought up and the amendments were agreed to. The Lords appointed to confer with the Commons on the Common Law Courts (Ireland) Bill, reported to the House that the Commons disagreed with their Lordships' amendments, and gave the reasons assigned in writing. On the motion of Lord CAMPBELL the Commons' reasons were ordered to be printed. The Arms Bill (Ireland) went through Committee. IRISH FISHERIES BILL. On the order of the day for the Committee upon the Irish Fisheries Bill being read,• The Earl of WICKLOW moved the rejection of the clause which takes away the power of appeal to the magistrates at quarter sessions. The Earl of GLENGALL supported the Bill. The Marquis of NORMANBY said- that if this Bill had not been introduced by the Irish Secretary it would never have reached their Lordships' House. The Bill introduced three important innovations. The first was the employment of the constabulary in the prevention of poor fishermen from exercising their calling. The second innovation was the proposed mode of appe a l, which would place justice almost out of the reach of the poorer class of fishermen. He objected, thirdly, to the circumstance that a Bill of that importance was introduced to that House without their Lordships being informed as to whether or not it was to be dealt with as a Government measure. —(Hear.) . . . Lord MONTEAGLE' said that the Bill inflicted a great wound upon the character of the magistrates of Ireland, especially in the clause which took away the power of appeal to the quarter sessions. If the legisla ture showed a distrust of the magistrates in that respect, the people would distrust them in other matters. If this Bill were passed it was so imperfect that there would be a necessity for a new Bill next year. The Marquis of NORMANBY thought it would be better to postpone the Bill to next session. The House then went into Committee on the Bill. The Earl of WICKLOW reserved his amendment un til the bringing up of the report. The Bill went through Committee, and the report brought up, and the Bill was ordered to be read a third time to-morrow. The Arms (Ireland) Bill also passed through Corn• mittee. The House adjourned at a Quarter past Seven. HOUSE OF COMMONS, August 7. 'Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) INSOLVENT DEBTORS' BILL. On the motion for the third reading of this Bill, Mr. KEMBLE presented a pAition from Bermond sey, against the measure. The petitioners prayed that the operation of the Bill, if passed, might not be extended to debts incurred before its enactment. Mr. MONCKTON MILNES proposed to insert the following clause:—" And whereas, since the 11th day of November, 1342, the duties of taxing master in_the Court of Bankruptcy have been performed by one of the deputy-registrars of the said Court, and the duties of such deputy - registrar have been performed by Thomas Acton Warburton, Esq., barrister-at-law; be it enacted, that such person shall be paid by the Governor and Company of the Bank of England, out of the fund placed to th._: credit of the Accountant in Bankruptcy, intituled, The Secretary of Bankrupts' Account,' such remunera tion for his servic not exceeding eight hundred p as the Lord Chancellor shall think reasonable, and by his order in writing shall direct." The facts of the case were these:—M r . Richardson, who had been registrar in Mr. Commissioner Evans's Court, had since 1842 acted as taxing master in Bankruptcy, and Mr. Warburton had performed the duties of deputy-registrar in Mr. Commissioner Evans's Court without remuneration. The Lord Chancellor was of opinion that under the pro visions of the Act of 1842 he had no power to award Mr. Warburton compensation, but the present motion was made with the concurrence and approval of the Lord Chancellor. BICKHAM ESCOTT seconded the motion. Sir JAMES GRAHAM said that the Lord Chan cellor had had nothing to do with the original appoint ment of Mr. Warburton, who had been selected by Mr. Commissioner Evans as deputy-registrar. It ap peared to him it was a speculation on the part of Mr. Warburton, which bad turned out a bad one, and he had now abandoned it, not having performed the duties for two months. It had appeared to him that the best thing would be to confirm Mr. Richardson as taxing master, and to appoint Mr. Warburton registrar; but things had assumed, since he last addressed the House, a different aspect. The .Lord Chancellor had promised the office to a gentleman whosi case Lad b2en brought before the House by the Hon. Member for Liskeard—a gentleman who had been deprived of his office by the Act regulating the Court of Exchequer, without compensation. He had at the time admitted that the case was a hard one, and bad pledged himself to consider it favourably. That gentleman was Mr. Lee, and to him the Lord Chancellor had promised this office. Under these circumstances, although he did not like the principle of barristers performing the duties of public offices on speculation, yet he must admit that Mr. Warburton had performed his duties most efficiently, and he would leave the proposition in the bands of the House. Mr. C. BULLER expressed his approval of the kind and considerate way in which both the Right Hen. Gentleman and the Lord Chancellor had acted in the case of Mr. Lee. With regard to the case of Mr. War burton, it could hardly be called a speculation. It was clear that the duties must be performed, and Mr. War burton had undertaken them under the express sanction of the Lord Chancellor. Parliament had sanctioned the experiment, and having so sanctioned it, was it fair to take Mr. Warburton's services for a year and a half without remuneration? If they could arrange so as to give Mr. Warburton the promise of an office it would be the best arrangement, but they had no right to put such conditions on the Lord Chancellor, and therefore be should support the motion. Sir R. PEEL considered that Mr. Warburton bad a fair claim to remuneration. Under ordinary circum stances he would have most probably been appointed to an office under the Act, but the House had heard how that office had been disposed of. He thought the claim of Mr. Warburton to remuneration was clear, and he should give the motion his cordial support. Mr. HAWES said the arrangement was one which had conduced to the public benefit, and he, therefore, considered Mr. Warburton was fully entitled to compen sation. Mr. R. YORKE considered Mr. Warburton bad taken up this office as a speculation, without proper authority, and he should certainly - take the sense of the House against the clause. "Mr. WAKLEY would support the Hon. Gentleman if he divided against the clause. The principle was so obnoxious, and it opened such a door to corruption that he certainly thought they ought not to sanction it. This gentleman had undertaken it as a speculation, for there were no funds out of which he could be paid. Mr. M. MILNES thought there were funds. Mr. WAKLEY—Then he had made a mistake. As a lawyer he ought to have known better, and he ought to suffer for his ignorance. The principle sought to be es tablished was a most dangerous one. Sir J. GRAHAM explained. Mr. B. ESCOTT did not vote for this motion as a case of compensation ; he voted for it as payment for la bour done. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL admitted that his first impression had been adverse to the claim of Mr. War burton, but when he considered the case, he thought it probable that Mr. Warburton might have been induced to believe that the Lord Chancellor had power to award him compensation, and he really thought that Mr. War burton was fairly entitled to compensation. Mr. lIENLY thought the Lord Chancellor had just as much power to give Mr. Warburton a berth now as he ever had. It struck him as a speculation, and if he had any claim it ought to have been brought forward by the Government on their own responsibility. Mr. MONCKTON MILNES replied. Strangers % ere then ordered to withdraw, and the House divided, when there appeared— For the clause 44 Against it Majority in favour of the clause —39 dtTOled saying, f 1,,b6k as ilaY dered It." Prisone r hands, see how clean they are." One of the neighbours e coming in, met the mother carrying the child and took it from her, laying it down . on the kitchen table, when it gave two sighs and died. Th e c hild being found to be wounded in the neck, search was made for the weapon, and on the dresser, within a yard and a half of the head of the cradle, a carving -knife lay ; so that it could have been reached, the blow struck, and the knife returned to its place, without the party striking the blow removing from the cradle. When the prisoner's hands were examined they were fonnd to be clean, but the front of her pinafore was stained with blood. The account given by the prisoner herself, after being duly cautioned, was, that her mistress having gone upstairs, she (Jarvis) had gone down the yard to the petty, and while there heard a scream from the baby. As she was coming up the yard to ascertain what was the matter, she met a tall man without either shoes or stockings, but did not think she should know the man again if she saw him. Mr. Overton, the surgeon, said he was called in, and found a child lying in the lap of a female in the kitchen. Examined it, and found it dead. There was a wound on the left side of the neck, and in his judgment that wound had caused death. It was a stab, and had passed obliquely. Examined the cradle, and found blood in it. Also saw a knife with its point covered with blood in a fluid state. The wound in question was one that might have been produced by the knife. Iqueh blobd would not have escaped ; it would, from the nature of the wound, lose itself in the cavity of the chest. The prisoner was not known to have been unkind to the child. • The defence was that the prisoner had not committed the deed, but that it might be inferred the man without shoes and stockings (lid. Such a man was seen about the premises, and was traced some distance of the turn pike-road. The JUDGE having summed up, The jury retired to consider their verdict. Being un able to agree, they remained in deliberation until ten the following morning, when they were discharged, and the prisoner sent back to prison, where she wilt remain until the next assizes. George Skelsey was charged on the Coroner's inquisi tion with the wilful murder of Henry Chuley, on Satur day, April 27, at Lowe, in the county of Warwick. Mr. Mellor and Mr. Macauley were for the prose cution; and Mr. Humfrey and Mr. Hayes for the defence. It appeared in evidence that the deceased owed the prisoner a sovereign, and that the parties having met on the above day, prisoner asked deceased for the payment of the money, and at the same moment knocked the de ceased down, and with the most brutal violence kicked him; that upon prisoner being expostulated with for his brutality, he swore he would serve any man who inter fered with him the same; that upon deceased getting up, and, as well as he could making his way towards his home, Skelsey said he would go after him and do for him. Upon which he ran after deceased and again knocked him down, and again kicked him with increased violence and left him in a most deplorable condition ; that after a lapse of some considerable time deceased got up, and with the utmost difficulty reached his house, where, in the space of a few moments, he expired. Be fore deceased reached his home prisoner got there and in quired for him, and upon finding he had not got home told his sister that he had done for him, or something to that effect, and that he would do for her. Prisoner did not, however, carry his threat into effect, and went away, and was shortly after apprehended. Verdict—Guilty of Manslaughter. Sentence—Transportation for fourteen years. NORTH WALES ClRCUlT.—Chester Aug. 6. (Before Mr. Baron ROLFE.) Joseph Woods, aged 43, was charged with having as saulted and robbed Samuel Cortishley, on the highway,. at Werneth. The Attorney-General and Mr. Beaver were for the prosecution, and Mr. Egerton for the prisoner. The prosecutor is a coal-dealer, residing in Werneth, and was in the habit of going round the village every Saturday, for the purpose of collecting sums of money from parties to whom he had given credit during the week. On Saturday evening, the 18th of May, he was returning home from his usual round, when he sat down by the road-side, about half-a-mile from his own house, to rest, being troubled with an asthma. While at this spot the prisoner came up, knocked him down, and beat him severely, and robbed him of Ils. He then bade him to make the best of his way home, or he would kill kite. The prisoner being known to the prosecutor, he was ap prehended the same night at his own house. When told the charge, he admitted having beat the prosecutor, but denied the robbery. The jury found the prisoner Guilty, but recommended him to mercy on account of the good character he had received. The Learned .Judge sentenced him to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for the space of fifteen months. Peter Damn, aged 24, was charged with an assault on Samuel Wiltshaw, at Stockport, and with stealing 7s. 6d. from his person. It appeared from the evidence that the prisoner per suaded the prosecutor, an aged man, to accompany hint to a house, which, on his reaching, he discovered to be a house of ill fame, and was about to leave it imme diately ; but the prisoner knocked him down, and with 'he assistance of another person succeeded in robbing him. The prisoner was found Guilty, and sentenced to two years' imprisonment and hard labour. • • John Jackson, twenty-six, was charged with 'stealing from the person of John Swindalls, at Stockport, a watch, his property. It appeared from the evidence, that on the 9th of April last the prosecutor and the prisoner were together at several public-houies in Stockport until a late hour. At length, about four o'clock in the morning, both sat down on the door -steps of the Swan's Head Inn, where the prosecutor fell asleep. Shortly afterwards, on being awoke by a police-officer, he found the prisoner had gone, and his watch was missing. A few days after wards, the prisoner gave the watch to a friend of his to pledge. Ile was convicted; and two previous convictions being proved against him, the Learned Judge sentenced him to be transported for ten years. The Grand Jury have this day ignored the'bill pre ferred against the Rev. Mr. Creswell, of Stockport, who was charged with an unnatural crime. OXFORD ClRCUlT.—Shrewsbury, Aug 6. CROWN COURT.—(Before Chief Justice TINDAL.) REMARKABLE CASE. On Monday, Susannah Wynne, aged thirty-four, de scribed in the calendar as a person who could read, or read and write imperfectly, wjis indicted for having, on the 12th of July last, feloniously stolen, at the parish of St. Chad, in the borough of Shrewsbury, one brass can dlestick, the property of John Bryan. Mr. Corbet conducted the cased for the prosecution. The prisoner had not the assistance of counsel. The facts of the case had nothing in them which would have called for particular notice, had it not been for the remarkable astuteness exhibited by the prisoner —a woman with a swarthy and rather repulsive countenance, to which, however, a keen and bright dark eye occa sionally imparted much animation. It appeared that on Friday, the 12th of Jul}, the prisoner came to the Mer maid public-house, in this town, and asked for a glass of rum. This particular " vanity" having been supplied the lady tossed off the liquor with the air of a person who was used to such things, and then requested per mission to take a seat in the kitchen until her little boy came, as she expected him to bring her some money, with which she should be enabled to discharge the debt which she had just contracted. The permission was granted, and the money was afterwards paid, but the prisoner still lingered in the kitchen of the Mermaid, and the maid servant of the establishment, who had served her with the rum, retired up stairs. At the time when she went up stairs, about a quarter to five in the after soon, there were two brass candlesticks in the kitchen and at five in the afternoon tho prisoner offered for sale to a Mrs. Lee, who keeps a broker's shop in Princes street, a very short distance from the Mermaid, a single brass candlestick, which Mrs. Lee bought for a shilling. With the shilling thus obtained, the prisoner 'went to the Golden Cross, and ordered and paid for a quart of ale, and eventually finished the day by getting so drunk that she was taken into the custody of the police, and locked up. While she was in durance, the prosecutor discovered that one of the two candlesticks which had been in the kitchen of the Mermaid, while the prisoner was there, had disappeared, and inquiries having been set on foot, the prisoner was charged with the theft. The candle stick in question was one of a very common shape, and the prosecutor's only reason for believing it to be hi s property was, that it matched the one that was left be hind. The prisoner cross-examined most of the witnesses at great length, but at tke same time with a tact and per tinence which evinced an intimate acquaintance, how ever gained, with the mode in which a defence is usually conducted. Some'of the witnesses she bullied, desiring them not to "keep the gentlemen waiting,but to answer her questions at once, as she was tired of the case," and insisting on their repeating the ninth commandment ; others, whose testimony she hoped would be more favour awas ble to her she so o o uc t 1 al dr e de give u a i n d nflattecallingred n t b ot y hu se s a e y , v i A n i id g ae n t a h cme a t a s u h o d e r was s p u a re rti t c h u e l y arl w y "Sir,' as the case might be. Others, again whose tes timony was immat er i a l , s h e dismissed' with ; triumphant toss of the he a d, t o ll t h em she had " no question, and informed them that they might " stand down." When the case for the prosecution was closed, she was told that she might say anything which she pleased in her defence, and, accordingly, advancing to that part of the dock nearest to the jury, she addressed them as nearly as possible in the following terms:— " Gentlemen of the Jury—There is no individual wbo can be in a more awkward position than a prisoner at the bar—without friends to assist her, without counsel to plead for her, miles from, home, and left to the mercy of witnessess whose consciences are as elastic as a pair of spring guns. Observe, Gentlemen, how contradic tory are the statements made by the servant girl and the owner of the candlestick. She says she did not miss it till the Saturday afternoon. The owner comes forward and swears that he missed it two hours after I had left the place—a wide difference here, Gentlemen. Might not some one else have come in and taken it away ? We have many instances of men being obliged to leare their wives and children, and being sent to foreign islands, upon evidence like that given by these witnesses, when years afterwards the real perpetrator of the crime has been brought to suffer the last punishment of the law. What is that done by but by false swearing and false evidence that such persons were there, and such property was afterwards gone ? No one, Gentlemen, can describe the feelings of one who stands at the bar arraigned, tearing open afresh the wounds which have already bled for their misfortunes. It is not before • respectable community like this that I 'doubt justice) being given to me, but if the examination (before the magistrates, when she was committed) had been eon , ducted properly, I should not hare been. brought here. The expert hand of a ready writer, the clerk of the Court, took care that there should be no flaw in the in dictment against me. I am miles away from home; . ... ):~ 1 I ''%..