The Sun. — London, England, 1850-05-31 00:00:00

IMPERIAL P HOUSE OF LORDS, May 30. Their Lordships met at Five o'clock. FEES (COURT OF COMMON PLEAS) BILL. On the motion of Lord BEAUMONT the House re solved itself into Committe3 in this Bill. Lord BROUGHAM objected to the Bill that it inter fered with vested interests, and suggested its recom mittal. Lord BEAUMOWT acceeded to the suggestion, the Chairman reported progress, and the Bill was ordered to be re committed. ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE BILL. This Bill passed throne' Committee. PETITIONS. Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from Scarbo rough in favour of the abolition of the advertisement duty and of the newspaper stamp duty; also petitions from a number of solicitors in favour of the Master's Jurisdiction in Equity Bill. BREACH OF PRIVILEGE. Tho NOBLE and LEARNED LORD said that no one was in general less disposed to notice attacks upon his charac ter as a member of their Lordships' House than himself. He had often been abused, often been accused, generally falsely, on account of his political conduct. He had in those cases adopted the proper course—he bad left those accusations to fall to the ground from their own utter falseness, and he had found that eventually justice had been done on his calumniators, and their calumnies had been passed by utterly unregarded. But there was one species of breach of privilege which he was by no means disposed to pass unnoticed. To be exposed to attacks was the fate of all ; no man need be ashamed of being attacked; but when, for the purpose of ground ing an attack upon a Member of Parliament, per sons chose to put words into that Member's mouth which he had never uttered, which were the very contrary to that which he had expressly stated—when, having published from their own reporter a true account of what a Member had stated, the proprietor of a newspaper chose to adopt a false report in order therefore to ground an attack, he thought that that was a case in which their Lordships were called on to take notice of the conduct of the person so offending. He had read with astonishment, but certainly with great amusement, the absurd tissue of misrepresentations which had been published with regard to his conduct in the matter of a recent Divorce Bill. It had been stated that he always made a point of attending in the discussion of every divorce Bill, now it was absolutely necessary that some law Lord should attend upon the discussion of all such Bills. It had been said that no divorce Bill could pass without his being present; why, it might as well have been said that no Bill whatever could pass without his presence, seeing that he had a right to be present at all proceedings initheir Lordships' House, and that he was generally punctual in his attendance. Then followed a statement which was a total fiction. It was said that the parties concerned had been received as visitors at his house, when he well knew that a criminal connexion was being carried on between them in another country. He utterly denied that—he had no suspicion of any such connexion subsisting, and since he had been aware of the sus picious connexion he had never received the par ties in his house. He had not seen them since he had known that a suit had been instituted in the Ecclesiastical Courts. It was further stated that be re lished with great gusto all the vile derails that were gone into in these cases, and that he had more particularly exhibited that gusto in developing the details of the evi dence of the Italians in the case of Queen Caroline. Now, so far from that being the case, he was in that case coun sel, not for the prosecution but for the defence, and be had, as it was his duty, endeavoured to put these Italian witnesses out of court, to prevent their evi dence being given, to smother those details finally on which he had cross-examined them, for the purpose of shaking their testimony. It was further said that he had given notice of his intention of opposing the progress of the late divorce Bill by browbeating the witnesses. Now this writer should have been aware that it was his awn Bill. He had himselt given notice that he should .nlve the ascend reading of that Bill, and that in bring ing forward this accusation the writer was charring him with an intention of browbeating his own witnesses, and of defeating his own Bill. Then the writer in the Daily News accused him of sat ire , ' that if all the letters which had been addressed to himself by married women could be produced in court they would afford underii able evidence of cruelty. He had said no such thing—but he would not com ment upon such absurd trash. He had filed an affi davit denying all those charges. From the respectable proprietor of the Globe ho had received an assurance that those charges had been inserted in that paper wholly without his knowledge ; that respectable gen tleman had at once given up the name of the person on whose authority that statement had been made, and he alwitted that he was a person of such respectability and standing that the proprietor of the Globe might have been easily misled. That person resided abroad, and the letter had been written under circumstances of great excitement, so that he was disposed to make allowances, but with regard to the proprietor of the Daily News, who had adopted a false report aLer publishing a correct one, there was no such excuse, and he should therefore take time to consider the course he should adopt, and he gave notice that he should, if on consi deration he took the same view of the subject he did at present, move at the sitting of the House to-morrow that the printer of the Daily News be called to this bar. Lord liEDESDALE observed that what ho said was not that he wished to oppose the Bill, but that he con sidered that sufficient evidence hai nut been adduce , l to - justly the House in sinctiming the passing of the Bill, and he thought it right to allude to the circumstance, lest it might lead to a precedent in other cases, although be had done so with considerable pain. CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS BILL. Lord CAMPBELL proposed Ciat the House should resolve i:self into CoCurnittee upon this Bill, which he sail had been introduced to obviate the dangers which frequently arose to the administration of justice from errors in indictments of a technical and firma! charact-r. It would enab!e the judge to amend an indictment where there vvas some slight variance between the evidence and the terms of the indictment. The Bill went through Committee without any discus sion and was ordered to be printed. IRISH FRANCHISE BILL. In reply to Lord STANLEY, Eirl GREY said it was the intention of the Government to take the second resding of this Bill on Thursday next, and to g) into Committee upon it on Monday following. MARRIAGE BILL. The Bishop of OXFORD presented several petitions against sanctioning any measure allowing marriage with a deceased wife's sister. Lord RODEN presented a considerable number of petitions from Irel tnd to the same effect. SUNDAY LABOUR IN TUE Po3l'-OFFICE. Lord NELSON presented several petitions against Sunday labour in the Post-office. Taeir Lordships then adj.urned. HOUSE OF COMMONS, May 30. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) ELECTIONS (IRELAND) Oa the motion of Sir G. GREY, the Elections (Ire htt3) Bill was read a third time. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved the insertion of the fallowing clause:—" And whereas it is expedient to provide for increasing the number of polling place., be it therefore enacted, that it ntrAl I be lawful for the L)rd-L'eutenant or other Chief Governor or Governors of Ireland, by and with the advice of the Privy Council in Ireland, from time to time h-reaftgr, or. petition from the justices of any county or riding in Ireland, in quarter sessions assembled, representing that the numoer of polling places for such county or riding is insufficient, and praying that the place or places mentioned in the said petition may be a polling place or polling places for the county or riding within which such place or places is or are situate, and that a barony or baronies, half barony or half baronies in such pe;i:ion mentioned may constitute a district for polling at such polling place (but so as not to divid e an y b aron y or h a lf b a rony), to declare that any place or places mentioned in the said petition, be a p o lli ng p l ace or poll i ng places f or t h at count y or riding, and that the barony or baronies, half barony or half b aron i es i n such petition mentioned, shall consti tute a district for polling at such polling place, and that sthhealother altered or order for creating accordingly ; a n d every su c h declaration additional polling places, for the same hall be certified under theth e hand of the clerk of the said , P and, when so certified, shall be published in r e i ff v t e b y e C D . u u b n l e in il, Gazelle, and shall be of the same force and of effect if the same had yes aforesaid shall provided been made by the authority always, that no such petition in writing to the-e e l by such justices so assembled, unless a notice be made shall have been delivered one month at the least before betore the holding of such quarter sessions peace of the county or riding wherein the sameerareofbetlhde, signed by two justices of the peace for such county or riding, and residing therein, or by ten inhabitants being registered voters for suc h count y or ridin g , which notice shall state that the Court will, when such sessions are held, be moved to make such petition, nor unless the clerk of the peace shall, ten days at the least before the holding of such sessions, have caused a copy of such no . tice to be inserted twice a t the least in two of the news papers of such county or riding, if two newspapers are published therein, or if not, in a newspaper published or commonly circulated therein, together with a no tice of the day upon which such q uarter sessions will be held: provided: always, that when such motion is made, any person objecting to the same shall be heard by such , Court against the same, or any part thereof, if he thinks After a few words from Mr. FREWEN and Mr. AN STEY, which were wholly unintelligible owing to the buzz of conversation which prevailed in the House, Sir GEORGE GREY said the object of the clause was to assimilate as much as possible the law of Ireland to that of England, and all parties who might feel them selves aggrieved by the arrangements made for polling places would have ample means of redress. Mr. ROCHE said he had th e strongest possible objec tion to the clause. Lord NAAS also opposed the clause. After a few words from Mr. Maumee. O'CONNELL and Lord CLAUD HAMILTON, Sir W. SOMERVILLE did not understand the oppo sition which bad been raised against this Bill been before the House for two years, an d no. It bad ne of the numerous dangers which had been now anticipated had then been beard of. Mr. SCULLY would move to reject the clause if i t were persisted in. A la ; vi Arc. S ''AFFORD supported the clause. viArc• thought the clause was most .• r ; p_ ilctiynaWfly many reasons unless it was materially e . f - ' eildre,.. -• ' ^ 4 : ;;;;*: _. - ; mt . . tillME,s4ported the clause. It was in fact as ;;--„. a wcioni,thtfi lot in Ireland to that which existed in . , L. . Mr. SHAR \IAN CRAWFORD supported the clause, thinking it a great improvement in the law as it at present existed. Mr. POWER supported the clause. Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, and the the House divided, when there appeared — For the clause ... 168 Against it ... ••• ••• 21 Majority ... —147 Mr. M`CULLAGH moved the addition of some words to the clause, to assimilate the polling system of Ireland to that of England. He had understood the Right Hon. Secretary for Ireland to say that the English :system would be extended to Ireland by the Bill, but, in point of fact, it was not so. Sir W. SOMERVILLE explained that what he said was, the Bill assimilated the two systems as far as it was practicable. Mr. ANSTEY was of opinion that this was a ques tion in which the magistrates in quarter session assem bled were not as such directly interested. They were only interested in it as, were any other class of free holders. Colonel DUNNE opposed the amendment. He be lieved, as a body, the Irish justices were as respectable as any kindred body in the world. He hoped they would retain the Bill and the clauses as they now stood. Mr. E. B. ROCHE supported the amendment. He hat no hesitation in saying the majority of the Irish magi: Crates were in tit:, habit of acting, on political questions, against the habits and feelings of the people. After a few observations from Sir Do Lacy Evans, Colonel Dunne, Mr. Scully, and Mr. Sharman Crawford, which were very indistinctly heard in the gallery, The House divided, when there appeared— For the amendment ... Against it ... •.• Majority ..• • • • The amendment was accordingly lost. Mr. FRENCH proposed a clause to the effect that polling places should be appointed ma petition of electors. Sir G. GREY opposed the clause, which he did not think was necessary. He disclaimed the charge of un fair dealing on the part of the Government. After a: ew words from Mr. FREW EN, in support of the clausa, The House divided, when there appeared— -. 52 -. 118 ...---66 -• 108 ••• ... ".----75 ... 33 For the clause ... Against it ... Majority The clause was consequently lost. The louse then adjourned nil Five o'clock. The House resumed at Five o'clock. PETITIONS. Major BRUCE presented a petition from Morayshire again3t the Marriage Bill. Mr. GASKELL also presented a petition from Wen lock in favour of the Bill. Mr. C. LUSUINGTON presented a petition from Westminster against the Interments Act. Sir DE LACY EVANS presented a similar petition. TENANT RIGHT (IRELAND). Mr. S. CRAWFORD gave notice that on an early day he should move for leave to bring in a Bill for the better regulation of tenant right i❑ Ireland. ENCUMBERED ESTATES ACT. Colonel DUNN E asked the Solicitor-General, whether it wai the intention of her MLjesty's Government to in troduce any amendment into the Encumbered Estates Act (Ireland), which would give t) the gentlemen of that country, whose estates have !Rea subjected to its enactments, the same protection to their persons that is given to bankrupts in this country. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL replied that it was not the intention of the Government to introduce such an amendment into the Act, it being totally distinct from the principle of the measure. NEW HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT. Mr. HUME gave notice that on the motion for going into Supply, he would call the attention of the House to the new 11 uses of Parliament. Lord R. GROSVENOR presented a petition from 400 medical practitioners of the metropolis, praying for some rafortn in the present system of examination for license to practise; and asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether ne was prepared to bring forward any measure in reference thereto. Sir GEORGE GREY said he had recently received several deputations of general practitioners, but they seemed to take such conflicting and contradictory views of the matter that he was not prepared to propose any measure on the subject. Lord JOHN MANNERS wished to know when it was proposed to go into Committee on the Factory Bill. Sir GEORGE GREY proposed to take the Metro politan Interments Bill on Monday, and the Factory Bill on Thurmlay. Lord DUDLEY STUART asked when the Bill, as it had been amended, wiiuld be printed, and in the hands of Honourable Members? Sir GEORGE GREY said it would be delivered to rnurrow. THE SUN, vincial, if it were not, then they must shut the provincial offices. This was a sanitary question too; one day at least was absolutely needed to those sons of toil, or otherwise they knew not what an amount of widowhood and orphanage they entailed upon this class. The Noble Lord then pro ceeded to read passages from the prize essays by work ing men, on the temporal advantages of the Sabbath, to show the sentiments of the working classes on this subject. fie felt great confidence, because he knew that he represented the feelings of above a million of his fellow-subjects. fie was not asking for the passing of a new law, but asking the House to afford an opportunity to the sons of toil to enjoy that Sabbath which had been given to them by their Maker. Mr. COWAN seconded the motion. LONDON, subject to his sister in France until eight o'clock on the same evening. The impossibility of communicating aggravated his sufferings at the moment. It was possible that some rich commercial men who could afford to spend 201. occasionally on an express would be very glad to see their poorer brethren deprived of the advantage of re ceiving letters on Sunday; but there was no general feel ing amongst the commercial classes in favour of the pro posed change. He hoped that the time was approaching when Sunday would be rendered practically advantageous to that large class of men in this country which was without political influence, but was fast advancing in knowledge and intelligence, and which would soon en force the necessity of admitting it within the barriers of the constitution. Every facility should be given to enable that class to obtain literary information on its day of rest. The house would be taking a step in the opposite direction to declare that the humbler classes should neither send nor receive communications on Sundays. Mr. PLUMPTRE expressed his dissent from the views of the last speaker, and maintained that the holy obser vance of the Sabbath-day was enjoined by the decalogue. The analogy which the Chancellor of the Exchequer sought to establish between policemen and letter-carriers and deliverers failed, because the policeman's labours were labours of necessity. Mr. MUNTZ was glad that the Noble Lord had alter©d the latter part of his motion as it stood on the paper, because, although ho was anxious to prevent the delivery of letters on Sunday, he had no wish to stop the transmission of mails on that day. Much had been said about the hardship to which Post-office officials were subjected under the present system, but the sys tem was productive of great inconvenience to private in dividuals also. For his part, he was quite tired of reading and writing letters on Sunday.—(Hear, hear, and laughter.) If all persons were placed on the same footing no injury could arise to any one from the aboli tion of the Sunday delivery. Take his word for it, that, if the Noble Lord's proposition were carried into effect throughout the kingdom, everybody would rejoice at it after a forteight's experience. It was farcical to pre tend that the delivery of letters on a Sunday was a mat ter of essential importance to every petty provincial town when the merchants of this great metropolis went without their correspondence on that day with- out complaint. He did not rely so much on the religious part of the question as others did ; but he thought every man was entitled to the Sunday as a day of rest, and to employ it as he liked. He cared not whether the observance of Sunday sprang from Judaism or net. However established, it was a benefaction to mankind. His own experience sa• tisfied him that if the Legislature and the Government were not to maintain the observance of Sunday, it would soon be converted into a work-day. Masters would soon fok.ce their workmen to labour on Sundays, as some masters now compelled their men to work longer than they oughl to do on week days. For the reasons he had stated, the Noble Lord's motion should receive his cordial support. Mr. FORSTER denied that the petitions presented in favour of the Noble Lord's proposition expressed the opinion of the more intelligent portion of the commu nity. To show that such petitions were got up, he in instanced a 011 , 0 when, a petition having been presented purporting to be from a borough of 15,000 inhabitants, and signed, in some instances by persons whose names ho did not recognise, a counter-petition was sent to him for presentation signed by the magis trates and all the principal traders and shopkeepers of the place. He hoped the independent Members of that House would have the courage, as he believed they had the inclination, to oppose the motion. The House then divided, when there. appeared— For Lord Ashley's motion ... 93 Against it ••• ••• ..• ... 68 Majority —25 The announcetnant of the numbers was received with expressions of applause. MINISTERS' MONEY (IRELAND.) Mr. FA.GAN presented several petitions against ministers' money in Ireland, and, referring to a state ment which had been made in his absence by the Noble Loyd at the head of the Government, requested a repe tition of the announcement then made. After that an nouncement it would be impolitic to press his motion. Lord J. RUSSELL repeated, that as the question was under the consideration of the Government, it was desirable that the Hon. Member should not proceed with his motion, and he had no hesitation i❑ adding that not later than the commencement of next session the Government would be prepared to propose a measure on the silt ject. Mr. HUME hoped that the question relating to a similar impost in Edinburgh and Montrose would be settled at the same time. _ Sir G. GREY bad already stated that the second re• port on that subject had been recently presented by Mr. Lefevre, but as the proposition therein mooted affected materially the interests of the Mile of Scotland, it was desirable, before any action on the part of the G,,vern ment, that that body should have time to consider and express an opinion on the subject. Mr. HAMILTON had always thought the question of ministers' money one which ought to be settled by the Government.. There were circumstances which it was desirable to remedy, and ho hoped the question, so long disputed, would now be satihfactorily adjusted. ADMISSION OF JEWS TO PARLIAMENT. FRIDAY EVENING, terference of the State was one thing, and the mode in which it was prop,sed to conduct that interference an other.—(Hear, hear.) He did not mean to argue that question at present, but he hoped to be able to show, when the question came regularly bE fore the House for discussion, that what the Noble Lord proposed was an unconstitutional proceeding, and that, if the Noble Lord really thought that there was a case for so serious a measure as the institution of an inquiry by public authority into the state of the Universities, the only course he could with propriety take, and, indeed, the only course by which the Noble Lord could attain the end he had in view, was by appointing a commis sion by Act of Parliament. In asking the House to postpone this discussion, he assured them it was not his object to escape the question by delay. He knew that by such a course their opposition would be weakened and their characters degraded, and he believed that the sooner the discussion took place the better it would be for them. He begged to ask the Noble Lord, then, when he could give them an opportunity of further discussing the ques tion? In the meantime he proposed that it should be ad journed till Monday next. Lord J. RUSSELL bad no objection to the adjourn ment of the discussion till Monday next. The Right Hon. Gentleman was quite right in stating that the other Members for the Universities were not present, and that there was a general expectatio❑ that the question would not come on that night. In these circumstances, it was of course not desirable to go on with the discussion. At the same time, he could not well see that he was at all bound to postpone the Government business, for the purpose of enabling the Right Hon. Gentleman to re sume a debate upon a motion, the mover of which had expressed his intention to withdraw it. The Right Hon. Gentleman could, if he chose, discuss the question upon a new motion, and upon a night appropriated to individual Members; but he thought it was too much to ask the Government to give up a night for the pur pose.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. GLADSTONE—WiII you postpone the commis sion? Lord J. RUSSELL replied that he could not promise to do that; but ho had no intention of proceeding with any extraordinary speed in the matter.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. HUME hoped the Noble Lord would not post pone the issuing of the commission. He believed that the proceeding was perfectly constitutional, and that great benefit would result from it.—(Hear, hear.) The motion for the adjournment of the debate till Monday next was then agreed to. ELECTIONS (IRELAND) BILL. This Bill, which had been read athird time at the early sitting of the House, was now passed, tan an expression of regret from Mr. HumE that there was no opportunity to take the sense of the House upon the motion of which Mr. Maurice O'Connell had given no tice respecting the ballot, that Hon. Member not being then present. ADMISSION OF JEWS TO PARLIAMENT. The Bill to regulate the mode of administering the oath of abjuration to persons professing the Jewish re ligion was then brought in and read a first time. The Compound Householders Bill was also brought in and read a first time. The House adjourned at Eight o'clock. LAW INTELLIGENCE. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, May 30. (Before the CHIEF COMMISSIONER.) IN RE BENJAMIN STEILL. This insolvent's application to be discharged was unopposed. Mr. Cooke supported. Tne insolvent, upon being examined by the Court, stated that he had been a publisher and bookseller in Paternoster-row for twenty-four years. He gave up copyrights of several works of sufficient value to pay the debts upon the schedule. He had borrowed 3001. of Mr. Strange, the publisher, of which he had re paid more than 2001., and Strange held two bills of exchange for the remainder, upon which he had been sued in the name of Benjamin Massey Roberts, al though he believed there was no such person in ex istence. Strange, at present, was not in England. Mr. COOKE said, he believed that Strange had not been in England since the proceedings taken against him on the part of the Queen and Prince Albert. The insol - vent said he believed that was the fact. The COURT ordered the insolvent to be discharged (Before Mr. Commissioner PHILLIPS.) IN RE RICHARD BATLEY, THE ELDER. This insolvent was opposed by Mr. Nichols, and several creditors in person. Mr. Cooke and Mr. Sar good supported. The insolvent said he had been steward to the Earl of Mornington, and claimed from that peer 2,8001. for services rendered. He believed that that money would be paid, and would ite divisible among the cre ditors. After an inquiry into matters connected with the schedule of no public interest, Mr. Commissioner Phillips adjourned the case, to enable the insolvent to transfer his interest in a contract to the assignee. SHERIFF'S COURT, May 30. (Before Mr. Under-Sheriff BURCHELL) BREACH OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE.-SAMIIEL V. JERSKI. This was an action to recover compensation in da mages for a breach of promise of marriage. The de fendant had allowed judgment to go by default. The damages were laid at 1001. _ _ MAY 31,, 1850. SOUTHWARK. Margaret illitrray, a respectable-looking young woman, in deep mourning, was placed at tne bar before Mr. Alleck.tr, charged with attempting to stab her brother, Mr. William Murray, a house-agent re• siding in Brandon-street, \Val worth. The complainant stated that on the previous after noon he called at a house in St. George's-circus, near the Surrey Theatre, where the prisoner was staying, and while he was seated in the drawing-room convers ing with Mr. Maclachlan, a resident there, there was a knock at the door. The person who knocked was invited in, and the prisoner made her appearance, and raising her hand, in which she held a long sharp pointed knife, made a blow at him with the weapon. Mr. Maclachlan, however, who was sitting between him and the prisoner, warded off the intended blow, when the prisoner broke out into loud exclamations, regretting that she had been thwarted, and swearing that she would have his heart's blood. So violent was her conduct, that she was obliged to be thrown down and held in that position until the arrival of a police man,into whose custody she was given. The complain ant added that it was not the first time the prisoner had conducted herself in a similar manner. En reply to Mr. A'Beckett, the complainant said that he could not at all account for the circumstance of his sister making such an attack upon him. Since their father's decease the prisoner had been lining under his roof, but that latterly she had been staying at the house in St. George's circuc, where this occur rence took place, and was engaged there in the capa city of companion to the lady of the house. Mr. Maclachlan, the gentleman referred to, stated that the prisoner had never exhibited such an out burst of passion before ; that since she had lived at his house she had always conducted herself with strict propriety ; that she had been at home all the day in question, and that he was not at all aware that she had any just grounds or provocation to make such an attempt upon her brother's life. . Policeman 477 stated that on the evening in ques tion he was called into the house to take the prisoner into custody, being informed that she had previously attempted to stab her brother with the knife which was produced. When he entered the room he found the prisoner with her hair dishevelled, and apparently much excited. He beard her exclaim that she would have the complainant's life, and he then took her into custody. Mr. A ' BECKETT to the prisoner—Have you any ex planation to give, or answer to make, to the charge against you, which is one of a very serious nature ? The prisoner, who stood weeping, said that she should decline saying anything at present. Mr. A'BECKETT, addressing himself to the com plainant, remarked that it was a most extraordinary case, that a sister should make such a desperate at tempt upon the life of her brother, and there was no other way of accounting for such a circumstance than by supposing that her mind was affected. The ma gistrate then inquired if the prisoner had ever exhi bited symptoms of inesnity ? The complainant, in reply, said that she had been once confined in Bethlem Hospital, but that she left that institution convalescent ; and to his surprise, walked into his house the day she was discharged. Mr. A'BECKETT—This accounts for all that you have stated with respect to your unfortunate relative. You had better, therefore, obtain her admission into an asylum, for I shall not commit her for trial. The complainant expressed his determination not to admit her into his house again. Mr. A ' BECKETT—Then, if that is the case, she must be treated as a pauper, and sent to St. George's workhouse, and kept there until such time as you obtain admission for her into a lunatic asylum. The policeman was then directed to convey the unfortu nate woman to the board of guardians of the above parish. POISONING IN FRANCE. Sir W. JOLLIFFE wished to ask the Honourable Member fir Montrose a question. The Hon. Member had given notice of a motion for next week on the sub ject of the new Houses of Parliament. Did the Hon. Gentleman imagine that the Noble Lord at the head of the Government assented to his proposal to appropriate a day to the motion next week. Mr. HUME apprehended, that when the Noble Lord saw the importance of the motion, h ,, would give him an early opportunity of bringing it forward. MINISTERS' MONEY (IRELAND). Lord J. RUSSELL thought it right to state to the Hon. Member tor Cork, who had a motion on the paper relative to the abolition of ministErs' money, that her Majesty's Ministers had held a consultation on the sub ject, and Government was now engaged in preparing a plan which was likely to prove satisfactory to the House and the country. He therefore hoped the Hon. Gentleman would nut press his motion.—(Hear, heir.) Mr. FAGAN was understood to say that he wool] not. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER could assure his Noble Friend and the House, that in opposing the motion he was fully sensible of the feeling enter tained by many persons upon this subject, and should be exceedingly sorry to he supposed, from any word that he should say, to differ at all from the view the Noble Lord had expressed of the value of the Sabbath-day. (Hear, hear.) But this motion went but a very small way towards carrying that view int) effect. If the ob ject were that no lsbour should bo perform2d on the Sabbath, a very differeut motion would be required; be cause, even as to persons employed in the public service, the Noble Lord was in error when he supposed that these were the only persons upon whom Sunday labour was , imposed. What did he say to the case of the Police, the Exciseman, the Coast Guard, the Custom-house officer, all of whom were often called upon on the Sunday ? (Hear, hear.) He (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) had mentioned persons connected with his own depart ment ; but there were many other class of servants, pri vate and public, from whom the Noble Lord could not venture to propose to take away the burden of Sunday labour. That it should be reduced to a minimum, both in public and private establishments, no one felt more strongly than himself;—(hear.) And he hoped to show that upon this subject the Government had not been neg ligent, but had within the last two years carried that principle to an extent never contemplated previously, and fsr exceeding what had been done in the last half century.—(Hear.) He had to thank the Noble Lord for acknowledging so frankly what the Government had done; because for the last six months the Government had been subjected to the grossest mis-statements of fact as to what they had been doing for the past two years.—(Hear.) For those two years the Noble Lord at the hrad of the Post-office department, and gentlemen connected with the administration of that office, had been unremitting in their endeavours to reduce the amount of Sunday labour—(llear)—and it was a pioof how strangely things were sometimes taken up in this coun try, that the very measure which effected the largest re duction was treated as one in the opposite direction, and tending very largely to increase Sunday labour! (Hear, hear.) He could not help suspecting that some portion of the feeling manifested had taken its rise in the mis-statements which were circulated in the country upon this question—(Hear, hear)—he did not at all mean to say that an honest feeling did not exist upon the sub ject, but really the most extraordinary mis-statements had been circulated, and conduct was imputed to the Government the very reverse of that which they were pursuing.—(Cries of " Hear, hear.") He would state generally the effect of the measures the Govern ment had pursued. The effect had been to relieve from any Sunday labour, preventing attendance on divine worship, no less than 8,000 persons in the United King dom.—(Hear, hear.) The measure which excited so much feeling was the temporary employment of about 25 clerks in London on the Sunday tor a very few months; 27 clerks had been employed in the London Post-office on Sunday for years without exciting obser vation, and it was proposed to employ temporarily 25 more; and that was a portion of a general measure—and it was unjust to consider what took place in one parti cular town and exclude what took place in the rest of the country—that was part of a general measure, by which in England upwards of 6,000 persons were relieved. It had since been extended to Scotland and Ireland, and 2,000 more were relieved.—(Hear, hear.) Bat what had been the effect with respect to London, where the out cry arose? , Why, not only had the additional employ ment of 25 persons (to bring the new system into opera tion) been discontinued, but the 27 persons heretofore employed had by subsequent arrangements been reduced to four.—(Hear, hear.) In London the 27 persons em ployed had been reduced to a clerk and three messengers, and in the country generally the persons connected with the Post-office had been relieved to the number of 8,000; and with the exception of those who attended (as we under stood) to the receipt and delivery of the mails, and who would not be relieved even by the proposal of the Noble Lord, no person was debarred from the opportunity of at tending public worship on Sunday.—(Hear, hear.) He would appeal to the House whether such attacks as had been made upon the Post-office department were jus tified.—(llcar, hear.) He had certainly felt eery strongly the exceeding injustice of the attacks made upon the department by persons who never took the trouble to ascertain what the facts were.—(Hear.) He hoped the House would take what the Government had done as a pledge and earnest that they were willing to the greatest possible degree they believed practicable to carry further this reduction of Sunday labour—(Elear)—and ho was perfectly ready, with reference to the latter part of this resolution, to undertake that inquiry should be made how far it was possible still further to reduce the con veyance of the mails on Sunday.—(Hear, hear.) But the proposal of the Noble Lord was, first, that there should be no collection of letters on the Sunday in the country—that was, that the Post-office messengers should not be sent round to collect the letters, but that people should be at liberty to put them in on the Sun day—though, if there was to be no dispatch on the Sunday. that would not be, much. Now, so far as the Post-uffice was concerned, this was (we understood) in operation; so far as the Post office was cen cerned, it was perfectly easy to close the office; it was a question for the public to determine; and where any district had expressed its wish that there should be no collection and no de livery of letters, that wish of the inhabitants was con formed to.—(Hear.) The second question was one of greater difficulty, because it involved a very consider able delay in the transmission of letters to many parts of the country. It was, after all, not so much a question for the Government as for the country to decide. If the country was prepared to forego the receipt and delivery of its letters on Sunday, and to submit to the inconve nience which the delay of the transmission of mails on Sunday would impose upon it, there was no difficulty, so far as the Post-office was concerned. But he believed that the country would find that this imposed exceed ing great difficulty and hardship upon it—(Hear) — and he confessed he thought he was faithfully represent ing the great majority of the people when he said that such a course ought not to be adopted.—(Hear.) A etition was presented from Bath, but there came a counter-petition from many persons in that place repre senting the hardship that the measure asked for would inflict upon them ; they stated that the persons living there had connexions in every part of the globe, and that early intelligence from them and communication to them was an object of great solicitude.—(Hear.) Was not that so with all persons of all classes, from the highest to the lowest? In the case of the highest, indeed, many means of obviating the difficulty might be resorted to. It was easy to send a message by electric telegraph, or to send a messenger—for the Noble Lord did not propose to stop the trains. But that was not in the power of the great majority—it was not in the power of the poorer or the working-classes; and believing that to them, no less than t the wealthy, early intelligence from relations and friends was an object of great interest and anxious soli citude, he was unwilling to debar them from the advan tage which the Post-office gave them.—(Hear, hear.) Tne question had been raised in the United States, in many parts of which stricter notions prevailed upon the observance of the Sabbath than in England; but upon consideration they came to the same conclusion as he hoped that House would come to. They were desirous of a diminution of Sunday labour, but they felt that it could not be utterly discontinued; that the comfort and happiness of a large portion of the people were essen tially promoted by the regular transmission of the mails. —(Hear, hoar.) This was not a question of revenue; the revenue would not be affected by the decision; he utterly disclaimed that consideration; but he believed the comfort and happiness of a great portion of the people were promoted by a very small degree of Sunday labour in the transmission of the mails, and he believed the evil was much less than the advantage. Wherever Sunday labour could be diminished, the Government were per fectlyutterlyhappiness o a f hd en theg t r t e r e a l t y body dis continued.—(hear, hear.) Col. THOMPSON said, that regard being had to the part which he had formerly taken with respect to this question, he might expose himself to the charge of cowardice if he del not at once announce his decided objection to the motion. The Noble Lord who intro duced the motion said he would decline all theological argument, but, at the same time, he declared that all scriptural churches and all sects were unanimous upon the question of Sabbath observance. Now, for his part, he believed that as long as Christianity, and not Judaism, was the religion of the great majority of the people of this country, the belief would prevail amongst a con siderable number that the observance of Sunday after the Judaical manner was not only not enjoined by Scripture, but absolutely prohibited by it. 'rho great Author of Christianity himself vs as exposed to the same imputations as might bo cast upon the humblest of his followers, when he went against the received opinion of his country and his age with respect to the observance of the Sabbath. Another high authority, second only to Christ—the apostlepar excellence—the Apostle Of the Gentiles—would allow no man to judge another in re spect of the Sabbath-day. Christians were relieved from the most onerous of Jewish rites only on the same grounds and authority by which they were liberated from the severe observance of the Sabbath. No such observ ance of the Sabbath was required by the early Christian Church. The expression of the " Lord's day" was used by the early Christian Church because it was thought proper to devote the first day of the week to the commemoration of the great event which it was thought could never be brought too frequently before the eyes of Ch r i s ti ans. But the Lord's day then was observed without severity; the early Christians merely held meetings and made charitable contributions on that day. Luther made it a point to buy something every Sunday, in order, as he said, to prove his Christian liberty; and Calvin said the only reason he could assign for the ob servance of the Sabbath being so strictly enjoined to the Jews was, that it was the only means by which relaxa tion could be provided for the multitude of slaves they held in bondage. The Church of England gave the but drew Commandments f rom E xodus, b w no inference from them. It had fallen to his lot is experience the inconvenience arising from the London Post-office being closed on Sundays. He once attended on a Saturday the deathbed of hi s w if e ' s brother, aho fell a victim to au attack of cholera in a village near the metropolis. The young man died at three o'clock on the Mon day meruitig, and he TM unable to send A Ivlt q 931 the -„ Lord J. RUSSELL, with reference to the notice he had given, that he should in Committee of the whole House move for leave to bring in a 13111 to " regulate the anode of administering the oath of abjuration to persons professing the Jewish religion," observed that it was not his intention to make any statement on the subject, for he did not think the House would object to grant him leave to bring in the Bill, seeing they had twice passed a measure based on the same principle. In moving the second reading of the Bill, he should state the reasons on which the measure was founded, and why he thought legislation on the subject desirable. There being so much doubt and uncertainty with respect to the law, and it bring a matter for consideration whether Jews might not come t) the table of the House and take the oath on as good grounds as persons belonging to the Society of Friends—a course, however, which it would be decidedly not right to take—he thought it desirable that both Houses of Parliament should have an opportunity of considering the question in all its bearings as to what was the intention of the present oath of abjuration, and what course ought to be taken in the matter. Mr. NEWDEGATE expressed his regret that, after the strong proof of religious feeling afforded that evening, the Noble Lord should have persisted in a measure which raised a question as to the maintenance of the Christian character of the House. When the Noble Lord nsoeed the second reading of the Bill, he should move that the Bill be read a second time that day six months. He was confident he would be supported by the same strong feeling out of doors, the force of which might be traced in the division of that evening. Mr. PLUNIPTRE would second the amendment of his Hon. Friend (Mr. Newdegate) when the proper time arrived. He protested against the measure in any shape, and would take every opportunity to offer it his decided opposition. The House having then resolved itself into a Com mittee of the whole House, and after a resolution therein agreed to, Lord J. RUSSELL obtained leave to bring in a Bill to " regulate the mode of administering the oath of ab juration to persons professing the Jewish religion." The matter then dropped. COMPOUND HOUSEHOLDERS. Sir W. CLAY obtained leave to bring in a Bill to amend the law for the registration of certain persons commonly known as " compound householders," and to facilitate the exercise by such persons of their right to vote in the election of borough Members to serve in Par liament. ENGLISH AND IRISH UNIVERSITIES. On the order of the day for the resumption of the de bate on Mr. Ileywood's motion relating to this subject, Mr. GLADSTONE said, that when he gave notice, in un early part of the day, of his intention to move the postponement of this adjourned debate, it was in the be lief (which he was sure was shared by every Member ' who heard him) that there was not the least probabi lity, in the ordinary course of business, that this subject would come on before eleven or twelve' o'clock at night. Hai he been aware of the course which business had actually tsken, he knew of no reason why the debate should not have been resumed that evening. He should be the last to ask the House to show great indulgence to Members who neglected their duty; but, considering a circumstance which was known to all, (alluding, we presume, to the dinner at the Mansion-house to Lord Gouzh), and considering also the general expectation , that it would not come on, he did not think it unrea sonable to ask the House not to go on with the discus sion that night. With the single exception of himself and the Hon. Member for the University of Dublin, all the other representatives of the Universities were absent, a s were also the Right Hon. Gentleman the Member for Tare worth and other Gentlemen who were deeply interested in the question, particularly some lawyers of great emi nence, who believed that it involved a constitutional point of great importance, and who were desirous to open up that topic.—(Hear, hear.) Another question which had been raised, very much to his surprise, was that the discussion should be dropped altogether. H e hardly knew whether it was necessary for him to go into an argument on that matter, because it was difficult for him to persuade himself that any Gentleman who sat in that House, and who was in the least degree con versant with the history of the Universities and the actusl relations between them ,and the State, could se riously imagine that the question of an inquiry by a Royal Commission was so slight and trivial as not to de serve discussion in that House.—(Hear, hear.) The Noble Lord the First Minister of the Crown had in the fairest manner admitted that it did deserve discussion. He was quite sure the Noble Lord was right, and that it was for the interest of tte Noble Lord's own view of the question that it should be discussed. He begged the Reuse to remember that they had yet hal almost no de bate up on th e q uestion whether a royal commission should b e i ssue d—b e cause the debate upon that point had virtually commenced with the speech of the Noble Lord at a late hour of the evening. He begged likewise to observe that the organs of the Government had ac quainted him and the other representatives of the Uni versities in an early part of the evening in question, that the Government intended to meet the motion of the Hon. Member f r North Lancashire (Mr. Heywood) wish the previous question. He felt assured that the turn and the tone of the debate would have been very different from what they were if Hon. Members previously had bad any idea of the serious and formidable announce ment of the Noble Lord; for, however much the Noble Lord might feel the strength of the reasons which in duced him to make it, there was no denying that it was a serious and formidable announcement to make.— (Hear, hear.) He begged to state that tho intention of himself and his friends was directly to raise the question, whether the proceeding which the Noble Lord had an nounced was or was not an unconstitutional proceeding. They did not intend merely to debate the que s ti on whether it was expedient to institute an inquiry into the state of the Universities—not merely whether there was ease to warrant the iaterfereuce of the State, Thp SUNDAY LABOUR IN THE POST-OFFICE. Lard ASHLEY then rose to bring forward his mo tion for the abolition of Sunday labour in the Post offic,e If the motion bad no other claim to the consideration of the House than the deep and extensive interest that had been manifested in it by the whole con stituency of the country, it would deserve most respect ful attention.—(Hear, hear.) No other subject had caused a more lively sensation in the public mind than this, nor was the interest confined to one class or profession. It was not confined to any one sta• tion, order, or rank of society, but the feeling pre vailed from the highest to the lowest.—(Hear, hear.) That feeling was not confined to any religious sect, nor to any class. But this question must be urged on higher grounds—on the grounds of justice to the parties concerned, and of its importance to the whole country. He hoped this discussion would be conducted in a sober spirit.. He f.r his part would say that he would utter nothing which should in the least degree excite anger or promote division. On the contrary, he must begin by thanking the Government and the Post-office authorities for what they had already done in this matter. They had already conferred a great benefit on the country, and he hoped they would accomplish their own good work, and perfectly establish their own reputation. He should just like to state to the House the extent to which the public had expressed their feelings on this vital sub ject. The report of the petitions presented respecting it was not complete up to the present day. The total number 24 u t f h m petitions, ay,as however, 3,B2o andpresented the r t o e t l a a o number g to it up f s s N i , e g o r n w e a tmsuiragennsy, signed t P b P t y " l n o t d s h e: 1 13 e t ti o t i ot chairman.nhs o s e (from pe T t h t c i e o u r n t e l s ; were, wd e r aa e sl , c5a b 4e e 9. ; 3 i 5 d 33 e 58 2, several hundred petitions yet to be presented, and he had, therefore, a right to conclude that the signatures appended to the petitions on this subject would actually amount to no less than 700,000, and that the number of petitioners in favour of this motion did nut fall short of one million and a half of persons. The petition from the town of Liverpool in favour of this motion was signed by 14,000; and 200 bankers and merchants in that town formed themselves into an association for pro moting the object of that motion. The petition from Manchester was signed by 31,000 persons. among whom were a great many of the largest firms and the greatest capitalists in that city. The petition from Aberdeen was signed by 16,702; from Paisley, 6,563; from Edinburgh, 24,298; and from Glasgow, 21,750. The Town Council of Glasgow consisted of 50 persons, 41 of whom had signed the petition. In 1839, when the subject of the penny postage came under discussion in that House, the Government yielded to a body of petitioners amounting only to 266,511, and that discussion affected a revenue to the amount of 1,000,0001. This present re quest had been backed by full 700,000 peti tioners, who asked for no exemption from taxa tion, who asked for nothing for themselves, but simply t t h h e a i t r a fe b l o lo o w n . e n :e a ts ) ; ü b r e e s . extended The Londont a o m c e e m r t o a r i i n a n w a a m s b s i e g r o o o d f by about 5,000 persons, among whom were many bankers and merchants. The Government now said they ha f done enough, and he (Lord Ashley) said they could do a great deal more; they wished to stand still, but he maintained that they could and ought to go forward. The demand which he (Lord Ashley) made, and to which he now wished to call the attention of the House was simply this—he simply required that every town and city of the United Kingdom should be put on the same footing, with respect to postal matters, as the metropolis. He simply required that the metropolis should be the model for every e m v wi e g r oh y uti t ab () a w tnroelafdenrd thatcti oty whattihnet the e they kingdom o don wasth matter. impracti cable ; h e o f the labour sal denied that it was so, and, as a proof of that, would be a great boon t i o n adduced on evidence that had been ect . , which showed that the total be carried into effect with the suspension thethe Post-office on Sunday upoc portionthe second ee b le e tt t er re -c s a u te . rs it an h d ad m h i e g e h h t stated that there was no obje o ct f io t n h on the part of the Post pr a rpart—the resolution the which he r t o h p e o se. first h offi ad ce to to p transmis sion of mails on the Sabbsth— taking a range of 250 miles from the metro t states that, olio, the stoppage of mails on the Sabbath would") inconvenience. This range would includecauaelemonso every one of the English towns with the t exception of Carlisle. Scotland and Ireland certainly would suffer by that limitation, but it must be remembered that both countries had petitioned very extensively for the carrying of the whole measure. But in order to meet the wishes of all, though he and those whom be represented retained their own opinion on the subject, he should be disposed t o modify the resolution so far as m e r e ly to e ngage the House to aidress her Majesty to put an end to the collection of lettersthe S unday, and and to pray her to issue an inquiry as to how far it might be possible to susp end the transmis sion of mails on the Sabbath. He would not enter into any theological argument; but this he one would say, that every man acknowledging Divine or both Testaments, acknowledged the institu tion of the Sabbath. Another ground for his appealing to the House was the justice of the claim. could Hot see upon what plea but that of necessity his claim could be denied—if it were necessary, then they must open the londix ()Mee Da well Ai the pro- Mr. Sydney appeared as attorney for the plaintiff, and the defendant conducted his own case. The circumstances of this case were of a singular character. Some three years ago the defendant, a Polish Jew (a young man), became acquainted with the plaintiff, Miss Jane Samuel. He was accepted as a suitor, and after a courtship of about twelve months he assured Mr. Samuel that he meant to marry his daughter, on which an odd sort of agree ment in writing was drawn up. The plaintiff and de fendant undertook to forfeit and pay 201. if they re fused to marry within six months. The defendant did not fulfil his promise in the specified period, but absented himself. A reconciliation was subsequently effected between the parties. Again he absented him self, and the matter was brought before the Chief Rabbi, who held several meetings, and the defendant was asked to sign a paper to marry the plaintiff when he asked for time to consider the matter, and subse quently declined to fulfil his promise. Hence the pre sent action to recover compensation. The only wit ness called was the plaintiff's father. Mr. Under-Sheriff BURCUELL said he supposed the plaintiff wanted 201., according to the agreement. Mr. SYDNEY—And as much more as the jury will give. _ _ _ Mr. Under-Sheriff BURCHELL said the plaintiff had declared on the agreement. The defendant addressed the Court. He said he was a foreigner, and by trade a tinman. The young lady had abused him, calling him a blackguard, and all sorts of names. He had an accident in conse quence of a fire, and stopped away. When he went again she abused him, and he made up his mind not to have her, as he knew they would not be happy together. _ Mr. Under-Sheriff BURCHELL—Then you had better pay the 201. The defendant was understood to say that he could not pay the money as h© Wd3 a poor man. The Learned UNDBR. SHERIFF told the jury to assess the damages. They would award the 201. as agreed upon, and any further amount they thought proper, as compensation for the breach of promise of marriage. The jury assessed the damages at 201. LEVY V. THE HON. T. H. STANLEY-LEWIS V. THE SAME. In these cases proceedings under a writ of capias utlagatum were instituted against the defendant on a matter of outlawry to ascertain what property he possessed in the county of Middlesex. It appeared that the defendant had an annuity of 250!., payable out of the revenue of the Duchy of Lancaster. Evidence was given, and the jury in both cases found that he possessed the property mentioned. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. BOW-STREET. Bartholomew Keating, a — FeCter-carrier at the Charing-cross branch post-office, was charged with detaining 260 letters intrusted to him for delivery. Mr. Peacock, who prosecuted for the Post-office, stated that the offence was punishable as a misde meanour under the Ist Victoria, chap. 36, sec. 25. Welcome Cole, inspector of letter-carriers at the General Post-office, said that the prisoner's walk was in the Soho-square district. He was ques tioned by witness and the superintending president on Saturday last, respecting certain letters which had been given him for delivery, and asked if he had any then in his possession. He replied that he had none, and did not object to be searched. Witness found ten letters in his hat, but he said they had been refused or misdirected. Witness afterwards delivered five of these letters himself, and ascertained that they had not been previously tendered. The prisoner said he had no objection to have his lodgings searched, and witness went to a room occupied by him near Soho. He found one letter in the prisoner's official coat, addressed to a lady in Whitehall, and containing, as it afterwards appeared, a bracelet, the seal being then unbroken. In and under a set of drawers witness found 265 post letters and seven newspapers, all unopened. According to the stamp marks upon them, one should have been delivered on the 21st of May, 211 on the 221, six on the 231, 21 on the 24th, and two on the 26th. The prisoner accounted for the non-delivery of the letters by stating that they had been returned, or the persons to whom they were addressed had gone away. The majority of them had been since delivered, witness retaining the covers. It did not appear that the prisoner was actuated by any other motive than indolence, as most of the letters were official circulars. Thomas Gapes, inspector of letter-carriers at the Charing-cross office, proved that the letters were in the prisoner's walk, and should have been delivered on the days denoted by the official stamp, excepting about fifty circulars or tax notices, issued from Somerset-house, which were to have been delivered the next morning, and fur which he was paid as extra service. The prisoner, who had been six years in his situa ion, admitted his neglect of duty. Air, He. 1.14 committed him for trial. The Court of Assizes of the department of the Meurthe tried, a few days ago, a woman, named Segard, on charges of robbery, forgery, and murder. She had lived at Vacqueville and Nancy, where she had carried on the embroidery business, but had stolen and sold a vast namber of articles intrusted to her. She had also perpetrated numerous robberies in shops, and in the houses of private persons. She had, moreover, committed a vast number of forgeries of bills of exchange in the name of a woman, named Henry, with whom she was connected in business. Some of these bills were paid by her, and others were pro tested. At length her acts of dishonesty brought her into such disrepute and danger that she was obliged to quit the department, and seek refuge at Paris. There she entered the service of a portrait-painter named Chabut, but after a few days ran away, taking with her different articles of clothing and numerous daguer reotype plates. These things she sold for sums much below their value. A complaint was laid before the police, and she was arrested. An investigation having been made into the charges against her at Nancy, proofs of different robberies, and of not fewer than 17 forgeries were soon obtained. It was in the course of the investigation that the more serious crime of murder MS discovered. It appeared that in 1842 her first husband, named Marchal, died, leaving a fortune of between 6,0001. and 7,000 f., one-fourth of which he directed should go to her, and the re mainder to their daughter Florine. About this time, it is supposed, she resolved to get rid of the poor child, in order to come into possession of all the money ; and it was specially noticed that she stated to several persons that an eminent physician of the neighbourhood had assured her that her daughter, notwithstanding her apparent good health, would not live long ; whereas the physician never said anything of the kind. A few months after Marchal's death she married Segard, and had by him two children, Arsene and Constant. Her conduct was scandalously im moral, and led to frequent violent dissensions with her husband ; and eventually sbe took a profound anti pathy against him. On the 27th of February, 1848, her daughter Florine died ; on the 18th of March her son Arsene died ; on the 28th of the same month Constant, and on the 2d of May her husband also died. All four were taken ill in the same way, with violent votnitings, dreadful pains in the bowels, and other symptoms of poisoning. The children expired after a few days' suffering; the husband lingered for three weeks. She called in medical men to her children, but took care to keep them in the dark as to the nature of the malady. When her husband first became ill she also sent tbr a doctor, but that gentleman having ex pressed himself in terms which led her to believe that he suspected foul play, she would not allow him or any other medical man to be again sum moned. Before the unfortunate man took to his bed she managed to persude him, by demonstra tions of pretended affection, to make a will in her favour. When he died she displayed most unseemly joy—even the gravedigger who attended the funeral repast was shocked at it. "I have been," said he naively, " to a great many funeral repasts, but never saw one so merry." The bodies of the deceased were dug up, and ehymical analysis demonstrated that poison existed in the bowels of each. After the reading of the indictment the prisoner replied to the interrogatories put to her with perfect calmness and great lucidity. She pretended that she was totally , unable to state the cause of the deaths of her hus band and children. The whole of the evidenc clearly brought home to her the different charges of robbery, forgery, and poisoning by means of arsenic. It was further proved that during her married and widowed life she had been guilty of most licentious conduct. A notary's clerk stated that during her widowhood, he, though a perfect stranger, having, in a call he had made on business, jokingly observed that he would rather pass the night with her than go home in the rain, she at once invited him to stay, which he did. Notwithstanding all this, she pretended to be piously inclined, and when in prison awaiting her trial she wrote to the magistrates to request the counsels of a confessor, " that," as she expressed it, " she might not lose her immortal soul, as well as her honour." With respect to the accusation of having robbed the por trait-painter, she created some indignation by assert ing that she had left his house because he had made immoral propositions to her. Profound horror and indignation were also excited by the proof that she had herself written and caused these epitaphs to be placed on the graves of her victims : " Here lies the body of Joseph Ariel() Segard, who died the 15th of March, 1848, aged ten months." " Here lies the body of Anne Marie Florine Marchal, who died the 28th of February, 1848, aged eight years. This child, notwithstanding her tender years, displayed rare dualities of mind; her obedience and modesty cause her to bo deeply regretted by her mother, who has erected this monument to her memory." "Here lies the body of Constant Segard, who died the 31st of March, 1848, aged four years. This dear little angel, whose only desire was to cause the joy of his loving mother, has by his death left an immense void in her heart." " Here lies the body of Jean-Baptiste Segard, aged 37. He was a good husband, an affectionate father, and a Christian devoted to the poor. To her dear and vir tuous husband his grateful wile erects this monument. May he repose in pc ace." After hearing counsel for the prosecution and the defence, and the able summing up of the judge, the jury returned a verdict of guilty, and the Court con demned the woman to death. She heard the verdict and sentence unmoved, and walked away with a firm step—she was, indeed, the only person in the court who was not labouring under profound emotion. During the whole trial also she displayed extraor dinary self-possession. She is represented to be rather pretty, with a mild expression. THE TRAINING MASTER AND THE CONSECRATED PATH. Opposite Exeter hospital there is a foot-path, taken from the abandoned burying-ground adjoining. It is re ported that the training master of the Episcopal school hath forbidden his pupils to walk thereon, because a few hundred years since the ground was consecrated! If this be a sample of the clerical instruction imparted to the instruc:ors of the next generation, what will the seculars have to say to it? Western Times. ------ ----11. CENTRAL GAS CONSUMERS' COO e p. t ., Yesterday, on the re-assembling of they Colll3lVo. Mr. Cardwell in the chair, after hearin , ill r. I nri , ren, t for the Commerci tl, ni Mr. C rie for th e , rooters of the Central Gas a, in o . r . , ~_ o r,. fish Gas Light Coropanies' opposition to tu" The HON. o pposi reference hadCbiteAeinttmmAa7,leadiCndornetshssueinniegeorutsh'rseße pil:l.frttihe;:;tr„:i:;, ceedings to the excitement that had e xisted 111 0 ,1 City on the subject of better and cheaper g,,„1 read a few observations which he was unal' ill ' - t ' h . ' , desired by the Committee to make before clearilb.l room :—lt is now agreed on both sides that 8.55:4',. hereafter be supplied to the citizens of Londenttiroct p-r 1,000 cubic fee, with the poss ibility of a:tl 1 3 t , reduction in price. It has appeared.- in evil inept to r all parties originally objected to the establishinetooi a new company, if the object could be tires{{ through the instrumentality of companies 1 0 13 established. It has further appeared that ti'etiirtl companies steadily refined to make the r i ec l o bS concession, th and were only induced at last to ) ter ,cf thi e s o ß rg il a i n , i a s n a c t l ionand perseverance of the P th i r ci l' itY . : b re , that the gas consumers c t ,„, indebted to the promoters for the advantage t " th 3 tamed. Having referred to these particu. l3rs it, to Committee are willing, if the parties de slre , adjourn the consideration of the preamble. ~,, lisl Mr. noobk ,li ction t ( o -'2 ' ra pt. , ILL, t C h ` r , , , t o c n ol t i h r e w part of the behalf f t s ''' Mr. Hors,. Q C , was'in.s'ructed on behr, { o r ° 3 City companies to say that they had no oesiru,.o3o adjournment, but would leave the m atter I ' l - Committee. r 00,5 The room was then cleared, and the ' ° ,,t r having he deliberated about a quarter of enli o ",, t robtr given to under tend that there ace51.1°,413e, bility lng of any compromise or arran ement belnDd,opa between the parties, the üblic were g re-acb'ittme tb st , The CHAnMAN said he had to Bevaint they . 6 i, the qu stion ~ that the preamble of thel3ill 15 P, r . ° o ` o of h th a e d hem put and agreed to, and that the deptet With i : o ltbe t Committee had been unanimous • o . the two companies trading without the /1, 1 1 ,t,C 05) : City, the Commercial and the British Gee Illef r soli r , pany, the Committee would be desirous ill " 0 , any clauses to take the course which mig ht be . reasonable as regarded their re spective i . nt i ere t i s i t s s C; i f et ; Mr. lIILL said he hoi. el, as far as possible, till 0 would concur, and the Committee adjour ueci tl day next. T , THE COUNTRY 31All' ISs t s ' :fto BRISTOL, MAY 30. —The wheat market English wheat sold at 38s to 42s t sold at 42s to 44s per 4801b5; ditto red, extra, sto S i 3 P t ' ) 42s per 4SOlbs ; ditto red, fine, sold at 3 95 4 salbs; o lt; 4801bs ; ditto ordinary sold at 35s to 36s 6d Pe r ~tesdYl tt ei hard sold at 34s to 37s per 4301b5. Barley vr es ,, r ial 0 1t/ English malting sold at 23s 6d to 261 per 4131 '4601 0 ',5i r o;litire 'l4flt6f per guar:: ditto and foreign grinding sold at les to 215 Per 0 , to ' io fe: was a steady sale ; Devon and Welsh sold at, t o pot ot io' imperial quarter ; Irish white sold at 16s t• ll'ogli'Pioldst rial quarter ; ditto black sold at 15s to 155 6(l ' sold at 24s to 27 6d per imperial quarter ; dit t° ,, f gl e pe , s3 ll ris,t ° , l 22s to 25s per 4801bs. Flour sold at '27s to ra ges o wheat, 0' American ditto; Gloucester sold at 23s tditto o 945 p 403; Bri stol i er cwt. A l oa ts, , • , ` ' tb eOP Gloucester ditto, 16s 4d ; Bristol barley, 24e •, toa BIRMINGHAM, M 30.—At Gloucester marl'e,oietiatt'' wheat maintained the currency of that daY t r es site °l : l lll 4 ° Worcester, same day, no progress could be la' ' „i i rleY miffing to a reduction of is per quarter . ' ,sag e dear, but with little doing. A good many oats e',os„tipi;e4. at prices the turn in favour of the seller. Pe t " : tieo t ,, c e,, ° : fair request at former rates. During t he ,ci t eta':,tif, transactions to a fair extent in wheat have My re t' o pt, terms NN hich could not be obtained last week• ° P oio re f9 O O of barley are reported. Oats realise rather day s r ii t se j , Beans and peas less inquired tor. At tide he use?: there was a good supply of English wheat, and t oo . i t , dull; but we make no alteration in our (plot° 0 so" unaltered. Oats maintained their value. 1342 • 0 t4° were taken slowly, at previous prices. 5 Od , be BOSTON, MAY 29.—Wheat, red 345 to ol 88 175' to 425, extra 445; barley 00s to OOs ; oats pi" 22s to 2es ; peas Os to Os per quarter. fi n e 3" t 1 LYNN, MAY 28.—Wheat 34s to 36 5 , 67 ,, , , 42s ; barley 18s to 20s, fine 22s to 24s per cr,',„ : bor lel iV UPPING HAM , MAY 29.—Wheat 35s to ' f ee. 24s ; oats 15s to 19s ; beans 26s to 28s per c P I-- 6id to 7id per lb ; eggs 25 for ls. A Leottn.—Averages for the week ending k a J r,„ 37s llid ; barley 00s Od ; oats OOs Od ; beans2t s if NEWARK, MA T 29.—Wheat, white 445 to 4 `,' 2 7 35 0 0 . ; ; , red 38s to 41s, extra 00s ; barley, malting t=is to or al, "4 1r ,i Os, grinding 18s to 20s ; oats, 18s to 245 ; b to 5 41 PI! 295; peas 285 to 3' , 15 ; tares 34s to 363 ; malt n he O d t DERBY SMITHFIELD MARKET, MAY b fat beasts to-day was large, the greater part 0; "; po'; Q l from the North of England ; the attendance tioPool was considerably larger than it has been for so ne a c1e,00 4 , higher prices were asked for beef, and a gr : los ie mptio: effected. The supply of sheep was not so goo- r er ir the average . Fat and store calves were ag a ,44s ( lf; f i Beef, 4dmutton, 5d to 6d ; veal, 4d "433 so lambs, 175 to 21s ; pork, 7s per score. Rough 14 ;‘ 13 atone of 141bs. Hides, 1.1-d per lb ; calf 0 1 ° 11 Or e , per lb. s oesV a ll', EDINBURGH GRAIN MARKET, MAY 29,...,7. „d ef tt og' were 725 qrs of wheat in the market to-day, oel''S6,W, than last week. Prices were Is down on the t o p , ,tor e i- se t ; the average-23 qrs unsold. Barley—Th ere ,..o Oceal day's market 294 qrs barley, being 26 qrs less t"' 2d te ° 0 J The top price was Is 6d up, arid the average is At • unsold. Oats—The quantity of oats in the O s ; :114' ) . 1; qrs, being 168 qrs more than last week. Th e 13eir 31' , Is 4d up, and the average is 7d up-30 qrs unsold. jo t • ;10 supply of beans was 88 qrs, being 45 - qrs less i t . 1 : 31 :00 Prices were the same on the top, and also ;"` average-1 qr unsold. 435 oc l Top of Wheat ... 644 ,e • 1 ,1 Barley 564-114. 045 Od ~ Oats ... 44ilh• 3 1 6 „ Beans 03 1 h* The ° o j oe 4 ' EDINBURGH CATTLE • MARKET, MAY 1,9 „,""„ t 0ric e ,!,41°: of cattle was 500, or 48 less than last week. I Q ; '5 O " f re;;, current, 6s 9d to 7s ; middling and inferior ser'' c ' e 0 0 1,Oci per Dutch !tone. At the close a good cleara o 'O5 ,r 1 The number of sheep and lambs this mareloittle' or 2'33 less than last week. Top price of bes, b ip fori °d to Od per lb ; current,middling an a t r 0 1, 0 1 ' Lambs, top, 175 a head, and down to 14s. ste' l gt' GLASGOW, 111AY 29.—Since last week t he (sir OP been favourable to vegetation. There have beet v ey Gran ; from Ireland and from abroad theY 1 11 793 4 At gemouth about 4,516 quarters of sre ea ' r ' t ers"„g ters of barley, 320 quarters of beans, and 28 ( 1': 12 ; ( 107 t'j, reached this market. Trade was rather (le' e „" tl ,; c aitt week ; the sales effected were at or near the ca ell s'.l4s4cf day se'nnight. This day's market was pretty teg• leJ l ' Wheat and flour brought in retail last week's r s r 1 i3/ 01 OS t5 met a fair inquiry without change in value. lo sa• ci a t turn dearer, and oatmeal was 6d to ls higher P er i t el4e and peas unchanged. Indian corn in request for le e% trS to l'e quotations. CORK, May 29.—Flour—First 12s 6d to 13s ,- ;:40, 9J 0te: seconds, 1 Is 6d to 12s 6d ; households los to I ls; t h1 45 31 , n 0r, per cwt. Oatmeal lOs 6d to 11 s; Indian meal 7s 9d ni .r i ee P t :i meal, lOg to Os Griper cwt. Indian corn 145 a W",os; o •',oO tw i, Bran 4/15s Od to 5/ per ton. Hay—Farmers 4 tr o v"?ol.j; 00s; dealers 45s to OOs Od; average 005 per ton. °„" a " to "„ 20a Od to 23s Od ; average 0.1 s; dealers 2 4 ° ` f 6a 'O 4 / . average 005 Od per ton. Bread—Wheaten lo to r, no ..,1) household loaf 5d to bid per 41b. Fresh bad, 92 per lb. Eggs --35 7d to 35 8d per hundre f oat_,' / 4 ; Newport 14s; Lydney 15s ; Landore 14s Culm 13s per ton. Tallow 40s Od to °°, r ,1 - 1011. 41 g r Whisky, 25 o. p., 55 6d per imperial ,g v eal ,1 1 , e t —Beef 4d to 40; mutton 5d to 6 it e; „,age e 4 /Yia 5d ; pork aid to Od ; bacon 6d to 7(14 . " - A po "fre . :e• lb. Hops 131 Os per cwt. Bangor slates 3/ D I ,",,014 toy ton. Bark—Barbary 715 s to 8/ 55; Valonia 1 41 ,7 3 , pr,r; l ; l :t 715 a ; Spanish 9/per ton. Fleece Wool 105 to to ; d a l t; Hemp 321t000/ per ton. Fish—Scotch herring s w t o 1 " 17; ditto 20s to 22s per barrel ; Newfoundland 9 / ()! ton. Timber—Memel, 85s per ton ; deals, firs' las ` re t second quality, 168 per 100. Ilides—Alar ket salted 15s to 21s per cwt ; calf skins 2id ; 1 -' l 4oi ► ( Potatoes, white 9d to 12d ; Minions 14d to 1 . 0 'Are' Peruvian, 111 10s; Ichaboe, 91 per ton; T ar 19s per barrel. 4 if RAILWAY SHARE MAIO' . ( 1 ' tir je o LIVERPOOL, MAY 30. P° 1,0 0 STOCK EXCITANGE.—The share market WV at the quotations. The transactions were as 10 1 ,, 1° t0 ter7, 9 1114, and North-Westorn, 105 1 ,A c, _Ditt o , New w il d VI dis.—Ditto, Quarters (C), p.—Lancashireia°,4lo' Consul. Fifths, dis.—Midland, 37 c.— pittoL P vic t l i t t o . e ; dis. —South-Eastern and Dover (No. 2), 14 ,. 11 , 1 6. 0 1, c ,. 5e t ' l 4), Registered, 4 31 / 4 i —North Union (B), Shaflield, and Lincolnshire, Preference, VA c r : - ,er ceD castle, and Berwick (G. N. E. Purchase), " .4 1 18;0, 6 5 dis.—Dutch Rhenish, 534. BIRMINGHAM, MAY 3 0 %„s tf 0 0 STOCK EXCITANGE.— Our share market v•-e to-day, and prices had a tendency to iinP r°v a transactions, however, were in Shrewsbury a° (13), At 7 dis. o, l 'o YORK, Mtir 29 ere_jrry, STOCK EXCHANGE.—The transactions to - c l4s' 11 84; 1 6; low :—York, Newcastle, and Berwick Ev.tension,4l;ow Northern, Preference, lo<<.—York and .North GLASGOW, MAY 29. STOCK EXCPIANGE.— The transactions to-(15,7„,11,-,ro low, : Glasgow Dumfries, and Carlisle. 3 1 . f y• o e, '° Kilmarnock, and Ayr, Preference, 10, 4 ;4—M 1/1 0;4 a and Callandar, 20s. —Dundee and Arbroath, 00); MARRIED. votlei 6 oitir On the 28th inst., at St. Margaret's, Lee , - elde st ~ Belton, Esq., of Dacre-park, to Lucy Harriet, hot b d , tir ri, ter of Henry Kebbel, Esq., of Lee-terrace, I.3ls„,tolasYclilt On the 28th inst., at St. Mary s, Leicester, 4 " o olioir . son Kinton, 1425 q,, New Walk, Leicester, to Leicester` , of the late W. Brown, Esq., of Stoke Golding. •L' e ' „W. ------- , 40, DIED. s gea r On the 20th inst., at Ramsey, Isle of Isfo , •oe' R. Wynyard, Lieutenant R. • . sr.t On the 21st inst., at Yarmouth, Captain Fra nci° '. ;0 11 H.P., late of the sth Fusileers, aged 34. , pt, 0 1 1 On the 25th inst., at Stratford-green, E s ser, - . sg e ' Esq , R.N., aged 66. 82 Leach; t e h a , i) r t e h h i c n t s o t f ” t's•ll itri‘' .3 fs On the 2 ' • tahteAlalbteanpy.-tAerllreay,ce,got.egen 4„1010 On the 27th inst., at Streatham-common, at% - -11 ,,Iret ‘ , 0n the 2'th inst., at Russell- place Fitzroy-5611:d Sel,o" Poyer Poyer, Esq., of the Island of Ba'rbadoes, r ag n - r s, e' , sur o v n iv t i At the Palace, Hereford, on the 27th inst., l ' S- _AV' Sarah, relict of John i n ie g , 1 8 a t u ti gl i i i t ,s e t r ., of the Bishop of Hereford. sgel, On the 25th inst., at Eastbourne, aged 34, Letitia' at L CLounsichoenißbeo,yEals,q.l), oevf oahribrlo3,p,,tboiev of Mr. J. A. 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