The Sun. — London, England, 1847-07-15 00:00:00

r } 4i glo,cior.to4- Itatit 4 SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock SP AIVISH BONDHOLDERS' ASSO CIATION.—(THIS DAY.) A mee Ling of the Spanish bondholders convened by this. Min' tiation waa held to-day, at the London Tavern , to reeei' se a communication from the association's agent atMad rid, Mr. James Henderson, respecting the settle enent ' o f the claims of the bondholders. D'IZIPSTER HEMMING, Esq., the chairman of the asso cie.ion, was voted to the chair, and said that under ordinary circumstances he should have felt great reluc tance in taking the chair, but he considered himself then itsefore the meeting in a double ca - pacity, not only as the tresent chairman, but as the chair-elan of the Spanish Bond olders' Association. In the latter capacity he was delighted to have an oppeatunity of affording the share holders some explanation. how that association orieinated, and why it was subjecte,d to the imputation of bein g self constituted. In last Je l ly this association wa s constituted. Before that associrat,loe was formed a committee existed, but no sooner ciSS the horizon in Spanish politics clear and the affairs c,t the bondholders begin to amend, than that committsee began to relax its efforts and retrograde, and it at ',est became effete. They (the association) bad commanications with several influential merchants in the Ciey, and the expediency of having a body of gene:Wiesen who might communicate with the Spanish G ives/assen t, and give the result of such communication to the bondholders, was admitted, and the nresent as wsciation was then formed. It was then deemed - necessary to send an agent to Madrid. They had sent a memorial to Senor Mon, but no re sponse having been received to that communication, in order to give greater effect to their effsrts they had united with the bondholders of Belgium and France, and they had an interview with M. Guizot, who gave them a recoramendtrion to 31 Bresson. Fortified with that letter, Mr. Henderson proceeded to Madrid, and it was only justice to him to state that he had done all in his power to adjust the affairs of the bondholders. The Government of Spain, he was satisfied, were anxious to revive the credit of the country by settling with foreign creditors. He was sure they wanted the power, and not the will, to carry out their wishes ; and it was to that they • must attribute the debts of the bondholders not being liquidated before. Mr. CAPEL here stated that one of the committee had expended no less than lesool. in endeavours to arrange the affairs of the company. The SECRETARY then read the letter from Mr. Hen aerates of the 2d of July, which has already been pub lished. Mr. E. LUDO proposed that the committee be consti tuted as the representatives of the bondholders. Mr. Maaore seconded the resolution, which was car ried unanimously. Thanks having been voted to the chairman and the other members of the committee, Mr. W. HENDERSON read a letter from Lord George Bentinc',E, and in an eloquent speech proposed a vote of thanks to his Lordship, which was seconded, and carried Una nimously. 9.'he letter was as follows: "Harcourt House, July 13, 1847. "'Dear Sir,—You are at perfect ltherty to declare any wh Dr, 3 in my name, that if Lord Palmerston fails or pro crastinates in demanding and procuring redress for the British holders of Spanish bonds, I will again, if I live, bring the matter before the House of Commons. I think it, 'however, only justice to Lord Palmerston to say that all his previous conduct in forcing redress from Portugal, New Granada, and Venezuela point him out, of all the statesmen who have ever held the seals of the Foreign office, as the man in whom the British holders of foreign bonds have the best right to place confidence that he will fearLessly and firmly seek and obtain payment of their just debts. "Lord Palmerston's heart is evidently with the British creditors of foreign repudiating and non-paying states ; and it is clear that Lord Palmerston only requires to be properly backed up by the representatives ot the empire, to take effectual measures to obtain for all British holders of foreign bonds punctual payment of their interest by all nations who have not the excuse of poverty, insol vency, and bond fide inability to pay. I's Practically, then, it rests with the British holders .of Spanish and other bonds now, when on the eve of a general election, to rouse constituencies from the north of Scotland to the Land's End, and from Harwich to Galway, to call upon . their representatives, or rather upon the candidates on the hustings, to pledge themselves to support Lord Palmerston, in demanding and securing the immediate and punctual payment of the interest upon all the debts due by solvent national Governments to the subjects of Great Britain. " Lord Palmerston has stated the aggregate principal of the Foreign Debi due to British subjects at one hundred and fifty millions sterling ; at three and a half per cent. interest this would give upwards of five mil lions a year of interest due by foreign nations, and un paid to British subjects. "This is a sum nearly equal to the property and income-tax ; it is an annual sum to be paid to England in 'foreign gold,' nearly equal to that drain of 'English gold,' in payment for foreign erain, which, in the months of April and May last, created such a panic and such a pressure on the money-market. "Had these • sasz ' foreign National Debtors, as Lord Palmerston has justly designated them, been !WREST instead of BASE,' the DRAIN of sex MILLIONS of GOLD in payment for foreign grain, would have been within ONE MILLION STERLING COUR- T:ERVAILED by the cash payments in discharge of the annual interest of these foreign debts, and there could have been no pressure in the money-market, no obstacles to the liberal discounts of the bank—no distress amongst fair, honest, enterprising English merchants and manu facturers. " Let the people of England remember that they to whom these' Spanish thieves' owe an annual interest of upwards of one million six hundred thousand pounds sterling, pay every year for the slave-grown sugars and coffee, and slave-raised copper of Cuba and Porto Rico, a sum fully greater than this, mostly in English gold, the bard-earnings of honest English industry, to these very Spaniards • and then let them ask the candidates for their suffrages, whether, if returned to Parliament, they will suffer any longer this barefaced robbery to continue ; let the people ot England ask the candidates for their votes, if they will tamely and basely connive at the longer continuance of this Spanish freebooting, at the expense of the hard horny hands, and exhausted sweat of English labo ur amd English honesty. " Will they suffer this, in order that the Queen of Portugal and her profligate Court, and et more prOfil gme Ministers, may continue to revel in a lavish extra vagance, and a wasteful expenditure, greater by one-half than that which contents the wants, and maintains the dignity of our own Queen, the greatest Sovereign of the earth ? " Will the people of England be content any longer to look quietly upon Cuba.and Porto Rico, producing in value upwards of ten millions sterling of produce an nually on the one side—and on the unpaid debt of forty-six millions due by Spain to British subjects on the other side—Cuba and Porto Rico, AT ONCE SO RICH and so EASY A PRIZE, and FORBEAR LONGER TO DISTRAIN UPON THE GOODS OF THEIR WEALTHY, their faithless, their unprincipled Spanish debtors ? " Finally, I repeat that the battle rests now with the British bondholders, to be fought by them on the hust ings. Though my political opponent, I think they ought to have confidence in Lord Palmerston ; but if the British bordholders,do their duty to themselves and to Lord Palmerston, and Lord Palmerston should never theless disappoint their just expectations, then, I say, you will know where to look for one who, in what he known to be a just cause, will neither flatter nor flinch, deceive, desert, or betray, in your faithful servant, " G. BENTINCK. " To Wm. Henderson, Esq." Thanks were then voted to Lord Palmerston and L or d B ro ugham, after which the meeting separated. LIVERPO L RACES. Lord BROUGHAM objected to the Bill being further proceeded with this session, as, without itsai a d n , d th d e urig law n could b e administered until next sess i o n ; the recess and next session they would have more time to consider the new powers which this Bill proposed. It was said that the salary of the Poor-law Commissioner, who was to sit in Par liament, was to "be 2,0001. a year, but it ought either to be increased, or reduced at the option of the Government. Now such an officer ought to be placed in a more independent position ; he certainly would have no easy task to perform. He should, therefore, propose that the Bill be read a third time this day six months. He hoped that Mr. Chadwick and Captain Nichols, who were in fact the authors of the system, would still be employed in the administration of the law. They would be removed as a matter of course, if this Bill were passed without compensation. This would be unfair to them and to others connected with the poor law Conimipion, as they had borne the brunt of all the labours and odium of the offices which they had held. No term that could be culled from tee English dictionary was spared upon them—they were called "dictators," " hard-hearted," and "cruel." Com mon charity was not even exercised towards them ; and had the other commissioners stood as firm in the administration of the law, and as heedless of public clamour, as Mr. Chadwick and Captain Nicholls, the law would have been better administered. He thought it right to say this in their behalf, as he had induced Captain Nicholls to give up an office worth 2,5001. a year to take his present office ; and was he and Mr. Chadwick, who had collected the materials out of which they had framed all the Poor-law Bills, to be left penniless ? The BISHOP of LONDON said the merit of the poor-law was mainly due to Mr. Chadwick, who pos sessed the facility of making himself master of every subject into which he entered. No doubt the differences between the Conimissioners and Mr. Chadwick arose from his desire to carry out the law in 111,11 its integrity. He had read the correspondence on both sides, and he be lieved this was the extent of his fault, and he thought that he should not go unrewarded. It was understood that Mr. Chadwick should take an active part in the admi nistration of the Poor-law, and it was but natural that he should feel some dissatisfaction if, after a time, he found that his influence was not that which he expected. He would be an useail man to the public in particular departments—in connection with sanatory retorm, for instance. He htd known Mr. Chadwick since the com mencement of the inquiry with respect to the Poor-law, d he considered that he should not go unrewarded. The EArl of ELLENBOROUGH said, as a member of a board of guardians, and as one anxious to carry out t he law, he wished to bear testimony to the high cha r p ater of Mr. Chadwick. He considered that the whole -I..ee dismissal of the Commissioners would be grossly o .oJust. _ _ - - . - LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY NIGHT, 12 o'CLOCX LATEST CUP BETTING. 3 to 1 agst Pic Nic 20 to I agst Pantasa 6 to 1 aget Conjuror 20 to 1 agst Queen Mary 7 to 1 agst Quadruped 20 to 1 apt Conspiracy (t.: 9to 1 agst Camera Obscura 100 to 6 agst Gwalior 10 to 1 agst Plaudit 20 to 1 agst Chanticleer 12t° v aim Inheritress 25 to 1 agst Inglewood. 14 00 ,,, iimr _ t he above, the following are expected to run :- , Romance, Miss Castling, and Sheraton. IM The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said the poor law was passed as a temporary measure, and the parties e mployed under it could not but look forward to some n aterial alterations in it at a future period ; in fact, that it might undergo an entire change; and yet the commis sioners and others touk their respective offices on these c o nditions. (LEFT SPEAKING.) SOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the chair at Three o'Clock. CONSIDERATION OF REPOR The reports on the following Bills were considered and agreed to:—Salisbury and Yeovil Railway; South ampton and Dorchester Railway (Blandlord Branch). SECOND RADING. The Dean and Chapter of Westminster's Estate Bil was read a second time, and ordered to be committed. THIRD READING. The St. Abuyn's Estate Bill was read a third time. LORDS' AMENDMENTS. The Lords' amendments to the following Bills were considered and agreed to: — &stern Counties Railway (Wrisbeach to Spalding). Eastern Union Railway (Branch from Manningtree to Harwich). Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr Railway, and Ayrshire and Bridge of Weir Railway (No. 3). Great Northern Railway (Deviations between London had felt called upon to withdraw so great a public work as the Argyle Canal, as he believed it would have been of the utmost advantage to that portion of Scotland which it would traverse. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER thought the work advisable, but as the Government considered that the Bill could not be carried this session. They had felt called upon to withdraw it. Mr. E. DENISON said, 2,000,0001. had been voted for the purpose of enabling proprietors of land to meet the difficulties that might arise from an alteration in the corn-laws, by improving their land for the purpose of producing corn; but out of this largo sum Scotland had received 1,600,0001., whilst but 400,0001. had been devoted to this purpose in England. He wished the House to bear this in mind before they consented to any addi tional grants. TREATY BETWEEN GREAT BRITAIN AND and Grantham). Kingston-upon-Hull Dock Company. Leominster Canal Navigation Sale. London and North-Western Railway (Ormskirk and Rainford Branch, &c.) - Manchester and Birmingham, and North Staffordshire Junction Railway. Oldham Alliance Railway. Swansea Harbour. Taw Vale Railway and Dock (Deviations and Bideford and South Molton Branches). York and North Midland Railway (East Riding Canals Purchase). P ERI A-1, PA RLIA3IENT. (Tins EVENING.) HOljg - E- 0 .--- . Their Lordships assemb7 s ed-Ent LORDS. Five o' c l oc k. MUSCLE v Lord BROUGHAM present ed FISHE RIES BILL. Bill from a pl ace i n Scotlanwhicha tition against this he characteri se d as one of the most incredible piece sof legislation ever sought to be perpetrated. The petition,,av/bheich theedNtohbelier Lord said was most respectably signe Lordships not to pass th e Bi ll. The NobsleeecP he felt very much disposed t o move that the Bil ' i rd be re ad a second time this day th ree months, during whi c ha period the muscles might rem a i n undisturbed-, but he should refrain from doing so.—(Lau g hter.) JUVENILE OFFENDERS BILL. On the motion of Lord DEVON, their Lordships pro ceeded to consider the reasons of the House of Commons for disagreeing to certain of the Lords amendments with reApect to this Bill. The Marquis of WESTMINSTER considered that their Lordships.had adopted a very unwise course in ex 'lunging the clause which left it to a person brought be le:ea magistrate to elect whether he should be sum marily committed or tried by a jury. Lord BEAUMONT agreed with h is Noble Friend, a nd regretted that the alterations comp lained of had been made. The subject then dropped. A motion was put from the chair and carried, as we understood, but its nature, or, in fact, what became of the matter, we were utterly at a loss to divine, from the low tone in which Noble Lords spoke. It would seem that many;Noble Lords are determined that their proceed ings, no matter h ow much they may affect the public, should not reach the public. NEW SOUTH WALES. Earl GREY presented a petition from New South W a l e s, praying fur an independent form of Govern ment. The Noble Earl said the subject was one which would re(Tive the serious attention of the Government before the 34x; session. POOR' SUPERVISION BILL. This 'Jill was read 4 third time gad pa-_.ea with some ornondm , ir ts. POOR-LAW ADMINISTRATION BILL. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE moved the third reading of this Bill. -T8 SAN, LONDON, TITURSDAY EVENIN'Gr, JITLY 15, 184/: been taken by an association in that borough, formed for the purpose of obtaining a better and more equable distribution of the property already possessed by the Church. He thought that the better course would be to withdraw the Bill. when he got to the Four Wants he could not find Clarke, and he rode on to another man's beat; and that ho after wards went over part of Clarke's beat, and kept the horse out until nearly daylight. The witness stated that be also heard the defendant say that the evidence had been given before the coroner in order to exonerate Parsons. Some more policemen had been sent down to Dagk nham in order to strengthen their force; and it was agreed that they should endeavour to prevent the young hands from knowing that the evidence which had been given before the coroner was false. Cross-examined—Witneks was now living at Bethnal green, where he worked at his trade of a broad silk weaver. _ . Lord J. RUSSELL said that, considering the great majority in favour of the second reading of the Bill. the House need not be surprised at his intention of not acceeding to the proposition of the Hon. Member for Montrose to withdraw the Bill ; on the contrary that he intended to proceed with the measure. He thought that the real argument to use upon this question was, whether there were, or were not, a suffi cient number of Bishops for the governmeut of the Church. If there were not, as in the case, for instance, of the diocese of Chester, where the duties to per form were too heavy for one Bishop, the only proper course teemed to be to divide the diocese in two, and create an additional bishop, especially as it was proposed to pay the salary of the new bishop out of the funds derived from a reduction of the revenues of the sees of Durham, Ely, and other bishoprics. Sir J. GRAHAM said that as the Hon. Member for Mancliester had made a confeszsion of his opinions to the House, he would trouble the House by informing them that he was a sincere member of the Church of England. With respect to the Bill, he thought that the great amount of the property of the Church formed the only fund upon which future reliance could be placed for the instruction of the people of this country in the principles of the Church of England, and he thought that it would be idle to sup pose that any future aseistance for the purposes of the Church of England could be obtained from the taxes levied upon the people of England. The duty of this House and the Government was now to deal with the distribution of the Church property in such a manner as might be considered best adapted for the purpose of improving the moral and religious condition of the people of England. He certainly did think that if the Episcopal Fund were to be kept separate and distinct . under the management of the Ec clesiastical Commisstot ers, it would be better to make a stand at once, and say that this House would not sanction the endowment of any future bishops. It ap peared that there were two funds kept distinct by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. These were the "episcopal fund" and the "common fund." And an Act was passed in the year 1840, the effect of which was to fuse into one these two separate and dis tinct funds ; but in the year 1841 an Act was passed to amend the Act of 1840, thereby repealing the pro visions of the former Act ; and he could not deny but that subsequent Acts bad recognised that repeal of the provision for the fusion of the two funds. In the late Government the subject of this Bill was very frequently discussed, but it was finally decided by her Majesty's advisers that they would not recommend the adoption of the course proposed by the present Bill. By the COURT—Did not know what had become of Sergeant Parsons. John Stevens recalled.—He saw Parsons on horse back near the Church Elms about 12 o'clock on the night of the murder. John Barnes, another constable, deposed that after the first examination before the coroner the defendant said that if they did not keep to the story that Parsons had written down for them about his being on duty on the night of the murder they should all get into trouble. By Mr. HAWKINS—Parsons wrote out a statement of what they were to say before the coroner. This was the case for the prosecution. Mr. HAWKINS addressed the jury for the prisoner; but it was very evident, from the tenor of the Learned. Counsel's address, that he felt he could not offer any an swer to the facts. Mr. Baron PARKE having summed up, the jury re turned a verdict of Guilty. Mr. HA.WKINS then took an objection to the form of indictment, which, he said, merely averred that the offence was committed on a certain day in the year 1846, and he submitted that the indictment should have contained the words "in the year of our Lord." Mr. Baron PARKE appeared to be of opinion that there was something in the objection, and he said he . should take time to consider of it. Isaac Richton, another constable of the same division, was then arraigned upon a similar indictment, arising out of the same transaction. The evidence was of precisely the same kind, and it will therefore not be necessary to repeat it. The prisoner, who had no counsel, admitted that he had told some lies with regard to his meeting the ser g: ant on the night the murder was committed ; but he said he was induced to do so at the solicitation of his superior officer, and to screen him from censure for neglecting his duty. The jury found him Guilty, but recommended him to mercy.—Judgment deferred. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. H. G. Bough, clerk to Mr. Lewis, solicitor, and co roner for Essex, was brought before the Lord Mayor in the custody of John Forrester, the officer, charged with having committed a forgery upon the banking-house of Coutts and Co. to the amount of 2221. 15s. 6d. Messrs. Bush and Mullens, the solicitors to the Committee of Bankers for Protection against Forgeries and Fr ' .iuds at tended for the prosecution. Mr. Wontner appeared for the prisoner, who seemed to be a very young man, and in a delicate state of health. It was stated on the part of the prosecution that it was impossible at the present moment to produce some of the evidence, the witnesses living at a considerable distance from London, and pains having been taken to avoid de tection by ingenuity of more than ordinary extent and character. It would, however, be shown that a 501. note which had been traced as part of the proceeds of the money paid for the forged cheque was handed over by the prisoner to his tailor, Mr. Dowdney, in payment of a bill contracted by him with that shopkeeper, and that the prisoner, in accounting for the possession of such an instrument, said, it formed part of the proceeds of the sale of several horses by the prisoner in Smithfield market—a statement for which there did not appear to be any foundation. Mr. Frederick Esse, clerk at Messrs. Coutts's bank ine.-house, said—l recollect perfectly well receiving on the 13th of April last a cheque for the payment of 2221. 15s. 6d., purporting to be signed by. Mr. J. S. Caley, a customer of the firm. It was contained in an envelope, requesting that the amount might be given in a certain way. The letter containing the instructions had been destroyed as immaterial. I remember the contents, together with the cheque, were to the effect, that Mr. Anglican, in whose favour it was drawn, requested it might be paid in the manner expressed on the envelope —namely, in a note for 2001. and a note for 201. and the rest in cash. I took it to Mr. Partridge, the cashier, who gave me the notes, which I enclosed in an envelope and gave back to the person who brought the letter. Mr. Joseph Partridge, cashier at Messrs. Coats, said, —I delivered the amount of the draft to the last witness on the 13th of April, in a bank-note for 2001., No. 43,479, and dated 4th January, 1847, and a bank note for 201., No. 18,731, and dated 9th January, 1847, and the rest in rld. Mr. W on tner particularly examined the book in which the entries were, and asked the witness at what time he made them ? Witness—l made the entries on the 13th of April at the time I cashed the draft. Mr. J. S. Caley said, I reside at Brook-street, near Brentwood, and keep an account at Messrs. Coutts and Co.'s. No part of the draft now exhibited to me was written by me, nor we,: anybody authorised by me to _ write it. For the prosecution—Do you know the prisoner? Witness—l cannot undertake to say that I 00. Do you know Mr. Lewis, the coroner? Witness—l know him very well. Ho resides at Brentwood. Here the draft was read. It was dated Brook street, April 7, 1847, and was as " Please to pay to John Caley, Del., 2221. 15s. 6d., and place the same to the account of " J. S. CALEY. " To Messrs. Coutts and Co.. bankers, Strand." There was an endorsement on the draft to the follow. ing effect:—" Pay the contents, namely, 222/. 15s. 6d., to George Chris. Anglican, of Wimbledon Park, or bearer. John Caley, Jesus College, Oxford, April Bth, 1847." Witness in continuation—l have no relative of the name of John Caley. Mr. it. J. Sykes, clerk in the issue department of the Bank of England, said, I produce a 2001. note. On the 13th of April this note was brought to me to be changed, and I paid to the person who brought it 1501. in notes, and 501. in gold. I gave a ticket for the amount of the notes payable to " George," which appeared to me to be the surname of the person to whom the draft was payable. The writing of the name was bad and not very legible. Mr. J. Reece Adams, clerk in the issue department of the Bank of England, said—On the 13th of April I gave to Mr. Sykes, the lest witness, 150/. in bank notes, pay able to "George." We can produce the ticket, but I have here an extract, from which it appears that there were ten 10/. notes, numbered from 7,024 to 7,033 inclusive, and dated the 10th of March, 1847, three 51. notes, 54.498 to 55,000 inclusive, and 60,651 to 60,657 inclu sive, dated the 13th of March, 1847. It was here stated for the prosecution that there was evidence to show an effort upon the part of the person who committed the offence to remove the track from the eye of detection by means of obtaining a cheque upon the Westminster Bank for several of the small notes which had been received at the bank. Mr. W. S. Higley, clerk to the London and Westmin ster Bank in Lothbury, agents to the North and South Wales Bank in Liverpool, was then called, and a cheque for 152/, drawn by the North and Soath of Wales Bank upon the former establishment was handed to him. He said—This draft was presented on the 12th of May to me, and I think, but am not sure, that I saw the party who presented it endorse it. I paid it in two 50/. notes and 52/. in gold. The notes were numbered 87,237 and 90,585, but I cannot now mention the dates. Melthart Sjamme Bott—l am in the employment of Mr. Dowdney, tailor, in Lombard-street. On the 14th of June I received a 501. note from the prisoner, Mr. Baugh, who has been for some time a customer of the house. I was to take 31. 19s. out of it, and I delivered it to Mr. George Dowdney, who went out and brought back ton 5/. notes to me_ I gave nine of those 51. notes to Mr. Baugh, and the difference between 31. 19s. and 5/. I knew the name and address of the prisoner; it was Mr. Baugh, Brentwood. In answer to questions from Mr. Wontnor, the witness said the prisoner at once attended upon being informed of the circumstance of the alleged forgery; and when told that Mr. Bush was desirous to see him he took that gentleman's address, and expressed his immediate inten tion to call at the office of the solicitor to the bankers. Mr. E. Goodine, clerk at the banking-house of Bar clays and Co., of Lombard -street, said, Mr. Dowdney keeps an account at our house. I changed for Mr. Dowdney, on the 14th of June, a 501. note, the number of which was 87,237, and the date the 6th of Jan., 1847. It was stated for the prosecution that the clerk of the North and South %Vales Bank at Liverpool would come forward to prove that the cheque upon the Westminster Bank was procured for the small notes which had been procured at the Bank of England; and it wield be also distinctly shown that the prisoner had been in London and in Liverpool on the days the different transactions alluded to with respect to the forgery took place. An application was then made for a remand of the prisoner for a week. Mr. Wontner said he bad no objection to a short re mand of his client, but in fact there was no case against him. If Mr. Baugh was at all conscious of guilty know ledge of the forgery, he certainly would not have gone to his tailor to change a note which had been received amongst the proceeds, neither would he have manifested a desire to go to Mr. Bush when informed that the note was the subject of awkward inquiry. The prisoner was then remanded. A p• or man brought to the Lord Mayor a Bank of England note which he said he had found at the corner of Coleman street, and requested that his Lordship would act according to his judgment about it, for the finder was too poor to advertise it, and too much em ployed for his own living to search fcr the owner. The LORD MATOZ said he had no doubt that some notice would be taken of the loss, and if the loser could be found, a recommendation should be made to him to reward the finder. PRIVATE BUSINESS. On the motion of Mr. GREENE, the following reso lutions were agreed to:—Tbat the Examiner of Petitions have leave to sit and proceed on the Dean and Chapter of Westminster's Estate Bill forthwith, and to report this day.—On the report from the Examiner of Peti tions on the Dean and Chapter of Westminster's Estate Bill, being brought up, and on the Bill being read a second time, to move, that it be an instruction to the Committee _ of Selection to, appoint the first sit . ting of the- Committee to-morrow, and that the Committee have leave to report upon Monday.—That Dundas' Estate Bill be read a second time this day, and that it be an instruction to the Committee of Selection to appoint the Committee on the said Bill to meet to morrow, and that the Committee on the Bill have leave to report forthwith.—That the Committees on Newbart (or Gravenor's) Estate Bill, Paterson's Estate Bill, Hyl ton's Estate Bill, Penson's Estiste Bill, Mansel's Estate Bill, Lord Ward's Estate Bill, have leave to report to morrow. FREE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND. Mr. FOX MAULE presented a petition, signed by the Moderator of the Free Church and others, complain ing of a grievance under which a great number of indi viduals in Scotland laboured. That, before 1843, many churches were built by the subscriptions of those who had now seceded from the Established Church of Scot land, of the use of which they had been deprived by the decision of the courts of law, though the General Assembly had guaranteed them before the late seces sion the uninterrupted use and command of them. The petitioners prayed the House to afford them some remedy. BISHOPRIC OF MANCHESTER BILL. Mr. M. PHILLIPS presented a petition from the Mayor and burgesses of Manchester against this Bill (as we understood). NAVIGATION -LAWS. Sir IL DOUGLAS presented a petition from Liver- pool, signed by 1,5410 shipowners, against any alteration in the laws; also a petition from Barnstaple to the same effect. POOR LAW ADMINISTRATION BILL. Mr. BORTHWICK inquired, in the event of the B. coming down from the other House with any alterations, if the Government would fix an early .day for their con sideration. Sir G. GREY said the Bill would no doubt come down from the House to night, and he proposed to take the Bill either to-morrow or on Monday. Mr. HINDLEY said he was not satisfied with the reply. Would the Government stand by the resolution of the Hon. Member? Sir GEORGE GREY could state nothing more than he did the other night. Mr. BORTHWICS said he should feel it his duty to maintain the clause he had proposed, and which was carried, with respect to the separation of old couples, in all its integrity. LOANS TO IRISH LANDOWNERS. In reply to Mr. STAFFORD O'BRIE N. tha T t h t e he CH m A on N ey CE w L as LO vo ß ted of l t o h n e g EXCHEQUER H a E nd QU he Eß wa s s tated not aware that any delay had taken place in making the grants when applied for. MILITARY KNIGHTS OF WINDSOR—PRIVI LEGE. Mr. B. CABBELL said the Right Hon. Baronet the Secretary of State for the Home Department, was repre sented in the public journals to have raid, with reference to this subject, that he (Mr. B. Cabbell) had entered into an arrangement to furnish the law officers of the Crown with papers on the matter. He wished it to be distinctly understood that he gave a direct negative to such a charge. DEANERY OF MANCHESTER. Mr. HORS MAN enquired if the Rev. Mr. Bowers, who had been recently appointed t o th e deanery of Manchester would be allowed to retain,the post of rector of St. Paul's, Covent-garden. Lord JOHN RUSSELL stated that he had consulted the Duke of Bedford on the subject of the Rev. Gentle man's relinquishing the office which he held in St. Paul's, Covent-garden. He said he had given the ut most satisfaction, and that he was a very proper person to appoint to the vacant office, but as it might take a short time to fill up the office, as the parish was a difficult one, he inquired if any inconvenience would re sult from his performing his duties for a short time until his successor could be appointed. He (Lord J. Russell) consented, as there was no immediate urgency for the Rev. Gentleman to enter upon his new duties.— (Hear.) Mr. RINDLEY said he bad been acquainted with the Rev. Gentleman for some time, and he believed his ap pointment would afford the utmost satisfaction. PERTH, FORFAR, AND ABERDEEN Mr POST-OFFICES. ' -rr • DUNCOMBE wished to ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the reason that the mails from the populous counties were detained at h es of Perth, people vsz:eril°s3 e Post-office of Inverness for sixteen or seventeen hot:. inhabitants in the s h ri i n e g h l Forfar, and Aberdeen daily, when on their way .to the . bu s t p w a great poverty and distress, the large counties fishing stations, on the sea coast of management of the Post -office where the offi of ce tended to aggravate. , Sutherland, and Caithness, y th e e m d p el lo a y y The CHANCELLOR- s ed an a d nd ba i d n plained that the Honourable Gentlemen EXCHEQUER con finedcorn- his question to a specific Gentlemen had not parties who were in truth notretaotr, instead of blaming this :—the Aberdeen mail went acrosslame. The fact was Inverness in order to be carried on by the country to and the same was the case withy tthhee northern mail, they were carried across the country by Perth mail ; cross mail ; but the opening of railways east of a west caused the se mails to be missed, and tlt:katy and consequently to be carried on by the mails nexte had ad Hence the delay. He admitted that the p art i es had ood, reason to complain, g n, but as soon as arrangements could be made the evil would be remedied. The Hon. Gen tleman must be aware that all the cross mails could not be dovetailed to meet the main mails at a certain time, but nothing would be left undone to remove all r easoeaue 1 cause of complaint. 1 CONSOLIDATED FUND_ BILL. ARG YLE CANAL. On the ?notion for going into Committee on this Bill, Mr. S. WORTLEY regretted that the Governmeui NORFOLK ClRCUlT.—Bedford, July 14. The commission for this county was opened yesterday by their Lordships, who also attendi d Divine service, so thlt the two Courts were opened for the dispatch of business this morning. On the Civil side, where Mr. Baron Alderson presides, there was an entry of three causes; one of these was undisputed, the second involved a disputed right to a moat, and the third was a case of assault. The calendar contained the names of ten prisoners, whose offences, excepting one of arson, on. of man slaughter, two of burglary, and one of stealing Post office ktteis. to which the prisoner pleaded guilty, were of an insignificant character. Besides these, there was an indiktnent for a misdemeanour under the Bankrui t Act, which, having been found at the last assizes, was taken at the sitting of the Court. CROWN COUR f.—(Before Mr. Justice PArrEsoN.) John Bithrton, aged 22, pleaded not guilty to an in dictment which charged that he, being a trader, had committed en act of bankruptcy on the 24th day of No vember, 1846, by a declaration of his inability to meet his engagements, whereupon he was afterwards duly de clared a bankrupt, and that theretofore, and within three months, he had, by falsely pretending that he had a large shipping order, obtained certain goods to the value of 501. from one J. Taylor, at Luton, with intent to de fraud him. Mr. Prendergast and Mr. Power appeared for the pro secution ; Mr. Dasent conducted the defence. It appeared that the defendant, whose brother-in-law resided at Luton, in this county, where there is an exten sive trade in the straw-plait carried on, repaired to that place in June, 1845, and there established himself as a dealer in stravv-plait and bonnets. Although without any capital, he contrived to push himself into business, and shortly after married the daughter of a rich man. His marriage did not check his pursuits of business, and the prisoner accordingly entered into some further trans actions which did not appear to have led to any favour able result. Be that as it may, he repaired on the 22d of August to the warehouse of Mr. Taylor, who dealt in bonnets, arid representing to him that he had received an extensive shipping order from Liverpool for such ar ticles, requested to be immediately supplied with 410 bonnets, adding that if he could not have them he be lieved he should lose a good customer. On this repre sentation Mr. Taylor consented to take the order, and the goods were forthwith supplied. In about a week the prosecutor heard some sinister rumours touching the sol vency of his customer, and repaired to his warehouse, where he ascertained that the whole stock on hand was not worth more than 51 It should be stated, that when the goods were sent the defendant, according to the cus tom of Luton, gave his acceptance at three months for them. This, like many others such, was not paid, for in the meantime the crash came and the defendant com mitted an act of bankruptcy on the 27th of November by the means stated in the indictment. At the close of the case for the prosecution, Mr. DASUNT objected to the reception of the bank rupt's examination in evidence against him now, as be had not been caiflioned before he gave his answers, and the examination itself was on oath and compulsory This question, he believed, was still under consideration by the fifteen judges in Garbett's case. The Learned Counsel, also, at the close of the case for the prosecution (which embraced an admission by the defendant of the fact that he had not had any shipping order from Liver pool), submitted that the case did not fall within the Act, which contemplated the fraudulent assumption of• the character of a trader by a bankrupt rather than the fraudulent obtaining goods by an admitted trader. The woris of the Act 5 and 6 Victoria, chap. 122, sect. 35, were—" If any bankrupt, under the false colour and pretence of carrying on business and dealing in the ordinary course of trade, shall have obtained goods on credit from any other person with intent to defraud the owners ;" and he submitted that the facts of this case did not fall within the spirit of these words. Mr. Justice PATTESON (having consulted Mr. Baron Alderson,) intimated that they were both agreed in overruling the objection of the Learned Counsel, it being their clear opinion that the statute applied to the case of a trader who obtained goods, in the way of his trade and in the ordinary course of dealing, with a view to defraud the owner. He might 5150 say that he had spoken to his Learned Brother on the other objection, as to the admissibility of the bankrupt's ex amination against him, and that they both thought it was receivable. It was not necessary to caution a bank rupt, and he was obfiged to answer all questions put to him on oath under the pressure of the laws relating to bankrupts. He (Mr. Justice Patteson) never had enter tained any doubt as to the propriety of receiving such evidence on the ground of its having been given under the compulsion of such an examination ; and he might say that, though no judgment was y( t pronounced in Garbett's case, there was no difference of opinion among the judges on this particular point. The case must, therefore, go to the jury. Mr. DASENT having addressed the jury on the merits His LORDSHIP summed up the evidence to them, leaving it to them to say whether they thought the de fendant had been actuated by the intent laid in the in dictment. The jury having found the defendant Guilty, he was sentenced to six months' imprisonment, without hard labour. CIVIL SIDE.— (Before Mr. Baron ALDERSON.) EUSTACE V. NEAL. Mr. O'Malley and Mr. Weila were counsel for the plaintiff; and Mr. Sergeant Byles appeared for the de fendant. This was an action of trespass, in which the plaintiff complained that the defendant had interfered with and interrupted his rights in respect of three sides of a cer tain moat dividing his land from that of the defendant. From the evidence adduced it appeared that the moat in question surrounded a piece of laud belonging to the de fendant, called Moat Close; that that close was ap proached by a road across a common and by a causeway, and that on three sides the moat was bounded by the property of the plaintiff, and on the fourth by that of one Holmes. On the part of the plaintiff it was shown that he derived his property from the Ellingham family, who held for three generations under old Molly Effingham; that during the earliest times the Ellinghams had exercised rights of ownership over the moat adjoining their lands tilt within the last twenty-five years; while Holmes, who bought from one Falcon, had claimed and exercised similar rights during the corresponding period of time. On the part of the defendant it was proved that he had derived the moat close from the Fountains, who held it for three generations, and it was also shown that rights of ownership similar to those proved by the plaintiff had been exercised by the Fountains, but rot later than 41 years back. Mr. Baron ALDERSON left it to the jury to say to which side they would incline. There was proof of ownership on both riles, but that of the defendant had not been brought down tor so recent a period as that of the plaintiff; but it wa- for them to say whether the moat in qu , ‘stion belonged to the moat close or to the adjoining lends. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff. A deputation from the Central Board of Scottish Dis senters, headed by the Rev. 1)r. Taylor, of Glasgow, and introduced by the Right Hon. the Secretary at War, had an interview with the Lord President, at the Privy Council Office, yesterday, wi - h reference to the recent minutes of the Committee of Council on Education. DUNDEE TRADE REPORT. Our markets have I s e ed in of sm co a l i o i u g r u a a n n d ti t q ie u s al a i t t y a i b s o i u n t qu t i o r r e m d e a r ft r e a r ies a . n undergone no chan ge d ur i ng the last eight days. Flax P s aolsesaebsd it In hemp and hemp codilla there is little or nothing doing for want of supples. East India jute continues rather scarce, and meets ready buyers, at prices varying from 221. 10s. to 241. los. per ton, according to the colour and quality of the parcels. The arrivals from foreign ports during the past week consist of one vessel from Riga, one from Revel, and one from Altona. loaded with flax, &c. The last accounts from the, different Baltic porn advise no important change in the position of any of the markets. Prices of fl ax an d codilla were maintained, without mu c h act i v i ty i n b us i n ess. The weather throughout the continent is still reported as uncom monly fine and favourable for the young crops of all sorts.— Duria.ee Courier The Lord Advocate of Scotland and Mr. Gibson Craig had an interview with Earl Gr ey yesterday at the Colonial-office. [LEFT SPEAKING.] ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. ROME GlRCUlT.—Chelnpfird, July 14. (Before Mr. Baron PARKE.) THE DAGENHAM MURDER. Thomas Kimpton, formerly a police-constable of the K division, surrendered to take his trill upon an indictment, charging him with having committed wilful and corrupt perjury, upon an examination taken before Mr. Lewis, the coroner for Essex. Mr. Clarkson (with Mr. Bodkin and Mr. Clarke) con ducted the pro,ecution for the Treasury ; Mr. Ilawkios appeared for the defence. Mr. CLARKSON, in opening the case, said that the charge against the defendant was one of a most serious character, and the offence was aggravated by the circum stances that the defendant was at the time he was alleged to hare committed it a member of the metro politan police force, and the perjury was committed upon his examination as a witness before a public autho rity, upon an inquiry into the circumstances connected with the death of another constable, named George Clarke, who, there was no doubt, had been murdered in the execution of his duty. It would appear that the deceased (Clarke), the defendant, and some other con stables whose names would be mentioned in the course of the examination, were stationed at Dagenham, in this county, and they were under the superintendence of a serocant named Parsons. On the 29th of June, 1846, —which was the day on which the murder was com m tteel—the deceased and the other men were put on their beats as usual, that of the deceased commencing at a place called the Four Wants, and it was the duty of he sergeant to patrol during the night, and mast the men at different places, in order to see that the duty was properly performed; and, in the course of the night, he should have met the deceased at the Four Wants. Clarke, it appeared, was missed from his proper post, and, although every search was made, nothing was heard of him until the 3.1 of July following, when his body was found in a wheat-field in the neighbourhood, cruelly mutilated, and there was no doubt that he had been most foully murdered. An inquiry took place before the coroner, and it of course then became a very material point of inquiry to ascertain when the unfortunate de ceased was last seen alive. Upon the first examination the sergeant was summoned as a witness, and in con sequence of some portion of the statement made by him ; a belief was entertained that whereas he should have been to meet the deceased at the Firer Wants at one o'clock on the morning of the 30th, he did not go there at all, and the inquiry was adjourned for the production of further evidence. Kimpton was examined upon this occa sion, and he merely deposed to finding the body. An adjournment took place till the 14th of July, and on that day he was again examined. Prior to this it appeared that Mrs. Page, the wife of a farmer in the neighbour hood, who had lent the policemen a cart to take away the dead body of their comrade, was examined as a witness, and she stated that when Kimpton brought the cart home with some of his comrades, she asked them to have some refreshment, and while they were partaking of it she asked Kimpton at what time the sergeant last saw the deceased, and he answerd that he did not see him at all, for that , being unwell, he had asked him Kimpton, upon being again examined, sw ore that h e never did do duty for him on the night of the mu rder, aud , also, that ho had never (Kimpton)ke histo do his duty for him, and had told him to f o r that purpose. horse made any such statement as that deposed to by Mrs. Page. Some further adjourntrwnts: took place, and at the dill rent inquiries the evidence given by Mrs. Page was confirmed by her daughter and other witnesses, lino at length, on the 20th of August, when the coroner's inquest was concluded, the .defendant himself admitted that his statement regarding his not having done duty for the sergeant was untrue, and that on the night of the murder he really did take his horse andedo his duty, and that the sergeant was not near the Four Wants at the time he swore he was there on the night in question. The Learned Counsel said there could be no doubt that this false statement of the prisoner had the effect of ma terially interfering with the course of justice, as it had the effect of diverting the inquiry that would probably have taken place into a totally different channel, and it was for making that false statement the present indict ment was preferred against him. The following evidence was then adduced:— Mr. Charles Came Lewis, one of the coroners for Essex, proved the holding of the inquest after the find ing of the body, and he produced the depositions taken on the different days to which the inquest was adjourned. The depositions were read at length, but it will not be necessary to refer to them more particularly than to state that, on the 14th of July, when the jury met for the second time , t he p risone r swore positively that he did not do duty for the ser geant (Parsons) on the night vvri duty of inspecti ng t h e men at nine, at the next m orn i ng, and that when of the murder, and that he saw him on horseback per formingtwelve, and a his °t three he went off duty in the mornin g , he told him that he had not been able to find Clarke on hi s b eat . Th e ot h er material deposition was tha t made by the defendant on night h tiag e the 2 tm O o t e h fn tt o he f w Aamauutg. murder false, the sergeant t o ld hi m t h at h e was and that a t twe l ve o ' clock on the August, when he a d m i tte d t h at h i s prev i ous unwell, and asked him to take his horse and do his duty for him, and that be went to the Four Wants to look for Clarke but could not find him, and he brought the horse home at two o'clock in the morn ing , and saw nothing of Parsons until six, when he awoke him and told hi m th a t all the men were on, except Clarke. The defendant, upon this occasion, also said that Parsons told him he quite sure that the must say that he saw Clarke at one o'clock, and said de fendant Cros s - w e x a examination. A great that he (Parsons) should say the same, and Hickton and the other men must tell the same story. number of witnesses were examined at the different inquiries. By Mr. CLARKSON—For certain reasons, he was very particular in observing that the oath was duly adminis s tered to the policemen who were examined. Cross —examined Mrs. Elizabeth Page, the wife of a farmer at Dagen ham, deposed to the fact of the police making a search upon her farm for the body of the deceased, and that when it was found she lent the defendant a cart to re move it. Tho defendant and some other policemen came home with the cart late at night, and she asked them to have some supp er . upon While they were conversing the subject she asked the defendant at what time Ser geant Parsons last saw the deceased on the:night he was murdered, and he replied that he did not see him on the t a , for that he (linspton) had done hi s dut) for him night is question, as he was unwell. Priscilla Page, the daughter of the last witness, _ con firmed her t est i mony respecting t h e statement alleged to have been made by the defendant on the night in question. John Stevens said that at the time of the murder he was one of th e pol i ce stat i one d at llagenham. There was but on e h orse at the po li ce - s tation, which wa s used by Sergeant Parsons. By the COURT—See gean t Parsons was o n dut y some portion of the night of the murder. H e saw him at half-past ten and at twelve o'clock. He was on horse back both times he saw him. He was discharged from the police after this occurrence. Thomas Archer said he was employed on a farm near the Four Wants, and on the morning of the 30th of June he was up about half-past twelve o'clock, and was engaged in preparing a horse and cart to go to market. While so engaged, about two o'clock in the morning, the defend an t came up on horseback, and he gave him a light for his P.P. After he had lighted it he asked him if he had seen his mate (Meaning Clarke), and he said he had not. By the e "Mier—He supposed he me ant Clarke, be cause he was the only constable who did duty about that neighbourhood. Abiah Butfoy deposed th a t he was also one of the police stationed at Defeenhain at the time of the murder. He did not of h is own knowledge know whether the sergeant wa s on duty or not on the night in question, hut in the, course of a conversation that took place be tween him, the defendant, and Ilickton, the defendant said that on the night of the murder Sergeant Parsons gave him the usual nightly report, and told him to take his horse and go to the Four Wants and meet Clarke, and give him the report, and he also said that that was after twelve o'clock at night, map 0t n also s a id, that CLERKENWELL. John Ramsay, a young man of respectable appearance, was charged upon his own confession with the wilful murder of Mr. Henry Williams. The prisoner, who was described in the police-sheet as a cheesecnonger, residing at No. 1, Matilda-place, Caledonian-road, Islington, on being put into the felons' dock, was in a very dejected state. Mr. Henry Williams, the deceased, who was alleged to have been murdered, was formerly an _ee ' and he attorney,_xisw p hose rin cipal practice was in the Cus toms and E re sided in Constitution - ro w, St. Pancras. About two years and a half ago be had to conduct a case professionally in the Customs, and at its conclusion he accompanied some friends to a tavern in the Sparrow's-gate, near Tower hill, where they indul g ed freel y , and the deceased left the place. He was afterwards found in the Minories insensible, and bleeding from an injury immediately over his eye, and at an early hour in the morning he was driven up to the door of his residence in Constitution. row. He was quite insensible, saturated with blood, as was also the inside of the cabriolet. He was unable to sp .als; and, after having been put to bed, Dr. Fogarty, of Acton place, Bagnigge Wells-road, was sent tor, who promptly adopted every means that medical skill could d vise, but Mr. Williams died shortly afterwards, in con sequence of the injury he had received. A coroner's jury was called, and, after an adjournment, Inspector Penny traced the deceased to have been put into the cab and seen to the door of his house by a man named Strickland, who immediately afterwards left him. Strickland and the cabman were brought forward, but they could not give decided or satisfactory evidence as to the cause of the injury or death of the deceased, and the subject being involved in mystery, the jury came to no decided verdict, leaving the matter open for the pro duction of further evidence and future ievestigation. The injury over the eye must have been inflicted by a stick or umbrella. Ralph Rtee, 248 G, now deposed, that on Tuesday night last, about treks o'clock, he was on duty in Bag nigge-wells station house, when the prisoner knocked at the door, which beieg opened by witness, he requested to speak with him He was drunk at the time. Witness admitted him. and he said he had come there to deliver himself up for a murder which he had committed two years and a half ago. Witness took him iato the charge room, when he said he had hit a man on the head with a stick. He was in his company with another man named Strickland; and ever since he bad committed the crime he had not been able to rest. He said the deceased's name was Williams. An inquest had been held upon the body at the Silver Cup public-house, Cromer street, St. Paitcras. Mr. A n ew:D.—ad he seem serious when be made this statement ? Witness answered in the affirmative. He gave his name and address, John Ramsay, No. 1, Matilda-place, Caledo nian-road, Islington, cheesemonger. He maintained the same sullenness all night that he now preserved in court, and was silent. Inspector Penny gave confirmatory testimony as to the statement made by the prisoner. Mr. ARNOLD—Have you been to make inquiries in reference to the matter? Inspector Penny— I have, your Worship, and ascertained that the prisoner is what he describes himself to be. I was prcs , •nt ott the coroner's inquest on Mr. Williams. Ho was taken home wounded and covered with blood in n cabriolet, and the jury re turrnd no verdict, leaving it open, in case any RA tislac tory evidence could be traced. I traced Strickland, and he gave evidence before the coroner's jury. He is now a prisoner in the Queen's Bench Prison. The cabman ' who drove the deceased home gave evidence that he had THE NETHERLANDS. Lord G. BENTINCK called the attention of the House to the infraction, by the Dutch Government, of the treaty of commerce contracted in 1827 between Great Britain and the Netherlands, in respect to the trade and commerce of the eastern territories of both countries, and to ask Lord Palmerston if any remon strance has been made to the Government of the King of the Netherlands. Lord J. RUSSELL said he was unable to answer the question, but perhaps the Noble Lord would defer it till his Noble Friend the Secretary of State for Furiegn Affairs was in his place. Lord GEORGE BENTINCK said he would readily do so. THE BRITISH MUSEUM. Mr. T. DUNCO MBE complained that a return which be had moved for, relating to the appointment of officers in the British Museum, and which had been laid upon the table of the House, had not been made in accordance with the terms of the order of the House. Now no appointment was valid unless signed by the trustees—the trustees being the Lord Chancellor, the Speaker of the House of Commons, and the Arch bishop of Canterbury ; hut this return did not specify whether this appointment had been signed by all the trustees or not. A Cornmissien had been appointed to inquire into the management of that institution, and he hoped this Commission would make a point of inquiring into the reasons why this return had not been made in the way the Home had ordered it, and that they would ascertain whether the appointment had been made le gally or not. Sir H. H. INGLIS was understood to say that the appointments had been signed by the principal trustee", and that was quite sufficient in law to make them legal. Mr. HUME said the return was certainly not in strict compliance with the order of the House. The Commis sion alluded to by his Hon. Friend had only met twice to arrange their mode of proceeding, but he had no doubt the Commission would not lose sight of the matters mentioned by his Hon. Friend. CONSOLIDATED FUND BILL. The House then went into Committee on this Bill. The whole of the clauses were agreed to, and the House haring resumed, the CHAIRMAN reported pro gress, and the report was ordered to be brought up to morrow. TREATY BETWEEN GREAT BRITAIN AN THE NETHERLANDS. On the question being put for the third reading of the New Ztaland Lord GEORGE BENTINCIC said he wished to call the attention of the Noble Lord the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs to an alleged infraction of the treaty of the 17th of March, 1824, signed by Mr.. Canning and the Right lion. Charles Watkin Williams Wynn. The treaty provided that, with regard to their Indian possessions and the southern Archipelago, this country should be placed upon a footing with the most favoured nations. Such being the treaty of 1824, it was alleged by a commercial firm of the highest re spectability in Manchester, Messrs. Butterworth, Brooks, and Co., that an infraction of the treaty had been committed by the King of the Nether lands, to the great it jury of the commercial interests of Manchester and this empire at large. It was alleged by them, that, on the 20th of August, 1846, a treaty was contracted between the King of the Belgians and the King of the Netherlands, affording advantages to the Belgians which were denied to British subjects ; and the questian he wished to ask his Noble Friend was, whether his attention had been called to the infraction of the treaty of 1824 ? and whether he had made any remonstrance to the Dutch Government ? and whether it was his intention to make any, or to obtain redress for British subjects ? Lord PALMERSTON said the matter to which the Noble Lord referred had been some time under the consideration of the Government, and at the present moment it formed the subject of a negotiation between the Netherlands and her Majesty's Government. It was perfectly true, as was stated by the Noble Lord, that a treaty was come to in 1824 of the nature mentioned by the Noble Lord, and it was quite clear that so long as the advantages granted to Belgium were withheld from British subjects, the provisions of the treaty would be unfulfilled. In fairness, however, to the Netherland Government, it should be stated that a counter demand had been made by that Government, founded upon the treaty of 1837. They demanded ,to be admitted to the same :privileges which were granted to Hanover. That was still the subject of negotiation be tween the two Governments, and he trusted that the honourable feelings which he was sure animated the British Government, and he had no doubt inspired that of the Netherlands, would insure the conclusion of these negotiations upon a footing compatible with the interests of both nations.--(liestr,hear.) The subject then dropped. RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION IN SPAIN AND PORTUGAL. Sir R. H. INGLIS said he wished to put a question to the Noble Lord the Secretary for Foreign Afhirs, with reference to the treatment of British Protestants in tho dominions of Spain and Portugal. It would be remem bered that Dr. Kalley was unjustly expelled from Madeira because he was a follower of the Protestant faith ; and as a correspondence had taken place upon the subject between her Majesty's Government and the authorities of Spain and Portugal, he wished to know if the Noble on the obleLortbe of the Houseobjectiondabladany? to lay that correspon dence Lord PALMERSTON said the subject mentioned by his Hon. Friend was one of great importance and no less delicacy; but there could be no doubt that Dr. Kalley had been unjustly treated, and some compensation was due to him from the Portuguese Government for the insults and outrages he had been subjected to. Dr. Kelley was obliged, for his personal safety, to quit for England. An examination was afterwards Instituted, and the Governor and Lieutenant-Governor had been dismissed for their excesses on that occasion. A trial of others of the ringleaders took place, but from the con stitution of the jury, and the high position of some of their families, they had been acquitted. Dr. Kalley at present stood in this position. He was at present in England ; he had had his property in Madeira restored to the person authorised by himself to take pos session of it. But Dr. Kelley had now made a demand of compensation for all the injuries he had received. He (Lord Palmerston) had asked the particular grounds on which he founded his claim, and the amount at which he placed it, but he had as yet received no answer. The more, therefore, rested with Dr. Kalley, and not with him. Dr. Kelley had asked whether he might return to Madeira ? There was nothing to prevent his doing so but his qwn apprehen sions. He trusted, therefore, that the Right Hon. Gentleman would not press for the production of these papers. Sir R. 11. INGLIS agreed to postpone his motion, and the subject dropped. The Militia Pay Bill was read a third time and passed; as was the Trustees Relief Bill, after a few words from Mr. JOHN STEWART. BISHOPRIC OF MANCHESTER. On the order of the day that the House go into Com, mittee on this Bill, Mr. FREWEN rose to ask the consent of the House to the withdrawal of the following clause, which he had wished to be inserted in the Bill :—And be it further enacted, that from and after the death of the present Archbishop of Canterbury the patronage of the several advowsons of Rochdale, in the county of Lancaster, and of Blackburn, in the said county, now held and enjoyed by the Archbishop of Canterbury for the time being, shall be separated from the see of Canterbury, and shall be held and enjoyed by the Bishop of Manchester for the time being, and his successors. And be it further enacted, That the right of presentment to the several perpetual curacies and chaplaincies, de pendent upon and appurtenant to the said advowsons, shall, when the patronage of the same has vested in the said bishop, be separated from the incumbency of the said advowson, and shall vest in the said Bishop of Man chester, who shall thenceforth appoint directly to the same as the same shall become vacant. The HON. MEMBER, after a few words, withdrew his motion. Mr. HUME said that he had occasion some short time ago to visit the Privy Council—(Laughter) —and he had met two bishops chuckling together.—(Laughter.) He had no doubt (now that the purposes of this Bill could not be mistaken) that the consent of the Government bad been had to the violation of the compact en tered into with the ,bench of bishops. But no circum- stances had arisen to justify this breach of compact. Great alterations had been made in the laws in favour of civil and religious liberty within these few latter years. Dissenters now formed more than one-half of the whole population of the United Kingdom, and he totally dis approved, in this state of circumstances, of the applica tion of the whole funds originally intended for religious purposes to one sect or party alone. From a return made to this House in the year 1828, it ap peared 2,268 pluralities i n con nection Church, and when he p ro p ose d a measure to abolish pluralities, and give a resident that with there the were clergyman to each par ish, he wa s considered as the co his motion enemy to the Church; the fact was, that had motion been acceded to , it would have been found that in reality he proved himself to be the best friend to the Church by bringing forward that proposition. Then, with respect to the extravagant expenditure of the bishops on their political residences, it was mostprepos terous. The House completely stultified itselfby submitting to this enormous expenditure on the part of those who professed to be the descendants of the apostles, but who said that they could not live in anything else but palaces. He should most certainly protest against any abstraction of public money for the purposes of the bishops. It was they were already of such enormous incomes, to endea vour to obtain it by means of this Bill. He would hvl been. used in m ost ßiil s t h h a is rh d e a le y ss we ltempt on their part, possessed as attherefore move that the House go into Committee on cordially secondePdresthsien Mr. M. PHILLIPS: thought that unnecessary haste There was a strong gmf,o,rtznardoftliti;el.3lHll,ordm.heon= chester itself, and feeli ng against the measure in Man chester active proceedings heA lately ,~ taken deceased home from the Minories. Witness &chili that at seven o'clock yesterday morning he went into they cell where the p 0 risoner was confined, and inquire be wished him to send for any refreshment, awl should he send for his wife. The prisoner was 11°111 and replied, " No, all the world will know it. They know it." He (the inspector), under an impression that the prisoner might be deranged in his intellect, in they course of the night sent for the police surgeon , whelD Mr. Sheehy attended, and decided that he was of sound intellect, but advised that he should be cautiouslr watched in order to prevent self-violence, which was °l3"' served all night. Mr. ARNOLD inquired whether the prisoner's wife had been communicated with on the subject? Inspector; Penny—Yes, your Worship, she is present. (Th e Pitt wife was in court much affected.) He said she Pee three children. She was formerly in the set vice of Il ls Grace the Duke of Wellington as kitchen-rassid. She the y saved some money,: and married the prisoner, vv.heti stre set up in business as a cheesemonger in Chapel - Somers-town. Her husband became acquaints-ea watt' o the deceased, and through him they were brought to ruin and bankruptcy, and were obliged to give up their 130 ness about two years and a half ago, and ever sinc e sb`t had been the chief support of herself and family by t aking • in washing. Mr. ARNOLD asked the prisoner if he wished to so,s4 anything to the charge? He could do as he th Oti e u e t proper; he was not bound to say anything. The prisoner declined saying anything. Mr. ARNOLD—Then I shall remand you for a week. The prisoner was then locked up in a state of dejee'" tion, when he requested an interview with his wife. Mr. ARNOLD directed it to be granted, and she was take° • into the gaoler's room by Inspector Penny, and, isece rn i panied by Mr. Sheehy. The prisoner kissed her , t in . • they both shed tears. After a short interval they Yier separated. Mr. ARNOLD directed Inspector Penny to make WI possible inquiry about the extraordinary matter betweVl this and the next examination, which he promised to to°' In the course of the day the prisoner was conveyed prison in the police van. SOUTHWARK. Mary Ann West was charged with stealing a puts containing a 51. Bank of England note, five sovereign" and a cheque for 331. Bs. 7d. from Mr. Themes Boman' Cotton's Wharf, Tooley-street; and John Bedford an" Charles Burrell, two respectable-looking young Bedford described as holding situations in the City, were Charg e with aiding and assisting in the, robbery. The complainant stated that about half past elei,..„e o'clock on the preceding night, as he waswalkut along the Dover-road, the prisoner West came Pr to him, and wanted to prevail upon him to 54 : company her home. He refused, and she thew thrust one of her hands into his trousers' pocket, *P"( pulling out his purse, ran away. He was in the eel proceeding after her when he was seized by two tell who came from the opposite side of the way and he,,, him, although he struggled, until the woman bad g"" out of sight by running dawn one of the adjacent st reet! ' The two men then run away themselves in the direetkt of St. George's Church, and be went up to a tradeste ! ' standing at his door, and told him that he had be robbed, when the former took him to a house in Samoa street close by, where he saw the female prisoner, or:, [ gave her into custody. He added, that he subsequeo,647 went into the White Hart Inn in the Borough , w hy , he had not been long before the two other prisoners ei7; tered, and on seeing them he he believed them to be men who held him while the prisoner who robbed be escaped, and he called in two policemen and mode , charge ugainst them ; but they were liberated ittlo station-house, the landlord of the White Hart t he having undertaken that they should appear at police-court. In reply to Mr. SECEER, the complainant said he °till suspected the prisoners were the men, from the ir pearance, although he admitted he had not an opli° opu 11 , 0 nay of distinguishing their features ; that he bad hat drinking, but he was perfectly capable of knowing " he was about. Mr. James Hughes, the tradesman alluded tef 6 0 0 that while standing at the door he observed W eel g el talking to the complainant at a short distance oft it to , : , he afterwards saw her run away and turn into S w e pt street. He also observed two men stop the comp ra n , as he was going after the woman, and they sis ° sa away towards the Borough. Thinking that the Lv i3- 5), • bad entered a house of ill fame in Swan-street o_, ch i he he took the complainant there, and they foune tber woman in the kitchen with the landlady an d some, he • woman, with her bonnet and shawl on, just es B o ps . had recently come there. The witness added, that ir - to ' his observation of the woman while she stood taliti P g„ so ' the complainant in the road he believed the prison, e ;i t e be the same woman. He, however, could not tio.d i e r ne to say that the two young men charged with tuu i . i q iv eg • the rescue were the men he saw stop the cOMP' when he was pursuing the thief. COO ' The two young men referred to said that t he t hat plainant was quite mistaken with regard to th e t n i ce ; g they had been at the fancy fair held at th e Victuallers' Asylum, in the Kent-road, on the r ece iv er day, which they left at a late hour, and got o n an w hich bus at the Shard Arms in the Kent road , froniiits they alighted in the Borough, opposite to the vyrong Hart Inn, which they entered, and had not hee n to de there before this extraordinary accusation WAS against them. 11 0 Mr. Henry Brown, the landlord of the White Inn, said, the complainant entered his house about T 3ic i t past twelve o'clock on the preceding night, st 2 w (t be time the two young men, one of whom was hi s landlord's) relation, were sitting at supper. Sedee the complainant started up, said he was going out fo r a short time, and returned with four policemen WI charged the young men with assisting in the robbe,l; The witness said that both the young men were hi s „ respectable, and quite incapable of being concernedd such an offence as that with which they were charge d . Policeman 250 NI said, that he sr the two . y m yv e h n ite al H ig a h r t t I f n ir the the i f mile! n to ib g u e s the o r p . postte In reply to Mr. SECKER, the policeman said e _ h se and onlf,' prisoner was searched at the station--ou , which a G r t e h e e n y wi ('h entered on which she was taken, however, was not searched. 0 half-crown piece found in her possession. The house is• Mr. SECKER said that, under all the circutasta.e:4 be should discharge the two young men and remand , P other prisoner for further examination. The seventh volume of Mr. Forbes CaMP;,j Translation of M. 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