The Sun. — London, England, 1857-05-28 00:00:00

• -7 zt)trb Übttton EPSOM RACES.—(This Day.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) FOIIR-YEAR•OLD STAKES. Walmer beat Pitapat. Two ran. TWO-YEAR-OLD STAKES Priv cess Royal Yeller Girl (Mr. Barnard's) cantos° Mary. England's Beauty Renown Torn Thumb Tame Deer.. Tinwald Fright Red Robin Nr w Brighton SUN OFFICE, Seven. o'clock. Twelve ran. QUEEN'S PLATE. Nine ran. Won in a canter. GRAND STAND PLATE. Eight ran. Won by half a length. COBHAM PLATE. Six ran. LATEST BETTING. THE OAKS. sto 4on Blink Bonny 6to 1 agst Imperieuse (taken) 10 to 1 bar two. THE OAKEL—AII John Day's horses were scratched on Monday s except Vigil and Aspasis. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS.—(This Evening.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. THE SERMONS AT EXETER-HALL. Viscount DUNGANNON said he wished to put a question to the right hon. prelate (the Bishop of London) —namely, whether he had given his sanction to the pro ceedings which took place in Exeter-hall on Sunday evening last. A number of discourses had been announced as about to be delivered on several ensuing Sundays. He believed such a proceeding was offensive to many members, of the Established Church. He begged to ask the right rev. prelate whether these meetings met with h approval, and whether he considered them in ace(' rdance with the discipline and dignity of the Establ fished Church. The Bishop of LONDON said he was not aware that he should be in order in answering such a question in such a place. (Hear, hear.) However, be w'sol quite ready to answer he noble lord's question. S uch a meeting as the noble viscount had alluded to did ta.ke place in Exeter-hall on Sunday evening last, and the believed it was intended to continue them for several 'Sunday evenings. He was sot aware of what had been said on the subject by the newspapers, but a re quest had been made to him by two prelates of the Church of England, and several other clergymen for permission to deliver a series of religious discourses in Exeter Hall on Sunday evenings. He readily consented to the request, and he believed such a proceeding was strictly in accordance with the Act to secure liberty of religious , . worship. Such a protection, he thought, was not only quite legal, but highly expedient, for he believed in his heart there were thousands of persons in tit is metropolis who never thought of entering any •place of worship who bad been induced to attend the ite religious meetings at Exeter Hall. Lord KINNAIRD said he was present last Sunday evening in Exeter Hall, and he was much pleased to ('}serve that there were about 4,000 persons present, who listened with the greatest attention to the eloquent discourse delivered by the right rev. prelate the Bishop of Carlisle. The Archbishop of CANTERBURY rose, but resumed his seat in cons- quence of thel , ,ud cries of " Order." The Earl of HARDWICKE objected to a discussion going on upon the mere answering of a question. The Earl of HARROWBY thought it was highly neces.ary that their lordships should hear the most rev. prelate on such a subject. Alter a few words from Lnrcl CAMPBELL and the Earl Of ELLENBORMIGH, The Archbishop of CANTERBURY was understood to deprecate the course pursued by the noble viscount in calling the rev. prelate to task for the manner in which he exercised his spiritual functions. He asked their lordships whether they thought such questions consistent with the respect due to the prelates of the Church. The subject then dropped. SALE OF POISONS. Oa the motion of the Earl of GRANVILLE this bill was read a second time. PROBATE AND LETTERS OF ADMINISTRA TION BILL. Tine Earl of MAL3IESBURY presented a petition friars the proctors of Doctors'Commonscomplaining of Le iti.j ury which I he, present bill would indict upon them, r,r,in praying for compensation. CEIAIN.TCELLOR said the grievances o: which the proctors complained were those which geoe rally arose when any improvement in the law was made. He was afraid he could not hold out hopes that com pensation would be awarded to the petitioners. (LEFT SITTING.) ROUSE OF COMMONS—ghis Evening.) The SPEAKER tonic the Chair at 4 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following private bills were further considered and ordered to be read a third time :—Atlantic Tele graph Company, and Australian Agricultural Company Bills. The SPEAKER announced that the standing orders bad not been complied with in reference to the London Gas Bill. PETITIONS. Petitions were presented in favour of an equalisation of the poor's rate, the baliot, the bill for the better regu lation of the sale of beer, tenant-right bill, and against the Superan'auation Act ; in favour of Mr. Lleadlara's medical bill, the abolition of ministers' money, removal of Jewish. 'disabilities, ecl. NEW WRITS. On e motion of Mr. 11..A.YTER a new writ was ordere,.j for the county of Kerry, in the place of Mr. Htrbert, appointed Chief Secretary for Ireland, and a',.o fur the borough of Reading, in the place of Mr. H. S. Keating, appointed her Majesty's Solicitor- Ge G eral. CHURCH RATES. Sir J. TR , ELAWNEY postponed hi s mot i on on ( j'aurch rates till the sth of June. DUCHY OF LANCASTER. Mr. WISE gave notice that, on the 11th of June, be should move for returns of all moneys, &c., belonging to the Duchy of Lancaster. STATUTE LAW. 3 1 1 r. L. KING gave notice that, on this day fortnight, sboald c%ll the attention of the house to the Statute I‘aw Commission, and move a resolution thereon. EDUCATION. Sir J. PAKINGTON gave notice that on this day fortnight he should call the attention of the house to the present condition of education in England find Wales, and submit a m•Aion in relAti9n to it empowering the levying of a rate towards the Qatne. 'HE PRINCESS ROYAL'S DOWRY. Mr.. BOWYER gave notice that be should this even ing, •on the boa e going into committee on the Princess 110 7ard dowry, move aniamendment provding that, in the, event of her Royal highness becoming Queen of P cassia, her Royat Highness's annuity should cease. :Viear, hear.) HONDURAS. Mr. DISRAELI gave not,ce that he should, to morrow, put a question to the Government relative to the non ratification of the treaty between this country and the United States relative to Honduras. MILITARY SCHOOLS. Lord BURGHLEY asked the Under-Secretary for whether the Government would allow the sons of .those: adjutants of militia who were retired officers of the 1 1 __ ei to be admitted to the military schools on the same . 611' , !:?: as the eons of officers of the army ? 4 , 1 n0 t • RAMSDEN ea... 1 that if the officers to whom half pay, orl:elord referred bad voluntarily retired on half noised the difference, or sold their commission, they were not entitled to send their eons to the military schools the aura e as the officers in the army. TORTURE IN INDIA. Lor d C • RMIL Bord of Control, whether TON asked the President of the prattice of torture inetble3 r any investigations, as to the insti tuted. by Government in 1854," and Bengal, were insti similar to those which led to t'ne Madras report of April 1855, and whether the re su'rts of those investigations would be laid before Parlia r.rent ! M en SITH uire into said that the co mmissioner was only directed to q those practices in the Madras presidency, but Lord Dalhousie' havi ng heard those practices prevailed it. the Bombay and Et he,g'.l presiden ciet, acted iinineoLitely under the auth"ri • ty of Pariil- Meat, without waiting fur another commissioner. Th, Le4isiative Council of India intended to introduce penal clauses to prevent, if possible, the continuance of those Practices in India, and he intended shortly to move for an papers relative to the subject. CONSTABULARY.—IRELAND. Mr. HASSARD asked the Secretary of State for the home Department, if the G3vernment intended in this session to carry out the determination expressed by the Chief Secretary for Ireland, on the 27th of February last, " to introduce a bill for the redistribution of the constabulary force in Ireland amongst the several coun ties ?" Mr. FITZGERALD said that he considered the bon. gentleman was Wrong in his impression that the late chief secretary promised to introduce a bill. When tie present chief t.ecretary restim,d his seat in that home, he hoped to be able to introduce such a bill. SERVICE IN THE ARMY. Sir J. TRELAWNY asked the Under Secretary for War, with reference to au order of the 10th Jan.„ 1807 t, ii&eviza &Adieu made sergeants since that data to retain their previously earned good conduct money, whether it was the intention of the war authorities that eergeanta created before the 10th day of January, 1857, and whose good conduct money ceased under regulations then in force on their becoming sergeants, should remain in a worse position than their brother non-commissioned officers who, without merit, had served for shorter periods in the rank of sergeants ? Sir J. RAMSDEN said the hon. hart. must mean the memorandum of the 16th, and not the 10th of Jan. If he referred to it he would find that the allowance was made to all sergeants now serving, independent of their date of serving. (Hear.) JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Mr. HEADLAM asked the Vice President of the Board of Trade whether it was the intention of the Go %erpmeot to introduce any measure during this session of Parliament to regulate the construction of Joint- Stock Banks, and more especially to apply the principle of limited liability to such establishments Tile CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said such a bill won d he introduced. HARBOURS IN SCOTLAND. Lord J. HAY a•ked the Secretary of the Treasury when it was his intention to move for a committee of inquiry into the present state of the harbour of Wick, and the other harbours of Scotland. Mr. WILSON raid that if he moved for a committee of inquiry it would not be confined to the harbour of Wick and the Scotch harbours, but to inquire generally into all the harbours of the United Kingdom. (Hear, hear.) He intended shortly after the recess to move for such a committee, but he was afraid that theii labours could not be brought to a conclusion owing to the advanced state of the session. NEUCHATEL. In answer to a question from Mr. KINNAIRD relative to the treaty between Prussia and the Swiss, having re- ference to the Neuchatel question. Lord PALMERSTON said that the treaty referred to hitd been accepted by both parties. It was actually signed by them a few days since, but it bad not yet been ratified. The question might be considered as satisfactorily settled. (Hear, hear.) BRAZIL. Mr. ROEBUCK called the attention of the house to the subject of our relations with Brazil ; and he moved for a select committee to take into consideration those relations and to report thereon, more especially as to the policy of repealing the act of 1845. The honourable and learned gentleman entered into the past history of Brazil, and went at some length into the position of this country with Brazil relative to the slave trade to which the above act referred. He con sidered no iujnry could result from the inquiry he asked for, but, on the contrary, that it would rather tend to wards improving their relations with Brazils than other wise. Lord PALMERSTON expressed his regret that the hon. and learned gentleman should have been led away by vulgar and unfounded insinuations, which persons below him in station attempted to propagate, that it was the practice of England to bully the weak and flatter the strong. After some general re marks the noble lord said that by the consent of both parties the act of 1845 for practical purposes was a dead letter. He defended the conduct of the Go vernment in attempting to suppress the slave trade, and said that it would be dangerous to repeal the act of 1845, as destroying our rigbt to interfere with Brazil with regard to the slave trade. He plied upon the 'aonse not to accede to the motion. If adopted by the house it would he misunderstood in Brazil, and tend to renew those evils which this country bad taken such - -7- pa , ns to abolish. (Hear, hear.) Mr. B. IVIOORE supported the motion, and pro ceeded to give a description of the state of the slave trade in Brazil, from personal observation. [LEFT SPEAKING ] tit 4 StIN% 1,40 N DOlki i tasi FRAUDULENT TRUSTET,S. We have just received Sir Richard Bethell's Bill for the Punishment of Fraud committed by Trus tees, Bankers, and. other persons intrusted with property. The bill is, happily, short and intelli gible, qualities which do not always distinguish this class of literature. We find in it seven short sec tions, in which the offences to be henceforth brought under the cognizance of the Criminal Courts are pointed out and defined. The first is aimed at the class of " trustees ;"—how many among us in decent positions in life have the good fortune to be neither trustees nor executors ? Now, trustees are, for the most part, at the mercy of the solicitors to the trust funds, unless they be very careful men indeeA, and do not shrink from caus ing trouble and expense. Some of this class will upon the slightest provocation throw the affair into Chancery, and thus relieve themselves from responsibility at the expense of the estate. With the terror of the Attorney-General's penal clause before their eyes we suspect that this class of over-careful trustees—and executors too—will re ceive a large addition. For the futare, trustees who " in violation of good faith, and with intent to de fraud," appropriate trust money or any part of it to their own use are to be held guilty of a misdemean our, punishable by penal servitude for any term not exceeding seven years. The only check upon this Draconic clause, which would otherwise render men as unwilling to meddle with the office of trustee, as with red-bot iron, is a provision in the 12th section. No such prosecution is to be commenced without the sanction of some Judge or of the Attorney- General, and it is supposed that in this way vexa tious and unjustifiable indictments may be avoided. " Good faith" and " fraudulent intent" are very plastic terms ; so it is to be hoped the security im plted by the necessity of obtaining this previous sanction may avail. It is, no doubt, highly expedi ent to frame some such clause as this for the benefit of persons interested in trust funds, for few persons if they be not members of the legal profession, can nave the faintest idea of the amount of iniquity an nually perpetrated by trustees. Any lawyer who has sten much business will invariably advise his client not upon any con-iderat ion to leave his affairs in the hands of a sole trustee. Trustees must be posted, like sen.iries in the presence of an enemy, in pairs, the one to be sentry or trustee over the other. Were it your own brother, were it a man you have saved from drowning, were it the clergyman of your parish, never make him " sole" trustee. At the same time, the office is one which must be filled. Were the law made so stringent that private indi viduals were al together frightened away from the office of trustee, the only alternative would be an indefinite extension of the powers of the Court of Chancery. Trusts must be. A cestui-que trust would be made a ward of Chancery, as minors are now, under certain conditions. Noss this would be a great evil, and therefore the honest trustee must be protected in the discharge of his duties, and even cases of dubious malversation must not be scanned with too severe an eye. We will not say the security is inadequate. A Judge or the Attor ney-General will surely be slow to allow a prosecu tion save upon very clear evidence indeed. It would be difficult to imagine any case for legislation, wherein the interference of the Legislature is im peratively called for, more surrounded with diffi culties than the one before us. On the one hand we have rascality and malversation in office, on the other the danger that the most honourable men will shrink from the discharge of duties which may involve them in such terrible consequences. Some thing must be tried, and here is a definite proposi tion. Time only will show whether it will work all the good we desire, and not the evil which we apprehend. The second, third, and fourth sections re-enact in more general terms the provisions of the 7th and Bth George IV., cap. 29, sec. 49. Under this Act it was provided that bankers, merchants, brokers, or other agents intrusted with money, or securities for the payment of money, with "directions in writing" as to the application of the same, and who should convert them to their own use, should be held guilty of a misdemeanour. Furiher, where any valuable security or power of attorney for the sale or transfer of any shares in the public funds, Asc., was intrusted to any banker, broker, mer chant, attorney, or other agent, and such person, in violation of the purpose for which the security or power of attorney was transferred to him, sold, ne gotiated, transferred, or pledged the security or the proceeds for his own benefit, he was also guilty of a misdemeanour. Such is a general outline of the enactment which will be now virtually superseded by the more general terms of Sir Richard Bethell's new Bill. The second section provides—" That any banker, menhant, broker, attorney, or agent, being intrusted as such with the property of any other person, and who shall, in violation of good faith, and with intent to defraud, sell, negotiate, transfer, pledge, or in any manner convert or employ to or for his own use such property, or any part thereof, shall be guilty of a misdemeanour." It would be difficult to have an enactment more sweeping, or one, we ,believe, more imperatively called for by the circumstances , of the time. The form of crime charged is simply a theft of the most barefaced kind, with breach of trust superadded. It is a crime perpetrated not by ignorant' men, but by persons of unusual pro fessional skill. They have sought the employment under which their iniquities are perpetrated—it has not been thrust upon them. In fact, there is not the shadow of an excuse, tot the faintest pal liation, to he urged in their behalf. In the third section the same penalty is fulmina , ed against any person "who, intrusted with any power of attor ney for the sale or transfer of any property, shall fraudulently sell, transfer, and convert such pro perty, or any part thereof, to his own use." The general tenour of the remarks which we have offered upon the preceding section will apply to this one also. By the fourth the security to society is ren dered more complete. Thereby "bailees" of any property who fraudulently convert it to their own use are equally guilty of a misdemeanour. It may he unnecessary to add that this last provision has a far wider scope than the case of the mere banker or broker, and is intended to cure a defect in the cri minal law, by which the practitioner was constantly headed back, and the guilty escaped punishment. No one who has read the unhappy and disgraceful chronicles of commercial misconduct during the last few years will hesitate for a moment to acknowledge that without such provisions as these the business of this country could no longer be carried on with credit and security. So vast is the extension of our commerce, so great the temptation to unprincipled men to embark in wild speculations at the expense of their clients, so numerous the instances of trium phant fraud of this description, as to inspire dismay among fair traders and the honest portion of the community. Where we consider, moreover, how frequently persons in every way deserving of commiseration are the dupes of these reckless sharpers, there will be nothing wanting to complete the iudignaticn of any man of ordinary probity and good faith. Let us think for a moment on the class of persons who are ruined by such a failure as that of Strahan and Paul. The customers of tile house were not persons engaged profes sionally in mercantile pursuits,: and therefore pre sumably upon their guard, but private gentlemen who had a full right to rely , upon the integrity of their bankers, ladies naturally ignorant of business, aye, and the poor governess, who in one moment of time found herself despoiled of the hard-won earnings of her life. The fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth sections of Sir Richard Betbell's Act are pointed expressly at the directors or public officers of bodies corporate or public companies. The notorious defects of the criminal law with reference to such persons have at last compelled an enactment which does not appear to err on the side of over-leniency. Henceforth it will be a misdemeanour in any such person to take " fraudulently" for his own use any of the property of the company. This, we presume, provides for the case of the deposit of sham securities. It will be a misdemeanour in a direceer, &c., to possess himself of any of the money belonging to the com pany—otherwise than in payment of a just debt— if he wilfully omit to make an entry of the transac tion in the books of the company. It will be a mis demeanour in any such person to destroy, alter, or falsify any of the company's books ; to be privy to the making of any fraudulent entry, or to any fraudulent omission. it will be a misdemeanour in any director, &c., to circulate, or to join in cir culating, any false statement as to the circumstances or the company with the intention of deceiving any member, shareholder, or creditor of the company, or with the intention of inducing any person to become a shareholder or partner in the concern, or to trust his money to the custody of the company, or to enter into any security for the company's benefit. Sir Richard Bethell seems to have studied the pathology of the Royal British Bank with sound effect, for the provisions of his Act just ap pear calculated to meet the evils brought to light' when the transactions of that impure concern were under judicial consideration. Such, then, is the beginning of a new era in our criminal legislation. Henceforward we may take it as a principle that commercial fraud is no longer to escape unpunished. Year after year the net will be drawntighter around the limbs of our commercial swindlers. We do not i l aetegetser despair of teeing our commercial code in ,uch a state as will really terrify the rogues out of their malpractices, and drive them upon honesty, as the more promising speculation.—Times. THE BURR ELL MURDER, MYSTEN I The New York papers to m with the details of the trial of Mrs. Cunningham, on the charge of being a principal in the extraordinary murder of Dr. Burden, the particulars of which have already been published in our columns, and have excited world-wide interest. The standing of the murdered man in the commu nity, and tbat of the accused parties ; the quiet but public character of the street in which the murder was committed ; the my-tery attending the crime ; the circumstances which, from the testimony elicited before the coroner's jury, seemed to them a well founded suspicion against the inmates of the house as the perpetrators of the crime ; and, following that verdict and the indictment, the fact that some of the most important witnesses were found to be of a character far beyond reproach, together with a re-action in public opinion, to a certain extent, as regards the guilt of the accused, have all tended to increase the mystery that surroun 'ed the crime. The trial, which took place in New York, lasted six days, and terminated on Saturday, May 9. On the last day of the trial the excitement arose to the high , st pitch of intensity. After the clos ing speeches of counsel on both sides, the judge de livered his charge, and preserved throughout this remarkable effort he utmost impartiality. After lay ing down the law with remarkable clearness of lan guage and logical force the judge analysed the evi dence in the following manner would seem to be indisputable that it was arranged in the early part of the 3d of January, that Helen Cunning ham, the daughter of the prisoner, should go with Dr. Beecher the next day, at 11 o'clock, to Sara toga Springs, to school. As soon as this arrange ment was made the family commenced preparations for that event. Taking the testimony of the in mates of the house, except that of Hannah Contan, it would appear that all the members of the family, the prisoner, Eckel, the two daughters, and Snod grass, were engaged till 11 o'clock in these prepara tions, when they severally retired to rest, the pri soner and her two daughters occupying the same bed, according to their statement, in the third story front room ; that they so occupied it until morning, the prisoner sleeping in the middle be tween the two daughters ; that they arose the next morning, and all took breakfast together as usual, except Mr. Eckel, who was called away by a note from Mr. Ely, as he proved ; that after breakfast they all returned to the ap ertment to gether, this third story front room, where they were when lannah, the cook, announced to them the death of the doctor. In this connection it it pro per to consider the theory of the case announced on the part of the prosecution. They rely upon the threatilby the prisoner towards the deceased, and the bitter feeling of ill-will which she so fre quently manifested toward him ; that having been married to him she was desirous of getter).- b speedy possession of a pa t t o f hi s p ro p er ty, w hi c h was the inducement to the commission of this crime ; that these motives which are alleged actuated her to per petrate this crime, are adequate motives therefore. They also allege that she did it ; and that on the day the deed was committed she ascertained that the only boarder in the house, except Mr. Eckel, Mr. Ullman, was not to be at home until a late I our that evening ; that she had prepared in the attic room a fireto be lighted at any moment for the pur pose of destroying the evidence of her guilt ; that the deed must have been committed by some one in the house, and that she was the only person in the house that day who had any adequate motive for committing the crime, and that necessarily it must have been done by her. That at about midnight an offensive smelt was perceived in Bond-s reet by se veral persons, and teat the same was caused by the burning of clothes, rte , in a grate of the front attic room, and that such burning took place, they say is evident from the testimony of Dr. Parmly. In this connection you will bear iu mind the statement of Dr. Smith and his son—the fact that Dr. Smith had that very afternoon been burning in his stove pieces of woollen and pieces of le tther. Whe ther or not this offensive odour may not have been created from that source it is for you to say. ou will remember the testimony of Dr. Main that he experienced the same offensive odour about one o'clock that morning, and also the testimony of Mr. Baldwin, who, with his friends, noticed the same smell about the same hour. Then you have the tes timeny of Mr. Ullmann, who came into the house about 12 o'clock, and who experienced no smell, and the testitnot y of all the inmates of the house, who concur in stating that they experienced nothing of that kind. Then, gentlemen, there is a theory which has been laid before you that it was inapo,.sible, from experiments which have been tried, that this matter could have been burned in that room with out its fermenting the whole house, and creating an odour which must have existed for some hours— from 12 to 2 o'clock. Then, gentlemen, anott.er evi dence, which would have been a very striking one in this case, particularly where a strong, st !ut, ac tive, hea!thy man, as this deceased was testified to be by Dr. Francis, in the prime of life, was mur dered under circumstances that this man was, by a female, whether such a ren con titer corld have taken place, and such a result have been produced by the prisoner at the bar without leaving on her person Some marks" or evidence of such rencouuter. You remember the testimony of the physician in refe rence to indentations or marks remaining mach longer upon the female than on the male, and the reasons that were given for est eblishing that fact. As no marks were proven—the one alluded to under the shawl I believe was not made out by testimony at all. Now, upon the theory of the prosecution, they not having proved that any clothes in the house were defiled or sotinel, is must be apparent, front the testirnorry of the physician and the evidences in the room which we have ourselves seen, that the persons who did inflict these injuries must neces sarily have been, to a considerable extent, covered with blood. I say that the prosecution, not having ha f it in their power to show any evidences of gar ments iu or about the house thus defiled or stained, unless you shall find the theory that this fire in tie room iu the attic was prepared, having it ready for burning these clothes, and that this room was used for a purpose like that on that night, is sustained, it follows that, there being no appearance of any stains or of any blood upon any of the garments of the prisoner, or of any iu her house- at the time, you are bound to consider that there were none. Now, gentlemen, another evidence—and a striking, if not controlling one, of the guilt of the person rthe deed was perpetrated, olcvhreaaterPgiotehndewwwhiitichtewiltulirimedieligre—lirtthise'finding upon the i accused have been perpetrated, or in any places, if not upon the person of the accused, over which the accuse d had exclusive control or possession —as, for instance, the case put by one of the counsel, of a person shot by a pistol-bail. A pistol was found in the possession of the ac cused with which it was possible the ball had been shot from ; and when the dissection took place, the ball found in the body of th© deceased would not fit the pistol ; therefore, that presumptionwhich, in an ordinary case, if the ballhad fitted the pistol, would have been regarded as conclusive, failed entirely did not the agree. natur judge proceeded e T o h f e the wounds, and t b o e c a a r u g s u e e t t h h e a tw of from the position in which Dr. Burdell sat when the fatal attack was made upon him, it was unlikely that a female like the prisoner would possess the amount of strength necessary to accomplish the murder. Then, he continued, there is another th ory in the case—that those wounds were, for the number of them, of a peculiarly mortal character ; that they were nearly every one of them fatal or inortabblows, and that they must have been in flicted by a person having au anatomical knowledge of the human system. There is no proof on the subject that the prisoner has or has not such ana tomical knowledge ; and if you are satisfied that these blows were inflicted by a person having ana tomical knowledge, to have brought it home to the prisoner it would have been necessary for the pro secution to show that she had such anatomical knowledge. I have not felt it necessary to discuss the various theories in reference to whether persons might have got in from the back part of the house or the front, or to call attention to the various sug gestions made in reference to this subject. Gentlemen —you must look at this case with reference to the prisoner at the bar, whether the hypothesis is sus tained so as to exclude the idea that his death could have been caused by any other person than herself. My duty is now ended, and you have to retire to your room, calmly to decide on the fate of this unhappy woman at the bar. Meet your duty like men feeling your deep responsibilities and he solemnities of your oaths. To your decision 1 now commit the fate of t is unfortunate women, and the future of herself and her family. While you deal justly by her, it is your privilege also to deal mer cifully ; for, as I have before remarked, if you have any reasonable doubt of her guilt, that doubt is to be cast into the scale in her favour, and entitles her to your verdict of acquittal. If, on the con trary, on a review of the whole case, you deem the charge contained in the indictment proven, it is your duty to your country and your God to say so, though it be with anguish of heart, and may cause deep shame and sorrow to others. But if in this final reviewing you are not satisfied of her guilt, pronounce a verdict of acquittal, and let the accused go free. During the delivery of the charge the most pro found silence was observed throughout tle vast as sembly ; at its close there was ari at, erupted mani testAtion of approval, which,' however, was quickly repressed by the officers. Mr. Bartolf, an officer of the court, was then sworn and put in charge of the jury, who at seven o'clock retired. At this time Mrs. Cunningham was resting her head upon a chair in front of her, her daughters were still seated at her aide, fanning th-mselves beneath Viet thick brown veils to par tially esclpe the effects of the be sted and unhealthy atmosphere wi,ich pervaded the roiqn. In half an hour 0 - .0 jury retutid to their seats. In a moment the audience became involuntarily silent, and Mr. VBndtrvoort (the clerk) Gentlemen of the jury, have you considered your vet diet ? Foreman—We have. Mr. Bartolf approached Mrs. Cunningham and directed her to arisa. She did so, evincing in the act a seeming unconsciousnes- of whit was transpir ing abort , . her ; she stood still and motionless until her eyes, without expression, turned towards the jury. Mr. Vandervoort—Jurors, look upon the pri soner; prisoner, look upon the jurors. How say you, gentlemen, do you find Emma Augusta Cun ningham, otherwise called Burdell, guilty or not guilty ? The Foreman (in a suvtdu-d tone)—Not guilty. The words had hardly hero announced before there was an attempt to applaud the Verdict, but the prompt action of the officers checked the in appropriate expression of feeling. Mrs. Cunningham stood for a moment entirely unconscious, but the buzz of satisfaction that broke the silence artled her, and she sank into her chair in a state of partial swoon. Judge Dean and Mr. Clinton supported her, and gave her the assurance that it was all right" which was the fist con sciousness of her acquittal. A few brief moments passed, when she had sufficiently recovered to be conducted with ber daughters from the court-room to the Marine Court chamber, when she received the congratulations of her friends and the jury. An hour later, she and her daughters, accompanied by Isaac J. Oliver, were rolling in a carriage towards the house, No. 31, Bond-street, where they will remain fur the present. CHARGE OF CONSPIRACY TO DEFRAUD. John Hind May, of Huggin-lane, City, and Stanley street, Pimlico, agent ; Wm. Tiylor, 1, Church-passage, Gresbam-street, agent ; and Geo. David Myers, 4, Mal vern-terrace, Isliugton, also described as an agent, but, who is reported to be a wealthy man, appeared befora Alderman Humphrey at Guldhall, yesterday, for final examination relative to the charge of con piracy to de fraud Mr. Gorman, of Lurgan, in the county of Armagh, Irfland, of a quantity of cambric handkerchiefs, to the value of about 5001., and Mr. Lawson, a ma-mfacturei, of the same part, of similar goods to the value of about 6001. Mr. Morgan, of the firm of Humphreys, Son, and M , :rgan, appeared as before for the prosecution ; Mr. Hudd:eston, instructed by Messrs. Sole, Turner, and Co., appeared on behalf of Taylor ; Mr. Hawkins, in structe& by Messrs Overbury and Peak, attended for Myers; and Mr. Wontner defended May ; Mr. Bodkin, instructed by Messrs. Pontifex and Moginie, attended to watch the case for Mr. Chas. sleeking, of Holborn. 'She depositions taken en the last occasion having been read, E. H. Davis„ the clerk from the Union Bank, re called, said—Myers and May bad step .rate accounts at the - Union Bank. On the 12 hof Marco last, a cheque for 1241 was presented by Myers, and it was returned on the following day. Ido not know whose cheque that was, but it was dishonoured There wa, a bill to which May was a party, for 231. 168. 63., which was returned to Myers on the 16th of March. That bill was origi nally for 231. 155., and it was paid in to Myers' account on the 14th of March, and the cost of notsng made it 231. 16s. 63. A cheque for 301.. drawn by Myers on the 3d of April, and made payable to May, was paid by our bank, and debited to Myers' account on the 4ch of April. It was a crossed cheque, and was credited to May's account. There was also on the 4th of April a cheque for 811. 10s., drawn by Myers, and payable to May, but I do not find it credited to May's account. The cheque for 1341. on the 12th of March was debited to Myers' acc , ,unt, but it does not appear in May's ac count. It would not, if dishonoured. Mr. Morgan said—ln a case of general conspiracy, it is competent for me to go into as many cases as I think proper ; I, therefore, propose to go into Mr. Lawson's case as an accumulative instance in support of the general charge. It is not necessary for me to prove that these parties met together for the purpose of conspiracy, but if I show by their acts that they are pursuing one common object to defraud a number of persons, as I shall do in the case, then I apprehend I shall proved sufficient to substantiate the charge of conspiracy to warrant your committing them for trial. Mr. Huddleston—•You have no objection to the legal part of that argument. In a charge of general conspir acy you may give evidence of different acts which may ts:,d to prove the general charge, and it was therefore very convenient for the prosecutors, when they found the specific charge crumbling beneath them, to deal in gen rale ; and finding that Gorrnae'a case was fail lug, they try to mend it by a prosecution on a general charge. Mr. Morgan now charges these parties, not with defrauding Mr. Gorm4n, hut the whole Irish trade of linen manufacturers in general; and, if this is to be the charge, undoubtedly be Can go into as many accumulative instances as he ca❑ scrape together to support, this charge, and I cannot legally rifler any opposition to that course ; but that is nut the charge ; for, on the last occa , ion it was for conspiring to defraud Thomas Gorman, acid I now find by the remand commitment that it has been made out for defrauding Thomas German and (steer person.. I insist, as an act of common jn-tice to Mr. Taylor, to call upon Mr. Lawson to state boldly if he is the pro secutor in this matter er not, so teat Hr. Taylor may know who are the responsible parties. I will withdraw my objection at once, if Mr. Lawson will s and on an'l say " I have pro,ecuted in this matter." (Great cheery g.) Mr. Morgan—l call Mr. Lawson merely as a wit ness in Gerinan's case ; and it is not, thereflre, neces sary that he should prosecute. Alexander Lawson examined—l reside at Lurgan, in the county of Armagh, Ireland. I am a manufacturer of cambric handkerchiefs. I received a letter from Taylor, dated the 6th of December, 1856, in which he informed me that Mr. Swallow, from C niestake and Co.'s, would be at Lurgan, and would look at the goods in bulk, as he was not content with sample dozens, and recommended me to try all I could, as they had a large trade and paid cash. He also said that if he had bad the bulk he could have got offers for the goods from two parties. At Taylor's suggestion that he should have the stock, I sent up four cases con taining about 2,600 dozen of cambric bandkerchiefe ; and I afterwards received a letter from him, dated the 27th of December, 1856, in which he stated that his col lector bad called for the amount of 21. or 31. for the car riage of the goods, and asking for directions as t) pay ing it and sending back the empty cases. Upon the receipt of that letter, I sent up Henderson's (the ship ping agent) receipt for the carriage to London ; and on the 15th of January Taylor wrote again that he bad in troduced my goods into two houses, and hoped to have a final answer that day. He expressed a wish that the jobbing was over, and said my Lurgan neighbours were keeping it up with a vengeance; and with regard to another case of goods, he advised me to send it forward at once. In ct nsequence of that letter, I cent up two cases, containing 916 or 926 dozen, I forget which, of handkerchiefs, and I afterwards received a letter from him, dated the 24th of January, acknowledging the ar rival of the two cases of goods, and stating that he would not send me a bad bill, but that, if I was afraid, he would guarantee the accounts, including hi s commission, for four per cent. Tailor wrote me again On the 14,1 of February, to say that Morley and Nephew would take my goods at 171 off, and 2 and 60 days from the 20th of the month ; but that be thought, if pushed, they would take them at 15 off, and 21 and 90 days. In that letter he enclosed me the account sales of the goods to May, consisting of 1,701 dozen at 4501. 8.. 2d., which, after deducting 12 and 10/. 2s 21. for discount, &c., left a balance of 3841. The terms were one bill for 1841. at a month and another bill for 2001. at three months. I received a let ter, dated the 21st of March, from Taylor, stating he bad cleared the whole of n y g oods, and that I should have the cash for the large lot, amounting to 3001., on the 28th of March, but that he could not get the cash for the four small entries until the middle of April. He said the other 1,000 were in and opened, and that he would try and sell them the following week. On the 31st of. March I rec-ived a letter from Taylor, dated the 28th, enclosing sales, and statement of account balanced for all sold, by which it appeared that the sales on the 12th Feb. amounted to 8841., and on the 7th, 18th, and 28th of March they amounted to 3931. 3s. 6d„ making a total of 7771. 3s. 6d., from which had to be deducted 20/. 9s. 2d. fur Taylor's charges for commi sion, &c., and this account was balanced by bills sent for 384/., 76/. 123. 6d., and a cheque for 296/. 2s. Thinking I might be depending on•the amount for these goods, be enclosed me his acceptance at 90 day s, to use until I got the cash for them. The cheque for 296/. 2s. referred to in that account was enclosed in the letter. It was drawn by May on the Union Bank, and payable to nse. The amount of the cheque was less the commission some 201. odd. The bill for 2001. was drawn by me, and ac cepted by May. It was sent to me already drawn out, and I signed it, It was drawn at three months, and .ltted the 14th of February. There was another bill for 1841. of the same date, and drawn at one month, ae d ac rep- ed by May. Both bills were enclosed t me in the letter I received from Taylor on the 16 , h February. These hills were for the first lot of goods. I paid the 1841. bill away. I heard no mote of it ; but the 2001. bid was d:shonouree. The cheque for 296/. was also dishonoured. I paid it into the Northern Bee!: of Ireland on the same day that I got it, and it was teturued, there being no funds to meet it when presented. I also had a bill of Taylor's acceptance for 76/. 12s. 6d., which was paid before it was due. I did not ask him for his acceptence, and he had no right to send it to me. On the 9th April I received the following letter from Taylor : " 1, Church-passage, Gresham-street, London, Tuesday night, April 7, 1857. " Mr. A. Lawson.—Dear sir,—On receipt of yours yesterday, I went to May's some eight or ten times—he was not to be found. I sent my young man to his pri vate house, and he said he was too ill to attend, but had made it all right for your cheque to be paid as this day . and I am sure he Las not, for I hear to-day he is off out of the country, and has robbed every one. He mue , have got about 3,0001. I am distracted. I know ne what steps to take for you or the others. I learn tha he has intercepted Gorman's goods sold to Myers ano Co., has sold them, and got the cash which was to Li paid this dait ; but don't repeat this until I fled it is true. I will write to you again tomorrow (Wednesday). . • I e I hope to. find out something better. if it proves tru I am ruim-d entirely. Let me know if I have put your bill down correct—date in coy cash-bo k, 60days from, March. 10, due June 13. I feel beside myself. It your bill and corgi). are I shall indeed be thankful. Say per re turn. I will devote all my time to the affair if moving. I hear Patrick Kerwan and Co., of Belfast, had a 14rge bill due last week (Saturday) and not met. This has brought every one down on May, and be cannot meet it. I will write you by early post to-morrow. — Believe me, very truly yours, " W. TAYLOR.° On the following day Taylor wyote again to the follow ing effect : " 1, Church-passare,,Grasham-street, London, Wednesday, April 8, 1857. " Mr. A. Lawson —Sir, —I much regret to find this day that that infernal rogue May has not honouredyour cheque. Pray write me what I can do to assist you. Draw on me, if you like, for two-thirds of the amount of the 1,000 dont., I now bold. Anything and every thing I can do shall be done. I feel comPlet-ly done up, because I know the rni-ery he has caused. Any transaction I have ever had with the man, up to last week, was met honourably, and to the very letter of the word. He has promised me (through a friend) an inter view with my attorney to-morrow, at 10. Whatever transpires I will either write to you or telegraph. I feel confident it will be one of the worst cases ever made public —Yours truly, "War. TAYLOR." I accompanied Gorman to London on the 10th of April, and saw Taylor at his warehouse on the lltb. Some short time after, Mr. Turner, the solicitor, and Mr. Drew, an accountant, came in—the former represented Taylor, and the latter May ; and the result of our inter view was that Mr. Gorman was to bring an action against Myers. I did not receive the same advice in my case, as I did not take counsel's opinion upon it. I received this letter from Taylor, dated April 25 : " Church-passage, London, April 25, 1857. " Mr. A. Lawsoa—Sir,—May has had, through Mr. Giles (118. London-wail), counsel's opinion, given in writing this day, as to his position with Myers, and the opinion is decidedly favourable to Myers' liability all through the affair ; and he (Gile-) advises all the cre ditors to club together and try the case, and if all pay down enough for costs out of pocket for counsel, and the case is lest, Giles will charge nothing. Then you can fall bock upon May and recover the sr. offered, but the Sc. will be paid down, at once if accepted by all parties. I w ll be glad t s hear from you, and all I can I will do t serve you."—Very truly yours, " W. TAYLOR." I know Mr. M'Cullagh. About the later end of March last he showed me the two letters produced, addressed to burn by Taylor. In the le ter of the 18th of May March Taylor says, " I referred your friend Gorman to . Mr. May as a man who wanted his handkerchiefs You're mistaken ; I did eot want his goods. You must stick to me with goods and I will to yea. We shall have a hart fight,' but we will work a trade yet. I bave cleared Lawson's little lot a I save the case to this day, and I shall hope remit him cash and particulars on Ss turday first." Iu the letter of the 25 hof March, tr nn Taylor to Mr. M'Cullagh, he says- 1 ' May has not got r he other partner he sp'.ke to you about, oor is he likely to make any change. Gorman's goods are going out to him, but Myers and Co. buy them, and find the cash when due " Mr. M'Cullagh told me in January that May owed him about 5001. or 6091. for goods. I never saw Taylor until I came up in April. Mr. Hawkins—What charge have you against Myers? Mr. Morgan—l have put Mr. Lawson in the box as a witness, and I advise him not to answer that question, for no man is bound to answer a question which may tend to prejudice himself. Alderman, Humphery—l see no harm in his answer ing the question. Mr. Lawson has lost his goods, and no doubt wishes to get them back, or t) punish the parties who have got them from him. Mr. Morgan—l object to it, because these gentle- Men have now been in London three weeks upon this Matter, and they cannot walk through the streets, or stir a step, without having threats held out to them for taking these proceedings. Mr. Lawson—That is quite true, sir. When I was at the Crystal Palace the other day, a lady who keeps a stall for the sale of needles held out threats to me it I prosecuted these proceedings any further ; but I am not afraid of them, nor of any action they may bring against me. I have signed the charge sheet against all the prisoners. Alderman Humphery—l see by this invoice that Meeking bought these goods at 42) 1 per cent. discount, which is an important circumstance. It appears that goods to the amount of 4701 are sold by May, and Meeking's buyer deducts 2001., making the discount 424 per cent. It will be necessary for you to prove this invoice, as it shows that the goods were sold to Meeking on the 12th of Feb., when, in Taylor's letter of advice about the sale he states they were not sold to May until the 14th of February—two days after. 'Mr...Lawson cross-examined by Mr. Wontner—Taylor has been my agent since September last The first par cel of goods I sent him amounted to 285/ , after deduct ing 15 percent. Those goods were, I believe, sold to May, and were paid for. He did not first tell nee they were sold to May ; and the goods were paid for by a crossed cheque of Taylor's for 2001. or more. I never saw the cheque produced, dated Oct. 11. for 2171., until now. Idi r receive a cheque for 611 164. 11d. and 12s. in cash. I was paid fur the goods on the lOch of Dec The n.-art transaction was on the 14th of Feb., and was tor . 384/., for which I received the two bah , ' .tor 2001. at three months, and 1841. at one month. The 1841, was paid, but I never received a fraction upon the last parcel of goods, There is a balance of about 5001. now due from May to me. I have not received 20/., nor 20 far things in cash; but raylor received 201. 98. 2d. for his commission. Chas. Laing was next exaroinPd. He said—l am a carman in the employ of Thos. Far - fell, carman, of 40, Gresham-street. On the .12th of Feb. last I went to No. 1, Church-passage, to fetch some goods from Tay lor's warehouse, and on that day I took from there 131 boxes to Mr. Meeking'e, en Holborn-hill. Oe the 13th of March I took 54 boxes, and on the 16th, 55 boxes. I took them all from Tayl is warehouse to Mr. Meek ing's. Taylor was present when I took the first lot away, and a young man from May's went with me to deliver at Meeking's ; but I took a delivery-book, which I got signed for the goods I took on the other two occasions. When I got the goods into my cart I went to May's warehouse, in Huggin-lane, for instruc tions where to take them. No one .vent with me from Taylor's, and no one at Taylor's told me where I was to go with the goods. I went to May on all three occa sions for instructions as to where the goods were to be delivered. Cross-examined by Mr. Wontner—l have carried goods for May about four times. Once from Huggin lane, and three times from Taylor's warehouse. I believe May has an account with Fardell, and I believe this j ,13 was booked to May, and that be paid the account which was taken into him for it. Cross examined by Mr. Huddleston—When I took the goods from Taylor's warehouse we were ernpleyed by May, and before gang to Meeking's I had no instruc tions from Taylor whatever about therm goods. I took them from Taylor's warehouse in the day-time. S. L. Whittingham said—l am a buyer of cambric handkerchief!, in Mr. Meeking's employ. I bought the goods contained io the invoice - of the 12th of February, amounting to 4701 15s ld. They consisted of 131 boxes, containing 1,701 dozen of cambric handkerchiefs. The price I bought them at was 42i per ceutAiscount upon the invoice price, Ido not know who the goods bel tnged to, but we bought of them May, supposing him to be a respectable agent. Ald. Humpliery—This invoice is for 4701. Yon must therefore know of whom you bought such a large quan tity of goods. Witness—On a previous occasion I had a dispute with Jary, and he therefore on this occasion went to Wood ward, who brought the samples to me, and I fixed the price ; but Woodward bought them, so that I might not have seen either May or Jary. Alderman Humphrey— What are these private marks on the invoice ? Witness—They are the retail prices, and represent the profit we sell the goods at. Our profit upon this lot of goods is nearly 281. Alderman Humphrey—What ! only 281. upon 470/. ? Witnes'—No, sir ; we bought these goods for 2701., and the 281. is thoprofit upon that amount. I marked upon the invoice the retail prices. and it was then passed into the counting house. We sold a great many of these handkerchiefs, but we had not our window full of them. TheThoxes contained 600 dozen handkerchiefs, and the invoice amounted to . 1081. .7s. 6d., for which a cheque was given. The two cheques produced—for 1501. and 1231.—are both signed in Mr. Meeki' g's handwriting. I bought the 55 boxes, containing 725 dozen handker chiefs, in the invoice of the 16th of March, and the gross amount of the'invoice was 1071 15s. 3d. I cannot say if the 131 boxes delivered on the 12th of February are the same that Laing has spoken of, but I passed Vast quantity into our stock. The goods were brought down into the marking-room by Meredith, our warehouseman, and I saw them there on that day. Cross-examined by Mr. Woutner—l have known May about tour or five months. I do not know Myers. I never saw him that I know of until I saw him in come- Never bought goods of him throligh an agent. I travel in the City to buy good , . We have bought goods of a great many houses of long standing very frequently at a tery cheap rate, and of houses, too, the respectability of which, no one would think of epee tioning. We have bought goods of such houses at so great a discount as in this instance, and grew er. Some of them come and offer their goods to UR. I have bought this class of goods of other houses at as low a rate, and they are houses that have stood the storm, and are still going on. • Mr. Wontner then addressed the magistrate on behalf of May, contending that May was placed in a critical position by Myers leaving him in the larch ; and what ever his conduct may have been, the eta ement he had to lay before his creditors was a bona fide one, and not made with the view of defrauding teem He therefore submitted that, as far as May is concerned, this transac tion cannot be tortured into one of a criminal nature. Mr. Huddleston made an able address in defence of his 'client, contending that be was entirely innocent of the charge brought 'against him, and the sympathy of the audience was shown in his behalf by frequent applause. Mr. Hawkins then addressed the magistrate on behalf of Myers, contending that there was no evidence to show that he had seen the goods, or knew of their misappro priation. Alderman Humphrey, after some observations on the principal features of the case, said that under all the cir cumstances he he felt it his duty to send the case for srial when Taylor and Myers would have an opportunity justifying themselves. . The prisoners were then comm itted for trial ; Taylor end Myers being bailed in the same amount as before, and May, in default, was conveyed to Newgate. It was 'rumoured that Taylor's friends intend to move Jr a certiorari to remove the trial into the Court of Queen's Bench. Country Markets. EDINBURGH HAY AND STRAW MARKET. MAY 2G. Supplies of all kinds these last six days again large. Oat straw, from 7s Od to 12s Od per kemple of t stones trot); wheat do., Gs 6d to 9s Od; barley do., 81 01. to 9s Od. Hay from is to is. 3d. EDINBURGH MEAL—MAY 26. There wore in the market to-day 16 sacks oatmeal, each weighing 2801 b imperial, which sold at 42s Od and 41s. ,BET-MAY 25. nay 6 bags of oattneal, 0 of Sales ready. DALKEITH MEAL There were in the market to barleymeal, and 0 pot barley. . _ Oatmeal, per sack of 2801bs First. Second. Third. imperial Barleymeal, per ditto -s Od ,—s Od —s Cd Peasemeal, per ditto Flour, new, per ditto —s Od —s Od —i 0 Pot-barley, new, per ditto —s Od s Od —s 0. DUBLIN, MAY 26. We had a brisk market to-day. Wheat of all qualities was 6d dearer than on Friday. Oats fully supported that day's currencies, and Indian corn realised an advance of is to 2e. White wheat, 35s 01 to 33s 61 ; red ditto, 328 6d to 3& 6d; ditto new, —a; barley, 'nailing, 168 6/ to 258 6d ; grind ing, —s to —a ; oats, old, 13s 3d to 16s; ditto, new, —t Od to —s 01 ; oatmeal, 15s to Ws Oa; bore, new, —3 to 3 01; rapes ‘ d, —s Od to —s Od per brl ; dour, 19. 01 to 213 04 per cwt; Indian corn, 33s 01 to 40i 6d per 430 lb'. BRISTOL SUGAR-MAY 27. We have had a good demand for sugar this week, and rates have advanced fully Is per cwt., at which nearly all the steaks ready for market, consisting of about 500 hhds. and tierces, found buyev. To-day the market is a little flat, in consequence of the large arrivals caused by the change of wind. ,T.—MAY 27. the close of the market. Wallsenci, ar,u COAL MARKI Prices of Coals per ton at s. d Bebside's Hartley l6 3 s d Long ridge's Wst Hartleyl6 3 Eden ranficld Moor l4 3 Gosforth l4 3 Fanfold Moor Butes 14 3 Eden Main l6 0 Walker Primrose l3 9 Eraddyll l6 0 Efolywell ....... ............16 o ,Framwellgate l5 6 Wylain Wallsend, ko. South Hetton 16 9 Cassop 15 6 South Hartlepool l6 0 Tics l7 0i Haswell l7 0 Acorn Close l5 cwar' 6A • t 1 -3 8 17 3 li,usell's Hetton 16 o,iliddell l4 3 West Kelloe 15 0: Whitworth l5 0 Ships at market, 94 ; sold, 63. LOCAL SHARE MARKET& LIVERPOOL, MAY 27. 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Mr. Roebuck proposes this evening to ask the House of Ceturooirs to do a very sensible thing-- appoint a Committee to inquire into and report on our relations with the Einpiro of Brazil. He will, of course, be told that such a step is unusual and an interference with the functions and responsibility of the Queen's Government. But the circumstances of the case are al •o unusual, and the policy of the Queen's Government is at variance with the inte rests and hazardous to the commerce Of the country. If, then, Mr. Roebuck can establish these two .propositions—as we think he very easily may—no formal or technical reasons ought to prevent an in quest being held on a subject which affects both the honour and the welfare of England. What are the re'ations between. England and Brazil ? Nothing VI be better than the relations between British subjects and Brazilian citizens. Noshing in peace can be worse than the relations between the British and Brazilian Governments. Between the former there exists a lerge, valuable, and increasing direct commerce ; and in England the balances of trade between Brazil and all other nations are settled to our advantage. It is no exaggeration to assert that the pecuniary interest which Englishmen have in Brazil is seldom less than fifteen millions st- rling. Brazilian ports are filled with English commercial houses and ship ping ; Brazilian railways are bsing made with English capital and English skill ; in English shipyards the rapidly increasing Brazilian navy is being 'built ; Rio de 'Tallier° is about to be lighted with g.is by an English Company ; the cleat monumental works of that and other Bra zilian cities are direc . ed by English intelligence ; in short, the trading, industrial, . and pecuniary dealings between the two countries are of the large •t and best descriptions ; and hitherto we have maintained.our superiority over the United Siates and Germany in Brazil. The relations between the two Governments are deplorably bad, and threaten very seriouly to dis turb and diminish the good re atiouship existing between the people of the tiro countries. We have no Treaty of Amity and Friendship bet ween the two Crowns ; we have uo Treaty ..f Commerce ; we have not between the two Governments a srngle obliga tion or stipulation of any sort or kin I, save and except one—the first article of the Slave Trade C nvention of 1826, all 'he ocher articles having been terminated ; and about the construction and m ailing of that article the two Governments have a. , c 'mpli - te y disigree I, that, while England has used it to in vane tire t-rritor ial wat-rs and to ai tack the forts of Brazil, the Br azilian Government has protested to the word against the violence to which it has been subject under what it deems the misconstruction of the true meaning. Nay, wore, th- Brazilian Government is resolved that, uut 1 the English statute, which was passed in 1845, to carry out the English view of that article, is re pealed, it will enter into no compact whatever with this country. The English Government, on the contrary, adlvres with exaggerated and mischievous tenacity to a at itute which nothing hut the strongest necessity ceuldever justify, and which goocrfaith as well as policy now requires the repeal of. We say good faith requires the repeal of 8 and 9 Vic., cap. 122, arid we proceel to prove the asser tion. In procuring its enactment 'the Brazilian Government were expressly informed : "Her Majesty's Government are far from wish ing this mode of adjudicating vessels to be perina new.. " They will be ready, so soon as any measures of the Brazilian Government shall enable them to do so, to repeat the bill now about to be brought for ward ; but whilst the present scat e of things continuo, and until either the slave trade of Brazil shall have entirely ceased, or the Brazilian Government sh ill have entered into an arrangement with Great Britain jointlr to carry into exi-cution the declared intend.. ns of the parties to the Convention of 1826, that course will not be open to them." Here an obligation was voluntarily incurred to repeal the Act iu one of two cases :—either when the slave trade shall have ceased without a new t re aty ; or when a new treaty shall have been con cluded before the cessation of the trade. Now, it is a fact, beyond all controversy or doubt, that the African slave trade with Brazil has " entirely ,ceased." The Brazilian Mini-ter has stated, with out contradiction, in a d , cumetit laid before Par ameut, that during the last five years only twenty six Africans have been illicitly introduced into Brazil ; and so completely does the information of the British Government accord with this statement, that in July last Lord Palmerston told the House of Commons " the slave trade in Brazil may be conside, ed to be extinct." One of the cases con templated by the British Government as a sufficieit motive for the, rep,-a1 of the Act has, therefore, occurred. But both Lords Palmerston and Claren don refuse to fulfil the obligation Lord Aberdeen assumed on the part of the British Crown in 1845. These Ministers may, i will perhaps be sug gested, require the additional security of a new treaty before repealing the statute.• If so, it is apparent from the slave .trade papers laid before Parliament that, proceeding in the negotiation on the basis of its repeal, the Brazi iau Government has always been willing to negotiate such a treaty. But the Briteh Government wit; not consent to negotiation as betwe n two independent Sta.es ; it ins sts on Brazil signing, without discussion or negotiation, the pr ject of a tie aty which it presents thaebbovernment. This was the course pursued in 1847, when Lord Howden pre senttd all ready for signature a treaty which the Imperial Government, out of a sense of its own d guity, refused tin that account to sign. In 1853 the late Brazilian Mini-ter at this Court presented a project based ou Lord Him'. den's treaty, with some modifications intended chiefly t protect the coasting trade of the Empire, which had al.:Tref severe,y and unjustly from the proceedings of our cruisers. Lord Clarendon sum marily rejected it, and replaced it by a, counter pro ject of his owl. This Drat% Lord Clarendon in folim,d the Brazilian Minister—we quote his own languag .—" was our ultimatum, on which we could not consent to any medification." Of the character of this draft the public may judge when we state that by its twelfth article it was proposed to esrabl‘sh a mixed commission in Brazil, to in quire into the legal status of all slaves imported into the Empire subsequently to 1831. To such a proposition the Brazilian Minister could only reply : "Une telle stipulation non seulement serait contraire aux droits de souverainte du Bresil, main elle causerait la ruine de I', mpire ; she le boule verserait completement, et l'exposerait a des con vulsious qui pourraieut aboutir i la disparition du Bresil de la lis.e des nations civilisees." And so the negotiations—if negotiation such pro ceedings can be calle , l—terminated. But surely the responsibility of their failure rests on the Govern ment, which proposed as an "ultim a t um w hi c h it could not consent to modify," a stipulation so out rageous as this. In truth the policy of Lord Palmerston .towards Brazil is quite inexplicable. In 1850 Brazil enacted laws making the slave trade piracy ; and in a de spatch, dated 10th March, 1851, LOrd Palmerston forwarded four printed copies of these laws to the *Spanieh Government, expressing his high admira tion i.f them, and urging the Spanish Government to adopt them as models for its legislation. In July, 1856, Lord Palmerston admietrel the suffici ency of these laws, and the vigour with which they had been carried out, by to ling the House of Com mons that the slave trade in Brazil was "extinct." And yet, to improve our relatiens with Brazil, he will neither propose the repeal of 8 and 9 Viet., c. 122, nor enter into serious negotiations with Brazil fur a new Slave Trade Trt aty. Surely it is a subject well worthy of the curiosity of the House of Commons "to know the reason why." BIRTHS. OF A BON. On the 22d inst., at Clifton, the Lady Isabella C. Grant. On the 25 h inst., at 16, Norfolk-square, Hyde-park, the wife of Francis James, Esq. 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