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inrb Wbittou SUN OFFICE, Seven u' Clock VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) THE HUNGERFOP.D-MARKET COMPANY v. THE CHARING - CROSS COMPANY. INJUN mow. (Continued from our Afternoon . }it Mr. BETHELI. (in continuation) submt:edtltiloinat.)ticourse - pursued by- • le-idee Company was altogether-d unjustifiable, e, and one which the Court would never sanction. Repeated negotiations on the subject had taken place between the two companies, but the proposition of one day was rejected the next. These negotiations had as sumed such a character at one period, that he when he came to read them to the Court, his was i sure, onourevould be almost led to believe they were negotiating between potentates, rather than between gentlemen forming two important companies. The Vece,-Cnseeceetoa—You mean, I suppose, that the negotiations are more like protocols than anything else. Mr. Brerngee—Just so, Sir. The Learned Counsel then proceeded to read, at considerable length, the affidavits on behalf of the application, detailing minutely the resolutions that had been come to, and the negotiations that had taken place. The VICE-CHANCELLOR wished to know what was the case on the part of the defendants? Mr. ROOT, who, together with Mr. Bigg, appeared as Counsel for the Charing-cross -bridge Company, observed, that he should rather have expected the Court to have asked what was the case of the Hungerford Market Coin pany.—(A laugh.) The case of the defendants was founded, as no doubt the Court had some slight notion, on the lease. The `ICE - CuaexcELeoet—As to the negotiations, they all go fur nothing. Mr. ROOT said that the only point between them turned upon the covenants in the lease. The plaintiffs had thought fit, for the support of their own case, to read certain resolutions and negotiations that had taken place; those negotiations had nothing to do with the question now in dispute. The defen dants contended that the construction put upon the covenant in the lease by the plaintiffs was altogether an erroneous one. The Learned Cuensel then proceeded to read the affidavits on behalf of the defendants, in answer to those filed by the plaintieq. The Vice.CitaxceeLon wished to know whether the point in dispute acs such a one as was capable of being decided by an action upon the covenant. Mr. GlFFAnn—Certainly. Mr. ROOT said is was quite clear that such an injunction as had been asked by the plaintiffs, without their having been in poeeesilon of their legal rights, or without a legal decision, eeual not be granted. Mr. BETILELL said, that if the plaintiffs could bring any action, they would do so. It was utterly impossible that the Market Company could part with that which was worth at least 3,000/. a year to them. Mr. Roe'r said that the Bridge Company had offered to the Mai.kee Company everything to which they were en titled. Mr. Dimmer. observed that that was for the Court to de cide. When his Honour had stated his opinion to be that the Market Company were bend to distinguish every steam boat passenger, then his Learned Friend (Mr. Dolt) might say, and nut till then, that the Bridge Company had offered them everything to which they were entitled. The Learned Counsel then proceeded to contend that, his clients were entitled to the injunction which they asked fete The Market Company had performed their part of the covenant in the lease, and having done so they were entitled to call upon the defendants to perform theirs. There could be no doubt the true construction of the covesi e ent was, that free access should be given to all steam. boat passengers across the bridge from the market end to the first tower, where the float was placed, and he would leave it to the Court to determine, after the statements in the affi davits he had read, whether that free access had been given. If the:Court wished the case to go to law, the plaintiffs would take it there, but the injunction, he submitted, must be granted in the meantime. If the Ghat sent a case to a court of law, he hoped it would he directed to the Court of Conn - non Pleas, beeate,e it might be tried next term. At the conclusion of the arguments of Mr. Bethel], on behalf of the plaintiff, the further consideration of the case was adjourned till Monday next, the last day of term. QUEEN'S BENCH.-('l'illS DAY.) T 111; CORPORAT:ON OF LONDON V. FLOCKTON AND OTHERS. The defendant in this case and three other persons, named Parecns, Knoweel, and Manning, had pleaded guilty to having erected a pier at Paul', Wharf, belonging to the llraternon's Cempsny. They now came up to receive the ju,tosment ef the I :curt. iii. justicc! Perresox, in passing sentence, said they had p ended guilty to an indictment which charged them with having coeserected a pier which was a nuisance to the navi gation of the liver. 'They had first pleaded not guilty, but sub , equently they withdrew that plea and pleaded guilty. It appeared, however, that the pier was no t removed after they h a d so leaded, and that it re mained in use until, he believed, the 19th of November last. It was then removed for a short time, but it was again re- The defendant Flockton was the principal (Sender, inasmuch as he was a director and manager of the com pany, and the pier was constructed under his instructions the other defendants having only acted as servants under his directions; but the Court was willing to believe the statement in his adidavit, that he had no thing to do with the subsequent re-construction of the pier, and that at that time the property in it had reverted to another company. It was, at first, supposed that that transfer was collusive, or at least with the understanding and knowledge that those to whom it was transferred should re erect it, but the Court was willing to believe that it was not done with that intention. It hadbeen urged in their behalf that the corporation had erected piers equallyobjectionable in various parts of the Thames, one especially of a permanent character, having been pressed up on t h e attention of the Court ; but the Cola could not look upon such piers as being nu i sances, nor could th e y ex p ress any opinion whether indictments ought or ought not to be lodged against them. It was clear that the pier in question was a nuisance to the navigation ; and as they did not abate it at once, or when they pleaded guilty in June last, the Court could not pass over the offence so leniently as they otherwise might have felt disposed to do, and the Court wished it to be fully understood—he did not know whether those who had bought the pier were present-- but the Court wished them fully to understand that if they continued a pier, which was a nuisance to the navigation of the river, notivitlistanding a jury had taken cognizance of the matter, and declared that the pier was most objectionable, the Court weu id certainly visit such an ofence with severe punish ment, because they could not suffer persons wilfully and openly to disobey the law, and to do that which they knew they had no right to do. They also wished it to be diqinctly under stood by those who acted under the new company with re spect to the pier, even although they might act under the orders of other people, that they could not escape but with 'severe punishment. He then sentenced Flockton to pay a fine of 201., and to be imprisoned in the Queen's Bench until it was paid; and the other defendants to pay a fine of Is. each, and to be similarly imprisoned until the same were paid. He advised them to take care that they did not commit a like a offence. The defendants, we understand, paid the fine. THE QUEEN ON TILE PROSECUTION OF THE GUARDIANS OF PADDINGTON V. JOHN WATSON. This case was tried here during the last term. The de fendant. who is a retired tradesman, was indicted for inde cently assaulting a girl, aged 12, in Paddington church yard, and for indecent exposure. The more serious part of the charge was not maintained, but the jury found the de fendant guilty of having indecently expose d himself in a put lic place. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL now prayed the judgment of the Court upon the defendant. Sir FREDERICK THESIGER. moved on behalf of the de fendant to enter a verdict of not guilty instead of guilty, and also in arrest of judgment. The first count, the one in which the verdict was returned, set forth that the offence was committed in a "certain open and public place called Paddington churchyard, in the sight and view of divers of her Majesty's subjects then and there." Now he contended that the churchyard was not a public place. It was enclosed with iron rails. There were two parallel paths, which were public paths. but the offence was alleged to hays been committed 140 yards from both. The day was the 24th of December, and the time after half-past tbur o'clock, a tine of the year when the sun went down at four o'clock, and when it was impossible for any one standing on the paths to have seen persons at the distance of 140 yards. This i was the first time an indictment had been framed against a person for exposing himself to one person. In the books be found the case of the King v. Sir Charles Sedgley, which was an indictment at common law for exposing his naked body in a balcony in Covent-garden, to a "great multitude of people," and he was fined 2,000 merks. Then there was another case, namely, an indictment against a person for exposing himself by bathing, at the East Cliff, Baighton, in the presence of a great number of persons. Chief Baron Macdonald held that the act was a misdemeanour. He said it might have been a very innocent act some years before, when it was not a place of public resort; it might also have been a blsmeless act, at one time, to have stripped oneself naked in Montagu-fields, but the same could not be said of Ittesselt-square, which was built in those fields. Therefore, whatever outraged common decency was misde meanor at, counnen law. An exposure must be public to be a misdemeanor, and anything short of that would not bring it under the definition. Lotd DENMAN said in this case it could not be said that this offence amounted to a public exposure, and agreed to the application. THE QUEEN V. JAMES lICTTON AND OTHERS.--CONSPIRACY. This was au indictment against James Button, George Button, Thomas Cordury, and \Valiant Wellesford, for con spiring to defraud their employee, Mr. Lewis, a dyer, in Oxeneen-street, by dying articles with hi s materials for their profit. The last-named defendant had pleaded guilty : the others were found guilty. It appeared that all the persons employed by the prosecutor were permitted to dye articles belonging to them selves and their families free of expense. Twenty-one years ago Mr. Lewis entered into an arrangement with :fames Button, who was his foreman, to deposit in his barite 13!)!. a year, which, however, was to be forfeited if' Button committed any act which might render him amena ble to the law. Since the finding of the indictment, Mr. Lewis had sold out the amount, which had accumulated to 2,000/. • The parties tnw came up to receive judgment, but the Court, on the application ut Mr. Sergeant Allen, acceded to a rew trial. CO-AiNiON PLEAS.--(THIS DAY.) __ IN RE 311.5. snuTTLEwoirim—ALLEGRD I.trzfACY. Mr. Serguatit Dr. Millengen is Tau - sunt) said he appeared on behalf of on Monday last answer to a writ of habeas corpus, issued Rhoda Shattlawo'rt— to brie" up the body of Martha Eliza h. The lady in pursuance of that writ w:i. , now in attendaure. The return or bt isni• put in and read ai, hich 1 . ingen to the writ was then sild Mrs. Shattlewortln forth, that from the time of the York-house, Battersea, nutir l g placed in his custody a$ delusions, and of unsound minl7 . , r s h h e e r , A e ml n ab iti ou s r u ir; ) g po u r n c d oerf this , allegation cited the medical c ertificates on which she had been placed inwhliiieshchusatdodiL tw,ittlethe order under the Act of Parliament, The allidavits on which the rule for fNinefe.l;rit had been njoyed Were then read. The first was that oshur.!.luait, who I s a t e i ::: e t . . - c Fc r a t p h ab fu l e r deposed that he had known Martha Eliza sonny years, aati that during all the thne of managing her own business. She was tent up to the time of her being taken into cu5t43",114".. which tune she had been placed in a lunatic asylum a ' t V': tersoa, where all access to the deponent or her solicitor was denied. The deponent further stated that a right of the me dical certificates on which she had been confined had been denied him, and that he believed they were altogether insufficient. The afradavit went on to answer the several allegations made on the other side, as to the habits of the idledged lunatic, which were strongly denied and altogether untrue. Mr. John .Austin deposed to a similar effect respeeting the a!ledgde lunar}-; as did also Mrs. Caroline Proding. The )fitter had known the alledged lunatic for a considerabl time, and she had always acted as a perfectly sane person. Several other affidavits were read, deposing to the sanity THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 28, 1847. of Mrs. Sbuttleworth, and denying the statement that she was incapable of conducting her business. Counter affidavits were next read in support of the alleged lunacy. The deponents were the Rev- J. C. Roland, Messrs. Wright and Wilruct, surgeons, and Dr. uiiUingen, who alleged that when under the charge of Dr. Quayle she had been greatly neglected and badly used; that her mind was evidently rambling and unsound, and that it was from feel ings of humanity they had caused her to be removed. Mr. PARRY said he had moved for the writ on two grounds —cus was, that the alleged insanity had not been established, and the other was, that the certificates did not confer sufficient authority for taking her into custody. The Learned Gentle m r. - as proceeding, when The LORD CHIEF Jusucz intimated it would be better for their Lordships to see the lady first before hearing the argument, and to inquire of her whether the desired to leave her present residence, and to see whether she appeared to be insane or not. It was then arranged that she should be taken into the room of the Lord Chief Justice, and examined in the presence of the Learned Judges and the counsel on both sides. Their Lordships then retired. On their return, The LORD CettEr-JusncE said it was perfectly plain, from the interview they had, that the lady had no mind of her own. It was perfectly rambling and unconnected, and she did not express any wish either to leave where she was or remain there. She appeared to have no wish any way. Mr. PARRY said he stiil maintained that she ought not to be detained in custody, as the authority was insufficient for her detention. The COURT wished to know on whose authority the Learned Gentleman appeared. Mr. PARRY said he appeared on behalf of Dr. Quayle. The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE said that some grounds should be set forth why Dr. Quayle interfered. Upon what autho rity did he do so. Mr. Justice BIAULE said it was evident from tha lady's statement, that she had expressed no wish to leave Dr. Millingen's. If she was sane as alleged by Mr. Parry, then as she had expressed no desire to leave nor had instructed any one to act on her behalf, the first ground on which the Learned Gentleman moved on, could not be entertained. Mr. PARRY contended that, whether the lady was sane or not at present, what they had to do with was the state of the lady on the 9th of August last, when she was taken into custody ; and also the holding of the order on which she was placed in the custody of Dr. Mullingen. He maintained the custody was improper, and the ground on u hick he made that statement was the affidavits adduced. The Act under which the procaedings had taken place was a public Act of Parliament, and their Lordships should be careful how they construed it, affecting as it did the liber ties of an unfortunate class of individuals. The affidavits filed (141 prove the sanity of the lady on the 9th of August, and this he wished to press on the consideration of the Court. The Loan CHIEF JusncE. thought otherwise. lie was decidedly of opinion that, according to the affidavits of the Rev... C. Rowland and the two surgeons, the lady must have been insane on the 9th of August. No sane woman would have stayed in apartments with one man only and without female attenc.ants, or have been found in the state she was described when the medical gentlemen were called in. After some further discussion, The Comm finally decided that they would neither be consul:jug the public interest nor the lady's by making any order in the case. The application for the release of the lady must therefore be dismissed. They saw no gocd to arise from going into the validity of the certifi cates on which she was committed, judging, as they did, from the circumstances, that any order they would make, taking her from her present custody, would be to her pre judice and harm. The wait was accordingly dismissed. TATTERSALL'S-THIS EVENING Six O'CLOCK. CIIESTES CUP. 20 to 1 agst MendicaLt 25 to 1 agat The Flitch 28 to 1 agst The Lamb 33 to 1 agat Punch 33 to 1 agst Erin-go-bragh 50 to 1 agst Crim. Con. 1000 to 15 agst Intrepid 1000 to 15 agst Golden Bee 1000 to 10 agst Sir Talton Sykes 1000 to 10 agst Red Borer NEWMARKET HANDICAP. 20 to 1 agst Pin kl3onnet 2.5 to 1 agst Lady Sarah 30 to 1 agst Meeanee IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT, (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. Police, and from the Northern Light-h)use Commis sioners. NE IV ME NI BE It. Mr. CHAPLIN, late Sheriff of London, and Chairman of the South-Western Railwilyreunapauy, took the oaths and his seat for the city of ':Salisbury, in the room of Ambrose Hussey, Esq., who has- accepted the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds. SECOND READINGS. The following Bills, on the motion of Captain EGERTON, were read a second time : Birkenhead Dock Company and Herculaneum Dock Company Amalgamation. _ Birkenhead liiiprovement Acts Amendment (No. 1). Birkenhead (Commissioners) Dock Acts Amendment (as to construction of sea wall along Wallasey Pool). Birkenhead (Commissioners) Dock Acts Amendment (construction of new works and alteration of culvert). that it originated from the report of the Commission appointed to inquire into the subject, but in cons! (pence of the determined opcosition it had met with from some very powerful quarters, it was lot the intention of the Government to proceed with the measure in its existing state. There was no person, however, who would not concur in the desirableness and absolute necessity of adopting some very stringent measures upon the subject of the tidal harbours of this country. Sir DE LACY EVANS, according to the notice he had given, asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer or the Secretary at War, what arrangement had been made, according to the promise of last session, for placing the troops serving in some of our colonies on an equal footing with those serving at home, in regard to ration stoppages ? He also asked the First Lord of the Treasury if they might expect immediately on the table of the House, to be printed, the report (and acc)mpanying documents) of the In spector General of Military Schools, relative to the mili tary schools of France, Prussia, and other States, in connexion with their miltary institutions ; it being im portant that Members should have the opportunity of considering the information thus obtained, before the army estimates are discussed. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that, with regard to the first question of his Honourable and Gallant Friend, he could assure him that the sub ject had been under the consideration of the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary at War, and means would be taken to carry the promise into efkct. With regard to the second question, the report and documents requested by the Noble and Gal lant Officer would be laid upon the table as soon as possible for the information of Hon. Members. BUENOS AYRES.—EXECUTION OF AN ENGLISH OFFICER. Mr. ROSS said he had given notice to the Secretary of War of his intention of asking two questions of painful interest, which involved in his opinion not only the welfare of their gallant sailors, but also the national honour. These questions had reference to the conduct of General Rosas in his capacity of an official of Buenos Ayres. Three vessels, under tho joint flag of the French and English Governments, had succeeded iu capturing a prize which they found impossible to remove, and which they consequently burned. Mr. President Rosas immediately issued a manifesto, declaratory that the war, as carried on, was practical, and that he would treat every British or French officer that fell in his power after the manner of pirates. This was not an empty threat. A British officer of the name of Wardlow was seized upon while under the protection of a flag of truce. He belonged to her Majesty's ship Racer, and the whale-boat in which he had been reconnoitering, 'having been stranded, he displayed a flag of truce; it was answered by another, and he ac cepted the invitation like a gallant frank sailor as lie was, although it was against the advice of some o f his friends. Ile had not been long departed when a whale-boat was seen advancing, and the voice of the gallant officer was heard shouting to his crew " I have been sold, I have been sold, fire and defend yourselves." The crew escaped; and when Mr. Wardlaw was demanded of the authorities they replied that he had fallen in the skirmish. His body was then demanded—but they were ashamed or afraid to give it up lest their guilt too became known. But the whole truth had become known. Mr. Wardlow had been taken before the commandant, and he had told him that if he made his crew surrender it would be the better for bim. The gallant young gentleman, however, chose rather deliberately to sacrifice his own life for the sake of bis crew and the honour of his flag.—(Hoar, hear.) Being brought back to the commandant he ordered him to instant execution. First of all, they cut off his fingers and ears, and then put him to a lingering death; this (Mr. R's.) heart swelled with emotion when he thought of the fate of that youut man. He wished now, therefore, to know from the Noble Lord whether on the promulgation of the de cree of Roses, any remonstrance had been made by the Noble Lord; and secondly, whether any correspondence had ensued, and with what result. Lord PALMERSTON was sure the Hon. Gentle man would excuse him if he declined entering into any discussion on the state of the nations borderieg on the River Plate. He hoped the steps now in progress would lead to a satisfactory termination of the distressing state of things which existed hi that quarter. With regard to the officer referred to, various statements had come to his ears. One sated that he had been killed in a skir mish, and another gave a different account of the trails action, but that was the first time he (Lord Palmerston) had heard of the mutilations described. In consequence, however, of the representations made with respect to the occurrence, the Admiralty did instruct Sir Thomas Herbert, the admiral on the station, to make inquiry into the case, and to report upon it. That report he had not yet received. With regard to the statement alleged to be_ made in the proclamation of Rosas, that an officer acting under the authority of his sup e ri ors should be treate as a pirate, there was but one way, of course, to deal with it. CRA.OO W. Mr. HUME wished to ask the Noble Lord whether he had any objection to lay on the table of the House a copy of the whole of the papers that had passed with respect to Cracow. Lord PALMERSTON hoped to do so in the course of a day or two. soners had any complaint to make. With regard to the bulks, there was no one to usk if there e . cre any com plaints to be made, and ho one visited them except the doctor and Mr. Perry. Wes it their object to re claim the prisoners, or to make an example of them? If their object was to reclaim them, why was their education totally neglected? There were no prayers, and nothing was done to their spiritual instruction. The ships received on the average 620 prisoners every year, and during ail that time the only Divine service given was on Sunday mornings. Nothing was d r.e to instruct them—those able to work went to the arsenal and dockyard in the morning and returned in the evening. When they were dying they received no attention. The chaplain seldom visited them, and their last moments were passed with only the assistance 'of the other prisoners. There was cer tainly the great protection of the coroner's inquest to all individuals who died in prison. With regard to the conduct of the medical attendant, Dr. Bois sey,- he stood there to state that nothing could be so neglectful as his conduct, fled when he rues present nothing was more brutal. There was no one except Mr. Capper, who was appointed by Government as superintendent of the hulks. He had been in the situation many years, but his controul or inspection was not sufficient, and his duties had been left to a nephew of his, who acted as his clerk or superintendent, and who was a grocer in the Strand. This parson had had done the duties which ought to have been performed by Mr. Capper. He also complained of the system of control, and the irresponsible power which the overseers of these ships had over the prisoners. He could scarcely conceive anything more unjust than a power being vested in a body to inflict any amount of corporal punishment they wished ; and what rendered this more unjust was that there was no tribunal to which those, who were suffering under the system, could appeal. He would give one or two instances of the injustice and cruelty of the system.. There was a poor lunatic named Hetherington on board the Justitia, who was ordered to receive several lashes, and was then ordered to receive several more ; he was then re moved, and lie attempted to cut his throat, but fortunately he did not succeed in doing so. There were six men who had been brought up in one case, flogged, and then consigned to the hospital, where they were necessarily obliged to remain for a long time, to the loss of the service in which they were engaged. Referring again to the Justitia, he would mention the case of another poor lunatic who had been ordered to receive two dozen. Those had not been all inflicted upon him and the officer, whose duty it was to be their execu tioner, said to him on seeing him shortly after, "I owe you three dozen." There was another case of an unfortunate lunatic who was lying in confinement in all his filth, his urine, and his ordure. The Hon. Gentleman proceeded to detail the bad treat ment experienced by Mr. Theobald, who also belonged to the Justitia, and who suff, red from epileptic fits and great weakness of body. Janis Brandish, a maniac, and Cooper, a nurse iu the establishment, who had a bad liver complaint and a bag of matter lying at the pit of his stomach, also met with the harshest treatment. Mr. Alderman HUMPHREYS asked if the cases might not be over-coloured ? Mr. DUNCOMBE said that he had authority for all he stated ; and, with respect to the last case, the unhappy individual declared at his last moments that lie was a murdered man. Henry Driver, a Milbank pri soner, entered the hospital, on the 21st of May, and died upon the 26th, four days afterwards. W hen he died he was taken down to the anatomy-room and dissected, and his entrails were thrown into the river. When the dissection was over the vacuum was filled up with flannel, and sewn up in order to await the coroner's inquest to sit upon it. —(Flear, hear.) Now he would ask the Right Honourable Gentleman was that legal, was it not against the provisions of the Anatomy Act, in which it was provided, that forty-eight hours must elapse before dissection takes place, and more particularly so when a coroner's inquest is to take place. No medical man attends these unfortunate beings in their dying moments—all was left to the judgtsent of convict prisoners, for the chaplaiu never visits she sick. These nurses watch them with the oyes of hawks, and as soon as life is extinct, the yet warm body is drawn out and laid upon the floor, when the bed is ransacked for money, or other articles which they may have concealed. Now, he would ask, was it right that these unfortunate creatures should be thus exposed ? They were entitled to a portion of their earnings, he did not know how much, but he believed that is, it was about sixpence a-week, and this was the prey for which these nurses waited. He asked the Right Honourable Gentleman had he any idea that these things were done, or whether they could exist if there were a proper system cf inspec tion. There is a feeling among those unfortunate creatures that they are allowed to die for the sake of their bodies for the School of Anatomy. Ho wished that a return would be given by the Inspector of Ana tomy as to the number of bodies that had been sent from the hulks at Woolwich, and their places of destination. He would prove that Dr. Bossy, when a coroner's in quest was about to sit, went round to the convicts and told them not to answer any questions which might be put to them by the coroner or jury, but to refer them to him (Dr. Bossy) for an answer. The medical officer had stated, that amongst the 600 persons employed in the hulks at Woolwich, only 11 had died. But he saw, from the last returns, the number was stated to be 28, and, from private information, he believed that it was 41. It was very possible that future returns ought make a change in this statement, but it was quite impossible, after what he had stated to the House, that these returns made to Government, by the medical officer, could be at all relied on, as re spected the convi c t s at Woolwich.—(Year, hear.) If they granted him the Committee, and the facts were proved, which he had alleged in the House that night, and he would undertake to prove those facts: if it were granted ; it was quite impossible that this system could continue, or that the retu r n s o f M r. C apper could be received by the Admiralty, or that they could long continue to be received as authentic documents. He should conclude by moving for the appointment of a Se lect Committee to investigate the returns made to the Admiralty of the number of convicts who had died at Woolwich . during the last year? through On the motion b e i ng put, g na h ble his to details,fe Sir G. GREY sa id t h at under the present circum- H stl on ee o e u s r ' able he Gewnatlsema cineite butththe he did agree with him, that if there llew was any foundation for these details, that they were quite unworthy of a Christian country. He must at the same time say that he had made the utmost in quiry into the conduct of the medical officers at Wool wich Dockyard, and so far as he could ascer tain there was not the slightest foundation for the serious statements which had been made to-night. The Hon. Gentleman had spoken of corporal punish ments. In a conversation which he had with his Right Hon. Friend the Secretary for the Admiralty, he had learned that the reports lately given them had only been one corporal punishment inflicted during the last 4 years. The Hon. Gentleman had gone over his points without giving bim any previous notice of either their nature or details, and, of course, he had come there un prepared • to meet the statements of the Honourable Member. At all events, however, if the Honour able Gentleman would supply him with the names of the parties who vouched for the accuracy of his state ment, the Hot. Gentleman might rely upon the matter being fully investigated. At present, however, he could not accede to the motion of the Honourable Gentle. man, and, a:'ter the exaggerated statements which, it had turned out, a former petition contained on this subject, he trusted Government would not be taunted witty refusing Committees in the face of serious and revolting accusations brought against particular public officers. It was impossible to speak of Mr. Capper in other terms than those of high eulogy, as he had devoted from forty to fifty years of his life to that department of the Government which had the manage ment of the convict establishments. It was the intention of the Government to introduce a Bill which would provide for the employment of convicts under as vigilant inspection as that employed in the various prisons of the City. If the Honousble Gentleman would furnish him with the par ticulars of the cases which he had stated to the House, or of others which might come with in his owes knowledge, he would institute the most searching and rigid investigation, but it would not be well to institute an enquiry unless it were clear that there were grounds for making it.—(Hoar, hear.) He hoped ha would allow him at all events to institute an inquiry in the way he proposed. He hoped, tin frefore, the House would not accede to the appointment , of the Committee which the Hon. Gentle man had moved for. Lord MAR ON attic], as the lion. Member had brough' forward charg , .is without furnishing his authorities, (LEFT SPEAKING ) _ of GRAIN and OTHER CROPS. TO , THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. SIR,--I send herewith an estimate of the deficiency of grain and other crops in the United Kingdom for the year ending September I, 1847. This estimate is founded chiefly upon the statistical facts furnished by Mr. Labouchere in his speech of Tuesday even ing, the 19th inst. The results are startling, and confirm the views you :have recently expressed in relation to the dan gers- which menace the commercial and monetary interests of Great Britain. If the estimate be essentially erroneous, it will be easy for some better informed correspondent of the Times to point out the errors; if substantially correct, the sooner the full extent of the e is made public the better. Forewarned is forearmed. I enclose my card. London, January 25. J. A. D. ESTDIATE of DEFICIENCY of GRAIN, and OTHER CROPS REDUCED to GRAiN, in the UNITED KING DWI for the YEAR ENDING SEPT. 1, 1847. Quarters. 1. Ordinary annual deficiency 2. Loss of potatoes in Ireland, value 12,000,0001 to be supplied by grain (a food of double the cost of potatoes), value 24,000,000 1 ., repro- 9,809,000 se ntilg• at 50s. per quarter 3. Loss of oats in Ireland, stated by Mr. Labou -5,227,000 there to be one-third the crop, or 4. Lose of pota; tees in England and Scotland, say one -tenth only the loss in Ireland, or 1,000,000 5. Lo ss o f oats in Scotland and England . 10 _OOO O 6. Los s o f b arl ey in the United Kingdom 7. Extra see d f or i ncreased cu l t i va ti on of grain 8. Extra consu. mpt i on o f ra il way l a bourers 20,627,000 Deduct econonbiie,s made by starvation and non feeding of pigs Total deficiency Money va, , ae of the deficiency at 3/. per quarter, 8,000,000/. COWES, JAN, . 27.—The Grant, Warming, from Copenhagen to St. Croix, w. hich put in here 25th instant, is come into the harbour to-day to lighten, being leaky, Mr. Harding rose and said—A case of considerable im portance was, he believed, to have occupied the attention of the magistrates, but he understood that the solicitor for the prosecution intended to apply for a remand. He (Mr. Hard ing) appealed for the prisoner, who .00d charged with ob taining Looney to the amount of 3,0004 upon false preterces. He had looked over and considered ..e grounds upon which a remand of the prisoner was askel, he must admit that he thought them sufficiently strong to justify the magis trates in taking that course. lie would theretore consent on the part of the prisoner that the further hearing of the case should be adjourned until Frhiay. Mr. Rollason intimated his assent, and the prisoner was remanded accordingly. Proceedings hove seen adopted with the view of mil Mr. Gomm a bankrupt, but great difficulty is found in ak the g attempt to establish an act of bankruptcy. In the meantime parties, in a condition, are selling off the prisoner's ava'lable effects, and it is feared little will be left for the remaining creditors. SANATORY REGULATIONS. The Corporation of London are determined to adopt the strongest measures to secure the observance of sanatory regulations. In the Court of Aldermen held some days ago, Sir James Duke made some observadons founded on the emphatic representations of Doctor Lynch, in the Court of Common Council, on the state of the lanes and alleys of the extensive district of Farring don Without ward. The following letter was transmitted by the clerk of the Commissioners of Sewers to Sir James Duke, in consequence of the remarks made by that Alderman, urging the necessity of making efforts for the protection of public health : f Sewers-office, Guildhall, Jan. 15, 1847. Sir,—l am directed by Mr. Deputy Peacock, Chair man of the Commissioners of Sewers, to signify to you that he has seen in the Times newspaper of Tuesday last, a report of some observations made by you, in your place in the Court of Aldermen, on the preceding day, refer ring to a presentment made by the inquest jury of St. Dunstan, relative to some old houses in Fetter' lane, it which you are made to state there was abundant me dical evidence to show that the densely crowded slate of the neighbourhood, and the want of sewage, produced fever to an alarming extent, to which the presentment alluded.' "The Chairman desires me to draw your attention o the fact that within the last four years alone the Commis sionors of Sewers have expended about 20 ; 00/. in the construction of sewers in the ward Farfingdce Without, and that they are proceeding in that work carefi:sly and steadily. They have reason to believe that upon in quiry, but very few places in that ward will b^ f-und to be without a sewer. But the Coalman directs me to say that upon finding ai - ,y such pla.e, however remote, in which a public sewer can b 3 constructed, which at present has it nut, if you will be gc,:l enough to attend the Court, as a Commissioner, or ot:)erivise point it oat to the Commissioners, their immediate attention wit! be given to remedy the grievance as far as possible. "I have the honour to be, Sir, your very obedient servant, 6 •J`)SEPII DAW, Prin. Clerk." The most firm hopes of a strong support of the efforts of Government to improve the health of the vast popu lation of the metropolis are entertained, in coos!oquence of the prompt attention paid by the Committee of Sewers to the subject of complaint. ,LAMENTABLE MORTALITY IN A LIVERPOOL SIIT.P.— The barque Old England, 600 tons regi:.:er, Captain Juseph White, from Shanghae to Liverpool, with a cargo of tea, insured for 100,000/., put into Cork a few days as., seven months since she sailed feorn Shanghae. When at sea three months an inveterate scurvy broke oat amoneet the crew and disabled them. Captain White made sail er St. Helene but before arriving there four of the crew had died, and were buried at rea, and on the day of al. ival the bootswaie expired. Captain White, havinee landed tee tree in a dying state, took on board some Porzugaese, and again put to sea. The working of the vessel Licem St. Helena to Cork devolved upon the captain, first mate, and second mate. Sea men were shipped in Cone to work the vessel to Liverpool.— Liverpool Courser. ISLE OF ELY.—MARCII CORN MARKET.—Fridcy act, was the opening day for establishing a corn market at March. Notwithstanding the unfavooroble state of the weather, there was a full attendance of .arireis, and several. C m o e t r i s e i h d a e n r a t s b I f e ro g in u a a n t d i i t s i t e a s e o c, and f e grai others a of h re sho I,tvne, neighbourhood. o e o a d t 1,169 qrs.; Oats, 665 qrs.; Beans, 172 qrs.; Barley, 35 qrs. A slignt check to the transactions of business occurred at starting, owing to the farmers endeavouring to establish Cie practice of not allowing disco - ant on the purchases; ulti mately, however, the farmers gave way, when a fair pro portion of grain changed heeds. We are authorised to say, that in future the farmers attending this n'arket will concede the diecount on all purchases by th e merchant. —Cambridge Advertiser. On Tuesday evening, between the hours of seven and eight o'clock, a man, having the appearance of a well dressed mechanic, was observed by some passers by to walk deliberately to the shop front of Messrs. Prown. 47, St. Martin's-lane, Charing•cross, and force his arm through the window, throwing down various articles of expensive cut glass, and otherwise damaging many services of china to a considerable extent. He then effected his escape by a rapid flight, the object being evidently to commit the greatest amount of damage in the smallest possible time. FOREIGN POTATOES. —The following arrivals of potatoes have taken place during the past week et the port of London :—The Neptune, from Grevelinee, brought 18 tons weight; the Paliss, from Calais, 30 tons; the Born, from Gravelines, 34 tons; the Charlotte, from Boulogne. 80 tons; the John and Ann, from Dunkirk. 75 tuns; the Jeune Henri. from Gravelines, 35 tons; the Nathalie, from Dun kirk, 82 tons; the Lion, from Gravelipe, 63 tons; the Emelie, from Calais, 30 tops ; the Ito e, from Gravelines, 50 tons; the Hope, from Guernsey,. 81 tons; the Magnet, from Harlingen, 5 baskets; the Prince, from Guern , ey and Jersey, 20 tons weight; the Neptune, from Gravelines, 30 tons; the Cecile, from Calais, 82 tons; and the Jeune Al phons, from Gravelines, 42 tons weight o f th e art i c l e. PARLIAMENTARY EXPENSES.--In the small town of St. Helen's, the expense of the new waterworks was 3,000/., and the expense of obtaining the permission of Parliament to erect t hose works was I ,C OO /.—Liverpool Times. Mr. Kingscote had an interview with S.r George :S:reY, yesterday. Mr. Lloyd bad also an interview with the Right lion. Baronet, at the licnae office. The Loan CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Wool sack at Five o'clock. POSTAL ARRANGEMENTS, &e. Lard CLARENDON laid on the table of the House papers relative to the postal convention la tween Great Britain and Prussia, France, and Denmark; an account of the fees received in the offices of the Second Rem( ru brancer of Ireland ; an account of the supplies remain ing in the Mint ; and a report from the Commissioaers of the Public Works in Ireland. Lord BROUGHAM said that the papers laid upon the table, more especially those relating to the foreign postal arrangements, were of the highest importance, but there was one objection to which he wished to call the attention of the Noble Lord, as respected Ita'y. The Noble Lord was aware that it was not necessary to prepay in this country letters addressed to France, Bel ilium, or Holland; neither was it necessary ibat indivi duals in those' countries should prepay letters addressed to Great Britain ; but the same law unfortunately did not apply to Italy, and he (Lord Brougham) was in the habit of receiving large packets of letters, fre quently of the most worthless character, which, as they were almost invariably marked " private," he took in and paid for. He paid four shillings on one morning for a long account of some individual's experiments in galvanism—(Laughter) —and the only revenge he had was doing up the communication in stout brown paper, and addressing it to . the party who originally sent it.—(Laughter.) THE LAW OF SETTLEMENT. Lord BROUGHAM. presented a petition, signed by the mayor, several justices, five aldermen, the incumbent and other clergymen of East Loce, and two bun ( dred of the most respectable inhabitants, praying for an alteration in the law of settlement. Seeing his Noble Friend i n hi s p l ace, he merely threw out those suggestions. He had spoken of the simile, tut he (Lord Brougham) always understood that it was essential to a simile that there should be a likeness, and when there was an unlikeness, he did not consider that in the figure it could with propriety be called a simile. It was very unjust for his Noble Friend to make the remark that he had done, for the whole residuum had been left by him (Lord Brougham). They were no doubt most friendly to the poor-law for Ireland, but they should recollect, in the consideration of this question that it would be shortly brought before the public, or at least that the conduct of those who voted for the measure would be submitted to the public ; for the general elections were at hand. There were 23,000 or 33,000 paupers from Ireland who were thrown upon this country. A certain celebrated personage had denied the statement that had been made about him as to what would be imputed to him, of stating that the money which had been granted t o relieve the distress in Ireland had been contributed for the purpose of making proselytes to Protestantism. But what did he find? A Reverend Clevgyman stated in a letter that this would be the most opportune time to furnish a fund of 20,0001. for the purpose of convert ing Catholics to Protestantism. A correspond ent of his Noble Friend Lord Robert Grosvenor bad stated that the great distress in Ireland was only a just visitation for having acceded to the Maynooth grant, Mr. Addison, in his able papers in the "Spectator," passes a very severe censure upon those who deliver judgments upon their fellow men. He thought it had always been said that the ways of the Almighty were inscrutable, and yet here were these men coming forward and declaring that they had examined into the matter, and it was pretty clear, indeed there could 'be no doubt of it, that the famine was a punishment for the passing of the Maynooth grant. It was going upon the principle of a certain friend of his who ,wrote a book to prove that the battle of Ireland was the result of the abolition of the slave trade. Earl FITZ WILLIAM was exceedingly glad that he had given the Noble and Learned Lord an opportunity Hof statingliwhat he had dune. He thought some official information ought to be affordtd them on the subject. He only wanted to say one other word about this judgment question. It was most extraordinary that these gentlemen who were so confident upon the matter, did not perceive that it was not the Protestant Parliament of England that was suffering from the visitation. In point of fact the. evil had fallen upon the individuals in whose behalf they became sinners, ao that the sinners themselves had escaped.—(Hear, hear.) The subject then dropped. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE presented a petition from the relief committee of Cork, praying Govern ment to adopt measures for the speedy importation of corn into Ireland. THE LAW OF SETTLEMENT. Lord WALSINGUAM presented a petition from Norfolk against the present law of settlement. Earl FITZWILLIAM said the Noble Lord (Lord Walsingham) was probably aware that a great move ment was commenced in Norwich in favour of what was called a national rate, that was in fact to take the maintenance of the poor from under the local rate, and throw it on the consolidated fund. Now of all the schemes which were likely to be mischievous to the poor, this, of throwing their maintenance on a national rate, was of all others the very worst—(Hear, hear) — for under it there would be an end of all the indepen dence of the lower classes themselves. He would be hound to say, that the moment the local board had the management cf the Consolidated Poor Fund in their power, a scene of wasteful extravagance would ensue which would have no parallel. Lord WALSINGIIII3I said that he entirely agreed Kith the prayer of the petitioners, on the mischiefs which arose under the p;esent poor-law distribution ; for the interest which the rate-payers had in keeping down the pour rate operated greatly agajnst the poor man in his desire to gain employment. lie was sorry that uc present thero were no inducements held out for industry or good conduct. IRELAND. 'The Marquis of LANSDOW.NE laid on the table of the Howe all the correspor.derce which had taken p lace with the Commissariat and tho Board of Works relative to the distress which at present existed there. MILBANK. PRISON. The lioaLL MAit4tas also laid on the table the re port of the C ommissioners who were appointed to inquire into tae management of the Milbank prison, with copies of the evidence taken before them. Tho Rouse then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER tOUlt th e Ch air at Pour o'eloac. Mesavngers brought up papers fro House, from the Com m i ss i oner m t he Trinity Commissioners of the Itletropelittta Mr. FINCH said he would on an early day ask a question of the Noble Lord the Secretary of Foreign Affairs with respect to the correspondence which had taken place between the Governments of England and Spainirespecting the Montpensier Marriage. MINISTERIAL MEASURES (IRELAND). Mr. ROEBUCK said that he would move upon an early day,:as additions to the plan announced by her Majesty's Ministers for relieving the existing distress in Ireland—first, an appropriation of the revenues of the Irish Church for the purposes of a more general and extended education ; secondly, to extend the income and property-tax to Ireland; thirdly, to alter the Poor Removal Act in such a manner as to allow different parishes of England to send back to their own parishes all Irish paupers at the expense of the several parishes to which they belonged. POOR-LAW (IRELA2 , II)). Mr. WILLIAMS gave notice that he would move that the second reading of the Poor-law (Ireland) Bill, and also the %hole of its other stages, should take precedence of all other measures under the considera tion of the House. Lord G. BENTINCK gave notice that he should ask fcr leave to bring in a Bill stimulate the profitable etn ployment of the poet. in Ireland, by the encouragement of the construction of Irish railways. OCCUPATION OF CRACOW. Mr. HUME gave notice of his intention to move for a copy of the notice or presentation made by the Russian Envoy, dated the 10th of January, to the Court of Switzerland, with respect to the federal contract of Vienna, relative to the annexation of Cracow. DISTRESS IN IRELAND. Mr. ROEBUCK said he should take that opportunity of asking a question, of which be had already given notice, of the Noble Lord at the head of the Government. He assumed that the Noble Lord, in all the schemes for the relief of distress in Irelan I, must have made some calculation—he did not mean to say a very niee one—as to the probable amount of money re quired for that purpose ; and if the Noble Lord had made that calculation as to the probable amount, he must have fully entertained in his own mind seine pro position, assisted by the Chancellor of the E xc h equer , with reference to the means of raising the sums which he required for that purpose. Lord JOHN RUSSELL, in answer to the Hon. and Learned Gentleman, stated that up to the Ist January the amount of money issued from the Exchequer was one million. There had been at that moment an additional million, so that altogether the amount issued up to the present moment was two millions, which would be expended under the Labour-rate Act. With regard to the commissariat department, it was im possible yet to make anything like an accurate estimate. Under the existing Act, however, if the expenditure went on in the same ratio as at present, the out lay under the Labour-rate Act would not be less than from 500,0001. to 600,0001. a month, which up to August next might be calculated, in round numbers, at seven millions. By the plan which the Go vernment proposed to introduce, he apprehended that a considerable reduction would take place in the expen diture under the existing Act—how much he was not in a position to say. With regard to the financial plan, he thought it was better to reserve what he had to say on that point for a Separate financial statement : whether that statement should be made before the ordinary time or not he could not then say, but ample time would be given to the Hon. Gentleman. Mr. ROEBUCK did not think that the Noble Lord had given a clear answer to his question. He put it with a view to ascertain the cost of all the plans, as he was desirous to know the probable expenditure of the whole plan. Lord JOHN RUSSELL—The Hon. Gentleman's question referred only to the present expenses which were incurred in Ireland, and, he believed, asked what would be the probable expense of the improve ments made in that country. With the Honourable Gentleman, he regretted that there had not been the same advantage obtained from the employ ment of the money voted last session, bet he should recollect that the sum of 1,000,0001. was voted under what was called the Drainage Act, and it was not wise to complain of the provisions of that Act. But with respect to the construction of that Act, he might reply that it was not intended to alter either the time, or the amount of interest, or the period at which the principal was to be paid up, so that the provisions of the Drainage Act remained unaltered. PUBLIC WORKS IN IRELAND. Mr. S. O'BRIEN wished to ask the Right Hon. Ba ronet at the Head of the Home Department, whether it was intended to alter the system pursued in the employ ment. of labourers in the public works of Ireland? Sir (}.,GREY said that there were, doubtless, many abuses, but, from the nature of the circumstances, it would be impos.,ible to prevent them ; as soon as pos sible a more strict supervision would be exercised, and the system should be altered. Mr. S. O'BRIEN—Was there any statement of the money expended on the public works ? Sir GEORGE GREY—The Hon. Member will find them in the Treasury minutes. IRISH PAUPERS AND LUNATICS. Mr. SMITH O'BRIEN moved for a return of the number of paupers admitted into each workhouse in Ireland during the year 18-16 ; number discharged during same period ; number died during same period ; number in house ou each Saturday since the Ist day of November, 1846, showing the number which each workhouse was originaly constructed to receive ; number ill of fever, of scarlatina, of dysentery, or of contagious diseases, on each Saturday, shvvving the number e Melt the sick ward or hospital attached to each workhouse was originally constructed to receive; number who died during each week since the Ist day of November, 1846, distinguishing such as died of contagious diseases in each workhouse, or in any hospital or ward attached to such workhouse ; number of paupers affected with fever, or other febrile contagious diseases, transferred to any hospital under the fifteenth clause of the Poor-law Amendment Act of 1843; number of lunatics transferred to any lunatic asylum from each workhouse during the years 1844, 1845, and 1846; copies of all communications made by the Poor-law Commissioners to boards of guardians on the sanatory state of the workhouses; of any communications made by boards of guardians to the Poor-law Commissioners, or of min u tes of proceedi ngs o f such boards, respe can; the prevalence of disease in workhouses ; of any imitruc tions given by the Poor-law Commissioners to any phy sicians or surgeons, to inquire into the nature and ex tent of disease in any workhouse, and into the cat .se of such disease, together with the reports of such vhy s i. clans or surgeons thereupon. THE QUEEN'S LETTER. Mr. HAMILTON wished to know from the - Right Hon. Baronet, the Secretary of State for the :Home Department, whether the funds, which might IN, col lected in the different churches, through the queen's letter, would be administered to the starving poor of Ireland, through) the Commissioners who had bee :n ap pointed, or whether they would be dispensed by the clergy of the Established Church of It eland ? Sir G. GREY said it was the intention of thu Go vernment that the funds so collected should be plaued at the disposal of the committee recently established in London for affording relief to the destitute poor in Ireland and Scotland, the members of which bore a high character, which was a sufficient guarantee that the funds would be properly applied. Many of them were clergymen and members of the relief and local committees, and as they actin concert with the Govern ment, those who contributed to the fund would have the satisfaction of knowing that the relief would be properly dispensed. TREATY OF VIENNA. Mr. HUME begged to ask whether the Noble Lord had any objections to lay upon the table of the House a copy of the convention that was entered into by the Three Powers in 1834, which especially confirmed the terms of the treaty of Vienna. Lord PALMERSTON was not quite prepared on the part of the Government, to give an answer to the question. Mr. HUME.—Some such power had by that conven tion to take possion of Cracow by the Three Powers. Lord PALMERSTON should have no objection to give to the House all the information he possessed. Mr. MONCKTON MILNES said, that at the same time, perhaps, the Noble Lo r d wou ld h ave no objection to present to the House any papers that related to the non-appointment of consuls at Cracow. Lord PALMERSTON said that he had previously stated to the House that it was inexpedient for the public service to answer this question ; and the same obstacles remain at the present moment, in consequence of the relation to this country of the three Powers to whom allusion had been made. NATAL ARCHITECTURE. Lord INQrESTRE wish e d to ask whether there was any objection to lay on the tabl e of the House any papers that had been communicated with regard to the Com mittee of Naval Architectu re ? He also wished to ask whether any report of the C omm i ttee of Reference had been made to the Admiralty, an d i f so, whether there was any yobj eetiontolay that rep ort on the table ? It would be recollected that there were three members of that Board, and that two of them had been promoted ; he wished also to ask whether, in the event of the ship constructed by that board .turning out successful, it was him, yet t. reply , been night by his Hon, Friend the Member for intended to promote the third member, as they had pro moted the other two members. of that board. Mr. WARD said a Tiller question was put to him that the naval brought be- Mthoentortohseer(Mr. Hume), who wished to move for returns to state . *at they would be very fore the attention of the Admiralty, but he was and also that there would be no satisfactory, reports o the rts subject, in ci u e and io r he a h t a o d l d not objection to lay them on the table of the House. All that had been received respecting the Thetis the reports had been most satisfactory, as they were to the effect that that ship would justify the expectations entertained had much pleasure to inform the Noble of her. He in a position Lord that the Admiralty, without waiting for a confirma tion of this report, had removed Mr. Chad w i c k from Devonport to the e ffice of master-shipwright at Wool wich. FOR se l e ß d E f, L ,r A l N re inquiredwttst he what in t e stepsntiGovernment()itihoeffGndvernm eGovernment t had seed to those persons for a k l‘ Me l nrr.. to T L o U.tolbil3TaoiSaCE I I sE :E t DP O P R I s F E: p e p o l u y l d only tion made the other evening by the First Lord of the Treasury that it , afford every facility whom it was intended, orders bad been given to up wards of 200 persons to furnish the necessary supply. With respect to the 50,000 L, he could only say that it was found insufficient; that it was competent for Par liament to make an additional grant. CONDITION OF CONVICTS IN. THE HULKS A T WOOLWICH. i Mr. DUNCOMBE then rose ,to move for the appoint ment of a Select Committee to inquire into the condition of convicts in the hulks at Woolwich. He said he had been ove g ri i i v in e enntt to ou nedoenrssetnatn dtothe that appointmen of th e Corn it was the intenti on o f the G mittee. If he was correct in this assumption, he would be saved from making painful state ments, and the House from hearing facts which s t a they could no t f a il to consider both distressing and dis gusting. He th oug ht that the proper time to enter into the question of prison discipline ; but , however, be should confi ne hi mse lf this evening to a narration of the cru e lti es o f w hi c h h e had to complain. Ile thought those cruelties were of a nature to demand such an inquiry as the one he sought. It might; be hownece necessary to pe inform rsons f 0 found h e e t i House, r wa report of Mr. Capper for 1845, together with the sur geon's report th ereon , h a d b een furnished to the House. He stated that th e p r i soners from such depots as } ,li to the e e fi h r u st lk i s. The ne a Woolwich and Portsmouth were in a bad and unhealthy state, and unfit, from age and infirmities, till sent abroad. The hulks at Woolwich were established for what was called "invalid prisoners," and he wish ed to call the attention of the House to the medical neglect and cruel treatment inflicted u p on t h ose pr i s oners. He was satis fied that all th e reports which bad b een issued upon th at subject were t rue , b oth as regarde d t h e treatment o f th e prisoners w hil e li v i ng, and after deat h. Thi s con d uct was disgra ce f u l to a couLtry calling itself anything like a civilised and Christian country. In the returns to which he had alluded, it was stated by the person making that return, that the mortality on board the h u lk s i n 1845 was only eleven persons. This mortality wa% contrasted in a report with tue amount of mortality in the prisons of France, Philadelphia, and of Millbani Penitentiary. This morning, however, a re turn, for which he had moved some time since, was laid upon the table of that House, which would serve to show the H ouse t h e fraudulent manner i n w hi c h these Returns were so met i mes got up. The return for which Ile had m ove d was a return of the number of persons who died on b oard the hulks from the M i llbank prison alone, being aed alone. under with it h Act The q and in s t ea d o f the number bei n g eleven, as stated in the former report, th e number of d eat h s on board the two hulks, the Justitia and th e Warrior was twenty-eight from Mil. b made annual what ? was the cause of thi s i ncreased mortality on board the hulk s as otherof ru aeprisonsthen n:arose, onw hthe country In all their prison s t h ere were visiting magistrates an d inspectorsa n l prison pr reports, and went round and asked if any of the pri- TIDAL lIARBoUIIS. An IION. NIEWSER wished to ask the "lon. Getiiiemnn the Secretary of the Admiralty whether it was the in tention of the Government to proceed with the Bill for regulating the tidal harbours in its present state, or whether it was their intention to propose another Bill upon the subject, from which the obnoxious clauses would be expunged. Mr. WARD stated that the Bill referred to had been before the House for upwards of six •monsbs, RAILWAY SPARE 74TATIKETS. LIVERPOOL, datival.ta a 7. SToCK EXCIIANGZ.-The sties are -.A IyeAcen; 1% dis:-L;rken head, Lancashire, and Cheshire, 4 p.-B;rinlngliata and Ox • d, 8 p.-Chester and Bilker:bead, 47-Ditto, New, V/. Sio arcs, % errs. - Eastern Counties, 21%-East Lancashire, New, 2 p.-. Ditto, Nev.' Scrip, 265. 3d. p -Glasgow and Dumfries, 11 p.- Huddersfield Canal and Railway, p. -Leeds and Think. 2% dis.-Ditto, Preference, 11. 3s. 9d. p.-Loudon and North-Westein, 191-Ditto, Quarters (G. J.), 20% p.-Malton and Driffield Junction, p.-Manchester and Leeds (late Huddersfield and Sheffield), 4% p.- Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire (late Great Grimsby and Si - ,effleld), Quarters, % dis.-Ditto (late Sheffield and Linco'llsbir, 1 dis.- Midland Stock, 123%-Ditto, 40/. Shares, p.-Dit ,yew, 4p. -Newcastle and Cardsle, 112-North British, New Quar.e, = (scrip), 163. 3d. p.-North Staffordshire, 2% p. - Nortir-Westc - a, % p.- Shrewsbury and Hereford, ("s.-Shrewsbv:y and Bin: Ingham, 15/. 7s. 9d. Shares 'A), 1 p 91. 12s. 3d. Shares (B), 8,3. Dd. p.- Sbropshlre Union Railway and Canal, % dis. ex int.-Son:3a- Eastern and Dover, New (No. 2), I 3 p. -Ditto, New (No. 4), Gs. 3d. p.- Seath Yorkshire, Doncaster, and Goole, % p.-West Riding Union, % P.-I'olx and North Midland, 90-Ditto, Halves, 45-- Ditto (East and West Riding Extens'on, 11% p. -Dutch Rhenish, 2% dis. MANCHESTER, JANUARY 27. Ekrocx EXCRANOC.-The sales are-Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston, % dis.-Birmingham and Oxford Jvirct.on, 9% c, p.-Black - burn, Ciiiheroe. &c., dis.-East Lancashire, 2% p.-Ditto, New (scrip), I 3-16 p. - Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal, p.-Leeds, Dewsbury, and Manchester, New Branches (scrip), Blue, 23 p.--London and North-Western (Manchester and Bir mingham), Quarters (A), 7 p.-Ditto (It), 7 p.-Manchester and Leees Extension, I p.- Ditto (Bolton and Bury), Extension, 15-16 p.-Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 90-Ditto, Eighths, dis.-Ditto (Grimsby 201. Shares), 1% dis.-Ditto (Sheffield and Lincolnshire), 15-16 dis.-North British, Extension, % p. -North Staffordshire, 2 15-16 p.-North - We - sterti, % p.-Oldh am % p.-Proston and Wyse, 30- Shropshire Union, 11-16 Us- Eastern and Dover, No. 4, 5-16 p.-West Itiffing Union, 1% p. LEEDS, Jar:traria 27. STocE ExcruNcE.-The SS'CS are -A mbergate, Nottir , iham, and Boston, 7s. dis. - Buckinghanishi , e, 2s. 6d. p.-East Lancashire, 2p. -Ditto, New, 2% p.-Ditto, New Serie, 265. p. -Huddersfield and Manchester, Thirds, 22t. 9d, p.-Leeds and Dewsbury,. Extensions Scrip (green), 17s. 6d. p.-Leeds and Thirsk, dis.-Ditto, New, 7s. 6d. n. dis.--Eitto, Preference, 235. p. -- -Leeds, Wakefield, and Mid land, I is. 6d. dis.-Leicester and Bedford, 4F. d i s.-.Malron and Driffield Junction, 17s. p. - Manchester and. Leeds (late Mud.. end Sheff.), c. p.-Ditto, Extension, 225. p.-Ditto, Extension (late Walt., P. and G.), 5% p.-Manchester, Bnxt m, Metlock, and Mid land, 15s. p.-Midland, Preference, 4% p.-North British. huff Shares, 3% n. p.-Ditto, Thirds, 50s. p.- i.tto, Extension (scrip), 15s. 6d. p.-North Staffordshire, a p. - Northern Counties Union, 235. 6d. dis. -- North-Western, Bs. 6d. P. - Shropshire Pnion, 13s. dis. -West Riding Union, 3/. 16s. 6d.-York and Newcastle, Preference, 5 p.-York and North Midland, Preference, lot/ p. /HILL, JANUARY 27. SToCx ExciLixoE.--The sales are -North British, Quarters, 635. 6d. -Ditto, Extension (scrip), 155.-Ditto, Thirds, 678.-Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston, 24 -North Staffordshire, 3 k p_ -Northern Counties Union, 2 63.-Shropshire 17nion, 16s. dis.-West Riding Union, 31.165.-Leicester and Bedford, 4s dis. EDINBURG:I, JANCAEIt" 26. . STOCK EXCRANGE.-The sales are-Aberdeen, 22/. 155.-Airdrie and Bathgate, 4/. Ca.-Arbroath and Foriar, 9 81.-Ditto, Half Shares, 151. 51.-Armagh and Portrush, Gs. 6d.-Ayr and Galloway, 2/.- Caledonian, 261.-Ditto, New, 11. 19s. - Caledonian and Dumbarton, 21. 5 5.-Clydestlale Junction, 391. 5 5.-Deeside, 3/. 53. -Dir.".tct. North ern, 2/. 6s. 61 .--Dunblane, Donne, and Callender, 11. 152: -Dundee and Arbroath, 42/. ex new -Dit:o, New, No. 1, 32/.-Ditto, 2, 251. 155.-Ditto, No. 3,5/. 7s. ed.-Dundee and Perth, 251. 12s. 6d. Ditto, New, 131.-East of Fife, 2/. 35.-East Lothian Central, 2/. -Edinburgh and Bathgate, 2/. 155 . - Edinbazgh ant 73'.- Ditto, Half Shares, 191. 15s. -Ditto, Quarters, 18 -Edinburgh. Leith, and Granton, 19/. 101.-Dit:e, Preference, 2 11.-Edinburgh and Northern, 15/. les. ex new -Ditto, New, 31. 75.-:. itto, Newport, 5/. G. ex new-Ditto, ditto, New, 2/. 4 5. - Edinburgh and Perth (Old), 11. 18s. 6d. -Ditto (New), 21. 4s. ed.-Glasgow and Ayrshire, 661, -Dit to, New Stock, 35..-Ditto, Quarter Shares, 161. 103.-Ditto, Halves, 91. 105.-Glas&ow, DannHes, and Carlisle, 6/. 2s. 6d.-Glas govg and Dundee Junction, 1/. 16 3.-Glassow and Garnklr.{, 41/.- Glasgow General Terminus, 12/. 10s.-Glaz;ow and Greenock, IN.- Ditto, New, 91.-Ditto, Pre:erence, 8/. 55.-Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan, GI. Gs.- Great North of England, 238/.-Creat Not lb of Scotland, 2/. 23. ed.-London and York, 3/. 12s. &L-Ditto, Ex tensions (scrip), 2/. 5 5.-Manchester and Leeds, 1051.-Ditto, Six teenths, 71. 155.-Ditto, Ratension.o, 31. 2 5.-Newcastle and Ber wick, 32/. 155.-North Britian, 341. 10s.-Ditto, Halves, 151. 10s.- Ditto, Thirds, 3/. 85.-Ditto, Quarters, 41. 25.-Ditto, New Quar ters (scrip), 1/. 53. 6d.-Ditto, Fifths, 71. 2s. 6d.-Scottish Cenual, 211. 103.-Scottish Grand Junction, 11. Is.- Scottish Midland, 19/.- Shrewsbury and Hereford, 11 . 15 5.-Shrewsbury, Oswestry, anqChes ter, Gl. 10s.-Ditto, New, 1/. 3s. -Stirling and Danferalline, l llll. 7s. 6d.-Stirling and Midland, 21. 108.-Stl stbenn Junction, 31. 53.- Wishaw and Coltness, 501.-York and Newcastle, 36!. 103. ex new -Ditto, New, 111. 15s.- Ditto, Preference, 61. 155.-i/fleet Bom bay and Madras, 35.-East 7s. Gd. -Great North o: 3s. 6d.-Great Southern of Madras, 2s. 6d.-Madras, Nellore, and Arcot, 2s. 6d.. LASGOW, JAUARY . Prow( EXCHANGE. C —The sa'es are— N Airdrie 26 and Bathgate, 863. Caledonian, New, 40 s.—lltree", - . Northern (scrip), 505.-.-East of Fife, 42s.—East Indran, 7s. 9d. —East Lothian Central, 423.—Edin bn-glt_ and Glasgow, 71 I—DIGo, Halves, 1N --Ef'lnburgh and Northern, 13/.—Dltto, NeW, 61asgow, Kilmarnock, and Al r, 311.—Ditto , Halyes, No. 2, 91. Is. 6d.—Glasgow, Kil , .•arnock, and Ardrossan, G% - 31archesler and Soathampton, 28s. "i Halves, 61.—Paisley, Barrhead, and Ilurlet, "I Central, 211. 13:I.—Stirling and .1./..mlennline, 675. 6d. —Dundee 41s. 10d. CHARGE OF FRAUD AGAINST AN EXTENSIVE CURN DEALER. BIRMINGHAM, JAN. 26.—A corn-dealer of extensive busi ness and most respectable connexions in this town, named Thomas Gomm, is now in custndy at the public-office, charged with obtaining moneys up0 ., .1 false pretences to the amount of between 3,000/. and -1,000/. The prisoner followed the occupation of a commission agent, his business being to purchase wheat, barley, and other grain from farmers and dealers at the Stratford, Worcester, and other markets, on account of extensive millers and consumers by whom he was employed. From the information which has at present transpired, it appears that Mr. Gomm has purchased grain on several occasions in the names of well-known established firms of the highest credit, subsequently sold the lots so purchased to other parties, and ultiniately appropriated the money received upon these sales to his own purposes. The prisoner was to have been brought before the magis trates at the public office this morning (when Mr. Robeson, solicitor, appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Thomas Harding for the defence), but without the prisoner being placed in the dock. PARISH OF LIVERPOOL. Sir H. DOUGLAS presented a petition from the mayor, corporation, and select vestries of Liverpool, stating that for some time past that palish, with its 123,000 inhabitants, had been obliged to afford relief to 2,000 persons in the workhouse, and 4,000 out of it; that a great additional burden had been imposed upon the paiish by the Poor Removal Bill of last session, and representing, that owing to the distressed condition of Ireland, no less than 288,799 Irish poor had been thrown , for support upon the rates since No vember, and that the number had steadily increased during the last five weeks, from 102,072 per week to 130,795 last week. They complained of the great bur then thus thrown upon a single parish by the distress existing in Ireland, and submitted that that could be no reason for throwing so many casual paupers from Ireland upon them, and praying the House to afford them some remedy. ' ELECTORAL DIVISIONS. Mr. WATSON presented a petition, numerously and respectably signed, from the town of Kinsale, stating that the system of electoral divisions under the Irish Poor-law had acted oppressively in forcing the worn-out poor to go from the rural districts to the towns ; that it had cast the burden of supporting those poor on the towns, and were thereby called upon to:pay three or four times as much as the rural districts. This had caused 70 of theifirst and second-class houses in Kinsale to be untenanted. Scarcity and famine had filled the work hum e with 150 more persons than it was built to accom modate. The petition prayed for inquiry and relief. POOR-LAW REMOVAL. Mr. BANKES presented petitions from several places in Cornwall, praying for an immediate amendment or total repeal of the Poor-law Amendment Act. TEN HOURS' BILL. Mr. BANKES also presented a petition from Bury in favour of the Ten Hours' Bill. TOBACCO DUTIES. 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