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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.—(YEsTzBDAY.) The Royal assent was given by commission to the following bills :—The Princess Royal's Annuity ; Cinque Ports Act Amendment ; Transportation and Penal-Servitude ; Great Southern and Western Railway (Capital) ; Chepstow Gas ; Reversionary Interest So ciety ; Inverness and Nairn Railway ; Guildford Water; South Shields Gas ; Sunderland Gas ; S , ,uth Devon Railway ; Menton's and Hagen's Sufferance Wharves ; Bedale and Leybura Railway ; Chester Water ; Guild ford Gas ; Great Western and Brentford Railway ; Peebles Railway ; Willenhall (Wolverhampton) Gas ; St. Helen's Canal and Railway ; Tralee and Killarney Railway ; and Guistiniani's Oath. The Royal Commissioners were the Lord Chancellor, the Duke of Argyle, and the Earl of Harrowby. Their lordships adjourned during pleasure. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at 5 o'clock, THE KING OF OTJDE. The Earl of ALBEMARLE gave notice that on Fri day evening next he should present a petition from the Xing and Royal family of Oude complaining of the treatment they had received from the East India Com pany, and praying that a select committee be appointed to inquire into their case. PRIVATE BUSINESS. On the motion of Lord REDESDALE, the following bills were read a second time :—Scottish Central Rail way, Bridgewater Markets and Fairs, and Tyne Im provement. THIRD READINGS. The following bills were read a third time and passed : —Portsmouth Railway, North-Eastern Railway (Cap'• tal), Dumbarton Water, Islington Parish, Brighton, Howe, and Preston Constant Service Water, and St. Philip's Church, Liverpool. DISTRIBUTION OF THE VICTORIA. CROSS. Lord DONOUGIIMORE complained of the arrange ments made for the admission of peers to witness the oeremony of the distribution of the Victoria Cross this morning by her Majesty in Hyde-park. He stated that, in consequence of the imperfect regulations, several peers were prevented from entering the space which was supposed to have been allotted to them. Lord PANMURE regretted that any inconvenience should have arisen. It was understood that the members of their lordships' house and the House of Commons should have admission to the inner circle, and he knew that a number of peers and members of the other house of Parliament had applied for tickets, and had occupied the places set aside for them. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE complained that peers . should have to apply for tickets to witness such ceremonies as that of this morning. (Hear.) . On the occasion- of Lord Nelson's, the Duke of Wellington's funerals, and other public:ceremonies, their lordships received tickets as a matter of right. Aftcr a fcrit-stards from Lord VIVIAN the subject dropped._ _ THE — KhKENNY MAGISTRATES. Viscount DUNGANNON called the attention of their lordships to conduct of a certain justice of the peace for the sty of Kilkenny. The noble lord condemned the conduct of Mr. SzOithwiek, one of the justices, in adjudi cating 'upon a:. charge of assault preferred against a Roman Catholic :and two Protestant Scripture readers. He coachicted by 'Moving for the appointment of a select committee - to intpirre into the subject. The EaTI. of GRAN VILLE defended the conduct of the Lcird Lieutenant. The Irish Government had made inquirlisinto the ease quoted by the noble lord, and it was decided not to interfere. Under these circumstances it would ill become his lordship to grant the committee asked for by the - noble viscount. The - _Parl of .121RBY thought the questions involved were of some importance, and required some attention from tte Goieromy t nt. TheM4o ef--WESTME-A.TH having spoken in favone'of the maion, Viscount Dungannon withdrew it. JURISDICTION OF THE EAST INDIA. COMPANY. Tho Earl of ALBEMARLE introduced on petition a question on the jurisdiction of the East India Com pany, in creating a new class of magistrates and the ces sation of the Supremo Court of Judicature. The Habeas Corpus Act was to be altered, and the European deni zens of India were to be put entirely under the East India courts. These courts were close courts, the judges appointed by the East India Company. Such courts did not suit the views of English merchants trading to these territories. The Marquis of CLA.NRICA.RDE supported, and the Duke of ARGYLL opposed the application of one general bill to the whole of the East India Company's territories. MINISTERS MONEY. Lord GRANVILLE moved the third reading of this bill. Lord CLANCARTY moved that the bill be read a third time that day six months. He felt to be his duty to oppose this bil to the utmost. Ile stated his reasons at considerable length, but was almost inaudible to the reporter. About the middle of his speech he was heard to say that he should not enter into a detailed statement, which was received with laughter ; and, further on, he demanded to know whether Mr. S. Herbert was a Roman Catholic 1 and whether petitions in favour of the bill had been presented to this house. If their lordships passed the bill the Lord Lieutenant would rejoice, the members who voted for it in the lower house would be gratified, and a great triumph would be afforded to those whose ultimate object was the total overthrow of the Established Church • but by exa m pl e th ey wou l d encourage a dis regard of rights of property long settled. Lord DERBY said the noble lord had appealed to him, and he felt bound to say a few words, not to reply to the arguments of the noble lord, not to repeat the arguments he himself had used against this measure, or the seasons he had given for the course be bad determined to adopt. But he must on the one hand assure the sap porters of the bill that he would act in perfect good faith, and abstain from all further opposition, and on the other hand he must reassure the noble lord by stating that he had not changed his opinion on its merits. He thought the measure most objectionable, but in the present state of the house he did not think it would be of the least use to persist in 'opposing it. He wished also to state for the satisfaction of the noble lord, that he had received a letter from the Primate of all Ireland, expressing his opinion that the course he (Lord Derby) had resolved upon taking was, under all the circumstances, the best that be could- adopt. Under these circumstances, he should abstain from voting on the third reading of the The Earl of WICKLOW had given notice that previ ously to going into committee on the bill he should move that the petition of the ecclesiastical commissioners to be heard by counsel at the bar against the bill, should be agreed to. He bad on that occasion stated :that the late Chief Secretary for Ireland had overstated the amount now in the hands of the ecclesiastical commiesionere ; but it was not added in the report of his speech what he really said, that he did not mean to impugn the good faith of the right hon. gentleman. That right hon. gen tleman naturally felt hurt, and had addressed him a letter on the subject, to which ho had replied, stating his full belief in the entire good faith of the statement which the right hon. gentleman had made. The letter of Mr. Horsman informed him of a circumstance of which he (Lord Wicklow) was not before aware, namely, that a compromise bad been entered into between the supporters of the bill and the ecclesiastical commission ers. • Tbat compromise was mentioned in the letter of Mr. Horsman, who in it gave the authority of one of the most eminent members of the Irish Conserva tives. (Name.) He meant Mr. Hamilton, the member for Dublin. Mrs. Horsman stated that he had taken Mr. Hamilton aside, .sad shown him the papers upon which his statement had been made, and Mr. Hamilton admit ted the accuracy of that statement. In consequence, Mr. Horsman demanded from him (Lord Wicklow) an explanation respecting the allegation he bad brought against him. He (Lord Wicklow) at once replied to Mr. Horsman, explaining the object which he bad in view, namely—the granting of the petition, and the real nature of his allegation. But the bill itself, showing a compromise on the subject in the House of Commons, showed still farther the necessity of granting the prayer of the petitioners, Earl GRANVILLE said that nothing could be more straightforward than the statement of the noble lord. He (Lord Granville) had been much annoyed at the accusa tion brotight against Mr. Horsman the other evening, and his first impulse was to rise and reply. Eut he was BO cautious of stating anything in that house of which he was not sure, that he refrained till he bad refreshed his memory by consulting with Mr. Horsman. He then found that Mr. Uoramatr had been in communication with the noble earl, and he begged to thank him on behalf of Mr. Horsman, for the statement which be bad made. Viscount DUNGA.NNON considered this so flagrant an act of. epoilation of the Established Ceureh, and rowelitablisfiingso dangerous a precedent,l that, small might be the minority, he felt bound for the 1 67" Thafiet vi tittus ci tc! record his vote against it. Eitit of WESTME recommended the noble, viseonntoe_olvithdraw his opposition, and leave the responsibility do might be effected by a effect Government All be proposed to protest. * After a few w o r the Earl of CLANCARTY, the house divided, e # 1, 1 : . : there appeared— For the third reading 24 Against it ............... The bill was then read a nerd .... ...... . ; . k ... :1 passed. COURT OF EXCIIEQu ER (I RE P L AND). n'e. the LORD CHAN that it was merely a bill to assimi- This bill was read a second ti CELLOR explaining Exchequer to late the procedure of the Irish Court ee that of England. The house adjourned at 20 minutes past eight. HOUSE OF COMMONS. — (YasTaitn Ax.) The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock, PRIVATE BUSINESS. The7Lords' Amendments to the Exeter and Exmouth Railway till were agreed to. Tb 4 Langport, Somerton, and Castle Cary Roads ; Newcastle under Lyme and Leek Roads ; Newtown and Machyulleth Railway ; Prestwich, Bury, and Radcliffe Roads ; Sootecraig Estate; and Westminster Terminus Railway Extension (Clapham to Norwood Abandon ment) Bills were read a third time and passed. The Dorset Central Railwa-y Fife and Kinross Rail way ; Haslingden and Todmorden Roads ; Kinrosaihire Railway; Leslie Railway ; Mi dland Great Western Rail way of Ireland (Tullamore line) ; Otley and Skipton Road ; Selby and Market Weighton Road ; Stratford upon Ai , on Gas • atchet Harb our ; and West Somer set Mineral Rail W way Bills were further considered and ordered to be read a third time. :• ROYAL COMMISSION. The SPEAkEiI, "accompanied by several members of th.) horse, attended the Houle of Lords to hear the royal assent given by commission to various bills.— [See Lords.] BATTERSEA BRIDGE. Sir J. SHELLEY presented a petition from persons living on the banks of the Thames against the new Battersea Bridge being a i 01l bridge. PETITIONS. Petitions were also presented in favour of the obeli. tion of the paper duties ; against the Sale of Beer Bill; from the medical officers of unions for redress of their grievances ; from Manchester, against the Literary and Scientific Institution Bill, &c. THE COURTS OF LAW. Mr. M 4 MAHON asked the hon. member for Droit wich when the commission appointed to inquire into the present arrangements for transacting the judicial busi ness, civil and criminal, of the superior courts of common law, would be likely to make its report ; and whether he had any expectation that such report may be made in time to have a measure founded upon it introduced in the present session ? Sir J. PA KINGTON said the report was nearly ready, and he was unable to answer the question. BANKS. Sir J. SHELLEY moved fora return of the name of every bank, other than private banks, whether unincor porate or incorporate, trading in the United Kingdom or the colonies, specifying the nature of the liability of the shareholders in every such bank, whether the liability is limited or unlimited, and, if limited, to what extent. —Agreed to. SALES AT THE TOWER, Sze. Mr. SCOTT moved for returns, in tabular;form, of the sales made at the Tower and the several yards of the home establishment, since the Ist of January, 1855, stating the amount received for each description of store, with the average rate, and number of purchasers at each sale.—Agreed to. LIFE INSURANCE OFFICES. Mr. K. SEYMER asked the Secretary to the Trea sury whether he intended to name an early day for the introduction of his promised measure on Life Insurance offices I Mr. WILSON said that he had had a motion -on the paper for several evenings past for leave to bring in the bill, but the late hour on which it came on had pre vented him from doing so. He would take the earliest opportunity of introducing the bill. In answer t S o C 3 0 q T u C e ll stio L n U fr N oin AC: lr. B Bti IL: TO . N, On the motion f or th e adjournment of the house till Monday, The LORD ADVOCATE said that he intended to move the second reading of the Scotch Lunacy Bill on Monday week. LAND TAX. COMMISSIONERS' BILL. Mr. W. WILLIAMS asked whether members for boroughs would have equal right with members for counties to recommend persons'names to be inserted in the Land Tax Commissioners Bill to be introduced this session I He had sent in a list, but it was returned because it was not signed by a county member. He warted to know why borough members did not possess the same privileges as county members. He claimed for borough members the same rights and privileges as were pos sessed by county members. Lord PALMERSTON said that the distinction com plained of *as not one arbitrarily established by the Government, or that rested with them to relax, but it was pursued in consequence of the terms of an Aot of Parliament, and must be continued until that act was repealed. He was unable then to state the principle on which that distinction was based. So long as the law remained in its present state it was the duty of members of that house to obey the law. He saw no reason why the hon. member should not introduce a bill to repeal this act. THE REVIEW IN HYDE-PARK. Sir C. NAPIER, after congratulating the Govern ment on the representation of the army to-day in Hyde park, regretted so few naval men were present, and he asked the Government, on another similar occasion, to make a better naval display. He thought at least 1,000 men might have been brought up, and instead of being in their blue coats and white trowsers only, they should have come up with the light guns, and have passed be fore the Queen in a proper manner. After some remarks upon the Greenwich pensioners present the gallant ad miral expressed an opinion that such a paltry display on the part of the navy would never occur again. Col. FRENCH called attention to what he called the admirable arrangements made by the Government. The subject then dropped. INDIA. Sir E. PERRY asked the President of the Board of Control whether, on the reference to India of the judi cial reforms proposed by her Majesty's Ministers, it was competent to the Legislative Council in India to reject ' those reforms altogether, even though the Home Go vernment approved of them ; and whether it was true that the Legislative Council, consisting of nine Com pany's servants and two Queen's judges, claimed to act as an independent Legislaturel Mr. VERNON SMITH defended the present constitution of the Legislative Council, which was more capable of eflectually legislating for India than this house, from the remarks that had been made against it in this house and elsewhere, and he said that the Legislative As sem bly o f I nd i a had the power to re ject reforms approved of by the home Government, and he declined to state what his views were on such con duct, if it had been. pursued, until he had heard from India. He supported the independent action of the Council. The bill, no doubt wouli be ultimately passed, though the majority of the Council should not accord with the views of this house, Mr. WILLOUGHBY deprecated the introduction of such important questions on the motion of the ad journment of the house, and he asked the noble lord to consider the necessity of renewing the Indian debate on an early day, as an act of justice to India. He pro ceeded to refer to the cotton question and the speeches of the boo. member on that debate. Sir J. PAKINGTON spoke to order. Lord A. V. TEMPEST supported the suggestion of the last speaker, for an early removal of the Indian de bate. Sir G. GREY said the day for fixing the debate was named by the mover of that motion. When that day came it would be the duty of the house to fix a day if it could not be resumed on Tuesday. The subject then dropped. THE ORDNANCE SURVEY. Mr. LIDDELL asked the Secretary of the Treasury whether it was competent for the proprietors of land in Durham to obtain, by paying the expenses, maps on the twenty-five inch scale after the vote of the former night ; and whether, if there was any objection to present a re turn of the names of the parishes and places in Northum berland and Durham on the twenty-five inch survey, distinguishing those persons already furnished from those not furnished. Wr. WILSON said that there could be no objection to the return, nor to supply gentlemen with maps of the estates at their own E xpense. The subject then dropped. The motion for adjournment was then agreed to. PROBATES AND LETTERS OF ADIIINISTRA.- TION BILL. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that he consi dered it superfluous to enter into the consideration of the necessity of an alteration in this country which had been attempted for 30 years by successive Governments, No doubt they would have succumbed before this had it not been for the divided opinion of the assailant■ as to what should be substituted for them. He then re ferred to the state of the law, to allow the house to judge how far the provision of this bill was likely to meet th• nece'sities of the age, and also to the anomalies that existed in the administration of the law, owing . to the divided procedure under the present law, and said that it was better to take the matter from the Ecclesiastical Courts, and the Common Law Courts, and vest inqui ries under one Court possessing the functions of both, with one aimple ascertained mode of proceeding, via., by a judge and jury by which mode they would obtain simplicity and equality. This bill proposed to abolish the ecclesiastical and all pecu liar courts for the proof of wills amounting to 400 spread over the whole of the country, and could only be con sidered as pitfalls. After some further remarks ex other details of the bill, the hon. gentleman said that he believed there was scarcely an inconvenience which the commissioners had touched on that the bill did not in the best manner endeavour to meet, and in reference to the privileges of the proctors, he stated that the bill had made provision for protecting their rights and privileges in such a manner as ho thought satisfactory to them and the house. The bill also made provision for Lord Ken yon's annuity relative to his reversionary right to the of3cJ of Registrar of the Diocese of Canterbury. The bill proposed to make certain amendments in the law, which had from time to time been suggested and urged by eminent men and lawyers on the subject, and in con. elusion he called upon the house to agree to the second reading of the bill, though it might not be of that large and comprehensive character that many might have wished. Mr. HENLEY, having paid much attention to this question, and agreeinggenerally in the principle, seconded the motion. He rejoiced that the Attorney-General had yielded up his own wishes for a theoretically perfect measure, and had brought forward this bill, which would remedy abuses with the least possible disturbance. There were some details on which ho had chubts, but these would be better con s id ere d i n committee. Mr. COLLIER did not mean to oppose the bill, but ha strongly complained of the proposition to make a new judge and a new court at the very time that there was an outcry in the country against the number of judges already existing►. It would have been a much simpler and equally efficient course to have sent all the con ten. .. ......—......, .... ---......... tious I - Jusiness to be tried in the courts of common law, and to have the non-contentious business transacted by a registrar, with 1,500/. a year. He intimated that in committee he would endeavour to mould the bill in ac cordance with those principles. Mr. ROLT contended that Mr. Collier mast entirely misapprehend the nature of the business to be transacted in these courts, if he thought it could be transferred to apocionutrat of common law, or that the common form busi of the bill ness could be done by anybody that would accept it at a salary of 1,500/. a year. Ho approved of the princil li , and would support it ; for though there were had of which he did not approve, he felt that the time for he tcome whengenrigmonedn m H u e st in te ate u d p h t i li s e o ir pi o ni w o n n opinions t i t o h n e s proctors ought to ottabelesoaowed a compensation for the changes made in their position by this bill. compensation to the Londo.nast Mr. h AhleAtaldN supported second w he ell as t the 0 readin g, coun count ry ry ' objections to details. He pleaded p fto r hr o o c uc t og o lit ra p , and intimated that his future support of the bill would depend upon the Government pain,i; eonceding this iti M o r n e o st i h y ea o d rk, an a d uci M b r y . After some remarks froraacyliolairna which this mea sure . Hudso nwould a ff w e c i t t h t h r e e g e n : A e t s o i a t o h t i e c awi Sir E. Perry against giving compensation to the Lon don proctors, The SOLICITOR-GENERAL, in supporting the bill, excused himself for not supporting Mr. Collier's plan, as he had done when out of office, on the plea that the transfer of wills to the common law courts had met with so little support from the house, that the prospect of success was hopeless. Mr. HEADLAM approved generally of the bill. Mr. CAIRNS also approved of the principle, but he could not see why disputed wills could not be tried by the judge of the Wills Court, instead of being handed over to a court of common law. He also objected to tak ing appeals away from the committee of Privy Council and giving it to the House of Lords. Mr. AYRTON, Mr. ADAMS, and Mr. WALPOLE severally made a few remarks on the propriety of dealing liberally with the proctors, after which the bill was read a second time. FRAUDULENT TRUSTEES, &c., BILL. The house went into committee on this bill. On clause 1, Mr. ROLT moved to leave out "property" and insert " estate or interest in land of any tenure, ox of any share or interest in any public stock or fund, whether of this kingdom, or of Great Britain or of Ireland, or of any foreign State, or in any stock or fund of any body cor porate, company, or society, or of any security for money whatsoever, or of any chattel." His object in moving this amendment was, that as the clause stood persona of cha racter and respectability would be prevented from taking the responsibility of trusteeship. The question of intent to defraud was surrounded with difficulties and in many cases under this bill th a t c h arge might Ce established, when there really was no intention whatever to defraud, and although people under such circumstances might not be convicted, the very fact of a man being liable to be charged with such an offence would make people he sitate before they accepted the responsible office of trustee. In point of forts he would limit his amendment to the term "property." The ATTORNEY-GENERAL concurred in the ge neral tendency of the learned gentleman's observations, but with the principle of the amendment he could not agree. If they were to adopt the hen. and learned gentle. man's amendment, the grossest and most cruel cases of fraud that could be conceived would pass untouched. He did not wish by anything in his bill to frighten the most nervous man, and there would be nothing in it which would at all touch any one who did not wilfully and knowingly defraud those whom he was bound beyond everything ()lee to protect. Mr. HE A.DLAM said that, after the most careful con sideration be had come to a conclusion very different from the opinion which was entertained out of doors. His impression was that the clause would be productive of infinitely more mischief than the state of things it was designed to cure. His belief was that the effect of the bill would be to throw a vague idea of difficulty and dan ger over all who undertook the duties of trustee. Sergeant KINGLAKE was very anxious that there should he a law brought to bear upon every fraudulent trustee, but they should take care that they did not in clude within the language of their legislation an innocent and honest trustee. It would be very difficult, he con tended, for any one to define what was a fraudulent in tention. He did not think that the words " intent to defraud" were a sufficient restriction upon the clause. He would suggest that fraud should be made apparent in a court of law, and that in th a t case th e j u d ge s h ou ld have the power f ordering an indictment. Mr. BARROW was satisfied that the bill in its pre sent shape would be most injurious to the widows and orphans for whose benefit the Attorney-General pro posed to legislate. Mr. NAPIER thought that the observations lee had heard that night from both sides of the house would have been more appropriately advanced in the second reading of the bill. With regard to the principle of the bill he fully agreed with it, and he thought that a jury would be fully competent to put a right construction upon the words "with intent to defraud." Mr. AYRTON thought some words might be intro duced into the clause which would provide that a man should not be convicted upon what a court of equity would call fraud, but what a jury, upon a consideration of the whole of the circumstances, would consider to be fraud. Mr. WIGRAM thought this was a very wholesome enactment, because he thought that society wanted to he awakened on the subject of fraudulent misappro priation of trust property. Mr. BOLT replied, contending that these offences should be taken out of the character and class to which they belonged, in order to put them into a cha racter and class to which they did not belong. Mr. WALPOLE said the clause as it now stood would embrace not ouly the trustee of an actual trust, but a trustee of a constructive or implied trust. Mr. NENTE objected to the clause as an extension of the criminal law, which was opposed by the judges and the majority of the legal profession. He thought a distinction ought to be made between public and private trusteeship. The clause was then agreed to. On clause 2, Mr. HENLEY wished to know what constituted a fraud in the case of a banker. A man paid 1,0001. into a bank, and it was used by the banker ; but suppose the bank broke, would that constitute a fraud under this billt The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that money paid into a bank was in the nature of a loan, and the banker could use it to his own purposes. Mr. HENLEY wished to know what circumstances could bring a banker within the operation of the bill The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said if he took a bag with a thousand pounds in it, sealed up, to a banker, and ' told him to take care of it, and the banker cut open the bag, and took out the money, that would bring him within this act. Mr. HENLEY said that was an offence now. He be keyed that, underthe words of this clause, paying money over the counter into a bank would come within the ope tion of the bill. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said the clause would not interfere with the ordinary business of a banker. It would only apply to cases where there was rnalus animus. Mr. AYRTON said that under the existing statutes the cases put by the Attorney-General were provided against. Under this clause, as it was worded, any banker might be brought up at a police -court when any dispute arm* M. NAPIER said that in the case of a deposit with a banker, the parties stood in the relation of debtor and creditor. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that was the eon red interpretation. Mr. HENLEY still thought that the clause would ape play to paying money into a bank. Mr. NAPIER said the moment money was paid into a bank on deposit, it became the property of the banker, who gave an accountable receipt for it. Mr. MALINS said the money was lent to the banker. It was simply a loan. Mr. CAIRNS said the interpretation clause included debt under the meaning of the word property, and under this clause the effect of a banker failing would be to sub ject him to an indictment by every one of his customers. Mr. GURNEY Wiwi if a bill deposited with a banker were discounted by that banker, and the banker failed before the bill arrived at maturity, would that come within the operation of the bill ? The ATTORNEY GENERAL said such a case would cowo within the operation of the measure if the bill were discounted with intent to defraud. Mr. WALPOLE inquired whether the case of a bank rupt who know, that ho is insolvent and receives money on deposit would crime under the operation of this bill. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that such a case would not come within the operation of this bill. The clause was agreed to, and the house resumed. SITES FOR WORKHOUSES BILL. This bill passed through committee. COUNTY SESSION (SCOTLAND) BILL. This bill was read a second time. BANKRUPTCY AND REAL SECURITIES (SCOTLAND) BILL. This bill was read a second time. BILL CHAMBER (SCOTLAND) BILL. This bill was read a second time. CHRISTCHURCH (WEST HARTLEPOOL) BILL. This bill was read a second time. HANLEY BOROUGH CORPORATION BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. ELECTION PETITION BILL. On the motion for the second reading of this hill, The ATTORNEY-GENERAL skid he could not agree to any of the clauses of this bill. Mr. ADDERLEY said that the bill was intended to cope with the wholesale system which was now practised by low attorneys of presenting petitions to that house, imputing the grossest and broadest corruptions to hon. members of that house. The bill had been prepared under the authority of Lord Evereley, and yet with such a scandalous system as this bill was intended to meet, the Attorney-General announced hie opposition to it. The real opponent to the bill was Mr. Coppock. The abuse which the bill was intended to meat, that of sham peti tions, was a scandal to the house. If there could be a bet ter time for considering the subject let its discussion be postponed until that time, but he did not believe that the house could have a better time for considering it than when smarting under the effects of this existing system. The principle of the bill was to endeavour to gua rantee the bona fides of election petitions, and if that was not the proper time for bringing it forward, perhaps the learned Attorney-General would instruct him better upon the subject. The ATTORNEY -GENERAL ridiculed the " silly machinery" of the bill, which he said would only become a laughing stock to the parties against whom it was in tended to take effect. He thought the best thing he could do was to move the adjournment of the debate. Mr. SPOONER animadverted upon the term " silly machinery" being applied to a measure coming from so distinguished a source. Atter a few words from Sir G. GRET the motion was withdrawn, and tile house adjourned at a quarter past 1. CRYSTAL. PALACE.—OPERA. CONCERT DAY.—ADMIIS4 SION 7E. CiD.—FRIDAY, June 26.—Admissions on pay. ment, - 1,374 ; ditto by season tickets, 2,516.—T0tal visite re, 3,890. [ADVERTISEMENT. I --Holloway's Pills.—Famed for the cure of liver complaintsand derangements of the stomach, the liver being justly esteemed the noblest part of the body and fountains of life, thus it is when the springs bUcomes poisoned, life itself is threatened, and the starer litig patient is in the most eminent danger, but thou sands have borne willing testiffiony to the power of this potent remedy, cleansing the blood from all impurities, strengthening the stomach, discharging the bile, realer ing all obitructions and eradicating disease without leaving a trace behind. Sold by all medicine vendors ' throughout the world; at Professor Holloway's Estab lishments, 244, Strand, London, and 80, Maiden-lane, New York ;by a Stampa, Constantinople : Guidicy, Smyrna ; an d E. Muir, alta. THE SUN, LOINBON, SATURDAY E VENING, JUNE 27, IBh7. PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES. b ROCHDALE ELECTION. At the sitting of this committee yesterday—Sir J. Y. Buller in the chair—the first witness called was— Mary Ann Hughes, wife of Richard Hughes, who stated that she and her husband now live at Liverpool. She formerly resided at Rochdale. Her husband was a voter at the last election for Rochdale, but did not vote. On Thursday, March 26, she saw Thomas Henessy at her own house- He asked her who her hus band was going to vote for. She 6aid she did not know. Henessy said he would give her 51. if she would send for her husband, who was then at Liverpool, and got him to vote for Ramsay. She told him she could not do it. Henessy also mentioned a man named Martin Daly, and Henessy said he would give him 3/. to vote for Sir A. Ramsay. She told Daly the same evening what Henessy had said. On March 28, her brother Henry called at her house and said he should give her husband 51. for his vote. She replied there had been so much bother she would have nothing to do with it. Her brother then said he should give her Si. in seven clear days after the election if she would send for her husband and get him to vote for Ramsay. A person named John Reilly afterwards gave her Si. On the Sunday following Reilly came to her rind said her husband could not come tp vote, whereupon she re turned him the 51. in the presence of a third party. On the Sunday after, her husband came home, and in con sequence of what he sa'd to her, she sent word to Reilly that if he did not return her the 51. her husband would put him in the county court. Reilly said if he did so, he must pay it out of his own pocket, but he should take a solicitor's opinion about it. Martin Daly, a labourer and lodging-house keeper at Rochdale, confirmed the evidence of the previous witness. John Mills, the next witness, proved that a voter named Dominick O'Hara told him that Richard Mills and Henessy gave him 1/. 53. to take his clothes out of pawn. _ After some further evidence, the committee then ad , journed. $.1..1 ...NI Mim• COUNTY OF MAYO. This committee reassembled yesterday morning at 11 o'clock—Mr. William Scholefield in the chair. The room was greatly crowded during the inquiry. Mr. Prendergast, solicitor at Claremorris, was the first witness call e d an d e x am i ne d b y Mr. O'Malley. He said—l live at Ballygore, in the County of Mayo, I am a voter of the County of Mayo, and I know Mr. Burke and Mr. Rutledge. On the sth of April I was at Ballinrobe with Mr. J. Burke. Mr. Rutledge escorted a body of voters to Ballinrobe. When we got there we turned up a lane to avoid a mob. The voters went up the lane with the escort and an additional military escort met us. There is a wall on each side of the lane. The voters were attacked in that lase by a party on the wall. There were a great number of persons on the wall. Mr. Peter Patrick Conway headed the mob. I have no doubt it was him. The mob was acting under his di rections altogether. I heard him speak repeatedly as we were going up the lane. I speak Irish, and I heard Peter Conway speak in Irish. He addressed the voters over and over again in Irish. He said, " May the curse of God, and the curse of the flock, fall on any man who votes for Colonel Higgins." (The witness here re peated the expressions in Irish to the great amusement of the committee.) I am a Roman Catholic, and have been all my life acquainted with the peasantry and the class of persons to whom it was addressed. The priestly imprecations were very excited, and with great solem nity of manner. I have heard priestly imprecations before. Mr. M. Smith took objection to this line of examina tion, but the objection was considered too leading in its character. The witness continued—The words were used in the way of denunciation. It was calculated to overawe the Ca.tholio population, and I have no doubt it had that effect. I was at Ballinrobe on Tuesday and stayed at Monaghan's Hotel. The town was in a state of excite ment land ferment the whole time. There was an in furiated mob ; he never saw one more so. That mob was on the side of Moore. It was necessary for the voters to have a miiitary escort to go out ; no man in his senses would g. out without protection. I was con fined to my hotel. The voters were restrained from going out by the violence of the mob, who had posses. sion of the town. I afterwards saw Conway on horse back and on foot. Conway had the control of the mob. Hardiman, the paesh priest of Ballinrobe, took no part in the mob. The polling took place on the Monday and Tuesday. I left on Tuesday. I was escorted to the polling booth. I could not- have got to the booth without ; certainly not. By Sir J. Hanner—lt is not a general rule for voters to be escorted to the poll, but I have been escorted before. Cross-examined by Mr. Buchanan—l took part in the election at Mayo in 1826. The military were employed there then. Ido not remember whether at every con tested election in Mayo the military and strong bodies of police ha'e been brought in. At Ballinrobe when the voters walked up the lane, both ends of it were stopped up by the military. I did not hear Mr. Conway say anything about going to mass. I did not bear Conway say that it was wrong for the people,who oughttobe at mas, instead of being there. Mr. Conway got off the wall very quickly. 'the reason was, because stones were ccming very fast, Mr. Dean Burke upon that drew a pistol, and presented it towards the wall, saying, "If any more stones come I will give you this." Mr. Con way then got off the wall, and I think he did very right too. The stoner then sopped. When Mr. Conway spoke it was notin a playhouse whisper, but he meant it to be heard. If the country people came into the town to see the On at the election, I did not consider it fun at all. While I was at Ballinrobe I did not see voters go to the booth without an escort. Every man who was in the hne plumped for Col. Higgins. Re-examined ly Mr. O'Malley —I think the priests began to interpore in elections in 1826. The " curse of the Church" meant the curse of the congregation, not of the building. Sones were constantly thrown after the Irish words were used. My carriage was struck with stones. I cannot say I saw the horses' heads interfered with. I cannot lay whether I saw Mr. J. Burke nearly pulled off his hove. When a pistol was presented at Mr. Conway on , he wall, he took the hint, and the mob that was with bias. When I got away on Tuesday I had an escort, and it would have been unsafe to go away without. B —There i s no t suc h a resemblance betweenythe eair the h lrirl n words for c h urc h an d flock that one could be mistaken for the oth er b y any one who under stands Irish. Mr. Joseph Berke, examined by Mr. O'Malley —I am son of Mr. Isadore Burke. Several of my father's ten ants were voters or Colonel Higgins. I assisted on the 4th of April in oallecting his voters, and on Sunday I accompanied there. The voters sa id th ey were afraid to go without an escort, but when I told th em th ey wou ld have a large military escort and poli ce , th ey sa id t h ey were willing to ge. There was a holiday at Claremorris on Thursday, 20t1 of March. Mr. Reynolds, the priest, addressed the people, and asked them t o mee t hi m at chapel on Sundae to consider a b out i t. He advised them not to vote ;or Colonel Higgins, as he was a pledge breaker. I was at Naas Chapel on th e S un d ay w h en Mr. O'Donohue addressed the pe op l e i n reference to the election—that a placard had been signed by four bishops against Colonel Biggins—that he had never heard of such a thing before, and that he must be a verylad man, or he would not deserve it. There was a disturbance on the way from Clarernorris to Ballinrobe. When we got r to ee t e h iv e e la th n e e it was The voters g o t u p as f ar as Monag han's black with head s o f peop l e wa i t i ng to Hotel before they were molested. The mob at tempted to pull one of my men off his horse, when I rode up and assisted him into his saddle, That man's name was Micbael. Kane. At that time Conway was on foot. The men then attacked me, but one of the dra goons drew his sword and rescued me. I then called out to the drivers of the cars on which the voters were to come into the yard of Gildea's Hotel. I then saw Peter Conway and seven or eight men on the wall. Con way then took off his hat and spoke to the people. Stones were then thrown. I saw Conway put down his hand to a stone, when I took out a pistol from a courier bag, and said that the first man who threw a stone I would blow his brains out. His reverence then retired from the wall, and I succeeded in getting the men into the hotel. I then gave up the pis tols to a Mr. Arabin, a magistrate, stating that I had done what I wanted, and did not want them any more. The streets were full of an angry mob, most of the men having sticks in their hands, and I could not go out into the streets without an escort. I afterwards saw Con way in a booth, and saw him shake his fist in a voter's face. I wile in the booth at the time. I said it was not fair. My votersvot;datCiarernorris: and the priests were very active there. I heard a priest named Barrett say to a man, •' Take care what you do." I saw a priest named Reynolds there, but he held his tongue. I saw another priest with Conway on the steps of the polling. booth. I only asked one man to vote for me, and he did not. Cross-examined by Mr. Buchanan—Dean Burke was i the seconder of Colonel Higgins. I was told that Wal ter Burke, who bad a deputation from the sheriff, had • come in with voters, and that the police had been pelted with mud. I camp with the voters three miles round, and met Mr. Prendergast at his own plAce. When we met Mr. Prendergast, I do not remember saying, "Hurrah for Higgins." I heard Reynolds call upon the people to meet birn at chapel on the Sunday following to speak to them about the election. We went round by Crossboyle from Claremorris to Castlebar for the pur pose of avoiding the people at mass. I do not know if my men shouted at all or not ; but of this lam sure. that, if they did shout, it was for Colonel Higgins. I am sure I saw Peter Conway move a stone in the wall. It was not as big as a man's heath It might have been as large as one of those books (pointing to some). I saw him get a grip of it. The people could not look over the wall without hateg something to stand on on the other side. I did not }rear Conway say that the people ought to be at mass. Ile told the mob not to touch the mili tary or the police. I did not draw my pistol until after the stones were ttrown. Conway might have said it was a great shame that the voters were not at mass. By Sir J. Hanrrer—l do not know of any person in the county of Mayo being prevented from voting for Colonel Higgins —not of my own knowledge. My pistols were both capped an d l oa d e d. By Mr. Buchanan—There was but one case of pistols used. I heard Captain Brabazon make a speech on the hustings; he spoke pretty hard of the Browns of West port. I heard him say something like the words, "The old Orange ascendancy, whose yokes were iron and whose badge was brass." I only know two deputy. sheriffs of the county. I know Dr. Burke, of Westport, but only slightly. Mr. Thomas Burke was on the com mittee. Dean Burke supported Col. Higgins, and se. conded him. Mr. Pugh supported him, and those were the only priests who voted for him, I saw three voters ought to the booth by some policemen, who were covered with mud. , d by Mr. O'M .e.examinel oy r. .alley—Father Conway spoke to the people in Irish, and most of the people he spoke to understood Irish. Inside the booth everything was quiet, but the difficulty was to get there. He did not know that the words of caution were addressed solely to the people. Mr. James French examined by Mr. O'Malley—l live at Tuam. lam a landed proprietor in Mayo, and own a house in Galway. lam a Roman Catholic. lam a voter for the county of Mayo, and went to Ballinrobe for the purpose of voting for Col. Higgins. I went to mass on Sunday. Mr. Conway was the priest there. Be fore the mass was finished I heard Mr. Conway speak of the coming election. I told a person when I came out what I had heard, and I put it down in writing. I have that memorandum now. I wrote a portion of it immedi ately after mass. After eulogising Messrs. Moore and Palmer, he said that Higgins was a consummate scoun drel—he had deceived them on every point, he had broken all his pledges, bad sold himself body and soul, and yet had the presumption to come and ask them for their votes. He said he hoped the curse of God might rest on all who should vote for Higgins, and that they would be legally justified in shouting and hooting after them in the streets, to show their disapprobation of their conduct; but on no account to hurt the military or the police. That was all said in a very emphatic manner, and after that the town became in a very excited state. That language was used before the mass was concluded, immediately after the communion. Mr. W. F. O'Connor examined by Mr. Hale—l am head-constable in charge of the police at Ballinrobe. I recollect the last election at Mayo, and was in charge of Mrs. Monaghan's Hotel. I have attended elections in Mayo and Sligo, but I never saw the people so excited before. The people seemed to be watching their oppor tunity to make an outbreak. On one occasion I ordered a body of the police under my command to fix their bayonets to protect some voters near Monaghan's Hotel. I saw Conway and other priests acting on the part of Mr. Moore. I saw them bringing in voters for Mr. Moore. Cross examined by Mr. Karalake—l did not see Mr. Burke come in on the Sunday with Colonel Higgins' voters. When Conway was on the wall I heard him speaking to the people, but I did not hear what ho said. He had not heard of a pistol being presented to Mr. Conway while he was on the wall. Stephen Gorekelly was the next witness examined by Mr. O'Malley. He said—l am a printer of Ballinrobe. The bill produced was printed at my office. I produce the manuscript from which the bill was printed. It is in Mr. Conway's handwriting. It was brought to me on the morning of Wednesday. I was to print 1,000 of thorn. I have not been paid for them, but I expect to be paid by Mr. Conway. Cross-examined by Mr. Karslake—The copy was brought to me at 3 o'clock in the morning, and some were distributed by 8 o'clock that morning. I also printed 500 or 600 placards for Mr. Griffiths. Mr. John Burke, examined by Mr. E. James—l re side with my father. On Sunday, the sth of April, I accompanied my father to Ballinrobe, as he intended to vote for Col. Higgins on the Monday. My father is 76 years of age. We went in a car to Ballinrobe, and there met a large mob of people, about half-past five on the Sunday evening. Many in the mob wore half-drunk, and very excited. Peter Conway was surrounded by the mob. know him as the Catholic priest of Bal linrobe. The demeanour of the mob was calculated to excite alarm. The mob called upon us to stop. When the mob stopped us, as I saw Conway there I thought we should have been safe, but as soon as he saw us he said, " Oh, you are Col. Higgins' supporters ; I wash my hands of you." He then went about 100 yards away, when two men came out of the mob, seized us, and dragged us for 100 yards in the direction of where Conway was. I then learnt that my father had been beaten on the head, back, and shoulders, He was crip pled for some days, and complained of the injuries he had received from the mob, The object was to prevent us from voting for Col. Higgins. My father said if you will let me go home I will not vote for Col. Higgins. He said, " Will you promise me, Mr. Burke, on your honour as a gentleman, that if I will let you home that you will not vote for Col. Higgins t My father said he would promise him upon his honour that he would not vote for Col. Higgins." Upon that, Father Conway turned to the mob and said, "Boys, we will let Mr. Burke and his son go home, as he has promised me upon his honour that he will not vote for Col. Higgins at this election." The Speaker being announced at prayers, at five minutes before 4 o'clock, the committee adjourned. WARE HAM ELECTION. The select committee nominated to inquire into the allegations in two petitions against the return of Mr. Ca'craft, for the borough of Wareham, met yesterday for the first time. The committee consisted of Mr, M. Gaskell (chair. man), Sir W. Dunbar, Mr. G. C. Glyn,. Mr. Mowbray, and the Hon. F. Lygon. Council for the petitioners—Mr. M. Smith, Q.C., Mr. Rod well, and Mr. J. Clark. For the sitting member— Mr. James, Q.C., Mr. Phinn, Q.C., and Mr. Welsby. Mr. M. Smith, Q.C., opened the case for the peti tioners. They prayed that the name of Mr. Calfraft be erased from the return, and that of Mr. Drax substituted instead. The learned counsel detailed the particular charges of the petition. The inquiry, for the chief part of the day, had reference g Aely to questions of scrutiny. At 4 o'clock the com mittee adjourned until this day. LA TV INTELLIGENCE.—June 2G. HOUSE OF LORDS. APPEALS. 'Before the Lord Chancellor, Lord Brougham, Lord St. Leonards, Lord Wensleydale, &C.) RIDGWAY V. WHARTON. This was an appeal from a decree of the Lord Chancellor, reversing a decree of Vice-Chancellor Stuart, in a cause in which the appellant was plain tiff and the defendant respondent. The suit was brought to compel specific performance of an agree ment entered into by the respondent, the Rev. H. J. Wharton, to lease to the appellant, M. W. Ridg way, the promises and buildings called the Grey hound Inn, at Sydenham. The facts and arguments have been fully reported, and it will now be suffi cient to state that the questions involved were whe ther an agent of the respondent had sufficient au thority to make an agreement for a lease on his behalf, and whether certain documents alleged to be a memorandum of agreement signed by the respondent or his agent, were within the mean ing of the Statute of Frauds. The Vice-Chancellor made a decree for specific performance of the agree ment, but the Lord Chancellor held on appeal that on neither of the points above stated was the appel lant entitled to a decree. The matter came by way of appeal before this house last session, the Lord Chancellor and Lord Brougham being the law lords who heard it ; and at the request of the Lord Chan cellor it was re-argued a few days since by one counsel aside, before the noble and learned lords above-mentioned. The Lord Chancellor, Lord Brougham, and Lord Wensleydale were of opinion that the decree rever sing that of the Vice-Chancellor and holding that the alleged agreement entered into by the respon dent was not sufficiently authorised by him, and was not such an agreement as satisfied the Statute of Frauds, was correct, and that the appeal should be dismissed. Lord St. Leonards was of a contrary opinion on both points. The appeal was accordingly dismissed, but with out costs. - COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. :Sittings in Banco after Term—Before Chief Jus tices Coleridge, Wightman. and Crompton.) ROUX V. CARDINAL WISEMAN. In this part-heard case, a rule had been obtained for a new trial, on the ground of the verdict being against the evidence, and excessive damages. The action was brought by the Abbe Roux, a French man; to recover damages for the loss of a document which he bad entrusted to Cardinal Wiseman ; and at the trial, which took place before Mr. Justice Crowder at .Gloucester a verdict passed for the plaintiff—da mages 5004 The particulars of the case are already familiar to the public. Mr. Serjeant Pigott was heard at considerable length during the sittings against the rule. Mr. Huddleston now followed on the same side. It was quite clear that if the document bad been left in the cardinal's hands on the understanding that it was not to be given up until the money was paid, and he had let it go out of his possession without getting the money, he was responsible to the plaintiff, and ought to be called upon to make good the loss which the plaintiff had thereby sus tained. The real question, therefore, was whether the verdict was manifestly against the evidence. No one could have any doubt that the cardinal was desirous to give the fairest account he could of the transaction, but still he betrayed a good deal of hesitation in the course of his examination, and the jury evidently considered his evidence defective. The document seemed to have reached the hands of Mr. Wyse, but how it got there the cardinal gave no in formation whatever. He was not able to say that he had given it to him; but he made a suggestion that it might have been handed over to that gentleman by the plaintiff himself, but that statement was con tradicted by the cardinal's own written documents. The Abbe Roux distinctly swore that he never had an interview with Mr. Wyse except on one oc casion, and then the feelings of the latter were hos tile to, his wife, Madame Bonaparte Wyse, and an express stipulation was made between them that no reference should be made to that unfortunate lady, who had signed the document in question, which their lordships would recollect was an acknowledg ment that she was indebted to the plaintiff in a considerable sum of money. The learned counsel adverted to the main portions of the evidence ad duced on both sides, and contended that under the circumstances the court ought not to disturb the verdict, with which he said he believed the learned judge who tried the ease was not dissatisfied. Mr, Justice Coleriage said Mr, Justice Crowder ; expressed no dissatisfaction with the verdict, but greet d ssatisfaction with the &images. The learned counsel submitted that the damages were not excessive, when the probability was that if the plaintiff hael LOW possession of the document his claim against Madame Wyse would be paid by the Emperor-of the French, whoit was well known was payingthe debts of the Bonaparte family. The Solicitor-General was then heard in support of the rule, and was addressing the court when Their lordships interposed, and made the rule for a new trial absolute. Rule absolute accordingly. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.—JUNE 26. (Sittings in Banco.—Before Mr, Justices Cresswell, Williams, Crowder, and Willes.) ETIQUETTE OF THE BAR. It was mentioned in the papers ten or twelve days ago that Mr. Lush, of the Home Circuit, was about to be created a Queen's Counsel, but it was not until Tuesday last that learned gentleman ap peared in a silk gown which is characteristic of that rank. This morning he came into this court to argue a case, and took his seat within the bar, the place appropriated exclusively to Queen's Counsel and Serjeants, although he had not been formally called within the bar. Mr Justice Cresswell (addressing Mr. M. Cham bers, the counsel on the other side)'said he did not know that he could recognise the countenance of the gentleman beside him (Mr. Lush). Mr. Lush said he had mentioned his difficulty yesterday to the Lord Chief Justice, who said he might take his seat provisionally within the bar. Mr. Justice Cresswell inquired whether his lord ship was then sitting in banco ? Mr. Lush—Re was. Mr. Justice Cresswell—Then, under the circum stances, I will follow the example of the Chief Justice. Mr. Justice Willes, however, remarked that he had not yet had the opportunity of inspecting the learned gentleman's patent. Mr. Lush promised that his lordship should see it in the course of the day. SUTTON V. SADLER.-COMPETENCY TO MAKE A WILL. A person named S*tton bad bequeathed property to the defendant, but the plaintiff brought this action to upset the will, alleging that the testator was not of a competent state of mind to make a will. The case was tried before Mr. Baron Bram well, and the jury on that occasion found a verdict for the defendant. Subsequently, however, a rule nisi for a new trial was granted, and the matter now came on for argument. The rule had been granted upon three grounds —first, that the verdict was against the weight of evidence • but his lordship report e d th a t h e was not dissatisfied with the verdict, and therefore the objection failed. • Next it was said that the jury had been tampered with, but affidavits had been made on the other side which it was admitted fairly answered that objection. Thirdly, what was said to be a very important question was raised, viz, what was the proper direction to give to a jury in a case of this kind. His lordship had told them, it was said, that the burden.of proving the incompe tency of the testator was upon the plaintiff, and that if the matter were left in doubt, if it were a "measuring cost," the defendant ought to have the verdict. Mr. Evans, Mr. Welsby, and Mr. Coxon ap peared to show cause; and Mr. Groves, Mr. Beavan, and Mr. M•lntyre to support the rule. Mr. Justice Cresswell said the Court did not feel much doubt as to the decision which they ought to pronounce, but as a very important principle was involved, they would take time to consider their judgment. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—Jun. 26. MANSION-HOUSE.—Frederick Bath°, a per son employed in the warehouses of the East India Company, Leadenhall-street, was committed for trial upon the charge of having stolen a quantity of copper wire, the property of the company, The prisoner had sold the wire to a brass-founder named Olney, Ratcliff-road, John's-road, St. Luke's. He said it consisted of mere dusty sweepings. The last case undPrthe Betting-house Act brought forward on Wednesday night before Alderman Wire possessed more interest than those which had pre ceded it. The following is a condensed account of it. The Lord Mayor sat with Alderman Wire upon the occasion. J. Merry, G. Harding, W. Watson, J. Hale, J. Barrow, T. Wordsworth, H. Jackson, E. Curtis, C. Manning, and W. Mansfield. were placed at the table, charged as violators of the act. Mr. Stuckbury, from the City solicitor's office, attended for the prosecution. J. Butt deposed that on June 3 he went to a room of a beer-shop, 10, Talbot court, Gracechurch-street, and saw Merry behind a counter, several other persons being present in front of the counter, who made bets with Merry upon different horse races. Slates were placed up in view of the persons in the room, on which were written the names of the races, and the prices at which the horses could be backed. Merry made a bet with Butt, 6/. to 3/. against Cedric for the Union Cup race at Manchester, and it appeared that Merry, on every occasion of making a bet, retired behind a small partition, for the pur pose, as was stated, of entering the bet. It also appeared that Butt (the witness) had visited the room on several occasions both before and after the d June, and had always seen Merry there, and numbers of persons betting with him upon horse races, and slates wore exposed to view. Marshall (216) gave evidence to the effect that he had seen betting on different occasions going on in front of the bar of this same house, and had un successfully endeavoured to get into the room in which Merry was; but was prevented by a person whom witness identified as the defendant Harding, who guarded the door of the room, and who stated to the witness that he had injunctions not to let any persons in who were unknown, and that they were obliged to be very careful with whom they betted. Hawks (175) corroborated the previous witness. Inspector Hamilton deposed that he apprehended the defendants that day at 12 o'clock, and produced a number of slates, lists, and other documents rela tive to horse racing, which he had found in Merry's possession. Several other constables produced books and pa pers which they had found on the other defendants. Merry, in the course of the proceedings, inti mated that he was disposed to plead guilty, as he could notrebut the charge.' The case, however, pi o ceeded, and in conclusion, in answer to the charge, he again said that he could not rebut the evidence adduced against him, and he threw himself on the mercy of the court. Alderman Wire discharged all the defendants except Merry and Harding, with admonitions. He said it was impossible to meet the justice of the case without sending Merry to prison for three months with hard labour, and Harding, who had acted for Merry in guarding the entrance, to 21 days, with hard labour. Merry had been convicted of keeping a betting-house in Crooked-lane, in June last year, and it was stated that his betting transactions amounted to several thousands. He gave notice of appeal, and was bailed the day after the examina tion. BOW-STREET.—Thomas Simmonds, a young man of very repulsive cast of countenance was char g ed with stealing a valuable gold watch from Mr. (V. Freeman, of Ailsa-park, Twickenham, who had come to town to -witness the distribution of the Victoria Crosses that day. Mr. Freeman_ was passing along the Strand, in the direction of the park, when he got into a crowd near the Electric Telegraph Company's-office: While there he felt a lug at his chain, but without missing his watch. He went on and entered the National Gallery, where, however, he remained only a few minutes, when, desiring to know the time, 'he felt for his watch and found it was gone. He immediately left the Gallery, intending to give information at the police-court. When he got into the street he found the prisoner engaged in a struggle with a sergeant of FuSiliers, a police-con stable, and some other persons, who had just ap prehended him. It appeared that the sergeant, Charles Palmer, had seen the prisoner snatch the watch from prosecutor's pocket, and had at once started off in pursuit. The sergeant overtook, and seized him in Trafalgar-square, when a bystander saw him throw the watch into an area. It was picked up and shown to prosecutor, who recognised it as his own. It was uninjured except by the breaking of the handle by wresting it from the chain and the smashing of the glass. Mr. Freeman expressed his astonishment at the dexterity with which the robbery was effected. He had been many years a magistrate, and bad never met with such a case.. Mr. Henry—Ab, in the country that may be so, but I can assure you that they are common enough in London. It is always done iu the same way, by breakingthe mere piece of wire which joins the head. The prisoner pleaded guilty. He said be bad formerly been in the militia, but was drafted into tke Land Transport Corps. Since that body was disbanded he had been unemployed. Mr. Henry—But a strong sturdy young man like you ought to be able to work. The prisoner (glooMily)- 1 wo uld be g lad to wo rk if I could get it. the police, Mr. As he was not known to Henry eduvicted him, summ arily, and sentenced him ,to four months' i m prisonment. • MARLISOROUGA - STREET. — Thepickpockets mustered in great fore at the proceeding in Hyde park yesterdly ; the de!ectives were, however, on the alert, and brought without intermission (luting the day to this court batches of thievesas they were captured. John Pocknell and William Goagle were charged with picking the pocket of William Selsby, of No. 21, Northampton -square. The prosecutor was standing in Hyde-park when he saw his watch glittering in the hand of the Ter soner Pocknell. The prisoner finding he was de tected dropped the watch on the ground. Remanded till next Friday. Jane Browne was charged with picking the pocket of Campbell Downer, Esq., of No. 6, Upper IlYde park. . The prosecutor felt a tug at his pocket and found his handkerchief was gone. He saw the prisoner drop the handkerchief. Sent to hard labour for one month. William Williams and Frederick Anstead wer e charged by Wyatt, D 157, with picking pockets ill the park. Williams remanded to Friday ; Anstead als" charged. Alexander Bentley was charged with picking the pocket of James Townend, of Draycott terrace) messenger in Lord Panmure's office. The case, which was for stealing the prosecutor s watch, was clearly proved, and the prisoner sell' tented to hard labour for 3 months. ' Patrick Lynch was charged with P i c ki ng pockets) and stealing a handk erc hi e f. yeas . Proved by P arsons , 182 D — Th e pr i sone r committed to hard l a b our f o . th ree mon ths. Samuel Park e r was c h arge d w ith at t em pting to pick pockets in Hyde Park. Three months hard labour. t he Richard Lewis was c h arge d w ith p i c king pocket of Henry Ellis, of No. 5, Park-terrace, ° his handkerchief. - • - Sent to hard labour for three months. Samuel Parker was sent to hard labour for three months for picking pockets. Country Markets. LIVERPOOL—Jim 26. To-day there was a slender attendance of the tradeti and the operations again confined to passing requirenl e for consumption. Wh ea t an d fl our were eac h slig ht lower rates than Tuesd a y l as t. O a t s an d b ar l e y ratio . higher. Beans and peas is lower. WAKEFIELD—JUNE 26. The continuance of fine weather causes our buyers to act with caution. Fi ne f res h w h ea t ma i n t a i ns l as t wee' rates, and other sorts nearly unsaleable. Grinding bade/ fully as dear. Beans is per qr higher. Oats and shelling tend upwards. 39 0 Average prices of grain —Wh ea t, 62 s ; bailey, 3(1 ; oats, 30s 9d ; b eans , 44 s ; peas, —5 " ' rye, —s. Od. EXETER —JUNE 26. 6o 9d ; CORN.—Wheat, 7s 9d to 8 s 3d ; b ar l e y, 5s to m. grinding do., Oa Od to Os Od. O a t s , 3 s 3d to Os Beans, Os Oto 0 Od. Peas, 00s Od to Hs Od. 461 FLOUR. —Fine, 46s Od to 47s Od; seconds, 41s Od to Od per sack. u os t CATTLE. —There was a s ma ll supp l y o f b u ll oc ks. ."'„,„, r beef, from lOs to Us 6d per score ; inferior, 9s 6d to 118 y,5, score ; fat calves, 5d to 6d per lb ; barrennors, Os Od to ers ' Od. per score ; co ws an d ca l ves, 1 21 . to 201. vs ; butch eb; calves, Od to 7d per lb., rearing calves —s to — 0 ei/ ci sheep, ewes and lambs, 21. 53 to 31. 5s per couple; ewes.s to 61d; wethers, Od 60; lambs, 74 t o Od p er lb. li T . ; g , large size, —s to —s ; second size, —s to —s ; slips' 117, to —s; suckers, —s to —s. Rough fat, 444 per Pork carcases from 9s 6d to lOs 6d per score. COAL MARKI Prices of Coals . per ton at s. d.' Bates's West Hartley ..,14 01 5 (1. g 6 .. 1 " Haswell Gas •••14 6 La,mbton ................. 17 0 Bebside's Hartley 16 3 Tees Davison's West Hartley 16 0 Hetton l7 0 Htl'pool West Hartle y 3 l u men l7 0 6 Tanfield Moor ~~ •• 14 0 Kepier Grainge ... Wylam . 15 6 Harton .. . ... ~........••1 4 16 9 Eden Main l5 6 j South Hetton ........... ••• 7 0 North Percy Hartley —l4 9 Stewart's ........... 1 6 9 Wallsend, dzo. I Braddyll ................ •" 1 0, .. is . Lumley 15 6 I Cassop ......... 1 4 0 Cowen Hartley . l6 0, Hilda Russell's Hetton 15 91 M.--.TIINE 26. the close of the market. Wallsend, 410._ Ships at market, 95 ; sold, 65. • . COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—Yssu , BDAY. ; Am5terdam............ 11 18 Gibraltar •••• .. •••• •• " 2 9 85:, Ditto, three months .. 12 4 Leghorn .. .• •• ••••••" 'oil 82$ Rotterdam ............ 12 3 Genoa ••• '-.... - Antwerp ...• ••••.••• •• 25 55 Milan •• •• •• •• ••'•••••• .... Brussels .... • • ........ 25 55 Nrenies - --_____•• •• •• •••• •••••• 0 4 liamburgh ............ 'l3 8% Naples ••••••••• ••• 122 7,, Altona .. •••••••••• •• •• • • iPalermo •• •• ...... •• •:, ..sii., Pari5............. • • .... 2532 j% , Messina ... . • " II 52. Ditto, three months .. 25.70 ( Lisbon .• ...... •• " 52 3,i, Marseilles ............. 25 72% Oporto .............• •• ~, Bourdeaux ............ .• 'Rio Janeiro ..... .•• ...i _ • Frankfort-on-Maine •• .. 119% 'Buenos Ayre5.......... Berlin ................ •• New York,6o days' sight Vienna ~.............. 10 31 Philadelphia .... ..... . "..; Tr1e5t0................ 10 32 PIIICE3 Or BULLION, PEE os•9 Petersburg .• .......... 37 Foreign G o ld i n Bars £3 17 0 Madrid ..... •...., .... 484 'P or t uga l G old Coin .. 00 0 Cadiz ••• •• •... •••••• s • 49,( 3 'Mexican Dollars .• •• 0 . g O , I B melons, •• •• •• •• •• •• • • New Dollars •• •••• 0 a eeville•• •••••• • • .. • ... Silver In bars LOCAL SHARE MARKB2'& LIVERPOOL, JUNE 26. cht nat eci STOOK EXCHANGII.—The market has no t ic tot, much, the transactio ns b e i ng t o on l y a mo d e rate 40 and closed this afternoon quietly at the following Ta t ' es nd Caledonian, 371 Eastern Counties, 651—LancashLr e n d o 0 Yorkshire, 1011 i—Lancaster and Carlisle, 71 — If gcl. and North Western, 1031 i—Do. Eighths (New), Q s i er a, die.—Midla n d," 4i 31—North Eastern, 23—South g am 22i—Grand Tanks, 141 BIRMINGHAM, JUNE 26. firmer for!, STOCK EXCHANGE.—This market was rather"OP day, and transactions chiefly in local stocks. DM"' — r o joy Valleys, Bromwich Banks, 10—Crystal Palace, 4-- -v g alel, Valleys, si 9—Great Western, 64i 65k—Do. Stour 10 1. Guaranteed, 64 65—London and North Western 1 101. Midland, 83 i 844—Birmingham and Staffordshire'Oah MANCHESTER, JUNE 26. ut , , • „itho STOCK EXCHANGE . — The market was quifA, " per much change in prices. Maryport and Carlisle 4 one, Cents., 12—Dovers, 22 11-16—Leeds, 101 100i - 'L o 11 8 4 101--North Stoffords —Sheffields, 43 —Midlands' —Blackburns, 8--Leed s (New), 1-16 p.—Great Vi r ; o o,l2 of Canada, 224—East Lancashire, (Fifths), 7-16 p. Union A, 2234. MIR SILK CROP IN LOMBARDY.—The °plow s dy Turin slates fro m Mil an th a t th e s ilk crop i n Lon3barw, has turned out a compl e t l failure this year, sudde n ! i o to wind, and rai n , ha v i ng b een ex t reme l y detriment the worms, independently of the decease, which 1 30 c e year spread to localities hith er t o f ree f rom it. The P' of cocoons is extremely high at Milan. 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