The Express.
London, England, 1864-03-04 00:00:00

THE irtrnksfi,l tittbAt IrvENINCI, "Viten J C 11464. TTET

year was ceased by the desire to frame the expenses of the
aps, with soasomir, lly comideriet that special
risme exissed is regeti to the military force, arising out
of tLe war w Nay Zealand.

Cereal PEEL said the sable lord had borne such ample
testimemy to the value sad efficiency of the yeomanry, as to
out from under his feet the graced of his own argumest.
This was the most pitiful " pansy wise and pound (cobalt"
economy of which be bed ever heard. (Hear, hear.) If it
was meant that the yellowy was of no use, why did sot
the government say so . But they called upon the house
to vote 41,000 f. for the permanent staff of the yeomanry,
and yet refused to pay this very trifling sum. The com-
mittee appointed by Lord Herbert was for the very purpose
of inquiring what was actually essential to keep the
yeomanry to efficiency, and they reported that any dimieu.
lion of the period of permanent duty would be detrimental
to the efficiency of the force, (Hear, hear.) He hoped that
the noble lord, with the recommendiltions of the committee
before him, would agree to the resolution.
Lord PALMERSTON—I hope the .house will not be led
away by the speech of the right honourable gentlemen who
has just sat down. We are, as my noble friend slated,
fully sensible of the great value of this volunteer force said
of its effitieocy, and that which we now propose does not in
our opinion imply nay want of appreciation of its merits,
Dar, oe the other band, does it email say sensible diminu-
tion of its efficiency. It is not the first time that for mo-
tives of economy with reference to the circumstances of •
particular year the calling out of the yeomanry bee been
omitted. There have been many years is which the
yeomanry have not been called out for permanent duty. It
is a great disparagement to the yeomanry to say that the
absence of drill for one year is to diminish the efficiency
of that force. (Cries of " No, no.") It has not bees that
for two successive years they have not been called out, but
it has often happened that for one year their calling out
has been omitted, and on the present occasion when the un-
fortunate war in New Zealand has entailed a very large
espouse which LI incidental to the year, and which we
hope will not occur is future years, we have thought in
looking through the various heads of charge connected with
the military arrangements that we might, without impairing
the efficiency of a demotic force, omit the charge for the
traioing of the yeomanry. I hope the house will not be
disposed to agree to the motion of the hon. member. and
so diminish by the amount of about 44,0001. the saving
which we think can be made with due regard to the safety
of the country. (Haar.)
Sir W. NILES mid if the noble lord had given a silent
vote be should not have bees astonished, but be WAN sur-
prised after an opinion which the noble lord had formerly
given upon the subject to hear the statement be had just
made. When the noble lord waist the head of the Home-
office, • deputation of yeomanry officers waited upon him,
including Lord Aylesbury and Lord Eversley, with the view
to the yeomanry being called out for • longer period, and
' the noble lord was so Salaamed by the arguments addreesed
to bins, that he was wilhng to extend the time from eight to
tea days. an alteration which would have been carried had
not the Chancellor of the Exchequer come to the rescue,
for the order had been given and disseminated from the
Home-office amongst different regiments.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCIIEQUE R—l had
Bothnia whatever to do with it. (Laughter.)
Sir W. HALES thought it very likely that the right hot.
gentleman might have done to. (Renewed laughter.) How-
ever he wee surprised to bear the noble lord stets that the
efficisoey of the yeomanry would bens well kept up if they
were not called out for permanent duty for a year. The retri-
meet of which he was colonel was not called out in
1860, and the result was that when they were inspected
every filth man was a recruit who had never before been
with the regiment. (Hear, hest.) He could not but con-
ceive
that this was a most uncalled for change. If the
yeomanry were not wanted let them be dismissed, but let
not the government, by this penny wise and pound foolish
system render the position of the commanding officer one of
the most difficult that could be imagined.
The house divided—
For the amendment
Against l3B-1
The announcement of this result was received with loud
cheers from both sides of the hoses.
THE POLICE SPY SYSTEM.

Mr. ROEBUCK rose to call &donjon to the report of the
inspectors of coustabolary, ordered to be printed oe the
%I of February last, and to ask the Home Secretary whe-
ther any resolution had been taken upon the subject of the
spy system mentioned therein.
Sir G. GREY mid there was no doubt whatever that the
practice to which General Cartwright called the attention
of the Secretary of State was most objectionable. (Hear.)
That mode of employing the police in certain counties, not
acting under the authority of their cacers, but put
in motion by certain societies, was foreign to the object for
which the polies was established. (Hear.) As soon as his
attention was called to the passage in the report, be directed
• circular to be addressed to the chairman of every quarter
session, and to the chairman of the borough police, and a
separate ono to the watch committees. The circular was
dated the 12th of February, 1864. It was signed by the
Under Secretary, and was to this effect :—The Secretary of
State regrinds the attention of the watch committee to the
enclosed extracts taken from the last report of Lieutenant-
General Cartwright, one of her Majesty's lospectors
of Police, respecting • system of private com-
munication@ which appears to be in operation
between individuals and societies, and members of the
polio* force. He requests that inquiry be made on the
subject with regard to the conduct of the police in counties
and boroughs, sad that special instructions should be given
to prevent • practice which is open to serious objection.
(Hear.) He received a good many answers in reply to that
Circular from boroughs and counties, and he was happy to
say tbat the general result of these answers showed that
the practice did not exist except in • few iestasoes. Strict
injunctions bad been given on the subject, and he hoped
they would effectually check the continuance of the prac-
tice. %Hear, hear.)
THE COMPTROLLER OF THE NAVY AND THE
DEVONPORT ELECTION.

Mr. FERRAND once more called attention to the inter-
ferrates by Sir Baldwin Walker, whilst Comptroller of the
Navy, and Admiral Robinson, when commander of the
Devenport steam reserve, in the election for that borough
in the year lits 9. The boo. gentleman declared that
being a candidate for the representation of Devonport
at that time, he bad been defeated solely through
the scandalous and disgraceful conduct of Sir Baldwin
Walker, who had issued a placard against him,
and had used all hie 'armories in the dockyard to prevent
his return. He also complained that Admiral Robraeon had
appeared io the uniform of his rank at the Town-hall on
the occasion, and taken an active part in the support
of Sir A. Boller, the whig candidate, by waving
hie handkerchief and leading off the cheers. The
hon. masher further commented in severe terms
upon the treatment which bad been experienced
by the late Mr. Augustus Stafford, when Secretary
to the Admiralty wider Lord Derby's first adminis-
tration, and charged the Duke of Somerset and Sir Baldwin
Walker with having done that which Mr. Stafford had been
censured for doing. lo the one case, however, Sir &raja.
rain Hall, who bad brought the charges against that gentle-
man, bad gone up to the Hone of Lords, Sir Baldwin Walker
had received a distinguished command on s foreign station,
whilst poor Augustus Stafford had goes down to the grave
a broken-hearted man.

Sir J. D. HAY said he had received the personal sarcomas
off Admiral Robinson. both orally and in writing,
that there was sot one word of truth is the state-
ment that he was present in " full uniform" at the
elation or had taken • leading part in the proceedings. With
regard to the Duke of Somerset, whatever might have been
his conduct at Totom and elsewhere, he believed that the
sable duke bad. at all events, not been actuated by political
motives in his administratioo of the navy.
Lord C. PAGET said that he thought the defile,* which
his gallant friend bad made of Admiral Robinson and Sir
Baldwin Walker did him infinite credit, for it showed that
be had pot aside all party spirit, and wished to
do justice to those gallant officers against anything like alms-
&roue attacks. (Hear.) He need add but a very few words
to what had been stated by the hon. anal gallant gentleman
with regard to the detection of promotions. The truth was
that Sir Baldwin Walker was extremely occupied in 1856
with the construction of the iron-clad ships ordered by the
board of which the right boo. gentleman the member for
Droitwich was at the head. He believed that gallant
caper was extremly troubled, being under the idea that he
(Lord C. Paget) had assumed there waa some suspicion that
gums of money had been squandered or even worse, and he
was sorry to say that the impression was fostered
by more than one hon. gentleman, and Sr Baldwin
Walker was naturally anxious to clear himself
of any such imputation. He had since often explained to
the gallant officer that his only desire was that accurate
account& should be placed on the table showing the coat of
each vessel. He bad merely wished for an explanation is
detail, as he could not mate out how the mosey was ex-
pleaded. He might have been right or wrong in the mat-
ter, and he referred to it now io order to account for the
fact of the delay in theta promotion'. However, after the
assertion of delay io the promotions, when he came to sift
the matter to the bottom, he found the delay wee very in-
coesiderable. It was true that a great many promotions
took place immediately after the present government mote
Into office. The firstgproposal was en the Ist of March, that
73 appointments should be made under the Admi-
ralty order, of persons to be provisiooelly employed pending
the result of the examinations afterwards to be made.
The result. of the examinations were sent in May, and the
were required for explanation and statement on the
paper were
They were returned to the comptroller's office on
the 18th June, and they were submitted to the board on the
2nd July. Therefore in all these promotions the delay was
only from the 18th June to the 2nd of July. Every OM
knew that promotions in the dockyards required to be care-
fully looked into, and he did not, therefore, think that the
delay was of any greet consequence. He had endeavoured
to ascertain whether there was any foundation for the state-
meat that the promotions were kept back with •
view, as stated by the boo. member for Devooport, of
the promotions being made by the Duke of Somerset, is-
stead of by the right bon. baronet the member for Droitwieb.
Now, here was • proof that that statement was utterly
without foundation. He had asked for a list of the pro-
motions made at Devemport io the first six months of 1859,
and also is the last six months, and he totted thst in the
first six months 106 men were promoted seed in the lain
151. That was • proof that Sir Baldwin Walker had no
political object in keeping beck promotion.. He would not
go back to the unfounded and slanderous attacks which bed
been made ois that hoe. sad pl/aet officer. He would
rather lake Si, Baldwin Walker's word than that page-

sessie oath. (This observation, which was directed to-Yr.
Ferried, was received with loud cries of "Oh, oh," and
"Shame," froth th. opposition benches.)
Yr. FERR..&NU—I move that the words be taken down
by the clerk at the table. Illear, hear.)
Loot C. PAGET—II I have said aerating naparliamen•
tars—(cries of " Oh, oh")—I can only say, that it was in
defence of one of the most gallant and me itorions officers
ia the service.

An HON. MOTS.
Lord C. PAGET—Move what!
Sir J. PAKINGTON rose to order, and *spurned a hope
that the necessity el taking the words down might be
averted, by tbenobls lord recalhog and retracting esmes.
sloes which he was sure were uttered in the heat of the
moment.

is;rtie. PAGET (after a moment's conversatioo with Lord
Palmerston) said—Sir, I am glad, in deference to the opinion
of the right boo. baronet and of the homes, to retract that
expression ; but I wish in the strongest parliamentary lan-
gums I roam use, to express my abhorrence of the attack
which baa been made on one of our bravest officers, who is
now serving us at the other end of the world, sad who has,
during • long come of years, served us with bower and
dignity—(hear, basal—and I am positive that the assertion
that he politically murdered a lamented Mend of the hon.
member's is utterly without foundation. (Hear, hear.) With
regard to Admiral Robinson attending the electron at Devon-
pet, my hon. and gallant friend the member for Wakefield
has stated the circumstances of the case. I can oely say,
from all that I man learn—sod I have the evidence of several
impartial people—that Admiral Robinson only appeared
in uniform at the declaration of the poll when the election
MIS virtually over. The only question then is, was he
there in contravention of the orders of the Admiralty'
I know of no order of the Admiralty that an afioer .
port may not go end see the fun at an election, provided
he does net take • part in the proosediegs. It is well
known that at the election at which the hon. member was
present there was great eacitemeot and very strong ax-
p reesoos used, and that there was great curiosity, especially
on the part of the ladies, to be protect on that occasion.
My pliant friend (Admiral Robinson) went there ea a spec
tater. I behave hie word that he never took any part what--
ever in the election beyond recordiog,his vote—(" Oh, oh'')—
and I must say that I think the whole statement of the hoe.
gentleman with regard to distinguished and gallant officers
of the navy who are not here to defend themselves is much
to be condemned. I now &cower the question of the hon.
member, and state that Admiral Robinsos, the premed
comptroller of the navy, when captain of the steam reserve
at Devonport, during the election of 1839, did appear in the
uniform of his rank, but did not take an entire part in the
proceedings at the election. (Hear.)
Sir J. PAKINGTON observed that it was only due to
Sir B. Walker to my that over sad over again he had given
him the most distinct &morasses, as a gentleman and a man
of hollow, that he was in no way influenced by political
motives in anything be bad done as Comptroller of the
Navy. As to Admiral Robinson, the question was if he
had appeared on the seem of a contested election at Devon-
port in his uniform as spbain of the steam reserve at that
port ; and the noble lord said that he went there as • spec-
tator only. He knew the high character of Admiral Robin-
son, and was ready to do full justice to it ; but be must ray
be thought that gallant officer would have acted with sounder
discretion had he abstained from presenting himself in pub-
lic on such as *manias.

After some farther discussion, io the coarse of which Sir
A. BULLER (member for Devonporti denied that Admiral
Robinson acted as described by Mr. Famed,
Mr. B. OSBORNE severely criticised Mr. Formed's
cooduct io attacking Asset men, and never withdrawiog
amertions made by him when proved to be estrus, vigor-
ously defended Sir B. Walker, and declared that no one
connected with the Admiralty ever knew what that officer's
polities were.

ILOI lONlions.
•
COURT OF PSOBATE AND DIVORCE.
.Atitoz S.
(Wan the Jadis Ordinary.)
WRIGHT r. WRIGHT, BILITTNALL, AND BUNTING.—LIMOPER
MiADHIG.—CAUTION TO MITORIMM.
The defence in this cans eonaisted of counter-allegation,
of adultery ad cruelty ; and some evidence wu called to
establish these pleas, but the jury at length stopped the
cue, and found a verdict for the petitioner.
The Judge Ordinary having pronounced • decree nisi with
coats, remarked that the answer which bad been Bled by the
respondent was a most disgraceful one. In consisted of :13
paragraphs, sad it contained almost every description of recri-
minatory charge that could po.ibly be imagiaed ; yet aoarcaly
any attempt had been made to substantiate it. He bad too
much oonfideou in the counsel who practised in that court
to suppose that any one of them mold have sanctioned the
filing of such a document ; but in order to meant the re-
currence of this kind of pleading he would direct the coda
of the answer to be disallowed, and they would, therefore.
not be defrayed oat of the sum of money which bad been
paid into court by the husband for the purpose of meeting
the wife's expense.

Mr. H. T. Oole. walk Mr. Bales concluded the prose-
cution, nod Mr. Career ma for the 'defence.
On the night of the murder one Simi Saundan (who
called himself the father*, the deceased. though it applaud
lin realty that she WY the illegitimate spr of kin wife)
went to the prisoner's house at 6 o'clock, and he toned the
prisoner there, with his son George, a boy of 16, and the
deceased woman, Mary Ann Phillips. Some little
difference ensued between thus respecting some
other woman, but they soon quieted dove, and •
good deal of drink was sent for and ooneumed.
Soon after 12 o'clock Saunders and the boy Hallett left the
primmer and the woman by themselves, they then appear-
ing to be making preparations for sleeping on the sofa.
Saunders, in the eight, heard the rye " Father, father,"
twice ; bat he went to sleep again. Both he and the boy
were afterwards awoke by the cry of " murder," but the
boy said the damaged would often cry out murder when she
had been taking beer, and they then did Dot attempt to go
down stain and see whet wee the matter. They got up
between four and five o'clock, sod when Saunders came
down stairs he found the deceased lying in front of the
sofa across the room, quite dead, in a large pool of blood.
The prisoner sou lying between her body and the sofa, with
his right arm partly round her, and wither of them had any
clothing on. Surgical aid wee obtained The prisoner
had • wound in hie throat ; but the deceseed's
throat was cut completely across, down through the
windpipe and jugular vein, and four inches in length. The
man's wound seemed u if cut from the right to the left, as if
don, with the left Mod. There was a carving knife on the
end of the table, quite out of the reach of the women, wet
with blood. On one of the surgeons saying the woman was
dead, the prisoner became very excited, and said Saunders
and her had robbed him of 275. yesterday, and he added,
"Deal hurt me ' • this is all about money.' Blood and dirt
wee on the hands of the prisoner, and a the wall at the
bark of the sofa. The prison,r was under medical attars:l-
ame for a month, and en he was taken into custody and
charged with cutting the woman's throat. When charged
the primate said. "She cut mine first, sod she kicked me
out of bed twice." To the constable who took hint he said,
" This all happened through drink ; so much drink flies to
my head. We had nine quarts of beer each, and three
&kliegs ' of Windy. sod we all got drunk together."
The theory adopted by the prosecution war, that the
primmer, snider the influence of jealousy, cut the woman's
throat, sod then wounded himself.
. .

Tbs jury, sitar an boar's absence, returned • verdict of
Acquittal.

GAMS ATTEMPT AT MCRDPR AT •LDERAHOTT.
A man named William Barnett, aged 32, by trade •
plasterer. was indicted for feloniously cutting and wounding
Famous Bartlett, his wife, with intent to kill and murder
ber, at Aldershott, on the 19th of November Wt.
Mr. H. T. Cole conducted the prosecution ; and Mr. Car-
ter defended the prisoner.
The defence made by prisoner's counsel was that be had
been abandoned by his wife, whose loose disposition led her
to prostitution. Finding all attempts to reclaim her useless,
he had been worked up to • maddened jealousy by her pre-
ference of other men before his face, and he then tried to
injure her, not to kill her, for with the opportunity he
had, he might have cut her throat effectually if be Imhof
to do so.

The jury found the prisoner Guilty, end he wu sentenced
to penal servitude for life.

THE POLICE COURTS.

WMTMINSTEB.

An order was tented a iiii;elTys ego to the polidrootirt
magistrates dieing from the justices at quarter 101•3004, to
the effect that prisoners sectioned to terms of confinement
upoe civil process should be thenceforth sent to ;indulge
their sentence in Whitacre's-street Prison, in lieu of the
Housed Detention, as formerly On Wednesday a cab-
driver was committed at the suitla his master, in default of
paying for the hire, or what is tanned earnings of the cab,
by Mr. Arnold, for seven days. and agreeably with the
recent order was forthwith conveyed to Whitecross-street
Prison, when, however, the governor, after consulting, as
it is stated, with the City Solicitor, refused to receive him,
and the culprit was brought back to the polies station
of the B division attached to this court, and there de-
tained until yesterday morning, when the circum-
stance being pointed out to Mr. Selfe' the presiding
magistrate, he immediately communicated by letter with
the Horne-office, but no answer having been reoefved up to
the time of the rising of the court,
Dennis, the gaoler, requested directions from the magis-
trate as to what was to be dope with the prisoner.
Mr. Self* replied that he had nothing whatever to do with
the matter, and having no power to interfere must leave
the polar to act entirely on his own responaibility, where-
upon the latter, considering the safest mune he could
adopt would be to liberate the prisoner, unlocked the door
of his prison-house and let him go.

In sitcom' case, adjudicated upon two months ago, and
in which the offender was apprehended yestorday •
og
in default, sad taken upon commitment to the Home of
Detention, he was refused admission, upon the plea that he
ought to be taken to Whitocron-street. Hs also was met at
large.