The Express.
London, England, 1852-04-13 00:00:00

WORKINO MEN'S MEMORIAL TO THE
LATE SIR ROBERT PEEL

TO TNT 101101 Or TIM DAILY Mawr.
Sts,—The committee appointed at the public
meeting held on the 7th August, 1630, at the Whit-
Wigton Club Room, to collect subscriptions from the
working classes for a memorial to the late Sir Robert
reel, have closed their 'abeam, and the auditors
hoeing on the 6th instant examined all the accounts,
and certified their accuracy, it may be satisfactory to
sour readers to know the result.
Including the subscriptions begun at ths Belvi-
dere Hotel, l'entonville, there has been received the
sum of 1,7371. Os. 6d., chiefly in penny subscriptions;
and that amount has been paid into the Bank of
}:n land, to be invested in Three per Cent. Consols,
iu the names of three trustees, and in the course of
the next month the committee will decide in what
manner that sum shall be employed so as to confer
the greatest possible benefit on the working classes.
The committee have already decided that the
yearly interest of the fund shall be applied to educa-
tional purposes. under the title of "The Working
Men's Memorial to the late Sir Robert Peel," and
they will spare no endeavours to render its applica-
tion judicious.
It appears, on examination. that these subscrip-
tions have been received from upwards of 3do towns
and villages; while in other towns the subscription
that was commenced for this fund became sufficient in
amount to establish a local memorial, which the com-
mittee in every case encouraged.
The number of individual subscribers is about
2.14',000. amongst whom arc English workmen at St.
Petersburg, who have contributed towards the
fwd.
The expenses of the committee for printing, send-
ing out between 4,000 and :000 circulars, and
answerivg applications for books. lists, office charges,
&e., amount on the whole to ..2105/. 14s. MI. up to the
present time, and the committee intend to defray the
whole of that amount by contributions from their
own number, and from other friends of the late Sir
Robert Peel, so that the entire amount of subscrip-
tions collected shall remain applicable for the pur-
po,se• above stated.
complete list of the names of the persons and
places from which subscriptions have been received,
and of the amount subscribed at each place, has been
prepared; and, should there be funds sufficient, this
list will he published, so as to satisfy every sub-
scriber that his mite has been received and will be
applied for the objects intended.
I remain, your obedient servant,
JOSEPH llt'ME. Chairman of the Committee
Bryce nstouc-square, April 10.

The Neff has the following remarks upon I
the foregoing subject :
A LITTER from Mr. Iltme, relative to the eub-
seriptions to the Working Man's Testimonial to
Sir 'tonna Ptet," is published in another part of
this day's impression. Whether we consider the
amount subscrittel, the management of the commit-
tee, or the purpose to which the fund is destined, the
statement of Mr. HUME is most satisfactory. It may
serve as a model to all upon whom the public have
a r fight to call for reports on subscriptions for similar

IRELAND.

Donis, Amu. 12.

The alarm of en "English invasion" is spin
raised here, and the electors are kept in daily appre-
hension of the appearance on our coast of a host of
Saxon candidate', chietly under the colours of the
Catholic Defence Association. A correspondent of
the Freeman, who generally appears to be well-
informed, writes as follows trom London :

I have good nano to know that there is at this monist
• knot or club of English lawyer who have arranged to
suleicribe to a common election fund for the purpcos of
testing constiteenciee.with a view to future candidatero.
and that they contemplate investing large mom M purchas-
ing the influence of local leaders who me expected to
influence the electon in their favour. The project is
rally known here and has given rise to mach spaenlation
in political

The name of the " invader" of Dundalk has tran-
spired; and the hitherto great unknown turns out
to be Mr. Bowyer, the -English Roman catholic
barrister.
Mr. William Coningham, of London, is one of the
candidates for Waterford.
Mr..l. Macnamara Cantwell, a Dublin solicitor,
who has distinguished himself in most of the po la;
movements in Ireland, has formally ad the
electors of Drogheda.
Sir Timothy O'Brien has published his address to
his present constituents, the electors of Cashel.
Lord Naas has promised to accept the invitation of
some of the Coleraine electors to offer himself again
for their borough.
A Oalway paper states that Lord Dunkellin has
resolved to relinquish his intended contest for there-
presentation of that county.
Mr. O'Hagan, Q.C„ is spoken of as an opponent
of Mr. Tennent in Belfast, at the general election;
and a split in the conservative camp is expected in
that borough.
The following is an extract of the letter addressed
by the Catholic Defence Association to the electors
of New Ross. Although the association attacks Sir
T. Redington, it will be seen that they do not recom-
mend his antagonist, Mr. Daffy:
'1 here is no elms of candidates, of whatever political ur
religious profireion, whom this association will mom
streauously oppose than that to which Sir Thomas Reding-
ton belosgs—namely, oatholics who, professing liberal poli-
tics, *old themselves to support and serve en administration
which was passing a penal law against their own religion,
and passing it with many gratuitous and unnecessary cir-
cumstances of studious insult and disrespect. It is essential
that the catholic electors of New Ross, by hearty union
among themselves, and by sacrificing minor differences sad
individual wishes, should make the return of suck a candi-
date impossible. HIVIRY W,e. WILBEZIOACIL
A. Shushan and W. rower. hugs.

The Cork Constitution says :—" We have heard
that it is not unlikely that Edward Hartopp, Esq.
of Dolby House, Lacestershire, will stand for the
county of Kerry, at the general election. Mr. liar-
topp is a protectionist, and has large estates in the
county as well as in Limerick."
The Galway Mercury says:
The prospects of an abundant harvest are this year con-
siderably greater than they have been for any season since
the oommencentent of the famine. A Ruth larger extent
of potatoes and grain is likely to be sown during the pre-
sent spring than was last year, and the quantity of seaweed
which is carried from this locality to the interior of the
country is quite unusual. Owing to the circumstance of
almost every boat on Lough Corrib being engaged in its
caniage, the town has latterly experienced a defi6eney of
fuel. For nearly a fortnight past the weather has continued
delightfully genial, posse-aging all the fineness of the sum-
mer, with exception of • slight chilliness in the nights.
Altogether there has never been • more favourable sprint
than the present ; and we confidently Oast it may prove
the harbinger of better times.
The following is from the Weekly Commercial
Review of the Freeman :
This week has been partly cut short by the holidays, but
there has been a good business done in produce, at pretty
steady prices, and matters are somewhat more hopeful.
Galway shares are once more gone mad, every day giving
higher rates, and the advance ea the week on the two
'codling lines being about 71 per cent. on last week's price.
Part of this, no doubt, arises from the difficulty of placing
money advantageously, and also, in the case of the Great
Southern and Western, from the rumoured reduction in
the rate of interest charged thereon by government; but by
fax the greater part of the transactions axe mere gambling
operations, without any bona Ado intention of investment.
Money is exceedingly abundant, but yet difficult to obtain
on any but first-rate security.

Pu
Tke PEEL subscription is an unequivocal verdict
pronounced by the working clanks of this country on
the commercial policy which now goes by the name
of the deemed statesman. About 2.50,000 English
workmen, residing in 3.0 towns and villages, have
*subscribed to the amount of 1.,7.171. to erect a memo-
rial to the 'minister who repealed the corn law. This
is not all. Subscriptions commenced in other towns
for this fund, were so liberally contributed to that
it was deemed expedient to apply them to the
establishment of local memorial.. Lasting monu-
ments of faith in the principles of free-trade, and of
gratitude to the statesmen who legislated upon those
principles with reference to the trade in corn, are
scattered through the country, to impress them on
the minds of coming generations. And these monu-
ments have been reared by the steadily industrious of
the least wealthy classes.
One fact connected with the subscriptions to
the central fund deserves to be widely known.
Many circulars issued by the committee fell into the
hands of men who, before the accession of the
I;skrodeer. ministry to office. professed protectionist
principles. These persons discouraged the subscrip-
tion to the utmost of their power. and were tot over-
rupulous as to the means they employed fur that pur-
pose. A great number of the subscription lists sent
to factories, to allow the names of penny sub-
scribers to be entered, were returned upon the
hands of tho committee, without having been sub-
mitted to the workmen. The very men who thus
interfered to stifle the voice of public gratitude for
free-trade in the first necessaries of life, are now loud
in their deprecations of any attempt to reverse that
policy. Will they prove the sincerity of their new
convictions, by a public expression of repentance for
the virulent abuse they have heaped upon his head
who conferred on the country what they now admit
to be a blessing? Will they be satisfied to remain
in that humble position—of followers, not of leaders
—which becomes new and imperfectly instructed
converts? Will it be wise in the country to confer
power on conformists se recent, without giving time
to test their ability and their sincerity?
The account rendered by Mr. Huns of the com-
mittee's stewardship_ is most honourable to the gentle-
men concerned. n • iffy manta outlay incurred
for office and other &ergur ime dose mere than
produce the fund at the sommittees Awed i It hes
originated all the Meal memorials which have had
their origin in the enbecripthms : and this outlay is
not to be deducted from the memorial fund, but de-
frayed by the members of the committee and other
friends of Sir ItoneaT PEEL. It is not often that
men are seen to come out of such a business with
hands so stainlessly clean.
Lastly, the destination of the fund is unexcep-
tionable. It has been invested in the public securi-
ties, and the interest is to be applied to educational
purposes. It is a contribution by the poorer classes
totheir own education; a more sincere or delicate
compliment has never been paid to any public cha-
racter than this declaration, that the money raised in
honour of him shall be devoted, as far as it goes, to
the purpose of enabling the children of the contri-
butors to appreciate to its full value his enlightened
policy

THE LAMBETH MURDER.

lbw folkewing docnniost, which has been found in
the desk et the murderer Wheeler, adssistod to
throw Vela law the Mete of the wnliai mei% lam il. ets
well so spin Is meat history and behaviour s
June, 1847.-1 .tart from London—Leadea MOM^ Me
Dahl*, South America, as elerk for • 'seam Mem Ihwk,
in their own ship, the only pssinger. The me yene.
Nov. 29 or 30, I reach England bock again, the dlestlea
not suiting me. I was five months gone-49 dor'
oat, 57 home, and one month there. I land at Fslmsme
in December. I came to London by mail and 0. W. ad
direct to my father's house. The first night at home IGm
wry well, just as though I had never left the country ; but
the next day or two after that night I walked over to as
wele at the West-end, just to let him know I came back.
I take tea there before • large, uncommonly hot, fire (hem
which I did take the precaution to remove to the far end of
the room). I leave the house on my way
Mesa, pam into the open air, sad I than and
my whole system changed, sad that I well
have been poisoned. I tell my Mbar rat gehmal, the
ma* day .or so ; he says, •• Year Ewa; WOO* Mugs of
4110els.' My mother replies the SIM. Veil, ahre were
ea% imd a great asi el espisenneness Linguist between
themsh Ow flaw atelberr al deter), midi hale
saigazkeg spina as, 1 ode asessifilitit
limn le Mine swaths after, my
mew =I der take:. after a great deal of my ow
Wag sail Venlig (my hese has died in the meanwhile,
ii.c.the ...a. slew I was ism, so that I don't see any awe
et mese ea use Os an me while lam thee.,
Ale was well sang\ to is, I hist), and Igo t
live with • nab% lobelia egereed to keep me for a ire
weeks until I sail er lemethiell few myself. I stay with
them dye weeks, sad I sat they obliged to go bates a
=t• and request Mbe assets mew lunatic hapita
asty. lam seed to Wealmenra I stop 12 mates
toga well; thin, elesemere dremlfel, whew
its ialeg lend pesseveseses my rather takes me Merl
to live with her, Feb., 1861. This is 1862. A the ewe I
have bad with her. She's killing me daily with bee tem
and temper. As to go before • raasisteate, to eel me to
maks* Meads Marital, I Toot M; I have hal gale sal
Sawa aeon bernbie plans Stekke, if I we to gm le
kg Ma shags whist be., the warn is sash a hada
Ise hat the hags wool abeam& back upon myself; se,
thseehrs, I Ma this lisaleal her. day after day, till I
shall sew very ash be Ina. Yee% say, ' Why do yes
set sem& widths 1' bed that I deal like to do. The nes
is ear as me that I le late • trap, and this wale.
Kr. —, was the prime wok to be revenged upon me he
sere slight I had put on ha lie answered an advertise-
ment I had put in the Tissee paper for • clerk's place (or
gels to do so.) Thew people, by-this-bye, were
w sawn is want of • clerk then they were of • black man,
as sus get thowlede Bethel at BMW. Its a
WON to get yowl/UM le gle gat as dab, and then
arm till
in, Ig
II rer seed, or mmodthig a
lbok
ea _ , of a oaths& sena-
nalleni Ills Ohwe pi& may be too,
out Ow entabhating
pallnBlo gred Oa Owe Aeries, GM Ige Mt mew
10111111 L mom as 1 pit there Niles the as rineing
end &lyin bow Mget a pompon hen you
aded persecution sets in. lam W-
hin Manor of ways ; sad after a =oath there I
gh aaliteelle to live with them or in the place at all,
the biletread have drove me mad. A regular dead
1•11110noseden el you ; and if I bad stopped there mad I
4811fhave gime, and there is plenty of plasm I dare
alts putt pla away, never to be heard of more.
Doped apes it, it don t take hash /shaming to
my that aMU dim ander the tropism. Well, I bargain
with the eft that brought me oat to take me beck. I
le
bed owe offer. After great difficulty he gave
ISM& We to pay the pelage sway beck.
After henna dye at sea the captain plays up the very
devil with sae. I found I bad jumped oat of die frying.
late the fire. I expected every day to be thrown over.
but after 36 or 40 days of deathly and
I land at Falmouth. I was too grets to make
amp spinet him (although that is what I ought to
frying-
late
hams deer), as I could well see I was the victim to some
Agee at spew Four years or more has thus gone on,
✓ail 1 hell it le to my duty to put it before the public if I
emu, er Make the beet of it they can, to let than Gee how
M. end possible it is to impose epos • man,
ing sib lum of his ezatenoe, conjointly by sea
ani hied i sad by your relatives too. I have heard
of the tweet, ' Oh, saw me from my frismes.' I have
bees the victim of the wet dreadful system itaremilia to
suppose ; is fact, it is too solids to be esgipand. De say
tolis known by the reality. I am saki MtlenNaln re-
el:meting lunatic hospitals and mamas psimaing that wiii
nate hatred and horror for the taellliellehe of thh MOW
u 6 .I. don't say it can he altered, bet dat minim he the
What I mess to assert is, that =sire, as it
sees ie tat oesstry, is the nosh et • base psis's; nal-i
the. awe ow kia meal in acre few emlesi..edeasse.
I men a ase the stone bas hem maid sass privies/1y
Y eeme fee maser. If you soy why hazeciessii-
le al l leng, it is because I was afieldoflnto a
Ileg Ibee set the strength to go Wash Wier 011•11
OSIZga Wanniam."
L sew deem sals the unfortunate mats alleilintee in-
amity ea* le peisoniag, and orison the peed gessible
borne et may.

Aowan
mils/ will maritime affairs durioglicw can •
not Int haw/bass streak with UM ne Lim of
she meads Maly senetneeted. One hive on many
emeeiess bane liftmen le dim sad we bare
shim wak to onnolems the Immesh of die Impel mad ever
balk at Ihmilesimek ad the legged halms% esnolemeted in
the mem ed legible d. The event teak _ Ore an Menday,
and a lame smaller et persons ham ihis sad the soles.
bearlim emus were yeammt. The vessel bee been him=
Mr. Willem Pile, Jan., sad her dimansisms
of koellgrot et desk, 230 bet' men= lonedth, 36
het SS feet lennage, 1,200 L. She is cone-
s weltimemalei imam of Mbar/ 1., and
bzejcpertlane in guy reaped Ais/ groat ad-
The meta has been pusher/ by Weems.
Ones, of Illacinuell, end she is Mended he their India
trade. It may be ankles/ that aim. die poems pm-
mat at the lam& _ We. Hai.ll,ehe Nome of the
Lard Deaden, a mewl neembed Upon see, and Mae ma-
sidesed the meek di* of the pmt—limeetelie aressiele.
—Os Tmeday, a Ise lasi In/lames wee lerenshed tram
the yam/ of Hr. him ankh, Pair quay,
1411111 Ins berthed. She bag ben per-
amid _ Itomm.lan/all,4l,imoyemitmalise Winded
far the min imam lonia b amid the Ilemeal.
—On Tomb/ a b* mni MINIM et Mesen.
IL B. Peas essl Wreasee. Ilemdoebed; ohoM segiesered
OD Mae. This bnslbd yard Is rspoeperty oldie build-
me, end es IMAM his IM SAM Wednesday a
beamed baei.e ums bunshed boa the feed et Mama
der BM Irldne, Mookirommesek. She
M use —A bus sew asbeener, the
ibasbeth bailsi,edy ibe Danube
made, the property ef We. A. IL was k-in/ hem
the Wilily TetiTread, tan. Wells beam,
um M.. bil.-111/1.---Om of
be% a mend of
shoal bmle bora= wan lenmehel been dm leolzreed of
ILL Illevel4 lay.. /be wm 1r dam, and
is basil by Mr. Mims of leolk
Emil T
ests/.—Two this vaimalie gobs et Auk
men amines/ /Wm, See painters& be lie solehhonebsod
ef the Talon of Asks; by a Chedhlesb likeemen. The Lib
rarely tem/ ea an moot of Leland before the laseth of
Ma .iiiiihmalevallirvarg.
dr pule aura of
Ilialidake, a berialis, semewSed roma ides.
elms meneredet beldispertarmed by IMINSIMIS.
TM sbe was by Rev. Dr. Smut, the re-
dolent Mae' bay about 4 yews esp. A large
re-
_ leek eel wbleb le small kept
bemmeh .ftwor ern mode neelblis on the
aemierd.
UireliNAL 06$ Low 00XPANT.—A call of
zetils sepia/ to per oleo Ilebbillen of td e 'bathe

800111 EUTAW RAILWAT.—Tridlic receipts for
the iirselreadisi April 10, 1862, 18,8271. 18..
,91 Ditto
4e2 12, 1861, 10,8311. 18e..24. berms la 1862,
11,7411. 74. •

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 13, 1852.

CLERICAL

Rev. Richard MO CitOrn—a;s7leKi, to Hodnett Coney,
Salop.
Rev. Joseph Dickson Claxton, to Buttarton Curacy, Staf-
fordshire.
Rev. Howard England Tunnielif Gough, to St. Matthew
Cursory, Wolverhampton.
Rev. John Smith, to Wolatanton Caney, Staffordshire.
BAIT. Wm. Taylor, to Bt. Mary Casey, Shrewsbury.
Rev. Within Temple, to Reclona Curacy, Stafford-
shire
Rev. Charles John Smith Walker, to Norton-in-the-
Moon Caney, Stsffordshin.
Rev. Charles Walters, to St. is the Eras:gelid Curacy,
Hanley, Staffordshire.
Bev. C. T. Hackett, to Lillnmeammetory and Vicarage,
dimes, Clogher ; patron, Oho Lori
Rev. T. 1.• B. Kennedy, M Kamm lastory and Vicar-
age, diocese Cloche,; penes, I sLmI Primate.
Rev. J. Partridge, to the Mad mmainhip of Yarmouth
Proprietary Grammar Marl.

CANONRY. lisdsob;Ssesed Redeliffe, in Salisbury
Cathedral, value W. I pew. tlsllbarsp of Salisbury :
Rey. M. R. Whleht dement
VICARAOI.—BORN4I6I4II, widsß3a7
age St. Thomas Vicarage, mil AbioSboloisk
Sonienet, diocese OloueeeMr and &fad. van 400=
residence ; patron, tie Pnloodsly of Bassloolos sad Rs&
clifle : Rev. M. R. Wbish, dsoossod.
PIAPRTUAL C V RACT.—fteakekayda V
sesse MO, • ISOM
the Vicar of Errigal-Triagh f.the .T. Le ,
promoted.

NAVAL
Animtavrt, Aram 12.—Arro1Nrian.— Clerk
W. F. Jonas to SlNl•psou.
Poaramotrrn, APRIL 12. Commodore Martin
hoisted his pennant on board the Prince Regent at Spit-
head to-day, exchanging the customary salutes with the
Commander-in-Chief. The Vixen, steam sloop, Com-
mander Barnard, fitting for the Brazilian station, wont out
of harbour to Spithead to-day.
STEPS PAID OFF AND COMMISSIONED AT PORTS-
Nov= AND DITONTORT.—The following are returns of
mixerilips paid off at Portsmouth, from the Ist day
, 1819, to the Ist day of March, 1852 ; of names
Off Op off at Plymouth daring the same period; and
stmamon of ships commissioned at each port in the like
poring :
oars
S PAID Ore.—Portsmouth, 1849—Redney, Meets ,
Penelope, Sidon, Polyphemus, Scourge, Contest, Blanes,
Eurydice Plymouth—V Ranger, Avon, Ring-
dove, Favorite, Alarm,turatitaa, Hibernia, Spartan,
Hound, Scout, Nimrod, Philemel, Constance, Pandora,
Britomart.
PAID Orr IN 1850.—Poruanattlt.—Comet, Raleigh,
Harpy, Hecate, Bulldog, Mitten, &stark, Odin,Dragon,
Vengeance, Cuckoo, Medea, Vixen, Amphitrite,
trious. Stromboli, Victoria and Albert. Plymouth—Cyg-
net, Alert, Thetis, Trineomalee, Agincourt, Bellerophon,
Mariner, Adventure, Cambrian, Penguin, Inconstant,
Express, Menu.
SHIPS COMMISSIONED.—Portsmouth, 1849. Janus,
Sappho, Arrogant, Comet, Scorpion, Phomix, Flying Fish,
Cormorant, Encounter, Leander, Serpent, Song;
teat. Plymouth—Rattler, Racer, Sparrow,
Ranger, Queen, Swift, Growler, Dedalue, Alms, Bak
Conflict, Spiteful, Indefatigable, Hound.
COMMISSIONED. Portsmouth, 1850. Sphyux, Lily,
Ajax, Comet, dealark, Cuckoo, Vengeance, Niger, Fox,
Dragon, Dauntless, Retribution, Flamer, Britannia, Hecate,
Faatosne, Victoria and Albert, Amphitrite. Plymouth—
Gladiator, Arethusa, Philoinel, Archer, Albion, Cygnet,
Thetis, Salamander, Portland, St. George, Tyne, Bellero-
phon, Harlequin, Calliope, Penguin, Pandora, Sampson.
Mars PAID Orr, 11361.—Portsmouth—Oberon, Blen-
heim, Prince Begets; Powerful, Asia, Excellent, Centaur,
Frolic, Hercules, Sharpshooter, Helena, Flying Fish. Ply-
mouth—Crane, Linnet, Kingfisher, Peterel, Seagull, Spider,
Caledonia, Heroine, Ranger, Havannab, Acheron, Fly, Im-
pregnable.
Sates (

Sabo 3intelitgence.

MIDDLESEX SESSlONS.—Yinsapay.
The sittings of the court for the April gement quarter
sessions were reesansd this morning at the Guildhall, West-
minster, by adjeernmeut from Clerkeuwell, before Mr.
&Hunt Adams, Assistant Jude, end Mr. Witham.
There are 71 prisoners for Vial, of whom 09 are charged
with felony and 2 with isinlenseenot.
_ _

Tae GLOW AMY BUM.
The Assistant Judge, in hie charge to the /read jury,
said that since he last had the honour of addressing!' graml
jury in that court notice had been given is the Howse of
Commons by the Attoruey.Oenend of his intention to hare-
duce a bill for the abolition of grand juries in the metropo-
litan districts. He had not bean consulted, nor did he in
the least expect to be consulted, with reference to that bill,
but as one wbo had some practical knowledge and expe-
rience of the greed jury system, he wished to make one or
two observations with regard to that measure before it was
brought in. There was not a single individual who had
served on the grand jury in that court who was unaware of
the opinions he entertained with respect to grand juries;
but, however strongly he might be understood to be in
favour of the abolition of that body, so far as that court
was concerned, he wished it to be understood at the same
time that ho thought there was a vast difference between
the general abolition of the grand juries throughout the
wbeb metropolitan districts and an abolition which should
be eselleed principally to the court of quarter sessions,
and if the bill were passed to abolish them generally
slaseughosit the metropolitan districts, it would be just as
esemeary to summon as many grand juries to that court,
even after it had passed, as at present ; and for this reason,
that the county of Middlesex and the metropolitan district
were not co-extensive—that was, the whole of the county
was not yet comprised in the metropolitan district, so that
it would be neeensary to summon grand juries to the see.
none to inquire into those eases committed from places be-
yond the limits of the district. (The deputy clerk of the
peace, Mr. )laude, here made a communication to the
learned judge.) The oMeer of the court, who was always
exceedingly sccurste, bad reminded him that the whole of
the county was comprised in the metropolitan police dis-
trict, and therefore that, strictly speaking, he was not
quite accurate. Substantially, however, he was correct, as
he meant those parts of the county which were not under
the jurisdiction of the magistrates appointed under the
Police Act, and the proposed bill, he understood, would
refer only to those parts which were within the jurisdiction
given to those magistrates—beyond which the county
magistrates had power to commit prisoners for trial. It
was not so with Middlesex only—it was the same with
Essex. Surrey, and Kent ; but what he had mentioned was
not the real difficulty in the matter. The great dice lty
wu, what should be substituted in the place of the
tribunal which was to be abolished ? That the
grand jury was perfectly useless, so fax as nine-
tenths of the cases brought before them was concerned, no
sensible nun could doubt. There were sixty grand juries
summoned every year in that court, the Central Criminal
Court, and the Court of Queen's Bench, chiefly for nothing
at all; but there was a wide distinction between the num-
ber being annually summoned, and the abolition of the in-
stitution altogether. What was to be substituted? Would
they so confide in the will of magistrates, as to allow them
to decide absolutely whether a cue should be tried or not.
Suppose • penion made a complaint before • msgistrate,
and he decided that it was not a case for trial, from Dome

Birkenhead, Prince Regent, Penelope, Deesnation, Excel:
lent, Centaur, Rodney, Rapid, Neptune. Pi
Styx, dreams, Virago, Crane,
SUM PAID Orr, 1861— Portuninatlc.—Cheinpion,
Gorgon, Reels, Pantaloon. Plymouth—Tweed, Sparrow,
Pilot.
...—„gym, Ply-

18.52. Pa
, Vesuvius.

cause or other. The person making the complaint might
feel aggrieved, but what was be to do ? Was be to take
the offender before another magistrate, or was he to be
deprived of all right to go to another tribunal ? He did
not for a moment think that any magistrate would do any
wronglor injustice, but if all were left to their decision, where
was a complainant to go if he was diesatistied 1 Give him
the grand jury, under other circumstances than those by
which it was now surrounded. Let it be reduced, so that
it might be felt an honour to belong to it, as in other coun-
tries, instead of a burden. It would then maintain its cha-
racter as • palladium of liberty, and would be kept for all
that it was useful for, and discontinued for that for
which it was clearly useless. He would my,
abolish it so far as that court wasconcerned,
retain it at the Central Criminal Court, to the number of
six or eight a year, and then there would be continued a
tribunal to which parties could appeal, if it were decided
by a magistrate that their complaint ought not to undergo
• trial—and one which really was of great importance to
the subject in cases where parties were charged with poli-
tical offence*, libels, and the more serious crimes. lie made
these 'remerks, because when a former bill on the subject
was introduced wine observations he wrote upon it were
not attended to, and the measure was found to be quite
impracticable, because parties of real practical knowledge
of the grand jury system had not been consulted upon a.
This, he apprehended, would be the result of the bill about
to be introduced, and he wished it to be known, as a good
deal had been said about his opinions of grand juries—that
he did not advocate their entire abolition, but an alteration
of the system, and that ho had nothing whatever to do with
the proposed bill or any of its provisions. After a few re-
marks upon their inability as a body to inquire into such
cases as were sent to quarter session', the assistant judge
sent the grand jury to their room.

MILITARY.

INCREASED HALF PAT OF QUARTERMASTERS OF
MITILLIRT.—The Leeds COCOMIII6OIIO re of the Treasury
have, at the recommendation of the Master-General and
Board of Ordnance, agreed to an increase of 2d. per diem to
the present maximum rats of 7s. 10d., as the retired or half
pay of Quartermasten of Artillery.
HTII DRAGOON GUARDS AND 3RD LIGHT DRA-
000Ns.—It is now officially decided that the Ilth lkrtees
Guards (to be equipped and armed as Light DTIVON4 en
to proceed this year to Bengal, there to relieve the Sri
Light Dragoons, which see to return borne. The adi Dra-
goon Guards will, however, remain at Dublin he renal
months; they will afterwards be brought over to Canter-
bury to prepare for embarkation.

I selves to be is Om employment of • oraikesper in the
asighbasibesi et Blackheath, and that having received
him their master to mused to London with the
lased ega, sad dispose aft in the mem advaistagoima man-
ger tug ~.ceded fled[, they had mods tt m-
irr, to
tows that stersing, ssil wore gasbag through
etres whim therms noeseW by a busker, who
to purchase the ostinssl, which he directed them to seamy
to the caress Imalshar's in Dunhill-row, kw dm pvpem
of having it drained, sad promised that he wield mut
them than, is orbs r sassistio the inn. On
statement, the "WNW at owedirected the
rortliate removal of the bane and cart containing the
diseased animal to the greesiard, and afterwards conveyed
the two countrymen to the masks house, but, u the in-
spector on duty did not consi&or dant • eaSsient charge had
been mode out to justify their tiatestion, be thought it ad-
visable to attend at this court sad submit the matter to the
magistrate's doedelan.
After expressing his opinion that the ease was of such a
nature as to demand the most prompt and decisive inter-
ference, the magistrate directed Hayward, the warrant
Officer, to obtain the assistance of a person fully competent
to ascertain the actual condition of the animal, and, after
subjecting it to his inspection, to report the result with as
littlo delay as possible.
On his return to tee court the officer Sated that the car-
ess of the cow had been carefully examined by • respect-
able butcher in Banner street, St. Luke's, who was deci-
dedly of opinion that it was utterly unfit for human food, as
it had evidently died • natural death resulting from inflam-
mation and fever.

The ;;;;;I;W;te intimated that under these circumstances
Mr. Giles would be perfectly justified in directing the re-
moval of the diseased animal to one of the slaughter houses
to be disposed of as offal, and that the horse and cart might
be delivered over to the owner after he had reimbursed the
green-yard charges and other expenses attending its seizure.
CLERKENWELL.
Charles Mitchell, a cabriolet-driver, was charged with
having caused the death of Julia Murphy, a vendor of fruit,
by driving over her.
Alfred Hawke, a police constable, deposed that on Sun •
day forenoon, at about a quarter to 11 o'clock, he was on
duty near Judd-street, New-mad, St. Pancras, where there
were several stalls and fruit-women with their baskets of
fruit. lie tapped the deceased woman on the shoulder,
and said, "Go along, old lady." She went away to cross
the road, the prisoner's cabriolet was driving in an oppo-
site direction to an omnibus, at the rate of six or seven
miles an hour, when the cabriolet knocked her down, and
the wheels passed over her. lie (witness) went over to her
and saw her bleeding profusely from her nose, &e.
Police constable, 3 if', corroborated the evidence. Mr.
Jackson, surgeon, of Hamilton.plate, attended immediately
nod rendered every assistance, and she wee conveyed to the
Royal Free Hospital, where every humane attention was
paid by Mr. Lane, the housefiurgeon, but'she was quite dead.
Mr. James Ilinde, music seller, of Albany-street, Re-
gent's-park, saw the policeman direct the deceased woman
to "go on." She was crossing the road looking back at
the constable, when some of her oranges fell from her basket
on the road, and whilst stooping to pick them up she was
knocked down and run over by the cab. The prisoner was
prevented seeing her by the omnibus. It was perfectly ac-
cidental, and no blame was attributable to the prisoner, who
pulled up directly, aud appeared very sorry.
John Hovel! said that the policeman said, "Why don't
you go on." She said something, and as she was going
away he pushed her, when some oranges fell from her
basket. She attempted to pick them up. She was knocked
down by the shaft of the cab, and the wheels passed over
her neck.
Other witnesses who were examined concurred that there
was no blame attached to the prisoner, and it was quite an
accident.
Mr. Cowie, under the circumstances, discharged the
prisoner.
1211,137.1/TIVOTOO

John Fisher, alias.. 7itaorpe---rinotOrious vagabond, who
wears a black bandage round his head, and whose whole
demeanour and arpearance denoted the professed "cadger,"
was charged with endeavouring to impose upon the Earl of
Desert.
Henry Cox, a servant in his lordship's establishment,
proved that the defendant came, a few days ago, with a let-
ter, addressed to the noble earl, soliciting alms. The com-
munication consisted of a petition, numerously signed by
the aristocracy, representing that the applicant had
scarcely a glimmering of sight left, owing to a disease of
the eyes, and was desirous of raising a sum, which would
enable him to become an inmate uf an asylum at Bristol,
where the indigent blind were taught useful occupations by
which they might earn their bread. Inclosed with this was
a letter, purporting to be written by the Rev. Mr. Moore,
of Camberwell, strongly recommending the applicant as a
most deserving person, who had been brought upon the De-
sert estate at Kilkenny. His lordship after reading the
above, directed witness to tell the accused to call again, as if,
upon inquiry, hie case was found to be deserving he should
be relieved. Defendant pretended that he must go to the
institution spoken of the next day, and used his beet en-
deavours to obtain some money at once, but finding it would
not do went away.
Evidence was given showing that his lordship com-
municated with the Mendicity Society, where the accused
was so well known that Ilorsford, Jun., apprehended him a
few hours afterwards at Palace-yard.
Horsford, ten., said that the accused besides having been
transported had been five times convicted of gross imposi-
bone, one of which, resembling the present charge, had
been practised upon Lord De HO4.
Mr. Arnold having intimated his intention of remanding
the accused, for the attendance of the reverend gentleman,
whose name he has been so unceremoniously, and as it
appears by other letters commonly, using to aid his frauds
upon the benevolent.—Prisoner was remanded.