The Express.
London, England, 1864-02-09 00:00:00

NEW WRIT.

On the motion of Mr. BRAND a new writ was ordered for
Brighton, to fill the vacancy canna by Mr. Coniogham's
acceptance of the stewardship of her Majesty's manor of
North Hempholme.
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CHLNA.

Mr: W. E. FORSTER asked the Under Secretary of State
for Foreign Affairs whether it was true that the town of
0100ChOW, in China, had been taken from the Taepings by
help of her klajesty's officers employed by the Imperialists
with the ruction of her Majesty's government; whether
also the Imperialists had been aided by supplies from her
Majesty's arsenals ; whether the town thus taken had been
delivered over to pillage and massacre by the Imperialist
troops notwithstudiag the protest and contrary to the
pledge of the British officer in command, and if so, whe-
ther any and what step had been taken by her Majesty's
government to withdraw their minter* to the Pekin
government
Mr. LAYARD was unable to give hie hon. friend say
definite answer. The government had received information
that the town of Soochow bad been taken, and that an act
of treachery bed been committed ; but he was unable to
Mate the exact nature of that act, having no detailed infor-
mation on the subject broad what had ap-
peared in the newspapers. By the Letadvkx•
which they had received from Shanghai', how.
ever, it appeared that General Brown, who was about
to leave Hong Koog, had delayed has departure in order to
make full inquiries into what had taken place ; and he (Mr.
Layard) hoped that when the gallant general's report was
received he should be able to give the hoc. member a coma.
plate answer.
Mr. FORSTER reminded the hon. gentleman that he
bad not answered that part of the question which referred
to help rendered by British officers, and to supplies takes
from her Majesty's arenas.

Mr. LAYillifi said it was well knows that Majw Cordon
was an in her Majesty's service, and that be had re-
ceived permission to take part in the operations in China.
At present he (Mr. Lewd) was usable to give any answer
respecting the supplies referred to.
THE DANISH DUCHIES.
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Lord R.. CEdIL sated the noble viscount at the head of
her Majesty's goyim:met, whether any explanations had
been demanded from Agatha and Prussia with respect to
the proshunatiee of Prime Frederick of Auguateieburg,
which had bees made is %be menace of Austria. and Prue-
Man troops in Skswig ; and it no inch explanation bed yet
been asked foe, whether it was the 'Mention of her Majerty's
government to deemed them ? He wished also to ask tbs
noble lord whether he bad received any tufermatioa to the
effect that is the opine* of the Prussian government the
despatch which be read to the hems on Thunday at
had no further validity now that war had Odom oat ?
(Cheers.)
Viroount PALMERSTON—Her Majesty's goverment
have remonstrated with the Austrian and the Prussian go
vermillion epee the step taken bath is Holstein and is
Mee wig under the shadow and mote:tam of Austrian and Prue•
aian troops, to maim Prince Frederick of Augustenburg
as duke of those two duchies. Sock a proeeedt.g was M.
terly incousisteet with the good faith that ought to ham
bees observed by Austria and Prussia, both of whom have
admitted the treaty of 1852, by which they are Wend to
acknowledge the King of Denmark as sovereigs of all the
State* that were ander the sway of the Ist* king. It mu
also inconsistent with their declaration that they were ready
to maintain the integnty of the Danish meeseee7, The
Friesian government, it is true, have stated that they dis-
approve of the proceedings is Skew* end that orders were
to be beet from Berlin to set these matters right. With
regard to what took place io Moisten, Holstein was occupied
by troops sating under the orders of the Diet, sad sot ender
tie orders of the Amnion and Prussia, anehoritiss. With
regard to the other question, the Prossien government have
not denied the positive declaration that they abide by the
treaty of 1832, and are prepared to respect the integrity of
the Danish moearchy. As to the latter part of the question,
as my noble friend hes dread, stated in soother plies, the
meaning is not very dear— (a laugh)—but the cosclusio• of
the despatch implies that whatever questions may arise. the
Prosian and Austrian government, are prerered
to discuss those questions in conert with the
other powers who were parties to the treaty of
1852. It was alleged for some time at Barba
that if resistance were made is Illeswig to the salmon of
German troops, that resistance leading to contlict, that eon-
Riot would establish war, and war put an and to treaties.
Now, we said in reply that that wee a most preposterous
doctrine—lcheers)—and if that doctrine were ones estab-
lished, any strong power which had an inconvenient treaty
with a weaker power would have nothing to do, for the
purpose of freeing itself from its engagements, bat
to commence an unprovoked and unjustifiable at-
tack, and then my war, is broken oat, and war
puts an end to treaties, and thereby by its own unpro-
voked and unjustifiable eggees 'on free heelf from the en-
gagements it had entered into. That is a doctriae which I
am sure no government which had say regard fee
itself or for the principles of good faith am seriousl y appeal
to. It would be as utter &wrens to mean to such a doe-
trio,. (Chews.) But in answer to what has been dorm it
is sufficient to my that the Penmen government since the
commencement of these measures has informed us that
they abide by the treaty of 1852, and respect the integrity
of the Dmish monarchy. (Hear, hear.)
LORDS COMMISSIONERS' SPEECH.

The address, io roswer to the Lords Coantuasionere
speech, was brought up and ordered to to reported to-mor-
row.

ERTPPLY.—THE NAVAL AND MILITARY FORCES.
Os the motion of Mr. Pm that the house resolve itself
late Committee of Sepply,

Lord PA LIKERSTriIi, in reply to Mr. Borrtscg,
said—Stir, I think the first emotion which the hon.
gentleman has asked me might as well have been
poetponed for • day or two, until the army and navy
estimates were laid woe the table of the home ; because
they would show what is the amount of military and naval
forte which her Majesty's government think it expedient
and proper to propose to the house for the pressed year.
But 1 can no far ensure the hon. gentleman that the coo-
sternatios which mew to have pressed so meth on his mind,
arising from the notion that there is to be • greet reduction
in the military and naval forme Okay be dispelled ; became,
although we hope to make some reduction in the charges
connected with the army and navy, there will be no mate-
rial reduction of military force beyond that which is the
natural consequence of the transfer of the lonise Islands
to the kingdom of Crete*. (Rm. hoar.) With re-
gard to the other part of the question, which calls
on me to perform the part of a prophet, I really must de-
clime that office. lam really sorry I cannot give a plain and
positive savior such as he desires. But it is not the habit—
and it is very undesirable that it ever should be—Omer,
hearl—of her Majority's government to state prospectively
what eoune they wall advise the crown or this house to
sanction. nester circumstances which have not at present
h•ppened. (Hear, bear.) The future is an open book, sod
throe who attempt to reed it very ahem find themeelves mis-
taken in their interpretation. But I sin quite persuaded
that, under any circumstaeces, if it should be the opinion of
the government, supported by parliament and the country,
that any great effort should be made, either military or
naval, the resources of the country and the spirit of the
country will never be found unequal to the ommion—
(eheeni—and therefore the hon. gentleman may rest coot.
dmt that whatever future circumstances may require, the
country will be always able to find • means of answering
those requirements. But I really mast decline to state
what the course of her Majesty's government will be with
regard to events whit* bays not yet happened. We are
perfectly free, and shall remain so ; bat, of amuse, it will
be the duty of the responsible government to form an
opinion upon matters when they WOO, and not before they
arias. (Bear, hoer)
SIR JOHN LAWRENCE'S ANNUITY.
In eornmittee of the whole house a raeoledoe wee eased
to, on the notice of Sir C. WOOD, seconded by Lard Brae-
Ur, centime* the wady of Sir Jabs Lewreers,
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EX
-- MALT .10Iiniglalig CATTLE-
Tleit OHANCILLOR of *hp 11X011EQUEECisid the
bathe was well aware that the operation of the malt duty
is restricting the employment of malt for feeding cattle had
lung boa malt*: Dakall complaint, of costrothrsy
sad of great Merest. Than were gouggrisigg ed
groat weaght, and intimately acquainted with agricultural
affair; who were of opinion that the matter was not of great
poetical importhice, and that it ether would be found
mongol to make an *Vaunts use of malt for feedingal
evea if the occasional use of it should be expedient. (Hetrl
On the other hand, many persons did not haaitate to state
that they made trials en the point and were well staid
with the result. On whichever side the truth lay it was
desirable that they should get at it. If the effect of the
duty was to restrict or prevent the me of a
material which might be need for the purpose
of feeding cattle, it was impossible to conceive a more ob-
jectionable tax. (Hear.) At different prefab annuluses@
had been made under the authority of government ; bat
whatever the result of these experiment', be did not think
that perfect iatisfaction could be given, even if the effect Cl
them should be to satisfy those who thought that it was
not a matter of great ion . With great satisfaction,
therefore, be had ton that the inland revenue authori-
ties bad been enabled to strive at a conclusion that it might
he in our power, without risk to the menus or imposing
onerous sad vexatious restriction; to bring the question
to thug in the broadest and freest meaner. -by an.
thorising the erection of methyl houses, where milt
should be made exclusively for feeding purposes. He should
he pleased if the opinion of those who thought musk of the
employment of malt in this way should be tanned, because
the effect of the meaner* in that use would be to remove
vexatious restriction. from a legitimate trade and to permit'
' the me of malt in larger quantities for feeding purposes.
The provisions of the bill were few and not difficult to be
comprehended. Of course they could lot permit melt to be
made duty free for the feeding of cattle where it was nude
for the purposes of brewing. That would be attended with
difficulties which would be altogether insurmountable.
The gnat security to which we looked was, that
it would be required that malt to be used for
the purpose of feeding cattle should be mixed with
limed meal or cake io the proportion of one-tenth part of
the weight. That mixture of osetheth would not operate
as a assails Medea ea the feeder of mak;, while it would
afford a saltiest protection to the revenue, as it would
effectually prevent the employment of the /11310 mush is
the brawbouse. The Let clause of the bill provided that
the sat should continue is operation fee tire years and to
the end of the then next make of parliament, which would
give sufficient time for the experiment to be mad; and
afford an opportunity for the introduction of amend-
ments, if the act worked beneficially. The right hoe. gee-
death concluded by moving for bath to brief in • bill to
allow the making of malt duty free, to be seed for feed*
cattle.

Sir F. KELLY magraulated the right boo. gentleman
1 on istroducing the measure, the only see which for the last
30 years had bees introduced in the last degree favourable
to the agricultural interest. There &tight be some diffe-
rence of opinion as to the valued melt for the purpose of
feeding catUe but it would be benednal to the fel-
cultural interest to have that swathe settled.
After a short discuaatoo in which Colonel Beettelet,
Sir E. Daring, Mr. S. Booth, Mr. Base, sad :other member*
took p CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER self that he
did not exactly see why the premises infwhich malt was made
could sot be used for other parposse, provided the patios
available for other purposes were not conneetal with those
io which the malt was made. He would meet as far as he
could the objection which had hese made is respat to the
time during which the experimest should be toad? and
therefore he would doable it, and insert in the ball the
term of Ave years from the sod of next session, instead of
three. It was quite obvious that should say great defeat
be direovered in the bill, it might be amended even before
the expiry of the term. (Hear, beer.)
In reply to a qualm from Mr. Baas,
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that
those who made malt under this sot would be maltstere, and
therefor* subject to the license. The bill ask stood amply
empowered piteous to maks this description of malt far eels,
sad of course if any farmer chose to put himnelf nada the
restrictions of the measure ad namilastme raele, he
would stand is the as position se other reeltden.
The home this went into committee pro forme, and
law was given to introduce the bill.
LAND TAX, ASSESSED, AND INCOME TAX BILL.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved for
leave to Ming in a bill to alter and amend the laws re-
lating to the oollectiou of the land tax, emereed texas,
and income tax. He explained the waseMasry under
which the three wire now collected, okeseviag that the
bill would sot touch the COMMthetheth CR the aserrwork bat
would be ocalined exclasively to the collators, who, though
local officers, were not popularly elected, the taxmen
having no voice in their appaationst. He proposed to
substitute the system which existed is Ireland and Scot-
land, where it worked well, sod to awry it into effect node,
the deputes/at of inland review, by voluntary operant"
the details of which, as well as other provisions of the bill,
explained.
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Obiurvatioaa and mirgartioas ware roads by Mr. HERM,
Mr. Etrueso, Sir B. Lemnos, aed other asarabera, and
attar tardier expbusatioar by the CeAnstwe al the Ex-
cezevez, have was gives.

INSANE PR1501.71368 ACT AMENDMENT.

/*G. (32.13 T, in rising to shove fest leave to bring in a bill
to manned the eat tat and tad of the reign of her present
Ifejemy, asp U, relatiestatithe care and treatment of
caiminal lunatics, maid bt he ought to state what
was the existing law on the Ara jest which he proposed to
aramid. The present law wee contained in the 3 sad 4of
her Majesty, chap. 24, sox 1, which tram an meadows& of
aa act previously in foros—thii 9 sad 10 Geo. IV., cap. 40,
ese. 56—to which it was ineasaary to refer. That was
general act for the amendment of the law for the regulation of
county lunatic asylums, sad the object was MOM affectedly
to provide for criminal lunatic maylarom in England and Weise.
That act embodied the 55th emotion of the previous set,whilt
• very slight sad immaterial altiraticia. The law, there-
fore. before the parting of the set of 1340, made provision
with respect to two clams of primers oely, who might
wider certain circurnatauose be certified to be hisses, sad

who were to be removed co such eertillseia,* waniet ci
the Secretary of State, to a lunatic asylum. The two clams'
were prisooers under sentsece of impriesentest undergoing
endemics is a *tasty or borough pok and priamen under
wiener of transport•tioa but retained in this country in
the hulks. All other cisme were excepted by the mt. It
went on ti vide that the antkileste should be signed by
two ph or sad that os its being received
by the tary of 8 should be lawful for him to
direst by warrant the remora of the prisoner to a lunatic
asylum, there to be detained and it should be certified that
he wee lase by two physician" or surgeons, upon which
latter certificate the Secretary of State was authorised, if
the term of imprisonment bad expired, to discharge him, or
if it bad not, to send him back to prima with • view to
undergo the reminder of his punishmeal In the year 1840
that provision was revised, and the neglect law was posed,
with material alterations. The first of times alteration ex-
tended the provisOns of the act to all persons charged with
any crime, and declared that if they beeline Meow, they
might be removed from the prima is which they were pie-
ties& and subjected to proper medical treatment in a
lanolin asylum. It embreeed all persons " under any
sentence of death, transportation, or irepricerneet, or ander
charge for any offeror," who should be certified to be Miami,
and it provided that it should be lawful for two justices of
the pesos, calling to their aid two Opticians or surgeries,
to certify to the fact of imanity. The act further went on
to require—he presumed with a view that grotto are and
caution should be exercised in the giving of the certificate'
—that an inquiry should be instituted by two justices ofthe
county, borough, or place where each prisoner was knelt-
sooed, with the aid of two medical men, for the purpose of
ascertaining the prisoner's mental condition. This act
threw the chief responsibility on the justices who were to
make the inquiry, with the aid of the medical men, and
who were to grant the wildcat* oo which tbe flmretary of
Slate was to act. Ths latter part of the clams remained
unaltered, and that was • materiel poiat in the considers-
ties of a are which had recently occurred. The first act
included those who were imprisoned in a borough or comity
poi, or who were node' motes°, of triussportatios, sad
were retained in this country in the hulks, and the later
part of the clause of the last act had clearly refer/nos to
those two clause of persona The set west on to provide
that on the oertificate being received, it should be lawful
for the Sea Jury of State by warrant to direct the removal
of the prisoner no certified to be insane to some proper
lunatic asylum, there to remain, 'abject ta the power of
removal from toe asylum to another, until certified to le
sane, whereepto he was to be discharged if his term of ha*
prisootiont bad expired, otherwise to be sent back to prince
for the remainder of the term of imprisooment to whisk
be bad hem sentenced. It was under that act that the
recant case of Townley bed occurred, • case which had set
unreasonably and very pronely excited • good deal ci pubis
attention, sad with respect to which he was bound to offer
the fullest explanation in his power. (Ifew, boor.) Let
any man read the act itself, and he would see that it made
the certificate of two justices and two medical men Arland
conclusive up to the point at which the person so accrued
to be insane was removed to an asylum, and sot mail
after he was removed void any now process be
stitoted by which to ascertain whether he was really
insane or not. He therefore felt himself bound antler all
the circumstances to issue • warrant for the removal of the
prisoner, and musequently on the 11th Jewry he was
remised into a lament asylum. Ho would not refer to the
correspondence which had taken place between himself and
the magistrates of Derbyshire, because the hoe. member
for that county (Mr. Mundy) was, he regretted to state, con-
fined to his room, having met with an accident, and there-
fore he (Sr G. Grey) would abstaio from alluding to it
farther until the hoe. gentleman could be present. He
might state, however, that he had felt it to be his duty to
call epee the magistrates to explain the courier which they
lied taken in signing the certificates, bat be had no right 10
call upon the medical men for their reasons for
daiog so. The magistrates had satisfied him
epee two points, viz., that they bad piped the certificate'
band fide, after due inquiry, and alter they came to a
positive conviction that Tonality was i and that the
machinery of the law was pat in motion by atterxer.
the primer, who invited the magistrates to go to the
and be also called io the medical men who were to Me
pert is the isqairy. Bat he did not blame the attorney fir
taking that coarse—the law allowed hint to do it. Still It
was • airiest defect in the law that he should have been
AID to mint Ito otogisisoloa mod to Wool the meeting nem I

'g sr dt

to the magiekalsellethe mom which they tea seder the
existing law Me of whom appeared to have *pet anything
but prepomjited la favour of the primer, beMeeles that he
wee sane and that the law ought to take lts cower. Judging
from the report of the four medical wee which he Udmurt,
reeethed be was led to believe that there had been • ma-
rcasite of justice in this matter, and that there might be
an ameednient of the law—(hear, her)—end that the
amendnient ought to be directed to correct that defect of
the law which allowed this machinery to be put in motion
not by any responsible person bat by the agent of the pri-
soner, who selected the instruments by which the law was
to be carried out. He proposed to repeal the first clause
of the 3rd and 4th 'Viet., cap. 54, and to substitute for it
an amendment haring the tame object, ca., the are of
lunatic prisoners, but with some material alterations; but
the provisions of the law would cot be con-
fined to any clam of prisoners, and he pro-
pined not to limit its administration to say two
justice, but to vest its operatice exolosively in the visiting
justice@ of the gaol, instead of any two medical men
bin, as might be under the existing law, called in. Upon
the Melting justices the duty should devolve of calling to
their aid medical men for the purpose of making the in-
quiry. The visiting justices were selected by their brother
magistrates, and they were acquainted with all the details
of the poi, and had the means of knowing the physical and
mental eeedition of all the prisoners. Ile further proposed
that the physicians and surgeons who might be called is
should be registered as such under the Medical Itegistraticre
Act. Another moot important proclaim in the bill was
that the certificate of insanity signed by the Justices and
medical men should be no looser final and °seclusive, beta
should be open for the Secret/try of State, is eases were he
finterteined doubts, to order • further inquiry. Mew)
'After the removal of Townley on the 11th Jammer, he
directed, with the approval of the Lord Chancellor, four
,enuoent medical MU to make s further examination into
the mental condition of the priecoer, and they certified that
is was mane. It then became moaner, to consider what
coaxes should be determined upon, and the
veers of opinion that after the certiftoitm, sad Zerbe Nine!
Moral to • lunatic asylum, sod afar the &obis
nitro had been raised, it would not be right
le„ mind the prisooer back to Derby order
the sheriff to carry oat the capital seetteena heet.lj
Under these cercinastences it was detennieed the Me-
ISM should be commuted to penal servitude fee life, and
the mtumntation had accordingly take. sod the pri-
soner had been removed to the convict at Peatonville. •
He knew that some persons en the opinion that the
capital seateoce might still have been carried out, but be
thought that that would have ham • strainingthe law
beyond anything that had been hitherto known in our cri-
minal prwitios, and that the public feeling had beet been
consulted in commuting the punishment to penal ser-
vitude for life. He had now stated all the eir-

Can;iiineCe of —theesse.He irtia;irtbathevisiting
justices would act think be bad take so unfair advantage
of them by introducing the bill in their alnense, bat Is had
mid nothing which attributed the slightest fault to them,
and he felt that ao time was to be lost in repairing
defect in the law whin' had permitted snob a tnicarnege
ai justice. (Bear, bear.) He trusted that the house would
epee to the ameadnient which be sow proposed, and which
would effectually planet the recurrence at such raison.
Magee in future.
Kr. MACDONOGH couleaded that Sir G. Grey bad not
established a justification ; that the voids of the act "shall
be lawful," were net, es Sir George had argued, imperative,
bat 're. hemming, however, that the words were
mandatory, the law bad been violated, for wine the rane
of temporary res*to had ceased they required (as in sa
analogoas Neel the sentence of the law should be
carried into ezentioa.

Mr. MELTE suggested the appointment cf a commission
*committee that might bong together legal and medical
*Mons, whereby the law oe this difficult subject might
be brought into a more satisfactory state.
Mr. LOCKE doubted whether the modifiliatioes proposed
would get rid of the objections to the law. He saw Do
rearm why the met** upon Townley should bays beefs
commuted. Was the same course, he asked, to be taken in
future cams?

rA.T71,1
Arvin kiwi imveiview Minim hen/ tis
bw. mope to the inquiry of the
0011IIIIiii40. &Athol he esoiald be iodised to place upon it
min boo. gaudeme acquainted with what the require-
ments of the Olts Imre. (Hear, bear.)
Sr J. EIInLLZ mid--Surely the prow soars,
to adopt would to appoint • royal ecitemin-
aion, by whom the whole question could be tho-
romhly eenaidmed, melodies from the ecostitatios
of that commonest the civil engineer element. Bevies re-
gard to the fact that the Lords' ommiliee bad already
arrived at • foresaw) •cooclusim, he thought there was little
chance of the proposed hybrid committee coming to • satis-
factory decision. The proper coarse was to move that the
debate be oljoureed, in order that the government might
have a further opportesity of oonaideriog the aubjeot, sod
he would therefore move the adjoarnmeot of the debate.
Lord FiNFI/11J.) samoded the amendment. The Home
of Lads had, he mid, already pronounced as opinion apes
the subject of metropolitan railways, and the dye gentle-
men who were named to represent the House of Commons
in the joist committee would sot have time to give the
subjoin the tionsideastion which it deserved. He believed
that the appointmeat of a royal commierion—from which
civil engineers would be excluded except as witnesses—
would meet every objection, notwithstan • that •
delay of a year or • year and • half might be in-
coned.

Mr. Crawford, Mr. Sorer Mild, Sir M. Peto, Mr. Selwyn.
Lord Fermoy, sad Mr. Locke participated is the discussion
which ensued, sad Sir J. helley having acerbated to
withdrew his amendment, the motion for a *magi's was
screed to.
Mr. M. GIBSON then moved that standing order No.
172 be aumpsadod, es regarded ell petitions for railway bills
enthoriCieg the coostructioa of works within the limits of
the metropolis ; and that so position for say such bill be
promoted until the thy after the report from the select
eommittee on " Railway Schemes. (Metropolis)" had been
kid upon the bible.
Agreed to.
JUDGMMTS, &a., LAW AMENDMENT.

Mr. HADFIELD obtained have to bring in a bill to
amend the low relating to Ware judgments, Militate'. and
essogniaanoen
RAILWAY COMPANIES' POWERS.

Sir G. BOWYER thought Sir G. Grey was not blamable
I. the case of Townley, but regretted the coons he bad
taken in that of Wright.
After some remarks by Sir B. LIIGHTOi,
Mr. BRIGHT said he been in parliament twenty yew,
and had very frequently bees in oosomunicatioa with the Home
Secretary, and other* who bad filled the seine oaks, he meat
of comae in mem of capital convictious and expected
executions, and he most say this, that he had (mod in
every man he had had °maim to see, holding this effloe—
and m no cam more so than the right hon. gentlemen--the
meet inseam satiety, he believed, to de what was just, to
do what the law sad public opinion would mania' with
raped to each pinwale/ cam. He had not agreed
with the Hoene Secretary in every particular case,
but it was sot of course his duty to decide,
his office merely wait to set before the minister all
the facto he meld ia favour of a merciful consideration, and
he
believed the right boo. patletaan had decided most
fairly, on the merits of each ease with • view as to what
was right sad proper, sad without reference to rich or
poor. (Cheers.) There must be • difference Mamma rich
and poor, if they bad • law, and if they had execution of
the taw; because it was clear that the poor rasa, se in almost
all the attain of life at prawn, was pissed at • &Nadine-
tage. He could not beteg down from London an ezpatienced
lawyer, at a fee of 300 guinea@ he could not employ three
keeneosated solicitors, to discover every particle of evideoce
that could be got up. Therefore, the poor man stood in •
position white challenged the sympathy of every man who
had to do with the administration of justice, especially
when they came to consider the punishment of
death, sad looted at the punishment as bans
what almost no other punishment was, irrevocable. (Hear,
bees.) In these same his position used to be still wane—
' it said to be still wane when execution took place within
three days of conviction. Now, for • fortnight or • math
after his sentence, • man lay in gaol, and salmi some the
marred by a higher sad better spirit moved andstrove against
his doom, • few paragraphs in • newspaper were all that
I=to tell the miserable sad tragic story. It was is
e of the puaisthaseit of death, and was inseparable
him it, that this groat aad terrible iojestiea WM
committed. (Hear, hear.) Care might be taken,
and he doubted if more care could be takes than the Hoare
Secretary employed, bat there could be so remedy so loos
al this punishment remained. The hoe. gentleman had
said that what was wasted was certainty of puniahmat.t.
Bat there could be no certainty with the punishment of
death—(hear, bear)—it war a retie of the savagery and
barbarism of old day.. It has already perished before the
isegnatioa and the iinrightennient of the puha, except for
ths aims of murder. (Hear, bear.)
Sir J. PAKINOTON said that this case of Townley bad
excited great lineation, and he would state to the house
shortly the imperial' it bad made oa his mind. It would
be very satiefectory to the public that this cue had now
been brought before the House of Commons, and freely and
impartially disouseed„ and he did not think that it could
have lien Monett forward in • manner more matiefsetory
than by the inteednetioo et the bill which the right hos.
baronet had moved that miming. He thought the right
boo. baronet had taken a course which it was no more than
his duty to have taken, sod that be would have failed in
his duty bad be not dealt in the meaner he had with the
law adder which Townley had escaped the punish-
meat doe to hie crime.

Leone was then given to bring in the ball.
CONVEYANCING. to. (IRELAND) BILL.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL for IRELAND °Maimed
lave to Wag in a bill to antacid the laws relative to coo-
is pleaders, sod draughtanies ii. equity pia°.
tieing

Mr. MAMMY roared bra select oommittee to inquire
and upon whether it was expedient that nillway etwapanise
skould be authorised, sod if so, upon what coaditiees, to
eowstruct or enlarge, purchase or take on loess, or otkareriee
soy dock, pier, harbour, or ferry, or to acquire,
and use soy stoats vessels for the couveyasoe of
rods sad passengers, or to apply any portico of their cap►
tal or reveinie to other objects distinct from the usciertakun
eta ntilway oompaoy.
Aimed to.
The house ran at 90 minutes past 12 o'clock.

JlTspAy
,EVENING, FEBRUARY 9, 1864.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.—Ft n. 8.
Sittings at Nin Prig—(Ltalore Mr. Amos Pigott and •
COMIOOO Jury.)

us tr. Trz morn= onriam: iiinrrsoe comnr.

This was by-tie boy
about eight years of age, his next friend, his father, to
recover compensation in es for injuries received
through the alleged negligence o the defendants' servants.
The defendanta pleaded not guilty.
In appeared from the evidence of the plaintiff, who wns
the son of a greengrocer, carrying on business in White
Hart-court, Strand, that cm the 14th of 'June last be was
messing the Stratd when the defendants' coachman,
who wan driving • Hammersmith omnibus at a furious rate,
drove against him, 'mocked him down, and so injured his
leg that it was deemed nammary at Hines College Hospital,
where he was taken immediately, to amputate it. He wee&
patit in that hospital for sixteen weeks, and bad mama
nas of his leg.
The defence was • denial that the driver was driving et
scything like • furious rate. The plaintiff darted off the
kerb Hader the horses' heads, and the accident occurred
through his own negligence.
Beofold, the driver, was called, end after deposing to the
above hide was cross-examiced. He said he had been sum-
moned only once for furious driving. That was 13 years
ego. It WY very hard for • driver that if he drove slow be
was summoned for loitering ; if he drove feet be wee sum-
mooed for furious drivieg ; end if he drove at a reasonable
pace he wee summoned for nursing.
Yr. Huddleston, Q.C., Yr. Telford Salter, cad Yr. Lam.
ley Smith, were mama for the plaintiff ; Yr. Hawkins,
Q.C., sod Mr. Marlin, for the defendants.
The jury retuned • verdict for the piaintiff—damegek
1501. The learned judge stayed the exeentioa.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—Fm 8.
(More Kr. Oommissioner Gou'barn.)
IX II LOMB LINEBEIG.

The bankrupt, ;hc7wasaoorniMT-po1; manufacturer of
Oxford...tweet, recently applied to yeas his examination on
mammas showing &Ma of upwards of 3,0001., and awls
about 9001. _ _ _

—Mr. C. S. Lewis opposed for the wives; and Mr. 1.
Reed for creditors. Hr. &mood supported.
His Homan now gave judgment. He saki the bankrupt
appeared to have been peculiarly unfortunate. He alleged
he bad been cheated by hie perkier, on. Walton, who
has absoonded, and also by a clerk named Smith, who had
answered an advatierment put in the papers by the bank-
rupt. This clerk had at first only U. a week ; but it
was a most extraordinary thing that all at coos he
seemed to have enjoyed the bankrupt's entire sad
unlimited confidsoos, not only having control over the
beaks and papers, bat also fall power to draw chequer sad
even to aoompt bills for the bankrupt. He did so, end the
malt wile what might have been anticipated. Om month.*
ialliaza Smith absconded ; and a Mr. Harris, who had die-
counted bills to a large amount with the name of Lemberg
sod the names of Chopping sod Nye upon them, was in-
formed that those bills were gross and palpable forgeries.
The bankrno wet afterwards informed, by mesas of an
aeon latter, that Smith had be convicted of sea-
t, in the name of Choppiog, when I. a former
eseploymeot. Believing the matter to have been connected
between the bankrupt and Smith, the court wood adjourn
the examination sine die, with leave to the bankrupt to
come up when prepared with better accouots, for which
purpose protection weld berms far three manta.