The Express.
London, England, 1851-02-19 00:00:00

IRELAND.

Draux, Fza. 18.

Mr. Anstey bar declared his readiness to obey the
call of his Homan catholic constituents, and resign his
seat. In reply to the requisition of certain electors
of Youghal, he writes as follows :
Since my return as your representative, I have codes-
voured, faithlt.lly and conscientiously, to fulfil the pledges
made by me at your hustings; nor du I consider myself
chargeable with the dereliction of principle in my public
canter you seem to accuse me of. You forget, gentlemen,
that my proposer was a protestant, and that 1 war favoured
with the indirect support of a large number of the protes-
tant elector. of Youghal. Ido not coosider myself either as
• tool or puppet of any bat of men in the pursuit of a course
I deem consisten t and Mnsightforward. I have solulously given
my attention to the furtherance of your local interests in the
estahli.lnent of your lighthouse, the navigation of your
beautiful riv, r, and other matters of a public character,
calculated to improve the advantages ao liberally Worded
by natur. ; Ira I p have resisted, and will ever resist, what I
deem to be privato exaction. I have, however, determined
to redeem the pledge you force upon my attention, and
'hall forthwith accept the stewardship of the Chiltern II un-
deeds ; and whether I shall again successfully solicit your
mange. or not, I shall take with me into public or private
life the hone-1 conviction of having devotedly performed
my duty to my Queen and to my country.-1 have the
honour to remain, gentlemen, your obedient servant,
CHISHoLM AN,TEY.

The local Roman catholic journal, the Cork Exa-
miner, expresses its delight at Mr. Anstey's determi-
nation, and tosnpliments him on the head of it.
" We will toy this of Mr. Anstcy," says that journal,
"because we are in a position to know it, there is
not a man in the House of Commons who is more
advanced in his views on the rights of labour, or
who is a more decided friend to the interests of the
tenant. However. his extraordinary crotchets on
the great question of civil and religious liberty ren-
der him un unsafe representative fur an Irish liberal
constituency, and make his intended resignation
rather a mutter to be desired than the contrary.
In reply to Mr. Napier's allegation, that "ever
since the Act of 1429, the government patronage has
been coiffured more on the Roman catholic than on
the protestant conununity," and that "in Ireland it
is a disqualification to be a protestant," the Fee--
man's Journal adduces the fact, that while the judi-
cial and official csaablishments of the Court of Chan-
cery and the law marts in Ireland comprise 172 offices,
yielding to their occupants a gross annual income of
162,1171 V., only thirty-nine offices are held by Roman
eatholies, whose total salaries amount to about
23,51111/., of which more than 13,000 f. is paid amongst
the Roman catholic judges, " whom," says the Fi.ce-
wax. ^ the whigs take care to present to the public
eye in the la. gest capitals." Following up the same
statistic*, the Freeman states that in the Encum-
bered Estates Court the three commissioners and tut

otfi--;;T; an; Jout stants, with "alariea amounting to
R,100'., while only a nur,ter and one c•lcrk arc catho-
lic', with balarica lunotudiug to 1,200/.

THE RIOT AT BARHAM UNION-HOUSE.

The h,,,r;eh Ezra yesteedayN date hap a
leading ado 14- in whit the goverwmi-nt is railed upon "to
institnte a -,.0 bine inquiry into the raw, with a siew of
elieitiuq hi'? 111, any parties in eonnertion with the liar-
ham thord, or iglu r residents in the union, have encou-
raged all undue crowding ut the hoax, fur the purpose of
effecting political ends." Ibis demand is bast-d
upnutine 64lhosing statement 0r fact. emtheetea with the
outbreak itself, and with the measures adopted by the ma-
gistrates and guardians, previous and subsequent to the
oteurn-nue of the riot. . - .

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Pwaiising that on a Sunday in January of last year a
similar riot otscurreil in this union house, we may state that
in this linear...l. the lands are for the mon part exedlent,
the population is thin, the average rates arc hew, and that
there is not a single acre of waste land. Within it there
are 11 parish..: the land is mostly heavy. In the hundred
thew in an ~risa runt!. r g 50,640 sena ; the iMpielation in
13.13 n. The loom. has atsinimealation for SO able bodied
an, a: on the night of the riot 121 of this elan were inmates.
There are :19 guanlians, all of whom, we believe, are
staune li prob.. tiunistn. Of ex-olfirio magistrates there arc
wieral. hot ti., active duties are principolly disehaiged by
the lie i. k rank Stenaill and the it.,. W. Colville, both of
whom are landowners and strut protectionists. The
olneers of the anion are Mr. Bray, clerk; Mr. Crisp
flooded, goiernor; Mr. Qiutilling, schoolmaster • and the
othisars. Now let US first add a few wont', about
the governor, who, it str.lll., is a thorough free trader :
On Friday last, Mr. lloveard, during an inquiry hefease
the• nuegistrat. flt hineself no aggrieved that he tendered
hie, n. itisation. and insisted on its Icing instantly ac-
cepted. 1 ',Ornately he galas sesen days' notice of leasing,
The governor alleged an a retinon hi. exceedingly
harsh treatment by the guardians for many months past."
Mr. llowniril Ann, that last year when appnheiteling one
of the cuter., a pauper, named Snit, attempted a nseue,
sad no wowed...al him that for two months he (the
governor) we. unable to ow his haad. Ile had to employ
a clerk to do his writing for him. For this offenee the
exaaheio roaaioarati soon moot Sillett to nue month's Un-
prinonmoot .tad hard labour. In January, 114.31, Samuel
Brown, a pauper, was riotous, and assaulted another
pauper narno d becalm he would not join him. The
gene now state • that the magistrates se ntencill Brown to
our nnonth's impriumotent for in‘uburdinstion, and two
month: oopri.oom nt hor striking Smith. Thu. a pauper
for maiming the governor when in the execution of
his duty had but one month's imprisonment, whereas
a pauncr who had assaulted another pauper was
sentemed to two months. Mr. Howard also states that
Sonio— .inee the guardian. proposoed to reduce the salaries
ul
tha ir Win yr. (..t1 fn., traders) 20 per rent., but that
tin- pes,r lass eeournisaimiers refused to comply with their
riapiest. NV, have preferred simply giving the governor's
wan le-rt., but we ought to ray that the paupers speak
highly of his kindness; they are alao well satisfied with the
to atm, on they base invariably received from the other house
• i. 1"•.

Now a fow particular, as to the dietary tables. They are
in follow. Breakfast for men, 7 on. of bread and 11 pint of
arrant ; for womin, li oz. of bread and I 1 pint of gruel.
Dinner for men. on Monday, Thursday, and Friday 8 us.
of bread and I'. us. of client; fur women, 7 os. of 'bread
and t 1 or. of cheese; on Tuesday and Saturday,
fur Inuit mid women, ;$ os. of rooked meat and 1.2 os. of
plititoes and 1.111.4161 es; on Wednesday and Sunday for
Mill and wontert, 11 pint of two soup and 7 on. of bread.
The .uppi r allowances ate the same as those for breakfast.
Without int ring into tedious comparisons, we may say,
that the supplies are on the fullest scale allowed; in (set,
the allossinei.s within this union have been twice in-
creased within a comparatrilv short period, and at the
pre.ent moment are higher than those obtained in the
Ipswich union house, the inmates of which have never
complained.

The following tahle will show the number of able-boil
paupers in the hottse at the times mentioned :
Wean,:lelay, .... January l, 1851, 50
„ .• A, „ 57
~ 15, „ 76
.. ~ 22, 91 94
.. 29, ~ 95
February 5, „ 108
Evening of February (the night
of the riot)
14
Wedue.day,

After l',lrruary i m.tny of the able-bodied men left,
but on the Friday preceding the outbreak large numbers
obtained ailmission-onlers from the relieving uffleern, and
. .

came in on the following day (Saturday) to the number
of tlurt)•-seven. Now, it mast be remarked, that on Satur-
day and Suuday the dietary tables allow fur dinner on
the first day, five ounces of cooked butcher's meat, and on
the second day a pint and a half of meat soup, with peas,
beside the usual allowances for breakfast and supper.
They are, in fact, the best days in the week, the paupers
faring better than thousands of labourers outside the
union-house. It was on the night of Sunday, after par-
taking of the hest and fullest meals allowed, and after all
the paupers had visited each other, that the new comers,
joined by others, broke into open rebellion, and made a
wreck of the premises, on the alleged plea of insudleient
food !
That labourers should have been so plentifully with-
drawn from their employment, and, on two occasions,
crowded into this union-house just prior to the assem-
bling of parliament, is rendered more extraordinary from
the fact that the lands they were engaged on are strong
heavy soils, for which large rents are paid and much
labour is required. To withhold the latter is not only to
prevent the paaibility of competing with foreign growers,
but it is an absolute courting of inevitable bankruptcy.
The average cost of maintenance in the union-house is
nearly equal to the cost of labour ; in either case the
farmer has to bear the burden, bat in the first he pays It
without any return, save certain ruin; whereas, in the
last, he reaps those results from the employment of labour
that, in propurtiou to the Frailness of the times, become
more and more important. Certain it is front the testimony
of parties who of all others in the hundred are best able to
give an opinion—bat whose names we at present withhold
—that the tour in this district have been, until the last
mouth, better off than usual; and certain it also is, that
these individuate are quit• unable to Five any fair solution
of the causes that have led to this sudden increase of

pauperism.
Let the reader carry with him the preceding statements,
and remember that on Tuesday !TM:Mr-4M than forty-
eight hours after the riot— Mr. Disrseh stood pledged to
introduce to the House of Commas his motion regarding
agricultural distress !
On the Sunday night. then, we has 124 able-bodied
paupers in the house, 112 a when—sad them
the principal rioters—had wise in on the flalurdaj. On
llandlay ten out of the number were committed to prison,
and ea the Mowing iby (Tuesday) no les a body than
My et then left the bare at their own request ! Not
12141matien had been ode by a hiss fora labourets
hundred oi
tbruhestrifillsompsi
was as by the polies fn
Sir bowie= si=s_ splip eon nsiltted to piss,
=4ls beim • abssidied by the maitintstes and

lab, interitynce.

JUDICIAL COMMITTEE OF THE PRIVY
COUNCIL-YESTERDAY.

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PIRTXTT Miaow Os TIM ROLLS, Tot !coca OT TOR ADMISALTT
pate, Tee Xmas Eon. T. PRIIIWITOT Laws, MID rim Missy
11os. rlle Lincuno
SIORDRT'S EITINSION OP CRAWFORD'S PATENT.
The council refused to grant the extension of the patent
which was sought to be obtained in this case.
STRACMAN F. DOVOALL AND OTIIFLUL—APPEIV
THE COVItT OF CHANCERY, JAMAICA.
It appeared that the appellant, on the 2.jth of May, 184.5,
Sled his bill in the Court of Chancery in Jamaica agaiust
the respondents, the executrix and trustee under the will
and codicils of Charles Strachan, late of the island of
Jamaica, demised. The appellant sought by this bill to
have an account taken of the real and personal estate of
the testator in Jamaica, and to have his share and his
rights and interests under the testator's will aml codicils
ascertained and established by the decree of the court. The
respondents put in a plea and answer to the bill, and said
that by certain articles of agreement the appellant had con-
sentedthat all disputes and differences should be submitted
to the final award of Henry Stevens and Daniel Fogarty,
Eels, and that the submission to arbitration was made and
executed in the month of June, 1841. The case having
been let down fur argument, the Vim-Chancellor held that
the plea was sufficient, and it was from that decision that
the present appeal was made.
The appellant contended that the order ought to be re-
versed, upon the ground that the plea alleged that the
articles of agreement were made and executed en the month
of June, 1814, and it was shown by that plea that at that
period the respondents were under the disability of cover-
tore, and that it was proposed by the reference to submit to
arbitration the freehold estates and interests in lauds of
three of the respondents, although they were married
women. The appellant therefore submitted that they were
not competent to bind their interests by the article-4; and
that the submission to arbitration was not valid, and that
the award was, wider these circumstances, void. More-
over, the arbitrators had directed nets to be done, atter
they had made their award, and hurl attempted to delegate
their authority to strangers, not indicated by name, but
who were to he nominated ; and the appellant alleged that
he had not had a voice in their selection. The parties to
the reference had not gisen any power to strangers to affect
their intends.
The council were of opinion that the plea must be over-
ruled, and that the orders which had been made by the
Vice-Chancellor must be reversed.
Judgment accordingly.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER -YESTERDAY.

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PAST.-IMPOITANT HEVES(' 6 CAUME.

This caw having been concluded last evening, the court
assembled to-day for the purpose of hearing the sum-
ming up. (The verdict appeared in the greater portion of
yesterday's impression of the Ezpreas.)
Sir F. Pollock, C.D., commenced his address to the jury
at ten o'clock andeoncluded it at half-past two o'clock. After
stating the various circumstances of thu case and the man-
ner in which it arose, his lordship proceeded to say that it
WWI very satisfactory to hove arrived at the last stage in the
cause. Ile undoubtedly understood that no personal attack
had been made on the character or conduct of any of the
directors of the company. It certainly would have
been a (treat misfortune if the company had been
I guilty of any regular system pf plunder or peculation,
but his impression at the opening statement of the Solicitor-
General wan that he had disclaimed distinctly the inten-
tion of imputing anything against the directors of the Dock
Company, and in his reply he had dune the same thing. On
the contrary, he gave credit to sevend of the witnesacs railed
by the hock Company, not only fur integrity, hut an inten-
tion to tell the truth ; and he had certainly submitted the
questions to the jury in a m r becoming the high sta-
tion he occupied. From the mode in which the Solicitor-
General had dealt with the ease, much time would be
spared, and it would be unnecessary now to go into the
c.oe in detail. (The learned judge said he had just learned
that two of his brethren had arrives', and as he was anxioui
to consult with them in the adjoining court, he would not
he more than a kw minutes away. On his return, the
learned judge proceeded)—With Davis's corner they had
nothing to do • and they need not express any opinion
whatever rep/antis* it. Certain practieesprevailed there, but
it was contradicted by so many witnesses, that he had
no reliance upon it as a fact. The probability is that some-
thing of the kind did take place there, hut nut to the ex-
tent stated by the witnesses for the crown. Davis's corner,
he thought, might he dismissed. The main question was
what was their opinion an to the honesty of certain parties,
both as to the sugar and COMB, and what opinion did they
form regarding the allegations made in the various counts
of the information with respect to the parties. The cone was
very long, and funned a tax on their time, for he believed
it was the longest ease that had occurred in the annals of
London administration of ju.tiee. It was, however, a proof
of the utility of that institution for which he had himself
conevived an affectionate reverence, and when they had re-
turned to their homes, he was satisfied they would feel
satisfaction at having discharged their duty patiently and
eessiikmtely. Ile would shortly call their attention to the
origin of those seizures. A witness, named Clearer, happened
to he at the shocks when some lags were removed which
be thought was wrong. The geode should be kept in one
certain place. If removed it should be under the authority
of the customs, and .0 Cleaver told his superior officer, Mr.
Oldham. of what he had discovered, and the following day

they made a search. They Siang' a considerable quantity
sugar and cocoa, which appeared to be good, sound, and
merchantable ; and no other account could be given of it,
except that it was sweepings." They finally seised, and
they adhered to that seizure. The case on behalf of the
Crown was, that some of the goods were never entered at
all, and that some never had passed the Neale. Ile had
already intimated that he entertained considerable doubts
whether the arguments of Sir V. Kelly concerning the over-
drawing. was not perfectly just and true. if the quantity
of overdrawing' WS:, sir small that it was not weighecl, he did
nut think that that would subject to forfeiture, and he was
justified in that opinion by the short conference he had had
with the other members of the court. Some of the counts
charge a removal with the intention of evading
the duty. But if their opinion was in favour of
the flack Company. then the question of law
would hardly arise. It seemed difficult to impute any in-
tention of evading the duty, and indeed he could not see
any instance in which it was established. The truth was
an eminent establishment in London had been made the
subject of a visit, and it had been stated that the London
Ducks were about to be visited in the same way by the cus-
toms. But then, was no evidence of any clandestine tu-
moral of any sort or kind. Waste was undoubtedly offen-
, sire and the customs hail sanctioned the plan of collecting
together dome sweepings and scrapings, and permittintt
their exportation when they arrived at a sufficiett magni-
tude. That bring the practice, it was not easy to say
" where perquisites end ur where pilfering begun.' The
result was they had some proof of the manner in which
packages were dealt with. They had the warrants for the
delivery and the packages produced, showing that
they must have been satisfied by substituted pack-
ages (Sir Fitzroy Kelly —Or by compensation).—
With respect to the th and 44th counts, his lordship's opi-
nion was in point of law, if they believed that the bags
were put upon the pile of rice for the purpose of being un-
observed or for the purls": of not being noticed, then he
was of opinion that they were clandestinely and illegally
removed, and also that that was a fraudulent concealment
within those two counts. If it appeared to the jury that
the bags were placed where they were found for the pur-
pose of being Out of observation, then be thought they were
forfeited to the crown, and that they should find a verdict
against the defendants' on both those sauna. If they
thought that the bags were not there for the purpose of
evading the duty, then they should find that specially, that
it was done but cot done for the purpose of evading the
duty. It was not necessary that an article should be co-
vered over so as to amount to concealment ; if it was so placed
that It might better escape remark, then, in point of law, he
was of opinion that that was a concealment ; and if they were
of opinion that such a concealment had taken place, they
should find fur the customs with reference to that bag. If
it was placed amongst the rice for the purpose of not being
observed, then it beetune forfeited to the crown. Or if
these bags were treated as Wickes had treated the two
boxes of Ilavanuah sugar, in his opinion they were forfeited.
The sugar might be divided into two parcels—the 20 casks
and the S. It was said that the 20 were collected during

the year 1849 from overdrawings for two years, possibly for
a longer time. These .asks had not only been collected but
reported to the customs for exportation. The 8 casks were
gut together in a considerable hurry. After referring
at length to the evidence, especially that part of it
relating to the statement of the 10 bags of Ma-
nilla sugar, he said he could not understand how
any mate or master of a vessel could sit down
under the loss of 10 bags of Manilla sugar, and content
himself merely with grumbling amongst the porters and
foremen, and never going or applying to Mr. Powles, the
secretary, or to some other member of the dock company.
His lordship then adverted in detail to the evidence of the
witnesses pro and eon, and stated that the mere sweepings
as sweepings were not seeable unless there was some inten-
tion to evade the duty. It was their province to say
whether there had been any concealment or removal for any
purpose of disguise. if they thought there had been no
intention to evade the duty, then their attention ought to be
directed to the 7th and Bth counts of the information. Then
the question arose as to which of the eight casks of sugar was
forfeited as containing the Havannah sugar, but the crown
should not be placed in a worse position than the subject.
They should find for the crown foe the whole eight casks,
if they could not say which was which. With respect to
the cocoa their verdict ought to be for the defendants. He was
of opinion that what was done by their servants was done
by them for the purposes of that inquiry.
The jury retired at half-past 2 o'clock, and returned in an
hour with the fallowing verdict We find for the
crown as regarding the two bosom of Havannah sugar, and
for the Doe Company as regarding the remainder ; also,
that there was no intention to evade the duty." And the
jury also accompanied their verdict with a strong recom-
mendation to the Dock Company to be stricter with regard
to their subordinate °dicers, as many irregularities bad oc-
curred at the docks.
The Lord Chief Baron, on being applied to Mr. Wat-
son, Q.C., said be had never known a ptetrwrtadinquiry of
that sort in which each jamas& ad not get his usual fee
for attendance.
The court was then Amnon!.