The Express.
London, England, 1860-03-07 00:00:00

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nil bon. 111011=thilepeenthi le oddment. ou..
la so law • ensgt wise tint wohheamid OM
freqhmatly even guess at bth nesteril. He was madonna b
say that he did lot propels% abolish the wenn of coo-
minion at once, but asked the hone., ea • beginning, to
terry on the recommendeuens of the royal concision, and
te ge • eery slight degree farther in the man of who& he
eateeived to be reform in our military system. It was WWI
known to the Iv use that many member, of the commission,
imploding. be Intend he might say, the right hoe. patri-
cian the present Secretary for War, were desirous of going •
little farther, and of Whim( Itenusiant-encoels and majors
is tier noo• purchasing ranks. Taking a series of three nen,
it appeared that ii toe tiro • sum of 67,0001. was paid
for the COMW111:001 of those two ranks of Olen • in
the melt earn • sum of 82,000 f , sad I. the third • him et
611,56 V. They might sesame that to be the ratio of demean.
The hon. and gallant member was understood to com-
plain of • system which enabled the incompetent to take the
plans of the competent. lie had known able and meritorious
'Alcoa frequently peeked over although strongly nem-
minded for promotion. The bin. and gallon patianaa
thee, as understood, referred to the conduct sad operation
of the army in the Crimea, and the subsequent inquiry at
Chslees, and to the system of exchanges in the army which
he condemned, but not • tingle pianist* natence of in hon.
and gallant laniber's observe:bus reached the gaiety,
although hi wee frequently interrupted by honour-
able ni-mberw 'sitting around hint, telling him to speak up.
The boa. and gallant mambas prornied to reed, in as ex-
I newly lowvicious nuns awl testa, front which
be woo understood to infer that rbe sompeitive system hay.
fag venal se wall la the civil departimmat to thie country
sad is the sissy is Frans might week pest .news he S-
tandard Into the British army. The artillery had ben rest
oiliest during tLe Crimean war, sad preserved
most ef their horses, whilst the °swain weee theS
saivermally unhorsed. The gallant officer 11•113 Amid
to the Tonnes is the cavalry, then haring boa
66 comenne nerd ea the 15th of February int.
The hon. and gallant gentlemma roomed he seat after ham
big adorned to• Moue for two hours, during which he was
donee totally issollible to the gallery.
Mr. RICH, to esseseding the sodas said be ad wail el*
he &tram from the smelt ei eclairs who had obteind
ion lecause many it than were met of the highest
tones, and bed dear piked ranks is the Odd, the
rah of loony posed ever the ham& of all the rest okras
(heir morn, and it therefore roues substantially • poi*
shadier posodes
should be eseund by sew es sok
/MI MS bed eileitted that the present spats Nil sat he
tharied in the abstract. The noble lord at the heed ef es
government said that if the army had to be rserprised he
was be stomely opposed to the prongs epees. Mt illot
it no sow diflcult to ending it. Bat it wee said tie tbs
enter attar all kept up the anon Mtn sew. IT that
port he joined be... If the melon spies bodies
of Ulcers of the right sad thing my ils the arral striae
in which they ware plead, thee be mull neat that it was
good; bat did it do so ? It wee trim Is take the present
state of the only, benne is enespros et the sus is
which ISO Illisprily bed boa ewer duels, the last few
pears, it had bass irinseed to en morrow urn, and was
set in Us semi eaditioe ; hut prig book to MI, the
period bin *as pest sepos ••ei ha hand that the
nerage ea et dime was se fuller : &ad cursr,
21; lisubssmai betwoixt.„.lll sta.. ad 29. HI ; wtake.
between Yard 44;
__l iwelinebelei,_.
buitesiallised ID, iissinenrnismod. ' ; ••°. a 110=
TO. Win *see the ages at whit* diem should
theme mirosodst At • period prang 1811 don well
MI Inds, 60, In woe older thes ihe ler
Dohs IF whoa heirdolegn bleasordetter 16yeess
romonfog, Oveyeereeihr diesDispeless erns hissweed
was bona at WiterW. • ma abets the aged 80 was no
longer capable of co a regnant Is the field.
He contended that both ' sod perehasa bed failed.
What they now required w a rem et admin. The
Don of Wellington felt this ee strogiy est he Ind as
order that say officer who pre a use beyond the regulation
price fra •• onemisaint should be lastaatly combined, yet
though be ked • rose heart snd • Aram will In was
embed, iisheded; mad sow it wee rid dent lot 111•11MinieS11
should be all et adds Ind prior, whisk less shit Imes
the esurbslssris sold at low SO he lOW pa rot am
the edgatesla pies The weber opts= Wended two
cresse--ess, One yore nes stings karteme,whonntinto
the away mad wen phi wiling to pot throseives ta the
very grog eidentm. dad it was • very geed thing for those
yew non to be bewmpt in is mash a school, but it was not
I gaol thiag he the army ; for, with their terrines of heart
sad Mass of pain they introduced such a spine of extra-
ZrMe the inn that sober pee* were afraid to trust
et.ne M the saweby reglosests is seam et the
• essoed mho seseind of nag • rem with bet=
eel dear heeds, who esoillosil thaw all to earths promotion.
Valenta oil heave Sion they were ; bat the thee one at
last who the wished hi Mire, after eta the rank of
reber-gessrsi. The allowance would be lON. sr COL, bet
tansy el them ntheed to hake it, and then they get plops
doable that ia order that they right be able he newap
the wassey they bud spirt, (Ns) What eseened in the
tory t It the spyondsatheft prondos wee dew, but
there wen Sepses at nehmen ; sod poseetro, though
dew, we yet sub uses sapid then in the may. The hrs.
petieses senholsdi thwensilog the awls.
Orr* L. VllllB preps* so areadoest as M-
hos : 'That Anus
_prensilso to the seniority amps
milady 'abates, viz., the Hopei Minim Royal Illogissers,
an Royal Marian, be et as mooldbessep sionerer, , this
bone is of „opines that IS is sot degroble le nerd the
✓alorlty system to the whole se the saw." When is was
aot for him to adobe what was the best system kw the army,
he might vesture le denewise se the went tint under which
he himself sad ethics had ported he yeses-the seniority
entstra•
C nail DICKSON, to apperdets the enesisset ors-
sr Winne whin the pas sawn' se the pre-
Alas et
e( the limy, by puhltaltrag weinadel Amps. He
was oohs aims hs said, that pest shuns had crept to
=dr the porcine sperm, but then was • net difinees
between improvement sad total tiestwomdea. If *sweeten
grew wee abolished it was impends he $ peer on to
were • tawdry signer War the pay was imerssest es •
vary largs eaten. Is genies would ant the country •
line ismit sad the *elm wadi or foil to re, ester die
=lielesties, se iler MEI Was • nerdy, would, is his
. be the rah et ehe British easy by eatingrailleg the
esprit wewes, see sties loft hatures.
ill. P. 011,1111131 thought it wadi bon been sore
area it her Mehwre goverasent hod entered soder the
ofrommetwesse et • prifing treaty fres Fodder tondos,
&Union Is lb
Fres& union Irby shodd the wrens
netts be sq owe sesserry be this it wee is Frans
Astoria, fir Paola ? He repeated to bear that et lass to
polite minis be
Whore mathroatir sod ths edam a
mabikske bad ben dame pd la order le we ttangs clan-
eel bait. Te the bon he was as aeon bet thought
• knowledge of preeedies algid be rare sold lea oilltary
mem thee arm eirooses ono.
Sir F. SMITH ebeened that ft Was with peat pan
be differed hogs the bon. sal pint Ramble he
Westminster, sad empelelly new_ • print SD demob
connoted with the army. He banned that the system,
particularly such me that width the t were now
panne would make the lain nom In the
wend, sad that they wed/ hen the nit eilleure is ea-
ran. (Her, bee.) The passantwoe prig a is the
right way sod he biped they wield perearre. (Hear, hew.
Capha JILRVIS sail he believed the intention of the)
bee. and piton general was to open up the army to the
middle dress note thes it was et t. Now if they
did that the house mast list see wtrker the country would
peat the mean whin well be anessery. It elawald be
remembered that the spews et punkas, mod sal* grerstsd
a prat away pension of late pees, sad thout seek in-
quiry the hors weld ant be *is to slate what woeld be
the ansat of the pence UM if they did awn with the
panne, of commissions. (Hair, hear.)
Coked LINDSAY said A. had watched the s stem of
pinkies for many years. and he Winn It op well for
the service sad the public.
Weed P. HKHBHRT felt great regret at being obliged
to ripen the Olen general (dr De L. Erns) a • major,
quern • but he said say that on • sobjsetoosismil=wldelt
sashed ;moral Steens anion large ohs
bpi sot MOOD acquadenes with it, he nee! rely Ogre to
the gallant pines spoke if he was further mown from
Westminster. Ha audirolood him to say that MtheCtinesa the
hones of the artillery sallind ia a much wake proportke
Ohm throe of the snaky.
Ms. & 11121.011 RT shiervad that this twain was •
seat dillsolt MA 11101Spbosted Mk As an itheirein propel-
lles he doss* medsrity • bed ground of peenotton ; bat
the lostwe get Mann portions of the army had
direstactples
of promodoo. In the Quires sank*,
Or pie was ,nutty, untended by piliallle• ; In the
se, It was ussiority pare. Thy spastics was he
overloaded with exaggeration and error. Nothing
elan mere 'erosion than to onto' that a nua-purchaser
woe • ben-workteg officer, weal acquainted with hie pro-
lash% sad that the purchasing officer was unsaresiereed
nit his prolamin. 'Then be had beard the meet am-
, min.
wepectadoes held out that, by the abolition of
16—porelure system, the army would get a superior
Weince ; os the other hand, it had ban said it would
e the army. He believed that both arnoption
one otegely nine; that if the pretest sputa was no-
Bohol k would not make the slightest dilemmas is the clams
of peters entering the army. The report of the Duke of
Saniesers nominee, la Ws opines, pre the fairest
account of the advantages and disadvantages of the per-
chase system, sod be rand the recommendation of tint
coutionice fee the modification of that system. H.
esta urged the e Maiden to selection, belies
the inwtdioss denthei to the (Moe; bat, I. on-
Merin the to • spier et seleidas,
_lis denied
that, fa the et des sersorierer, It 00tril
111 reeds iostonsen et pined isilesos or
phe reidond hit peeper et that
iehem. Its
ass
d
lea newel with app eliostse and
slam the pupal fi
ler the
rendre abolition of pardon. Habig as hi did in pp-
nese I. sew slope sad Is are rano no eweemety, awl
Yes it nen
se
the be aleeliend to Ho Wen theiting it ts the
seat et enier poers laid deem is the
wee caw td , whichnd the gengooment mad it
wield 10 Mt day.he OA DID • rem" So liiii
Imelsor then as/ the unborn aierilks hided ups theme
prindpien He weal no be *lns ler the Oat be bad
seated, where he add ese his with he ihe army was •
sochine tom doikeile to be Pend win;
Mr. IL LICE woe at eph Or Ibe prawn senor
nod any sgersvre the ntl•serpleind of. rd be advised
the bens—be& tames wise dined the abeilda id=
Ars Gyres sateen who *sight h Anil be
—Mei SP SWIMS ill • POOSISOISS when VMS ••••11.1•1•1 by
SO 1111141slieisies. Ms iced the the peer at aerobe
ill moo "NM ern • deer Is pentads all he

!coulees; mad he timid libelous, he mid, festusd of this
eof patchwork, a scheme that would metes the affairs of
(ha whois anny,thst of ladle included.
Camel NORTH regretted to bier Om emelesios of n•
speech of the Secretary for War and could ust help thinking
fiat the small sad of the weir was le b• hewn es as
to Wed fa • wiry short tens to • dastruotlas of • system
which he believed mist advantageous to the meshy.
Lord STANLEY hid not with to continue the discumdon
bat merely to express a hope that the house would not think
It necessary to go to • divis, wheat could not really convey
the Intentions of those who voted on either side. Re was •
member of the commbsion Which eat four years ago, and no
man entered into the inquiry with stronger °oarlocksa than
himself of the anomalies and lateavenkmost of the pueblo,
spews considered at a gesful question, but he weld sot bat
sae that to attempt its toed abolition in all grades of the
army was a fork of very great difficulty, attended with
enormous expense, for which no mature plan had been laid
beers the boom or the yeblie. (Rear, bear.) That being
the ass% ha shadily aoselestod in the comprotnes adopted by
the wry al hut oomadtbst, and embodied ia the plan
right gostlesen the !Secretory fur War
had premised to the boom. To that course he
war still premed to adhere, end if they came
to divides he would site both against the
proposition for the teal abolition of the parches
system without wise bow it was to be done, and aay
lion which would asert that that system ought to be
delisded against all alterations. But it appeared to hen that
' the has. aad gallant few lemon who latroduced the subject,
by raising his motion to a division, would simply do an in-
justice totes muss which he himself bad embrace!, and
compel many members to rote against him who, on general
grouch would be favourable to the principle he had
saitscithel. (Hew, bur.) •
Sir DE L. EVANS Intimated that he would yield to the
appal of the soles lord and withdraw his motion. (Rear.)
Lard PALVERBTON eald, se lds bon. and gallant friend
did as. stem to take the mass of the house apes his motion
oh)—be pawns* that the ken. and gallant member
who cased the amendment would not be indisposed to with-
draw ft. (HOW, Wear.)
VERNON said that after what had fallen from
ffirC.Xlll a
Lacy Erase, be bad no other course to adopt but to
withdraw his aossadnast. _ _

The amendment woe then, by blue, withdrawn.
Upon the Brunie patting the gesetice that the origiaal
motion be withdrawn, there were load (who of "No, no."
The original modal wee then pat to the been
The hones thereupon divided:
For Sir De Limey Svans's motion
Against it 213-164
This malt was rewired with same enering

UNIVERSITIES (SCO)AND) ACT AMENDMENT
BILL
Calomel SYKES obtained tsars to bring in a bill to
mend " An sot to make provision for the better government
and discipline of the nalventilas of Booties& and improving
and regulating the oonree of study therein; sad for the union
of the two universities and colleges of Aberdeen." The
object of the measure was dtuply to restore the Faculty of
Arts at Marieoltal College, which the conaniesiomars, to the
great indignation of the people of Aberdeen, had tranderred
to Hinge College.

CUSTOMS ACTS—REPORT.
Mr. MASSEY brought up the mart on the Customs
Aeta.

Mr. LAING said the article on timber would necessarily
eons ca at once. The article an malt would be taken cm
Friday tl possible.
Ties report was this speed to.
WAYS AND MEANS—REPORT.

Y he report ;;;;;;»as the. braght up.
Is reply to Mr. Hamsy,
Mr. LAING add the object of the eseefutioa could hardly
be celled a bounty. It wee Intended to make as illowssee
to the exporter of Bridal spirits for the pecardezy lowa he
we. subjeved to by the excise.
Mr. HENLEY rid I. wee dearly a bounty, let it be
celled by whet neat it might.

Mr. LAING replied that the extra raA• of Al. per gallon
world be soMakint protection to the how, dealer in spirits.
Mr. RINLEY said that it was dear that prolos
bow dose away with, and that they wars grimstiag a farm
to areas peeres to cany on the redo Is spirits.
The raper eras to.
Tb. Valorise of Mwsble Property (Island) Btu was read
a third drat sad passed.

THR PACKET SIRVICR (TRANBFRR OF •
CONTRACT) BILL.
81r F. KELLY wished to know whether the surety of
Mr. Churchwerd would be held bound by his suretyship
which he mewed tab under the contract of 1859, and which
contract, it appeared, the Admiralty had Elm up. Would
the tang be held responsible?
Mr. LAINO mid them VOA nothing in the bill which
in
in
the siighteMs4: alerted the posidea of say misting
esoureeL It did what was done several years SICO
the memo ore. a mumble d caatreds with the Post-
sae win isentlerred to the Admiralty; by this bin
Om wee • transfer of contreels sr alleged costracts
trim the Admiralty to the Post-edes, without
in any way all mune their validity or Invalidity.
Whatever might be the position of Mr. Churolward
or his wetter, with regard to the Admiralty, it would be
precisely the same with regard to the Poet-office ; end if •
~mot were found to be null and void, it followed es a
matter of course that the gentleman who had entered Into
serety.hip could not be celled upon foe say penalties.
The bill was then rout • third Moe sad
MUNICIPAL CORPORATION MORTGAGES, Re.,

This t4l/ pared diessekaemerittre.
BRIBERY PRIVENTION BILL.
Mr F. HILLY world tb• mond rename or gbh MU, bed
Atm s low words frau Mr P. GOUGUILD Mid Ms. E.
JAmrs, tb• motion ••• withdrawn.
MEDICAL ACTS AMENDMINT BILL.
This bill wog nod s third Uwe and prd.
CUSTOMS BILL.
This bla was real • woad tI
Tao Woo sitiouraid al Ivo Masi= Is an.

fight
The
win open
4.reallSteedeierla the mg. until ten, .nianddnta thought
ad great advantage to tbs. and to the public if
*kWh Imam and the Muram in Jermyn-straet
*ere apla farm the same bouts.
It. N. W. Woman, keeper sad searetry if the Nsticall
Gallery, add the nenownees d space, °papered with the
samba of wear attending the gallery, rendered the testi-
auks skald a aniseed% and the crowd was sometimes so
Brest fist It blesses neesseary I. err the our. pr. A
preportioa hat beta made se annoy the centre ball, to sink
the door, and oonetruct a large (taller, to Slam of
the hall, which would give a space of .140 bee
as
40—half as much the present ewe.
Vi more
biasses is the number of pictures had been enormous.
Whim the gallery was opened la 18/ the numbs; of plotters.
was Ittd. At preset it wee 335. The oonseepassir of the
Inarres was that many of the pictures were gaspingly*
ostet eight. The estimate ter the alteration Burped was
15,000/. He should say la the abstract that the National
Gallery ought to be opened at sight, bat the spar was not
striliolteit, and great tnerarenienoe would be experienced by
the visitors from overerowding. A great desire misted to see
the pictures, and a limitation at the number of persons ad-
mitted would not be s ttiefactory. The pliwy ought to be
ten times its present sine. He did not think the pictures
would be injured by gas. If the gallery was sotecialVy
large he should recommend its being opened in the seeders.
bat did not think such a proseeding would be judicious con
Waring the present limited epos.
Several other witnesses have berm examined for the pur-
pose of showing the desire of the worbiug classes, and the
beset' which would moult to them from the more tractive of
OUT public Institutions, particularly in the ensilage sad ea
Saturday afternoons.

Jab) Intelligence.
EQUITY COUBTB.-11Asce 6.
(Before VietoCbseasilor Elk Jahn Stuart.)
011711T178 V. 001•191/4

Mr. Bacon. Q.C., and Mr. B. B. Cook appeared for the
plaintiff. in this suit, which was Instituted to eniorue the
specific performance of an agreement alleged to have beta
entered Into by the defeedent Cowper, prior to the maniere
of his daughter with the plaintiff, to allow his daughter 1001.
a year, en the faith of which agreement the &adds
alleged that the marriage took place. It appeared that the
plaintiff Griffiths married the defendant'. daughter In Jame,
1864, and that the defendant Cowper in February and Au-
gust, 1866, made two payments of SW. each to the plain-
tiffs, but that no further payments were made.
Mr. Melina, Q.C., and Mr. W. W. Matheson for the de-
fendant C wpm, contended that the plaintiffs had caballed
the agreement, and elleged that the payments of 501. made
by Cowper to them la February end August, 1855, wen made
purely out of Idadnese, and not in reformism of any
agreement.
The Vice-Chancellor said he thought the plaintiffs bad
proved the agreement by the defendant Cowper to allow his
daughter 1001. a year; and ordered the defendant to pay all
arrears of that enmity, to make an future payloads is te-
apot of the Nam, mil tory the costs of the nit.

(Bofors Viso-Clisoollor Wood.)
BUIPSON V. SCUALLINIt.

Mr. Lengwerthy appeared la tide suit, which wee had-
Wed by the Mare the Surrey Zoological Gardera against
thedefeedrat, 11. lame, far the wpm of obteedag an in-
=tto reetrela the eranying ea of ooneerte at the Mamie
o a enadaya. The Seamed counial &eked leave to
serve setae c 4 moan for hfias .at, the object el the
plaintiff ban to pt the natter dYpowd of before the ad-
journal liming day of the Marla. The maghtrates had
related to mew the Name for beer, to, or the ground el
the Waseca of the Sunday coacarts, and ths plaintiff wished
to stop those marls, and thee be enabled to apply again to
the magistrates alma their adjoined day.
The Viol-Chatoelke—You may give notioe for Saturday,
if that will be won aougb.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS COURT.-14.utca 6.
(Beton 34. Comoissiseer Murpily.)
TN II EDMOND WLLTIII CIICEELZIT ?LOWDEN.

The cis of Major Plowdsn, of the Indies esrvice, shied
wss before the court In November, tome ea for adjudication,
and occupied some tints, creating a gond dial of Interest.
Mr. Nichols (with whom was Mr. Way) opposed for Mr.
T. Roberts, an attorney, et gardens;Spring- r. Dowse op-
posed for Messrs. Make sad fbersi ; Mr. liergood supported.
The complaint we that the boolvist bed become aro-
dated with Majorassaral Havelock (brother of the late
hero) In bill transactions. Two Ma, made by the gamed
and the huolmat, were dislocated by Mr. Boberte—oae Ise
2001. sad the other for 6011 i. For one 17411. was given sad
for the other 4601. MOMS. Mks tied !Sow bad also cashedi
a bill mode by the sans padre foe Oa The iosolmat
stated that halted cashed the bilk for Maior-Gencral Have-
lock, end gave his the mosey, sad had oaly himself received
a smell se a leas. be a oimmunicatlon with Gems'
Ha he declared that Iltjor Plowden had received the
asearl. he use had stood over for the attendance in the
mart of Gametal Havelock, bat ha had net attended, and ha
arm Sabato beta FllOO6.
Tba Gall prenatal egoist the insolvent mu that Major
Muds& stated that Majee-Goserel Havelock we Governor
of Leeds Choi ilea set twdMid, bet expected to have
Me salsas', sad the Lesivsat erld h• believed be bad the
Stiation until soar Sits afterwards. Mr. Roberts also
believed that Gametal Reveled' task the BMA sinks bat
he ma rely is the Ottoman army. The lbeolvest het Ye.
leered Mr. Roberts to Chief Comeahaloner Law, who bed
known his some years. Other reproseatstime bad bets
made, and Meows was wised st both saw at some length.
Mr. Coinages/seer Murphy, la giving jadgment, said he
never, dace ha bad sea la the esaat. lilt et ma
ip
giving aa alma jailin am be did la kitls be
should beehady sawarthy oftC mode
any dilinotioa lemma penile sue Mhos his. ISe
ineolviet bed se &sok dietiagelehel la es heseleable
Mar. Mt bad by arodellty aid eeme-segelmases bees in-
duced le NM* -calms-vide be as tout Wee* bat
white did we tots eel te be Yee, eltheeskhe MI pledged hie
owe pas mer-~eire that bed led
him to mho mentemmte. mil the Iran& whit whisk be
had referred b Mum bed Monsell Ms. Ilielietta, end the
honoured same el an** bid Mel In tide metier. Mel
as be rereelled he wee heard as ids
se he dld Pis& it
Pleads' ism Mid barplitirtra loci=
his aloha of bealtis he Tashi ealy keep his two swathe
leaser ia lam Hie Bower pee a jedgmeat of eight
moths helm the Tailing ceder.

This was an Redo* dd taistiMat spin. the Board of
Quartile= of the linniffird Union, to MOTOR possosioa of
three house at Barking..
KMrGarth . Lally idr.
teLloyd wars for the plaintiff ; mad
Dios, thd Offathea.
The ly ghost*a in this taus was, whether the plaintiff
could establish himself to be the heir-at-law of a gentlemen
to whom the property in queen= was oceiveyed to 1823, and
the evident* dearly established that feat.
The jurrestarsed a verdict for the plaintiff.

MIDLAND CIRCUIT.—LucesTra, Mews 8.
(Bofors Mr. Judos Willis and a specialjary.)
MOWN W. YIKIOOX.

Ia ads tore Mr. Mmsuley, end Mr. Brewer were
1 mama for ths plaintiff ; end Mr. Mellor, Q.C., Mr. Field,
and Mr. Vernon for the defendant.
The plaintiff is an attorney at Market Deeping, in Lin-
colnshire, the defendant is the eldest son of Lord Lyveden,
better known as Mr. Vernon Smith, and was a candidate at
the last genera election for North Northamptonshire. The
eaten IVY for labour done in the plaintiff's professional
caPaNty, and the &tandem pleaded never indebted, except as
to certain sums which had been paid into ooart.
A number of vritnesees were called on both sides, including
the claintiff and defendant.
The Maned Judge said theca], question really important
for the Jennie whether there bad been a special agreement
with the plaintiff as to his remuneration or not. If than
had not Wen any such agreement his charge was admitted
to be reasonable, and their verdict must be in his favour.
If there had heap, their verdict must be for the defendant.
The jury were looked up for nearly four home, at the
expiration of which time the foreman said there was not the
slightest chance of their agreeing, and they were therefore,
with the amain: of the kained counsel on both aides, dis-
charged.

NORTHERN ClRCUlT.—Dinuter, MARca5.
Caowx Covar.—(Balare Mr. Judea Hill.)
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rlil SIIOI3CY OP TAB CONTESSIONAL.—COMIIII7•L 07 •

10/ILAN CATHOLIC I'ILIZAT 701 CONTIJIPT.
William Hay, 22, piton, was oharpd with robbing
Daaial Kaaastly of a dim weak at Jarrow, on the 24th of
Docearber last.

Mr. Ileadl;m prosecuted ; Mr. Davison defended the
prisoner.
On the 24th of December the prowiontor had been
&taking at the Bee's-wing public-home, in the Felling,
sad left about twelve o'clock at night. Oh hie tray home,
the grand beteg very slippery, be All down, and wee
sasired to hie feet by the prisoner end three other men.
They walked • shaft drama together, bat the prosecutor
fees the prisoner's band in hie pocket, hold him to take it
ont, which be did. • The men then endeavoured to get the
preescetce In go a tow way with them, but be refused, and
walked away by IthrIMIL AIME having left the prisoner sad
the orserien, las priers' an Me way hoar. When he
had gore • short distance, he was joined by • man named
Mr2ormand, who struck him a blow on the eye with • stick
rattler" without the least provocation. The
urferonTer fai,y lbw joked M'Oormand„ and kept hold of the
prescutor'a rads while the other robbed him of kin watch
sod in Miser.
Imposter Rogues, by whom the primer we. apprehended,
sired that from Warmed= he reeved he went to the
house of the BIT. John Kelly, a Roman catholio priest, from
whom he received • watch, which the prosecutor identified
se
his
The=ihe court was about to administer the oath to
the Rev. John Kelly, the next wirer in the cask when
the reverted merman said, " May I, my lord, address •
few wads to you r
His lordship—What have you to sad ?
The Ray. Ili. Kelly—l have • conscientious motive.
His Lordship—What motive?
The they. Mr. K. 117—1 object to the farm of the oath.
HI. Lordship—What is the objection
The Bev. Mr. Kelly—That 1 stall tell the truth, and
nothing but the truth. I moat, sea minister of the catholic
rhumb, object to the part that stare that I shall tall the
whole troth-

lib le;Selebip—TM men*, tid the oath is this : It is tea
whole tenth touching the trial widish you are asked; which
you, legitimately according to law, can be salted. If any-
thing asked of you in the vritiseis-box which the law says
ought not to be caked—for instance, If you are asked a
question the answer to which might criminate you:self—you
would be entitled to say, " I object to sneerer that question,
bosom the answer might csimisate myself," and the law
would sustain the objection. You can therefore have no
objedion sea loyal subject, and in duty to the lain of the
ementry, to answer the whole truth touching the alas which
mu be lawfally asked.
TM Rev. Mr. Kelly, after some objection, tool the oath in
the vend form, and gave the following evidence :—I have
been twelve years catholic priest at the Felling. On Christ-
mey-dlay I received the watch produced.
By Kr. Bedlam—From whom did you receive that
welds

Witness-1 received it in connexion with the confessional.
His Lordship—You are not asked at present to disclose
anything stated to you in the confessional; you are asked a
simple tact—from whom did you receive that watch which
you v. to
ie_the policeman P
The reply to that question would implicate the
who gars me the watch, therefore I cannot answer it.
grlslaawered it. my suspension for life would be a maces-
eery otiosequence. 1 should be violating the laws of the
char* as well as the natural laws.
His Lordship-1 have already told you plainly I 'onset
mar tab this question. All Ima say Is yea ere bound to
newer, " Prom whom did you receive that watch?" On
She gams! I have stated to you, you are net said to dia-
dems anything that a penitent mey have mid to you in the
osmilmelenal. That you are not asked to disclose; but
yea are salted to Meares from Thoth yea received Wen
l= on the 25th at Desenaber last. Do you answer it,
ass not t
Witmer-1 really =cot, my lord.
Hi Lerdthip—Then I adjudge you to be guilty of ann.
IMP of even, sad order yea to be oessoitted to gaol. [To
the odder dthe acorn—Take hint into custody.
The rev. witness was thoordlegly removed in custody of •
policemen.
After lambs the other FROMM ha the sem' the jury re-
Wed • wadies of Ovary natant the primes., but nose-
emstisii W b assecy. tie was untamed to Mn maths'
iwykrithethd with hard labour.