The Express.
London, England, 1860-07-17 00:00:00

TUESDAY EVENING, JULY 17,

meek and murder. Recharged the right hon. gentleman the
Chanoellor of the Exchequer, he charged the noble lord, he
elged the Secretary for War, with haring deserted their
They began right, but the change that had
taken plies iu them was the result he feared of a change
in their situations. That which was wrong when they were
on the opposition benches was right when they were ow the
Treasury benches. It was clear that on this occasion
honour, justice and truth were neglected. The ministers sup-
ported that which in opposition they oppused—they were
now the supporter, of murder, of dishonour, of dishonesty',
and of lying, which when in opposition they had been the
first to denounce.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he was
far from deprecating further discussion on this grave quer
lion, either by the hon. sad learned gentleman, or by other
members of that house. It was a question that could hardly
be too much discussed, and with regard to which it was de-
sizable that the people of England should arrive at the
fullest posethle knowledge of details. He was very glad
when be heard the hoeourable and learned gentleman
address himself to this subject, because he must
say, that however he denied the justice of his
attack and crimination, and thought that his argument
could not be maintained, he could not help respecting the
••EinAim which he dealt with it. He quite agreed that
with the Chine.e government we should be es
of the principle of truth and fair play as if we
were dealing with the most powerful of states. (Hear,
hear.) He would not attempt to follow the hon. and
',awned gentleman in this subject at present, because as
respected the morality or immorality of the war in which
we were most unhappily engaged in China it was i
to Bible judge without a very exact and careful considera-
tion of the dates and documents to which the bon. and
learned gentleman had alluded, but had alluded in terms so
general that he thought his conclusions were no‘entitled to
the reliance that might otherwise be given to them. To
one principle, however, to which the hon. and learned gen-
tleman referred be must on the other hand enter kiscliment.
The hon. and learned gentleman stated that the origin of
the war which led to the treaty of Tien-ten® was on our
part tainted with injustice, and that the Chinese entered
into that treaty yielding to superior force. In both these
propositions he was not indisposed to agree. He had de-
clined on former occasions tO agree with the lion. and
learned gentleman ; but the hon. and learned gentleman
enforced the argument to night, that as the origin of the
war ion, unjust, the treaty by which it was concluded was a
treaty that we were neither entitled to enforce DM the
Chinese bound to observe. He could not sonde to that
proposition. He thought that the contract stood se a good
and valid international contract He did not mean to say
that were it • question of pressing to extremes all the terms
of that treaty, it would not be wise to use prudence and
justice in the enforcement of those terms, out of a liberal
regard to the relative position of the parties. But that was
not the question on which we had been at issue with the
Chinese government. The question was not, whether the
treaty on our part was to be mercifully enforced, but
whether the treaty—which had been concluded and re-
ceived the approbation in all its parts of the Emperor of
China—should or should not be ratified at the capital of the
Chinese empire. The hon. and learned gentleman should be
aware that the ratification of the treaty was the primary
object with which her Majesty's government had thought
it their duty to resort to force. As regarded the question
as to how far notice was given to us that our ambassador
was to proceed to Pekin by the way of the Peiho, how far
we were entitled to insist on using the main road of the
empire, how far we were deceived with regard to the mani-
festations at the mouth of the river—all these circum-
stances he would not enter into now, because, as he had
stated, in order to be fairly and rightly judged, they must
be judged by • careful and exact examination of documents,
and au amount of attention must be given to them which
certainly he was not prepared to give at the present
moment, nor would the house be prepared to listen when
they had met for the transaction of other important
business.
Mr. DANBY SEYMOUR said he took it for granted that
the flemetary for India would not go on with the European
Forces (India) Bill until members had the report of the
orminisation committee before them.
Sir C. WOOD said he would not proceed with the bill
at an inconvenient hour.

saiT his hon. friend had asked a ques-
tion whether or not the right bon. gentleman would allow
them to have the report of the committee on military orgs-
niaation before them before proceeding with this bill. This
bill was the shortest that had been produced this session,
sad was introduced at the shortest notice that bad ever
been given on so important a bill. It was precisely the bill
which, even if they were to pass it in the last week of the
session, would be certain to be passed by the House of Lords.
Under these circumstances, they had a right to ask that
before they proceeded further with the bill they should
have placed in their heads the papers and documents which
were essential to the right understanding of the very im-
portant question to which it referred.
Colonel sYK M remarked that the house was probably
aware that the papers which he had moved for with re-
' ward to the expenditure of the Horse Guards were not yet
m the hands of members,
Sir DE L. EVANS observed that he had given notice of
• motion on the subject for to-morrow.
The report wa■ then agreed to.
LATE HOURS.

On the motion that the Speaker leave the chair, in order
that the house might go into committee of ways and Meat,"
NEWDEGATE moved that the rules against pro-
ceeding with opposed notion and orders afters quarter before
6 o'clock on Wednesdays, under the standing order of the
19th day of July, 18%, be applied to all business standing
for evening sitting' upon which debate shall arise after 1
o'clock in the morning during the remainder of the session ;
his object being to curtail in some degree the extraordi-
narily lengthy sittings of the house which had prevailed
during the last few weeks.
liar G. GREY admitted the importance uf the question,
ea well as the stride which had been recently put on mem-
bers and officers of the house by the late lengthy
sittings ; but he did not think it desirable to enact such a
stringent order as that proposed, especially as there wag no
analogy between sittings on ordinary days and Wednesday',
when the house rose as a matter of course at six o'clock.
It might result in putting a stop to business which required
to be got through after one o clock at the option of any
member who chose to state that he opposed it. It would
lead to inconvenience and obstruction of public business,
especially at the end of the session.
A discussion followed, in the course of which Mr. Sou•
eerie complained of the rule of the Lords not to receive bills
from that house after a certain date ; Mr. Disraeli out
reeled that the government should now make up their
minds es to what minaures they meant to carry this year,
and in which opinion Lord Palmerston concurred, and mid
that the government would take that matter into their
consideration, and state the result on an early day.
The mut ion was withdrawn.
WAYS AND MEANS.
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The house then went into committee of ways and means.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER made his
statement of the manner in which the government proposed
to meet the expenditure voted in supply on account of the
China war. In February, be observed, the provision made
for the war was 650,000 f., to be charged upon the nuances
of the year 1859-60, and double this amount upon thus/ of
the year 1660-61, making together 2,500,0001., which was
the whole provision the government proposed to make
on account of the expedition to China before they
knew that we should have to conduct warlike opera-
tions. The vote woe increased by other items. The
whole of the charges for the expedition to China up to the
present period, so far as the government had cognisance
of them, amounted to 5,400,000!., to which must be added
450,0001. due on account of the former war. The whole of
the 850,000/. charged upon the finances of 1859-60 had been
paid out of the produce of the taxes, the revenue of the
year having been so productive. But, although the con-
dition of the revenue up to the close of June was eminently
satisfactory, and even exceeded the expectations of the
government, he did not recommend any interference with
the estimate of the revenue he had made in Fecruary. He
then proceeded to state the mode in which the government
proposed to provide for the recent vote at 3,800,000 f.
Taking the 500,000/. included iu the provision in February,
together with the surplus of revenue, then estimated at
461,00 W., but which was reduced by errors and miicalcula-
tions to 264,000/o, and 700,000 f. the produce of the paper
duty available for the financial year (if it should please the
House of Commons that the duty should be levied), these
three items would amount to 1,464,01101. Deducting this
sum from 3,800,0001., there remained to be provided for
2.336,000 f., which the
.government asked the committee
to be authorised to raise partly by taxation and partly
by other means. They proposed to obtain the sum of
1,000,0001. by an additional duty upon ardent spirits of
11d. per gallon on the various descriptions charged
I under the Excise and Customs. The effect would be to
raise the duty on British spirits to its, per gallon, on
colonial spirits to 10s. 2d. and on foreign spirits to 10s. sd.
He explained at some length the reasons which bad
weighed with the government iu making this addition to
the spirit duties (which would be permanent), and why
they considered it practicable and timely, and likely
to produce the results they anticipated. He was
aware, he said, that there were special circumstermes
which occasioned some uncertainty in the odenlatian of
the produce of the duty, and it would be necessary to be-
company the augmentation with some modfficatioe of the
duty on wine, and he had therefore assinwed as addition of
only 1,080,0001. to the revenue of the ensaelel . This
would reduce the sum of 2,336,0001. to 1,286, . • and that
sum it was proposed to provide for out of the balances in
the exchequer, which would adroit of the withdrawal of
even 2,01.10.001.11. It would be his duty to ask the committee
for an immediate vote, in order to secure the change of the
duty on the commodity ; and he added that it was not the
intention of the government to make any further demand
upon the taxation of the country on account of fortifications,
the subject of which would be brought before the house on
a future day.
A conversational discussion followed, in the course of
which,
Lord FERMOY complained of the Chancellor of the
Exchequer's availing himself of the paper duty panted
him by the Lords, which presented a difficulty in the way
of settling the question of privilege between the two
houses.

The resolutions were then agreed to ; as were
resolutions imposin3 an excise on all persons deal-
ing in foreign wines and spirits in bond ; reduc-
in the period of the malt duty credit; chenging the
time of psyment of the hop duty ; imposing a duty of 3s. a
cot, on home-;rows chioory until March, lsBl, sod 6s.
afterwards; imposing stamp &Aide ou rosining notes,

assignment of leases exceeding terms of 35 years, on acci•
dental death insurances, and on foreign promissory notes.
The hones then resumed.
BANKRUPTCY AND INSOLVENCY BILL.

The house then, in committee, resumed the consideration
d the clauses of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Bill.
A large portion of the discussion was engrossed by the
1152nd clause, abolishing the distinction between traders and
ace-traders, it being objected that, considering the arta
which by the bill would authorise an adjudication in bank-
ruptcy and its consequences, the clause would operate with
=nive severity upon non-traders without store safeguards
ee provided by the bill ; and
Mr. HENLEY moved an amendment, the effect of which
was to limit the bill to traders.
Before the discussion of the clause terminated, the chair-
, man was ordered to report progress.
Upon the report, in a conversation as to the principle of
comprehending non-traders in the bill,
The ATTORNEY•GENERAL said he vnu not bound to
the
TrirkiteEYRESHMENT HOUSES AND WINE
LICENSES (IRELAND) BILL.
lOn, the order for going into committee upon the above
til
Mr. HENNESSY, urging various objections to the bill,
moved to defer the committee for three months.

This motion was seconded by Colonel iii:;;;;:
Lord J. MANNERS, adverting to what had been said
upon Mr. Newdegate's motion in the early part of the even-
ing, objected to the government bringing forward such a
question for discussion at so late an hour, and moved that
as debate be adjourned.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER justified his
proceeding with the bill, and the motion for the adjourn-
ment of the debate being negatived, the house divided upon
Mr. Hennessy's amendment, which was negatived by 136 to
38.
The house then went into committee upon the bill, but
the chairman was soon onlered to report progress.
The Prisons (Scotland) Bill weed the committee ; other
bills were also forwarded, and the remaining business
having been disposed of, the house adjourned at three
o'clock.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

WESTERN ClRClllT.—VtrlNcavrtza, JULY 16.

CILOW/I Couts.—(Before Mr. Justice Keating.)
MURDER AT GOSPORT.

f irhael Hynes, • soldier, aged 32, was indicted for the
wilful murder of Anne Shein.
Mr. Poulden and Mr. Beetham prosecuted ; Mr. W. M.
Cooke defended the prisoner'.
The prisoner, a fine.looking man, was a sergeant in the
16th Regiment of Foot, . stationed at Aldershott, and in
March, being on furlough, he went with one of his children
to the house of his father-in-law, John Clark, a waterman
residing in Chapman's-yard, • passage leading from the
High street, at Gosport. A few months ago he received
an injury to his head on board the Himalaya,
and since then was much affected by drink. On
the 9th of March he was out drinking with
some soldiers of the Enryalus, oext with Clark, and he
eventually returned home much intoxicated : he would not
be quiet, many angry words ensued, and the disturbance
was so great that the neighbours came in to endeavour to
quell it, including the deceased, who was a woman 64 years
of age. Mrs. Shein tried to pacify him, when he forced
Mrs. Clark out of the room, locked the door, and he was
then seen by • person who looked through the window
hocking with his drawn sword something upon the floor.
He ran from the house when further assistance
arrived, his sword and clothes covered with blood,
flourished the sword in the dark passage until Clark
obtained • poker, and then, with the assistance
of others, he was disarmed, secured, sod handed
over to the police. Mrs. Shein was found lying upon the
floor, her skull fractured, and with many dreadful wounds
upon her head and body. Dr. Rundle and Mr. Warlle
the surgeon, found that she bad received two pa
gashes on the temple, respectively three and four inches
long, reaching to the now ; • third cut, three inches in
length, on the left temple ; a cut beneath the left eye ; •
serious jagged fracture of the skull ; two cuts on the left
arm, and some minor wounds and bruises. These shocking
injuries caused inflammation. The inflammation was fol-
lowed by an abscess on the brain ,• in consequence of the
abeam, paralysis ensued, and at the termination of a few
weeks the unfortunate woman died.
. _

Mr. Cooke, in an eloquent address to the jury, urged that
there was uo previous malice on the part of the prisoner, and
that the wounds were inflicted by -him when he was in a
state of temporary rrental derangement, in consequence of
drinking, he being previously a sober well-conducted man.
Colonel Peacock, Captain Healy, and Lieutenant Le
Fenore, who had known the prisoner from 14 to 5 years re-
spectively, gave him an excellent character.
Mr. Justice Keating having summed up,
The jury, after a lengthened deliberation, found the pri-
soner Guilty, with the strongest possible recommendation
to mercy.
His lordship then assumed the black cap, and passed sen-
tence of death in the usual form.
The prisoner appeared much prostrated on hearing the
awful sentence of the law, and be had to be assisted from
the bar.