The Sun.
London, England, 1855-06-14 00:00:00

PETITIONS.

Petitions were presented by Mr. F. Scully, from vari-
ous parts of Tipperary, in favour of the Tenants' Com-
pensation Bill ; by Mr. Cowan, several petitions from
Elinburgh, against the Maynooth grant ; a large num-
ber of petitions were presented by various members, in
favour of and against the Lord Advocate's Education
Bill.
METROPOLIS LOCAL MANAGEMENT BILL.
Sir B. HALL said he wished to postpone the further
consideration of this bill, which was fixed for to-day, to
Tuesday next, and then to resume it on every Tuesday
and Thursday morning till the bill was disposed of.
The motion was agreed to.
SCOTCH. EDUCATION BILL.

The house having gone into committee en this bill,
Lord ELCIIO rose to ask the noble lord at the head
of the Government a question with reference to the
working of the measure. The question he wished to ask
was how, in the event of the bill passing, it was the in-
tention of the Government to administer the Privy
Council grants for education among the various sects in
Scotland?
Lord PALMERSTON said this bill, if passed,
would, he apprehended, make provision for those schools
by rates. Of course the object of the Government was
to.diffuse education, and there was not the slightest
wish to withhold assistance from those schools, and the
Government would be disposed to give the most favour-
able consideration to the claims of such schools, whether
in towns or in the country, which were not in such a
flourishing condition as would enable them to do as much
good as they wished for their own schools. (Hear.)
Mr. HADFIELD then moved as an amendment that
the words in the preamble, 16th line, page 1, after the
words "Holy Scriptures," and the words in the 17th,
18th, and lath lines, and the worls in the 20th line,
preceding the words " And whereas," be left out, and
that the following words be substituted, viz., " ought
not to be conducted at the expense of any of her
Majesty's suljects who conscientiously object to the
principles taught, or to compulsory taxation for the
teaching religion, or to the reading of the Scriptures, in
any public school."
Mr. L. HEYWOOD seconded the amendment.
Mr. BALL opposed the amendment, believing that, if
it was carried, it would act most detrimentally on the
education of the country.
The LORD ADVOCATE did not concur with those
who thought that taxes should be levied for the purpose
of religious education.
[LEFT SITTING.]

LAW INTELLIGENCE (THIS DAY).

QUEEN'S BENCH.

(Sittings at Westminster in Nisi Prina before Mr. Justice
Erie and a special jury.)
SELBY AND ANOTHER V. ENGLAND.

Mr. Chambers, Q.C., and Mr. Quain, were for the
plaintiffs, and Mr. Hill, Q.C., and Mr. Pigott, for the
defendant.

This was an action brought by the plaintiffs against
the defendant for the recovery of 830/. The plaintiffs are
the Birmingham Parent Iron and Brass-tubing Company,
having a branch establishment in London, and the defen-
dant a locomotive engine manufacturer, carrying on busi-
ness at Hatcham Works, New Cross. The sum sought to be
recovered was 830 T., but the plaintiff pleaded a set-off
for two sums of 4901. and 2091. 9d., and had paid
the difference into • Court. The question for the consi-
deration of the jury was whether the sums above stated
which Mr. England advanced to Mr. Johns, one of the
partners, but who had since left the firm, was for the
benefit of the firm or Mr. Johns only.
The trial had not concluded when our despatch left.

CENTRAL Cli_TMlN.elt COURT.—

(THIS DAY.)

The Judges were occupied in the Old Court the whole
of the morning disposing of several unimportant cases.

NEW COURT.
(Before the Recorder.)
Charles William Winchelsea Seven, 33, clerk, a well-
dressed gentlemanly-looking man, surrendered to take
his trial upon several indictments for stealing orders for
the payment of the several sums upon the 20th of April
301. 165., upon the Ist bf June 2011. 17s. 6d., and upon
the Bth of June 471. 15e. sd.
To this as well as other indictments forming the sub-
stance of other, charges, the prisoner pleaded not guilty.
Mr. Sergeant Wilkins, Mr. Bodkin, and Mr. Robin-
son were for the prosecution ; and Mr. Perry, Mr.
Sleigh, and Mr. Poland were for the defence.
The charges proceeded with this day were those for
the sums first mentioned, and the circumstances giving
rise to the prosecution were these :—The prosecutors in
this case are the directors of the Deposit and General
Life Assurance Society, and tbe prisoner had up to the
commencement of the circumstances connected with
these proceedings been the secretary of the company.
He served the company in August, 1852, when it
was quite in its infancy, and was to be paid a
salary of 4001. a year, and the house in Bridge-
street, Blackfriars, belonging to the company, to
reside in. The prisoner, from the recommendations
with which he came to them was placed at once in the
confidence of the directors, and that confidence was so
much increased from the zeal which he exhibited that
they increased his salary to 5001., and placed so much
confidence in him that a great many of his proceedings in
connection with their company were not looked into so
strictly as they would otherwise have been. Matters
went on in this way until the 22d of July in last
year, when, from something which came to the
knowledge of the directors, the prisoner was questioned
about a cheque given to him upon the 20th of April, and
also several others given him about the same time, some
of which were given him to pay for policies which they
(the company) reserved in the Home Counties' office.
These sums the prisoner, instead of applying to the uses
for which they were given him, paid them over to hie own
bankers, and from time to time, until the explanation took
place, had appropriated the moneys which he continued
to receive upon behalf of the company to paying matters
which he had not paid at the time and with the money
given him for that purpose, and received by him in
his capacity as secretary. When the prisoner was
questioned by the Board, he at once said ha had ap-
propriated the moneys, but not with any intent to defraud
the company. He was then requested to resign, which
he did, and subsequently became the secretary of
another society upon the same principles. He then be-
came an insolvent, and in his schedule he brought the
company prosecuting this case indebted to him in a
large amount. The company opposed him, and fresh
instances of his defalcations coming to light—after then
a warrant for the prisoner's apprehension—and after a
great many remands prisoner was committed for trial.
The first witness was under examination when we
went to press, and unless the case foe the prosecution
fails it is likely to occupy the Court at least two days,
it being a most complicated one of account, and a ques-
tion of the power given to the prisoner to deal with OA
names of the company.

MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.)

MEAT MARKETS.

NEWGATE AND LEADENTIALL.—The trade ruled ctearlv,
as follows :---Beef, from 3s 2d to 4s 2d ; Mutton, 3s 41
to 4s 101; lamb, 5s 2tl to Gs 2d ; Veal, 3s 8.1 to 4s ; Pork,
3s 4d to 4s 4d per 81bs' by the carcase.
SOUTRALL, June 13.—The show of stock was moderate,
and the demand ruled steady, as follows :—Beef, from Ss
4d to 4s 4d; Mutton, 3s 8d to 5s Orl; Lamb, 5s Od to Gs 24 ;
Veal, 3s 10d to 4s 8d ; Pork, 3s 6d to 49 2d per 81bs, to sink
the offals.
ROMFORD, June 13.—Our market was firm, and the
quotations were well supported. Boef, from 3s 2d to 4s 6d ;
Mutton, 3s 8d to 5s 2d ; Lamb, 58 4d to 63 2d • Veal, Sc
10,1 to 48 8d ; Pork, Ss 4d to 4s 2d per Gibs. 4uarter old
Store Pigs, 22s to 26c each.