The Sun.
London, England, 1855-06-13 00:00:00

CENTRAL CRIMINA G COURT.
(THIS DAY.)

OLD COURT. '
(Before )!r. Baron Parke.)

Charles Howard, 29, William Stewart, 27, and Charles
Pink, 30, were indicted for the manslat.ghter of Anne
Legg.
Mr. Payne prosecuted; Mr. Metcalfe defended Howard.
The facts of this case have appeared very recently in
the police reports. It appeared that, about a quarter
past seven o'clock,. on the evening of the 20th May, the
prisoners, with another man, were in a light cart on the
Tottenham-court-road, and Howard was driving. Ac-
cording to the testimony of the witnesses for the prose-
cution, this prisoner was whipping the horse, which was
going at a very rapid pace, and the deceased, who was
the wife of a respectable tradesman living in the neigh-
bourhood, who was crossing the road on her way to
chapel, was knocked down, and received such severe in-
juries as occasioned her death a very few days after-
wards. After the accident occurred Howard again
whipped the horse, and proceeded down the road
at a furious pace towards Oxford-street, and upon
their arriving at the corner of that street the cart came
in contact with a post and it was overturned, and the
prisoners were thrown out and were taken into custody.
They all appeared to be intoxicated. It was elicited, in
cross-examination, that when the deceased came near
the carts he appeared alarmed and hesitated, and one of
the witnesses expressed an opinion that if she had gone
on and had not stopped as she did the cart would not
have touched her. The prisoner Howard received a very
good character from his master.
At the close of the case for the prosecution, Mr. Baron
Parke expressed his opinion that there was no evidence
against either Pink or Stewart, as they appeared to have
been merely passengers in the cart, and not to have done
anything to encourage the other prisoner.

The jury accordingly found those prisoners not guilty.
The other prisoner Howard was found guilty, but re-
commended to mercy on account of his character, and
he was sentenced to three months' imprisonment and
hard labour.

NEW COURT.
(Before the Recorder.)
Monich, Peter Christian, a good-looking young Ger-
man, was indicted for stealing a quantity of plate and
other articlss from Diana Oliver.
Mr. Duncan prosecuted.

The facts have been veiy lately before the public. The
prisoner had gone about to various places taking lodg-
ings, and as soon as he got in plundered the houses of
all he could lay his hands on, and then decamped. lie
was found guilty.
Sentence deferred.

THIRD COURT.
(Before Russell Gurney, Esq.)
John Williams, 48, publisher, a gentlemanly-looking
man, was indicted for obtaining, by false pretences, books
amounting in value to about 3,0001., the property of
Richard Allen Spriggs, with intent to defraud.

Mr. Ballantine and Mr. Parry prosecuted, and Mr.
Cooper and Mr. Giffard defended.

The prisoner had, it appeared, originally been in busi-
ness as a bookseller at No. 106, Great Russell•street,
but, falling into difficulties, the prosecutor had, after
assisting him, at last bought the business, and the
money to make the purchase being made by the trustees
of the prosecutor's wife, the business was carried on un-
der the name of Hatchley and Co. After the prisoner
had sold the business, the prosecutor retained him in
the business, paying him a regular salary ; and in this
position he remained for some time, but ultimately pri-
soner again went into business upon his own account,
and failed. After this he came to prosecutor, who, out
of kindness, again employed him at a commission to sell
for him ; and whilst so engaged, the prosecutor, placing
in him the greatest confidence, allowed him to have
books of the most valuable description, and illustrated,
upon the understanding that they were for different
members of the nobility and gentry, amongst whom was
the Earl de Grey, Earl Bradford, and Lord Calthorpe•
The whole was a fabrication, and the fraud being found
out, the books were ultimately traced to various pawn-
brokers, where they had been deposited for sums in the
whole amounting to 800/.
Ths case was likely to last all day.

MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.)

CORN EXCHANGE.

There was a fair average supply of English wheat on
sale in to-day's market, and the demand for all kinds ruled
heavy, at Monday's decline in the quotations.
For foreign wheat there was scarcely any inquiry; in-
deed, in some instances the currencies were almost nominal.
To effect sales lower rates must have bee❑ submitted to.
We had a dull sale for barley and malt, at last week's
currency. The supplies were moderate.
Oats moved off slowly, yet prices were supported.
In the value of beaus, peas, and flour no change took
place.

ARRIVALS THIS WEER.
Wheat. Barley. ( Malt. Oats. Flour.
2,910 920 3,270 100 720
700
9,610 7,490 1470 sks.

English ..
Irish ....
Foreign ..

BOROUGH HOP.
The demand for most kinds of hops is steady, and prices
are well supported.

WHITECHAPEL.

We had a moderate trade, at the following prices :
—Beef, 3s 4d to 4s 2d ; mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 10d ; lamb,
58 2d to 68 4d ; veal, 38 8d to 42 8d ; pork, 3s 2d to 4s 4d
per 81bs. by the carcase.

EMPE RIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS-(YESTERDAY.)

at The Le:DeIReDekO.HANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack
Scotland
CAMPBELLlarediefaveer presented
of
a tetalv several
rebibitiee pefetitthioenes from
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spirituous liquors on the Lord's-day.
The Marquis of SA.LISBURY begged to call the at-
tention of the noble lord the Secretary at War to the
supply of water in the neighbourhood of the camp at Al.
dershott, and the consequent inconvenience suffered by
the troops in that quarter. He was understood to ask
whether her Majesty's Government had taken any mea-
sures to remedy the evil to which he had alluded.
Lord PANMURE said it was quite true that the
water in the neighbourhood referred to was very
deficient. Every exertion was, however, made
by sinking wells in different parts of the camp,
from which water is now being derived aided
by the appropriation of a stream three-quarters of a mile
distant the evil complained of would be entirely reme-
died. He was happy to say, in consequence of a report
he had lately received from General Knowles, the officer
in command, he had every reason to believe that the
health of the troops was most excellent.
Lord BROUGHAM presented a great many petitions
against the sale of intoxicating drink on Sunday..

SECOND READING.
On the motion of Lord REDESDALE the Maryport
and Carlisle Railway Bill was read a second time.

. THIRD READINGS,
The following bills were severally read a third time
and passed :—Commercial Road, Kingston-upon-Hull,
Hessle and Ferriby Road, Abingdon Railway, Ashton-
under-Lyne Water, Nottingham and Loughborough
Read, Manchester Improvement, and Renfrew Police
and Improvement.
Lord CAMPBELL referred to the custom of confining
troops to barracks during the assizes, under an order
from the Commander-in-Chief. He (Lord Campbell)
could not see the policy of that order, and he hoped that
the hon. and gallant officer would not continue the
practice.
Lord HARDINGE said that it was a very old prac-
tice in this country to issue such orders. In Ireland,
however, the practice was altogether different. During
the assizes in the sister country the troops were actually
marched from barracks to the neighbourhood of the
court-house. The noble lord was understood to say
that he would take the matter into consideration.

RELIGIOUS WORSHIP BILL.
The Earl of SHAFTESBURY, in moving that the
report upon the amendments in the bill be re-
ceived and agreed to, addressed the house in explanation
of the provisions of the bill, which .were to improve
the opportunities of the people to attend their
places of worship on Sunday. The noble earl referred
to certain statistical statements with the view of show-
ing the proportions of the population that at-
tended divine service on the Sabbath, and
the lamentable fact that the vast body never
thought of attending religious worship at all. The
object of this bill was to repeal the 22d of Geo. 111.,
which forbade the assemblage of more than twenty per-
sons for the purpose of religious worship in private
houses. He rejoiced to have an opportunity of bearing
his testimony to the incalculable value of the London
City Mission. The order, decency, and efficiency of that
mission were most admirable. They bad more than 400
agents who were engaged every day diving into the recesses
of vice and misery. Where misery existed there was
sure to be found one of those City Missionaries. In his
conscience he believed that the peace of the metropolis
in the eventful year of 1848 was saved mainly through
the united exertions of the London City Mission in con-
junction with the Church of England. In many parts of
London there were now what were called " mothers'
meetings," held under the City missionaries, and under
some clergymen of the Church of England. These meet-
ings were rather singular. The object was to assemble
together as many as possible of those mothers who bad
hitherto led the most abandoned lives, totally neglecting
their children, to get them together in a small room,
where they should be taught to knit and sew, and during
that time be read to by some person appointed for the
purpose. He could show their lordships, within a short
distance from that house, an assembly of 500 or 600 of
these mothers, who had been drawn from the paths of
vice by the instructions of the missionaries, and who
were now performing ,in a creditable manner all the
various duties of life. He believed, indeed, that
when the Archbishop of Canterbury offered up a
prayer at the opening of the Crystal Palace, in the
presence of her Majesty, he was guilty of a manifest
violation of the law of the land. Was that a state
of things that ought to be allowed to exist ? About nine
months ago a landed, gentleman in the north went to live
upon his estate. He found the parish in a most neglected
condition, and seeing that nobody was willing to do any-
thing for the population, he went one evtning in every
week to a neighbouring cottage, and read a chapter of
the Bible and some religious tracts. The meeting was
numerously attended, but after a few weeks he was
obliged to drop it, in consequence of a hint he received
that a person was about to lay an information against
him under the Conventicle Act. That was a very strong
instance of the evil and mischief inflicted by the law.
The reasons for the act had passed away. Nobody would
wish to revive the Conventicle Act, while the Act of
George 111, was wholly unsuited to the temper of the
present times. To enforce it now would be to run coun-
ter to the spirit of the age, and to materially injure the
progress of religion and the education of the people.
The Bishop of LONDON said should their lordships
adopt the bill, he hoped that an amendmept would be
introduced to the effect that nothing contained in the
act should authorise any clergyman to conduct any re-
ligious service without the permission of his bishop.
Without such a clause as that it was impossible for his
right rev. brethren to consent to the measure before the
house.
The Earl of SHAFTESBURY said that if the right
rev. prelate would prepare a clause to the effect stated,
he would be glad to give it his best consideration.
The Bishop of OXFORD was willing to incur the im-
putations which the noble earl had cast by anticipation
upon all who should venture to oppose his bill, rather
than allow their lordships to pass a measure which
would materially interfere with the working of the
Established Church. In saying that, he spoke not his
own opinion only, for at a meeting held yesterday, under
the sanction of the Archbishop o(Canterbury, ofstll the
bishops then in town, it was unanimously agreed that
the bill of the noble lord must be opposed, The noble
earl talked of the " temper of the times." But that
should render their lordships more cautious as to altering
the law,lunless a satisfactory case was made out in its
favour. Why, it had been proposed to found a Free
Church of England in various parishes. That was, a
church in which people were to be gathered and told that
they belonged to the Church of England as much as if
they went to the parish church.
The Earl of HARROWBY was understood to support
the bill, but his remarks were totally inaudible in the
gallery.

The Earl of CARNARVON objected to the bill as
removing the line of demarcation which separated the
Church of England from dissent.
The Duke of ARGYLL thought they must all admit
that it was an evil to have in the statute book
a law which we did not; could not, and dare not
habitually enforce. That was the case with the laviat
present in existence, and on that ground alone there was
good ground for alteration.
The LORD CHANCELLOR confessed that the argu-
ments of his two right reverend friends had wholly failed
to satisfy him that there was anything in the bill dan-
gerous to the Established Church or the religious insti-
tutions of the county.
The Earl of RODEN regarded this law as a blot on
the statute-book, and he wished that the decision of the
house to-night would be in accordance with this view.
Their lordships then divided. The numbers were—
Contents (in favour of the bill)
Non-contents (against it) 3O
Majority
—1
The Roman Catholic Charities Bill was read a third
time, and their lordships adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS—(YESTERDAY.)
The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock.
The Lords' amendments to the Llynvi Valley and
Bridgend Railway Bill were considered.
The following bills were read a third time and passed:
—Gun-barrel Proof Rouses (Birmingham and London),
Londonderry and Coleraine Railway, East of Fife Rail-
way, and Great Northern London Cemetery.
The Dagenham Docks Bill was considered and ordered
to be read a third time.