The Sun.
London, England, 1852-05-26 00:00:00

SUN,

WEDNESDAY. EVENING, AY 26 1852.

LONDON,

On the motion of the Bishop of OXFolo,this
Bill was read a second time pro forma, on the under-
standing that the principle shoald be discussed at a fu-
ture stage.

The Property of Lunatics Bill, the Stamp Duties
(Ireland) Bill, tho Apprehension of Deserterd from
Foreign Ships Bill, and the Turnpike Roads (Ireland)
Bill, were respectively read a second time.
The Masters in Chancery Abolition Bill, the Im-
provement of the Jurisdiction in Equity Bill, and the
Property-tax Continuance Bill went through Committee.
Their L2rdships adjourned at Half-past Eight o'clo3k.

under that denomination that it had come under the
inquiry of the Commissioners in 1824; and as it
was still, he thought, an educational establish-
ment, it was still liable to an inquiry. Now
that the annual grant no longer existed thus power of
inquiry could no longer be exercised, and there was
therefore need of a special inquiry. The power of visi-
tation was of no use to obtain the truth on the subject
of education at Maynooth, and nothing bat a Committee
could satisfactorily investigate these important matters.
11 the Roman Catholics of Ireland bad followed
the advice of their best friends—if the ' Roman
Catholic priesthood had refrained from mingling in
politics and public affairs, the cry for the inquiry would
never have been heard, and no dissatisfaction have been
raised at the nature of the doctrines taught there. It
was the sense of the want of success of the policy of 1845
that had been the cause of the feelings against
Maynooth. No man would be more rejoiced than
himself if the inquiry showed that the object of
the trusts had been carried out faithfully and sin-
cerely ; but he contended that against the teaching
of ultramontane doctrines it behoved every man, be
his creed what it might, to lift up his voice, being, as
they were, doctrines which trampled upon the laws of
the country, and sought to dispense with the sovereignty
of the Queen. The patrons of Maynooth College how-
ever, were the bishops of the Roman Catholic Church in
Ireland, and these bishops had openly professed their ad-
herence to ultramontanerloctrines.—(Cries of" No, no.")
He repeated that the conduct of the heads of Mayeouth
since 1845 demanded that this inquiry should be had.
Those heads had declared theinselves io favour of ultra-
montane principles, and in coatinaieg; the grant they
were under the existing ayetem paying money to a
foreign agent. The grant was originally conceded upon
domestic grounds, but es the matter now atood,there was
no domestic clergy, because the Pope of Rome exercised
authority over the bishops, while the bishops con-
trolled the clergy. In point of fact, therefore, the,
agents of the Pope enjoyed the administration of the
Mayneoth funds, and looking 'at the conduct of the
heads of the college wince the year 1845, he could
arrive at no other conclusion than that the time had
arrived when an inquiry ought to take place into
the affairs of the college.—(Cries of " Hear, hear.")
Well, then, how was that inquiry to take place? Some
proposed that it should be by commission, and not by
Parliamentary Committee; but he did not agree with
them. The ir:lefty ought to be a dispassionate and
candid one, and he thought a Parliamentary Com-
mittee was a fit and proper tribunal to engage in the
investigation.—(Cries of " Hear, hear.") The posi-
tion of the State Church was a very different ques-
tion to the present. At a future day that question
might be fairly discussed, but in the meantime let them
have a Committee to examine into the operation of the
grant made to the ennosite Cnurch.—(Hear, hear.)
Mr. GLADSTONE said the latter remark of the last
speaker referred to tim, but he begged to state that he
had no desire to tea the State Church of Ireland in any
way disturbed.
Mr. FORTESCUE said the speech of the Learned
Attorney-Generel was an echo of the No-Popery cry
which had been reised out of doors, and he looked upon
it as the curse of the country. There appeared
to be no end to it in Protestant England
and. Protestant Scotland, and it was daily be-
coming apparent that the Catholic Emaneipetion Act
was not carried with the hearty concurrence of the people
of Great Britain. He for one deplored this much, beenese
, it satisfied him that the future was still pregnant with
danger for Ireland,—(hear, hear.) This ProteStaht
country could not long go on treating Remelt Catholic
Ireland' in this manner, or else the Roman Catholic
1, People of Ireland would begin to think that they would
be better off without their connexion with England.—
' (lear.) Compared with the revenues enjoyed by the
State Church, this great Wad ridiculously insignificant,
; end to make it is pretext for reviving the No-Popery
cry in Perliament was impolitic as well as unjust.—
. (Hear, hear.) With regard to this particular:motion,
he contended that there was no necessity for
any inquiry, and he should unhesitatingly give his
decided opposition hs a Protestant Irishman to the
proposal of the Hoe. Member for North Warwickehire.
MA DRUMMOND could not separate the questionof
lequity from the
persons who war© to conduct it.—
(llear, hear.) NOW in deciding the two'questions
it should not be forgotten that Ireland was a
Roman Catholic country, while the State Church was
originally plantethby the force of the bay.onet.—(Hear,
hear.) The Hen. Member fur North Warivickehire
charged Maynooth with encouraging irreligion and im-
morality, bat he contended that a Protest. nt
was - totally , incompetent to decide whether the
doctrines taught at Maynooth were proper or not.—
(Hear, hear.) They ought not to propose inquiries of
this nature, but to rejoice that there was such a
church amongst us like the Roman Catholic Church,
which stood up for the divine institution of hie-
rarchy, 'and the governmental system or principle.—
(Hear, hear.) It was not for him to decide what
were hhe • doctrines of the Roman Catholic Church,
but the Roman Catholics would agree with him that the
order of the Jesuits had been denounced as incompatible
with the safety of society.—(Hoar, hear.) The Pope
suppressed tho order on that account, and yet at
this moment the order was predominant in
the Roman Catholic Church. (Rear, hear.)
The recent aggression of Cardinal Wiseman and his
followers was dictated by the Jesuits, and it should not
be forgotten that the firm conviction of this body was
that they ought to have the government of the whole
world in their own hands.—(blear, hoar.) In
point of fact they declared themselves openly
opposed to the liberty encouraged and protected
under the name of Protestantism, and this it was that
had irritated the people of England and Scotland against
the Roman Catholic Church.--(Lear.) They were jea-
lous of their civil and religious liberties, and although
their anger, might be misdirected, yet at bottom it
was sincere are e just.--(1-lean) The Jesuits had com-
tthaelirr e
Sovereign,
that they thmenced a crusade against Greet Britain, and the people
were
eh he had too much fai:h
yut
owed allegiance to the
Pope
in the honesty and courage of the people to suppose that
this doctrine would ever make progress within these
re al tns.—(Hear, hear.)te h
beforee
FRESHFIELD then moved the adjournment of
the debate.
Mr. ANSTEY resisted the motion, and declared that
it was another maLm'ivre
to get rid of the debate alto-
gether.—(No,. no.) Why it was proposed to adjourn
the debate sine die.—lNT
•-•0, CO.) Yes, bat it was.—(No.)
The SPEAKER 55". ilia Rouse must first decide that
the dt;bate should he adjourned before they could fix
the time.—(llear) hear.)
Mr. spooNER, in spite of the insinuations thrown
out by the Hon. and Learned Gentleman and his fol-
lowers, had, no hesitation in saying that ho was quite
ready to name the time if the forms of the House would
allow him to do so.-- (11
, , (Hear, bear.) He would adjourn the
debate until six Melt if those Hon. Gentleman who
had motions on the paper would give way.—(Hear.)
He bad been charged with ei want of honesty in making
this motion and altering it to accommodate the views
of the Government; bat he denied this in Coto.—(Hear,
heir.) He had never altered his specific motion, nor had
he ever been insincere either in proposing it, or in his
desire to bring it, to a division.—(Hear, hear.) lie
hoped the .House would now alloW the debate to be
adjourned until afterthe other orders of the day, and he
had no objection to make tt motion to that effect.
The SPEAKER repeated that the House must first
decide that the debate should be adjourned before it could
fix the time.—(Elear, heart)
Mr. D'EYNCOUB.T urged the House to fix the ad-
journzhent for a future day.
The CHANCELLOR
of the EXCHEQUER said,
considering the present state of public butinese, he
thought, it the discussioa was to be adjourned, that it
would be expedient to continuo it to-day, but on the
whole he. considered it would be better to divide at
once.—(Cheers.)
Mr. REYNOLDS said he had no objection to
adjourn the debate, nor to the motion itself, but they
(the Irish Members) titre
not prepared to divide,: as
there were several of
them who wished to address the
House on the question.
$-to hoped, if the House ulti-
mately decided threat an, inquiry should be institutad, it
would spare Roman Catholics the infliction of haying the
ROM Member for North
arwickshiro chairman, or
Committee.
Mr. T. DUNCOMwee
said as a Preliminary
r
question,
_they ought
to decide whether the House
should situ-morrow. If it did sit ho saw no objection
why the debate should hot be adjourned until to-morrow,
There was no in the country favour feelingin of this
question being renewed
al the House, and he could not
himself see that any
r, good could result from these de-
bates.
If
an
inle`rY into M ynooth 'were 'instituted it
was impossible to brie it. a-
conclusion durihg the
to
.a
present session. pie ha s for the
, a a. motion on the paper
abolition of the post-no duty, bat he had no objectton,
to give vette' to enable, post-horse uty,
be adjourned. until
the debate to
this evening.
Lord ROBERT GROSVENOR said he was per-
fectly willing to •
withdravr his motion for the abolition
of the attorneyB' certificate y
dut, provided the Govern-
mentt would giyoposition for some other
day this week, hl as good a
. The gallery
wagcleared, but no division took
place, it having beenthen
dthat
the debate shohld be
adjourned Until after 'agree orders of the day,
Mr ANSTEY the other
d out that the ' moved as an amenem
de-
bate be continued In
at
six
o'clock.
The
SPEa4ER motion was irregular. The
entertain House could not "Idthat
a motion • rvbich
was
inconsis-
tent with its ownent
Mr. ANSTEy said he would met© another motion,
viz, that the debate sh Id be adjourued until to-morrow.
Mr. REYNOLDS, in re to certain observations made
by The O'Gorman MaheUnY concerning hixtiself, raid he
supposed that Gallant Member wanted him to take a re-
turn ticket to W
eybridg (Laughter)--but he assured
him that he wristlet to be hullied.—(Llughter.)-
111" WEYNCOURT said if it was the general wish
of the House, he would withdraw his motion to enable
the debate to eerie en ehein to-night.
Mr. KEOGH thought, it the Government were sincere,
they ought to Ex a day for the debate, and not call on
Members to abandon their motions.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it
Was quite impossible for the Government to fix any of
the few days left them for debates which were not con-
nected with the immediate and pressing neeessiti" of
public business. He had already, thrown out a sugges-
tion, and he mrist leave Hon. Members to settle the
nutter among themselver.
After a few words from Mr. SCULLY and Sir A.
CACIPBELL,
The House divided, when there appeared—
For adjourning the debate till to-morrow 58
Against it ..• ... 278
•.• •••
Majority •-• *** 220
THE DERBY DAY.
Lord PALMERSTON, in pursuance of his notice,
rose to move that the House at its rising do adjourn till
Thursday. There was no hope of any public business
being got through *morrow, unless there was a cull of

the House, and the only other alternative was to propose
the present motion.
Mr. SHARMAN CRAWFORD was under 1 h e
ne-
cessity of opposing the motion ; but ho was ob' iged to
do so, as one of the orders of the day for to-morn !ow re-
lated to a question in which he himself was cone( reed.
Mr. ANSTEY moved that the debate be adj ourned,
in order that the country might see whether the House
preferred the amusement of the race-course to ti to busi-
ness of the country.
The House then divided, when there appeared-
For the amendment 43
Against it ... 212
Majority ...-169
For the original motion ... 190
Against it ... ... 47
Majority ... ..-143
The motion was accordingly agreed to.
Mr. FITZROY then moved that the House do e.dj loan
at once until Thursday. It was evident to him tlt st no
public business could be got through to-night.—(H.e sr.)
After• a few words from, Mr. Anstey, Mr. Newcf,o gate,
and Mr. D'Eyncourt, the House divided, when there
appeered—
For the motion. 89
Against it ... 128
Majority against it ••• ••
The House then adjourned at Six o'clock until ;ight
o'clock.

The SPEAKER took the Cnair again at Eight ek.
Lord
.D. sr UARP gave notice that on Thurtidaj ho
wc,uld put a question to the Government relative to the
care of Edward Murray, a British subject, and a pri-
soner under sentence of death at Rome.
An HON. MEMBER hero moved that the Hotta ) be
counted, and 38 Members only being found present, , the
House was adjourned till Thursday next. •

fectly understend what I alluded to in "leaving my
vengeance within your bands." I was speaking in re-
lation to that declaration still in course of signature by
a number of Liberal supporters of Lord Albert Conyng-
hani and myself, at the last election, which stops short
of no length—not even that of giving votes to Mr.
Johnstone snd Mr. GiPps, in order to prevent the re-
turn of Colonel Romilly to Parliament.
It' is with sincere regret that I should' again have been
compelled to trouble you upon these painful topics, and
again ever so reluctantly have the appearance of re-
newing a controversy, which I could wish, in seine way
or another, for ever settled, that I havo the ;honour to
be, gentlemen, your very faithful servant,
GEOLIGE SYDNEY SMYTHE.
68, Ilarley-stroet, May 25.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
BLOUSE OF LORDS May 25.
BENNET'S DIVORCE.
Their Lordships sat this afternoon, for the purpose of
hearing evidence in support of the second reading of
this Bill.
Mr. MEREWETRE_Tt stated the circumstances of the
case. The parties were married in the year 1833, and
lived together until 1844, having issue two eons, now
aged eighteen and fifteen. In the month of August,
Mr. Bennet !being absent on a shooting excur-
sion the north, Mrs. Bennet suddenly disap-
peared, taking with her the youngest son,
leaving behind her no trace of where 53 h o had betaken
herself to. After repeated inquiries Mr. Bennet, having
followed her through Fra❑ce cud Italy, discovered Mrs.
Bennet residing at Valencia in Spain under the name of
Fremantle. In an interview which he had with her
there he endeavoured to persuade her to return to Eng-
land, but in vain, end after repeated efforts, all he could
do was to prevail on her to surrender to him his
youngest son, whom she had with her, and to execute
a deed of separation. All that time Mr. John Henry
Touchet, with whom Mr. Bennet suspected his wife to
have eloped, was also residing at Valencia, but Mr.
Bennet was unable then to obtain any evidence of an
improper intercourse between the parties. From that
time Mrs. Bennet continued to reside abroad, and on the
21st of August, 1851, the petitioner being at the Reigate
Station, saw Mr. Touchet standing on the platform
there, and baying some reason to believe that his wife
was expected to arrive in England from Boulogne,
ho set a watch on the parties. Mrs. Bennet,
in fact, did shortly arrive at Reigate station, where she
was received by Mr. Touchet. The two then proceeded
to Horsham, and engaged apartments at tho King's
Head Inn, not as man and wife; and that night after
all the house had retired to rest, Mr. Touchet was seen
to leave his own room and go into that of Mrs. Ben-
net, where ho remained till the next morning. Mr.
Bennet brought an action ensainst Mr. Touchet For trim.
con., and recovered Soot. damages; ho also obtained a
divorce in the Consistorial Court; and finally made the
present application to dissolve the marriage.
Several witnesses were called in proof of this state-
ment, and at half-past four the further consideration of
the Bill was adjourned until Friday.

BAIL COURT May 25.
(Sittings at Nisi Prins, IG-qoi-e Mr. Juelice WIGHTZIAN.)
ANDREWS v. BATLEY.
Mr. Edwin James Q C., and Mr. Udall, were counsel
for the plaintiff.; and Mr. Sergeant Wilkins for the de-
fondant.
This was an action to recover damages for an assault.
The plaintiff was a milliner, in Mortimer-street Caven-
dieh-square, and the defendant was the son of a gentle-
man living on Maida-hill. It appeared that in September
last the plaintiff went to a Bloomer ball in the costume,
accompanied by a Mies Forsyth; they there met the de-
fendant for the first time; ho paid attention to Miss For-
syth, and after the night of the ball the defendant con-
tinued those attentions, and was abotut to be married to
the lady. The plaintiff went to the defendant's father,
and urged upon him that it was not a desirable match.
The next day the defendant called upon the plaintiff,
and after some violent conversation the plaintiff called
the defendant a liar, and then the defendant committed
the assault upon her. The following was the plaietiff's
evidence
Mrs. Andrews--I am a milliner. In September last
I went to the Bloomer bell at tho Ilartoce:r -square
Rooms, accompanied by Mite Forsyth. I saw the de-
fendant at the ball. Ile got a cab and took a seat in it.
I requested him to leave the eel), which he did, and I
took Aliss Forsyth home. I nf:erwards called upon the
defendant's father, as I had heard the defendant
was about to be married to Miss Forsyth, to
explain to tho father that I did not think it
an eligible match. Tho next day the defendant
and Mrs. Disney, who are related to Miss Forsyth,
callod'on me, and believed very violently. They left the
house. The defendant returned, and after some conver-
sation he sprang upon me, and struck me many blows
about the head, neck, bosom, and shoulders. lie said,
" D—n you, I will suffocate you." Both my arms were
very. much bruised, and remuined discoloured for a fort-
night after. Trio of my apprentices and a customer
were present.
Cross-examined—I have been married. My husband
has been dead eight or nine years. lam 28 or 29, but
I really don't know my age. It is near 30. I went in
the costume of the Bloomers. There is an announcement
in my window that dressmaking is taught in six lessons,
and furnished lodgings to let. I had sent to Captain
Disney for. money owing me for Miss Forsyth. I went
to the defendant's house and asked for his mother. I
recollect calling the defendant a liar. I did not tear his
coat. I was perfectly calm. I might have been excited.
I don't recollect saying that 'Alm Disney was a low-bred
Irishwoman: The defendant told me Mrs. Dieney would
proceed against me for defamation. I said nothing re-
proaching Miss Forsyth's character. I did not summon
the defendant before the magistrate, but hewas aura-
-1 moned.
Re-examined...-.I had been making costumes for this
ball, and hacl a ticket given me Dbv the managers. Mrs.
i requested me to teke Miss Forsyth to the ball.
Thosney
Disneye lived at 316, Regent-street. By the
regulation of the ball all ladies were to be dressed as
Bloomers.
Anne Glasspool, an apprentice of the plaintiff, give
evidence as to the assault upon the plaintiff. He etruek
the witness on the bosom and on the mouth and loosened
her teeth.
Sarah Tilton, a customer of the plaintiff, also proved
the assault. There was such a piece of work that she
thought Mrs. Andrews was being murdered.
Mr. Sergeant WILKINS made a most amusing speech
for the cleteodant; he denied the assault, but thought it
not improbable that being provoked in the highest
degree by the Plaintiff, he had shaken her. The smallest
coin would amply satisfy the case.
Mr. Justice WIGH.TATAN having summed up, the jury
retired.
The jury canto in and asked the smallest sum tha
would carry coats.

The JUDOE said that they had better give a verdict
without thinking of costs.
The jury gave a verdict for 5/.
The JUDGE refused to give a certificate to the plaintiff
for her costs; he did not see why the case should not
have been tried in the County Court.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
William Smith, C 156, was brought before Mr. Bing-
ham, charged with having received money at various
times from foreign prostitutes who frequent Regent-
street and that neighbourhood.
Mr. Ballantine was for the defendant.
Louisa Aubert (through an interpreter) said she
gained a living by prostitution. She waa accustomed to
walk out at night in Regent-street and Waterloo-place.
She knew the defendant as being one of the constables on
that beat. The first time the conatablo spoke to her she
gave him a shilling, She had given him a shilling three
or four times after that. She was apprehended with a
number of other prostitutes some time back by the de-
fendant and other 'constables. The defendant told her
she need not be alarmed. She was bailed out. The
prisoner made no proposal to her then, but told her not
to walk so often in the part of Regent-street she had
been eceuatomed to frequent. After alio had been be-
fore the magistrate and fined, she offered the prisoner
some money. The prisoner told her to put up her
money, and to Meet him at a public-house in the ,
neighbourhood. Complainant went to the :public-
house and gave the prisoner two half-crowns and some
drink.
Caroline Devine bad .never given money to the priso-
ner, though she had to other policemen.
Rachel Deschamps had given the prisoner a shilling.:
Another witmss said she bad given money to police-
constables, but not more to the prisoner than to the
Others'.
Inspector When said the constable had been eight years
tnhdee d, a
1 n 1 aon
et ionrer
oabdodrraetsi soend tfh
thee C °But rart,eamnedu ct
so no tfe
in the force, and bore a good character.
wit-
nesses, that tho charge had failed.
theMrer.wßaas
Mr. BINGHAM deferred his dec. iston until next Thurs
day.

WESTIWNSTEa.
Charles Dobson and William Blackmorc, two power-
ful piling men, were charged with being concerned
with a number of others in a desperate attack upon the
pore 3.

The facts of the
police discovered
_a
Case are these:—On Friday night the
Westminster,
crowd of persons assembled at
St. Ertniu's-hill,
Glace bet twoW stwinater, where- a fight was taking
men. The officers parted the
the other
combatants, and
requestedb them to go away. One did
bsoe,eebsustary
to
take
hire into
custody,
violenttd that it it wase
aboutfound
proceeding with him to theusstoatLanwhteneyawdeersperate
attar* was made upon them by a large mob, consisting
of thieves, prostitutes, and other loose characters with
which the neighbourhood abounds: Stones, brickbats,
and other missiles were burled at the constables, two of
whom were wounded on the forehead, and others se-
verely injured. James Meadows, 98 B, was knocked
down by ono fellow, and then attacked without mercy
by halt-a-dozen more while upon the ground, and kicked
with great brutality. Police-constable Shipp, 135 B,
was also knocked down, kicked over the eyes, and in va_
rious parts of his body, and Mayer, 214, received like
ill-treatment. Considerable confusion prevailed in the
neighbourhood, owing to the riot and desperate cunduct
of the parties by whore the police 'Nero assailed. 'l'
...he
there, the wounded con-
man who had boon taken in the first instance wa- 4res-
cued and escaped, end, after lodging, ens ,
ot the
ring-
leaders in the station, who required no lees then seven
°defendants took
s constablestvie e to,
i.eteova;cattousnt
gvteievyeet
nbdethodiipmvri
prove
divisional
astUtrbgee
injuries they
moat AetlV® part in the attack upon the
a
had received. 1
and were comp:lie:et:dal:dr 1
had
li ; inflicted flaiecet ends
rcome a
made
ef
nt hoe
defence, irij'
trial.

--
CLERKEN IV ELL.
Mr. James Husband, solicitor, of Gold Hawk-terrace,
New-road, Hammersmith, was placed in the felons'
dock, before Mr. TIUWIIITT, ohorged by Mr. Rusk