The Sun.
London, England, 1855-05-03 00:00:00

PO LICE INTELLIGENCE.

LAMBETH.—The court was crowded to hear Mr.
Elliott's decision in the case of Mr. John Ball and Mr.
Thomas Giles, gentlemen of considerable property in
Lambeth, and candidates at the Easter election for
guardians of that parish, who were charged with unlaw-
fully altering a voting paper, with intent to affect the
result of the election.
When the case was called on, Mr. Elliot expressed his
desire, before giving judgment, to hear a similar charge
which he understood was to be preferred against two
other parties. Accordingly, Air. Thomas Arding, shoe-
maker, Lambeth-walk, and Mr. James Hayhow, ac-
countant, of Vauxhall-street, were charged with forging
the name of Mr James Salter on a voting paper.
It appeared that the voting paper in question was for-
warded by the clerk to the guardians to Mr. Salter, at
7, Newport-street, Lambeth-walk. Mr. Salter did not
reside at the house, and the defendants called there, and
having obtained the paper, Mr. Arding placed the initials,
"J. 5.," before the names of Duulton, Evans, and
Nash, who were three out of the six candidates. He
also wrote the name, "J. Salter," at the foot of the
paper. Mr. Hayhow was present at the time, but did
not say or do anything save give 9ne of Doulton's can-
vassing cards to a person who was standing by.
Mr. Hobler, for the defence, made some technical ob-
jections, which were overruled by Mr. Elliott, who pro-
ceeded to give judgment in both cases.
His Worship observed that it was denied on the part
of Mr. Giles, or, at least, it was his defence, that he was
not the person who had altered the voting paper, while
in the case of Mr. Ball it was admitted that he was pre-
sent at the time, but had nothing Olio with the act.
With regard to Mr. Giles, he (Mr. Elliott) would only
say that he could not think that any person who hod
heard Mrs. Wortbam, the wife of the voter, could have
the least doubt of the contrary ; at least he, Mr. Elliott,
had no doubt whatever on the subject. It had been
urged by counsel oh the hearing of the case that it would
have been foolish on the part of the defendants to make
an alteration in a voting paper, knowing very well that
such alteration would render it useless ; but, at the
same time, it should be considered that the vote,
though destroyed, was lost to theiropponents. The con-
duct of the parties, he was sorry to say, was not what he
(Mr. Elliott) might have expected from persons in their
position in life, for instead of coming forward and ac-
knowledging their offence—pleading the sanction given
by Mrs. Worthatu to an implied authority of her hus-
band, they cast on her the stigma of falsehood. That
the defendants, Ball and (ides, had acted together in the
matt-r there could be no doubt, and the charge against
them having been clearly proved, he felt it to be his duty
to commit them to prison for 21 days. In the second
case, the conduct of Arding was considerably more
aggravated, for be was guilty of forging the name of
the voter to the paper, and he felt therefore bound to
commit him to prison for one month. Then, -as re-
garded Hayhow, he did not think the evidence against
him sufficiently strong to warrant a conviction under
the act, and should therefore discharge him.
The sensation created in the court by his worship's
evidently unexpected decision it would be impossible to
describe, and the rival parties having been punished and
neither having a triumph, each were equally crest-
fallen.

Mr. Solomon, addressing tale magistrate, said he was
retained by Mr. Ball, and on his behalf he begged his
worship would send that gentleman and the others to
the common gaol for the miunty, which was Horbe-
monger-lane, and not to the House of Correction at
Wandsworth. He had further to beg that his worship
would direct that his client might be placed amongst the
first-class misdemeanants, for it not, he would have to
board with the common thieves.

Mr. Elliott replied that he had no power over the
prison rules, as that was left to the visiting magistrate,
but he had no doubt the governor of the gaol would do
what was necessary under the circumstances.
Mr. Giles said that he bad served the 'parish to the
best of his ability for upwards of 20 years,' and was un-
conscious of having committed a single act that he should
be ashamed of in all his life. He confessed that he was
grieved to see the old persons in the workhouse at 60
years of age deprived of their necessary comforts, and
this was the reward he received for his labour.
A number of persons in the body of and round the
court here app,auded the prisoner, who was about proceed-
ing, but was stopped by the mavistrate.
Mr. Arding admitted his offence, but said he had
acted without thought, and in total ignorance of the law,
ai,d therefore hoped his worship would forgive ❑iin,
or at leat place him on an equality with the other two
defendants.

•
(Continued- from our first edition.)
HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(THIS EVENING.)
Lord Seymour reminded the witness that several yes
-
The SPEAKER took :the chair at four o'clock,
sele, whose names he mentioned, had sailed with stores
The Dundee and Perth and Aberdeen Railway Rill,
Maryport and Carlisle Railway Bill, and the Oldl.ane Gas in the interval spoken of by the witness.
I'lle witness said that in all probability they had con-
and Water-Bill were read a third time and passed.
veyed stores of urgent necessity.
The followieg hills were ordered to be considered :
Lord Se./your—W!re they sent out in accordance
Kingeton-upon-Thames Improvemeut ; Paisley Bur eh ••
is ' with requisite/tor previously made to the Admiralty?
and Birmingham Canal Navieation.
PETITIONS. Wiriness—Most likely they were,
Petitions were presented by the Sheriffs of the city of Lord Seymour—Well then, after all, this supply of
your e although of so pressing a necessity that the urdi-
London, at the bar; on the subject of the Metropolie
neiy system of contracts was departed from in procuring
Management Bill, preying for the mrroduction / f peeper
it, riever went out until the 16th October ?
clauses into that hell for the mar tenet ce ef the just
rights of the City • by Mr. Peileit, In •m the Cenereea-
W triess—That is so.
thine' Church, of 'ldoerfielde, against the endow meet of Lord Seymour afterwards, in allusion to the medical
steres, said Dr. S., it•/ had stated to the committee that
Maynooth ; by sir J. Duke, from the Commi-sienere of
the-e stores e ere all supplied by the Ordnance; and in-
Local Management Bill ; by
Sewers of the city et London, teeniest the Met•opolie
quired when the witnees was first made acquainted of
Mr. Co -an, from Ben -
ti e fact that the Ordnance would he called upon to sup-
buret', against the Maynooth etidomment ; by Mr. E.
Ball, 2 petitions from Cainbridgeehire, t
,r the abolition ply the hospital furaiture, ate., to the hospitals] ?
of church rates; by Sir W, Clay, a number ef petitions from The witness replied that he could not say the exact
various parts of the country inifaveur of his bill for the date without reference to some documents, but said he
would ieforrn the committee at a future time.
abolition of church rates.
CORK AND BANDON RAILWAY. Examination continued—He received several r/ coisi-
In reply to L, rd BERNARD, tions from Dr. At drew Smith relative to hospital furiii-
Mr. WILSON said he believed there was no futon-
tore and medical stores.
tion at r—yen'-sent to use the Cerk and Bendon Railway, so Load Seymour—We are not speakin; of D Smith. I wish to know when an army /if 10,000 menoctor
far as regieded the night mail. The Postmaster General
was ready to proceed to the East as early as March,
was in comrit—eication with the railway company as to a
1854, had you riot been directed to provide hospital fur-
day mail, but a"the sum sought by. the company far ex- 1854,
and stcres. Was no requisition sent to you,
needed the valueef the service asked, the proposition
officially
was not enteraine`O)
BLOCKAD Witness--It is impossible to give a precise and defi-
'.OF THE WHITE SEA.
note answer to that question, without referring to my
In reply to Mr. Cotaeut,
Sir C. WOOD said documents.
,jueeruction had been issued to blockade the ports of the'
White Sea. The vessels were Lord Seymour—Next with regard to the tents, and
what are called Quartermaster's stores, which, I believe,
ready, and had received their orders, and would proceed
as soon as possible the state of the ice would allow of it. are supplied by the Ordnance, how did you proceed ?
DESPATCHES FROM THE CRIMEA. • The witness replied that there was a large quantity
In reply to Mr. WHITESIDE, of tents always in store - -and was at that particular
Sir C. WOOD said the Government must be allowed period—and they were at once, therefore, sent out. He
to exercise the most complete discretion as to c did not think any old tents were sent out, because the
municating the news received bytelegraphic °dm; storekeeper had strict orders to examine their stores
,patches from the Crimea, and they had already corn- every year. If any old.tents were sent out, the- respon-
munieated everything which they thought desirable for
hil't
si i y o the occurrence would rest upon the store•. the public service. (Hear.) keep
of the depot from which they were sent.
In reply to Mr. RoinucK, Examination continued—When Dr. Smith required
_ Sir C. WOOD said the substance of every telegraphic any furniture or stores to be supplied from the Ordnance
despatch ha/I been already cometunieat dto the hoe, be sent a requisition to him (witness) to furnish them,
Mr.ROEBUCK—Then, sir, I shall :ive that another and it was at once complied with. He informed Dr.
despatch be sent to Lord Raglan, requesting him to Smith at the outset that whenever he require I any-
send some intelligence to this country as to theprogress thing if he would. send a requisition and state that the
of the siege. (Hear.).matter was pressing or urgent, he (witness) would un-
COMMISSIONS IN THE ARMY, dertake that the order should be complied with without
Colonel NORTH asked the Under Secretary of War delay or difficulty—and sent out forthwith if there was
if it was the int- • .ntion of her Majesty's Government no objection on the part of the Minister for War,
grant that part of the return to
moved for by the hon. Lord Seymenr—Were . you ever interfered with in
member for Aylesbury which required, in each case, con nance of any objections on the part of the Minis-
since the commencement cif the war, the reasons to he ter osefclWar ?
given for which such corn i n was granted without se itness—No, never.
purchase ?
The remainder of Sir Thomas Hastings' examination
Mr. PEEL said there could be no objection to such was of a rather desultory and generally nintereeting A letter from Hanover hat M Andre Leye-
character, as it had reference chiefly to details of thit
return. -
routine of business in connection with the Ordnance de- seeaer, who established thesubmarine electric telegraph
PRACTICAL JOKES IN THE ARMYe
between Sebeverlingen in Holland, and Orfordnese, in
Mr. STANLEY asked the Under-Secretary for War / arts eat.
_ Englapd, is about to lay down anether line from the
if it was true that &erjear t VT4ndie of the Eiiniekillens He stated, in reply to the chairman, that boots and coatt of Hanover to Dagland, having aready obtained
sires were ce - ,
pie,,n:dieantedthetoditehpeeeaCioemf enthisesa4ri,
was placed under arrest for preventing& duel being fought
afterwards ie,at,,t!rtield
amsteerre. aeffneaeti.thorimation from the Had,
government to that
between two Officers of his regimerit, Cruets Baum- eneral. If the Qeartermaiter-General at Balakiava, The Journal of the Academy of Medicine, at Turin,
garten and Evans ;rt Serjeant Brodie was reprimanded hi,A.,.ef db,troearerifve tile boots and shoes
for his interference .by orders of the Commaederlin- :141 he had been contains some curious statistics on human life, among
Chief; and if there was any objection to place copies of "guiltyß
By Captain Gladstone—He had received no infor- bachelors, arid great men longer than those of small
the charge preferred against Serie int Brodie, mid the matron to the effect that the boots and shoes had been stature. The two months of the twelve in which most
terms of the reprimand sent from the Horse Guards ? Csnveyed backwards and Forward,. in trans orts
Mr. PEEL kaid he understood the reason why Ser. By Lord Sevin-oar—Officers int
.tehe OrdlP 're marriages are celebrated are June and December.
iance Depart-
_A[ADVSHTI:i&MENT. J TIIS WAR IN THE EAST. —POWERFUL.
jeant Brudie was placed under arrest was disrespectful meat frequently overate edline o£ their V TENT R.ecoeleorrenea GeessEs.— Messrs. S. and B. Solo-
conduct towards his superior officer ;and no reprimane duty ; but if it appearedpi)that - b strict
'
I,hey-had acted, with dis-
ilanetttheers Patentpefworervfulua valuable mons, opticians, 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly. Observe
had been sent to him from the Horse Guards, cretion no censure was passed eapon hilin. • , opposite the York Hotel. By her Majesty's Roya
INDIAN OFFICERS. The witness then went ore to explain the system
most
In reply to Mr. °TWAY, tuder which contracts were erotered into by the Ord- and
banuldhaenxtt raTelredisenoapleTs Races
,imcapmropv,ements
M. V. SMITH said be believed, by the announce- nance. When a contractor did notproperly supply course, Opera, and Perspective Glasses, to know the distances
an of objects viewed through them—of great importance to the
went in the Gazette of Tnesd v granting the same rank article he undertook, he was not afterwards employed •
to Indian officers •
1 . as officers in the Royal Army, Government.
ordinary powers that some 3 'eh 't' an extra m, wo '
Indian ofe__U_A be entitled to command the services of Mr. Layard—l have received a letter, in which the Pieces will show distinctly Jupiter'suies,wimoonsn Saturn's r'g,
"rs eye-
in any part of her dominions or elsewhere. writer states that, a few day s ago, he saw at the gun and the double stars; with the
1p can mbe •
In re i EDUCATION. wharf at Portemouth severed bales of winter clothing for seen a person's couuteraece three miles and la
half distant,
1.,„ P3' to Sir j lo
and an object from la LO2O miles. They are of larger and all
rd p.A., ... ~ .. ARINGTON', the Crimea. How was it those goods were not sent out ?
Promise 4 -"alEtt. '
"I'Oei- sai •
"zes with encreasins eewers aceo - e e•
ly ;while their vary.
tide to '• name an G dhe feared he could not Sir T. Hastings replied that the Ordnance bad received 1'46 • - t nbue
rug from to inches euab'e us to discover more than the
resume Y overnment
tently with titiehe debate,
on.
th .
..., day before Whitson- orders not to send out at ry more winter clothing, and above, and the Georgia,' with his 6 satellites, &c,—The loyal
ducation Bill, coneie- that the writer of the no .e might have seen some which'
Exhibition, Ml.—Valuable, newly-invented, very small,
Country ; but thinlent a„d e "e'
earliest possible d e ""enirtteriPtr"'ing business of the had been detained in con sequence of that order. powerful waistcoat-pocket glass,the size of a walnut, by which
•IY alter t sv"u ld i v •g e him the The witness was then i examined respecting the tools a person can be seen and known lj milesdistaut ; they answer
In reply to Mr. fi '''' Whit' '
Lord J. RUSSEI:
./42.rstaEl., 1141(le recess, - supplied to the troop, rand in reply to Lord Seymour, every purpose on the race-course, and at the opera houses,
country scenery, and ships are clearly seen at 8 to 10 miles,
which stood in his name al he should postpone who called his attentio' i to the fact that several officers
They are invaluable for shooting, deer-stalking, yachting, to
the right hon. hart. should bethe di"4"i°
6 the. bill I had informed the corer uittee that the tools sent out were
rtsmen, gentlemen, gamekeepers, and tourists. Opera,
In reply to Mr. M. G brought ton n the bill of I very said that he believed the mass of toole was very spo
ieson, who . a eonelusio bad,
race-course, camp, and perspective glasses, with wonderful
the three bills on education could ‘
ewished t. k__ ni good, with the except' ion perhaps of the bill-hooks. He
power. Newly-constructed Spectacle Lenses of the - great
° hen .
committee t tc, R"'7 if had rrequently seen c dies in which tools which had been est transparent power. The valuable advantage derived
Lord J.,RUSSELL said he thought it select condemned as bad ha d turned out to be expellent. He
believed from this invention is, that vision becoming impaired is
each bill should be considered on
it owndesirablem that f that the ger ,eral officers who were leaving heard preserrved and strengthened, and very aged persons are
erits before •rom the men that tl se tools were bad, and thus fell into enabled to employ their sight at the most minute °con-
they were sent to a select committee.
4 tru- take
patio n—can see with these lenses of a much less magnify.
Sir J. PAKINGTON expressed his vvillin Lord .y
•re the frequent changes
gness to lemur—
: It has been stated in evidence that ing powee--and they dof notf requi .
have his bill submitted to a sefect comm;ttee. the tools at powerful assistance. Deaf=
Lord c
you heard of tother dangerous effects o
COSTITTJTION FOR VICTORIA. that? hobh am were bad. Have
ness--New Discovery.—The Organic Vibrator, an extraordi-
Lord J. RUSSELL gave notice that on Thersda Witness% '‘''-
y Lora en.----eO. nary powerful, small, newly-invented instrument for deafness,
p_!3t he should move ft r leave to enable her Majesty to board —"Yrn"'
entirely different from all others, to surpass anything of the
urmg in .
eat tit,,,, r: —General • • Bentmck informed us that a
kind that has been, or probably ever can be, produced.
for
th a bill for the purpose of granting a conatituti ..on report ? --- e. :le
is not perceptible ; it I
tools at Scutari. What was their Being of the same colottfeas. the skin,
e "1""Y of Victoria. Witness—I ht
and at '
Tee
Mr E°R LAW (SCOTLAND) BILL. . Lord Seym ti; ye not pee enables deaf persons to hear distinctly, at church .
• • ELLICE
—Captain
sa report, public assemblies; the unpleasant Sensation.of singing noises
Above bill. moved the second reading of the/ was president
all the assist-
in the of hake ear bas stated that he ' th
a bowl at , p in e ears is entirely removed; and affordsit.. ,
ue,
moved
of his remarks he stated that, the tools, and tI
tat the assist-
board which examined into ant that possibly could be desired. 39, .Albemarle-Otir b
rq condemned them all ex. Pleosiilly. %Gene —apposite the York Hotel.
, .

Mr. Solomon said that the prosecutors in this case
bad no objection to a more lenient sentence ; but if
Arding's sentence wam reduced to 21 days, he should
request that Messrs. Ball and Giles be also reduced to
seven dap.
_ _

Mr. E'liott, however, said the sentences should re.
main a3_ they were.

The defendants were all taken into custody, and the
scene that took place in the gaoler's room between
them, their friends, and families,_ beggared all descrip-
tion.

At a later hoar in the evening, Mr. Elliott sent to
Efors,mon,,oer-lane G. al to know it the pr;soners,could
be received as first-class misdemeanants, and received a
reply that they could not. ,He then reduced the term of
their imprisonment to seven days at Wandsworth ; but
.it the earnest request of their aolicitor3 and friends,
ultimately consented to accept bail for their formal ap-
p_ar:mce at the court on that day week.
Tee scene was altogether a most novel, one in a court
of jusi ice.

M IRKET NE WN-IT.I-118 DAY.:)

CORN EXCHANGE. •
IENERAL AVERAGE PRICEs OF BRITISH CORN
For the week ended May 3, las& made up from the Returns of th
pectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Walt
ner !Almeria! Quarter.

WHEAT. BARLEY. OATS. I RTE. BEANS. 1 PEAS.
68, 4a 31s od 1 25s 91 , 40i 101 , 414 61 I 393 2d
THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGE.
WHEAT. RAMAT. OATS. BYE. BEANS. I PEAS.
883 23 r 303 102 253 61 j 393 lld 40s 102 g 383 5.1
QUA NrTITIES OR UN SOLO “AS WEr,IC
Wheat, 92,190; Bar ey. 36,505 ; Mats, 20 995 ; Bye, 522 ; Beans,
5.476; Yeas. 831 quarters.

MEAT MARKETS.
NEWGATE AND LEADENHA.LL.—The trade ruled steady,
as follows:—Beef, from 3s 2d to 4s 4d ; Mutton, 3s 4.1 to
4s 4.1 ; lamb, 5s 2d to 6s ; Veal, 3s &I to 4s &I ; Pork,
3s 2d to 4s 4d per Blbs, by the carcase.
SOUTHALL, May 2.—We had a steady, though not to
say active, demand for most kinds of stock, the prices of
which were fairly supported. Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s lUd ;
Mutton, 3s 6d to 5s i d; Lamb, 5s 4d to 6s 8d ; Veal, 3s 8d
to 4.9 8.1 ; Pork, 3s 6d to 4s 4d per Blbs, to sink the offals.
RoXFORD, May '2.—To-day's market was seasonably well
supplied with stock, which sold stiadily; as follows :
Beef, from 38 4(1 to 5s Od ; Mutton, 3s 4(1 to 5s Od; Lamb,
5s Rd to 7s Oil ; Veal, 4s Od to 5s 02 ; pork, 3s 4d to 4s ad
per 81bs. Quarter old Store Pigs, 20s to 24s each.

HAY MARKETS.
SMITEMELD.—Meadow hay, 2' 15s to 5! Os Od ; clove
ditto, 3/ 01 to 6 Os ; and straw, 1/ 4s to 11 lOs per load.
A moderate supply and a steady demand.
CUMBERLAND. Meadow hay, 2/ 18s to 5/ Os ; clove;
ditto, 3' Os to 51 18s ; and straw, 11 5s to 11 12s per load.
Trade firm.
WHITEOHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 2/ 15h to 5' Os; clove,
ditto, 31 Os to 6' Os ' • and straw, 11 4s to . i lOs per load.
Supply good, and trade rather dull.