The Sun.
London, England, 1839-07-05 00:00:00

ALLEGED ATTEMPT AT EX-
TORTION.

Yesterday a middle-aged w-man. rather meanly a: tirod
who gave her name Mal-y Brown, was play, dat the fur
of Alarylebone Police-office, before Mr. Ra wlinsen, charge('
with having, under the following extraoldmary eircurn-
szanc,s, attempted to extort money from Colain George
Bray, of No. 8, Wellington.road, St. John's Wood.
The Captain on being sworn stated that between eight
and nine o'clock on the previous evening he was walking
in his garden, when, hearing the bell ring, he went to
see who was there, when on opening the door he saw
the prisoner. He asked her what her business was,
when she appeared somewhat confused, and after some
hesitation, said he was not the gentleman she wanted.
Judging from her appearance that she was then
watching an opportunity of stealing his favourite spaniel,
which he had once lost under similar circumstances,
he desired her to leave his premises, and closed the
door. Some time afterwards he again went out, and
seeing the prisoner walking to and fro in front of his gar-
den wall, he called to a policeman close by, who was in
conversation with his (complainant's) groom, and desired
him to remove her, The prisoner, on being aware of this,
came up to him, and put a letter in his band, which she
said she had brought from another female, and requested
him to read it. He did so, and finding that it contained
a most infamous and unfounded charge against him, for
the purpose of obtaining money, he called the policeman,
and, telling him the purport of the letter, desired him to
take the prisoner to the station-house. The man at first
refused, and said that he (the Captain) could do nothing
in the matter; he ultimately complied, but in such a care-
less way that the prisoner had repeated opportunities of
escaping.

The Following is a copy of the letter :
" Sir,—The person you met in Kensington-gardens on
the 17th June, and to whom you exposed your person,
wishes to know if you mean to make compensation for de-
taining her from her business. You will please to remem-
ber that lam not the parson's wife. If not convenient to
settle now, I will meet you this evening in Dorset-place,
leading into Portman-street. If you don't come, I shall
write to your residence. I thought you had every appear-
ance of a gentleman, and that you would not have behaved
in this way." . .

The Captain, in conclusion, solemnly declared that he
had never seen the prisoner before in his life, that he was
riot in the gardens on the day mentioned, and, in fact, had
not been there for five years, and, consequently, the pri-
soner had concocted the whole of the story for the purpose
of extorting money from him.
Carpenter, 127 S, the constable alluded to, said that
seeing the prisoner walking up and down, he asked her
who she wanted, she replied Captain Bray—when, just at
this time the Captain came out, and he asked him if he
knew the prisoner. He replied that he did not ; and wit-
ness told him that he doubted the truth of his assertion.
The woman then put a letter into the Captain's hand, and
as soon as he had read it, he requested witness to take her
into custody, which he did. He walked close by her
nearly all the way to the station-house, so that she cculd
not have escaped. The Captain accompanied him to sub-
stantiate the charge.
The prisoner, in her defence, stated that she met the
Captain in the Gardens about noon, on the 17th or
18th of last month ; he asked the road to the Palace,
and she directed him; he then said that he wished to
speak to her privately, and having conducted her to a re-
tired seat, entered into conversation ; among other
things, he said he was acquainted with the par-
son's wife, and that she never wished for money, all she
wanted was the pleasure of his company. She (prisoner)
replied that the parson's wife was the right sort of person
for him. He then, after some further conversation, began
to expose his person ; she told him to be quiet, or some
person would see him. He said that there was no fear of
that, as the Queen was passing along a little distance off,
who would attract the attention of every body. He pulled
out a sovereign, and asked her if she had got change, and
upon her telling him that she had not, he agreed to meet
her at Bayswater; but as he had not kept his promise, she
had been induced to go to his house, having found out his
direction at a livery-stables in Oxford-street, where she had
seen him go in on horseback. The prisoner, in conclusion,
said, " I'll swear that is the gentleman (pointing to the
Captain). I have not exposed him, he has exposed him-
self." The prisoner, on being taken into custody, said she
lived in Silver-street, Kensington Gravel-pits, which is not
true; she, however, lives in Veal-street, in that neighbour-
hood. Sbe was fully committed for trial, in default of
bail. The Captain is a fine-looking middle-aged man.

CARLOWELECTION COMMITTEE
(YESTERDAY.)

The Committee decided that the vote of John Walsh as
a good vote, and retained it on Mr. Bruen's poll.
The vote of Thomas Gerard Fort was next objected to,
shortly after which the Committee adjourned until to..
morrow (this day).

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY,

AL PARLIAMENT.

110 US F. I:0 RI ).•'. .IDLY 5.
ROYAL ASSENT.

The Royal As.eut giv,n to-flay by Commission to
lat. Sugar Duties Biil, the Exchequer of Pleas Bill, the
Liverpool Churches Bill, the Petorb,rough Gaol Bill, the
.tlaneheAer aim Birmingham Railway Bill, the Monkland
and Kirkintillech Railway Bill, the West Durham Railway
Bill, the Camber (Portsmouth) Quays, &c. Bill, the Moy
Navigation Bill, the West Croft (Nottingham) Inclosure
Bill, the lichen Bridge Bill, Lord Templemore's Estate
Bill, and Allison's Divorce Bill.
The Commissioners were the Earl of Shaftesbury, the
Lord Chancellor, and Lord Falkland.
The House then adjourned during pleasure.
The House resumed at Five o'Clock, when the LORD
CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Woolsack.
A message from the House of Commons brought up
several Bills.
Lord KENYON presented two petitions from Glouces-
tershire against the Ecclesiastical Courts Bill.
BLOCKADE.
Lord STR A NGFORD said he had read with surprise
in the newspapers to-day, that the French Consul had
given notice to the English Consul, announcing the inten-
tion of the French Government to extend the block-
ade, that had been already in existence for
fifteen months, along the whole track of the coast of
Buenos Ayres, extending for a course of 3,000 miles;
and be wished to know whether her Majesty's Government
had received any official communication of such intention
—if they had whether they had recognised it—and recog-
nising it whether they had therefore determined upon
augmenting our naval force there.

Lord MsELBOURNE was understood to say that her
Majesty's Government had received no official communi-
cation on the subject.

Lord STRANGFORD gave notice that on Tuesday
next he should present a petition from the Merchants of
London on the subject of that blockade.
The Marquis of NORM ANBY, in answer to a question
from the Marquis of Downshire, relative to some papers
he had moved for the production of some time ago, said
that he had spoken to Mr. Drummond on the subject, who
had written to Ireland for them, and that as soon as they
arrived they should be laid on the table.
The Bishop of EXETER wished to know from the
Noble Marquis whether he had received a notification from
the Governor of Canada of an address having been pre-
sented to him by the Colonial Legislature with respect to
the clergy there; and whether it had been necessary to
submit the question upon that, with reference to the Bill
upon the subject, to the Law Officers of the Crown ?

The Marquis of NO RMANB Y said that the Bill had
arrived, but with that Bill had not arrived either a notifi-
cation or an address ; and the question having been re-
ferred to the Law Officers upon the question of its being
a preliminary form, they had given it as their opinion, to
be indispensably necessary that an address should be made.
The I3ishop of EXETER wished to know if her Ma-
jesty's Government were aware of an Address having been
presented to the Governor by the Colonial Legislature.
The Marquis of NORM ANB Y said no official informa-
tion of that had arrived, although he had heard there was.
The Bishop of EXETER next wished to know whether
the Noble Marquis had received a copy of the speech
made by the Governor upon proroguing the Colonial Par.
liament.

The Marquis of IS ORMANBY said information had
been received of the prorogation, but no mention had
been made of the speech.
The Archbishop of CANTERBURY was understood
to say, that he laid on the table the terms of
his notice of motion for to-morrow night, in order
that the same, with any other papers on the subject that
might be on the table, might be printed and circulated by
to-morrow evening.
The Bishop of LONDON presented a petition from
the Lord Mayor and Common Council of the City of Lon-
don against bringing in the London and Blackwell Railway
into Fenchurch-stree:. Also several petitions in favour
of the Church in Canada.

The Earl of AEN presented a variety of peti-
tions from places in Scctland, praying for increased means
of religious instruction there. The Noble Lord wished to
know whether there was any objection to a return of the
expenses of the Religious Instruction Committee which he
had moved for three months ago, and also last year.
No answer was returned.
PRINTING OF BIBLES—(SCOTLAND).

The Earl of H A I.)D IN GT 0 N begged to ask the Noble
Viscount whether h. was intended to place any Dissent-
ing or Seceding clergyman, on the commission for the
printing of Bibles in Scotland.

Viscount MELBOURNE was not aware of any such
intention.

OUTRAGES—(IRELAND).
The Marquis of LONDONDERRY begged to ask, as
the Session was now drawing near its close, whether it
was intended that the Committee appointed to inquire into
the state of crime and outrage in Ireland, should make
anv Report to the House.
The Earl of WHARNCLIFFE said the Committee
had taken all the evidence they intended, and the greater
portion of it was already in the hands of the printer. He
hoped, therefore, they would be able to lay the report upon
the table by the end of next week.

The Ma;-pis of LANSDOWNE laid upon the table,
by command of her Majesty, Treasury minntes, relative to
grants for public education.

TITHES.

The Noble MARQUIS said he would take that opportu.
ntyf
been laying
for some timeuponthelked for.iraaLordsh I
Lordships' table
wasable a B
a Billiil fo
rwhich
had the
purpose of removing certain difficulties that bad arisen
with respect to the commutation of tithes.
The Bill was then read a first time, and ordered 1o be
read a second time on Tuesday next.
Viscount STRANGFORD was not aware when he
gavo notice to their Lordships relative
rn to th
can blockade, Learnede M
Lordexi
-
that' the Noble and
(BiOugba) had fixed that day for the second reading of
his Education Bill. He hoped the Noble and Learned
Lord would postpone it.
Lord BROUGHAM said nothing would give him
greater pleasure than to comply with the Noble Viscount's
request, but he was in the hands of the House. He had
been forced to put off the second reading from time to
time. If he was certain that nothing would prevent the
question being brought forward on Thursday, and also that
no other person would ask him to put it off—( Hear, and
great laughter)—because he was of that easy nature that
he could not trust himself—(A laugh)—he should have no
objection to postpone it till Thursday.
The Duke of RICHMOND said the Prisons Bill was
fixed for Thursday.
Lord BROUGHAM said, perhaps his Noble and
Learned Friend (the Lord Chancellor) would put off the
Prisons Bill.

The LORD CHANCELLOR said it would be very
inconvenient to put off the Bill, as there were many Noble
Lords waiting in town who were anxious to go down to
the country to attend the Sessions and Assizes.
Lord BROUGHANI—Sec the difference between a
Chancellor and.i an ex-Chancellor in point of placability.
_( Laughter. )
I,nrd ROLLE objected to the postponement of the
Prisons Bill.

Atter a ,cw observations from Lord LYNDHURST,
Lord BROUGHAM fixed his Education Bill for Friday
week•

JAMAICA.
Upon the Order of the Day for the consideration of the
Report of the Jamaica Bill,
The Earl of H ARE WOOD trusted that their Lord-
ships would allow him to say a few words with respect to
the measure. He had taken great pains to disencumber
this question of all party feeling ; and, if he understood
rightly, the Prisons Bill, and that alone, had been the
cause of all that had taken place. When that Bill was
brought in last Session, if he recollected rightly, it was at
a very late period ; and on that account, and the absence
of Peers, and the state of the public business, the Bill
passed through that House without any opposition. It
went through the House of Commons as a matter of
course ; and he verily believed that Parliament was not
at all aware, at the time it was passing, that it was an Act
that would touch upon the privileges of the House of As.
sembly or the people of Jamaica. If that really was so, it
appeared to him the great difficulty might be easily re-
moved, because if the Governor had only stated to the
House of Assembly that such was the fact, or if any Governor
going out were now to du so, he was sure the House of
Assembly would be satisfied, and would instantly consent
to resume its functions. As it was, no opportunity had
been given to the House of Assembly of knowing that
fact. For his own part he would be as ready as any
man to accede to the measure now proposed, if, after it
had been intimated to the House of Assembly that the
Imperial Parliament in passing the Prisons Bill was not
aware that it touched upon their privileges, they refused to
resume their functions. He trusted, therefore. that an
opportunity would be given to the House of Assembly to
receive that explanation, and that the Noble Viscount at
the head of her Majesty's Government would withdraw
the Bill for the present for that purpose.—.( Hear, hear.)
Lord BROUGHAM said that. in consequence of what
passed in the Committee the night before last upon the
Bill, he was prepared to give their Lordships an opportu-
nity of exercising their judgment upon the second
clause, and he might say the only Clause, in this
unfortunate Bill. He had stated upon that occa-
sion the objections that he entertained to that clause.
His Noble Friend who had introduced the discussion
on that occasion had confined his arguments to the
first clause,
and he (Lord
i Brougham) objected to the
second on the ground that t could be looked upon in no
other light than as a money clause. His Noble Friend op-
posite (Lord Lyndhurst) had besought the House and the
Government to reconsider the subject of the first clause in
the Bill, and he (Lord Brougham) had now to make the
same appeal to the House and the Government with re-
spect to the second clause. The effect of that clause was
to give powers to certain individuals to impose taxation on
the people of. the Colony without their consent. He had
heard some doubt expressed as to such a clause being a
money clause, but he could not conceive upon what ground
that doubt had been raised. He looked upon this Bill in
the same light as he looked upon the Income Tax ; that
measure was discontinued in
.1816, and could any doubt
exist, if a Bill was brought 111 to renew that measure,
that it would be a money Bill because its object would
be to renew a tax ? He was authorised by the Agent
for Jamaica to state that there was no necessity for in-
creased taxation in the Colony, that there was plenty of
money there to answer all purposes. This system of taxing
Colonies without the consent of the people was the origin
of the American war, and it was most remarkable that
he should in their Lordships House be deprecating that
system of taxation, on the 63d anniversary of American
independence. Ttheestp?arteustenit Bill.awwi T
with colonies,respheectwotordsofthe
was in direct opposition to the course that was proposed
to be adopted by h
statute could not be more distinct. Fancy itself could not
frame, devise, or divine one which was more to the point,
or which more stringently and entirely abandoned all right
of taxation of all chartered colonies, without reservation
and for ever. Tbat was the statute law, and their Lord-
ships were now about to retract that abandonment—to re-
trace their steps, and to tax this colony. He would not