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The jury recommended her to mercy on account of her
youth. Sentence was postponed.
John Dinning, aged 18, was indicted for maliciously
cutting and wounding William Moon, with intent to do
him some grievous bodily harm.
Mr. H. T. Cole prosecuted, and Mr. Cox defended
the prisoner.
In this case it appeared that the prosecutor, a farmer
at Ufculm, in this county, on the evening of the Ist of
February returned home from market, and hearing that
the prisoner had ill-used his son, a boy of fourteen, took
up a small stick and went out to the prisoner, who was
standing just outside the house. An altercation took
place between them, when Moon struck the prisoner
several times with the stick. The prisoner said, "If
you hit me again you —, I will rip your guts up."
Moon turned round and struck at the prisoner again
with the stick, when the prisoner immediately struck him
in the belly with some sharp instrument, the effect of
which was to pierce the abdomen through, so that the
intestines of the poor man came through and hung down
for more than a foot. He was put to bed and attended
by a surgeon, but his life was for some time in immi-
nent danger. The prisoner was informed of what had
happened, when he said, "It was a bad job—he wished
it had been worse, and that he wished he had ripped him
right up."

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

NORTHERN CIRCUIT.-YORK, MARCH 14.
" CROWN COURT..

:Robert Drew, aged 28, and William Andrew; aged 28,
were indicted for having, .together with one George
Kemp and others, on the 25th of November last, in the
night time, at Wormesley, in the West Riding, felo-
niously shot at John Mitchell, George Hepwortb,
George Sawyer, and others, gamekeepers and watchers
in the service of Lord Hawkes, with intent to murder
or to do them some grievous bodily harm.
Mr. Hall, Mr. Dearsley, and Mr. Johnstone appeared
for the prosecution, and Mr. Overend defended the pri-
soners.
It appeared that Lord .Hawkes' preserves are situate
at Womersley, two miles from Doncaster. About mid-
night on the 24th November, the keepers were in his
lordship's preserves, when they heard some guns firing
in the woods, upon which John Mitchell, who was head
gamekeeper, an assistant named Hepworth, and five
others, proceeded towards the place where they heard
the firing, in order to capture the poachers, and on ar-
riving at a wood called Bird Spring Wood, they came up
with five persons, armed with two double-barrelled guns,
two single-barrelled-guns, and an air gun. On coming
towards the poachers the 'latter faced about, and ad-
vanced towards the keepers in a line, with their guns
presented ; upon which the keeper Mitchell, called out
to them, telling them to. act like men, and not to use
their guns ; but the poachers continued to advance, and
to throw stones at the • keepers, whii then made some
show of attempting to take them, but it then became
evident that the poachers would resist to the last ex-
tremity ; upon which Mitchell, the head keeper, who
had been told that his men held back, cried out to the
poachers, " Now we can't take you, go sway like
men," but they kept on crying out, " Shoot, shoot,"
upon which Mitchell said, "Don't shoot, we have got
guns as well as you ; if you shoot, we shall shoot."
The poachers then took stones from their pockets,
which they threw at Mitchell, who protected his face
with his gun stock. The keepers then retreated, and in
going through a gate leading into a field into .which they
had gone Mitchell turned his head round and received a
shot from a gun which was fired at about 15 yards from
him, and. which took effect upon his neck and face, and
shot one of his eyes out. He cried out, "I am killed,"
and staggered, and fell insensible. Hepworth, the
assistant keeper, then received a shot on his right arm
and back, which brought his arm in which he carried
his gun to his side, and as he was putting his gnn into
his left arm, it went off. The two shots were fired by
the prisoner Drew. Hepworth's gun had scarcely gone
off when he received another shot in his hand, which
was fired by the prisoner Andrews. The keepers were
positive as to Drew's identity, and spoke distinctly to
seeing him fire the two shots from behind a tree.
With regard to the prisoner Andrews, George Kemp,
who was one of the poachers, was called as an approver,
to give evidence for the Crown under the offer of a
reward of 1001. and a free pardon. He stated that he
and the two prisoners and two other men, not in cus-
tody, left Doncaster on the night in question, in two
parties, and joined each other when near Lord Hawkes'
preserves. That on their way they passed a miller in
his cart, who spoke to them ; and saw that one of them,
which was Andrews, was dressed in a white fustain
shooting coat. They then shot about 29 pheasants in
the wood ; soon after which the keepers came up, when
I Drew threw himself behind the stump of a tree. They
cried out to the keeper, "It's no use we're not going
to be taken ;" and Drew immediately fired, and attempted
to fire again, but the gun missed fire. He then put on
another cap, and on Hepworth turning round he fired a
second shot at him. Hepworth then fired, and Andrews
fired the next shot. They then returned to Doncaster,
and left their game with a ferryman named Harrop, and
their jackets and guns at another place.
This was confirmed by the ferryman, and by the find-
ing of the jackets and the guns, which were proved to
belong to the prisoners.
The prosecutor (Mitchell) on presenting himself in the
witness-box, appeared to be a stout, hale man, in the
prime of life, but he was perfectly blind, and was led
into the box, one of his eyes having been shot out. Hop-
worth, the under-keeper, was also badly wounded, 70
shots having been extracted from his body.
Mr. Overend addressed the jury for the prisoner, con-
tending that there was no sufficient corroboration of the
evidence of the.approver so as to fix the two.prisoners.
The evidence of the approver could not be relied on, as
he had been influenced by the reward of 1001. and the
offer of a free pardon. The keepers' evidence as to the
identity of the prisoners ought not to be relied on, con-
sidering the state of excitement which they must natu-
rally have laboured under in their attempt to take the
poachers. At the conclusion of his address the learned
counsel called the Mayor of Doncaster, in whose service
Drew had been a railway contractor, and several other
witnesses, who gave both prisoners an excellent cha-
racter.

•
His Lordship, in summing up, pointed the attention
of the jury to the charge they had consider, and to the
evidence adduced in support of each part of the charge.
If they thought the identity of Drew was established,
and that he had aimed his gun at the head and face of
Mitchell, they would consider what he intended by that
act. As to Andrews, he was not the first to fire, and
had not fired until there had been a shot in return, and
until, it was presumed, his blood was up, where there
might be less of deliberate intent in his act than in that
of the prisoner Drew.

The jury, after an absence of two hours, found Drew
guilty of shooting with intent to murder, and Andrews
of shooting with intent to do some grievous bodily harm.
but strongly recommended them to mercy on the ground
of their previous good character.
His Lordship, in passinc, sentence, said that, but for
the recommendation of the jury, he should have felt it
his duty to have left Drew for execution ; he should, how-
ever, order sentence of death to be recorded, and should
recommend her Majesty to commute that sentence
into transportation for life ; the sentence upon Andrews
was that he be transported for fifteen years.

WESTERN CIRCUIT—EXETER, MARCH 14.
CROWN COURT.
Ilarriet Spitler, a girl about twelve years old, was
found guilty of having set fire to two stacks of oats, at
Garcombe, the property of Mary Welber, on the 6th of
September last.

LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAlLWAY.—Traffic re-
turn for the week ending March 13, 1853 217,759 7 5
Corresponding week last year 15,747 8 9
CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY.—Traffic roturn for
railway and steam-boats for the week ending
March 13,1853
Corresponding week last year

-Mr. -Cox having addressed the jury for the prisoner,
he was convicted of unlawfully wounding, and was sen-
tenced to fifteen months' imprisonment and hard labour.
James Bolt, a little boy about seven years old, was in-
dicted for having wilfully and maliciously set fire to a
hayrick.

Mr. Kingdon prosecuted,
The evidence went clearly to show that the boy did
the act, but Mr. Justice Crompton left it to the jury to
say whether the boy really knew what he was doing
when he did the act for which he was indicted.

Increase in 1853..

2631 10 5

GLASGOW AND SOUTH-WZSTBRN RAlLWAY.—Traffic re-
turn for the week ending March 12, 1853 £4,466 17 9
Corresponding week last year 3,992 9 0

Increase in 1853
CORK • AND BANDON RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for the
week ending March 12, 1853 ........................ £165 16 0 Corresponding week lad Tear,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 157 14 10

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

SOUTH WARK.—Threeof the trustees of the "An-
cient Britons Benefit Society" were summoned at the
instance of David Lloyd, one of the members, for unlaw-
fully excluding him, in the time of sickness,, from the
said society: •
The complainant stated that he had been a member of
the "Ancient Britons Benefit Society" for a period of
nearly 20 years ; that a few weeks iwo owing to serious
indisposition, he made application to the steward,. aid
had the usual allowance granted to sick members. His
allowance, however, was suddenly stopped on the 17th
ult., although he was not convalescent, Lnd he was ulti-
mately expelled, and the reason assigned-fir it was, That
he infringed a clause in their rules, by doing some work
in his house. He added that he disputed their autho-
rity to act as they had done, and accordingly summoned
them to show cause why they had excluded a member
who had been paying money into the society for so many
years.

William Lloyd was then sworn, and he stated that he
was a member of the same society, and that on the 17th
ult. he called on the complainant, and found him in *the
act of sawing some wood, intended for firewood, a quan-
tity of which he had for sale in shop. He (witness)
told complainant that he should report him to the trus-
tees, in• order that his sick money should be stopped,
and the reply was that he had not infringed the rules of
the society.
The complainant stated that he was wholly incapable
of doing work at the time mentioned, and that he was
only showing his wife the way to cut up some wood to
light their own fire, when the last witness entered the
house and saw him do it.

The witness said that there were several blocks of
wood by the side of the complainant, ready to be cut up,
and that a considerable quantity was in the same place,
and also in the shop, tied up in bundles as firewood. He
added that it was absurd to suppose that the complainant
was only showing his wife how to cut the wood, for, in
fact, he was at work himself, and the rules specified that
if any sick member was discovered "at work, or em-
ployed in, any pecuniary way," he forfeited all benefit
from the society.
Mr. Combe said, that under these circumstances he
could make no order on the society, and therefore dis-
missed the summons.

HAMMERSMITH.—A tall fellow, named John
Baker, was charged with burglarionsfy entering the
dwelling-house of Miss Frances Maria Kelly, late of the
Soho Theatre, at No. 30, Moscow-road, Paddington.
It appeared from the evidence of Miss Kelly and
several other witnesses that on Tuesday night the pre-
mises were secured in the usual manner ky a young
lady named Mary Grevill, the prosecutrix's companion,
and they retired to rest about 12 o'clock. They both
slept in one bed, and about half-past two o'clock that
morning Miss Kelly was suddenly awoke by the barking
of her 'dog, which was in the habit of sleeping upon the
landing outside her bedroom door. She also heard a
scuffling noise, as if some person had dropped some
things upon the floor near her door. She immediately
awoke her companion, who got out of bed, and lighted
a candle from the night lamp upon the toilet. After
hastily dressing herself, Miss Grevill proceeded to a
small dressing-room adjoining their apartment, and was
alarmed by seeing the figure of a man, resembling, the
prisoner, standing in the dressing-room. She exclaimed
" A man, a man," and made an involuntary movement
with her arm, which caused the candle to fall out of the
stick, and the light was then extinguished. She ran
back to Miss Kelly's bedroom and fastened the door.
They each opened a window and screamed loudly for
assistance.

Pain, No. 235 C, who was on duty in the Moscow-
road, heard the cries and hastened to the rear of Miss
Kelly's house. He got upon a wall and saw the pri-
soner come from the direction of the back door of Miss
Kelly's house and climb over a high wall adjoining a
field leading to Westbourne-grove. The prisoner ran
across the field, and he was next seen by pohce-constable
No. 271 C, who heard Pain say " Look out." The
second officer then apprehended the prisoner. 'The
house was found to be in great confusion, and the pri-
soner had burned a number of papers of a documentary
character, and only valuable to the owner, for no other
reason, as it appeared, than to obtain a light during his
operations.
Remanded.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 17.

Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Cochrane, K.C.8., the
Commander-in-Chief, went out to Spithead this after-
noon, with his flag flying, on board the Fanny yacht,
Second Master Scarlett in charge, and inspected the
Sidon, 22, paddle ste.sm-frigate, Captain Goldsmith.
The Sidon, the Odin, 16, paddle-frigate, Captain FrUcis
Scott, and the Leopard, 12, paddle-frigate, Captain
George Giffard, got up steam this afternoon, at 3 10,
and stood out to the westward under all sail. The Sidon
took the lead with Sir Thomas Coehrane's flag flying at
the fore. They appear to have gone on a short cruise
only, as the Port Admiral's yacht is awaiting his return
at Spithead.
The Duke of Wellington, screw three-decker, 131,
Captain H. B. Martin, C. 8., has received her new
figurehead, which is an admirable likeness of the late
Duke of Wellington, by Mr. Hellyer, of this dockyard.
The Illustrious, 72, having been partly re-coppered,
as a floating battery for Spithead, was undocked this
afternoon.

The ship's company of the Agamemnon, 91, Captain
Sir Thomas Maitland, C. 8., are . not yet convalescent,
several fresh cases having broken out this week.
The Fire Queen, steam-tender to Victory, Master
Commander W. F. Paul, having been docked this morn-
ing, an opportunity was afforded of getting under and
examining her bottom. Hay's composition had been
applied upwards of a twelvemonth, the Fire Queen hav-
ing been afloat the whole time, and we found on in-
spection that nothing save a little slimy dirt was visible,
and which, in one hour, was scrubbed off by birch-
brooms, leaving her bottom perfectly fair and as clean as
though it had been black leaded. Her commanding
officer, Mr. Paul, has made application to have the
inside bottom of the vessel coated with this excellent
preventive to rust from the iron work.

THE SCREW FLEET.

We understand that in the course of the next three

months we shall have a very strong addition to our fleet
screw-line-of-battle ships. The St. Jean d'Acre, 101,
will be launched at Devonport on the 23d instant. The
James Watt, 91, will be launched at Pembroke in the
course of next month. The Royal George, 120, will be
completed at Chatham by the 30th of next month. The
Royal Albert, 131, at Woolwich - and the Hannibal,
91, at Deptford, will be launched about next June.
The armament of the Sanspariel, 81, at Devonport, is
to be reduced to 70 guns. It was originally intended
after she had been advanced on 'the stocks as an 84-gun
ship that she should be converted into a 60-gun frigate,
and yet she was subsequently an 81-gun screw-ship.
We must not regard her as a regularly designed screw-
ship, but as an experiment in conversion. She would
have done better, perhaps, if Captain Dacres's health
had been good ; but this is the fault of the Admiralty in
not giving an experimental ship a commander equal in
every respect to the working out of the qualities of the
experiment.
The Illustrious, old 72-gun ship, in course of adap-
tation, like the Edinburgh, to receive screw-machinery,
is to have an armament of 39 broadside guns and
one pivot, so that she will be enabled to fight 20
guns on each side. Captain Chads, of the Excellent,
has the arrangement of her armament. Her
pre-
sent fittings are not to be disturbed, and byo theo
y
plan proposed for her conversion it will be a more
nomical job than the adaptation of the Edinburgh,
con-
verted at less cost than the Ajax, the bill forwas considerably less than the Hogue'converted which ship
was made a screw-ship by Messrs.
igrana.
THE ARMAMENT Or THE HANNIBAL S
CBEw SHIP.—
The armament of the screw line-of-battle
to be launched at Deptford Dockyard -ship, Hannibal,
follows :—Lower deck-28 next June, is as
guns, 8 inch,
long •
p
, main deck; 38 32- ou d 65 cwt., 9 feet
quarter-deck and forecastle, 24 erg'
32-pounders, 42 cwt.,
56 cwt., 9 feet 6 in. ;
8 feet • , and 1 pivot, 68-
Total 91 guns.' pounders 95 cwt., 10 feet.—
e b
Blenheimc
Messrs. Green at much less expense than the.
at Sheerness. The Hannibal will receive her armament

The jury said they thought he had done the act, but
was too young to know he was doing wrong. He was
then acquitted, and given up to his father.
MARCII 15.
Louisa Saunders was indicted for the wilful murder of
her illegitimate male born child, at Siberton, on the
24th of November last.
Mr. Cox prosecuted; Mr. Carter defended.
The facts of the case were very simple. The prisoner
a simple-looking young girl, lived as servant to Mrs.
Borrington, at Park Farm, Siberton. Mrs. Borrington - RIEE-MONEY I' s Omman-
had for some time suspected that the girl was in the ney, Son, and c OR THE ORESTES.—Messr
family way, and accused her of it, but she denied it. On crew of the oEolo, cap-
restes, entitled to share fort
cap-
the 24th of November, after breakfast, she complained tured on the distribution of
22d of March, 1851, that distribution
for the
of being unwell, and went upstairs to bed. Mrs. Bor- the net
rington asked her what was the matter with her, and said capture, will
proceeds and tonnage bounty4o granted
40, Charing-cross on
Ibehamavedgie vat en notice to the officers and
she stated that she had a bad headache. Some time the 28th of March, 1853, and that t the
place,shares not then
after she had gone upstairs, Mrs. Borrington went up toaccording to
same
336/ 4s. 4d. ; third
see the prisoner, when she saw such markspaid will be re-called, at the
about the act of Parliament :—Commander, I.s
room as led her to believe the girl had been confined. class, 951. 18s. 3d. ; fourth, 57/.
Seventh, 191. 3s. 7d. ;
She asked her if she had been confined o
of the bed
or was likely to 331. lie.
10d• • tenth,
be, but she said she was not in the family way. Not eighth, 91. lie. 9d. ; ninth,
Borrington made a search 3/. lie, lid.
11d. ; fifth,
and between the mattress and the sacking
she found a new-born infant. It was alive,
a little. Mrs. Borrington placed it and moaned
the room to fetch a neighbour, on the bed, and left .
;sixth, 281. 15s. sd. ;
A ur, and o
child had been removed. n her return the
child was round between the bseedarell svas made, and the
a spare room. It was still alive,and mattress f a bed in
and attended to, and a surgeon The child was washed
however, only lived a
few rfeon sent for ; the child,
examined, and found to haveours. The prisoner was
been just delivered. She
was asked what she had done to the child ; she said she
g t
had not done anything
in her hurry. 0 it, except put it under the bed_ .
She was very ill, and cried very much.
It was stated b
y Mrs. Barrington that she was a quiet
inoffensive • l gir .
The surgeon that when he saw
was called, and stated
the child •
it was alive, and that the umbilical cord had
the
sbeen tOTR. asunder. There was a small
ibrMsme aelde he
head, and on a post-mortem examination
te being
d blood between
discovered that there was extravT•sa was fractured in
the scalp and the skull, and the Skull
several places, the two side bones of the skull being
into seven pieces.
broken, ono into five, and the other

DISCOVERY OF A LEAD MINE IN DowN.—On Satur-
day last a discovery like to prove of great value to the
made at Tully-ratty, near Strang,ford, by
lcvouilnlitarm e
y
Is.aosates, gsq., of the Lagan Foundry, Felf:lst.
We allude to the exposure of a lead mine, rich in the
, abundance and purity of its ore, at only 33 fathoms be-
abundance
low the surface soil, and in circumstances otherwise re-
! markably favourable. It was at a late hour last night
awe
nh
ci which h ams at yo
that we received intelligence of the discovery, aecom-
panied by specimens of the minerals, so that we are not
at present able to enter into particulars. Of the accuracy
of the information, however, we (Belfast 73anner) have
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be
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seen
noant teourenetffiertaee,inwialidaffot, atyide.ttrheestom
erected at a
for the purpose of raising
its
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company,
character of the neighbourhood,
the baths, wash-houses, and lecture hall,
costthe
moof
moral
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intellectual
a
in consequence of the large
were sold by public auction,
debt which had been incurred in their erection. The
premises only realised the sum of 2,4651.

The back and front also fractured, and -the
brain much injured, it as his opinion that
these injuries could not have been produced by a fall in
the act ofparturition—a fall would not have produced so
many fractures. He stated, however, that women in
agony of labour often clutched violently at the child to
relieve tnemselves. At the same time, he did not think
the injuries to the child he examined could have bee;
produced in that manner.
Mr. Carter contended that the child bad met the in-
juries which were found on its head either by the pri-
soner's efforts to deliver herself unassisted, or the fall of
the child during parturition.
Mr. Justice Crompton having summed up, the jury
acquitted the prisoner.

LONDON, THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 1853.

We do not regret the Parliamentary time de-
voted to the Jews. Their numerical and political
insignificance constitute the glory of the debate.
There might be but little of high and pure prin-
ciple in demanding the political emancipation of
nearly one-third of the inhabitants of Great Bri-
tain and Ireland, but it can be nothing but the
Purest and most intelligent zeal for civil and re-
ligious liberty which can so pertinaciously insist
on bestowing the full rights of British citizens on
the politically unimportant denomination of the
Jews. In this point of view both the Liberal
majority of the city of London and that of the
House of Commons are entitled to the highest
credit. Sir FREDERICK THESIGER, it seems, is
the last leading counsel in the great cause of
bigotry and exclusiveness, ve;-sus religious liberty.
No doubt, he did his best ; and no doubt few, if
any, could have done better with such a case.
We think, however, he would himself agree that
the whole of his speech, but its close, was the
merest special pleading which in his extensive
practice he ever attempted. He was obliged to
concede to Baron ALDERSON and to history, that
the c:aase in the oath which keeps out the Jei.7
was made to keep out the Papist—that hence we
are in the curious position that we have ad-
mitted those whom it was meant to keep
out, but keep out those to whom it had no
reference at all. He pleaded that our admis-
sion of Jews to the elective franchise had too
small, " too infinitesimal" an influence on our
legislation to require us in consistency to admit
them to Parliament, if that franchise sent them
to its doors ; but he forgot that, as representa-
tives, their number would always be quite as
" infinitesimal." If their vote could ever, as
suggested, be a casting vote, it must be when 656
Christians, or thereabouts, were equally divided
on a question ; the question, besides, must always
be a political one, since it were morally impo:;-
sible that Jewish theology and circumcision could
ever come to actual conflict in the House of
Commons with Christian theology and baptism.
The Sabbath of the Jews was even brought in
against them. Possibly a Jewish Member might
be ballotted on an Election Committee. These
committees enjoy the enviable privilege of sitting
on the. seventh day of the week. Would the
House accept the excuse of the Jewish Member ?
We may reply, that the chance is indeed an "in-
finitesimal" one in favour of the Jewish Mem-
ber ; and Sir FREDERICK must allow the " infini-
tesimal" to be pleaded for Jews as well as against
them. If asked how likely he thought the event
to happen, or the House to make any difficulty
about it if it did, Sir FREDERICK would doubtless
have replied, with one of those inimitable looks which
troubled the opposing counsel so much in the AcHILII
case, " If the sky fall, we shall catch larks."
Sir FREDERICK even quoted some unknown pamph-
leteer to prove that if they could, 100,000
Jews w 01.114 take sail at once for Syria How
infinitesimal, in that•
case, their influence must be
he quite forgot
their
b i
; it would soon open up the ques-
tion, not
ofsr admission to Parliament here,
" Priest but of and High Priest Reserves" in the
Syrian colonies.
We leave, however, all Sir FREDERICK'S in-
genuities with as much
commendation
endation their
forensic skill as the Noble
• (Learned Member
can will'. The grave question, as he himself and
all the junior counsel in the ca„ O
Parlia-
ment, so strongly
asserted, is the religious question.
ho says, is now a
ohristian Legislature.
chrl
It takes an oath in which it professes
It observes Christmas-day, Good p
Sunday, and therefore consists of good Friday, and Christians.
Unfortunately, as to the oath, Mr. SIDNxy
ER-
BERT challenged any one to find a declaration, by
implication or otherwise, of being a Christian, in
the oath for Catholics. The Christianity of Pres-
byterians and Nonconformists must be at a very
low ebb if we estimate it by their respect for
Christmas-day and Good Friday ; indeed, we fear
that a very large proportion of the House adopt
as their creed respecting all Saints' Days, the sen-
timents of the witty minor of "The History and
Mystery of Good Friday." Our Sabbatarian friends
will doubtless thank him for making Sabbath
observance a test of Christianity. It was a little
more to the purpose when Sir FREDERICK observed
that our kw 3 were made with a reference to the
Christian standard (doubtless our Courts Christian
think so), and he was afraid to lower that stan-
dard. But it may
standard be justly asked, would the
be lowered ? It is not the morality but
the theologyor ofy Christianity that Jews impugn.
T 1 r m
the bud. Their Ten
Commandments ofte"nuerr4aidaorn. our altars than the

two great Commandments of CHRIST, and those
two Commands the DIVINE AUTHOR of our faith
himself declared were but the summary of the law
and the prophets. Indeed, he borrowed their
very words from the Pentateuch. There is, then,
no moral ground for excluding the Jew ; it must
run up to the ceremonial and theological ground
only—just the ground on which Sir FREDERICK
declared his reluctance to fight the battle ! He
felt strongly enough, that to enter upon that ground
would be to deliver the Jews much as they
were saved on one occasion in their history,
by all the contending sects rising up to destroy
one another. The apostolically baptised would
deny the Christianity of those who had been
merely sprinkled by " unauthorised teachers," the
evangelicals would' denounce the Puseyites as
" leading immortal souls to hell ;" the Spoonerites
would cast out the Catholics as "idolaters and oath-
breakers"—while all of them would, with the tone
of excommunication, affirm that " Socinians were
no better than Infidels," and that both must be
treated as " Heathen men and Publicans." Well
may theology be a tabooed theme in the House.
We want no more BAREBONES' Parliaments, nor
QUEEN MARY'S Parliaments either.
Our Legislature has long lost the distinc-
tion of an Episcopal Church, or even an Esta-
blished Church, Legislature. All sects, but
the one under discussion, find easy admis-
sion into it ; while the Atheist would certainly
not be deterred; by oaths which he regards as
mummery, and a WILKiu found them no bar to
his entrance. A man who seriously violates the,
moral precepts of Christianity, is surely, by mil-
versal consent, a greater foe to its interests, than
a Jew who keeps his own law. The advocates of
a Christian Legislature (in their technical sense)
ought, therefore, to have election committees to
try the question of the moral character of CI&
members, and to examine whether' it was consis-
tent with the oath in which they professed Chris-
tianity. Woe, then, to the frequenters of Epsom,
Ascot, and Newmarket, if the Evangelicals hap-
pened to be a majority on the tribunal ! Our
creed on the subject is very short. Let a man's
Christianity show itself in conduct which induces
his fellow-men to trust him as their representa-
tive ; nothing more is needed. Real Christianity
needs no oath to bind it, and false Christianity
will be bound by none. If the social and_radral
conduct of the Jew equals or surpasses that of the
Christian, ho is as worthy of confidence as the
Christian ; and it can be nothing but religious per-
secution to 'visit him_ with political .disqualifica-
tions, because he differs froth you in religion only.
We have again, with pleasure, to commend the
language, as well as the course of Government,
on this occasion. The speech of Mr. SIDNEY
HERRERT was masterly' and thoroughgoing, and
Lord JOHN was quite worthy of his life-long right-
mindedness on the question of religious liberty.
Should he, however, fail to carry his measure
through the Lords, we shall be obliged to censure
his want of generalship ; since we maintain that
the House of Commons is, quite competent to
settle the question by a simple resolution of its
own. It ought not to subinit to the dictation of
the Upper House, as to the indulgence needed' by
the consciences of its members.

Among the mnftliUde of books -Which 'conimu-
ally come imdii. p.' vr, potiOk iit ist; long .r.iiice ;we
have met Witk.oltelnorif iniefttiinic-tti iii" ' rk
bearing a perhapl not.':;t;:titt°444iiFsiti e,*
written bx: the. litke,...inspecloT,,of Prisons. - Ve '
earnestly Aotatoild•,it ta. the:careful tienual, 04 all
concerned—aia-. Avlia ,-is tiot:'-vOnCelited i.---in !the
well-being of the community of which they form
a part. Mr. HILL'S opinions are worthy of
attention, because they are not the wild
speculations of a theorist, but have been
subjected to the tests of actual experi-
ence. He prefaces his remarks with a prudent
caution to the eager philanthropist against undue
expectations formed with regard to any indvidual
reform. Each improvement, good in itself, is
chiefly valuable as part of a general system. This
fact cannot be too much impressed upon the atten-
tion of those rival benefactors of society who,
each believing that universal happiness must
be the result of some infalliable scheme of their
own, will suffer no co-operation with their endea-
vours, but wage war against all who would do
good by any other means. The field is wide
enough, Heaven knows, for us all. Every reli-
gious denomination, every political creed, may
here find enough occupation for all its members
apart from sectarian differences. When the enemy
knocks at the gates of the citadel, all good citi-
zens, no matter what their municipal misunder-
standings, form into rank and march together
against the foe. One common danger annihilates
immaterial differences, and the bond of brotherhood
is at once recognised. The force of that example
makes itself very palpable to us when contem-
plating this large volume by our side, containing
hundreds of pages, and all filled with the records
of Crime ! This enemy—this common enemy—is
within our gates, consuming the vitals of our pros-
perity, but before we can combine to repel his
advances, Politicians pause to decide about the
colours they must carry, and Christians wait to
arrange the order of their precedence !
Gloomy as the records of these pages are,
it is nevertheless satisfactory to find testimony
borne by one so well competent to give it as to
the diminution of crime of latter years, com-
paratively. How much yet exists to sadden the
hearts of the thoughtful, and to bewilder the
combinations of the statesman, may be seen from
a very cursory glance at the facts here collected.
The object of this work is threefold. It sets
forth the Amount, the Causes, and the Remedies
of Crime. Of Causes Mr. HILL enumerates
six :

1. Bad Training and Ignorance.
2. Drunkenness and other kinds of profligacy.
3. Poverty.
4. Habits of violating the laws engendered by
the creation of artificial offences.

5. Other measures of legislation, interfering
unnecessarily in private actions, or presenting
examples of injustice.
6. Temptations to crime, caused by the proba-
bility either of entire escape or of subjection to an
insufficient punishment.
The advocates of popular education will here
find abundant corroboration to their arguments.
In one account, among the prisoners of one year,
we find that less than one in three could read
well, not one in thirteen could write well, and
only one in fifty had learnt more than mere reading
and writing. We shall take another opportunity
of considering Mr. HILL'S suggestions on the
all-important matter of Education, in one very
significant portion of which he reminds us of
the efficacy of good parental training, by showing
that a large part of the inmates of prisons are
orphans, or have lost one parent. _ So widelyl'ex--
tended is the subject-matter of this work, that our
only intention in these remarks is to direct to it
the attention of our readers, reserving a further
consideration of its " Remedies" for another time.

* Crime : its Amount, Causes, and Aenwdies. :!)3y
Frederick Hill, barrister-at-law, late Inspector of 'Pri-
sons. John Murray.

FRENCH PLAYS. —Mlle. Luther took her benefit last
night at this theatre, on the last night but one of her
engagement....a, She appeared in four pieces, one of which,
`" ruzge au Miroir, was new to us. She played with
her usual spiritand vivacity, and was, loudly applauded
at the end of
eachusual fashionable piece. The house was filled with the
Albert also e audience and her Majesty and Prince
honoured the performance .witk their
presence.
HAYMARKET THEATRE.-3/Ir, B. Webster took; his
final leave of the Haymarketrre stage, in his managerial
capacity, last night.
and pieces in which he appeared
were The Roused Lion, The Pretty Girls of Stiberg, 1
in which latter he gavehiscNele rated and striking repre-
sentation
,aipnoleon I. After this he
of the Emperor
delivered a farewell address, he alluded with
pardonable pride and satisfactionwtophirechthe success of his
management, and to the great improvements
had effected in the " little theatre. 4ecents .which he
point of
that his success had placed him, in a pecuniary
announcement that he
yiew, independent of the world, was receivedrYw loud
cheering, as was also his further
should continue to eater for the public at,(theAciei ,
Theatre. The house was filled to the; mill* witalih;,
numerous and fashionable 'audience and ihe warrti and
even enthusiastic reception ,which-they gaueata Atd. L.
Webster must have been highly gratifying to his feelings.

MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.

CITY, TWO O'CLOCK.

The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were
estimated at 14,000 bales, of which 3,000 American
were taken, for export, and 2,000 on speculation.
The market was animated, and closed firmly with
prices nearly Bd. per lb. against the buyer. The
sales comprised 13,000 American, 300 Pernam and.
Maranham at Gid. to el., 120 Bahia, 300 Egyp-
tian at 6d. to Bd., and 400 Surat at 31-d. to 41d.
per lb. Railway Shares were _flat.
The six weeks' average price of wheat is 455. sd.
per quarter, and the last week's sales were 103,145
quarters.

- The Teviot steamer, with the Brazilian and
Buenos Ayres mails, brings accounts of rather a
startling character from the Argentine Republic.
It appears that the Provisional Government had
taken offence at the asserted interference of Mr.
Gore, the British Ambassador, with the local politi-
cians, and had in consequence handed him his pass-
ports. This is evidently a libel upon that gentle-
man, and in his announcement to the British mer-
chants of an intention to retire, he most energeti-
cally disclaim the charges brought against him.
It is probable, therefore, that the English fleet will
have to take very decisive measures to resent the
insult. Trade in Buenos Ayres was necessarily
much affected by the continued disturbances, and
there was an accumulation of produce as well as of
imports. The town is stated to be well defended,
but this does not afford the least security that
the insurgents will not attack it.
At Rio, on the 30th ult., the exchange on Lon-
don was 27i to 28*. At Pernambuco the export
trade was affected by the scarcity of vessels, but a
larger amount of tonnage was soon expected. Sugar
was coming down from the interior, and the stocks
were therefore accumulating. Exchange on ton-
don 28} to g.
The Falcon arrived at Liverpool, only brings
Sydney dates of November 17, but has 58,0001. in
specie on board.
The intermediate advices from Sydney allude in
most encouraging terms to the yield at the " dig-
gings." The Turon claim was particularly eulo-
gised. As some guide to parties connected with
companies formed in England, the following state-
ment of a local association may be usefully
given :

" Every week has added to the evidence they possessed
of the amazing richness of this mine. Portions of the
quartz, selected indiscriminately from the ridge, having
been forwarded to Sydney and tested by practical assay-
ers, have yielded gold to an extent which has not only
startled the directors, but which, if published, would
scarcely be credited.

" Independently of the facts brought under the direc-
tors' notice by their own experiments, disinterested par-
ties have spoken of this claim in the highest terms, and
the Assistant Gold Commissioner gives his opinion of its
value in the strongest language, in his original report on
the subject to the Chief Gold Commissioner.
" In the early part of last month, the directors were
fortunate enough to secure the services of a gentleman
lately arrived from Mexico, where he had been engaged
for many years in mining pursuits, with whom they en-
tered into an arrangement to proceed to the Turon, sur-
vey and report on the auriferous Quartz Vein on the
Company's Claim, and the best mode of working
the same. This gentleman has returned to town,
and his report fully confirms previous statements.
He excavated nine feet, and quarried out a block
of quartz so large that it cannot, in the present
state of the roads, be conveyed to Sydney, bearing indi-
cations of gold as rich as previous samples, which yielded
at the rate of 1,4001. sterling per ton. The character of
the quartz upon this claim is of the best description,
being thoroughly impregnated with gold, and so equally
distributed as to be perceptible to the naked eye on all
sides, but when brought under the influence of a powerful
lens, it is found to pervade the whole mass."

It is evident from these accounts that quartz
exists to an extent that will afford a profitable
opening for companies that have the requisite
capital and machinery.

The steamer Sydney has at length arrived, bring-
ing 800,0001. in specie ; but her letters will not be
delivered until to-morrow morning.
The report made by the Directors of the Crystal
Palace Company has afforded great satisfaction,
and there is an impression that the profits must
yield a very ample return upon the capital, seeing
the highly advantageous sales that have been made
of the surplus land.

The half-yearly meeting of the Bank of England
took place this day, Thomas Hankey, Esq., in the
chair, when the usual accounts were laid before the
Proprietors, showing that the net profits of the
half year, ending the 28th February last, were
563,0491., and the " Rest," from which the divi-
dend was to be made up, was 3,594,2331., which
would enable the Court to declare a dividend of 4
per cent. for the half-year, leaving the " Rest"
then at the sum of 3,012,1131. The announcement
of the dividend was received with applause.
The increased demand for money that has existed
within the last two days is said to be due to a re-
newed inquiry for the Continent ; but the large
Australian arrivals may impose some check. There
are, however, suspicions that the Bank of England
may now find it necessary, in order to check so
many foreign companies and loans, to raise the
minimum rate of discount. Certainly the number
of United States schemes and the Spanish loan are
calculated to excite vigilance. The bullion in the
Bank is expected to show an increase in the return
of Friday next. Consols have declined to 100 and
991 for Tranfer, and to 100 and 99i for Account.
Exchequer Bills of June are 135., and March lls.
East India Bonds are 40s. to 455. premium.
Foreign Stocks are more fluctuating, and rather.
drooping. The Turkish Loan is only og to 1k pre-
mium, and the Spanish Certificate is not higher
than Bi, owing to the statement in the Message
of the American President that he advocates the
acquisition of Cuba by purchase. Mexican Bonds
have been at 26k to Peruvian Scrip is at 4i.
Grenada Active Bonds are 23k. Brazalian New 412
per Cents. are 98/. Portuguese 4 per Cents, are
at 38;1. Dutch and Danish Bonds are quiet.
The last week's railway receipts ascertained up to
this day, are in round figures as under:—

Great Western.
North Western .
South Western .

1853. 1852.
16,667 14,404
45,011 40,745

Brighton
Midland 23,059 21,988
South Eastern
Caledonian
Great Northern
Lancashire and Yorkshire 17,759 16,747
York and North Midland
Newcastle and Berwick 13,657 12,388

These returns are very satisfactory, and it will be
observed that the Lancashire and Yorkshire, the
Newcastle and Berwick, the North-Western, and
the Great Western considerably increased their
receipts.

Railway shares have been flatter, but the sales
are very limited, and it is rather the absence of
business that causes the depression. Foreign shares
have been also in favour of buyers.
The gold mine companies are all lower, the more
extraordinary, considering the arrival of the steamer
Sydney with a large amount of bullion, and the
prospect of the Great Britain also coming in. Most
of the companies are affected, the chief business
being in Great Nuggett, Port Philip, and Colonial.
The land companies have all given way, but more
especially the South Australian Land. The Van
Dieman's Land have receded after the late rise,
and the Agricultural are drooping.
The Australian Bank shares have been in demand,
and there is a further rise in the Union. The Lon-
don Chartered and the Scottish are well maintained,
and the London Bank of Australia and India is up
to f, premium.

BRITISH FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK THIS DAY,
[(From the Official Litt.)
Business done.
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities
India Bore's, £lOOO 4O
Ditto, under £lOOO 45
Consols for Account 13th April
Exchequer Bills, 16d. June. March.
£l000
£5OO 8 11
Small 9 8 11

PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Ditto New, 1852, 43 per Cent 9Bk
Danish 3 per Cent.
Grenada Bonds, Deferred,
Dit'x Ex; Dec., 1849, Coupon..
Mexican 3 per Cent;
Peruvian Scrip
Peruvian Deferred 3 per Cent 64i
Portuguese 4 per Cent. —
Ditto for the Account 3Bg
Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cell:: 49g
Spanish New Deferred, 3 per Cent 2s*
Spanish Passive (Converted) 6
Spanish Committee Cert. of Coup. not run, 84 p e
Turkish Loan, 6 per Cent., 1852 1 03 14 p
Dutch Exchange 2,3 per Cent —
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates...
HALF-PAST TWO.

Consols
Ditto April Account

ALBERT DOCK.—STRIKE FOR WAGES.—We un
stand that a large body of the supernumerary labourers
at the Albert Dock warehouses have struck for higher
wages. In this case the regular men, as they are termed,
get 3s. 6d. a day, whilst the irregular, or those not in
constant employ, get only 35.., and that after waiting
days for a job. But another grievance is, that instead
of being paid for half a day, when they are called in for
a job, they are only paid 4d. the hour.

kder-

PLYMOUTH, MARCH •16.—The Lady Jocelyn, 1,800
tons, Captain N. Stewart, left last evening at five o'clock
with 73 passengers for Calcutta, via the Cape and the
Mauritius.

FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT ON THE BRIGHTON

RAILTVA Y.

THREE PERSONS KILLED.

This morning, shortly before 7 o'clock, an accident of
a frightful character took place at the Brighton Station
of the London and Brighton Railway, by which three
of the company's servants lost their lives.

It appears that the engine which was to bring up the
7 o'clock train to London, had just emerged from the
shed to be attached to the train, and on it were three
persons, the driver, stoker, and engine-fitter, when the
boiler blew up with a terrible report, filling the station
with a dense body of steam, which for several minutes
obscured the immediate scene of the catastrophe, and
rendered it impossible for those in the vicinity to form
anything like an idea of the extent of the injuries sus-
tained.

The screams of dozens of persons at the station added
to the general terror and confusion prevailing, and caused
it to be supposed that a great number had sustained in-
jury. Upon the clearing away of the steam and smoke
it was found that the three servants of the company had
been killed, and the bodies frightfully mangled. The
engine-driver had his head completely blown off from the
neck, and it was found some 60 yards from the engine;
while the body of the stoker was found dismembere of
both arms and the head smashed into a shapeless mass ;
the engine-fitter had both legs blown off and his body
dreadfully shattered. The remains of the unfortunate
men were gathered up, and the force of the explosion
may be imagined, from the fact of portions of the bodies
having been picked up at the corner of Surrey-street--
some 300 yards from the station. A piece of the engine,
a heavy iron mass was driven through the roof of the
station and fell 200 yards from it.
It was fortunate that the accident occurred prior to the
engine being attached, otherwise the loss of life among
the passengers might hare been awful indeed.

At the hour of going to press we received the follow-
ing communication upon the subject of the melancholy
catastrophy

TO THE EDITOR OP THE SUN.
SECRETARY'S OFFICE, LONDON, 17th March.
Sir,—l am instructed to inform you that a serious
accident took place this morning at this company's ter-
minus at Brighton.

At about ten minutes past seven, the engine of the
short train which leaves Brighton for Littlehampton
daily at 7.15 a.m. was standing attached to its train, and
ready for departure, when it suddenly exploded, and
the various parts of the machinery were driven through
the roof of the shed under which it was standing.
The driver, the fireman, and a fitter—who were upon
the engine at the time—were killed, and their bodies
were found at some distance from the engine.
Although some, of the passengers were seated in the
train, they all escaped without the slightest injury ; and,
with the exception of the three unfortunate men above
referred to, no personal injury whatever was sustained.
From evidence already obtained, the directors have
too much cause to believe that the accident arose from
the driver having screwed down the safety ♦alves shortly
before the explosion took place. The directors will cause
the matter to be strictly investigated without delay.—
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
FRED. SLIGHT, Secretary.

ELECTION COMMITTEES-( THIS DAY).

MALDON.

This committee resumed this morning at 11 o'clock.
Mr. Du Cane, the sitting member, was examined by
Mr. Merewether, and disclaimed all knowledge, direct
or indirect, of any bribery or treating at the late election.
He had given most positive orders to his agents that
nothing of the sort should take place.
Mr. James cross-examined this witness with the view
of proving that Mr. Onley Parker and Dr. Tomlinson
were his legal agents ; and Mr. Du Cane admitted that
he had attended committee meetings in