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London, England, 1862-05-27 00:00:00

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POLEE---THIS DAY.

MARLBORIUGH-STREET, THIS DAY,
ATTEMPTED III(11WSY ROBBERY WITH VIOLENCE,.--
FORTUNATE CAPTRE,—John Williams and John Carter
(the latter of who= was only discharged yesterday owing
to the absence of th prosecutor, a foreigner, who had been
robbed of a watch,tnd who was then told by the magis-
trate that he had hd a lucky escape) were charged with
attempting to rob Ir. Henry William Hayes, auctioneer
and house agent, c No. 4, Great Marlborough-street.
The prisoners ar a couple of determined fellows, and it
is a most fortunatething they have been captured.
Mr. Hayes was valking allng Long-acre, at two this
morning, when th4prisoners, accompanied by two females,
walked up to him,and Williams put his hand on his (Mr.
Hayes') waistcoat pocket twice. He pushed Williams
away twice, and Tas walking away, when he received a
blow on the neck fnm Carter, and at the same time felt his
hand in his coat pocket. Believing that the prisoners
from the first mant to rob him, he turned round and
knocked Carter dovn. lie (Mr. Hayes) then walked on
into St. Martin's-I,n°, all of them surrounding him. The
prisoners attacked him, and he defended himself till the
police came up, wlen he gave them into custody.
Mr. Wm. Tijo; mechanical engineer, Bridge-street,
Westminster, coiroborated a portion of Mr. Hayes's
evidence.

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Sergeant Joy, 9C, said both prisoners had repeatedly
been convicted.

The prisoners were fully commit ted for trial,
DRENCHING A STIOEMATE.—OUTRAGEOUS PROCEED-
ING.—WiIIiam Glendon, a workman in the employ of
Messrs. Edwards, tailors, Hanover-street, Bond-street,
attended before Mr. Tyrwhitt to answer the complaint of
Osmond Locke, a young man, living at 25, Wilton-terrace,
Pimlico, also a workman in the same employ.
Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, ap-
peared for the complainant, and in opening the case said
his client had to complain of an assault of the most outra-
geous description. The defendant and his companions had
thought proper to make a law of their own in ordor to
coerce their fellow-workmen. The complainant had been
in the employ of Messrs. Edwards, respectable tailors, in
tx v er-stretoL, iw. tsuuiu yealaa, o • t
the day of the assault as usual, and continued to work for
some hours, when he was requested by the defendant to
send for a gallon of ale, and on the complainant's refusal
the defendant raid that, if he did not, he should put him
under the water butt. The complainant refusing to
comply with the extortionate demand, the defendant and
four or five others dragged the complainant down-
stairs, and placed him under the water tap, and
there held him till he was thoroughly drenched,
and in consequence the complainant had been under medical
care. In addition to this the complainant had to leave his
situation owing to the threats of the defendant. He (Mr.
Lewis) felt it a case in which he must ask for a severe
punishment.
The complainant corroborated his advocate's statement,
and said that being in a state of perspiration at the time he
had been very unwell, and obliged to seek medical assis-
tance.
In answer to Mr. Tyrwhitt, the complainant said he was
kept under the tap three minutes.
A witness corroborated a portion of complainant's evi-
dence_
The defendant said that only a small quantity of water
was thrown on the complainant. The object they had in
view was to enforce more cleanliness in the workshop than
hitherto, the complaisant not having put on a clean
shirt.
The defendant's statement was denied, and Mr. Tyrwhitt
fined the defendant 40s. and costs, remarking that it was an
outrageous affair.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS—YESTERDAY.
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack
at five o'clock.

PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The Metropolitan Railway, Bala and Dolgelly Railway,
London Railway (depot and storehouses), Cromford and
High Peak Railway (lease), and the Denbigh, Ruthin, and
Corwen Railway Bills were read a second time.
The Dovey Reclamation and Frosterley and Stanhope
Railway bills were read a third time and passed.
THE TREATY WITH AMERICA.
Lord BROUGHAM drew the attention of the noble earl
the Secretary:of State for Foreign Affairs, to the provisions
of the treaty lately entered into between this country ani
the United States for the suppression of the slave trade.
As the matter at present stood Porto Rico, a place that
afforded great facilities for the landing of slaves
was exempted from the operations of the treaty. He be-
lieved the American Government were perfectly sincere in
wishing to put down the detestable trade; and if proper re-
presentations were made, he believed it would be possible
to obtain such a modification as would bring that place
within the operations of the treaty.
Earl RUSSELL said he was confident the American
Government were thoroughly in earnest in their wish to put
a stop to the slave trade. With respect to the position of
Porto Rico he could not, as the noble and learned lord well
knew, give an offhand answer, but he was certain the Ame-
rican Government were quite ready to listen to any sugges-
tions that were calculated to make the treaty most effective.
He would see that the point to which the noble and learned
lord had referred was not overlooked.
MUMBEE'S DIVORCE BILL.
This bill was read a third time and passed.
IRISH NATIONAL SCHOOLS.
Viscount CLANCARTY roved for a copy of the
memorial addressed in the month of March last to the
Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland by the Bishop of Down rela-
tive to the use of the Holy Scriptures in the Irish national
schools, and his lordship's reply thereto.
After a few words from the Bishop of KILLALOR and the
Earl of BANDON, the motion was agreed to.
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time, and at the suggestion of Eail GREY it was arranged
that the discussion should be taken on the order for going
into committee on Friday next.
The Peace Preservation (Ireland) Bill was passed through
committee.
The Chancery Regulation (Ireland) Bill was read a third
time and passed.
Their lordships then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS—YESTERDAY.
The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The following bills were considered with amendments :
Carlisle and Silloth Bay Railway and Dock—Edgware,
Highgate, and London Railway—North British Railway
and Carlisle and Silloth Bay Railway and Dock Companies
—North British Railway and Port Carlisle Dock and
Railway Companies—North British Railway (Monkton-
ball and Ormiston and Dalkeith Branches).
The following bills were read a third time and passed :
Caledonian Railway (Leith Branches)—Deaf and Dumb
Poor Asylum—Eastern Counties Railway and other Com-
panies Amalgamation—London and North Western Rail-
way (Additional Powers)—Mid Kent and Addiscombe
Railway—West Midland Railway (Additional Works).
The following bills were considered and ordered to be
read a third time :—Burton-upon-Trent Railways—Great
Westein, Hereford, and Gloucester, and Ely Valley Rail-
ways—Hereford, Hay, and Brecon Railway (Deviations)
—Leeds and Birstal Road—Leeds Water—Llanidloes and
Newtown, Mid Wales, and Manchester and Milford Rail-
ways—Metropolitan Meat and Poultry Market (Western
Approach)—North British Railway, Edinburgh, Perth,
and Dundee Railway, and West of Fife Railway and Har-
bour Companies—North Eastern and Newcastle-upon-
Tyne and Carlisle Railway Companies Amalgamation--
West Midland and Severn Valley Railways.

NEW WRIT.
On the motion of Mr. BRAND, a new writ was ordered to
be issued for the election of a burgess to serve in Parlia-
ment for the borough of Shrewsbury, in room of Robert
Aglionby Slaney, Esq., deceased.
CUPOLA STEAMSHIPS.
Mr. WILLIAMS asked the Secretary to the Admiralty
if any money bad been paid to Captain Coles for his claim
for the invention of the cupola iron tower for ships?
Lord C. PAGET replied that no sum of money had as
yet been paid to Captain Coles for his invention, but it was
intended to grant to him, in consideration of his giving up
the right of his patent to the Admiralty and the War-
office, a sum of £5,000, and, further, to allow him during
the continuance of the patent a sum of £lOO for every
shield that was manufactured under it, either for the use of
the Admiralty or the War-office.
EDUCATION (SCOTLAND) BILL.
On the order of the day being read for the second reading
of this bill,
Thu Low:, ADYOGAII stated tnat it was not ins In-
tention to proceed with the measure this session, and he
had therefore to move that the order for the second reading
be discharged. B e did not do so from any opposition which
the measure had encountered or was likely to encounter, but
fr9m the course which had been adopted respecting it by
those who were opposed to it, he considered that it would
be but a waste of time to proceed with it this session,
while he should, on a future day, move for leave to intro-
duce another bill on the subject, simply for the purpose
that it might be printed and circulated during the vacation
of Parliament, and receive the consideration of the country.
After a few words from Lord H. SCOTT, who had an
amendment on the paper, in opposition to the measuro; and
Mr. BLACK, who considered that the announcement of the
withdrawal of the bill would be received in Scotland with
much disappointment, the motion that the order for the
second reading of the bill be discharged was agreed to.
The bill was accordingly withdrawn.
HIGHWAYS BILL.
On the order of the day being read for the house going
into committee on this bill,
Lord HENLEY objected to the measure, as it would en-
tail an immense additional expense upon counties, without
any counteracting advantage. He had made a calculation
of the additional expenses which the passing of the mea-
sure would entail upon the county of Northampton, which
was a very small county, and he found that it would
not be less than £3,000, or 10 per cent. ad-
ditional to what it was at present. The
manner in which this expense was to be provided for was
also objectionable. It was to be voted by the Court of
Quarter Sessions, so that the ratepayers could have no
voice in the matter whatever. (Hear, hear.) That he
considered most objectionable, as it would be the means of
creating a bone of contentio+ between the ratepayers and
the magistrates. He would, therefore, suggest that before
the magistrates divided counties into districts in terms of
the clauses of this measure, they should first have
the consent of a majority of the boards of guardians in the
county.
Mr. BENTINCK said ho had two principal objections
to the measure, which were that it was too much of a cen-
tralising character and that it touched too much on the
control which the ratepayers at present exercised over the
management of the roads. If amendments were introduced
obviating these he had no objection to the measure.
Mr. NEWDEGATE said the feeling in the county of
Warwick, which he represented, was as much against the
measure as was that of the people of Northamptonshire,
which had been referred to by the noble lord opposite.
All that was wanted was to place the roads
under a proper system of surveyorship, so
that when the roads were not kept in a
proper state of repair, the parties neglecting so to do
might be liable to an indictment at the instance of such
surveyor. With that alteration, the law, as it at present
stood, would be quite sufficient. Ire must say that he was
himself somewhat alarmed at the centralising character of
this measure, as he saw no use whatever for the interfer-
ence of the Secretary of State in the matter.
Mr. DODSON contended that so far from the measure
inducing centralisation, it was a measure which gave addi-
tional power to the local district boards, so far as manage-
ment of the roads were concerned. The great defect of the
present system was that the law could not be properly put
in force, for what was everybody's business was nobody's
business, and therefore the object was that each parish
should have a board elected by the ratepayers for the pur-
pose of seeing that the law was carried out, and that the
roads were kept in proper repair,
Mr. ALCOCK said he was much indebted to the Go-
vernment for introducing this measure, as he considered
the
it
would, if passed into law, be of great advantage to

country.
Mr. A. SMITH objected to the creation of additional
districts as proposed by the measure, as they would bmeans of causing an increase in the expense of manage-
ment. He had such objections to the measure, that if an
amendment was moved for going into committee that day
six months he should support it.
Sir G. GREY said the bill was exactly the same as intro-
duced last year, and as he had fully explained its
provi-
sions in moving the second reading of it, the could
nothing now in explanation of it. There was no intention
of anything like centralisation aimed at by the
measure,
but fact, gave the ratepayers powers whichmtheeaydied
but it,
not at present possess for the purpose of enabling them to
have the roads placed under a proper system of supervision.
Besides the measure was a permissive and not Et compulsory
one, so that those counties who refused its operation could
not have it forced upon them ; and as to the question of
expense, he had no doubt that ultimately the measure would
have the effect of reducing rather than
increasing the
expenses of the management of roads.
Sir 111. RIDLEY considered that,while the measure had
had a
several recommendations, it great many defects ; but
at the same time many of the latter could be amended in
committe. He hoped, therefore, the house would at once
go into committee on the
measure.
The house then wentinto committee, and agreed to the
several clauses. Some new clauses were also added to the
bill, which was then reported, with amendments, to the
house.
The Merchant Shipping Acts Amendment:Bill was again
committed, and the r ' • emauung clauses were considered and