The Sun.
London, England, 1853-07-13 00:00:00

MALT DUTIES.

Motion made and question put, " That this house will
resolve itself into a committee, for the purpose of consider-
ing the duties on malt, with a view of making such altera-
tion in those duties that the farmer may be exempt from
the malt duty on such quantity of malt as he may require
for his own use, made from barley of his own growth."
The house divided—Ayes, 69 ; Noes, 73.

MINORITY—AYES 69.
Adderley, C. Gladstone, Captain Napier, J.
A 'cock, Thomas Granby, Marquis of Neeld, Joseph
Anson, Gen. Greaves, E. Newport, Lord
Arbuthnot General Halsey, Thomas P. North, Colonel
Baldcock, E. 11. Hamilton, Geo. A. Oakes, J. H.
Barrow, William H. Herbert, Sir Thomas Packe, C. William
Bentin, G. P. Jolliffe, Sir W. G.H. Packington, Sir J.
Beresford, William Jones, Capt. Palmer, R.
Berkeley, Sir G. Kendall, Nicholas Prime, R.
Biggs, William King, J. K. Pugh, D.y
Blair, Colonel Knightley, R. Robertson, P. F.
Booker, T. W. Knox, Col. Shelley, Sir J. V.
Brady, J. Langton, W. G. Sibthorp, Colonel
Buck, Lewis W. Mathis, Richard Stafford, A.
Burroughes, IL N. Mandeville, Viscount Stanley, Lord
Cayley, E. S. Manners, Lord G. Tollemache, J.
Child, Smith Massey, W. Trollope, Sir John
Christopher, R. Adam Matheson, Sir J. Tyler, Sir George
Cobbett, J. Morgan Mena, Sir Henry Yorke, Eliot T.
Crook, J. Miles, W.
Disraeli, Benjamin Michell, William
Duecombe, W. E. Morris, D. TELLEIL
Evelyn, W. J. Mundy, W,
Frewen, C. H. Hunts, George F. Ball, Edward
Fuller, Augustus E. Naas, Lord Spooner, R.
MAJORITY—NOES, 73.
A'Court, C. Goodman, Sir G. Patten, J.
Aglionby, H. A. Graham, Sir J. Peebell, Sir CI, B.
Anderson, Sir James Greene, T. Peel, F.
Barnes, T. Grey, Sir G. Phtilimore, J. G.
Bass, Michael Thos. Hadfield, G. Price, Sir R.
Bell, James Hanmer, Sir J. Robartes, T. J. A.
Brand, H.' Herbert, Sidney Smith, John Benj.
Bright, John Hervey, Lord A. Strickland, Sir G.
Byng, Hn. G. Charles Heyworth, Lawrence Strutt, Rt. lion. E.
Cavendish, C. C. HinCley, Charles Stuart, Lord Dudley
Cheetham, John Horsfall, Thomas B. Thompson, George
Coffin, W. Howard, Lord E. Train, G•
Craufurd, E. H. J Ingham, Robert Vernon.G. E. H.
Crossley, Frank Jernayn, Earl Villiers, Hon. C.
Crowder, Richard. B. Langton, H. G. Warner, Edward
Dunern, G. Lawley, F. C. Whalley, G.
Dundas, F. Layard, A. H.: Whitbread, S.
Dunlop, A. Legh, G. C. Wilkinson, W. A.
Ell.ot, John Lowe, R. Wilson, James
E wart, William Mangles, R. D. Wood, Sir C.
Ferguson, Col. Martin, John Young, Sir J.
Ferguson, Joseph
Mauls,fog n, on
H 01.
Fox, R. M ty TELLERS.
Gzach, Charles Mowbray, John R.
3Civid.
Gladstone, William Norreys, Lord Ilayter, W. G.
Gooderich, Vis. Palmerston, Viscount Dfu't,:ave, Earl

l\R We understand that a public meeting
oftlliAeinYrabßi°tNanE.—ts of the Borough of Marylebone is about
to be held with a view to test the state of public opinion
upon the aggressive course Russia is now pursuing to-
wards Turkey. Looking at the composition of the
English Cabinet, and the manner iu which Parliament
has been silenced upon this subject, some movement on
the part of the public seems doubly necessary ; as the
absence of a resolute determination on the part of our
Ministers to repel the first invasion of the territory of
our Ally, has no doubt aided the Northern Autocrat in
deciding his course, and has consequently materially in-
creased the danger of our being plunged into a war,
which we can avoid neither with safety nor with honour,
and the end of which no one can foresee. It is expected
that other constituencies will also meet for a similar
purpose, should Ministers suffer any longer a doubt to
exist with regard to their intentions.
THE NEW SOAP ACT.—Dn Monday the new act to
repeal the soap duties was printed. From the sth inst.
the :soap duties are repealed on soap made in Great
Britain and on soap brought from Ireland into Great
Britain.

HOME CIRCUIT.—CHELMSFORD, JULY 12.
The business of the assizes for the county of Essex
commenced this morning at ten o'clock, the Lord Chief
Baron presiding on the Crown Side, and Mr. Justice
Cresswell at Nisi Prius. On the Civil Side twelve causes
are entered, four of which are special jury cases. The
criminal business is also heavy.
Thomas Cornell, 27, was indicted for horse-stealing.
Mr. M'Kenzie prosecuted.
This case was rather a singular one. The prisoner was
tried last week at the Central Criminal Court for stealing
a pony and chaise, and it appeared that, seeing the mm-
=l tied up to a gate, while the owner was engaged in
the house upon some business, he had driven the animal
away, and had galloped about Epping Forest until he
was taken into custody. The evidence of Mr. M`Murdo,
the surgeon of Newgate, upon this occasion was, that
the prisoner appeared to be of a weak and flighty mind,
and his impression was that he did not think he was
doing any wrong by taking away the horse and chaise,
and his own story was, that he merely wished to have
a ride. Upon these facts he was acquitted, and it ap-
peared that immediately upon his discharge from cus-
tody he went to a place called Little Canfield, near Dun-
mow, and seeing a pony grazing in a field, and having
mare a sort of bridle with his braces, &c., in that
state galloped off with the animal a distance of seven
miles. A hue-and-cry was soon raised, and one of the
Essex constabulary set off in pursuit, and came up with
the prisoner with the animal in his possession. Upon
his attempting to take him into custody the prisoner re-
sisted, and it was with a good deal of difficulty that he
was secured. _

The jury after a short deliberation, returned a verdict
of Guilty, but
His Lordship deterred passing sentence until some
further inquiry was made respecting the prisoner.

NORFOLK CIRCUIT.—AYLESBURY, JULY 12.
The commencement of business at the assizes for the
county of Bucks had been announced for two o'clock
yesterday, and the grand jury had been summoned to
attend at that hour. The one o'clock train, however,
brought neither of the judges, the Lord Chief Justice
of the Common Pleas being detained in town, and Baron
Parke prevented by indisposition from leaving home.
The commission, however, was opened by Mr. O'Malley,
Q.C., who afterwards attended at the usual service in
church.

The business was then postponed till this morning.
In the evening an entertainment on a scale of great mag-
nificence was given to the magistracy and the bar by
Abraham Darby, Esq., of Stoke Court, the high sheriff
of the county.
The calendar contains a list of 13 prisoners ; but with
the exception of a charge of robbery and another of a
felonious assault on a female child, the offences are not
of a serious description.
Henry Adams, aged 23, was indicted for having vio-
lently assaulted and cut, with intent to murder, Ann
Simmons, and stolen from her person six half-crowns
and other money.
The prisoner pleaded guilty.
The learned Judge told him that he had no discretion,
but was bound to order sentence of death to be re-
corded. If any reason existed why a punishment short
of transportation for life should be inflicted, applica-
tion must be made to the Crown.

Ellen Martin, a girl 16 years of age, and of great per-
sonal attractions, was indicted for uttering a forged
order for 10 yards of blue barege, 10 yards of white
book muslin, 20 yards of white muslin, and a pair of
stays 20 in. to the waist.

Mr. Latham Browne prosecuted ; Mr. David Power
defended.

On the 23d of May Mr. Quelch, a draper in Ayles-
bury, received by post a letter purporting to come from
a Mrs. Carter, of Merisch, directing that the property
named in the indictment should be made into a parcel
and left for her at the White Hart at nine o'clock the
next morning, to be called for. Mr. Quelch made up a
parcel containing all the goods so ordered, except the
stays, which he had not by him, and sent it according
to the directions of the letter. It did not appear how
the parcel had been taken away from the White Hart,
but on the forenoon of the 24th the prisoner, who was
an apprentice to a milliner in this town, of the name of
Webb, took to another milliner, who was a stranger to
her, the barege to be made up into a dress for
her. In the evening of the same day she took the white
muslin to a third milliner, with like directions. These
circumstances having transpired an application was
made to the mistress of the prisoner for leave to examine
the prisoner's box. That was done, and the book mus-
lin was found therein.

The Jury returned a verdict of Guilty, and recom-
mended the prisoner to mercy.
The learned Judge then passed on her a sentence of
12 months' imprisonment with hard labour.

oxroni) Ulltdtfru-k-r' 12.

The assizes were brought to a close at twelve o'clock
to-day, though the judges did not sit till half-past nine.
There were only five cases remaining for trial this
morning, of which three were for larceny, one for felo-
niously wounding, and the fifth for murder.