The Sun.
London, England, 1838-06-25 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HO USE OF COMMONS, JUNE 23.
(Continued from cur First Edition of Saturday.)
PRISONS BILL.
Mr. DARBY understood that the reason why the separate system had
failed in Glasgow was, that the terms of imprisonment w. re too short ;
whereas it worked well in Philadelphia, because in that city no person could
be imprisoned for a shorter term than one year. The Bill, therefore, seem ed
to him to introduce into this country a system which, with the present
state of the law, could not be successful. When the 43th clause came
under discussion he would inquire of the Noble Lord whether it VP SW
intended to form one uniform set anti. for the whole country ?
Lord J. RUSSELL considered it desirable to promote equality In
prison discipline. Ile had• no objection to the striking out the words
" any person shall be separately confined, &c.," and the insertion of these
words " with due regard to the prop:r supervision of the prisoner, &c."
The clause was then agreed to.
On clause 14 being proposed, which empowers the Secretary of State
to make rule.• and regulations,
Mr. GO LrLBUIt'S objected to the clause, as it went to overthrow the
power of the magistrates in making rules and regulations.
Mr. HA WES thought it desirable than a uniform punishment for
the same offences should exist throughout the country, hut how could
they get magic rates to agree on one set of rules ? He did not
see how the same punishment could be uniformly administered,
unless there was a power to enforce uniformity of regulation.
fie trusted the House would retain the clause. Even if the Secretary
of State had ten times the power he possessed under the clause, he
cou'd never hope to carry his regulations into effect against the wishes
of the magistracy of the English counties, unless he was able to con.
♦ince them and the public generally of their efficacy and expediency.
After a few observations from Mr. E,tcourt, Mr. Goulburn, Mr.
Hodgi3f., and Mr. Darby, the clause was struck out.
On clause 15 being proposed,
Mr. GIBSON advocated the system of prisoners being rewstrded by
giving them some little place of trust in the prison—it would be a means
of distinguishing those who were well conducted
After a short conversation between Mr. Hl•wes, Mr. Esvcouur, and
Mr. Dauai•,
Lord J. RUSSELL said that it might accidentally occur that a pri.
saner could be employed as a wardsmati or monitor; but generally that
it coald not be done without placing one prisoner in a better situation
than others wh r were under the same sentence and for the same crime.
Mr. SLA NEY hoped that those gentlemen who were not opposed to
expending large sums of money to increase the prospect of reformation
in prisons would not in future be opposed to the grant of public money,
for giving the poor such an education as would prevent them from com-
mitting crime.
Alter a few words from Mr. D•fBY and Mr. ESTCOURT, the elaus
was then agreed to.
Clauses up to 9.2 were, after a few verbal amendments, agreed to.
On clause 23 being read
Mr. ESTCOUItT objected to the clanse. He wished an alterat'on
to be male, which would empower one Justice of the Peace insteld 01
two to eaininit with hard labour.
The clause as amend,l was agreed to.
The remaining clauses and preamble were then agreed to without

Vati n.
The Howse then resumed, and Mr. BRUNAL brought up the Report.
The Kingstown and Dublin Harbour Bill was read a third time and
passed on theinotion of Lord MORPETIL
Lord MORPET El moved the bringing up of the Report of the Party
Proce stone (Ireland) Bill.
Colonel pERCEV AL did not intend to oppose tie bringing up of the
Report, but he trusted that the Government would carry the provisions
of the Act into fair and impartial execution. He had witnessed proces-
,ions coming fully within the meaning of the words of the Act, where
110 notice had been taken of them.
Lord MORPEIII thanked the Hon. and Gallant Member for the
spirit in which he had spoken of this Bill, and assured him that it was
fuliy intended to meet the processions of both parties.
Mr. Serjeant JACKSON hop.sil the present law would be put in
forc_ impartially—lie had no hesitation in saying that the old law
had not, though lie did not charge the Noble Lord with it. He called
upon the Government to introduce a law to prevent meetings in Ireland,
at:ended by 40,000 or 50,000 persons which must strike dread and terror
into the minds of p aceable persons.
The Report was then brought up and ordered to be engrossed.
ARMS (IRELAND) BILL.
The Order of the Day for going into committee on the Arms (Ireland)
Bill was discharged, Lord MORPETH stating that he intended to
bring in a new Bill on this subject.
VAGRANT ACT.
On the mor ion of Mr. ESTCOURT the Vagrant Act Amendment
Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed on Saturday
next,

The Church Buildings Act Amendment Bill (second reading) was
p.stponed to Monday.
The House then adjourned at Haltpast Four o'Clook.

JOHN WA L TER CA VEN IHS H.—A person de-
cently dress d, about 9.5 years of age, and who said to a fellow passenger
with whom he came outside the coach from Bridgewater to this town,
that his name was John Walter Cavendish, and that he was an engraver
from London, arrived in this town from London by the Bristol Defiance
coach on Friday evening. During his progress from Bridgewater he
evinced extraordinary excitement, and more that once cried out " Mur.
der I" On alighting at the Crown Inn he requested to be shown to a
bed room, and such was his extreme nervousness, that he objected going
into it unless accompanied by Mr. Dyer the landlord. When he got
into the rosin be looked under the bed and searched every part of it. On
Saturday, soon after the arrival of the post, he requ .-sted the perusal of a
London newspaper, in wisieh were some particulars of the letter sent to
the magistrates at the police offica, under the name of John Walter Cs.
yeudish; immediately on the perusal of which, although he had previ.
ously intimated his intention of spending a few days in Taunton, under
the name of" John Walters," he abruptly left the inn by the Bath coach
inside, for Exeter.— Taunto,t artrier.

Dejeuners a la fourchette on the day of the Coro-
nation will bfi given by the United Service and all tha ether Clubs to the
ladies invited. This ezatnple will be followed by all the leading flini:les
occupying the line of the pri,ec4ipti. Sir Edward and Lady Antrobus,
and the Baron Rothschild, intend to eaec; in the courtyard in front of
their respeitiye res!dences, and the calculation is the 500 persons may
bc accommodated «•it,h seats.

•
EXPLOSION OF G4...%-On Wednesday morning
week, as* female in the employ of Messrs. Wilson, Hawksworth and
Co , merehiint?, 4t ShefEeld, was proceeding to open the warehouse, she
perceived a strong smell of gas, when she opened two of the windßws
and door ; but thinking that tt,e ;melt was very unpleasant, she pre..
cured a lighted candle to discover from wog the gas escaped, and she
no sooner got to the middle of the room than a tertibig ezpl4sion took
place. The roof and sides of the building appeared to move from Opir
rklsitioe,anAl*e window blinds were all burnt. The servant was tl rower
down by the toneusai%;. i.nl . her hair singed, but fortunately #1 e et.
. taped without any further lievorter,
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