The Sun.
London, England, 1854-06-01 00:00:00

COMMON LAW PROCEDURE BILL.

The following Peers voted in the minority upon Lord
St. Leonard's amendment on the third reading of the
Common Law Procedure Bill :
PRESENT.
EARLS.
Donoughmore
Harrowby
Haddington
Hardwicke
Lonsdale
Mornington
Pomfret
Romney
Stradbroka
Wicklow
Vane

DUKE.
Buccieuch.
MARQUISES.
Bath
Drogheda,
Exeter
Salisbury

VISCOUNTS.
Canterbury
Ha,warden
Strangford

BARONS.
Cloncurry.
Colville of Culross
Colchester
Redesdale

EARLS.
Beauchamp
Clancarty
Cawdor
Derby
Desart

Southampton
St. Leonar4

PAIRS.
EARLS.
Limerick

DUKES.
Beaufort
Hamilton
Cleveland

BARONS.
Bayning
Castlemaine
Crofton

Lanesborough
Mayo.
...
..

EARLS.
Dela warr
Eglinton
Enniskillen
Erne
Hare wood
Jersey

Macclesfield
Po wis
Roden
Wilton
VISCOUNT.
Combermere

Douglas
Delamere
Forester
Lyndhurst
Polwarth
Sondes

Wynford

The Archbishop of Canterbury was honoured by the
company of His Royal Highness Prince Albert at Lam-
beth-palace on Tuesday evening at an entertainment
given by his grace to the prince and the other
stewards of the Bicentenary Festival of the Sons of the
Clergy. The company present comprised the Lord
Chancellor, the Marquis of Westminster, the Marquis of
Abercorn, K.G., Earl Spencer, K.G., Earl Howe, Earl
of Auckland, Lord Palmerston, Viscount Torrington,
Lord Saye and Sele the Lord Bishops of London, Win-
chester, Bangor, Ripon, St. Asaph. Chichester, Here-
ford, Manchester, Peterborough, Worcester, Oxford,
Lichfield. Lincoln, New Zealand, and Adelaide, the Dean
of Winchester, Archdeacons Bentinck Lane, Freer, Har-
rison, and Sinclair, the Lord Mayor, Aldermen Copeland,
Moon, and Wire, Sir Percyvall Dyke, Bart., Sir R. H. In-
glis, Bart., Sir J. P. Boilleau, Bart., Sir Thomas Phil-
lips, Loftus Wigram, Esq., M.P., T. W. Horsfall, Esq.,
M. P., J. Pritchard, Esq., M.P., B. T. Woodd, Esq.,
M.P., the Principal of Magdalon-hall„ Oxford, the Mas-
ter of Downing College, Cambridge, the Regius Profes-
sor of Divinity, Cambridge, Canons Jell, Russell, and
Jennings, the Rev. H. Howarth, J. E. Kempe, J.
Molesworth, D.D., J. V. Povah and G. C. Rowden,
D.C.L., the Mayor of Oxford, Major Moore, W. H.
Tinney, Esq., Master in Chancery, W. Cotton, Esq.,
W. Gladstone, Esq., J. H. Gurney, Esq., D. Har-
greave, Esq., Hy. Hoare, Esq., J. D. Powles, Esq.,
Travers Twiss, Esq., D.C.L., Charles Heberden, Esq.,
F. Salmon, Esq., T. H. Poynder. Esq., C. J. Baker,
Esq., Charles Few, Esq., jun., and many others of the
clergy and laity.
CITY COMMISSIONERS OF SEWERS.—At this Court
the deeds of conveyance of ground for the cemetery
were executed, and thus final possession of the land
was completed. It is understood that the expenditure
has been already 30,0001. to the citizens, and it is
supposed that nearly as much more will be expended
in the necessary works of chapel walls, catacombs,
and plantations. Deputy Corney brought on a motion
to have the assessments of the wards of Billingsgate
and Tower revised. The Court, however, seemed to
consider the proposition to be an invidious selection of
a portion of the City, and an amendment was carried
by a large majority to the effect of a revaluation of the
whole of the City by surveyors—thus reverting to the
original order passed a short time since, but subsequently
rescinded. The commissioners were occupied up to a
late hour in receiving tenders for paving with wood per-
tain streets, and also for repairs to sewers, and keeping
the sewers clear for a term of years, and doing the sca-
venger work in certain parts of the City. A large num-
ber of persons were summoned for not doing works of a
sanitary nature, as required, and, in many cases, orders
were issued to have the works executed within 7 days.
SERIOUS FIRE.—On Sunday morning at an early hour
a fire, attended with a considerable destruction of pro-
perty and almost fatal consequences to a great number
of persons, broke out in the premises belonging to Mr.
Edward Carter, termed the Norwich Arms, situate at

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No. 73, Snow-hill. The property in question was three
floors above the bar, and was adjoined on one side by
the extenive ail and colour warehouse of Mr. Drivers,
which contained a large stock of the most inflammable
articles. The discovery was made by the police officer
Mesh. After some trouble lie succeeded in arousing
Mr. Carter and the other inmates, who upon jumping
out of bed found the boards of their respective bedrooms
so hot as to nearly draw the skin from their feet. They,
therefore, at once made for the staircase, hoping to
escape by that way, but they bad no sooner opened their
doors than a huge body of flame could be seen rolling up-
wards, clearly indicating that all egress by the regular
means was cut off. They ran to the second floor front
and screamed pitiably for help, when the fire followed
them, and in order to avoid falling in the flames, three or
four persons in their night clothes got out of the win-
dows, and clung to the sign-board running under the
window sills of the 2d floor—they expecting momentarily
to be obliged to fall, on account of the heat below and
the suffocating nature of the smoke that was encom-
passing them from above. A few seconds before this
distressing scene occurred, one of the male inmates,
having procured a rope, passed it under the arms of a
young female, and had lowered her as far as the first
floor, when she slipped from the rope, but was fortunately
caught by the persons below, and thereby received not
the least injury. The escapes of the Royal Society for
the Preservation of Life from Fire, from the New
Bridge-street and Hatton-garden stations, arrived in
the course of a few minutes after the discovery, when
one of the machines was raised in front of the blazing
premises, and Harker, the conductor, ascended it, and
brought down in safety the whole of those who were
clinging to the signboard. So dense was the smoke,
that persons living two houses distant were unable to
get down the stairs ; and having called for help, Harms-
worth took the New Bridge-street escape to the premises,
47, King-street, and brought down a Mrs. Ashley and
her two sons. The conductors, as they brought the
affrighted persons to the ground, were loudly eered.
DREADFUL SCENE IN A POLICE COURT. —During the
progress of the business before the conunty magistrates
at Rochester on Wednesday, a woman amed Harvey,
of almost gigantic stature, and who had been frequently
before the magistrates to complain of the alleged ill-
usage on the part of her husband, was once more com-
plaining to the sitting magistrate (Mr. Smith), her hus-
band at the time standing by her side. While the wo-
man was making her statement the husband was ob-
served to turn ghastly pale, and, swaying forward,
appeared to fall lifeless against the table. Several of
the bystanders immediately hastened to his assistance
and caught him in their arms, when, in a moment,
they were nearly covered with blood, which poured
like a torrent from the man's mouth, owing to the sud-
den bursting of a blood-vessel near the region of the
heart. He was immediately conveyed, apparently dead
into the open air. While the means for his recovery
were being used the brutal monster of a wife looked
on with the utmost indifference, never once lending any
assistance to those benevolent persons tending her hus-
band, and, indeed, for a long time would not believe
that he was not feigning ill. The instant he was re-
moved from the court, and before any signs of conscious-
ness were discernible, the woman actually bad the au-
&city to return iuto court and renew her complaint
against what was then thought to be her dead husband.
No hopes whatever are given of the man's recovery.—
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