The Sun.
London, England, 1838-03-22 00:00:00

COMMON FIELDS IMPROVEMENT BILL.

Lord WORSLEY moved the third reading of this Bill.
Sir E. SUGDEN said this Bill was the train brother of
the other, and that it ought to be withdrawn. It might be a
Bill for the inclesure of Hampstead Heath.
Mr. AG L lONBY suggested that the Bill ought to be post-
poned for a week.
Mr. WAKLEY thought that there ought to be a Com-
mittee appointed by the House for the examination of all In-
closure Bills.

The motion was then postponed till Wednesday next.
IRISH SOLICITORS BILL.

Mr. O'CONNELL obtained leave to bring in a Bill to re-
gulate the profession of attorneys and solicitors in Ireland.
Mr. BAINES moved for a return of the amount of draw-
backs allowed on the duty of building materials used in the
erection of places of public worship in Great Britain, from
the sth of April, 1817, to the sth of April, 1837, specifying
the allowance made for each edifice.—Ordered.
The House then adjourned at seven o'clock.

PRIVATE BUSINESS OF PARLIA-
MENT.-(YESTERDAY.)

SUB-COMMITTEE ON PETITIONS—(No. 2 )
Mr. ROBERT PALMER in the Chair.
Belfast Water Works, No. 1, and Belfast Water Works,
No. 2.—This case was by adjournment from yesterday.
The CHAIRMAN confirmed the opinion of the Committee,
intimated yesterday, viz., that the Standing Orders had not
been complied with, so far as the Section did not show the
level of the Reservoir, according to the Standing Orders, No.
2, page 22 ; but that the Standing Order, No. 3, page 16, as
to showing the surface of the ground, did not apply to this
petition, but applied only and solely to Railways.
A long argument was entered into relative to the Standing
Order, No. 8, page 18, which diracts that where a public
work is to be made out of funds already in the hands of the
Directors, &c., of any existing public work, a declaration to
that effect, under seal, &c., may be substituted, in lieu of a
subscription contract.
It was contended by the Agent, in opposition to the peti-
tion, that the parties applying for the Bill were not the Direc-
tors, &c. ; and also that their funds in hand were not suf-
ficient, &c.
The Solicitor to the Belfast Company distinctly proved that
they were the Directors and Trustees of the Funds, and also
declared that such funds were adequate for the purposes in-
tended by the Bill petitioned for.
The Solicitor was then cross-examined as to the particular
account of the income of the Company.
On reference to the Parliamentary Report of the Com-
mission for examining into the Funds of Corporations in Ire-
land, it appeared that the gross income of the Belfast Water-
works Company was about 1,9001., out of which a sum of
between one and two hundred pounds was to be deducted for
the salaries of a Surveyor Turnkey, &c. But the Company
had not received, for the last seven years, more than 7001. or
7501., net income, " in bard cash."
The Agent in opposition to the petition contended that this
income did not belong to the petitioners, but was actual!), the
property of the town of Belfast ; and that, even if it were
proved to be the property of the petitioners, they did not
possess the right of appropriating it to the purposes intended
by this Bill.
The CHAIRMAN expresed his opinion that the petitioners in
this case were simply in the same position as trustees under a
settlement, and -were consequently bound by the sante rules.
Therefore, the only question was, whether they now sought to
apply the funds in their possession to the purposes originally
granted to them by the Act in existence, or not.
The Agent in opposition still contended that the property
was not in them, and he proceeded to read sections of the
existing Act for their incorporation, which he insisted did not
include any such purposes as those to which the funds were
now sought to be applied.
The Agent for the Bill answered these arguments by others,
in which he maintained that the petitioners had not only the
right of property in the funds, but the power of applying
them, according to the intention of the Bill.
The room was then cleared, after which the Chairman an-
nounced the decision of the Committee that it did not appear
to them that the petitioners had proved by their declaration the
possession, of a sufficient quantity of property for the pur-
poses they sought to a-complish ; and that therefore the Stand-
ing Orders were not complied with ; but, as it appeared from
the statement of the agent for the petitioners, that they were
in the possession, and had control over other property to a con-
siderable amount, and which was available to the purposes in-
tended by their petition, the Committee would hear them
upon that point to-morrow.
Adjourned accordingly, till one o'clock. to-morrow.

SUB-COMMITTEE ON PETITI)NS(No. 1.)
The. Hon. ROBERT CLIVE in the Chair.
Exeter Commercial Gas.—Petition for Bill read, for rais-
ing further sums of money. Petition in Opposition read, on
the ground th;it the Standing Orders as to notices had not
been complied with.
After a lengthened discussion the room was cleared ; after
which the Chairman announced the decision of the Committee
was, that the Standing Orders had not been complied with.
Adjourned until Friday at one o'clock.

COMMITTEE ON BILL—(YORK
Lord MORPETII in the Chair.
Wibsey and Huddersfield Road —Mr. Sergeant Mere-
weather appeared as Counsel fur the Bill, and Mr. Mitlyard
against it.
Nothing material took place in the argument
.to-day upon
this Bill.—Adjourned until to morrow.

The Officers of the " Animal's Friend Society"
last week caused William Cassey to be fined, by Mr. Jeremy,
for cruelty to a horse. One of the officers also charged
Charles Harbord, before Alderman Farebrother, with great
cruelty to a horse, but unfortunately here the administration of
the law was less favourable to animals than its legislation, as
the Alderman objected to convict without two witnesses, though
our Legislature says offenders shall be convicted on the evi-
dence of only one. It k, however, but justice to say that the
defendant was fined in casts.

QUEEN ELIZABETII.--Wc arc requested to state
that the new historical work (dedicated by permission to her
Majesty), entitled " Queen Elizabeth and her Times ; a
Series of Original Letters selected from the Inedited Private
Correspondence of the Lord Treasurer Burghley, the Great
Earl of Leicester, the Secretaries Walsingliani and Smith,
Sir Christopher Hatton, and most of the distinguished Per-
sons of the Period," in 2 vols. Bvo., with Portraits, is pub-
lished this day by Mr. Colburn, 13, Great Marlborough-
street, and may be had of all booksellers. Mr. Colburn has
also now ready a new edition of " The Duchess of Marl-
borough's Private Correspondence, illustrative of the Court
and Time, of Queen Anne, now first published from the
Originals, with her Sketches and Opittioni of her Contem-
poraries," 2 vols. Bvo., with Portraits.

Lady Stepney has LYiven the novel readers a very
charming specimen of her powers in the world of fiction.
fler " Courtier's Daughter" skilfully mingles enough of ro-
mance with the realities of modern life to astonish as well as
interest the reader. Whether her Ladyship had any parti-
cular persons in her eye—and where is there a brighter or a
keener?—we cannot say, but in these days of " cap-fitting,"
we think one or two of the thin-skinned tribe may perhaps
find their cheeks burn while they read her pages. —John Bull.
On Saturday a large Newfoundland dog belonging
to Mr. Groat, of Clapham Park, exhibited strong symptoms
of hydrophobia, and in the course of the morning flew at a
young woman, who was bitten, and so dreadfully lacerated
that she was obliged to be taken to the hospital. The dog
immediately nfterwards escaped out of the house, and, turning
towards an inclosed ground, inflicted bites on several other
dogs that he met of the road. The animal then proceeded to
a meadow, where two valuable coach-horses were grazing, both
of which he attacked and lacerated in such a dreadful manner
that one was obliged to be shot, and the other soon afterwards
died. The latter horse was very improperly dragged along by
some men from Clapham Park towards Tooting, bleeding
profusely from the nose and mouth, and several other dogs
were observed licking up the blood as it flowed in the way de-
scribed. Orders were issued by the Commissioners of Police,
on hearing the circumstance, to give notice to persons in that
neighbourhood to tie up their dogs. Mr, Groat's dr,g was
ultimately killed.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

HOME MARca_2o.

The Commis,ion of Ais'ze fr•r the county of Sussex was
o one 1 bc.‘re yesterday. The calendar of Kent has not pre-
nned so large a ittnnbcr of prisoners for trial as on the pre-
sent occasion. The calendar for Sussex is also large, but by
Ito:means equal. either numerically, or in the character of the
off. noes, tea in the last county. There are fifty-two prisoners
for trial here, but the offences, with the exception of one MSe
of murfkr, arc those of ordinary occurrence. Slieap-steal-
ing, which was one of the characteristics of crime to this
county appears to have decreased, and to have yielded its
superiority in that respect to the county of Kent, in 10101
there were several prisoners tried for that. offence. The cause-
? Pit is also heavy ; there arc sixteen common and two special
jury cause •

NORTHERN CIRCUIT.-1, A ;VGA STER, MAW( 19.
Mr. Justice CoLEnintiF, arrived here from York on Satur-
day evening, and immediately proceeded to the Castle and
opened the Commission of Assize for the northern division of
the county of Lancaster. The calendar is not heavy. Tha
usual prcipoilit n of m,nslaughters still' disgra-i s the county.,
there
The other offences are larcenies of the ordinary kind, a"ct
are two poachinso
g cases. In the whole sixteen incra
pr
stand for trial. There are nineteen causes in the eau
paper, but none of them promise to present any point o',, P-
,
lic interest.