The Sun.
London, England, 1849-04-27 00:00:00

L.42118ET11.

James Mill, a private in the Fusilier Guards, was
chArged before the Hon. G. U. Norton with obtaining
money by falsehood and fraud.

Fiema the evidence it appeared that on the day before
the prisoner called at the shop of Mr. Charles James, a
grocer and cheesemonger in the Lower Marsh, Lam-
beth, and represented that he was authorised to order
goods for that portion of the re3iment quartered at
Wellington Barracks, Birdcage-walk. le also said
that the person who had served the regiment with gro-
cery goods had been detected in robbing the men, and
they therefore bad determined upon changing him, and
further had authorised Sergeant M'lntosh to select a
euccssor, and the sergeant had chosen him. Tho
prisoner then gave orders for no less than 285 packages
of different descriptions of goods to be sent to the Wel-
lington Barracks, and Mr. James being aware that a
neighbour of his knew some of the officers of the
regiment, thought it probable that he might have said
something in the way of recommendation to forward his
interest, and executed the order. The prisoner having
ordered the goods for Sergeant M.latosh, gave a pass to
Mr. James to go through the barrack-gate with his
vehicle, and assuring Mr. James that it was to him he
was principally indebted for the patronage of the regi-
ment, asked him what he was going to give him. Mr.
James give him some ale and half-a-crown, saying that
it all was right, and if the orders continued as promised,
he should not put him off with that. Mr. James took
the goods to the b irraeks, when he diseovi red that the
Fu-ilier Guards were quartered at St. John's wood,
and on going to the latter place found he had been im-
posed on.
It was proved that the prisoner had attempted to prac-
tise a similar imposition on other tradesmen, but they
declined his orders.
Sergeant David Hampson, of the Fusilier Guards, de-
posed that Sergeant M'lntosh had died during the last
month, and that the prisoner had no authority whatever
to order goods from tradesmen. He furthtr said that
the prisoner had before been convicted of felony, and had
not be, n to barracks since the previous Monday.
The prisoner denied having been tried, but admitted
having been sentenced to 30 days' hard labour fer having
stolen property about him. lie also with the utmost
effrontery denied being the person who had ordered the
goods. He was fully commuted for trial.

THE MAY MEETINGS.—The anniversary mee
ings of the religious and benevolent societies (commonly
called " the May Meetingss"), although some of them
are held in April and others in June, arc fixed to take
place according to the following arrrengement:— April
2G, L mdon Hibernian Society, Hanover square Rooms,
the Marquis of Cholmondeley, chairman; Baptist Mis-
sionary Society, Exeter-hall, S. M. Peto, Esq., M.P.,
chairman; April 27, British Society for the Propagation
of Christianity amongst the Jews, Freemasons'-hall,
John Dean Paul, E,q., chairman; British and Foreign
Sailors' Society, London Tavern, Bishopsgate, the Lord
Mayor in the chair; April 30, Home and Colonial
School Society, the Institution, Gray's Inn-lane, the
Earl of Chichester in the chair; Wesleyan Mis-
sionary Society, Exeter-ball, Sir Edward North Bux-
ton, Bart., M.P., in the chair; Naval and Mili-
tary Bible Society, Hanover-square Rooms, the Mar-
q lig of Cholmondeley in the chair; May 1, Church
Missionary Society, Exeter-hall, the Earl of Chichester
in the chair, morning, the Marquis of Cholmondeley,
evening; Christian Instruction Society, Finsbury
Chapel, Mr. Alderman Challis in the chair; May 2,
British and Foreign Bible Society, Exeter-hall, Lord
Bexley in the chair; May 3, London City Mission,
Exeter-hall, John P. Plumptre, Esq., M.P., in the chair;
Irish Society of London, Hanover-square Rooms, the
Earl of Galloway in the chair; Sunday School Union,
Exeter-hall, G. Hitchcock, Esq., in the chair; May 4,
London Society for Promoting Christianity amongst
the Jews, Exeter-hall, Lord Ashley, M.P., in the chair;
Church of Scotland Missionary Association, Free-
masons'-hall, the Duke of Argyll in the chair; May 5,
Sailors' Home and Destitute Sailors' Asylum, Hanover
square Rooms, Admiral Bowles, C-8., M.P., in the chair;
May 7, British and Foreign School Society, Exeter-
hall (no chairman named); Prayer-book and Ho-
mily Society, Hanover square Rooms, the Marquis of
Cholmondeley in the chair; May 8, British Missions,
Exeter- hall, James Kershaw, Esq , M.P., in the chair;
Colonial Church Society, Freemason's-hail, J. I'.
Plumptre, E,q., M.P., in the chair; Church Pastoral
Aid Society, Exeter hall, Lord Ashley, M.P., in the
chair; May 9, Protestant Association, Exeter-hall, G.
R. Clarke, Esq , barrister-at-law, in the chair; May 10,
London Missionary Society, Exeter-hall, Duke of Ar-
gyll in the chair; British Reformation Society, Ban-
over-square Rooms (no chairman yet named); May 11,
Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals,
Hanover square Rooms, the Duke of Beaufort in the
, chair; May 15, Foreign Aid Society, Hanover-square
Rooms, the Marquis of Cholmondeley in the chair; May
16, Trinitarian Bible Society, Music-hall, Store-street,
the Earl of Denbigh in the chair; June 8, London Fe-
male Penitentiary Institution, Pentonville, the Earl of
Chichester in the chair. The days of meeting of some of
the minor societies have not yet been fixed.
TOE FATAL ACCIDENT AT KENSINOTON.—Mr J.
Aus in Tuxford appeared weaker on Wednesday than on
the previous night. Mr. James Merriman anti Mr. John
Merriman are in constant attendance upon him. lie
has been twice visited by Dr. Arnott, of Bedford-
square. Mrs. Rogerson, accompanied by her two dat!gli •
ters, arrived at Kensington on Tuesday, and remained
there in a most distressed state of mind till midnight,
when the medical gentlemen prevailed upon her to !e-
-turn to Elm bank. One of her daughters remained with
the body of her deceased sister at the Crown Inn. Mr.
Tuxford's brother has also been constantly with him.
The reports of the medical men give no hopes of the
ultimate recovery of Mr. Tuxford. He has five ribs
broken, and he has been gradually sinking. The de-
ceased young lady was about twenty-two years of age,
and Mr. Tuxford, who is about forty years of age, was
about to be married to one of her sisters. The boy,
George Connor, whose thigh was fractured, and the boy,
Joseph Brucker,: whose head and left arm injured,
and were
and who were taken to St. Geared Hospital, are reported
to be progrefieivg favourably.

IMPERIAL PAR LIAMEN T

HOUSE OF LORDS', April 26.
The LORD CHANCELLOR tooi. 122 S beat On the Wool
sack at Five o'clock.

The KA-a of EGLINTON presented a petition from
Glasgow complaining, of tire immigration of
paupers.
NEW SOUTH WALES LAND BILL.

On the motion of Earl GREY, this all was read
liird time.

SMOKE PROHIBITION BILL.
This Bill passed through Committee.
PETITIONS.

The Earl of CARLISLE presented petitions against
trading in prostitution, a.nd praying for the enactment
of some measure of regulating beer-houses.
Lord CAMPBELL presented several petitions com-
plaining of the persecution to which the Rev. James
Shore had been subjected.
LEASEROLD TENURE (IRELAND) BILL.
The LOlt) CHANCELLOR, melted the second
reading of this 1111. This Bi'l was intcndi d
to remedy many evils which exited with
rt gar.l to leasehold tenure in Ireland, and it
would raise the value of landed property in
that country. In many cases leases were renewable for
ever on certain conditiois, and therefore the real own• r
h►d only a very small interest in the land. In this
country owners of land would not grant leases of land
for lives renewable for ever. This specks of tenure
led to a bad cultivation of the land, and inflicted
an injury upon the proprietors. The Noble and
Learned Lord then wort into a h ngtbened detail
with regard to the various enactments which had
at different times been passed on this subject, and de-
tailed at large the evils which were the consequence of
the existing state of the law. The object of this law
was to make the assignment of leases compulsory on
application of the owner of the land. This compulsory
sale of leases, renewable for ever to the owner of the
land, would obviate all the evils complained
of, and would tend to the improvement of
cultivation, by discouraging subletting, for the
great subletters were the owners of the leases renewable
for ever. The Noble and Learned Lord concluded by
moving that the Bill he reed a second time.
Lord BEAUMONT complained that the machinery
of the Bill was unnecessarily complicate d, and suggested
that such machinery should be simplified. The object
of the Bill was good, but the machinery by which it was
sought to carry it out wns bad.
Lord MONTEAGLE said that the magnitude
of the interests involved in this Bill were
more extensive than any Noble Lord uecon•
nected with Ireland could imagine. These perpetual
leases extended over the greater portion of Ireland,
and the greater portion of the buildings in
the towns of Ireland had been erected upon the

faith of these leases. The subject was so important
that he hoped his Noble and Learned Friend would
not press the measure forward, but would allow time for
consultation with the various parties residing in Ireland
whose interests would be affected by the Bill.
The Earl of WICKLOW thought the Bill was well
intended as to purpose, and was well calculated to carry
that purpose into effect.
Lord ItEDESDALE observed, that if he alsented to
the second reading of the Bill, it was not because he
agreed in the principle, but solely on account of the pe•
culiar difficulties by which the question of land tenure
was surrounded in Ireland, and from the feeling that

it was necessary to attempt to deal with these diffi-
culties. He was opposed to the mode in which i
was proposed to act with respect to copyhold pro-
perty. lie thought all compulsory inter!ereuce with
property was bad in principle, and of the most dangerous
character. _ _

L':rd CAMPBELL said, that whenever land was
mischievously burdened, it was desirable that these
burdens should be changed without injury either to
landlord or tenant. That was the object of
this Bill, and he did not think there was any ground
for the alarm which the Noble Lord had expressed
with regard to some of its provisions. It was most de-
sirable to reduce all tenures to what was called " ten-
ancy in socage," where the holder bad the interest in
the property trom the centre to the surface. The mea-
sure proposed by his Noble and Learned Friend was
calculated to be very beneficial to the parties to whom
its provisions applied, and he hoped that it would receive
the approbation of the Legislature.
The LORD CHANCELLOR briefly replied, and the
Bill was then read a second time.
The Earl of W HARNCLIFFE moved for certain re-

:urns connected with the mercantile mv.rine, and the

hir ping interest generally. He understood that the
President off' the B )ard of Tracle assented to their pro-
duction.—Agreed to.
Their Lordships adjourned at seven o'clock.