The Sun.
London, England, 1838-03-15 00:00:00

EVESHAM.

as this Portobello-lane, with which he could have nothing to
do. In short, it clearly appears that the Hippodrome was no
inconvenience to the public (taking into consideration the
more than equivalent offered by Mr. White, in giving them a
footway and a carriage way in lieu of the footpath to be
stopped up) ; neither were the races and their concomitants of
that obstreperous, riotous, or immoral nature or tendency in-
sisted upon by the other side. Altogether, Mr. Joy con-
tended, that the justice of the case lay entirely on
the side of Mr. White, who had not the least wish
to incommode the public ; but on the contrary offered to
put himself to considerable charges for their accommodation.
Sech being the circumstances he cheerfully left. his case in the
hands of the Committee.
Mr. Sergeant MEREWEATHER then rose, and said that he
submitted that the preamble of the Bill was proved.
The Committee room was then cleared ;—after which the
Noble Chairman announced that the Committee had decided
that the preamble of the till was proved.
Here a desultory discussion arose as to whether any actions
brought by Mr. White before the petition for this Bill was
presented were or were not pending ; Mr. Motte contending
that they were, and Mr. Sergeant Merewether, that they
were not; and the latter Learned Gentlemen contended that
even if actions were pending, no rule or order existed in the
House of Commons which would prevent any Bill being
petitioned for,—although pendente lite.
The CLERK of the Committee then proceeded to read the
Clauses of the Bill, it having been previously intimated by
Mr. Standish Motte, on behalf of his clients, that he was in-
structed not to offer further opposition to the Bill in its pre-
sent stage, reserving to himself, of course, the right of oppos-
ing it at any future stage.
The clauses, nevertheless, were gone through by the Com-
mittee, and after one or two had been read by the Clerk,
Mr. WAKI.EY suggested that a clause ought to be intro-
duced into the Bill, declaring that the footpath over Notting-
hill should revert to the public, in case the Hippodrome, from
any unforeseen cause, should be discontinued.
Mr. Sergeant NIEREWETHER could not give a decided ap-
proval of the clause at present, inasmuch as in case the Hip-
podrome discontinued to be an open space, by being built
upon, he could not say what the sentiments of Mr. White or
Mr. Ladliroke might be. He anticipated, however, every
accommodation in the way of arrangement, in such case, both
from those gentlemen and Mr. St. Quentin.
After the Bill had, been gone through, the Committee ad-
journed until to-morrow (this day) at two o'clock, to give
.time for the pill to be reprinted, and for the merits of several
iclauses to be gone into by Hon. Members.—Adjourned ac-
lcordingly.
SUB-COMMITTEE ON PETITIONS.
Mr. ROBERT PALMER in the Chair.
Lough Swilly and Lough Foyle Drainage.—After a
lengthened discussion upon this adjourned case, the Commit-
tee decided that the Standing Orders had not been complied
with, inasmuch as no list of owners, lessees, and occupiers
had been lodged in the Private Bill-office.
Mr. Wallace, the agent for the Marquis of Donegal.
brought his petition before the Committee ; but they decided
that it could not be received, inasmuch as it ought to have
been presented on the first day of the sitting of this Committee.

The votes of George Brinyard, Richard Averell, Robert
Knight, Thomas George, all belonging to the same class of
aibiections, were then struck off.
In the course of the discussion on the first of these votes,
Mr. COCKBURN stated that he would proceed with the scru-
tiny against Mr. Borthwick alone.
Mr. THESSIGKR complained of the unfairness of this
Tx-acceding. The petition had been presented against the
return of both Mr. Borthwick and Mr. Rushout, and his
Learned Friend was bound to proceed with the' scrutiny
ogainst both.
Mr. COCKRURN said, that if the effect of the scrutiny would
be to unseat Mr. Rushout, his client would prefer retiring al-
together from the contest.
The next class of objections which was proceeded with was
that of the carriers, voters who were employed at the elec-
tion, and who were paid for their services at the rate of
one pound each. The Committee decided that they came
under the effect of the former decision, and accordingly
struck off the votes of the following persons :—John
Payne, Charles Parker, George Merritt, Edmund Jacks, W.
Badges, and John Jacks.
This places Mr. Borthwick and Lord Marcus Hill on an
'equality in point of numbers, and leaves the latter in a mi-
awrity of two under Mr. Rushout.
The vote of George Taylor was under consideration, when
it was announced that the Speaker was at prayers, and the
Committee adjourned to eleven o'c!ock to-morrow morning.

(YESTERDAY.)
•( From our Second Edition of last night.)
SUB-COMMITTEE ON PETITIONS. (No. 3.)
Mr. CHALMERS in the Chair.
Great Central Irish (Dublin and Mullingar Railway.)—
Petition for Bill read; notices proved ; unopposed; but it
appearing that the subscription contract had not been en-
tered into according to the direction of the Standing Order,
No. 9, page 18, the Committee decided that that Standing
Order bad not been complied with.
Lough Foyle Drainage.—Petition for Bill read.
Adjourned till to-morrow to afford time to the parties op-
posing the petition.
COMMITTEE ON BILL (MIDDLESEX LIST )
NOTTING HILL FOOTWAY.
Lord GEORGE LENNOX in the Chair.
The Committee proceeded to go through the clauses of the
Bill seriatim, when various new clauses, and alterations of
original ones, were suggested.
Some discussion arose, on the suggestion of Mr. Wakley,
as to the pubic being admitted gratis to the Hipprodreme
oa
certain holidays, as well as Sundays.
A claust to this efl..ct was introduced, the holidays named
being Easter Monday, Easter Tuesday, Whit Monday, and
Whit Tuesday, arid the fist Monday in the months of June,
July, Ao,u,:t, and September, in every year.
Mr. Wakley's new clause, that in case the Hippodrome
should cease to he used for its present and contemplated pur-
poses, the right of footway should revert to the public, as it
existed before the Bill, was then read and npproved of.
The Big then passed through the Committee, and will be
reported to the House forthwith.
COMMITTEE ON BILL (SCOTCH LIST.)
General ARBUTHNOT in the Chair.

Lord

Dee Bridge Roads.—The (*Loses of this Bill were read,
and passed the Committee. To be reported.

ADJOURNED INQUEST ON THE BODY OF
EMMA CRlPPS.—Tuesday forenoon the inquiry into the death
of Emma Cripps was resumed at the Paul's Head, Paul's-street.
Finsbury, before Mr. Baker, when, after some additional evi-
dence, the Coroner summed up. The inquest-room was then
cleared of strangers, and the Jury, having occasionally coin.
municated with the Coroner on particular points of law as
applicable to the case before them, at the expiration of an hour
and a quarter returned the following special verdict The
Jury are of opinion that Emma Cripps died by taking poison,
and that she was of sound mind ; that Benjamin Alison deli-
berately collected from several chemists the laudanum, in doing
which he occupied the space of two days, and that he induced
her to take the poison so procured by himself; and that it is
the opinion of this Jury that Benjamin Alison was of sound
mind; and the letter marked ' A.,' addressed to John Ham-
mond, DTI., Manager, Stock Exchange, City, was dictated
by Benjamin Alison, and that he persuaded Emma Alison, late
Emma Cripps (so signed), to write the same. The Jury are
also of opinion that the allegations contained in such letter ss
to the tither of the deceased are wholly a fabrication, for the
purpose of injuring the said George Cripps." The witnesses
were afterwards severally bound over to prosecute the prisoner
at the ensuing Central Criminal, Court, and the Coroner issued
a warrant for his commitment to Newgate. The inquiry lasted
nearly six hours.
COALITION.—AIthough Sir William Molesworth's
motion did not lead, as we last week hinted might be possible,
to the construction of a new and broad-bottomed Government
in order to increase its authority, such a coalition seems not
yet wholly out of the question. We have no doubt that the
leading men of both parties, feeling the weakness of fiovei n-
moot and the decay of authority, will attribute it, though
wrongly, to the balance of parties in the House of Commons,
and will endeavour to strengthen the Government and rein-
force authority by combining those parties to support one set
of Ministers. That, however, will only damage, still more
than at present, the character of public men, without at all
tending to raise the authority of Parliament or increase the
power of Government. The decay of authority is the neces-
sary consequence of the growth of general intelligence, and of
the increase in the numbers and in the power of those who are
to be governed. No nice adjustment of political offices, no
fusion of opinions and distribution of places amongst political
opponents can alter this state of things ; but every step which
demonstrates selfishness and want of principle in public men,
As a coalition to get or obtain place would demonstrate,—
would tend to confirm it and hasten the declension of all au-
thority.—Brighton Guardian.
An inquest was held at the Rose-hill Tavern, on
Thursday last, upon the body of George Skilbeck, aged 51,
who has been a coachman for 22 years, and for the last 14
years has driven the Doctor, latterly called the Hero coach,
which runs between Manchester and the north. Ho was
usually a very steady driver, and was well-known on the road ;
Le was also one of the proprietors of the coach which he drove.
It appeered in evidence, that previous to the accident he bad
been detaieed rather later than usual in Bolton whilst changing
horses, and on starting expressed his determination to fetch up
his lost time ; he was proceeding down Burnden Brow, on his
way to Manchester, At a rapid speed, and had taken the wrong
side of the road. He was rather short-sighted, and it was not
until he had got half-way down the hill that he perceived he was
likely to come in contact with a small pony cart ; he instantly
gave the horses (three in number) a sudden check, turned
them to the other side of the road, and threw them into con-
fusion. The coach went along to the bottom of the hill on two
wheels, and was then overturned. The deceased's legs re-
mained beneath the apron of the box-seat, and his head was
dashed violently against the kerb-stone of a sewer. He was
taisen up apparently in a lifeless state, and removed to a neigh-
bourieg cottage, where he died in less than an hour after-
wards. There were three other passengers, who escaped un-
hurt, with the exception of a gentleman from Chorlton, who
received a few slight scars on the head and face. Verdict—
Accidental death.
ULTRAISM.—As friends to Ministers, when Mi-
nisters are true to the principles by the profession of which
they were maintained in power, in spite of the Court that
feared, and the Aristocracy that depisod them—as their sin-
cere, plain-speaking friends, we feel it our duty to admonish
them, that if they desire a six months' tenure of authority,
they had better call off the small pack of Press retainers who
yelp so vehemently against Colonel Thompson and Sir W.
Molesworth. The opposition of reason and the opposition of
ineelent intolerance operate very differently upon the minds of
men; and even the philosophy of Radicalism may, at last, be
so far ruffled by the persevering display of the latter style of
controversy. as to deal a backhanded stroke of retaliation,
which may prove exceedingly disagreeable to the aggressors.—
flail Observer.
The notoriety which the extraordinary and highly-
reprehensible exploits of the personage yeieet " Spring-
heeled Jack" have acquired seems to have animated some per-
sons at the westend with a desire to frighten out of their wits
some of her Majesty's lieges in that quarter. At five o'clock
on Saturday morning, a youth, shout 13 years of age, in the
employ of Mr. Priest, poulterer, Great Marylebone-street,
was engaged in Westmoreland-mews in attaching his master's
horse to the cart for the purpose of proceeding to market,
when, on turning suddenly round, he beheld two very tall men
enveloped in cloaks standing before him ; their arms were
raised and stretched out to the fullest extent, and their faces
smeared with red ochre or briekdust. The poor boy, who
fancied that his visitors were no other than members of the
" Spring-heeled Jack" family, was so much alarmed that, after
screaming loudly for assistance, he sank to the ground. nod in
picked up in a stele of iceensi.
a few minutes afterwards was
bility and removed home, where for some time after the oc-
currence he was confined to his bed, He has not vet rem-
pieta:, recovered. The dastardly fellows fled
prior to the
arrival of those erhe n ere attracted by the boy's cries to the
spot,

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 1838.