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1-I2ths.

ASSIZE IN TELLIGF.NCE.

NORFOLK CIRCUIT..-.-BIiDFOND, JULY 9
These Assizes commenced here yesterday; the Commis-
sion hazing been opened on Saturday.
The only case of any interest was one of Murder, arising
out of the game laws, which had been deferred from the
Spring Assizes, the prisoner.being then ill of the small-pox,
and which now came on before Mr. Justice Bosanquct.
The Jury returned a verdict of manslaughter, and the
risoner was sentenced to transportation for his life.

MIDLAND CIRCOIT._LINCOLN, .Iu 18.
The Judges arrived here from Oakhaul on Saturday, and
opened the respective Commissions for the County mid
City. There are seventeen causes for trial; three being
Special Juries, be..ides a calendar, amid whose catalogue of
crime stands one charged with murder, fii c for- manslaugh-
ter, one for maliciously stabbing, &c., and only two clear
days allowed for the business fo be disposed of, the Com-
mission-day for Nottingham being next Wednesday, iii fon-
sequence of which, it is supposed, several cases will be
made rernanets

—RTHERN. CIRCUIT—YORK, JULY. 18.
CROWN COURT.—Daniel Acroyd was indicted for wilful
and corrupt perjury in 'June last, at- Bradford. The charge
against the prisoner was, that in. June last, he had gone
before the Magistrates at Bradford, and had made a charge
of highway robbery against four persons, which charge, it
was was entirely unfounded. After an inquiry of
somthe. Jury returned a verdict acquitting. the
. , . .
prisoner.estlaeLn , a

John Woodheca and James ilietray were charged with
ing wilfully damaged 100 yards of worsted :stuff in a pro-
cess of manufacture at Leeds, on the sth of June last.
The Jury found them both Guilty, with a recommenda-
Liaord labour.
n
temercy
.—To
be
imiirisoned two years, and kept to

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

_HOUSE OF COMMONS, JULY 19.

The SPEAKER took the Chair at the usual time.
SOUTH METROPOLITAN CEMETERY.
On the motion of Captain ALSAGAR this Bill was
read a third time and passed.
HUNGERFORD AND LAMBETH SUSPEN-

SIGN BRIDGE.
On the motion of Mr. HAWES this Bill was read a
third time and passed.
MEDWAY_ NAVIGATION.

Mr. HODGES moved the further consideration of the
Report of the Committee on this Bill.
Sir E. KNATCHBULL, after presenting a petition
against the Bill, said he was sorry to be obliged to trouble
the House with a few observations in opposition to this
Bill. The circumstances attending this Bill were very
unusual in Parliamentary proceedings, and such as had
never before come within his knowledge. The Bill was
not brought in by the Proprietors of the Medway
Navigation, but by adverse and hostile parties ; but who
they were it was impossible for him to say, at least he did
not know them. There were clauses in this Bill, which
actually imposed on the Company the expense of the Par-
liamentary proceedings in obtaining the present Bill,
with which they had nothing to do, and in
which they did not wish to be concerned. When
the Bill was in Committee every facility was given
by the Proprietors of the Navigation for the thorough in-
vestigation of this matter. All their books and documents
were laid before the Committee in the most open manner:
'There were no grounds whatever that could be stated
upon, which the House could justify itself in passing
this measure.—(Hear.) With respect to the statement
that this Company were dealers in timber, it amount-
ed to no more than this—they required timber to re-
pair their wharfs and barges, and sold the remainder..
Since his experience in Parliament he had never seen so
gross an invasion of the rights of property as was.contem-
plated by the present Bill. The Hon. Baronet concluded
by moving that the Report be further considered that day
three months. i_

Sir J. GRAHAM seconded the amendment.
Mr. HODGES thought the course pursued by the Right
Hon. Baronet was rather unusual. He had for many years
heard great complaints of the manner in which the Com-
pany acted. Great stress had been laid on the interference
of private property by the Bill ; he contended that the Bill, in-
stead of depreciating would enhance the value of private pro-
perty. The Company had been trading in coal and timber,which
they had no right to do, because they diverted their tolls,
by doing that, into a source which they were not allowed
by the Act of Parliament. If the Company were re-
stricted from trading at all, was it to be supposed that
the competition of private parties would not be able to
supply parties with this article at as cheap a rate as the
Company 'could do ? It was quite clear to any body reading
the evidence that the accounts of the Company were in
great confusion, and that the great body of the share-
holders had not had justice done them. If the Company
allowed the public to be supplied by competition, they
would be supplied as cheaply as at present, and the
Company would derive an increase of tolls from the
increase of the trade. He admitted that the term mono-
poly might be applied to this Company more strictly some
years ago, than at present. He hoped the House would
pass this Bill, which would give full effect to all the im-
provements suggested by this Company, to the great bene-
fit of the public, notwithstanding the opposition of private

parties.
Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, and the House
divided, when the numbers were,