The Sun.
London, England, 1849-04-23 00:00:00

PETITIONS.

Earl POWIS presented several petitions against (as
we understood) any alteration in the law prohibiting
marriage with a deceased wile's sister.

POOR LAWS (IRELAND) COMMISSION'.
The EArl of DEVON asked whether the report of
the Poor•law Commissioners of Ireland would be laid on
the table, or whether the Government intended to act on
the recommendation of the report?
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE was understood to
say that the Government were prepared to recommend
certain alterations in the sense of the report ; but his
reply was so inaudable that it was scarcely possible to
catch its purport.

NAVIGATION LAW.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE presSented a petition
from the Mayor, Aldermen, and Town Council of Man-
chester, praying for a repeal of the navigation-laws.
AFFAIRS OF THE RIVER PLATE.
The Earl of HARROWBY moved for copies of all
instructions given to British envoys to the reputlics
situated on the River Plate since the instructions issued
to Mr. Ousely in 1846. Since that period we have
had no information officially of what was going for-
ward on the affairs of the River Plate, although
we had two formal missions to and two irregular
communications with General Roses, the President of
the Argentine Republic. The mission of Mr. Ousely,
who was sent out in conjunction with a French envoy, was
unsuccessful; the missions of Lord Howden and of all the
other envoys had been equally ao. The last envoy, Mr.
Southern, had not been officially received, although he
had been permitted to reside in a private house, and the
President of the Argentine Confederation had offcrcd an
insult to Great Britain such as had never before been
offered to her. He wished to have official information on
this subject, and that was the reason why he now moved
for those papers.

[LEFT SPEARING.]

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

The SPEAKER took the Chair shortly before Four
o'clock.

UNIVERSAL RAILWAY CASUALITY COM,

PENSATION COMPANY BILL.
This Bill was read a third time and passed.
SUNDERLAND DOCK ACT.

The report on the Sunderland Dock Act and River
Wear Commission Act (Amendment, &c.) Bill was con-
sidered and agreed to.
SECOND READINGS.
The following Bills were read a second time, and ordered
to be committed : _

inuation of
Court,
Brompton and Earls
Alford and-Boston Road
certain Turnpike Road Acts) Bill.
theC()Cmom
mrasrecricailalto(a)add,(ctohme pirlsoirnsgefetrhrye,
Branch of Road, the
Roads (Cunt
East India Dock Road, and the Barkinr, Road) Bill
Flimwell Vent to Ilastinzs Turnpike Road Bill.
Cannon-s_t.r.e..et Roads,
Great Indian Peninsula Railway Company Bill.
Alarlebone and Finchky Turnpike Roads Bill.
New 'orth Road (Continuation Act) Bill.
Sheffield and Tinsley Road (Extension of the Tinsley and
Doncaster Turnpike Road to Sheffield) Bill.
Surrey and Sussex R,:ads (Amendment of Act and Altera-
tion of Tolls) Bill.
Truro Turnpike Roads, Penryn and Redruth Turnpike
Roads (Consolidation of Trusts, Alteration of Tolls, Forim:-
tion of New Roads) Bill.
Wisbech, Chatteris, Tid Gote, and Downham Bridge Turn-
pike (Continuation of Act, Alteration of Provisions relating
to Repair of Waldersoy and South Side Banks, Abandonment
as to Turnpike of Road over same, Construction of New
Turnpike Road) Bill.
SEVERN NAVIGATION IMPROVEMENT COM-
MISSION, AMENDMENTS OF ACTS. NEW
WORKS. AND FUItTLIER POWERS BILL.
Sir J. PAKLNtiI'ON moved the second reading of
this Bin. HO trusted that he should be able to persuade

the House to allow the Bill to pass this stage, although
as he und?rstood, its second reading was to be opposed on
three grounds; first that there was a report against it,
under the Preliminary Inquiry Act; secondly, that the
town of Gloucester entertained strong objections to the
Bill; and, thirdly, that the county of Shropshire also had
great objections to the measure. The Hon. Member after
condemning the practice of canvassing Members, with
respect to their votes on private Bills, said: with respect
to the first objection to the Bill, namely, that the report
under the Preliminary Act was against the Bill, the
evidence against the Bill had been published, while that
in its favour had been suppressed. He thought, there-
fore, the House would not pay much attention to that
report to the Admiralty against the Bill. With regard to
the second point, which related to the objection of the town
of Gloucester, he might sum it up by stating that it arose
out of nothing more than a feeling of local rivalry.
Gloucester was afraid that Worcester would get some of
the good things she had so long exclusively enjoyed
if this Bill passed. The third point was
involved in the objection raised to the Bill
of the people of Shropshire, who thought the Bill would
prove detrimental to their interests; but it had been
proved beyond all doubt that the measure would greatly
benefit them, and as the Bill would accomplish a great
public object, he trusted the Hulse would assent to the
second reading of this Bill.

Captain BERKELEY said these measures, instead of
improving the Severn, sereed to impede the progress of
the tide, and to damage the trade and commerce. of
Gloucester. Besides, this Bill contained the very clauses
that were rejected by the Committee of 1842, and he
could see no reasons for referring them again to a simi-
lar tribunal.

Mr. CLIVE said as the Commission itself were di-
vided upon the expediency of printing the Bill, end as it
would seriously injure the upper part of the Severn, he
should vote against it.

Mr. FOGEY supported the Bill conditionally.
Mr. LABOUCHERE said he supported the second
reading of this Bill last year, because he thought it in-
volved matters of an important public character which
ought to be inquired into by a Committee, and for that
reason he should support it again.
Mr. HUME could not see in what way this Bill
could benefit the public; it would have the effect of re-
tarding the flow of the tide above Gloucester. Perhaps
the house was not aware that the Bill proposed to
authorise the erection of a solid weir, about
fourteen miles above Glvucester, which, it was
estimated, would prevent the flow of 14,000,000 of
cubic feet of water which passed above Gloucester,
without any obstruction whatever.

Mr. SL AN EY opposed the Bill, as injurious to the in
terests of the public._

Mr. LITTLETON supported it.
After a tew words from Mr. 0. GORE,
Sir J. PAKINGTON replied, and the House divided
when there appeared—
For the second reading ... 137
Against R ... 171
Majority against the second reading -34
The Bill is consequently lost.
BURIALS IN TOWNS.

Lord DUNCAN seeing the Right Hon. Baronet the
Secretary of Stale for the Home Department in his place,
wished to ask him whether the Bill which had received
the sanction of Government for the regulation of the
burials in towns was likely to have reference to other
cities besides the metropolis.
Sir G. GREY said that so far there was no intention
of extending the provisions of the Bill to any other places
than the metrkpolis.
PROSECUTION OF MR. DUFFY.

Mr, HUME said. that seeing the First Lord of the
Tresury in his place, he wished to ask whether, after
Mr. Duffy had been prosecuted three times, it was the
intention of Government to institute a fourth action, and
it so, whether it was the intention of Government to
lay the account of the costs of the prosecution on the
table.—(Cries of " Hear, hear," end laughter.)
Sir G. GREY said he was to be brought up again at
the next Commission.

Mr. HUME hoped then that the House should have
a❑ account of the expenses of the next prosecution.
IRISH RAILROADS.

Sir 11. W. BARRON suid, that before Easter a depu-
tation had waited on the Noble Lord at the head of
the Government with regard to certain advances made
to Irish railroads, and the Noble Lord stated that he
would atter E.ster make known to the House what the
determination of her Maje,ty's Government should
he on that question. The Noble L ,rd inti-
mated that certain advances should be made to
certain railroads for draivage and arterial drainage, and
he (Sir IL W. Barron) wished to ask what sum would
be advanced fur those purposes, and when the subject
would be brought before the House, inasmuch as there
was an increasing distress in Ireland, and great numbers
of the population out of employment.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL said, with regard to the sub-
ject of au advance for the purpose of arterial drainage
in Ireland, it would not be long before he stated a pro-
posal to the Heuse. It was necessary, however, that
the House should proceed with the rate in aid before he
brought that other question before the House.
THE N A VIGATION-LAWS.
On the order of the day having been read for the
third reading of the Navigation Bill,
Mr. BERESFORD presented a petition from the
tenant-farmers of a place in Ireland, against the repeal
of tqe navigation-laws.
The Earl of MARCH presented a similar petition
from the tenant-farmers of the county of Sussex.
Mr. RICE presented a similar petition from Dover.
Mr. MOFFATT presented a petition from Derby, in
favour of the repeal of the navigation laws. (Hear.)
Mr. LABOUCHERE presented a similar petition
from the Mayor. Aldermen, and Burgesses of Manchester.
Mr. HERMES said he had expected that the Right
Ron. Gentleman (Mr. ',about:here) had risen to make a
speech, but he was disappointed. —(Hear, hear.) He
(Mr. Herries) should have been reluctant indeed on this
occasion to ask for the renewed indulgent; of the House,
but for the great importance of the question before it.
He would not address them at any great length,
but he could not but advert to acme of the material
topics of the question in moving, as he intended to do
on this occasion, that this Bill be read a third time
this day six mouths.—(Cries of " Hear, hear.")
This Bill with respect to its details and all the
peculiar circumstances affecting the different interests
involved in the question had been so fully discussed upon
previous occasions that he thought the house would ex-
cuse him on the present occasion from entering into the
minute details involved in the question. He coceived
they were now arrived at that point of the proceedings in
this most important Bill which required that they should
look at it on the broadest principles of national policy.
He conceived this to be a most dangerous measure.
They had now done with columns of figures of the dif-
ference between this company and others—they had
done with the ten folio blue books of evidence—they had
done with all these minor grounds upon which the
question must be ultimately decided. The question
must now be dealt with upon the broad grounds. Nor
would be, upon that occasion, that a great national
marine was the great foundation of the value of the
Navigation Laws. He could, no doubt, produce all this
and sell them at a cheaper rate than any other of the
nations; but if they take away that protection to
which our artisans were entitled, great injury must
not only result to them, but to their employers.
Having no faith in the expediency of the Bill, they
could not consent to propose amendments but in Com-
mittee. The House would observe that the object o!
the Bill was to abolish entirely all navigation laws; but
had it been simply to amend those laws, the oppo-
sition might have made some suggestions forits
improvement. They had already discussed at coestder-
able length the motives which influenced Government
in introducing this measure, and he need not say much
upon that paint, but he thought that in the inter-
val which had elapsed since the opposition had
induced Government to postpone this measure, they
had occurred, which proved beyond doubt that the
grounds on which they rested the measure had no
foundation in truth whatever. Time had shown that
the great stream of pnblic opinion was against it.
Canada and North America had protested
against it, as had many of the other leading
colonies, and the result of refusing the prayer
of those petitions was beginning to be seen in the
events that were happening in Canada. The House, no
doubt, would well remember the declaration
Government upon the introduction of the
measure, that Canada and the other North Ame-
rican colonies were favourable to it, but
the delay which had occurred had enabled him and
others to present petitions from Canada, Quebec, Mon-
treal, and the West Indies, denying that the inhabi-
tants of those parts of the British possessions were
at all in its favour, while the same delay
had given the commercial and trading classes of the
mother-country an opportunity of expressing their um
compromising opposition to it.—(Hear, hear.)
(LEFT SPEAKI)tG.)

INSTITUTION OF CIVIL
ENGINEERS.
TITSSDAT APRIL 3, 1849.

William Cubitt, Esq., Vice-President, in the chair.
The discussion on Mr. Browne's " Account of the
Groynes at the new Harbour at Sunderland," was
continued throughout the meeting.
At the monthly ballot, the following candidates
were duly elected ;—Messrs. W. B. Clegram, J.
Fenton, J. Matthew, and W. Radford, as Members ;
the Right Hon. the Earl of Lovelace, W. G. Arm-
strong, J. Chubb, J. Francis, Soren Hjorth, and W.
Piper, as Associvtes.
TUESDAY, Aram 17.

Robert Stephenson, Esq., 1N.1.P., V.P., in the chair.
The paper read was' On an Application of certain
Liquid Hydrocarbons to Artificial illumination," by
Mr. C. B. Mansfield, B.A. The paper fiat noticed,
that liquid hydrocarbons had been comparatively little
used for the production of artificial light ; and that,
in the instances in which they had been applied, their
liquidity, and not their evaporability, had been turned
to account.
In the use of the common volatile oils, the excess
of carbon in their composition was the great diffi-
culty; but when that was surmounted, that excess
became an actual benefit.
There were two methods of rendering this carbon
efficient as " light fuel," when advantage was taken
of the volatility of the substances; one was, to cause
vapour, as it escaped from a jet, to mix rapidly with
the air. The other, to mix the vapour, before com-
bustion, with other gaseous matters containing less
carbon. The adoption of the first of these was instanced
in Holliday's recently patented naptha lamp. The
second, consisted of the new arrangements described
in the paper.
This principle was carried into practice in two

ways. The first (which was illustrated by a lamp
that was burning on the table) was effected by mixing
the hydrocarbons with some other int:Namable spirit
contai,ing very little carbon. The mixture was
described as being made in certain definite propor-
tions, which ensured a perfectly white light, and from
which any deviation would result in a flame of
inferior qua'ity—pale, if
,the hydrocarbon were
deficient—smoky, if the mixture were poor in
spirit. The ingredients most accessible in this country
were stated to be wood, spirit, and a volatile oil from
coal naptha, in the proportions of two-thirds of the
former to one-third of the latter. Alcohol and oil of
turpentine had been similarly used on the continent,
though the former was too dear for use in England.
The other adaptation of the same principle, and
that which it was the chief object of the paper to
describe, was the dilution of the hydrocarLon vapours
with permanent gases of inferior, or even of no
illuminating powers. .

That application might be called the napthaliaation
of gas, or the gasialtion of naptha, according as its
main object was to enhance the service of the gas, or
to utilize the liquid ; the latter was the object of the
new proposal doscribEd in the paper. The former
had been already accomplished by preceding in-
ventors.

The first invention was that of Mr. Donovan in
1830, who proposed to confer illuminating power on
gases that were inflammable, but not luminiferous,
by charging them with the vapour of hydrocarb9ns ;
but from the want of a sufficiently volatile fluid, he
was compelted to have a reservoir close to every
burner. The next application was that of Mr. Lowe,
who increased the light obtained from coal gas by
passing it over surfaces of naptha. Mr. 13eale's air
light was then noticed; its object was to use hydro-
carbons for illumination, by passing a current of air
through vessels containing those liquids. There
existed, however, the same obstacles to this plan as to
that of Mr. Donovan, viz., the heat required to evapo-
rate the only liquid hydrocarbons then accessible.
The paper represented that at length the difficulty
had been solved, by the discovery of a liquid hydro-
as volatile as spirits of wine, but containing
sufficienton carbon for the most perfect light, and
hydro-
carbon,
obtainable in any quantity. This hydrocarbon was
procured from coal tar, and was called "Benzole."
Its volatility was such as to enable it to napthalize
atmospheric air as effectually as ordinary naptha did
coal gas.

The system proposed by the author (which was
illustrated in the room by a working apparatus) con-
sisted in conducting a stream of almost any gas, or
even of atmospheric air, through a reservoir charged
with Benzole or some other equally volatile hydro-
carbon ; the gas or air so napthalized being then
conducted like common coal gas through pipes
to the burners. It was stated that the system was
applicable on any scale, from the dimensions of
town gas works to the compass of a table lamp.
In the apparatus exhibited, a small gas-holder, filled
by a pair of bellows, supplied common air through
pipes. The gases formed by passing steam over red
hot coke would answer well for this purpose, and it
would depend on local circumstances whether this
mode of generating the current would be preferable
to the expenditure of the mechanical force necessary
for driving atmospheric air through the pipes. Pure
oxygen charged with the vapour would explode on
ignition ; it was therefore suggested that this might
prove a useful source of motive force. It was, how-
ever, seated to be difficult to form an explosive mix-
ture of the vapour with common air. By decom-
posing water with the voltaic battery, napthalizing
the hydrogen with Benzole, and burning it with the
aid of the equivalently liberated oxygen, a simple
light of intense power might be obtained. The sys-
tem was shown to be a great simplification of the
ordinary system of gas-lighting, as no retorts, refri-
gerators, purifiers, or meters were required, and the
products of combustion were as pure as those from
the finest wax. It was expected that the elegance of
the material and the simplicity of the apparatus
would induce its introduction into buildings and
apartments where coal gas was not now considered
admissible.

The apparatus and conditions necessary for the
success of the method were, a flow of cheap gas, or
of air, driven through pipes by any known motive
power, and a reservoir.of the volatile spirit through
which the main pipe must pass in some convenient
part of its course; these pipes and reservoirs being
protected from the cold. It was stated, that though
the liquid did not require to be heated above the
average temperature of the air, it was liable to be•
come cooled by its own evaporation, so as-to require
an artificial supply of warmth. This was readily
effected by causing a small jet of flame of the gas
itself to play upon the reservoir, and by a simple con
trivance, called a " Thermostat," by which the flame
was shut off when necessary, the temperature could
be made self-regulating, so as never to rise above or
fall below a proper degree. The cooling due to the
evaporation would, of course, be inversely propor-
tionate to the quantity of liquid in the reservoir. I.
atmospheric air was used as the vehicle for the vapour,
the jet holes in the burner, from which it escaped for
combustion, must be slightly larger than those for coal
gas. Some burners, contrived for the purpose of accu-
rately adjusting the size of the orifice to the quanity of
luminiferous matter escaping, were exhibited and
described; they were made so that by moving a part
of the burner, any required quality of flame, from
lightless blue to smoky, cou. ld be obtained, there be-
ing a medium point at which the most perfect bril
liancy was arrived at. The burners would answer
equally well for coal gas, though that material could
not, even by them, be made to evolve so white and
pure a light as that from Ilenzole vapour.
In conclusion,. some data were given on which a
calculation of ppce was founded.

It was stated, that a gallon of Benzole, of the de-
gree of purity requisite f?r the
purpose, would cost
about two shillings and sixpence; to this, the expense
of the air current and the interest of the original out-
lay on apparatus was to he added. This the author
presumed would not raise the cost to more than four
shillings
tas for gallon of Benzole.
It wa
dt,hethcaotnsounmeptioounncoef a
of that liquid would
give a light equal to four wax candles, of four to the
pound,
iste
for one hour, or one gallon for about one hun-
dred and twenty hours. It was inferred that a gal-
lon of this material was equivalent to about one
thousand cubic feet of coal gas.
Finally, for comparison with coal gas at a distance
from the mines, it was stated, that while to produce
one thousand cubic feet of gas, at least two hundred
pounds of coal must be transported, one gallon of
Benzole did not weigh more than seven pounds ; this,
in carriage, would give Benzole an advantage of
twenty-eight to one over coal as a source of light.
In the discussion which ensued, high encomiums
were passed upon the talent and patient labour exhi-
bited by Mr. Mansfield in the investigation of this
important subject, which promised to lead to most
remarkable results, as an extension of gas lighting to
Positions where it had not before been considered
applicable.
The paper announcee to be read at the meeting of
Tuesday, April 24, was " On Locomotive Engines,"
by Mr. T. R. Crampton, Assoc. Inst. C. E.

THE DuTcH IN JAve.—The Netherlands East
India mail has brought letters and papers from Batavia
to the 27th of February, and Java .
to the 24th of Feb
ruary. The whole colony of Batavia occupied in pre-
paring for an expedition against Balk; the expedition
was to have set out on the 24th, but, the preliminary
arrangements not being complete, i. t was deferred to the
15th of March. Great and effective preparations were
being made, in order to insure complete success, and the
entire conquest the island. The commandant of the
last expedition, il.hich had such an unfortunate issue, has
been recalled by 'General Vanden Wyck, and will imme-
diately repair to Holland to answer the charge made
against him, but which he attributes entirely to the
Governor-General. The inundations have been fearful
in the Netherlands-Indies, and entire plantations have
been quite destroyed.—Dutch Papers, April 21.
COLLISION.—The Dutch man of war corvette, of
20 guns, the Amphitrite, Capt. S. T. Grave van Linburg
Styrum, arrived at Spithead on Wednesday evening, at
seven o'clock. She saluted the garrison with twenty-
one guns, and the Commander-in-Chief, Admiral Sir
B. Cape], with seventeen guns, yesterday morning, at
nine o'clock; which salutes were replied to by the Vic-
tory and Platform Battery. She was afterwards towed
into harbour by the Echo steamer. She is from the
Helder, bound to the West Indies. About midnight on
the 17th instant, when c•nning down Channel, between
the Ness and Beachyhead, she came in contact with
the Mary Ann, schooner, of London, from Cadiz,
bound to London, last from Plymouth, laden with wine.
The night was dark and the wind blowing fresh. The
crew of the Mary Ann, consisting of the captain and
five men, took refuge on board the Amphitrite. The
former vessel lost her masts, and was stove in. The
Amphitrite lost jib-boon, part of cutwater, and, we
hear, makes water. The Mary Ann did not sink, and
when last seen was drifting over towards the coast of
France. She will, no doubt, be a good prize for some
of the .fishing boats, as her cargo (about 90 tons of
wine) will prevent her sinking. Captain Grave, accom-
panied by M. Vandenbourg, the Consul for Ifollaud
waiter on the Commander in-Chief after the Amphitrite'
came into harbour. She will be refitted at the dockyard
and probably, go into dock before she p cceeds on
to the West Indies.

SUICIDE AT TILE DUKE OF DEVONSIIIREIB.--011
Friday, Mr. William Pell, who had for many years held
the situation of secretary to his Gracr, the Duke of.
Devonshire, in addition to an ofii e in tho Board of
Green Cloth, drowned himself in an iron tank sunk
in the girder. The tank was only three feet in
length, and about eighteen ineLs in depth, and was tilled
with water.

PRESTON AND LONGRIDGE.—At the half•yearly
general meeting of the proprietors of the Preston and
Longridge Railway, held at the idlice of the Fleetwood,
Pr<ston, and West Ridi,lg Junction Railway Company,
on Thursday last, C. Swainson, sen., Esq., in the chair,
a dividend of 12s. per share (clear from income-tax) was
declared, for the half-year ending 30th June next.—
Preston Chronicle.
It is reported that R(ar-Admiral Sir Lucius Curtis,
Bart, C. 13., at present residing at Malta, has become a
Romau Callao*. .

POLICE INTELLIGEiNCE.
GUILDHALL.
A ruptctably-dresscd young man, who gavo the name
of John Crossley, and described hin.iself as an a,,ivertis-
ing agent living at the Balton Cufne-house, Tooley-
street, Borough, was charged with obtaining money
under false pretences.
Mr. John Retie, of No. 10, O3'borne•street, White-
chapel, said that he had 13,,en in the habit of advertising
in the Patriot and British Banner newspapers. On
Mon:lay last the prisoner called fur the account, when
witness told him that he was not prepared to pay it, as
he should like to call at the office and see if everything
was correct, and that he might look in in the course of
the week. On the Wednesday the prisoner again culled,
but, as he (Mr. Relfe) had not bad time to go to the
office, the affair was put off until that day (Saturday).
Before leaving the premises Crossley said that, if the
money was paid to him instead of at the office, he could
allow him 10 per cent., upon which witness replied, that
if that were the case he won►d pntler pa) ink; him. How •
ever, on Friday he went to the cffice, and discovered that
not only was no percentage allowed, but that the pri-
soner was not even known there. Accordingly, that
morning he had an officer in readiness, ant the prisoner
having called and been paid 71. 17,,. 61 for the British
Banner, he was directly taken into cul,tody. The pri
sower, before he was apprehended. asked when he should
ea!lfor the account due to the Pah lot.
_ .

Mr. John Charles Davis, 01 66,Leadorikall-street.
eutlwr, eaid that the prisoner c,lled upon him for two
bills, one for 3/. 55., due to the Patriot, and the other of
31. for the British Banner, making in ad 61. ss.
Alderman CHALLIS asked where he paid the money?
Mr. Davis replied, on the Bth of February. The pri-
soner had made application before.
Mr. D. Pratt, of 5,80 lt-court, Fleet-street, publisher
of the above newspapers, said, that no one was autho-
rized to receive moneys except the clerks in his office.
He had never seen the prisoner.
The prisoner declined making any remark, and
Aidcrwao CHALLIS remanded him until Friday next.
as there was no doubt fresh charges would be brought
against him.

MARLBORO G I-1-S TRE ET.
James Locke, a well-dressed youth, was brought be-
fore Mr. Hardwick, charged with having obtained sub•
scriptions from the nobility and gentry under the frau-
dulent pretence of the said subscriptions being for the
purposo of defraying the expenses of a lying-in institu-
tion. The prisoner is the son of a person name Locke
who describes himself as the surgeon and manager of
the Royal Belgrave Lying-in Institution, of No. 5,
Chapel-street, May-fair, formerly of Trevor-square. On
the prisoner a pocket ledger was found, which showed
that about 401. had already been collected this year,
4001. last year, from various persons of wealth and dis-
tinction. Among the names of the subscribers were
those of Mehemet Pasha, the Turkish Ambassador ; the
Countess de Neuilly, the Countess Colleredo, the Pvru-
vian Minister, Lady Walker, Admiral Cecille, the
Princess of Parma, Lady Milbanke, the Marquis of Kil-
dare, &c. There were a number of papers produced by
the police, one of which was a prospectus headed,
Royal Belgrave Lying in Institution, Trevor-square,"
her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent patroness, with
about 40 duchesses, marchionesses and countesses as the
committee of the management.
The charge against the prisoner was for obtaining
money from Sir John Lowther under fraudulent pre.
tences.

Sir J. Lowther, of No. 127, Park-street, Grosvenor-
square, said that on Friday afternoon he was in his
library, when a servant informed him that a person had
called for a subscription due to the Royal Belgrave
Lying-in Hospital, and asked for one guinea, being the
amount of the alleged subscription. Witness told his
servant to deny him, and the person, who turned out to
be the prisoner, said he would call again. In the mean-
time witness, having had his suspicions excited, made
certain inquiries, which induced him to give information
to the police, and accordingly Inspector Lester, of the
A division, was in attendance at his house that morning.
I'he prisoner called about eleven o'clock, and on being
shown into the room where he (witness) was sitting, said
he called for the subscription to the Belgraye Lying-in
hospital, and produced some papers relating to the in-
stitution. Witness placed a sovereign and a shilling on
the table, and required of the prisoner the name of the
person who authorised him to collect the money. The
prisoner said he was the son of Dr. Locke, who was a
member of the committee, and pointed out to witness his
lather's name in a list dated as far back as 1832. Pri-
soner then produced a paper, which he requested witness
to sign. The paper was an order for a person who, as
no said, was desirous of being confined in the institution.
From the appearance of the paper witness declined to
:ign it. The police-inspector was then called into the
room, and the prisoner given into custody.
Inspector Lester, on taking the prsouer into custody,
raked him who authorised him to receive money on be-
half of the alleged society. The prisoner said he was
authorised by his brother, who was secretary, and his
tether, who was surgeon to the institution. Witness
ssked it the institution was still in existence, and the
prisoner said it was; that a number of poor women had
neen relieved by it within the last few months. Witness
told the prisoner that he was an officer, that the institu-
tion was a cheat, and that he had been obtaining money
improperly. Prisoner begged to be allowed to go home
to his father, but witness said he could not comply with
his request. Witness searched the prisoner, and found
:3/. 13:., in addition to the 11. given to him by Sir
John Lowther, which had been marked. Witness also
ound on the prisoner a gold watch, chain, and key,
and several circulars addressed to nit mbers of the
aristocracy, and a collecting book, containing the
names of a number of persons from whom subscrip-
ions had been obtained. The prisoner said there were
two collectors, himself and his brother, and that
she institution was in Chapel-street, Belgrave-square.
Witness had seen a house in Spring-street, and found it
was a milk-shop. Witness was afterwards told that thi
institution was in Chapel-street. lie had seen the house
5, Chapel street, Mayfair. There was the name
Lc eke, surgeon," on the door. The house was a dirty
mean looking house, with no accommodation as a lying-
in institution in any of the rooms. Had reason to believe
that the institution had been give up about five years
ago. Found a paper with Sir John Lowther's name es
a subscriber to is.

Mr. IlAnDwteb asked llorsford if he had anything to

communicate respecting this institution ?—..1101 si'ord
said, about ten years ago, in consequence of informa•
titan sent to the Mendicity-office, relative to the Bel-
grave Lying-in Institution, in Chapel-street, he pro-
ceeded to make inquiries. He found enough to convince
him that the whole affair was au imposition. Last
summer a lady in Eaton-square, one of the duped
subscribers, gave a letter to a poor woman to the
pretended institution, havirg previously paid before-
hand the expenses of her approaching confinement. The
poor woman of course had received no medical attend.
ance from this Royal institution, and, as there was
a clear case of obtaining money under fraudulent
pretences, he was instructed to take the impostors into
custody. He went to Trever.square, where the sham
institution was situated, and watched tha place for a
week, but without success. Ho saw a few things go
into the house, which the servant immediately after-
wars fetched away. The house was yellow-washed
outside, but had nothing else to indicate that it was an
institution. Several letters came to the house, which
were taken in by a coachman's wife, who was employed
and paid for this piece of service, and who would be
.ble to give some important evidence about the doings
of these parties.
Mr. Ha.upwicx inquired if there were not some pro-
ceedings with reterence to the same institution some
time ago? Horsford said that the mother of the pri-
soner was taken up for obaining goods under false pre-
tences, and then some particulars relative to the cha-
racter of this institution came before the public.
Mr. HARDWICK, addressing the prisoner—Now is
the time to speak if you wish to say anything in ex-
planation.

Prisoner—l wish my father to speak for me, and he
will explain that the institution is still going on. The
things which were taken from Trevor-square were to go
to Chapel• street. We were moving at the time, and the
house in Trevor-square was not then given up.
Mr. HARDWICK—Where is this institution ? Pri
soner—The institution is at No. 5, Chapel-street. The
institution only professes to attend out of doors. Women
are only seen at their own houses, and there is HO ac-
commodation required or given at the institution. The
institution is merely an office for the women to come
with their letters from the subscribers. One room is
quite enough or that purpose. Let my father be sent
tor, and he will explain all to you, and then you will see
that the institution is still going on.
Mr. HARDWICK-These papers produced by the offs
cers all bear date 1832.

Prisoner—Yes, the institution was established in tha
year.

Mr. HARDWICK —Has it since ceased to exist? Pri-
soner—No; it is at No. 5, Chapel-struet, a private house.
Mr. Itsunwicx said he should remand the charge for
further inquiry on Wednesday next.
RICHMOND.
_ _ _

Miss Lydia Dixon, u tracheiCiMusic, who had been
twice remanded upon charges of shoplifting, was brought
before Mr. Penrhyn, and a full beuch of magistrates, for
final examination.

Mr. Robert Smith, of Richmond, solicitor, was in-
structpd by the friends of the prisoner to watch the case
in her behalf.

The evidence previously taken in four cases having
been read over, and the depositions signed,
Mr. PENRHYN said, that if one more case was taken
it would fully establish the prisoner's connexion with the
two abodes, and would be sufficient for the ends cf jus-
tice. If they took: all the cases they would have to
commit on 20 or 30 charges.
Mr. Henry Steel, linendraper, in George-street,
Richmond, then identified s ,me of the property found at
each of the lodgings, by which the required link was ob-
tained.

Otte other witness was Mrs. Elizabeth Jackson, the
widow of a Common Councilman, living in Grove-road,
Hammerstnith,who said she had known the prisoner, who
was her god-daughter, from her infancy, and she resided
with her up to the time of ht r apprehension, except
when she was fulfilling situations as governess. The
prisoner wanted for nothing, and could have had no ob-
ject in stealing these things. She was not aware that
any stolen property had been brought to her house be-
fore it was shown to her by the officers. The prisoner
had hod the brain fever, and had used a shower- bath for
five years to relieve her head.
Toe prisoner, after making some rambling statements,
was fully committed for trial at the Central Criminal
Court, bail in 400/. being taken. with proper notice.

lIE REV. MR. SHORE.--Mr. Shore's eldest
daughter is the unwearied amanuensis of her father in
prison, and is incessantly engaged in writing. Mr.
Shore has already received upwards of three hundred
addresses from pul.lic meetings and congregations. in
various parts of the kingdom. besides other communtea-
ttons ou various subjects.