The Sun.
London, England, 1847-06-18 00:00:00

MAJORITY-AYES, 65.

Acheson, Viscount Grosvenor, Lord R. Frotheroe, Edward
Aldam, William Hamilton, G. A. Pusey, Philip
Baring, F. T. Hawes, Benjamin Rice, E. R.
Bell, John Hothouse, Sir John Rich, Henry
Borthwick, Peter Howard, P. 11. Russell, Lord J.
Boyd, John Iltighes, W. B. Scrope, G. I'.
Brotherton, Joseph Jervis, Sir John Seymour, Lord
Buller, Charles Kemble, H.; Sheil, R. L.
Busfeild, W. Labouchere, Henry Somerville, Sir W.
Christie, W. D. Langston, J. 11. Strutt, Edward
Cowper, W. F. Macaulay, T. B. Thornely, Thomas
Craig, W. G. Mahon, Viscount Tollemache, John
Denison, J. E. Mitchell, T. A. Turner, E.
Dickinson, F. H. Morris, David Villiers, Charles
Dundas, Sir David Morison, General Ward, H. G.
Esmonde, Sir T. Nicholl, J. White, Samuel
Evans, William O'Brien, J. Winnington, Sir T.
Forster, Matthew O'Brien, Timothy Wood, Sir Charles
Fox, C. R.
O'Conor, Don Wyse, Thomas
Gibson, T. M. Pakington, Sir J. S.
Gladstone, J. N. Parker, John
Graham, Sir James Polhill, F.
Grey, Sir G. Price, Sir R.

TELLERS.

Tufnell, H.
Hill, Lord Marcus

MINORITY-NOES, 23.
Allix, J. P. Floyer, John Spooner, R.
Arkwright, G. Frewen, C. It. Stuart, John
Brisco, M. Grimsditch, Thomas Thompson, Alderman
Crawford, W. S. Hall, Sir B. Vivian, J. E.
Davies, D. A. Hodgson, F. Yorke, H. K.
Deedes, W. Jolliffe, Sir W. H.
Douglas, Sir H. Miles, William TELLERS.
Entwisle, W. Muutz, G. F. Bankes, George
Etwall, Ralph Prime, Richard Henley, J. W.

Clause 25 (Commission to continue for years) :
',lotion made, and Question proposed, " That the blank in
page 7, line 41, be filled with five :' "—Afterwards pro•
posed, " That the blank be filled with ' three :' "—Question
put, " That the blank be filled with five.' " The Committee
divided :

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MAJORITY-AYES, 76.
AlRam, W. Graham, Sir James Plumridge, Captain
Bell, John Grey, Sir G. Price, Sir Robert
Bellew, R. M. Hallyburton, Lord Repton, G. W. J.
Berkeley, Captain Hamilton, Lord C. Rice, E. R.
Blake, Martin J. Hamner, Sir John Russell, Lord C.
Bodkin, William H. Hawes, Benj. Scrope, G. P.
Boyd, John Heneage, G. H.:W. Sheil, R. L.
Brotherton, Joseph llobhouse, Sir J. Smith, R. V.
Buller, Charles Howard, C W.G. Somerville, Sir W.
Buller, Edward Howard,!E. G. Stanfield, W. R.
Burke, T. J. Hughes, W. B. Strutt, Edward
Busfeild, William Jervis,. Sir John Talbot, C. R.
Cavendish, G. H. Labouchere, Henry Thornely, T.
Christie, W. D. Langston, J. H Tollemache, J.
Clerk Sir G. Lemon, Sir Charles Turner, Edmund
Clive, Viscount Macaulay, T. B. - Vane, Lord H.
Corbally, M. E. Mauls, Fox Villiers, Charles
Courtenay, Lord Monahan, J. IL Vvian, J. H.
Craig, W. G. Mostyn, E. Ward, H. G.
Denison, J. E. Nicholl, John White, Samuel
Dickinson, F. F. O'Connell, M. J. Wortley, J. S.
Duncan, George Ogle, S. C. Wyse, Thomas
Dundas, Admiral Pakin gton, Sir J. •
Dundas, Sir David Palmerston, Viscount TELLERS.
Evans, William Parker, John Tufnell, Henry
Gibson, Thomas M. Philips, Mark Hill, Lord Marcus
Gill, Thomas Pinney, William

MINORITY-NOES, 43.
Adderley, C. B. Entwisle, William Neeld, Joseph
Allis, J. P. Etwall, Ralph Neeld, John
Arkwright, George Boyer, John Palmer, G.
Bankes, George Frewen, C. 11. Pechell, Captain
Berkeley, Craven Gardner, J. D. Perfect, Robert
Blackstone, W. S. Gladstone, Captain Bashleigh, W.
Brisco, M. Grimsditch, T. Sibthorp, Colonel
Buckley, Edmund Hall, Sir Benjamin Vivian, J. E.
Burrell, Sir C. Halsey, T. I'. Waddington, H. S.
Carew, W. 11. Pole Harris, Hon. Capt. Williams, W.
Copeland, Alderman Henley, J. W. Yorke, R. H.
Cripps, W. lindson, G.
Davies, D. A. S. Jolliffe, Sir IV G. 11.
Deedes, W. Masterman, John
Douglas, Sir C. Morris, David
Egaton, W. T. Munta, G. Y

TELLERS.
Borthwlck, Y.
Spooner, Richard

LATE RAILWAY ACCIDENT.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SM,—Observing in your excellent paper this morning
that various means are pointed out by parties to ensure
additional security to the public travelling by railway,
I beg to point out one that I think the late awful
accident near Wolverton imperatively cslls for, which is,
that not only upon all points of the railway, such as
where Fossey was placed, but also upon all engines and
tenders, now conducted by two individuals, an over-
looker, every way competent, should be at hand, to see
that the duty of those so appointed should be properly
attended to. Just for a moment consider what would be
the consequence should any of the three employed be
seized suddenly in a fit of apoplexy, or otherwise dis-
abled from performing their duty. Had suck an officer
been appointed, Fossey never would have dared to turn
the train improperly off the right direction, which the
verdict of the jury proves he did.—l am, Sir, &c.,
ONE OF THE CORONERS FOR THE

COUNTY OF YORK.

June 17, 1847.

NEWSVENDERS' BENEVOLENT
AND PROVIDENT INSTITUTION.
The eighth anniversary general meeting of this
excellent society, the object of which is to grant pensions
and temporary relief to masters and servants engaged in
the sale of newspapers, who from age, infirmity,
or distress, may require assistance, was held
last evening at eight o'clock, at Anderton's hotel,
Fleet- street. Mr. L. Wild, of Catherine-street, was
unanimously called to the chair in the unavoidable
absence of the President, Mr. Harmer, from illness, who,
however, sent a donation of 101. 10s., and expressed
himself as keenly alive as ever to the great importance
of the institution.
The CHAIRMAN said he was sure they must all regret
the circumstance which had rendered the absence of
their worthy and benevolent President necessary ;
but, at the same time, they must also be glad
to find that he was recovering, and that he
was the same good friend they had heretofore
found him. For himelf, he might say that he
should leave nothing undone to promote the
prosperity of the institution in every way in his power.
The SECRETARY (Mr. Cole) then read the report,
which simply stated that, during the last three years
the improvement of the funds had steadily progressed,
and that during the past year they had added 501. to the
permanent Stock. A candidate had offered himself
for one of the pensions but he had been removed by
death ; his widow applied for and received aid, but she
only lived a few weeks after. No other application for
a pension by a member of the institution had been made
during the past year ; but the committee had felt
themselves bound to grant temporary aid to
an extent considerably beyond what they considered
the society should be called upon to make to parties
who had never joined it as members, or added
one farthing to its funds, yet as the applicants were
known to be thoroughly deserving of commiseration and
relief, it was afforded to them—still it was a gratifying
fact, that so few among themselves had been necessitated
to claim the advantage of the society's benefits,
but this enabled them to afford extraneous aid.
The funded stock is 8501. The committee
trusted that their inconsiderate fellow• tradesmen would
join them in the laudable work they had in view, by
donations or small annual subscriptions, and thus ensure
for themselves and those dependent upon them the aid
of the society in the hour of need.
The accounts shoed the disbursements to have
been 1391. 16s. 31., and the expenditure 82/. 9s. 10d.,
and that a balance of 571.65. sd. remained in the hands
of the treasurer.
Mr. Tommtis presented a donation of 101. 10s. from
Mr. Douglas Jerrold, (or rather, Douglas Jerrold's
Weekly Newspaper,) who had intended to have been
present ; but the dangerous illness of his daughter in
Guernsey, had called him suddenly from town, and
rendered his absence unavoidable. He assured them that
Mr. Jerrold felt the deepest interest in the institution,
and as he had received the utmost kindness from the
trade, not only in London, but in the provinces, he felt
that he was doing no more than his duty in presenting
the Society with this donation. He also wished to be-
come a contributor of 2/. 2s. a year.
The announcement was received with the warmest de-
monstrations of gratitude, and the Chairman, on behalf of
the meeting, cordially thanked the donor who was, on
the instant, elected one of the vice-presidents, as also
was Mr. Bond Cabbell, M.P.
The committee and the other officers of the institution
having been re-elected, and a vote of thanks passed to
the Chairman, and suitably acknowledged by him, the
meeting separated.

PRINCESS'S THEATRE.—MT. Macready takes his
farewell for the season to-night in his masterly delineated
character of King Lear. Numerous•foreigners of distinction
have taken boxes, the tragedy being by desire, and the ce-
lebrated songstress Jenny Lind has also secured a private
box to witness the eminent tragedian in Shakspere's master-

piece.
A LIMB OF THE LAW IN A TRAP.—On Monday
last, at the Police-office Blackburn, before Eccles Shor-
rock, Esq., Arthur dartin, railway guard, appeared
against George Baron, small debt bailiff, and Henry
Johnston, whom he charged with extorting money
from his wife on false pretences. Mrs. Martin
stated in evidence that on Wednesday, the 9th
of June, her husband being from home for a
few days, the defendants came to her house,
and demanded 6s. on account of Mr. Ingram,
cabinetmaker, &c., due for repairing a chest of
drawers. Mrs. Martin denied the debt, stating that
she had bought the drawers on the condition that they
should be repaired if necessary, from the wood shrink-
ing, ttithin twelve months, at Mr. Ingram's expense.
The wood had shrunk very much, and she had sent
back the drawers to be repaired, for which the alleged
debt was incurred. She asked the defendants to defer
pressing their claim till her husband came home,
but they remained in the house for a considerable time,
declaring they had a " wapentake" for her, and would
proceed to the last extremity on the following morn-
ing, at nine o'clock, if she did not immediately pay
the debt. Baron at the same time producing a piece
of paper, which he alleged to be the " wapentake;"
which, on being disclosed and handed to the witness,
on her paying the 6s. 6d. for Baron's trouble,
was found to be the tradesman's account. Being
called on for his defence, the myrmidon of the law
smiled most insinuatingly, and said the thing was all
by her htehrentohmador a morrow ,
a mistake, and that he had told Mrs. Martin that Mr.
Ingram had been served with a " wapentake," and that
he might . have to do th
morn-
ing, at nine o'clock
; notes
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wapen-
take" or " proper law" for her. That he had so threat-
ened, however, was clearly proved.—He was ordered to
pay back the money and costs, 95. ; which he left the
Court to raise by help of " wapentakes," mock or real,
or such other influences as he could put in operation.—
Manchester Guardian.