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London, England, 1847-07-13 00:00:00

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MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
DAY.)
The July-adjourned Middlesex Sessions for the trial
of felonies and misdemeanours, of which there were
4 of the latter and 31 of the former upon the calendar,
commenced this morning at the Court-house, Clerken-
well-green. Out of the 35 prisoners for trial 14 were
unable either to read or write, while the remainder were
described as being able to read or write imperfectly.
Nine of the offenders were under sixteen years of age.
Thomas Millar and Frederick Thompson were con-
victed of stealing a coat, the property of Duncan Irwin,
from a carriage in the street.
Several previous convictions being recorded against
Thompson, he was sentenced to be transported for seven
years, and Millar was sentenced to six months' impri-
sonment with hard labour.
Johanna Sullivan, for pot• stealing, was sentenced to
six months' imprisonment in the House of Correction,
with hard labour.
Thomas Budeock, a boy only twelve years of age,
whose head scarcely reached as high as the bar, was
indicted for stealing three pairs of shoes, the property of
Samuel Hudson Fleming.
The facts were of the ordinary character, and a ver-
dict of Guilty being returned,
The ASSISTANT-JUDGE, in passing sentence, said that
the prisoner's father had turned both him and his bro-
ther into the streets either to starve or thieve, as the
chance might be. It was a most disgraceful state of
things, and he never would let an opportunity slip of
bringing such a system before the public. Here was a
number of poor children brought, session after session,
to this court to be tried, and the only course open to the
Court to adopt was the almost useless one of sending
them back to prison. Such a state of things would pre-
vail until the Court had the power of compelling parents,
who were guilty of such gross neglect in the educating
and training of their offspring, to bear the expense
arising from the crimes of the children. He should
sentence the prisoner to one month's imprisonment, and
at the end of that term order him to be soundly whipped
with a birch rod.
A very respectable-looking man, named James Payne,
was indicted for stealing an umbrella from the Com-
mittee-rooms of the House of Lords.
It appeared from the evidence of Constable Partridge,
47 A, that the prisoner was seen lingering about the
Committee-rooms of the House of Lords in a suspicious
manner, and a close watch being kept upon him, he was
observed corning out of Room A with an umbrella in his
hand, when he was stopped by Partridge, and asked
where he had got it; when he replied that he took it
in mistake for his own. However, upon searching in
the Committee-room no other umbrella was found. The
prisoner's lodgings were searched, when two other valuable
silk umbrellas were found there.
Witnesses as to character were called, when it was
stated that the prisoner had been at one time in very
prosperous circumstances, and was the landlord of the
Three Compasses Tavern, in Gilbert-street, Golden-
square.
A verdict of Guilty was returned against the prisoner,
wnen he was sentenced to three months' imprisonment,
and hard labour.

MARLBRO'-STREET—(THIS DAY.,
John Collins, a ruffianly-looking fellow, was placed a
the bar before Mr. Bingham, charged with assaulting
Mr. Charles Harris, landlord of The Two Chairmen,
No. 81, Wardour-street; also with violently assaulting
Police-sergeant Hughes, 12 C, whilst in the execution of
his duty.
Mr. Charles Harris stated that on the previous night,
about half-past nine o'clock, the prisoner entered his
house in a state of inebriety, and immediately began to
kick up a row with the customers who were at th bar.
Complainant observing the man to be excited requested
him to leave the house in a peaceable manner. The pri-
soner refused to do so, and making a rush at him struck
him a blow in the face. Complainant then sent for a
constable, and gave him in charge.
Police-sergeant Hughes, 12 C, said that about half-
past nine o'clock last night he was called to the house of
last witness to receive charge of the prisoner. On their
way to the station the prisoner knocked him down and
kicked him several times in the lower part of his:person.
Witness managed to get up from his defenceless position,
when the prisoner struck him in the face and kicked him
on the shins. He subsequently became so violent, and
resisted so much, that he was obliged to call for
assistance to convey him to the station. Witness had
received such severe injuries as to incapaciate him from
doing his duty. The prisoner afterwards, when locked
up in the cell at the station, assaulted one of the
prisoners, who was present, and would prefer the charge
against him.
Edward Edwards said that last night he was locked
up in one of the cells at Vine-street station at the time
the prisoner was brought in. Directly the gaoler had
locked him in he came up to witness and, without the
least provocation, kicked him in the groin. He was
so much injured as to be obliged to be sent to the
hospital.
The prisoner, in reply to the charge, said he was ex-
ceedingly drunk, and knew not what he did. He really
was very sorry for what had occurred.
Mr. BINGHAM said it could not be permitted for the
prisoner to plead intoxication as an excuse for such a
serious assault. He should commit him to the House of
Correction for one month, with hard labour.
Timothy Cavanagh was charged with having assaulted
Mrs. Mary Lockin, one of the agents of the League
Bread Company, residing in Little Earl-street, Seven
Dials.
It appeared that the prisoner, from some cause not
explained, had taken great offence at Mrs. Lockin being
appointed an agent for the sale of the League Company's
bread. Last night, he being well primed with sundry
pints of heavy, entered the complainant's shop and
abused her in a very improper manner. Not satisfied
with that, he spit in her face, and called her by a very
indelicate epithet. He followed that up by threatening
to strike her, and to save herself from violence she left
the shop, and, having sent for a constable, gave him into
custody.
The defendant pleaded the old tale of intoxication in
defence; and, as it was his first offence,
Mr. BINGHAM said he (defendant) must find one
surety in 51. to keep the peace towards complainant for
the next three months.
The remainder of the morning was occupied by the
Court in disposing of several other trifling cases of
drunkenness and assaults. In each case a small tine was
inflicted, and the defendants set at liberty. Since the
commencement of the hot weather there has been more
drunken charges at this court than at any other time.

THAMES.—(THIS DAY.)
James Lloyd, an ex-policeman, was brought up on re-
mand, charged by Thomas Jackson, K 263, under the
following circumstances:—
The constable stated that about four o'clock on Fri-
day afternoon, as he was on duty at Millwall, Poplar, he
saw the prisoner carrying a bag on his shoulders. Wit-
ness asked what was in it, and he replied bones, but on
an examination of its contents he found 4lbs. of foreign
manufactured tobacco concealed amongst the bones.
The prisoner ran away and made his escape, but yester-
day afternoon witness again saw him by the turnpike-
gate at Poplar, and apprehended him. In answer to the
prisoner, the constable admitted that he had allowed him
to pass through the gate and go some distance before he
stopped him.
The prisoner delared that he knew nothing whatever
of the bag of bones or tobacco. lie resided at Flagon-
row, Deptford, and was at home on the Friday after-
noon.

Mr. Joseph Clothier, a salesman, residing at Deptford,
came forward, and corroborated the prisoner's state-
ment, having seen him at home on the very day and
hour the constable alleged that he stopped him at Mill-
wall with the tobacco.

The constable still positively asserted that he was not
mistaken, and had no doubt on the subject ; but
Mr. YARDLEY said it was clear from the testimony of
Mr. Clothier that it was a case of mistaken identity,
and he would caution the constable against swearing too
rashly. He must say that his conduct in not stopping
the prisoner at once at the gate showed that he had a
doubt on the subject, and he had therefore given his evi-
dence a great deal too confidently. The prisoner must
beat once discharged.

Mr. Clothier inquired whether some compensation
ought not to be made, but _

Mr. YARDLEY said he had no power to order any.

I MPE RI AL PA RLIAMENT.

(THIS DAY.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The SPEAKER took the Chair at Twelve o'clock.
SUPPLY.
The Report on the Committee of Supply was brought
up and agreed to.
WAYS AND MEANS.
The report on the Committee of Ways and Means
was also brought up and agreed to.
RECOVERY OF PUBLIC MONIES (IRELAND)

BILL.
This Bill was read a third time and passed.
CONSOLIDATED FUND BILL.

Mr. GREENE brought in this Bill, which was read a
first, and ordered to be read a second time to-morrow.
BISHOPRIC OF MANCHESTER.

Lord JOHN RUSSELL, in moving the second
reading of the Bishopric of Manchester Bill,
said that this Bill had been introduced on the re-
commendation of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners.
That Commission had recommended that two bishop-
rics should be united with other bishoprics--those two
bishoprics were Bangor and St. Asaph. The recom-
mendation of the Commissioners was, that the Bishop-
ric of Bristol should be joined with that of !Gloucester,
and Bangor with that of St. Asaph. The Commissioners
also recommended the creation of two new bishoprics--
one for Ripon, the other for Manchester. As was well
known, the bishoprics of Bristol and Gloucester had
been united, and a bishop had been appointed for
Ripon. Great objections had, however, been raised
to the joining of the bishoprics of Bangor and St.
Asaph, and by the present Bill it was not sought to join
them, but to create a new Bishop for Manchester, which
would require, if this Bill was passed, no new funds.
With respect to the new bishop, according to the pro-
visions of the Bill, he would not have a seat in the
House of Lords until the death of one of the present
bishops, and upon that event taking place, he would take
his seat in the House of Lords, but the junior bishop
would not. The Noble Lord concluded by
moving the
second reading of the Bill.
Mr. JOHN COLLETT wished to know from the
Noble Lord whether it was his intention in a new Par-
liament to bring in a Bill for the creation of any other
new bishoprics.
Lord J. RUSSELL said it was proposed, in another
session, to create :a new bishopric to relieve London, to
be called the -bishopric of St. Albans. It was also in-
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Southwell, and it was also proposed to relieve the see of
Exeter by creating a bishopric of Bodwin.
Sir R. H. INGLIS cordially concurred in the pro-
visions of the Bill for preserving entire the bishopric
Of Bangor and St. Asaph, for which they were indebted
to the exertions of his Noble Friend Earl Powis. Al-
though he deprecated the provisions of the Bill which
excluded the bishopric of Manchester in the first in-
stance from a seat in the House of Lords, yet he felt
bound, looking at the period of the session, and the
necessity for the present measure, to give his support to
the Bill.

Mr. HORSMAN then rose to propose the following
amendment, of which he had given notice :—" That at
this late period of the session it is not expedient to pro-
ceed with a measure which, involving new and important
principles, deserving of the utmost consideration, would
be more fitly discussed in another session of Parliament,
on the introduction of a general and comprehensive
scheme for increasing the efficiency of the Church,
and lessening the spiritual destitution of the
people." Ho thought it most desirable, that in
the present session a measure of such importance
as the present should not be further proceeded with.
The measure in its present state remedied no evil, it
asserted no new principle, it pointed at no end, and it
avoided altogether the consideration of the lamentable
and neglected state of some of the population of this
country with respect to religious education. The Bill
proposed changes such as had never been proposed
before. The House was called upon by the Bill to dis-
pose of a sum of 17,0001. a year, and to do that
by the creation of new bishoprics. Now, he would
ask, was Parliament prepared to do that ? He
thought he could point out a much better mode
of expending so large a sum of money.
It appeared that the sum of 351,0001. had been already
received by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, including,
from the suppression of numerous canonries and sine-
cures, the sum of 194,0001., and from the larger sees,
157,0001 The fund derivable from the first of these
items was to be appropriated towards the augmentation
of small benefices, and the latter fund was to be used

for the purpose of increasing the revenues of the smaller
sees How had these funds been applied? The sum of
167,3001. had been applied for the augmentation of small
livings, for the purpose of increasing the revenues of
the sees of the bishops 106,3061., for episcopal resi-
dences 143,014/., making a total expenditure on the part
of the bishops of 249,4001., showing an excess in
favour of the bishops over the poor benefices of
82,000/. By the terms of their commission the Com-
missioners were authorised to build or provide suit-
able residence for the bishops. How had they carried
out these provisions? They had expended on the palace
of the Bishop of Ripon, 16,1111.; the Bishop of Bath
and Wells, 3,000/.; the Bishop of Exeter, 3,5001.;
the Bishop of Oxford, 6,500/.; the Bishop of Worcester,
7,000/.; the Bishop of Gloucester, 23,0001.; the Bishop
of Rochester, 28,8321.; and the Bishop of Lincoln,
54,444/. Now, it appeared that while all these large
sums of money bad been expended on episcopal resi-
dences, there had been in those eight dioceses an aug-
mentation in poor livings to the amount of only 5,000/.,
or about one twenty-eighth of the whole sum. And it
so happened that in those dioceses where the largest
sums of money had been expended on the episcopal
palaces, the smaller had been the amount of money ap-
propriated to the increase of poor livings. In the diocese
of Gloucester, where there had been an expenditure of
23,000/. on the palac©s of the bishop, there were 97
benefices under 100/. a year, while in the diocese of Lin-
coln, where there had been a sum of 54,444/. expended,
these were 218 benefices under 100/. a year.—(Hear,
hear.) So lamentable was the present condition
of many of the benefices of the country, that
there were numbers of gentlemen, having re-
ceived a most expensive education, and who
were obliged by virtue of their office to keep up a gen-
tlemanly appearance, who were receiving less than the
masons who were employed in building the new Houses
of Parliament. Indeed there were 85 livings, the in-
cumbents of which received only 61d. per day. These
were surely circumstances requiring grave consideration,
and some measures ought to he adopted for a more just
and equitable distribution of the immense revenues of
the Church. He was one of those who thought that
the whole interest of the Church ought not to be al-
lowed to centre entirely in the episcopacy. Turning
from the state of the Church, he would briefly allude to
the state of the population. The whole population of
the entire kingdom was 16,000,000. The number of
churches and chapels in connexion with the Church
throughout the United Kingdom was 13,624, the number
of clergymen were 16,010. Of this number there were
1,568 who had no duties to perform; there were dignita
ries and heads of colleges amounting to 1,147; chaplains of
men-of-war on foreign stations, 372; leaving the total
number of the working clergy 12,523. Of this number,
6,850 had charge over one-tenth of the parishes in which
the inhabitants were under 300 in number; while in a
vast number of the other parishes the clergyman had
charge over an immense population, far too great for any
one individual to superintend.
(LEFT SPEAKING.)

PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS.

(From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons,

MONDAY, JULY 12.
SUPPLY.-(IN THE COMMITTEE.)

Motion made, and Question put, " That a sum not exceed-
ing 10,0001. be granted to her Majesty, on account of Port
Patrick Harbour, in the year 1847." The Committee
divided:—

MAJORITY-AYES, 118.

Callaghan, D.
Collett, John