The Sun.
London, England, 1847-06-24 00:00:00

THE SUN,' LONDON, TIIiJRSDAY MOBI

(From the Herald.)
i'Ve have received by Extraordinary Express, in
OPation of the Overland Mail, our files of papers
Bombay of May 12 ; Calcutta, May 1 ; China,
25. By far the moat important intelligence is
i;:athe latter place, by which it will be seen that
I3ritish authorities have, in 36 hours, assaulted
,
tce' taken all the principal forts at the Bogue and in
Canton River, and after destroying the gateway,
till
till blowing up the magazines, spiked 827 pieces of
.11ell- Her Majesty's forces were about comrnenc-
ken assault on Canton, when the Chinese Govern-
k:
piellt submitted to all the demands of her Majesty's
LniPotentiary without reserve, just in time to arrest
destruction of that city.
c, (From the Bombay Times of May 12.)
• '4ll3l3lAltir.—The space over which our present
"gervations extend is more limited than usual, and
ate uninteresting as for many months past. The
v Company's steamer Sesostris, which, at the date
ias t dispatch, was feared to have been lost in
,:allrricane of the 20th ult., has made her appear-
she suffered considerably, and seems to have
;11 in great danger, but happily accomplished
h.tvoyage. The Buckinghamshire continues to
lire her way up the coast under jury-masts; we
je had no returns of losses beyond those formerly
Itroerated. The Mermaid has now been almost
'11: w°llY broken up, but a small portion of her cargo
been saved. The Portuguese brig Indiana
r
driven ashore near Rutnagherry : her masts were
t
gone, but the hull of the vessel seemed to have
tailed little damage. The gale appears to have
nlt;ea singular in its character : it seems to have taken
iolise to the east and south of Ootacamund, about
frN., and 76 eg. E. Here it blew with fury
:al the 13th to the d
18th, its violence being most
:vere about the 15th. It can be traced north and
:est for the space of about 1,300 miles : it travelled
jer the ocean from Cochin on the Malabar coast to
iltirrachee and Ahmedabad, and thence to Shikarpore
Upper Sinde, in latitude 28 deg. N. by 68 deg. E.
4 t the first-named of these four places it raged on the
2 sti at the second and third on the 23d, 24th, and at
the 4 fourth on the 24th. Throughout its course
~7iy falls of rain accompanied it even where these
'renearly unknown. The disturbances in the
°olllsoor districts seem for the present to be
;Itlelled. Brigadier Dyce has been succeeded
;11 the command of the troops in the country by
rigadier Campbell. There is nothing new
„0m Lucknow. The conduct of the Resident,
colonel
Richmond, in promising their lives to the
6kfrglians who attempted to murder the Prime Mi-
ter, has been a source of considerable discussion.
depended
promise was given when the life of an individual
on it : were it fallen from, the plea of the
circumstances under which it was made would as-
Ilivedly not exempt us from the obloquy of having
broken faith : should it be acted on, two men will be
set free who avowedly intended to commit a murder.
The Seikh trophy guns are about to be re-cast, to
form a triumphal arch or column. A rumour—a
boundless one we hope—prevails that Lord Har-
tlge will quit India on the Ist of January, 1848,
ae and the Commander-in-Chief are now at Simla
fld will so continue during the hot season. Profound
tanquillity continues throughout the Punjaub.
'elajor Lawrence, following the example, and acting
lalder the instructions of his namesake at Lahore, is
Putting in practice the same style of reform on the
frontier which has for some time been in progress at
the capital. Accounts have been called for, so as to
Permit an exact estimate to be made of the income
11ad expenditure of the Peshawur and Yoesoofzaie
country. The troops are to have their arrears paid
11P to them, and are not likely again to be allowed
to fall behind. The tax on the marriage of widows
/vas to be abolished. Colonel Khan Singh had been
dismissed from the artillery, and the command trans-
ferred to Elahee Buksh. Dcst Mahound continues
his operations against the Ghilzies ; the troubles of
the country seem to be abating, and it is not at pre-
sent more disturbed than at any time since we first
became acquainted with it—much less so most as-
suredly than it was when in our possession, when
Lord Palmerston assured the men of Tiverton that
au Englishman might traverse it from end to end as
fearlessly as he could travel from one end of England
to the other. Cholera has been making sad havoc at
Ahmedabad, the latest victims amongst the European
community being Ensign Pitcairn and Miss Darby.
Sir David Pollock, Chief Justice of Bombay, is
beginning to recover from a dangerous attack of
liver complaint, which at one time threatened to
Prove fatal to him. He is about to take a voyage
to China for change of air. There was a grand re-
View by the Commander-in- Chief, Sir W. Cotton, of
the troops constituting the Presider ay division, on
the evening of the 10th ; on the 11th the Governor,
the Commander-in• Chief, and a large party of the
elite of the Presidency, visited the Dhurrunsalla (house
of reception for strangers), erected by Sir Jamsetjee
Jeejeebhoy at Byculla. All testified their delight at
this further act of munificence of the princely knight.
Ihe Akbar steamer, with the London mail of the 7th
of April, arrived on the 6th of M.ay--the transit
having been accomplished between the Post-office of
St. Martin-le-Grand and that of Bombay in twenty-
eight days twenty-one hours—by nrach the shortest
yet effected.
Two atrocious murders have been committed by a
Malay sailor. On coming back from sea he went to
the house of a former mistress and 'was refused per-
mission to reside with her. He lee% the house, and
shortly after returning found anothe r man had taken
his place. Upon this he stabbed ti le man, who died
on the spot ; wounded the woman, who died almost
immediately afterwards; injured a third and fourth,
one of whom lies in a dangerous state in the Jeejee-
bhoy Hospital. The man at once permitted himself
to be made a prisoner.
The sum subscribed towards the Irish Relief Fund
at Bombay amounts to 9,300/. Upwards of 22,000/.
have been collected throughout Ind' s.

MILITARY INTELLIG7ENCE.
Casualties by death in the armies.. of India reported
since the departure of the mail of Ist May :
BO AY.—Ensign Pitcairn, Bth Be:., at Ahmedabad,
on the 29th April.
MADRAS.—Lieut. Donald Tulloch, European Regi-
ment, at sea on board the Arabia, c.l the Cape, on the
21st January.
BENGAL.—Lieut. C. R. Aileman, 41st Regiment, at
Agra, on 13th April.

CALCUTTA.
(From the Bengal Hurkaru of May 1.)
The political news is of no importi nce.
There has been but little change lance our last in the
aspect of commercial affairs. The market for exports
has been very quiet, the extent of business transacted
having been very moderate.
Exchange has had a continued up ward tendency. Pre-
sent quotations for first class six months' bills on London
are 2s. OP. to 2s. OP.
The rates of freight mentioned iii our last have been
maintained, and as some proportion of the available ton-
nage has been taken up for China, present quotations are
likely to undergo little reduction,

COMMERCIAL IN TE L .LIGENC
THE BOMBAY MARKET.
BOXBAY, MAY 12.—We have i;o report continued
dulness in our import market since the departure of the
mail of the Ist inst., and transactLons are now reduced
into a very small compass.
COTTON MANUFACTURES.—An it iquiry still exists for
grey jacconets, but it has not prodw:ed any improvement
in prices, and with the termination 4)f the season we may
expect that it will cease. There is not the slightest
demand for any other goods, and dealers will take only
of a few descriptions when tempt, 3d by their extreme
cheapness.
The sales reported consist of the following goods:—
Pieces. R. A 11. A.
6,400 Grey Jacconets, 40 inch 21:P
yards
300 Bleached, do., 40 inch, 20 yd s 3 1 to 3 6
5,000 Grey Shirting, 40 inch 33
yards
1,000 Ditto, 45 inch
3,800 Bleached Skirtings, 36 inc h
40 yards
500 Grey Madapollaws, 33 inch
24 yards
1,000 Do., do., 36 inch
100 Grey Sheetings, 36 inch tiO
yards
320 Do., do., 64 yards
50 Do., do., 50 yards ...... ••• 9 0 to 0 0
Bleached Mulls, 40 in. 20
yards, No. 32 .........10 8 to 0 0
Cotton Yarn—ln grey we h ear only of a sale o
20,0001 b. No. 30 Mule, at 71 ani ias per lb., but in water
nothing has been done, nor have any sales of dyed trans-
pired. . ,

4 Oi to 4 13
5 9 to 6 4

4 14 to 6 6

2 2 to 0 0
3 1 to 3 1

Woollens—Continue neglected as before, not a single
We that eve are aware of havinir been effected.

: on inquiry has revived for British
barwithin the last three ur four days, and its price is
i
azan looking bp. At the commencement of the month
600 candies were parted with at Rs. 31 per candy, but
450 candies have since fetched Rs. 32, and other trans-
actions have been prevented only by holders demanding
a still further advance. Of square nail rod 300 candies
have been sold at Rs. 40 per candy, and of hoop 500
cwt. at 5i per cwt. These two last-mentioned sales
exhibit a decline in prices, but we understand that the
assortments as to sizes were objectionable. The above
transactions comprise the business done in iron, but on
reference to the price current% it will be observed that
our quotations for some other descriptions of this metal
are somewhat different to our last.—Copper—The only
transaction that has transpired is a sale of 200 cwt. of
braziers at Rs. 608 per cwt., showing a further slight ad-
vance. No sales appear to have been made in other
descriptions of this metal, but prices of all continue
steady.—Lead— 300 cwt. of sheet have been sold at Rs.
111- per cwt., which is an improvement upon the market
price last quoted ; but in pig nothing has transpired.
We hav not heard of many sales in spelter, tin plates,
or steel,e but the price of this last (Swedish) is looking

down.
Cochineal—This article continues in very great re-
quest for transmission into the interior, and an arrival
would readily fetch Es. 5 per lb., if not more ; but a
considerable decline in the price must be looked for as
soon as the rainy season sets in.
Saffron—is neglected, and we cannot expect any in-
quiry for it until after the rains.
Beer—Very little has arrived since the departure of
the last mail, and we believe that there is none o
Allsopp in first hands: the price of Rs. 75 is firmly main-
tained.
Spirits—We have not any change to notice.
Marine Stores—continue extremely difficult of sale,
and there is no prospect of an early improvement.
EXPORTS.
Cotton Wool—The accounts which come to hand from
China just as we are closing our last report, having been
confirmed by the intelligence received per mail a few
days afterwards, the market has remained very firm, and
extensive purchases have been made of this staple for
shipments to that quarter, comparatively little having
been done for Great Britain. A liberal supply of cotton,
and the high rates of freight have, however, been a check
upon prices, present rates being as follow:
Broach and Surat
Dhollera R. 82 to 86 do.
Oomrawutty „B4to 86 do.
do.
Compta (old)
Several large pattimars loaded with Compta cotton are
reported to have been lost in the late gale.
Opium—The market continues to be fairly e
c suppannotlied,
and a moderate business is going on, but w
quote the price for the best Malwa above Rs. 1,075 per
chest.
Sheep's Wool—Shipments of this article to Great
Britain have largely increased, but on imporrs
and ' ac-
count principally; the high prices demanded, thesae
high rates of freight, continuing to operate against .
Prices remain nominally as before.
Linseed—Very little in the market, and price quite
nominal.
Rapeseed—Market quite bare.
FREIGHTS.
The accounts from China already referred to having
created a good demand for tonnage, the rate of freight
to that quarter has ruled Rs. 23 to Rs. 24 per candy, at
which very extensive engagements have been made,
particularly at the former figure, which is the rate of the
day. Rates to Great Britain have also improved, 6/. ss.
per ton of fifty cubic feet being rapidly paid to London,
and 61. 103. to Liverpool.
Exchange—Exchange on London has been inclining
downwards, but is at present very steady at ls. 1 lid. at
2s. per rupee, 6 ms. On Calcutta the rate is Rs. 971,
60 ds.; and on China Rs. 207 per 100 dolls.—nominal.
Money Market—We have to notice an improvement
in 4 per cent. Government paper, which is now selling at
Re. 89, being an advance of Es. 4 upon our quotation of
value on the 15th April last.

In the course of a few days the Bogue Forts, and
all the principal works nnd batteries on the Canton
river have been taken poss( scion of—same of them by
assault, and 827 pieces of cannon sp'ked or rendered
otherwise unserviceable.
The Chinese have received a lesson in return for
their frequent acts of aggression on the persons of
British subjects that will not be lost upon them.
They have submitted to all the demands of her
Majesty's Plenipotentiary without reserve, and
have yielded, happily for themselves, just in time
to arrest the course of an assault that would have
been attended with fearful loss of life to them, and
the inevitable destruction of their provincial capital.
When such advantages have been obtained, let it
be one more source of congratulation to British sol-
diers to reflect, that they have been purchased, under
Providence, without bloodshed, and that the honour
of the British arms has been proudly maintained, with-
out one act of violence, or one departure from the
principles of humanity.
In recording these acts, so honourable in themselves,
and so deserving of approbation, the Major-General
desires to impress on the handful of men by whom
they have been achieved, this great and most impor-
t taut of all lessons—" It was discipline alone that
could effect them," and while this first duty of a sol-
dier continues to be practised, that the troops can
never fail in fulfilling their duty to their Sovereign
and mhintaining the honour of their country.
By order of the Major-General Commanding,
J. BRUCE, Assistant Adjutant-General.

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EAST INDIA. HOUSE.
The quarterly General Court of the Proprietors o
the East India Company was held yesterday, in Leaden.
hall-street, when
aDOLATRY IN INDIA.
Mr. POYNDER brought forward his motion on the
annuity paid for the support of the idol worship of
Hindostan, which he insisted was equally inconsistent
with Christian duty and political interests. He believed
that there were none of those insuperable obstacles
interposed before this advantage, which the timid
and the wavering were so ready to imagine.
If the Hindoos were once convinced of the
necessity of relying upon themselves for the
support of their own superstitions much of the
mischief would be at once subdued, for, under the pre-
sent circumstances, the Indian priesthood relied on the
credit of their authority, and the moment it was seen
that that authority was not backed by that supreme
power, which was evident throughout the whole of India,
it must cease. There was, therefore, no reason what-
ever why the custom on which he spoke should not be
abolished; he would, therefore, move
" That it appearing that the continued pecuniary
allowance to the Temple of Juggernaut (subject only to
a recent modification) proceeds upon the assumption of
a pledge presumed to have been originally given upon
the conquest of Cuttack, and that the late recommenda-
tion of the Bengal Government for the continuance of
this money payment, under another form, appears to
require further consideration, it be referred to the Ho-
nourable Court of Directors to review the arguments for
the continuance of this annual payment, having special
reference to their own dispatch to the Bengal Govern-
ment of the 20th February, 1843."
The motion being seconded,
The CHAIRMAN said, that while the subject which bad
been brought before the Court of Directors was allowed
to be of the utmost importance, there were considerations
which greatly impeded their active interposition, but the
Hon. Proprietor might be assured that no efforts would
be spared to accomplish that which would be for the
advantage cf India; and that, under any circumstances,
the directors decidd that, whatever might be the result,
at the proper time they would do their duty.
Mr. POYNDER said that, with this assurance, be was
satisfied, and would, therefore, withdraw his motion.
Mr. Triomesote also begged to withdraw his motion
for the present, and he would therefore give notice that
he would bring it on at the next general court.
The motion was accordingly ristponed.
RAILWAYS IN INDIA.
Dr. SULLIVAN then rose to move for the production of
the correspondence and memorials respecting railways
in India. In doing so he was exceedingly anxious to
avoid anything like reflection on the directors,
but the matter which ho had to submit was
of too much importance to be lightly passed
over, especially as the formation of railroads would
materially increase the prosperity of India, and the ex-
pense of their formation would be of but little cost to
the Company. In this particular respect India was be-
hind every other country in the world. In the case of
that prime necessary of life, the benefit to the Indian
residents from the formation of railroads would
be immense, for the inhabitants of the coast
had only to expose the sea water to the action
of the sun, and with but little care the sun
would perform the whole duty of evaporation,
and sublimation would be done by the sun. Then, with
regard to the article of cotton, the advantages of a rapid
transit were equally evident, for it was an indubitable
fact that the plains of India were competent to produce
the whole of the cotton that was necessary for the
manufacturing demands of this country. He was per-
fectly satisfied, if the Court of Directors would for-
ward this object, that the districts in the neighbour-
hood of Madras would alone be sufficient for
the purpose. Cuba, and Jamaica, and New Bruns-
wick had all railroads, and the Mauritius, Ceylon, and
other colonies, were about to have them. Seeing then, that
there was no insuperable obstacle, and that the outlay
would be repaid, not only in the shape of an ample re-
turn to the revenue, and a large per centage to the
proprietors, he would, therefore, conclude with the
terms of the motion, of which he had give notice.
The motion having been seconded,
The CHAIRMAN said that he could assure the proprie-
tors that the directors were anxious in every way to for-
ward the object. Twenty years ago he had himsel
written a treatise to show the value of the cotton culti-
vation in India. But if railways were made at all there,
Bengal, which is as well adapted for the cultivation
of cotton as the neighbourhood of Madras,
ought first to enjoy the benefit, especially as it
is the seat of Government, and, consequently, the
centre of intelligence for the territory. of the Company.
He would not have the slightest objection to produce the
papers requested, but he deemed them quite useless until
some results had been produced. Of one thing, however,
he must remind the Hon. Proprietor, that money was
not exactly picked up everywhere, and that it required
considerable thought before any plan was adopted.
General BRIGGS said that this matter had been under
consideration for some thirty years or more, and that
it was now high time that they came to some conclusion
on the subject, for the advantage to the country was so
great and so evident, that the directors ought to proceed
immediately. If it were necessary at all to obtain any
evidence of the benefit that would arise from the forma-
tion of railroads, they had nothing to do but to refer to
the progress which had been made since the
formation of railroads in India. It was a singular, but
not the less a substantial tact, that before the formation
of railroads in India, it absolutely required no less than
4,200 men to convey one officer to the seat of govern-
ment; and at a subsequent period not fewer than 7,300
men to carry three officers to the coast. But what
would have been the case if a railroad bad
been made in that direction. Then, again, with
regard to the cultivation of sugar, it was
well known that sugar is consumed in this country after
the rate of 61bs. per head, and that the price paid is from
fivepence to sixpence per pound, whereas if it was ob-
tained from India it would not cost more than from
threepence to fourpence per pound. India is at the pre-
seat moment A large sugar producing country, for it
supplies not only its own population, but the
whole of the countries both east and west of it for
a considerable; distance'*? Persia, amongst others,
produced no sugar, and derived its whole supply from
India. The population of that country alone consumes
580,000 tons, the whole of which is obtained from their
own cultivation. For cotton and every other product
the advantages were equally manifest.
After some observations from Mr.Princep, Mr. Lewis,
Mr. Fielder, and Major Oliphant, all of them, excepting
Mr. Lewis, supporting the motion,
Mr. Sergeant GAZELEE said that it was ridiculous to
talk of the want of money for any great public object,
when he had himself that very morning, at the
Privy Council, seen a brief endorsed with 6,000 guineas,
and averse as he was to a profligate expenditure even in law,
it did appear to him a little too much to talk of the want
of funds for a great public improvement which would
not only return a good per centage to the proprietors,
but add greatly to the revenue in the face of this fact.
Mr. HILL explained that the case alluded to by
the Learned Sergeant was a Crown appeal, in which it
was necessary to retain not only the Attorney and
Solicitor-General of the present Government, but also
those of the late Government, together with standing
counsel of the Company ; and that was the occasion of
the large expenditure.
Dr. SULLIVAN having replied,
The Court divided, when there appeared fur the
motion 26, against it 17.
The other motion, for which notice had been given,
being withdrawn, the business concluded, and the Court
adjourned.

A MAN KILLED IN A FlGHT.—Between eight and
nine o'clock yesterday morning, a man named John
Watson, a fishmonger, standing at the bottom of Vic•
toria-bridge, and another man named Bradley, had a
dispute in the Fish Market, about a shilling, which
the latter alleged to be due to him from the former.
From words they came to blows ; after they
had fought for a short time, they fell together
over some baskets of fish, but got up and renewed the
fight, taking hold of each other by the hair. Watson
then commenced " butting" at -Bradley with his head;
and at the same time a man named l'eter Swift, who
is in the employment of Watson, came up, and struck
Bradley a violent blow with his fist on the temple.
Bradley immediately fell down insensible, and he
expired as some of the bystanders were taking
him to the Infirmary ; indeed, before he was taken far
from the spot where the outrage occurred. Watson
ran off immediately that the deceased fell, and has
not yet been apprehended ; but Swift, who remained,
was apprehended by sub-inspector Dixon, who had been
informed that there was a fight in the Victoria Market,
and came up almost immediately after the occurrence.
Swift was brought up at the Borough Court yesterday,
when the above facts were given in evidence, and he was
remanded till this day. The father of Watson, at the
same time, promised that his son should be produced at
the sitting of the Court to-clay.—Manchester Guardian,

IMPEE.IAL PA LIAM EN
HOUSE OF .rune '23.
The SpoAnlin took zlio Chair sl: eetly after 'F.velve
o'clock.
KORNE'S (FERGUSON-5) E:';TATF. BILL.
The report on this Bill was brought up and agreed to.
CONSIDERATION OF REPORTS.
The reports on the following Blls were further consi-
dered and agreed to:—
Leeds Waterworks (No. 2).
Manchester Corporation Waterworks (Power to sell to
the Manchester and Salford Waterworks Company).
Taunton Improvement and Market.
THIRD READINGS.
The following Bills were read a third time and passed:
Caledonian Railway (Edinburgh Station and
to Granton and to the Edinburgh and Glasgow Branches
Rail-
way).
Edinburgh and Northern Railway (Branch from Burn-
tieland to Dunfermline Branch, 1,,:c.—N0. 2.)
LORDS' AMENDMENTS.
The Lords' Amendments to the following Bills were
further considered and agreed to:—
Dundalk and Enniskillen Railway.
Norfolk Railway (from Thetford to the Lowestoft Rail-
way, near Reedham, with a branch to Haleswortli).
HEALTH OF TOWNS.
Mr. MONTAGUE GORE presented petitions from
different parts of Devonshire in favour of the Health of
Towns Bill.
Mr. JOHN O'BRIEN presented a petition from S.
Maxwell Cullinan, of Ennis, praying that the same pri-
vileges in relation to professional communications which
are now enjoyed by lawyers, clergymen, and solicitors,
may be extended to surgeons and physicians. Also, a
petition from the citizens of Limerick, in public meeting
assembled, praying for the abolition of ministers money,
and that the present incumbents may be indemnified.
DROPPED NOTICES OF 'MOTION.
The dropped notices of motion were re-appointed.
DROPPED ORDERS OF THE DAY.
The dropped orders of the day were also re appointed.
ORDERS OF THE DAY.
Lord J. RUSSELL, in moving that the orders of the
day be now read, stated that it was his intention to
move to-day that the Encumbered Estates (Ireland)
Bill, which stood first in the orders of the
day for committal, should be committed pro
forma, in order that the Bill might be reprinted,
and committed on a future day. He also wished
to state, with respect to the Health of Towns
Bill, that he proposed to take that measure into consi-
deration, not as he had stated the other day, to-morrow,
but on Friday. He should on that day, on the motion
for the House resolving itself into a Committee of
Supply, move, that the House proceed with the further
consideration of that important measure.
Captain HARRIS was anxious to know what course
the Government intended to pursue with respect to the
Highways Bill. That was a measure of great import-
ance, and ought, in his opinion, to be proceeded with.
Sir GEORGE GREY agreed with the Gallant
Member that the measure was a most important one,
and he trusted that the consideration it would
receive in Committee would remove the objections
that . had been urged against it. He had been
in hopes that he would have been enabled to have pro-
ceeded with the measure that day, but as be did not wish
to interfere with the measure on which the lion. Mem-
ber for Dorsetshire addressed the House last Wed-
nesday—the Poor Removal Act Amendment Bill—he
would refrain from proceeding with the measure today,
trusting that the House would sit at twelve o'clock on
Monday, in order to proceed with the Bill, and thereby
enable it to pass during the present session.
Mr.BANKES felt indebted to the Right Hon. Baronet
for the course he proposed to pursue. He trusted, how-
ever, that the Government would not neglect to proceed
with the Encumbered Estates (Ireland) Bill, as that
was a measure of the utmost importance. He had been
informed that the insurance offices bad declined to enter
into any new transactions until either the Bill was re-
jected or adopted. He hoped, therefore, that the Go-
vernment would fix some early day for proceeding with
the measure. •
Mr. SHARMAN CRAWFORD corroborated whset
had fallen from the Hon. Gentleman, and he hoped the
Noble Lord would inrorm the House of his intention.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL admitted that the Bill was
a very important one, but at the same time very difficult.
It was felt to be so before its introduction. It was, how-
ever, introduced by the Lord Chancellor, and had come
down to the House of Commons. He propped now
that it shou!d go into Committee pro forma. When it
had gone through Committee he should fix an early day
for its consideration, which the Government were de-
sirous to have soon. He was convinced that the opera-
tion of the Bill would not be such as at all to give any
ground for those fears which had been mentioned in
certain quarters.
Mr. F. FRENCH objected to the Bill proceeding, for
it would injure proprietors to a very great extent
indeed.
Mr. ESTCOURT asked whether he was quite right
in understanding that the Noble Lord had postponed
the Health of Towns Bill to Friday, for he did under-
stand before that he had given notice of it for next
week ?
Lord JOHN RUSSELL said he had given notice of
it for Friday, and he was sure that after this early no-
tice it would not produce any inconvenience.
After some further conversation,
Lord JOHN RUSSELL gave notice that be wouk?
take the Highways Bill on Friday next at twelve o'clock
ENCUMBERED ESTATES (IRELAND) BILL.
The Bill then went through Committee pro found, to
be further considered on Friday at twelve o'clock.
HIGHWAYS BILL.
This Bill was also committed pro forma, in order to be
considered on Friday at twelve o'clock.
SEDUCTION AND PROSTITUTION BILL.
The House went into Committee on this Bill.
Mr. SPOONER, in answer t 3 a question from Mr.
C. Berkeley, said he would certainly move that the
second clause should be expunged.
On clause three being read,
Mr. C. BERKELEY objec!ed to costs being allowed
in case of bills of indictment which had been preferred,
but not sustained. He moved that the clause should be
expunged.
Mr. HENLEY thought the words "compensation for
trouble and loss of time " in the clause were much too
wide, and gave a great deal too much power to compen-
sate a prosecutor.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL thought these words
might be omitted, and the whole left to the present
course in criminal law.
The clause so amended was agreed to, as were
clauses four, five, six, and seven.
Mr. TRELAWNY thought that clause one would
clearly encourage conspiracy against individuals.
Mr. ROEBUCK felt he had a disagreeable duty to
discharge, but he did it as one of the Committee. He had
always objected to the Bill, and his ground for so doing was,
that the Bill travelled altogether out of the sphere of legis-
lation, and the effect of the law would positively be vicious.
Mr. SPOONER said that the Hon. Gentleman who
had just sat down objected to the Bill because it was
not fairly within the province of legislation, but he (Mr.
Spooner) contended that this objection applied with
equal forco to the suppression of every sort of crime.—
(No, no.) The Hon. Gentleman then entered into a
general defence of the measure, which he maintained
was called for by the wide-spread and lamentable crime
against which it was directed.
After a few words in explanation from Mr. ROE-

BUCK,
Mr. C. BERKELEY thought that this Bill would have
the effect of increasing rather than diminishing the
crime against which it was directed. He should, there-
fore, move that the Chairman report progress, and asli
leave to sit again, as he believed the Bill would never
effect the good anticipated from it.
Sir J. PAKINGTON urged most
.strongly upon the
House the propriety of proceeding
objections made against it, on the ground of with th_e itsßill. The
within the province of legislation, and of its opening the
door to conspiracy, were of na force, and should not weigh
not being
for a moment against it.
The LORD ADVOCATE was of opinion that much
good might be done by the Bill in its present shape, and
he would therefore give it his support. He thought that
in order to place a Bill of this sort upon a right footing
it was necessary to put the definition of the offence more
clearly, and with a better protection to those who might
be unjustly accused under its provisions.
After a few words from Mr. TRELAWNY, which
, did not reach the gallery,
Mr. R. YORKE said that in his opiiiion it was the
province of the House to put down every abomination
that came under its cognizince, and therefore he came
with the intention of supporting the measure of the Hon.
Gentleman opposite; but on a revision of its enactments
he had come
.to the conclusion that it would give faci-
lities to ill-dniptsed persons to gct up false charts
against persons who were perfectly innocent of them, and
yet afraid to repel thorn publicly, and taking that into
consideration he thought that the measure was not one
which could be safely carried out, however good its
intentions might be.
Mr. BANKES said that offences under this Act could
not always be proved when chat getl, for the previous
immorality of the accusing party was necessary to be
proved, and how was that to be dof,e? Even though the
accusing party might be notoriously immoral, still the
proof of her misconduct alight he wanting, and could
not be obtained.
After a few words fy-rn N. Ir. B. DENISON',
Mr. ROEBUCK objected to this
measure, as throwie,
upon every man in decent society a risk of accusal ii''
which he did not incur at the pres.,:,t, moment. vit:
Bill would not prevent the evil it was intended to remeoi
but would merely give rise to another. Under the
provisions of this Act no one would be safe, from the
Archbishop of Canterbury downwards—nay, even the
lion. Member himself. What remedy was there pro-
vided? None. In fact the accused was destitute of all
means of defending himself, while every facility was open
to the accuser.
Sir G. GREY said that considerations of great im-
portance had been urged against the last clause, upon
which they then were, and it was stated that the only
remedy was to reject
it. To that course he would give
all the opposition in his power, as he thought that it
would be very unfair, after having assented to the mea-
sure so far.
Lord SANDON approved of the suggestions of the
Right Hon. Gentleman, and advised the Hon. Gentle-
man (Mr. Spooner) to adopt them.
Mr. BODKIN said the difficulty with respect to the
second clause could not be got rid of by its omission and
the substitution of another, owing to the difficulty 1
of reaching those who set the procurers and pro-
curesses in motion. He had had much exper:ence
of the great extent to which the system was carried;
but still an innocent and respectable person was raily
convicted by a jury of an offence unjustly imputed to him.
Mr. I)UNCOMBE supported the clause as it stood.
lie had proposed the insertion of the words in Cone-
' 1 mittee; it was agreed to neminc contradicentt lu
' a Committee of which the Lord Advocate,
the Judge Advocate, the Honourable Member for