The Sun.
London, England, 1847-07-09 00:00:00

TILE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 9, 1847.

RAILWAY COMMITTEES.

HOUSE OF LORDS.-(YESTERDAY.)

Room B.
COVENTRY, BANBURY, AND OXFORD.
Mr. HILDYARD addressed the Committee on behalf o
the London and North-Western Company, in opposition
to the Bill.

Room C.

Edinburgh and Northern Railway (Improvement of the
Ferry between Ferry-Port-on-Craig).
Edinburgh and Northern Railway (Branch from Burnt-
island to Dunfermline Branch, &c., No. 2).
Edinburgh and Northern and Edinburgh, Leith, and
Granton Railways Amalgamation.
The Committee declared the preambles of the above
Bills to be proved.
EDINBURGH AND NORTHERN RAILWAY,
SAINT ANDREW'S AND 'NEWBURGH HARBOUR
BRANCHES AND ROAD CROSSINGS (NEWPORT
RAILWAY EXTENSION).
The Committee then proceeded to hear evidence in
support of the above Bill.

Room D.
SOUTH yorucsnxram (DONCASTER AND
GOOL7I BIZANCH).

Sergeant WRitiGll33l addressed the Committee for
the promoters.
EAST LANCASHIRE (SOUTHPORT 3:MANCH
The Committee were occupied with passing the clauses
of the above Bill.

Room F.

READING, GUILDFORD, AND REIGATE.
Mr. Stevenson, C.E., and other witnesses, were exa.
mined in support of the Bill.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-(YESTERDAY.)
GROUP VI.

SOUTHAMPTON AND DORCHESTER (WIN-
BORNE AND XILANDPORD BRANCH.)
The Committee were occupied with the case of the
opposition to this Bill.

A. TIPPERARY LASS AND A
BOLD DRAGOON!
A gallant young cavalry officer, stationed not a hun-
dred miles from Clonmel, was returning to his quarters
on escort duty, on a certain day, in the early part of
last week. His party were proceeding quietly along
the road, when the officer rode up to a remarkably fine,
intelligent, well-dressed young woman, who was pro-
ceeding in the same direction as the military heroes.
The officer engaged in conversation with the sprightly
fair one, and he was 5) "taken," with her engaging
manners and appearance that lie dismounted and walked
by her side, until they reached the avenue gate, lead-
ing to the residence of the Rev. Mr. Heffernan, parish
priest of Clerihan. "It is here my father lives,"
slyly said the lady, and as it is just dinner hour,
you. will be welcome to join us; (she well know-
ing that the enamoured swain could not leave his
troop). It would be impossible for me to accept your
kind invitation, as I am on duty," replied the gallant
son of Mars. Well, sir, said she, you will confer a high
compliment on me, by accepting my invitation to dine
with us on to. morrow evening, and as my father, who is
advanced in years, is very particular, don't be later than
five o'clock. May I bring a friend with me, inquired
the officer ? Your friend shall be as welcome as your-
self, was the answer. The parties separated, and
the next evening, about five o'clock, two martial-
looking youths, might be seen wend their way to-
wards
the hospitlble residence of Father Ileffernan
dressed in the most captivating style, their hyperion
curls, and mustachios, shining brightly and scented odi-
ferously with " Rowlands Macassar." They arrive at
the door, the double tantararara is answered—the visi-
tors walk into the parlour, and see before them, not the
object of their fond wishes, but Father Ileffernan him-
self', with spectacles on nose, engaged reading a work on
Dogmatic theology. " Well, gentlemen," said his Re-
veret.ce, can Ido anything for you ? " "We came to
dinner," was the answer. "To dinner ! Who invited
you," said the astonished priest—" I am done dinner this
hour." "Your daughter," was the reply. "My daugh-
ter," said Father Heffernan, " why, I'm only a poor
priest, and I never had a daughter, nor never will." An
explanation took place—a full confession of the whole
affair was made to his reverence—a description of the
fair one was given—and, after an immoderate fit of
laughter, the priest exclaimed, " Peggy Quinn, Peggy
Quinn, you'll never be done with your tricks !" and
then looking at the chief actor, he said, " Go home, you
fool, and learn sense." The humbugged lothario, with his
no less chop-fallen comrade, bade the poor priest a good
evening, and wended their way home in no very agree-
able or comfortable mood.—Tipperary Constitution.

THE MAYOR AND THE PUDDING.—A very fashion,
able dish in London just now, and a most exquisite
dish in the goodly line it is, is what is called an ice
pudding. It is of the genus ice cream, but a most
splendid species of the family. It comes on with the
sweet course, and has the deceptive appearance of
being a smoking hot plum pudding. The delusion
is sometimes increased by a litttle chimney, with
a flame proceeding from it, being placed in the centre,
so as to make it wear a most " all hot, all hot " look in
the eye of the unsuspecting gourmand who sees it for
the first time. Not many months since a chief magistrate
of Liverpool, not the present one, dined with the Lord
Mayor of London. Spying the fiery chimney in the
middle of the delicious looking pudding, he booked him-
self for a slice. When it was set before him, thinking
how very hot it must be, he stirred it round and round
upon his plate until he fancied that he had reduced it to
the requisite coolness, the good citizens all the time
watching his preceedings' and anticipating what
would come next. At last, all fears of burn-
ing his mouth being, as he fancied, over, in went a
spoonful, which none but a whale or an alderman
or a mayor would dream of bolting at once. And
then came the scene. His worship mistook the icy
coldness of the padding for scorching heat—puff—
cough—hem--hem—splutter splutter —out it came,
much more rapidly than elegantly, upon his plate
again, to the horror of the exquisites present, but
to the infinite glee and mirth of the cockney por-
tion of the company. It is still a standing joke at
the Mansion-honse, where it is often heard, " Will you
not taste a little of the Mayor of Liverpool's pudding?"
It would, doubtless, be doubly cold to the poor sufferer,
as he is a man rather of a fiery temperament himself.
Nobody ever thought him a nice Mayor, but as an ice
one, he comes nearer to it than ever he did before.—
Liverpool Albion.
DESPERATE BATTLE BETWEEN SMUGGLERS AND
CUSTOM-HOUSE OFFICERS.—Last week a Custom-house
officer of Hirson (Aisne), whilst on the watch, at about
eleven o'clock in the evening, saw a band of twelve men,
carrying packages, leave a wood. He fired his gun as a
signal for help, and rushed on the smugglers ; but the
gang, excited by their chief, surrounded the officer, and
struck him on the head, inflicting large wounds. In
the midst of the struggle several other Custom-house
agents came up, and a severe battle took place between
them and the smugglers. One of the latter wrested the
gun of one of the officers from him, and beat him with
the butt-end of it with such violence, that he broke it.
At last the victory fell to the Custom-house men, and
they succeeded in making four prisoners on the spot.
The chief of the gang being well known, he was sub-
sequently arrested.—Galignani.
AMERICAN ICE.—The vessel Virgilia, arrived at
the port of Liverpool from Boston, United States of
America, has brought, with articles of food and general
merchandise, 291 tons weight of ice. This is tne first
importation of the kind from the United States during
the present season, although one or two arrivals of ice
took place about three months since from the northern
regions of Europe. It is well known (for particular
mention was made of the circumstance in our columns on
several occasions at the time) that the supplies of ice
from America were during the past year of so exten-
sive a nature, and continued for so long a period of time,
as to become quite an article of general commerce in the
list of imports from that great supplying country, and
now that they have once made a commencement, there
is little doubt but that they will continue this year to an
equal, if not, in consequence of the greater severity of
the past winter, increased, extent. For the same reason
(the intense cold of the past winter) there is, doubtless,
a much more extensive stock of ice of home production
in the metropolitan wells than was the case during the
past summer, when the scarcity of it was notorious, and
caused the foreign supplies to be bought up with avidity,
which was increased by the exceedingly hot weather
which then prevailed. There is, however, a peculiar
solidity and firmness about the ice collected in the
American lakes, which for various purposes is a great
advantage, and the particular properties which it pos-
sesses will very likely cause it to maintain its acknow-
ledged favour with the public.
DEATH FROM WANT.—Yesterday Mr. Carter con-
cluded an inquiry at the King's Head, W alworth-road,
as to the death of Louisa Hatherway, aged six years,
who, it was alleged, had died from starvation. Several
witnesses proved that the child had been placed in the
back yard from an early hour in the morning until night
without food, and when she asked the neighbours for any
the mother would beat her for doing so. The child was
chiefly fed by persons residing on either side of the
house, whose attention was attracted to the child, who
was constantly begging for bread, and left in the cold
and damp yard half naked and in a state of filth. The
father had formerly been a draper in the Walworth-road,
but being reduced to a state of extreme poverty, was not
able to afford his family sufficient food, and had it nut
been for the great kindness of a Mr. Ward, a gentleman
who had known the father in his prosperity, they would
have starved. The jury returned a verdict, " That the
deceased died from bodily debility, arising from the
want of sufficient nurture, resulting from want of means
on the part of the parent, and not that it was withheld
from her."
WOOLLEN MANUFACTURES.—An account was is-
sued yesterday of the quantities and declared value of
manufactures exported from the United
iti
Kingdomßritish woolleni
n theyear ye 1846, specifying also the countries
to which they were sent.
of all sorts, 241,030 pieces;
In'heeppqeudaeneteittiiensgsa,rdeuiffieCz,loatch.s,
ditto; flannel, 1,853,515
3 sorts,, 79 7 d2i0t,t701;7 kdei
trtseey; ms
teurffess:
and blanketing,
w2,030,0113e6n
edri tt o ;
worsted,ba z1e,57408f,4a3101
yards; blankets
woollens mixed with cotton, 21,809,646 ,
939,791. ditto ;
2,269,830 ditto ; carpets and carpeting,
Sundries, vie., rugs, coverlids, tapes, ditto • hosiery,
cornApNetOenDtD,
wAisDhVesEtßoTlfSoErrnMEaNcTl.a—ssA of
viz , stockings, woollen or worsted, 161,798 dozen pairs;
publishes the following :—" A oung
152,5701. The total declared value is 6a,3n3d5,51m0a21/1. wares,
mothe:e
nurses, and to instruct them •
in the art of talking to
infants in such
a manner as will intereot and please
them." , per`ec•ly
yN,oueNnylgarliyrork paper

THE LATE THUNDER STORAL
The destruction of property on the Surrey side of the I
water and other places, by the thunder storm on Tuesday
night last, has been :earful, and from inquiries made, it
seems that several individuals have met with serious in-
juries. At the time the storm was raging most violently
a man named George Watkins, residing in Vauxhall-
street, Lambeth, was proceeding along Broad-street,
when he was struck to the ground by the lightning, the
head and right arm being both dreadfully scorched and
blackened. He was discovered by a policeman, who re-
moved the poor fellow to his home in a weak and de-
plorable condition.
The landlord of the Rising Sun, Mr. J. Keene, Port-
land-street, Walworth, has been a great sufferer. The
signboard in front of the house was shattered and
scorched by the electric fluid. The window frames and
glass in various parts of the house were destroyed, and
even portions of brickwork may be seen broken to pieces
by the ♦iolence of the storm, in fact there is scarcely a
whole pane of glass in the street above-named.
Various buildings 'around Kennington were much in-
jured. The district church of St. Mark, facing Ken-
nington-common, was considerably damaged by the
fluid. The clock was shaken and stopped. Many ofthe
florists at Battersea, Wandsworth, Mortlake, and Barnes
were great losers by the destruction of some of their
choicest plants.
A large quantity of valuable pigeons were killed on
the premises of Mr. James King, New-cross, Deptford,
by the lightning, which struck the roof of a building,
dislodging a portion of the tiling, which was hurled with
great violence into the street. The feathers of the
birds were scorched up, and presented a very remark-
able appearance.
At Bermondsey, Rotherbithe, and other places the in-
habitants have suffered to a very serious extent.

FEROCIOUS ATTACK.—On Friday night, as Mr.
Ketcher, a respectable farmer of Ratsbro', near South-
minster, was returning home from the residence of
Mr. Grice, as Asheldbarn, a few minutes beforo ten
o'clock, on foot, when about fifty yards from Mr. Grice's
house he saw a man in an oat field, near which there
was no footpath. Observing that the fellow at-
tempted to conceal himself in the corn, Mr. Ketcher
went up to him, and asked him what business ho had
there. An impertinent reply was made, on which
Mr. Ketcher took hold of him, and said, " If you are
after nothing wrong you will not mind giving an account
of yourself." The fellow then raised his hand, and
with a wine bottle inflicted a blow on the left side of
Mr. Ketcher's head, causing a wound three inches long,
and penetrating to the bone. Mr. Ketcher was ren-
dered insensible; on becoming conscious, he found
himself in a ditch with his antagonist on the top of
him, beating him on the head and face with the bottle.
Mr. Ketcher's eyes were so enveloped in blood from the
wounds, that he was for a time completely blinded, and
with great difficulty he got from under the man, who
then ran off. Mr. Ketcher, greatly exhausted from the
loss of blood, succeeded in getting back to Mr. Grice's,
where he fainted. Mr. Rush, surgeon, was immediately
sent for, and that gentleman having dressed the
wounds, removed him home. On examination it ;was
found that not fewer than five frightful gashes had

been made upon Mr. Ketcher's head, a piece had been
cut out of his ear, and there was a wound over the eye-
brow reaching to the bone. There were besides a tre-
mendous blow on the jaw-bone, and a triangular cut
on the nose, with many deep scratches on the cheek,
all on the left side, and Mr. Rush expressed his sur-
prise that so much injury could have been inflicted
without immediately fatal consequences. The police
were engaged the whole of the night with other parties
in scouring the neighbourhood, and we are happy
to and succeeded the same morning in discovering
in a straw stack the guilty party, whose name it appears
is Dace, a character well known in the locality. Ile was
covered with the blood of the gentleman he so severely
injured, add our correspondent adds that he has declared
that he intended to have murdered Mr. Keteher, or any
other roan who dared to interfere with him. Since
writing the above we learn that Daco has been committed
by Mr. J. Pattison, to the convict gaol, Springfield, for
three months' hard labour, for lodging in the open air.
—Esser Herald.
TUE GREAT 13RITAIN.—Yesterday (Friday) we
paid a visit to the Great Britain, for the purpose of
witnessing personally the operations which are in
progress to raise her, previous to being floated off.
The arrangements are certainly very ingenious, but
cannot be clearly described to those who have
not seen them. On each side of the vessel are
driven upon their ends into the sand, until they
reach the solid rock, a number of large logs of
timber, in an inclined position. Near the top of
two of these logs is to be a box or case, filled
with sand, weighing about fifty tons. Upon the top of
each log is a sheave of iron, in a groove in which runs a
rope which communicates with the boxes and with the
vessel. The boxes are supported by large chain cables,
and their object is to raise the vessel, for according to the
principles of mechanism, as they sink the ship rises.
There are to be 20 of these boxes, ten on each side of
the vessel. Eight of them are at present in the position
intended for them, and in process of being filled ;
the rest will soon be completed. The greater
number will bo placed towards the ship's bow, where
she is deeper in the sand, nearly to the depth of four
feet two inches, and lower towards the stern, where she
is not so deep. The ship had been sunk seven feet, but
by means of lightening, that is, pumping out water, and
placing stones underneath, she has been raised to her
present position. She is now perfectly water-tight. Mr.
Bremner, the eminent engineer, is constantly on board,
superintending the operations. AU is expected to be
ready for the final eff,,rt by the end of the next month.
A Government steamer is expected to be present on
that occasion, lending her assistance. —Downpatrick
Recorder.
The Petites ilffiehes though containing nothing but
advertisements, have been made instrumental to the com-
mission of several robberies by a clever rogue named
Frandin. The fellow, it appeared, used to copy the
addresses of persons advertising for places, end passing
himself off as a house owner, engage the advertisers in
his service, after which he would find means to get them
out of the house, and then bolt with anything valuable
that he could lay his hands on. A few days ago he
called on a man named Martinet, living at 39, rue Ram-
buteau, who had advertised for a place as concierge. M.
Frandin was very particular in inquiring into the man's
qualities, and particularly scrupulous as to his character.
The porter having satisfied him on those important
points, M. Frandin consented to engage him and his
wife as concierges of one of the immense mansions
which he said he possessed in the best quarter of
Paris. " But," said M. Frandin, "asl am very parti-
cular, we must draw up a contract of the engagement ;"
h cohc k
teot
dbroaowk ,
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elooked
.
among a mass of portentous-looking documents for a
n
long search, " I have got
and he pulledstampeer
idoeud.
pt
he,
pae,eratoe giganticavi
s“hßeeletsosf
me,"
no stamped paper with me—here are seven sous—have
the kindness to go and buy a sheet." Off went the
porter, and a minute or two after his back was turned
the methodical M. Frandin was seized with an idea.
" Dear me !" exclaimed he, "how very stupid I am !
To make the contract binding, there must be two deeds
—one for you—one for me. Run after your husband,
madame, and tell him to bring two stamped sheets—
here's the money." Madame Martinet unhesitatingly
went to fulfil his mission, but on her and her husband's
return, they found that M. Frandin had vanished, and
with him some silver spoons. Luckily the fellow was
captured before he could get clear off with his booty, and
he was brought up for trial yesterday. Being an old
offender, the tribunal condemned him to five years' im-
prisonment and five years surveillance of the police.
LAMENTABLE AFFRAY AT BARRHEAD.—On Sa-
turday night last, being Barrhead fair, a party of
labourers, at present employed on the railway in pro-
gress at Barrhead,i, ainsieoayuu, toirngxptLocaanb::,thotswvoashutinpds:ead:
paraded the streets of the village, between the hours of
eleven and twelve o'clock. The mob was headed by an
Ithrieshtmimaen, annadmerdather noisy and insulting in his demea-
nour towards the inhabitants; when within a few yards
of two policeman, and without any previous quarrel or
challenge, a man rushed into the crowd and stabbed
M`Leay to the heart, who instantly fell dead. In the
commotion that ensued James MsNally, a labourer, and
another man, named Flannigan, were also seriously
stabbed. The person who committed these acts of
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violence, was so sudden in his movements, and made
man
eh
naehmaed hasty retreat
etlset,tt behfeersse.a whoses not d
seeceurrtehde.
disturb-
ance took place, came out of his own house, and meet-
ing a person in the entry, he asked him what was the
matter ? A dangerous wound was the reply. The ruf-
fian forced his way into 2,l'Nechnie a house. Msliech-
nie's wife, on hearing the people outside crying out to
secure the murderer, became alarmed, and not know-
ing that her husband was injured, refused to open the
door. The person made his escape by a back window.
Another labourer, named Conally, who was passing
through the crowd at the time, on his way home from his
work, was also stabbed, but apparently by another hand
than that which inflicted the wounds on the other persons,
as his wounds does not appear to have been given by the
easreeabpoethser
same instrument as the rest. The whole affair occupied no
more time than 5 minutes, and the parties effected their
aly, wned lliee hn i
understand,e
is able to walk about. yesterday (Monday) an exami-
nation was made into the case at Barrhead, by Sheriff
and Dr. Jaa
withouti()e s l dye tiencj tei
injured.
Fateneneingl
Glasgow, Mr. Rodger, procurator fiscal for Ran frew-
shire, along with Drs. INPKinlay and Wylie, of Paisley,
sus-
picion rests on two parties as being guilty of perpetrating the horrid deed.—North British Mail.
CAPTURE OF A SEAL.—A circumstances quite un-
usual in its character took place on our river on Sunday
Hines, P, of Barrhead. We understand that -
last. During the afternoon a waterman named Henry
gentleman down the river, and in their passage saw a
remarkably fine seal swimming away from the direction
accompanied by a lad named Chenery, rowed a
of the lock to the bathin Place' They instantly gave
chase, and after it had repeatedly eluded them by diving,
came up to it at Black Ooze, where Hines succeeded
in
striking it a violent blow on the head. The seal again
dived, but on its again rising a similar fate awaited it,
and at length the men had so stunned it as to be able to
drag it into their boat. The parties then returned—the
seal making a low moaning noise—and sold their prize
to a fishmonger named Chisnall for 30s. The fish is
now at the new fish-market on the quay, and is likely to
survive all its rude treatment. It is a remarkably beau-
tiful specimen, and weighs between seven and eight
stone. The tail fin is upwards of 12 inches wide, when
extended.—/psw Express.
Mr. Expre .
Mr. Palmer, the Judge of the Small Debts Court
at Bristol, who decided that separate bills might be made
out for one account, so as to bring various actions for
sums under 201., has further decided this last week that
such division cannot be ma le at ter the bill has once been
delivered in fall.
Mr. Pease had an interview yesterday with Sir George
Grey at the Home-office.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
HOUSE OF LORDS, July 8.
The LORD CHANCELLoR. took his seat on the Wool-
sack at Five o'clock.
MESSAGE FROM THE COMMONS.
A message from the Commons brought up a great
number of private Bills, in the course of which
Lord BROUGHAM rose, and with some warmth,
said ho would put it to their Lordships whether this
nuisance of bringing up Bills from the Commons one
by one ought to be continued? They were now at the
most important period of the session, they had probably
not more than a fortnight to sit, and he thought it was
too much to have three-quarters of an hour of their
valuable time wasted in bringing up Bills which might
be brought up in five minutes. He thought if a Cum-
mittee was appointed to inquire into the subject the evil
might be remedied.
Lord REDESDALE said that such a Committee had
been appointed.
Lord BROUGHAM was sorry that he had not pressed
his motion on the subject on the attention of the House.
He should move that the messengers from the Commons
should not be admitted.
After some observations from the Marquis of LAI`.:S-
-DOWNE and the Earl of REDESDALE,
Lord BROUGHAM withdrew his motion, and the
Messengers from the Commons sent up a great number
of Bills.

WELLINGTON STATUE.
Lord BROUGHAM said that on the 18th of June,

1837, a day for ever memorable in the history of the
world, as being the anniversary of the battle of Waterloo,
a number of persons feeling grateful to the Noble Duke,
and considering themselves bound to testify it, collected
money to the amount of thirteen thousand pounds, for
the purpose of making a testimonial to the illustrious
Commander. What that testimonial should be was left
open for discussion, and when the committee went to his
late Majesty William IV., anti represented that there was
no precedent for erecting a memorial to a private indi-
vidual upon the palace property, he answered that they
should make one ; and her present Majesty, under the
advice of Lord Melbourne, confirmed that decision, and
was graciously pleased to authorise the erection of the
statue upon the very arch which it now adorned. It
was on the distinct and express statement that the
statue should be placed upon the arch that the
committee again appealed to the public, and
12.0001. more was subscribed ; and if it was removed
there would be a direct breach of contract and faith with
the public. He understood that the more persons of
taste examined its situation, the more they were im-
pressed with the feeling that it was well placed in point
of beauty and effect. His opinion on a matter of taste
was valueless, and although he considered that the horse
was not like one of the Elgin marbles, and was
too real in its position, and not sufficiently ideal,
yet he considered that the statue ought to remain where
it was. And he was the more impressed with this
opinion, when he was aware that it would give great and
deep offence to the Noble Duke to remove it. The Noble
Lord then went on to observe how justly such a compli-
ment was due, .and observed that the statue was not the
property of the Government but of the subscribers ;
and concluded by saying, " And now, remove it if you
dare."—(Cheers.)
Lord LANSDOWNE—Am I to understand that the
Noble Lord makes a motion?
Lord BROUGHAM—Yes; I move for all the papers
and correspondence connected with the Wellington
statue.
Lord LANSDOWNE said that he had reason to com-
plain of the line of conduct adopted by the Noble and
Learned Lord. He had not given notice of his motion,
and while be agreed to the motion, he could not but take
an opportunity of entering his protest against such a
course.
REWARD TO NAVAL OFFICERS.

The Earl of II ARDWICKE moved that an humble
address be presented to her Majesty, praying her Ma-
jesty to be graciously pleased to direct that the order of
the Admiralty, dated the Ist of June (directed to all
persons serving on board any ships of war, engaged with
the enemy, between the year 1793 and 1815, the captain
of which ship shcill have received a medal for any action
during that period), be directed to all persons serving
on board any ship of war engaged with the enemy be-
tween the years 1793 and 1846, the captain of which
ship shall have received a medal ; or where the fleet, or
squadron, or ship shall have received the thanks of both
Houses of Parliament ; or where the Commander-in-
Chief shall have been created a Peer, or received a step
in the peerage, for any action with the enemy during
that period. He would not detain their Lordships by
any arguments, because he rested his case on simple
facts. In the order of the Admiralty, on the Ist of
June, the medals are limited solely to those who have
been previously decorated. The only reason why such
a rule was insisted on, was, because it was done in the
army. It was the misfortune of the navy to be governed
by political men, each succeeding Government intro-
duced a change into the composition of the Board of
the Admiralty, while the army was governed
by a chief, who was essentially non-political.
He would move the resolution pro forma in order to
bring it under the notice of the House, and with the
hope of directing the attention of the Admiralty to the
injustice which had been committed towards a great
number of brave men. He had not been urged on in
making this motion by any party motives.—(Hear,
hear.) Various expedients had been proposed to bring
the subject properly before the Legislature—it had been
proposed they should petition the Queen, but the men
concerned felt indisposed to ask for honours which were
not the free gift of the Queen, and they therefore unani-
mously refused adopting such a course.
Lord AUCKLAND said that the Government were
obliged to adopt some precise rule by which they would
be enabled to guide their conduct, and it was in follow-
ing out such a course that the present motion had
its origin. He was fully alive to the claims of those
whose case had been so ably advocated, and it might be
some satisfaction for him to know that their case would
be re-considered.—(Hear, hear.)
Lord COLCHESTER said that he was delighted to
hear the statement of the Noble Lord opposite. Great
injustice had certainly been done in passing over men
who had so much distinguished themselves in 1815. He
did not see why those men had been excluded from well
earned honours. They had encountered serious damages
in defence of their country, and should be proportionably,
rewarded. In conclusion, he must express his gratifica-
tion at the statement of the Government.—(Hear, hear,)
The Duke of RICHMOND said that although he dif-
fered so much from the Noble Lord, yet he was glad
upon this occasion that he could coincide with him.
Whence arose all these difficulties, it was because former
Governments did not do their duty. He considered that
those veterans who had served in Egypt ought to have
been included, and they ought not to consider that the
army would be satisfied at being passed over. He hoped
the Government would do a further act of justice, and
include them in any consideration which they gave to
the question.—(Hear, hear.)
The Earl of MALMESBURY thanked the Govern-
ment for the act of justice which they were about to
perform, which wculd have a highly beneficial influence
on both services.
Earl GREY reminded the House that the value of
these medals was enhanced by the great reserve and
caution with which they were distributed, and they
were never given but for distinguished services. He
greatly feared that if they departed from the principle
which had hitherto guided them that they would do a
vast injury to the country. A serious question arose as
to whether greater inconvenience did not arise from an
attempt to alter former decisions, than by permitting
them to rest as they were.
The Duke of RICHMOND explained his allusion to
the services of the veterans of Egypt ; ho did not think
he would have been acting justly towards those gallant
men if he did not mention the hardships to which they
had been subjected.
Lord ELLENBOROUGH said that, looking fairly at
the services of officers who were subjected to very hard
service, feeling poignantly some other officers being de-
corated for some particular service in which they had the
good fortune to be engaged on some one particular occa-
sion, he considered a positive injury would be done to the
service if rewards for personal bravery were not given
where they were deserved.
After a few words from the Earl of STRAFFORD,
the motion was withdrawn.
CLERGY OFFENCES BILL.
This Bill was read a third time and passed.
MILITIA BALLOTS SUSPENSION BILL.
This Bill was read a third time and passed.
Their Lordships then adjourned.

ROUSE OF COMMONS. July 8.
WITHDRAWAL OF THE HEALTH OF TOWNS

BILL.

(Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.)
Mr. HUDSON referred to the statement read by the
Hon. Member for Finsbury the other night with respect
to the condition of York. He said that city was as
healthy as any other town in England, as the average
longevity was 32 years, whilst it was considerably less
in Liverpool, Birmingham, and other places. In
Salford the average duration of human life was
26, in Sheffield 22, in Huddersfield 27, and in
Dewsbury 23. If the Bill was necessary for
York, it was equally necessary for London.—(Hear.)
The statement he had read would show that White-
chapel and other districts of London were far more un-
healthy than York. Many rural districts were far more
unhealthy than towns, and the Bill should apply to these
districts as well as towns.

Mr. MACKINNON asked the Noble Lord if he
would give a pledge that he would bring forward the
Bill in the next session.

Mr. WAKLEY advised the Noble Lord to pay the
greatest attention to the statements of the Learned
Gentleman (Mr. Stuart). The Hon. Gentleman (Mr.
Mackinnon) had urged the Noble Lord to bring in
a similar Bill next session. He could not join
him in that desire, as he wished the Noble Lord would
bring in a more comprehensive measure than the one
just withdrawn, in which the City of London would not
be excluded.—(Hear, hear.) Before the Noble Lord
brought in another Bill he advised him to institute a
preliminary inquiry, and to consult the various paving,
lighting, and watering boards, of which there were a
great number in the metropolis, none of whom, he under-
stood, had been consulted. If he did this he was sure
he would carry the public with him, and pass such a com-
prehensive measure into a law. He complained that the
Judges put constructions upon Acts of Parliament which
when they were passed were never dreamt of.—(Hear.)
In this case they should not give the judges too much
power. It was true, if parties felt aggrieved by the
decision of the judges, they might carry an appeal to
the Lord Chancellor, but he considered that a jury of
twelve men were alone competent to settle the majority
of questions which came before the courts, but espe-
cially in reference to sanatory regulations.
.To
obviate
any dinvenecsa of r,piniou the=-4- should so simplify the
Bill as to render misinterpretation impossible, so that a
child might understand it.
Mr. HUME urged that the new Dill should be brought

in early next session, and that they should simplify it as
much as possible. There was a great difference between
statute and judge•made law; and thereloro they should
take care that the statute law in this case was so clear,

that the judges could not put a different construction
upon it from that put upon it by the House.
Mr. HENLEY deprecated the conduct of Government
in bringing in a Bill with so raany clauses almost at the
end of the session, and when the Noble Lord must have
known that as he progressed with it at that late period,
he would sink step by step as ha proceeded as if he
were in a bog. The Noble Lord had failed because he
had attempted too much—(Hear)—he would do far
more good if he were to proceed at a slower pace.—
(Hear, hear.) He advised him, then-fore, if he intended
to bring forward the Bill next session to have his ma-
chinery well defined and arranged. He thanked the
Noble Lord for his courteous conduct during a trouble-

some opposition.—(Hear, hear.)
Lord MORPETH said he had not consented to the
withdrawal of the measure without great regret both on
public and private grounds—(Bear, hear)—but the pro-
gress made during the last two days, and as but two
clauses were passed on Monday and on Tuesday, he felt
that it could not be passed through both Houses during
the present session. No doubt, if they had con-
fined the Bill to the first clauses of the Bill—namely,
those for inquiry—they would doubtless have disarmed
much of the opposition which they had had to encounter.
He denied that the Government were open to the charge
of wishing to pass the Bill for the purpose of creating
patronage. In reply to the Hon. Member (Mr.
Mackinnon) he had to state that the Govern-
ment would feel it their duty to bring in a
similar Bill next session.—(Hear.) He would give the
utmost consideration to the suggestions which had been
made, and that, they would admit, would be no easy task.
—(Laughter.) He certainly had no wish to exclude the
city of London, but as he felt that they could not properly
include the city, from the vast machinery which would be
required, and from the statements which had been made
to the authorities ; but in the new measure he certainly
should not omit the city of London.—(Hear.) He was told
that he must consult all the local boards, and comprise
all rural districts in the Bill, but that he must do this in a
Bill of 10 clauses—(Laughter)—whilst the Hon. Member
for Maldon had introduced a Bill somewhat similar, con-
taining 300 clauses. The utmost consideration would
be given by him during the recess to the whole subject,
which was one of vital and growing importance.
Mr. NEWDEGATE and Sir DE LACY EVANS considered
that there was a strong feeling in favour of a Health of
Towns Bill, and trusted the Noble Lord would bring
forward a comprehensive measure next session.
Lord GEORGE BENTINCK said that he did not
wish to disturb the good humour which appeared to
prevail in the House, but he thought that the Noble
Lord ought, in candour, to have acknowledged that the
delay that had occurred was not owing to any opposition
on the part of that side of the House ; but the House
need not wonder at the delay when he informed them
that the 21st clause of this Act proposed to incorporate
the whole of six other existing Acts, containing alto-
gether 780 clauses, and each Act of which contained
six separate, distinct, and contradictory; interpretative
clauses. (Laughter.) How was it possible that
the House should in a few days be able to master

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a mass of confusion like this? He trusted that the op-
position would not be characterised as a factious one,
when it was considered that all the lawyers in the country
would not be able to master the details of this Bill in a
twelvemonth.
Lord J. RUSSELL denied that any charge had been
brought against the lion. Member's opposition ; all he
had said was that Hon. Members might each for himself
decide whether the opposition was vevatious or not ;
and having said so much, he would have only hoped
that the same forbearance had been exercised by Hon.
Members opposite that had been by the members of the
Government, and that they should not proceed to
argue the merits of the Health of Towns Bill after it
had been withdrawn. While he was upon his leg:; he
might be allowed to state that he should propose that
the Speaker take the chair at three o'clock to-morrow,
when they might proceed with private business ; he
trusted that the House would then be enabled to take
public business at half-past three, and so get into Com-
mittee of Supply.
ISLINGTON FEVER HOSPITAL.
Mr. DUNCOMBE said, that as he had given notice
of a clause in the Health of Towns Bill, having reference
to the building of a fever hospital at Islington, and that
Bill having been withdrawn, the only thing that
remained for him was to give notice that he should
introduce to-morrow a Bill for the purpose of obtain-
ing what the clause was intended to do, namely,
to prevent the building of a fever hospital in so crowded
a neighbourhood as Islington.
DESTITUTE PERSONS (IRELAND) BILL.
In answer to a question,
Lord J. RUSSELL said that his Right Hon. Friend
(the Chancellor of the Exchequer) would, at five o'clock,
on the order of the day for going into Committee on
this Bill, state what had been generally the result of the
financial measures which had been adopted with regard
to Ireland.
THAMES CONSERVANCY BILL.

Mr. WARD said that with respect to this Bill, owing
to the arrangements of this day, he should be unable to
bring it on till Monday next.
PARLIAMENTARY ELECTORS BILL.
In answer to a question from Mr. NEWDEGATE,
Lord JOHN RUSSELL said that this Bill would not
be pressed this session, as the Government thought that
a longer time than could be now spared to it ought to be
given to its consideration.
SITTING ON SATURDAY.

In answer to a question from Mr. WAKLEY,
Lord JOHN RUSSELL said that he would to-morrow
state what business he would proceed with on Saturday.
COMPENSATION FOR: DAMAGES (IRELAND).
The House then went into Committee upon the Com-
pensation for Damages (Ireland) Bill.
Upon Clause 1 being read,
Mr. HAMILTON objected to the operation of this
clause, as insufficient for the purpose for which it was
framed, and by no means calculated to stimulate the
landed proprietors of Ireland to exertions beneficial to
themselves and to the tenants under them.
Mr. LABOUCHERE said that with regard to the
objections which the Hon. Member had urged, the
Chancellor of the Exchequer would, at five o'clock, make
a statement to the House which would bring the whole
question of Ireland under the notice of the House, and
the objections stated could be urged then with more
benefit than at that time.
Mr. J. O'CONNELL hoped that the applications for
damages under this Bill would be made public, so as to
prevent any underhand jobbing, both on the part of the
proprietors and the tenant.
Clause 1, with some verbal amendments, was then
agreed to.
Clauses 2 to 6 were then agreed to.
Clause 7, with a few verbal amendments, was agreed
to and ordered to stand part of the Bill.
Clause 8 was agreed to.
The preamble of the Bill was alscoagreed to, and the
report was ordered to be received to-morrow.
POLLING AT ELECTIONS (IRELAND).

The House then went into Committee on the Polling
at Elections (Ireland) Bill.
In answer to a question from Mr. HAMILTON,
Mr. LABOUCHERE said that he was desirous of
placing the University of Dublin in the same situation
as the universities in England with respect to polling at
elections.
All the clauses in the Bill were agreed to, with a few
verbal amendments; and, after a short discussion, the
report was ordered to be received to-morrow.
NEW ZEALAND BILL.

On the motion of 117ITHAVaS,tlie;der. of the day
for the second reading-of the New Zealand Bill wai
discharged, and a new Bill brought in, which was read a
first, and ordered to be read a second time to-morrow.
CANAL COMPANIES BILL.
This Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be
committed to-morrow,
The House, at four, adjourned until Five o'clock.

The House resumed at Five o'clock.
BRITISH ARMY IN INDIA.
Mr. EWART, seeing the Right Hon. Gentleman the
President of the Board of Control in his place, wished
to inquire if any change was contemplated in the sys-
tem of furlough now adopted with respect to the British
army in India.
Sir J. C. HOBHOUSE said, since the period when
the Hon. Gentleman put the same question to him some
months ago, the subject had engaged the attention both
of the Court of Directors and the Board of Control,
and he had now the satisfaction of informing the Hon.
Member that yesterday a dispatch was sent out to India
by the Court of Directors, containing a plan for chang-
ing the system of furlough in thecivil service. The
Governor-General, upon its arrival, would take it into
his most serious consideration, and when it had been
approved of by him, steps would be taken by the
home authorities for carrying it out. It had
been thought expedient not to mix the two subjects of
the Civil and Military Board, but
in
he could
contemplationinform hisfor
Hon. Friend that they had a plan
altering the system in the military service too.—(Hear.)

LAW OF MARRIAGE.
Sir R. H. INGLIS, in pursuance of notice given,
wished to know from the President of the India Board
whether it was true that a payment was made by the
Government of India in support of the Hindoo temple
of Juggernaut?
Sir J. CAM 110BHOUSE said that the House should
have every opportunity of inspecting the papers upon
this subject ; they were very voluminous, but still they
might serve every purpose which the Hon. Member had
in view, and give him the information he required.
Sir R. H. INGLIS then moved that an humble address
be presented to her Majesty for a copy of any commis-
sion issued to inquire into the state of thelawrelating. to
marriages in the Queen's dominions and in foreign
countries.

SOUTHWARK.
Sir W. MOLESWORTH presented a petition, signed
by many wharfingers of Southwark, complaining of the
difference between the Customs dues levied on both sides
of the river, and praying the appointment of a Com-
mittee to inquire into the subject. He should call the
attention of the House to the subject next session.
GRANTS TO ROMAN CATHOLICS FOR EDU