The Sun.
London, England, 1840-06-23 00:00:00

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

(Before Lord Chief Justice TINDAL and Mr. Baron
PARKE.)
OLD CO UR T.
TRIAL OF GOULD.
(Continued from our Paper of yesterday.)
Mary Ann Allen, the wife of the last witness, corro-
borated his testimony, and stated in addition, that she
saw prisoner on the morning of 1 ith March, in the wash-
house, doing something to his trowsers; that about ten
minutes afterwards he came out and asked witness fur a
towel ; that on the afternoon of the day before the murder
she had observed a pair of stockings belonging to the
prisoner en a box by the side of his bed, folded up and
rolled, the outside one of which exactly resembled
the stocking produced ; that about November last
a pair of stockings belonging to the prisoner be-
came mismatched, and had continued so while the prisoner
resided at her house ; that one of the stockings produced
had been shown to witness by a policeman on March IS,
with money iu it, but the policeman had shown her where
he had found it, and she had never placed any money
or stocking in that place ; that she recollected the lans
thorn, and that when it was used a rushlight was: never
burnt in it, nor did even the prisoner burn a light.
Cross-examined by the Prisoner--I never went to sleep
from the time you came on Monday night until I got up.
I should imagine you might have got out of the bed room
window after my husband fastened chi d. if you-
it. I have not washed for you since six weeks before
Christmas. There is no particular mark upon the stock-
ing except the mark round the top, but I know it is the
name stocking I saw id the box the day before the murder.
Prisoner—Was it not my regular custom to go round
every Sunday morning to collect the money due to lue for
beer by instalments? Witness—Not since you left the
Barnsbury Castle, that I know of.
Prisoner—Have you ever footed any stockings for
me, Mrs. Allen? Witness—l have; but I have no recol-
lection of mending those produced. You had two pair of
cotton stockings when 1 washed for you.
Prisoner—And do you think it possible I could have
worn two pair of stockings all that time, and that they
should have been no more worn than those are ? Witness
—I cannot tell ; you have purchased shoes of my husband,
but they have not been paid for.
William Rea, a policeman, was on duty in Pooock's
Fields, on 17th March, went to Mr. Templeman's cottage
at 11 o'clock, found the door closed and sitting room
window open ; the two drawers of a chest of drawers, in
the sitting-room, had been broken open, as if by a chisel.
In the bedroom he found Mr. Templeman lying on the
floor dead. There was a small mahogany box inside the
top drawer in the sitting-room, the box was open and
empty, there was a mark of a chisel close to the lock of
the top drawer.
Cross-examined by the Prisoner.—.l did not see any
broken glass about ; one strong person might have com-
mitted the robbery and murder without assistance.

John Collins, a police sergeant, went to Templeman's
cottage immediately after last witness, and corroborated
his testimony. Ile found in the drawer the same notes
of the Bank of Elegance which were produced ; the drawer
had been forced by a small crow-bar or a chisel. Ou the
1911 May witness searched a pond in Pocock's-fields, about
thirty yards front Templensan's house. lie f..und there
the 'althorn produced (identified by Allen), with a piece
of rushlight in it. Inspector Miller directed the search to
be made.

Cross-examined by the Prisoner—l never said anything
to you on I Rh May about a search on the previous Sun-
day ; nor do I know of such a search. There were rails
nearly all the way along by that pond. I never said any-
thing to you about your statement. You and Bradshaw
were talking together, but I could not hear what passed
between you.
James Miller, an inspector of police, was stationed at
Islington on March
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while he was searching him. Witness likewise found on
him seven lucifer matches and a pawnbroker's duplicate.
Prisoner asked witness for kis warrant. Witness said lie
did not want a warrant. Prisoner asked what he
wanted him fur, and witness said ho supposed he
had hoard of the murder, and it was f.ir that
he was wanted. Prisoner said if he was as innocent of
every thing as he wan of that, he should not have much to
fear. Witness then took him to the station-house,
when the witness took from his feet a new pair of shoes
which were produced. Prisoner said he had purchased
them at Kent-street in tile Borough, and had thrown his
old ones away. Witness produced a stocking which he
found in the prisoner's bedroom, there was no other stocking
of the prisoner's there. Witneas produced another stocking
which he had received from King. In consequence of
Sergeant Otway having said in Gould's presence that the
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the minute of a reward that was about to be offered. wit_
ness afterwards took him into custody upon the present
charge. Inconsequence of a communication from the prisoner
search was directed to be made in a pond in Pocock's..
fields, He told witness he had thrown a dark lantern into a
pond in Pocock's. fields. He said nothing ab.mt a chisel.
I was
Cross-examined by the Prisoner—I had not known you
an hour
had left the Compter more than three or four hours before
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You a copy of a letter of the Secretary of State, that was
all I lyaid before I showed you the letter. You read it

twice, and said, No. You had made up your mind to
have nothing to do with it. You did no; say you knew
about it. It was an off,:r of 2001. for the discovery of the
murder of the late I\lr. Templernan. You asked me to
show you the letter again. You said, I will have nothing
to do with it ; but I will tell you what I will do ; if they
will give roe 1001., I will tell who the parties were.
I asked you if you would tell who the actual party
was who committed the murder. You said, I shall
be requited to remain in England. I told you ycu would
so. You said I will tell who the parties were it you will
pay me 1001. down, and pay me my passage money. This
was after I had been there from a quarter of an hour to
twenty minutes.

Prisoner—Did not you persuade me, now I had seen so
much trouble through this affair, to make something of it
now I had an opportunity ? Witneas—Certainly not. I
did not persuade you to come to town. I said that you
would most likely see me again in the Downs, and that
most likely some gentlemen would be with me, because I
expected some of my superior officers would be with me.
I did not ask you to have anything to drink. You asked
me if you could be tried again for the murder, and I said
no, but you could fur the robbery. That was on haard the
steamer. I never told you you could he punished if you
did not disclose the whole you knew. I never told you at
the station-house, you need not say anything of what had
passed between us, as I did not intend to say anything
against you. The conversation you allude to passed in
the cab, in the presence of Inspector hiller. I saw you
at Bow,street, but not alone. You sent for me twice to
the prisms at Coldbath-fields. You said you had made up
your mind to tell all you knew, arid, to the best of
my recollection, all I said waF, that I was glad of it.
Prisoner.—You can recollect what I said, but not what
you said yourself.
Witnesa.—l never told you that you would be entitled
to the whole of the reward. I cline to see you again on
the Sunday by your own direction.
Prisoner.—Do you always attend to the directions of
prisoners in this way ?—(A laugh.)
Richard Hobbs King, a Policeman, described the search
at Allen's on the morning of the 17th of March, and the
finding of the money in the stocking among the rafters of the
wash-house. On 14th May witness, under the direction of
Inspector Miller, assisted in searching a pond in Pocock's.
fields, and in the mud found the chisel produced (fitttng
the marks in the dr..wer as proved by )
Mr. Under- Sheriff France received the money pro-
duced at the conclusion of the trial of the prisoner for
murder. It is in the same state as it was then, except
that one shilling dropped down when it was examined.
Mr. Baron ALDERSON-Which has never been found.

A witness named Hawkins proved the offer of Mr. Tern-
pleman of 14. for a cottage, and the possession of mo-
ney by him at that sime.

John West, shoemaker, Lambeth-walk, proved that he
sold the prisoner a new pair of shoes on the morning of
Tuesday, 17th of March. Believes the shoes produced to
be the shoes in question. Prisoner paid 7s. 6d. for them.
Believes he paid for them in silver, but cannot say exactly.
He put on the new boots. The old ones were laced boots.
He was accompanied by a woman and a child.
Cross.examined by Prisoner—The boots you left off ap-
peared to be very serviceable boAs.
Mrs. F. Simmons lives in Oakley-street, New-cut, and
deals in second-hand clothes. About 11 o'olock on the
17th of March, a woman came to her shop, and sold her a
pair of old laced boots heavily nailed. I gave 2d. for them.
John Jarvis—l live in a cottage next door to Mr. Tern-
pleman's. I know the prisoner. Know he supplied Mr.
Templeman with beer about a fortnight before Christ-
mas. Have seen him cross Mr. Templeman's ground
about that time. He was potman at the Barnsbury Castle.
This closed the case for the prosecution.
The prisoner, in his defence, said he must certainly
beg kis Lordship's indulgence as he was undefended.
There were some portions of the evidence he
should wish to make some remarks upon, although he was
not aware that he was compelled to explain every littlo
circumstance that transpired. Among the vast mass of
evidence produced there was very littl that affected him.
First, as to his being in the skittle ground. It was not
likely that he, when he could get as much beer as he liked
by saying he had no money, would spend his earnings
in purchasing it. With regard to the rushlight he
had sent for it openly, which he would not have
done, had he wanted it for an unlawful purpose. How
was it possible Allen could say what o'clock he came
home. The night was a moonlight one, and they could
not say what time it was. He owed Allen money, and
therefore, of course, he would tell him he had no money,
as Allen would naturally have expected him to pay it.
Wright could recollect everything that bad passed be-
tween them while alone, but nothing that passed in
the presence of Squires. Wright knew the loca-
lities as well as he did. He would ask the Jury
if they could believe such men as Jobson and
Rogers. He wished to draw their attention to the unfair
means by which he had been entrapped in his present con-
dition. Otway did not come while be was at the Comp-
ter, but went down to him the first day be was out of pri-
son, when he thought he might have been drinking, to
take advantage of his condition. He represented himself
as a gentleman sent down to offer him 2001, and reasoned
with him on the subject. He would confess that he was
overcome by his reasoning, and made up his mind to tell
I a lie for the sake of a reward—if Otway asked if he
would tell who the parties were if he were to place 1001.
on the table ; and asked for what he would consent to lose
his passage, to which he (the prisoner) replied, ‘• For the
passage money," and Otway came next day, and instead of
100/. brought a warrant. Otway then said that lie could
I be tried for the robbery, ant having acknovvledeed that he
knew the parties, he could be punished if he did not dis-
close all he knew. Otway came to him to the station-
house, and told him if he would make a statement
he should not only be pardoned but receive
the whole reward, and be taken great care of. Find-
ing he was in a scrape, he determined to make a
statement, and pretended that he knew something about
the concern, whilst in reality he knew nothing, and also
to implicate innocent parties. The principal turnkey was
not examined today, for why he knew not, as he was a

very principal witness. Sergeant Otway gave him
money, and told him he might hLve whatever he
liked. With regard to the lantern, it must be evident
that he know nothing about it. Why he had
spoken about a lantern was, that one had been
mentioned on a previous occasion. Had he known there
had been a lantern in Allen's house, would he have gone
about asking for one? The lantern had not been seen for
two years, and what evidence was its being found in a pond
against him? Allen's children might have taken it out
and thrown it away. He would not detain them any longer,
as he was sure his Lordship would explain the circum-
stances better to them than he could.
Mr. Baron PARKE then proceeded to sum up the evidence,
and said that they were to try the indictment, without any
prejudice against the prisoner, in consequence of what
they had heard, and also without taking his former ac-
quittal, when indicted for the murder, into their considera-
tion. In order to c mstitute the crime of burglary, it was
necessary that one of the outer fences of the house should
be broken, and larceny committed thereon between the
hours of nine at night and sOt in the morning. This
latter point was necessary to he attended to, becaue, if the
breaking tool: place at any other boors, it would be house-
breaking, and not burglary. Mr. Templeman living alone
without a servant, they could have no direct evidence as to
the state of the fastenings of the house on the night in-ques-
tion, although Mrs. Thornton's evidence went to that
point. The Learned Judge then went through the whole
of the evidence, commenting on it as he went along, and
at a Quarter before Six o'clock the Jury retired to consider
of their verdict.
The Jury returned after an absence of a quarter of an
hour, and brought in a verdict of—Guilty of the whole
charge.
The prisoner appeared greatly agitated on coming up to
hear the verdict.
Mr. Baron PARKE said the charge had been made out
to the entire satisfaction of the Jury, and cf himself, and of
the Lord Chief Justice ; and he was afraid very little doubt
could be entertained of his having been the murderer ; and
looking at his general conduct, and the confession
which he himself had made of his willingness to sacri-
fice an innocent life for the sake of two hundred
pounds, he should be wanting in his duty to the
country if he did not pass npan him the severest sentence
the law admitted of—transportatio❑ for life; and he should
feel it his duty to recommend that he shoulki be sent to
the penal "settlements, where he would have to work in
chains for the rest of his natural life.
The prisoner, who had recovered his firmness during
the time sentence was passing. turned from the bar, and
skinned lightly down the stairs with wonderful alacrity.
There was a slight attempt at applause i❑ the Court,
which was, however, instantly suppressed by the officers.

KNARESBOROUGII.—ATTEMPT TO POISON.
—On Tuesday afternoon, Charles Wright. a carpenter, in the
employ of Lord Stourton, Allerton-park, near Knaresborough,
was suddenly seized with a violent sickness, as if from taking
poison, and on examining a bottle in which he had some ale to
his dinner, it was ascertained that a quantity of sugar of lead
had been put in, as a small portion was found scattered on a
bench near the place whero the bottle -was placed. -It is sup-
posed the sugar of lead was put in during the (honer hour, and
after Wright had finished his meal, for when he was about to
recommenze work, he took a hearty drink of his ale, and then
remarked to a fellow.workman, named Boldison, that some one
had been mixing something with it, and gave Boldison the
bottle to taste, and it made hint unwell also. A surgeon was
immediately seat for, and strong emetics being given to
Wright, he is now considered out of danger. An apprentice,
named Barlow, working at Allerton• park, has been taken up on
-suspicion of putting the poison into the bottle, and was on
Wednesday remanded for further examination until the injured
wan is sufficiently recovered to give evidence.—LeedsMercurg
THE CROPS.—The hay harvest Is becoming
general in forward situations, though some persons maintain
that the mowing is too soon, as the grass still grows fast. We
hear, on very good authority, that the swathe is much lighter
than was expected, and very much lighter titan it was last
year. The wheat wears various appearances; almost every
where it is thinner than usual, nevertheless should the remain-
ing period of Its growth be fine maturing weather, and the har-
vest he also favourable, the yield may exceed the present anti-
cipations. The hop bines are remarkably foul everywhere; but
no one less knowing than a conjuror, can foretell this year's fate
of our hop-yards. There may be a erop,ploairltt.hzde may aytribtee
none,." is the country adage respecting this
one it is. All danger to the apple and pear trees having OGw
passed, we may congratulate this county on the prospect a a
large gathering.—Herejbrd Times.
THE SCIIOOLNIASTER ABROAD.- At a neigh-
bouring torn not many miles from our city, the following 'was
lately called through tne market, the orthography of which is
rather peculiar Straid or Stolen oi
tr rode away froin(r) hip
with (big—Mare ass, wite coulard—with the he of he
with the stifle—Paster joint cut with thehoPPle—near the side
lug has a lump beeing boord —Whoever return the same to
James Orbton Rig,g will be paid."—Country Paper.
Ho It RIBLE I)EprtAvvry-- Ihe execrations of
the populace were vented loudly this morning, about twelve
o'clock, against a brutal mother, whose child was found by
Captain Carroll in some part of the parish of Lyncombe, im-
mersed in a tub of cold water, without a morsel to eat, where
it had been left by its mother, while she went to drink in a
public-house. The emaciated little creature, about two years and a
half old, was taken to Mrs. Eveleigh's, dairy- woman, in Bath-
street, where it was fed with whey and bread, in quantities re-
gulated so as to assuage its hunger, without overloading its fa-
mished stomach.—Bath Herald.

IMPERIAL PA LIMEN T.

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HOUSE OF LORDS, Juvi: 22.

Their Lordships met at F ve

The Earl of IiATHERTON presented two petitions
from places in Stafford against Sumlay trading in canals
and railways.

Lord StRANI3FORD presented a petition 71.,;:linit any
further grant to the Collei.te of Miytmoth.
PATRONAGE IN THE COLONIES.

The Duke of WELLINGTON wished to ask the
Noble Viscount opposite if her Majesty's Government had
any objection to lay before the House a copy of any corre-
spondence between the Secretary of State for the Colonies
and the Governors of Nova Scotia, Halifax, Prince Ed-
ward's Island, and Newfoundland, on the subject of a de-
spatch from Lord J. Russell relative to the administration
of patronage in those coloniqs.
Lord MELBOURNE said he would inquire if -his
Noble Friend (Lord J. Russell) would have any objection
to lay these papers before the House.
The Duke of WELLINGTON—Then I shall move
for them to-morrow.

The Earl of RIPON wished to know if her Majesty's
Government had any intention of laying before the House
any papers on the subject of the connection subs'sting be-
twee❑ the Governor of Jamaica and the Legislature of
that colony
Lord MELBOURNE said that the Government had
no intention of laying such papers before the House.
The Earl of RIPON would in that case take an early
opportunity of moving for them.
CASE OF MR. F. O'CONNOR.
Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from Mr.
O'Connor praying that their Lordships would take his
case into consideration. The Noble and Learned Lord
then read the substance of the petition, which contained
a contradiction of various statements of Mr. Hague, the
Chairman of the visiting Magistrates, which had been read
on a former occasion to their Lordships. The petitioner
said that he had been himself at first obliged to perform
certain menial functions, though he had afterwards been
assisted by a fellow-prisoner in doing so ; that he had had
no other seat than a stone bench ; that for days he had had
no meat for dinner, and that be had been subjected to other
indignities, and especially that he had not been allowed to
see his attorney or any friends who might visit him.
The Marquis of NOR NI ANBY said, that without wish.
ing to cast any imputation upon the character of Mr.
O'Connor, he should, if there were anyivariance between
his statements and those of the Magistrates, prefer re-
lying on the declarations of the latter. He had ascer-
tained that the Magistrates had not violated the rules of the
gaol in tho case of the prisoner. Mr. O'Connor had had
the assistance of a prisoner in the gaol in performing for
him all the duties of a servant by order of the Magis-
tracy. The prisoner had volunteered on one occasion to
remove water himself, but he was not called, nor did he
continue to do so. An order had been given that he
should be visited by his legal adviser, or any parties who
had business to transact with him. The Noble Marquis
concluded by stating, that Mr. O'Connor had received all
the indulgence which his position would admit of, and he
hoped he would now show himself more tractable than he
had hitherto been.

Lord BROUGHAM had always observed that there
was some exaggeration in the statements of parties placed
in the unhappy position of Mr. O'Connor, but he had in-
variably found that the contradiction of their stateocnts
were equally exaggerated.
EMIGRATION.

The Bishop of EXETER presented a petition from a
place in Cornwall, praying for the extension of the Church
to the Colonies. The Right Reverend Prelate then pro-
ceeded to say that the principle for which he was
about to contend was one which had been sanctioned
by various Administrations. That principle was, that
the sale of Crown lands in Australia should be devoted to
emigration to that colony. That principle had been re-
cognised by the Earl of Ripon, when Secretary for the
Colonies, and by Lord Glenelg when he filled the same
office, It was the promise which had been made by Go-
vernment on the subject, which induced parties to embark
their capital in emigrating to Australia, hoping that if the
engagement were fulfilled, the Colony would be supplied
with a free and virtuous population. The promise, however,
had not been kept, and the results were felt in a lament-
able manner. There was the greatest scarcity of labourers
in the colony, and he was persuaded that if the 400,0001.
which was the value of the Crown lands in question, were
appropriated to emigration, such a step would produce a
more beneficial effect than any other which might be taken
either by the Government or by private individuals.
lie had been informed that during the last year
not a single ship had been sent out with emigrants
to Australia, and he considered that as a violation of
the pledges of Government. The Right Reverend
Prelate then complained of the injustice of taxing
the clergy for the expense of its gaols and police, with
which it was burdened mainly in consequence of the
convicts sent there from England ; and having adverted to
the growing importance of New South Wales, he con-
chided by moving that an humble address should be pre-
sented to her Majesty, praying that her Majesty might
order that there should be laid before the House a return
of the sale and revenue of lands in Australia, and of the
appropriation thereof in each veer.
The Marquis of L AND Siio WNE said. that he fully
felt the necessity of encouraging emigration in any coun-
try, and especially in a country situated as England was.
The Right Rev. Prelate had supposed that the Govern-
ment had violated its pledges in its appropriation of the
revenues of New South Wales. The Right Rev. Prelate

had, however, argued the case on an erroneous assump-
tion. It was true that his Noble Friend (Lord
Glenelg) had pledged himself to devote the sums
derived from Crown Lands in New South Wales,
When he was in office to the purpose of emigration.
But those sums amounted at the time to no more than
10,0001. annually. They had since, however, increased
to 120,000/. or 130,0001. a year. The pledges of the
Government did not, however, extend beyond the sum de-
rived from the source in question at the time at which
those pledges were made. The inhabitants of the colony
could not expect, under these circumstances, that the Go-
vernment should be bound by a declaration which it never
intended to make. The Noble Marquis proceeded to say
that the Government had extended every just and reason-
able protection to the colonists of New South Wales ;
and that they were fully convinced of the importance of
the colony to this country. He had not the slightest ob-
.

jection to the production of all the papers fur which the
Right Hon. Prelate had moved.
The Earl of RIPON was of opinion that the produc-
tion of the papers would lead to very eesirable results.
He wished to say a few words on the subject of the pledge
which he was stated to have made on the subject of the
appropriation of the revenues derived from the sale of
lands in New South Wales. He had certainly intended, when
he was Secretary for the Colonies, that the revenues:referred
to should be applied to the purpose of emigration, but he
had not then foreseen the immense increase which had
since taken place in those revenues, and he had not cer-
tainly intended to hind himself and his successors to a
specific pledge on the subject, unier any circumstances
which might arise. Such a course would lead to incaleu-
lable inconvenience in the management of great affairs.
lie thought, hc,wever, that the Government shoulrl not
lose sight of the encouragement of einigra'ion in the ap-
propriation of these revenues.
The Bishop of EXETER repeated, that there h•id
been a distinct pledge given by Lord Glenetg, that the
funds alluded to should continue to ha devoted to the
purpose of emigration; and till sonic explanation of that
pledge were given he thought its violation would reflect
discredit on the character of the country.
THE PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CHURCH
IN SCOTLAND BILL.

On the motion of the Archbishrp of CANTERBURY,
this Bin was read a second time, and ordered to be com-
mitted on Thursday.

Their Lorchhips then adjourned till to-morrow.

110 USE OF COMMONS, JUNE " ,

The SPEAKER t )ok the Cuair at the usual hour.
Sir E. KNATCHBULL brought up the Report of the
Committee on the London and Greenwich Railway.
Mr. POWER presented a petition fr‘,ln Dungan.ion
against Lord Stanley's Registration of Voters (Ireland)
Bill.

Sir J. Y. BULLER presented a petition from a pl; ce
In Devonshire, against ilny further grant to the College of
Maynooth ; also petitions from Devonport and other places,
in favour of Church Extension ; also a petition against
the Ecclesiastical Duties Bill.

Mr. G. BERKELEY presented a petition from two
individuals of the name of Jenner, atatia? that they were
nephews of the late Dr. Jenner, and in distressed ei:-cum-
stances, and praying the house to take their ease into on
sideration.

The petition was ordered to be printed with the Votes.
Mr. M. PHILLIPS presented a petition from certain
grocers in Manchester, praying that free-labour sugar
might be admitted on the payment of a reasonable duty.
Mr. H. BERKELEY presented a petition from Bristol
with a similar prayer.
Sir W. SOMERVILLE presented a petition fr,,ni
Drogheda. praying that certain proceedings of the Apo-
thecaries' Hall in Dublin might be stayed.
Mr. T. DUNCOMBE presented a petition from the
Democratic Association of Dundee, praying for Universal
Suffrage and Vote by Ballot ; also a petition from a place
in Lancashire, praying for a mitigation of the punishment
of Mr. F. O'Connor and other political offenders.
Colonel CH [CHESTER presented three petitions
from places in Devon, against any unit for the purpose of
Church Extension.
Lord SANDON presented a petition from the Dublin
Steam-packet Company, against lighthouse dues and
pilotage ; also a petition from a place in Lanarkshire,
against the war with China.

- Sir R. PEEL presented petitions from parishes in
Somerset against the violation of the Lord's day. A'so
a petition from Fazeley against Sunday trading. The
Right Hon. Baronet also presented a petition front seven
ministers of the Church of Scotland, and members of the
Presbytery of Strathbogie, complaining of being Etta.
[tended in the exercise of their functions by the General
Assembly of the Church of Scotland for having obeyed a
decision of the Court of Session, which was ultimately
affirmed by the [louse of Lords, and admitting a clergy-
man to one of the parishes in that Presbytery. One of
the petitioners had been in his parochial chsrge for
fourteen years, another for fifteen, a third for seventeen,
a fourth for twelve years, a fifth for seventeen years, and
another for forty years. The petitioners stated that they
were ministers of the Established Church of Scotland and
members of the Presbytery of Strathbogie, that on lh,ing
appointed they had taken the oath oc allegiance to their
Sovereign, and were faithful subjects of the Queen, and
as such were subject to the laws of the land, and bound to
obey them, and that for doing so they had been suspended
by the General Assembly from the discharge of their duties.
The petitioners then appealed to the Commission of the
General Assembly, hut their appeal was dismissed, on the
ground of contumacy to the Church. On the Ist of June
the General Assembly suspended the seven ministers from
all their parochial functions, and appointed other persons
to perform the parochial duties of these parishes. These
were the facts of the case ; and the petitioners, in that dis-
tressing situation, asked to be protected in obeying the law
of the land and constituted authorities.--Laid on the table.

IVIN!NG

Sir G. CLERK presented a petition from Glasgow
ngpinst ti,c Glasgow Nlanielieil Puller Bill.
Mr. O'CONNELL preserved a petition from thirty
vestrymen and !ay body of rate-pavers of the parish °
Marvlebone aqaiii,t Lord Stanley's Lis', Registration Bill.
Mr. AC, LIONBY presented a petition from Carlisle
complaining of the unjust treatment to which Mr. O'Cen•
nor and others, imprisoned for political offences, pere
subjected.
D. NORREYS presented a peti:ion ngainst the
Vaccination 8111.
Mr. E. TENNENT cave notice that to-morrow he
should move for leave to bring in a Bill for the regulation
of Civil Courts in Ireland.
Mr. F. DUNDAS gave notice that to-morrow he
should ask a question of the Chanceilor of the Exchequer
relative to the sale of Crown land.; in North America.
BREACH OF BRIVILEGE.
Sir E. KNATCHBULL complained of a statement
which had appeared in the Brighton Guardian newspaPeir,
reflecting upon the conduct of Sir Augustus Data
rymple, one of the Members of the London c'l.
Greenwich Railway Committee, of which he (°
Edward Knatehbull) was Chairman. The Right II";
nourable Baronet having read the paragraph, observe"
that it was not his intention to found any proceedings
thereupon. He would rum ely content himself with stati4
that there was no foundation whatever fur the staterecnt3
contained in the paragraph.
Mr. F. SHAW wished to call the attention of the 11°115e
to a statement in the Morning Chronicle, that in order wa
attend the division on the Irish Rigistration Bill, he 113 d
neglected his public duties as Recorder of Dublin a 0
adjourned the Court. The statement was utterly Wit,"°ill
foundation. He bad not adjourned the Court t
the business was thoroughly concluded, and did not leave
• Dublin till a day or two afterwards.—( Boar, hear.)
SLAVERY IN INDIA.
Mr. O'CONNELL asked the President of the 13)arel„
of Control when the Report of the Commission U
Slaver, in British India wou
HOUSE said tld be presented ?
Sir HOB HOUSE subject had been referreod
to the Law Commission, whose Report had not yet bee
received.

In answer to Mr. HUME,
napers
The RIGHT HON. GENTLENIAN stated that the r-t.,cea
rel ding to the deposini, of the Rajah of Sattara had Au be
already laid before thee East India Proprietors, ""
would not object to produce them to the House. he
rs Mr. HUME then said, that he ould move for t
to• morrow.

MR. . O'CONNO. e
Mr. AGLIONBY asked when the exßamination and
sa thlt
report cf the treatm nt. of Mr. F. O'Connor in ; -
Castle would be laid before the House.
Mr. FOX MAULE said that he must first look ever
them to sec if he could agree to their presentation. he
Mr. AGLIONBY thereupon repeated the notice
bad formerly given of a motion for their prodnction.
HORRIBLE PERSECUTION OF ,he
Sir R. PEEL then rose to call the attention of the
Noble Lord the Secretary for the Foreign Department tetb
te
subject of the cruelties recently perpetrated uponupon,°
Jews of Damascus.—( Hear, hear ) He had bee° -',311
treated to do by several eminent individuals of theieviihe
persuasion in this country, who did that honour to
that they
British House of Commons to believe
would not hear the statement with incliffereen,ere
—(Cries of .‘Hear, hear.") vs
The circumstances e,O
these :—A Catholic priest, of the name of Thomasoe"d
had resided in Damascus since 1807, was suddenly' misses
in the February of the present year, under circusesstantioa
certainly strongly suspicious of rs urder, but an aecusast
was forthwith got up against the Jews of an atrocity arm to
org
incredible, that they had murdered the monk in ordan
have his blood at the feast of u.lleavened bread, and a t was
Jew of the age of twenty, at whose house them °"lloe-
last seen, was apprehended and subjected to the met wits
rible tortures for three days, in the course of ehOu,eitY
said to charge seven of the most wealthy Jews of Lt.-- were
with having been concerned in the murder ; tneib he
seized, and tortures were inflicted upon them, thtosias
would not shock the House by repeating. The r4"too,
Authorities, and he was afraid some Christian onesow be
countenanced these cruelties.—( Hear, hear.) they
asked the Government to do, what he doubted MI no,
were disposed to do (and what, perhaps, they bad these
to use the influence of the British name to secure to
unfortunate persons the justice of at least a fair rial.bee
Lord PALNIERSTON said this subject haodovseter%
some time ago brought before the notice of the
ment, and he had lost no time in taking those die
which the Right Hon. Baronet hid stated his op were
Government had taken. Undoubtedly if the accounts an
true which had reached this country, it was hoe
instance of barbarity and atrocity which could not.nter,
been expected in these days in any country haying iston)
course with the civilised world. He ( Lord Palmer-al at
Cons
had instructed Col. Hodges the Queen's
Alexandria, to bring the subject before the en,
, _ e att
ffect
tion of the Pacha of Egypt, to point out to him t" -ee,
such atrocities must produce on the public mind in F
diateel,oree
and to urge him for his own sake to take imme
lass,
to
to investigate strictly what had really taken p
punish the authors of the atrocities which had ass
committed, and to make such atonement estioe
in his power to the unfortunate sufferers.—(“_o
hear.) Of course such representations could not be ;Piet
with greater authority to the government of a for
IN
nation than that which their reputation gave them. to
had also sent instructions to the Consul et Damascus to in.. 03
strict inquiry into what had actually taken place, i`ei,
directed him to report to the Government the eirettl;er
stances of the case, and the part which he and the 0,1
Consuls had taken in respect of them. Sufficient tirne, oel
not elapsed for him to have received the report of CI if
Hodges or the Consul, but when they were reee'Y
they were in a s:ate to submit to the House, he 6-he
ell
have no objection to produce them.—( Hear heat.) re 0'
Mr. O'CONNELL wished to know whether this la
table occurrence had riot originated in the vulsar enu, -1)
minable prejudices which was rife in England formerl'ao
soo
still exist relative to the Jews, and whether the best/fleeter
of affording them art opportunity to vindicate their char! co,
would not be to give the Jews, who were English
e°to the
better
fullequality with other English subjects? NVould
statement of the Right Hon. Bart. have come with e-0,0
effect from a Jewish Member of that House. Theresneit
no doubt that Father Thoniaso, who was a 1,0
respectable Missionary, had been murdered, ico
there was no kind of evidence against the the
except what had been wrung front them hi ,11.
most violent torture which was worse than none a„eo
He wished to know,, (if the question was not too elte"b,iscl
for the present occasion) whether the Governmee;deti
any intention to introduce a measure to allow equal rig
to the Jews? toctr:
Lord ASHLEY was bound to bear testimony
zeal and activity manifested by his Noble Friend the Schee
tary for Foreign Affairs on this subject, and on ll Scherer
011
whenever he eould serve the interests of the jue ibis
people. Ile had received letters from the East °-.leo
matter, which informed him this persecution of the
was carried on as a means of extortion.
CHINA. r
Sir R. PEEL wished to know whether the Order to
Council authorising the detention of ships belong'°ooo3
the Emperor of China had appeared in the Gaedie't tbo
it it had not, why there had been that departure fron
general custom. not
Lord PALMERSTON said that the fact of its
appearing in the Gazette was at mere oversight.
THE S.
Mr. HUME wished to know whether it we; the inteelir;
tion of the Noble Lord to bring forward any 111'1'5
towards emancipating Cie Jews? ifetj
Lord JOHN RUSSELL said that he had alviays got
his warmest support as an individual to the meeserei,,si bl°
had been brought forward on this subject by
Friend in another place, but the Government ha" " el°
a
considered the Jews were not te etly n°°‘ -reels
body to render it imperative upon them to i 0
5
a measure at present.
BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE• neJet
Lord J. RUSSELL said, before he moved the
of the Day, he wished to state the course he nfeji !31-,
pursue with respect to the business of the evenl,*
proposed to take first the Colonial Passengers' 13i''':
was one of very great importance. -The „11,c;:t0,
would take would be the Admiralty Courts' 13" did e°,l.
then proposed, if the discussion on these measures "Iceoe"
occupy a longer period than nine o'clock to take the 9dststl,
reading of the Irish Registration Bill. But if the „t
tehrsetelnrdisehd mßeugehisthreaytioottlidßriiilnletoo.'culiogclka.then he eleouie
I Lord STANLEY said he wished to know,
of the Bill not being taken to-night what day the t,
Lord proposed to bring it forward ? 0 esePj
LordJOHN RUSSELL could, not fix a dayat rro iti°
—( Ironical cheers and laughter fruit the P'
Benches.) fel
Mr. LABOUCHERE wished to state for the c°ee the
that he intended to to
ence of the Irish gentlemen, d
third reading of the Irish Flour Bill that night. eico°,{
Lord STANLEY said, nothing could be. were Lon
venient than the manner in which the Neblege,
proposed to conduct the business of the ,
This Noble Lord had. cilrnittud that tine 411-5 01;
was one of paramouet importance,that ells'
lio.
Irish registration should k
e precedence!. of the i retl‘'
registration. He admitte.: that the E I. Reg.3t tb
Bill should be brought forward lig .of e
before the elm° id OA
Session, End yet, on the 22d of June, bc• eroviirv'
the 1.51,
inform the House when he intended to brieg it '°eo.ll,‘,,f
Now ho (Lord Stanley) had no other wish
than to see, if fairly decided, whether it easq° OP'
Bill or the Solicitor-'General for Irelem'' 001;
that the House should fix its choice ; but he Inuc', es tit
plain of the system of putting off the Bill from day
on the ground that be could not fix a day wheel it, 'l,
be convenient to him.—(Opposition cheeeriol;•l„
Noble Lord had fixed Thursday next for the CierVedeP,
serves Bill, and if there was anything particular for :rief;
he should not press his measurr;but while he did no°'","eser).
with the arrangements of the Noble Lord for tee! rto
week, he felt that he would not be doing his (intYheyoo
House and the country if he postponed the subjeeth'es.)
Monday next.—( Cheers from the Opposition biine"Atiely,
Lord J. RUSSELL said the Noble Lord had e°ll,:-
his Bill in a manner so totally different from that °' te°oll
Hon. Members, that he could not expect him to stt,ePi terii
out of his way to promote his views —.(3'vssll,
cheers. ) The last time the Bill was discuvsed,.
J. Russell had proposed Thursday for the next difeu;ser
but the Noble Lord had refused that offer.--(gt
cheLLeiot).ririadig.
JS).TIAz.
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rob
y
Friday last—(oefeleoLatoirdr,dh,sear,
hear)—atxl when
tnotice of t hwith the oebls
do so with tßlt readingthe
Bill.
view ot'
ihoe'i fo Irish jetnr:i
ya
was
the House should have an Opportunity of decidie(sed Nhill
ther.
climes of both, in order that it might be ascertaittl, P
they, preferred the Noble Lord's Bill, or tee epees
of his '
lonTiahl hight Honourable Friend the SolicitorMc'
for Ireland.
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