The Sun.
London, England, 1847-02-03 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WE..rNESDAY ;EVENING PkBRETAItY'

opitaph upon his tomb, "That, having for upwards of fifty
years represented not merely the rural and suburban
portions of the county which I have the ho-
nour now to represent, but -nearly the one-half
of the metropolis, besides, during the most eventful and the
most critical period of the history of the British nation had
at length descended to the tomb full of years, without a
single enemy, and with the respect and attachment of all
parties and all classes, among his great and enlightened
constituency.—( Loud cheers.) Although, comparatively
speaking, I am a stranger among you here,
hope I am not altogether without some local
claims upon your notice. I was born; bred, and
educated in the very heart of the city of West-
minster, and within the sounds of the Abbey bells.—(Loud
cheers.) I have always endeavoured to show my sense of
what was due to the great city in which I was born by en-
deavouring to discharge the duties of a citizen.—(Cheers.)
These duties have been already too favourably noticed, and
in too practical a manner spoken of by
.the Hon. Friends
who have proposed and seconded my nomination.—(Cheers.)
But I am quite aware that my political conduct has in general
been in unison with the feelings and wishes of the great ma-
jority of this great and influential county.—(Cheers.) Al-
though I might in truth have some claims to your good-will,
I have also some claims to that political confidence which
has enabled me to appear before you upon such an occasion
as the present. Now, gentlemen, when I entered the House
Commons, about 25 years since, I found the House of Commons
unreformed, not in any way such a House as would be said
to represent the people of England.—(Cheers.) I found the
criminal law full of anomalies —(Cheers.) I found civil
disabilities and penal laws in existence against our Roman
Catholic fellow-subjects.—(Loud cheers.) I found laws
in force, pressing most unjustly and most unsatis-
factorily upon the consciences of those denominations
of Christians who sincerely differed from ine
in the opinions which I, as a member of the Church
of England, must conscientiously maintain. I found slavery
existing in the Colonies; I found our trade and commerce
fettered by the most unjust monopolies also ; and I found
—what was the worst of all—that it was impossible to ob-
tain any redress of the grievances, however clearly those cases
of grievances might be established. and however indisputably
the existence of those grievances might be proved.—
(Cheers.) Now, gentlemen, I hesitated not to attach myself
to that small but increasing band of men who had joined
themselves together for the purpose of obtaining the amelio-
ration of that which we thought to be a most pernicious
system of things.—(Cheers). Ido not intend now to go
into the details of those measures which must be
familiar to you all.—(Hear, hear.) Sufficient to say,
that we never relaxed our exertions until we obtained that
better state of things under which we now live.—(Cheers.)
Now during the whole of this period I believe that I may
say, that political consistency—at present at a discount—
(Cheers)—was not much relied on. I do not attach any
exaggerated notion to the idea of political consistency. I
am not so presumptuous as to say that during
the time I have been in Parliament that I never
modified my opinion upon any political questions. And that
was the secret of time great confidence which my former
constituents reposed in me, that during the whole of that
time I never was compelled entirely to alter my opinions
upon any great measure brought before the House of Com-
mons.--(Cheers.) And to which I have lately referred.—
(Cheers,) I, as a Member of that small but determined
band, aided in giving the first blow to those systems
which I have described to you, by assisting Sir George
Canning in his great struggle in 1838, and also by assisting
Sir Robert Peel upon a very late occasion.—(Cheers.) Now,
gentlemen, during all this struggle, continued with various
successes, I had always the distinguished satisfaction of
finding myself upon every occasion side by side with
your late lamented and respected representative, Mr. G.
Byng.—(A voice—" He was a trump; I hope you will
make a better one.) That is the title, and the only title,
which I can bring before you on the present occasion.—
(Cheers.) But do not suppose that, because we have al-
ready obtained so much success, that therefore I shall fall
back, and not continue my endeavours to obtain a further
amelioration of the condition of the people—(cheers)—or
that I have the slightest disposition to repose myself beneath
the laurels already obtained. There are still many social fiscal
and educational reforms to be accomplished, and which will
require the most unwearied exertions to bring about—reforms
which those whom I now address will, I doubt not, if their
lives be spared, live to witness.—(Cheers.) I am truly at

tached to the working classes. I feel deeply what I owe to
them.—(Cheers.) I feel deeply what we all owe to them, and
especially to the working classes of the Metropolis. Mr.
Cobden, than whom no person could be supposed to be a
more accurate observer, said, '• that however great might be
the industry of the working classes of the manufacturing
districts to which he belonged, still ha must fairly state that
the artisans of London were far superior to them." Ido not
think that those working classes have bean fairly treated ;
they have been most sadly neglected. I can assure the electors
of Middlesex that any measure which may be brought forward
having for its object the amelioration of that class will have
my most earnest support.—(Cheers.) But whatever may be
the opinions of the electors of Middlesex as to the
reforms still necessary, I earnestly trust that all

seeds of minor diffel:ences will be laid aside,

that we may all unite to support the Government
and to support each other, in endeavouring to enable this
country to pass through that crisis upon which we are now
entering. Dopend upon it we must assist the Government
and each other; for, depend upon it, that, in spite of every
effort that we are so ready to make, we are as yet but on the
threshold of difficulty, and that every effort of private virtue
will: be necessary in order to stem the crisis land the diffi-
culty upon which we are now entering, even if
it should please God to give us, at an early
period a plentiful return of the fruits of the earth.—(A voice,
" When do you mean to come to Popery?") We shall come
to that presently. Another question which I was about to
allude to was the subject of the suffrage. Suffrage is now
nearly universal.—(A voice, " We are all suffering now.")
Upon such a day as this I should be sorry to trouble you
by a long speech on that subject. —(A voice,
"Oh, it is. no trouble, my Lord, don't mention it.")
I must beg to say a few words with respect to certain
opinions which I am reported as holding, especially as upon
the present occasion have been told that I am the " Pope's
candidate" for the greatest metropolis in the world.—(Cries
of " No, no.") Now I am sure, sir, that before so
enlightened an audience as that which I am now ad-
dressing it is quite unnecessary for me to say that I am
not " the Pope's candidate," neither is it necessary for me to
say that lam nobody's candidate. I believe that anybody
thrust forward by any class or profession would be perfectly
unsuccessful in his endeavours to obtain the suffrages of the
electors of Middlesex. He who would aspire to that honour
must be none other than an independent person.—(Cheers.)
I beg to say, that considering the enlightened sentiments
of the sovereign who now fills the chair of St. Peter,
that I would rather be the nominee of that potentate than
of that gentleman who first applied the epithet of " Pope's
candidate" to me.—(Cheers.) You are all familiar with ,

the correspondence which has recently taken place between
some gentleman and myself—l allude to Mr. Hoare. Copies
of that correspondence have been most unfairly sent to every
elector of the cotinty of Middlesex. I must beg to explain
the manner in which that correspondence has been carried
on.—(Hear, hear.) They had published my reply to a letter
but they had not published the letter itself. They pub-
lished two letters to my one, that was two to one, and that

was decidedly taking in advantage.—(Cheers.) They have
deprived me of the power of making any remarks which I
might consider necessary to the letters so published. Now,
1 call that rather shabby,: because—(" Never mind that,
stick to it !")—I think those persons; who published that cor-
respondence should have a little more feeling for a man who was
on trial before a large constituency like that of Middlesex—
( Cheers)—than to publish a correspondence unfairly upon a
subject upon which the public mind has been so much ex-

cited of late.—(Cheers.) I must beg, therefore, to express
my feelings and opinions upon the subject. What I meant
to say was this—that should any measure be proposed having
for its object the endowment of the Roman Catholic priest hood
of Ireland, • I would hold myself at liberty either to oppose

or to acquiesce in such a measure upon Its own merits—
(Cries of " It won't do")—but thaChaving no religious objec-
tions to the proposition, I would hold myself at liberty either
to consent or to oppose the proposition.—(Cries of "No
Church allowance; "The separation of the .Church and
State.") I think, gentlemen, that you will perceive, with

me, the inconvenience of being questioned as to conduct
upon measures not at present before the country or the

House, or as toopinions upon which the House knel;nothing.
(" How about Maynooth 2") My opinion on the subject is,
that considering the: state of the:: country and the; excite-
ment in which the people are,, and in; consequence; of
the alarming defection of some members of the Established

Church from our religion, and considering also the reiterated
declaration of the Roman Catholic priesthood of Ireland, that
they would not accept of an endowment—(Cries of" Try
'em—won't they ?")—if any Minister were to come forward

and propose such a measure,-my confidence in his discretion
would be materially abated.—(Loud cheers.) Now, I

AM told that I

was rash

the answer which

I gave to Mr. Hoare's letter.—(No, no.) Had I been in-
clined to temporise, I might have framed a cautious diplo-
matic letter which nobody could have laid hold of; I dis-
dained, however, to do so. I never voted for the Maynooth
Grant, and for the beat of all reasons, the opponents of that
measure never put the question to the vote, they never
ventured to come to a division on the subject.
Although I voted for the motion of Lord Francis
Egerton, I did it twenty years since under circumstances
wholly different from the present. I have written a letter
to Mr. Hoare in the same spirit in which I speak—
in a spirit of perfect freedom, and in a spirit
in which I always intend both to speak and to write.
Gentlemen, I am no political adventurer, seeking to obtain
a seat in Parliament by flattering prevailing prejudices.—
(Hear, hear.) I have neither ambition nor private objects
to serve. I am here to defend my own consistency; and if I
am to sit for Middlesex, I trust it will be on a satisfactory
statement of my opinions.—(Hear, hear.) What I shall ask
in return on your part is this : I have twenty years' cha-
racter from my last place.— (Cheers and laughter.) Now
which of you can produce a better ?—(Continued laughter.)
And what I say is this, " Don't endeavour to tie and fetter
my hands with pledges and promises, especially with respect
to measures which are not before Parliament."—(Cheers.)
Gentlemen, give me your confidence if you agree with me
in opinion, or, at all events, put a fair construction on my
words and arguments.—(Cheers.) Now, gentlemen, there
is a great deal of talk about " endowing truth and en-
dowing error." Is the state to interfere in such matters
as these?—(Cries of " No, no ; no interference."), Now, gen-
tlemen, I approach the subject to which the latter part of the
correspondence to which I have alluded has reference ; and
I have alluded to it with very great unwillingness, and I
should be extremely sorry if any expression whatever
should fall from me which could be supposed to
partake, in the smallest degree, of an irreve-
rent character in treat'
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considered they were doing their
duty in putting forth such
but I am compelled to matt tennents in disrespectful terms ;
letter because. I wish to point out, if possible, the incon-
sistency which those who s
to Divine Providence.—(Heulrport such views are attributing
reflect, that reflection would ren
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lay such a document a • der
it impossible for them to
gain before the public.—Cheers.)
draw
that
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What they attribute
by inference to Divine Providence this :—They assert that we ought to is
which they have pointed out,. from certain events
have been visited with
the wrath of Providence, for endowing the College at May-
nooth ; that, although we have for many
Roman Catholic clergy of Canada,
and ears endowed the
the college at May-
neoth in Ireland, we have been unscathed by Divine
Providence, yet in the progress of time w could
not expect to go unpunished, and that
wee
now been visited, in consequence of all those dreadfule
calamities which have lately fallen upon us.—(Cheers.) That
assertion, if it means anything, is equivalent to this—that it
is the degree and amount, and nfit the principal of crime, that
increases crime in the eyes of Omniscience.—(gear, hear.)
I am told, gentlemen, that in consequence of my entertaining
these sentiments that my connexion will be very short with
the county of Middlesex.—(Cries of " No, no," and cheers.)
Now, gentlemen, if that be the case, I shall undoubtedly be
extremely mortified to lose the high and distinguished honour
which you have this day Conferred upon me • but I shall
bow without a murmur to the decision of the electors of this
county, Douse I am well aware km very imporfoctly

qualified I am to discharge the duties of the high station in
which you have this day placed me. But, gentlemen, this
I ever shall say, that this is ale proudest day of my exist-
ence.—( Hear, hear.) That after four-and- twenty years of
public life, during which time I have neither altered nor
concealed my opinions, I was called upon to succeed such
a man as your late representative in Parliament by a re-
quisition, the most numerously and respectably signed,
and supported by men of all parties, that was
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to you, and most cordially thanking you for the honour you
have conferred upon me—and I shall, I think, value it most
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ben came forward to address the
electors. He said, after the very powerful and straightforward
address which they had heard from the Noble Lord, whom
they had proclaimed not only as a fit representative for
the vast and enlightened constituency of the county of Mid-
dlesex, but as one of the fittest persons to represent them,
he would venture, as a freeholder, merely to address
a few observations to them. He was particularly
anxious to do so as he was nearly connected
with that respectable gentleman, their late Member, whose
life was extinguished, but who by never deviating from
his early political opinions had gone to the tomb, carrying
with him the regrets and affectionate gratitude of the con-
stituency he represented—(Hear, hear)—and who was an
instance in his person—a remarkable instance of public
favour (taring a great number of years ; and who
had left behind him a noble example to all who might suc-
ceed hint as a representative of the people.—(Cheers.) He
was unwilling to; have) recourse to hacknied terms, but lie
could not well help saying, that they '6 should not look
upon his like again." The Noble Lord at his side was
gifted with all those attributes and all those public virtues
for which that lamented gentleman was so distinguished.-
-(Hear, hear.) And if the whole country was searched he
doubted whether any man could be found who was so dis-
tinguished for honour, purity of motives, and philanthropy.
He could attest to the possession of these virtues by the
Noble Lo' d, because lie had leen acquainted with him from the
earliest period of his boyhood, and had ever found him ,as he
had stated.—(Cheers.) He did not dwell unnecessarily on
this, because he considered that in the possession of these
virtues rested the basis of all true patriotism, and without
which patriotism would be an idle boast and a shallow
pretension.—(Hear, hear.) It was on ;these grounds that
he claimed the election of the Noble Lord as the advocate of
that pure love of national liberty—of those temperate, mode
rate, and liberal principles, in which he considered the true
happiness of the community rested—and which were
equally removed on the one hand from the wild proceed-
ings of democracy, and on the other from the
grasping and cupidity of aristocratic dominion.—(Loud
cheers.) He looked upon the Noble Lord as the faithful ex-
positor of the feelings of the great bulk of the
middle classes—those who, in his opinion, were the
fittest pos•essors of political power, and the surest
guides and guardians of the commonwealth.—(Cheers.)
That was not the time to undervalue the importance of this
great class, because they were living in what he might define
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the people—or that still weightier question, the rivalry of
the Churches of this and the sister country.—(Cheers.) It
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was on these grounds that he congratulated the electors on
the choice they had made in electing so fitting a
representative for that vast constituency, which had within
its scope and sphere the metropolis of the nations of the
world.—(Cheers.)
Lord Rortm GROSVENOR said it now became his
pleasing duty to propose a vote which he was
sure they would adopt with the same unanimity
as they had the one proposed on the former occa-
sion. They had that day witnessed the manner in
which the Sheriffs had presided over the assemblage, and the
anxious desire which they had evinced that every electer
should have a fair opportunity of expressing their sentiments.
He, therefore, begged to propose a vote of thanks to the
Sheriffs for the way in which they had presided over the
proceedings on that occasion.
The vote was carried by acclamation.
Mr. Sheriff CHALLIS felt much indebted to his excellent
friend, and their excellent Member, for the manner
in which he had introduced his name, and the name of
his colleague on the present occasion.—( Hear, hear.)
h
It was a source of congratulation to him that the very first
o osle ao
act of this kind which he had had to perform he had been
instrumental in giving the freeholders of Middlesex an op-
portunity of selecting so excellent a member as his
Noble Friend.—(Cheers.) He should be glad it the general
election should fall seithin his year of office to find
all of them at their posts to do their duty as well as they
had done that day.—(Cheers.)
Three cheers having been given for the ladies, the pro-
ceedings terminated.

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BAIL COURT.-(THIS DAY.)
THE QUEEN V. HEALEY AND COOKE.
Lord DENMAN gave judgment in this case this morning.
He said that the arguments in this case had taken place
before himself and his brother Judges on Saturday last, and
instead of minutely examining the voluminous affidavits
laid before them, they had come to the conclusion that they
might dispose of the case by adverting to what had appeared
before them in the full and able discussion of the Learned
Counsel engaged in the case. Mr. Wakley, it appeared, was
one of the coroners for the county of Middlesex, and he
had applied for leave to file a criminal information against
the publishers of a libellous attack upon him while engaged
in the execution of the duties of his office. The attack was
coarse and violent, and being circulated in a particular
journal while the inquiry was being conducted, naturally
produced a strong sensation and general excitement. This
was a serious offence, and the proceeding was one which
induced the coroner, and justly so, to seek the protection of
this Court. Amongst the judicial officers of England the
office of coroner was one of the most important, and most
required the protection of the higher Judges, to whom he
was equal in many of his functions. His duty was to carry
on inquiries at all times uncertain, and rendered painful by
the presence of the dead, and more so by the suspi-
cion that might attach to the living. . His-words were
looked upon with jealousy and with distrust, and
he was without the ordinary means of commanding
respect—holding his tribunal in unaccustomed places, and
surrounded by none of the imposing solemnities of justice.
In this particular case the coroner was entitled to commen-
dation for directing an inquiry into the circumstances at-
tending the death. The Learned Counsel in the case, con-
fined himself to the expressions used in the libel, and no
complaint was made or attempted to be proved against the
witnesses; and his language, in referring to the evidenc.,
went enly to affect the conduct of the coroner, whose pro-
ceedings were then under consideration. The inquisition was
held on the body of Frederic John White, a private in the
7th Hussars. He was a healthy young man, who had un-
dergone corporal punishment previous to his death. It was
thought that he died of this, and such a supposition, if
proved, could hardly fail to make out a case of misconduct
on the part of the officer, or it might be a verdict of murder
or manslaughter might result. In such a charge the medical
men would, in all probability, have been involved, for some
of them were always present on occasions when punishment
was to be inflicted; and as the deceased had been some time
in the hospital, it was not impossible that he should have
fallen a victim to unskilful treatment. A post-mortem exa-
mination was made, in which the surgeons employed gave it
as their opinion that the punishment had nothing to do with
the death. The coroner, Mr. Wakley, said that
he did not know what opinion the surgeons
had given, but he did not call for the support
or observations of the surgeons of the regiment, but pro-
ceeded, at the suggestion of the jury, to employ Mr. Day, a
respectable surgeon in the neighbourlfgod, to examine the
body. This form was required to be &et-Wed by 'the 6th
and 7th William IV., chap. 89—when a niajority. of the jury
were not satisfied with the cause of death as given by the
medical practitioners and others, in the first instance. Mr.
Day thought the cause of death was not connected with the
punishment, and the coroner proposed some questions, evi-
dently with a view of supporting the opposite theory. He
then ordered an examination of the body, and called in the
'services of another medical man, an intimate friend of his
own—his early associate, and one who was under some
obligations to him, and who was named Wilson. The Court
must condemn this course. The coroner had placed himself ,
in the position of a medical man, and he was opposed in a
certain degree to those engaged during the earlier part of the
proceedings. He ought to have been careful to select a
medical gentleman of known skill and science for the pur-
pose of making the second examination. The coroner
directed that not only the regimental surgeons should be ex-
cluded but also all other persons whatever, and no reason
was assigned for such a proceeding. Mr. Wakley said
that the jury recommended it, but the Court was of opinion
that he ought to have resisted such a recommendation.
Mr. Day persisted in his first opinion, and swore that he
understood from Mr. Wilson that he (Mr. Wilson) agreed
with him as to the cause of death, and he also stated that
he was surprised when Mr. Wilson afterwards said on the
inquest that he believed that the flogging might have led to
the death of White. The Learned Counsel explained this
circumstance, and endeavoured to explain his views on it
in a manner favourable to Mr. Wakley, but the evidence was
given in such a sense as to support the verdict, which
ascribed the death to the punishment. There had been a
remark made on the Coroner's refusal to put Dr. Warren
upon his oath during the inquest, and it had been said that
such a proceeding gave rise to an opinion. that he might
afterwards be called before it as a culprit. The verdict attri-
buted the death to the effect of the punishment inflicted,
and added a condemnation of the law allowing such punish-
ment, and an invocation to the people to petition for its
alteration. That appeared to the Court to be quite foreign
to the duties and functions of the jury ; the Coroner ought
to have discouraged the introduction of such topics. It was
incumbent upon him to suppress the expression of opinion
ON such an occasion. The Court found also that Mr. Wakley
took the chair at a public meeting to promote the abolition
of flogging in the army and navy, and introduced into his
streech there some very caustic remarks upon the late inquest,
and in censuring the author of the libel to which he alluded,
pnooktenbecosnutpempop3teudoutsolyboefati
that
he stated that he ocmplained that in the House of Commons
Al-
thoughare
debates, however irregularly, found their
it knew that theso
and the won If
such a proceeding took place in the course of the debate, yet
he (111r.tWheakley Court)
the Court would discharge this rule
hcoaudlds
fact occurred as stated,
upon in that Court before in such
way into the public papers, into r . such a
on a principle often acted
charge contained in the libel. An advertisement appeared in
the Lancet, having reference to the presentation of a silver
and the libel averred that Mr.
cases, when the party accused had not entirely refuted the
snuff-box to Mr. Wakley,
Wakley was influenced by
fl uced by his wish to prove
that the death was caused by
and that he was still further influenced
the punishment. The Court
could not say that such a charge
his zeal in conducting the inquest,
in
the sincerity of his opi•
It gave Mr. Wakley great credit for
also for his justice,
nion with regard to military andflogging;
degree adopted by the
was altogether unreasonable.
as the principle had been in a great.
exclusion of
to lead to the
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the evidence upon an inquest ? Th
state since that time; but was that feeling to influence his
mind in his duty as coroner, so as
case in which he was not in a position to ask it to give its
sanction to a criminal information against the party who had
commented upon his execution of his duty on that occasion,
and therefore the Court was of opinion that the rule ought
to be discharged.

COMMON PLEAS.—(THIS DAY.)
The Court was engaged all the day in trying COMMou jury
Ottm Of now public intered whatever.

CRIMINAL COURT.--(THIS DAY.)

OLD COURP.

(Before Mr. Justice CRESWELL and Mr. Justice WIGHTIIAN.)
Francis Olieres, who had been remanded from the last

session, was Placed at the bar on a charge of stealing two
brooches and two rings, of the value of 4001., from Mr. John
Linnet, a jeweller.

Mr. Clirkson was retained for the prosecution, and Mr.
Ballantyne defended the prisoner.
Mr. Linnet stated that on the 7th of January, 1845, the
prisoner called upon him, and stated that he was engaged at
Buckingham Palace as a worker in hair at two guineas a day,
and had therefore the opportunity of introducing goods to
the notice of her Majesty and Prince Albert. He at that
time said that he came for a cane for the Prince, and also a
stick which his Royal Highness desired to present to the
Emperor of Russia. He took them both away, and two or
three days afterwards returned the stick, but paid for the
cone the sum of 311. 10s. At that time the prisoner said that
he was desired to obtain two brooches and two diamond rings
of the value of 4001., which be took away with him. The
stick was paid for on the day the jewellery was taken away.
On cross-examination, Mr. Linnet said, that since the
transaction he had become a bankrupt, and that he had not
any books to show when it took place. He could not say
exactly on what day the stick was paid for. He believed
that it was the same day, but it might be two or three days
before the jewellery was obtained. He had certainly received
a letter from the prisoner, stating that from necessity he had
been compelled to paWn the brooches and the rings, but that
he hoged some day to pay for them. The prisoner first be-
came known to him by employing him to set some articles
made of hair in gold. When he took the rings away he
brought back the stick, and said that as the Prince then de-
sired to prese:.t the stick to the Emperor of Russia, it was to
have a long gold ferule put to it. Ile had not been
able to obtain the money for the brooches, as Sir Henry
Wheatley, who kept the Privy Purse, gave all the cheques,
and had gone when he went to the Palace. Witness saw nor
heard nothing more of the prisoner until some time after-
wards, when he sent him a letter expressing his sorrow for
having been compelled to pledge the jewellery, but necessity
had driven him to it. He had applied to Mr. Attenborough
for the recovery of the property. He believed that the pri-
soner had shortly afterwards gone abroad, and had only lately
returned. The price of one brooch was 1404 and of the other,
1951. The rings were diamond rings.
John Reardon, assistant to Mr. Lawton, said that the pri-
soner came to their shop and offered to pledge the two
brooches. He asked for 2001. upon them, which witness re-
fused to give, but would have allowed 1501. if both were left.
The prisoner ultimately took 70/., upon one of them, and a
few days after returned and pledged the other.
Mr. Lawton, a pawnbroker in Oxford-street, stated that
the prisoner had pledged two brooches and two rings
with him.

Mr. Attenborough, anotheE pawnbroker, said that he had
been engaged to negotiate for the return of the property to
the assignees of Mr. Linnet, and gave them the information
of the place where the property was deposited.
The Hon. Miss Ker, one of Maids of Honour to the Queen,
stated that the prisoner at the bar had certainly been at the
palace, but had never had an interview with her Majesty,
although he had manufactured sotne articles in hair for her.
She thought that it was very unlikely that any one would
have seen her Majesty whilst witness attended upon the
Queen without her being acquainted with the fact.
The Hon. Colonel Anson said that at the time this offence
was committed Sir H. Wheatley was holder of the Privy
Purse to her Majesty, and that he himself was Private Secre-
tary to Prince Albert. Witness succeeded to the office of
holder of the Privy Purse on the Ist of January in the pre-
sent year. He was quite satisfied that the Prince had never
desired that any stick should be bought for the purpose of
being presented to the Emperor of Russia, nor did he believe
that any cane had been purchased for his Royal Highness.
The Prince never drew cheques, but all the accounts were
settled by witnes 4. Tho prisoner had certainly on one occa-
sion been paid 12/. for a dog's head worked in hair, but that
he had never been engaged continually at the palace.
Mr. BALWITYNE addressed the jury at considerable length
on behalf of the prisoner, insisting chiefly that there was no
reliance to be placed on the testimony of Mr. Linnett, as
he had produced no books, and that his recollection did not
precisely serve him as to the date when the stick was paid
for. Then, as to the circumstance of the pawning, it was
shown that the jewellery was pledged some days after it was
taken away, and this proved that there was no fraudulent
intention whatever on the part of the prisoner
when he obtained the articles. This was also
evident from the fact that they were recovered
through the voluntary communications of the prisoner.
If he had had any fraudulent intention he would never have
either forwarded the duplicates, or returned to this country.
It was evident that he had been induced to pledge the pro-
perty by distress; and, even if he had pawned it for the pur-
pose of raising money to go abroad, he was clearly entitled
to an acquittal of the legal offence, unless he obtained the
Several witnesses were called to character. _
rtywfaoyr tahfebpausirapeoasse. of pledging, instead of using it in the
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Mr. Justice WIGHTMAN, in summing up, said that the
point which the jury had to consider was, whether the pri,
soner had obtained this property with a view of applying it
to his own use at the time he took it? There did not appear,
so far as he could see, a tittle of evidence to show that he
had any commission whatever from the palace, or that he
had ever had any interview, either with her Majesty or
Prince Albert, to justify his representations to Mr. Linnett.
The jury returned a verdict of Guilty. The sentence was
deferred.

James Price, a letter-carrier, pleaded guilty to having
stolen eighteenpence out of a letter. Sentence upon him
also was deferred,

NEW COURT.

(Before the COMMON SERGEANT and Alderman SIDNEY.)
George Saker was convicted of stealing a bird-cage, value
Bs., from the door of Lewis J. C. Jamrack, bird dealer, of
George-street, and, as he had been convicted several times
before, he wis sentenced to seven years' transportation.
John Davis and John Long were both indicted for stealing
a pump, value 205., from where it was fixed, at the house of
Joseph Harris, North Brixton. Davis was seen with the
pump on his shoulder on the night of the 15th January, and
Long was in company with him, when the policeman took
them both into custody. There was no more evidence
against Long than being in the company of Davis, and he
was therefore acquitted. Davis, who had been summarily
convicted on three former occasions, was sentenced to nine
months' imprisonment and hard labour.

MARLBRO'-STREET—(THIS DAY.)
John 31'Clune was brought before Mr. Bingham, charged
with committing an assault upon Mr. Campbell Bowman, oil
and colourman, 3, Tottenham-court •road.
The complainant stated that about nine o'clock last night
the prisoner came into his shop, and desired him to send, a
variety of articles to the residence of Mr. Parry, 17, lavis-
tock•street. Whilst he was preparing to send the things,
the prisoner came again, and said, " Look sharp with those
things, and mind and be sure to send change for a sove-
reign." Witness immediately suspected fraud, and did not
send the goods. The prisoner came again, and repeated
the same request. Witness then jumped over the
counter, and caught the prisoner as he was run-
ning out of the shop. The prisoner then took up a piece
of wood, and struck him several severe blows. Witness,
however, held the prisoner till a constable arrived, into whose
custody he was consigned.
The prisoner in defence said that a gentleman's servant
asked him to order the articles mentioned to be sent. with
change for a sovereign, to the residence of Mr. Parry. He
knew nothing further about it.
Mr. BINGHAM remanded him till Monday next.

PETITIONS ON PRIVATE BIL
withE
a tsot
:
Eastern HOUSE
(Room 22, before Mr. Examiner Siam.)
UNOPPOSED LIST.
In the following unopposed cases the customary formal
proofs were completed, and the standing orders complied
Line,
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hineßa Riveri(Cambridge,Railway).
Eastern R, oaynsdt oani
s,
oa nil dE
Branch
Eastern Counties Railway (Cambridge to Bedford, with a
Branch to Royston, and two Branches to Biggleswade).
London and Blackwall Railway Improvement and Branches
to the St. Katherine and London Docks.
East Lincolnshire Railway (Louth Navigation Purchase).
OPPOSED LIST. -7411. '
gARNISLEY
MIDLAND RAILWAY (SHEFFIELD, * -- '
the This
DONCASTER, AND GOOLE).
worthy of note. • , , .
whole adjourned
o f the day,ce
bn wast
the resumed.allegations.
see inquiryita wereoccupni occupied
(Room 23, before Mr. Ex-aininer-Da.)

LS.

the standing orders complied with:-_--, ' ~._
UNOPPOStD LIST.
In the following cases the formal proofs, were put in, and
London and South-Western Railway (Videning hereof be-
tween Wandsworth and Nine Elms, AudEulargement of
the York-road Station, and Amendment of London
and South-Western Acts). ,
Manchester and Southport Railway and Branches.

OPPOSED LIST.
MIDLAND RAILWAY (MASBOROUGFI AND NOR-
MANTON STATIONS ENLARGEMENT).
In this case the opposition was withdrawn, and the
standing orders complied with.
CORNWALL AND DEVON CENTRAL AND PLY..
MOUTH RAILWAY AND BRANCHES.
Allegations were sustained impugning the accuracy of the
This
Allegations rini
need
were
case vnaiss
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6.1 ecnn
br e se
du. m eod
t.
her allegations of a
books of reference, in as far as particular roads on the route of
the Thp
similar character were abo sustained.
The case was further adjourned.

, Waterloo-I THE
their offices,
METROPOLITAN SEWAGE
MANURE COMPANY.—(THIS DAY.)
A special meeting of the shareholders of this corn--
7 f then read
c the draft a •
Waterloo-
place, Pall-mall, to receiv a Bill presented
to Parliament by the directors, to enable the company
to make an alteration in the line of their works. Mr.
Warren, chairman of the company, in the chair.
The SECRETARY having
hadread the standing orders
pany, was held to-day,. at
the report of the directors, from which it appeared, thai
at the last adjourned meeting of the shareholders the
under which the meeting been convened
plan for which application had been made to Parliament
of by the shareholders then present, and
was approved
then to give an •
was only necessary outline of that
plan. It was proposed to construct an aqueduct in the
Hanover-square, parish of St. George, near Skew-
bridge, on the King's Scholar's Pond sewer, in the
Vauxhall-bridge-ruad, and terminating at or near the
Broadway in Hammersmith, together with the neces-
sary works by which the aqueduct or conduit would
pass through the parishes of St. Luke, Chelsea St
Mary Abbot's, Kensington, through Fulham and Ha
mersmith. The tunnel here proposed w
as stated m.
by
their engineer to be preferable to iron, and would
re,
move the opposition that existed to the erection
steam works in the metropolis. The direction of
of the
works was most judicious, as it passed through dis-
tricts where there was a number of mark
The report further stated that the engineeret:gardens.
of the company bad promised, in the s and solicitor
sent Bill not assin through Parliament event of the pre-
not demand anything for their services.' that they would
competing schemes before Parliament There were no
nion. was greatly in favour of the a
undertakinglpi of the
company.
The SECRETARY then read the draft
stated that 30,000/. was the sum of the Bill, which
to the construction of the works.iot ended to be applied
Mr. NASON, in moving the ado t*
amendment, said that as some opt. ion of the proposed
sent had not attended the forme the gentlemen pre-
fore had not the advantages of r meeting, and there-
then made, he trusted hearingtht the statements
some gentlemen
competent to de so, would state the advantages that would
result from the alteration in the works. On the chief

points raised by the .report he might mention that the
impression left upon his mind at the former meeting was
most satisfactory. t With respect to one point, namely,
as to the increase in the expenditure of 6,0001., it was
extremely small in comparison with the advantage's it
would produce. He had a right to inform the meeting
that he had received a letter yesterday from Mr. Martin,
the original projector of this company, which he would
take the liberty to read to the meeting. There
certainly was nothing in that letter to change
the opinions: he had already expressed, and he
was sorry that the objections in that letter had not been
made before. (The speaker here read the letter, which
deprecated the proposed alterations, on account of the
expense and the departure from the original plan, which,
he contended, would be fatal to the interests of the
company.) He did not agree with the statement of Mr.
Martin with regard to the expense, for the reasons he
had already stated, and the departure from their origi-
nal plan could not be injurious to them with Parliament
or the public. He would conclude by moving that the
Bill then read be approved of, and that the directors of
the company should be authorised to take the necessary
steps to carry the Bill through its d.fferent stages in
Parliament.

Mr. WHISHAM, in seconding the resolution, said he
could not approve of the objections raised by Mr. Mar-
tin, or that there shculd be any postponement of the
proceedings.
A protracted and Tedious discussion followed, but the
resolution was ultimately carried with but t o dissen-
tients.

The ordinary general meeting was then held ; Mr,
Warren in the chair.

The SECRETARY read the report, which stated that
the accounts of the company would be open for
inspection at the offices of the company for the
next month. 806 shares had been taken, and there had
been applications for 1,200 shares more than were re-
quired for the capital. 3,700 of the shares of the com-
pany were not taken up, owing to a depression in the
money-market. The report also stated that the directors
and auditors had refused to receive any remuneration for
their services till the works were commenced. From the
auditors' report it appeared that the receipts of the
company were 3,6044, together with 1404 which had
been received that morning, and that the total balance in
hand was 1,6481.

The Rev. FRANCIS HEWSON moved the adoption,
printing, and circulation of the report.
Mr. BONDMIN seconded the resolution, which was put
and carried.

Thanks were voted to the chairman and the directors
of the company, and respectively acknowledged.
The meeting then separated.

PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS.
(From the Vote.: and Proceedings of the House of Commons.

TUESDAY, FEB. 2.
The following Railway Bills were presented, read a first
time, and ordered to be read a second time :
Midland (Syston and Peterborough Railway Deviations, and
Approach to Manton Station)—" to authorise certain devia-
tions in the Line of the Syston and Peterborough Branch of
the Midland Railway, and the formation of a road or ap-
proach to the intended Manton Station thereof."
Clarence, and Leeds and Thirsk Amalgamation—" to en-
able the Amalgamation of the Clarence Railway and the
Leeds and Thirsk Railway."
Paisley, Barrhead, and Hurlet—" for making a Railway
from Paisley to Barrhead, with certain Railways and Branch
Railways therewith connected, to be called The Paisley,
Barrhead, and Hurlet Railway."
South-Eastern (Widening of the Greenwich Railway, and
Arrangement and Enlargement of the London-bridge
Station)—" to enable the South-Eastern Railway Company
further to widen the London and Greenwich Railway, and to
enlarge their London-bridge Station."
South-Eastern (London-bridge Station Arrangement and
Enlargement)—" for providing increased Station Accommo-
dation at the Terminus of the South-Eastern, and London,
Brighton, and South Coast Railways, at or near London-
bridge, and for the arrangement thereof."
Leeds, Wakefield, and Midland Junction—" for making
certain Lines of Railway iu the West Riding of the county
of York, to be called The Leeds, Wakefield, and Midland
Junction Railway.' "
Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport Railway and Branch—
" for making a Railway from the Liverpool and Bury Rail-
way, near Liverpool, through Crosby, to the town of South-
with a Branch, to be called The Liverpool, Crosby, and
Southport Railway.' "
Buckingham and Brackley Junction, and Oxford and
Bletchley Junction Companies Amalgamation and Extension
of Lines—" to authorise the Consolidation into one Under-
taking of the Oxford and Bletchley Junction Railway Com-
pany, and to enable the Company so to be consolidated, to
make Extension Lines to Banbury and Aylesbury, and an
alteration of the Line into the city of Oxford."
Exeter, Yeovil, and Dorchester Railway and Branches—
" for making a Railway from Exeter to Yeovil, with Branches
and Extensions therefrom, to be called The Exeter, Yeovil,
and Dorchester Railway."
Midland (Extension from near Leicester. rid Bedford, to
Hitchin, and to Northampton and Huntingdon, and En-
largement of the Leicester Station)—" to enable the Midland
Company to make a Railway from near Leicester, vid Bed-
ford, to Hitchen and to Northampton and Bedford, with
Branches, to enlarge the Leicester Station on the Midland
Railway, and for other purposes."
Midland (Leicester and Swannington, Widening, Devia-
tions, and Branches, Enlargement of Leicester Station, and
extending powers as to lusto& Branch)—" to enable the
Midland Railway Company to alter the Line of the Leicester
and Swannington Railway, and to make certain Branches
therefrom, and for other purposes."
The following Railway Bills were read a second time, com-
mitted, and referred to the Committee of Selection :
General Terminus and Glasgow Harbour Railway Branches.
Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Stour Valley (No. 1—
Smethwick Deviation).
Shropshire Union Railways and Canal (Lease to the London
and North-Western Railway Company).
Liskeard and Caradon.

Norfolk (Yarmouth Extension, &c.).
Lynn and Ely, Ely and Huntingdon and Lynn and Dereham
Amalgamation.

STANDING ORDERS COMMITTEE.
The following Resolutions were reported from the above
Committee:-
1. That in the case of the Norfolk Railway (Branch from
Norwich to Aylshem, with a Branch to North WaLshain)
petition, the standing orders ought to be dispensed with :
That the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill.
2. That in the case of the North British Railway (No. 1)
petition, the standing orders ought to be dispensed with :
That the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill.
3. That in the case of the Caledonian and Glasgow, Paisley
and Greenock Railways Amalgamation petition, the standing
orders ought to be dispensed with :—That the parties be per-
mitted to proceed with their Bill, on the insertion of a Clause
restricting them from altering the rates and tolls leviable
under the Act 1 Vic. c. 117, s. 223.
4. That in the case of the Southampton and Dorchester
Railway Acts Amendment (Weymouth Branch) petition,
the standing orders ought to be dispensed with :—That the
parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill, on depositing
in the Court of Chancery such an amount, in addition to
the one-tenth of three-fourths of the estimate already de-
posited, as will make the total sum deposited equal to one-
tenth of the amount subscribed."

-5. That in the case of the Southampton and Dorchester
Railway (Blandford Branch) petition, the standing orders
ought to be dispensed with :—That the parties be permitted
to proceed with their Bill, on the insertion of a Clause re-
stricting them from taking any part of the property No. 11 a
on the plan, in the.parish of Spettisbury, and on depositing in
the Court of Chancery such an aniount, in addition to the
one•tenth of three-fourths of the estimate already deposited,
as will make the total sum deposited equal to one-tenth of
the amount subscribed.—Resolutiona agreed to

NOTICES GIVEN AT THE PRIVATE BILL-OFFICE.
The following Railway Bills are appointed to be read a
second time on Monday, Feb. 8 - - Aberdeen (Brechin Branch Deviation).
Arbroath and Forfar and Scottish Midland Junction Con-
necting Railway.
Fleetwood, Preston, and West'Riding Junction (Burnley and
colliery Branches).

IRELAND.
REPEAL ASSOCIATION.
Duntarr, FEB. l.—The weekly meeting of the Repeal
Association was held this day, but the .proceedings were
destitute of interest.
Mr. W. T. KELLY (the gentleman who, on the last day of
meeting, made the startling announcements with regard to
the oppressive conduct of certain landlords in the county
Mayo) reiterated those statements, and pledged himself to
their general accuracy. Wishing to have official informa-
tion as to the facts, he wrote to the clerk of the peace to
allow a person in his (Mr. Kelly's) employment to have
access to his books for the purpose of ascertaining the exact
number of civil bills entered for trial, and how many of
those were at the suit of landlords, and likewise the number
of ejectments that were adjudicated on, he (Mr. Kelly) un-
dertaking to pay any expense that might attend such search.
To that application the clerk of the peace of the county
Mayo returned the followed answer :

" Ballinrobe, Jan. 28.
" Dear 3 ust got your letter of yesterday, and re-
gret to saythi.t I do not think lam justified in giving you
the information you require, or exposing to public view the
private transactions of any gentleman : in any other way I
should be glad to oblige you. lam writing to Castlebar this
day, and I shall have it told to your clerk not to come here
fur the purpose you had directed him.—Yours, very truly,
" S
" W. Thomas Kelly, Esq., 16, MounTHOMA
tjoy-squarGILDEA.e,
North, Dublin."
The Learned Gentleman then read the following letter from
his clerk : " Castlebar, Jan. 30, 1847.
" Sir,-_I came from Ballinrobe last night, after seeing
Mr. Gildea. He told me that he wrote to you not to send
me to Ballinrobe, as it was out of his power to give you the
information you required, about the number of civil bills
and ejectments brought at the last sessions. No—not for a
thousand guineas. He said he would not expose the land-
lords of Mayo ; and what is more, he would not let you know
for what his situation is worth to him. . . . .
Indeed, he said it was a monstrous thing of you to ask such
information, and were he disposed to give you the informa•
tion, he thinks you would not like paying for 8,000 searchers.
It would certainly require a large sum of money.
" I am, Sir, your obedient servant, " P. KELLY.
" W. T. Celly, Solicitor, Dublin."
Mr. Kelly (in continuation) observed that he was determined
that the inhumanity of those landlords to whom he had ad•
verted should be exposed, and he was determined to have a
petition from himself individually presented to the House of
Commons, praying it would direct a return of the number
of civil bills and civil bill ejectments entered and acted on
at the recent sessions in Mayo. The result of these heartless
proceedings was that upwards of 5,000 persons had been
obliged to leave the county Mayo, and, seek an asylum in.
England or elsewhere, to avoid the consequences of the " de-
crees" obtained against them.
It was unanimously decided that Mr. O'Flaherty should be
selected to oppose the Solicitor-General in Galway, the gen-
tleman selected by the Young Ireland party to contest the
town having refused.
The rent for the week' was announced to be 271. 7s. lid.
The meeting then adjourned.

THE DISTRESSED IRISH AND SCOTCH.—Mr. Bunn,
of Drury-lane Theatre, has, in the handsomest manner ap-
propriated the receipts of Monday next for the benefit of the
Irish and Scotch. The committee of the theatre have agreed
to allow the use of the theatre free of rent, and every artiste
and kye of the establishment have consented to give their
emp
services gratuitously on this occasion.
Captain Alexander Boyd Higgins, of the Forfar
Militia, and formerly of the " Royals," died at Aix-la-
Chapelle, on the 10th ultimo, in the 65th year of hia age.