The Sun.
London, England, 1847-11-26 00:00:00

ELECTION COMMITTEES.

The following proceedings have already been
adopted in the House of Commons relative to Election
Committees, to investigate the disputed returns of
Members to the present Parliament.
The following orders have been agreed to by the
House on the subject :
" 1. That all persons who will question anyreturns
of Members to serve in Parliament for any county,
city, borough, or place in the United Kingdom, do
question the same within fourteen days next, and so
within fourteen days next after any new return shall
be brought in.
" 2. That all Members who are returned for two or
more places in any part of the United Kingdom do make
their election fur which of the places they will serve,
within one week from and after the expiration of the
fourteen days before limited for presenting petitions,
provided there be no question upon the return for
that place ; and if anything shall come in question
touching the return or election of any Member, he is
to withdraw during the time the matter is in debate,
pnd that all Members returned upon double returns
do withdraw till their returns are determined.
"3. That all persons who shall question any re-
turn of Members to serve in the present Parliament,
upon any allegation of bribery and corruption, and
who shall in their petition specifically allege any pay-
ment of money or other reward to have been made
by any Member, or on his account, or with his pri-
vity, since the time of such return, in pursuance or
in furtherance of such bribery or corruption, may
question the same at any time within twenty-eight
days after the date of such payment ; or if this
House be not sitting at the expiration of the said
twenty-eight days, then within fourteen days after
the day when the House shall next meet.
The subjoined resolutions have also just been
adopted by the House

" That whenever several petitions complaining of
undue elections, or returns of Members to serve in
Parliament, shall at the same time be offered to be
presented, Mr. Speaker shall direct such petitions to
be all of them delivered at the table, where they
shall be classed and read in the following order ; viz.
—l. Such petitions as complain that no return has
been made of a Member or Members to serve in Par-
liament in the first class. 2. Such as complain of
double returns, in the second class. S. Such as
complain of the election or return of Members re-
turned to serve for two or more places, in the third
class. 4. Such as complain of returns only, in the
fourth class. And, 5. The residue of the said peti-
tions in the fifth class.

" And the names of the places to which such peti-
tions (eontained in the first class, if more than one)
shall relate, shall, in the first place, be written on
several pieces of paper of en equal size ; and the same
pieces of paper shall be then rolled up, and put by
the clerk into a box, or glass, and then publicly
drawn by the clerk ; and the said petitions shall be
read in the order in which the said names shall be
drawn ; and then the like method shall be observed
with respect to the several petitions contained in the
second, third, fourth, and fifth classes respectively."
A petition was then immediately presented from
electors of Great Yarmouth, complaining of that
election. It was then ordered to lie on the table,
and Mr. Speaker was authorised to issue his warrants
for the presence and production of persons, papers,
and records, when required.
Another petition of a similar nature was subse-
quently presented the same (Wednesday) night, from
David Pugh, Esq., complaining of a double return
at the election for the Montgomery borough. It
likewise was ordered to lie on the table, and Mr.
Speaker was authorised to issue his warrants for per-
sons, papers, and records.

Tun Evit. Dorm Br Haim:l.—Speaking of hares,
I may relate the experiment made by Mr. Gayford of
Suffolk:—He confined in a large roomy house a certain
number of tame rabbits, which he estimated to consume
as much food as hares. The house was divided by a par-
tition in the middle. In the one end were the rabbits,
and in the other end a certain number of full grown
sheep. The experiment was for the purpose of testing
the relative eorsumption of food by rabbits (or hares)
and sheep He measured and weighed the same descrip
tion of food to each, consisting of oats, bran, carrots, eut
sainfoin, and Swedish turnips—a variety embracing all
such articles as they might bo expected to eat in their
natural state. He continued the experiment for six
weeks ; and the result was, that the consumption of a
sheep did not exceed that of four rabbits. Now, when
it is remembered that a hare, by continually treading
down and cutting down the corn crops, from the time
that they appear above ground up to the harvest, in fact,
destroys in this way many times more than it actually
consumes—whereas a sheep is confined to feed on one
spot, where it can do injury to no other crop but that
designed for it to use—the reader will ❑ot be surprised
to learn that, if a farmer had it in his option to keep on
his farm a hundred hares, roaming over all, or a hundred
sheep, properly fenced in, ho would prefer being bur-
dened with the sheep rather than pith the hares.—
The Prize Anti •Game.law Essay.
ASIITON.-The turn• out of mill hands in this town
and neighbourhood may now be said to have drawn to a
close several" of the factories opened yesterday (Monday)
mot ping, when the hands went • into work at the reduc-
tion offered by the masters. Many other mills are ex-
pected to open during this week. Too much praise
cannot be given to those of the operatives who have,
during the last month, been thrown out of work by the
taSavri
have
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dispute between themselves and their masters. Not the
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least outbreak has been attempted, notwithstanding their
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to those who were in a a
Mercury.

Yesterday, Thomas Doyle, Thomas Sale, George
M'Coy, and John Lloyd underwent another examination
at the Westminster Police Court, charged with the mur-
der and robbery of Mr. Bellchambers. The court was
as on the previous occasions, crowded to excess by per-
sons anxious to hear the proceedings.
Mr. Wolff, as before, conducted the prosecution, and
Mr. Sidney appeared for Doyle and M'G:y.
On the prisoners being placed in the dock, the volumi •
nous evidence given on the last examination, which was
fully detailed in our paper of Friday last, was carefully
read over by Mr. W. Taylor, the chief clerk; at the con
elusion of which,
Mr. Wolff, addressing the magistrate, said—You
are probably aware, Sir, since I last had the honour
of appearing before you in this case, another pri
sonar (Lloyd) has been apprehended on the charge,
and, having been remanded by Mr. Broderip at
this court two or three days since, now appears
before you to undergo another examination. Since
the other three prisoners were last in your presence, cir-
cumstances of a very important character in this prose-
cution have transpired, which it will be my duty to lay
before you in evidence, as it will have the effect of throw-
ing a new light upon, and confirming the testimony for
the Crown already given, and I.shall then pray of you
to remand all the prisoners until some convenient day
before the next session of the Central Criminal Court,
as Lied that, in a case of such serious consequence as
the present, it is only eight, for the purpase of public
justice, that every facility should be afforded to render
the case as perfect as possible. When first presented to
your notice the case against the accused, I am free to
admit, was weak, but, by reason of the delay which has
taken place, the prisoners now stand in a very different
position, and as they cannot be tried at the present
session, I do not see that any inconvenience can arise to
them by a further remand. If, however, the accused
have any objection to urge to my application, they will
have an opportunity of stating it through their legal
advisers.

Mrs. Bellchambers having been recalled to prove that
the.handkerchief found near her•husband at the time he
was discovered weltering in his blood, was, usually car-
ried by him in his hat ; and Miss Eliza Hughes, who
found the iron shutter bolt (a heavy instrument about
the thickness of a man's thumb, and nearly a foot in
length), to show that it was not in the garden in front
of her house (about ten yards from where the murder
was committed) on the day before Mr. Bellchambers met
his uutitttely end, but on the morning that he was found
wounded, •

Prongar, a police-constable of the B division, was
called and said—l know the prisoner Lloyd.. Ido not
know that he was an associate of the other prisoners, but
I have frequently seen him in company with them. I
have seen him with them two or three times. I saw
him at about ten minutes to four, on the morning of the
11th of October, with two females at the door of the
King's Head, in Orchard-street. (It will be remem-
bered that evidence, with respect to his having left
the house at the same time as the other prisoners, was
given at this court on Monday, by the barman at the
King's Head.)
Mr. Taylor, an inspector, of the B division, .who has
exerted himself to the utmost in this ease, was here put
into the witness-box to prove that a written statement,
forwarded from the House of Detention to Mr. Burrell,
the magistrate, had been placed in his hands by the chief
clerk at this court.

The document was put in and read. It was as follows:
"House of Detention, Nov. 19.
" Sir,—l write these few lines to you, which I think
myself justified by turning Queen's evidence in the case
of Mr. Bellchambers, so that the guilty persons should
be brought to justice, and the innocent have their liberty.
About half past five on the morning of Monday, the 11th
of October, Mr. Bellchambers came out of the Queens
Head, and went towards Strutton-ground. Me and two
more were standing at the top of Union-court.We followed
Mr. Bellehanibers down Strutton-ground, down the
Horseferry-road, down Regent-street, as far as Ken-
sington-place. When he had turned the corner
at the bottom of Kensington-place, I asked him
what o'clock it was, which be answered, twenty
minims to six, when I stole the watch from him, and ran
up Kensington-place. He halloawed after .me, Stop
thief.'. The two persons that were with me were behind
me when I stole the watch from him, aid ran up Ken-
sington-place' and I had not ran more than twelve, yards
when I heard a blow aid then a fall, ono after the other.
I ran home to Sale's-place, in Union court, with the
watch. I was there five or six minutes, when Sale and
Lloyd came in. Sale said he had hit him on the fore-
head with a bolt and had knocked him down. Lloyd
said that he had brought his hat with him, which he had
on his head when he came to Sale's-place. Lloyd is well
known to the police; he is a short lad, he wears the hat
of Mr. Bellcharabers, blue jacket with anchor on the
buttons, corduroy trousers, low shoes. He is somewhere
over the water by the New Cut. Thomas Doyle is
innocent.

" Your unfortunate prisoner,
" GEORGE M'COY.
" Please Sir, when I come up to the office next Thurs-
day to keep me from Thomas Sale."

The reading of the above caused considerable sensa-
tion in the court. The authorities, in compliance with
M'Coy's request, had placed him at one end of the dock
and the prisoner Sale at the other, Doyle being next to
M'Coy and then Lloyd. There was nothing worthy of
remark in the appearance or conduct of the prisoners
while the letter was being read.
Charles Lewis Otter was then sworn—l am a warder
in the House of Detention, Clerkenwell. The prisoner
M'Coy was in my immediate custody. For several days
previously to the 19th he refused to go cut and take
exercise. He was gloomy, and there appeared to be
something hanging on his mind. On the 19th he re-
quested to be supplied with pens, ink, and paper. He
said he wished to say something. I immediately in-
formed the governor, who went with me to his cell.
When we entered the governor asked him what he
wished to communicate? He replied, " I wish to
communicate something." The governor told him he
had better commit what he wished to communi-
cate to paper, and it should be forwarded to the
person to whom he wished it to be sent. We then
retired, and in about an hour's time I returned
to his cell, when lie handed me the letter now pro-
duced. He said he knew he was guilty of taking the
watch, but the other he knew nothing about. He said
it was a pity that Doyle had been in custody so long.
I looked at the letter he gave me, so as to identify the
handwriting, if anything should transpire hereafter. I
turned it over and saw the signature, and saw the words
" Thomas Doyle is innocent." I heard M'Coy tell the
governor that he wished it to be forwarded to the ma-
gistrate.
Mr. Wolff—Was he in any :way incited to make
this confession? Witness—Not in any way. It was
voluntary.
Mr. Binns, on the part of Doyle, put it to the magis-
trate whether he would, after what had taken place, de-
tain his client?

Mr. Wolff submitted that there was no more ground
than before to ask for his liberation. There was no-
thing but the statement of one of the accused, who ad-
mitted that he had taken a part in the robbery.
Mr. Burrell observed that ho could not admit the
prisoner Al'Coy as evidence for the Crown. If he
were admitted, and made the same statement. it would
go to negative the evidence of Prangar, the police-
constable.

Mr. Binns submitted that the evidence of Prangar and
Knowland, given on the former examination, were at
variance. Prangar must have been mistaken with re•
spect to seeing Doyle witk M'Coy and Sale in Pye-
street. As he before stated, it could be proved by a
female that Doyl• was in bed when the offence was com-
mitted. He produced a certificate to prove that the
female was ill in bed, and eould not attend before the
magistrate.
Prisoner Lloyd—Am I to be kept in custody any
longer? _ _ _

Mr. Wolff (to the Magistrate)—l press for the deten-
tion of the whole of the prisoners. It is not necessary
that the case should be conclusive against all to justify
their remand. It is sufficient if the amount of suspicion
is strong enough.
Mr. Binns said there was hardly a case on record in
which the accused had been so often remanded, and in
custody such a length of time under remand.
Mr. Burrell said that, although he should commit the
three prisoners (Sale, M'Coy, and Doyle) for trial, the
case was of that very serious nature that he should re-
mand the prisoners for a fortnight. Mr. Burrell then
inquired whether the prisoners wished to say anything?
Lloyd—l can swear I was in bed at four o'clock.
Mr. Burrell—l remand you with a view to the pro-
duction of further evidence. The case is very slight
against you.
M'Coy—There was a man who took notice of us at
the corner of Kensington-place. He saw me Sale, and
Lloyd as we turned the corner, and I shoulda wish, him
to be brought here to prove it. They said policeman
noticed them changing hats.
Lloyd—lt's spite, because I did not send him in vic-
tuals to the prison. Its done (the confession) to get
Doyle out and we in. _
Doyle—l've been in quite long enough.
Sale—What I have to say I'll say another time.
have a solicitor to speak for me.
The whole of the witnesses ware then bound over to
prosecute at the Central Criminal Court, but it is well
understood. that unless there should be fresh evidence
against Lloyd, lie will not be committed for trial, Mr.
Burrell makin an intimation to that effect to him. "

ALEXANDRIA, 0ct.26.--The Governor of Aiassavilt
has made an inroad into Abyssinia, and has taken pos-
session of the salt mines of Addigred, which he pur-
poses administrating in the name of the Egyptian Go-
vernment. The difference which had arisen between
the Bedouins of the liedschas and the Pacha of Dschidda
has been amicably arranged. The Bedouin chief,
Schech I lassan. has agreed to pay to the latter a yearly
tribute of about 10,0001, in the produce of the Hedscba
and Yetneas, such as coffee, gum, &c. On the other
hand, the Pacha of Dschidda is said to have ordered' a
detachment of troops to the frontier towards Aden, i(
turn the stream of commerce again in the direction bf)
Egypt, a commercial company at Aden having made
tliraselyes masters of it.

Increase —Bullion, deduct ...
Assets' Balance Oct. 30
Deduct d,erease, Nov. 6

_
- 504,982
„, 290,677 £214,30

... £53,462,378

214.3U5

Assets' „ Nov. 6 ...X53,248,073
N.B. The above statements show that the Directors
of the Bank of England have discharged liabilities to the
amount of 257,733/., by decreasing the assets' account
only 214,305 L, being a dif►erence of 43,428/. The Bank
obtained a profit (or added to the rest) to this amount,
and used the ready cash to discharge such balance of
liabilities' account, without charging the.assets' account
with the whole amount—thus leaving the amount of
additional rest at interest under the head securities.
To show liabilities' account balanced:—
Decrease--Liabilities £257,733
Assets ... -214,305
Increase —Rest 43,428

257,733

0 0 0

- -
A MONETARY PUZZLE.
Given—The Balances of the Receipts and Payments
of the various Accounts to find-But the operations of the
Bank of England, during the week ending Nov. 6 :
RECEIPTS' BALANCES.
Public Deposits ... 295,281
Government Securities ... 15,000
Other Securities 489,982
Weekly Profits of Banking... 43,428

PAYMENTS' BALANCES.
Bullion ... ... ••• 290,677
Notes withdrawn from circulation 436,305
Degrease Private Deposits ... 107,047
Seven day and other Bills ... 9,662

848,691

0 0 0
RETURNS OF NOV. 6, AND NOV. 13, 1847,
COMPARED.
LIABILITIES' ♦CCOUNT.
Operation of Balances during the Week.

Increase—Public Depo-
sits ~.

Decrease—NotQs in cir-
culation ... 345,780
,Private De-

posits ....492,224
Seven day
and other
Bills 37,658

Liabilities' Return, Nov. 6
Add Increase, Nor. 13...

Total Liabilities, Nor. 13.

£1,000,452

Balance
Llerease.

875.662-A124,790
„ £35,113,826
124,790
•f•

35,238,616

ASSETS ACCOUNT.
Operation of Balances during the Week.
Increase—Gold and silver coin and
bullion £528,969

Decrease—

Government securities f 15,000
Usher securities.
N.B. Observe, the Assets' Account of this week
shows reverse action to the last ; the Liabilities having
increased the Assets' Account is plus the amount of
week's profit. The Rest was increased this week
29,7321.
Increased Liabilities..
Rest

Increased Assets..

". £124,790
". 29,732

-1f4,522
...X154,522

0 0 0

Total Assets—Return, Nov. 13
Nov. 6

...X53,402,595
... 53,248,073

Increase, Nov. 13 ... ...X 154,522
SECOND MONETARY PUZZLE.
Given—The Balances of the Receipts and Payments
of the various Accounts, to find out the operations of
the Bank of England, during the week ending Nov. 13,
1847.

RECEIPTS' BALANCES.
Public Deposits ... ...
Government Securities
Other Securities ,
Week's Profit of Banking

... 1,000,452
... 15,000
~. 359,447
~. 29,732

1,404,631

PAYMENTS' BALANCES.

528,969
492,224

345,780
37.658

1,404,631

0 0 0