The Sun.
London, England, 1840-08-06 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 1840.

formly conducted in a manner calculated to work up
the public mind into that dangerous state of efferves-
cence which, every Hon. Member would be willing to
admit, was its state during the last summer. In the
correspondence with the Governor of the gaol, it was
stated that Mr. O'Connor contrived to send out of the
prison, by means of the convict who had attended him,
and whose time was expired, several articles for the
Northern Star, concealed between the glass and the
wood of a looking-glass, which the convict Whitworth
represented to be a present from Mr. O'Connor to
him. Although the danger which the class of
political offenders to which Mr. O'Connor belonged
had created seemed to have passed away, it
was by no means safe to believe that it was
really over. He hoped that there would be in that
House no sympathy with the offences of those persons.—
(Hear.) if Ministers were desirous of preventing the
discussion of this matter going before the public with its
full weight, they could, on the present occasion, have
kept a House sufficient to give a negative to any motion
that might be brought forward. But they were pre-
pared to abide by the effect which the fullest discussion
could have on the public judgment. He felt it his duty
to concur in the observations of his Noble Friend who
was not now in his place.
Mr. HUME suggested that this debate be adjourned
to Friday, in order that the other business which was to
come before the House this evening should not be in-
terfered with.
Mr. FOX MAULE was not able to make the ar-
rangement suggested in the absence of the Chancellor of
the Exchequer.

Mr. AOLIONBY said he would not stand in the
way of the public business, but he had made up his
mind that he should take the opinion of the House
before the close of the session.

After a brief and desultory discussion, the debate
was adjourned till Friday.
The Lords' amendments to the County Constabulary
Bill, with a verbal alteration, proposed by Mr. Fox
Maule, were then agreed to ; as were also the Lords'
amendments to the Chimney-sweepers Bill.

Lord J. RUSSELL regretted that he was not pre-
sent at the commencement of the Learned Gentleman's
speech, but from the part that he had heard he could
not but join with those Members in admiration of the
knowledge of the subject which the Hon. and Learned
Gentleman had displayed. He bad always felt, speaking
of other times, that the reform of the Court of Chancery
was so difficnlt and intricate as to render it almost im-
possible to be effected ; it was therefore with double plea-
sure that he bad heard the Hon. and Learned Gentleman
put forth its deformities and abuses, and whatever might
be his opinion with respect to the abandonment of the
Bill, he could not but himself feel very sincere grati-
titude to him for his expositions. With respect to the
Bill to which the Hon. Gentleman had alluded, and
which he bad last weeek stated his intention to with-
, draw, it was to be observed that that Bill, though con-
taining very good provisions, and increasing the judicial
force of the Court of Chancery, did not itself contain
provisions with respect to many of the abuses referred
to by the Hon. Member. He was not aware that the
appointment of two new Judges would put an end to
many of the evils he had adverted to. With respect to
the office of the Six Clerks, be believed the number of
those officers had been reduced ; but he thought that
further provisions were required to prevent them
reaping the benefit of the sinecures they now
enjoyed. Now what was the history of the Bill ?
It was introduced early in the present Session. On
the 7th of April the second reading took place, and the
further consideration of the measure was adjourned
sine die. A Committee was appointed, and on the 16th
of July the Bill was read a third time and sent down to
that House at a time when many of the Members had
left London, and abandoned the business of the House.
It came down on the 16th of July, having occupied the
House of Lords from the month of April ; but, not-
withstanding that, if there had been an unanimous opi-
nion of the House that the remedy provided by the Bill
was a proper one, he should have gone on with it, but
that not being the case, and the Right Hon. and
Learned Member for Ripon having given a notice of his
intention to move a resolution for the adoption of the
House, which, if carried, would have destroyed
the Bill, he (Lord John Russell) thought it
would be best to withdraw it for the present Session.
Then there was the question of compensation to the of-
ficers on the equity side of the Exchequer, which would
be likely to give rise to much discussion. On the whole,
therefore, he thought it better to withdraw the Bill for
the purpose of bringing it forward early next Session.
With regard to the Court of Chancery there had at all
times been great diversity of opinion, and that was the
reason why these reforms had never been carried. It
used to be the boast at the end of the Session that the
House of Lords had prevented the carrying of various
measures of reform, but now instead of being vain-
glorious of the number cf measures of reform which they
had prevented being carried, it appeared that
the reproach was the other way.—(Cheers.) He hailed
this ardent desire for reform manifested by the House
of Lords, and hoped it might be looked upon as a symp-
tom of a desire for the reform of abuses. He thought
the present Bill went far enough for the present. The
subject ought to be discussed in a fuller House. He
was not satisfied with the motion of the Right Hon.
Gentleman for reform. He was not satisfied either
with the constitution of the office of the Lord Chancel-
lor, or with the composition of the Privy Council.
The Bill proposed by the Lord Chancellor sonic
years ago, went to remedy another evil, but it was
a subject requiring the gravest oonsideration—
he meant the separation of the judicial and
political functions of the Lord Chancellor. Now,
the Court being one of the greatest influence on the
property of the country, and vet the delays of which
were intolerable, it seemed to be mere common sense
that such a Court should have a permanent Judge at
the head of it, and should not be deprived of the benefit
of the high legal knowledge of that Judge, on account
of a political change, with which he had nothing to do,
or ease he must go trimming as a political character, so
as to hold office under two or three different Govern-
ments. But then the remedy was attended w ith grave
inconveniences. He came, therefore, to the conclu-
sion, that although he was glad the House of Lords had
agreed to a remedy for some of these abuses, he did not
think he had done wrong in delaying this Bill to in-
troduce it next Session. He should resist any altera-
tion in that Bill, but should not object to a Committee
to investigate the subject, although he should object to
that Committee, if merely moved for for the purpose
of delay. He should be ready to look at the whole
subject with a view to improve the administration of
justice, without reference to any party considerations.
Mr. HUME considered the declaration of the Noble
Lori most satisfactory, and he hoped he would redeem
his pledge next Session, and that he would lend his aid to
reform the abuses of the Court of Chancery, more particu-
larly as to the judicial and political functions in the
office of Lord Chancellor. He was a Member of the
Committee on the subject, and he could assure the
Hon. and Learned Gentleman that it was distinctly
understood that the Masters ,should devote their
whole time to the duties of their office. He hoped
some arrangement would be entered into to get rid of
the Six Clerks, and he hoped the Learned Gentleman
would lend his assistance in carrying out these mea-
sures of reform.

Mr. LYNCH regretted the withdrawal of the Bill,
but when the Hoa. and Learned Gentleman attempted
to cast the blame on the Noble Lord he could not
concur with him. The Right Hon. Colleague of the
Hon. Gentleman was the person to blame for that with-
drawal, but when the Right Hon. Gentleman had said
that he did not disapprove of the Bill, he then thought
that the Noble Lord might have urged the Bill forward.
He knew it might be said that the arrangements had
then been made, but that would be no answer to the
suitors of the Court of Chancery, and he hoped no delay
would take place after the commencement of next Ses-
sion. He was glad to hear what had fallen from the
Noble Lord relative to the office of Lord Chancellor.
It was beyond the power of any human being to per-
form those duties, and he regretted the rejection of the
Lord Chancellor's Bill by the Peers four years ago.
He agreed that the offices of the Six Clerks
ought to be abolished on compensation being
given to the holders. With regard to the Masters
attributable
truly
t o stated
the the
Masters delaysbut
to he thought no one ought to be appointed in
whom they did not feel imp licit confidence.
As Mr.
notFd ba
complained
of were
the
solicitors themselves, and he could not therefore sec that
the Masters were so blameable as his Learned Friend
had stated. H e admitted, however, that the delays
were grievous in the Masters' Office as well as that
Court, and he could assure his Learned Friend if he
would only set about removing those grievances he would
find no better supporters than the Masters themselves.
He thought the measure extremely beneficial, and it
should receive his support.

The House then went into Committee on the Bill.
The Ist Clause was agreed to with a few verbal
amendments. _

Clauses 2 and 3 were also agreed to with some verbal
amendments.

The other clauses were then agreed to, and the
House having resumed, the Report was brought up,
and the Bill was ordered to be read a third time to-
morrow (Thursday).
The other Orders were then disposed of and the
House adjourned at a Quarter past Eleven o'Clock.

DIABOLICAL OUTRAGE AND ATTEMPTED
MURDER.—Yesterday morning information was received by
the police of a most brutal and diabolical outrage having been
perpetrated on the person of a married woman, about 30,
haemr p
by ton
th n thew e
revening,
named Lucy Barritt. It appears that the unfortunate woman,
in
brewer,
ret o
whose
o w
who had been attending a fair at Bucklebury Chapel, Wool-
s ehi with tLi s the h
shee money
was
hastening,
she
andtaken,
i n
Wool-
hampton, Berkshire, on Monday last, was on her way to Wool-
h(amounting to 4/. 10s.) for the sale of some beer entrusted to
passing through the wood which adjoins the common
where the fair was held, she was met by two men, whose
faces were blackened, and who demanded her money or
her life. Her money, however, she refused to give
when they immediately attacked her, but being a
very
powerful woman, she struggled with her assailants
for some time, but was at length overpowered, when
the villains having succeeded in securing her money, proceeded
to abuse her person, and having beaten her in a most cruel
manner, and no doubt supposing her dead, they threw her over
a gate into a copse and made their escape. The moans of the
unfortunate woman were at length heard by some passers by,
who conveyed her in an almost lifeless state with all despatch
to the nearest house, with scarcely a vestige of clothing to cover
her person ; the inmates received her, and medical aid having
been procured, she was enab'ed to state the above facts, but not
to describe her assailants. The circumstances, however, have
so affected her mind that aberration of intellect has been the
consequence, and it is greatly feared she will never regain her
reason. The poor woman, whose husband is a labouring man,
has four small children.
FIRE AT HAmmERsmITI-I.—Between the hours
of two and three o'clock on Tuesday morning a fire broke out at
Hammersmith, and raged for upwards of two hours on the pre-
mises of Mr. Senior, grocer. It extended to the adjoining pre-
mises occupied by Mr. Steadamman, which were all but de-
stroyed. By five o'clock the fire was entirely got under. Its
origin cannot be accounted for. Mr. Senior is insured in the
County, but the other sufferer is not. A great deal of furniture
was saved by the police.
We regret to learn that the health of Mrs. Han-
bury Leigh is still in so delicate a state from her recent severe
attack of influenza, as to compel her, under the advice of her
physicians, to quit Pontypool Park without loss of time, as they
consider the air of Monmouthshire too humid for her delicacy
of constitution, and most strongly advise her to pass the winter
and autumn in a more genial climate.
LORD DUN
RMLINE%That excellent man
FE
and straightforward politician, Lord Dutiermline, better known
to the majority of our readers as the late Speaker, visited last
week the Royal borough from which he takes his title; and was
received by the local authorities in a manner equally hoecurable
to them and to himself. He waa invited to meet the citizens
in the Town-hall, when the Provost and Council presented j
him with the freedom of the borough. accompanied by an address
admirably written, and breathing the very spirit of rational and
uncompromising Reform.—Dublin, Evening Post.
EXTRAORDINARY OCCURRENCE•--A, woman,
named Catharine Al‘Quade, was tried at the last Quarter As-
sizes for the division of Newtonbutler, Fermanagh, and ac-
quitted on account of some informality in the indictment. She
was no sooner at liberty than she attempted to rob the house
of a man named Fleming, near Auehadrumsee church, who
had gone to Roslea Fair. She entered it by the chimney, but
slipping her foot, as it is supposed, and falling down, she was
caught under the chin by a stick across the chimney, and was
there found suffocated and su,pended, being unable to extricate
herself. An inquest was held on the body by two Magistrates.
and a verdict found accordingly.

MONV Y MARKET and CITY NEWS.

WEDNESDAY EVENING.
TIMES.—The tone of the money market is generally
improved, and confidence has revived both in a satisfac-
tory settlement of political affairs and also in the pro-
spects of the harvest, for which the present weather ap-
pears so favourable. There is a great scarcity of money
stock, as indeed there has been throughout the depres-
sion, which is of itself a proof, were not the fact known
for a certainty, that the sales hitherto have been chiefly,
if not entirely, confined to the speculations in the Stock
Exchange, and not participated in by the public.

CHRONICLE.---The fears of hostilities with
France are less pressing to-day, and the funds have
shown greater steadiness, with a slight improvement in
prices. It is now believed that our Government will
make no counter-demonstration, and the impression
again gains ground that France will not put her warlike
threats in force. She must see that the people of this
country are most averse to a separation of that union of
feeling and interests which has so happily subsisted
between the two countries for the last twenty-five
years ; and that they have, therefore, met her
threats with calmness and moderation neither
undervaluing the power of France nor doubting
the sincerity of her conduct—but deprecating the
wisdom of the policy she has adopted, and pointing
out the folly of rushing into single-banded con-
flict with the whole of Europe ; not to advance the
cause of liberty or national civilisation, but to en-
courage a fortunate military tyrant in his career of con-
quest. The suppression of the Syrian revolt may make
him more obstinate in the pursuit of his objects, but it
is thought on the whole rather favourable to the preser-
vation of peace, as it will render unnecessary any imme-
diate active interference on the part of the Four Powers
to assist the Syrians, so that the way is made more
smooth for the employment of diplomacy to bring about
concession. Than it is hoped that when France has
had time to draw breath a little she will perceive that
Lord Palmerston, by making this country a party to any
steps which may be adopted for preserving the integrity
of the Ottoman empire, has, in fact, taken care that
Russia shall not assume the office of sole protector to the
Porte, but that the Autocrat will be compelled to act
in unison with the other Powers to the treaty ; and if
be should, therefore, entertain designs upon Constanti-
nople, he will find his ambitious purpose thus checked,
and unattainable.

The news from India is not, perhaps, particularly
satisfactory, but the change which our relations with
Russia have lately assumed has removed much of that
uneasiness with which otherwise we might have looked
to the success of the Russian expedition against Khiva.
Consols for the Account opened at the closing quot-
ations of yesterday, being quoted 904 sellers, but soon
advanced to 901 buyers, continuing to fluctuate be-
tween the former and the latter prices throughout the
remainder of the day.
There has been a decided improvement to-day in
the Share Market ; Birmingham advanced 41. per
share, and Great Western 31. per share.

POST.—The effect of the recent diplomatic explo-
sion en the Stock Markets was not near so perceptible
to-day as it had been. The cause of this is probably to
be traced, in a very great measure, to the more mode-
rate tone adopted by the Paris journals. We hear of
an inordinate desire for war with England at Bordeaux,
Marseilles, and other parts of France, not even except-
ing Boulogne, a city that would, before this, have been
almost obliterated from the map of Europe, were it not
for the patronage it has enjoyed at the hands of the too.
pai tial English ; but in the capital, although some of
the leading papers still indulge in the same violence of
language as heretofore, there is not so much to object
to. There is apparently now less unwiilingness on the
part of the writers to admit that war is not so inevitable
as they had imagined in the first instance. This, of
course, tends in a material degree to allay the fears of
the stock-jobbing interest, and even those of bona fide
capitalists.

SUN.—The intelligence from India has caused less
excitement and interest than almost any arrival from
that part of the world for some time past. It was generally
supposed that we should have been put in possession of
some decisive vows from China. The commercial ad-
vices are expected to reach in the course of to-morrow.

The Funds were very buoyant to-day. Consols closed
at 90 3, both for money and time ; Exchequer Biils at
21s. to 23-3. prem. ; Bank Stock at 1731, and the Re-
duced Three-and-a- Half per Cents at 9911 to.
Excepting in the Peninsular Bonds, there was not a
large amount of business doing in the Foreign Market
to-day, but prices all ranged higher. Spanish Active
Bonds were extensively dealt in for the Account at 24-1,-
to 253, and for present delivery 24K to 251, which is
an advance of about per cent, on yesterday's value.
Portuguese New Fite per Cents, rallied 3 per cent.,
being currently quoted 32 to 323. Colombian Five per
Cents. of 1824 touched 251 Mexican Bonds of
1825 were as high as 29 to 291, and Brazilian improved
to 784. Belgian Stock rose full 1 per cent., having
• ranged from 1011 to 1021 ; and Dutch Two-and-a-
Half per Cents. rallied to Stil to The accounts of
yesterday from Amsterdam notice much less excitement
in the Bourse of that city on Monday, the speculators
being indisposed to operate one way or the other until
they were put in possession of further news from Paris
or London. Dutch Two-and•a-Half per Cents. closed
there at 51 7-16, and the Five per Cents. at 1003.
Spanish Active Bonds were at 21 9-16, with very little
doing.
The Shares were better, but with only a limited
business doing. Great Western Railway improved to
38, New to 17; Birmingham Quarter to 24 ; York
and North Midland to 20 ; and South Western to
19i- premium ; Brighton Shares were at 7i ; Midland
Counties 123 ; North Midland at 12 ; Eastern Coun-
ties at 61, and South Eastern at 153 discount.
Tea was rather lower this afternoon.

IPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS

FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY.
(From the Morning Chronicle.)
The Railways Bill is to be committed this evening in
the House of Lords, and there seems to be a disposition
to subject it to what is technically called " amendment,"
in a manner by no means conducive to the public advan-
tage. The extraordinary speed and comfort of this mode
of travelling are scarcely more extraordinary than the ab-
sence from accident by which they are attended. 'Faking
into account the number of travellers, and the distance
over which they pass ; and making no allowance at all
for the novelty of this species of locomotion, it is evi-
dent that the peril to life and limb is as nothing com-
pared with that of stage coaches, or the mishaps con-
tingent upon the driving about of private car-
riages. Thn maxin.um of safety is combined
with that of velocity. But this result is de-
pendent upon the efficient authority of the several
companies over their lines of road. Whatever en-
feebles that, tends to endanger the public safety. Tho
Marquis of Salisbury complains of the powers to seize
trespassers, and bring them before a justice of the peace,
as " immense, and such as the railway companies ought
not to be entrusted with." Are they comparatively greater
than those of his own gamekeeper? Or is the preserva-
tion of those who travel in railway trains of less conse-
quence than that of hares and partridges ? From most of
the common causes of accidents, railways are happily
free ; those to which they are peculiarly liable arise chiefly
from ignorant obstinacy, or deliberate malice; and the
summary power of the management is the only trust-
worthy prevention. The Bill reduces it within the nar-
rowest limits that. can reasonably be required. If it is to
be still further cut down, the mare open and honest way
of waving a warfare against public improvement and con-
venience would be at once to bring in a Bill to endanger
the safety of all those of her Majesty's subjects who travel
by railroads.

(From the Times.)
The progress of monetary affairs in the United States,
as indicated by the last two arrivals, is exactly that which
all sensible and observant men have anticipated. All
" bad and doubtful" institutions, not based upon solid un-
encumbered capital, are gradually sinking in credit down
to their proper level, while those of a better character are
at least maintaining their position, if they do not yet
wholly emerge from that cloud which the late banking and
other failures have thrown over the whole country. It is
remarked, with respect to the herd of joint-stock associa-
tions with which the Union swarms, that no previous
half-year has been brought to a close in which so few de-
clarations of dividend have taken place, as in that ending
on the lot inst. Many of them appear to be making a last
convulsive effort, and straining their means, or encroaching
upon the capital itself, for another division of "profit," for
the sake of keeping the shareholders in good humour; but
with the bulk of them even that show of prosperity is
found to be impracticable. In the instance of the United
States Bank, the game of brag was kept up till
the last, but the usual day passed over without any notice ;
and on the 7th, at a meeting of the Directors, a resolution
passed that it was not " expedient" to make any dividend.
Thus, there is a second dividend in arrest on this under-
taking, which less than two years ago stood in the London
market itself in the highest rank of credit. That the
bank will be placed in a better situation by this delay is by
no means apparent; on the contrary, the prospects are
truly disastrous, so as to threaten an extinction of the
means still at the disposal of the Directors, unless a realiza-
tion of cfE2cts is commenced without delay, and all thought
of resuming business abandoned. That they can be work-
ing to any profit is out of the question ; but their means,
nevertheless, are wasting fast under adverse decisions of
Courts of Law, against
which their Charter cannot pro-
tect them. It is now pretty generally admitttd by our
city capitalists that a fatal error was committed, leaving
mere credit apd solvency cut of consideration, in making
arty investments at all by British proprietors in the banks
and joint-stock institutions of Ainerica.

(From the Morning Herald.)
The case of Mr. Feargus O'Connor was again brought
before the House of Commons, last night, by Mr.
, Aghoriby% The lion. Gentleman m,;ved for the appoint-
ment of a commission, to inquire into the illegal severity
with which Mr. Feargus O'Connor declares that he has
been treated. Mr. Aglionby spoke temperately on tl:e
subject before the House, and succeeded, undoubtedly, in
msking out a strong case against the men in office—in so
far as a strong c,se may be made out, by contrast-
ing the professions of these persons when in opposition
with the whoie tenor of their acts in place. Beyond
this very humble point, however, Mr. Aglionby did not
succeed. He made out no strong case for Mr. O'Con- j
nor. Lord John Russell, and, subsequently, Mr. For

Mettle, spoke in opposition to Mr. Aglionby's motion, in
traces that might have befitted Con9ocvative statc.rt,,-n of
the purest water. No one listening, last night, to the
speeches of her Majesty's Ministers, would have been re-
minded that the speakers had risen to office by acts akin to
those which have consigned Mr. Feargus O'Connor to a
dungeon in York Castle. Mr. Thomas Duncombe and
Mr. Wakley supported Mr. Aglionby's motion, but they
did little to help Mr. O'Connor. It was clear enough, in-
deed, that the Members for Finsbury bear little love to the
tenant of York Castle. They have a part to play before the
working people, but they are exceedingly anxious, at the
same time, to lessen, as far as possible, the extent of Mr.
O'Connor's popularity.
(From the Morning Advertiser.)
We have not hitherto noticed Mr. Hume's motion, that
" An humble address be presented to her Majesty, that
she will be graciously pleased to recommend to the Trus-
tees of the Brisish Museum, and to the Trustees of the
National Gallery, that those places be opened for the
admission of the public on Sundays, after divine ser-
vice, at such hours as the houses of the Licensed Vic-
tuallers are now legally open to the public." We concur
with the spirit of the Honourable Member for Kilkenny ;
but we protest (as we have protested before) against
the desecration of the Sabbath. No good will come of
it. There is no necessity for it. Open the museum
daily as well as the other galleries 9f public monuments,
and all that is required will be accomplished. It may be
said, " You must pay your officers." We say so too.
They ought to be well paid; and while we are on the
subject, respecting as we do the liberal views of the Di-
rectors of the British Museum, we must protest against
any deduction for temporary absence from their small
salary. All the officers of the Museum whom we have
seen are most respectable men, most attentive to their
duties, and most useful in assisting students to the works
which their course of studies demands. Every labourer is
worthy of his hire, and they amply deserve their hire. At
the same time, let justice be done between the high and
the low, between the rich and the poorer classes.