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

NOVEMBER 26, 1847.

The following reply has been received from Lord
John Russell :

" Downin, Nos. 2, 1847.
" Sir,—l am desired by Lord John Russell to inform
you, that he has no funds at his disposal to apply in the
manner pointed out in your letter of the 28th ult.
" I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
" " The Rev. Samuel Stock.GEORGE KEPPELL.
"

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 anyretur ns
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 for 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,
end 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. 3. 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 an 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. II
likewise was ordered to lie on the table, and Mr
Speaker was authorised to issue his warrants for per.
sons, papers, and records.

THE EVIL Dorm ax HARES.---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 consumption of food by rabbits (or hares)
and sheep. He measured and weighed the same doscrip
tion of food to each, consisting of oats, bran, carrots, cut
sainfoin, and Swedish turnips—a variety embracing all
such articles as they might be 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. No w, 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 not 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, he would prefer being bur-
dened with the sheep rather than with the hares.—
The Prize Anti. Game-law Essay.
ASHTOIC—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)
morning, 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
dispute between themselves and their masters. Not the
least outbreak has been attempted, notwithstanding their
tasufferings r
wgheahvocieuwabenerteei
tnyintot nfappartarotaval lti el
provisions
eo dno.sf
havest
aSr
vi n cabecieoelnn'lLudriLssdtiraviyebrupl
distributed
Mercury.

- -
turpitude. Ile continued for a long time to impress
upon the people the imperative necessity of patience and
forbearance. He.pitied.their lamentable condition—he
deplored their misfortunes. He expressed a hope that
Vetter times were approaching; but under any circum-
stances they could never expect an amelioration in their
condition as long as they rioted in crime, and turned
their backs to the'divine precepts of the Gospel, and the
ordinances of the law."
INSOLVENCY AMONGST IRISH. FARMERS.
The Dublin Gazette, of Tuesday evening, contains a
list of no less than seventy-three insolvents whose cases
are to be disposed of at the court-house of Nenagh,
county Tipperary, on the 7th of December next. Ot
this number forty-one are set down as "farmers ;" and
as a no less significant sign of the tines, there are two
" drivers "in the list. The .S3nie Gaiette gives the
name of thirty-one insolvents who are to be brought
before the commissioner at the court-house of Limerick,
on the 9th of December ; of this list, ten are "farmers.'
Friday's Gazette contains the names of forty-eight in-
solvents who are to appear at the court-house of Ennis,
county of Clare, on the 4th of December—thirty of this
number are " farmers."
This is a lamentable evidence of the progress of in-
solvency amongst the farming classes of Tipperary,
Limerick, and Clare, the three counties of the south,
which are the chief seats of crime and disorganization.
KILKENNY ELECTION.—A letter from Kilkenny states
that Mr. Michael Sullivan has already obtained the pro-
mises of a clear majority of the-electors, and that his
retnrn is certain. It is not likely that Mr. Alexander
M`Carthy will offer himself.
NE W.ASSISTANTAILERISTER:Th a Freeman's Journal
states that the Hon. Mr. French, brother of Lord Ash-
toun, has been appointed to the office of assistant-
barrister for Westmeath, vacant by the death of Mr.
W. Ellis.

NATIONAL BOARD or EDUCATION. -- Robert An-
drews, Esq., LL.D., barrister-at-law, has been appointed
a member of the National Board of Education, in the-
room of Mr. Holmes, who has resigned.
DESTITUTION IN TIPPERARY..--In the neighbourhood
of Templemore, so complete is the wretchedness, that
the situation of the people last year, with provisions at
famine price, was far and away better than it is now,
hundreds of families being forced to live on one meal of
turnips during the day ; want is far more prevalent than
we have ever witnessed. Our Moneygall correspondent
states that several pour creatures are confined to bed by
weakness and hunger, deprived of employment or relief'
of any kind.—Tipperary Vindicator.
STATE OF ENRIS.—The Rev. Samuel Stock, rector
and vicar of Silcommon, Erris, county of Mayo, in a
letter to Lord J. Russell, dated " Belmullet, barony of
Erris, 27th of October," gives the following account of
the distress in that part of the county of Mayo :
"My Lord—Whatever portion of human food was
last year saved from the wrack of the potato crop, there
is none whatever this year—literally none available in
this wide and extensive barony. We were not enabled
to sow, and, consequently, we have not reaped—even
our very flocks have vanished—all is gone, with the sole
exception of a very limited supply of turnips given us
gratuitously by the British Association and the Society
of Friends. It is true the poor-rates are pointed out to
us as the means—the only means—of sustaining the
lives of the people. This is also vain ; for I am pre-
pared to prove their utter inadequacy, even if it were
possible to collect them. Nay, I think lean satisfactorily
demonstrate that the entire rental of the barony would
be insufficient for the purpose. Disease has already re-
commenced the work of death , and the sober and
solemn conviction of my mind is, that unless prompt and
adequate means are adopted to arrest this calamity, not
hundreds nor thousands, but the great bulk of the popu-
lation will be swept as with the besom of destruction off
the face of the land."

[PRICE SD.

MR. BELLCIIAMBERS.

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 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 Heed.)
Mr. Taylor, an inspector, of the B division, who has
exerted himself to the utmost in this case, was here put
into the witness-box to prove that a written statement,
forwarded from the House of Detention to Mr. Burrell,
the magistrate, hnd 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 Queen's
Head, and went towards Strutton.ground. Me and two
more were standing at the top of Union-court. We followed
Mr. Bellchambers 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 he answered, twenty
minues 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, and ran up Ken-
sington-place, and I had not run more than twelve yards
when I heard a blow and then a fall, one after the other.
I ran home to Sale's-place, in Ur 'on-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 bat 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. Bellchatnhers, blue jacket with anchor on the
bu‘tonw, 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 da3s
previously to the 19th he refused to go out 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 bo 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 he banded mo 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 he could not admit the
prisoner M'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 with M'Coy and Sale in Pye-
street. As he before stated, it could be proved by a
female that Doyle was in bed when the offence was com-
mitted. He produced a certificate to prove that the
female was ill in bed, and could not attend before the
magistrate. _ _

Prisoner Lloyd—Am Ito 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 should wish him
to be brought here to prove it. They said a policeman

noticed thein 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 me in.
Doyle—l've been in quite long enough.
Sale—What I have to say 11l say another time. I'll
havo a solicitor to speak for me.
The whole of the witnesses were then bound over to
prosecute at the Central Criminal Court, but it is well
understood, that unless there should be fresh evidence
against Lloyd, ho will not be committed for trial, M Burrell making an intimation to that effect to him. r.

ALEXANDRIA, OcT.26.—The Governor of Massawa
has made an inroad into Abssinia, 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 Hedschas and the Pacha of Dschidda
has been amicably arranged. The Bedouin chief,
Schech t lassan. has agreed to pay to the latter a yearly
tribute of about 10,0001,, in the produce of the Hedscha
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, to
turn the stream of commerce again in the direction o
Egypt, a commercial company at Aden having made f
themselves masters of it.

THE MURDER 'AND ROBBERY OF

CONFESSION OF . ONE OF THE PRISONERS.
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 ptoceedinks. '
Mr. Wolff, as before, conducted the prosecution, and
Mr. Sidney appeared for Doyle and.M‘Coy.
On the prisoners being placed in the dock, the volumi-
nous evidence given on the list examination, Whidh was
fully detailed in our paper of Friday laSt, was carefully
rend over by Mr. W. Taylor, the chief clerk; at the con-
clusion of which, .
Mr. Wolff, addressing the magistrate, said—You
are probably aware, Sir, since I last had the honour
of appearing before you in • thitis, case, another pri-
soner (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 thd 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 I feel that, in a case of such serious consequence as
the present, it is only right, for the purpose of public
justice, that every facility should be afforded to render
the case as perfect as possible. When first presented to
your notice the ease 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. 13ellchambera 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 untimely end, but on the morning that he was found
wounded,