The Sun.
London, England, 1848-05-22 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 22, 1848.

Sir E. BUXTON presented a petition from Chelms- 1
ford, in favour of the Health of Towns Bill.
Sir G. CLERK. presented a petition from school-
masters at liirkaldy against the Births and Marriages
Registration Bill.
SITES FOR CHURCHES (SCOTLAND) BILL.
Mr. BAYLEY presented a petition from Inverness
in favour of this Bill.
Mr. HUME presented a petition from Montreal to
the same effect, signed by the chief magistrate and a
large number of the inhabitants.
SPIRITUOUS LIQUORS.
Mr. BLEWITT presented a petition from Monmouth,
against the sale of spirituous liquors on the Sabbath.
THE HEALTH OF TOWNS BILL.
Sir W. CLAY presented a petition from the working
men of Spitalfields in favour of this Bill.
ODD FELLOWS.

IRELAND.
TRIAL OF MR. MITCHEL.
Dutg.lx, MAY 20.—The Commission was opened this
day by Baron Lefroy and Mr. Justice Mc ore. Great
excitement prevailed in the immediate vicinity of the
court, owing to the desire of the people to see Mr.
Mitchel. It will be bee❑ by the report that the Judge in
his charge but delicately alluded to his case.
COMMISSION COURT.

Mr. BLACKBURNE seconded the motion, which was
put from the Chair.
Colonel CONOLLY said as he lived in the neigh-
bourhood, and believed that the statements brought
forward by his Hon. Friend admitted of no contradiction,
he should support the motion.
Sir R. H. INGLIS said Mr. Townley had assured
him as a gentleman that he had taken uo part in the
matter of the petition, complaining of an undue return,
and that he was perfectly unconscious of the accuracy of
any of the allegations contained in it—(Cheri); but he,
at the same time, courted. the fullest investigation into
the charges brought against him. But he (Sir R. II
Inglis) hoped the House would not grant the Committee
prayed for until the Election Committee also appointed
had presented its report. The appointment of a second
Committee would be manifestly unjust, inasmuch as one
Committee would have the power of examining wit-
nesses on oath, whilst the ether, perhaps embued with
a feeling of party spirit, would have to do so without the
securities which the other possessed. He objected to
the motion on these grounds.
Mr. BANKES had wished that the Hon. Baronet had
concluded by moving that the petition be referred to the
Election Committee; but he had some doubts whether
that course was consonant with the rules of the House.
He belled, therefore, the Hon. Gentleman (the
Speaker) would set them right upon the matter.
Surely the Honourable Crentlenaan would be satisfied
with the adoption of this course.—( \lr. Gore bowed
assent). But there was another reason why they
should institute inquiry. The character of a Parlia
mentary agent, Mr. Coppock, had been impugned, and
therefore it was due to him to institute an inquiry.
It was a most serious charge to prefer against a man Nf
the character and in the position of Mr. Coppock, and
hiL was not a matter that could be referred to
Committee of elections it must ultimate be
although
generalouginquired into in some shape or other.
Mr , V. SMITH said that the petition could not be
referred to the Election Committee, but he was sure
no Hon-
ourable gentleman who
rw
fors would believe that he was at
in w
!Igo as acquainted with the Hon-
all implicated the matter. The petition certainly'
disclosed a gross piece of roguery, but he trusted that
the Hon. Member whoi had brought it before the House
nueimenaar.
would not persevere n his motion, but allow the matter
to be sifted, as he had no doubt it would, by the Com-
mittee to whom the Sligo petition might be referred.
pi Sir G. GRFY said he agreed with the Hon. Member
tur the University
.of Oxford, that pending the consi-
deration of the petition by the General Election Com-
mittee, the subject ought not to be entered into by the
House. He was of opinton that the allegations it con-
tained ought to be thoroughly inquired into ; but he
would advise the Hon. Member to postpone his motion
until the report of that Committea had been received.
Mr. F. FRENCH made some observations, the pun
port of which did not reach the lallery, with respect
to the conduct of Mr. Coppock, the agent for one of
the parties at the last election
Mr. COCKBURN called the Honourable Member to
order, observing that ss the conduct of Mr. Coppock
was seriously affected by the allegations in the petitions,
it was unfair to press the subject farther upon the
House.
Mr. ORMSBY GORE said, as it appeared to be the
wish of the House that he should withdraw the consi-
deration of the matter on the present occasion, he would
consent to do so, but upon the understanding that he
should be at liberty to bring it forward on a future
occasion, and after the report of the General Election
Committee was in the possession of the House.
HEALTH OE' TOWNS BILL.
The House then resolved itself into a Committee on
the Health of Towns Bill, Mr. Bernal in the chair.
Clause 57, the object of which was to register lodging
houses, was agreed to, with some verbal amendments.
After a short discussion, clause 58, with respect to
,he letting and occupation of cellars was then put.
Sir G. STRICKLAND opposed the clause, and was
(LEFT SPEAKING.)

At eleven o'clock the presiding Judges, Baron Lefroy
and Justice Moore, accompanied by the Right flon. the
Lord Mayor, entered the court, and opened the Com-

mission.
The Marshal of Dublin (Mr. Reynolds), who was in
attendance, with the other city officers, on the Lord
Mayor, seated himself in front of the bench, near the
dock, and quietly unfolding the United Irishman, pro-
ceeded to read it.
The following gentlemen were sworn on the grand
juries:—
City—Peter Digges La Touche, foreman; Simon Foot,
Sir Richard Baker, Sylvester Young, James Turbot,
Thomas M.Encry, Thomas Willans, Richard Wriht,
Daniel Hutton, Richard Arnett, Abraham Studd7art,
John Stokes, Vv*riiiiinn Woodruffe, Guetavu, Wilson,
Adam Stopforil, J bn Astell, George Hodgcs, Henry.
Downes, Thomas Jervis, Denis Moylan, IVtlliam Todd,
Thomas Snow, hod Thomas M‘Dormell,
County—Thoinas James Quentin, f reman; William
Worthington, Etamanuel Bayley, Henry M'Manus,
Andrew Rogers, John Gosson, Archibald Ferguson,
.John Madden, Matthew Callaghan, Win. Parker,:Benja-
min Eaton, Charles Fletcher, Anthony Fox, John Stud-
den, Thomas Sherlock, Horatio Jude, Henry Slade, Paul
Barry, John Kirkwood, Edward Fox, Anthony Browne,
James Orr, and John Aylmer, Esqs.
The Right Hon. Baron LEFRUY proceeded to charge
the jury. Ile said—Gentlemen of the jury, I am now
in a condition to address you on the case, which in the
morning it appeared to the Court was not ripe for your
consideration, or for the Court making any observation
upon it. Tire case, as I stated to you, then appeared on
the face of the calendar in an ambiguous light. It is
the case of a prisoner of the name of John Mitchel, and
the return on the calendar is that he was committed for

The Hon. BARONET also presented a petition from a
Society of Odd Fellows, praying that their proceedings
might be legalized.
PLACES OF WORSHIP SITES (SCOTLAND)
BILL.

Mr. COWAN presented several petitions in favour of
.his Bill.

BRIBERY.
The Hon. GENTLEmAN also presented a petition from
a society calling themselves " Cogitators," and from
some other sccieties, praying that bribery at elections
might be severely punished.
MISCELLANEOUS ESTIMATES.
Mr. CARDWELL inquired when the miscellaneous
estimates would be laid on the table ?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied
that a portion of the estimates had been already laid on
the table, and that the others would be furnished with
the least possible delay.
FISHERIES (IRELAND.)
In reply to Colonel CONOLLY,
Sir W. SOMERVILLE stated that the fisheries es-
tablished in the west of Ireland, although they had not
been expected to prove remunerative, had fully paid
their own expenses. One station had not proved so
remunerative as the other, but he might state that these
fisheries had fully answered the purpose for which they
were established, namely, to stimulate the fishermen to
increased exertions on their own behalf.
NATIONAL REPRESENTATION.
Sir DE LACY EVANS wished to put a question to
the Hon. Member for Montrose with reference to the

publishing a seditious libel. It was then impossible to
ascertain with that precision which is necessary, what
the nature of the charge against the prisoner might be;
it might either be for a misdemeanour in publishing a
seditious libel, or it might be a charge of felony under
the late Act. In either case it was a subject to which it

motion of which he bad given notice for to-morrow,
" That this House, as at present ccmstituted, does
not fairly represent the property, or the industry
of the country, whence has arisen great and
increasing discontent in the minds of a large por-
tion of the people. That with a view to amend the
national representation, leave be given to bring in Bills
for the purpose of providing that the elective franchise
shall be so extended as to include householders ; that

was quite befitting the Court should call your attention
with a view to give you assistance. Now we are enabled
to know what the nature of the charge is, for we
have been apprised that a bill of felony under the late
Act is about to be sent up to you. I congratulate you,
gentlemen, and I think you may congratulate the court,
that the case for your consideration is one of the
character which it is, and not such as it might have been
if it were the case of a bill for a misdemeanour for a
seditious publication. You jiave now to consider the
case of a well-defined and known offence to the law,

votes shall be taken by ballot r;
that the duration of Par-
liaments shall not exceed three years; and that the appor-
tionment of Members to population shall be made more
equal." The Home would see that the Hon. Member for
Montrose had put his mction in four different forms.
Now, he (Sir De Lacy Evans) had voted for each
of those motions for many years in the form in
which he proposed them. Now, he would.
put it to tLe Honourable Member, whether
it
would not be better to bring forward the subject in four
separate motions, as thereby there would be a much
better discussion on each of them. What he was anxi-
ous to know was, whether the Hon. Member fur Mon-
trose would consent to separate his motion into four
instead of one.
Mr. LIUME had well considered the motion, and be
was convinced that no reform in the representation
of the country would take place, unless the four
points in his motion were carried ; he could not
alter the course he had chalked out for himself. If the
House would accord to him, as it often did to other
Members, permission to bring in a Bill on each of the
suijects involved in his motion, that would enable Hon.
Members to discuss the question fully.
CHARITABLE ESTATES.

which is under the late Act described with to accuracy

and precision which will leave you comparatively no
'difficulty in the discharge of the duty you have to fulfil.
Unfortunately in the case of a misdemeanour for pub-
lishing a seditious libel, a practice has grown up which
involves the jury and the court in considerable difficulty
in disposing of cases of that sort. A latitude in respect
to topic's and to observations quite of an unmeasured ex-
tent, and so far as I can see immeasurable, has grown
up, which has rendered the administration of justice
in that sort of cases extremely difficult, and ex-
tremely embarrassing both to court and jury.
Happily, however, gentlemen, you have not in this case
to grope your way through unbounded regions to a sort
of terra incognita of sedition. You have only to con-
sider an offence well known to the law, and which is
limited and described by this Act to which it is now my
duty to call your attention. The indictment about to be
seen up to you is framed upon the first two sections of
the Act, the one founded upon the compassing, imagin-
ing, and intending to deprive the Queen of her style,
title, royal name, and of the Imperial Crown of the
United Kingdom ; and the other upon the "compassing
and imagining " for the purpose of levying war ugainst
the Crown, to compel her Majesty by force or constraint
to alter her councils and measures. And the mode in
which the indictment charges the utterance and expres-
sions of those intents, is, by their insertion of, and pub-
lication in a paper called the United Irishman. There
are, besides the counts supported by reference to that
publication, two counts charging that by divers other
publications after the passing of the Act, both before
and after the 6elnsday of May, which is the day first
named in fhe indictment, the prisoner did endeavour to
excite her Majesty's subjects to assist in bringing into
effect the same felonious compassing, and did also give
ineructions as to the manner in which such compassings
ought to be carried into effect. This law, gentlemen, I
have to observe to you, is not altogether a new law, for
the provisions of this Act are to be found in other
Acts long antecedent to it in substance and in terms, but
only under a different character, and subject to a diffe-
Rent penalty. In fact, the matters which, by this late
Act, are made felonies, punishable by transportation or
imprisonment, were, previous to this Act, at least in
England, high treason—punishable, of course, by death.
That . certainly was the law of England ; a doubt
existed whether it was the law in Ireland ; and one of
the objects of the present Act was to remove
that doubt. The present Act, which removes all doubt
as to Ireland, is not a new law, nor can it be looked
upon as a law of extreme rigour or severity.
On the contrary, it is a law lowering the character of
the offence, and mitigating most materially the punish-
ment that is to attend it. You are now called upon to
give this law effect, provided a case is made out to your
satisfaction, coming within the provisions of the Act. I
Joust observe that the Act does not require that the com-
passing, or purpose, or intent, should be carried into
effect; but it does require that there should be such
a manifestation of the intent as the Act specifies—not
that any man should in the dark, or under the mere
suspicion of entertaining any such intent, be convicted
or be in danger of conviction, but that those purposes or
intentions should be manifested by some writing or
publication by. the party charged with entertaining those
intentions, or by some other overt act, or matter evinc-
ing clearly that the party accused did entertain such
intent. Then the Act declares the person so entertain-
ing any of those intentions, and manifesting them in
any of the ways pointed out by the Act, shall bo guilty
of felony within the Act. I will now call your atten-
tion to the course which this indictment takes. After
charging this felonious compassing and intention of
the two kinds I have stated to you, it goes on to state
that the prisoner did publish in that newspaper certain
speeches made by himself, and that it appears from that
publication, and from those speeches au published by
himself, that he did entertain the purpose and design
ascribed to him by the indictment, of depriving the
Queen of her sovereignty over these realms, and levy-
ing war against her for the purpose of compelling her
Majesty to change her councils or measures. It will,
thgrefere, be for you to say, in the first instance,
nhether those publications which are set out in the in-
dictment are brought home to the prisoner as being his
publication, published by him or by his authority. If
you shall not be so satisfied, then there would be an
end to the alleged publication; but if you should be-
satisfied that the publication was his, and chargeable
to him, then you will have to consider whether the
manifest purpose and intent ascribed to him in
the two particulars I have already adverted to,
uamely, the purpose or intent of depriving her Majesty
of the sovereignty of these realms, or secondly, the
purpose or intent of levying war against her Majesty for
the purpose of compelling her by force to alter her
coundla or measures, is established, I have not been
able to go over. the publications very minutely ; but on
glancing over them, as far as I have been able, to direct
your attention to what might strike me as must material
for your consideration, I have particularly remarked
ene passage, to which I shall now refer. It is this
" Give up for ever that old interpretation you put upon
the word 'repeal.' Repeal is no priest movement ; it
is no sectarian movement ; it is no money swindle, nor
eighty-two' delusion, nor puffing, nor O'Contiellisin,
or INttellaglimast-green cap's stage play, nor
Loud sounding inanity of any sort got up for
any man's profit or praise. It is the mighty pas-
sionate struggle of a nation hastening to be born
into new national life ; in the which unspeakable throes
all the parts and powers and elements of our Irish exist-
ence—our confedetations, our Protestant repeal asso-
ciations, our tenant-right societies, our clubs, cliques,
and committees, amidst confusion enough and the sad-
dest jostling and jumbling, are all inevitably tending,
however unconsciously, to the one same and illustrious
goal—not a local Legislature—not a return to our an-
cient constitution—not a golden link, or a patchwork
Parliament, or a College-green chapel-of-ease to St.
Stephen's—but an Irish Republic, one and indivisible."
(hose who are-addressed are advised to give up the old
interpretation of the word " repeal," to renounce every-
tdi‘ng that was heretofore connected with her Majesty's
sovereignty in this United Kingdom as Queen of Great
Eliritaiti and Ireland, and now the call is for an inde-
pendent Irish Republic. Gentlemen, it is for you to
construe this, and see if you wan even imagine any
way in which her Majesty can be Queen of this
United Kingdom of England and Ireland, and yet
Ireland be an independent republic. If you can, con-
sistently with common sense and the interpretation of
those words, entertain any doubt upon that subject, you
'hen will be at liberty to hold that this passage does not
manifest the purpose and intent of depriving her Majesty
of her state and title of Queen of the United Kingdom.
The newt sentence I find in it is this:—" How are we
to meet that day? In arms, my countrymen—in arms."
You will look over the rest of it, and see if there be
anything in it tending to disclaim, to qualify, or to recall
as casual or over-hasty, any expression in the course of
this speech; but you will also have to consider, that
after having been made, this speech is published =an
act of deliberation which you must take into your ac-
count if you should find any attempt is made to repre-
sent this as an over-hasty, unintentional expression. If
there be anything substantial and real to qualify that
passage, and take out of it the sting, give ttie prisoner
the benefit of it; but supposing that passage to
stand—as it does—unmitigated and unexplained, it
will be for you to say whether any doubt
remains on your mind of the felonious intention, and of
its being brought home to the prisoner. The nett
ground on which this indictment is sought to be sus-
tained is the intention to levy war against her Majesty,
with the view and intention to compel her, by force or
constraints to- change her measures or her councils.
Gentlemen, it is not necessary that this intention to levy
war should be carried into effect. The charge is the
compassing, the intending, the avowing the intention to
levy war. It is necessary, before you can be called upon
to ascribe any intention to the party, to know what in
point of law is levying war against the Sovereign. It is
right to tell what is not necessary to constitute that
offence. It is not necessary that an army should be
arrayed, or that it should be trained, disciplined, or
officered, or furnished with all the muniments of
war. The law requires no such thing to con.

TATTERSALL'S-THIS EVENING
Six O'CLOCK.

O❑ the motion of Lord ROBERT GROSVENOR,
an account was ordered of all sums of money allowed
out of any charitable estates or funds for taxed
costs on information or petition in Chancery during
the last twenty-five years account, for the same
period, of all charitable estates and funds which have
been sold or disposed of for the payment of such costs in
Chancery, the amount produced thereby, and the
amount, if any, of the surplus ; separate account of all
taxed costs in Chancery paid out of the property be-
queathed by the late Mr. Day for charitable uses for the
blind ; and the same as to Lady Hewley's Charity,
The Noble Lord also moved for copies of the charge, if
any, whether official or otherwise, that may be con-
tained in any minute of the Treasury, or in any report
or public document, against James Sedgwick,
Chairman of the late Board of Stamps, which, in the
Treasury minute by which the said Beard was
dissolved, is alleged to be " postponed for future
consideration." Of any entry in the minute books
of the Treasury, showing what the case was
that was thus proposed for future consideration, or of
any record or entry therein, showing that it has ever
been considered at all : of any record or document,
either in any Minute of the Treasury or elsewhere,
showing that on what ground it was that a tull
retired allowance having been granted to each of the
other displaced Members, the Chairman (Mr. Sedgwick)
was made an exception, and was deprived of an income
of 1,5001. a year, and his official residence, without any
allowance at all ; and of any decision, of whatever kind,
whether contained in the Treasury minutes or elsewhere,
that is referred to in the answer to the letter of Mr.
Sedgwick to the Treasury of the 25th of June last, in
which he prays, that his claim to an equal compensation
with his colleagues may be referred either to the investi-

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THE YORK ELECTION.

YORE, MAT 20.—The York electioneering move-
ments have taken a sudden and extraordinary turn. The
Conservatives, satisfied with having one representative in
the House of Commons, did not offer at all to interfere
in the present election, and thus the Liberal party had
the field to themselves. They, however, could not agree.
The eldest son of Sir William Milner was brought for.
ward, but when he came to enumerate his po;itical prin-
ciples, it was found that he went too far for some, and not
far enough for others, more particularly as regards tht-
reform movement of the day. The party thus became
disunited; but, although there were rumours of opposi
tion, there was no appearance of it until last evening.
when it was positively announced that Mr. Henry Vin-
cent would present himself as a candidate for the suf
frages of the electors, on the following day, and this an-
nouncement was followed by the issue of an address from
Mr. Sergeant Wilkins, in which that gentleman also
stated his intention of contesting the vacant seat. The
Learned Sergeant arrived in York this morning, by the
mail train, and he was quickly follow ed by Mr. Vincent,
who reached this city in the course of the forenoon.
Mr. VINCENT, in the afternoon, addressed the electors.
He comes forward with a simple and earnest desire to
promote the cause of peaceful and progressive reform,
having felt, from the earliest period of his life, that the
whole system of legislation in this country required re
vision. With regard to the suffrage question, he is quit;
ready to vote for, and to support with all his heart and
soul, the proposition of Joseph Hume. In doing so,
however, he will not give the Government a receipt ir,
full, but only a receipt for a very handsome dividend
upon the debt, which the Legislature ought long since to
have paid to the people of this country. He seeks for a
rgervainsidonmoisftske
our
fromfiscalhe
system,
awhich he condemned as a
graduated income-tax ; will vottoofoei
for the l
abolition advocatesolitionoi ' thi:
game-laws, as the remnant of a barbarous feudal system;
for the removal of the window-tax, as shutting out the
very light of heaven from the abodes of poverty; for the
total repeal of the probate and legacy duties, as monstrous
and unjust; for the abolition of the law of primogeni-
ture and entail, on the • principle' that money should
circulate only according to its cwn value in the general
market of the world; for perfect religious liberty and
equality, on the ground that one man has no right to
be taxed for the creed of another; for measures that
shall do justice to the Irish people; for measures that
shall bring about a better understanding between Great
Britain and the other nations of the earth, without an
appeal to arms. The poll will be on Tuesday, and he
pledged himself that if the electors would stand by him,
he would not leave the city on that day until the clock
on both occasions his reception was very
estruck
n,gi fa:osuat
irne.d. He addressed the electors again in the
Sergeant WzmuNs likewise addressed the elec-
tors Mr.
attentive spectator of passing events, and is now per-
as a reformer. For years he has been a silent but
n with many others, regarded as the preface
and destruction, has been the in-
strumentfectly convinced that the Reform Bill, which he, in
common
oommanoarchy
f saving our constitution from the
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whicn thrones and governments havehe
just popular indignation; but, aitt,
the
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as
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by ballot, and electoral districts.
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parliaments, voteh
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turned he pledges
an gameaavocate for education in the
‘ laws and abolish capital
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continued his canvass to-day. Mr.
Mr. Milner has f the ctice • but Mr. practice
approve 0
punishment,
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Wilkins does not °PP He was well received.
Vin-
cent's friends have
300 to scour the city, as
orga-
nising a committee of about
immediatelyafter the nomination.
canvassers,
calculate, with any degree of cer-
attahfeor
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three reformers in th©
look on with an air of compa-
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gation of the Law Officers of the Crown, or to any
other competent persons whom their Lordships way be
pleased to appoint ; and in answer to which Mr. l'arker
states,—" That he is directed by their Lordships to in-
form him, that they are unwilling to reopen a case that
has been so frequently considered and decided.
Agreed to.
STAMFORD ELECTION.

Lord J. RUSSELL wished to call the attention of
the Honourable Member for Oxford to the motion, of
which he had given notice, for the nomination of the
Committee to try the merits of the election for
the borough of Stamford. Now (he (Lord J. Russell)
was anxious that that Committee should be so nominated
as that both sides of the House should agree to it. He
understood that it was most likely that considerable dis-
cussion would take place upon the names of the Committee
as proposed by the Hon. Member for Oxford. Now he
would suggest to the Hon. Gentleman, for the purpose
of saving dispute and unnecessary discussion, whether it
would not be better that the General Committee of
Selection should be permitted to nominate the Mem-
bers for the Committee, and report to the House the
names of the Members which they thought it would
be desirable should serve on the Committee.—
(Hear, hear.) He (Lord John Russell) did not
know exactly what was the proper and formal course to
pursue, but if the Hon. Member for Oxford would con-
sent to his proposition he would undertake to bring for
ward a proper formal motion on the subject.
Mr. WOOD had endeavoured to arrange the names of
the Committee so as to avoid all objection. As he be-
lieved that it was likely that objections would be
raised to the names he had proposed, he felt
bound to accede to the proposition of the
Noble Lord at the head of the Government. If one
.thing was more necessary than another for the petitioners,
it was that their conduct should be above all suspicion
Mr. lIERRIES said it was his intention to have op-
posed the appointment of the Hon. and Learned Mem-
oer, but he had pleasure in agreeing to the proposal of
the Noble Lord.
M. H. DRUMMOND said he should have opposed the
appointment of the Committee, and he should also oppose
the motion of the Noble Lord opposite.
Mr. BRIGHT rose for the purpose of saying a few
words, in order that it might go forth to the public that
the House was of opinion that the House was of opinion
that the Hon. and Learned Gentleman had never in-
sisted on a Committee which was of one-sided character,
but if the House would just glance at the names it
would see that eight of the Members sat on that side of
the House cpposite to that on which the Hon. and
Learned Member sat.
The subject then dropped.
AFFAIRS OF SPAIN.

Mr. BANKS said, seeing the Noble Lord the Secre-
tary for Foreign Affairs in his place, ho wished to ask
him whether any further correspondence had taken
place with the Minister of Spain since that laid upon the
table of the House, and if so whether the Noble Lord
had any objection to produce it in tililo for the debate
on Friday.
Lord PALMERSTON said some further notes hnd
bee❑ received subsequently to those he had already laid
upon the table of the House, but they related to a private
personal matter between Sir H. Bulwer and the Duke of
Sotomayor, but he expected a special meessenger to-mor-
row, and if he brought any further communications they
should be laid on the table in time for the debate.
In answer to a question from Mr. BAILEY,
Lord PALMERSTON said the correspondence was
more of a private than a public character; but if ho
found that it was calculated to facilitate the debate on
the subject he would wave that consideration, and allow
it to be laid on the table.—(Hear, hear.)
COPPER MINE'S BILL.
In reply to a question trom Lord G. BENTINCK.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he
could not name a day when he should bring on the
Copper Mines Bill.

Mr. WILLIASMLIGO OR
mE
sLBEyC T
GI 00 Nn
°
ME moved for a
Select Committee
the petition of to inquire into the matter of
John Delany, which was presented
day
upon the 18thof this instant May, com-
plaining of certain
proceedings fur effecting a corn-
prorni,e in the case of the Sligo election petitions.
The Hon. Member read the
petition in detail, and stated
that as it involved the
charracter of a Member of that
Ilouse, and made a charge the gravest nature against
the Examiner of Recegnizances,oof its offi-
cers, and had the most sacred whodutieswas one
to discharge, it
w 55 absolutely necessary that some enquiry should be
made into the matter, inasmuch as the right of
electors to petition against the return of Mem-
bers of Parliament had, in the present
been violated by a
compromisebetw,enthe
instance,
o parties.
The house having agreed to an inqair) . • into the conduct
of a peer in connexion with the Stamford
election,
he
thought that this case being analogous, a similar course
should be adopted. If the statements which he had
brought forward were supported by truth, the House would
not do its duty if it refused the parties from whom they
emanated an opportunity of substantiating them ; and if
they were gross, unfounded, and calumnious, he should
feel happy in rendering his humble services to brin the
calumniator of the character of gentlemen filling high
stations to the utmost punishment which the law pro-
vided for such offenders. He begged to propose the mo-
tion he had read for the adoption of the House.

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FIRE AT BETHNAL-GREEN.—Yesterday morning,
between the hours of four and five, a fire broke out at
No. 10, Cudworth-street, Bethnal-green, the property
of Mr, chftrier, Cox, but occupied by numerous families.
It originited, from some unexplained cause, in the back
room first floor, and before it was discoveredat it had ob-
tained considerable hold of the premises, so thwas
with great difficulty the several occupants were enabled
to escape. The building, which was partially gutted,
was insured in the Sun Fire-office; but, unfortunately,
the occupants were uninsured.
THE RISCA COLLIERY ExrLostos.—An inquest
was hell on 'Wednesday', on the body of Joseph James,'Wednesday',agni 51, and Alfred Chivers, aged 12i years, whi I o,t
their lives by the explosion in the above works the pre•
ceding day. After hearing the evidence the jury re-
turned a verdict to the following effect:—,. That th,
deceased Joseph James and Alfred Chivers came by
their deaths by an accidental explosion of fire-damp in
the big vein pit of the Waiu Vawr colliery." The jury
were unanimous in strongly recommending, for the due
preservation and safety of life and property, that it be
considered imperative by the proprietor of the colliery,
that he direct the big vein openings to be as thoroughly
examined by a fireman as the other portions of the
works; and that in future all fines established in these
works, and infringed by the workmen,
be striet
fly en.f
forced.. The wounded persons were progressing avour
Ably.—Monmouthshire Merlin,.

stitute a levying of war against the Sovereign, MEETING OF TILE CONFEDERATION.—The Irish COilil.
and in support of that view of the case I federation are to hold a meeting to-morrow, for !tiu
beg to quote the opinion of Sir Michael Forster. purpose of "expressing the opinion of that °,
body.onun tp
Yon are not called upon to decide in this case what is unconstitutional and despotic practice of packing J !Ii•
levying of war against the Sovereign : you are only CROWN AND GOVERNMENT SECURITY
called upon to say if the intention of levying war was BILL.
entertained. I call your attention to this document that On Wednesday, about three o'clock, P.M., the hosse,4
you may examine it, to see if there be any intention Mr. Hugh Maguire, of Kilsub, Templeport, was 11 ;u „
avowed of seeking, by force and arms, or by force or by Constable Rea, of Swanlinbar, with twenty mealt
an
constraint, to compel the Sovereign to change her mea- arrested Mr. Maguire on a charge of sedition. 1 . P..
sures or councils. When the Act says, "to compel the pears that on the preceding Sunday, at the chapelof4:-
Sovereign, by force or constraint, to change her coup- Templeport, a document was exhibited for the purp_s
oils," it does not contemplate that the jury should be of enrolling the names of those who were willing to.). gi11...
obliged to come to the wild conclusion that the prisoner the National Guard, advised by the Confederates. s)alt,.
must have designed to march an army to London, and n.Taguire signed the paper, as did several others, uinci . _
by actual physical force compel the Queen to change sciuus that he violated any law. Subsequent being
her measures. No, but if you find iu this document paper was removed to Mr. Maguire's house, as
evidence of a purpose or intention to stir up rebellion— convenient to the chapel.
to stir up insurrection—nay, to stir up tumultuous The police having heard of this, proceeded, as bTefhool ;
meetings for the purpose of redressing real or stated, to Mr. Maguire's house, and arrested him.
to ,
imaginary grievances, and with a view of obliging also searched the premises, are' discovered the docue .
_1!
her Majesty, by the apprehension of any evil or mentioned, with a copy of the 8: Tech lately deliverl li_ Y.,
national calamity, to change her measures, it Mr. Smith O'Brien in the House of Commons. , LIP,' i.,
would be within the terms of this Act. But brought their prisoner before B. AV, Holeaes, Esq_ lie
Its
though lam putting this case to you in all it; varieties, who committed him to Cavan gaol, refusing to take
eicio'r
I may b.. going too far, and unnecessarily too far, because for his appearance. The following is a copy of t
it I can filal throughout, this publication a distin:ct call initial :
en the nation at lag, to arms, for the purpose suggested " County of Cavan, ZTo the Governor of Cavan. g 1_°.1.:
here, then it is for you to say whether any doubt re- to wit. i —Receive and detain inhe)(6l2.l
mains on your mind as to the extent and purpose of custody Hitch Maguire, of Kilsub, charged on t .
_.,,,..
levying war against her Majesty for the purpose of of constable John Duggan, of Swanlinbar,
with r aO7;
compelling her to change her councils. The summary found in his house it private paper, purporting to COl_ The
of what I have addressed to you is shortly this:—You a speech made by William Smith O'Brien, m.r., in
_iid
will have, first, to ascertain whether those publications House of Commons, on the 10th day of April last ~,...„
are brought home to the prisoner; next, whether in the another paper containing a declaration of persons w.:l_l'
way of explanation or manifestation of intention or acts to enrol themselves as members of a national gut' rdentif .
done, by being published, evidence is afforded of his in- to furnish themselves with weapons and accoutre at
.70;
tention. If you do, you are bound to find the bill: if it being alleged against him, that on Sunday, the I, of
you do not, you will, of course, ignore it. instant, the said Hugh Maguire did, at the clutal'od
CLERK cF THE CROWN (to the jury)—Gentlemen, Templeport, Kildoh, exhort people to come forwartv,
do you wish the bills should be sent up tonight, or do sign said declaration, contrary to law, and for so
du` °
you prefer that they should be sent up on Monday this shall bo your authority.
morning?
Foreman—On Monday morning. " Given under my hand and seal, this 17th day 01,Igry.
1848. " B. W. noLabo.„,
COURT—Gentlemen, you are to attend at eleven MORE ARRESTS.—Mr. John M•Hugb, of Bra!lruowor"
o'clock on Monday morning for the purpose of re- was arrested on Tuesday last, and committed INA,
ceiving the bills. county gaol, for having a pike in his possession. it,
The Court adjourned at a quarter past six o'clock. other man, named Michael Gray, has been arrtats4o
THE MARC LUNGS OF THE CONFEDERATION. Ballyjamesduff, under the new penal law ; but 00,'3......
In consequence of information received by the police, not yet heard the exact charge preferred against bi
a riot, or worse, was apprehended last night. In the Anglo Celt.
early part of the day the following was issued:—
" POLICE NOTICE.
" The Commissioners of Police having received mime•
rout complaints of the disturbance of the public peace
by crowds of persons assembling and marching through
the streets, and obstructing the thoroughfares by shout-
ing in a disorderly manner, they (the Commissioners)
hereby caution all whom it may concern against such
disorderly proceeding, and further direct all police-
constables to prevent such obstruction and disorderly
conduct by every means in their power.
" By order,
"RICHARD M. ARDAGH.
" Metropolitan Police Office, Lower Castle-yard,
May 18, 1848."
Between five and six o'clock in the evening a large
corps of infantry were marched into the College
quadrangle, and soon after a strong police force, amount-
ing to between 350 and 400 men, as far as could be
judged. The police were cantoned in the College park,
and the sergeant of each division was furnished with
keys for the different doors and gates leading out on the
city from various quarters of the park, so that a force
could be mustered at the shortest warning in Westland-
row, Brunswick-street, Leinster-street, Nassau-street,
or Grafton-street, through the Provost's gardens.
These precautions, it would appear, were taken to inti-
midate the Confederate clubs from walking in proces-
sion. It appears that a crowd of persons, estimated by
the police inspector on duty at 3,000 persons, assembled
opposite the rooms of the Confederation, in D'Olier-
street, and refused to move on. He arrested 65 of them,
and this day they were brought before the magistrates of
College-street Police-office. Subjoined is a note of the
proceedings.
COLLEGE- STREET POLICE- OFFICE.
THE ARRESTS LAST NIGHT.—A large number of
persons, amounting in all to 65, were brought up to-day,
before Mr. Tyndal, charged with causing an obstruction
in the streets last night.
Mr. O'Donovan, as solicitor, Messrs. Dillon, O'Hea,
and O'Neil, as counsel, appeared on the part of the
parties charg d.
The hearing of the case came on at one o'clock.
Dr. Gray, whose case had been partly tried in the
morning, applied to hie Worship for a few minutes'
postponement, as Mr. O'Hea, his counsel, was not then
in attendance. His Worship granted the application,
arid proceeded to hear the other cases as they stood in
their order on the book.
Six of the party were brought forward, when In-
spector Walsh was sworn, and gave his testimony as
follows :
In consequence of a habit that has existed for a great
many days—
Counsellor I:lmam—ls this gentleman a witness ? I
believe he is going to make a speech.
Witness—ln consequence of largo crowds of persons
having assembled—
Mr. O'Nnin—As counsel for the party charged, I
must protest against evidence being given in this illegal
manner. He is now going to state matters which oc-
curred on the day previous to that on which the offence
occurred for which he is now prosecuting.
Witness—l mean to save you the trouble of putting
those questions to me.
Mr. O'NEIL—In duty to my clients, I feel bound to
ask you what questions I please, and I say that evidence
taken before a justice of the peace must be governed by
the same laws as that given in the superior courts.
Witness—Then I will put my evidence in any shape
you please. It appeared to the authorities, in conse-
quence of obstructions having taken place in d'Olier-
street, and which they apprehended would again take
place on last night, a force of police were ordered to
assemble and act under my orders, if any obstruction
were to take place in that street. I was to take a small
number of police in the first instance.
LIABILITIES.
Mr. O'NEIL.—I protest against this as illegal evidence,
ital
It is laid down in the Ist East— vap ... .., ...
Witness—l will give it to you at once. I saw an Ditto of the new branch
Reserve fund .
obstruction in d'Olier-street, I saw a crowd of persons, Ditto of the
numbering in my estimate 3,000, occupying the carriage
sad footways, and they were stationary in d'Olier-street. ait-eser-
I took a party of police, and went into that street. I
stood and loudly cautioned the people to disperse and go
to their homes, as in case they did remain, after
being duly warned, that my orders were to disperse
them, and to use my discretion as to the most effectual
manner that could be done without using violence
to the people. During a quarter of an hour from
the time I first warned them I repeated the warning at
the ends of the street and in the centre of it, so that no
person would have an excuse to remain there in that sta-
tionary manner and continue the obstruction, orthat any
person could have to say any advantage had been taken
of them by the police. My first warning was responded
to by a derisive shout of laughter, and each succeeding
warning was unheeded, as the people did not move along,
but kept their places in the street. I plainly and dis-
tinctly told thew what I would do—namely, that I
would apprehend some of them. I then got a sufficient
force to effect that without any unpleasant collision, and
some of them I arrested are men now standing at the
bar. My warning commenced about nine o'clock, and
it was half-past eleven, and after having taken the
parties into custody, before the street was left in its
ordinary state.
The case of six of the persons in custody was then
gone into. After a long and uninteresting examination
of witnesses, the Magistrates dismissed one of the ac-
cused parties, and ordered the other five to be held in
bail in their own recognizances, not to be found again
obstructing the police in the discharge of their duty.
DR. GRAY'S CASE.
Constable Broderick stated that about ten o'clock last
night he was stationed with a party of police in West-
morland-street, which reached across the street, and
had been placed there to prevent people passing, while
another party was clearing the street of a large crowd
which occupied it. There was also a crowd at the corner
of Fleet-street, when a person, who seemed to emerge
from the crowd (Dr. Gray), demanded permission to
pass through Westmorland street. Broderick refused
compliance, and requested that the Doctor would go
round by Fleet-street, as other gentlemen had done.
The Doctor insisted on his right to pass, and being
again refused, he put his hand to the breastof the police-
man and pushed him about two feet from where he had
been standing. The constable then seized the Doctor,
who caught the constable by his belt, and pulled him off
the footway, whereupon the Doctor was arrested, brought
to the station-house, and charged with having committed
an assault.
Constable Green corroborated the evidence of Brode-
rick in all that was material.
Benjamin Tydd, inspector of the A division of police,
stated at great length the arrangement which he made
under the directions of Inspector Walsh, for clearing
d'Olier-street and Westmorland-street of the mobs, but
his evidence did not bear on the Doctor's case.
In reply to questions put by Mr. O'Hea, as counsel
for Doctor Gray, Tydd stated that, in his opinion, Con-
stable Broderick had exceeded his duty in refusing to let
Doctor Gray pass, and Tydd added that be would not
have refused the request of the Doctor, had he (Tydd)
been in Broderick's case.
Mr. O'HEA—Oh, when an illegal act has been perpe-
trated a menial must be sacrificed.
The Learned Counsel then insisted that the police
had no right to prevent a peaceable citizen from passing,
and that Doctor Gray would have yielded or submitted
to an illegal act if he had not asserted and insisted on
his right.
thteo ctahrliee aasidonoefrMaisr;
TyMndr.allll,lsTaciducrheiL' whomagistrate
viewedcome
ing the question whether Dr. Gray had pres.sed his right
atoeoptis ifihaebwleeemvaenryneLoahndesisnistcedombiyngthteo
ad miscssliiuosinnioollafno Inspector nstjp.hueacstti or Tydd.e
0 thatsequ
en
tly: Broderickth the first
had
ag-
gressor.ex .
ceeded his duty, and was, n
The MAGISTRATES, therefore, discharge d the case, and
was ahl)s obotof thedees
laamr eedo pt
oi n Dion. r
D r.
InspectorG ray stoodw e
lsh acquitted.s
aid heov
(Walsh)
as Inspector Tydd, as he
Gray on arriving at the station-house, when he intimated
to the Doctor that the charge would be withdrawn. The
Doctor would not accept of his proposition.
Dr. Gray said, his object in havina the case brought
before the bench was to establish the right of the subject,
as there were many poor persons in custody who had
not the means of asserting their rights.
Finally all the accused were discharged.
REJOICINGS IN THE COUNTRY .—The provincial papers
and lett,rs say, that on Wednesday and Thursday night,
the hills in the counties of Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Clare,
Tipperary, and other counties were studded with great
fires, in honour to Smith O'Brien and T. F. Meagher,
for " beating the Attorney• General."

THE UNITED IRISHMAN. of
The following extracts from the United frishmargl 0
this day, show that Mr. 1\ litchel cannot have a aerfis..
apprehension that he will be convicted at the cow"
sion:—
A letter, addressed " To the Protestant Farnoretideo
bourers, and Artisans of the North of Ireland," coca
with these passages— mi. 1
" Now, before undergoing any of my trialsw" yott
have still the use of pen and paper—l wish to salvo°boa
that I am more than ever convinced the way I hs, ao-
taking is the true and only way to deal with the a to
vernment,' to right the wrongs of working men, fiat be
achieve liberty for our country. 'Let the plain
yep
told, the plain truth be acted, felony or no NOT 00
Irishmen, north or south, reflect upon that aiid
na
life of one peasant is equal to the life of one Pee.r,'msJ
follow it out to its consequences, vvhithersoever !I'o, of
lead, be that through prisons, or anarchy, or re'gfor
terror, or rivers of blood—and, above all thiagetLeh for
ber, that no good thing can come from the EDP
liament or the EnglisCGovernment. tbe‘i
" For me, I abide my fate joyfully; for I V"" otere'
whatever betide me, m work is nearly done. etred to
force and Patience any d'Perseverance,' are snat'ryteell,
the wild winds of Heaven. The music my co
now love best to hear, is the rattle of arms sou ce'"
of the rifle. As I sit here, and write in WY 101"01 to
I hear, just dying away, the measured trao3l3, tor
thousand marching men—my gallant Confedere'V
armed and silent, but with hearts like beaded boW, of,
ing till the time comes. They have marched 1),, osar
prison windows to let me know there are ten
lighting men in Dublin—' felons' in heart and fil7t.
" I thank God for it. The game is a-foot at lat-ret,, bi
liberty of Ireland may come sooner or come
peaceful negotiation or bloody conflict--het it iselibe'l
and wherever between the poles I may chance I„e-014'
will hear the crash of the downfall of the
British Empire.' "JOHN MITCI;eO,
In the answers to correspondents this advice Cs 10 r
" F., Dublin.'—Yes ; now, indeed, is to O's
get change for your notes, if ever you mesa 00e.talA
Phis day week a ten-pound ticket may notbe; es P'f
bad farthing, and stock debentures and se"Zje
cheque-books, and all that, may have got a Oleg
will not recover easily!'

BANK OF FRANC „Of
The following was the situation of the Bank ()"
day evening, May 18:

05 IS
900 if 0°
6L /4
• 55,74.73$
▪ 16 0"