The Sun.
London, England, 1848-03-09 00:00:00

TOE SUN,

nexion between Mr. Attwood and Sir Dudley Hill's
committee, the evidence of bribery was resumed.
John Harnock, a barge-master and freeman of Har-
wich, proved that he received 201. as expenses to v(,te
for Sir Dudley Hill. The money was paid by Mr.
Heath, one of Sir Dudley Hill's committee-men, and it
was understood between them that if Sir Dudley Hill did
not go to the poll, he would still vote for Sir Dudley's
party. Sir Dudley did withdraw, and then, in accord-
ance with his agreement, he gave a plumper for Mr.
Attwood.
Thomas Herricks, another bargeman, of Harwich,
proved that he received 201. in the same way; but in his
case he had really incurred some heavy losses, through
being brought away from his business to vote.
James Knight, another bargeman, received 161.,
under similar circumstances.
The Committee then adjourned till to-morrow at
eleven o'clock.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

(THIS EVENING.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat upon the
Woolsack at Five o'clock.
The Archbishop of YORK presented several peti-
tions against the removal of the Jewish disabilities.
The Bishop of OXFORD presented several peti-
tions with a similar prayer.
_ _ .

The Earl of EGLINION presented a petition from
Berwick praying for krepeal of the currency laws of
1844.

THE TRAFALGAR-SQUARE RIOTS.

The Marquis of SALISBURY, seeing the Noble
Marquis in his place, wished to ask him a question
regarding the recent riots in Trafalgar-square, and the
conduct of Mr. Hall, the Chief Magistrate at Bow-
street, in adjudicating on the cases brought before
him. In the case of James Marshall, who was
charged with inciting the mob by calling out " No
police," " No national guard," and with throwing
stones ; the prisoner denied that he had formed part
of the mob, or that he had thrown stones, Mr. Hall
sentenced him on the evidence of the police-constable,
to be imprisoned for eight days. In the case
of Jaynes Meddrith, charged with assaulting the police,
prisoner said that he did not belong to the mob
and complained that he had been struck on the head
by the police-constable with his staff. In conse-
quence of the police-constable being unable to satisfy
Mr. Hall why he had used his staff, Mr. Hall ordered
the prisoner to be discharged, because the police-
constable was unable to satisfy him (Mr, Hall) why
he had used his staff in such a brutal and
cowardly manner. He (the Marquis of Salisbury)
wished to know whether the Government adopted
Mr. Hall's exposition of the law. It was perfectly
different from the law as recently laid down by Mr.
Justice Coleridge, who declared that when any per-
sons were riotously assembled, the act of one was the
act of all ; a blow struck by one was a blow struck by
all, and the constable was therefore perfectly justified in
' in striking down one of this riotous assemblage.
The police had a very onerous and a very important
duty to perform, and he considered the remarks of
Mr. Hall as not only uncalled for, but as calculated
to prevent officers executing their duties properly.
He could not see why a policeman's life should not be
protected as well as that of another man. Of what he
saw of the conduct of the police in Trafalgar-square,
he felt bound to say that never did any body of inkri
perform their duty with more temper, kindness, and
forbearance than did the police on that occasion.—
(Hear, hear.) He objected to magistrates taking
upon themselves to decide summarily in cases of
flagrant assaults upon the police. They could com-
mit the prisoners to Quarter Sessions, where, in the
event of conviction, they could be sentenced to two
years imprisonment, with hard labour, for such
assaults. The agricultural riots in 1829 were occa-
sioned solely by the timid sentences passed upon the
first culprits, and therefore a severe example ought to
be made of the rioters in London and Glasgow, and a
stop would be at once put to their proceedings.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said that as soon
as Mr. Hall had seen the report he went to the
Home-office to deny its accuracy, and declared that
he made use of no expression casting any imputation
on the police .constable, but that on the contrary, he
declared that the constable had done no more
then his duty, and he discharged the man
only because he thought he had been sufficiently
punished for his offence by the detention he had
undergone, and the broken and bloody head he had
received.

Lord STANLEY bore testimony to the forbear-
ance, coolness, and temper with which the police in
general discharged thoir duties. There was never a
more contemptible, cowardly, and objectless mob than
that assembled in Trafalgar-square, yet they had done
great mischief, and he thought that the magistrates
ought not to have passed very light sentences upon
those convicted of having formed part of it. He
thought that in one point of view it was well that
this mob had assembled, because it would prove to
Foreign countries that there was no sympathy with
mobs on the part of the great body of the people,
the overwhelming majority of whom had shown that
they were determined to come forward and enrol
themselves for the protection of order and good
government.—(Hear, hear.)
Their Lordships then adjourned.

ON DON,

order of the House, with respect to the tariffs of
Spain and Portugal.
COMMITTEE OF PRIVILEGES.
Lord H. VANE brought up the report of the
Committee of Privileges.
Mr. G. BERKELEY said, that on the part of the
petitioners he should reel it his duty, when the report
was printed, to call the attention of the House to the
same.
THE CASE OF ANNETTE MEYERS.
I Lord NUGENT wished to know from the Right
Hon. Baronet the Secretary of State for the Home
Department whether he had received any further
communication from the Lord Chief Baron on the
subject of Annette Meyers, who had been found guilty
for murder at the sessions at the Old Bailey, and if
so, whether it was the intention of the Government
to act upon the recommendation of the jury.
Sir G. GREY said that he thought he should best
discharge the painful duty which devolved upon him,
as Secretary of State, by declining to give any answer
to the question of the Noble Lord.
EXPULSION OF ENGLISH LABOURERS