The Sun.
London, England, 1848-06-24 00:00:00

bIAJORITY—NOES, 112.

Adair, R. Shafts Greene, John Osborne, Ralph
Anderson, Arthur Guest, Sir John Parker, John
Armstrong, Sir A. Ilallyburton, Lord Pattison, J.
Baines, M. T. Haimer, Sir J. Pearson, Charles
Barkly, Henry Hardcastle, J. A. Peel, Sir Robert
Barnard, E. G. Mastic, Alexander Pendarves, Edward
Bernal, Ralph Hayes, Sir E. Perfect. Robert
Blackitone, W. S. Mayter, W. G. Pigott, Francis
Bouverie, E. P. Henry, Alexander Pilkington, James
Brotherton, Joseph Herbert, Sidney Pugh, David
Brown, H. Hervey, Lord A. Ricardo, Osman
Burke, Sir Thomas Heywood, James Richards, Richard
Buxton, Sir E. Ilindley, C. Robartes, T. J.
Callaghan, D. Hood, Sir , lexander Romilly, Sir John
Campbell, W. F. Ilorsinan, Edward Sadlair, John
Chaplin, W. J. Hutt, William Simeon, John
Clerk Sir G. Keogh, William Smith, John A.
Cobden, R. King, P. J. Smith, J. Benjamin
Cochrane, A. Langston, J. 11. Smythe; G.
Cocsbura, Alex. Lemon, Slr Charles Somerton, Viscount
Corbaliy, M. E. Lincoln, Earl of Spearman, IL J.
Corry, 11. Lindsay, Colonel Stanton, W. H.
Davie, Sir H. Lushington, C. Strickland, Sir G.
D'Eyncourt, T. Mangles, R. D. Stuart, Lord Dudley
Drunalanrig, Vis. MarsMll, J. G. Thicknesse, Ralph
Duncan, George Marshall, W. , Thompson, Colonel
Duncuft, John Martin, John Thornely, T.
Dunne, Francis P. Martin, Samuel Trelawny, J. S.
Estcourt, J. B. B. Matheson, Colonel Villiers, Charles
Evans, John Milner, W. M. Wawn, J. T.
Evans, William Molesworth, Sir W. Williamson, Sir H.
Fagan, William Monsell, William Wood, W. P.
Fagan, James Morris, David Wyvill, Marmaduke
Fordyce, A. D. Mostyn, E. M. Young, Sir John
Frewen, C. H. Mowatt, Francis
Gladstone, W. E. Sorreys, Lord TELLERS,
Glyn, George Carr Norreys, Sir D. Hume, Joseph
Graham, Sir James Nugent, Lord Bennet, Philip
Greenall, Gilbert Ogle, S. C.

DREADFUL ACCIDENT.
ELEVEN LIVES LOST.

We regret that it has become our melancholy duty to
record another of those shocking catastrophes which
have recently become of too frequent occurrence among
the works in this district. A peculiarity of this lament-
able disaster, as of many others which it has been our
painful duty to notice, is, that the immediate cause of
the distressing event which has thus resulted in a fearful
sacrifice of human life, is, to a very considerable extent,
shrouded in uncertainty. Not one of the poor fellows
who were descending the pit at the time of the accident,
was left to tell the frightful tale; therefore, no investiga-
tio❑ nor inquiry would enable us to fix exactly upon the
orgin of the mischief. The scene of this awful accident
was a pit known as No. 6, Black Vein Iron Stone Pit,
at the Victoria Ironworks, and the particulars, gleaned
from inquiries on the spot, and so far as can at present
be ascertained, are as follow:
On Wednesday morning last, between seven and eight
o'clock, when a considerable number of the men eta-
ployed at the works had assembled at the mouth of the
pit, preparatory to descending to commence their work,
and after a company or two had descended, eleven men
got into the bucket for the purpose of being let down
into the pit. It should be here explained that in the
operation of lowering and raising the buckets in this
shaft, which is termed a balance-pit, the weight in the
descending bucket is so adjusted as to raise to the sur-
face another bucket, on the other side of the pit, so that
any alteration in the weight of one of these buckets in
the passage up or down, would cause the other to as-
cend or descend with proportionately increased velocity.
When the eleven men in question had descended
to some depth from the surface (it is sup-
posed more than halt way to the bottom), : the
chain attached to the bucket in which they were
descending, began to run down the shaft with greatly-
augmented rapidity, and continued to move with in.
creasing velocity, until the unfortunate men were preci-
pitated to the bottom with a tremendous crash. The
chain on the other side of the pit, which moved upwards
with a rapidity proportionate to the increased speed of
the descending bucket, soon brought to the surface the
crosspieces only, by which the ascending bucket had
been attached to the chain—thus leaving behind the
huge bucket, with its contents, and the balance chain at
the bottom of it, which, as a minute investigation of the
pit, atter the accident, painfully disclosed, must have de-
scended with terrific violence upon the poor fellows whu
had just gone down, and who, it is supposed, were
thrown by the violence of the concussion, out of one
bucket just in time to be crushed to atoms by the de-
scent of the other. They were, of course, killed on the
spot. No others were injured.
From the above details, then, it will be seen that the
accident must have arisen from the separation, by some
unknown cause, of the crosspieces from the ascending
bucket ; and not, as we think some have supposed, from
the breaking of the chain ; this point, indeed, seems
placedibeyond a doubt by the circumstance of the cross-
pieces having been brought up by the ascending chain,
and smashed to pieces by the violent contact with the
whim-frame above the mouth of the pit.
It is a somewhat striking circumstance, and one which
seems to mark this fearful occurrence with a strange fa-
tality, that the same buckets and chains were constantly
being used to raise much greater weights than were now
attached to them, and had been found to work satisfac-
torily and with perfect safety. The pit is 85 yards deep
and was, we are informed, in proper working condition,
as far as could be ascertained, at the time of the accident.
The unfortunate individuals who lost their lives by
this sad event were—

William Owen, aged IS, unmarried.
James Dsvis, aged 39, leaving a widow and two chil-
dren.

Emanuel Stilman, aged 27, leaving a widow.
Isaac Williams, aged 23, unmarried.
John Harris, aged 47, leaving a widow and four chil-
dren.

David Thomas, aged 29, leaving a widow and two
children.

Richard Edwards, aged 26, unmarried.
James Phelps, aged 29, unmarried.
Richard Williams, aged 27, unmarried.
John Morgan, aged 32. left a widow.
Hubert Chivers, aged 13.
We aro informed upon undoubted authority that the
greatest consideration has been shown by the Victoria
Company for the suffering and destitute relatives of the
deceased ; and every kindness has been evinced towards
them. Temporary provision has been made for their
immediate necessities, preparatory to some step being
taken for their permanent relief. The expenses incident
to the interment of the unfortunate men will be defrayed
by the company; and on our visit to the spot, we found
John Fraser, Eaq., as the representative of the company,
giving directions that every proper provision should be
promptly made for the bereaved friends of the poor fel-
lows who lost their lives.
We cannot close our hurried sketch of this distressing
occurrence, without expressing our sense of the courtesy
and promptitude with which every needful assistance
and information were afforded to us at the scene of the
accident, by James Beaumont, Esq., the manager of the
works; and it is equally creditable to the company, as it
will doubtless prove satisfactory to the public, that a
disposition was shown by the manager end the agents at
the works, to give every facility for laying the facts of
the case before the public, through the medium of the
prem.
An inquest will be held on the bodies of the unfortu-
nate deceased, this day (Frlday).—llionntouthslare ,d Orlin,

THE UNITED STATES
AND MEXICO.

THREE DAYS LATER.

SOUTHAMPTON, FRIDAY.
The United States steam-ship arrived at Cowes
this morning, en route from New York for Havre, to
land her English passengers. She left the former
port on the evening of the 10th, having thus made
an excellent passage of twelve days. She brought
fifty passengers for llavre and fifteen for England.
She has a freight of 500,000 dollars, and some cotton.
The United States brings three days' later news
from America. The nomination of President and
Vice-President took place at Philadelphia on the 9th,
which ended in the acceptation of General Taylor,
by an immense majority. Millard Phillimore was
nominated for the Vice-Presidency. The nomina-
tion had caused great excitement amongst the various
political parties. General Taylor is so great a favou-
rite that little doubt exists of his final success.
The news of the ratification of the treaty in the
Mexican Congress had given great satisfaction. Full
details had reached New York, but they are not
published in the papers that have come to hand. It
appears, however, that by the terms of the ratification,
a very considerable territory will be ceded to the
United States, besides a large indemnity.
The Stock Market continued in a very languid
state, and not many sales had been effected since the
departure of the Hibernia. It was fully expected
that the conclusion of the war with Mexico would
have had the effect of putting a better tone upon the
Money Market. _ _

Goad bills on London had been done at 11 and 11
per cent.
There had been an improvement in the flour mar-
ket. Prices had advanced. _

The Acadia steam-ship arrived out on the 7th, after
a good passage.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, June 23.
IN RE G. W. 51. REYNOLDS.
The bankrupt, a bookseller and publisher, in Wel-
lington-street, Strand, and who has attained some cele-
brity as a Chartist and public writer, came 11D for final
examination. The balance sheet, from Ist January,
1847, to the 12th of May, 1848, showed the amount of
debts to be 2,109/., out of which sum 5581. were to cre-
ditors who held securities. The assets realised are 1031.
15s. The principal creditors were Mr. Henderson, Old
Bailey, 6521.; and Messrs. Venables and Co., Queen-
hithe, 424/. _

No opposition being offered, the bankrupt passed his
final examination.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
(Before the ASSISTANT-JUDGE.)
Thursday being the day appointed for the trial of bail
cases, the Court sat at the usual hour.
The first case called on was an indictment preferred
by a person named John Bond, against Charles Price,
John Bullock, Moses Hart, and John Harding charging
them with keeping a common gambling house in Co-
ventry-street, Leicester-square.
The only one that appeared to answer the charge was
John Harding.
Mr. BALLANTINE, who appeared for the prosecution,
said, that having carefully examined his instructions,
he regretted to say that the evidence by which the
charge was to be supported was not sufficiently strong
to show that the defendant Harding had any share in
maintenance of the indicted house. It was quite clear
that the defendant lived there, but it could not be shown
that he had let that portion of it which was involved in
the present prosecution at any higher rate than would be
charged to an ordinary lodger; neither was he prepared
to show that the defendant was in league with the
others. The other defendants had endeavoured to avoid
arrest for the best personal motives, as the case, against
them was clear. Under these circumstances, he should
decline to proceed further, and the jury would acquit
Mr. Harding.
The JUDGE ordered the jury to acquit the defendant,
and a verdict of Not Guilty was therefore returned.
The Learned JUDGE, much excited, said that Courts
of Justice were not to he made such a vile mockery of
as had been done in the present case by the disreput-
able proceedings of the prosecutor. It was only at the
last session at this Court that the man (Bond), the pro-
secutor, swore in an affidavit that he could not appre-
hend any of the defendants, as they were keeping out
•of the way; but as soon as that was made public
through the press, a letter appeared in one of the daily
journals, in which the defendant, now at the bar, denied
that he was out of the way. and said that he was always
to be found in his shop. Upon this the prosecutor ar-
rested him on a Bench warrant he had obtained when
the bill of indictment was found, but now having brought
him to that Court, he had the audacity to instruct coun-
sel to open for an acquittal, to save his own recogni-
zances which he had entered into to prosecute,
Mr. PRENDERGAST, who had previously attempted to
speak, now begged permission to be allowed to do so.
The ASSISTANT-JUDGE—Then, Mr. Prendergast, we
will change places; you take my place and I will take
yours.
Mr. Bond, the prosecutor, also attempted to speak.
The ASSISTANT-JUDGE—Silence, Sir; not one word
shall you say without an affidavit, and I caution you how
you act. A court of justice shall not be converted, by
such as you, into a means of extorting money. I have
an affidavit here, in which you swear that you could
have arrested any one of the defendants at any time,
but subsequently you come and swear that they were
hiding.
Mr. BALLANTINE said that he had nothing to do with
anything of the sort. He had done his duty to his client.
The ASSISTANT-JUDGE did not blame counsel—
counsel must do their duty, and so must the Judge. It
was preposterous to say that Bond could not bring evi-
dence to convict Harding before Mr. Ballantine received
his instructions.
Mr. Bond said he was quite amazed at the line of con-
duct pursued by Mr. Ballantine.
The ASSISTANTJUDGE desired Bond to hold his tongue
whilst he was safe.
Mr. PRENDERGAST here handed the Judge a letter,
which his Lordship read aloud. It was written by Bund
to a person named Laing, last September, demanding
30/., or he would institute proceedings against him for
keeping a gambling -house.
The ASSISTANT JUDGE (to Bond)—This letter, Sir,
proves what you are. You are a common gambler, and
have taken these proceedings to extort money.
Mr. Bond—l am not. I have been ruined by it, and
I'll take fifty affidavits that I could not arrest all the
defendants.
The ASSISTANT-JUDGE—YOU swore, on the trial of
Levy, teat you were on the Continent for three months
after last July. This letter is dated at the beginning of
September, and written in London. What do you mean
by this, Sir?
Mr. Bond—The date has beon altered. This is a
conspiracy against me. My friend, Captain Riley, my
Lord—
The ASSISTANT-JUDGE—Captain Riley. Is he here?
Captain Riley—l am, my Lord (holding up a piece of
paper). I can prove that the defendant paid rent and
taxes for the house.
The ASSISTANT-JUDGE—Captain Riley, I know you,
and you know what I know of you. The less you say
the better. When Levy was arrested I have proof that,
although Bond swore it was an accidental meeting, he
knew of that meeting before it took place.
Mr. Bond—On my honour.
The ASSISTANT-JUDGE—Your honour, Sir, why, if
you have any honour, this Court has been ignorant of
what the word honour means. Sir, your recognizancee
stand estreated, and now prepare for the consequences.
Mr. Bond—l never indicted Laing.
The ASSISTANT•JUDGE—A good reason you had not
to do so, you got the 301. (Turning to the jury.) Yuu
see, gentlemen, what these prosecutions are got up for.
Mr. PRENDERGAST pressed some observations with re-
ference to the letter read by the Court, when
Mr. Bond claimed the protection of the Court.
The ASSISTANT-JUDGE said he asked what would not
be granted to him, and advised him to think seriously
about his present position, as his recognizances stood
estreated.
After some further remarks the court was cleared.
During the above scene the court was in a state of the
most indescribable confusion, and it was some time be-
fore order was restored.
Yesterday Mr. BRIERLEY appeared on behalf of Bond.
He applied that the entreat might be taken of the recog-
nizance, as Bond had effectually prosecuted one gain-
blino'-house-keeper, had brought another into Court, and
was doing his best to arrest the remainder.
The ultimate decision of the Court was, Chat if Bond
did his best to have the defendants taken into custody,
and prosecuted them to conviction, the Court would take
the matter into consideration, but at present there was
no ground shown for the removal of the esti-seat, and the
Court would order the entreat to continue.
Mr. BRIERLEY advised his client to afford: every faci-
lity to the police, which he said he would do, and the
parties then left the Court.

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POLICE INTELLIGENcE.
MANSION-HOUSE.
A SLANG GENT.—John Beach (a general operator, by
his own account) was charged with having beaten his
brother, Henry Beach, a master chimney sweeper, re-
siding in the neighbourhood of Houndschtch.
The complainant, who has the reputation of being
very ornamental in his talk,. proceeded with the most
ludicrous flippancy to describe the circumsizinces of the
'
attack :—As I was standing .at my hall door (said he),
along with my misses, that s in the delicalist condition a
woman that 'ant long married can be, the defendant
comes up, and asked me how my wife was. I did
so
not like such a villanous way of talkipg. I treated
him with a little silence, and that made him precious mad.
Jist then who should appear but mY misses
herself ; and so he began to wag his
tongue upon
her in the most savage way. ; still I said not a jolly
word, but continued smoking my Pipe, till at last
he doubted his fist and gave me a desperate blow in the
pipe.—(Laughter.) Well, my wife throned up her hand
to safe my pipe, when down she went as though she were
shot, and he let fly a desperate volley a oaths and
curses at her, so that she. was not able to rise, for she
was in so delicate a situation that she could not stand
it any how.
The LORD MAYOR—Had you done nothing to pro-
yoke all this from your brother ? Complainant Nothing
at all ; only the priest that attends us does not please
him—that's all.
The LORD Mason—Oh, then, I suppose you have
married a Catholic ? Complainant—l have, my Lord ;
that's the truth.
Defendant—Aye, that is the case, my Lord. She
has got him round to the Catholic religion. Now, if I

thought he was turning Catholic for a good reason, or
because he knew anything at all about it, I would not
say a word ag,ain,t him ; but for a fellow like
him, ignorant and stupid as he is, to go jaw-
ing with a priest. I can't bear it.

The LORD MAYon—Now, can't you manage to settle
this matter between yourselves, particularly as you are
brothers? Complainant—My Lord, my wife was almost
frightened out of her life. I thought she'd have died
when I constructed her up stairs.
The LORD MAYOR—Be good enough to let me know
what you mean by constructing her up stairs. Com-
plainant—Why, my Lord, carrying her up in a bundle.
I couldn't do it in any other way in her sitivation, and I
was obligated to take her out of the way. My family
are all opposed to the priest, and I don't think its fair,
and I won't stand it.

The LonD MAYOR—WeII, the defendant must enter
into his own recgniz‘nces to keep the peace.
The defendant—Very well, my Lord, but I don't like
the priest, and no mistake ; and, but for the religion, my
brother and I would never have a word, and if he didn't
carry on the humbug., it would be all right.
The defendant then pledged himself never to give
cause for suspecting that he would act with violence, and
was discharged.

GUILDHALL.
DERRY S WEEPS —IAIPORTA NT DECISION.—William
14 illis, the landlord of the King's Head public-house, in
Newgate-street, was summoned to answer the complaint
of James Cuthbert, of the Golden Last public-house, in
Distaff-lane, for having unlawfully and knowingly suf-
fered a Derby sweep to be drawn by lot at his house,
against the tenor of the license granted to him, and
contrary to the form of the statute in such case made
and provided.
Alderman WILSON, before proceeding with the case,
asked Mr. Childs, who appeared for the defence, whether
his client produced his license.
Mr. Childs said he declined doing so.
Alerman WILSON observed that at the sessions
no
publican or his solicitor refused the production of it
when requested.
Mr. Childs replied that there was some difference in
this case. At the sessions the publicans were summoned
by the police; but here was a person coming in the cha-
racter of a common informer, and therefore he should
leave him to prove his case.
Sir P. LAURIE asked whether the defendant kept the
house in question on the particular day named ?—Mr.
Wontner replied that he should be able to prove that fact.
Mr. Wontner then said that he appeared to support a
complaint against Mr. Willis, under a clause in the Act
for the regulation of alehouses. One of the clauses
imposed a fine if they committed any offence against
the tenor of their licenses, and one of the conditions of
the license was that they should not " knowingly suffer
any unlawful gaming, or any gaming whatsoever."
In contravention of this, it was charged against the
defendant that he suffered a sort of lottery to be
drawn at his house. It was announced as a Mon-
ster Derby Sweepstakes of 2,000 subscribers, at ss.
each ; the first prize to be 3001. ; the second,
801.; and the third, 401.; with 261. 10s. to be divided
amongst starters ; the prize to be determined by the
running of the Derby race ; but it was also to be deter-
mined by drawing a lottery on a day anterior to the
race. The complainant subscribed for three tickets, and
received three scrips, numbered 157, 209, and 930. On
the 22d the drawing took place, and one of the horses
given to him in exchange for his numbers was Springy
Jack, a favourite in the betting. This horse was drawn
against the ticket 930, as appeared on the face of the
card, and ultimately turned out to be a prize, it being
the second horse, which entitled the holder to a sum of
80/. When he applied about it he was told by Mrs.
Willis that some mistake had occurred, that she had
given him the ticket 930, but he had never given her the
scrip belonging to it, and that the prize belonged to
another party. He went again, when he was informed
that the money had been handed over to the right per-
son, and that if he intended to get redress the landlord
would bet him 101. he would never recover one sixpence.
The complainant, conceiving the whole thing was a
swindle, thought it was but right to bring the whole
affair under the notice of the licensing magistrates. It
might as well be mentioned that the money subscribed
would amount to 500/, and the prizes payable out of it
would be 4461. 10s., leaving a balance to the landlord of
531. 10s., besides all the profits arising from the 2,000
customers drinking at his house. He said nothing of
the per centage of 5 per cent. to be deducted when the
winnings were paid.
Mr. Thos. Wm. George, clerk, residing at No. 79,
Jubilee-street, stated that he purchased three numbers.
The tickets given to him were numbered, 157, 209, 930.
Mr. Wontner asked Mr. Childs if he intended to pro-
duce the scrip certificate marked 930, of which he had
received due notice?—Mr. Childs here banded it to Mr.
Won trier, who gave it to witness.
Mr. George, after examining it, said that he did not
believe it to be the one he gave in for his ticket, as the 9
on that produced was not so large, neither had it so long
a tail as the one on the scrip he gave in. On the 23d of
May, the day after the draw, be went to ascertain if he
had got a prize, but had not his scrip with him. He
found, on reference to his book, that ho had drawn one
of the favourite horses, called " Springy Jack," but he
could not receive his ticket, as he had not the scrip to
give in exchange. In three-quarters of an hour after
he returned with the scrip, when Mrs. Willis con-
gratulated him on his good fortune, and gave
him the ticket which he now produced, bearing
the name of " Springy Jack," with the number 930.
On the same evening he went to the house with a
friend, and, in consequence of hearing some conversa-
tion in the parlour, he went to the bar, when Mrs.
Willis said that he had given her scrip for 940, and not
for 930, and that she had made a mistake in giving over
the ticket to him. He asserted that he gave her the
scrip marked 930. On the settling day, Friday, May
26, he went, accompanied by Mr. Cuthbert, who pre-
sented the ticket for payment, when he was informed by
the secretary that Mr. Willis paid all moneys at the bar,
in consequence of which they went down stairs and
handed that person the ticket, who referred them to Mrs.
Willis, who was in the parlour. He was then told that
the ticket he produced was 130, instead of 930, and pay-
ment was finally refused.
Other evidence in support of the charge having been
given, Mr. Childs replied that he could show that there
had been no fraud whatever in this transaction, but that
was a question which should be more properly mooted
on the licensing day, if any imputation was thrown on
Mr. Willis's character.

Sir PETER LAURIE said, he had been twenty years
chairman of the Marylebone Licensing Sessions, and
there were nearly 300 public-houses in the division. The
bench had notified that they were unanimously of opinion
that the license of any house should be withheld where
such practices were permitted, and he believed there did
not exist a single house that had infringed the rule.
Mr. Childs said that Mr. Georg© had boldly sworn
that the ticket produced was not the one he had pur-
chased. He could produce the counterpart of the scrip
130 to show that that was the number he had actually
purchased.
Aiderman WILSON asked if Mrs. Willis did not say
that the mistake was 940, instead of 930.

Mr. Childs said that Mrs. Willis denied making such
an assertion, and called the Alderman's attention to the
fact that the mistake was discovered, and the matter
disputed, not after "Springy Jack" had won the prize,
but the day before the race came off.

Alderman WILSON said that neither he nor Sir Peter
Laurie would give any opinion on that subject.
Mr. Childs said that Mr. Willis had always conducted
his establishment on the most honourable principle, and
his answer to the charge was that the fact alleged was
not gaming within the meaning of the Act.
Sir P. LAURIE was very glad Mr. Cuthbert had
brought the matter before the public, as he had no doubt
but an immense deal of good would be effected by its
publicity.
Mr. Childs said, that when the proper time arrived
he would be able to prove that his conduct was honour-
able throughout the transaction.
Alderman WILSON wished to know whether Mr.
Childs contended that the mode of conducting those
sweeps was not gaming?
Mr. Childs declined arguing the point.
Sir P. LAURIE observed that the mischief done by
these Derby sweeps was incalculable.
Mr. Wontner said that about two years back, on the
occasion of a letter-carrier being tried at the Old Bailey
for robbing the Post-office, Mrs. Willis received a severe
lecture from Baron Alderson, who expressed it as his
opinion that he had been completely ruined by frequent-
ing her house.
Sir PETER LAURIE was very glad Mr. Wontner had
mentioned that fact.
Alderman WILSON called Mr. Childs' attention to the
preamble of 10 Win. 111. c. 17, as showing that illegal
lotteries were deemed gaming.
Sir PETER LAURIE said such lotteries are illegal.
Alderman WiLsots said it was time the mischief shouli
be stopped, as if mistakes should occur at such a house
as Mr. Willis's' what might be expected at the beer-
shops, to which these Derby sweeps had descended, and
I where the parties understood nothing of writing or the
keeping of accounts like Mr. George ?
The magistrates then retired, and, upon returning.
Mr. Alderman WILSON said that they were unani-
mously of opinion that Derby sweeps were lotteries;
that lotteries were gaming, and that it was a breach of
the license to allow them to be conducted at any licensed
house. They therefore adjudged the defendant to pay a
penalty of 51 and the costs.
Mr. Cuthbert gave his moiety of the fine to the poor-
box.

Mr. Childs intimated that he should appeal.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

SIIADRON OF EXERCISE:—We stated On Thursday we
believed Sir Charles Napier would put to sea in about
ten days with a squadron to exercise their crews in the
Channel. The 10th proximo is the day fixed upon for
the departure of the squadron, which, like similar de-
monstrations, will sail trora Spithead. The vessels in-
tended as the Channel squadron will comprise Sir
Charles Napier's flag-ship, the St. Vincent, 120 guns,
Captain S. C. Dacres ; the Prince Regent, 90 guns,
Captain W. F. Martin; the Blenheim, 56 guns, Captain
Austen, C. 8.; the Powerful, 84 guns, Captain the Hop.
Robert Dundas, C. 8.; the Amphion, 36 guns, Captain
W. Williams; the Frolic sloop, 16 guns, Commander
Nicholas Vansittart; the' Helena sloop, 16 guns, Com-
mander Smith; and probably the Rolla: apprentice's
training brig, in the charge of an experienced officer;
all the foregoing ships are at Portsmouth; the Tweed,
20-gun corvette, Commander F. Russell; and the Pilot,
16-gun sloop, Commander E. M. Lyons, fitting out at
Plymouth, are also ordered to join the squadron, and,
if ready in time, the Reynard, 60-horse screw sloop,
will be added to the number. The Dragon steam-fri-
gate, Captain Hall, is ordered to proceed from the Cove
of Cork to Spithead to join the squadron. After this
cruise it is reported Sir Charles Napier will shift his
flag into the Caledonia, 120-gun ship (now in Plymouth
Sound), and take her to the Mediterranean.

WOOLWICH, JUNE 23.
The Rifleman steam-vessel went down the River yes-
terday on a trial of speed, and was found eapab,e of
making eight knots per hour with the Teazer's engines
of 100-horse power—half the amount of the horse power
formerly employed in this vessel.

REPORT OF THE FINANCE COM-
MITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
ON THE FINANCIAL STATE OF THE RE-
PUBLIC.

(Drawn up by M. SAINT RETIRE.)
Citizens Representatives,—The Minister of the
Finances has presented to you a rectified project of the
budget for the service of 1848; he also laid before you,
in the sitting of the 12th June, an expose of the
financial situation of our country, in which he informs
you of the resources, by the aid of which he intends
to provide for the extraordinary changes which the
expropriation of the railways will throw upon the
Treasury. These two documents, of which the latter
completes, by the indication of the ways and means,
the project for the purchase of the railways, have been
the subjects of serious study and profound examination
on the part of your Committee. Convinced that upon a
good administration of the finances depends the future
prosperity of the Republic, your Committee is anxious to
submit to you its observations on the plans of the Mini-
ster, before you enter into the consideration of the great
questions of which the solution will have so much influ-
ence on the destinies of the country. In the critical
position against which it is our duty to provide, we
have had no other idea than that of coming to the aid
of the Government ; but we felt that our first duty
was boldly to approach the difficulties ; to examine
severely our forces and the charges which they bad to
meet, without falling either into pusillanimous discou-
ragement, or into deceptive illusions, and not to launch
ourselves into gigantic expenditure on the faith of un-
certain and badly insured resources. In one word, we
felt that we owed our support to the Government, but that
what we owed, above all things, to it and the country,
was the truth.
The ways and means of the budget of 1848, the project
for the re-purchase of the railways, of which the com-
pletion and the 'Rise en exploitation will impose upon the
Treasury such large outlays, and the financial system,
which indicate the resources from which these charges
are to be provided for, form different portions of the
subject, which are connected with each other, and must
be examined as a whole.
But before entering upon this examination, your com-
mittee begs to declare that the success of all these
valuations depends upon one fundamental condition—
namely, the establishment of order. The financial
question cannot be treated as separated from the political
question. In a country badly governed, there are no
good finances. If the Government, by its intelligence
and its force, do not re-establish peace in the streets ; if
it
do not restore tranquillity' with confidence in the
public mind, we should attempt an impolitic task
Order makes credit ;
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I. RECTIFIED
The budget of expenditure for 1848 amounts to the
sum of 1,680, 222,0061., and the budget of receipts to
1,684,965,8701., which leaves a balance of receipts over
Yourexpenses of4
committee,,74 4,0 00fafter a long examination, has not
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endeavour to appreciate.
The committee has not directed its attention to the
budget of expenses. The examination of the rectified
budget will be the object of a special examination,
which will be laid before you in a short time. Neverthe-
less we can, even at the present time, state that if reduc-
tions were proposed to you, they could only be realized
to a very limited degree, because they have reference
only to the latter months of 1848; and even in that case
they would be counterbalanced by the augmentations
which never fail to arise in the course of the yeas',
even in calm times, and which are produced to a much
greater extent in our present situation. Already the
different credits which you have granted, and which are
still demanded from you, amount to twenty millions.
The budget of receipts has given rise to serious ob-
jections. The Committee thinks that some of the receipts
have been valued at hap-hazard, while there are others
which it thinks it its duty to contest altogether.
1. The direct contributions are calculated in the
receipts at the sum of 422,123,281 f. Your committee
thinks that, in consequence of the gravity of th.> crisis,
the whole of this sum will not be recovered ; t hat the pa-
tentees, for ex ample, which are ad valorem, will present a
large diminution, and it fears that, under this head, there
will be a diminution on, the calculation in the budget of
about 200,000,000. The reduction of 30,000,000 effected
on the budget by the extraordinary imposition of 45
centimes, appears too little; but on the declaration made
by the Minister that the reception of the tax is going on
favourably, the committee has accepted the favourable
conjectures of the Minister.
2. The tax on mortgage debts established by the
decree of the 9th of April, is calculated in the receipts
at 45 millions. This tax has not yet begun to be col-
lected. According to information transmitted to the
Committee by the Minister of Finances, the Committee
thinks that the mere forming of the registries would be
the work of several months, and that even in the hypo-
thesis that the Assembly should confirm that tax, of
which the assessment is very difficult, it would be almost
impossible this year to recover more than twenty
millions.
3. The progressive tax on successions and donations
does not exist even as a project. The Minister has not
informed us either of the basis upon which he founds his
calculations, nor the progressive gradation of that tax.
Without prejuding in any respect the merit of that mea-
sure, we think it would expose us to dangerous miscal-
culations, if we were at present to accept as certain such
problematical receipts, Nevertheless, we think, that in
the event of the Assembly sanctioning that tax, the
Treasury might find in it a resource of about fifteen
millions.
4. The budget only calculates at 6,671,300 francs the
diminution in the produce of the cutting of woods. This
diminution does not, to us, appear sufficient. Seeing that
the sales which took place in March last of a part of the
cuttings unsold in 1847 were effected at 40 per cent. under
the valuation, and that the timber trade is in a state of
crisis, we think that we will approach nearer the truth
in reducing the calculation of the budget by six millions
more.

5. The budget calculates at 18,195,0001. the probable
diminution on the Custom-house duties levied on miscel-
laneous menthandise. Your committee, to whom the
minister has made known the amount of the indirect
contributions levied during the first four months of 1848,
has compared these receipts with those of 1847, and upon
these data, it thinks it must add six millions to the loss
already foreseen by the Minister of the Finances. The
diminution in 1848, as compared with 1847, was, for the
month of March, 3,620,0001., and for the month of April,
4,352,0001. It all the months are to show an equal d►f-
ference, the total loss will be still greater than it has been
calculated by your committee.
6. The examination of the same tables of receipts
leads your committee to believe that the duty on colo-
nial sugars will also fall off to the amount of three mil-
lions.

7. The rectified budget calculates the falling off in the
duties on potable liquors at only 6,400,0001. Your Com-
mittee, considering that the levying of the duty bas met
with difficulties in several parts of France, calculates
that this sum is not one-third of what the diminution
will really be ; and it thinks that there will be no exag-
gerati,on in adding a sum of fourteen millions to the
ution which the Minister has himself already fixed.
8. The budget calculates at 5,000,0001. the produce of
insurances by the state against risks by fire. The As-
sembly has not yet authorised the expropriation of the
Insurance Companies. The basis of the calculation of
the n!ceipts is unknown to us. In these circumstances
it is our duty nut to allow a sum so problematical to
enter into account of receipts.
9. Lastly, the Minister has set down in the receipts
the sum of 25,000,000 f. as the amount of the national
loan opened in virtue of the decree of the 9th of. March,
1848. Your committee does not think that this sum of
25,000,0001. ought to be considered as a resource on
which. the budget of 1848 should depend. The bonus
du tre:sor thus exchanged constitute, indeed, a receipt,
but n of a resource.
In recapitulating these different observations, your
committee express it's doubts about the payment of the
folios, ling sums