The Sun.
London, England, 1848-08-22 00:00:00

THE CHARTISTS.

In the course of the day the grand jury returned true bills
against James Maxwell Bryson, George Shell, John James
Bezer, John Shaw, and John Wilson, for misdemeanours, in
littering seditious language on the 28th ult.; the first two at
the Chartist Hall, Webber-street, Blackfriars-road ; the last
three at the Milton-street Theatre, Cripplegate.
Mr. Hayward, clerk to the solicitor of the Treasury, was
in attendance upon the jury, as were also the Government
short-hand writers, Messrs. Bond Hughes and James White,
who read the speeches that were delivered from their short-
hand notes.

NEW COURT.
(Before the COMMON SERGEANT, Mr. Alderman FARE-
- BROTHER, and Mr. Sheriff HILL.)
tearyMinton, 42, pleaded guilty to an indictment charging
her with stealing one shirt, one shift, one table-cloth, a hand-
kerchief, Bc., of the value of 4s. 6d., the property of Robert
Hawes, and was sentenced to six months' imprisonment, and
'laid labour.
~John Logle, an old offender, although only eighteen years
°` age, pleaded Guilty to an indictment charging him with
stealing a bird-cage, the property of Peter Gully, within the
of the Tower of London, and was sentenced to seven
years' transportation.
pleadedi Symons Babbage, 25, a respectable-looking man,
e
tablecovers. of the value of Si. 10s„ the property of Wm.
White and
others, his masters, and was sentenced to nine
and n 1.2
months' imprisonment a
John V ennell, 15, hard labour. .
rigible young rogues,le gward Wood ate 11, two incori
gloves, value 6s. lOd., Pleaded ed Guilty to stealin, five pairs of
transportation.
Sarah were sentenced to seven v
Sarah Harris, 29, was convictie
years' of Richard' Smith, and
vasue of 51., te property of Arthur
stealingAl3 a watch, of the
from his person, and was sentenced to fourramhaomnthis"irkm
impri-
sonment and hard labour.

The remainder of the morning was occupied with Mint
cases, none of which presented features calling for a parti-
cular report.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
(THIS DAY.)
The August Adjourned Sessions were opened this morning
at the Court-house, Clerkenwell-green, by the Assistant
Judge and County Magistrates.
The Learned JUDGB having addressed the usual charge
to the Jury,
Joh» Donelly, aged 26, was indicted for picking the pocket
of a Miss Jane Dawson of a purse containing 7i. 15s. 6d.
The prosecutrix stated that on the afternoon of the sth
of August she was passing through Southampton-row,
Russell-square ; she felt a pull at her pocket, and missed
her purse. A little girl, who was standing near, pointed
to the prisoner, who was running, and said, " That is the
luau who stole your purse."
The prisoner was taken to the station-house, and identified
by the little girl. The purse was not found on him.
A. third third witness swore that she observed the prisoner
Put his hand to Miss Dawson's pocket.
The prisoner denied all knowledge of the transaction
The jury having deliberated a considerable time, expressed
a wish to retire.
The Learned JUDGE, wbo appeared to be surprised at this
intimation, ordered the officer of the Court to be sworn in the
usual manner; but before the oath was gone through, the
foreman said that they had agreed to a verdict of Not Guilty.
The JUDGE then said to the prisoner, " Get away with
you—it will not be three months until we have you here
again ;" and to the jury," Gentlemen, there is no doubt at
that he stole the purse."

STATUE TO THE LATE LORD CHIEF JUSTICE TIN-
-12,'.11-A—On Saturday last a public meeting of the inhabitants
Chelmsford was held at the Shire-hall, for the purpose of
"'Lag measures for carrying out the project of erecting a
stattie to the late Lord Chief Justice Tindal, in this his
native town ; and when we state that nearly lOU was sub-
!cribed in a few minutes by about twenty individuals, it will
be seen that this first step in the work is an encouraging
°lle- The idea of the statue was first started by the bar,
til_an appropriate tribute to the profound legal knowledge,
it: sound judgment, and the upright mind, which re-
ajatedl so much honour on their high profession ; and,
tia„allated by hints from that quarter, the genius of
4117, as is already known, has produced a design
the a statue of the deceased judge, which, if
him object now in band be accomplished, will pro..
fra„/ be adopted and placed on the space in
liutef the Shire-hall. Bfore, however, that can be carried
are the hundreds must be swelled into thousands ; but we
th:Juduced to believe, that as the purpose becomes known,
et; Publk generally will come to the aid of local effort. In
ehnsford, where, as the birthplace of the great man, a
mingles
of honest pride and respect for his private virtues
with admiration of his judicial character, the cause,
he;.t'ire sure, will be taken up, and carried forward by no
piiiihat_l,ng or niggard hands. But Chelmsford cannot accom-
gra„,".ll- And we not only look to the magistracy who, as
learned judge
and otherwise, were so often associated with the
entry
judge in the dispensing of public justice, but to the
EegalrY and inhabitants of the county, to all classes of the
natiorofession—in fact, to the nation—for the object is a
pelf bal one—to aid in rendering the testimonial one that
perpetuates. per ean honour to the arts, and worthy of the memory it
The meeting on Saturday was attended by
TY of the leading inhabitants and tradesmen of the town.
,;;L.C. "Arad.
tartn
48 CHARTIST PLOT.—Amongst the fire- ballg,
Of thl seized by the police at the lodgings of some
Chartists lately arrested, are some missiles of a diabo-
in'alcharacter.. They consist of a packet, somewhat square
pion'es'
_!..covered with brown paper, and filled with nails,
fusee or Iron, and coarse gunpowder. Attached to each is a
thi „c.,,eotton, which leads to the powder. When ignited
out4l -"et would in half a minute explode, and kill or seri-
-were.' toinjure any one
near. These missiles, it is supposed,
nightheaive been thrown into the windows of houses the
Lin,urs,'Tagyleaders were apprehended.
uerstand op CHARTIST PRISONERS.—We tin -
tions, to fiberotr
deemed it tb-ol the sheriff's officials of Renfrewshire have
d.„..atY, after making the necessary investiga-
from the prisone2nessrs. Burrell and Neilson, of Greenock,
last three week "f Paisley, where they were confined for the
tical offence.
or Greenock, It on the charge of having committed a poll-
Messrs. Burrell and
body
in
mentioned to us that the Chartist
were cared for
k' al consideration of their respect for
91e-se men Neilson, took care that the families of
Jormer. in their absence.—Renfrewshil e Be-

His grace the Duke of Northumberland is en-
joying
the sport of
grouse shooting at his seat, Keilder Castle
DEATH n_*. COLONEL GEORGE AMORE.—Died, on
the 29th ult., on board the Earl of Hardwiek, on his passage
;home from Calcutta, ageengal Presidency, after forty-four
d 58, Colonel George Moore, of the
59th Regiment NJI
years of arduous and uninterrupted
service; commencing
B
ith the capture of the Cape of Good Hope under Sir
David Baird; continued throughout the Nepaulese and the
Burmese wars
warsith a succession of commands as Brigadier
in the late ; and terminating with the command, of
the Rajpootana Field Forces; which appointment be re-
signed for the object of returning to his native country.
Colonel Moore's popularity among his brother officers, and
Ills habitual consideration towards all around and under
him, will secure to his memory the esteem of all who
%mow him.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

(THIS DAY.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The SPEAKER took tha chair at Twelve o'clock.

SUGAR DUEIZS BILL.

Mr. WILSON presented a petition trom the sugar
refiners of London, praying that the Bill with respect
to the Sugar duties, may be deferred until next session,
in order that an acceptable measure may be diviced.
On the motion for the third reading of this Bill,

Lord G. BENTINCK said, having been defeated on
his former motion, he had felt it his duty to submit the
following, in the hope that it would prove more
acceptable to the House than its predecessor :
" And whereas it is expedient to admit sugar, without
payment of duty, to be refined for home consumption,
under the lock of the Crown, be it further enacted, that
it shall be lawful for any person or persons who may he
now, or who may be hereafter engaged, under the pro-
visions of the Acts of the 3d and 4th William IV.,
c. 61, and Bth and 9th Victoria, c. 91, in the trade 0'
refining sugar in bond for exportation, to enter the
products extracted from the same for home censurep-
don, anything in the aforesaid Act or Acts, or
any other Act to the contrary notwithstanding,
at the rates of duties levied upon foreign sugar, as set
forth in the third schedule of this Act, under the same
regulations as are now or may hereafter be applied
by her Majesty's officers of Customs to the exportation
of such sugar ; provided always that such person or
persons as aforesaid shall previously give bond to the
satisfaction of her Majesty's Commissioners of Customs
to use such sugar only as shall have been imported
in ships privileged under the navigation-laws
to import sugar tor entry to home consumption."
tie said his object in proposing the amendment was to
place the English sugar bonder on an equal footing
with the sugar bonders of Holland, Belgium, and
Hanover. At present the bonder was compelled to
complete no less than twelve different papers in order
to show that he intended to use the sugar in the way
specified. Great inconvenience was the natural conse-
quence of the present state of things ; yet there had not
been a single conviction for fraud. The refiners did not
ask to be allowed to refine sugar in bond for
home consumption, but for foreign, paying the
foreign duty upon it which came into the country in
foreign bottoms. They were ready to give up this
privilege provided the others were conceded to them.
He did not see the Noble Lord the Secretary of State
for Foreign Affairs in his place ; if he had been he
should have liked to have asked him what he intended
to do with the Dutch duty, if the plan of the Govern-
ment were carried out. If they did not give the re-
finers of England the privilege he sought for them,
they would compel them to send their produce to foreign
nations to get it naturalized. Surely they would not
compel them to adopt so humiliating a course
He asked them for fair play, and to encourage as they
were bound to do the skill and enterprise of their coun-
trymen.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER opposed
the clause. He admitted that there were great difficul-
ties in the way; and in consequence the Government
had not yet clearly seen their way to the adoption of a
a general system, for the refiners themselves said that
whatever system was adopted must be universal. The
attention of the Government would be earnestly
directed to this matter during the recess, and
no doubt next session they would be prepared
with an acceptable plan. Why the refiners of Lon-
don, with trifling exceptions, opposed the principle
sought to be established by the Noble Lord; it could
therefore only emanate from one or two. They had
stetted this to him (the Chancellor of the Exchequer),
stating at the same time that any measure, for this pur-
pose, must be an universal one. Dutch sugar would be
expelled from this county; it would come in after pay-
ing the usual duty; Dutch raw sugar was not admis-
sible, but refined sugar was on the terms he had stated.
He defended the plan of the Government, which he con-
tended did not interfere with the skill or industry of the
country.
Mr. BERNAL hoped that the time was not far dis-
tant when all sugars would be admitted into this country,
on equal terms, for the benefit of all parties. He com-
plimented the Noble Lord (Lord George Bentinck) for
his zeal, but imagined that he had been misinformed by

those with whom he had been in communication as to
the real wants of the refiners.- He wished to tell his
Right Honourable Friend (the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer) and the House that they had been playing in
a cruel manner with important interests. By their
vacillating discussions they had driven down sugar 3s.
a cwt.—(Hear, hear.) The present price of sugar was
altogether unremunerative.—(Hear, hear.) He im-
plored them to come to some defined conclusion
with respect to these duties. Unless they did so, so help
him God, they would not hold these colonies for three
years longer. At any rate, if they dealt with them as
at present,tiley would soon be beyond improvement.
He assured them that the West Indian interests were no
trifling body, and begged the House not to drive them
to that point where they would be compelled to abandon
the cultivation of their estates, in which case the colo-
nies would retrograde into a state of barbarism.
Mr. GOUL BURN was in favour of a general mea-
sure, and advised the Government to postpone their
measure till next session. He opposed the clause.
Mr. HERMES said, no Government less deserved