The Sun.
London, England, 1848-09-02 00:00:00

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11' IPE IRIM, PARLIAMENT.

(THIS D.,. 1.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Wool-
sack at a few minutes after Twelve oclock.
COPPER AND LEAD DUTIES BILL.

Earl GRANVILLE moved the second reading of this

The Earl of DESART moved as an amendment that
it be read a second time that day three months.
The Marquis of LANSI)OWNE supported the Bill,
and expressed his surprise at the opposition of the Noble
Lord at the present stage of the measure, when no notice
had been given of his opposition.
The Earl of FALMOUTH deprecated the course
pursued by the Government i❑ bringing forward the
measure at that late period of the session. He under-
stood that about nine• tenths of those engaged in mining
operations were opposed to it.

Earl GREY said the way in which the present opposi-
tion was given was not a dignified mode of conducting
an opposition to a great measure, since a silent assent
was given to the Bill last night, when it was brought
forward for a first time. The reason of its being
brought in at that late period of the session was in con-
sequence of the vexatious opposition which was given to
the Bill in the other House of Parliament.

Lord GRANVILLE said, it had been arranged by
the Government that the opposition to the Bill should
be taken on the first reading, and that, as no discussion
then took place upon it, he considered it was undignified
for the Noble Lord to oppose it under such circumstances.
The Earl of DESART said he was not aware of the
understanding alluded to by the Noble Lord.
The Earl of LONSDALE defended the conduct of
those Members of the House of Commons who opposed
the measure in the course of its progress through that
House.
After a few words from the Earl of CARDIGAN and
another Noble Lord,
The Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be
read a third time on Monday.
The following Bills then went through Committee :
Taxing Masters (Court of Chancery) Bill.
Slave Trade (Muscat) Bill.
Exchequer Bills' Bill.
Consolidated Fund Appropriation Bill.
West Indian Colonies (Mauritius) Bill.
The following reports were considered and agreed to,
and the Bills read a third time and passed:—
Postage on Newspapers Bill.
Slave Trade (Equator) Bill.
Post-Horses Licenses Bill.
Drainage Certificate Bill.

Lock-Up Houses Bill.
Spirits (Dealers in) Bill.

British Spirits Warehousing Bill.
Distillery from Sugar Bill.

Their Lordships then adjourned shortly after Ono
o'clock, until half- past Twelve on Monday.

CLERKENWELL.-(THIS DAY.)
John Seers, the keeper of a chandler's shop in Maiden-
lane, St. Pancras, was charged with selling beer during
church time on Sunday last.
It was proved by the police•constables that before
twelve o'clock on that day three or four persons were
seen smoking pipes and drinking beer in the defendant's
shop, whilst seven others were similarly enjoying them-
selves on a bench in front of the house.

The defendant pleaded that the beverage which he
supplied was only small beer, at three halfpence a pot.
The MAGISTRATE said the defendant knew he was not
allowed to sell his small beer before one o'clock, for he
had been twice summoned before. The first time he was
let off with a caution, but the second time he was fined
twenty shillings. As he would not take warning, but
continued the unlawful practice openly, he must he fined
3/., but if he repeated the offence after this, he would be
sent to prison for a month.

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IRELAND.

ELECTION INTELLIGENCE.
LEWES-ITR.
FRIDAY, :DEPT. nomination of catAtidAtes tor
the representation of the borough of Leicester took place
at the hustings, in the Market-place, this morning. Pre-
cisely at ten o'clock Mr. R. Harris and Mr. J. Ellis,
with a large number of their friends, arrived at the
hustings in procession from the New Hall. They were
loudly cheered by their supporters, but there were no
colours displayed nor banners exhibited. Soon after
Mr. H. Paget, with his friends, entered the Market-place
and took their stand on that side of the hustings occupied
by the Conservative party.
The Bribery Act having been read, and other preli-
minaries gone through,
Mr. JOSEPH Blocs nominated Mr. R. Harris as a
gentleman of the highest character, who had the inte-
rest of his townsmen and of his country at heart. He
called upon the electors to support Mr. Harris, from
his independent character, his uprightness as a citizen,
and his sympathies on the side of the people.—(Cheers )
The late Members were unseated by means the most
cowardly and unwarrantable. If their opponents
had gone into court with clean hands—had not been
equally culpable, then they could hare understood
their motives and respected their conduct; but it was
notorious that those men were always the foremost in
bribery and corruption. Mr. Biggs then, at great length,
went on to declare that the party to which his oppo-
nents belonged were always the abettors of bribery. He
did not wish to unjustly disparage the character of the
candidate who had entered the field as an opponent to
Mr. Harris and Mr. Ellis; but he must say in reference
to the qualifications of their opponent, that if the Mini-
sterial bench was an ale bench, the House of Commons a
skittle-alley, and political principles ninepins, then Mr.
Paget would be just the man.
Mr. A. BURGESS seconded the nomination. He re-
commended Mr. Harris, because he was a man of business
in contra-distinction to a man of talk.
Alderman FIELDING (late Mayor) nominated Mr.
John Ellis. Mr. Ellis had resided amongst them from
infancy, and his political creed needed no elucidation.
In every movement for the political and social welfare
of his townsmen, and for the welfare of humanity, Mr.
Ellis had always been in the foremost rank.
Alderman NUNNELEY seconded the nomination.
Mr. T. MoxoN, on the Conservative side, then came
forward to nominate Mr. H. Paget, of Birstall, near Lei-
cester. Mr. Paget, he said, was an independent gen-
tleman, an advocate of free-trade, but an enemy of revo-
lutions. Messrs. Harris and Ellis were only warming-
pans for the late Members.—(Uproar.)
Mr. HIND, of Grooby, seconded the nomination.
The MAYOR then took a show of hands for the can-
didates, which appeared to be about equal for the three
candidates. The Mayor declared the show in favour of
Mr. Harris and Mr. Ellis.—(Great cheering.)
Mr. Moxosr demanded a poll for Mr. Paget.
Mr. R. HARRIS then addressed the electors, stating
his regret that the town bad lost the services of the late
Members, which were the best Leicester ever had. The
evidenne, too, on which they were unseated, was false in
a great measure, poor men having been induced to give
it from tempting promises. He (Mr. Harris) was in the
Committee- room of the House of Commons and heard
evidence given in reference to himself which was false,
and which he could have shown to have been untrue had
he been allowed, but he was not allowed. He (Mr.
Harris) had no ambition or interest to serve in going to
Parliament, and had only come forward at the earnest
request of his fellow-townsmen. They had appointed
him to the highest offices of honour in his native town,
and, after due deliberation, he felt that he could not de-
clinea nd
to
uproar.)se serve them
His in
rin thei p presentes
were emergency.—(Cheers
el
i known
rgen c i to them
-
.—(Cheers
from the part he had taken during the last forty years
in every effort for progressive reform. Those principles
he should act up to, if sent to the House of Commons,
in an independent manner. He was independent, and
principles
should have no inducement to swerve from that con-
sistent advocacy of cheap, enlightened, and liberal go-
vernment which, through a long life, he had supported in
his native town.

COURT CIRCULAR.
OSBORNE, FRIDAY.
Her Majesty and the Prince took an early walk this
morning.

DUBLIN, FRIDAY MORNINa.—The Special Commission
for the trial of the leaders and other parties implicated
in the late insurrection was fixed yesterday to be held
at Nenagh on Tuesday, the 19th instant. The presidirg
Judges are to be the Chief Justice of the Queen's Bench
and Chief Justice Doherty.
FASHIONABLE MOVEMENTS.

The Prince of Wales and younger members of the
Royal Family, rode and walked in the grounds.
The royal dinner party yesterday included her Roy al
Highness the Duchess of Kent, the Princess Hohenlohe
Langenburg, Princess Eliza of Hohenlohe Langenburg,
Lady Anna Maria Dawson, and Colonel and Lady Cathe-
rine Harcourt.

Sir Lucius O'Brien, M.P., arrived in town this morn-
ing from England.
Lord John Russell is expected in Kingston Harbour
about noon to-day, in the Banshee, steamer.
During the past week the Earl Fitawilliam paid a
visit to the Earl and Countess of Rosse, at the Castle,
Parsons-town. Sir William Hamilton, professor of as-
tronomy, and Astronomer Royal of Ireland; G. B.
Airey, Esq , of the Greenwich Observatory, and As-
tronomer of England; Colonel Sabine, R.A., and Mrs.
Sabine, are also at present on a visit at the Castle.
Sir Charles Henry Coote, Lady Coote, family, and
suite, have returned to Ballyfinn House, from a tour.
The Earl of Glengall has arrived at Morrison's Hotel,
from London, en route for Galway.
The Knight of Kerry has left town for Zilva, Valentia.
VISIT OF LORD GEORGE BENTINCE.—The Freeman's
Journal, on the authority of its London correspondent,
announces that Lord George Bentinck comes to Ireland
immediately after the recess, nominally on a visit to his
friend', the Marquis of Downshire, at Hillsborough
Castle, but in reality to ascertain what practical legis-
lative measures can be originated by him, and carried(?)
for the social and political improvement of the Irish
people. No day is fixed for his departure. His pre-
sent intention is to remain for a few days in Dublin, and
then proceed by slow stages into Ulster.
Mr. T. F. MEAGITER.—The Cork Reporter is " au-
thorised" to state that Mr. Meagher has retained as
counsel for his defence Mr. Whiteside, Q.C., and Sir
Colman O'Loghlen.

MORE ARRESTS.

The following curious statement appears in the Cork
Reporter of yesterday :
" On the 7th of this month a man named James Red-
mond, who had taken up the surn of 40/. 13s. 6d., from
Air. Dargan's office, in the name of Mr. H. Fitzmaurice,
absconded, and that gentleman having some suspicion
that he was proceeding to America in one of the vessels
lying at Cove, proceeded thither yesterday, in company
with Head-constable Crowley, for the purpose of search-
ing for him. When they arrived in Cove they were
joined by Constable Casey of that district, and the three
proceeded on board an American vessel, named the N.
D. Chase, bound for Boston, where the passengers un-
derwent a rigid scrutiny to ascertain if Redmond was on
board. While examining the emigrants, Head-constable
Crowley perceived a gentlemanly looking man, whose
face he thought familiar to him, upon which he asked
him his name, which the other replied was Corcoran.
The head-constable, having some suspicion of him, con-
sulted with Constable Casey, and eventually they deemed
it their duty to take him into custody, notwithstanding
that another young gentleman stepped up, who stated
that his name was Daniel Corcoran, and that the
prisoner was his brother. Having brought him to
Cove, Constable Bean of the Monkstown station was
sent for, who identified the prisoner as the gentleman
who stated his name to be Murray at the Monkstown
Hotel, and who had made his escape from the two po-
licemen. Upon this the prisoner admitted that he was
Mr. Terence Bellew M`Manus, and gave satisfactory an-
swers to every question put to him, stating that Mr.
Corcoran was not aware who he was, but thought he was
going to America for family reasons, and did not wish
his own name to be used, and he therefore permitted him
to use his. He expressed great regret at the two police-
men having been dismissed on his account at Monks-
town, and with tears in his eyes stated that if he had
succeeded in getting to America he would have provided
handsomely for them and their families. As to his own
fate, he said be was indifferent about it, provided that he
had been of any use to Ireland, which he trusted he had,
but that he feared that she was become the scorn of the
surrounding nations. Mr. M‘Manus having been se-
cured, the constables again went on board to arrest Mr.
Daniel Corcoran, for harbouring him and aiding him to
escape, but as soon as they got to the vessel some dispo-
sition was evinced, particularly by the women, to prevent
any further arrests. However, when the mate was in-
formed that the vessel could be put under seizure, he
permitted the police to arrest Mr. Corcoran and convey
him on shore. Both prisoners were brought up in the
Cove steamer last night and placed in the Bridewell,
where two policemen were left in the cells of each of them,
ho were relieved every two hours.
" This morning they were brought up handcuffed, and
guarded by three policemen, with their guns and
bayonets, to the police-office, for examination before
Captain White and Mr. A. F. Roche.

Mr. J. ELLis next addressed the electors. He stood
before them in furtherance of the principle of purity of
election. His political principles were too well known
to need any definition of them at the present time. If
they sent him to Parliament he should faithfully adhere
to them.

Mr. PAGET also addressed the electors. The reason
he appeared as an opponent to Mr. Harris and Mr. Ellis
was, that those gentlemen were only keeping the place
warm for Walmsley and Gardner. His (Mr. Paget's)
principles were of the old Whig school. He did not

agree with Mr. Gardner that the Churchahoiidl;

Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening from the
Colonial-office for the Governors of the North American
Colonies. Dispatches were also sent off last evening
from the Colonial-office, for the Governors of the West
India Colonies.

Mr. M'Manus was in most excellent spirits, and
very communicative to those friends and persons who
thought proper to ask him any questions ; but Mr. Cor-
coran was rather reserved, and preserved a rigid silence.
"After the examination of two constables, informations
were drawn up and sworn to, the prisoners having first
read them.

Such evidence having accordingly been put in,
The Committee then adjourned till to-day.

A Committee of the Lords of her Majesty's Privy
Council for Trade and Foreign Plantations had a meeting
yesterday, in the Council Chamber, Whitehall. The
Lords present were the President of the Board of Trade,
the Vice-President of the Board of Trade, the Secretary
of the State for the Colonies, the Chancellor of the Duchy
of Lancaster, and Sir Edward Ryan.

THE SUN, LONDON,' SATURDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 2, 1848.

ELECTION COMMITTEE.
HORSHAM.

Mr. Crowder, in the course of his reply on Thursday
made some observations reflecting upon the character of
the sitting Member, Mr. Fitzgerald. It would seem that
the Learned Gentleman insinuated that Mr. Fitzgerald
had tampered with his own servants to give
false evidence before the Committee, and after
the rising of the Committee a personal alterca-
tion took place between the Honourable Member
and the Learned Gentleman, who represented the peti-
tioner, Lord Edward Howard. The lion..Gentlemati, it
appears, warmly protested against the personality of the
remarks the Learned Gentleman had indulged in at his
expense, denying that they were founded on truth, and
giving his deeided opinion that such observations re-
flected great discredit upon the bar.
At the sitting of the Committee yesterday morning,
Mr. CROWDER tendered an apology to the Hon. Gen-
tleman, disclaiming all idea of having meditated a per-
sonal attack upon the Hon. Gentleman, or intending,
in the remotest degree, to impute improper motives to
him.

Mr. Fitzgerald readily accepted the apology, which
he considered most ample, and he begged leave to re-
tract any inadvertent observation that might have escaped
him yesterday in a moment of excitement.
Mr. CROWDER then closed his reply on behalf of the
petitioners, after which the room was cleared, and the
Committee having deliberated for about two hours,
strangers were re-admitted, when
The CueinmAN announced that the Committee had
unanimously come to the two following resolutions:—
" That William Robert Seymour Fitzgerald, Esq.,
was not duly elected at the last election to serve in the
present Parliament as a burgess for the borough of Hor-
sham.

" That the said William Robert Seymour Fitzgerald,
Esq., being a candidate at the election for the said bo-
rough, held on the 9th of July, 1847, was by himself
and his agents, guilty of treating, and the said William
Robert Seymour Fitzgerald, Esq., was in consequence
thereof at the last election, held on the 29th of June,
1848, incapable of being elected or sitting in Parliament
or the said borough."
The COMMITTEE wished to know what course the pe-
titioner proposed to pursue now ?
Mr. CROWDER said, the petitioner claimed the seat
or Lord Edward Howard, on the ground that previous
to the last election notice was given to the electors of
Mr. Fitzgerald's disqualification, and having proved that
fact, he hoped the Committee would declare his Lordship
to have been duly elected. _

DIVIDENDS.
At the C,urt, Basiughall-street.
E. M. Chree ar.d J. Boyd. Bow Church-yard, silk
manufacturers, Sept. 26, at twelve.
In the Country.
C. Broad, Bristol, timber merchant, Sept. 23, at eleven,
at eleven, at the Court, Bristol—a Francis, Liverpool.
tailor, Sept. 29, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool—G.
Wilkinson, jun., Louth, Lincolnshire, builder, Oct. 11, at
halt-pact ten, at the Town-ball, Kingston-upon-Hull.
NOTICES OF CERTIFICATES.
At the Conrt, Basinghall-street.
J. Gloge, Portsmouth, tailor, Sept. 25, at one —D. W.
Weddell, Gosport, scrivener, Sept. 26, at one—F. W. N.
Crouch, Upper Charlotte-street, Fitzroy-square, music
seller, Sept. 26, at eleven.

In the Country.
J. Dodgson, Wakefield, Yorkshire, innkeeper, Oct. 9,
at eleven, at the Court, Leeds—J. W. Tebbs, Wakefield.
Yorkshire, dyer, Oct. 9, at twelve, at the Court, Leeds—
J. Morfitt, jun., New Wortley, Yorkshire, flax spinner,
Sept. 22, at ten, at the Court, Leeds—D. M‘Hardy,
Crosland-moor-bottom, Yorkshire, innkeeper, Sept. 22,
at eleven, at the Court, Leeds—J. Bowdley, Shrewsbury,
jeweller, Oct. 10, at eleven, at the Court, Birmingham--
J. Lowe and T. F. R. Shaw, Birmingham, factors, Oct.
10, at eleven, at the Court, Birmingham.
At the Court of Review, Sept. 22.
E. C. Blackwell, Newbiggen-by-the-Sea, Northumber
land, brewer—J. Stockhaen, Bristol, licensed victualler--
J. Metcalfe, Princes-street, Red Lion-square, carpenter
—H. Gibbs, Oxford, grocer—J. S. Dobson, Harlow,
Essex, surgeon—J. S. Rayment, Thomas-street, Mill-
wall, Poplar, builder—J. Adams, Longton, Staffordshire,
manufacturer of earthenware—R. Thompson, Basing-
stoke, stonemason—J. Prue, New Windsor, grocer—W.
Harling, Stob House, Durham, shipowner—F. T. Smith
and A. Smith, Cambridge-heath Nursery, Hackney,
seedsmen—H. Roxby, Lime-street, City, ship broker—
G. Francis, Liverpool, tailor—S. Pratt, Coventry, licensed
victualler—R. Wilson, Hartlepool, Durham, shipowner—
W. Plumley, Bristol, poulterer—R. Sawer, Brough,
Westmoreland, shoemaker—T. 11. Holford, Dudley,
Worcestershire, grocer.