The Sun.
London, England, 1848-07-10 00:00:00

NEW WRITS.

Lord J. RUSSELL moved " That no new writs
shall be issued for the boroughs of Derby and Leicester
before Tuesday the 15th day of August next."
In reply to Mr. STAFFORD,
Lord JOHN RUSSELL intimated that he did not
intend to proceed with the Horsham Bill in tha
meantime, neither did he intend to take up the Bill of
the Hon. Baronet for the Flint boroughs. On Thursday
he should bring in a Bill on this subject. On the 15th
of August it would be open for the House to adopt any
course it might think fit.
Colonel SIBTHORP asked the Noble Lord if he
meant to abandon these two Bills or not, and whether,
if he intended to bring in a new Bill upon this subject it
would be brought in this session. The fact was he had
no confidence in the statements of the Noble Lord, and
he wanted to tie him down to a pledge.—(Laughter.)
The motion was then put and agreed to. .
Colonel SIBTHORP said, notwithstanding the motion
had been put and carried, he should be glad to have an
answer from the Noble Lord.
Lord J. RUSSELL said he hoped on Thursday to be
able to move for leave to bring in a new Bill.
SUGAR DUTIES.
The House then went into Committee on the sugar
duties.
Mr. HUME repeated that it was the duty of the
House not to make any alteration in the existing sugar
duties, unless the House were satisfied that the change
would improve the colonies. The West Indies
had never had an opportunity of testing the
experiment of using free labour, and he must,
thvrefore, protest against this being a question
of free trade. This was a question of justice
to the colonies, and if they hoped ever to see the colo-
nies prospering again, they must allow the colonies to
legislate tor themselves, and not leave them under the
management of the Colonial-office. The colonies were
placed in their present deplorable condition through the
misconduct of the Colonial- office, and the misconduct of
the House, and the only reparation they could make was
to place the colonies under such a free and fair system
as would enable free labour to compete with slave labour.
All he asked, therefore, of the House was to put the
colonies in a condition to compete with slave labour.
lie was convinced that the Act of 1846, as proposed
to be continued by the Noble Lord would not have that
effect. He thought it would be better to leave the Act
as it was, or give to those interested in the colonies suf-
ficient time to regain confidence. He was of opinion
that if free labour was properly dealtwith it would be able
to compete with slave-labour in any part of the world.
The colonies, he considered, had been grievously used.
He read a memorial of the Assembly of Jamaica, agreed
to the 7th of June, complaining of the mismanagement
of the Colonial-office, to show that this was so. The
colonies would never prosper until they left them to con-
duct their own affairs, and to employ free instead of
slave labour.
Lord G. BENTINCK then rose. He said, as the
Chairman of the Committee up stairs, he wished, at this
early hour of the evening, to address the Committee.
(LETT SPEAKING.)

TATTERSALL'S-THIS EVENING

Slx o'CLocK,

LIVERPOOL CUP.
5 to 2 apt Cawroush
5 to 1 agst Executor
7 to 1 agst Prince Charlio
10 to 1 agst Ulysses
14 to 1 agst Jovial
15 to 1 agst Grimston

GOODWOOD STAKES.
6 to 1 agst Chanticleer
9 to 1 agst Crozier
12 to 1 agst Diplomatist

GOODWOOD CUP.
2 to 1 agst The Hero
4 to 1 agst Van Tromp
T. LEGER.
6 to 1 agst Justice to Ireland—taken
DERBY.
10 to 1 agst Flying Dutchman
16 to 1 agst Honeycomb
20 to 1 agst Garrick
25 to 1 agst Uriel
25 to 1 agst Elthiron
30 to 1 agst Borneo—taken

THE CHARTIST TRIALS.

CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.,

oLo COURT.

Mr. Sergeant Wfuusfs (in continuation of our After-
noon Edition), having adverted to the opening
speech of Sharpe at the meeting at Bonner's Fields,
which he contended was not seditious, the Learned
Sergeant then proceeded to address himself to the speech
which Jones was indicted with uttering. He recom-
mended the people to organize and form wardmotes and
class leaders, as the best means, of accomplishing the
object they had in view, but there was nothing whatever
of a seditious nature in that recommendation. What
systems of organization were more perfect than that es
tablished by John Wesley, for the regulation of the Wes-
leyan Methodists, and that by which the Anti Corn-law
League were enrolled to obtain their end? The Learned
Sergeant having referred to that part of the speech in
which Jones congratulated the people upon the proba-
bility of a revolution in Ireland, proceeded to uphold the
doctrine that when men were convinced that a revolution
was necessary to the well-being of the community, it
was their duty to advocate and forward it, quoting in
support of his opinion, Milton, Locke, Bolingbroke, Paley,
Hume, and Russell's " History of Modern Europe."
Jones' speech concluded by a foolish observation, that if
the people organized they would soon see the green flag
floating over Downing- street and St. Stephen's, and
would be able to bring back Frost and Williams to this
country, and send Lord John Russell ands Earl Grey
to occupy their places. The jury should, however,
look upon that as a mere effervescent piece of oratory,
and recollect at the same time the saying of an eminent
man, that liberty of speech was the safety-valve of our
constitution. The case was not so much a question
between Ernest Jones and the Crown as one involving
the rights, privileges, and happiness of a people—in-
volving the right of public speaking, of giving
expression to our feelings, and of criticising
the acts of the Government—a right which
was the salvation of our country, had made it what it
was, and which they would preserve entire, and let no
human being infringe it, having reference to their chil-
dren's children, the security of the Throne, and every-
thing which they held sacred and dear. If, after the
address of the Attorney• General and the summing up
of the Learned Judge, any juryman remained uncon-
vinced, it was his sacred duty to hold out until his
tongue failed him rather than return a verdict of guilty
against the prisoner.
The Learned ATTORNEY-GENERAL concluded a most
admirable and able reply at ten minutes past four
o'clock. _ _ .

Lord Chief Justice WILDE summed up with great
particularity, occupying no less than an hour and a buff.
Tho jury, after a short consultation, then wished to
retire, and at a quarter to six o'clock they left the box
to consider their verdict, and returned at six o'clock,
when, having answered to their names,
The Clerk of the Arraigns said—Gentlemen, are you
all agreed ?
Foreman—We are.
The Clerk of the Arraigns—Do you find the defendant
Ernest Charles Jones guilty or not guilty ?
Foreman—Guilty of all the counts except the last,
that of riot.

Mr. Jones was then taken into custody of the governor
of Newgate, and the Court adjourned for half an hour.
No sentences were passed up to the time of our going
o press.

His Excellency the Marquis of Lisboa, the Brazi-
lian Minister, lett town this afierno,,n for Brighton.
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