The Sun.
London, England, 1848-04-03 00:00:00

SEWERS.

Lord MORPETH, in answer to a question from
Sir B. Hall, said it was intended by the Commis-
sioners cf Sewers, that the expense of making out the
plans of the sewers of the metropolis should be paid
out of the sewer rates collected in the metropolis.
TAX. ATION.

Noble Lord at
hiln'elf, had notices of motion on the books relative
to ;the taxation of the country, and it would per-
haps save the time of the House, .
Air. EwART said several Hon. Members, like
being rendered unnecessary, if' the
'
the head of the Government woulwhether it
u state
hy these motions
0
was his intention to take into his consideration the
general pubjeet of taxation in the country.—(iiear.)
Lord J. RUSSELL said he hrd stated on a former
occasion that Government were prepared to go into
the subject, but it was impouible for him to say when
they would be in a position to bring it under the con-
sideration of the House.
GALWAY GAOLS.
Mr. P. SCROPE wished to know from the Right
lion. the Secretary of State for the home Depart-
ment, whether it was true that the county gaol of
Galway contained 755 prisoners,
when it wasao only
built to .accommodate 154. Of-the former number
no loss than 108 hed• died..since their confinement
w ithin • the - last •three months while eleven
,others died within twenty-four hours after

their imprisonment. Fever and dyssentery were
rife in the prison, and it was stated that the ordinary
bridewells of the town were in a no better con-
dition.—(Hear, hear.)
Sir G. GREY said, if the Hon Gentleman had
given him notice of the question, he would have been
prepared to answer, but he could state at once that
the gaols of Galway were in an overcrowded state,
and measures were being taken by the Irish Govern-
ment to get rid of the evils which had resulted from
this state of things.—(Hear, hear.)3
STATE OF IRELAND.

On the motion being put for reading the order of
the day for going into Committee on the Jewish Dis-
abilities Bill.

Lord JOCELYN rose and said in putting the
qustion of which he had given notice relative to the
state of Ireland, he felt it was impossible for him to
do so without violating the rules and regulations
of the House by prefacing it with a few words of expla-
nation. In order however that he might be in a situation
to crave the indulgence of the House in that respect,
he had given notice that he would put the question
on taking the order of the day, and he therefore
hoped the House would have no difficulty in acceeding
to him the indulgence which he asked.—(Hear, hear.)
He thought it right to state to the House that,
looking to the present state of things in Ireland,
he felt it to be his duty, not only as a matter of justice
to the Government, but to enable the Noble Lord to
consider the subject before he was called upon to
answer his enquiry, to state to the Noble Lord at the
head of the Government the purport of the ques-
tion which he wished to put to him. Indeed it was
impossible that he could have done otherwise than
put the Noble Lord in possession of that information,
for he felt that this was not the tune when men could
wish to embarrass Government, or check the present
administration of the affairs of Ireland, and he had to
thank the Noble Lord for the permission he had given
him to put the question. He could assure the
House that the answer to the question he was about
to pat was looked for with great interest by all her
Majesty's loyal subjects in Ireland. He believed
that the attention of the public, and every Member
of that Heuse, must have been directed, within the
last few weeks, to the mischievous and traitorous con-
duct of certain people in Ireland. He believed there
was not a single Member in that House who had not
seen with indignation and disgust the language that
certain mischevious and traitorous men had ad-
dressed to the people of Ireland avowedly for the
purpose of overturning the institutions of the country
and levying war upon the Crown, by inciting the
people to overt acts of rebellion.—(Hear.) With
similar feelings had the public of this country seen
that men had been found in Ireland so devoid
of their own and all national honour
as to be at this moment asking from
a foreign country for the loans of arms to carry out
their nefariousand traiterous objects, and he an aslrish-
man, but the representative of an English Constituence
felt to be his duty, though he did it in sor-
rrow to call the attention of the English re-
presentatives in that House to the effect which this
mischievous language and traitorous conduct upon
certain dissatisfied individuals in the country.
But the majority of tho subjects of the city, he was
happy to say, were loyal and patriotic, but still this
language of these mischievous persons in Ireland
must be checked, or it would sap the loyal feelings
of even the people of this nation.—(Hear, hear.)
The Lord. Lieutenant had been enabled by his policy
to rally round him persons of all ranks and of all
persuasions, but he had been unable to put down
this rebellious language of these mischievous
men. Feeling as he did with thousand* of his
Countrymen that such conduct must lead to blood-
shed, though they did not fear the result so far as the
safety of the institutions of the country were
concerned, yet they deplored the consequences
which must ensure if they remained unchecked
they had in their memories the recollection of the
blood that had been shed in civil contests in Ireland,
and wishing to see civil war driven from her shores,
and in their name 1 asked the Noble Lord
whether he thought there was sufficient power
still vested in the executive to crush this rebellious
spirit at its birth, or whether he did not think the tine
had come that some alteration should be inside in
the law which allowed the mitigation of rebellion.
to escape, whilst his unfortunate victim is doomed to
condign punishment, and, further, whether he thought
the time had not came when the executive should be
endowed with power to act with more vigour and
effect whenever any emergency might occur.
Lord J. RUSSELL then rose, and proceeded to
address the House amid profound silence. Sir, I
rise with considerable anxiety to answer the question
of the Noble Lord. It is Ifu i t e true that language
of the nature that he has described has been
used in Ireland—language exciting the rebel-
lion against the Crown—language exciting the
people to acts of violence against persons and pro-
p-rty, and with the view to establi-h Ireland as a
separate nation, independent of the Crown of these
nations. Such language may at some periods be
passed over as the mere ravings of a distempered
fancy, which may have no dangerous effect. Un-
fortunately it is not so at the present moment.
—(Hear, hear.) 1 have to look at the effect pro-
duced—partly to the excitable nation of those to
whom such language is addressed—partly to the
very great distress which has been felt by all classes
now during three years—distress which natu-
rally induces them to listen to any desperate
remedy, and thirdly, to the great excitement occa-
sioned by the events which have recently taken place
in France and in other parts of the continent. But
to whatever cause that language is to be
attributed it certainly has been followed by
the manufacture of pikes—by the formation
of rifle clubs and other preparations, which are openly
avowed by a portion of the press of that country,
with a view to create civil war. Now, Sir, I cannot
agree with the Noble Lord, that in being the cause
and instigators of that civil war, it is not
so much her Majesty's Government—it is
not so much the institutions of the country that are
in danger as the peace of Ireland as well as the well-
being of all classes, especially those classes engaged in
the occupations of trade and commerce, my belief
certainly is, that those who have used the language to
which I have adverted have done so for the purpose
of raising themselves, careless of the bloodshed and
crime they may occasion.—(Elear, hear.) Sir, it
is, however, a most difficult and most delicate
matter for the Lord Lieuftenent of Ireland to
consider what steps ought to be taken. The Noble
Lord has, I think, paid a just tribute to my
s e hear.)tli t, whileA hlsi
I assurer e
an,
the
d —(l I ha
or
u,hopeanxious I n need
Noble Friend now at the head of the Government
is
)Ifo t
put down disaffecticn and rebellion,
it is his
earnest wish to listen to and promote,
as he can, remedy and amelioration for fary
distress or evils which afflict that "-
country.
With respect to the means now at the disposal
of the
Government of Ireland for the purpose of meeting the
conspiracy to which I have alluded, he has been in
constant communication with my Right Hon. Friend
the Secretary of State for the Home Department and
with myself. He has informed us that, while on the one
side there were evident preparations for rebellion ;
that on the other he has received the most gratifying
assuarances of loyalty and support from the member,
of all classes—from the members of all creeds—from
landlords as well as merchants, from Pro-
testants as :well as Roman Catholics, and
from all parts of the country. (Hear, hear.)
Sir, the Noble Lord must excuse me, if at the pre-
sent moment I decline stating what further measures
are in contemplation by the Lord Lieutenant and
her Majesty's Government. I trust, therefore, that
he will be satisfied with the asssurance that we
have both in Ireland and in this country,
most carefully looked into the law affecting the case
—that we have entered into most constant daily com-
munication with the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, and
should he be of opinion, that further powers are
necessary which have not yet been obtained, the Go-
vernment will be prepared to accede to them.
I should then feel it my duty—being convinced that
such measures as we would wish would be no more
than necessary for the occasion—l should then feel it
my duty to come down to the House and ask the
House to entrust the Government of the country
with such further powers (Hear, hear, and
cheers) Lord Clarendon has to consider in any
proposal that he may make, and in any wish that he
may express, that if it should appear, or even bear a
semblvnce, that he was favouring any one class
of religionists, or of •
one particular class of the
country above another, that he would thereby
lose a great deal of the support which he
has hitherto obtained in the country—(llear, hear)—
because, Sir, as I have already
and members of the Protestant profession, the landlords
men of the Protestant profession, pro ession, clergy-
members of the Catholic priests and
joined in giving him their best
have all
the Noble Lord may rest support, but
assured that it is the full
determination of her Majesty's Go
the utmost confidence in Lord Clarverdnm7it, having
en on s adininis•
tration to do all in their power to support
the loyal people of Ireland, to mai
taro the peace of that country and n.
we shall not shrink from asking for f urth er powthersat upon the subject.
Mr. W.E. GLADSTONE said that it was with ex-
treme regret that he had heard the Right Hon. the
President of the Board of Trade make the statement he
had with respect to the navigation-laws. This measure
had been announced with others in the speech from
" the Throne ; all, with the exception of the navigation-
laws, had been brought under the consideration of
the House, and of that they had heard
nothing until within the last few days.
It was now announced that the Act for the amend-
ment of those laws would not be introduced until
fter Easter ' • the non-introduction of this measure
'ln tl), after Easter meant that the question would

not be disposed of during the present session.
He did not think that the country would be satisfied
with that proceeding upon the part of her Majesty's
Government. Any measure introduced early in May
could not possibly be passed during the present
session, and he thought that the Bill now before
the House might even be now made to give way to
the more important subject of the navigation-laws.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL said that he did not
think that the complaint of the Right Honourable
Baronet were well founded, considering what
were the means which the Government hap at their
disposal for the consideration of public business.
Ile (Lord John Russell) certainly could not
have allowed the Income Tax Act or the Mutiny
Act to expire, in order to bring the subject of the
navigation-laws forward. There might also be other
urgent measures required with respect to the state
of Ireland, and he dui not wish to be precluded by
the navigation laws from considering that subject.
The Government had but a few days at their disposal
and the press of public business was very great.
Sir R. INGLIS said that if the Government
required more days in the week, the House ought to
grant them that indulgence immediately after the
Easter recess.
Mr. HUME said that he thought it most im-
portant that the question of the navigation
laws should be speedily settled. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. RICARDO deprecated the delay that had
taken place in bringing forward the measure.
Mr. WAWN did not think it fair to press the
measure at the present moment, considering that there
was a Committee sitting at present:on the shipping
interest.
Mr. ROBINSON was of the same opinion. He
thought the Government had exercised a wise dis•
cretion, in not touching the navigation-laws at
present.
Mr. LABOUCHERE felt convinced the would do
no good by bringing on the measure before Easter ; but
He trusted that shortly after the reeess the Govern-
ment would be enabled to bring in a measure on the
subject of the navigation-laws, which would meet
with the approbation of the House, and be productive
of great good.
Mr. HLDSON trusted, whenever the Bill was
brought in, it would not be allowed to pass into a law
in the course of the present session.
(LEFT SITTING.)

TATTERSALL'S-THIS EVENING.
Six o'CLock.
METROPOLITAN HANDICAP.
6 to 1 agst Cracow—takau
7 to 1 agst Jerioho
10 to 1 agst Tufthunter
10 to 1 agst Glen Saddel
11 to 1 agst Marquis of Conyngliani
12 to
1 agst Rat-trap
13 to 1 agst Lady Wildair
16 to 1 agst Gannet
12 to 1 agst Snuff-box
25 to 1 agst Walingate Bar Without
25 to 1 agst Executor
2,000 GUINEAS STAKES.
5 to 2 agst Blaze
.5 to 1 agst Flatcatcher
CHESTER CUP.
No betting.
DERBY.
9 to 1 agst Springy Jack
10 10 1 agst Surplice
10 to 1 agst Glendower
17 to 1 agst Loadstone
40 to 1 agst The Fowler
50 to 1 apt Deerstalker
Very little doing.

The height of the throne for the Archbishop of
Canterbury is nearly forty feet, and the cost of its erec-
tion about 1,200/. Who (pays for this splendid gim-
crack? If it is erected at the expense of the Chapter.
it is manifest they have more money at their disposul
than they know how to make a good use of.—Sheffield
Independent.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.
OXFORD ClRCUlT.—Gloucester, April 1.

CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Justice CRESS-
WELL.)
William Tuberfield, 17, was indicted for mali.
ciously stabbing, cutting, and wounding Wm. Hol-
der, of Bishop's Cleeve, on the 23d of January, with
intent to do him grievous bodily harm, and prevent
his lawful apprehension.
The prisoner was seen leaving the premises of Mr.
John Holder, a farmer, and the prosecutor, who is a
constable, had his suspicions aroused from hearing a
noise in the fowl-house and the fluttering of wings,
and also from seeing the prisoner coming from that
direction. He followed him and felt in his pocket, in
which he felt a fowl. He told Tuberfield he had been
robbing his brother's fowl-house, and must go with
him ; on which a struggle took place, and the pri-
soner cut Holder severely about the right hand, di-
viding the tendons, and according to the judgment of
Mr. Gregory, a surgeon, depriving him of their use
for the remainder of his life. After the commission
of the offence the prisoner absented himself from the
neighbourhood, and was not heard anything of for
eight or nine weeks.
He was found Guilty, and sentenced to be trans-
ported for ten years.
Frederick Dodge, 22, was brought up by writ of
habeas corpus from Bristol gaol, on an ir.dictment
charging him with cutting and wounding Sarah
Turner, with intent to kill and murder her.
Mr. Skinner prosecuted the prisoner, who had no
counsel in this case, the facts of which are as follow :
On Sunday evening, the 13th of February, between
six and seven o'clock, two men rang the bell at the
house of the Rev. Mr. Strickland, in Great George-
street, Bristol, and the prosecutrix, one of his female
servants, went to the door, at which she found two
men Hho inquired if the Rev. Mr. ,Strickland was at
home? She told t hem he was not, did they want
to see him particularly. They said they did, and
she then asked them to walk into the kitchen and
wait, preceding them to that part of the house,
but she had only gone a few steps when she re.
ceived a violent blow on the back of the head.
The poor girl screamed out, "Lord have mercy
on me. Don't murder me," and looked up, when she
saw one of the men (whom she believed to be the
prisoner), with something in his hands, which were
uplifted, and immediately she received a second blow
which would, in all probability, have been increased by a
third, had not Ellen Rice (a fellow servant) attracted
by the noise and cries, then run down stairs, and
called
"Sarah,
ahe what shall I do ?" The poor
bleedingxclaimed, " Call out for help."
out
creature `
Miss Rice ran into her own bed-room, threw up the
window, and cried " Murder." One of the men then
said, " Open the door quick," and both the men im
mediately escaped into the street. They ran off, and
were seen no more that night by Clark. William
Boulton, a policeman, saw the prisoner and a man
with him, in Great George-street, shortly before the
commission of the outrage. On hearing the screams
of the servants Mr. Lambert, who lived opposite, and
Mr. Green, a medical man, went to the house, and
dressed the wounds of the injured woman, the scalp
from whose skull had been torn down by
the violence of the blows inflicted on her, and
the poor creature's life was for some time in
immediate danger. On the landing of the
stairs a large woodon mallet was found, with
which the blows had evidently been given, and
the prosecutrix had observed it by the prisoner's side
just after she had admitted him into the house. Her
fellow-servant also noticed some knives in the hands
of the prisoner's companion, whose personal identity
was not proved, and who had not been apprehended.
The prisoner Dodge was taken into custody on the
Monday week afterwards, and then made an attempt to
get away, by trying to jump into his father's cellar,
calling out at the same time, " bring me a hatchet."
Ile was, however, secured and prevented from offering
any violence to his apprehenders.
The prisoner, in his defence, declared that he was
innocent, but too poor to call witnesses, as he could
not pay their expenses.
Thejury found him Guilty.
The JUDGE told him he had been convicted on the
clearest evidence of a
most cold-blooded attempt at
murder, and he hoped he should not be violating Isis
duty to the public, in recommending the Crown to
spare his life. His Lordship then directed sentence
of death to be recorded against the prisoner, who
exclaimed, "The Lord will be with me wherever I
go, for I am innocent,
and it will be found out."

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
TVESTIVINSTER.
Mrs. Maria Butcher, of 73, Ponsonby-placo, Vaux-
hall-bridge-road, appeared to a summons, charging
her with assaulting Elizabeth Rouse, a genteel look-
ing girl, ten years of age.
The complainant who, in reply to the inquiries of
the Magistrate, appeared perfectly to understand the
obligation of an oath stated that she resided with her
parents, who occupied apartments in defendant's
house. On last Thursday week she was going down
stairs, accompanied by her cousin, a girl twelve or
thirteen years of age when defendant met her, and,
without any reason 'struck her a blow on the chest,
which hurt her so Lich that for two or three minutes
she could neither speak nor cry.
The defendant justified the assault by saying that
she heard the mother of the complainant tell her to
run up and down stairs and make a noise.
Mr.. BURRELL find defendant 20s. and costs, which
was immediately paid.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
til'i/ham Smith was charged with having attempted
to commit a robbery in the house of Benjamin
Caunt, landlord of the Coach and Horses public-
house, St. Martin's. lane
Sarah Butler, servant to Mr. Caunt, said she was
in bed about twelve o'clock on Thursday night,
when she heard some one striking a light with a
i
ucifer match in the room. She looked out, and saw
a man whom she immediately recognized to be the
prisoner. There was another bed in tae room, which

the prisoner approached and looked into, hut seeing
no one, and probably concluding the room to be
empty, he proceeded to break open a cupboard in the
room. Witness immediately called out, and he said
he had made a mistake. The prisoner then ran out
of the room, locking the door after him, so that she
could not get out to give an alarm. Witness threw
up the window and screamed for assistance, and in a
short time her master came up, and she related to
him what had occurred.

Mr. Benjamin Caunt said he was in his parlour on
Thursday night, when he was aroused by a violent
screaming from some one up stairs. He proceeded
up stairs, and he noticed that a man resembling the
prisoner passed him in the passage. He opened the
door of the servant's room, and having received a
description of the thief, he went down into the par
lour and told the company he thought the thief was
then in the room. The prisoner was shuffling to-
wards the door, when he seised and taxed him with
being the man. The servant came in and imme-
diately identified him. Witness knew the man to be
a very bad character. He had frequently forbidden
him his house, but not taking the hint he had been
compelled to kick him out.
The prisoner was taken to the station-house, and
some lucifer matches and housebreaking implements
were found on his person.
The prisoner was remanded to give the police an
opportunity of making further inquiry.
Charles Parhinson, an elderly man, of very re-
spectable appearance, was charged with having ob- '
tained Bs. from IViliiam Windle, a private tutor,
residing in Dean-street, by the following ingenious
stratagem :
The complainant said, he went to the Horse Guards
on Wednesday last, and while waiting to see the
Duke of Wellington come out, the prisoner accosted
him, and entered into conversation about his Grace,
representing himself as having just come to town, and
of course very desirous of seeing everything worth
seeing. The conversation then turned on French
events. The prisoner had just come from France, he
said, and had witnessed many strange scenes, which
he gave a description of. He then mentioned that he
was the captain of a vessel, but that he had the mis-
fortune, when coming out of Havre, of being cut
down to the water's edge by a vessel that ran foul of
him. The consul at Havre gave him 31., with which he
had reached London. He had a wife and family in
Liverpool, but was unable to join them, as he was
ss. 7d. short of the fare by railway. 'Witness took
compassion on the tar, and changing a 51. note, he
gave him Bs. A few days afterwards, while strolling
in the Regent's Park, he saw his unfortunate and
nautical acquaintance sitting on one of the benches,
looking at him through his fingers. He went up to
him, and was immediately recognised by the prisoner,
who kindly inquired if he had not received the Bs.
which he had borrowed, and which he had sent beck
in a pocket-book, mounted with silver. Witness
could not swallow this, and he gave the prisoner into
custody.
The prisoner pleaded great distress, but refused to
give any account of himself.
lie was ordered to be brought up again on Wed-
nesday next.
MARYLEBONE.

The public are already in possession of the facts
which were elicited on Friday, in the course of an
investigation before Mr. Long, of a charge against
Lord Xing.don, for having assaulted a young man
named George Cull. It will be remembered that the
magistrate, after hearing the whole of the evidence
adduced, came to the conclusion that it was his duty
to send the case before a jury, and that if bail were
given it must be to a very large amount, viz., the
noble defendant in 5,0001., and two sureties in
2,5001. each, making in the whole 10,000/. ; the two
sureties, owing to the short period which intervened be-
tween the termination of the inquiry and the closing of
thecourt, were not forthcoming; and upon Philip Davis
Cooke, Esq., a Yorkshire majstrate, becoming an-
swerable in 5,000/. for defendant's appearing on
Saturday, he (Lord Kingston) was liberated from
custody, and he then quitted the court, accompanied
by numerous friends of an exalted station.
At about one o'clock on Saturday, his Lordship
arrived with several companions, amongst whom was
his brother, the Hon. James King ; the party re-
mained for some time in a private room attached to
the office, and at two o'clock, the time appointed for
them to be present in order to hear the depcsitions
read over by Mr. Fell, the chief clerk, they were in-
formed that their presence was required in the court.
Upon this intimation, the whole of the gentlemen en-
tered the justice-room, and some of them (they were
not more than four or five in number), took their
seats near the bench. The titled defendant stood in
front of the bar, which position he occupied on Fri-
day, when the evidence against him was being given,
Mr. Long hereupon said, " If his Lordship likes to sit
he can do so." Lord Kingston then took his seat by
the side of his legal adviser, Mr. Justins.
The rest of the depositions were read over, and the
recognizances to the amount of 10,0001. were given,
the bail, independently of his Lordship, being Wm.
Holmes, Esq., 10, Grafton •street, Bond-street, and
Philip Davis Cooke, Esq., Houston, Yorkshire.