The Sun.
London, England, 1848-06-09 00:00:00

&SCOT RACES.

(THIS DAY-BY EXPRESS.)

Sweepstakes of 50 so's. each.

Plataikcher

walked over

Wokingham Stakes.

Cor,achie,

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Foreclosuro

... 2

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Seventeecn ran. Won by a length.
The Great Western Plate of 300 sovs. Swinley Course

Vampyr©

The Moor

Ten ran.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.)

LONDON, JUNE 9 .—Wind S.S.W., moderate bree z
and fine.

LIVERPOOL, JUNE B.—The Eliza Corniob, which was
captured by the French blockading squadron in getting
out of Buenos Ayres, Bth March last, and sent to Monte
Video for adjudication, has been condemned and sold
there. _

SLIGO, JUNE 7.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrd. 6th, Archi-
medes, Lane, New York.
KINGSTOWN.—Arrd. 7th, William Carren, Vaughan,
St. John's, New Brunswick.
DUBLIN BAY.—Arrd. Chance, Elder, Barbadoes.
DUBLIN, JUNE 7.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrd. 6th, Ata-
lanta, Quinn, St. John's, New Brunswick. Sld, 6th, June,
New York.

OFF LIVERPOOL, JUNE B.—Honesta,
LIVERPOOL, JUNE B.—Wind W.—Arrd. Windsor
Fay, Brewer, Apalachicola; Arab, Finch, St. John's.
New Brunswick ; Boadicea, Leavett, ditto ; Union,
Lafoly, St. Stephen's. Sld. Mary Imrie, Boyd, Cal
cutta; Guisachan, Ord, ditto; Enterprise. Buenos Ayres;
Alexander Cochrane, Pernambuco ; Urgent, Rio Ja-
neiro; Mountaineer, Demerara; Russell Glover, Tripe,
New Orleans; Solon, Savannah ; Richards, Baltimore;
T. J. Rogers. Philadelphia ; South Carolina, BO6I0II;
Liverpool, New York ; Centurion, ditto ; Champion,
Quebec; Souter Johnny, Montreal.
PORTSMOUTH, JUNE S.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrd. Johan
Friederich, Wicting, New York for Bremen.
OFF BEACHY HEAD, JUNE s.—Parana, Mataazas for
Hamburgh,

FUNERAL OF SIR THOMAS DICK LAUDER,. BAST.—
Yesterday the remains of the late Sir Thomas Dick
Lauder, Bart., of Fountainhall and Grange, were in-
terred in the Grange Cemetery. the resting place of the
late Dr. Chalmers and Sheriff Speirs. The grave was
dug about ten feet deep, at the east end of the elevated
terrace that intersects this fine sequestered ground. The
bottom of the grave was built in with brick. As early
as one o'clock, numbers of well dressed spectators began
to crowd the cemetery grounds. It was not until about
half-past two that the funeral cortege was seen approach-
ing by the new road from Causewayside, preceded by
two sallies bearing palls, and consisting of a hearse
drawn by four black horses, followed by twenty-three
mourning and private carriages. The entire pro-
cession entered the cemetery, and wound round the
north wall past Dr. Chalmer's and Sheriff Speirs's
burial-places on to the terrace, along the ridge of which
it approached the grave. Sir John Dick Lauder, the
new baronet, officiated as chief mourner, and amongst
the mourners around the grave we noticed Mr. William
Dick Lauder, Mr. Dick Cunningham, Bishop Terrot,
Lords Cunninghame and Fullerton, Sheriff Gordon, Mr.
Gibson Thomson, a number of the artists of the Royal
Scottish Academy, &c. There was no service read over
the grave—but workmen descended and cemented the
coffin in its:brick sarcophagus; the mould was then re-
placed in the aperture, the soil laid down, and in a qu.ar-
ter of an hour all was as if nothing had taken place. The
spectators looked on with every manifestation of respect,
and tne utmost propriety marked their conduct —Glas-
gow Paper.

RAILWAY COMMITTEES.
(YESTERDAY.)
GROUP No. I.—NORTHERN COUNTIES
Evidence tal:en in favour of the promoters.
LIVERPOOL, MANCHESTEE, AND NEWCASTLE-UPON-
TYNE.—Case closed, but decision deferred till to-mor-
row.
GROUP No. 3.— MANCHESTER, BUXTON, MAT-
-IOCK, AND MIDLANDS JUNCTION.—OppOSitiOtt of the
Manchester, Shefficild, and Lincolnshire Company fur-
ther considered.
GROUP 14q.0. S.—NEWPORT AND PONTYPOOL.—The
Committee passed this company's Bill for purchasing
the Monmouthshire canals, and partly agreed to the
clauses.

GROUP No. 7.—RoYsToN AND lIITCIIIN EXITS-
sioN.-02position of t'.2e Eastern Counties further COW.

sidered.

GROUP No. S.—SOUTH-WESTERN (TAW VALE
PURCHASE).—Opposition of the Bristol and Exeter Com-
pany further considered.
GROUP N. 10. CALEDONIAN, LANCASTER AND
CARLISLE, AND --LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN.—
Yarther evidence in- favour of promoters.
GROUP No. 11.—MONKLIND AND KIRKINTILLOCH,
3ALLOCHNEY, AND SLAMANNAN...-- Preamble proved,
Jlauses agreed to, and Bill ordered-to be reported.
EDINBURGH AND BATHGATE. Preamble; 'proved,
clauses agreed to, and Bill ordered to be reported.

GROUP No. 12.—CALEDONIAN BRANCH ACROSS THE
CLYDE AND GLASGOW STATION .—Clauses further con-
sidered.

ELECTION COMMITTEE.
DUBLIN.

The scrutiny into the validity of Mr. Reynolds' votes
was resumed yesterday. Three votes were attached by
the petitioners, but they were only successful in one
case. In the other two the Committee decided that the
votes were good.
In the course of the inquiry Mr. Sergeant MURPHY
applied for the committal of Mr. Crump, a late col-
lector of Dublin, on the ground that he had prevari-
cate&in his evidence.

The Committee, after considering the point at some
length, deferred their decision till to-morrow.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
PREROGATIVE COURT, June 8.
(Before Sir H. JENNER FUST.)
JOSEPH BAILEY HAINES.—JUDGMENT.

This cause has been before the Court for some time,
and judgment was delivered to-day. The suit concerns
the validity of the will of Mr. Joseph Bailey Haines,
being promoted by his son. The property consists of a
large portion of Clare-market and other freeholds, and
is estimated at 3,0001. to 4,0001. per annum. In the year
1808 Mr. Haines had a flow of blood to the head, from
which period he was liable to have attacks, at particularto
periods, of aberration of mind, and gave himself up
t_
Wan society of females of light character, cohabitingtl them
h
them; and at one period attempted to introduce tine
kis wife's society, who, in consequence, was
compelled
elletdo
to separate herself from him. He took up hish residencehe
would
at various places. At times, while at church,
walk up and.down in his pew with. much excitement,t and
hold up his stick, threatening his son,. &c.. Many other
acts of aberration were recorded against him—one . was,
that upon the death of his mother he hired carriage,
said to be one of the state-carriages of the late Marquis
of Wellesley, with four horses ; had them decorated,
and engaged four livery servants, who were clothed in
new liveries with broad silver lace, and thus followed her
to the grave. He at last became infatuated with a female
Bal.
named B
l. Higgins, who exercised great influence over
him, and induced him to make a will in her favour, to
the prejudice of the widow and only son.
The QUirs-EN'S ADVOCATE said he appeared on the part
of the son, to set aside the will, it having been made
while his father
.was suffering from mental aberration.
At the time of his death Mr. Haines was not lin a state
of mind to manage his affairs, and in 1842, when the
will was made, he was decidedly of unsound mind.
The Learned JUDGE, when the case came on first,
said it was a very lung will, and so great a number of
documents were connected with it, that it would occupy
the whole vaeation if proceeded with. He wished to
kaow what proof there was of insanity.
Tee QUEEN'S ADVOCATE said his own solicitor con-
sidered he was not in a sound state of mind when the
will was executed. and many other persons would also
prove this fact. The fortune at stake., to which the son
wished to establish his right, was considerable. In
1841 he separated from his wife, to whom at that time
he allowed 3001. a year. The case was adjourned for
a week, and came on for further hearing on the 6th of
May.

Dr. R. PIIILLIMORE reed the ♦arious exLibits.

Dr. JENNEI, then addressed the Court at considerable
length on the evidence produced, and argued against
the insanity of the testator.
The QUEEN'S ADVOCATE, on the part of the son, said
that it appeared to him that this Eliza Higgins was a
Lola Montei; for it was evident she had exercised a
regal authority over the mind of the testator, to the
prejudice of his only child, whom he disinherited. He
could not help thinking the evidence of seine of the
witnesses was not very conclusive relative to the
sanity of Mr. Haines, such as Robinson, Lawrence,
Golettley, and Barker, who deposed that he was a man
of sound mind; but he (the Learned Advocate) would
endeavour to prove that that gentleman was not of
sound mind when he executed these testamentary docu-
ments, and bequeathing the bulk of his property to
the female ElizA Higgins; that he had often suf-
fered under mental delusions, particularly towards his
son, in 1842, when he executed his will. Ile had ex-
pressed a belief that his son was devising to take away
his life, and many other acts of peculiarity, of which a
sane man would never be guilty. The Learned Advocate
dwelt at considerable length upon the various acts, and
concluded by calling upon the Court to pronounce against
the validity of the will, and the codicils which have been
propounded.
Dr. R. PHILLIMORE followed on the same side, and
exhibited various facts intended to prove the insanity of
the testator. He instanced not only the act of disin-
heriting his son, but also of charging his son's wife with
infidelity; that the grandchildren were the offspring of
an illicit connexion with a gentleman of the name of
Heathcote, and who was on terms of intimacy with the
husband, for which his son had brought an action, but
it was abandoned on the testator retracting it.
Dr. ADDANS said he was sorry to be called upon to
make any 'reply, for the sake of Mrs. Haines. He con-
tended that the testator was not only a sane man, but a
shrewd man, and an industrious man, realising from that
industry a fortune of from 3,0001. to 4,000/ a year. The
only question be thought the Court was left to decide
was, is the will valid or not; not whether Mr. Haines
was a moral man or not, from the habits he had been
represented to have indulged in; or whether he had
acted with due kindness or not towards his son. In

Mary Jones, who gave a false address, was placed at
the bar, on the charge of stealing 66 yards of silk, valued
at 71. 16s.
Mr. Silvanus White, an assistant in the service of
Messrs. Hitchcock and Co., of St. Paul's Churchyard,
said that on Wednesday afternoon, about two o'clock,
the prisoner entered his employer's shop, for the
purpose of purchasing a few trifling articles. He
was serving her, and had occasion to go to the
other end of the shop for some calico. When he re-
turned he saw her returning from where some silks were
placed towards the spot he had left her at, and ap-
peared to be wrapping something under her cloak. He
looked into her face, and immediately suspected that
something was wrong, when he informed the shopwalker,
and told him to keep a look out. She finished her pur-
chases, and was watched by witness and the shopman.
Upon getting near the door he observed her let the silk
fall from under her cloak. At that time she had gone
nearly the length of the shop. A constable was called,
when the prisoner denied all knowledge of the silk, and
said that it was a friend of hers that did it, who hap-
pened to be with her.
In defence the prisoner denied all knowledge of the
silk.

Alderman GIBBS committed her for trial.
A number of pickpockets were brought up for fol-
lowing their usual avocations in St. Paul's Church yard
yesterday afternoon, during the procession of the various
parocial schools of London to the cathedral, when one
was committed to Newgate, others for two and three
months' each, and several remanded.
MAR YLEBONE.

Mr. Edward IVl•Dermot, a respectable looking man
about 50 years of age, and who was stated to be a master
cutler in an extensive way of business at Sheffield, was
brought up in custody, and placed at the bar before Mr.
Long, charged with having presented a pistol, loaded
with powder and ball, at a passenger in a railway car-
riage, in consequence of the latter having expressed an
opinion a 4 to the justice of the sentence passed upon
Mitchel, the late proprietor of the United Irishman.
Mr. Barker, Superintendent of the London and North-
western Railway
.Company's Police, was in attendance
to watch the case, and during the inquiry the court was
much crowded.

Mr. Boyd, of Paisley, on being sworn, said, " Yester-
day afternoon, at a quarter to four, I got into a second-
class carriage at Leicester, at which time the prisoner
was seated therein; he seemed to be excited, and on our
progressing along he put many questions to me in such
a way, that I did not feel disposed to answer them. Oa
our arrival at Rugby he alighted, and having shortly
afterwards resumed his seat, he asked me to take some-
thing from a bottle which he had in his hand,
but not feeling disposed to do so, I, in order to
pacify him, told him that if I must take anything
with him I should prefer a cup of tea at the next sta-
tion. He began reading a newspaper, and asked me
what I thought of Mitchel ? to which I replied some-
what sternly, " I think but very little of him ; and we
are well quit of his company." Upon this he remarked,
that he (Mitchel) would not be long abroad, for France
and America would interfere and get him his liberty.
He then pulled out his pistol and asked me if I was a
gentleman, at the same time holding it up to my face ;
I observed that it was half-cocked. An elderly gentle-
man, who like me was much terrified, laid hold of it,
after some difficulty, and put it under the seat, but the
prisoner speedily regained possession of it.
Mr. LONG—Are you certain that after you expressed
your opinion as to Mitchel, that the prisoner put the
pistol towards your face ? Complainant—l am quite
sure of it, the muzzle was not far from me. I saw that
it had not a percussion cap on it, and I said to the pri-
soner, when he got hold of it a second time, "Is it
loaded ?" To which he made answer, " Yes, with
powder and ball, but that old fellow has taken the cap
off." I asked him what he meant to do with the pistol,
and he said he carried it for his own protection.
Other evidence was gone into, stating that the com-
plainant and the rest of the passengers in the carriage,
were very much alarmed, and that the prisoner was
given into custody at the Blisworth station, from whence
he was brought up to the terminus, Euston-square,when
he was sent by Mr. Barker, the company's superin-
tendent, to the police-station of the S division.

Mr. Barker produced the pistol, which was a single-
barrelled one. He was directed to ascertain whether it
was loaded or not, and he left the Court to satisfy him-
self as to the fact; on his return he produced the
charge, which he had extracted, viz., a quantity of pow-
der and a bullet.

1842 he made a will, bequeathing an annuity of 751. a
year to Eliza Higgins, and a small legacy to another
female. The female Eliza Higgins cohabited with him,
and had been a kind and good nurse to him during the
period of a long sickness, which had in a degree in-
jured her own health. She was also a good house-
keeper. With the legacy he also gave her a life in-
terest in Gordon Lodge, where the testator resided,
with the furniture. Some time after this, in conse-
quence
.of his son's conduct, which caused his father
much pain, a codicil was made, wherein he be-
queathed the bulk of his property to Eliza Higgins, and
another female—in fact, all but disinheriting the whole
of his legal descendants. The son asserted his father
had been insane ever since 1812, and incapable of con-
ductiag-his business e.ff.irs ; at the same time he admits
that between the years 1828 and 1838 he had improved
his estate from 3,0001. to 4,0001. a year. It was impos-
sible for the Court to believe this was the act of an in-
sane mind. Mr. Lawrence, the eminent surgeon, had
been examined, who had decided upon the sanity of Mr.
Haines. A good many other persons deposed to the
same effect. It was true he had been confined in a
lunatic asylum, but it was of a short duration, and
caused by a flow of blood to the head. He felt on this
occasion he had been very harshly treated. In March,
1844, to show that Mrs. Bailey Haines had not forfeited
the respect of the testator, which he had once enter-
tained from her -,_supposed familiarity with Mr.
Heathcote, he made another codicil, and after
giving a lie interest only to the two females
above referred to, he bequeathed the bulk
of his property to bis grand-children. It
had been urged the testator was suffering under a delu-
sion when he said his grand-children were not his son's,
and that it was an act of insanity, but when it is remem-
bered that Mr. Heathcote was frequently at Mrs.
Haines's, and that they had the use of Mr. Heatheote's
g carriae., that he made her many valuable presents, and
settled upon her an annuity of 2351. ts year, it might be
natural for the testator to have suspected that which had
been whispered to him by others. He (Dr. Addams)
would say, he did not think any imputation could be
placed on the character of Mrs. J. B. Haines. It ap-
peared Mr. Heathcote had been separated from his wife_
by a divorce which the Court was fully aware of, and
that his children were often left under the care of Mrs.
J. B. Haines. It was, therefore. nothing extraordinary
that some act of liberality might have been shown to-
wards Mrs. Haines by Mr. Heathcote, who was a man of
considerable wealth. Ile (Dr. Addams) had read the
whole of the correspondence, which was very voluminous,
and it proved he was a man of sound mind, and shrewd
withal. He would, therefore, call on the Court to con-
firm the validity of the will and codicils.
Dr. JENNER was about to proceed in the cause, when
The Learned JUDGE interposed, and said that un-
doubtedly the testator had once been of unsound mind,
caused by a determination of blood to the head, but that
was no confirmed insanity. The Court would admit that
no small degree of ingenuity, with considerable industry,
had been displayed by those who had endeavoured to
prove the testator was of unsound mind, by creating evi-
dence. There was no doubt but the testator was a man
of considerable wealth and great ostentation. The
Court, from the first, was of opinion that the will could
not be set aside. If it was the wish of the counsel that
it should go through the evidence—(the counsel thought
it was not necessary)—then the Court would at once
decide the question. There was no doubt of the due ex-
ecution of the will, but the question was, whether the
testator was insane at the time of its execution. The
kind care and undeviating attention of Eliza Higgins:
towards him at the period of his illness would have its
effect on a mind like the testator's, and it was, there-
fore, natural to think she would have considerable influ-
ence over him. The Court felt it its duty to mention
one thing. There was no ground for the imputation
placed upon the conduct of Mrs. J. B. Haines, it thought;
as it had been said, she was a model of virtue. Mr.
• Heathcote is a singular man, and thinks prosier to make
some presents to Mrs. J. B. Haines fot4 the attention
'which had been shown by her towarderhis children, two
of whom were under her care while he was in France.,
There could be no doubt that the will was valid, and
that the late Mr. J. B. Haines was a capable testator.
The executors would receive probate, the costs, boweyer,
being paid out of the estate.

Mr. LONG (to the prisoner)—This is a very serious
matter alleged against you; what have you to say?
Prisoner— had no knowledge whatever of the pistol
being loaded. A gentleman gave it to me to carry it to
Deptford for him, and I should have done so had I not
been locked up.
Complainant here said that at Blisworth the prisoner,
when given into castody of the authorities there, alleged
that the laws of his country allowed of his carrying arms
for his own defence.

Mr. LoNo, after remarking upon the various facts
adduced in evidence, said that the case was one of a most
serious and aggravated nature ; the offence, however,
was perpetrated in a part of the country which was out
of his (the magistrate's) jurisdiction, and the prisoner
would, therefore, be sent into Warwickshire, where the
investigation would, of course, be fully gone into.
The prisoner was then removed from the bar, and
shortly afterwards he and the witnesses left London by
railway, the complainant, who had so narrowly escaped,
being resolved upon following up the case.

WAVENEY VALLEY RAILWAY.
An adjourned meeting of the shareholders of the above
company was held yesterday, at the London Tavern,
for the purpose of hearing the result of the negotiations
with the Norfolk Company; Mr. Emanuel Cooper in the
chair.

ff
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CHAIRMAN said he regretted to intimate that the
directors had not been able to get any satisfactory o,r
from the Norfolk Company, and then called upon Mr.
Wilkinson, the solicitor, to state the position in which
they stood.
Mr. Wn.x.riasow said an agreement was made by the
original Waveney Valley proprietors, on the 21st Octo-
ber, 1846, making
and provipdpilnica
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proprietors
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shares on which only 303.
agreeing to give, on the Act being been
obtained,paid au up,
guaranteed
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petueetuity. A clause
interest of 5/. per cent. in
purpose
dof was inserted in the Bill for
secur-
ing that five per cent.; but as the Bilfildoignrgeztsethrough
Parliament, the Norfolk Company
pass it with that clause, in consequence of t difficultto
re-
solutions passed by the Lords and Commons, found
it necessary to withdraw the clause, and the
Bill was passed without it. It had also been
agreed that the Norfolk Company should give
the Waveney Valley proprietors a bonus of ss. per share
as soon as the Act was passed, but up to the present time
they had not received it. In consequence of those cir-
cumstances, the directors were not in a position to
carry out the agreement, and they now claimed to
have paid to the proprietors 21. per share, and also
th bonus of ss. by the Northern Company. Since
the last meeting negotiations had taken place with the
'view of coming to some settlement, but instead of the
Norfolk Company offering to pay 2/. per share, or even
the 30s. which they had paid up, they only offered to
give ss. per share, and said they would net object
to pay 10s. in addition to the ss. The directors, how-
ever, considered that perfectly inadequate to what the
shareholders were entitled to receive. In consequence
.of the unsatisfactory result of this negotiation two of
.the largest proprietors had commenced actions against
the Norfolk Company for the 21. per share, which were
now pending, and would be tried at the next Surrey
assises, which took place early in July. If those actions
succeeded, as they were advised they would by an emi-
nent barrister, who had gone through the whole case,
the proprietors would be all in a position to demand the
payment of the 21., or at least the 30s. paid up.
Mr. LEIGH wished to know whether the proprietors
would be placed in a different position than they were
before in consequence of the Norfolk Company having
amalgamated with the Eastern Counties Company.
The CHAIRMAN said the only difference would be that
they would have to deal with two parties who no doubt
would use their combined strength to defeat them if
possible. _ _ _

A BEIABEBOLDZB thought it would be best to pass a

MARYLEBONE COUNTY COURT, June 8.
(Before Amos, Esq.)
RANSOM V. THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY.
Mr. Pelham appeared for the plaintiff. Mr. Justins,
from the firm of Maples, Pearse, Stevens, and Maples,
for the company.
The plaintiff's case was, that he was a farmer, occu-
pyin 100 acres of land by the side of the railway, near
the Acton cutting, and that on the 12th of March one of
his lambs had gone through the fence on to the line, and
was killed by a train passing over it, and that the acci-
dent occurred through the negligence of the company in
not maintaining the fence. The value of the lamb was
11. Bs.
Mr. JuniNs, for the company, contended and proved,
that the fence was in good condition; that no precaution
on the part of the company could prevent young lambs
from creeping through it, and that the company's ser-
vants having observed the plaintiff's lambs straying on
the line, had given the plaintiff notice, and warned him
to have his flock carefully tended; but that his answer
to such advice was, he didn't care if the lambs were
kilted, the company must pay for them.
The Learned JUDGE asked if the plaintiff employed a
shepherd.
The plaintiff said a person was sometimes looking
after his flock.
Mir.,JuKpis said the plaintiff should have hurdled one
`fence on his side, and not doing so, he bad not used
due caution,.
The plaintiff admitted he had not hurdled the fence.
The JUDGX said he ought to have done so, and kept
a shepherd, and as it appeared he had not done eithom
er,
he agreed in the doctrine laid down by the c
pany's representative, that before the plaintiff could
recover, he should have used every proper precaution,
and should, therefore, give his verdict for the defendants.

resolution strongly condemnatory of the conduct of the
Norfolk Company, for he believed no man in his indivi-
dual capacity would have dared to act in so unprincipled
a manner. They said the shares were only worth what
they proposed to give to the holders, but the fact was
they had been depreciated in the market in consequence
of the Norfolk Company not fulfilling their agreement.
Mr. BACK said the non-compliance with the agreement
amounted to nothing less than an act of bankruptcy.
After a short discussion, it was resolved to adjourn
the meeting until the result of the actions was known,
and the directors were authorised to oppose the further
progress of the Bill introduced. by the Norfolk company
Parliament for an extension of the time allowed for
the completion of the line.
A vote of thanks was then passed to the Chairman, and
the meeting separated.

- COURT OF ALDERMEN.
On Tuesday a Court was held for the dispatch of
business.
THE DISTURBANCES IN THE METROPOLIS.

Alderman WILSON wished to be informed by the
Lord Mayor whether the special constables appointed
previously to tho 10th of April to act in the event of a
disturbance, were authorised to act if any contingency
should arise at the present time, as it was understood
by many that the power would in a few days be at an
end.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MANSION-HO USE.
Patrick Turner, a porter, in the employment of Messrs.
Bennet and Brown, of Cannon-street, tea-dealers, was
charged with having embezzled the sum of 201. 11s., the
property of the firm.
Mr. H. Burt, a clerk in the house, stated that the pri-
soner had been sent with:goods to the house of a customer,
who paid upon delivery the amount above stated. The
prisoner absconded with the money, and was followed to
Bristol, where he was apprehended.
The prisoner admitted that he had received the
money, and never accounted for it, and that there was
no doubt at all that he was a defaulter.
Committed for trial.
GUILDHALL.

Sir PETER LAURIE begged to say a few words. He
considered the Chartist proceedings to be a sort of
guerilla warfare. They went entirely upon a system
of annoyance. They were in this place to-day and
in that place to-morrow, and their object was
to: derive advantage from harassing society.—(Hear,
hear.) He considered that the police were quite
able to keep down the guerilla spirit which was in
operation. It was very easy for a number of people to
mention a day of meeting and call together multitudes,
but the police were strong enough to prevent mischief.
The LORD MAYOR said that he was watching with
anxiety the course of events, and that his brother ma-
gistrates and his fellow-citizens most cordially joined
with him in the feeling that union and co-operation
were most necessary under the existing state of
things for the protection of the tranquillity of the
City.—(Hear, hear.) He had been waited upon by
several of the leading men of the ward of Farringdon
Without that morning, on the subject of 'the great
annoyances to which the eitizans were subjected by
the meetings and processions which had so frequently
taken place. The deputation stated that the inhabitants
were most desirous of rendering the most efficient aid
either under the authority of the Police Commissioner, or
in any other way which might appear eligible for the
purpose of preserving the public peace.—(Hear.) ;It
gave him great satisfaction to state that there existed a
strong unanimous feeling amongst his fellow-citizens on
the subject, and he had every reliance upon them. The
Commissioner of the City Police' who urged the necessity
of employing special constables, had embodied his views
upon the subject in a report which would probably give
satisfaction to the court, and the regulations recom-
mended in which could be carried out without difficulty.
—(Hear, hear.) He had the utmost reliance upon the
conduct of his tellow•citizens.—(Cheers.)
Alderman COPELAND said the Lord Mayor might de-
pend upon the zealous co-operation of his brother ma-
gistrates.
Some conversation took place, we understand, upon
the exclusion of strangers, on the subject of the ex-
penses incurred by the preparations for meeting the
emergency of the 10th of April, and the Court was
counted out before the most important business fur the
day was entered upon.

FASHIONS FOR JUNE.
(From the London and Paris Ladies' Magazine of
Fashion.) _ _

Materials of slight texture are now much in demand.
Mousselines de suie of every colour, baregere, pulley-
riennes, and a new material partaking of the poil de
chevre, with jaconots and organdys in Persian
patterns; silk dresses of fancy stripes of the
palest colours are made with three fininces en
biais, the upper one rounded off, rises gradually,
diminishing to the waist, and is continued on the cor-
sage, forming double revere.. For demi toilette, the
form of the corsage varies but little, they are ge::erally
open with revers or chile, the sleeve moderately
wide, particularly at the bottom, drooping on the
arm, or admitting the under sleeve of clear muslin ;
the skirts with very deep flounces. It is only when
required for carriage wear or dejeuners that the
dresses are ornamented by coquilles, ruches, &c. ; if
ribbon, all are made of a length to give freedom to
the feet ; barege dresses are ornamented with deep
biais 'lounges, edged with small gimp, or tucks
of graduated size to the waist. Redingotes
are still made A la Puritaine, ornamented
by gimp trimmings ; dresses of thin materials
have the corsages made full ; many redingotes
are made with corsages a la Dubarry. The
bonnets of this season are of moderate size, demievat6o.,
close at the ears, with ruund crowns ; very pretty ones
are made of paille de riz, with the capote crown of taf-
fetas glace, and some are trimmed with ruches of taffetas,
so delicately pinked as to imitate moss, in pink, white,
or blue, encircling the edge bavolet ; it also forms trim-
mings on the crown.
The ribbons used this season are very rich ; pretty
open straws are with bands of taffetas or gauze, and
straw alternately, lined with taffetas or gloat and noaud,
with large pink rose at the side. Many of the capotes
of tulle bouillonni, or rich blond, are simply trimmed
with ribbon, and merely ornamented inside by bunches
of delicate flowers ; sometimes a lace lappet forms the
trimming.
Capotes of crape, gauze, or linon, are, with voilettes
of the same, pink, blue, or white, confined by a wreath
of ribbon toques. The mantelets and pardessus are
made of taffetas glace of every colour, of figured tulle,
trimmed with lace or frills of the same, pinked or em-
broidered, they are also made of embroidered muslin ;
black lace shawls, both single and double, continue in
fashion ; and many mantelets are made matching the
dress.

THE SUN,_ LONDON,

FRIDAY, EVENING-, J UNE 9, 1848.

IMPERIAL PA RL MLNT. N

HOUSE OF LORDS, June S .
Their Lordships assembled at the usual hour.
EDUCATION.

A NonLE LORD presented a petition against the na-
tional sy-stom of education in Ireland.
NA VIGATION-L A WS.
The Earl of HARDWICKE presented petitions from
South Shields and Leeds, against any alteration of these
laws.

ECCLESIASTICAL DISTRICTS (IRELAND).
Earl FORTESCIJE laid a Bill on the table for alkur-
ing the ecclesiastical districts in Ireland. He said the
Bill was introduced for the purpose of obviating the in-
convenience to which many districts were put in conse-
quence of the parish church being many miles distant.
The Bill was read a first time.

Lord DENMAN presented a petition from the
Mauritius respecting the late measures of the Govern-
ment with regard to sugar.
SALE OF BEER BILL.
The Earl of lIARROWBY moved the second read-
ing of the Sale of Beer Bill.

lord MONTEAGLE supported the Bill. He thought
it would be most unjust to prohibit altogether the
sale of beer or spirits on Sunday, but he thought
it advisable to extend the law prohibiting the sale of
beer and spirits on Sunday Wore one o'clock in the
day, in London and Liverpool, to the kingdom generally.
He would suggest that the Bill should repeal the penalties
imposed on persons selling liquors during the time of
divine service, and fixing one o'clock as the hour
throughout the kingdom, before which it should not be
lawful to sell beer and spirits.
Lord BROUGHAII supported the Bill. He consi-
dered the Sabbath was now much better observed than
it had been thirty years ago ; but be besought their
Lordships not to overdo legislation with 'regard to the
observance of the Sabbath.

Lord CAMPBELL supported the Bill.
Lord KINNAIRD hoped that the provisions of the
Bill would be extended to Scotland.

After a few words from Lord WHARNCLIFFE, the
Bill was read a scond time.

SOCIALISM.—ENGLISII CAPITAL INVESTED
IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES.
Lord BROUGHAM, on presenting a petition from
Robert Owen, on whom he passed a high eulogium, on
the subject of socialism, asked if the Noble Marquis
opposite could inform him of the amount of English
capital invested in foreign securities?
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said he could give
no information on the subject. The Government had
no right to interfere with private investments of capital,
nor had they any means of knowing the manner in
which private capital was invested.

LUNACY LAWS.
Lord BEAUMONT presented a petition from the
members of the Alleged Lunatics' Friends Society,
complaining that under the existing law any per-
son might be incarcerated as a lunatic on the
certificate of two apothecaries merely, and that the inspec-
tion of the magistrates and the Commissioners of Lunacy
was not sufficient—that the duties of chaplains in lunatic
asylums were very inefficiently performed, and praying
for a Committee to inquire into the law of lunacy. Also
a similar petition from a public meeting held in London.
GREAT • YARMOUTH DISFRANCHISEMENT.
The Earl of DEVON rose to move the order of the
day for the Rouse going into Committee on the Great
Yarmouth Disfranchisement Bill.

The Earl of REDESDALE remarked that there was
no petition from Yarmouth against the Bill.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE thought that the
Bill was expedient, and believed the general opinion to
be that there was no hardship in it.
The Bill then passed through Committee, and the
report was brought up.
PETTY BAG OFFICE BILL.
This Bill passed through Committee.
ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE gave notice that he
should to-morrow move that the House at its rising
adjourn until Thursday next.
The House the❑ adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, June 8.
The SPEAKER took the Chair shortly before Four
o'clock.

LIVERPOOL, MANCHESTER, AND NEW-
CASTLE-UPON-TYNE JUNCTION RAILWAY.
Mr. MACKINNON moved, pursuant to notice, that
it be an instruction to the Committee on the Liverpool,
Manchester, and Newcastle-upon-Tyne Junction Rail.
way (Abandonment of the: Railway and Dissolution of
the Company) Bill, to entertain the petition of Richard
Mosse, which was: presented on Tuesday last, against
the Bill, although the same was not presented within the
time allowed by the standing order.
After some discussion, in which Mr. Greene, Mr. Bro-
therton, Mr. Wilson Patten, and other Members, took
part, the motion was withdrawn.