The Sun.
London, England, 1848-07-27 00:00:00

27, 1848,

A by the several
le Advances and

SOUTHWARK.

THE POOR-LAW.

if my principal, Mr. De Sussex, had no objection, I
should be most happy to accede to his request. I con-
sulted Mr. De Sussex on the subject, and the copper was
landed in my name, and an order given for the warrants.
I believe this (the delivery order for five casks) to be Mr.
Edward Ilagan's handwriting.
Mr. Parry said—That is the case, as I am able to pre-
sent it at present. There is no imputation at all in this
transaction against Mr. Henry Hagan, but I submit that
a prima
,facie case of conspiracy and false pretences has
been made out against the other defendant.
Mr. Ballantine said he had no reason at all to com-
plain of the manner in which the case had been brought,
forward. His client, Mr. Henry Hagan, stood exone-
rated, whatever irregularities his brother might be
charged with. No doubt he was as much surprised at
hearing of the transaction as the public were, who knew
the respectable station of the firm. Of Mr. Edward
Hagan he was perfectly justified in saying, that however
improperly he had acted on the occasion, there was no
criminality in the course he had pursued.
Mr. Young was again called, and questioned as to
whether his firm would have given the copper if they
believed it was intended for use in the English market?
He replied that they would in such a case have ascer-
tained the name of the vessel to be sheathed, and their
suspicions being likely to be excited upon the inquiry,
they would not have given the credit. He at the same
time admitted that the credit was given upon the high
character of the house.-
_ _

Mr. Ballantine—Would you have hesitated to trust
them with 5001. worth of property, any more than you
would have hesitated to trust the Lord Mayor? Wit-
ness—No.

Mr. Parry then applied to the Lord Mayor to remand
Mr. Edward Hagan.
Mr. Ballantine submitted that there was no evidence
to justify a remand. He very ably commented upon
the statements made by the principal witnesses, and he
described the conduct of Mr. Edward Hagan as the
struggle of a person who was, about two or three years
ago, in possession of 30,0001., to keep up the character
of the respectable firm to which he was attached, be-
lieving, that by active exertions, he would be enabled
to overcome all the difficulties by which he was sur-
rounded, and to which he had at last Wien a victim.
The LORD MAYOR discharged Mr. Henry Hagan, and
bound over Mr. Edward Hagan in his own recog-
nizances in 501., to appear on the 16th of August at
the Mansion House, to answer the charge of Messrs.
Young and Co., and other charges of a similar kind,
involving property of a very considerable amount.
Mr. Ballantine said that Mr. Henry Hagan would also
attend on the 16th of August, and
Mr. Mellor intimated that Mr. Do Sussex, who was
anxious for inquiry into all the particulars, would be
likewise in attendance.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

THE ATTEMPTED MURDER OF THREE CHILDREN BY
THEIR MOTHER.—Hannah Leith, the woman who was
brought up on Wednesday last, charged with attempting
to poison herself and her three children (the particulars
of whose examination have already appeared in this
journal), was again brought before Mr. Bingham for
final examination, when the following evidence was
adduced:—

Mr. William Lawson, surgeon, said he was called by
the constable who gave his evidence on the last occasion,
to go to the residence of the prisoner, No. 27, Car-
burton-street. On arriving there he found all the
children and the prisoner exceedingly ill in bed. On
making inquiries he found that the prisoner had ad.
ministered poison to her children and had taken some
herself. On further inquiry he found that she had taken
sugar of lead. Witness immediately administered sul-
phate of lead as an antidote, which, by decomposing
the poison (acetate of lead), brought the latter from the
stomach. On examining the contents of the stomachs
he found them strongly impregnated with acetate of
lead. He found on a table in the room a cup contain-
ing a quantity of the same deadly poison. The room, a
very small one, contained two beds, and was in such
confusion, that it was difficult to distinguish anything
further. Witness added that sufficient poison had been
taken to cause death.

Joseph Marychurch, assistant to a chemist in Norton-
street, said a woman answering the description of the
prisoner came to his shop about ten days ago and bought
two pennyworth of sugar of lead, saying that she wanted
it for a lotion.

The depositions were then ordered to be taken, and
the prisoner was fully committed for trial.

Rebecca Gardner was brought before Mr. Sacker, on
a charge of intermarrying with William Lawson, a de-
signer, her former husband being still alive.
The complainant, Lawson, stated that he became ac-
quainted with the prisoner, who is a Scotch woman, and
after a short courtship they were married at St. George's,
Southwark, on the 13th September, 1848. (Certificate
produced.) That some time afterwards he was visited
by some of his relatives from Glasgow, who on being in-
troduced to his wife recognised her at once as a woman
natnedGardncr, who had a husband living in that city. She
denied the fact, but upon further inquiry being instituted
his suspicions were confirmed, and he gave the prisoner
into custody. About three weeks ago she was brought
up to this court, and the evidence of the Scotch marriage
not being sufficiently strong the case was postponed, and
the prisoner adjudged to enter into recognizances.
Donald Murray, summoning officer of this court,
stated that he proceeded to Edinburgh, and procured the
copy of the certificate of the marriage of the prisoner
to I)anisl Gardner, now produced.
Robert Matthio stated, that about six years ago he
was called upon by Gardner to accompany him as wit-
ness to a marriage between him and the prisoner. That
ho proceeded with the parties to the residence of a jus-
tice of the peace in Glasgow, where the nuptuals took
place. While they were in the house the bride's mother
rushed in, and by force dragged her daughter away.
The witness added that he was under the influence of
liquor at the time, and that his rec.illection of that
passed was rather indistinct. He, however, remembered
signing a book. In the witness's cross-examination he
said that he remembered the justice saying something
about sending out for whisky ou the day of the marriage
ceremony.
Mrs. Elizabeth Inglis said that in 1842 her daughter
(the prisoner) was then fourteen years of age, and that
having received information that she had left home in
order to be married clandestinely to a man named Gard-
ner, she (the mother) hastened to the house of the jus-
tice, at Glasgow, to stop it. She (the mother) arrived
there at nine o'clock at night, and found all the parties
had just got in before her. She seized her daughter
and brought her away, and at the same time remon-
strated with the parties for acting in such a manner ;
that her daughter assured her that no marriage had taken
place, and went back to live with her. The witness added,
that even if the marriage had taken place, it was never
consummated, for her daughter remained under the same
roof with her until she came up to London some years
afterwards.
George Ross stated he was a native of Glasgow, and
that on the night of the 2d July, 1842, he accom-
panied Daniel Gardner and Rebecca' Inglis to get mar-
ried. That when they entered the house where the
ceremony was to be performed, the justice. desired
same Gardner t
time
eto
thatse send di f ohuet
didf r•
saoptilan etl6. f
would"l i.s ky,
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gether, and that he would .‘ splice" him and Miss Inglis
together the next morning. Gardner assented, the
whisky was sent for, the justice was giving them
" John Anderson my jo," when in rushed Mrs. Inglis,
who upset everything, and without waiting to inquire
what had taken place, dragged her daughter away from
the house. The witness added that the intended mar-
riage did not take place; that Matthie (the first witness)
was drunk all the time, and could not be supposed to
remember what really did take place.
In reply to a question, the witness said the justice
(Mr. Hamilton) was since dead.
Mr. SECNER said that the evidence produced in sup.
port of the charge was of such a doubtful nature that
he should not be justified in sending the case before a
jury.
The accused was then discharged.

COURT OF ALDERIvIEN.
On Tuesday a Court wet livid for the dispatch of
business.

Upon the motion for considering the report delivered
on the 2d of May, on the communications respecting the
West London Union, and the report of the Commissioner
of Police thereon,

Alderman COPELAND rose to represent the necessity
which in his opinion existed for conferring with Mr.
Buller, the Pour-law Commissioner, upon the subject
of the condition of the city of London, with regard
to the influx of the poor. He did not see how it
was possible for the magistracy of London to endure
the conduct of the officers who were appointed to
officiate at the unions. He disapproved altogether
of the course adopted by the city of London
Union, in sending poor creatures, exhausted by fatigue
and hunger, to Peckham, upon their application for aid.
He was aware that deception was constantly practised
by those who applied, but the order fur Peckham ap-
peared to be the remedy in every instance for every
complaint, and the subordinates uniformly de-
clared that they were prohibited by those who
controlled them from contributing in any other way
to the relief of these necessitous claimants. As the
poor-law was about to undergo alteration, he thought it
would be advisable to seek a conference with Mr. Buller
upon the question of the embarrassments which the
magistrates of London had to encounter, before further
proceedings were taken.—(Hear, hear.)
Sir PETER LAURIU suggested the propriety of refer-
ring the subject to the Gaol Committee, with the view of
obtaining a conference with Mr. Buller.
Alderman SALOINIONS thought that some statistics
should be got ready. He believed that the metropolis
required a system of regulations for the poor different
from that which it might be wise to adopt for a rural
population, and he considered that the course generally
adopted by magistrates in the treatment of the poor was
more conventional than legal, owing to the anomalies of
the existing law.—(Hear, hear.)
Alderman CHALLIS had good reasons for supposing
that Mr. Buller would be glad to receive information
from the magistrates of London on the subject of the
operation of the existing law. He could not describe
the West London Union house as other than a pest
house, in which the poor were crowded together in the
most inhuman manner. For that there must be some
remedy.
The further consideration of the report was adjourned,
and a direction was sent to the Committee to seek a con-
ference with Mr. Buller on the subject of the projected
alterations.

DISPOSAL OF THE CITY CASH BY THE COURT OF
ALDERMEN.
_

The following report upon the subject of limiting the
power of the Court of Aldermen to draw money from the
Chamberlain, was then read.—

" We, whose names are hereunto subscribed, your
Committee of Privileges, do certify that this Court having,
on the 4th of December last, agreed with our report,

after conferring with the Coal, Corn, and Finance Coto.
mittee, in respect of a proposed Bill to be introduced
into the Court of Common Council, limiting the power
Of this Court to draw upon the Chamberlain, which
report recommended this Court to pass stringent
standing orders, as binding upon them as those which
had been agreed to for the regulation of the Court
of Common Council, and referred it to us to
prepare such standing orders as we should think
expedient, we have proceeded in the consideration of
such standing orders as appeared to us desirable, and
after referring to the existing orders of this Court upon
the subject, and all the standing orders of the Court of
Common Council, connected with the expenditure of the
City's cash, we have framed certain standing orders for
the regulation and government of the Court in that re-
spect, which we have annexed to this report, and recom.
mend for adoption.
"At the same time we feel it our duty to advert to the
27th standing order of the Court of Common Council,
directing the Chamberlain not to pay any money for
any charges or expenses for any visitation or
journey by the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, or any
other branch of the Corporation, either for
the purpose of eonservancy or otherwise, when
such visit or journey shall be beyoad the boundary of
the jurisdiction of the City, without the previous
authority of the Common Council, upon motion for that
purpose, and to draw the attention of this Court to the
same as interfering with their undoubted and long
exercised right of drawing upon the Chamber according
to their discretion.

"SAMUEL WILSON.
THOMAS CHALLIS.
JOHN JOHNSON.
THOMAS SIDNEY."
STANDING ORDERS OF TELE COURT OF ♦LDERMEN IN RI-,

SPEGT 07 THE CITY'S CASH.
"As often as there shall be occasion for any Com-
mittee of this Court to disburse any sum of money ex-
ceeding 1001. out of the Chamber, this Court shall be
first consulted, and its assent had thereto.
" No bill exceeding 1001. shall be paid without the
special direction of the Court, unless the business charged
in such bill shall have been previously consented to by
the Court.

" No extraordinary work shall be undertaken which
may incur expense, whereby the funds of the Corporation
may be in any manner charged or affected, unless the
matter shall have been first submitted to a Committee of
this Court for them to consider and report.
" No Committee appointed by this Court shall enter-
tain any petition which may affect the cash or estates of
this city unless referred to them by this Court, nor alter
the terms, nor suspend the due and faithful performance
of any contract or agreement entered into by any person
or persons within the city ; but shall first report the cir-
cumstances and their opinion to this Court, and obtain
its sanction for the same.

" Every question proposed, which in its consequences
may affect the estates or funds of this city, whether upon
a report from any of the Committees appointed by this
Court, or amendment thereon, or otherwise, if not first
inserted on the summons for the Court (stating the
amount, in case of a grant of money) shall be ad-
journed to the next Court, and then (after having
been so inserted in the summons) be taken into con-
sideration.

" That no gratuity exceeding 251. bo granted unless
notice of the proposal be first given on the printed
summons.

" That no amount be ordered for payment until ex-
amined in Committee, and certified by the chairman to
the Court of Aldt rmen as correct.

" That no report from a Committee which advises the
addition of any sum or sums of money to the salary of any
officer connected with this Court, the various prisons, or
any other place in the care of this Court, be received,
unless previous notice be given on the summons for the
Court, stating the addition proposed to be made to the
salary, as the case may be.
" That for the future the bills ordered for payment at
each Court of Aldermen shall be signed by two Alder-
men (instead of one); also, before they sign the same,
are requested to satisfy themselves as to the authority
by which the work has been done, whether the contract,
it any, has been complied with, and strictly to examine
the bills presented to them ; and where there is no con-
tract, to be satisfied the prices charged are fit and
proper."

The report was unanimously agreed to, and the regu-
lations were adopted without comment.
The following motions were also agreed to without
discussion:—
" That the Lord Mayor be requested tollay before the
City Common Council copies of the reports of the
Grand Juries as entered in the book of the Governor of
Newgate.
" That it be referred to the Privileges Committee to
consider the question with reference to the opening the
Mayor's Court, with power to cenfer with the Common
Council Committee on the same.

" That the claims for the expenses incurred on the lath
of .April, and sent into the Town Clerk, for the purpose
of keeping the peace, be paid."
The Court then adjourned.

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.
BRISTOL, JULY 26.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—There was very little business done
to-day, the market being stationary; prices were however
maintaine 1.

LIVERPOOL, JULY 26.
STOCK EXCHANGIL—The market is again a shade lower,
and but little business doing. The sales are—Lancaster and
Carlisle, Thirds, 1/9 p.—Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport,
1 dis.— London and North-Western, New Quarters, 11
p.
—Manche ter, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 101. Preference,
lo—Midland Stock, 101—llitto, New Halves, 61/4 dis.—
South-Eastern and Dover, No. 4, Thirds, 3 dis.—York, New-
castle, and Lerwick (G. N. E. Purchase), 1 p.

ISIASICIIESTER, Jel.i 26.
STocic EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Birkenhead. Lanca-
shire, and Cheshire Junction, 31/. Shares, 7 dis.--
Bolton, Blackburn, Clitheroe, and West Yorkshire, Pre-
ferentials (B), 1.1,4 dis.—Caledonian, Preference, 6/4
Lancashire and Yorkshire, 32/. Shares (late Extension), 7 c.
dis.—Ditto, IW. Preference, 6 per cent.'
p.—Man-
cheater, % c. Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 19/. Preference, 1014
Ditto (Grimsby), 20/. Shares, 834 dis.—Ditto, ditto, 121. 10s.
Shares, 514—North Staffordshire, 2T4 dia.—South-Eastern
and Dover, No. 4, 2 7i, dis.
BIRMINGHAM, JULY 26.

STOCK Exclt9NGE.l-The sales are—Midland, 1031,¢--
Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Stour Valley, 31,E dis.—
North btatiordshires, 555. 9d.—North British, Thirds,36a. 3d.

HULL, JULY 26.

STOCK EXCHANGE —The galeS are—North British, Quar-
ters, s—Ditto, Thirds, 525. 3d.
GLASGOW, JULY 25.

•
STOCK ExcrraNGE.—The sales are—Caledonian, Prefe-
rence, 59s.—Edinburgh and Perth, 16s. 9d.—Glasgow, Kil-
marnock, and Ayr, Halves, No 1, 71/2—Ditto, No. 2, 71. 98.
—Great Northern, 61. 4s.—North British, Thirds, 535. 9d.---
Scottish Grand Junction, 7s.—Slamannan, 181,42.

[ADVERTISEMENT.] Extraordinary Efficacy of
Holloway's Pills in the Cure of a fearful case of Dropsy.
—The wife of Mr. W. Gardner, of Hanging Houghton,
had been most dreadfully afflicted with dropsy—so bad
that she was confined to her bed, and tapped three times
in the course of a few months: she had then recourse to
Holloway's Fills, and by steady per.evcrance, and a
strict adherence to the system laid down in the printed
instructions, the disease was conquered, and for eigh-
teen months past there has been no accumulation of
water. She can walk about with the greatest ease and
comfort, and is daily gaining flesh and strength. Sold
by all Druggists, and at Protessor Holloway's Establish-
ment, 244, Strand, London.
THE PORT OF BRISTOL.—The Bill rendering
Bristol a free port has become the law of the land. The
several classes of shipping denominated "foreign," which
now pay respectively 3s. and 25., are only to be liable'to
pay is., and that class which now pays Is. only 6d. The
charges on Irish and thae coasting vessels subject to
tonnage rates, such rates now being, on Irish vessels 81
and upon coasters 6d., to be lowered to 4d. per ton. All
dock dues on goods imported from Ireland are also
abolished by the new Act, placing the Irish on a level
with the coasting trade.
111Auarrius.—Yesterday, on the application of
Mr. Hume, some accounts relative to the amount of re-
venue and expenditure of the island of Mauritius, were
printed in a parliamentary document. From the 18a:w-
-t.:amber, 1811, to 1831, the total paid by bar Majesty's
Government, until the island defrayed its own civil ex-
penditure, was 688,6781. 7s. 10d., in addition to which,
in the same period, the East India Company paid
507,456/. The local Government, in 1846, collected and
received as revenue 265,641/. 16s. 2d., and the disburse-
ments in the same year were 229,1291. 15s. 9d. For in -
m tie s u
o u
inexpended
a
purposes
621,5
, 351871. 6
1. 913.5. 641 d.
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2 Idw a a received,
and
dgth
Duke of Leeds and the Hon. Stafford Jerning-
ham have returned to London from attending the hawk'
ing parties at Loo, Holland.