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London, England, 1851-02-13 00:00:00

Several witnesses were examined as to the vit tuous and
excellent conduct of the plaintiff's daughter pre'7i ous to this
transact ion.

Mr. lIILMFIZET addressed the jury, and in s,lp port of the
plea of leave and licence called several officers fr,.na Brompton
barracks, one a Lieutenant. in the Royal Artillery, who de-
posed that he had frequently met the:plaintiirs. daugb ter, and
made appointments, and that she had visited more
than twenty times at his room in the barracks, on which
occasion criminal intimacy bole place between them.
Jane Colville also proved that Mary Ann Blackwell had
talked to her frequently of her being in the habit of meeting
officers at their rooms.

Mr. Sergeant Wuxi :vs, in a most powerful speech in which
he charged the last witness as a common harlot, who hail
been foisted upon the plaintiff's daughter to lure her to her
destruction, said he hoped to live to see the day when the
law would be so altered, instead of an action for seduction,
the seducer would be treated as a criminal.
The learned Jove having slimmed up, the jury returned
a verdict for the plaintiff— 1501. damages.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

(THIS EVENING.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.
The LORD CHANCELLOR touts BEat on the Woolsack
at Five &cluck.

CASE OF THE BIRDS.
Lord CAMPBELL brought in a Bill to simplify the
mode of procedure in criminal cases. This Bill was ren-
dered necessary in consequence of the dicision of the
Judges in the case of the Birds; 59 uncertain was the
construction of the law, that in that case on appeal,
end after he argument, it had been found
that eight of the Judges had been found to be of one
opinion end six of another. I❑ order to make the state
of the law c:7-rtaiti he had introduced this Bill.
AGRICULTURAL DISTRESS.
Lot d STANLEY presented seva'al petitions com-
plaining of agricultural distress, and gave notice that
on Tuesday nest his Noble Friend Lord Malmesbury
would bring forward a motion, drawing the attention of
their Lordships to the state of the country.
EXTENSION OF COUNTY COURTS BILL.
Lord BROUGHAM withdrew the Bill which he had
introduced on this subject, and brought in a second,
which met certain objections that had been made to the
original Bill. - _

Several petitions were presented by various Noble
Lords against the Papal aggression.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE laid on the table cer-
tain orders in council, by command of her Majesty.
• ENFRANCHISEMENT OF WOMEN.
The Earl of CARLISLE presented a petition from
the female inhabitants of Snetrielcl, in public meeting as-
sembled, signed by the chairwoman on behalf of the
meeting, praying fur the enfranehisement of women.
PETITIONS.
Earl NELSON presenter; a petition from Chard, in
Somersetshire, against Papal aggression.
Their Lordships then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The SPEAKER cock :he Chair at Four o'clock.
SECOND READINGS.
• Tho Birmingham Improvement Bill was read a second
time.

On the motion for reading the South Staffordshire
Railway (Extension to Burton-en-Trent) Bill,
LABOUCHERE objected to the second reading
of the Bill, as coutaiLing powers which he thought
ought cot to be given to any company. He would not,
however, divide the House at preent, but content him-
s‘lf with watching ite progress that its provisions might
be modified.

Mr. HUME had not read the Bill, but after the
remarks of the Right Hon. Gentleman, he thought the
second reading ought to be postponed, that Members
might make themselves acquainted with it.
After.some discussion the Bill was ordered to be read
a second time this day week.
The Vict)ria (Bedew.) Harbour and Docks Bill was
read a second time.

PETITIONS.
Mr. Alderman COPELAND presented a petition from
Staffordshire praying for the repeal of the window•duty.
Sir J. Y. BULLER presented a petition from Devon-
shire to a similar effect.
Similar petitions wore presented from St. James's,
Westminster, by Mr. V. Smith; from Birmingham, by
Mr. Mainz; from a place in Cornwall, by Sir James
Duke; from Finsbury, by Mr. T. Williams.
Mr. DUNCAN presented a petition from Aberdeen
against the slave-trade.
Mr. MUNDY presented a petition from South Derby-
shire against Papal aggression.
A great number of petitions were presented from va-
rious places.
Mr. W AWN presented a petition from South Shields,
against the Mercantile Marine Bill.
Mr. BENETT presented a petition from a place in
Norfolk, complaining cf agricultural distress.
Mr. B. SMITH presented a petition from the Town
Council of Birmingham preying for an alteration of the
income-tax.
Mr.'CO WAN presented a position to the same effect
from Musselbtirgh.
Mr. SCHOLEFIELD presented a petition from Bir-
mingham praying for a repeal of the paper duty.
Mr. FELLOWES presented a petition from Hun-
tingdon complaining of agricultural distress.
Mr. PORTAL presented a petition praying for the
establishment of county financial boards.
Colonel CIIArIERTON presented a petition from a
place in Ireland complaining of agricultural distress.
PAPAL AGGRESSION.
Petitions were presented by Sir G. GREY and several
other Members, against the, Papal aggression.
SIR JAMES BROOKE AM) BORNEO.
Mr. HUME gave tonn) that on this day fortnight
he should put ts question to her Majesty's Ministers,
as to whether any measures had been taken
for ascertaining the causes which had led to the con-
flicts on the coast of Berneo. lie found by the returns
made by Si: James, that upwards of five hundred men
had been killed in those coefl.cis, and he could not per-
ceive that there was any cause whatever for. this sacri-
fice of life. He should therefore move an address to the
Queen, praying for an inquiry into Sir James's conduct.
E) ENCUMBERED ES'T'ATES (IRELAND) BILL.
Mr. M'CULLAGII gave notice that he should on an
early day call the attention of the House to the opera-
tion of the Encumbered Estates Bill.
BARROW POOR-LAW UNION.
Mr. G. BANKES wished to ask the Hon. and
Learned Member who presided over tho Poor-law
Commissioners whether he had received any communi-
cation whatever respecting a riot which bad occurred at
the Barrow Union Workhouse in Dorsetshire.
Mr. BAINES said that he certainly had received some
information respecting a riot which had occured in the
Barrow Union Workhouse on Sunday night last, when
the number of the inmates was unusually great. The
rioters were in possession of the union-house for nearly
five hours. It was also true that the military had been
called out, but what loss of life or what injury had re-
sulted from their interference he did not know.
Mr. G. BANKES wished to know whether there were
not means for the suppression of these disorders, and for
securing those by whom they were principally excited.
Mr. BAINES said that the district, of which the union
house was the centre, extended to a radius of five miles
round it, and he had ascertained that the parties who
were the ringleaders in this outbreak were the same as
had occasioned it during last year.
In reply to another question,
Mr. BAINES gave the number of the paupers at
different times, and stated that 78 had been admitted to
the house on the afternoon of Saturday previous the
outbreak on the Sunday.
WORKING OF THE POOR-LAW.
• Lord JOHN MANNERS wished to ask the Hon. and
Learned Member whether he had instituted any in-
quiries into the state of destitution which prevailed at
Carlisle.
Mr. BAINES said that he had, and had taken means
to rectify the evil.
Mr. WAKLEY wished to ask the Hon. and Learned
Member whether he had any objection to lay upon the
table the; dietary bill for the paupers in Barrow Union
Workhouse?
Mr. BAINES—None at all.
COURT OF CHANCERY.
Mr. J. STUART wished to ask Lord John Russell
whether her Majesty's Governinent intended to bring in,
without delay, a Bill to authorise the appointment of
a Vice-Cbaucellor in the room of Sir James Wigram.
who had resigned ; 'and whether the Noble Lord was
aware of the enormous expense and distress to suitors
for justice in the Court of Chancery, whose comilaints
were now standing for hearing from the want of a com-
petent judge to discharge the judicial duties heretofore
discharged by Sir James Wigram?
Lord JOHN RUSSELL said he stated last year that
it was not the intention of Government to nominate a
second Vice-Chancellor in the event of one of the two
offices becoming vacant. He also stated towards the
close of last session that it was the intention of the
Government to propose a measure for regulating the
businesS of the Court of Chancery, and he had now to
add that it was his intention shortly to introduce that
measure.—(Hear, hear.) A good deal of additional
business bad recently been thrown upon the Court of Chancery by maiden Acts of Parliament, and
therefore, when he introduced this measure he would
state to the House the reasons why he thought it was
necessary to appoint a second Vice-Chancellor.—(Bear.)
RATE IN AID.
Colonel DUNNE wished to ask the Secretary for
Ireland whether the returns (required by the Act 12 and
13 Vic., chap. 24) detailing the receipts and expenditure
of the rate in aid in Ireland, had been laid on the
table of the House, this being the tenth day from the
meeting of Parliament.
Sir W. SOMERVILLE said the return had not ar-
rived yet, but he 'expected it by every post. Directly it
reached his hands he would lay it on the table.
COURTS OF LAW IN IRELAND.
Mr. M'CULLAG II said considerable excitement had
been crewed in Ireland by a statement which had got
abroad, that it wee the intention of Government to sup-
press some of the courts of law in Dublin. Now, such
a proceeding would be unjustifiable; but if it were •to
take place, it was desirable that it should be made known
when this system of centralization and abolition was to
commence.—(Hear, hear.)
Lord J. RUSSELL rose to order. The Hon. and
Learned Member had given notice of hie intention to
Put a question, but now ho was going into a long state-
meet, with the view of casting imputations on the Go-
vernment. Now, he submitted that such a mode of pro-
ceeding ware wholly out of order.—(Hear, hoar.)
Mr. M'CULLAGII had made no imputations against
the Government. Ile had simply made a statement of
facts.—(Cries of " Order, order.") Well, then, what he
wished to ask the Attorney-General for Ireland was,
whether it was the intention of Government to intro-
duce any measure during the present session for the
purpose of abolishing the office of master in any and
which of the ouperior courts of law in Ireland.