The Sun.
London, England, 1851-07-12 00:00:00

WIIITECHAPEL.—Meadow Ilay, 31 bs to 41 3s ; Clover
ditto, 3/ lt s to 4l 14s; and Straw, 11 2s to 11 12s per load.
Supply good, and trade rather dull,
New Meadow Hay was selling at from 31 to 31 lOs per load.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

(THIS DAY.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The SPEAKER took the Chair at a Quarter-past
Twelve &eke k.
CHARGES ON SHIPPING IN BRITISH

CHANNEL.
Mr. GEORGE DUNCAN presented a petition from
the merchants and shipowners, of Dundee, most nume-
rously signed, calling on the House of Commons to give
effect to the report of the Select Committee of their
House appointed to inquire into Ramsgate and Margate
Harbour dues, and praying that,the recommendation of
that Committee be carried into execution, by withdraw-
ing all tolls now charged on foreign and British ships
passing up and down Channel, the objects for which
such tolls were granted having ceased.
MILITIA BALLOTS SUSPENSION BILL.

This Bill was read a-&reftime and passed.
TURNPIKE ACTS CONTINUANCE BILL.
This Bill, as amended, was considered and agreed to,
and ordered to be read a ta.ird time on Monday.
GENERAL BOARD OF HEALTH (No. 2) BILL.
This Bill was read a seuend time.
WOODS, FORESTS, &c., BILL.
After a few words from Lord DUNCAN and Lord J.
RUSSELL, this Bill was mid a third time and passed.
CIVIL BILLS, &c......(1REL AND) BILLS.

On the motion for the third reading or this Bill,
Mr. S. CRAWFORD re newed his protest against the
73d clause, v hich he contended would be a great hard-
ship and oppression to the tenant farmer class in
Ireland.
Mr. SCULLY consider ed that the effect of the clause
would be to give increased facilities for sweeping away
and altogether exterminating the population in that
country. He implored Use Noble Lord at the head of
the Government to withdi aw this objectionable part of
the Bill.
After a few observations from Mr. Feargus O'Connor,
Mr. Hamilton, Captain Jones, and other Honourable
Members,
Lord J. RUSSELL defended the clause, which he
thought would operate favourably towards the tenants.
In regard to the law wish respect to the relations be-
tween landlord and tenant, ho could only say that he
hoped to introduce some more satisfactory measure on
the subject; but he depended more on the gradual im-
provement of that country than on any particular legis-
lative enactment.
After a few observations from Sir CHARLES BUR-
RELL, who attributed she present distresses of Ireland
to the repeal of the corn-laws.
Mr. P. BUTLER deprecated the tone in which the
Hon. Member for Dublin had spoken of the Irish land-
lords.
The Bill was then read a third time.
On the question that the Bill do pass,
Mr. MsCULLAGH moved as an amendment the
omission of the words "other than in ejectment and
replevin," in clause 100.
Mr. H.ATCHELL opposed the motion.
Mr. REYNOLDS supported the amendment, though
he was well aware that it would be supported by a very
small minority.
After a short discussion,
Mr. S. CRAWFORD said that he could not see why
the tenants in Ireland should not have the benefit of a
trial by jury in cases or replevin and ejectment, just the
Fame as they had in England.
The House then divided, when there appeared—
Against the amendment ... ... 51
Fur it ... 6
Majority against the amendment...-45
The Bill was then passed.
ECCLESIASTICAL RESIDENCES (IRELAND)
BILL.
This Bill was read a third time and passed.
CHURCH AND CHAPELS (IRELAND) BILL.
This Bill was read a third time and passed.
UNITED CHURCH OF ENGLAND AND IRE-
LAND BILL.
This Bill was read a third time and passed.
PUBLIC HEALTH, &c., ACT.
Mr. C. LEWIS obtained leave to bring in a Bill to
amend the mode of assessing tithe rent charges under
the Lighting and Watching Act, and the Public Health
Act.
The House then adjourned at Half-past Two.

CRIMINAL COURT.—(THIS I)AY.)
OLD COURT.
(Before th 43 RECORDER.)
ARSON BY A SERVANT. —Emma Pennington, aged 19,
was indicted for feloniouly setting fire to the dwelling-
house of Charles Wood, hex master, with intent to injure
him. The prisoner pleaded not guilty.
Mr. Hardinge Gifford appeared for the prosecution,
and Mr. Spicer defended the prisoner.
Charles Wood, the prosecutor, deposed that he was a
printer, and resided at Islington. The prisoner had
been in his service about si:e v. eeks. On Sunday even-
ing, the 29 t h of June, he left the house with his wife and
children, leaving the prisoner in charge of his house,
On his return home he found that a fire had occurred in
the house, and property to the extent of 100/. destroyed.
Ho went up to the two attics, one of which was used as a
composing-room. In the ba ck attic there was an iron
press, with a wood covering, which was entirely de-
stroyed. A short time before ho reprimanded the priso-
ner for introducing her brother into the house without
permission, and the prisoner appeared very much an-
noyed at what he said.
Cross-examined—The prop erty destroyed consisted
principally of furniture and Sp anish books.
Henry Andrews stated that he occupied the first floor
of the prosecutor's house, which he left on the evening
in question quite safe, about half-past six o'clock. He
returned about half-past nine, and found that the place
had been on fire. Some of his. clothes and the post of
his bed were destroyed by the fire.
Simon Lloyd, of Hermes-street, Pentonville, deposed
that he was standing opposite the prosecutor's house
about seven o'clock on Sunday, the 29th of June, and
seeing a quantity of smoke is: cuing from the brickwork
of the chimney, he ran over raid knocked loudly at the
door, but no one answering, h e forced open the window.
Finding no one cn the ground floor, he went up stairs to
the attics and found the rooms fill, d with smoke and the
fire burning in the left corner. He called out loudly for
water, but no one coming he ran down stairs to the first
floor and returned with what 'iittle he could find. He
then went down again and found the prisoner standing
near the parlour-door. He requested her to help him
to fetch some water, but she said she had been told to
remain where she was, and she should do so. He then
went up stairs a third time, taking with him a bucket of
water, and two other persons coining to his assistance,
the fire was soon got under.
William Sherlock confirmed the last witness's evi-
dence as to putting out the firs and the prisoner offer-
ing no assistance.
Mr. Baddeley, the inspector of fire escapes, deposed
that he was called to the fire about eight o'clock. He
went up into the attics and theme saw evidence of two
fires. He was afterwards called down to the first floor,
and on going into the back room he found that it was
full of smoke, which appeared to issue from beneath a
bed. He looked under and discovered that the bed was
on fire. _

. Jones, a police-constable, stated that he was called
into the house, He questioned the prisoner as to how
the fire occurred, and she said she did not know. She
appeared very uneasy and tried to escape into the front
garden, but he prevented her doing so. He asked her
what her motive was for going oat, and she replied, " I
am not going to stop here, or I shall be murdered when
master and missus come home." He asked her some
other questions, and she said she had had nothing to eat
all day, nor did she ever get any beer; they did not
allow her any, and she was determined not to stay any
longer to be bullied by her mistress. She said her master
was insured for the lower part of the house but not the
upper, and that appeared to annoy her. She told him
this before she complained of her mist ress'age.
Mr. SPICER addressed the jury for the des ill-us
fence, and
contended that there was no evidence to convict the pri-
soner.
The Learned RECORDER summed up, and the jury re-
turned a verdict of Guilty.
The COURT sentenced her to be transported for seven
years.

Major-General G. Bowles, Master of the House-
hold, will succeed to the Lieutenancy of the Tower, vacant
by the decease of General Wood, and Major Thomas Mid-
dleton Biddulph, of the Ist Life Guards, will replace him as
Master of the Household.
ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS.—At a Comitia
Majora Extraordinaria, held at the College on the 9th in-
stant, the following members were admitted Fellows :—Dr.
Theophilus Thompson, Bedford-square ; Dr. William 31,In-
tyre, Harley-street; Dr. 'William Wegg, Maddox-street ; Dr.
Richard Quam, Harley-street; Dr. Andraw Whyte liarolaY,
Curzon-street.
APOTHECARIES' HALL.—Names of gentlemen
Frederick
who passed their examination in the science and prac-
tice of medicine, and received certificates to practise, on
Thursday, July 10 : —John Mackintosh, Inverness ;
William Headland, Guildford-street, Russell-square ; Thomas
Henry Taylor, Henbury, near Bristol; Henry Greenway,
Plymouth.
ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS.—The annual elec-
tion of officers of this institution took place on Thursday,
a Henry
Luke,
Hawkins,
on which occasion Mr. John Flint South, surgeon to St.
Thomas's Hospital, was elected president of the college in
surgeon
the vacancy occasioned by the retirement in the prescribed
order of Mr. Arnott ; and
surgeon to St. George's
to the London Hospital, were elected vice-presidents for the
Dalrymple took thei
• At thr
ese ta as membe same meetingrs Messrs. Coulson and
ensuing ear. e.
hospital, Messrs. and Ca 3
Jamess r
Fanny Eisger has purchased at Vienna one of the
finest houses in the Kohlmarket, for 6t',000/. sterling.
FATAL GUST or WlND.—About four o'clock on
the afternoon of Thursday a violent gust of wind passed over
Woolwich, and a very respectably-dressed and lady-like
woman who was standing on Rolf 's Pier, waiting for a
steam-heat, bad her parasol caught by the wind, and was
herself blown into the river. The body was not recovered
up to a late hour yesterday. No person present was ac-
quainte.i with her, or knew her name or address. Ab ,ut the
some time a Dutch schooner was caught by the wind and
completely upset in the river opposite the rigging-house at
the dockyard. Fortunately she was close in shore, and the
crew escaped from their perilous position. The vessel was
raised yesterday.
DEAD LETTERS.—We learn from Washington that
the enormous quantity of four hundred thousand dead letters
have been received in Washington from California. This
accounts for the six or eight hundred thousand disappoint-
ments Which hive been expel Lnct.el wi,hiu the 1...5• 3 ear or
two, by people in the Atlantic States, who wrote those
letters, and the people of the Empire State of the Pacific, to
' Whom they were addrea,secl....Now York Weekly Herald.