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speech upon the principle of the Till, and if the Rouse
were to discuss the principle of the measure upon
every clause in this way, it would be impossible to
think of getting the B•ll through this Session. The
House had already stated to the public, that the intention
was to restrict the hours of labour of children under 13,
to eight hours, and if they were not to act upon the prin
ciple which they had professed they would proceed upon,
tl,e public must be disappointed, and have their confidence
shaken.

Mr. BOLLING said, that if the Noble Lord had in-
troduced a Bill upon a principle that was found to he
impracticable, he must like a wise man retire from it.
Relays could not be carried into effect unless as connected
with the bouts, and a ten hours Bill would probably pre-
vent the necessity of them.
Colonel. WOOD stiegested the withdrawal of the
clause till the !wincing up of the report.

Colonel TORRENS maintained that the only sure and
satiefaetory method of settling the question would he by
adopting the amendment of the Hon. Member for Salford.
Mr. J. FIELDEN also supported the amendment.
Mr. E. G. STANLEY could not see how in con-
sistency with its pledges to the country the House could
adopt the principle of the Hon. Member (Mr Brotherton).
The House had already decided the question of the Ten
Hours' 1111.—( Hear. )

Sir H. WILLOUGHBY and Mr. CAYLEY supported
the amendment.

The gallery was then cleared for a division. When
there appeared,

For the amendment lt;
Against it 4O
—24 Majority _ _

During the exclusion of strangers, Mr. CAYLEY
moved an amendment, the precise nature of which, how-
ever, we could not ascertain. It was lost. The clause,
as amended, was the❑ agreed to.
Clause 9 was next put, which, with a verbal amendment,
was ordered to stand part of the Bill.
Clauses 10, 11, 12, and 13, with trifling amendments,
were severally ordered to stand part of the Bill.
Clause 14 as amended was agreed to, and ordered to
stand part of the Bill.
The House resumed. The CHAIRMAN then reported
progress, and obtained leave to sit again this evening.
It being three o'clock, the SPEAKER left the Chair.

ALLEGED MURDER AT DEPTFORD.
EXTRAORDINARY and MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR

The towns of Deptford and Greenwich were yesterday the
scene of unusual excitement, by a report that a barbarous mur-
der had been committed at No. 18, Old King-street, Deptford,
on the person of an old man named William Rudland, who was
found dead on the floor of his apartment—his wife, in a state of
insensibility, lying by his side. Rudland, who was formerly a
shipwright in Deptford dock-yard, and has amassed considera-
ble property, had lived with his wife, an aged and infirm woman,
for several years in the above house. Their habits were very
reserved, and it was seldom they conversed with any of the neigh-
bours. On Sunday the inhabitants of King-street were surprised
at observing the window shutters closed. Yesterday morning
the house was in the same state, and the neighbours becoming
alarmed, communicated their suspicions to two policemen
named Browne and Cook, who proceeded to enter the house in
company with a tradesman named Clark. The kitchen door
was found on the latch, and they had no difficulty in obtaining
admission. On proceeding into the front room on the first
floor, Mr. and Mrs. Rudland were found lying on the floor,
with a quantity of blood about them and on their persons. At
the first glance the old man's throat appeared to have been cut,
and some wounds were visible on his face. He was quite
dead. Mrs Rudland was partially undressed, and exhibited
no sign of life; but, on lifting her on the bed, it was found
that she still breathed.

The policemen and Crouch, a parish constable, went over
the house, but nothing appeared to have been disturbed, nor
was there any signs of thieves having entered the house.
Mrs. Rudland was immediately put to bed, and a surgeon
bled her, and administered some medicines. Soon afterwards
she was questioned by the medical gentleman whether any
one had ill.used her, or murdered her husband ; and in conse
quence of something she said in reply, Mr. Thomas, Inspector
of R division, and several policemen, went in search of Daniel
and Morris Welch, brothers, and men of indifferent character.
The former was shortly after apprehended by Sergeant Collins,
No. IS R; and the other, hearing of the inquiries made after
him, gave himself up, and declared his innocence of the mur-
der. Yesterday evening, at eight o'clock, Mr. Carttar, the
Coroner for Kent, and a respectable Jury, assembled in the
long room of the Red Cow Tavern, High-street, Deptford, to
inquire into the circumstances attending the death of Mr.
William Rudland.

Messrs. Downing and Drury, surgeons in Deptford, said the
bruises about the deceased's head and face were very slight.
The mark under the chin was merely superficial, and could
not have been inflicted with a knife or other sharp instrument.
It was in fact nothing but a scratch. A good deal of blood
had flowed from the nose and mouth, but they could give no
opinion respecting the cause of death, until a post mortem exa-
mination had taken place. The woman's left arm was
discoloured, evidently from pressure, but there was not the
slightest appearance of violence. They asked her M' any
one had hurt her husband, and she said, " Dan-Morris,"
but afterwards recalled her words, and faintly articulated
" No," to every question they put to her.
Sergeant COLLINS said, that Daniel and Morris Welch, who
were in custody, formerly lived in the same street, three doors
from the deceased's house.

After hearing other evidence which threw no light on the
mysterious affair, the Inquest was adjourned until Thursday
evening, and the body was ordered to be opened.

ANNUITY TAX.—We have stopped the
press to announee the fact, that our public sprited towns-
man, WILLIAM TAIT Esq., bookseller, was this morning
incarcerated in the Calton Gm], for non-payment of this
obnoxious tax ! ! ! Scotsman.

Some of the morning papers have got it that
the Loan CHANCELLOR Will sit in Lincoln's Inn Hall this
day week. This is erroneous. He will sit there on
Thursday next to give judgments.

OPERATION—SIR JOHN LEACH.—As if
fated to such events, this great judicial character had, on
Tuesday last, to submit to another surgical operation.
His Honour's sight has been gradually imp tiring for the
last two years, and on the day after be closed his Nitting‘
for the recess, Mr. TYRRELL, of Bridge-street, Black
friars, surgeon to St. Thomas's Hospital, performed o❑
hint the operation of extraction for cataract of the right
eye. The operation was m inaged with great precision
and dexterity, and has been a'tended with the most per-
fect success. The only untoward circumstance that has
occurred since the performance of the operation was an
injury done to the eye by the patient during his sleep on
Friday night, hut by the prompt and skilful attention of
his medical attendant, the effect which might otherwise
have been most serious, was restrained to a very limite‘t
extent. The sight is now completely restored, and his
Honour is already in a condition to leave town.

On Thursday week the boats of the Harpy
revenue cutter, Lieut. T. H. HoLm.mg, R.N., Com-
mander, captured off Beggars Island. St. German's Lake,
a vessel called the Liberty, of Guernsey, having on board
two men and 92 tubs of con'raband spirits.—The men
have been sentenced to seven years' servitude in his Ma-
jesty's navy.—lldniouth Packet.

EXECUTlON.—Yesterday morning HENRY
NICHOLL, I ite Captain on the retired list of the 14th re-
giment of infantry, was executed at Horsemonger lane
gaol. He was tried and found guilty of an abominable
offence, at the late Surrey Ass,zes, anti in the course of
the trial it was proved in evidence, that he belonged to a
rang of which BEAUCLERY, who. it may be recollected.
committed suicide some time since in the county gaol,
formed one of the parties. NICHOLL had entered tit« army
at an early period of life, and formerly belonged to the 72d,
from which he rich inged into the 14th Foot, and wit,
this regiment had setn a good deal of service abroad.
The night previous to his execution lie slept soundly for
some hours, and on awakening and inquiring the hour ap.
peared anxious for the arrival of the Sheriff and the ex-
ecutioner. At nine o'clock precisely he was led from his
cell to the place of execution, which is immediately over
the errrance into the gaol, and after a short time spent
in prayer the drop fell, and he soon ceased to exist. A
large concourse of people assembled to witness the execution.
LAMENTABLE FATE OF DR. DIXON, THE
AFRICAN TKAVELLER.-A letter received from Cape
Coast Castle, dated April 28, eaves the followiog account
~f this catastrophe :—Dr. DixoN was proceeding througn
t. e interior of Africa, fit:lm the Dahomey coast, to meet
Capt in CLAPPERTON and his companions at Katunga.
The King into whose territomy he was about to enter
from Dahomey, having swot n to aff rd him protection and
oisis,atice, came out of his principal town to meet him,
attended by his sons and chiefs, and desired his eldest son
to swear fidelity to the stranger, after the fashion of th
country. Tins is done by era ring a sabre, and m.kinz
a long harangue, using the most violent gestures, and
pushing the sword in the face of the person in whose f 'vont
the oath is taken; in fact, they show their dexterity by
rutting close to the face, wit hour actually touching it. Dr.
DixoN unfortunately mistook time nature of the ceremony.
'nil thinking the King'a son mt,ant to kill him, drew hi,
-word, and the ust it into his hot.y. The Doctor would
have been sacrificed on the spot, but the King ordered hum
mu be safely guarded, declaring that lie could not break h's
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