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The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack Majesty's Government in expressing in the most both countries could in the slightest degree infltnafierenice
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and from the station.
to his wife making a settlement. the
a five o'clock. without the concurrence of a jury, upon the production of ex option of putting the bill into force would be the option of
friendly manner to the French Government any opinionsr) it spoke of the anamalons proceeding of pardoning criminals was to make his bill optional and not compulsory. But the to
Cant. G. Bo Northern Railway station, said he was formerly in
parts evidence. This practice in the case of Smethurst was the magistrates of quarter sessions, and not the option of ' Coiltdy
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Viscount DUN GANNON gave notice that on Friday, might have upon any great European question. (Ilea .
fact of his marriao•e, and said he had n •
he 3d of February, he should which had beenpursued for time out of mind the ratepayers. What condescension to the ratepayers,
percisely that
then adjourned,
call the attention of tlae The subject then dropped.
souse to the services that were performed in Sadlers' Wells Their lordships by all Secretaries of State that had preceded him (Sir G. the magistrates of quarter sessions were to have the option any unwillingness
-end ether theatres by clergymen of the Church of Eng- - Lewis.) To sayitwas anomalous, therefore, could only mean whether they would accept the new powers thus conferred Between the time of the marriage and hisgoing •
and, and that he should move that such proceedings were HOUSE OF COMAIONS-(YESTERDAY.) that it wasanomalousonlyaccordingte some standard which or not. If no one petitioned in favour of this bill-if the to the Crimea hisconduct
towards his
wife previous to that for a similar offence, but on that
injurious to the dignity of the Established Church. The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. the hon. and learned gentleman himself had in his mind. parishes wore content-if the present systera existed for so was always kind.
After generally corroborating occasion he
ENDOWED SCHOOLS. AND BANKRUPTCY
LAWS- The course he (Sir G. C. Lewis) had pursued was to obtain many centuries and was not complained of-if the highways
the statementwas acquitted.
vil INSOLVENCY the shorthand writer's notes of the trial, to hear everything were better managed than they ever were before, why, when
Lord CRAN WORTH introduced a bill to remedy thatTRANSFER OF REAL ESTATES.
of ProtesantSmethurst's friends and legal adviser, they were likely to have before the house so much that was any altercation on
complained of last session, as to the inability The ATTORNEY-GENERAL
gave notice that on that could be said by the occasion when he met the officers to make farther inquiries• hthe •
dissenters to become trustees of endowed schools.
Friday, the 3d of next month, he would introduce a bill torefer all thepapers that had been brought before him to was important this session, trouble themselves with an his wife in
to
the library at Burton Agnes, or that he of tracing the iron safe.
CHURCH RATES. amend the laws relating to bankruptcy and insolvency, and the
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aid e before whom the case was tried and to re uest offensive and unnecessary bill of this kind Hear
The Duke of MARLBOROUGH presented several pa-
on the 17th a bill to amend the laws relating to the transfer ht the right honourable gentleman
( I dragged her into the hall, or shook or abused her Mr. Beardobjected,inasmuch
as the case was
at all, or offered an kind of violence. Mt
titions for the better regulation of church rates.
of real estate, and the title thereto. the Lord Chief Baron, before whom the trial took place, was not strongly in favour of the measure, and that y .s. Boyn- now complete for trial, and any further remand
MARRIAGE WITH A DECEASED WIFE'S EAST INDIA BANKS OF BENGAL, &c.something on his lips which, he had been ton was treated with kindness by
had made his very ull report, that he (Sir G. Lewis) there was if - would only have the effect of keeping the prisoners
SISTER. Mr. R. out, would have been condemnatory of the hers of his family. Hiswife had
CRAWFORD moved for copies of the several thought of adopting the advice recommended in that report, allowed to speak . her own house in longer in custody by postponing the trial to the
Earl ST. GERMANS presented several petitions from
Acts of the Governor-General of India in Council, for the viz., to submit the whole case to some competent medical bill and its aut . ( hor Laughter.) .He believed the right hen town and a brougham as well. With regard to the sessions after next.
in favour of legalising the marriage with
Incorporation and Regulation of the Banks of Bengal, practitioner. He accordingly referred the case to Sir B. gentlemaa would ( aug - scene
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that, buthejec right at Brussels, his wife had called him a liar in Alderman Cubitt thou ht the •
would
Brodie, whose eminence and fitness every one in that house ter.) He would not say believed the hon.oug prisoners wou
a deceased wife's sister. Bombay, and Madras, respectively.-Agreed to.a shop, upen which he said he couldstand
THE MUTINY IN INDIA. THE OUTRAGE IN TULLAMORE. would admit, and who was quite unconcerned in any way gentleman would have occasion to be glad if it were rejected.
and not that, not be prejudiced, and therefore remanded them for
The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH begged to ask the
Colonel FRENCH said that he perceived from the Times in the event of the trial. Sir B. Brodie said that he had aHe should not oppose the first reading of a bill introduced walked out. Airs. Boynton followed, and as a week.
which he had given notice relative to the distri-knowledge ofthe subject, and that he could by the Government, but he should willingly unite with any he was •
most superficial
.going up the hill towards the hotel she over-
question of that a gentleman named Dunn had been fired at in the townopposing future took h• - -
button of booty taken dui( ,ne the mutiny in India ? form no opinion upon it. After a full deliberation, after other members in opp its steps.mi. He never dragged or pushed her, or
Hamm e King's County, where there was a stipen- .
of Tu .
~thought his hon. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE,
givme to the subject the best attention which he (Sir G. Mr. SLA NEY on. friend had unnecessarily
The Duke of ARGYLL said the question had been
' ''wished 'if any had
diary magistrate. He to know
" d last session, and the proposal of the Governor-Gene-Lewis) could master, and hearing the opinions o.
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f a vast cast some degree of condemnation on the magistrates of •
raise 1 to h d the who itt d outrage.
ta -en appre en person eomm e this and that he had •t k h at being called a liar, and said he would not put up
1 had been adapted. That proposal was to the effectnumber of persons, he came to the conclusion of advising the quarter sessions,
ra ' 1 di rale- the suppression
that all property capture( i ,
~ the hon.
Mr. CARDWELL said he was happy to inform. . .
C nto °Tent a free pardon, and he could only say that measure. It would not deprive the ratepayers of the control with such conduct. H e saw no crowd. He was
row , .The directors of this company have agreed to
and gallant member that the person fired at was still livine,
of the mutiny should be distributed amongst the army, nothing had occurred since he gave that advice which had which they at presentt !possessed, whilst it would, in hiswalking ver fast and
the had bee%
and that the party who committed offence recommend the shareholders to declare a dividend
h this reservation, that ell property taken from parties
mit - made him doubt the rectitude of the course lie then adopted. opinion, have the effec of securing a better supervision and try to induce him to go back. On arriving at the for the half-year ending the 31 tof December last, s
who could prove their ler- ty should be deducted from identified and sent to pieson. (Hear, hear.)
(Cheers.) He thought it only right to say that the p
Lord re air of the roads. He trusted the bill would ive ower
g which hotel he went up to his room, and his wife accom- at the rareof s'cent. the B
4 per per annum on er-
such prize money. The Government had not yet been able NATIONAL DEFENCES. t. • d I •
Chief Baron expressed an opinion that it was not right that to make improvemen sin roa sleading to railways, which 'Allied. him, but ho never locked her iu the room,
to compute the amount to be so distributed, which, as the Mr. HORSMAN gave notice of his intention to ask the
the prisoner should be executed. He also suggested subse- had now become important. wick Stock, at the rate of 44- per cent. per annum
house might suppose, was a work of some difficulty. Government if the report of the committee on national de- They had made up thequarrel before they sat
quently that Smethurst did not administer drugs to 'sae Dlr. HARDY referred to the imputations which the hon.
The Earl of ELLEN BOROUGH did not see the neces- fences had been made, and when it would be laid on. the to luncli• From Brussels belle Banker with a view to take her life, but possibly he member (Mr. Bright) had cast upon those who had previ- • they went on to Nice. He per annum on the Leeds Stock.
pity of waiting for the computation of the amount. lie table, might have administered drugs to her with a view to procure onsly been in the Home-office, and asked who could have never boxed her ears while they were there,
thought it a great hardship that the captors should be kept TRANSMISSION OF THE MAIL TO AUSTRALIA. abortion. That was a hypothesis suggested to the learned expected that hon. gentleman to have stood forward as the or on any other occasion, or locked her up in. STOCKTON AND DARLINGTON.
from the possession of their prize money for so long a Lord A. CHURCHILL asked the Secretary of the Trea- gentleman
judge by the evidence, but wholly different from that which defender of ancient ions.(Hear.) He had been a room. Upon the occasion of his wife's confine-
period. sury what
was the annual amount of the subsidy granted to was proposed by the prosecution at the trial ; and it was im- constantly called upon and asked if nothing could be done It appears the directors of this company intend
IMPORTATION OF COTTON. the Egyptian Government for the transit of the monthlyment, in 1857, he was telegraphed for, and imme-
ossible for him (Sir G. Lewis) to say if that view had been for the improvement of the highways, end he thought that . . to declare a dividend at the rate of 9 per cent. per
Lord BROUGHAM moved for a return of the amount of mail to and from Australia ; and what was the anticipatedof the state diatel • Joined her• With
laid before the jury,. that they might not have found him tho e who were aware_ of the country roads 3 J • regard to the christening, annum for the half-year ending the 31st of Decem-
cotton annually imported from various parts of the world increase in the Post-office revenue consequentrupon the ad- guilty of the leas criminal charge. The house, therefore, throughout the kingdom would see the necessity which she wrote and asked him to attend, but he said he
for the last two years ending Dec. 31, 1859, distinguishing ditional penny charged upon all newsppaers sent by way of must see that, recording to the view of the learned judge, existed for a change in the law upon this subject. would rather not, as he did not care about such bar last, making, with the dividend declared for the
the several countries from wh:ch exported, and also the Southampton and Suez to the Australian colonies ; and •
which he adopted after much consideration, this was not a Sir B. LEIGHTON hoped that the bill
would be carried, things. He afterwards proposed that his wife -re d• half- 9'for 1859.
P ce ingyear,
..;-, per cent. the year
amount of revenue levied on the same. The noble lord also whether it was the intention of her Majesty's Govern- t othin
case in which the Crown could be advised to commute the and he thought tha n . g would more gratify the country. should live with him at the lodge,at Burton Agnes, alameas
then went on to complainof the dutieslevied on ment, in deference to the expressed wish of the Australian
onerous capital sentence into one of penal servitude. He was glad Sir G. C. LEWIS replied, and said that what he proposed
• cotton and hoped that Government would consent to aban colonies, to relax the recent additional impost on news- that his hon. and learned friend had not moved for papers would not be less popular but more popular than the pre- which was g
a ear e house with about 15 rooms. -
don most of them, not on the principle of reciprocity, but in papers ? en the subject. He (Sir G. Lewis) was glad to give any in- sent system. The repair of the highways was at present in When they were at Cheltenham, Airs. Boynton was Miles Opened. Receipts.
paid to the
order altogether to extinguish slavery. Ha referred to the Mr. LAING said that £12,000 was annually _ formation which the house might desire as to the exercise *of the highest degree unsatisfactory. A more defective ss-in a frightful rage about acheque Railways..--".----,
being stopped, 1860. 18,59. 1860. 1859.
possibility, in consequence of information received from Dr. Egyptian Government, but with regard to the second aues-that present inoperation y
the prerogative of pardon, but he must express an opinion tom than at . for the repair of rural but it was stopped because he had given her money
Livingstone,'of • immense quantity of cotton in tion he could only give a rough estimate, and he believed
raising an -
Africa, and hoped the Government would do all they possibly the amount realised was £5,000 a.year. The additional the discharge of this extremely licate and sinful duty if this measure was introduced. to pay a bill which was not paid. He had not Ballymena and Portrush... 35 35
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could to encourage the growth of cotton in Africa and penny on newspapers had been imposed by the late Govern- the papers on these questions were made public. (Hear.) Leave was then given to bring in the bill. abused or struck her on that occasion. Subse- Bedale and Leyburn lO 10 - -
Jamaica, in order to supersede that raised in the slave ment, which it was not intended by the present Govern- Mr. DIGBY SEYMOUR observed, with regard to the MUNICIPAL PROPERTY, MORTGAGE, &c. quently, at Beverley, a person on the turf called on Belfast and Ballymena 65 1,103 1,074
states of America. ment to remove. question which the right hon. gentleman had previously Sir G. C. LEWIS obtained leave to bring in a bill to him and had lunch, and Mrs. Boynton was in the Belfast and County Down 260
Birkd•, Lane , & Ches. June: 32 20 489 416
32 2,122 2,340
The Duke of NEWCASTLE said there could be no ob- RAILWAY ACCIDENTS. answered, that he had lately seen an extract from the New make further provisions concerning mortgages and other room for a few minutes, but there was not the Blyth and Tyne 2O 20 1,151 1,271
jection to furnish the returns moved for by the noble lord. Mr. BENTINCK asked the President of the Board of York Times from which it appeared that during the last dispositions of property, belonging to municipal corpora • •. • Bristol and Exeter 125 119 5,51+ 5,°9+
Sl. ightest objection to be made to his conver- Caledonian
With respect to the observations of the noble lord re- Trade whether it was the intention of her Majesty's Go- year there had' been no less than 49 complaints by seamen tions in England and Wales. 1981 1981 14,524 13,503
be
the growth of cotton that of course must vernment to introduce an measure during the present against captains and officers brought in the American courts, NEWSPAPERS, &c. sation. When ho was stationed with his regi- Ches.ezHolyhead(withMold) 94 94 - -
be left to private enterprise; but anyattempt to raise cotton session,founded the reportof the Committee on Railway
on
in one instance was out with a Cockermouth & Workington 8 8 - -
in the British possessions would be encouraged to the Accidents, which was laid on the table of the house in 1858. acts andparts of acts relating to
great majority of those cases had broken down for want of certain - .-detachment Cork and Bandon 2O
for some time, at Nenagh, where the Cork, Blackrock, & Passage 65 20 267 281
164 212
utmost by the Government. Mr. M. GIBSON said that the report alluded toand to
evidence. He begged to remind the house and the right hon. phlets, and other publications, printers, typeounders, militia had broken loose, and when he was after- Deeside l7 17
61 226 196
The BISHOP of OXFORD hoped the Government had been considered, and no doubt it was most desirable to gentleman that by one of the provisions of the Shipping. and reading rooms The hon and learned gentleman ex- 56 1,224 1,197
d that this ''wards stationed •in Dublin, there Dublin & Belfast Junction 63
would give the subject their best attention. If the native prevent railway accidents as far as possible. He did not Act, any captain of a vessel was competent to call upon the pie
session,bt was the same bill which.. he introduced ere were so many Dublin and Drogheda 63 63 1,431 1,268
profitablerincescould be taught to understand that it was more think, however that Parliament should be applied to toit was too late to ea it into la
captain of another vessel to take on board a person accused last u carry w. officers away with detachments that he had very Dub. & Wicklow an.Kingste 405 405 1,287 1,205
pto raise cotton by their own subjects in preference confer any additional powers on the Board of Trade with of an offence of this description, and to carry him to the port ROMAN CATHOLIC CHARITIES. little time at his own disposal, and had no place Pdalk and Enniskillen
to selling them as slaves, much more would be done to regard to the investigation of railway accidents, as railwayßOWYEß obtained
where he might be tried, under a penalty of £5O. He sug- big. leave to bring in a bill to amend where he could accommodate his wife. When she Dundee and Arbroath
Dundee, Perth, & Aber. Jun. 31
175 171 566 517
31- 1,069 1,090
abate slavery than could be done in any other way. companies afforded every facility for such investigations. gested that under the extradition treaty this provision might the law regarding Roman Catholic Charities. came to Dublin he was with her as often as his dut East Anglian 675 674 4:00 909
Particular attention ought to be given to the opening up LANDLORD AND TENANT IN IRELAND. be extended to American ships. He thought this was a The several bills were then
introduced and read a first would permit. At Brighton he never passed her
y E.Counties Nrik.,&E.Union 499 489 24,139 23,086
the two great rivers in Africa, the Zambesi and the Niger. Mr. MAGUIRE asked the Attorney-General for Ire- provision which might well be adopted by the American time.East Kent ' -
Lord OVERSTONE also urged upon the Government house
land if he could state when it was the intention of the Go . Legislature. At the same time he might add that the same The adjourned at half-past seven o'clock. when he saw her. He once saw his wife near Brirs E.Lancashirean.Blackburn) 111 105 - -
the importance of fostering all attempts to raise cotton in
vernment to introduce their promised measure for a more act contained provisions for taking the depositions of wit- Baths, but he was in East-street, on the opposite Edinburgh and Glasgow
Africa. equitable adjustment of the relations between landlord and nesses who could not attend at the place of trial. side, and they were going in different directions. Edinburgh, Perth, & Dundee 78 78 3,064 2,836
'order
Lord WODEHOUSE said the Government, in toadjournment to Monday was then LAIV INTELLIGENCE.-Tan. 27. Forth & Clyde JUnction
tenant in Ireland. The motion for the lf she had seen him he should have nodded to her Furness
do all that was possible to encourage the raising of cotton The ATTORNEY-GENERAL for Ireland said he was agreed to. • Glasgow & South-Western' 1834 1831 7,233 6,445
in Africa, had sent out two expeditions, from which the CONSOLIDATED FUND. or spoken. A few days afterwards the petitioner Great Northern 283 283 24,841 23,676
not able to specify the day the measure in question wouIdCOURT FOR MATRIMONIAL CAUSES. earned Vwalking ' h Lad
most favourable news had been received. brought up compo his wity North. She Great North of Scotland
be brought forward but it had been considered during the The report on the Consolidated Fund was
(Before the Judge 0 el. al t. Southn. &Westn 'rind )
Earl GREY said the greatest obstacle to the raising ofe r inary,Mr. Justice Wightman, was very jealous, and had an objection to his walk- ( ~ 226 226 6,3 A 5,943
the ' recess, and Government were entirely agreed as t O its and agreed to. Great Western '
cotton by free labour was the slave trade. To the eteraaISUPPLY. and Mr. Baron Watson.) ing with any lady or gentleman. He told her not Hull and Holderness • lB 18 171 186
disgrace of America, that country still allowed its flag to be provisions. He trusted the bill would be introduced before
The house went into committee on motion for supply, BOYNTON V. BOYNTON. to annoy him, but she said he should not go out tnverness & Aberdeen Juno. 55 55 706 551
prostituted by protecting the slave trade. He believed that
the approaching assizes.
which was agreed to, and the house resumed., Irish South-Eastern
This was a petition by the wife against her hus- and tried to untie his cravat. He was brushing his • 24 251 281 308
Killarney Junction
if that country continued that system she would bring her- PRIZE MONEY TO ENGLISH TROOPS IN
PROBATE AND ADMINISTRATION (INDIA) band, fora divorce 41
on account of his adultery and hair at the time, and he pushed her awe with the Lancaster and Carlisle tin.
self under the ban of all other civilised nations. INDIA. BILL. 7
cruelty. Kendal and Windermere) 100_
After a few words from Lord WODEHOUSE, the returns Mr. TURNER asked the Secretary of State for India
Sir C. WOOD obtained leave to bring in a bill to regulate back of the brush. She made no complaint of hav- Lane. & Yrks.(in.Blackburn) 289 1.2 -
were ordered. whether any and what steps had been taken towards effect-
bate and administrationwithrespect to certain Indian
Mr. Macaulay, Q.C., and Mr. Jones appeared for ing been struck, Limerick and Foynes - 2 - -
FRANCE AND SARDINIA. ing the payment of the prize money due to the troops en- pro26 127 141
ill be government securities , o repeal certain a
• t Irt in stamp duties ; akd the petitioner, and Mr. Hawkins, Q.C., and Dr. On cross-examination, he said he was informed of Llanelly 46 4 432 462
The Marquis of NORMANBY rose to put a question to gaged at Delhi, and when it was probable the money wLondon Jr North-Western
the operation of the actof the 22d and 23d Vic., Spinks and Mr.
with to extend
the noble earl the President of the Council with regard to for7hcoming. He also asked a similar question wLondon and Blackwell 5 5 1,362 12 ,2
39 t Indian Bonds,
dat Lucknow. c. , o Mrs. Boynton (the first portion of whose evidence , not seen her father's 'will. He had been told by a London & South-Western . 339 307 13,956 12:535
the alleged annexation of the Duchy of Savoy and the reference to the troops that had been engage
first
Mr. H. BAILLIE wished to ask whether the Govern- Lond. Brighton, Jr S. Coast. 2235 1905 12,301 10,927
appeared in Th Sof t d
. . e un said-On one medical man that yes er ay),
county of Nice by Sardinia to France. When he gave no- Sir C. WOOD said, with respect to the . question,..
t ant• to repeal a clause in the Trustees Act of lastL'derry and Enniskillen
tine of his question on the previous evening, he stated it the necessary inforraation had not been received in this men me
Government to take the steps sug- session, which had been held not to extend to property in occasion at Nice en J
, , her asking the respon-ent for Mr. Justice Wightman having summed up, Lond., Tilbury, Jr Southend. 45 45 919 gm
was not his intention to go into details on the subject, or country to enable the
the troops at Lucknow, the prize- India. He thought this was a first step towards an Imps- some money, he boxed her ears and shook her vie- The jury found for the petitioner on both issuesll 071
Blan.,Sheffield, & Lincolnsh. 174 1754 . 9,953
the probable effects of the proposed arrangement, in viola- gested. Respectmg f Manch. S.Jun.&Altrincham 91 91 932 824
-andproper steps would be rial guatantee of India, securities. lently, and then locked her up in a dark bedroom. and dissolved the marriage. m d •
money had been received,
tion of a treaty which England and the other powers ofMr. CRAWFORD asked whether the effect of the bill She was in the
Europe were bound to maintain. But though he still ad- adopted. family way at the time. He left Midland
would be to enable owners of property in India to deal with
FRENCH TROOPS AT LEGHORN. he locked Midland Gt.Westn. of Irind. 177 177 3,252 ~,384
rup until the landlady beard. her crying
hared to what he said on that occasion, he thought it due to • that property either in this country or in India ?THE .ROBBERY AT THE INLAND Monkland - 52 52 - -
himself to state that the public mind of Europe was so in- Mr. GRIFFITH asked the Secretary of State for Foreign
Mr. MALINS deprecated any alteration of the law, and came and opened the door. On their return REVENUE OFFICE. Monmouthsh. Rail. Jr Canal 44 44 2,186 2,056
tent upon the change, that he felt bound to ask his noble Affairs whether it was true, as stated in a French paper,
d which would place Indian stock in a different position from from abroad, in 1851, they went to Notting hill► -* Newcastle and Carlisle 7B 78 3,242 2,600
friend what was the actual state at present of the negotia- that 30,000 French treops were expected at Leghorn ; and P which it (St. a ,
now held. A noble and learned lord and stayed at Mrs. Hodges' until after witness's John Newport,Aberg.,& Herefor 5O 50 1,461 1,359
tions In giving that notice he felt he was departing from whether he had reason to believe that the French Govern-Edgar, carpenter, and Edward Moore, North British (In. Dalkeithd 154
144 5,576 6,413
Leonards) had expressed his determination to procure the confinement. • -
the usual custom, and he would not have done so if the ment had any intention of taking any such step for the She entreated her husband to re French polisher, the two men who were remanded North Devon 35 35 378 333
repeal of therevisions of the act of last session; but he • North-Eastern 746 734 32,960 31,420
Government acted as they formerly did, by giving in the purpose of preventing the annexation of the Provinces ofwith her
main
dthe Government wouldthat I
Constitutional hope
Royal Speech every information. During late years we Central Italy to Sardinia, which their her confinement
alr. GREGSON recommended some simplification in the he left and went to the York safe containing i 215, and other property, from the North Staffordshire 233 233 7,375 6,875
had seen a succession of surprises, affecting the national re- Representatives had voted as their final determination ?
terms of the late Indian loan. races. He was af-er werds telegraphed for, and re- Inland Revenue Office on the evening of Monday North-Western 461 464 - -
Wiens and the policy of this country. This question had The hon. member glanced at the events in Italy, and the N. Yorkshire and Cleveland 1
Mr. AYRTONunderstood e that the object of the bill was turned fora week, when he again went off to some week last, were again. brought up at the Guildhall - - -
been mooted in newspaper paragraphs and anonymous policy adopted by the Emperor of the French. He strongly Oxford, Wore., & Wolver lO2 94 4,509 4,126
to render •notes drawn d' able in India sub- promissory an paya e dPeebles
•nci le of non-
pamphlets. The statement had appeared in two newspapers urged on the Government to adhere to the rind p .races, an refused to be at the christening. Hefor examination relative to that charge 181 181 170 170
in Paris, and the question had arrived at such a point that intervention in respect to the affairs of Italy. tto the probate law of this
jest country; subsequently proposed that she should take up her Mr. Dwellv, from the office of the solicitor to the Scottish 1,916 2,017
approved of the measure.- Central
an answer or an explanation must be given. A statement DR. SMETHURST. residence at the lodge gate of his father's house. commissioners of Inland Revenue, attended for the Scottish North-Eastern ll5 115 3,515 3,190
After a few words from Mr. A. MILLS,
had appeared in two of the habitual, though not official Mr. EDWIN JAMES drew the attention of the/Seers- Sir C. WOOD stated in 1 nation that the Lord Chan- She refused to go to the lodge, and remained at prosecution, and Mr.
exp a Beard, of Basinghall-street, Shrewsbury Jrßirmin ham 29
g i 291 1,719 1,566
organs of the Imperial Government ;it was first inserted in tars of State for the Homo Department to the case of Shrewsbury and Chester 4B 48 2,814 2,730
cellor had held that the recently created Indian stock did her mother's. He stayed away from her nearly all conducted the defence.
Le Pays and afterwards in La Petrie, and in the Lidepen- Thomas Smethurst, convicted of the crime of murder on the Shrewsbury Jr Hereford
not come under the same denomination as tho original In- the winter. He came up in 1852, when dividend On the first occasion, when the Prisoners were Shrogshire Union 750 706
dance Beige, a paper of roe larg•est circulation of any paper 15th day of August last, and recently pardoned by her29s 291
dia.n stock ; and it was to enable holders of that stock to • e South Devon
time arrived, and took
hCheltenham. While •
her to
on the continent. They would find the first was the most Majesty, and asked him, whether the Government con- administer to it in this country that the bill
was proposed.-Eastern 306 302 17,036 15,515
adroit of the imperial organs, while the latter was blamed for templated the introduction of any measure to give the rightat the George Hotel there she had occasion to ask clerk thought there was no case against them, and South
Leave was given to bring in the bill. Wales l7ll 171/ 6,530 6,154
being sometimes in too great a hurry, but the statements it of appeal to persons convicted of capital and other crimes. him for some money. He gave her a cheque, which therefore discharged them, but the police enter- S. Yorkshire and River Dun 108 108 3,257 3,203
put forward were generally found to be pretty near the He said he thought the importance of the subject would be MANAGEMENT OF HIGHWAYS.Stockton and Darlington
truth. Le Pays constantly stated that it was the intention sufficient to justify his introducing it to the attention of Sir G. C. LEWIS moved for leave to bring in a bill for up eget ,
she sent to Capt. Hodges to cashed • but the twining a different opinion, apprehended
0 the pri- Taff Vale 54 54 4,474 4,303
of the Emperor to adhere strictly to his engagements, and on the house. It was must essential to the administra- the better management of highways in England. The 'ex- cheque came back, and when she reproached him soners again two days afterwards, and on exami- Ulster
Ulverstone and Lancaster
the 22d of January there appeared a paragraph pointing di- tion of justice that juries should be acquainted penditure on those roads defrayed by highway rates had with deceiving her he became extremely angry, nation before the magistrate, evidence was adduced Vale of Neath - -
254 251 1,487 1,101
reedy to the supposed annexation. The noble marquis in with the grounds on which their verdict was reversed, risen from £1,85-1,000 in 1850, to-L2,118,000 in 1857. The and struck her violently on the head. It was avert' to show that on the evening of the robbery the pri- Warrington and Stockport. 10 -
a voice which was not unfrequently inaudible, proceeded Unless courts of criminal appeal were estab- bill which he intended to introduce was 'o
b founded
at
heavy blow, which canoed her comb to bre kWaterford and Kilkenny.- 31 •31 - -
to quote scraps from French newspapers. From the lished, or ether means adopted to give such infer- measure on one that had been proposed a . sonere en god a slahman named Stokes to conve23 316
G l lIY-h - At th Under-
• 1 last inenroaed he quoted the expression motion, the practical result would be to render Secretary of State. In the enera ie \say c . ere
journal , .
,They came up to London in the spring, and he after- them from the immediate vicinity of the Inland Y Waterford and Limerick 77
West Cornwall 274 274
77 1,031 1,300
that. it it was no more possible to make Savoy Italian juries indifferent to their verdicts if they could was a power ~ eiven to the parishes to petition the justices of wards took a furnished cottage at Beverley. They 'Revenue Office, in Old Broad-street, to the end of 630 602
W.HartlepoolHarbr.&Rail. 39 39 3.779
.3,355
Whitehaven Junction l2 12 617 519
than to sue press the Alps." Now he thought it would be set aside in the way that had been done in respect to the quarter sessions. . to unite one parish with others, for the pur- resided there from the summer until the
district . . . . , e __ . . ensuing, Montague-street, e e • , e even & Furness Jun. 35 35 567 414
the writer to show how Savoy could he called French. verdict in Dr. Smethurst's case. The hon. and learned pose of forming a highway , for the maintenance of s
puzzlespring of 1803. He never introduced her to any occasion they had with them an iron safe of the W haven,Cleaton&Egrmnt. 7 7 401 283
to appoint a surveyor. If thejustices of
How could it be said that Savoy was less Italian now than member adverted to the trial and subsequent matters in highways, and
it had been for many centuries past ? The statement was, in connection with the subject under consideration. He did auarterss:eflt
and e thought fit to make an order on the sub- shooting and hunting. He only once broug•ht home to the description of the one stolen from Gresham Antwerp and '
Austrian Rotterdam 52 52 797 693
fact, merely ad captawhein. The writer went on to say that not impute any blame to the Home Secretary, but he con- ject it took the districtwas formed. That was
the a person to dine. The party was a very low per- House. Uon that evidence the risonBelgian Eastern Junction 265 264
828 673 30,564 24,837
"it was evident the day was drawing nigh when the super- sic], red tiro power he was called on to exercise was too im- the state of things under present law,but it was scarcely . . . . p. p ers were re-. Buffalo 260 274
structure raised by diplomatists must disappear before the important to be entrusted to an individual. ever resorted to, inasmuch as it could only be put in motion son, and in consequence of his coarse conversation mended until yesterday, when the following t and Lake Huron
0 WI-- Detroit and Milwaukie lB5 185 1,323 939
power of logic and the course of events." As to what had CRUELTIES ON BOARD AMERICAN SHIPS. by a Petition from one Parish, without any power of come she was forced to leave the room. While living nesses were called :- Dutch Rhenish
1084 1081 . 2,766 2,507
been written about the principle or doctrine of nationality he Mr. M. AIILNES asked the Secretary of State for Fore pelting the assent of tho neighbouring parishes. That act there, a communication was made to her by a ser- George Watkins a detective officer in the City
Grand Trunk of Canada BBO 880 10,137 6,044
therefore, found to be inoperative. The hon. member
had apprehensions far beyond the mere annexation of Savoy Affairs what measures had been adopted with regard to the was, .
..vent. The communication was about a y Great Indian Peninsula 1944 1304 3,910 2 722
or Nice toFrance. There werecontingent dangers-dangers address presented to her Majesty on the 2d Aug., 1859, by for Pembrokeshire introduced a bill, some years ago, for person force, said lie apprehended Edgar outside the Marl- Great Luxembourg l2l 122 1,950 1,599
named Sarah White. The Great Western of Canada 345 294 5,536 6,199
attending the establishment of a doctrine which threatened this house, praying her Majesty to enter into nogg- the purposeestablishing road of
,
power for spring of 1853, and hired a house i Cambridge- him it Lombardo-Venetian 285 285
u was for stealing an iron safe, he said he
almost every European State-dangers which we must not nations with the United States of America for the purpose of South Wales. That bill gave a compulsory
- H d k S•Lyons and Geneva 142 142 I 3,420 3,059
and could not overlook. Could it be for onemoment imagined of preventing the assaults and cruelties committed on mar- the formation of districts, and since" •t had been in o era- street Hyde-park. . Sir H Boynton hay' • i mop era- , y
..ing died, had heard there were inquiries made about him, -
Madrid Sar anent i , av &Al cant 310 284 B,t 73 5,830
the manner in e went to Burton A resin i
that England had no interest in the assertion of such a doe- chant seamen in American vessels ; and called the attention he could bear testimony to . satisfactory . _ the went g n consequence, and while and he had been up to Somerset House about it. nada Antonia. 2l TA - -
trine ? Why, let us look at our own possessions, scattered tion of the house to some recent occurrences of that nature. which it worked.
Itproduced a more efficient repair of the there, her mother, Northern of France 602 574 46,547 43,832
Mrs. Hodges died. They came He asked Edgar what he was doing at the Marl- Norwegian Trunk 44
over the face ofincreased Theplan on
the globe, and then see how far we could He drew attention to the outrages perpetrated on board highways without any expense. 1 44 709 507
*r up to London for the funeral, but Capt. Boynton left borough Head, and he• said looking after some tools Paris, Lyons, & Mediterrn 875 840
recognise the principle of nation.alit How could England certain American vsses, and as it did not appear the Go- which the present bill was framed was this: t gave 66,647 65,917
before the funeral took place. S Paris and Orleans 922 922 42,476 46,166
stand this test ? how about the Mediterranean and the vernment of this country could interfere in such to the magistrates of quarter sessions to divide counties into. hortly after this her which had been stolen. Witness then took Edgar Paris and Strasburg - _
lonien Islands' (Hear.) What of Gibraltar, or India, or cases. according to the state of international law, districts of parishes for the repair of highways. It provided husband rejoined the army. Rejoined the 17th Lan- to the police-station, and found on him a key be- Royal Danish 69 69 - _
our dependencies in another hemisphere ? Why, if such he trusted some means would be devised to abolish the that waywardens should be elected, and possess powers cars in Sambre and Meuse
the spring of 1855, and went to the Crimea longing to •one of the closets at the end of the eorri- Southern France 6B 68 1,191 1,218
were to be admitted as a valid ground there would not be a practices in question. The effect of these outrages proved similar to those possessed by the boards of poor law guar- with the regiment. Upon his coming back ill, at dor in which the office is situated from which the West
of
Flanders
~,i,,,r1.. c.c. -et ry in En rano the foundation of whose title would deerimental to our own service, for one captain of a vessel dians under the poor law. These local boards were to have n.tconcerned in ft,. W. and N.W. of France 742 7
the end of 1855. she met him Portsmouth_ They safe was stolen. He denied being 75 75 852 774
41 32,957 30,606

Mr. Macaulay, Q.C., and Mr. Jones appeared for
the petitioner, and Mr. Hawkins, Q.C., and Dr.
Spinks and Mr. Keane for Captain Boynton.
Mrs. Boynton (the first portion of whose evidence
appeared in The Sun of yesterday), said—On one
occasion, at Nice, an her asking the respondent for
some money, he boxed her ears and shook her vio-
lently, and then locked her up in a dark bedroom.
She was in the family way at the time. He left
her locked up until the landlady heard her crying
and came and opened the door. On their return
from abroad, in 1851, they went to Notting-hill,
and stayed at Mrs. Hodges' until after witness's
confinement. She intreated her husband to re
main with her about this time ; but the day before
her confinement he left and went to the York
races. He was af-er werds telegraphed for, and re-
turned for a week, when he again went off to some
races, and refused to be at the christening. He
subsequently proposed that she shou!d take up her
residence at the lodge gate of his father's house.
She refused to go to the lodge, and remained at
her mother's. He stayed away from her nearly all
the winter. He came up in 1852, when dividend
time arrived, and took her to Cheltenham. While
at the George Hotel there she had occasion to ask
him for some money. He gave her a cheque, which
she sent up to Capt. Hodges to get cashed ; but the
cheque came back, and when she reproached him
with deceiving her he became extremely angry,
and struck her violently on the head. It was avery
heavy blow, which eauced her comb to break.
They came up to London in the spring, and he after-
wards took a furnished cottage at Beverley. They
resided there from the summer until the ensuing
spring of 1853. He never introduced her to any
society at Beverley, and he was generally out
shooting and hunting. He only once brought home
a person to dine. The party was a very low per-
son, and in consequence of his coarse conversation
she was forced to leave the room. While living
there, a communication was made to her by a ser-
vant. The communication was about a person
named Sarah White. They left Beverley in the
spring of 1853, and hired a house iu Cambridge-
street, Hyde-park. Sir H. Boynton having died,
they went to Burton Agnes in consequence, and while
there, her mother, Mrs. Hodges died. They came
up to London for the funeral, but Capt. Boynton left
before the funeral took place. Shortly after this her
husband rejoined the army. He joined the 17th Lan-
cers in the spring of 1855, and went to the Crimea
with the regiment. Upon his coming back ill, at
the end of 1855, she met him at Portsmouth. They
lived together until he joined his regiment in
the summer of 1856, in Ireland. She afterwards
and they went to Dublin, where
she him,six months without any society. In
joinedl
5 7 stayed
Captain Boynton got leave, and they went to
Brighton. He left her there and came up to Lon-
don. Upan hearing the regiment was ordered to
India she followed her husband, who had rejoined
in Dublin, but he appeared annoyed at her pre-
sence, and only came twice to the hotel to see her
within in a fortnight. He then went to England
to sell his commission. When they came together
again he had sold out, and they went to Scar-
borough. He frequently left her there for weeks
at a time without any money whatever, and when
he came back he refused to say where he had been.
They afterwards lived at Brighton, but while there
he left her constantly alone, and passed her in the
street, as if he had never seen her in his life before.
On her remonstrating with him, he struck her vio-
lently on the arm with a hairbrush, and she never
afterwards dared to expostulate with him as to his
unkindness, because she was afraid of his violence.
She received an anonymous letter in April, 1858.
At that time Captain Boynton was in Yorkshire,
and she was with her child at Brighton. In con-
sequence of the receipt of that letter she left his
guardianship and commenced the present proceed-
ing. Her husband had since once found his way
into the lodgings she had taken near her sister's
house.
Cross-exammed—There were no books nor a
piano at Burton Agnes. There were some old
books of theology which she did not care to read.
and there might have been a kind of piano, a hun-
dred years old: Her husband never treated her
very kindly. She never heard any one say that he
spoiled her. He was always unkind to her unless
she did exactly what he desired. She had written
to him affectionately, and he had answered her
letters. The reason he dragged her into the hall
at Burton Agnes was because he thought she had
signed her money away to her mother. She did
not call out or make any noise, although he dragged
her violently,but she resisted as much as she could.
She cried and went up to her room until he had
recovered his temper. In the shop at
Brussels she flatly contradicted her husband, but
she did not remember calling him a liar. She
might have dined quietly with him in the evening,
but that did not prevent his pushing her along
the street. He almost frightened her to death. The
crowd followed them to the hotel, but no one inter-
fered. He was in the constant habit of boxing her
ears so violently that she hardly knew where she
was standing. They did not live happily at Nice.
The present Sir Henry Boynton had lived at the
Lodge at Burton Agnes, but she considered it was
only a house for servants. It might have four or
five rooms which were habitable. Some very affec-
tionate letters were read from Mrs. Boynton to her
husband during cohabitation, which were Admitted
to be in her own handwriting, and she said she had
had some differences w'th him about money matters,
and he had supplied her with money to pay debts
which she had neglected to pay.
Mr. Hawkins, Q.C., addressed the jury on behalf
of the respondent.
The following evidence was adduced in opposi-
tion to the ease of cruelty, the adultery in 1857 and
I'3B not being dcsiied.
Lady Boynton deposed that during the time the
respoatlenitwaaiintnitdiolsfieisveurife were at Burton Agnes, she
never saw any disagreement between them. Capt.
etnsßoyntonecnnt
. great
Ta always we ainyLdsoudtl rggeecantaceted,Bhauinrs
dtwo
tni
hf eeAwlgittethes
latter
kindness and
argd
ee
wantal o f
rooms,
Heonnryerlo3ossy.reitxoanmhinadatliioan'edshilei itfor
abnuyildeZP amusement
anci the or
present il l ill-treat-
ment. r esa r-
death, when he came into £4,000.
Boyn-
ton had no property of 'said
that"soorn:C thea time.
pt.
occasion
his own until his father's

The Marquis of NORMANDY rose to put a question to
the noble earl the President of the Council with regard to
the alleged annexation of the Duchy of Savoy and the
county of Nice by Sardinia to France. When he gave no-
tice of his question on the previous evening, he stated it
was not his intention to go into details on the subject, or
the probable effects of the proposed arrangement, in viola-
tion of a treaty which England and the other powers of
Europe were bound to maintain. But though he still ad-
hered to what he said on that occasion, he thought it due to
himself to state that the public mind of Europe was so in-
tent upon the change, that he felt bound to ask his noble
friend what was the actual state at present of the negotia-
tions? In giving that notice he felt he was departing from
the usual custom, and he would not have done so if the
Government acted as they formerly did, by giving in the
Royal Speech every information. During late years we
had seen a succession of surprises, affecting the national re-
lations and the policy of this country. This question had
been mooted in newspaper paragraphs and anonymous
pamphlets. The statement had appeared in two newspapers
in Paris, and the question had arrived at such a point that
an answer or an explanation must be given. A statement
had appeared in two of the habitual, though not official
organs of the Imperial Government ; it was first inserted in
Le Pays and afterwards in La Patrie, and in the Indepen-
dance Beige, a paper of the largest circulation of any paper
on the continent. They would find the first was the most
adroit of the imperial organs, while the latter was blamed for
being sometimes in too great a hurry, but the statements it
put forward were generally found to be pretty near the
truth. Le Pays constantly stated that it was the intention
of the Emperor to adhere strictly to his engagements, and on
the 22d of January there appeared a paragraph pointing di-
rectly to the supposed annexation. The noble marquis, in
a voice which was not unfrequezetly inaudible, proceeded
to quote scraps from French newspapers. From the
journal last mentioaed he quoted the expression
that " it was no more possible to make Savoy Italian
than to suppress the Alps." Now he thought it would
puzzle the writer to show ho w Savoy could be called French.
How could it be said that Savoy was less Italian now than
it had been for many centuries past ? The statement was, in
fact, merely ad captandtein. The writer went on to say that
" it was evident the day was drawing nigh when the super-
structure raised by diplomatists must disappear before the
power of logic and the course of events." As to what had
been written about the principle or doctrine of nationality ho
had apprehensions far beyond the mere annexation of Savoy
or Nice to France. There were contingent dangers—dangers
attending the establishment of a doctrine which threatened
almost every European State—dangers which we must not
and could not overlook. Could it be for one moment imagined
that England had no interest in the assertion of such a doc-
trine ? 'Why, let us look at our own possessions, scattered
over the face of the globe, and then see how far we could
recognise the principle of nationality. How could England
stand this test ? How about the Mediterranean and the
lonian Islands? (Hear.) What of Gibraltar, or India, or
our dependencies in another hemisphere ? Why, if such
were to be admitted as a valid ground there would not be a
single country in Europe the foundation of whose title would
not be shaken. Such a doctrine would be quite subversive
of those treaties and of that order and regularity which 40
years' peace had brought about. Russia, indeed, prided her-
self upon her nationality. Now, as regarded Poland—did he
think they could collect the scatterer remnants of a national
existence ? The restoration of Poland to nationality would
almost remind one of Mr. Canning's expression regarding
the repeal of the legislative union :—" Repeal the union—
restore the heptarchy." Well, then, as to Prussia and this
doctrine of nationality—see how it worked from Posen to
Aix-la-Chapelle. Again, witness its application to Austria.
And here he must say that he looked upon the stability of
Austria as one of the main elements of European security ;
and he hoped and believed that, as regarded the Hungarian
dominions, the loyalty of the Hungarian people was not yet
shaken. The noble marquis went on to quote from the
newspaper which eulogised the disinterested motives of
France. and urged the desirableness and exj e limey of an-
nexing the county of Nice, for which the writer said the
reasons were more satisfactory and conclusive than even in
the case of Savoy. The two did not, in fact,
stand
the same footing ; for the truth was that Nice was far uponmore
Italian than even Piedmont itself. Nor could he at all per-
ceive any reason there existed for confounding Nice with
Savoy. The noble marquis next quoted from the IndeP
dance Beige, which stated that England was more desirous
of extending Piedmont to the Marshes, rather than Central
Italy, and that the treaty of commerce which England was
about to conclude with France would incline the former to
back up the policy of the latter, induce England to main-
tain strict neutrality, and with the consent of the cabinet of
Turin permit France to enlarge her frontier. Now, it was
not pleasant for an Englishman to read that the British
Government was about to neglect high considerations of
policy, and to overlook the welfare of Europe merely in
order to benefit and promote her material interests. (Hear.)
And even as regarded this much boasted of commercial
treaty, it might after all turn out that we had got the worst
of the bargain ; therefore, he was anxious to know what in-
formation his noble friend could give him upon the subject.
He would not allow himself for a moment to suppose that
the answer of his noble friend would be that ho knew no-
thing of the subject, for it was very evident
that public at
tention on the continent, and more especially in Franco, had
looked upon the matter with deep interest, and h. e could see
no reason why our Government could not obtain informa-
tion from an ally with whom we had such close and inti-
mate relations. During the administration of any of the
nine foreign ministers who presided at the French Foreign-
office during the last six years he ventured to say, that had
he, as a British minister,` taken the paragraphs in question
to the Foreign-office, and asked if there was any founda-
tion for them, ho would have received a satisfactory and
a categorical answer. He had experienced this him-
self upon the Swiss question, towards the close of the
reign of Louis Philippe. In 1818, M. Da Lamartine said
that the people of Savoy were averse to annexation with
Franca, but now it was said in Paris that the Savoyards
were unanimously in favour of the annexation. It would be
strange indeed if such a change could, in so short a time,
come over a people who were of so opposite an opinion so
recently. A race, too, who had so long lived under the con-
stitutional House of Savoy—(hear, hear)—now to desire to
wbrionnlgd
be placed under the sway of a despotic Government. Unless
Le obtained a satisfactory answer from Governement he
feel it to
,reirnwcaa.srde no. member. of the Opposition thought fit to
be
11. this subject, himself, as an independent peer.
ques-
tion one qviltsid-Ilty
noble marquisae to do so, regarding as he did the ques-
they had receiveAeludel
importance to the security of Europe. The
itiations which the ministerial by asking the Government whether
between France information on the state of the nego-
Dothy of Savoy and th
and journals of Paris said existed
the Emperor of the Prenellu'ty
Sardinia, for the annexation of the
of Nice to the dominions of
E ail GRAN V ILLE 'ls;resed his regret that he had
quite misconceived the intentionx of the noble marquis, for
wthhaitchit
he had been of opinioa
(waiaesettioenb'hen,7orn'lbveale(til'it.
put to the Government,
Government, was prepared
to answe
whatever that rite noble marquis meantr lie had no fidea
of questions on ieoreign affairs calculatdto go into a variety
that house. He tenet own he was note to-raise a debate in
standing the iutercs,ting epeech of the nlolieepainrea:l' notwith-
into a theca ision upon_ the diplomacy, the policy the
naliem, the geographi., and the literature of EierOpee "oa,;--;
could he be expected to caa.vass those various personal'o
cases of autobiography vincir the noble marquis had
favoured their lordships *with: • ‘,A laugh.) To the hypothe-
tical queries of ter nit
marry_ upon statements in certain
foreign newspapers it was not ne, 'easary to advert at lengths
because he declined to give any an seer whatever to theta.
(Hear.) What he was prepared to ° rtshatot agive a direct
was,
answer to the question on the paper, an
-bec uswinformation of
that the Government had not received au .
t arred
negotiations said by the journals of Franc' theAnnexa-
em between France and Sardinia with a view t: C.ol.lty of
s
/ion to France of the Duchy of Savoy and th "
' *45 obi
(Hear.) At the-same time he thought it rig oe' • . ,ed
that the Government of France had long been acc, 1;111111,

Mr. EDWIN JAMES drew the attention of the/Secre-
tary of State for the Homo Department to the case of
Thomas Smethurst, convicted of the crime of murder on the
15th day of August last, and recently pardoned by her
Majesty, and asked him, whether the Government con-
templated the introduction of any measure to give the right
of appeal to persons convicted of capital and other crimes.
He said he thought the importance of the subject would be
sufficient to justify his introducing it to the attention of
the house. It was most essential to the administra-
tion of justice that juries should be acquainted
with the grounds on which their verdict was reversed.
Unless courts of criminal appeal were estab-
lished, or ether means adopted to give such infor-
mation, the practical result would be to render
juries indifferent to their verdicts if they could
be set aside in the way that had been done in respect to the
verdict in Dr. Smethurst's case. The hon. and learned '
member adverted to the trial and subsequent matters in
connection with the subject under consideration. He did
not impute any blame to the Home Secretary, but he con-
sidered this power he was called on to exercise was too im-
important to be entrusted to an individual.
CRUELTIES ON BOARD AMERICAN SHIPS.
Mr. M. MILNES asked the Secretary of State for Foregn
Affairs what measures had been adopted with regard to the
address presented to her Majesty on the 2d Aug., 1859, by
this house, praying her Majesty to enter into nego-
tiations with the United States of America for the purpose
of preventing the assaults and cruelties committed on mer-
chant seamen in American vessels; and called the atten-
tion of th 6 house to some recent occurrences of that nature.
Ho drew attention to the outrages perpetrated on board
certain American vessels, and as it did not appear the Go-
vernment of this country could interfere in such
cases. according to the state of international law,
he trusted some means would be devised to abolish the
practices in question. The effect of these outrages proved
de'rimental to our own service, for one captain of a vessel
said lie regretted he did not live under American instead of
English law, as he could then do as he pie ised.
Lord J. RUSSELL said, in reply to the question
of the hon. memberK(Mr. D. Griffith), he did
not believe that 30,000 French troops would be sent to
Leghorn, and he had every reason to believe that the Em-
peror of the French entertained no such intentions with
regard to annexation as the hon. member alluded to in his
motion. In regard to the remarks of the last hon. member
who had addressed the house, he begged to inform him that
Lord Lyons had been communicated with, and it was ekn-
sidered by both Governments that the best course that could
be adopted would be to refer the matter to the hands of the
i respected representative of America in this country,
Mr. Dallas. An interview had taken place with that hon.
gentleman, and no doubt existed that men in both coun-
tries were in favour of a settlement of the question on the
! ground of humanity, and to redress the grievances occurring
under the present system. A convention was preparing for
that purpose. When the terms of that convention had
been agreed on and rabFed, no time would be lost in bring-
ing in a bill that would meet the views of his hon. friend.
COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE.
Mr. BOVILL asked the Secretary of State for the
Home Department, whether it was the intention of her
Majesty's Government to propose any alteration in
the constitution of the Court of Probate and Divorce.
He drew attention to the arrears of business that had ac-
cumulated in that court in consequence of the insufficient
number of judges, and strongly advocated an amendment in
its constitution.
Mr. BOWYER objected to this court; but if it were per-
mitted to exist, it should be rendered as efficient as pos-
sible. He considered it, as at present constituted, a sort of
encumbered estates' court for the transfer of women.
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and the subject had been under the consideration
Chancelor, and her Majesty's Government were
pre-
sent prepared to take any steps to increase the numbernntat r
the common law judges for the purpose of securingof an
addi-
tional attendance in the Court of Divorce, or to appointasecond judge ; but they thought it might be practicable to
enlarge the class of business which might be disposed ofl);
the Judge Ordinary, and therefore to render unneces.
-
sary the attendance of the common law judges, except
in cases of great difficulty and importance With
regal • d to the remarks which had fallen from
the hon. and learned member for Dundalk, ho
could only say that the question of enabling the Judge Or-
-1 dinary to exclude the public during trials of a particular
nature was a question upon which the noble lord- opposite
(Lord J. Manners) had given notice of a motion for leave to
bring in a measure, and therefore it would be premature in
him (Sir G. C. Lewis) to express an opinion upon it. With
regard to the general policy of the Divorce Act, he must
decline entering into any discussion, unless same specific
motion were made. He (Sir G. C. Lewis) would state only
with reference to the question of the lion. member for Pon-
tefract, that be hoped ho might be distinctly understood,
budEentghlainndthhaadt
nhoo
jus er i
sadnictioinn tollieercoottrmentreye's, at tirulirtetecdotirnrtasnoyf
ofriECE.i.'4C.CUS ships
might obne theor howeverhigh
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of the people of this country, our tribunals are powerless in
such cases. Their power d:,es not extend to any offences
committed on board foreign ships, unless treason may be
conaidered to be an exception. The only means, therefore,
by which an English tribunal could deal with such civics
was under an extradition treaty. We had treaties of this
kind only with France and the United Stares, and lie was
happy to inform his hon. friend and the house that he had
hon, and
dad:: eiret, to,ve
that clay signed au order, under the extradition treaty with
theo UniteSta:tes, for the delivery to the proper authorities
1!In, two mates of the American ship Anna, and that they
willcountry
jabme re•estusmyneetdhto the United States, to be tried in the only
.._ wheiz:ruhehdasthjeurriesindaicrtkiosn over them. He would now
G. Lewis) believed hie hen.
which had been made by his
friendu (Mr. E. James) respecting the case
of criminal
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to express his opinion on the
particular instance that
house, b.O thought he should be

Sir G. C. LEWIS moved for leave to bring in a bill for
the better management of highways in England. The 'ex-
eeanditure on those roads defrayed by highway rates had
risen from £1,85-1,000 in 1850, to-L*2,118,000 in. 1867. The
bill which he intended to introduce was founded in a great
measure on one that had been proposed by the late Under-
Secretary of State. In the General Highway Act there
was a power given to the parishes to petition the justices of
quarter sessions to unite one parish with others, for the pur-
' pose of forming a highway district, for the maintenance of
highways, and to appoint a surveyor. If the justices of
quarter sessions thought fit to make an order on the sub-
ject it took effect, and the district was formed. That was
the state of things under the present law, but it was scarcely
ever resorted to, inasmuch as it could only be put in motion
by a petition from one pariah, without any power of com-
pelling the assent of the neighbouring parishes. That act
was, therefore, found to be inoperative. The hon. member
for Pembrokeshire introduced a bill, some years ago, for
the purpose of establishing road districts in the six counties
of South Wales. That bill gave a compulsory power for
the formation of districts, and since: it had been in opera-
tion he could bear testimony to the satisfactory manner in
which it worked. It produced a more efficient repair of the
highways without any increased expense. The plan on
which the present bill was framed was this : It gave power
to the magistrates of quarter sessions to divide counties into
districts of parishes for the repair of highways. It provided
that waywardens should be elected, and possess powers
similar to those possessed by the boards of poor law guar-
dians under the poor law. These local boards were to have
power to appoint surveyors, clerks, and treasurers. The
machinery, therefore, should be of the most simple charac-
ter, and quite in analogy with that which had been in ope-
ration for so many years for the relief of the poor. There
was every reason, therefore, to lesqse that it would work in an
efficient and satisfactory manner. The bill proposed to give
the town councils similar powers for dividing the t avns into
districts as were given to the magistrates of quarter sessions
in counties. That was the outline of the bill, but it con-
tained one material deviation from the bill of last session
which he should explain, and which he trusted would faci-
litate its passing in the pressent session of Parliament. He
had had himself charge of bills of this nature, and was
therefore well aware that the great obstacles to their success
arose from the fact that whilst in many parts of counties
there existed a strong desire to obtain powers of the sort—
for he had received many applications for the intl.-sanction
of a measure of this description—in others there was no such
desire of possessing similar powers. This want of unani-
mity, therefore, was the greatest obstacle to the success of
measures of this kind. "What he proposed to do was to make
it optional with the magistrates of each county, whether
they. would or would not introduce it in that county—that
the justices of quarter sessions should make a provisional
order in the first place, the consideration of which was to be
postponed till the following quarter sessions ; and if then
confirmed it was to become a compulsory order. A similar
provfsion was made with regard to the town councils. In
this way those parts of counties which might desire to avail
themselves of the measure would be able to do so, whereas
it need not be introduced into those parts where there was
no desire to avail themselves of it. He hoped the house
would give a fair consideration to the measure, and that it
would become law during this session.
Mr. BRIGHT said he waited in the house with a view of
knowing whether the right hon. gentleman would give any
reasons for the introduction of this bill, and after listening to
the right hon. gentleman he believed he did not now give
the real reason fur it. He found the bill introduced sessioa
after session with some kind of statement like that of the
right hon.gent lanais. He could only suppose that the measure
was found by the right hon. gentleman in ono of the pigeon-
holes of his office, and that his predecessor had extracted a
pledge from him that he would go on with it, as he was not
left long enough in office himself to do so. Ho had not seen
any petitions in favour of the measure, nor had he heard a
savingsingle human being that he felt aggrieved by the
present system, or wished to see a departure from the old
system of the country. The right hon. gentleman began
by stating the magnitude of the interests concerned—that
on the highways not connected with towns more than a
million had been expended, whilst on the highways in towns
or the streets £BOO,OOO had been expended. But the right
hon. geatlemae drew no inference from these figures. Per-
haps he wished the house to conclude that there had been
some waste in that expenditure. Ile did not tell the house
that in most towns the most perfect system of local govern-
ment that could bo devised existed, and that the whole
management of the highways was vested in the occupiers
who paid this largo sum, and they appointed annually the
officers by whom it was expended. It was therefore per-
fectly natural that there should be no complaints and no
petitions on the subject. He undertook to say that no body
of ratepayers throughout the kingdom wished to have the
bill passed. In a former session ho protested against
measures mea-
to
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unhesitatingly—and
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pa-
rishes for the repair of the highways, but that the parishes
ha I not availed themselves of such power, and he made that
an argument in favour of the introduction of the bill. Ile
(Mr. Bright) thought, on the contrary, that it was an argu-
ment against it. He did not wish to speak in unfavourable
terms of the magistrates of quarter sessions by whom this
bill was to be pat in operation; but they were not the class
of persons in whom the ratepayers had much confidence.
They were appointed by persons under the Crown, or by the
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. In his own neigh-
bourhood whole batclic.4 of maxistrates had been appointed
fur p ditical reasons. (Hear, hear.) Almost every owner of
land of a thousand acres was a county magistrate. These
were the gentlemen who formed the c.turts of quarter ses-
sions, and to them was to be given the power of upsetting
for, and
hr
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amr remedying
y,inhge
all th old parochial arrangements—of creating new districts
le 'of
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grievances ot
act, and that the aa
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tleman said that South Wales had an
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rid the expense no
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ministration under it had been no worse a
represen-
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existed iws et dh furth lcetcenturies.elective
P rPheel
argumentymt,lainantedthoart
was required to justify a measure w
which existed
asked for. It was a transferenceof the power
of
greater than before, but some strongheirch
parishes to a body
in the hands of the ratepayers of the
d

George Watkins, a detective officer in the City
force, said lie apprehended Edgar outside the Marl-
borough Head, in Bishopsgate-street, and on telling
him it was for stealing an iron safe, he said he
had heard there were inquiries made about him,
and he had been up to Somerset House about it.
He asked Edgar what he was doing at the Marl-
borough Head, and he. said looking after some tools
which had been stolen. Witness then took Edgar
to the police-station, and found on him a key be-
longing to one of the closets at the end of the corri-
dor in which the office is situated from which the
safe was stolen. He denied being concerned in the
robbery, and said ho left Gresham House on the
night of the robbery by the front door in Old
Broad-street. He had his basket of tools on his
shoulder, and Moore was with him, but they sepa-
rated in Broad street. Edgar further said that
he reached home at half-past seven o'clock on the
night in question, and did not go out again until
the following morning. He repeatedly inquired if
Moore had been arrested. Edgar also said he had
never left Gresham House on Monday week,having
a number of little jobs to finish. This took place
when he was first apprehended and before he was
discharged. On Friday last witness went to Edgar's
house, at 35,- Montague-mews, Montague-Street,
with Sergeants Brett and Leonard, of the detective
force, where he again took Edgar into custody, and
upon telling him that the cabman had been found
who took him and Moore up with the iron safe in
St. Mary-axe, he appeared very much agitated, and
said be was not the party. He also denied calling
at the Marlborough Head for some tools which
he had left there during the day. He said he
went home past the Bank, through Cheapside,
Newgate-street, and Holborn-hill. On the same
evening witness met Moore near his house, in Hor-
ton, and took him into custody on the same
charge. He told Moore they had found the cabman,
who had identified Edgar, and from his description
Moore was the other man. Moore asked if Edgar
was in custody, and, on hearing that he was, said
it was a most unfortunate thing that he should
have been seen with Edgar, but he was quite sure
the cabman could not identify him. The cabman
took the prisoners up about 200 yards from the en-
trance to Gresham House and put them down at
about 100 yards from Montague-mews.
Cross-examined by Mr. Beard—He took Moore
to the police-station, where the cabman identified
him as the man who called his cab off the rank in
Bishopsgate-street. He did not say he did not
think Moore was the man, nor anything to that
effect. Neither he nor Serjeant Brett left the room
with the cabman after seeing the prisoner, and be-
fore he was identified. He did not remember either
of the officers with him suggesting to the cabman
that he could tell the prisoner better by his walk.
Moore walked up and down several times in the
station, but the cabman did not afterwards say
.he
had a little belief lie was the man. He accompanied
witness to Edgar's house, and there identified him
as the man he saw with the iron safe in St Mary-
axe. Edgar had only his trousers and shirt on,
and thecabman was net quite certain, but when he
(Edgar) put the rest of his clothes on, the cabman
said he was quite sure he was the man. Edgar
asked if he might go out, and he was told he could
do as he pleased. The officers had no further con-
versation with. the cabman, but they consulted
Ea Hongdg a r themselvesor try
a
rrd to
rowthheethsearfothheryst.sholulldeytake
de-
cided, however, upon securing Edgar.
James Stokes, the cabman, re-callea, and cross-
examined by Mr. Beard, said he went with Ser-
a:ea
jeants Brett, Watkins, and Leonard, to Edgar's
house. Ile remained outside while the officers
went in. When lie was called in he did not shake
his head, and say he did not know Edgar. He
went into anot her room with them, an 1 there being
more light there he recognised him at once. Ho
did not say he only thought he was the man. His
attention was drawn to the prisoner's basket of
tools, bit nothing was said about a public-house.
He could not swear he saw the officers in a public-
house giving out bills offering a reward of £5O for
the apprehension and conviction of the men who
took the safe. He did not expect to get the £5O
reward.
Mr. Field, the landlord of the Marlborough
Head, identified the prisoner as the same person
who had called at his house fora basket of tools,
which the cabman saw him bring out while the
iron-safe was in his cab.
Mr. Sadlier, from the Sett Policy Of in Grea.