The Sun.
London, England, 1858-03-26 00:00:00

THE BEER-LOUSE SYSTEM.

This afternoon a numerous and influential depute-
ion from various parts of the kingdom waited on the
Home Secretary, at his offices, Whitehall, to present to
him a memorial against the evils of the present system
of licensing beer-houses, and asking the right hon.
gentleman to introduce a remedy.
The deputation consisted of Mr. James Kitson, Mr.
Robeit Baker, the Rev. E. Jackson, and Mr. John
Jowett, jun., from Leeds ; Mr. W. E. Forster, York ;
the Rev. A. F. A. Woodford, Southampton ; the Mayor
of Bradford ; the Rev. Dr. De Willis, Mr. Chas. Hardy,
Mr.' Wathen, and Mr. Rand, from Bradford ; Mr. R.
Wood, from Manchester ; Mr. Johnson, Runcorn ; the
Rev, Canon Browne, Gretton, Peterborough ; the Rev.
H. V. Broughton, Wellingborough ; the Rev. William
Church, Giddington ; the Rev E. Gillett, Waltham ;
)(r. J. J. Wilson, Kendal ; Mr. C. A. Smith, Green-
wich ; Mr. George Leeman, of York ; Mr. S. Winter.
house, of Halifax.
The deputation was attended by Viscount Godericb,
M.P., Mr. Wickham, M.P., Mr. Beecroft, M.P.,
Mr. Crossley, M.P., Mr. Collins, M.P., Mr. Dent,
M.P., Mr. Powell, M.P., Mr. Tollercache, M.P.,
Mr. Basil Wood, M.P., Mr. Garnett, M.P., Major
Edwards, M.P., Mr. Westhead, M.P., Mr. R. Stephen-
son, M.P., Mr. Bromley Moore, M.P., Mr. T. Egerton,
M.P., Mr. Baines, M.P., Mr. Cheetham, M.P., Sir J.
Potter, M.P., Colonel Wilson Patten, and others.
The deputation was introduced by Viscount Godericb,
M.P., and many of the gentlemen addressed the Rome
Secretary on the subject, pointing out the evils that
existed under the present system, and suggesting various
remedies, the principal being the adoption of Mr. Hardy's
Act of last session. In the country districts it was stated
tohee • houses were no better than brothels and hot-beds
of vice in its worst form.
Mr. WALPOLE, in reply to the deputation, said that
All agreed a remedy was necessary, but, as to give a
distinct pledge of what should be done as he had been
asked, he thought impossible, as three or four different
ingestions had been made on the subject. He
had fixed that day for receiving the deputation, in order
that ke might be able to consider what they might urge
during the reuse. He had directed other inquiries to
be made on the subject, and he had no doubt that
shortly after Easter he should be prepared to introduce
a measure which he hoped would attain the object all

had in view.
The deputation then withdrew.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.)

1110 USE OF LORDS._ APPEALS.
Peers present—TO. Lord Chancellor, Lard Cranworth,
and Lord Wensleydale.

THE PROVOST, kc., OF DUNDEE AND ♦NOTHER V. MORRIS
AND ANOTHER-NE PISTE AS TO CERTAIN RESPONDENTS.
The further hearing of this part heard appeal cause
was resumed this morning.
Mr. Rolt, Q.C., resumed his argument for the ap-
pellant.

Counsel fer the appellant— Mr.lt, Q.C., Mr. Ander-
son, Q.C., and Mr. G. H. Thom?. Agents—Mr. John
Rogers, S.S.C., Edinburgh ; Messrs. Dodds and Greig,
solicitors, Abingdon-street, Westminster, London.
Counsel for the respondent—The Lord Advocate of
Scotland, Sir Richard Bsthell, Q.C., and Mr. R. Palmer,
Q. C. Agents—Messrs. Richardson, Loch, and M' Laurin,
solicitors, George-street, Westminster, London.
This is an appeal from an interlocutor pronounced
by Lord Handyside, Ordinary, and also an interlocutor
pronounced by the Second Division of the Court of
Session in Scotland, refusing a reclaiming-note against
the Lord Ordinary's interlocutors, which was to recall
the said interlocutor submitted to review, to repel the
defences for John Morris, the present respondent, to
find, decern, and declare in terms of the summons, or at
least to decern and declare, in terms of the first concla•
sion thereof, tbat the testamentary writings left by the
deceased John Morgan, sometime residing in Coates-
crescent, Edinburgh, contain a valid legacy and bequest
of the whole of the residue of his moveable means and
estate, after paying legacies, debts, and charges of ad-
ministration ; or at least so muck thereof as may be
necessary for the purpose of erecting and establishing in
the town of Dundee an hospital to accommodate 100
boys, and that the same are valid and effectual as testa-
mentary deeds of the deceased to that effect.
The question is, whether these writings are effectual
in law to constitute such a legacy.
It is probable that the hearing will occupy the whole
of this day.