The Sun.
London, England, 1857-02-18 00:00:00

THE IRISH JUDGES.

Mr. NAPIER asked the Attorney-General for Ireland
whether any arrangement had been made to secure the
attendance of a Judge at Chambers in Dublin during the
circuit which is now fixed to go out at the end of this
month.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL for IRELAND said that
no official reference had been made to the Government on
the matter. The remedy, which was in the hands of the
judges, would no doubt be of great importance and con-
venience, and he suggested that if the circuit were so ar-
ranged that one of the judges left for circuit earlier than
the others, that he would be able to return to Dublin
within a day or two after the Chief Justice had left for
circuit, and then the grievance complained of would be
remedied.

BILL.
on this bill,
On tjheU
Mr. HUGHES moved that the bill be committed this
naDoGtMionENfoTrSgoEinXgEinCtUoTcolmOmNitt&eee.,
day six months. He based his motion on a variety of
technical objections to the measure.
Colonel FRENCH seconded the motion.
Mr. HADFIELD supported the bill. It would prevent
debtors in Ireland evading the law by coming to this
country, and defeat a judgment obtained against them in
Ireland, and vice versa.
Mr. WHITESIDE opposed the bill, on the ground that
it would inflict a greater injury than it proposed to re-
medy.
Mr. BLAND opposed the bill. The bill was not for as-
similating the laws of the three countries, but to alter each
of them. Every facility should be given for the recovery
of debts, but the house ought to be careful how they gave
facilities to fraudulent men to pay money they never
owed, and to fraudulent people to give undue preference
to one set of creditors to the injury of others. Believing
such would be the effect of this measure he opposed it.
Col. DUNN also. opposed the bill, and complained of
the Government not introducing such a measure if it were
necessary, but of leaving it to a private member.
Mr. M`CANN said that the Irish merchants and trades-
men objected to the bill because it would afford facilities
for collusion with fraudulent debtors.

Sir J. FITZGERALD supported the bill.
After some discussion, in which Mr. M'Mahon, Mr. S.
Warren, and Mr. Napier took part,
Mr. ROEBUCK said that it was true that in a civilised
country the laws should be alike and have one effect, but
this bill was to give a similar effect to different laws. He
therefore objected to the bill, which commenced at the
wrong end. They should first make the substantive laws
alike, and before that was done, the house ought to scout
such peddling legislation as this. (Hcar, hear.)
The LORD-ADVOCATE defended the principle of the
bill, add entered into a history of the measure from its
first introducth n in 1854 to the present time, and said that
the object of this bill was to give greater effect to the
course now pursued in this country, that of putting in force
a lodgment obtained in Scotland without notice to the
party, provided the proper forms had been complied with.
Mr. 61300NER opposed the bill.
Mr. G. BUTT supported it.
The house then divided, when the numbers were—
For going into commitbee" - 127 -
For the amendment ...
Majority
The hoase then went into committee.
On clause 1,

Mr. M'MAHON asked why the Lord Mayor's Court, the
Courts of Common Pleas of Lancaster and of Durham, the
Tolzey Court of Bristol, the Passage Court of Liverpool,
the Record Court of Manchester, the County Courts of
England, and all other courts of record in England, were
not put on an equality with the Sheriffs' Courts of Scot-
land, and he moved an amendment to that effect.
Mr. G. BUTT thought it would be unwise to extend the
powers and jurisdiction of the courts named.
Mr. CRAUFURD (the hon. member who introduced the
bill) had no objection to the introduction of the Courts of
Lancaster and of Durham into the bill, as they were con-
sidered superior Courts, but he objected to the introduc-
tion of tke inferior courts into the operations of this mea-
sure. _

After some remarks from Mr. Napier, the Solicitor-
General, and Mr. Whiteside,
Mr. HAYTEkt said that he had received several amend-
ments to the bill, from one of the Irish Chief Justices,
quite in the spirit of the principle of the bill, and he sug-
gested the adjournment of the committee, to enable him
to place the amendments on the paper for the considera-
tion of hon. members.
The ATTORNE Y-GENERAL for IRELAND supported
the suggestion, and added that he had received a commu-
nication from the Dublin Chamber of Commerce, approv-
ing of the principle of the bill, suggesting alterations in
detail requiring the consideration of the house.
After some further discussion the house resumed ;
Mr. M`MATION intimating that he should press his
amendment on another occasion, if the mover of the bill
did mot adopt it.
The CHAIRMAN then reported progress, and the house
resumed.

CHIEF CONSTABLES BILL.
The house then went into committee on this bill.
After a short discussion the clauses were agreed to, and
the bill passed through committee.
PUBLIC HE ILTH SUPPLEMENTAL BILL (1857).
This bill was read a second time and ordered to be com-
mitted.

NEW WRIT.
On the motion of the ATTORNEY-GENERAL for
IRELAND, a new writ was ordered for the county of
Tipperary, in the room of Mr. James Sadleir, expelled the
house.

EDUCATION.
Sir J. PAKINGTON moved for leave to introduce a bill
for the promotion of elementary education in cities and
corporate towns. The bill had been drawn so as not to
contravene or reverse the decision of the house last session
on the resolutions moved by Lord J. Russell. The nega-
tiving of these resolutions he looked upon as an expression
of disapprobation on the part of the house of the plan of
the noblelord, which embraced two principles, viz., that it
should be compulsory, and that it should be general. The
plan he (Sir J. Pakington) now proposed was the reverse of
the noble lord's, viz., that it should be permissive, not
compulsory, and local, not general; leaving it to the
people to decide whether they would try the scheme
he proposed ; and in support of permissive legislation he
referred to the bill allowing corporate towns to raise a
rate for the support of a library, but which he admitted
had only been adopted in certain instances because it did
'not make that appeal to the feelings of the public which
that of education did. The other precedent was that
giving a permissive power to the ratepayers to consent to
tax themselves for a police, which was taken advantage of
by half the counties of England, and he was of opinion that
the public were in favour of such legislation. His object
in selecting corporate towns and cities was, that the boun-
daries of its operation would be defined, and it could be most
beneficially tried in those places. He did not say this
measure was wanted more in those districts than others.
He thought the reverse was the case ; but it was in towns
he looked forward to obtaining the greatest amount of
good. Ho should not then enter at great length on the
measure, because the statements he had before made in
relation to education had not been disproved, and he be-
lieved they could not, for they were based upon incontro-
vertible faots. In referring to Lancashire, he said that the
evidence before the committee on education stated that
there were 30,100 children in Manchester who were neither
at school nor at work, and since then things had become
no better. In the parish of St. Andrew's, Manchester,
which contained about 19 acres, with a population of
13,000, he found that of the children between 3 and 16
43i per cent. attended Sunday schools, only 25 per cent.
were at work, 29 per cent. attended day schools, and that
46 neither attended school or work, so that there were
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and religious training•
1,200 children in that parish who never attended school.
He proposed that there should be religious toleration and
freedom in these schools—(hear)—secondly, that there
should be local contributions raised to support the schools-
and thirdly, following out the principle of all our impor;
tant institutions, that there should be local management
and control over the funds so raised. He was happy
to say that the religions and secular parties of Manchester
had adjusted their differences. The religious party had
consented to the extension of the rate for the benefit of the
schools now in existence,
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THEATRICALS IN THE PROVINCES.—The tragedy o
" Macbeth" was played at the Theatre Royal, Manches ,
ter, on Fridayevening last. Miss Leila Vorester, as Lady
Macbeth, evinced considerable talent, and elicited the
warmest applause from a numerous and respectable au-
dience. Her performance throughout was marked with
great care and judgment, and many parts of it very
nearly approached to excellence. Miss Forester is still
young, and possesses unusual advantages for the stage.
Her figure is good, her style commanding, her voice,
over which she appears to have perfeot con-
trol, is rich and full, with great flexibility
of tone, and her enunciation perfect. This young lady
bids fair to reach high in her profession. On Saturday
"Jack Sheppard" was performed, Miss Hudson under-
taking the character of the hero with complete success,
reminding us strongly of Mrs. Keeley. Miss Hudson
was rewarded by frequent marks of approbation, and
was called for at the fall of the curtain.

ALLEGED NEGLECT AND CRUELTY OF A MEDICAL
OFFlCER.—Yesterday Mr. Wakley held an inquest at
the Constitution, Great James-street, Lisson-grove, on
the body of Sarah Balcon, whose death was attributed
to neglect by the medical officer of the parish.. After a
prolonged investigation the jury returned the following
verdict :—" The jury is of opinion that the deceased
Sarah Batson died from natural causes ; and the
jury are further of opinion that the evidence, as
given by the witnesses, justifies them in declaring
that there was gross neglect on the part of Mr. Par-
nell, a want of feeling, and an unjustifiable refusal
to attend the deceased in his capacity of medical
officer ; also, that his conduct has displayed gross igno-
rance and inhumanity, and a want of judgment and dis-
cretion, more especially in reference to stating in the
medical certificate that the cause of the poor woman's
disease was laziness, and this at a time when she was
a3tually dead."
Yesterday morning, shortly after two o'clock, a fire
broke out in the Old Cherry Tree Tavern, No. 41, Sings-
land-road, Shoreditch. The whole of the bar, the stock,
as well as the upper rooms and staircase, were destroyed.
The total loss is considerable, but the landlord was in-
sured in the Monarch Fire-office, and the building was
also insured in the Phoenix Office. The origin of the
fire is unknown.
BREACH OF CONTRACT.—Yesterday an action was
tried in the Court of Exchequer to recover damages
against a lady named Legard, for a breach of contract.
She had ordered the plaintiff to construct an iron church,
but in consequence of some differences amongst the par-
ties at Filey the plan of the intended erection of the
church was not put up. The jury gave a verdict for the
plaintiff.
We understand that the half-yearly dividend of the
Caledonian Railway Company will be 17s. 6d. per share,
or at the rate of 3 per cent. per annum, with a surplus
of about 6,0001.