The Sun.
London, England, 1857-06-05 00:00:00

ISAACS V. EPINSUSAN.

This was an actin to reclver the sum of 161. 155., for
goods sold. The merits of the case wore of no interest,
except for an observation by the defendant, who, in the
course of the phintifi's evidence, wlaimecl, " Don't
believe him, my brd, for there is not a Jew in London
but will take a false oath.

Mr. Buchanan—Whit! Da you want to keep the
Jews out of Parliament ?

Defendant—l said n3thing about that.
Defendant wa3 Vasa sworn, and was proceeding to
make a statement.

Mr. Buchanaa—S:op —let me ask, do you feel your-
self under any olTgatii,n on the oath you have taken I
Defendant—Yes. I shall be liable for the conse-
gnenci if I speak falsely.
' "

Mr. Buchanan—Yes. But do you believe in a state
of punishment hereafter

D,.fendant—l won't answer your question.
Mr. Buchanan—Then I leave it to the Court to con-
sider Vie va!ue of your evidence.

Di,fendant was then eximined, and-
His Honour gave judgment for the amount claimed.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE'.—{This Day).

BO `V-STREET.

PURSE ROBBERT.—This morning two men, named
Irving and Martin, were plAced at the har on remand,
charged with stealing a purse containing a cheque for
9/. and other money, the property of Roderick Mac-
100i keazie.

From the evidence of the prosecutor, it appeared that
a few days ago he was in Charlcz-street, Drury-lane,
when the prisoner Martin came up to him and said he
was "hard up and starving ;" and taking compassion on
him, he took him into a public-house and there gave
him some money to purchase food with. Martin left
the house, and in a short time returned with a quantity
of bread and cheese, which he devoured voraciously.
He (prosecutor) then gave him some beer, and after hav-
ing done so, he quitted the house and proceeded to a
barber's shop t•) get shaved, to which place the prisoner
Martin followed him. After having been shaved, he
took out his purse to pay, when Martin seized hold of it
and made off. Prosecutor followed him and over-
took him at the top of Charles-street, where
the prisoner Irving came up, and both prisoners then
made their way into a house in the same street. On the
arrival of the police the house was entered, and Martin
and Irving were found together in a back room. The
purse had not been found. Both prisoners were known
as constant as-ociates.

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In answer to the charge, the prisoners denied therob-
bery. Martin said Mackenzie had been treating him
the whole of the morning with beer and gin, and that
he was so drunk he did not know what he was about.
Mr. Jardine committed both prisoners for trial.
BURGLARY.— Thomas Ray was charged with
burglariou-ly entering the house of Mr. Miller, No.
4, Tavistock-ro iv, a ealesman in C)vent-garden market.
The prosecutor said about 10 minutes to five on the
morning of the 2d of June, ho left his house, and after
a short absence sent his son home to get a writing
desk. On the son of the prosecutor entering the dining-
room he found the prisoner. The street door was
securely fastened when ha left the house.
A police-constable proved a former conviction against
the prisoner, and said also that he was the associate of
thieves of the lowest description.

Tise magistrate committed the prigoner for trial.

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MANCHESTER RACES.—(This Day.)

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAP:I.)
SILFORD BOROUGH CUP.

El?rmire
Martlett
Hospitality
Romeo

Te❑ ran.
Won by a neck ; a bead between second and third.

DERBY HANDICAP.

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WILTON STAKES.

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Sister to Ellington
Seven ran.

LA.TEST BETTING.
SALFORD BOROUGII CUP.
3to 1 apt. Romeo (taken freely)
5 to 1 aget Sir Humphrey (taker)
Nothing else backed.
ARRIVED— Pantomime and Foxbunter.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS.—(This Evening.)
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack
at five o'clock.
Earl COWLEY took the oaths and big seat upon his
elevakion to an earldom. He was introduced by the Earl
of Clarendon.
The Duke of NEWCASTLE presented a petition
from the civil servants of the Crown employed in the
department of the Woods and Forests, praying for an
alteration in the system of administering the superan-
nuation fund. The noble duke al o presented a similar
petition from the civil servants of the Crown employed
at the General Post-office, and two other public depart-
ments.
The Earl of WINCHELSEA presented a petition
from a place in Kent praying for an alteration in the
law of marriage.
Viscount DUNGANNON presented a petition from
Denbi4b, against the abolition of church-rates without
an equivalent.
SECOND READINGS.
On the motion of Lord REDESDALE, the Hereford
Cathedral Restoration Bill, and Meriton's and Hagen's
Sufferance Wharf Bill were read a second tune.
THE PRINCESS ROYAL'S ANNUITY BILL.
This bill was brought up from the House of Commons
and read a first time.
MINISTERS' MONEY.
This bill was read a first time.
THE MERCHANT SHIPPING ACT.
The Earl of ALBEMARLE presented a petition
from the ruerehant4, shipowners, and others in-
terested in the shipping trade of the port
of Bristol, complaining cf certain clauses in
the Merchant Shipping Act, and praying that
the said act may he referred to a select, comnyttee. The
noble earl asked her Majesty's Government whether they
intended to introduce any measure to meet the require-
ments :of thii—shipowners, and if not, in what other
way they meant to grant relief. The noble earl
referred at sorhe length to the act in quiestion, which,
instead of being short and concise, was of a totally op-
posite nature. It occupied upwards of three hundred
pages, and contained more than five hundred
clauses, consequently it would occupy nearly the whole
of the life-time of an ordinary seawall' to become
acquainted with the whole of its provisions. The noble
earl then referred to the hardships shipowners laboured
under, in consequenceof theliability they incurred by loss
of life occurring on board ship. The shipowners strongly
objected to the Court of Inquiry instituted by the act.
They considered this tribunal a very arbitrary one. After
a few other observations the noble lord resumed his seat
Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY said he hail lie_.
tened attentirely to the observations of the noble I;rd,
and one of the grievances complained of,
was the extreme ltngth of the Merchaut
Shipping Act. Now, when it was considered that
this Act was a consolidation of no less than
128 Acts relating to the ehipping, be did not
think that it was surprising that it occupied so large a
space. He thought, looking to the whole facts of the
case, no consolidation of the law upon any point bad
been effected with such consummate ability as the pre-
sent one. The noble lord having replied to the other
observations of the noble earl, said there was no ground
whatever for any alteration in the law as it at present

house against hon. roctobers' returns, and instanced
his owe case, where a person named Fox, a
journeyman batter, of Newctstle-under-Lyre, a stranger
to bin,, ehar?,eel. him with c ,rrupt practieee. th.for-
tunately m•.m in dziniz snob attacks escaped punishment
by t':e louse no Ipublishi libel. In his case he would
eadily expend 1,000/ to bring the man to ju6tice, did
the law and th., rules of the house permit it. It was
t me measures should be taken to prevent the repetition
of s ich practicer. The law shoot I make it compulsory on
the petitioners to pay all expenses if they had not
good gi minds for doing so. He firmly believed
that fifty por cent. of the petitions against mem-
heis were rot genuine, but for the purpose of
x,.orting money. (sear, hear.) He asked the Govern-
ment what COUIB3 they intended to take relative to this
question?
Mr. G. H. MOORE complained of the manner he had
been treated by the House and the press relative to the
petition that had been presented against his return. His
remarks were principally directed to the honourable
member for North Warwickehire (Mr. Spooner),
who, it 'w as understood, the hon. member said had used
it in debate. He considered the publication had the
effect of preju 'ging the case. He proteated against the
privilege of the press, and that house being used in these
instances to the prejudice of the sitting member.
Mr. H. DUNCOMBE referred to the abuse of these
petitions. He had known instances where petitions had
been withdrawn by the agents without the consent of
the petitioning parties. He condemned the present
Corrupt Praet,ce.4 Ac`, which he thousht rather tended to
the conception of corrupt practices than their preven-
ti)n. He hoped the Government would do something
to get rid of.;the evils complained of.
Mr. SPONOER defended himself from the supposition
that he would do anything wilfully that might tend
to the prejudging of any case. The document he quoted
was in the hands of all the members.
L-

ord PALMERSTON, in reply, said that the Go-
vernment had made but little progress with the
estimates, and there were many measures it was
desirable to pass this house in time to enable them
being pa,sed in the House of Lords, and he
was afraid that at the present moment he could not give
a Government day for discussing the question of educa-
tion, but should the state of public business permit it,
he would confer with the right hon. baronet on the ques-
tion. His lordship then defended himself relative to his
statements on a former occasion relative to the question
of Brazils. As regarded the production of the correspond-
ence relative to the slave trade which had been
printed in the annual returns on the slave
trade, it would be usele3l3 to have them re-
printed, but he would have them looked out, and fur-
nish the learned gentleman with the references. With
regard to the presentation-of sham petitions his lordship
said it would be desirable to prevent it, hut he thought
the house ought not to restrict petitioning too much.
A petition could .only proceed from an elector or a can-
didate, and be thought there could not be a greater
proof of the falsehocel of the slanders contained in the
petitions than their withdrawal. When petitions were pre-
sented for the urpose of extorting money, he thought if it
could be proved, this house would take proper notice of
it. After some further remarks, his lordship said
that petitions might be presented rightly sod yet
withdrawn rightly, from a variety of circum-
stances l equiring the petition to be lodged within
a certain period after the election returns. It was a
matter that required consideration with a view to the
effectual prevention of the evils complained of. He
expressed his satisfaction that the members who would
have to try the election petitions wool! be guided only
by the evidence that came before them, and not from
any remarks they found in the papers, or from what
they beard at clubs and other plates.

After some remarks from Aft. HILDYARD,
Lhrd J. RUSSELL said that he was not so san-
guine as to believe when he introduced his Corrupt
Practices Bill that it would entirely put an end to
bribery and corruption, but that it might tend to its
decrease. They would soon have to sit on several elec-
tion petitions, wh3n he hoped it would be found to have
had that effect. If it was found deficient of any of its enact-
ments let it be amended. His lordihip called attention to

the eve of Mr. Stonor, whoFe appointment in the colonies
under Government was cancelled by the Duke of New-
cactle from a misconception, and asked for an explana-

Mr. LABOUCHERE stated the reply he male on a
former occasion to Mr. Stonor, viz , tbat the impression
after reading the documents relative to this case was,
that be saw no poi manentdisqualification for his entering
the public service at home, and his desire to recommend
him for ear; hyment. He thought that for the bene-
fit of Mr. Stonor, and the public service, that as Mr.
Stonor had been recalled from a culonial appointment
be should not receive a colonial appointment, but a
home one, and he h•ed informed that gentleman of it,
and also that he should be happy to make that statement
in the house, if the question was brought forward.
Mr. HORS MAN and Mr. MALINS addressed the
braise, expressing their belief that Mr. Stonor had been
hardly used, and his error, which had reference to elec-
tioneering zeal, ought not to stand in the way of his
preferment.
The motion for adjournment till Monday was then
agreed to.