The Sun.
London, England, 1857-08-15 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.— (This Day.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS—(This Day.)
The SPEAKER took the cba;r at tevelva o'cl)ek.
NEW PALACE YARD.
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Mr. CONOLLY asked the First Cotnmissioner of
Works whether his attention had been drawn to the
present arrangement for ingress to and egress from New
Palace Yard, and whether it was not possible to effect
some improvement in the same?
Sir B. HALL said this was the first complaint he
bad heard against the present arrangement. He would
make enquiries, and if he found inconvenience arose
from them, he wool I do his best to have them altered.
MR. GLADSTONE AND THE " MORNING
POST."
Mr. GLADSTONE explained that last night, in refer-
ence to his complaint against the Morning Post, in
using the word " falsehood," he did not intend it to
ape]; as a wilful fabrication on the part of the writer,
but sqnply that the statement was untrue.
SCOTCH CONFIRMATIONS.
Mr. HADFIELD asked whether it was the intention
of the Lord-Advocate to bring in a bill to remove the
present legal difficulties that prevented Scotch confirma-
tions having operation over the estates of deceased
persons in Scotland, and also whether he intended to
introduce a measure to extend the operation of Riglish
and Irish probates over the property of deceased persons
in Scotland
The LORD-ADVOCATE said it was his intention
next session to introduce such a measure.
BEVERLEY ELECTION.
Mr. J. LOCKE (Southwark) presented a petition
from Mr. E. A . Glover, late member for Beverley,
praying the house to direct an inquiry by a select com-
mittee, or some other tribunal, whether the petitioner,
on the 28th of March last, was possessed of a sufficient
crialifleation to be returned for Beverley. The petition
was founded on the report of the election committee,
calling the attention of the Attorney-General to the
evidence taken by the committee relative to the ques-
tion of qualification.
The SPEAKER said the committee had already de-
cided the question, and that consequently the petition
could riot be received. (Hear, hear.)
The petition was then withdrawn.
The Charitable Acts Continuance bill was read a third
time and passed.
The Mutiny (E t t India) Bill was read a third time
and passed.
The Parochial Schoolmasters (Scotland) (No. 2) Bill
was also read a third time and passed.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
BEGGING IMPOSTORS.—This day John Collins and J.
Mayn, two notorious begging impostors, were brought
up in the custody of Hewitt and Shargold, officers of
the Mendicity Society, charged with begging.
Hewitt stated that in the course of the previous
afternoon he was in St. James's-street with his brother
officer, when he saw the prisoners, who were soliciting
charity from various persons. He followed them, and
saw them go into the Guards Club-house, Pall-mall.
When they returned, he, knowing that Collins had been
several times convicted for begging, took him into ens-
tody. The other prisoner was apprehended by Shargold.
On searching Mayne a petition was found, in which it
was stated that the petitioner was a widow, and that a
few months ago she had lost her husband, who was run
over and kil'ed i❑ the street. She alleged that she was
left with five children, and solicited the support of the
benevolent. On the petition wasthe nameof Mr.Laye, 133,
Pall-mail. He (Hewett) went there, and found that the
prisoners ha I called with the petition, and that they
had obtained 63. (The petition was produced. There
were several signatures attached to it, with: the respec-
tive sums given by each contributor )
John Osborne, servant to Mr. Laye, proved having
given ss. to the prisoner.
Hewett stated that Collins had been five times con-
victed for begging at different police-courts.
The prisoners were sent severally for three months
with hard labour to the House of Correction.
A DANcEIIOI/5 FBEAt.—Sarnuti Watson, a young
man, was charged with the following offence :
It appeared from the evidence that about 1 o'clock
this morning the prisoner went to the house No. 12,
King-street, Bad got into it. As soon as he entered he
went to different rooms and called out " Fire I" The
inmates got up, and some of them rushed to the win-
dow, calling out " Fire !" and "Police 1" The prisoner
afterwards went into the street and exclaimed "Fire,
fire 1" The pe.lice came and a crowd collected, when, it
being ascertained that there was no fire, the prisoner
was apprehended and taken to the station-house.
He was held to bail, himself in 201, and two sureties
of 101. each, to keep the peace for three months.