The Sun.
London, England, 1850-04-27 00:00:00

N°.17,969.1 LONDON, SATURDAY 7, TA; ttr.i-
oval ream - , - 3.
;Lad- APRIL 27, 1050.

NF.W PANORA'AIIC PICTURES. on a grant scale, 309, Regent
street, aljnininz the Royal Po'ytechnic Institution.
HE BRLTANNII TUBULAR BRIDGE,
the VICTORIA-BRIDGE, SNOWDON, CHESTER, BIRM-
INGHAM, COVENTRY, WOLVERTON VIADUCT, &c.. See., Sec.
OPEN DAILY, at Three and a Quarter-past Four. Evenings,
Half-past Seven and Nine o'clock.
Music by Dr. WALLIS.
Admission, Is.; Children, Half-price.

shire. Quarters (No. 1), 7 1-16—Ditto, Preference. 7 n.—
North Staffordshire, 10 7 -16 dis.—South-Eastern and I:Lyer,
Thirds (No. 4), 4 7-16.
BIRMINGHAM, Arart 26.
STOCK ExcnANGH.—The market was brislier to-day, but
prices generally about the same as yesterday. The trans-
actions were—Midland (Birminghami and Derby), 15!
Birmingham. Wolverhampton, and Stour Valley, 84—London
and North-Western, 10136—Shrewsbury and Birmingham
(B), 7 dis.

Mr. Snewing, of the Northumberland Arms, 77,
Wells-street, Oxford-street, said :—I received a letter
from America, the postage of which was not paid,
and I paid F 3., the demand made, thinking that it
came from a friend. However, I found that the con-
tents were neither more nor less than a lithographed
letter, in which were the particulars of some schemes
of lotteries to be drawn next month. The letter was
dated William-street, New York, April 2, 1850, and
represented that the holder of a ticket might be en-
titled to 100,000 dollars, less 1,5 per cent., and other
great pecuniary advantages. The paragraph which
led to the application to Mr. Robinson was as
follows :
" Persons desiring to invest cab remit Bank of Eng-
land notes, or where the amount is less than 51., or an
uneven sum, may deposit it with Mcssr,. Wilitn,T and
Smith, Thane,t-;,lice, Temple-bar, London, or 32, Church-
street, Liverpool, sending me a certificate of deposit
with their order, or in bills on the London or Liverpool
Bank, the amount to be calculated at the rate of four
and three:quarter dollars to the sovereign."
This letter was signed " Russell, agent,
126, William-street." I called at Messrs. Willmer
and Smith's, and saw Mr. Robinson, who represented
them. I complained that I had to pay a shilling for a
communication which ought not to have been sent to
me at all, and I stated that I should publicly state
the facts to Sir Peter Laurte, in order that the En-
glish public might be put completely upon their guard
as to the experiment of embarking in such specula-
tions. Mr. Robinson assured me that he knew nothing
of the party calling himself W. Russell.
Sir PETER LAURIE.—As has been always my cus-
tom, I sent to Mr. Robinson notice of Mr. Snewing's
intention to appear at the Mansion-house on the sub-
ject, and I received a request from Mr: Robinson,
that he might be allowed time to communicate with
his principals respecting it. I am glad to find that
both gentlemen have attended punctually.
Mr. Robinson said, I am the clerk and agent of
Messrs. Willmer and Smith. We know nothing of
the letters of the kind received by Mr. Snewing, but
we have a newspaper, and three weeks or a month
ago there came over a vast number of prospectuses
and handbills from America, with a communication
requesting that we would circulate them through the
country. Knowing that it would be illegal to do
anything of the kind, we sent the papers back, and
when I was called upon by Mr. Snewing I wrote to
Liverpool to my principals upon the subject, aticl re-
ceived the following answer :

THE ROYAL POLYTECHNIC
INSTITUTION.
LECTURES on 'MUSIC by Sir HENRY R. r.BrioP resumed.
with an increased number of VOCALISTS for the Illustrations on
'3.1.1,1aY, Wednesday, and Friday. at Eight, and on Tuesday, Thu s-
day, and Saturday, at Three o'clock.—Dr. Bachhoffner's Second
Lecture on the Philosophy of Scientific Recreation with Optical
Effects, daily at Two, and on Tuesday afld Thursday Evenings at
a quarter-past Nine.—Lecture by J. 11. Pepper, Esq., on the
Chemistry of Hydrogen, with special reference to its application for
conveying by Balloons Pyrotechnic and other Signals to Sir John
Franklin, on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, at Three, and on
Tries lay and Thursday Evenings, at Eight. —Dissolving Views,
illustrating the Arctic Regions and Ceylon ; also Views of London in
the Sixteenth Century, and as it now is.—Diver and Diving-
bell, &c., &c.
Admission, Is.—Schools, HalCrprica.
Analyses and Chemical Experiments conducted in the Laboratory,
tinder the direction af J. 11. Pepper, Est.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, April 26.
(Before Mr. Wrruam and a Bench of Magistrates.)
This morning the sessions were held at the Guild-
hall, Westminster. As usual, however, there was no
business for the jury, of whom 72 were in due course
in attendance upon their summons.

The grand jury having been sworn,
Mr. lirrrnAm addressed them and said, that they
had been again brought from their homes, no doubt
at great personal and pecuniary inconvenience, to
take their part in the " farce" which, under a clause
in the Act of Parliament, it was compulsory to per-
form one day in every sessions, at a large and useless
expense to the county. Bat so long as the clause
was permitted to exist, so long would the house-
holders of the city and liberties of Westminster be
called upon to assist in the "farce." There being no
business for them to discharge, all he had to do was,
on behalf of the county, to thank them for their at-
tendance, and to say that they were at liberty to go
home again.—(Laughter.)

ARGYLE SUBSCRIPTION ROOMS, Great
Windmill-street, St. James's.

Musical Director and Conductor, M. LAURENT, jun.
This ACADEMY, for Tuition and Practice of DANCING. is
NOW OPEN for the Season. Teaching by Professors Calkins,
Moxey, and Franconi.
For Terms of Private Tuition apply at the office.—Terms of Sub-
scription, for morning and evening practice:—Ss months, 5/. 55.;
one month, 1/. Is.; one evening, Is. Subscribers' tickets not
transferable. _ . .

The academy will open for evening practice at a Quarter to Eight
o'clock, and terminate at half-past Eleven precisely.

" Liverpool, April 17.
" Dear Sir,—The explanation of the affair of the lot-
tery, about which Mr. Snewing called upon you is briefly
this:—About a fortnight ago or more we received, per
steamer, from our friends Willmer and Rogers, in New
York, a letter, requesting us to become agents in this
country for the sale of shares in one of the state lot-
teries—we think that of Maryland. There accompanied
it an acWertisement for insertion to a large extent in
the London papers. It was of course illegal, and we
could not do it, and by the next steamer we returned
the as hole of the papers referring to the affair. The
advertisement had certainly our names with the premises
here, and at Thanet-place, in London, named as agents,
and where shares and further information could be ob-
tained, but it was never published in this country, and
we could not have supposed that any prospectus or copy
would have been circulated in America until it was as-
certained that we could or would act as agents. We do
not know Mr. Russell, of Now York, at all.
"It appears that Mr. Snewing's anger is very mach
misplaced. If he had made an inquiry at either esta-
blishment, he could have ascertained that we were not
acting at all as agents, and have never agreed to do so,
or authorised the use of our names, and we are
clearly not responsible for what another man may
publish at 2,000 miles distance. We may observe that
the parties in America have acted in perfect good faith
we believe, and with no evil intentions according to their
notions. Lotteries are legal there in most states, as they
once were in this country; and we believe they were
not aware that the sale of shares in a lottery carried on
in another country was illegal in England.—We are, dear
sir, yours truly, " WILLIIER and SMITH.
" Mr. G. V. Robinson."
Sir PETER LAURIE—I am very glad that the sub-
ject has been brought forward here; and I consider
the attendance of Mr. Snewing and Mr. Robinson—
the one to state the matter of complaint, and the
other to give an explanation—is very creditable to
both parties. We know that a great deal has been
said about the iniquity of certain German lotteries,
the schemes of which were published all over the
country some time ago, but I did not suppose that
after an end had been put to that system of monstrous
humbug by the press, America, with her high cha-
racter for the payment of money demanded by
equitable claimants, could have taken it into her
heed to make an experiment upon our credulity, by
holding out large rewards for the venture of small
amounts. It is necessary to state that lam perfectly
satisfied with the disclaimer which has been made.
My daily experience shows to me that, as steam and
other scientific operations advance, the science of
scheming goes on at as rapid a pace, and I
shall be always most happy to do all I can to obtain
restitution for those who are the victims to the vil-
lanous ingenuity of foreigner!, as well as of our own
country men.

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[PRICE SD.

The MAGISTRATE directed her to be at once com-
mitted upon the above charge, but ordered her to be
brought up again on a future day, to afford the po-
lice an opportunity to substantiate other charges
against her.

PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS.

(From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Conintons.)

FRIDAY, APRIL 26.

DISTRESSED UNIONS ADVANCES AND REPAY-

MENT OF ADVANCES (IRELAND) BILL.

Order for Committee read; Motion made, and Question
proposed, " That Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair :"
Amendmont proposed, to leave out from the word " That"
the end of the Question, is order to add the words " this
House will, upon this day six months, resolve itself into the
said Committee," instead thereof:—Question put, "That the
words proposed• to be left out stand part of the Question."
The House divided :

MAJORITY—AYES, 132.
Adderley, C. B. Fagan, William Naas, Lord
Alexander, N. Fellowes, E. O'Connell, Maurice
Anderson, Arthur Ferguson, Sir R. O'Flaherty, Anthony
Anson, Colonel Fordyce, A. D. Ogle, S. C.
Anstey, T C. Fortescue, J. W. Paget,:Lord A.
Armstrong, Sir A. Fox, R. M. Paget, Lord C.
Baines, M. T. Fox, W. J. Pakington, Sir 3. S.
Baring, Sir F. Freestnn, Colonel Parker, John
Batesort, T. Goddard, A. L. Patten, J. W.
Berkeley, Admiral Gore, W. R. 0. Power, Dr.
Bernal, Ralph Grace, 0. D. Price, Sir R.
Bernard, Viscount Graham, Sir James Pugh. David
Birch, Sir Thomas Greenell, Gilbert Itawdon, Colonel
Blacken, S. W. Grogan, Edward Roche, E. B.
Booth, Sir R. G. Grosvenor, Lord R. Russell, Lord J.
Bowles. Admiral Hamilton, G. A. Scrope, G. P.
Boyd, John Hamner, Sir John Scully, Franels
Brooke, Sir A. Harris, Richard Seymer, H. K.
Brown, H. Hatehell; -John Seym'our, Lord
Brown, W. Hawes, Benjamin Shaito, R. D.
Carter, John R. Hayter, W. G. Shell, R. L.
Castlereagh, Via. Henry, Alexander Sidney, Alderman
Chatterton, Colonel Herbert, H. A. Smith, J. A.
Chichester, Lord J. Herbert, Sydney Somers, J. P.
Cholmeley, Sir M. Howard, Lord E. Somerville, Sir W.
Christy, Samuel Howard, P. H. Stafford, Austistus
Clay, Sir W. Hume, J.
a Stansfield, W. R. C.
Clements, Charles Humphery, Ald. Tancred, H. W.
Coke, Edward K. Jervis, Sir John Tenison, E. K.
Coles, H. R. Jones, Captain Tennent, • . J.
Corbally, M. E. Keating, Robert Thicknesse, Ralph
Craig, Sir W. G. Kershaw, James Thompson, Colonel
Crawford, IV. S. Kildare, Marquis Thornely, T.
Cubitt, William Lacy, H. C. Townshend. Captain
Da'rymple, Captain Lascelles, B Tufnell, Henry
Darner, Colonel Lawless, Cecil Verner, Sir W.
Davie, Slr:H. Lemon, Sir Charles Walmsley, Sir J.
Dawson, T. V. Mackie, John Watkins, Colonel
Drumlanrig, Vis. Meagher, Thomas Wilson, James
Duckworth, Sir J. Masterrnan, John Wood, Sir Charles
Dundas, Sir David Mettle, Fox Wyld, James
Dunne, Colonel Milner, W. M. Young, Sir John
Ebrington, Viscount Moffatt, George TISLLEito.
Ellis, John Monadll, William Hill, Lord Atartmil
Ewart, William Morison, Sir W. Bellew, B. M.

MINORITY-NOES, 12.
Bagge, W. Gwyn, Howel Vyse, H.
Beresford, William Plalsey, T. P. Williams, John
Bremridge, Richard Hudson, George TELLERS.
Burghley, Lord Lowther, Colonel Sibthorp, Colonel
Cobbold, J. C. Richards. Richard Hodgson, W. IC