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SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock,

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
(THIS EVENING.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.
Their Lordships met at Five o'clock.
FEES (COURT OF COMMON PLEAS) BILL.
On the motion of Lord BEAUMONT the House re-
solved itself into Committee in this Bill.
Lord BROUGHAM objected to the Bill that it inter-
fered with vested interests, and suggested its recom-
mittal.
Lord BEAUMONT acceeded to the suggestion, the
Chairman reported progress, and the Bill was ordered
to be re committed.
ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE BILL.
This Bill passed through Committee.
PETITIONS.

Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from Scarbo-
rough in favour of the abolition of the advertisement
duty and of the newspaper stamp duty; also petitions
from a number of solicitors in favour of the Master's
Jurisdiction in Equity Bill.
BREACH OF PRIVILEGE.
_ _ _

Lord BROUGHAM said that no one was in general
less disposed to take notice of attacks upon his character
as a member of their Lordships' House than himself.
He had often been abused, often been accused, generally
falsely, on account of his political conduct. He had
in those cases adopted the proper course—he had
left those accusations to fall to the ground from their own
utter falseness, and he had found that eventually justice
had been done on his calumniators, and their calumnies
had been passed by utterly unregarded. But there was
one species of breach of privilege which he was by no
means disposed to pass unnoticed. To be exposed to
attacks was the fate of all ; no man need be ashamed of
being attacked; but when, for the purpose of ground-
ing an attack upon a Member of Parliament, per-
sons chose to put words into that Member's
mouth which he had never uttered, which
were the very contrary to that which he
had expressly stated—when having published from their
own reporter a true account of what a Member had
stated, the proprietor of a newspaper chose to adopt
a false report in order therefore to ground an
attack, he thought that that was a case in
which their Lordships were called on to take notice of
the conduct of the person so offending. He had read
with astonishment, but certainly with great amusement,
theetbsurd tissue of misrepresentations which had been
published with regard to his conduct in the matter of a
recent Divorce Bill. It had been stated that he always made
a point of attending in the discussion of every divorce
Bill, now it was absolutely necessary that some law
Lord should attend upon the discussion of all such Bills.
It had been said that no divorce Bill could pass without
his being present; why, it might as well have been said
that no Bill whatever could pass without his presence,
seeing that he had a right to be present at all proceedings
injtheir Lordships' House, and that he was generally
punctual in his attendance. Then followed a statement
which was a total fiction. It was said that the parties
concerned bad been received as visitors at his house,
when he well knew that a criminal connection was being
carried on between them in another country. He utterly
denied that—he had no suspicion of any such connexion
subsisting ; and since he had been aware of the sus-
picious connection he had never teceived the par-
ties in his house. He had not seen them since
he had known that a suit had been instituted in the
Ecclesiastical Court. It was further stated that he re-
lished with great gusto all the vile details that were gone
into in these cases, and that he had more particularly
exhibited that gusto in developing the details of the evi-
dence of the Italians in the case of Queen Caroline. Now
so far from that being the case, he was in that case coun-
sel, not for the prosecution but for the defence, and be
had, as it was his duty, endeavoured to put these
Italian witnesses out of Court, to prevent their evi-
dence being given to smother those details finally
in which he had cross-examined them, for the purpose of
shaking their testimony. It was further said that he had
given notice of his intention of opposing the progress of
the late Divorce all by browbeating the witnesses.
'Now this writer should have been aware that it was his
own Bill. He had himself given notice that he should
move the second reading of that Bill, and that in bring-
ing forward this accusation the writer was charging him
with an intention of brow• beating his own witnesses,
and of defeating his own Bill—then the writer in the
Daily News accused him of saying that if all the
letters 'which had been addressed to himself by
married women could be produced in court they
would afford undeniable evidence of cruelty. He had
said no such 'thing—but he would not com-
ment upon such -absurd trash. He had filed an affi-
davit denying all those charges. From the respectable
proprietor of the Globe ho had received an assurance
that those charges had been inserted in that paper
wholly without his knowledge ; that respectable gen-
tleman had at once given up the name of the person
on whose authority that statement had been made, and
he admitted that he was a person of such respectability
and standing that the proprietor of the Globe might
have been easily misled. That person resided abroad, and
the letter had been written under circumstances of great
excitement, so that he was disposed to make allowances,
but with regard to the proprietor of the Daily News,
who had adopted a false report after publishing a
correct one, there was no such excuse, and he should
therefore take time to consider the course he should
adopt, and he gave notice that he should, if on consi-
deration he took the same view of the subject he did at
present, move at the sitting of the House to-morrow
that the printer of the Daily News be called to the bar
Lord REDESDALE observed that what he said was
not that he wished to oppose the Bill, but that ho con-
sidered that sufficient evidence had not been adduced to
justify the House in sanctioning the passing of the Bill,
and he thought it right to allude to the circumstance, ,
lest it might lead to a precedent in other cases, although
be had done so with considerable pain.
CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS BILL.
Lord CAMPBELL proposed that the House should
resolve itself into Committee upon this Bill, which he
said had been introduced to obviate the dangers which
frequently arose to the administration of justice from
errors in indictments of a technical and formal character.
It would enable the judge to amend an indictment where
there was some slight variance between the evidence and
the terms of the indictment.

The Bill went through committee without any discus
sion and was ordered to be printed.

IRISH FRANCHISE BILL.
In reply to Lord STANLEY,
Earl GREY said it was the intention of the
Govt rnment to take the second reading of this Bill on
Thurs:lay next, and to go into Committee upon it on
Monday following.
MARRIAGE BILL.

The Bishop of OXFORD presented several petitions
against sanctioning any measure allowing marriage with
a decalsod wife's sister.

L ;r1 RODEN presented a considerable number
of petitions from Ireland to the same effect.
SUNDAY LABOUR IN THE POST-OFFICE.

Lord NELSON presented several petitions agains.
Sunday Labour in the Poit-offiee.

Their Lordships then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition.)
ELECTIONS (IRELAND) BILL.
On the motion of Sir G. GREY, the Elections (Ire-
lar.4) Bill was read a third time.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved the insertion
of the following clause:—" And whereas it is expedient
to provide for increasing the number of polling places,
be it therefore enacted, that it shall be lawful for the
Lord-La:utenant or other Chief Governor or Governors
of Ireland, by and with the advice of the Privy Council
in Ireland, from time to time h-reafter, on petition from
thesestnstices of any county or riding in Ireland, in quarter
ais assembled, representing that the number of
polling places for such
county :r riding is insufficient,
and praying that the place or places mentioned in the
said petition may be a polling place or polling planes for
the county or riding within which such
place or places
is or are situate, and that
such
or baronies, half
barony or half baronies in apetition mentioned may
constitute a district for polling at such polling place (but
so as not to divide any onyorhalf barony), to declare
bar
mentioned
lin the said petition,
that any place or places
or polling shall be a polling place
or riding, and that the barony org plies fur that county
or half baronies in such petition mentioned' shallf barony
tute a district for polling at such polling place consti-
, and that
the other polling districts of the said count
shall be altered accordingly; and every suchYdeacrla
rriadt n g
or c,rdPr tor creating additional polling places, and 'toll':
t• • rids for the same, shall be certified
polling districts under the
hand of the clerk of the said Privy Council, and, when
so certified, shall be published in the Dublin Gazette, and
shall be of the same force and effect as if the same had
been made by the authority of Parliament: provided
as aforesaid s
always, that no such petition hall be made
by such justices so assembled, unlessa
notice in writing
shall have been delivered one month at the least before
the holding of such quarter sessions to the clerk of the
held,
peace of the county or riding wherein the same are
count or
signed by two justices of the peace for such
beingy
inhabitants
riding, and residing therein, or by ten _
registered voters for such county or riding, which notice
shill state that the Court will, when such sessions are
held, be moved to make such petition, nor unless the
clerk of the peace shall, ten days at the least before the
holding of such sessions, have caused a copy of such no-
tice to be inserted twice at the least in two of the news-
papers of such county or riding, if two newspapers are
published therein, or if not, in a newspaper published
or commonly circulated therein, together with a no-
tice of the day upon which such quarter sessions will be
held: provided always, that when
such motion is made,
any person objecting to the same shall such
be heard by
Court against the same, or any part thereof, if he thinks I
fit."

After a few words from Mr. FREWEN and Mr. AN..
STEY, which were wholly unintelligible owing to the
buzz of conversation which prevailed in the House,
Sir GEORGE GREY said the object of the clause
was to assimilate as much as possible the law (,f Ireland
to that of England, and all parties who might feel them-
selves aggrieved by the arrangements made fur polling
places would have ample means of redreis.
Mr. ROCHE said he had the strongest possible objec-
tion to the clause.
Lord NAAS also opposed the clause.
After a few words from Mr. MAURICE O'CONNELL and
Lord CLAUD HAMILTON,
Sir W. SOMERVILLE did not understand the oppo-
sition which had been raised against this Bill. It had
been before the House for two years, and none of the
numerous dangers which had bean now anticipated had
then been heard of.

Mr. SCULLY would move to reject the clause if it
were persisted in.

.
Mr. STAFFORD supported the clause.
Mr. O'FLAHERTY thought the clause was most
objectionable for many reasons unless it was materially
altered.

Mr. HUME supported the clause. It was in fact as-
similating the law in Ireland to that which existed in
England.
Mr. SHARIIAN CRAWFORD supported the
clause, thinking it a great improvement in the law as it
at present existed.
Mr. POWER supported the clause.
Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, and the
the House divided, when there appeared—
For the clause 168
Against it ... ... 21
Majority ..• ... —147
Mr. M'CULLAGH moved the addition of some words
to the clause, to assimilate the polling system of Ireland
to that of England. He had understood the Right Hon.
Secretary for Ireland to say that the English system
would be extended to Ireland by the Bill, but, in point of
fact, it was not so.
Sir W. SOMERVILLE explained that what he said
was, the Bill assimilated the two systems as far as it was
practicable.
Mr. ANSTEY was of opinion that this was a ques-
tion in which the magistrates in quarter session assem-
bled were not as such directly interested. They were
only interested in it as were any other class of free-
holders.

Colonel DUNNE opposed the amendment. He be-
lieved, as a body, the Irish justices were as respectable
as any kindred body in the world. He hoped they
would retain the Bill and the clauses as they now stood.
Mr. E. B. ROCHE supported the amendment. He
had no hesitation in saying the majority of the Irish
magistrates were in the habit of acting, on political
questions, against the habits and feelings of the people.
After a few observations from Sir De Lacy Evans,
Colonel Dunne, Mr. Scully, and Mr. Sharman Crawfor -
which were very indistinctly heard in the gallery,
The House divided, when there appeared—
For the amendment
Against it ...
Majority ...
The amendment was accordingly lost.
Mr. FRENCH proposed a clause to the effect that
polling places should be appointed on petition of electors.
Sir G. GREY opposed the clause, which he did nol
think was necessary. He disclaimed the charge of WI•
fair dealing on the part of the Government.
After a few words from Mr. FREWEN, in support of
the clause,

... 52
... 118
. .-66

The House divided, when there appeared—
For the clause ... ... •••
Against it ... ... •••
Majority ... ...
The clause was consequently lost.
The House then adjourned till Five o'clock.

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The House resumed at Five o'clock.
PETITIONS.

Major BRUCE presented a petition from Morayshire
against the Marriage Bill.
Mr. GASKELL presented a petition from Wenlock in
favour of this Bill.
Mr. C. LUSHINGTON presented a petition from
Westminster against the Interments Act.
Sir DE LACY EVANS presented a similar petition.
TENANT RIGHT (IRELAND).
Mr. S. CRAWFORD gave notice that on an early
day he should move for leave to bring in a Bill for the
better regulation of tenant right in Ireland.
ENCUMBERED ESTATES ACT.

Colonel DUNNE asked the Solicitor-General, whether
it was the intention of her Majesty's Government to in-
troduce any amendment into the Encumbered Estates
Act (Ireland), which would give to the gentlemen of
that country, whose estates have been subjected to its
enactments, the same protection to their persons that is
given to bankrupts in this country.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL replied that it was not
the intention of the Government to introduce such an
amendment into the Act, it being totally distinct from
the principle of the measure.
NEW HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT.
Mr. HUME gave notice that on the motion for going
into Supply, he would call the attention of the House to
the new Houses of Parliament.
Lord R. GROSVENOR presented a petition from 400
medical practitioners of the metropolis, praying for some
reform in the present system of examination for license
to practise; and asked the Secretary of State for the
Home Department whether he was prepared to bring
forward any measure in reference thereto.
Sir GEORGE GREY said he had recently received
several deputations of general practitioners, but they
seemed to take such conflicting and contradictory views
of the matter that he was not prepared to propose any
measure on the subject.
Lord JOHN MANNERS wished to know when it
was proposed to go into Committee on the Factory Bill.
Sir GEORGE GREY proposed to take the Metro-
politan Interments Bill on Monday, and the Factory Bill
on Thursday.
Lord DUDLEY STUART asked when the Bill, as it
had been amended, would be printed, and in the hands of
Honourable Members.
Sir GEORGE GREY said it would be delivered to-
morrow.
Sir W. JOLLIFFE wished to ask the Honourable
Member for Montrose a question. The Hon. Member
had given notice of a motion for next week on the sub-
ject of the new Houses of Parliament. Did the Hon.
Gentleman imagine that the Noble Lord at the head of
the Government assented to his proposal to appropriate
, a day to the motion next week.
Mr. HUME apprehended, that when the Noble Lord
saw the importance of the motion, he would give him an
early opportunity of bringing it forward.
MINISTERS' MONEY.
Lord J. RUSSELL thought it right to state to the
Hon. Member for Cork, who had a motion on the paper
relative to the abolition of Ministers' money, that her
Majesty's Ministers had held a consultation on the sub-
ject, and Government was now engaged in preparing a
plan which was likely to prove satisfactory to the
House and the country. He therefore hoped the Hon.
Gentleman would not press his motion.--(Hear, hear.)
Mr. FAGAN was understood to say that he would not.
SUNDAY LABOUR IN THE POST-OFFICE.
Lord ASHLEY then rose to bring forward his mo-
tion for the abolition of Sunday labour in the Post-
office. If the motion had no other claim to the
consideration of the House than the deep and extensive
interest that had been manifested in it by the whole con-
stituency of the country, it would deserve most respect-
ful attention.—(Hear, hear.) No other subject had
caused a more lively sensation in the public mind than
this, nor was the interest confined to one class or
profession. It was not confined to any one sta-
tion, order, or rank of society, but the feeling pre-
vailed from the highest to the lowest.—(Hear, hear.)
That feeling was not confined to any religious sect, nor
to any class. But this question must be urged on
higher grounds—on the grounds of justice to the parties
concerned, and of its importance to the whole country.
He hoped this discussion would be conducted in a sober
spirit. He IT his part would say that he would utter
nothing which should in the least degree excite anger or
promote division. On the contrary, he must begin by
thanking the Government and the Post-office authorities
for what they had already done in this matter. They had
already conferred a great benefit on the country, and he
hoped they would accomplish their own good work, and
perfectly establish their own reputation. He should just
like to state to the House the extent to which the
public had expressed their feelings on this vital sub-
ject. The report of the petitions presented respecting
it was not complete up to the present day. The total
number of petitions, however presented relating to it up
to the 24th May, was 3,820, and the total number of
signatures appended to those petitions, was 549,538.
Now many of those petitions (from Scotland alone, 335)
were signed by the Chairman. There were, besides,
several hundred petitions yet to be presented, and he
had, therefore, a right to conclude that the signatures,
appended to the petitions on this subject, would actually
amount to no less than 700,000, and that the number
of petitioners in favour of this motion did not fall
short of one million and a half of persons. The petition
from the town of Liverpool in favour of this motion was
signed by 14,000; and 200 bankers and merchants in
that town formed themselves into an association for pro-
moting the object of that motion. The petition from
Manchester was signed by 31,000 persons, among whom
were a great many of the largest firms and the greatest
capitalists in that city. The petition from Aberdeen was
signed by 16,702; from Paisley, 6,563; from Edinburgh,
24,298; and-from Glasgow, 21,750. The Town Council
of Glasgow consisted of 50 persons, 41 of whom bad
signed the petition. In -1839 when the subject of the
penny postage came under discussion in that House, the
Government yielded to a body of petitioners amounting
only to 266,511, and that discussion affected a revenue
to the amount of 1,000,0001. This present re-
quest had been backed by full 700,000 peti-
tioners, who asked for no exemption from taxa-
tion, who asked for nothing for themselves, but simply
that a boon may be extended to a certain number of
their fellow-creatures. The London memorial was signed
by about 5,000 persons, among whom were many bankers
aennoctu
merchants. The Government now said they had done
mgraeifttaioineesdalatdhmaohtrett(Lord Ashley) said they could do a
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tsotganodforswtiallr,d.buTt
The
demand which he (Lord Ashley) made, and to which he
now wished to call the attentionta of the House was simply
this—he simply required
the United Kingdom should beevery town and city of
is '
th put on the same footing
with respect to postal matters,
bimply required that the metropolis oulethropotohlais.
modelHe
s she
for every town and city in the
kingdom on this matter.
He might be told( that what they asked was
cable ; he denied that it was so, and, as a
opfra that-
,ct i
proof
he would refer to the evidence that had been
adduced on the (subject, which showed that the total
suspension of labour in the Post-office on Sunday
would be a great boon to the letter-carriers, and might
be carried into effect with the best results. It had been
stated that there was no objection on the part of the Post-
office to the first portion of the resolution which he
had to propose.
Upon the second part—the transmis-
sion of mails on the Sabbath—the report states that,
taking a range of 250 miles from the (metropolis, the
stoppage of Sabbath would
mails on thecause no
incsnvenience. This range would include almost
every one of the English towns with the
Scotland and Ireland
of exception
certainly would suffer by that Constitution, but it must
be remembered that both countries had petitioned very
extensively for the encouraging of the whole measure. But
in order to meet the wishes of all, though he
thought whom he represented retained their own
opinion on the subject, he should be disposed
to modify the resolution so far as merely to
engage the House to address her Majesty to
put an end to the collection of letters on the Sunday,
and to pray her to issue an inquiry as to how far it
might be possible to suspend the transmis-

sion of mails on the Sabbath. He would
-not enter into any theological argument; but this he
would say, that every man acknowledging one
or both Testaments, acknowledged the Divine
institution of the sabbath. Another ground fur
his appealing to the House was the justice of
the claim. He could not see what plea upon which his
claim could be denied, if it were necessary then they
must open the London office as well as the pro-
vincial, if it were not then they mutt shut the
provincial offices. This was a sanitary question too;
one day at least was absolutely needed to those
sons of toil, or otherwise they knew not what
an amount of widowhood and orphanage they
entailed upon their class. The Noble Lord then pro-
ceeded to read passages from the prize essays by work-
ing men, on the temporal advantages of the Sabbath,
to show the sentiments of the working classes on this
subject. He felt great confidence, because he knew that
he represented the feelings of above a million of his
fellow-subjects. He was not asking for the passing of a
new law, but asking the House to afford an opportunity
to the sons of toil to enjoy that Sabbath which had
been given to them by their Maker.
Mr. COWAN seconded the motion.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEPUER opposed
the motion, and was

(LEFT SPEAKING.)

THE TRAINING MASTER AND THE CONSECRATED
PATH.—Opposite Exeter hospital there is a foot-path, taken
from the abandoned burying-ground adjoining. It is re-
ported that the training master of the Episcopal school hath
forbidden his pupils to walk thereon, because a few hundred
years since the ground was consecrated ! If this be a sample
of the clerical instruction imparted to the instructors of the
next generation, what will the seculars have to say to it ?
Western Times.

DISCOVERY OF A COPPER MINE.—It is stated that
a very valuable copper ore mine has just been discovered on
the property of a Mr. Harrold, close to the city of Limerick.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MANSION-HOUSE.

George Hackett, a desperate young fellow, who a
short time ago contrived to escape from the " Lock-
up" at Marlborough-street Police-court, together
with a confederate, although the lock to the door was
Chubb's patent, was brought before Alderman Hum-
phery, upon the charge of having made a murderous
assault upon Storey, one of the most active officers of
the City police.
The prisoner had been looked for in vain since his
flight from Marlborough-street, to which court he
had been sent from the Mansion-house some weeks
since, to undergo examination on a charge of bur-
glary in a house in New Bond-street. Storey, how-
ever, learned that he intended to go to Epsom races
on the Derby-day, and accordingly was on the look-
out, and chose London-bridge as his station. Between
ten and eleven o'clock he caught a sight of Hackett's
woman, who was seated, dressed out in ribbons and
silks, in a cart. Next to her sat a man, whom he
knew to be a companion of Hackett's, and judging
that the prisoner could not be far off, he kept his eye
upon the vehicle as it passed over towards Surrey,
and he soon saw a head pop up from inside, which he
knew to be the one he wanted, and immediately ran
over to perform his hazardous duty. Hackett jumped
out of the cart on finding that he was discovered and
endeavoured to get away. Storey grappled him and
they fell down together. Hackett immediately began
to use a life preserver upon the head of the officer,
who had no weapon, and was prostrated on the pave-
ment after the infliction of several desperate blows.
Bleeding profusely the dicer contrived to get upon
his legs, and pursued Hackett, who ran towards
Thames-street, and was stopped by a man at whom
as he was passing he aimed a deadly blow with the
instrument he had already used with such effect. In
Thames-street, Hackett's woman came to the rescue,
and violently kicked the officer, who however ob-
tained by that time such assistance as enabled him
to secure both his assailants.
Several witnesses testified as to the facts of the
foregoing statement.
Storey, who appeared with a plastered and bound-
up head, said he had apprehended Hackett in April
for a violent assault upon Trew, a brother officer, and
it was after that event the extraordinary escape had
been made from the place of security at Marlborough-
street court.
Hackett, whose self-possession was very remark=
able, said he never had touched the officer with a life-
preserver. He admitted that he had endeavoured to
get away, and surely he was not to be blamed for
wishing to get out of such company, but the wound
on the man's head had been caused by a fall against
the kerbstone of London-bridge. " If," said the
prisoner, " I had hit him with the life-preserver, I'd
have knocked his skull in, and no mistake; so your
Worship must see that he is wrong there."
Alderman HIIIIPHERT—Hove do you know it
would have knocked his skull in P Have you ever
knocked a skull in ? Hackett—No, but I know a
life-preserver would do it easy. I should like to
have his head examined. You have only his word
for it.
Alderman Huurnsav—Several persons swear that
they saw you strike him frequently with the in-
strument.
A gentleman here stated that he was surprised to
see the officer able to follow the prisoner after having
received such murderous blows. He also said that
the conflict took place in the middle of the pavement,
and not near the kerbstone or any projection by which
such desperate injury could have been inflicted in the
struggle.
Mr. May, a surgeon, who examined the head of
the officer, said the wound was more likely to have
been inflicted by blows from an instrument like that
produced, than to have been caused by a fall upon the
pavement.
The prisoner cross-examined the surgeon with the
view of getting from him an admission that the wound
might have been caused by a fall against a jagged
stone, but he failed in his object.' Hedington, the officer, produced the life-preserver,
the large end of which had been broken off in the
struggle. He said—At the station-house this morn-
ing the prisoner called to me, and said if I would
square it " with Storey, he would give me a " finnif "
(a 51. note). I said I could do nothing of the kind.
When we were in the cab, coming here, he said,
"I wish I had struck him with my fist instead of the
neddy' (the life-preserver)," and he asked me if I
thought he would get " hookied" (transported) for it.
He repeated that three times, and he said if I would try
and get his old woman turned up, he would give me
a "quid" (a sovereign). He also asked me to send him
a solicitor.
The prisoner—l merely said, would they charge
my wife, and I said if he would get me a solicitor
I would pay him—that's all. I have been working
bard these nine months ; my wife and I were going
to Epsom races—but I can't go anywhere now with-
out being followed and apprehended. I never struck
this man, but he was accidentally hurt by the fell.
Sarah Walsh, the female who tried to rescue the
prisoner, :was then placed at the bar. She was
dressed in a black silk gown and a gaudy shawl, and
she said, in answer to Alderman Humphery, that
Hackett's name was John Smith, and that he and she
were, at the time the officer attacked them, going to
buy goods over the water, and not going to Epsom
races at all.

Alderman HUMFaERT—I shall commit Hackett for
;his desperate attack upon the officer, and order the
City Solicitor to prosecute. Storey has, by his reso-
lute conduct, prevented the plunder which was, no
hdaopusbth,e hasintnded to be committed at Epsom, and per-
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AI A It YLEBONE.
Mr. William Hernshall, a person of considerable
property, residing in Fitzroy-place, Kentish-town,
was placed at the bar before Mr. Broughton, on the
charge of having stolen two bricks, the property of
the Commissioners of Sewers.
ilvidence in support of the case was gone into on
Monday, and the prisoner was remanded upon giving
good bail for re-appearance ; the said remand took
place at the suggestion of a surveyor to the Commis-
sioners, who was anxious to communicate with the
Board upon the subject at their sitting on Tuesday.
Mr. Woolf now attended for the prisoner, many of
whose friends accompanied him to the court, and who
seemed much interested in the matter.
Police-constable Ransby, 61 S, gave the following
evidence :—At half-past seven o'clock on Sunday
morning, as he was on duty in Calker's-lane, Kentish-
town, he saw the prisoner come towards a bridge,
and suspecting that he was the party
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he did so, and he was then conveyed to the station-
house, where the charge of felony was preferred, and
he was then locked up. Witness further stated that
he found other bricks laid down so as to form a path
at the rear of the prisoner's dwelling; some of them
had the initials before referred to upon them, and in
all probability had been removed from the wall from
which the two (produced) had been stolen. Suspicion
of the robbery was entertained against some poor
persons, but there was now every reason to believe
that they were entirely innocent. The wall was
much damaged.
Mr. Woolf said that his client felt acutely the in-
discretion of which he had been guilty, and was wil-
ling to make any reparation in his po .ver for the
wrong he had done ; he would put the wall into pro-
per order, and in addition thereto would be happy to