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men upon their evidence would be an illegal one.
decision of Baron •Ild •-o in the North of England
then to ~i the same effect. He should venture to assume
that if it was possible to assign any fact in error, it
bailrthe fact of a party put on his trial
was
a
131, ,"13'1 by the grand jury, which bill was void
of •emon that it was not founded on the testimony
;Nitne"es en oath, which the statutes—at least in
the 'ill—imperatively required. The forms of law were
ire
.2areguards of society. But here they were nut deal-
sel!ith mere fohns ; it was a vital provision, which gave
llritY to the court, that the 'dills on which it put people
ev.
dtheir trial perhaps for their lives, were supported by
Rel rtae ee on oath before the proper officers of the law.
beard no contradiction to this general position-
d not heard it disputed that the object of the Act
tlitirarliareent was the important one. he had stated. He
lie then venture to ask on what imaginable grounds the
hmebse Nvaa called on to hold that this objection
eaei eel) defeated? Suppose this case had been one of a
gulitti,ll offence, of which, if the parties had been found
112,i' they would have been liable to sentence of death;
here teas a bill brought down which the law made null.
wit 8 it should hale been founded on the evidence of
„,,svases sworn in court; but here the court had no means
11"1_:•• certaining whether the witnesses had been sworn or
it'''. And if this provision was not essential, why was
theMtroduced into the statute? The Learned Counsel
totn proceeded to argue that the Act of Parliament did
cejlePttle the Court of Queen's Bench in Ireland, and
eiltglued by stating that those whom he represented had
toms hi and unbounded confidence in the decision their
•
Ira might pronounce on this momentous question.
tight r'll'lrortNEv-GENEkAL would, not insist upon his
dr~rePly, but hoped that this case would not be
1;1_
.tt to a precedent on that point.
erelurils CAMPBELL and BROUGHAM considered that the
Cr r, vn had no right to reply ; but the right of the
7ould remain as it was before this case.
thir,seh'Tto CRANCELLOR then stated that their Lord-
te thr,7"a, Prepared certain questions to be submitted
tieTts:',JollugeSs and handed a paper containing the ques-
t L) Lord Chief Justice Tindal.
be eircl Chief Justice TINDAL prayed the: judges might
.1,1:01Ved time to consider.
tart e °lr) CHANCELLOR—CertainIy ; and in the
fine: a the House I thank the judges for their attend-
tenit%,which bias been given at great personal incon-
Tii-e•-=-(Hear, bear from Lord Brougham.)
Lordships then' adjourned.
1M 11 41.•••••
RIA L PARLIAMENT.

(Tins DAY.)

The
t, HOUSE OF COMMONS.
.".°PEARER took the Chair at Twelve o'Clock.
I COLONIAL POSTAGE BILL.
4cielreelreport on this Bill was brought up and the Bill
t• to be Engrossed.
Thee
~A,ssessed Taxes Compensation Bill was reported.
read 'nree-and-a-110f per Cents. Exemption WI was
The
third time and passed.
and 'Vagrants' Removal Bill was also read a third time
d passed,
-L-STOCK COMPANIES REGISTRATION
Db. AND REGULATION BlLL.itself _
"LADSTONE moved that the House do resolve
I,listo Committee on this Bill.
to s 4 SPRAR.F.R having left the Chair the House
itzelf into Committee.
lia...la.use 1 being proposed,
I..I.IGLADSTONE, in answer to a question from
t,he 1,,,,•a1vea; said it was intended to propose a clause on
4111 7‘liging up the report, to extend the.operation of the
temtolrelaad. The reason the Bill would not be ex-
o Scotland would be explained by the Right
'fh'etntlernan the Lord Advocate.
opern.LOßD ADVOCATE said that to extend the
able4lcm
the Bill to Scotland would create consider-
dace and it was, therefore, intended to intro-
Ai; bseparate Bill on the subject to apply to Scotland. _
Is0.1"-WES complained of this Bill being extended
ber and without notice, and without any Irish Mem-
kra;_,lng been on the Committee.
added 'I4,_ADSTONE said an Irish Member had been
Committee.
a'as t;„'". CRAWFORD wished to know why this law
'11„; bsQ„applieable to Ireland and not to Scotland ?.
eoltio4 . uLICITOR-GENERAL said there were cidfi-
-411(1 ‘,0,1,4 Le 13n ne:CiOn with the law with regard to Scot-
11r did not exist with regard to Ireland.
that CRNWFORD said he was not prepared to say
th.ls tiltshould not be extended to Ireland, but he
givs,,,ildt before it was so extended notice should be
nity
ort,_ thst parties interested might have an opportu-
nksst,i.tomine• ac ua.inted. with its provisions, and of
Afr 0.1141'411e •(1 •
chi • ..41,4,:s it was likely to work.
e was nil!? STONE said the Hon. Member for Roch-
ooallis,ptat ilipTaignhotti3n.etthaeppyliyew he had taken. The fact
to Ireland, but only to all
to tssaving establishments in England. He in-
land; by oat e. the question of applying the Bill to Ire-
whg a notice on the Order-book to that
2)e flouse wsuitit 'tion could be fairly discussed, and
mis Passionate ind -e a position to come to a fair and
tleDlr.
ian'nglwittAl.,77lf,"(fnissegeso.arnuirde:us rthtohuegqhutestthieonl.tight Hon. G en-
tot and practically.
vi peeineallyunintentionally, somewhat mis-
s fwaetrdwaisr,eitahnedßAltl,wd.iads extendtru e,
was to
mentioned ino.. the Act, but it applied to
PlinBlll curnPanies baying branches and establishments
to frf 'Blld, and thereforeit could not be said not to apply
Ile and.
s*?:"1:: r.alTaDj9errniSrpaioess-,e,d as an amendment, that the
,t`ll.'"(,,nl;" companies. be inserted after the words
Pou, ','-'I4ADSTONE said it was his intention to pro-
tun all joint-stock companies for the construction
Pl 1111:
tailw IL works should be subject. to this Act as well as
of ;43;3. They should he all subject to a general system
oir re ;3.
which was rendered necessary
.by the
seeeiprnstance, that frequently the public were misled
.by
enf . names
the of noblemen and Members of Perim-
lati in the list of provisional committees. in those
a14:11,,,5• The object of the registration was not stPoecenu--
;,`"° Companies to proceed with their works without.
s' vf, an Act of Parliament. He did not think it ad-
pirsei'e that they should be allowed to do so, as it would
eatildice Parliamentin favour of their Bills when they.
• ae before the Legislature. Publicity of the condition
es_
Its en""'Pany for the construction of public works. from'
his ‘',.lnnsencement, old the security of the public, were
Llier objects. The fees fur registration were to be
kisPt 'ed to defray the expenses of a general office of re-
tie ra,,ii°ll, and in no company for public works should
taillossuarea be transferable until the company had 0b-
,,,,s a certificate of complete registration.
141(„r• RODGsoN said he would withdraw his amend-
s° -"$ atid wait to see the state in which the Bill would
Ze out of Committee.
po.„r• GILL suggested that this clause should be
Afterke s a short _discussion, however, the clause as
e?'-'ed was agreed to.
clause 3 was agreed to.
as
taiiir 4, which relates to provisional registration,
proposed.
Lae l'-ARKER said this clause appeared to him very
Jeet4arranged. Why, under it parties might be sub-
kr to a charge of conspiracy.
i• GILL was of opinion it never could be carried
ter. ,Was altogether of a most incomprehensible ;•ha7c •
(111‘ di sake every means possible to prevent the formation
No .s,eonest companies, hut let them not so legislate that
ore,l.l'e would be afraid of forming any companies what-
hs 5,.-,
hua,oULICITOR-GENERAL was not afraid. there
oe any indictments for conspiracy under this Bill.
4 604" haVir.lg the wish to form a company, and having
diffio:fide intention with respect to it, would find no
tiisoiue in the matter. The very regulation herein.
theiror t'sl ivould be the best security they could desire
to, :(Asa Property and interests.
lceirat 1 verbal amendments were proposed and agreed
°Nis /1,11117 clause thus altered was ordered to stand part
Claus'
40ose 41,, , relating to fines and penalties way,, after
'gilt modifications, agrsed to.
CLEFT SITTING.'

Art A n ....._
r, „ '-kET NEWS.—(THIS DAY.)
...,,iit N.
41:11.
d WQ ii. dXCHANGE —WEDNESDAt
theY
i;erY4n f„r a moderate supply of English Wheat, yet
and
both us rates article was in a very sluggish
were ,r,eend iutte barely suppaosrtead..nginroreign Wheat,
d that the quotations.
as dear :11t to 1302.11nd,i so Intel -
Th little
malting Barley was quite
sold a, It oth 'm .
4 a '"er kia il, had a downward tendency.
811 l ;lui pe
~ reduction noflctuite Is per quarter.. Oats, ns
I°Wer• ...j
1114 a very dull sale, and were considered theeaturn

E .
14,411,. 'heat ARRIVALS.
" ''''' 2.0.0 • I Barley. 1 Oats. Flour
(a qrs. 220 qrs. 2,630 qrs. I,7sosacks.
13,060
6,83
3,370

2,960
~.
Malt, 1,320 qrs.
rho WRZTECECAPEZ. ..ed et the
tlern supply of each kind of meat was but limit Y _
211a1 was inactive, the following terms :—Beef n'Pto.
Veal, to 33 4(1 ; Miittoorin 2s 4d to 3s 8d ; Lamb, 4s to 5s , 8 4tl to 4s 4d i and Pork 2s 441 to 4s per 8113 s.
This .----,__________
--' ,
kiteh conillornin, about half-past eight o clock, as
Ras, i.se he pierman at Waterloo-bridge steam:b oat pier
NI.: versation with a gentleman connected with King's
81101;pciee, a woman with her hair hanging loose about her
kid
,rs ran down the stage from the steps firs b ,t° th,nugh so well secured to prevent accidents, contrived does '"w herself off into the water. The gentleman (who
s
Lit not- wish his name to appear) immediately pulled
.bnl ard hat off, jumped after her, and succeeded in. keeping
Iva., eve water until Mitchell rowed a boat to
4114 carne up the steps into the toll-house, and broughthlm. t_ih)oe,
~,,,,,Terwarils taken to the station-house Bow-street. S
rot tell her name. Rat: ofl
day information was received at the chief,
tile;?1 the S division, in Albany-stfeet, Regent's-park, 0'
of iMaMission of a inur'der on the previous day at the village
iiiA'ew Brickhill, near the town of Newport Pagnell, Buck-
alai A'lllshire. The victim was a man named Joseph Leach. ,
),6411 e supposed perpetrators of the horrid deed are two
bti,ng!ten named Joseph Keen and William Stephens, bc h
aocl for to the same neighbourhood, who have absconded,
des4r 'hose apprehension warrants have been issued. A
fotvaZion of the supposed murderers was immediately..
tiona_ . el
.by route throughout the metropolitan. police chl ii;
~'Po it has been subsequently ascertained that two me
11(,,,,`'.01g the description went, about I 1 o'clock that fore-
ar4loto the Coach and Horses public-house, in the Edg-
touritr„eal• They appeared to have just come from the
goin , i ' and, having partaken of a pint of beer, left the house,
all f., !i_i the direction of Cumberland-gate, Hyde-park, where
alliair
itiler trace of them has been lost. One of them had a
kord "elle with him. It has not been stated how the
Tie,r,Was committed.
olpi, LAS LATE LAMENTABLE STEAM-BOAT ACCIDENT
T.„Lara,ETll.—Yesterday the inquiry, adjourned from
lav --aY last, was resumed before Ali% Carter, at the Ship
T4jrell) Pore-street, Llmbetb, as to the death of Henry
,veuinr
andan William 'Wright, who were drowned on the
tht 1,,,g Sunday week, by their boat being run down by
ioluz:Tuder Putney steamer. The inquiry was again ad-
vis_ tu to Friday next. It 'is believed ttere are yet twenty
41eNts to be examintd.