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and testify their esteem and regard for his loss.
It was with these views that he himself, in his place in
Parliament, had proposed that signal testimony of the
respect of that House, which had never been granted to
any private individual. And he now hoped that the
result of this meeting of the citizens of Landon
would be to erect some long and enduring testimony
of the regard in which ho was held in the city
of which he was an enrolled citizen—(Cheers.)
He mast cordially supported the resolution,
and he trusted the Committee would take into conside-
ration, in the execution of their duty, to make the testi-
monial as honourable to the departed statesman as it
might be useful to the community at large.—(Cheers.)
The resolution was then carried unanimously.
Mr. MISTERM.kN, M.P., moved the next resolution—
" That the Rev. C. Marshall and Under-Sheriff Wire be
requested to act as secretaries to the committe, and that
the resolutions of the meeting be printed in the usual
morning and evening newspapers."
Baron GOLDSMLD seconded the resolution. He ob-
served it was unnecessary for him to say but few words
on this occasion, because he was certain that the departed
statesman lived in the hearts cf his fellow-men and woud
ever live there.—(Cheers.) He had watched Sir Robert
Peel through his whole life, and ho had observed that
no man had ever accused Sir Robert Peel of any other
motive of action than a love of his country.—(Cheers.)
Sir E. N. BUXTON, M.P.,. supported the resolution.
He could not refrain from joining his voice to the urii-
versal voice in expressing the 1083 which he felt had
been sustained in the death of Sir R. Peel. He thought
he might truly say that no man ever merited such
deep feelings of sorrow and regret as did that illustrious
mae. He would not attempt to enter into the great
talents and indefatigable devotion or public services of
Sir Robert Peel, but there was one point upon which he
wished to ask the att-ntiaa of the meeting. He wished
to compare the state of public morality evinced by
Sir Robert Peel with that evinced by a great prede-
cessor of his in office, Sir R thert Walpole. During
his administration, Sir Robert Walpole secured
sinecure offices for himself equal to 14,0001. a year,
and when he left office he obtained a peerage and a pen-
sion for life of 4,0001. a year in addition. Sir Robert
Peel, on the other band, twice refused a peerage, when
pressed upon him by the late Soverign, King
William, and by her present Majesty. Ho also
refused the distinction of the Garter, being only the
second commoner to whom that great h snour had been
offercd.—(Cheers.) He utterly declined all personal
emoluments, and ob creed that his reward should be,
not the honours which he dispensed to others, but that
which he had oleaieed,` and which his name would ever
obtain, the love of his countrymen and the gratitude of
his country.—(Hear, hear.) He thought that look-
ing at the great career of the great man, the leat they
could do, who enjoyed the benefits of his virtues and of
his talents, would be to erect some per mineet monu-
ment to his memory, and he trusted that besides erecting
a monument there might be a sum of money left to
devote to some useful end. He would venture to suggest
that us there was a great hospital connected with the
city of London, they might devote some portion
of the money to the erec'ion of an extra
wing to that building to be called the Peel
wing. He mentioned that as a personal sugges-
tion. The Hon. Baronet then concluded by sup porting
' the resolution.
The resolution was then put, and carried unanimously.

He. Justice PATTESON left it to the jury to say to
whom the credit had been given, and a't2r much con-
sideration they found for the plaintiff—Dams(ks 161.
Ilia Lordship refused to certify for costa.

ward.; of 100 gallons of wash is a state of fermentation;
but the spirit had hem removed. Ia the front room
they founi a small quantity of spirit in a bottle, which
no doubt had been recently placed there. Both pri-
soners said, " Do not be hard with us, as it was poverty
tlaa`. compelled us to work the still." Witness took them
into cost )dy, and removed the still to the Inland Re-
venue-office.
Mr. ATECKETT said they were both found on the
premises, and he had no alternative but to fine them 301.
eauh, or three months' imprisonment.
LAMBETH.

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LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, July 8.
IN RE GEORGE PRICE HILL.
The bankrupt was a partner with Mr. James Ander-
son as solicitara in Cannon-row. He was gazetted as a
carrier in Fleet-street, having been a member of the
Parcel Post Company. The Hon. Mr. Henry Berkeley
and Mr. James, of Brixton (late of 15, Great Bridge-
street, Blacktriars-road), are trustees for certain parties
cf the name of Dillon. As such they had advanced to
Anderson and Hill, at various times, sums amounting to
several thousand pounds, for the purpose of being in-
vested in mortgages. Prior to the money being advanced
Mr. James said he had kn)svn Mr. Anderson, and Mr.
Berkeley having known Hill, it was not until some time
after the money had been paid over to Messrs. Anderson
and Hill that any application was made by him for the
incrtgago deeds. He had then found that the mortgages
were to Hill, and that they hal not been assigned to Mr.
Berkeley and himself. Upon that he had taken them
away wish him. He had not since made any application
to Mr. Anderson to repay the money, because he thought
it would be quite weless. He had not known Hill as a
carrier, and was not aware that he had been gazetted as
such until about three months since, or more. The
bankruptcy interfered with his rights and interests, and
ho wished the fiat to be annulled on the grounds of mis-
description and no sufficient trading.
Mr. Cooke supported the application; Mr. Linklater
opposed.
An objection having been taken that the production
of the banker's cheques and the decision of the master
in Chancery furnished no legal evidence of the existence
of a debt, his Honour ruled that the objection was fatal
to the application without going into the other points in
dispute. The bankers must be produced who had paid
the money.
(Before Mr. Commissioner GOULBURN.)
IN RE H. SPILLER.
The bankrupt was a slater in Sr. John's Wood-terrace.
His debts exceed 1,0001., exclusive of a sum of 600/.
covered by securities. The assets are nominal. This
was an application for certificate. Mr. Bagley sup-
ported.
His HONOUR said that the bankrupt's accounts com-
menced with a deficiency cf 3001., arid his trade and per-
sonal expenses had more than doutoled his profits. He
had not kept any hooka, and it could not be admitted as
an excuse for a bankrupt in neg:ecting to keep books
that ho was illiterate. In this case it would, even if he
were not illiterate, he the object of the bankrupt to avoid
keeping books. The cortifiewe would be etespended
twelve months.
Mr. BAGLEY applied for protection.
His HONOUR—At present I de not think that this is e
esse in which the bankrupt is entitled to pretcction, but
I will consult the assiguecs, and give my decision on a
future day.

EXTRAORDINARY CASE.—SHOOTING A BURGLAR
James Carpenter, a desperate looking young fellow, was
brought before Mr. Ingham for re-examination, charged
with being concerned with William Everett, now in cus-
tody in St. Thomas's Hospital, in breaking into the
dwelling-house of Mr. Joseph Green, surgeon, Ivy Cot-
tage, High-street, Peckham.
Mr. Joseph Green stated that on Wednesday morn-
ing, a little after three o'clock, he was disturbed by one
of his children crying. Ile went up-stairs, and having
ascertained that nothing was the mater with it he re•
turned to his bed-room, when he heard a noise in the
lower part of the house; and after listening for a few
minutes he was satisfied that thieves were in the house.
He accordingly put on his cloak, end, taking a loaded
pistol in his hand, descended to the kitchen. lie there
found everything is coeusien, and going into the wash-
house he perceived that the window had been forced
open leading to the back premises. Ho instantly pro-
ceeded upstairs and alarmed his fami y, when he pro-
cured a light and exmmined the premises, but the
thieves had decamped. However, on looking out of one
of the windows he saw two men noir the wall, when he
instantly fired off his pistol, and one of the men fell. He
then sprung his rattle, and called out " police," but
while doing so the men made their escape. when
the constable came up he examinel the premises and
ascertained from the appearance of the place where
the man was shot that be must have been severely
wounded, as more than three ounces of blood was left
behind. He could not distinguish their features, but he
believed ere prisoner to to one of the men. _

Vv
Mary Ann Dorman, prosecutor's servant, proved that
tho house was properly fastened up at ten o'clock the
previous night, and that everything was safe in the
kitchen.

Police-constal± 93 P said he was on duty near the
prosecutor's house on the morning in question, when h.::
heard a report of a gun or a pistol at the back of the
house. lio instantly proceeded round, when he heard
Mr. Green spying a rattle, and on arriving at the spot
where he was be ascer:ained that thieves had been in the
house. He also infirmed him that he had fired his pistols
at thew, and he was certain that one of them was
shot. Wi?ne.is starched the hack premises, and found
cpantity of blood leading from the wall to the back
lane. He then went in that direction, and in passin;
over Globe-bridge he saw the prisoner helping another
mein along, who, he said, had been shot by some porson
while passing along the road. The wounded man, whose
nate() ho ascertained to be William Everett, I:yr.cme
inaer.,:ible from loss of blood, and perceiving another
ct,nst,,ble approach be called him to carry the wounded
man to a surgeon'.,, while witness secured the prisoner.
The man Evere t was afterwards conveyed to St.
Teornas's Hospital, where ho now lies with lit le hopes
of recav:Ty, the shot having passed through the neck.
The prisoners were seen together a fe v hours before,
when they
were warned from Peckham Rye by another
cons' able.
Mr. INGUAM asked whether any officer had seen the
wounded man latel ?—Police-2onatable 117 P replied
that he had seen him every day since Wednesday last. •
He had taken his shoes end compared them with the
foettnasks in the garden, end found them to correspond
wi'h many. The prisoner's shoes also corresponded with
the recrninde-.
The prisoner declared that he knew nothing at all
Shout the robbery or the wounded man. He was pas
sine, over G•ohe-brid4e when he sawa man
_staggering
'about, and on his approaching him he told him that he
had Leen shot, and rt vested him to help him a little
way hotriP.
Mr. INGUAM said, $3 tt'e wounded man was still
he should remand the prise nor until Tuesday next.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MANSION-HOUSE.
John Bromfeihi, mate of the Trinity yacht, lying a
i'.Zialaelzon's Wharf, was summoned before the Lord
Mayer, for having violantiv beaten Widiana Smith, one
of the seamen employed on beard.
William Smith said on the 20ili Jane last I was on a
voyage in the Trinity yacht, from Liverpool to Nassau,
in New Providence. The &lard:tat struck we with a
rope. He s•rack me twice on the back, so much as that
my shirt stuck to my back. The vessel arrived last
Monday at Nicholson's-wharf, Laudon bridge.
William Martin, seaman on board the yacht, said the
mate struck the complainant over the fare and over the
ear with a rope. Ho also beat him on the back. He
beat him at one time for ten mintres, and at another for
five minutes.
William Hitehings, seaman on board the yacht, said
the mate complained that Smith had been half an hour
coming from below. The captain of the vessel did not
interfire. The complainant was beaten with the rope
for ten minutes by the mate, and there were great stripes
on his back,
James Davis, seaman—l saw the beating given to the
complainant. It was very viol-nt. The complainant
took off his shirt afterward 4, and showed the marks af
the beating. The blood came through the shirt. I have
been myself knocked down twice by the mate, who is a
violent man.
The LORD MAYOR—WeII, defendant, what can you
say in answer to this positive statement? The de-
fendant—l allow, sir, that I did strike the man, but he
gave me abusive langusge, which was calculated to pro-
duce insubordination. I told him tt at I would rope's-
end him. Ha said, "Do as you like, and I will make
you pay for it." lie struck at me and missed me.
The master cf the vessel upon being called said the
mate was tantalised, or he would not, he was convinced,
have struck the complainant.
The Lama MAYOR—Did you see the condition of the
man's back. Witness—l did. It bore the marks of the
beating. I have cautioned the di f,nlant against strik-
ing the men.
The complainant was then called back and questioned
as to what he had to say in answer to the conduct w-
eribed to him by the mate, and he declared that he had
neither struck nor threatened the defendant. The cap-
tain had told him to take the helm, and he told him he
was not able to do so.
The LORD MAYOR said the sentence of the Court was,
that the defendant should pay the penalty of 20s.
GUILDHALL.
Yesterday Joseph Watts, a very respectably-dressed
man, about 40 years of age, and of a dejected appear-
ance, was placed at the bar before Alderman Hunter,
charged with throwing himself from the balustrade cf
Blackfriars briiee, on Sunday morning last, with a fe-
lonious intent to commit suicide.
John Bull, pierman at Blackfriare-bridge, said he was
on the pier on the morning in question, when he heard
a heavy splashing in the water. lie directly jumped
into a boat with another man for the purpose of render-
ing aid to the unfortunate individual; hat on coming up
with him he (witness) faund a fellow servant had hold
of him with the beat-hook, and was holding him so
until further assistance should arrive. Prisoner was
then taken ashore, and Mr. Hutchinson attended, and
ordered him to be put between blankets and the usual
restoratives applied. On recovering some degree of con-
sciousness prisoner said he had I.,st his chest of clothes
nod money, which were detained by his brother, who
resided in Compton-street, Soho. Witness went to the
brother's residence, but did not see him. A person
there told him that prisoner was a little deranged in his
intellect.
Robert Watts said the prisoner was his brother, and
had lately been living with him. He (prisoner) had
served 21 years in the Royal Marines, and retired upon
a sergeant's pension. A short time back ho took a
situation as deputy warder or assistant turnkey in
Tothill-fields Prison, but was unable to retain it in con-
sequence of certain irregularities occasioned by the
mental derangement he was at present suffering from.
Witness said his means would not allow him at the pre-
sent time to undertake the care of his brother in the
state of mind he then was, but if the Alderman could do
anything for him, or would remand the prisoner for a
short time, he would endeavour to make arrangements to
that effect.
Alderman HUNTER said he would remand the prisoner
until Thursday mixt, in order that some arrangement
might be entered into for the purpose of placing the pri-
soner in an asylum, or some place of safety, and where
ho would be taken care of.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
Two ladies applied for advice to Mr. Bingham in the
following manner:—Thou were passing through Oxford-
strei.t, when they stopped to 10.,k at some dresses which
they thought were marked llid. each. A person from
the shop invited them to look at the dresses, and they
went into the shop. The dresses were produced, and in-
stead of ]lid. they were informed the price was Is. llid.
and that the length was only five yards. They told the
shopman, or whoever he was, that five yards would not
make more than half a dress, and he admitted that was
true. They thea declined to buy a dress, and wore leav-
ing the shop, when they were induced to return and lock
at some corded petticoats, which were to bo had at the
low price of two for half-a-crown. They agreed to take
two, and put down half-a-crown. As soon as the man
had got possession of the money, he said it was not the
practice to sell petticoats alone—they must take three of
the dresses at Is. 110., or he would neither give them
the petticoats nor return the money. Finding remon-
strances useless they le ft the shop, and mentioned how
they had been served to a person who was passing, and
he advised them to make their statement at a police-
court. They remarked as they left the shop that an-
other female was apparently complaining of having had
4s. 6d. detained from her in a similar way.
The person who had been appealed to in the street
said, as soon as he heard the story of the ladies he went
into the shop and asked the person who was there how
he could act in such a way to two unprotected females.
He was resolved that such proceedings should be ex-
posed. The man in the shop wished then to give back
the half crown, but he would not have anything to do
with the affair.
Mr. BINGHAM told the applicants that the county
court would very soon procure the restitution of the
money obtained under such circumstances.
WORSHIP-STREET.
THE ALLEGED ATTEMPT of A SURGEON'S APPREN-
TICE TO MURDER HIS MASTER.—George Frederick
Masterman, a young man of respectable appearance and
c;n3mrnterhx..ip:lnsahse,ele,wy.a; brought up for further examination
before Mr. Hammill, charged with basing attempted to
strangle his master, Mr. William Finer, a surgeon, in
and Mr. Clarkson,tangsia solicitor,nthd -eb aacdror'lli
StoTtlearptr,oastetceuntdoerd, the Fin
Finer, was
sdtuerctedinstthruectperdosbeyeutmionr.;
length, and the defendant was admitted
enabled to atteni
evidencemated attocobnaislidienrat'awloe
for the first time, and gave
sureties of 1001. each.

Mr. HENRY DrturrimoND, M.P., teen nee to move
tho next resolution. He said he felt he meat
offer some apology fur his presumption ia ap-
pearing before them to take part in the
proceedings, but he had been invited by the Lord Mayor
to prop )se the resolution which he held in his band. He
thought the best way would be to ply implicit obedience
to all his commands; and he was not sorry that he had
been invited. He had beea the school-fellow of Sir
Robert Peel—(Oleic the Hon. Gentleman seemed af-
fected almost t ) tears by his recollections, and it was with
some difficulty that he could proceed with his speech)—
he hal ta,en the school-fellow of Sir Robert Peel, and he
had been at college with him afterwards ; they had en-
tered the House of Commons together, he had heard his
first speech there, and had listened to every word of it.
Their paths in life lay wide asunder, but at no time had
they met without finding that the intimacy of their child-
hood had been unimpaired, and up to the last period of
his life he (Mr. Drummond) had had the honour t crijny
his personal friendship. The points in his character to
which he would call their attention this day should be
such as should be a wefal example to all, for it so hap-
pened that, with the exception of one great public
event, there was no eseet in contemporary history with
which the name of Sir Robert Peel was net
intimately concocted. They would remember that
it was by him that the constabulary force had been
established in Iceland, that it was by him that consider-
able modifications had been effected in the criminal law
of the country, and a hundred abuses done away with—
that the Test Act had been repea!ed, and toey would
remember that resaiy similar Acta were associated with
his name.—(llear, hear, end cheers.) There was one
remarkable circumstance connev el with Sir R.
Peel's career to which he would call their
attention, and that was that in pursuing his great public
objects he violated some of his dearest private affections.
—(Bear.) In the instance of the bullion reform, he
was placed by his patron Lord Liverpool on the
Committee on the part of Government, but he came out
of that Committee a decided opponent to Govern-
ment. When he introduced the measure of 1819,
which wept by his name, he was opposed
in the House by his own father. When he carried the
Catholic question, he offended his friends at Oxford, and
in his last great measure they would remember how op-
posed he was to the spirit of his party.—(Cheers.)
' Another remarkable circumstance was, that he
not only read, but that he thoroughly digested
every report which was laid on the table of the
House, and the consequence was that he had a mastery
over it which no ether man ever had. He could also
brine, out of his well stored mind a mass of information
which settled all debate.—(Cheers.) The Hon. Mem-
ber for Montrose was old enough to renassuber how
violent party rancour ran when they were
young. At that time persons of oppposite
opinions would hardly associate together. Happily
all that state of things had passed away. Sir Robert
Peel, more than any other man, was the victim of private
personalities, and, of all men, he was the man who
would fly to them the least. He kept the good of his
country steadily in view, and whether the waves of
friendship or opposition turned him to one side or the
other he never lost sight of that object. It was by a
course such as this that he was enabled to say—
" Exegi monamentum care perennis."
The Hon. Gentleman then concluded by moving that the
thanks cf the meeting be offered to the Lord Mayor for
his conduct in the chair, and for his courtesy in offering
the use of the Egyptian Hall.
Mr. Alderman SALOMONS seconded the resolution. He
was desirous of mingling his testimony of regard with
that of the other gentlemen present, and he hoped that
the Corporation would offer to the committee the oppor-
tunity of erecting a monument to Sir Robert Peel in the
Guildhall. They had there busts of military heroes, of
the ministers of war, and he thought that the minister cf
peace well deserved a place there.—(Cheers.)
The LORD MAYOR returned thanks, and the meeting
then separated.
At tile close of the meeting, Under• Sheriff WIRE an-
nounced a list of subscriptions, among whom were the
Lord Mayor, 201.; Sir E. N. Buxton, 20/ ; Sir Peter
Laurie, 10/.; Sir Muses Montefiore, 10/ ; The Mer-
chant Taylors' Company (of which the late Sir R. Peel
was a member). 2001.

3IILLBANK. PRISON.
Tire inspectors of _Millbank Prison have presented
their report of the state of the prison for the past
year, dated the 21st ult. and bearing the signatures
Of J. J_ bb, Lieutenante,Colonel D. O'Brien, and 11.
P. \reales. The following are the more important
heads in this document :
FORMER AND PRESENT APPROPRIATIeN OF THE
PRISON.—At the pa:led of our appointment, and for
some time previous, Prison was used as a
depot for all prisoncrs, male and fsmsle, under sen
tepee of transportation from Englaud and Scotland,
whose st ate of health at the time of their
reception in Millbaek justified the belief that they
rare capable of undergoing the material portion of
their sentence; and they remained there until dis-
posed cf by removal directly to the colonies, to the
hulks, to Pentonville Prison, or, as regarded the jevenik
prisoners, to Parkhurst. Under the present arrange-
ment, however, Millbank is to boar its part in the
general system of convict discipline and manage-
ment, the details cf which have been fully set fsrth in
reports presented this year to Parliament on other con-
vict prisons. It is intended that about 700 cells shall be
used for the detention of prisoners passing their proba-
tionary period in separate confinement, previously to be•
ing sent to penal labour on public works; but the period
of separafe confinement in Millbank, owing to its pecu-
liar local circumstances, and the unfavourable influence
they exercise on the health of the inmates, will not
generally be continued beyond eight or nine months, in-
stead of twelve months, which is fixed as the period of
detention in Pe;ffra:vlaielnal e(di
iansngtdotpoopthitnehareprtrh(imesons of that class.
The above general arrangements would have been now
complete but for the breaking out of the cholera in the
oval of
receptionssoo f
rpormi •
these circumstances, has materially interfered
st'fil39nerienrogsthtooefrSlaipis°rtirsOcns. The unsettled state of the prisons,
ow\vtihngthteo general plan, but it will be gradually brought
into operation, and we trust with good effect. In addition
to the prisoners that have bsen mentioned, any who
tlohy Great
B are rn
ptrisoners sentenced to
mis-
conduct themselves at Portland and on beard the hulks
are transferred to Millbank, to be placed under stricter
and more penal discipline than can be carried into effect
in those establishments.
Femalealassembledembarked
baahrfdkr from the
whenfor a dif-
ferentrsua
throughoutiasregcollectedr a luur
transportationfi en t gaols
numbern
Diemen's Land.
OCCUPATION OF SHORNCLIFF BARRACKS.—In the
moreh of July the cholera became so serious in the pri-
son, that is was decided a large portion of the male pri-
soners should be removed, if a place to receive them
could be found. For this purpose, Shorncliff Barracks,
near Folkstone, in Kent, was placed •
at the disposal of
the Secretary of State by the Board of Ordnance. It
had formerly been a harrsek for field artillery., but was
subsequently used as an asylum for military lunatics.
Captain Groves, the Governor of Millbeek, was ea•
trusted to make and carry into effect the necessary ar-
rangements, which ha did with great • •
energy and ability
in a very short period of time. When they were as
complete as circumstances permitted, the prisoners were
removed there in two b ) es, under the charge of Mill-
bank officers, the first detachment proceeding to its des-
tination on the 21st day of July, and the second follow-
ing it a few days afterwards. All
the
stores were sup-
plied from Milibank, and as tho occupation of Shorn-
cliff was intended to last only so
long as the epidemic
prevailed at Millbank, the sane officersremaiLel in
charge, and the establishment was regarded as a tempo-
rary appendage to the metropolitan prison. Captain
Groves exercised a general superintendence
under the
inspectors, and chief-warder Uudsoa remained in the
immediate charge of the place. Mr.
assistant-chaplain of Millbe accompanied acco anie
_d burgh, the
and three schoolmasters acted under his
orders.the party,
Itendle, the resident surgeor, was likewise transferred Mr.
Shorncliff. Complete success attended this to
measure.
Though twenty-five cases of cholera and
choleroid
diarrheas occurred at Shorncliff, only three proved fatal,
while a marked improvement in the general appearance
and condition of the prisoners was observed; and not-
withstanding the absence of nearly all the ordinary
means for the safe custody of the convicts, discipline
was enforced and order was maintained to an extent that
reflected the greatest credit upon those who were en-
trusted with the execution of the anxious task of guard-
ing and controlling them.
DETENTION OF FEMALE CONVICTS AT MILLBANK
PREVIOUS TO EDIDARKATION.—Wo only advert to this
subject in reference to the question as to whether it
would not be more desirable to retain the females in the
prisons to which they were committed after trial, until
the period of their embarkation arrived, than to congre-
gat . them at Millbank. The former arrangement might
be less expensive, and, if it were carried into effect, a
greater amount of accommodation for male prisoners
would be afforded in the prison. But in doing so, the
advantage of bringing the female prisoners into proper
subjection before they are thrown together on shipboard
would be lost, and this is a consideration of gr,-at im-
portance. We observed on board one of the ships a
marked difference between the deportment of several
women who, owing to peculiar circumstanced, were em-
barked almost immediately after their reception in Mill-
bank, and all the others who bad been inmates of the
prison for some time. On their passage in the steamer
to Woolwich the conduct of the former was riotous in
the ex,reme; on going on bawd they were difficult to be
managed, and their language was abominable ; while,
on all occasions that have come under our notice, the
conduct of the latter has been orderly and respectable;
they have been readily settled into their respective
places, and there has teen nothing said or clane to offend
propriety. Oa these grounds we are of opinion that it
is more advantageous to keep up the female plan at

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.
TV ESTERN ClRCUlT.—Winchester, July 15

The Commission fir the county of Southampton was
opened in this city on Saturday last, by Mr. Justice
Coleridge and Mr. R. Gurney, Q.C. Both the Learned
Judges attended Divine service yesterday in the Cathe-
dral. The business of the assize commenced this morn-
ing; Mr. R. Gurney presiding in the Crown Court, Mr.
Justice Coleridge at Nisi Prius. The cause list contains
an entry of thirteen causes for trial ; of these five are
marked for special juries. Several of these are expected
to be heavy causes, so that there will be some difficulty
in getting through the list in the time allotted—four
days. The calendar is light in numbers, owing to the
quarter sessions having been holden about ten days
since. There aN thirty-four prisoners for trial, and the
offences charged against them include nearly every crime
known to our criminal code. They are—Murder, 2 ;
manslaughter, 3 ; cutting and wounding, 2 ; rape, 1 ;
attempt to ravish, 1 ; unnatural, 1 ; concealment of
birth, 1 ; forgery, 1 ; burglary, 7 ; housebreaking, 1 ;
perjury, 1; false pretences, 1; embezzlement, 1; bigamy,
1 ;
CROW.Tlaorh cne
ry t lasorl.
DanEd.—W(Bilelicifontre R.
Young GURNEY,wereEsi
burglariowly broken and enteredlr:ci
of William Green, at Farnborough
having icQinteedfoisr
the dwelling-
housecounty, and with having stolen therefrom a la'rge quan-
tityor.
H. T. flrther.
Mr. Cole
was
counsel
for the prosecution; Mr.
oos.n
be res
aGcuhilty.
EdwardsTrrhheeyj u,sr.dyeer ffeeontutdneedndbstoehtneht petnrhcieseopdnrei
to
imprisoned for
12 calendar months, with hard labour.

No case of the slightest interest has been taken in the
Civil Court up to this hour (six o'clock).

NORFOLK ClRCUlT.—Aylesbury, July
The commission for the county of Bucks .vas duly
opened on Saturday afternoon, when Mr. Baron Alder-
soni and Mr. Justice Patteson took possession of the
magnificent lodgings recently erected by the county for
the accommodation of the judges of assiz,, on the site of
the old gaol.
Both the courts were opened for the dispatch of busi-
ness at an early hour this morning. The calendar con-
tained the names of twenty prisoners, all of whom, with
one exception, were tried by five o'clock by Mr. Baron
Alderson.
On the Civil Side thera was an entry of five causes,
two of which were for trial by special juries.
(Before Mr. Justice PATTESON )
TURNER V. BERET.
Mr. Griffith and Mr. Prendergast were counsel for the
plaintiff
, • Mr.O'Malley and Mr. awn: appeared for
the defen :lent.
The plaintiff is a builder and bricklayer at Chesham,
is which pariah the defendant occupies a farm, called
Wheply Hill, under Mr. Farmer, a miller in Stafford-
shire. This was an action in which the plaintiff sought
to recover the balance of his bill for executing
cettain repairs on this farm, to the amount
of nearly 6)1, in July, August, and September
last year. The question between the parties was
not of the meat interesting character, the plaintiff
contending that he bad done the work in ques-
-
tiun for the defendant, and on his credit ; while the do
fende.nt's con' ention was, th«t they had been executed on
the credit of Mr. Fa- raE.,r, the landlord, to wham the
plaiwiff hal applied fur instructions during the progre,s
of the work, and for a more liberal scale of pa) meat than
that agreed upon originally by the defendant or the
tenant on behalf cf his landlord.

Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-
uffice from the Governor of Gibraltar.
TIIE NEW LORD CILANCELLOR.—It was generally
understood that the new Lord Chancellor (Baron Truro,
bstq Sir Thomas Wilds), would have boen sworn in, and
t•sken his seat in the Old Hall, Lincoln's Inn, after re-
ciiving the Great Seal from her Majesty yesterday at
Buckingham Palacc, but up to half-past three o'clock his
Lordship had not
announced that his Lordship would not take Es seat be-
fore Monday neat.
arrived at the hall, and it was then
p-
ing inquiry :......,
";;,.i'l'irles?tilllf"i'-'3"tlitune;pll:r"
. TILE FARMER OUTWITTED.--SOOR after the Coper-
nican system of astronomy beAan to be generally under-
sun ,tu.eis•
tood, an ad farmer went to his parson with the follow-
,!,'`.!!:)", Ilic3' tell about the earili'mciving round the sun ?"
the x‘s,„
se,-rtainly." Dr. T. do you believe in the new
" Do you think it is according to
c(,:utl,dtnJtohsehili,aurcso„nnr,la
Jnolslat!ii:
commanded. the sun to 6tand still, did lie? " " Yes." " Well,
it stood still, did it not?" ~ Ye's." "Very well. Did you
ever hear that he set it u-going again ? "

SIOLLUICTITHSITT'Au
nr.K.Ann Danis, an old
CAPTURE OF AN
woman about sixty, and SartiV—Wili• female
20 years of age, were brought before uzl:ll3' A' Beckett,
charged with being concerned in working
Robert Last, an Inland Revenue otficuenr, istlac.'etdsttahla. that
having received information that an illicit s'till 'was ex-
tensively worked at No. 20, Bond-street, London-road'
he proceeded there, with other officers, on Saturday
evening, about half-past eight, and knocked at the door
some time, which ,at last was opened by the prisoner
th
vis. They found V 4 illiams sitting in the front
room, seemingly much flurried. Having p7oeured a
candle, they went into the back rooms, cm! having ex-
amined cne cf tii: cupboards. th•y found a trap
or, wh:ch, on being liNd up, iniroduesi
them into a room _underneath, where they
fouud au cxten ,ive still and evorytbing requi-
site for carrying. on burin is on a largo scale. The
still was quite warm, and had been worked wiAin a letv
lawn of their appearance at the house. There was up-

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JULY 16, 1850.

when, having confirmed the by-law, and completed the
appointment, the power of the ratepayers to object to
such appointment, under the Act 11 and 12 Victoria,
chap. 112, had expired?
2. Upon what authority, written or verbal, the Me-
tropolitan Commissioners of Sewers changed the name
of the individual originally announced as Mr. Frank
Foster into Mr. Frank Forster?
3. Whether the name appended to the return (see-
sional paper No. 481, of sesdon 1850) as Francis For-
ster, engineer, is that of the person originally announced
as Mr. Frank Foster, and subsequently designated by
the Metropolitan Commissioners of Sewers as Mr. Frank
Forster?
4. Whether the engineer to the Metropolitan Com-
missioners of Sewers is the same person as the Mr.
Francis Forster who valued the Comgreve property at
the request of James Henry Shears, and whose deposi-
tions, as a witness, appear at page 77 of the appeal case
of " Small o. Attwood," in the House of Lords?
Lord EBRINGTON stated that the name of the en-
gine e. to the Metropolitan Commissioners of Sewers
was Forster, and not Foster; that he bad been appointed
on the recommendation of Mr. Stevenson and Sir H.
De la Beche, and that he was the same gentleman whose
depositions as a witness appeared in the appeal case of
" Small v. Attwood."
ATTORNEYS' CERTIFICATE BILL.
Lord R. GROSVENOR moved the second reading of
this Bill.
Mr. BASS seconded the motion.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER opposed
the motion, and moved that the Bill be read a secaad
time that day three mouths. In all probability, every
lion. Gentleman then present had received a circular
letter, signed by every attorney and solicitor in her Ma-
jesty's dominions, in favour of repealing this tax, and if
theyrwere prepared to give their votes under that descrip-
tion of solicitation and pressure, then, of course, they
would consent to the second reading of the Bi:l; but he
for one would not believe that the House of Commons
was thus to be acted upon. If he were about to impose
the tax in question, doubtless, he should be bound to
show good reasons for doing so; but, on the other hand,
when it was proposed to repeal a tax which returned so
large a sum as 100,0001. to the public revenue, those
who supported its repeal should show in what the impost
was objectionable. This tax had existed for 50 years;
up to the present year it had been paid without mur-
muring, and no adequate reason had been given why it
should of all others be now selected fur repeal. This
was only one of a considerable number of licences which
were issued for the purpose of raising revenue from
persons carrying on different professions. There were
not less than 35 classes of persons who were subjected
to a licensing duty, and unless the House was
prepared to say that it would put an end to the system
of raising revenue by means of licences, and was prepared
to sacrifice 1,200,00 A a year, which was the amount at
present raised by that means, he , knew not upon what
grounds they could be called upon to repeal this parti-
cular tax. He did not intend any disrespect to the
learned profession in mentioning other cases who paid a
licensing duty, but there were bankers, auctioneers, and
others who wore subjected to it, and if the Hous© re-
pealed this individual tax, ho asked were they prepared
to refuse to extend the same relief to them? Nu doubt
it was a very painful thing to say " no" to a personal
fl lend when he came forward and asked the repeal of a
duty—(A laugh)— but unfortunately, from the position
which ho occupied, it was a dety which he had frequently
to perform, and a disagreeable duty is was.—(Another
laugh.) Let Honourable Gentlemen remember that they
were sent there to act not upon personal considerations,
and that it was no less their duty, as w(11 as his,
to say "no " to a personal request of this kind,
unless upon public grounds a case could be
made out for the repeal of this duty. He
would put it to them was this the question of a
tux upon consumption? Was it a tax upon rasoperty?
Or was it the case of a body of men who were suffering
under any particular distress or pressure? The number
of persons who applied for admission into this profession
was yearly increasing; and he presumed that it was so
because upon the whole they made a sufficient livelihood
out of io The present measure applied only to attorne) s
in England; but there were parties in Scotland and Ire-
land, also, who were e. ntitled to a similar remission. He
held in his hand a letter which he had received from a
notary, who said that he conceived himself to be as much
entitled to the remission of the duty he was called upon
to pay as an attorney. If this duty were removed he
(the Chancellor of the Exchequer) did not believe that
the public would derive the advantage of a general re-
duction of attorneys' charges, and he observed that the
attorneys themselves had proposed to increase the fee
paid to the Law Institution for certificates of registration
from Is. 63. to 10d. If the House was prepared to give
up so much revenue he thought there were many other
taxes which were much more objectionable, and the re-
mission of which would be adended with greater advan-
tage to the country. Upon these grounds he proposed
his amendment.
Mr. MJLLINGS (am;dst cries of " Divide") said
the Right Hon. Gentleman had compared the annual
certificate of solicitors with the licences of bankers, auc-
tioneers, and other persons; hut it should be remem-
bered that when a young man was articled to an attor-
ney he had to pay 120 L for the stamp, when admitted he
had another stamp duty to pay amounting to 251, and
sometimes a premium amounting to 500 guineas. The
case of an attorueywas not parallel, therefore, to the case
of a banker or an auctioneer.—(Hear, hear.)
Mr. MUNTZ objected altogether to taxes upon trade,
and was therefore opposed to the duty on attorneys'
certificates. It was on that ground he should vote for
the Bill.
Mr. GOULBURN said that the observations of the
Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Muntz) presented a sound reason
why the House should pause before they gave their as.
sent to the Bill. The lion. Member was averse to any
tax upon trade, and was therefore prepared to give up a
million of revenue, He (Mr. Guulburn) would resist
the repeal of this tax on the ground that there waa no-
thing that more imperilled the sources of the public re-
venue of the country than that parties should thus
come forward to seek the repeal of certain taxes,
which were small in amount certainly, but the repeal
of which involved a principle that rendered it impos-
sible to maintain an adequate revenue. For instance,
because the stamp duties on legal proceedings were re-
pealed, it was now asked to abolish the attorneys' certifi-
cate duty.
Mr. BRIGHT had formerly voted for the Bill, be-
cause he thought that by so doing he was aiding in the
relief of a body who were oppressed by a heavy tax ;
but he had found since that there was a great difference
of opinion among attorneys themselves on the matter,
though the greater number certainly were of opinion
that the tax ought to be taken off. Ho agreed with the
Hon. Member (Mr, thrum) that the taxes on trade
were of a very obnoxious character, and that the attor-
neys' certificate duty stood upon. the same ground ; but
as all those taxes would be made the subject of revision
next year, he should vote with Government on the pre-
sent occasion, on the ground that this tax should be in-
cluded in that general revision,
Colonel SIBTIIORP attributed the Hon. Member's
change of opinion to his looking for a place from the
Government.
After a few words from Lord R. GROSVENOR in
reply,
The House divided, when there appeared,
Eer the second reading ... 139
For the amendment 122
Majority ... --17
The Bill was accordingly read a second time, and
ordered to be committed.
ECCLESIASTICAL COMMISSION BILL.
The House went into Committee on this Bill, Mr.
BERNAL in the chair. -
On the 15th clause,
Sir B. HALL inquired upon what data the salaries of
bishops and archbishops were fixed? He found that the
salary of the Bishop of Oxford was fixed at 5,0001. a
year, and yet that in one instance he received 5,874/.
Lord J. RUSSELL said the principle on which the
Ecclesiastical Commissioners appointed the sums that
were allotted as salaries to the bishops was, that instead
of settling a fixed payment yearly, they took a certain
period of years, according to the returns laid before
them, and directed certain payments to be made such as
on the average of those years would produce the allotted
suns, so that in some years the amount paid them might
exceed, and in some fall short of the salary named for
them. The object of the present clause was to make
an entirely new arrangement, so that the bishop should
receive the exact amount of his salary—neither more
nor less.
Sir J. GRA.HAII was glad of the introduction of the
clause; for, prospectively, it would be a very great im-
provement. With respect to the Bishop of Oxford, as
his name had been introduced, he wished, in conformity
With a request from that Right Rev. Prelate, to offer an
explanation of some circumstaeces which had been ad-
verted to on a former occasion. The Bishop of Oxford, on
being appointed to his see, was informed that he could
hold no preferment in cemmendam, but should reside
constantly in his diocese, having no other preferment.
The five preceding bishops in the see had held extensive
preferments in commendam, and very seldom resided in
their diocese. The episcopal residence at Cuddesdon
had in the interim been aestroyed ; and some outlay
being necessary to render it habitable for the bishop,
the Ecclesiastical Commissioners gave the bishop 3,500/.
for the purpose, and a further sum of 1,300/. to remove
a public-house that was in the gardens of Cuddesdon—
in all 4,800/.; in addition to which the bishop laid out a
further sum of 1,6001. upon buildings. He then asked
the Ecclesiastical Commissioners to make a further ad-
vance, but they refused, expressing a wish that he
should go to Quern Anne's Bounty Fund for the 1,600 L,
which he did, and for that sum he now paid interest out
of his own private resources. He could assure the Hon.
Member there had been no extravagance whatever in
the outlay upon the episcopal residence. With respect
to the arrangement which made the payment of the
bishops contingent upon an average of seven years,
he thought it very objectionable, and he was de-
cidedly favourable to giving them a fixed immutable
suns, which would be the effect of the clause they were
now discussing.
Mr. GOULBURN, in reference to what had been
said on a former occasion with respect to the income of
the Bishop of Londor, read a communication from the
Right Rev. Prelate, in which he stated that the sum he
had returned was the exact sum that he had received on
the year for which he had made the return.
Sir B. HALL said that the amount of income re-
turned by the Bishop of London for the year 1837 was
14;9101., and for the year 1843, 12,4811., showing a fall-
ing cif of 2,4294; while in the same years the assess.
ment of property in Paddington, where the Bishop's
property was situated, amounted in the former s ear to
112,9584 and in the letter to 191,194/, being an increase
of 78,2061., while the nesenraent fit 1850 am opted to
813 petit, being en increase cf upwards of 230,0004 on
the eesessment upon property in P Adiegtote end yet
the Bishop of Lendori said there was no increase in
his income, which was derived from property in that
very parish of Psddington.
Mr. GOULBURN said that only one-third of the