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London, England, 1828-03-06 00:00:00

CONINIITAIENTS AND CONVICTIONS,

Lord JOHN RUSSELL moved for a Select Committee
to enquire into the causes of the encrease of commitments
and convictions in criminal cases. This was the same
motion lie had made last year, and as there was no opposi-
tion to it, he would now merely move its appointment.
Colonel SIBTHORP felt much obliged to the Noble
Lord for bringing forward this subject, as it was highly ne-
cessary in the present state of am country.
The motion was agreed to, and the Committee appointed.
Amongst the Members were Lord Joint RUSSELL, Mr.
Secretary PEEL, Lord EBRINCTON, Sir T. ACLAND, &c.
On the question that Five form a Quorum,
Mr. HUME expected but little from the Committee
while the poor were unemployed, or when employed, are
paid so little wages. The tax-eaters were too many, and
the people should not 130 longer called upon unnecessarily to
feed them.

After a few words from Lord JOHN RUSSELL, the motion
was agreed to.

Mr. GRATTAN moved for Returns connected with the
Expenditure of the Foundling Hospital, and the House of
Industry in Dublin.—Ordered.

Mr. D. W. HARVEY, in moving for a Return of the
Bills filed in Courts of Equity, with a view of ascertaining
what abuses existed in Charitable Institutions, observed,
the expence of the Board appointed to investigate cost the
country nearly 30,0001. per annum ; and the worst of it
was, that there was no knowing when the labours of the
Commissioners were likely to end. Unless some course
was taken to bring back the property bequeathed for edu-
cation to its proper uses, all their labours would be in vain.
The Hon. Member cited some cases from the eleventh Re-
port of the Commissioners with a view to show how much
money left for good uses, had been improperly and iniqui-
tously misapplied. After some further observations from
the lion. Member the Returns were ordered.--The House
Adjourned at a Quarter after Seven o'clock.

THE THAMES TUNNEI..—The course taken
by Mr. Dm: Nfi r. to remedy the second inllux of the Thames
into the works have, as far as they have proceeded, been
successful, and he is as confident as heretofore of his ability
to carry the work on to its completion. At present it has
been deemed most advisable not to clear the shaft wholly of
water, although by putting on the whole force of the steam
engine, this could be done in about a day. The subscrip-
tions on the part of the public in aid of the funds of the
Company, do not flow in so fast as might have been ex-
pected, and cannot be stated to exceed 2,0001. As at least
75,000/. is wanted to carry on the excavation for the re-
mainlng
575 feet, and as the Directors cannot depend on
more than 21,0001., after having called the whole amount
of their subscribed capital, it will be seen there are great
obstacles, in a pecuniary point of view, to overcome yet.
As far as regards the operation of carrying the Tunnel
through to the southern shore, little doubt exists.

MALICIOUS SHOOTINC.—On Tuesday a dis-
pute arose between JOHN STEPHENSON, of Appleton Hoe--
buck, and Tato4as I:Nat:Also the younger, a carpenter,
of Tadcaster, relative to a post which STEPHENSON had
placed between his premises, and tho=se of ENat,axn's
father. ENoLama told him he should cut the post down ;
when STEPHENSON replied, " Well, if you do, you shall
never cut another up." He immediately turned round,
and went into his house, and came back directly with a
pistol, which Le presented to ENGLAND, and threatened to
blow his brains out, He cocked the pistol, and levelled it
at ENGLANp'g body, who rushed forwards, and seized hold
of the barrel, and attempted to wrest it from him. In the
struggle it went off, and a shot was lodged in ENGLaNn's
ancle; and others passed through his trowsers and apron.
He succeeded in getting possession of the pistol, which he
gave to a man named ENOCH BILBHOUGH. These facts
hiving been sworn to, the Lord Mayor and Magistrates
deemed it their duty to commit the old man to the city
qaol for trial at the next assizes, under Lord &Lamm-
:,
ROUGII'M Act, for shooting with intent to murder or do
soma grievous bodily harm, and the witnesses were bound
over to appear and give evidence, York Courant,

Elegant Cabinet and Grand Piano Fortes, Double and
Single-action Harps Five large Chimney Glasses.
TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION,
By Mr. WILLIAMS,
At the Auction Mart, To-stortaow, Mmtcn 7, at One,
AVery Fine Toned Six and a Half Octave
CABINET PIANO FORTE, in a handsome Rose-
wood case ; a ditto Grand Horizontal ditto, in a Maho-
gany case ; a costly Patent Double Action Harp ; a ditto
Single Action ditto; and five large Chimney Glasses, in
elegant Gilt Frames, of the following dimensions, viz. 58
inches by 55. 52 by 50, 52 by 44, 58 by 38, and 47 by 37.
To be viewed till the Sale; and Catalogues had at the
Mart; and of Mr. Williams, Throgmorton-street.

SPLENDID BOOKS.
TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION.
By Mr. WILLIAMS,
At the Auction Mart, To-MORROW, MARCH 7, and follow-
ing Day, at Twelve,
A Valuable COLLECTION of BOOKS,
.L~ among which are several choke Copies of the Na-
tional Galleries, Voyages, Travels, History, Antiquities,
Botany, Poetry, &c., including the Encyclopwdia Britan-
nice, last Edition, with Supplement, 26 vols. ; an even-
Sive Collection of Caricatures, Sporting, and Hwnourous
Subjects, Books of Prints, &c. ; the whole in fine con-
dition, and iu superb bindings.
To be viewed this Day, and Mornings of Sale; and
Catalogues had at the Mart ; and of Air. Williams, Throg_
morton-street.