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said, " observing a mole there." Informed her that
Augusta had got a situation. She was afraid from his
mintier that he would destroy himself. lie had known
deceased since last June, and they were very friendly.
When her father took her hand she found that it had
been cut in three places, and on her screaming he ran
away.
Sarah Miles said that Dalmas was one of her
father's lodgers; that about nine o'clock on Monday
night he came home, and went up stairs to his room,
and soon after left. His daughter Caroline came there
afterwards, in about 20 minutes, inquiring after him.
She went up stairs, and when she left witness discovered
that two suits of clothes were missing.
The witness Caroline•Dalmas was recalled, and her
present evidence was compared with that she had for-
merly given to the police inspector. It only differed
very slightly in the verbiage, excepting that to the in-
spector she stated that her father had a knife in his
hand.

Louisa Messenger was examined, but her evidence
was but a repetition of her husband's.
Thomas Bicknell, superintendent of police, went, in
consequence of information received, to Battersea-
bridge, and examined it. Saw blood extending from the
first lamp-post on the Surrey side up to the toll-gate.
It seemed to have been dropping in single drops, as if
the person wounded was walking, for until he arrived
at the toll-gate he could see no pool.
The CORONER recommended that, as the case stood at
present, they should adjourn, as possibly some more
conclusive evidence might be adduced if time were
allowed the police to make inquiries.
The inquest was then adjourned till Monday next, at
two o'clock. •

PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS.

(From the Votes and Proceedings of the Howe of Commons.)
WEDNESDAY, MAY 1.
BIASTERS AND SERVANTS BILL.

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

MINORITY—AYES, 54.
Adare, Lord Gladstone, W. E. Norreys,:Lord
Adderley, C. B. Glynne, Sir Stephen O'Brien, A. Stafford
Ainsworth,Peter Goring, Charles Packe, C. Wm.
A Itord, Viscount Goulburn, Henry Richards, Richard
Barclay, David Graham, Sir J. Shaw, F.
broadwood, Henry Greece, T. Somerset, Lord G.
Bruce, Lord E. Hayes, Sir E. Sotheron, T. H
Bruges, W. H. L. Heathcote, G. J. Stanton, W. Henry
Cavendish, Hon. G. Henley, J. W.Sutton, Henry hi.
Chute, W. L. Holmes, W. A'Cour t Taylor, Edward
Clerk, Sir George Johnstone, Sir J. Taylor. J. A.
Corry, Henry Knight,_Henry Gally Tollemache, John
Cripps, William Lawson, Andrew Trollope, Sir John
Darby, George Mackinnon, W. A. Trotter. J.
Dickinson, E. H. Mildmay, H. ,t. Jahn Wrightson, W.
Dodd, George Miles, P. W. Si;
Douglas, Sir C. Neeld, Joseph TELLERS.
Flower, Sir James Newdegate, C. N Miles, W.
Fremantle Sir "r. Nicholl Right‘Hon Palmer, R.

THE ANTI-STATE-CHURCH
CONFERENCE.

On Tuesday delegates from all parts of England, Ireland, and
Scotland, met at the Crown and Anchor, Strand, forming a
Convention for the purpose of considering the best means of
obtaining the severance of Church and State, and to adopt
measures for the furtherance of that object. Upwards of
1,200 delegates were present, amongst whom were Dr. Bow-
ring, M.P. ; Mr. Sharman Crawford, M.P. ; Mr. J. S. Tre-
lawney, M.P. ; Mr. Joseph Sturge, Dr. Epps, Mr. St. D'Arcy
Irvine, Rev. Dr. Pye Smith, Rev. Dr. I oung, Rev. Dr. A.
Thompson, Rev. Dr. Campbell, Rev. Dr. M‘Farlane, Rev. Dr.
Perry, Rev. Dr. Ritchie, Rev. Messrs. Carlile, Ackworth,
Brake, Eckett, Mursell, Mirams, Overbury, &c. A large
number of ladies were on the platform.
At eleven o'clock the Rev. Dr. Cox proposed, and the Rev.
Dr. Young seconded, that the chair should be taken by the
Rev. John Burnet, of Camberwell. The Rev. Gentleman
took his seat amid loud and continued cheering.
The Rev. J. P. MURSELL, of Leicester, moved that the fol-
lowing gentlemen act as secretaries to the conference during
its sittings :—Rev. Dr. Cox, Rev. John Kennedy, of Aber-
deen; Mr. Edward Miall, and Mr. Josiah Condor.
The Rev. Dr. CA.mruELL seconded the motion, which was
carried.

Business and finance committees having been appointed,
The Rev. Dr. Cox read a paper detailing the circumstances
which had led to the convening of the conference, and jus-
tifying the movement which the Dissenters had considered it
desirable to make.

(At this stage of the proceedings Mr. Sharman Crawford,
M.P., entered the room, and was received with applause.)
Dr. Cox resumed—A blow was lately aimed at the inter-
ests of Protestant Nonconformity, in the shape of an edu-
cation scheme, which its author termed an olive branch, but
which was soon discovered to be a rod.—(Laughter and
cheers.) The spirit of the Dissenters was aroused, and that
obnoxious Bill was signally defeated. In the inactivity and
carelessness of the Dissenters originated Sir James Graham's
Bill. If they had been up and doing that attempt at crooked
legislation would never have been made; such an attempt to
crush their liberties would never have been thought of. What
was it such objectors would wait for? Was it until a clerical
agency should be established, aided by the aristocracy, to
put down Dissent? Was it until servants were dismissed and
tradesmen ruined on account of their religious principles ?
Was it until fresh prosecutions were commenced for church-
rates, or until star-chambers • and inquisitions were estab-
lished? Were they to wait for these? No, perish the idea.
Now was the time to make an aggressive movement on the
Church. The ineffectiveness of a mere defensive position
was apparent.—(Hear, hear.) The Reformation, and even
Christianity itself, had been obtained by aggressive measures
The Church and State question was the great question of the
day, and the stand-still policy would never do. The stream
was too strong for them to remain inactive; if they did not
resist it they would.be borne down by the current. The Rev
Gentleman concluded by urging on the conference the
necessity of decided steps being taken. With union on
their flags, they would soon have to write victory on their
records.—(Loud cheers.)
Dr. Cox, having concluded his paper, stated that as far as
Parliamentary grants (the Regium Donum) were concerned,
he thought some steps should be taken. For some years he
had been a distributor of those grants, but from that moment
he declared he would have nothing more to do with them.
This announcement was received with deafening cheers.
Mr. Stwowi CRAWFORD, M.P., then rose to address the
meeting, and spoke at considerable length.
Mr. CHILDS, of Bungay, moved that the paper read by the
Rev. Dr. Cox should be entered upon the records of the con-
ference.

The Rev. W. BROCK, of Norwich, having seconded the
r4lution, it was put to the meeting, and carried nem. dis.
The Rev. Dr. YOUNG, of Perth, moved a resolution affirm-
ing that the conference was not intended to be a demonstra-
tion of Nonconformist strength, but that its object was the
disenthralment of religion from the influence of secular
control. The resolution also affirmed that a mere defen-
sive policy would be unavailing in the present position of
affairs. _

Mr. ROBLVSON, of Kettering, seconded the resolution, which
was agreed to.
Dr. BowRING, M.P., felt it a duty and privilege to be pre-
sent that day to express his cordial concurrence in the ob-
jects of the conference, and to offer his co-operation.—
(Cheers.) He hoped the convention would sow the good
seed of religious liberty, and that they would see it grow up
into universal religious emancipation, and that their children
might rest under its shade—the shade produced by the nobi-
lity of religious truth. •
-A paper on the efficiency of the voluntary principle, written
by Dr. Wardlaw, of Glasgow, was read by the Rev. J. Car-
lite ; after which the Rev. Dr. Pye Smith, the Rev. John
Jordan Davis, and Griffith Evans, Esq., addressed the con-
ference, which then adjourned.