The Sun.
London, England, 1844-07-30 00:00:00

THIS DAY S NEWS

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

(THIS DAY.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

The. SPEAKER entered the House at a few minutes to
Twelve o'clock, but it was nearly Half-past Twelve
before a sufficient number of Members were present to
constitute a House.
The Lords' Amendments to the Ventnor Improvement
and the Rochdale Improvement Bills were agreed to.
The Protection. of rurchasers, &c. (Ireland) Bill was
read a third time, and passed.
The Customs (New South Wales) Bill was read a
third time, and passed.
The Books. and Engravings Bill was read a third time,
and passed.
The Courts of Common Law Process Bill was read a
third time, and passed.
The Courts of Common Law Process (Ireland) Bill
was read a third time, and passed.
The Militia Pay Bill was read a third time and passed.
The Privy Council Bill was read a third time and
passed.
The. Tralee Navigation and Harbour Bill passed
through Committee, and the- report was ordered to be
received to-morrow.

The report on the Consolidated Fund (Appropriation)
Bill was brought up, agreed to, and the Bill ordered to
be read a third time to-morrow.
The report on the Woods and Forests Accounts Bill
was brought up and agreed to. The Bill was ordered to
be read a third time to-morrow.

The report on the Grand Canal (Ireland) Bill was
agreed to, and the Bill ordered to be read a third time
to-morrow.

The report on the Spirits (Ireland) Bill was brough
up and agreed to, and the third reading fixed for to•
morrow.

The report on the Marriages (Ireland) Bill was agreed
to—third reading to-•norrow.
The Piccadilly Improvement Bill passed through
Committee, and the report was ordered to be received
to-morrow.

The South Sea Company Bill passed through Com-
mittee, and the report was ordered to be received to-
morrow.

The above orders of the day were disposed of without
a word of diseussion, _ _

The report on the Merchant Seamen's Bill was brought
up and agreed to, and the third reading fixed for Thurs-
day, at twelve o'clock.
INSOLVENT DEBTORS' BILL.
Sir J. GRAHAM said the second reading of the In-
solvent Debtors' Bill was amongst the orders of the day,
but as he had not given notice for the second reading for
twelve o'clock, he would not take it until five o'clock.
He would, however, give notice that it was the intention
of her Majesty's Government to press this Bill during
the present session.
The House then adjourned till Five o'clock.

CLERKENWELL.-(THIS DAY.)
was cbarged with begging.
PHroliliclinea:coEnsgtaabnleaNnireolodde,r4Oly InE,ans'wore he saw the prisoner
begging at several houses in Burton-street and in Burton-
crescent, on the previous evening; heard him ask for victuals.
Mr. COMBE—Is he known ? Policeman—Yes; he is
known to the Mendicity ; they relieved him there last
January.
Mr. tomaX(to the prisoner)—What have you to say ?
Prisoner—l was in great distress and wanted food.
Policeman—That is not true, for he had a very large quan-
tity of broken victuals with him, and one shilling and nine-
pence halfpenny in coppers; he had some boxes of lucifer-
matches with him as well.

Mr. ComßE—Well, what have you to say to this?
The prisoner, who seemed thoroughly ashamed of his at-
tempt at imposture, was sent to the House of Correction for
seven days.

QUEEN-SQUARE.-(THIS DAY.)
A tall young man, attired in the garb of a labourer, named
Anthony Langan, stated to be an associate of thieves and
smashers, was charged with passing a counterfeit shilling at
a small tobacconist's shop, kept by a young man named
Lewis, in the Horseferry-road.
The defendant purchased a quarter of an ounce of tobacco,
on which he tendered the counterfateoin, and received Hid.
in change. Shortly after he had left the shop it was dis-
covered to be base metal, and information of the occurrence
was given to the police. William Millingham, 95 ]l, an ac-
tive policeman in private clothes, found the prisoner yester-
day afternoon in a beer-shop in York-street. He had scarcely
time to look round the room when the prisoner rushed out
and jumped down the stairs, and escaped by the back of the
house He was pursued and captured on the top of a water
closet, in a small unfrequented court. 111 was lying on his
face, and on being taken he threw a small box, which was
found to contain a bad shilling, Is. 6d., and some tobacco,
into the. soil. He offered so much resistance that three po-
licemen were required to convey him to the station-house.
The prisoner, in answer to the charge, merely said the box
did not belong to him.
He was remanded till Monday.

UNION-HALL.-(THIS DAY.)
Charles Pearson, a well-known character, was brought be-
fore Mr. Traill, the sitting Magistrate, charged with attempt-
ing to pick the pockets of several gentlemen at Stone's-end,
in the Borough.
Sergeant Taylor, of the M division of police, informed the
Magistrate that the prisoner had only been recently com-
mitted to the House of Correction for six weeks, but had eon-
trived to escape from prison by changing his clothes.
The prisoner, in answer to a question from Mr. Traill, said
that he was only committed for seven days, and that he had
served his time.
Mr. Edwin, the chief clerk, informed the Magistrate that
the prisoner ought at this moment to be in the House of
Correction.
Mr. TRAILL directed the constable to take the prisoner
back to Brixton, and deliver him into the custody of the Go-
vernor; there would now be a detainer against him, and at
the expiration of his time lie could be brought there again.
Charles Ottaway was fully committed to the Central Cri-
minal Court, on a charge of picking the pocket of Mr. Brown
at Newington-causeway.

LIVERPOOL.—GUANO SALES.--LM Friday two car-
goes of guano, from Ichaboe, were offered for sale at the
room in Oldhall-street. The first cargo of 900 tons, by the
BradshaW, was divided into lots of five and ten tons each.
For the first lot, consisting of five tons, the first offer was 4/.
'per ton ; the next was 5/. ; after which it rose by half-crowns
to five guineas, at which the bidding ceased. in the course
of the bids, it was stated that the owners were quite pre-
pared to store this cargo, and, if they did, it certainly would
not be sold at that price. They were anxious to meet buyers
fairly, but not to sacrifice. The whole cargo was then with-
drawn at 51. DS. per ton. The next cargo was one of 250
tons, offered by Mr. J. 11. Rayner, broker, in: a vessel just
arrived, which, it was stated, would convey it to any safe
port which the purchaser might select. It was offered in
one lot. The bidddings commenced 'at-41., advanced,to 5/.,
where they
withdxawu at 54 105.
stoPPed ; and, as in the other case, the cargo was