The Sun.
London, England, 1845-02-08 00:00:00

POOR-LAW COMMISSION.

Colonel SIBTHORP, seeing the Right Hon. Baronet
the Secretary for the Home Department in his place,
would renew the motion which he had made in
the early part of the evening for the returns which
had been ordered to be made in the month of May
last, but which had not yet been made as to the occu-
pations of the Poor-law Commissioners. The return
had then been assented to, but he understood that the
Right Hon. Baronet now intended to object to it, and
would assent only to make a partial return on the sub-
ject. But, unless the Right Hon. Baronet could give
some satisfactory reason for objecting to that to which he
had assented in the month of May last, he (Colonel Sib-
thorp) should certainly take the sense of the House on
the subject. He understood that the Right Hon. Baronet
considered that there would be some difficulty in making
the return, but there was no roster kept of the number of
days on which thePoor-lawCommissioners were employed,
Tho Right Hon. Gentleman, as he understood, said that
there was no roster kept of the number of days which he
was employed at the Home-office ; but he (Colonel Sib-
tborp) did not wait for any return of the number of
days which the Right Hon. Gentleman was employed,
because he believed himself, and it was the general
opinion of the public, that there was no public
officer more attentive to the duties of his office
than the Right Hon. Gentleman.—(Hear, hear.)
He did not say this out of flattery—(A laugh)—but he
believed it was generally admitted that no one had
given greater satisfaction as Secretary of State for the
Home Department than the Right Hon. Baronet.—
(Hear, hear.) He did not want any roster of the num-
ber of days the Right Hon. Gentleman was in his
office, because he believed that the Right Honourable
Gentleman performed his duties faithfully; but he did
not belive that the same could be said of all officials.
Now, with regard to these commissioners, he had no
opportunity of knowing if they were properly employed
or not. He should like to see a statement of where they
were. They might be in improper places for anything
that appeared to the contrary, and he had no opportu-
nity of knowing whether they were or not, and he should
like to have an opportunity of knowing.—(Laughter,)
He wanted to know where they were, and what they
were doing ?—(Laughter.) Now, unless the Right Hon.
Baronet would assure him that he had no suspicions
with regard to them, he must have the same return which
he had before moved for, and the Right Hon. Baronet was
bound to furnish to the House and the public the reason
by he now refused what he had before assented to.
Sir JAMES GRAHAM said what the Hon. and
Gallant Officer had stated was true, that towards the
end of last session he thought it his duty to make this
motion, and that he (Sir James Graham) did not oppose
it. But he submitted to the Hon. and Gallant Officer that
with regard to the first of these two questions, there
would be a great difficulty in making any return.
With reference to the attendance of the Chief Com-
missioners, no roster was kept any more than of the
attendance of the Commissioners of Customs or Excise,
or of the Revenue Board, and without such a roster
it was hardly possible to give in detail the return the Hon.
and Gallant officerdesired. At the same time he was bound
to state of his own personal knowledge, that no public ser-
vants were more attentive in the execution of their
duties than the Poor-law Commissioners. It would be
for the satisfaction of the Hon. Gentleman or the House,
that as far as possible this information should be
afforded. So far from resisting it, he would do
all in his power to furnish it. Could it be
considered as any reflection on the Poor-law Commis-
sioners, he should have felt it his duty to have resisted
the motion, but as he did not think this could be the
case, he should grant the return.
Mr. F. FRENCH said that in the appointment of the
Committeebf Inquiry the word "operation" had been
omitted. He begged to ask the Right Hon. Secretary
for the Home Department, whether this had been done
designedly, and if not, whether there would be any ob-
jection to have the omission corrected ?
Sir J. GRAHAM said that, although it had been
stated by an lion. Member just now, that suspicion at-
tached to every thing that was connected with the poor.
laws, he could assure the Hon Gentleman who put the
question to him, that he had not been aware of the omis-
sion to which the lion. Gentleman referred. But if it
would be any satisfaction to the Hon. Gentleman, he
(Sir J. Graham) would not object to the insertion of
the word " operation."
The returns were then ordered.
RAILWAYS.

Mr, YOUNG, according to motion, moved a resolution
to suspend, for the present Session, Standing Order No.
102, " That all Petitions for Private Bills be presented
within twenty-one days after the First Friday in every
Session of Parliament," to fix the days for receiving
Petitions for Private Bills.
Mr. ENTWISLE objected to the suspension of the
standing order. At the same time he wished to explain
that he was mistaken when he said, last evening, that
the preliminary expenses for preparing a railway Bill
were only a!!;out 30/. or 40/. Ho found that the cost
of printing only was of that amount. There
were other expenses considerably above that sum.
The Board of Trade had made their report against cer-
tain parties, and they would be enabled to delay printing
their Bills until they had ascertained thercason on which
the Board of Trade had grounded their decision. The
parties, therefore, rejected by the Board of Trade, would
be in a more favourable position than those in whose fa-
vour the Board of Trade had reported, because they
would be enabled to draw up their Bill, embodying
' clauses to meet the objections which the Board
of Trade had entertained to their plans. On that
account he would object to granting so much time as
had been asked to enable them to draw up their Bill,
after the reasons of the Board of Trade had been given.
He had very- little experience in that House, but he
had considerable experience out of it ; and he could as-
sure the House that, from the very day in which the
case was placed in the hands of Parliamentary agents,
that their expenses commenced. All those expenses the
Company in whose favour the Board of Trade reported
had to bear, while the Company against which the
Board of Trade reported only had to bear the
expense of getting up and printing their Bills.
The SPEAKER having put the question,
Mr. ENT WISLE said he should move that the
standing order with regard to petitions should not be
suspended.

Lord GRANVILLE SOMERSET said (as we un-
derstood), it was indispensable that the original motion
should be agreed to, in order to carry out the resolution
of last session, for the appointment of the Board of
Trade.

Mr. HODGSON HINDE thought it had been clearly
made out that it was necessary to take some step of this
kind in order to prevent injustice from being dune to those
cowponies against whom the Board of Trade had re-
ported. Great injustice would be done if parties in
whose favour the Board of Trade had reported were
obliged to delay going into Committee till the adverse
Bill was in a state of such forwardness as to be com-
mitted also. He therefore haped that the parties
who were promoting an adverse Bill should be
obliged to bring their case before the Committee,
though they were not in a state of forwardness
to entitle them to come before the Committee. If some
such plan were not followed, the promoters of an adverse
line might delay until the last moment, so that parties
who had a bona fide intention of proceeding with their
Bills might be delayed for three weeks, which, at the
commencement of the works on a line, would be equiva-
lent to six months in the opening of a railway. He
hoped, therefore, that his Noble Friend would give his
attention to the subject.

Mr. ENTWISLE then withdrew his amendment,
and the following resolutions were agreed to :--
_ _

1. Resolved—That this House will not receive any
petition for any Private Bill, other than a Railway Bill
on which the report by the Railway Board has not yet
appeared in the Gazette, after Friday, the 28th day of
this instant February.
2. Resolved—That no Private Bill, other than a
Railway Bill on which the Report by the Railway Board
has not yet appeared in the Gazette, be read the first
time after Friday the 28th day of March next.
3. Resolved—That this House will not receive the
Report of any Private Bill, other than a Railway Bill
on which the Report by the Railway Board has not yet
appeared in the Gazette, after Friday the 30th day of
May next.
_ _

4. Resolved—That this House will not receive any
petition f)r any Rail Kay Bill, of which the report by
the Railway Board has not yet appeared in the Gazette,
later than the twenty-first day afro r the day of the pub-
lication of such report in the Gazette.
5. Resolved—That no Railway Bill, of which the re-
port by the Railway Board has not yet appeared in the
Gazette, shall be read the first time later than the
twenty-eighth day after the day of the reception by this
House of the petition for such Railway Bill.
6. Resolved, That this House will not receive the

report of any railway Bill, of which the report by the
Railway Board has not yet appeared in the Gaetic,
later than the eighty-fourth day from the clay of the
reception by this House of the petition for such Railway
Bill. And, that the said resolutions be printed.
The House then adjourned at.eix o'cl9ck• - •

ROYAL INSTITUTION.
Professor Faraday devoted the greater portion of his leo'
ture last week to describing the results of previous attempts
to liquify and solidify different gases. He first explained
the distinction between a gas and a vapour. The latter,
though resembling in all its mechanical properties a perma-
nently elastic gas, is nevertheless easily condensed into a
liquid, by reduction of the temperature by ordinary means
under the pressure of the atmosphere. A gas, on the cm'
trary, cannot be condensed by any ordinary reduction of tem
perature. He had originally succeeded in condensing
carbonic acid gas, by generating it enclosed in a tube,,.
by which means the pressure was increased to thin):
atmospheres, and then the liuid carbonic acid appeared al,
one end of the tube. He had subsequently succeeded.
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liquifying some more of the gases, and other chemists had
added to the number, so that there were known to be nine
gases capable of being condensed, by pressure,
Tillorier discovered that by the expansion of liquid 7
bonic acid in escaping so much cold is produced that tail
liquid becomes solid, and assumes the form of snow, but been
the other gases had resisted the many efforts that had bbesed
made to reduce them into a solid form. He e.
now to announce, as the results of his recent ape
•'
that he had succeeded in liquifying six never
tional fie et
into liquids.
tional gases, and bad solidified seven that had
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previously been known in that form. The principle, et
which he had proceeded in those experiments was to subjee,
the gas when under pressure to the lowest tenaperature!ett
tamable by artificial means. It had been an error in etti.
experimenters to endeavour to succeed by pressure alone, To
each gas may be considered to have its freezing and
liquid point as well as water; it would, therefore, ue,.
reasonable to expect to freeze water by subjecting
immense pressure without cold as it would be to freezeb.
gas by pressure alone. Acting on this principle, be garble
jected the gases to be operated on to the lowest ".as
temperature under great pressure. Solid carbonic acid; d
the substance employed for generating cold. When 111110e5
with either, it produces a degree of cold equal to
deg. below the zero of Fahrenheit, that is 137 deg. below the
freezing point of water. To diminish the temperature t„a
lower, he placed the vessel containing the solid carbonic:os
ether under the receiver of an air-pump, by whichin re"
the ether was made to boil and the temperature wal,,re.,
duced sixty degrees lower. Into this " cold bath," as ell
fessor Faraday termed it, he placed a strong tube of grew;
bottle glass, connected with a series of small force-pumps'lg
which means he was enabled to obtain a pressure exceeds
"
one hundred atmospheres. The pumps were fed with g 7;
be operated on, and thus he obtained his results.•
Professor Faraday illustrated by experiment in ",;•ibeil.
citous manner the various parts of the process he des,,c otr
From a reservoir containing liquid carbonic acid.,:„"dled
tamed a large quantity of it in a solid form this he "'"" eaa
without inconvenience, for the film of gas 'formed bet,' .
the hand and the solid body prevents actual contact. °the
however, ether is mixed with the snow-like substanee'ra,
absorption of heat from surrounding bodies is 01 ;ally
and a mass of quicksilver exposed to its action sErph
became a solid metal, and a piece of wire with NT!" the
was previously stirred became as firmly fixed old
mercury as if it bad been solid lead. Of the sensation dor,
produced by the mixture of solid carbonic acid arldregra.
when placed under the air-pump, no more ideacan be 0— ed
than of the heat of a forge, for the nerves would be destroe;
by contact with a body much less cold. Pursuing,bisaday
periment whilst operating on olefiant gas, Professor 1, sr, he
exhibited liquified " olefiant" in the tube ; that being'
observed, the first time that any one, excepting hiattieed
the assistant operator, had hitherto seen olefiant gas 1."--
to the form of a liquid. _et to
In commencing the course of experiments, he "°,,ritic,b,
have been able to liquify and solidify hydrogen g.,_es'ald not
however, he had not yet accomplished, though ae 1.7000'
despair of succeeding. He expected that that gas,
Edified, would prove to be a metal. One of the comprie also
of hydrogen had been obtained as a liquid, Ile indost
operated on oxygen, but hitherto without success. coo..
of the gases which had yielded to his process vi!;e„fessor
pound gases. In the course of his lecture the rry cos-
dwelt upon the great advantage he had derived insoar
ducting his experiments from the use of tubes made td lose
mon green bottle glass, which are much stronger an tbsa
liable to break from sudden changes of temperature,.., he
flint glass. Without those tubes he questioned wiletl'".oald
should have succeeded, or at least the experiments would
should
have been attended with much more danger. He priorot
some tubes containing liquified gases, obtained by his f the
fri •
,-.-ode of operating, which he offered to the inspection 0
'Ompany, with the caution to handle them cautiou„Sv'tod
fey were bearing a pressure of eight thousand pouna",
might, if knocked, burst with great force. The lecturegest
cited great interest, and was listened to with the gre.ati-
attention, by an audience that comprised most of the Se
fic men of eminence in the metropolis.

SPORTING IN TELLIGENCI;'
HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. Fri.,
Her Majesty's stag hds., Mon., Thorpe Green ; •
Red Hill-11. Tar'
Whitecross hrrs., Tues., Puttenham ; Sat., West°
ville-10. se
Holderness hds., Mon., Hohne River Head ,• Ttlet'hoe •
Mill ' • Thurs., Bishop Burton ; Fri., Hemp
Sat., Londsborough Gate-104' • Wee'
Lord Yarborough's hds., Mon., Aylesby Milli
Swallow Crossroads ; Fri., odney Bridge-11' c;
Sir T. Sykes's lids., Mon., Racethorpe ; Wed., Wes--
Fri., Scampton-bridge-101-. pies'
Mr. Hellier's hds., Mon , Cawthorpe Little ;
Tower-on-the-Moor ; Thurs., Girsby ; Sat., P'-
Thorsby—il. Robin
Badsworth hds., Tues. Aketon Hall CThurs.,
Hoed's Well; Sat., the Hawk's Arms-=-101• truelm
Mr. Foljumbe's hds., Mon., Saundby Village ; -or
Headon Chump ; Thurs.,
,Apley Head; Sat., '-
ford Toll-bar—lob. got.,
Earl of Harewood's hds., Mon., Ribston Moor
Rainsworth Toll Bar-101.
Quorn lids., Mon. Kilby; Ties., Bardon, Hall ;
Great Dalby Six
Pytchley lids.,Mon,., Great Harrowden; Tues. -1-'"'1:
ton House, near Kettering; Wed., Fox Tues.,
Sibbertott; Sat., WTelto Place-104.
Mr. A. Smith's lids., Mon., Crawlboy's Fara" a'
Everleigh; Wed., Wherwell Wood; -Thurs., e"-e
V. Fri., Netheravon-11. k Ott
B. V. H., Tues., Milborne East Hill; Fri., Bile- s
House.
Taunton harrs., Tues., Foxhound Inn (Fivehead) 5 -
Oakchurch-10.
Mr. G. Motley's harrs., Tues., Compton; Fri" Pev°lY
shire Inn. hoar
Sherwood harrs., Tues.' Second Milestone, Nottiog-
road ; Fri., Mansfield Race-course-11.

AUj
DISTRESSING AFFAIR AT NOTTINGSA,-, *--;15, ~
six months ago very fine and interesting girl, a_ JOY
named Hannah Willinott, daughter of Mr. W,ilaot 11°51
spectable coach-proprietor, residing in the nelg",lintier
was apprenticed to learn the business to a in"—tablis''
dress-maker, carrying on the most extensive el naid
ment at Nottingham. A few weeks ago the glr' la the
visit to a female friend, named Campbell, llving ce era
town, and from her dejected and delicate appear bat
cited the suspicion that there was something wrong,
could not be prevailed upon at tat time to give a'n' ee'
factory explanation. At the clohse of the followiag, t Wtitt
Mrs. Campbell sent to the place of business, requebt*ods
the girl might be allowed to join a little party mho is!
who were portaking of her hospitality. The girl, wres-diirs
an in-door apprentice, was permitted to go, and, onwheth,er
this lady's house, was again closely questioned as to
?„ lookshe was really unwell, or, if not, what caused her d Ole"
despondingly. She then admitted that her master bahat
her powders and other medicine of a powerful nature, "
nied that there was anything else the matter with ber'realoir
Campbell immediately sent for the master, and; ag se;
strated with him on the impropriety of his not has tali
quainted.the girl's family with her illness, instead °f him
upon himself to act as her physician. lie excu, a for Ai
in such terms as to remove all blame from his fuwv
time ; but the girl growing gradually worse -0103;
taken away from his house about three weeks si v4nce', sots
moved to that of Mrs. Campbell, the father liviNesi,te,'
distance from here. She then, after a great deal °
tion, admitted that her master had taken imPr°llrbecani„7o,`
with her several times, and perceiving that she Iva' fare' "
enceinte, induced her to take those drugs already referred a voil°'
and which were administered to her by himself sad Was ill
woman, also apprenticed in the house. Medical aidi
mediately called in, and every means resorted to theivade °,l;
preserve life ; but so great was the inroad already all $0
her constitution, naturally a very strong .one, t aocoli tnin
tempts to save her were baffled, and she lingered ja !tpds, v A
Sunday night, when death put an end to her suflertnnbar)eoci
Monday afternoon Mr. M. Brown (the borough cr d°,013%,11110
a respectable jury met to inquire into the cause el of bled
the inquest was adjourned to Thursday. The n 1336-000" ;
W'ilmott has been taken into custody, and will be rdam
till the inquest terminates, when he will undergo all -
nation before the magistrates. lt.' yr
DEATH BY FIRE.—On Tuesday evening
Carter held an inquest at the Marquis of GranbY,r, 5,5
ed
Marsh, near Esher, upon the body of Sarah Pal
fifty-five, the wife of a wheelwright, whose death was'sir
sioned by her clothes accidentally catching bad beelo}
peared that the deceased, who for some time P 3, " stroitea.
in an infirm state of health, and had recently had ilier 110.7,30
paralysis, was, on Sunday night last, alone reslu_.
About half-past nine o'clock Mrs. Goldsmith, iro"use, atte."'
next door, heard screams proceeding from the _ twor o'4'o
the the 'fie ~.,6
on entering, she found the deceased lying on
loped in flames. Mrs. Goldsmith extinguished . .faliwAs
gessra_e°dies 0
quickly as possible, and afterwards called in
and Wates, surgeons, who administered such rewhapevi.a
no
were applicable to the ease ; but from the first expiru r,/
entertained of the deceased's recovery, and she The J°
great agony at five o'clock on Ilionday morning ,+
returned a verdict of " Accidentally burnt to a a'

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lßardiydpofiLjoosresepth, tshnetiltandyFof the Rev. R. NV. James, of the
On the__ 4th inst., at South Swiss Cottage, Worthing,
On the sth inst., at Up'pe'rsq.Claopftaons,ollnirs. Sanluel Searle'
°f
a On the sth inst., Mrs. M. Meyer, of Artillery-Placa' rills-
of
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daughter, aCtolce,aEmsbqe.,novf al daxtughteNrir.
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Smith, Esq., d of
of a daughter.
at Cadogan-place, the wife o
ham-place West, Hackney-road, of a daughter.f charleS
On the4th inst., in Langham-place, the Woe "
Baria
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ung, Esq., of a daughter. rgeori,
t e 4th inst., the wite of Mr. John Whitmore, en
of Oxford-street, of a daughter. Dorset,
ofla :or.
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the 29th ult., t Clll4
GiOlpnin, Esq., of Chu"rcahbrildaginell,eBßStiCaEffhourDrrdc.
I/I'Fa►quhar, to Eno
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daughter of Henry Clifton, fsq of Worcester. Pitt
On the 9th inst.,St.William ,
Jean, eldest daughter of the late
Gordon Eq.q
Gordon,

DIED. ts, Elizil*
On the 31st ult ,at Hallam-hill, Titchfield, Ilan" ,
beth, the wife of .Captain James Anderson, r-s• lor, c'i
On the Ist inst., .tiancwife of Mr. Charles Tay
Charlotte-street, Bristol. 37'
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On the 2d inst., Lady Mary Begot, relict of the B.g
Sir C. Begot, 0.C.8., late Gi;yernor-General of ThomCanalts
_ 00n the sth inst., at Pentonville; Mary, wife of Mr.
B wyer, publisher, Strand.

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