The Sun.
London, England, 1842-05-23 00:00:00

VOTE BY BALLOT.

Mr. 'WARD gave notice that on the 16th of June
he should move, that in all future elections of Mem-
bers of Parliament, the votes be taken by the way of

the ballot.
Sir DENHAM NORREYS moved that leave of
absence be given for one month to Mr. French, on
account of illness in his family.—Agreed to.
BOROUGH OF IPSWICH.
Colonel RUSHBROOKE moved that the Speaker
do issue his warrant to the Clerk of the Crown for
making out a new writ for the borough of Ipswich.
Mr. MACKINN ON seconded the motion.

Mr. C. W. WYNN said he did not intend to give
any opposition to the motion, but he wished to call
the attention of the House to the Report of the Com-
mittee, which stated that extensive corruption
had prevailed in that borough. He wished to
have that part of the Report read. (It was
accordingly read by the Clerk at the table.)
He wished to call the attention of the House to the

Report, because it appeared to him, that whatever
grounds there might be for the presumption of bri-
bery in this instance, there was not sufficient to jus-
tify the adoption of any measure without further in-
quiry into the matter. It seemed to him that
they overlooked the principal offenders, and wished
to direct their vengeance against the minor offenders.
He was convinced that if they seemed by their pro-
ceedings to proclaim impunity to those who received
bribes, as well as to the subordinate agents who dis-
tributed them, they would never be able to suppress
bribery.—(Hear.) Unfortunately there was not that
general feeling against the offence which he could de-
sire to see ; there was often as great a feel-
ing in favour of the objects of the prosecution as
in favour of the suppression of bribery. In the
Cricklade case, an individual had continued to retain
a high and responsible office after he had been con-
victed of bribery, and no one seemed to look upon him
as discredited by the offence. The Hon. Member
concluded, as we understood, by suggesting that
before the motion was agreed to the Attorney-General
should be directed to prosecute all the parties who
had been convicted of giving and receiving bribes.
Sir G. GREY agreed with the Right Hon. Gen-
tleman who had just sat down, in the propriety of not
opposing the issuing of the writ; but he hoped that
some alteration in the law with respect to Election
Committees would take place, as he was perfectly
convinced, as at present constituted, they were totally
incompetent fully to inquire into the merits or de-
merits of elections.
Mr. J. PARKER made a few observations that
were totally inaudible in the gallery.
Mr. C. W. WYNNE said that he considered, from
cases which had been decided, that bribery committed
upon the first writ, was evidence to be given against
the parties upon the second writ, and that the two
writs did in fact constitute only one election.
Mr. ESCOTT wished to know, whether persons
who had been found guilty of taking bribes would be
able to vote at the election. If they were, the present
election may be carried by those who were convicted
of corrupt practices.—(Cheers.)
Mr. HUME said he had no doubt that the elec-
tion would be carried by the very parties who were
convicted of bribery.—(Laughter.) They expected
so, at least, and it was upon that account he thought
that the House were rather trifling with the subject.
He thought that a public prosecutor should be
appointed to follow up every instance of bribery tried
before a tribunal competent for that purpose, and that
any person who took a bribe should be disfranchised.
—(Hear, hear.) That was the wav to put an end to
bribery ; but he never saw the leaders on each side
disposed to put an end to it—(Laughter)—and the
House itself seemed anxious to support the system.
In 1822 a Bill had been brought in, in which a test
similar to the one which had been proposed the other
day by the Honourable Member for Finsbury, had
been introduced, to be taken by Members before
they took their seats. Only twenty-three Members
had voted for that Bill. The heads of both
parties had remained aloof. The leaders of
both parties, both Whigs and Tories, seemed
desirous of making elections as expensive as possi-
ble ; and, in his opinion, nothing would be done
to put down bribery until they made all parties,
giving or receiving a bribe, incapable of voting
It was useless for Committees to make Reports, un-
less the House followed them up by some effectual
measures. He thought the writ ought not to issue
for fourteen days, in order to give time to the Noble
Lord to bring in his Bill for the suppression of bri-
bery. He should move as an amendment that the
issue of the writ be suspended for fourteen days.
Mr. W. 0. STANLEY seconded the amendment.
He thought after the Report of the Committee it
would be absurd to suffer the writ to issue as a matter
of course. They ought to adopt measures to prevent
those who had been proved guilty of bribery from
voting at the next election.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL thought it would be far
better to adopt measures for the suppression of bri-
bery before issuing the writ than to delay them until
after the writ should have been issued. He could not
agree in the opinion expressed by the Hon. Member
for Montrose, that the leaders of both parties were
averse to discountenancing bribery. In his
(Lord John Russell's) opinion, both par-
ties suffered much from the expensiveness of
elections consequent upon the practice of bribery.
The Hon. Gentleman seemed to think that they
should agree to a certain declaration to be taken by
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the doubt. Sufficient interpretations would
always be put upon such a declaration by
different individuals. With regard to the motion
then before the House, it did not appear to him to be
advisable that they should issue the writ in the first
instance.
Sir R. PEEL should protest against the inference
drawn by the Hon. Gentleman—(Hear)—because
parties did not acquiese in his proposal they were not,
therefore, anxious for the suppression of bribery. That
was an unjust imputation, he should say, upon the
party to which he belonged, and he thought that no
other party had suffered more from bribery
than that party with which he coincided in opinion.
He had always declared his readiness to lend him self
to the utmost ofhispower to discountenance a practice
which was undermining the influence of that House
with the country.—(Hear, hear.) At the same time
he should reserve to himself the power of determining
whether any particular plan for the prevention of
the prectice was consistent with justice, and
with those principles upon which the law was
administered ; but reserving to himself that discre-
tion, he was ready to admit that the practice was one ,

which naturally tended to diminish the authority
of that House. His Right Hon. Friend had sug-
gested that the Attoniey-tleneral ought to be di-
rected by the House to prosecute any parties against
whom there was a strong case of suspicion that
they were concerned in the offence of bribery.
He was inclined to concur in the suggestion.
He thought, too, that if that motion was made
the issuing of the writ ought in the mean-
time to be suspended. It appeared to him
that the best course would be, that a notice relative
to the inquiry into bribery should be given for an
early day, and that the writ for a new election
ought to be suspended until the motion came on.
He certainly admitted that the writ should not be sus-
pended for a longer period than the necessity of the
case required. They should recollect that the constitu •
ent body had claims as well as they had, and the writ
should only be suspended, until they should see what
further steps might be taken in the matter.
Mr. HUME said he had no objection to adopt the
suggestion of the Right Honourable Gentleman.
He had not intended to charge any particular indivi-
dual with bribery and corruption. All he had said
was, that those who were anxious for their suppres-
sion should be ready to adopt some legislative mea-
sure to secure their object.
Mr. ROEBUCK said, it appeared to be the
opinion of both sides of the House that the
suspension of the writ would be a dangerous
precedent ; that being the case, he was not going
to press his particular views on the House. They
had already suspended the writ for Nottingham,
on the probability of an investigation ; but
he had previously declared that he would not be a
party to any investigation, unless the Com-
mittee was armed with certain powers ; he
would therefore suggest that means be offered for
passing the Bill of Indemnity to \Vitne.'ses as soon as
possible.—(From the continued conversation pre-
vailing in the House the observations of the
Honourable Member were very imperfectly heard.
' After a few words from Sir BROKE VERE,

Mr. WARD reminded the House that there was
another borough in the same predicament as Ipswich,
namely, the Borough of Southampton. He thought
it would save the time of the House if they were both
taken into consideration on the same day.
Mr. C. WYNN thought that no writs ought to be
suspended one hour beyond the period absoluteby neces-
sary. He thought the House assumed a most dangerous
power whenever they protracted the issue of the writ.
He could adduce many instances of the truth of his
position. In the case of Sheffield the inquiry- lasted
the whole session. He meant on Thursday next
to propose that the Attorney-General be directed to
to prosecute the parties concerned in bribery at the
election of Tpswich.
THE ECCLESIASTICAL LEASES BILL.

Mr. V. SMITH wished to ask the Right Hon.
Baronet whether, at the next stage of this Bill, he
would consent to its re-committal, or merely bring up
the Report ?
Sir J. GRAHAM said that he did not mean to
consent to the recommittal of the Bill.

The Lunatic Asylum Bill then went through Com-
mittee, and the Report was ordered to be brought up
to-morrow.

Sir R. PEEL moved that the House should resolve
itself into a Committee on the Customs' Act Bill.
Mr. ROEBUCK wished before that motion was
carried, to ask a question of the Right Hon. Baronet.
A Bill for the prevention of bribery had been brought
up from the other House of Parliament, which with a
few slight alterations would answer all the purposes he
had in view. What he wished to know was, whether
the Right Hon. Baronet would give him some time in
the course of the afternoon to move the second read-
ing of that Bill.
Sir R. PEEL hoped that the Hou. and Learned
Member for Bath, would not be hard-hearted enough
to ask him to permit the second reading of that Bill.
now that they were about stepping into the tariff—
(Laughter.) The Hon. Member would probably
have an opportunity late in the evening, of moving
the second reading of the Bill.
Mr. ROEBUCK wished to know whether the
Right Hon. Baronet would have any objection to take
the second reading of the Bill now, reserving any dis-
cussion for Committee.

Sir ROBERT PEEL would have no objec-
tion to the adoption of such a course, but in
according to it, it must not be supposed that he agreed
to the principle of the Bill.
Mr. ROEBUCK trusted that the Right Hon. Ba-
ronet would not think him hard-hearted if he asked
permission to move it now.—(Great laughter.)
CUSTOMS ACT.

On the question that the House should resolve it-
self into a Committee on the Customs Bill,
Major VIVIAN presented a petition from Corn-
wall praying that such an alteration might be made
in the Tariff, as would prevent undue importation.
Sir R. PREL also presented a petition from Corn-
wall, expressing the satisfaction of the petitioners at
the reduction of the duty on copper ore.—(Laughter.)
Mr. MILES presented a petition from Aberdeen
against the proposed alteration in the duty on the
importation of foreign cattle, and praying the blouse
to give to the agriculturists such protection as would
enable them to compete with the foreigner.
Lord ELLIOT rose and said, that as he saw the
Hon. and Gallant Gentleman opposite (Major Vivian)
he wished to say one single word.—(Loud cries of
"No, no," in the midst of which the Noble Lord sat
down.)
Mr. LAWSON said that as the resolution of which
he had given notice would interfere with the progress
of the tariff, and as there was great anxiety on the
part of the country to see the tariff passed, he should
withdraw his motion.
Mr. CALLAGHAN rose to propose the following
resolution—" That in removing the prohibition to
the importation of any article, there ought not
to be charged any duty on the raw material,
which should not be charged to articles the manu-
facture thereof, and that so long as living animals be
chargeable with a fixed duty, salted provi-
sions should be chargeable with an equivalent
rate, and not removeable from warehouse
without payment thereof except for exportation
as they would be, should the clauses referred to in the
tariff be repealed. The Honourable Gentleman
spoke in so low a tone of voice, and amidst so much
noise in the House, that he was scaecely audible.
The general opinion of the Gentleman connected
with the provision-trade in Ireland was, that that
trade would be annihilated if this portion of the
Right Hon. Baronet's measure were carried into effect.
He had given notice by which he intended that the
duty should be hereafter reduced to 4s. instead
of the Bs., which was now proposed by the Right
Honourable Baronet. The provision trade of Ireland
now consisted in supplying the colonial ports,
and would be altogether ruined by the pro-
position of the Right Honourable Baronet.
(LEFT SPEAKING.)

TATTERSALL'S-THIS EVENING.
Six O'CLOCK.

5 to 2 agst Coldrenick
3 to 1 agst Attila.
7 to 1 agst Auckland
8 to 1 agst Canadian
13 to 1 agst Jack—taken
14 to 1 agst Agreeable
25 to 1 agst Seahorse
50 to 1 agst Barrier
60 to 1 agst Moss Trooper
100 to 1 agst Belcceur
100 to 1 agst Cheops.

SUMS REALIZED BY THE SALE
OF SIR HORACE WALPOLE'S STRAWBERRY
HILL EFFECTS.

The sale of the Strawberry Hill effects, which com-
menced on Wednesday, the 4th of May, and concluded
on Saturday last, having occupied Mr. Robins in their
disposal a space of twenty-four days, produced, as nearly
as we are enabled to draw up from rough results of each
day's realization, the subjoined amounts, which pro-
bably, on a more accurate calculation, will be found to
have drawn a much larger sum of money:—
May 4 and 5. The Walpole Cabinet of Coins
and Medals, was sold on these two days, and
brought in, together, the sum of £1,004
May 6. Enamels, Miniatures, Sevres China,

1,080

700
1,300
900

and Plate, about -
May 7. China and Crockery, of various orders..
May 9. Miniatures, Gems, Snuff-box, Relics, &c.
May 10. Portraits of distinguished persons
May 11. Antiquities of the Middleton Collec-
tion, consisting of Gems, Missals, and Benve-
nuto Cellini's Silver Bell
May 12. This day's sale comprised the Decora-
tive Furniture, with the rare old Raphael or
Faenza Ware, and other relics. 1,167
May 13. Chiefly the contents of Sir Horace
Walpole's china closet, the round waiting-
room, Lady Diana Beauclerc's closet; bronzes,
and t'urniture of the library ; also of the Hol-
bein chamber, star-chamber, waiting-room,
stair. case, and entrance-hall
May 14. This day's sale consisted of the effects
of the'china-room, with the pictures, drawings,
and models of the green closet—there were
few articles of note B5
May 16. The valuables in the round tower, the
refectory, the entrance, and the armoury 1,272
May 17. The Portraits of the library, the Hol-
bein chamber, and the great north bed-
chamber ********************************************** 2,452
May 18. Sale of paintings continued 4,927
May 19. Sale of paintings continued 673
May 20. The Antique Furniture of Horace
Walpole's dressing-room, circular drawing-
room, the long gallery, &c
May 21. Saturday, last day's sale

2,160

2,930
850

Total - £22,682
From the above total it appears that on an off-hand
estimate upwards of 22,0001. have been amassed by the
products of the sale of these sedulously-collected articles
of rare vertu. We have no doubt that stating 30,0001.
as the given sum, would bring it nearer to the mark.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE,
BOW-STREET.
Mr. William Charles Macready, the lessee of the
Theatre Royal, Drury-lane, was summoned by the
authorities of the Parish of St. Martins-in-the-Fields,:to
show cause why he refused to pay the sum of 601., duo
due to the parish for four months poors-rate, in respect
of that theatre.
Mr. JENKINS said, he attended on the part of the de-
fendant, in the absence of Mr. Burgess, the solicitor to
the theatre, who was at present out of town; and he was
instructed to apply to the Magistrate to postpone the
hearing of the case; and to state that Mr. Macready
denied his liability to the payment of the rate, which he
contended ought to be paid by the Committee of Drury-
lane Theatre. There would be a meeting of the Com-
mittee held on Friday next, when the matter would be
laid before them, and they no doubt would direct that
the money should be paid. Under these circumstances
he trusted that the hearing of the case would he post-
poned for a week.
The Collector said, that he had been instructed to apply
for a warrant against the defendant, in the event of the
money not being forthcoming. In the early part of
last week he applied for the money, and was thin told
by Mr. Burgess that the Drury-lane Committee would
hold a meeting on the following Friday, and that he
would then call their attention to the matter. Nothing
however had been done, and, under those circumstances,
it did seem to him that the present application was made
merely for the purpose of delay, and he therefore hoped
that it would not be granted. On a former occasion,
when Mr. Bunn was the lessee of the theatre, the parish
lost a considerable sum of money, in consequence of his
bankruptcy, it having been decided that the Committee
were not liable to the payment of the rate.
Mr. TWYFORD said he supposed the committee were
not the parties rated.—The Collector said certainly not.
The only name entered in the parish books was that of
Mr. Macready, who was the occupier of the theatre.
Mr. TWYFORD here inquired of Mr. Jenkins whether
he would undertake that the rate should be paid, sup-
posing he (Mr. Twyford) consented to the required post-
ponement of the hearing ?—Mr. Jenkins, in reply, said
that he did not feel himself authorised to give any un-
dertaking of the kind. He thought that his application
for a postponement of the hearing was a asonable one,
under the circumstances. At all events, Et: was anxious
to avoid the expense of a warrant being issued, which he
understood would amount to about 3/.
The Collector said he felt it his duty to apply for a
warrant, particularly as it was well known that the
Drury-lane season would close on Monday. After that
time there might be some difficulty in meeting with Mr.
Macready, as he might leave town immediately to fulfil
some provincial engagements.
Mr. TWYFORD said, that under those circumstances he
thought a warrant ought to issue, but he could not grant
it until the usual proof had been given of the service of
the summons.
The Collector said he was prepared with the necessary
evidence, and called
Cherryman, one of the summoning officers of the
court, who stated that on his going to Drury-lane Theatre,
for the purpose of serving the summons in question, he
inquired if Mr. Macready was there, and was answered
in the affirmative, but told that he could not be seen as
he was engaged at a rehearsal, upon which he left the
summons with the door-keeper.
Mr. Burnaby, the chief clerk, here suggested that the
service of the summons was insufficient, the Act of Par-
liament requiring that it should be served at the defend-
ant's place of residence.
The Collector said he was astonished at hearing this
objection, as on a former occasion when he was under
the necessity of summoning Mr. Eliason, the then lessee
of Drury-lane Theatre, for the poor-rates, he caused
the summons to be served at that gentleman's private
residence, and the Magistrate of that Court (Bow-street),
before whom the case was subsequently heard, decided
that the summons ought to have been left at the pre-
mises (Drury-lane Theatre) in respect of which the
rate was made. He had acted upon that decision in the
present case, and was naturally surprised to find that he
had done wrong. But he would contend that Mr.
Macready's occupation of the theatre might, for all the
purposes of the act in question, be considered as a resi-
dence there.

Mr. TWYFORD said that occupation and residence
were very different things. Mr. Macready undoubtedly
occupied the theatre, but it was not pretended he resided
there. He attended the rehearsals there, it was admit-
ted, but was it likely that when he was busily engaged
in rehearsing Othello or Macbeth, that he would like to
be disturbed with the announcement that a parish officer
had called to demand payment of a poor-rate, or that
any of his servants would make a communication to him
to that effect. He (Mr. Twyford) though that all com-
munications of that kind should be made at the resi-
dence of the party:
The Collector said he would bow to the decision of his
Worship, but he should at once apply for a fresh sum-
mons against Mr. Macready, returnable on Monday, as
he was convinced that if there was any further delay,
his object would be altogether defeated.
UNION-HALL.
King George and Edward George, two young men, the
sons of the landlord of the Plough public-house at Stock-
well, were brought before Mr. Cottingham, charged with
an aggravated assault on Mrs. Esther East, the wife of
a butcher, in Trafalgar-place, Walworth.
The Complainant stated that on the preceding after-
noon she went to visit some friends at Dulwich, and
having remained there too late for the omnibuses, she
set out to walk home. When she got,.; o the Golden
Lion at Camberwell, she saw a chaise-cart standing at
the door, in which were the prisoners, another man, and
a woman, and as she (witness) passed the prisoners, Ed •
ward George, addressing her, asked her if she would
have a ride, adding that they were going to town, and would
give a lift with pleasure to Walworth. Seeing a female
in the vehicle, and being tired, the witness accepted the
invitation, and accordingly got up into the cart, and
when she had taken her seat, the prisoner King George
turned the horse round, and drove towards Cold
Harbour-lane. On finding that they were driving in a
contrary direction to town, she desired to be let
out, and seized the reins, but the driver pushed her
away. The other female who was in the cart, got out
just before they turned to go towards Cold Harbour-
lane. The moment she 'got out, the prisoner, Edward
George, put his arms round witness's neck, whilst his
brother pushed her backwards off the seat, and thrust
his hands up under her clothes. She screamed out mur-
der, upon which both the prisoners said that she might
cry out as much as she liked, but she had got into the
cart of her own accord, and that they would keep her
out all night. They then repeated the assault upon her,
and her cries at length brought a gentleman to her as-
sistance, who stopped the horse, which was going at a
very rapid rate at the time, and lifted her out of the
vehicle, and then gave her assailants into custody. The
witness added that the prisoners appeared to have been
drinking, but that she did not perceive it until after she
got into the cart.
Mr. William Bargent stated that, on the preceding
night, as he was walking in Cold Harbour-lane, he heard
a female screaming, and soon afterwards the cart in
which she was approached, and she called out for his
assistance. He immediately ran into the road, and at
considerable personal risk stopped the horse, and lifted
the complainant out, at which time she was crying, and
appeared to be very much alarmed. She told him the
treatment she had experienced at the hands of her as-
sailants, and a policeman coming up, he gave them into
custody.
The Magistrate said that the prisoner had grossly as-
saulted the complainant, that it was well for them that
the last witnes had come up so opportunely to the as-
sistance of the female, otherwise they might have been
standing at that bar for a much more serious offence.
The prisoners both denied that they had used the vio-
lence attributed to them, and said that they were both
tipsy, and did not well remember what they were about,
and that they had no intention of injuring her.
The Magistrate said that it was a case of too aggra-
vated a nature for him to dispose of summarily, and he
should adjudge the prisoners to enter into their own re-
cognizances in the sum of 1001. each, and find two sureties
of 501. each, to answer the charge at the sessions. The
prisoners were locked up in default of finding the re-
quired securities.

A gentleman in the office of the Minister of the
Finances arriving unexpectedly on Sunday evening, instead of
Saturday morning, as was his wont, at a small country .house,
which he has at Saint Maur, was surprised at not being chal-
lenged by his dog, which was always on the alert, and still
more so, on reaching the house, to find the door open, and
lights in the upper row... a„„„„n+ hiQ
fowling-piece with him, he entered with resolution. The first
object he saw was his poor dog lying dead at the foot of the
stairs. On ascending to his chamber the door was half open,
and he saw a man occupied in packing up its contents. Level-
ling his piece at the thief, be threatened to shoot him if he
stirred a step. The fellow, taken by surprise, dropped on his
knees and begged for mercy. The gentleman still keeping his
threatening attitude, made the man strip to his ,hirt, and
thereby ascertaining that he was unarmed,
.advanced and se-
cured him. On being taken before the Magistrate he gave his
name as Charles Budor, and was sent to prison.
SIR ROBERT KER PORTER.—It has been our me-
lancholy duty to register in onr obituary the death of this
amiable man and celebrated traveller. We are enabled, through
the courtesy of his brother, Dr. Porter, of this city, to give the
following particulars connected with the awful, 'because
suddan and unexpected, event. On Tuesday last the Doctor
received a letter from his brother and sister, dated St. Pe•
tersburg, 3d of May, 1842. in which they signified their in-
tention to embark in the Jupiter steamer, for England. On
the following day, Wednesday, another letter arrived from St.
Petersburgh, dated the 4th of Alay, written by the chaplain to
the British Embassy, from which we give an extract:—
" Yesterday Sir Robert went to Court to pay his respects to
the Emperor, and afterwards he made two or three visits to
private friends ; on arriving at his house about three o'clock
in the afternoon, the servant, on opening the door of the
carriage, perceived that his master was holding himself in,
and that he moved to the door with much difficulty, but before
he could descend the steps fell down from the effect of an
apoplectic strcke, and was carried up stairs ; he took a little
water, soon after which consciousness ceased, and he expired
at eight o'clock this morning. ' It appears from the above,
that the letter written by Sir Robert Ker Porter to his bro-
ther, announcing his intention to return to England, was
written on the morning of the day he departed this life ; and
the fondly-cherished hope of meeting again was blasted in
the very bud by the letter which followed so immediately after-
wards.—Bristol Mercury.
A Constantinople letter of the 27th ult. gives the
following particulars of the conflict between some Russian and
English sailors, of which a slight notice was copied by us, a few
days ago, from the Malta Times :—" On the 24th, several of
the sailors of an English steamer and a Russian schooner were
waiting in their boats for their officers, at the quays of Galata.
One of the Englishmen snatched a pipe from the mouth of a
Russian, and, having smoked a few whiffs, threw it back to
him, spat in his face, and then struck him. The Russians rose
in a body to avenge their messmate, and the Englishmen cried
out for assistance. Upon this, a body of English and Maltese,
armed with knives and sticks, assailed the Russians, one of
whose officers was knocked down. The Russians retorted with
so much ferocity, that they killed an Englishman and a
Maltese, trampled their bodies under their feet, and, at length,
put their opponents to flight. The British Ambassador has
made representations of the affair to the Russian Resident, who,
an the part of his Government, has promised satisfaction,"