The Sun.
London, England, 1842-03-22 00:00:00

SURREY SESSIONS.

These Sessions commenced yesterday, before T.
PUCKLE, Esq., Chairman, and a full bench onlagistOites.
The Grand Jury having been sworn,
The CumtemeN briefly delivered his charge,. and
stated that the calendar contained tho -names of upwards
of 80 prisoners for trial, end theretorO their services
would probably be required for two or three days.
John Munday, 29, pleaded guilty to an indictment,
charging him with stealing, at Stokr, D'Abernon, a Ches-
nut cart-horse, the property of Th'os. Kesterton,
The prisoner was sentenced to ',,en years transportation..
John Harwood, jun., 20, V:nd Simeon Harwood,' 50,
were indicted for feloniously' stealing at Worplesdon, 18
bushels of potatoes,
Mr. LOCKE defended tleJ prisoner.
the Proftierty of James Peters.
The prosecutor is: a market gardener, residing at
Worplesdon, and the prisoners were labourers residing
in the same parish. The prosecutor was in the habit of
storing potatoes, in what are called " barrows," each
barrow euntainine. about twenty bushels of potatoes. 'Om
the 16th Febrile.,
,f last, he discovered that one of these liar
rows had been ',woken up, and nearly the whole of its con-
tents „ay a- taken• On the sae day the prisoners were ..
m
dis-
covered, le,ving in their pessession a bag containing po-
tatoes of • ..he same kind as these the prosecutor had missed,
bard Containing about 18 bushels. In the house of
tthhee
'tiers a quantity of potatoes were found not be-
10UPfng to the prosecutor. The potatoes lost were of
tl.,at description called " Golden Nobs," being that kind
be usually reserved for seed. The prisoners lived in the
parish of Werplesdon all their lives.
Mr. tocen addressed the Jury for the defence, and
called witnesses to prove that the prisoners were not Out
oi bed on the night the robbery was committed. • Several!
witnesseshen frequently purchased po-
aert);fien us these in question from.
tarots
of
the st a t
seee thataee
the prisoners.
The CHAIRMAN summed up the evidoce, andthe Jnrif
returned a verdict of guilty against bo4t, prisoners.'
Levi Harwcod had been previously'`` convicted. 111-.4k
prisoners were sentenced to twelve znoVIS hnprisonment
each.
The case occupied the Court till pitsL four o'clock.

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,c.f this;
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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS, MARCH 21.

Their Lordships then adjourned.

SEVERN NAVIGATION BELL.
Mr. PARING TON presented a petition from Droit-
wich in favour the Severn Navigation Bill.
Mr. BAYLEY presented a petition from the Here-
fordshire Canal ~.sompany, in favour of the Severn Navi-
gation Bill.
On the Order of the Day being read for the Report of
the Committee on • the Severn Navigation Bill being
brought up, s
Mr. MUNT2, moved that the Bill be re-committed.
IR thought if: the Committee had paid proper attention
to the statements laid before them, they would never
have passed a.e Bill in its present shape. A large por-
tion of his , (Mr. Muntz's) constituents were inte-
rested in thee Birmingham and Worcester Canal, and
they objected . to the Bill that it called upon them to
pay the full y anion of the toll, although they would only
pass over a w.m ill portion of the river. They also ob-
jected to the pi acing of a lock on the river just below
the entrance of their canal, which would be v ery prejudi-
cial to their t rade. The Shropshire people would be
called upon to pay no tolls, although they would be ma-
terially benefit ed by the improvement, while the pro-
prietors of the. canal were called upon to pay the full
tolls. They were also desirous, if the kick were not re-
moved, of has ing permission to cut a short canal, 400
yards in ler egth, into the river. He should move that
the Bill be rte -committed.
Mr. PAKIC sIGTON did not think the objections had
been fairly supported, and he hoped the BEll would
pass without opposition. He need not remind the
_House of the importance of the measure to the
trade of 'the district ; its importance must be evi-
dent to all. The opposition to it was enti rely of
It selfish. nature ; it was the opposition of a small party
to a grea t national improvement, because that improve-
ment would tend to deprive them of certain ad vantages
which they enjoyed at the expense- of others.
The objections which were now affixed to the
Bill, ,had all been offered in Committee las L year,
and were then overruled. He saw no reason
why the Bill should be re-committed, and he trust ed that
it was not necessary for him to urge the House to. reject
the motion.
Mr. M. PHILIPS said, that the Hon. Membez. who
had just sat down had accused Hon. Gentlemen can that
side of the House with unfairly opposing this Bill.
lie (Mr. Mark Philips) was certainly oppose!! 1 to
the Bill, but on grounds by no means us fair.
He was opposed to the measure, because the effect t ,f it
would be to place a permanent bar across the river,
which must injure the navigation very much. He was
of opinion that the lock ought not to be made in. the
place intended, and he was therefore opposed to the till.
Mr. PAKINGTON explained. Ile was misun..d er-
stood if Hon. Gentlemen supposed that he stated •the
opposition to the Bill to be unfair.
Mr. CLIVE trusted the House would not listen to the
observations of the Hon, Member for Birmingham (;Mr.
Mintz) with respect to the re-committal of the Bill. .
Mr. LABOUCHERE said, though this matter c: eme
before the House in the shape of a priyate 11; ill,
yet in reality it concerned public interests of et; lie
greatest importance ; and he was glad to see that it
• was likely to receive the consideration of the How e.
Those who did not object to the principle, but tit e
details of the Bill, he would remind that it receive
a long consideration in the Committee of last sessiat
when all the six Members composing it scans
unanimous in their decision respecting it. He hopes ithie
House would not consent to a further delay in the I :ill..
The LORD ADVOCATE, as Chairman of the ( ;Joni-
rnittee, bore testimony to the anxious manner in s hich
the matter had been investigated. He should ns at go
into all the objections of the Hon. Member for I Man-
chester, but he would ask, why had not this opp sition
been made before ? Not ono objection had been b rf night
before the Committee at its sitting in the present S ;sion.
Mr. SCOTT spoke in favour of the re-commits ne nt of
the Bill.
After a few words from Sir C. DOUGLAS,
Lord G. SOMERSET said he was always fl lesiz, DUS
that Bills of a-local character should be discusses i in 1. he
House without the influence of local feelings. He thou eit
the House would be undoing all its work if it cc ns en tea
to delay the Bill.
Sir T. WILDE said, that if the motion were ao :ed ed
to the effect would be to throw out the Bill allog. ether.
If any improvements were necessary they could be- made
in the House of Lords.
Mr. ORMSBY GORE said it was very rare' I: v the
House consented to the re-committal of a Bill unl e ss on
very strong grounds. The Bill was already six times
before the House, and he believed the object of .those
-who asked for its re-committal was to throw out t he Bill
altogether.
Lord INGESTRIE said, that as he was aware .of the
great expense to which parties would ba put by- a re-
committal of the Bill, he should vote against the at lenti-
l:l'mA_ lif the Hon. Member for Birmingham. H.e I top,;(1
that the measure would, hereafter, be improved i i the
other House of. Parliament.
After a fere words from Mr. SCHOLEFIELD in sup-
port of the amendment,
Mr. MLINTZ said that, in order to save er4 ense,
he should withdraw his amendment, with the ho pe that
the objectionable clauses of the Bill would be alt er ad in
the other House.
The Amendment was then withdrawn, and the Reisort
was agreed to.

BOROUGH OF BRIDPORT.
The SPEAKER acquainted the House that. !e hail
received a notice from the agents of' the pe tfti oners
against the return of Mr. J. Cochrane and Mr. Mit ..!hell,
the Members for the Borough of Bridport, sta Eng that
they did not intend to continue the prosecution.
In answer to a question from an HONOURAir
LEI tIM-
BI which was inaudible in the gallery,
Sir R. PEEL said, that in 1840 the Right lion,. ',Gen-
: tertian the Chancellor of the Exchequer pre .pe4 ed,
and with tile sanction of the House ,earri ed, a
measure for adding eve per cent. to the duties of ' Cus.-
torus and Excise. That five per cent., whici I still
remained in force, he proposed to apply to lithe di g ies of
Customs and Excise which were not included in ti io pre-
sent reduction. The Hon. Gentleman had spoken oft h e ex-
treme diffichlty of having a 5 per cent. duty, as we 11 as a
4 per cent. It was not. proposed to have a 5 pei-
ad valvent duty, but 5 per cent. upon the amount ori tuty.
Dr. 13OWRING then gave notice that in Comm ittee
he would propose that this additional one-;gent ieth
should be consolidated in the tariff.
THE NEW TARIFF.
In answer to a question from Mr. DUFF,
ROBERT PEEL said ha very much feared
thmt although it was his intention to take the res pla .tion
of the House with reference to the income tax, be fore
he should proceed with the consideration of the to
that the Hon. Gentleman would have sufficient time to
consider the matter, a.; there was no prospect of mey,laig
any prowress with the tariff before the Easter re xK s,
In answer to a question from Sir C. D. NORR re-
, lative to the removal of Irish and Scotch pauper % from
' England,

Sir J. GRATIAM said that the Poor-law C ;ofn mis-
sioners had instituted an inquiry in the various corn ides
of England and Wales, as to the number of a lose
persons
referred to, and that a consid lerah
--e n,ztss of in-
formation on the subject had been collected, b,at was 1
-as yet, completed. In the course of a few rinuths, he 'W-
eyer, the Commissioners would report on, the smj.ijt et,
and then that Report would be laid on ',he table 4 t he
House.

ifTEDINGS' REGULATIONS:AND rtoßnT r:-/Tt
IMPROVEMENT (No. 2) BIL
Mr. TUFNELL moved that Mr. liodg,sonlli
discharged from further attendance on the seket
mittee on these Bills, and that Mr. Richard 110,1-',), r
and Captain Rous be added.—Motion agreed to.
INDIA—THE OPIUM TRADE.
In answer to a question from Mr. LINDSAY,
Sir ROBERT PEEL stated that he would have • no
;hesitation to read to the Honattrable Gentlelnt. sn
the purport of the instructions given by the Lon Is
-a the Treasury to the Supreme General c 914

The Canip CHANCELLOR took his seat upon the Wool-
sack shortly after Five o'Clo.:k.
EASTER HOLIDAYS.

The Duke of WELLINGTON said, that in reply to
the question put to him by the Noble Viscount opposite
(Viscount Melbourne) last week, he had to state that it
was his intention to-morrow to move that their Lordships
do adjourn to Thursday, April 7.
CORN-LAWS.

The Earl of CLARE presented a petition from the
millers of the county of Limerick, praying for adequate
protection in the event of any in the Corn-laws.
Lord BANDON presented petitions to the same
effect, from the millers of Cork, from the millers of
Colne, and from the millers of Fermoy.
CORK PACKET STATION.
The NOBLE LORD also presented a petition from the
merchants of Cork, praying that Cork might be made a
packet station from Bristol.
ESTABLISHED CHURCH.
The NOBLE Loan then presented petitions from the
Protestants of Atherne, and from those of several other
parts of Ireland, prayingfor protection to the Established
Church.
Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from a place
in Tyrone, praying for an alteration in the law of
Presbyterian marriages in Ireland ; also a petition
from a place in Cornwall, praying for a
revision of the tariff. The Noble Lord. also pre-
sented a petition from an individual whose name
we did not lmear, against burial grounds being formed
in populous places. The petitioner stated that a
relation of his had been interred in a churchyard in
London, and his (the petitioner) again visiting London
he went to the spot, for the purpose of indulging in his
reeollections, whe u he found that the stone had been re-
moved from the grave, and another body interred therein.
Lord WHARZSCLIFFE laid on the table certain re-
turns relating to the Poor-law Amendment Bill. On
the motion of the Noble Lord the following Bills were
. .
read a third time and passed—the West India Clergy
Bill, the Newgate Gaol (Ireland) Bill, and the Consoli-
dated Fund Bill.

The Archbisbop of CANTERBURY moved the
recond reading of tho Ecclesiastical Residences Bill.
The LORD CHANCELLOR laid on the table of the
House a Bill to detize the jurisdiction of Justices at
Quarter Sessions.

HOUSE OF CO.3IIIIONS, MARCH 21.
The SPEAKER took the Chair at a few minutes before
Pour o'Clock.
Mr. C. WCPOD brought IT the Report of the Com-
mittee appointed to try the Lewes election petition.
Mr. HOGG brought up the. Report of the Committee
appointed to try the Clitheroe election petition.
The lion. 11. FITZROY there took the oaths and his
sent as Membe r for Lewes, in the place of Summers
liarford, Esq. ; ezud E. CARDWELL, Esq., took the oaths
and his seat as Member for Clitheroe, in the place of
Matthew Wilson., Esq., unseated by the decision of the
Committee.