The Sun.
London, England, 1842-04-18 00:00:00

STREET CELL.

Last night, shortly after the prisoner had been placed in ose
of the cells at the station in Bow-street, he had a pint of coffee
and three thick slices of bread and butter brought to him, at
his own request, which he ate and drank with an apparently
keen appetite ; and during the night he talked a great deal with
the constables who were oppointcd to sit up with him.
He is remarkably cool and indifferent in his behaviour, and pro-
fesses utter innocence of any crime, although he admits that ap-
pearances are " rather black against him." The constables
cautioned him against. saying anything to them which he did
not wish repeated ; but he continued to talk freely through
the night, and even spoke in a light manner of having
locked the police-constable Gardiner, and the two lads,
in the stable at Putney, appearing to think the matter a re-
markably good joke. He ,dmits that he was in company with
Jane Good en the Sunday night, and that he took her with him
to his master's stables, in Putney Park-lane • but rays he
knows nothing as to what became of her after Amt. He also
told the constables that when he ran away from Putney Park-
lane, he came directly to London, and, on striving
opposite the Spotted Dog, in the Strand, took a cab,
and proceeded to Whitechapel, and thence went to his
wife's house; after which be pledged the articles which were
found at the pawnbroker's, in Brick-lane, Spitalfields.
About three o'clock this morning he became rather heavy,
and fell off to sleep. He remained sleeping until shortly after
five, when he woke up and had breakfast—namely, a pint of
coffee and bread and butter, as on the overnight.
The greatest curiosity was manifested by the public to get a
sight of the culprit, and previously to the hour of his examina-
tion, numbers of persons assembled opposite the station in Bow-
street, in hopes of getting a sight of him as he was taken
thence over to the Court on the other side of the street.

About half- past nine Inspector Butain arrived at the station-
house in Bow-street, with the witnesses who were examined at
the inquest.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

(THIS EVENING.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.

The Loan CHANCELLOR took his seat on the wooslack
Phortly before four o'clock.
FACTORY INSPECTION.

The Earl of RIPON laid on the table the last Half-yearly
Report of the In.pectors of Factories.
RATING OF STOCK IN TRADE.
Lord PORTMAN wished to enquire if the Noble
Duke opposite (Wellington), whether it was the in.
tention of her Majesdy's GOrecnment to remove the
bill now in force relating to the rating of stock in trade to
parochial assessment. The present bill would soon expire, and
there was considerable anxiety to know whethc:• it was intended
to make a permanent enactment on the subject.
The Duke of WELLINGTON said, it was the intention of
his Eight Hon. Friend at the head of the Government, to in-
troduce in the other House, a temporary Act to continue the
present law, for the purpose of giving time for forming a per-
manent measure.

IRISH SPIRIT DUTIES.
The Duke of WELLINGTON postponed to Thursday next
the third reading of the Irish Spirit Duties Bill, which stood
fixed for this day.
CORN-LAWS—THE TARIFF.
The Duke of BUCKINGHAM presented numerous peti-
tions from places in the counties of Kent, Warwick, and For-
far, against the proposed alteration of the Corn-la*s.
. .

e;:eral petitions to the same effect were presented by the
Duke of RUTLAND and Earl STANHOPE.

The Earl of ZETLAND presented petitions from Selkirk
and other places in Scotland, against the sliding scale, and for
the total repeal of the Corn-laws.
Earl FITZ WILLIAM presented a petition from the shoe-
makers and leather-dressers of King's Lynn against the reduc-
tion of the duty on foreign boots, shoes, and curried leather ;
also petition, from Guisborough, Lseds, Huddersfield, and
other places in the county of York, against the income tax and
all Corn-laws.

Lord BROUGHAM presented petitions from Arbroath, in
the county of Forfar, and from St. Mary's, Newington in the
borough of Lambeth, against the income tax ; and a petition
fr,nithe farmers of Northumberland, against all Corn-laws.
The House went into Committee and the Indemnity Bill
passed through.
The House then resumed.
CORN IMPORTATION BILL.

The Earl of RIPON rose and said, although the matter to
which their Lordships' attention was about to be called, had be-
come from not unfrequent discussions, familiar to their Lord-
ships, and though the Bill, the second reading of which
he was about to recommend to their Lordships' attention.
did not proceed on any new principle, but was rather
a modification of the existing law, nevertheless, he felt, that
he should not adequately dise4arge the duty which devolved
upon him, if, before proceeding to explain to their Lordships,
the provisions of the Bill, and the reasons which had induced
Her Majesty's Government to propose it for the adoption of
Parliament, he (lid not make some observations of a
mere general natu•e with respect to this question. He
felt this question to be, and he always had felt it to be infinitely
the most important subject with winch the legislature could be
called upon to deal. It related to a subject in which were
involved the prosperity, the contentment, and the safety of the
State ; for the question really was the subsistence, the food of
the people ; and what was the best mode by which that essen-
tial abject could be secured, and by which there could be
obtained for the public at large an adequate, a steady
supply of the first necessaries of life, at a reasonable and mode-
rate rate. There we, he knew, many other most important
interests connected with this subject—the interests of agricul-
ture, the interests of commerce, the interests of manufactures,
of the capitalists engaged in one or other branch of industry,
and of those by whose labours those capitalists were enabled to
receive the advantage from the expentlitnre of that capital. He
knew that those interests were most important in the consider-
ation of this subject.
But still it appeared to him that the essence of this question
was by what means of legislation the people could be best
supplied. In the point of view in which he looked at
the question it was one of the most paramount, but
at the same time of the most difficult that could come before
them. Gi eat authorities differed as to the mode in which the
object could be obtained; men of the most extensive
information of the wisest experience, of the most
unquestionable probity and independence, had differed
fundamentally as to the mode in which the Legis-
lature ou ht to promote that object. But it unfor-
tunately hrippeced that from the nation of the case, it
was so mixed up with strong feelings, and with an
eager sense of interest en the part of those whose
interests, philosophically speaking, were identified, but of what
identification it was impossible to impress the parties themselves
that it was scarcely possible to discuss the question without giving
rise to feelings which rendered a sat isfactory discussion impossible.
It was, therefore, their duty to discuss the question calmly ;
and lie hoped their Lordships wauld call him to. a sense of his
' duty it he departed from that spirit. There were two
great antagonist principles involved in the question. One
was, that all restriction upon the importation of foreign corn
should be removed, the other was that that exportation should
be regulated by the Legislature. The first proposition was on
the face of it extremely plausible—it was a kind, considerate and
charitable proposition, and there seemed something gratifying
(LEFT SPEAKING.)