The Sun.
London, England, 1842-03-01 00:00:00

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT

OLD COURT.
William Henry Taylor, twenty-tight, was indicted for the
manslaughter of Anne Weatherficld. Another count of the
indictment described the deceased by the name of Charlotte
only, the surname being unknown.
Mr.' CLARKSON appeared for'the prisoner.
It appeared from the evidence that, on the 29th of Ja-
nuary last, the prisoner came home in a state of par-
tial intoxication. He resided in the Commercial-road,
and the deceased resided in the Fame house. On the night in
question, the deceased, in company with another person, went
in search of the prisoner, and they found him at a neighbouring
public. house. On his coining out of the public-house, he be-
came aegry, and struck the witness, and on the leceaFed
interfering, he struck her, and threw her down twice. The
deceased immediately went to bed, and her head was much
swollen. She complained of the pain during the night; She
became much worse, and died in the course of the next morn-
ing. The surgeon, who made a post mortem examination of
the body of the deceased, was of opinion that the deceased had
died from a rupture of the brain. Had medical assistance been
i.oeurcd in time she might have been saved.
The -cm; Toyer of the prisoner gave him a good character.
He 1,a(1 employed the prisoner for eleven 3cars.
Mr. Cr—km:sow hlving addressed the Jury,
The IlccoatiErt summed uti the evideree, and the Jury re-
turned a verdict of Guilty. The prisoner was sentenced to
six months' imprisonment and hard labour.

COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL.
Yesterday, a Court was held for the despatch of business, and
for the election of a Judge of the Sheriff's Court for the Poultry
Compter, vacant by the death of Sergeant Arsbin.
The Loan Ma YOlt stated that he had received a •rery long
letter from the Commissioner of the City Police relative to the
Report of the Police Committee. The letter was then read,
anti referred to the Police Committee to consider and report
upon.

After Rime discussion respecting fire escapes, and a testimo-
nial to Alf. Jones, Chairman of the London Ridge Committee,
which led to no result.

Mr. Jure proposed Mr. Bullock, the senior pleader, as a fit
and proper person to fill the office of Judge in the Sheriff's edurt.
Alderman T. Woof) seconded die nomination
Mr. NORRIS proposed Mr. Ryland, and Mr. SELSON se-
conded the nomination. A poll was demanded and proceeded
with; at the conclusion of which Mr. Bullock was declared to
be ihe successful candidate.

Alderman T. IV:roo pc3tponed his motion for the el:•ctitm of
a Judge of the Sheriff's Court for the Giltspir-street Compter
till nest Court day.—Adjourned.

MONEY MARIfET
_a,id CITY NEWS,
SUN —The business transacted in the Funds yesterday did not
indicate much confidence. Consuls for immedia'e:transfer were at
8;11, to 89k, and for time at 891 closing .i,ellers at this quotation.
Ex..:licquer Bills realised 24 to premium, and India Bonds
Bto 10 premium. Bank Stock intro% •I 170 to 171,- and
India Stock remained flat at 245 to 246. New Three-and-a-
Ilalf. per Cents. were 98 to 90, and the Three per Ccnt. Annui-
ties 81a to 89i.
There was a farther rise in Colombian Stock to-day, the
price attained being 28i, though at the close of business 23/1 to
2:3i was the nearer price. Portuguese New Five per Cents.
p es.
were also higher upon the news received from Lisbon, being
3,3 A. The other foreign se,..urities varied but little. Mexican
Bonds were quiet at 35i to 33f, ; Buenos Apes at 191 to 001 ;
and Brazilian rallied to 654; Spanish Active 13ouds touched
94i j in the morning, but left off at 241 to 24,1,-; French Five
lipere rere nr6.ito,s.hwigerheersttehaadnyi
7a,t
f. l 158(f).
.cs;oco,ubtcuht the.rw
oTlairnede.au
perf t
Cents. realised 52 to 52i r

The Railway Share' Market was rather
Western realised 214 to 23, the New, I
tto ili Lo
Birmingham, 78 to 50;
.York and North Midland, 33, and
South Western. 19A- to 20,i. premium; Brighton were at 134 to
141 dis. ; the Loan Notes at ato 1 premium ; North Midland
at 334 di'. ; and Eastern Counties at 13h dis. ; Provincial
lank of Ireland Shares ware 16 premium, and Canada Com-
pany 3i discount.

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the
Carpenter,, and enotl-wr of George, third stall of T)reonne,
whe died on service in the Russian eampaign cf 1812, and
,H Charles
also of John Del teal, fourth rnd present hal of 'Pyrcont.el.
This-highly respected lady died on the 23d February, at Bon.-
nes!, Westmoreland, of a pulmonary complaint, at the alvaneed
age of i 3.
A Berlin corresponJent .rtr the Gazette of Upper
cernikoly- Writes on the 13th inst. :—" Affairs on the frontier, be.
tween PrOsSia and Russia, are assuming a serious aspect. Con.
tinuat conflicts are occurring between the peasants of the two na-
tions, and they are so iiivete.rate that they give each other ne quarter.
It is iajil.that the troops are: to b.sent to such of the points where
thest,battics are most frequent, in order to put :Insuld to the sanig-
gling and the incursions of the COssacs over the Prussian frontier.'
Mz. J. Tucker Williams, from Canada, had an interview
with Lord Stanley at the Colonial-affice yesterday,-
Despatches were received yesterday at the • Colonial-office,
from_the overnor of Gihraltati •

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
HOUSE OF LORDS, Feb. 28.
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat upon the Wool-
sack shortly after Five o'Clock.
PRESBYTERIAN MARRIAG ES.
Lord STRAFFORD presented several petitions
from various places in the North of Ireland, praying for
an alteration in the law relating to Presbyterian mixed

marriages.
Lord CAMPBELL presented a petition from Antrim
to the sale effect.
Lord BROUGHAM presented similar petitions from
Langan and the county of ArMagh, and from some place
in Antrim.
LAW. OF MERCHANT AND FACTOR.
Time Earl of RIPON gave notice of his intention. to
bring in a Bill for the regulation of transactions between
merchants and factors.
C OR N-LAWS.
The Earl of MINTO presented a petition from
I "'burpraying for- a total repeal of the Corn-
laws. lieiiblie' ergged to state to their Lordships that the
petition was signed exclusively by farmers.
The Earl of CLARE presented a petition from the
Chamber of Commerce of Limerick, praying that the pro-
posed scale of duty for oats might be increased. The sub-
ject was a most important one to the city of.Limericic, the
quantity of oats exported from that town to England
having been nearly doubled between the years 1821 and
1841.

The Earl of CHESTERFIELD presented a petition
from Derbyshire in favour of the Ministerial measure
for an alteration of the Corn-laws.
Lord BROUGHAM presented petitions from the con-
gregation of NeW Methodists of some town in the West
Riding of Yorkshire ; from Canow, from Brighouse,
fiona the Wesleyan Methodists of Sunderland, from some
place in Durham, from Mark in Fifeshire, and from the
corn factors and bakers of Montrose ; all praying for a
repeal of the Corn and Provision-laws.
Lord KINNAIRD presented a petition from Perth,
with a s,milar prayer.
COUNTY COURTS.
Lord BROUGHAM wished to bring under the atten-
tion 'of their 'Lordships the subject of a Bill which
bad on a former occasion the honour of Ja)int. on the
table of the House. With that Bill great progress had
been made by their Lordships passing. in it into a law.
He was now induced to again bring forward the subject,
on account. of a Bill having been laid before their Lord
iihips by his Noble and Learned Friend (Lord Cotten-
ham), the object of which was the establishment of
County Colin:, or such an improvement in Cennty
Courts as would in a great degree have the same effect
as he (Lord B.) should have expected, from his Bill.
It was with the view of reminding his Noble and
Learned Friend and their Lordships of the great success
which had attended that measure, and how very near it
was being carried into a law that he was now induced to
trespass on the House. His Noble and Learned Friend
proposed to increase the jurisdiction of the County
Courts in all actions of debt, from 40s. and under to
201. Ilis (Lord Brougham's) Bill, which their
Lordships bad nearly passed into a law, con-
fined actions of debt, and in the nature of debt, to 201.
It gave jurisdiction also to local courts in all actions
of contest, assault, and battery, slander, seduction, and in
measures of arrest • also all personal actions of toll, &c.,
in which the sum did not exceed 501. That was a measure
much more extensive than the one introduced by his
Noble _and Learned Friend. He (Lord Brougham)
also meant to give by his Bill, as his Noble
Friend did,- jurisdictions in cases of bankruptcy.
He proposed to- give by this Bill a voluntary jurisdic-
tion to any extent, and also to establish courts of re-
concilement. He thought the latter especially an ex-
ceedingly important addition. On the Continent the
system had prevailed to a great extent, and was found
to be highly beneficial in its operation. In Denmark,
where these Courts were in full operation, the number
of cases settled in the Courts. of Reconcilement com-
prised two-thirds of the whole number, being 22,000
out of 31,000: With this explanation, he had
the honour of laying the Bill before the House. It was
nine years since a measure of equal extent was discussed
by their Lordships. He never remembered a more
strenuous and formidable opposition than that measure
received from his Noble Friend ; and though the Bill
was rejected by those who wen; present at the debate,
and who consequently were the best judges, there was
but the barest possible majority. He hoped lt,should
be more successful now than he had hitherto been.
The LORD CHANCELLOR had a Bill directed to
the same object, which it was his intention to lay on the
table in the course of a few days. It was for their Lord-
ships to say which of the measures should be adopted, or
whether they would amalgamate the whole.
Lord CAMPBELL trusted that before the present
Session was concluded, some arrangement would be made
for the establishment of Local Courts.
Lord HA WARDEN presented a -petition from Tippe-
rary against any alteration of the Corn-laws.
The House then adjourned till to-morrow at 10 o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, VEB. 28.
The SPEAKEB. took the Chair shortly before Four
o'Clock.

PRIVATE BILLS.
The following Private Bills were respectively read a
second time—the Cottenham Inclosure, Clee Inclosure,
Cottenham Drainage, Surrey and Sussex Roads, South
Eastern Railway, Granton Pier, St, Philip's • (Bristol)
Bridge, Bristol Boundary, Southwark Improvement
(No. 1.), Leicester Small Debts, Cwm Celyn and
.Blaina
Iron Company, Cambrian Iron and Spelter Company,
and Stalybridge Gas Bills.