The Sun.
London, England, 1842-04-14 00:00:00

SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS.

FROM TILE EVENING PAPERS OF IF:STE/WAY.

GLOBE.—The people's right to petition the House
of Commons against the imposition of any given tax
proposed by the Minister for the service of the year,
will acquire security by the effort of Sir R. Peel to
induce the House to enforce an antiquated and uncon-
stitutional rule against the reception of such peti-
dens.. :From the temper of the House and the whole
' tenor Of the discussion on Thursday night, on Mr. T.
nunCombe's motion for rescinding the monstrous rule,
, • it was obvious that the majority of 31 against the mo-
• tion could not preserve it from an early abrogation.
• -- The division of Monday night, when Mr. Duncombe's
• perseverance again brought the question before the
House in another form, sealed its doom. The unit in
favour of the rule, which in a crowded house stood forth
to preserve the Premier from absolute defeat, could not,
it was obvious, maintain him in his position. Last night,
on another motion by Mr. W. Cowper, to the same
effect as that brought forward by Mr. Duncombe, the
anti-constitutionalists gave way, and the Premier as
leader of the sticklers for arbitrary forms opposed to the
• indubitable rights of the people, very readily, but with al t
ungraciousness of tone and manner which showed the
mortification the virtual defeat of the preceding night
had inflicted, accepted the friendly succour of Lord
Francis. Egerton, who suggested that Mr. W.
Cowper should withdraw the petition, tie presen-
tation of which . would renew the scene of the
preceding night, .isa order to allow- time for the
formation of a plan which should' recognize the
.tight of the people to petition the House against
arty measure under its consideration ; and at the same
time the practice of the House with reference to such
iietatiena, and discussion on their presentation, be
brought under clearly defined and uniform regu-
lations. Such a plan, without stating the specific
terms of the resolution in which he proposed to
eiabody it, his Lordship would, if his suggestion
-were entertained, undertake to submit for the con-
saleration of the House on an early day; and on this
an-idea-standing the debate was adjourned to Friday
naxt. Sir R. Peel's motive for fighting so dangerous
a battle in defence of the rule which shuts out the peti-
tions of the people from the House of Commons, was
allowed to peep out last night, with sufficient distinct-
Less to allow an opportunity for recognizing its shape,
and denouncing the secret conviction of the people's
hatred to his pet scheme of an income tax, from
• • which it takes its rise :--
"If Hon. Gentlemen and others intended to invoke pub-
lie to oppose themselves to the income tax, lie
(Sir R. Peel) hoped those meetings would be really
plialic ones. He hoped they would not be what were
vulgarly called hole-and-corner meetings ; and he hoped
that all those who feared an addition to the assessed
taxes—all those whose income were under 1501 a-year
—all those who expected to be benefited by his Tarifit--
would take care to attend those rneetingi, and express
their opinions on the subject of the income tax."
The delusion sought to be practised on those
" eshose incomes are under MO/. per year" created
ba- their exemption from its direct operation, is ra-
pidly passing away. The mechanics and artisans are
• beginning to understand, that if the customers of
their employers are unable to purchase to the same ,
amount the articles in which they deal, their quantity
of employment will be reduced, and the demand for
labour diminished—that if the shopkeeper be assessed
to the amount of the profits he makes by his trade,
that the articles he sells must be increased in price, or
the per tentage on the capital he employs in his busi-
ness will be reduced below the rate at which he will
be able to prosecute his trade with a remunerative
profit. Every day's delay to the progress of the mea-
sure in Parliament is productive of vast advantage to
the opposition raised to the impost out of doors.
STANDARD.—The absurd question about pre-
• senting petitions against. an impending tax was last
night again raised—undisguisedly, on the part of the
the movers of the question, to obstruct the public
business. Sir Robert Peel, reserving his own opi-
nion, very properly left the matter in the hands of
the allied parties who had run him to a majority
of one, and Lord Francis Egerton, one of
the allies, proMised to strike out a via . media
by proposing a resolution that petitions should
be admitted, but not considered. This, we
suppose, is intended as a tribute of respect to
public opinion ; but, to our rude faculties, it seems
• extremely like what we sometimes see in the
practice of obstinate and contemptuous persons, who,
having given a license to the complaints or advice of
. , remonstrants or counsellors in such terms as these—
" talk on," " say your say," coolly prosecute their
business or amusement, which ever the case may
be, as though no one were present. Sir Robert
reel, however, had no choice in the matter, the
• public service peremptorily requires despatch, and
• 'as long, as the question remains open to debate,
e•ay halt dozen Members who are shameless enough
• . &el unprincipled enough to obstruct the public ser-
vice for the gratification of their own'Vanity; and in
order to promote the ends of faction, may obstruct it
I,,,lefinitely. To acquiesce in an impropriety, volun-
is one thing, but to hazard the highest interests
1::> pertinaciously resisting petty improprieties, is an-
0-her and a very different thing, and it is what no
se man will ever do. Motive for ,the exclusion of
plitions against the income tax Sir R. Peel can have
none. TO whatever number these petitions may be
rased, by factious industry, they will be worth no-
thing if they do not • represent a clear majority of
the nation, of which the Premier need have little
fear. The case of taxes is peculiar; every one who
Is not against a tax must in reason be taken as ap-
proving of it; for there is always the universal objec-
. tii,n against paying money, and there can be conceived
bat one argument in its favour, that is, that the pay-
ment is necessary and just. .Silence where one is
charged with a debt is
calways construed into acqui-
escence, and a payment made is the best evidence that
a debt was considered to be due. By a parity of
reasoning, all who are silent on the subject of a tax
must be taken as acquiescing in its propriety.

ADJOURNED INQUEST AT ROE-

HAMPTON.

(Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.)
• After the re-examination of Daniel Good, jun., it was
intimated to the Coroner that since the inquest had been
't.'.;jourried, the woman Butcher had made some further
statements in addition to her former evidence. She was
ge:cordingly brought into the room, and on her being
questioned she said, that on their way to
New Cross in the chaise, Good told her that he had got
a mangle in London, and that she was to have it ; and
she was to have met him in London on the following
Saturday, to go to see it. She also said that Good gave
her a plush velvet bag, which she afterwards handed
over to the constable. The keys alluded to in the former
inquiry were then prolueed, and the witness said she
had no doubt that they were the same she saw in the
possession of the man Good.
The witness was asked by one of the Jury whether
the arrangement was not that she should go and fetch the
mangle, and not merely to go and see it?—ln answer to
farther questions she said that she expected to have been
harried to Good in about a fortnight, as she knew the
banns had been put up.
John Maude, the Boehampton letter-carrier, proved
that on the evening of last Monday week he met Good,
accompanied by a young woman. The latter appeared
very dull and dejected, and Good said to him, " Don't
sly anything about it." The woman WftB dressed in
dark clothes, and had on a dark-aoloared bonnet. Did
not know what he meant by saying "Don't say anything
about it."
Sarah Greenwood, cook to Mr. Shields, was then sworn.
She said that the last time she saw Good was when he
was in the stable with the policeman, on the Wednesday
nigh, just before the body was discovered. On the
Sunday before that Wednesday, about seven 'o'clock in
the evening, Good told. her that he was going to town to
meet a friend, and he went away its a great hurry.
She saw him again a little before ten at night to have
his supper, but as he appeared to have been drinking,
and. as he was always quarrelsome when in that
condition, she left him and went to bed. On the
Monday morning, Good went to breakfast as usual, but
she did not observe any difference in his personal ap-
pearance, or see anything remarkable about him. He was
very tipsy again on- Monday night, and when she went to
bed, he was in the hall with the other servants, and his son
was with him at this time. On the Tuesday morning she
observed that his person was very .dirty and black, and
she told him he was not fit to sit down with the other
scrvants and he went away, and said that he would shave
and wash himself. He appeared quite calm and col-
lected. The witness concluded by expressing her opinion
that the body found in the stable was that of the woman.
• Good used to call his sister.
The CORONER asked her why she thought so, and she
replied, that the body appeared to be the same size
exactly as that of the woman she referred to. In
answer to questions by the Jury the witness said,
that Good would never glow any one to go into his
stable and she said she was sure that he was
in the habit of going out of the house at all
hours of the night. On the Tuesday morning before the
discovery was made, she heard the little boy crying, and
he told her his father had been gone out fur two flours,
and that ho had taken away o
after this that Good came borne in the his of
state she s. It was
de-
scribed. He was as black as a sweep.she said
no one but Good had any access toth
estable,andshetchliadt
het think any one else couldllifitnvecipi llaveaesdhatdhe? body there.
CORONER—Where was his
Witness—l don't think he had any. I never saw him
with but one check shirt, and that he wash used to I hint-
he
self dsin at the stable. lie never
wore stockings, and re stock
wanes vet's dirty old man.
This closed the evidence on behalf of the Cown.
The CORONER then directed Mr. Allen the medical
gentleman, to be sent for, and h 0 was requested to
examine the marks upon the axe Produced by Mr.
Busain, and he expressed a des:ided opinion that some
of the marks upon the edge, wee made by blood. He
also said that it was very likely such an instrument as
an t;..e had been used to dismember the body from the

appearance of the remains.
The CORONER then, at the request of the Jury, read
over a portion of the evidence, and, after a brief delibe-
ration, they returned a verdict of " 'Wilful Murder
against Daniel Good," and the Coroner immediately
issued his warrant for his apprehension.