The Sun.
London, England, 1845-06-21 00:00:00

SUPPLY.

On the motion for going into Committee of Supply,
Mr. WILLIAMS objected to their going into a Committee,
to vote away large sums of money at that hour of the night, and
advised the Government to postpone doing so until Monday.
Many Members had left the House on the understanding that
the Customs' Duties Bill would have 0...1 spied the whole of
the night.

[ Sir:ROBERT PEEL said Hon. Membzta frequently corn-
, plained that they did not bring on the estimates on the days
which were appointed for doing so.
, Dr. BOWRING said the Hon. Baronet must know that it
was generally understood that the House would not go into a
Committee of Supply that night.
Mr. WILLIAMS moved the adjournment of the House.
The galleries were cleared for a division, but none took place.
THE CASE OF MR. MAYER.
On the motion for going into Committee of Supply.
Mr. WILLIAMS, after complaining of the motion for supply
being brought so suddenly forward, brought under the con-
sideration of the House the case of Mr. Mayer. who was some
time back charged with an assault before Mr. Twyford. The
Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Williams) entered into a detail of the
circumstances of the case, which was reported in the police re
ports at the time. Mr. Mayer went to the house of his
brother-in-law, who had seduced his daughter, and inflicted a
blow upon him with a stick. Mr. Mayer was taken before Mr.
Twyford, who committed him for trial, and refused to take
bail", although Mr. Mayer had received such provoca-
tion. The conduct of the person assaulted was most
horrible, and would justify almost any violence,
He thought the country had a right to know the grounds upon
which that magistrate had acted in direct opposition to his
duty, and then the public would see whether the Right Hon.
Baronet had discharged his duty in merely censuring him. If
proper precaution had been taken, such repeated complaints
would not be made of the misconduct of almost every magistrate
on the police bench. If the Right Hon. Baronet the Secretary
of State for the Home Department had not systematically
neglected to apply those correctives which it was his duty and
in his power alone to inflict.--(Hear, hear.) At present
the censure of the public press was the only notice taken of
magisterial misconduct, and the only protection which the
public possessed. The public were deeply indebted to the
press for the exposure it from time to time gave of abuses, and
for the defence it invariably accorded every class of the injured
and oppressed. Had he been aware that between eleven and
twelve o'clock at night he should h ave been called on to discuss
a question of such intense interest to the public, he would have
been prepared with documents to lay a case of oppression
before the House which must have compelled the Right
Honourable Baronet, unwilling as he was, to accede
to the wishes of the community, and have agreed to
the following proposition with which he would conclude. The
Hon. Member then read the motion of which he had given
notice—" For copy of the correspondence between the Secre-
tary of State for the Home Department and Mr. Twyford, the
police magistrate, in reference to his commitment of Mr.
Mayer, an inhabitant of St. Marylebone, to Newgate, for an
assault, under circumstances of gross provocation, after his re-
fusal to accept bail for him, although tendered to any amount."
Mr. S. CRA WFORD seconded the motion.
Sir J. G RAH AM thought that after the Speaker had be an
left sitting at half-past two that morning, and had since been
sitting ten hours uninterruptedly, it was too bad for an Hon.
Member to rise and speak against time, solely for the
purpose of preventing the House going into Supply.
The Honourable Member had called upon him for an explana-
tion, and he would detain the House only for a few moments.
The provocation which Mr. Mayer had received, he admitted
was great, but the assault he had committed was very deliberate.
He left his house after dark, armed with a bludgeon, proceeded
to the house of his brother-in-law, knocked at the door,
and when it was ripened, struck at and stunned him. The
gentleman assaulted was attended by a surgeon—he had re.

ceived a concussion of the brain, for a short time his life was
despaired of.
Mr. WILLIAMS—No, no.
Sir J. GRAHAM—The Honourable Gentleman has asked
me for an explanation, and he should not interrupt. On the
morning after the assault had been committed, the police took
Mr. Mayer before the magistrate. The evidence with respect
to the assault was gone into, and he would say that he did not
think that Mr. Twyford exercised a very sound discretion in act-
ing in the manner he had, but he was quite satisfied it was only an
error of judgment, and that Mr. Twyford was not swayed by
any sinister motives, and he could not see sufficient reason for
removing Mr. Twyford from the exercise of his judicial func-
tions.

Mr. BERNAL said he felt bound to concur in what had
fallen from the Right Hon. Gentleman. Mr. Mayer had,
after having committed the assault, declared that if he had the
opportunity he would again commit a similar assault. Now,
supposing he had had the opportunity, and had again com-
mitted an assault, and death had iensued, what would have been
said to the magistrate for allowing such a person after having
uttered a threat of murder to go at liberty on bail. He would
have been considered almost an accessory. He thought that his
lion. Friend would have done wisely to have let the matter
rested where it was.

Sir C. NAPIER said the Nlarylebone vestry were perfectly
satisfied with what the Home Secretary had done, and wished
the matter to remain as it was.

After a few words from Mr. WILLIAMS, the motion was
put, and negatived without a division.

SUPPLY.

Mr. DUNCOMBE said that with regard to the question of
supply, he wished to remark that that wai not a fit hour for
going into a Committee of Supply. It had always been the
custom, before going into a Committee of Supply, to fix an
hour for it, and to give regular notice.—(Cries of " No, no,"
from Mr. Cardwell.) The Chancellor of the Exchequer,
having nothing else to do, ought, in his opinion, to fix a time
fur entering upon business of that kind. He at all events
objected to going into Supply at that hour of the night, as he had
given notice of a motion which could not be entered upon at
such a time.

Mr. CARDWELL said he had never expressed any other
impression of his intention than that Supply would be gone
into if there was an opportunity.
Mr. S. CRAWFORD moved that the Heuse do adjourn.
Mr. DUN COMBE seconded the motion.

Sir CHARLES NAPIER intimated that the Hon. Gen-
tleman the Secretary for the Treasury had so expressed him-
self in reference to the question of Supply.
Mr. WILLIAMS said his complaint was, that the Supply
should be forced on at so unseasonable an hour. None of
them get home that morning until three o'clock, broad day-
light, and at midnight on the same day they were called upon
to vote away 2,280,000/. of the public money. It was worse
than absurd, and doing a great injustice to the public.
Sir R. PEEL said he would relieve the Hon. Gentleman
from the obligation of consuming the public time by not press-
ing the estimates on that night.—( Hear, hear.)
Mr. S. Crawford's motion for adjournment was then with-
drawn.

Mr. DUNCOSIBE wished that an hour could be fixed for
going intu supply.
Sir R. PEEL jocosely observed that any limit as to time
might sometimes deprive the House of the opportunity of wit-
nessing the peroration of some of his speeches, which he would
be obliged to cut short in order to get into supply
—(Laughter.) The Government was most desirous of bring-
ing on the supply at as early an hour as the other business of
the House admitted.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, in reply to
Mr. Williams, said a few words to the same effect.
Mr. HINDLEY hoped that some arrangement would be
made for bringing on the navy estimates at a definite hour in
the evening, if possible.
Sir R. PEEL said the Hon. Member had better come
into the House, when he saw, by the paper, that it was a supply
night. No definite time could be fixed.
ASSESSED TAXES COMPOSITION BILL.

This Bill was read a second time.
BILLS OF EXCHANGE, &c., BILL.

On the motion that this Bill be read a second time,
Sir R. FERGUSON hoped the Bill would be renewed for
five years.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER considered
that this was rather a question for the Committee than for the
House at the present stage of the Bill.
The Bill was then read a second time, and ordered to be com-
mitted on Monday.
MERCHANT SEAMEN'S BILL.

On the motion, that this Bill be read a second time,
Mr. WAWN objected to it as being unnecessary.
Sir GEORGE COCKBURN trusted: the Hon. Member
would withdraw his opposition, and that sufficient time might
be allowed, before it went into Committee, for all necessary

:Sir CHARLES NAPIER said that he trusted the Gallant
Admiral would persevere with the Bill, and he only regretted
that it did not go far enough. It was an excellent measure,
and he only regretted that it was not accompanied by the

WEST INDIA ISLANDS RELIEF BILL.
This Bill went through Committee, and was ordered to be
read a third time on Wednesday next.
SIR HENRY POTTINGER'S ANNUITY.
The Bill went through Committee, and the report was
ordered to be brought up on Monday.
SEAL-OFFICE ABOLITION BILL—COMPENSATION