The Sun.
London, England, 1845-03-07 00:00:00

SPIRIT of th•i PUBLIC JOURNALS.

PROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF YESTERDAY.

STANDARD.—The Property- tax Bill was last night con-
sidered in Committee, and its clauses agreed to. Our sum-
mary will have shown the details of the night's proceedings,
which were singularly tame on the part of the Opposition,
though two amendments were proposed, to be defeated, how-
ever, by overwhelming majorities. One expression of Mr.
Muntz deserves to be noticed. " The Right Honourable
Baronet," said the Member for Birmingham, " had im-
proved, to a certain extent, the condition of the in-
dustrious classes at the expense of the other (i. e.,
idle) classes." We doubt whether a higher panegyric
was ever pronounced upon a statesman, even with a pur-
pose of eulogy, but in the particular case it is infinitely more
honourable, because offered with all the sincerity of a re-
proach. Sir Robert Peel has Unproved the condition of the
industrious cla,ses ; but this has been to a certain extent at
the expense of the idle classes. Must not this be always
the case, and ought it not to be always the case?
There has been no general deterioration, but the reverse, a
great general improvement. The idle classes are no worse
off than they were, but a great deal better ; everything to be
purchased by money, except labour, is a great deal cheaper
than it has been within the memory of the existing genera-
tion. Ought not this, then, to be the golden age of the
wealthy? But labour, though not yet as highly paid as it
ought to be, has been enhanced in value by Sir Robert Peel's
measures, at the cost, no doubt, of the profit, although in no
respect at the cost of the property of the rich. And is not
this just what the most perfectly wise statesman ought to de-
sire to accomplish?
GLOBE.—Mr. Thornely's questions, and the answer they
elicited last night from Sir Robert Peel, respecting the admis-
sion of the cargoes already shipped—with more to follow—
from New Orleans of slave-labour sugar, the growth of the
repudiating State of Louisiana—throw fresh and strong light
on what Lord John Russell termed, with such perfect justice,
the" impracticable and illusory distinction" attempted between
the produce of free and slave-labour. According to Sir Robert
Peel's view of our subsisting treaty with the United States,
an Order in Council must he issued, admitting these car-
goes on the most favourable terms. These slave-labour
sugars will, therefore, come in on the footing of free-labour
sugars. Nay more, according tc the new-fangled ad valorem
sliding scale (as Mr. Ewart pointed out) they will
come in on better terms than the growth of free-labour.
Mr. Ewart said—" He wished to know whether the Right
Hon. Baronet was aware that all the sugar coming from
Louisiana was brown muscovado sugar, and, therefore, would
come into this country at the duty of 235., and not at 28s. ?
So that, in fact, this slave-grown sugar of the United
States would be imported at a lower duty than
the free-labour sugar of Java, Siam, and Manilla."
This is a prospect which Mr. Thornely contem-
plates " with great satisfaction. lie begged simply to
state that the produce of sugar in Louisiana was such
as would give great profit on its exportation to this country,
and that there was every reason to believe the new trade
would be carried on to a very considerable extent."
The temper of some Liberal Members seems to be to
take alternately " the bit and the buffet" with edifying
patience. Parliament, under the magnetic passes of
the present Minister, appears to be quite suspended in
its faculties of discerning inconsistency, or resenting
injustice. The threat of Moliere's maid to her mis-
tress, " Vous serez, ma foi, Tartuffiee," appears accomplished
in the transfused spirit of Peel through the British House of
Commons. We cannot participate the satisfaction at these
surprises on a partial and hollow policy. We cannot
comfort ourselves with cargoes of sugar tbr the exposure
of English sense to the world's mockery. It was only the
other night that the United States' evasions of subsisting
treaties, as regarded our products, were mentioned in
the House, and admitted by the Minister. For the sake then
of these slippery customers—for the sake of giving them a
protected market—of encouraging their exports at the ex-
pense of fairer dealers—we legislate. We legislate to admit
Louisiana to our markets, while we exclude Brazil. We
legislate to admit the evaders of treaties on a privileged foot-
ing, while we break off treaties with those who offered reci-
procity. And all for love of the African race.

THE MURDER AT HAMPSTEAD
(FURTHER PARTICULARS.)
_ . _

It has been mentioned that, tho deceased Delarue was
known to be in the habit of wearing two rings, -and
although the most valuable one was discoverel by
the unfortunate father of Thomas Ilceker, amongst
some of the cuttings of the shoe nriterials at
his house, still up to the period of the pri-
soner's examination on Tuesday, at the Police-court,
no tra-:e of the second ring had been found. It appears,
however, on the return of Mr. Hoeker, sen., to his resi-
dence, in Charles-street, that his wite had al,o,durnig
his absence, found the second ring ka kind of goy keeper)
amongst eper)
amongst some rubbish. Mr. Hocker, sen., lost no time n
placing this further evidence of the gu It of his wretched
son in the hands of the police. It still believed, as was
the case in the first instance, that there was more thin
one pers,:n concerned in the murder, and this suppo.
sition is strergthened by facts which, subsequently to
the holding of the coroner's inquest, have transpired. In
the North rosd, and hut a very short distance from the
Swiss Cottage, a penknife is stated to have been found,
having the handle covered with blood, and it cannot be
ide, tified as having ever been seen in the possession
either of the accused, Thomas Henry flocker, or of the
murdered man, Mr. Delarue. The facts which have
transpired in evidence also tend to shcw in some measure
that more than one was conce: ned. In the first place,
Delarue was, as compared with the accused,
much ranre powerful man, and therefore, single
handed, would have been likely to, have had
the t;est of llocker. A Ttin, the cries of murder
from deceased were heard for two or three minute‘,
therefore that fact does away with the impression that
locker must have pounced on the. murdered man una-
wares, and stunned him. The police arc actively en-
gaged in tracing out, if possible, the owner of the pen-
knife alluded to.

During the inquest, it will be remembered that when
the coat of Thomas Henry !locker was :•roduced,
there was evidence of a bloody hand having been thrust into
one of the pockets. Shortly after the verdict ut " Wilful
Murder" was recorded, Mr. Wakley directed the summon-
ing officer of Hampstead, in whose custody the clothes of
the deceased are plac«l, to examine the pockets minutely,
in order to ascertain if, when they were rifled by the
murderer, he had blood on his hands. On Hunt's return
he stated that there was not the slightest spit of blood
on any of the pockets, and 'he only blood observable on
the trousers at all was a long streak passing down the
front in the direction of the left thigh.
The extraordinary manner in which the police have
got up the evidence in this case has been the subject of
general remark, and the anxiety manifestee by them all,
as it were, to have " a finger in the pie" is still more sin-
gular. For instance, in the first place, Inspector Par-
tridge holds the watch and ring, identified as
having belonged to the murdered man. Secondly,
Inspector Shackel holds the mackintosh, trousers,
&c., covere 1 with blood, belonging to the accused.
Thirdly, Inspector Haynes holds the gatnbroon trou-
sers, drawers, coat, waistcoat, stockings, and shirt of
Rocker, as also the button found on the mantel-
piece. Fourthly, Inspector Gray holds the letter
signed " Caroline," and other documents. Fifthly,
Sergeant Scotney holds some letters found at the
accuseit's lodgings, addressed by him to a Miss Batty.
Sixthly, police constable Thomas holds the button found
on the spot where the murder took place. Seventhly,
Inspector Teritnan holds some obscene books and prints
belonging to the accused. Inspector Furlong holds some-
thing else ; and lastly, Hunt, the constable, holds the
deceased's clothes.

It has now been ascertained beyond a doubt that had
!locker been taken into custody on the night he was,
that most, it' not ail, the above-mentioned evidences of
his guilt would have been removed or destroyed. It
appears that on the following morning after the capture
of the accused, the copper at his lodgings was found
filled with water, the tire laid, and everything prepared
for washing, and all this was done entirely without the
knowledge of the landlady of the house. The letters in
the custody of the police are said to deeply criminate
the murdered man as well as Hooker.