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Mr.M. J. O'CONNELL was careless whether the vote was
withdrawn or not, as if withdrawn an exertion would be
made to place the college on a more efficient footing. But if
the vote was to be withdrawn, he wished that that should be
done upon a plain, intelligible principle like that laid down by
the hon. member for the University of Oxford.
Major BRIICz was eta that thi; motion bad-been brought

-Mr:WARBURTON thought this question very different
from that of a copyright in books, and would therefore sup-
port the second reading.
Mr. LABOUCHERE was in favour of the extension of copy-
right, but only to a period of six months. _

agreed to without a division.
Mr. HODGES moved the committee on the constabulary
bill, which was opposed bi
Mr.

MA.uLi, who moved that it be committed that day

six months

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After some discussion the bill was negatived by a majority

of 58 to 36

Mr. KELLY moved the second reading of the punishment
of death bill, postponing the discussion upon it until a future
stage. The bill was accordingly read a second time.
The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and
the house adjourned.

ACCIDENTS AT SEA.-APATHY OF THE
GOVERNMENT.

The commissioners appointed, in 1838, to inquire into the
causes of steam-vessel accidents during the ten preceding
years, enumerate about a hundred such occurrences, and 634
lives lost during that period. Nearly half these accidents
''appened within the last three years of the period; 22, with
oss of 137 lives, in the space of 15 months only, from
January, 18"

to April, 1830. Since that time the number
has increased • and three vessels, the Tyrian, the City of
Boulogne, and the Governor Fenner, have perished by colli-
sions alone since the spring of 18-10. In every one of these
cases the fatal result might have been prevented if govern-
ment had thought proper to introduce such legislative reme-
dies as were recommended by the commissioners and the two
committees which precede::: them.
The chief causes of the-c) :.,isasters have been the founder-
ing, &c., of vessels at sea from unseaworthiness ; the bursting
lers from the want of strength, or the use of improper
and collisions, from the want of an
of road," and a uniform system of
imers, fit only for river navigation,
re often built for sale, puffed off in advertisements
as splendid vessels, bought by individuals or companies
ignorant of what a steamer ought to be, and afterwards seat
to sea. This was the case with the unfortunate Rothsay
Castle, in which 119 souls perished. It was equally so with
the Aurora, which would probably•have been wrecked on
her first voyage had it not been for the judgment and deter-
mination of an individual passenger. Boilers and machinery
are constantly worked after they are completely unfit for use.
The Forfarshire, and the Abbey, two vessels wrecked, the
one in September, 1838, the other in March, 1839, were both
sent to sea with boilers leaking, and patched up in the most
disgraceful manner. Those of Abbey were plugged with
horse-dung, old ropes, and hemp ! In the Forfarshire, whose
owners knew in what condition she was when she put to sea,
45 lives were lost. Numerous and`dreadful explosions have
been caused by the practice, which; down to 1839, was gene-

safety-valves,

ascertained

ral in Scotch-built steamers, of using exposed and accessible
safety-valves, which worthless engineers frequently overload
or tie down for the purpose of gaining an extraordinary de-
gree of velocity at starting. Accidents have also been caused
by the absence of steam-pressure guages and glass water
guages, and by the inadequacy of safety-valves in point of
size. The employment of unfit persons as engineers has
been a fruitful source of mischief.
A third class of disasters—as in the case of the Governor
Fenner—arises from collision,:and to remedy this the com-
missioners recommended a way of reducing every different
usage to an uniform system by positive enactment. The
Governor Fenner and the Nottingham steamer. meeting on
the high seas at night (the ship being without any external
lights,) attempted to pass each other—there is no uniformly
recognised and authoritative rule—the two vessels acted on
two different rules, and in fact steered into, instead of away
from, each other. The Governor Fenner, with her 122 souls
on board, went down. Whether she was or was not sea-
worthy (emigrant ships are too often the contrary, even un-
der the compulsory survey system), is not at present the
question—she perished by a collision which could never have
happened had any uniform rule to govern ships and steamers
in passing been established by law.
_

The conversation which took place in the House of Com-
mons on Thursday last is not calculated to diminish the indig-
nation with which all humane persons must view the apathy of
government upon this subject. Mr. Labouchere said, that
he considered it more expedient to wait, till the different
outports chose to adopt the rule laid down by the Trinity-
house, which be says may " probably" be " before long,"
than to settle the question immediately by law. A general
custom, he thinks, will soon establish itself ; and when it
does, that custom will be noticed in the Admiralty Courts as
much as it it were law. But what, we ask, is to happen in
the mean time ? Are we to have more Governor Fenners
run down, merely to gratify Mr. Labouchere's preference for
a custom over a law ? more emigrants expatriated by politi-
cal economy on shore, and slaughtered by carelessness at
sea? Human nature revolts against the policy of " leaning
to the side of doing nothing," in .such a case as this : and
the British public, who know that a legislative interference
on this subject has been recommended by repeated com-
mittees and commissions, will require some better justifica-
tion for non-interference than the assertion that such a
resolution was adopted " upon consulting the Trinity Board,
before the late melancholy accident." The 122 lives sacri-
d since that consultation are 122 reasons for interfering,
't for the Trinity Board or fifty

which it would be

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„DESPERATE ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE, BY AN
OFFICER OF THE 60th RIFLES.
WINDSOR, TUESDAY EVENING, Six O'CLOCK.
Considerable excitewent was created throughout the town
this morning, in consequence of a report that an officer of
the 60th rifles had made a most determined attempt at self-
destruetion. at his room, in the infantry barracks, in Sheet-
street. Upon our informant making the necessary inquiries
at the barracks, the utmost mystery was observed respecting
the affair, which was attempted to be kept as secret as pos-

The following particulars, which may be relied upon for
correctness, were, however, obtained :

, .
The gentleman who made so determined, but, fortunately,
ineffectual attempt upon his life, is First Lieut. H. W. Ellis,
who is rather more than 30 years of age, and who has been
in the regiment about 12 years. It appears that his man-
servant, upon calling him, this morning, as usual, about nine
o'clock, was told to " come in." He noticed that the voice
of his master was much weaker than usual, and that he ap-
peared to speak as if with some difficulty. Upon entering
the apartment, he discovered his master lying in bed, who
told him he was dyi,ng, but not to be alarmed. On the ser-
vant going to him, he found the unfortunate gentleman with
his throat dreadfully cut from ear to ear, bleeding most pro-
fusely, and the bed and clothes literally saturated with blood.
He immediately gave an alarm, and then proceeded to seek
for the surgeon of the regiment. Assistant-Surgeon Fer-
gusson was almost immediately in attendance. Surgeon H.

Irase;aialso speedily on the spot, as well as Mr. Fowler,
a medical gentleman residing in Sheet-street, who was sent
for to assist the regimental surgeons.

Upon exami~iing Lieutenant Ellis, it was discovered that
his throat was cut from the left ear towards the right, and
that anot:acr similar wound had been inflicted, proceeding
from near the right ear downwards. The razor with which
the wounds had been inflicted was found lying on the dress-
ing-table, close to the bed, covered with blood.
At a late hour this afternoon his state of exhaustion con-
tinued to become more and more alarming, and his recovery

was considered still more doubtful than at an earlier period
of the day. He spoke rationally for some time, but nothing
has escaped his lips as to the cause of his present calamitous
situation. _

Lielltenant Ellis is a young man of good property ; and
upon the decease of his mother, he will come into possession
of upwards of £5OOO a year.
[We regret to learn, from the papers of last night, that the
unfortunate gentleman during the night of Tuesday was seized
with violent fits of vomiting, and expired a few minutes be-
fore noon on Wednesday, with scarcely a struggle. From the
moment of his being discovered by his servant on Tuesday
morning until the period of his death, the pulsation at the
wrist was not perceptible, andhe continued gradually to sink,
from complete exhaustion, until his decease. Indeed, from
the first moment his medical attendants gave no hopes of his
recovery.]

Mr. Justice Williams inquired whether there were any
counsel for the prosecution. On being answered in the ne-
gative, the learned judge proceeded in his own person to
examine the witnesses, whose testimony, for the most part,
was similar in effect to the evidence adduced at the trial of
Lord Cardigan.
After the conclusion of the evidence
Mr. Justice Williams addressed the jury, saying he was
ignorant of the cause, and was at a loss to know for what
reason no one had appeared on behalf of the prosecution—a
circumstance he very much regretted, because it had imposed
upon him (the learned judge) the somewhat difficult and
arduous task of examining the witnesses, in order to bring
the facts of the case as clearly as possible , before them (the
jury). Now that the evidence was exhausted, it remained
for him.(Mr. Justice Williams) to remark, that there was no
case whatever to be submitted to the jury. Not that he
meant to say there was no duel fought. They were as well
aware as he himself was, that a duel had taken place on the
12'..;1 of September, and at the place in question—Wimble-
don Common. There was also little or no moral doubt that
the gentlemen whose names had been mentioned were
implicated in that duel; but they (the jury) were aware,
Clot the indictment charged the prisoner with having
fired a pistol at and against one Harvey Garnett Phipps
Tuckett, with intent thereby to destroy him, or to
wound and disable him. Now it was essential that a man
bearing the name of Harvey Garnett Phipps Tuckett should
be proved to be the individual who was shot at on the day in
question by the prisoner at the bar. Of the fact there was
not one tittle of evidence. He (the learned judge) had spoken
of the " card" to which the witness Dann bad alluded, be-
cause he thought it was, to a certain extent, evidence against
the prisoner, but as it appeared that he (Captain Douglas)
did not hear what was said at the time the card was delivered
to the witness, that could not fix the prisoner as being a party
to the production of the card ; but if it could the circum-
stance would not have the object of forwarding the present
inquiry. He (Mr. Justice Williams) had seen the card, and
the name of Harvey Garnett Phipps Tuckett did not appear
upon it at all. The name upon the card was Captain Harvey
Tuckett. The name of the person shot at, as described in
the indictment, was, therefore, without proof. Furthermore,
no person bad sworn to Captain Douglas being on the spot
when and where the duel was fought. Nay, on the contrary,
Mrs. Dann, on being questioned as to the identity of the
parties, said she believed him (Captain Douglas) to be the
wounded man, Captain Tuckett. The only evidence was,
that three quarters of an hour afterwards this gentleman was
pointed out by Lord Cardigan, but there was no proof of the
identity of the prisoner, nor of the person who was shot at on
the day in question. In short the evidence had totally failed
to substantiate the charge laid in the indictment, and there-
fore the prisoner must be acquitted.
The jury without hesitation pronounced a verdict of Not
Guilty, and the prisoner, after bowing to the judges and jury,
left the court in company with the officers who had remained
at the bar during the trial.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY-SATURDAY
MESSRS. WRIGRTS' BANKRUPTCY.

Saturday, at one 'o'clock, having been fixed for the ad-
journed examination of Messrs. Biddulph, Wright, and Co.,
the court was much crowded with merchants and gentlemen
who formerly banked with the firm, and who now attended
to prove their debts.
The debts proved amounted to nearly £lOO,OOO, and
among the principal creditors were the well-known Mr.
Crockford, who proved, under a bond, dated the 3d of June,
1839, signed by W. Jerningham and others, to secure the
payment of £38,250 to H. Grey Wyar and John Hemming,
Esqrs., and by them assigned to Mr. Crockford in conside-
ration of the sum of £35,750. The Plymouth Company of
New Zealand proved for £3,986 5s lld ; Capt. T. Gardnor,
of the 2d lite guards, £20,754 18s ld ; J. Irving, Esq., a di-
rector of the Australian Company, on behalf of the company,
£2,717 8s 10d ' • Geo. Bray, Esq., committee of John Bray,
a lunatic, £339 18s • Thomas Hamilton, Esq., the solicitor
to the fiat, £2,526 103 ld ' • Mr. Few, of the same office,
£254 Os 5d ; the receiver of Lyndon Evelyn's estate (John
Nixon, Esq.), £1,775; Lord Petre, John Soannes, Esq., and
Wiliam Hutt, Esq., trustees of the New Zealand Company,
£972 4s ; the Right Rev. Dr. IVPDaniell, vicar apostolic of
the Isle of Spain and Bishop of Olympus, £460 3s 3d ; Mr.
John Clark, of 22, Bedford-street, proved for deposits of
poor-rates of St. Paul, Covent-garden, £650 2s 2d ; and
Mr. John Spreck, churchwarden of the same parish, for two
sums of £215 2s ld and £9 4s Bd. There were likewise
among the creditors a number of dignitaries and other clergy
of the church of Rome, for sums varying in amount up to
several hundred pounds.