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      " 3 TOKKSSIBE SUBUntifi , AS&X 2 ES . CROWm COURT , SiTOBDAT , Jilt 15 . { Before 3 It . Justice CresstcdLj

      BtrnGLABY AT fiOHTWELL . Charles WrigglesworOi , iQ , ira » indicted for taring , on t ^ B 6 £ h of Jan . last , »» Mi&dleton , in the parish of B iflrwetf , committed a burglary is tLe . honse of i ! r . joiiica Bsver ^ at alarm occupied by bis bind , William WooS .. Htx . Hah , -93 s for the prosecution . The prisoner "was defended by Mr . Suss . Mr . Bswexxe&des at Hnnslet , near I * edB , and has a farm at Midaieton , on -which Ms manager , Mt-Wm . "Wood , resides . At Christmas 3 ast Mr- Wood had tilled » pig , about twenty-one stone j-weight ^ -which ieisd cnt up Mmself j and on tbs night of Hie 6 th of January , the pis wm laft safe in pickle is the dairy . On Wood get&tf np the ztext morning , * at half-past four o clock , he found that his house had l > = en broken

      epen , and that the pig , -witba variety of other property , had been stolen , Saspicien fell npon tlte prisoner ^ , and his feonsenras searched at the time ; hut nothing "waB then fonnd , nor did anything occur to fix him -with the robbery nnfil the 24 th of January , -whenit came to the knowledge ol ths police that 3 man named Iiveraedge , residing at Hanslet , had bought some bacon ot Wxig-^ leswortij , -which on being submitted to the inspecnon of Wood , Tiras idenUSed by him aa that which . *>» d been stolen from his house . The prisoner -was apprehended "by * police officer ol Leeds , on the 27 th of Pebruary , heJurriBg bten absent from his otto house . "Whenhe "was apprehended , he -was charged -with the robbery , and he admitted having sold the bacon to 13 versedgc , ~ bnt said he had found it in s plantation a few days before lie Itad sold it .

      Mz . BLISS addressed the Jmy . at some length tofihe pritonec 6011 ) 7 . To be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for nine calendar months .

      HOBS 2 STEALING AT SEWSHAM . George Jtdbson , 3 * , -was indicted for having , on the S 2 d « i October . 1 S 38 , stolen a grey mare at Ne-waham , in the North Biding , xheproperty ef Ralph Glover . Mx . WrLKl 5 S -was for ths prisoner , under / whose advice he withdrew his pips of 2 » ot € rniltv , and pleaded Guilty . The prisoner received a goed Character since the transaction . To fce imprisoned and kept vo hard labour for twelve reflp-nrtxr months .

      BXIStSLtRT A 3 HOWDBH . Edward JFard . , -was indicted for a burglary in the { hrelling-hDuseof . Mr . John Peck , st Bawden , in the ' BatH , Biding . Mr . Baih and Mr . Hahesiox wa » fox ihs prose cation ; thB prisoner -was undefended . The prosecutor is a fanner residing at If ewland Gate , In the palish ol Howden . On the sight of the lsih of April lxBt he and Ma family retired to rest , IeaTing the premises safely locked up , and on the following morning it -was found that by breaking a square in » front -window , entrance had been gained to a room on fhn ground iloor , in "s-bicti itas a desk and < b-&wers , "which Trere brakes open , and a -y&riet > of arikltsof Yeamg apparel , some money , and other articles Stolen . About half-part fire o ' clock on Ttbat morning , the prisoner called at the house of a labouring man at SowdenPjke , "with a large bundle in his possession ,

      ¦ which he asied to leaTe there for a short time . He left Ids bundle , and soon after returned -with & backet , in vhieh he had some other thrngn . Information of this was giTen to the prosecutor ; and -when the prisoner called again for bis bundle he -Ras detained , and a constable -wasseni foe Tb& hat -winch lie -was -wearies zt the time -was identifisd "by the prosecnWs son as Iris , and as laving betn stolen along with toe other property which -was produced and identified . The prisoner made do defence , and was found Guilty . To be transported for th * term of Jus natural life . The prisoner -was convicted of felony at Bsverley Sessions , on the 18 th of October , 18 * 2 , and -was sentenced to six msntbs * imprisonment , which term only expired on the ¦ mnTTirng -o ! the < i » y oa -which tie committed fh ™ tffence . On JSCernnsKS-Senhsea , hB coolly feinaxked , " iBank you my Lord , that is just what I -wanted . * ' He Itf : the dock in crest glee .

      AI&E 6 BS CQSSrifiACT AT LEEDS . WiBhun Gmaforth , 30 , and Bdbert Thomson , 32 , ¦ were indicted for a-consplracy to defraud sereial parties » t iBeds , and also -with ha-nng obtained a quantity of goods from 31 s . Elhabeth Fletcher by false pretences . JAx . T ^ at . x , Vt . Hixx , sod Mr . Habbt -were counsel far the prosecution ; 2 tlr . Wilsiks defended the priaoners . ! I 3 ie « ircQmstances » erB £ hese : —The two prisoners , Btthe early part of the month of March last , took a house in itigiiton-laDB , Park-lane , Xeeds , the property of Miss Oates , which thsy fitted up as a small warehouse . As soon as they had got possession , they -went is Sir . &eoKje Shephenison , a Joiner and cabinet

      m&ifer , and g&T 8 him orders to pot tbexn xtp » wooden partitiOTi in the house which they had taken , ami to put thprt-in two large tables and a temporary desk . The prisoners sad the things were for themselves , or for " Thomwn and Go-, " 1 M 1 . S . could not say -which ) and they promised $ 0 pay for them as soon as the busi-Bess -was completed . The work was duly finished , the Kll ^ or : T ? hich was £ 3 M > s . fid . j but fhe money wss bsto paSd , althsngh it was asked for sereral times . Aitei 2 ta-iisg taken the fcoase , they obtained from Mr . IGdtasl Atd&tew a large qcantity of canTass , ¦ which he rde&Tered at the -warehouse in Ltigctonlace ; &nd fit the time he tendered his bill , having been promised ready money . Giinforth was the only person in the warehouse irhen the goods -were deliTered . and hB

      said lie could sot pay the money , as Sir . Tnomson -was not then in . 6 ftinforth , after hs had waited some -Bme , saidhehadto goto Carrer ' awarehou » eto seeabent aome goods , acd he most lock the -warehouse up , but he promised to take ilr . Andrew a sorereigii that night if be did not see Thompson . This ssTereign he got , bnt could not obtain the remainder of his bill , which amounted to £ 2 8 s . 7 Jd . On Saturday , the llih of MaTrh ^ Thomson called at the -warehouse of Mr . Jere-XtDab . Gates , utatipwWjfa TjmrtCittrn ^ and ordered seYco asms of paper for Thomson . and Co . in Lej ^ hton-lane ; but 3 ir . Gates did sot send the paper to the place , and sbost three olock in the afternoon of the same-day < 3 ainforth -went 2 nd asked why it had sot been sent down , and « 3 d they wanted it , as they had a lsrpe

      quantity of goods to make np to send away thatnight . 2 dr . ftitesKplied that he iid not feel at liberty to sead lite paper "without a reference , aa be did sot tnotp Thompson anfl Ca Upon Gates saying this , Gainforih ssifl , ** What TefereEce 4 o yon -want ? I ha-re lived tweniy-STe years in Leeds , and haves brother in the Post-cf 3 c 8 j my faiheria an independent gentleman , and I myself liTeinPari-Equare . ' * Gates then said , "I '^ ras about to send down an invoice o ? the goods , " upon which Gainforth replied , "I suppose you want the money before the goods are delivered . ^ -Gates told him Iib did ; upon-which Bainforih said , "I could have 100 leamsof paper If I thought proper elsewhere . " Gates told Mm he "was quote at liberty to do so , and he then "wentsway . On the same day < March 11 th ) both the prisoners -were at the Duke c-f York public house , from

      ' which place they sent & message to Mr . John Knowies Seapvreguesting his attendance th&re . He-went , and Gsinforib was the -principal spokesmen , and said «* fiiqy ** lad opened a -vsre&tniss in Xeeds , aiid wanted to TmwihftWft A p&rBcolar < 3 escrfption of cIkIQ for MaDcbfisiernsa . He said the firm was ** K-Thompson and Co ., " and he painted out Mi . T . as the principal , and said thathB ( Gair ^ orth ) was their assistant , and that Thompson , « nd Co . would pay for the goods when they "Were delivered . In consequence of this he was not so particular -with ih ^ m as he should have been ; but he noticed , thai Gainforth , in course of the conversation , invariably used the pronoun " we . " He toW . tk » m he ftnft soma tsumss of a particular kind , which would sat them , and -which he could put then in at a low price . They bargained for twelve pieces of this , two of ¦ which -were to be that day sent to

      ¦ LaghioB -Lsne , irhen part payment was to be returned bj lie messenger , and the other ten pieces were to be delivered on the Monday following , at-which time che Temainner of the cash wsb to be paid . X > n Monday , 3 ir . Heaps went to the warehouse in liaghlon-line b'Tn »^ lfj and there he saw Gainforth and another man , - who he understood -was a -warthonseaaiL fiamforfh ssaa thatThomson "was mot then in , bnt if he ¦» onia « ali again-when the other pieces irere delivered , the goods -would be paid for altogether . He was once again , subsequently , at the warehonae , but tile Temainder o ? hia i ; ooda were not delivered , on account of the cash not being paid according to agreement . The Trhole amount of his bin was £ 11 12 6 $ d . A man zt&med John Smith was nest examined . He had" lived

      as a sort of servant tA the Bee Hive Inn , on Wellinjton-Toaa , Xeecs , and -was engaged by the' prisoners ft * one week as a -warehouseman . He deposed to the fact Has . goods of various deseripfems were sent in , most of whkh were immediately lesold at a less than cost price By Mr . ThoiEBon . under the plea that he wanted money . He admitted that lGainfor 2 i always acted in &e character of servant to Thomson . Mr . Ambross SmiQi , a &annan clocknaker , had delivered them a clock for ¦ && > -warehouse , for "which he did aot get paid , bni whiA -ros afterwards retamea to him . Misa ISsxgaxA Fletcher , : daaghtar of Mr . Fletcher Inftker , EJtkgate , leeds , deposed a » at Gainforth went to thEirshop on Tuesday ftsl * tti March , ana ordered various articles of furniture , amounting in the-whole to £ 6 7 a , tb » agreement being that when the goods were sect down the money was to be retained , < 3 ainforlb at

      the Sine making ontalistof fhe articles , with their price , sad noting at the foot of the paper , *¦ Cash to be paid . " The goods -was described ai being wanted by B- Thomson and Co , to furnish a zoom in their warehouse In -which -SbB yonngmen ware to sleep . Thomas erayson , amaster tailor , stated that « ainforanrent to Ms home , on lie 15 th of idareh , and iffesentinx to lamamrd , Trittfco address , « B . Thomson and cL " < ma , eaid , "I want 7 on , Mr . Grayson , to make each of bs a smt of black doflas ; one of our beBt env tomWa daughters has died , and w » -want the clothes "Without < iisappomtment . " ^ He ( Grayeos ) then went Slang -intfr-GsJnforai to the place an leigh-ton-lane , and ihere measur&a botti the prisoners ; Thompson agre&ng to pay one half oT the -money atnoon on the day on which ih ^ TreretobefiuUbedfSitordsyarter ^ andtlie iem » inder in the coarse ofithe fallowing -week . But

      tJrayson not liking the parties uerer made tee clothes . He swore , however , tbit Gflmfortii , -when he firstspoke to bio ; exllsd TAonaon hiipartoer . Hi , Thomai Wil-

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      son , fc ^ irU- ^ ortnAni . pro ^ til -i Uiiuiorlb , on U 10 15 th Df March , ordered of him half a dozen bottles of port and half a dozes of sherry wine , for ^ R . Thomson and Co . ; tbe "wine was to be delivered in Ltighton-lane the same evening , and an account with It ; The wine amennted to £ 2 2 a . ; the money was to be paid on the next or following market-day , but it had sever been paid yet Mr . Wilson said he hod known Gainforth before ; and he understood that he was acting at tbe time as an assistant to R . Thomson and . Co . Witnesses were next called who proved that Gainforth , on the 16 th of March , ordered a quantity of writing paper of Mi Town , stationer , amounting in value to £ 114 a . 6 d . for R . Thomson and Co ., at -whose warehouse it was

      delivered . Gainforth at this place represented that Mr . Thomson paid every Saturday ; bat lie-would pro * bably call and pay during the -week . Ttie money had sever "keen pud . Mi . Thomas Kobinson , butter-factor , TFpperhe&d-JOW . Xeeds , proved that Gainforth , on the same 16 th of March , ordtxed of him two hams for Thomson and Co ., promising that they would be paid for on delivery . They were delivered , bnt payment was not made Mr . W . Wilson , of Trinity-street , had printed 200 cards of . address for Thompson and Co . on tbe 15 th of March , containing the words' ? B . Thomson and Oe , 89 , Leighton-lane , Park-lane , I * eds . " John Patterson , furniture broker , proved having' been sent

      for to the Bee Hive beerhonse , near Wellington-road on tne 20 tn of March , to look at some furniture ; that when he got there be found Thomson , who offered to sell him a bedstead , a card table , and a wash-hand stand , for £ 2 ; bnt in looking in one of ihe drawers of the table , he found the same of Mrs . Fletcher , and ; be gave Information of that fact , and the furniture ^ was removed to another beerhouse , to which Thomson also -went Whilst there it was announced that Mrs . Fletcher and a policeman -were coming , and upon bearing thisThomson took to his heels and ran away . Both prisoners were soon afterwards apprehended , and on the place in Leishton-lanebeins searched , it was found ! to be devoid of either xoods or furniture .

      The-witnesses were cross-examined by Mr . Wilkids to show , if possible , that in all cases Gainforth had acted only as a servant , and not at all in concert or partnership with Thompson . In the course of a long address to the Jury , the Learned Gentleman endeavoured to establish the same facts , and pointed ont tho improbability of men conspiring to defraud for so small amount as tbe prisoners had done . His Lobdship then summed up , and the Jury , without leaving their box . found the prisoners Guilty of Conspiiacy . Sentence deferred .

      BTiKGLAX ? AT MABHAM . Hiram Foster , 18 , was indicted for a burglary In the house ol James Graham at Washam , in the North Riding , and -with having stolen one balf-SOVerelgn and eighteen shillings , the property el the Baid James Graham . Mr . Bliss defended the prisoner , who was found Guilty . Sentence deferred . The Court broke up about six o ' clock . f Before Mr . Justice Wightman-J 7 n the JTisiPrins Gourt , after-one or two causes of BO great interest bad been disposed of , George HalUiQ , was indicted , for having on the 21 st of May last , at Cawood , near SeJby , stolen ] a lamb , tbe property of John Savage . Verdict—Not Guilty .

      OFTESCB VKBBB THE BEGISRATICH * ACT . Samuei Brooks was placed at the Bar , charged in the indictment that be , being the father of a child , did , on the 6 » h of May , 1843 . at Birstal , near Leeds , refuse to give the information required by the ! Act for the Registration of Births and Deaths , relative to the birth of the said Child , within forty-t ^ ro days from the birth thereof , having being required by the Registrar so to do . The prisoner pleaded Guilty . ! Mr . Ckomptos , who appeared for the prosecution ,

      said that considerable doubt existed at one time whether the offence with which the prisoner was charged was an indictable one or not , bnt the Court of Queen ' s Baich had decided that it was So . In this case the prisoner had given a good many of the paitlculaTB required , but cbstisstely refused to . give others , which were equally required . by the Act of Parliament ; but as he had since become sensible of the impropriety of his condnct , he ( the Learned Counsel ) did not wish to press for punishment , bnt he -wished it to be understood that it would not be overlooked in future . ;

      The Learned Judge said it certainly ought to be known that persons could not refuse to give the information required by the Act , without subjecting themselves to the game pfoctfis of Indictment a » the prisoner at the bar bad done . It was an indictable offence ; there cculd be so doubt about it In the present case , no punishment was pressed for , and the prisoner muht be discharged on payment of « ne unitting .

      H 1 WHTTAY BOBBEBT AT SSIPTOS . Marl Noble . 26 , was charged with having , -on the 6 th of June last , at Skipton , feloniously auanlted John WhaJley Shepherd , and stolen from ! his penom one shilling and three sixpences . Mr . Wassbt . was for the prosecution j the prisoner was undefended . On the night of the 5 th of June , the prosecutor , who is a hostler at the Ship Inn , while proceeding to a field in tbe neighbourhood to catch a horse ; was

      attacked and knocked down by a man , whom , according to his account , he recognissd to be the prisoner , whs rifled bis pocket of the money stated in tbe indictment . After the robbery , the prosecutor , without giving an ; alarm , remained for nearly an hour endeavouring to catch the horse , and did not return until his employer sent a person to see -what he was about , when , in asswer to inquiries , he said that he had been robbed by the prisoner , and "that ho would let him know it in the morning . " The prisoner was apprehended the following -day .

      The Jury , without hesitation , found a verdict of Not Guilty . ; The Court broke up at four o ' clock .

      MONDAY , Jtjlt 17 . Before Mr . Justice CrtstiDtiL HisLobdhip teok bis seat on the Bench this mom ice at nine o ' clock .

      SK 5 TEMCES . Wm . Martdea , who had pleaded guilty to having committed a bnrglary in the houae of Mr . Joshua Tutie , at Sheffield , was sentenced to be imprisoned for twelve calendar months to hard labour . George Fttndss , who had pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing from a dwelling-house , at . Leeds , in tbe occupation of Mr . Charles Sharp , was sentenced to be imprisoned , and kept to hard labour for twelve calendar months . Wm . Messam , convicted of a burglary at Doncaster , in the dwelling bouse of John Bavenhill , was sentenced to be imprisoned , and kept to hard labour for twelve calendar modths . - Samuel ZonpUdlcm , who had been found guilty of having robbed William Hurst , on the highway at Hunslet , near Leeds , was sentenced to be transported for fifteen years .

      Robert Smith , who had pleaded guilty to a charge ef night poaching , at Shipley , in the West Biding , was sentenced to be imprisoned , and kept to 'hard labour for six calender months . William Gatx / orOi and lUberi Thompson , convicted of an unlawful conspiracy at Leeds , with intent to defisnd drrera persons of their goods , -were severally sentenced to be imprisoned in York Castle for twelve p-OfvnfiiYT months .

      HIGHWAY BOBBEBT AT LEEDS . Cornelius Whaling , 25 , and Wil'iam Daere , 18 , were indicted for having , on the 14 th -of May last , en tbe highway at Leeds , feloniously assaulted John Bobottom , and stolen from his person , eight shillings , his property . Mr . Ellis and Mr . Hall » are counsel for the prosecnSiun ; Mr . Wilkixs defended the prisoners . The prosecutor , John Kubottom . is a warehouseman , in the employment of Messrs . Beinhardt , druggists , Leeds ; he had been engaged at his duties ] until about eleven o ' clock on -the the night of Saturday the 13 th of May , and after leaving there he went to the Black Boy Inn , in Kirkgate , where he had two glasses of ale , and left there to go to his house , in Lemon-street , between twelve and one o ' clock . On Mb ! load down QeorgeiB-street , he stood to sbb a " row , " and did not

      get into Yerk-street until about two o ' clock , when he met the prisoner Dicre , -who directly stood in front of him in & fighting attitude , and after sparring for a short time , they both fell en the ground ; on getting up again the prisoner Whaling came and Be * zmg the prosecutor by the waist , said , " 111 be your friend , " after-which they all were all three on the ground together , and on the prosecutor recovering himself he found his trowsers pocket turned out , and saw the two prisoners picking some silver from tbe ground . He gave an alarm , and several women and a -watchman came np ; the men then got away , but were apprehended soon af ter--wardB . They were both distinctly spoken to , both by the prosecutor and other -witnfBses , who were all crossexamined by Mr . WixxlNS , with a view to shake their testimony , bnt in this he completely failed . The prosecutor lost about 8 s ,, and his person at the time bore marks of consLdershla violence .

      Mr . Wilxixs then addressed the jury [ for tbe prisoners , sad the Learned Judge having summed np the evidence , and explained tbe law as bearing on the case , the Jury without hesitation found both the prisoners guilty of the main offence . Sentence was deferred .

      BOBSE STEALING AT LEEDS . ; _ George LeaDiley , SI , gleaded gcilty te having , on the night « f the 14 th at April last , stolen a brown mare , thB property of Mr . Samnel Petty , of Bee&ton , near Leeds . Senteace was deferred . The Grand Jury ignored the bill against Charles Bawson , who ires indicted along with Leathley . btjbqlast at armlet . William Stephesson , 17 , and John Jackson , 20 , were indicted for a bnrglary in tho dwelling bouse of Mr . John Wainwright , at Araley , utar Leeds . Mr . Bliss and Mr . SUddletok were counsel for the prosecution ; 23 * . Wnxcfs defended the prisoner .

      The prosecutor ia a doth maker residing at Armley , near Leeds . On Sunday night , the 14 th of May , he , along with hU family retired to rest , leaving all the doors and -windows safe . Oa getting up the ^ next morning , he found that the house had be * n entered during the nsght , Ihrougb an iron grate leading into ihe cellar

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      ana thai a larfe quantity of kia own and his bou ' b elothe 3 , which they had vrorn on the day previous , and which had been ; left down stairs bad been taken away . The two prisoners v ? ere apprehended at Halifax , on Monday morning , with tbe clothes in their possession , and which they ] * aid they had found at Prospect Hill , which is only-a short distance from the prosecutor ' s houae ; they had also been seen st Armley , one on Sanday and the other on Saturday , previous to the robbery . The Jury foun « botb the piisonera guilty . Sentence

      deferred

      SHEEP STEALING AT GMNDLETON . John Hanson , 44 , was charged with having stolen two ewes and two lambs , the property of Wm . Heap , of Stansfield , near Halifax . Mr . Pashlbt and Mr . Thompson vere counsel for the prosecution ; Mr . Wilkins defended the prisoner . ; The prosecutor is & cattle-dealer , residing at Stans field , and iu the month of April he sent a namber of sheep to agist at Waddington , and on going for them in the menth of May , he found three of them misaing , and two of these he afterwards discovered on a farm at Grindleton , near Clitheroe . The sheep had been advertised as stray sheep , and the prosecutor gave the

      prisoner an excellent character , he having known him for some time . Stool of the sheep in question having been in the prisoner ' s possession , was ttut he had been seen driving them from a ploughed field Into a pasture , on tbe farm of a Mr . Briggs , and that he bad agreed with a person named Holgate to graze two ewes and two lambs for a week or two , ( the ewes having lambed after they bad strayed , ) to whom he had promised to sell the lambs when they were fat , and on whose farm tbey were found by the prosecutor , on the 17 th of May . The prisoner , after his apprehension , said he might have taken the sheep , but who was to prove it ; and when before the magistrates , he denied any knowledge of them . The Jury retired for about half an hour , and found the prisoner Guilty .

      HIGHWAY B . 0 BBEET AT NOBTHOWHAM . Valentine Allroyd , 24 , and Henry Jogger , 30 , were indicted for a highway robbery at Northowram , en the 18 th of April last Mr . Ovkrxsd and Mr . Phillim were counsel for the prosecution ; Mr . Bliss defended the prisoners . The prosecutor , Mr . John Starzsker , is a saddler , residing at Northowram . On the night of the 18 th of April , being Easter Monday , he was returning home from Halifax , in company with a young woman named

      Elizabeth Anderson , and when tbey had got near Stamp Cross ; on the old road , they were met by three men , tbe prisoners and a man named Tetley , by whom they -were both seised , and robbed of two pair of-ahttes , % hat . and in' umbrella , the property ef Sturaafeer . Tetley was seized at the time by a party who came up but he escaped , and in running away , jumped over a bridge which led across another road , and broke botb bis legs . He has since remained in Halifax Infirmary . Tbe Jury found both prisoners Guilty . Sentence was deferred .

      SHOP ROBBERY AT LEEDS . Charles Ramon -was indicted for having , en the Slat ; of March lost , broken into the shop of John Tamer , batcher , of Leeds , and stolen therefrom a quantity of beef and mutton , and two knives . Mr . Ellis and Mr . Hill were counsel fer the prosecution . The' prisoner was undefended . The shop of the prosecutor , in Wortley-lane , Leeds , was broken into on the night of the Slat of March , and the carcass of a sheep , a large piece of beef , BDd two knives , -were stolen therefrom . On the evening ot the 5 th ot April , tsro of the Leeds police found a shoulder of mutton at tha home of Wm . Booth , at Hanslet , which was identified by the prosecutor as part of that stolen out of his shop , and which it turned oat had been given to Mrs . Booth by the prisoner . Oc searching the . bouse of the prisoner one of the stolen knives was found stuck in the roof underneath tho slates Guilty . Sentence deferred .

      BIOHWAT B . OBBEBY AT LEEDS . Andrea Murray , 23 , was charged with having , on the 14 th of March last , in the borough of Leeds , feloniously assaulted Jonathan Hague , and stolen from his person one sovereign and tan shillings . Mr . Hill was counsel for the prosecutor ; the prisoner was undefended . The prosecutor , Mr . Jonathan Hague , is a paper manufacturer , residing at Horsfortb , aear Leeds . As he wag returning home from Leeds maiket , en Tuesday , the 14 th of March last , he was attacked by three men , about one hundred jardi on the lane leading from the Leeds and Oiley turnpike-road

      to Horsforth ; and about three miles from Leeds , and after being knocked down , % as robbed of a sovereign in gold , ten shillings and sixpence in silver , and some copper . It was ; between nine and ten o ' clock at night when the robbery was committed . There was a good moon , and this afforded him a good opportunity of seeing the faces and persons of two of the men who robbed him ; one of whom he was quite sure was tbe prisoner . Besides the money , tbe robbers took from him a pair of children ' s shoes , but tbe ; afterwards returned them , obaerving , that tbey were of no use to them .

      Mr . Williams cross-examined tbe prosecutor , and addressed the Jury at some length ! in order to show , if possible , that he was mistaken as to the identity . Tbe Jury found the prisoner guilty .

      BILLS IGNORED . The Grand jury ignored the bilU against George Mason and Samuel Kay , who were charged with comwitting a burglary in the dwelling house of William Everett , at Ecclesfield ; also , against Marmaq ' uke Scott , charged with maliciously assaulting , with intent to kill , or do some grievous bedily barm to John Bentley , at Redesess ; and against Hayler , scrivener , charged with perjury .

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      NISI PRIDS—MONDAY , JOLT 17 . FALSE IMPRISONMENT AT SHEFFIELD GILL r . HIBBERD . Mr . Wortlet and Mr . Hugh Hill were counsel for the plaintiff ; and Mr . W ilk ins for tbe defendant . Mr . Hill opened the pleadings , and Mr . Wortlet stated the case ; The plaintiff Benjamin Gill , was a scissor smith , at Sheffield , and now sought at the bands of the Jury compensation for a very gross injury and insult received from the defendant , who bad earned him to be falsely imprisoned on a charge of felony . It appeared that the plaintiff and tbe defendant were neighbours , the latter keeping a public * house in Sheffield . On the afternoon of Wednesday , the 18 th of

      April , they went out together to witness the entry of Prince GeoTge . aA the head of his regiment into Sheffield , and afterwards they went together to the house of the defendant where they spent a considerable part of the night in company . As the plaintiff wss leaving the house , the defendant chose to fancy that some robbery had been committed in his bouse , and , etrenge to Bay . that tbe plaintiff in whose company he had passed the afternoon and night , was concerned in tbeperpetration of if- Ho caused him to be taken into custody , and conveyeil to the lock-up at Sheffield , when he remained for twulve hours , when Mr . Bayner , the bead of the police in that town , learning tbe

      circumstances under -which he had been apprehended , caused him V > be set at liberty . Too reason given by the defendaiii for suspeciing the plaintiff of the robbery was meat .-xUaordinary : it was that the plaintiff baa said to him , "I would advise you to take care of your house , Ut I have sben some vtry suspicious characters about , and if you do not take care something will happen . " Iu reality , no felony whatever was committed at the bouse of the defendant . Under these circumstances the plaintiff sought from the jury compensation for the ii ; jury bo had sustained at the hands of the defendant . Several 'witnesses w ^ re t xaruiced in support cf tbs Learned Counsels statement , after which ,

      Mr . WJLKiJiS addressed the Jury for the defence , and contended that the defendant had bad some reasonable grounds for suspecting that tbe plaintaiff knew something abont the robbery . It was a t . umpery case , which ought to have been settled without coming into Court The Jury found a Verdict for the Plaintiff . Damages—Five Shillings .

      BREACH Of PROMISE OF MABBIAOS . KKDSHAW V . "W 1 LMAN . Mr . Baikes and . Mr . PaSHley were counsel tot the plaintiff , and Mr . Wilkins and Mr . Monteitu for the defendant . Mr . PaSHLET opened the pleadings . Mary Ann Redshaw was the plaintiff and Stephen Wilman , the defendant . This was an action on promises . The declaration stated that the defendant had promised marriage to the plaintiff , but would not perform his promise , to "which the defendant pleaded that be had net made any such promise .

      Mr . Baines stated the case . The plaintiff whom be represented before them had to complain ot a most serious injury that she had sustained at the hands of the defendant ¦ _ The plaintiff was now barely twentyone years of age . When she was between sixteen and seventeen years of age , iu tbe year 1838 , she was engaged' by the defendant ' s mother , who was at that time in a very bad state of health , for the purpose of nursing her . The defendant was at that time some forty yean of age . He was a joiner and builder , in good business , in the town of Settle , and was tbe owntr of considerable property . His mother lived with hiss , and the plalnitff had not been in tbe house a very long time before the defendbut , tiiis man of forty years of age , twice or thrice the age of the unfortunate girl , triumphed over her chastity , and pregnancy' took place . She went back

      to her father ' s house ; and the defendant , apparently anxious to mike her some reparation for the grievous wrong he bad i done the unhappy girl , went to her there , and asked tbe consent of her parents , wbo at the time were n « t aware of tbe pregnancy of their daughter , to make her his wife . The parents were iu humble circatusUnces , and looking , no doubt , upon this offer of the defendant as au advantageous one , they gave their consent . Byeand-bye the pregnancy of the plaintiff became known to ber parents ; but still the defendant continued bis visits at their Louse , and expressed the utmost anxiety that the marriage should lake place before the birth of the child , so that it might not , as he expressed himself , be born a bastard . He actually required that tbe Christmas-day following thould befixtd as the day of the 'wedding . Every preparation was made for the wed-

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      , „! , ' ¦ j 11 ' ' - ' -- - -- — ding -, tbe dmaes weie gotieftd ; , and it was underutood on all hands that the marriage waa to take place on that day . When Christmas-day , ' however , anived , the defendant stated that his mother was bo ill , that uhe migkt ilie any day , and as be should be much shocked if she died on tbe day of his wedding he thought tbe marriage bad better be postponed . He continued to pay bia addresses till the flratjnC April , 1639 , when the unhappy girl Was delivered of a child . That child was now living , and , as the law then stood ,

      she would be compelled to support it till it attained tbe age of sixteen years . The defendant expressed bis regret that it should have been born before bis marriage with tbe plftiptfff , and again distinctly avowed his intention to marry her . iln the euinmerof Autumn of the ! same year , the defendant ' s mother died ; and then his excuse for a further postponement of tbe marriage , was because It would take twelve mouths to settle ber affairs . The defendant again reiterated bis promises of marriage , and another year elapsed without their fulfilment . At tbe end of twelve months his

      mothers affairs were not settled , and tbe defendant , in fact ; , appeared to have changed bis mind . On the 22 nd of April , 1841 , a letter Was written by the plaintiffs father tv tbe defendant , offering to come to some arrangement with bbn , aiid in the event of bis refusal ; threatening to place tbe affair in the hander of an attorney . This letter was put into tbe defendant ' s hands , jbut he showed himself quite unwilling to do any thing like justice to the unhappy girl . Several interviews took place subsequently between the defendant , thefithar of the girl , and Mr . Pearson , attorney , of Kirkby Lonsdale , who had been consulted by the girl's father ; and the result of these interviews was , that the defendant made an agreement tbat he would pay £ 20 down , and also three shillings a-week for the support of

      the child bo long aa It should remain a bturttan to Us mother . This agreement he afterwards refused to fulfil . Now he ( Mr . Baines ! had told them that , as the law then stood the plaintiff would have bad to keep ber child' until it was sixteen years of age , being fourteen years' from that time ; ao that , if the } took what the defendant himself is Baid to have offered as compensation , the woman would be entitled to have j £ 20 , which the defendant bad agreed to pay , added to £ 87 , which the maintenance of the child for fourteen years , at 3 s . a week , { would come to , making together a Bum of more tbsn £ 100 , which he ought to pay to this woman by way of compensation ; and he was snre that when they , considered the case , they would deem it one , on every account , calling for exemplary damages .

      Witnesses were then called in support of tbe Learned Counsel ' s statement , and the agreement by which tbe defendant bound himself to pay to tho plaint'fF . £ 20 and 3 s . per week , was put in . Me . Wilki > 3 tbon addressed , tbe Jury at great length for the defendant , and described the action as an infamous attempt on the part ef an unprincipled father to make a matket of tbe person of bis child , and contended ! that there was nothing in tbe case to distinguish it from the ordinary bastardy cases that were brought before tbe magistrates in petty sessions .

      The j Learned Judge then summed « p rather fully , and the Jury , after a sboti absence from the Court , returned with a Verdict for tbe Plaintiff—Damages £ 150 .

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      HOUSE OF LORDS , —Friday , July 14 . On tbe motion ot Lord Brougham , the report on the Slave Trade Suppression Bill was brought up . with an intimation from tbe Noble Lord that on tbe third reading he would propose coueider . ible alterations . The Bill was reported , and ordered to be read a third time on Thursday next .

      STATE OF IRELAND . IMPORTANT DEBATE . The Marquis of Clanricarde brought forward the motion ; of which be had given notice last week , relative to tbe state of Ireland , and , after a long speech , con * eluded { by moving that to dismiss magistrates from the Commission of tbe Peace under such circumstances as those in-which Irish Magistrates bad been dismissed by Sir Edward Sugden , waa unconstitutional , unjust , and inexpedient Thej Duke of Wellington followed , and made a characteristic speech , which was delivered with considerable animation and vigour . He unquestionably made the best defence of the Government which has yet been given in either House of Parliament . Dismissing at once tbe Question of legality , be marched up to bis position , which was tbat tbe mode in which the Repeal agitation la carried on in Ireland is calculated to inspire terror in the peaceful and V&U disposed , and to

      endanger the publio peace ; and , therefore , to call for the precautions of a Government who are entrusted with the protection of life , individual safety , and property . He admitted that tbe peace of Ireland was in the bands of one man ; and quoted in his blunt unconscious manner tbe remarks of Mr . OConnell . about his having at bis command and control a finer arjny than Napoleon led into Russia , or the Duke [ of Wellington bad at Waterloo . "Very possibly , ' * exclaimed bia grace ; and thereupon drew [ the inference that . the Government should be prepared for any outbreak , and could not safely leave tbe commission of the peace in tbe bands of men who might be called upon to put down what they had aided in bringing about . Bnt what a state of society ! must it be , when the Duke of Wellington admitBJ that be is now watching Mr . O'Connell , as he once watched his Peninsular foes ! and that the whole

      policy of the Government consists in simply entrenching themselves within their lines of Torrea Vedraa , acting on the defensive , and waiting to see who is to strike the first blow f The poke expressed himself as very sorry to learn that there ; were two millions of the people of Ireland in a state of extreme poverty ; and he very rudely added tbat that poverty . would not bo cured by withdrawing men from their industrial employments , aad sending them twenty or thirty miles , a day , to attend Repeal Meetings . Bat he forgot to addy that it was the leant of industrial employment which was at tbe bottom of all this agitation ; and having forgotten that important circumstance , he had no other consolation for Irish poverty than ; the reflection , tbat there was poverty in other parts of the empire as well .

      Lord ! Mount Edgecumbe and Lord Glenoall concurred genei ally in tbe expression of a wish that tbe agitation bad been more efficiently repressed , and stated their own views as tot the means by which they hoped that a return to a better state of things might be effected ; but Lord Wicklow , although condemning the conduct of Sir E . Sugden , approved of tbe Ministerial policy of abstaining from any measures of coercion , and strenuously opposed the motion . Lord . WHARNCLiFFK followed in Justification of the Irish Chancellor , and vindicated the apparent inaction of ihe Government . ¦ The Marquis of Downshirb expressed his satisfaction at this defence of the system of non-interference ; but Lora Charleville warmly condemned a forbearance which had tolerated the growth of so formidable a conspiracy . The * Marquis of Laissdowne spoke at considerable length in support of the resolution .

      Lord Brougham defended the conduct of tbe * Irhb Chancellor , in dismissing the Repeal Magistrates , and averred that the worst bis fault-tindera could say was , that he had assigned a bad reason for ngood act . In speaking of the Repeal Agitation , be observed : — " it was a singular thing that not only wero there those crowds collected wbiJh , making every allowance for exaggeration , could not be denied to be most numerous j but there was to be observed , accompanying this progress of agitation , another operation with which be could not help thinking the whole of this system had , from beginning to end , an intimate connection ; be alluded to tbe financial part of the proceedings . If bo disbelieved the exaggerated account of the numbers , he was disposed also to abate very much , bis estimate of

      the amount of the sums collected . Ho knew some thought differently , and a Noble Friend of mine who addressed the Houae on the subject a little while ago , intimated that he was one of those who thought otherwise , and who did give credit to the great financial boasts of the party . Then his Noble Friend must believe tbat in one week £ 3 , 000 bad been received . He ( Lord Brougham ) did not quite think they were collecting at the rate of £ lt » 0 , 000 a-year , but still he believed the sums they received were considerable . . In the first place , one naturally asked what all this collecting was destined for f This was a source of suspicion . This ought to excite , in the words of Lord Erskiue , tbe vigilant attention of those in ; the bands of whom th « government was placed — because , If persona collected [ large sums for no visible

      purpose—if you could not discover any object to which tbe money was to be applied , you began to think it was spent in a way in wUich it ought not to be spent . There was a peculiarity of another description to be noticed in tbe proceedings of tbe agitators , and he would venture to say it was strictly a peculiarity . No account was ever rendered of the sums which were gathered together . Now , in this country there were hundreds of institutions supported by voluntary sub 8 criptiona , from the Bible Society downwards to those which collected no mare than £ 500-, £ 600 ot £ 9 uO a year ; { and be thought be might venture to say that among the whole of these there was not one solitary instance to be found in which a strict account was not yearly or half-yearly rendered

      of the ) money subscribed . Regular balance-sheets were furnished to the subscribers , bo tbat all wbo gave , from a shilling up to £ 100 , bad a precise , exact , and honest acdount of what was ¦ done with their money . The case was very different iu Ireland . Men of small means were prevailed on to subscribe sums which were to them- ; considerable , and not one Word ot a statement was ever protended to be given how tbe money was expended . It might be that the money waa all honestly and Innocently expended—that it Was all laid out in advertisements—though It was hard to see how ao much could be required for that purpose alone—or in

      agencies ! in which no doubt a good deal was disbursed , hi paying local expenses , and ; encouraging the zeal of the collectors ; yet it must be recollected that in one week only the large sum of £ 3 . 000 bad been collected and delivered into the treasury . The money it was clear could not be laid out in the ; purchase of arms ; it could not be expended in practices of corruption—that was out of the question ; it could not be to pay off tbe debts of [ the body , because it had none . Then , what became jof the money , was the question ¦ wbioh constantly recurred , and as constantly remained unanswered " Iu reference to the * policy of Government he said .- — "it was the duty of the Government and tbe Parliament

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      nut to wait for evenla ; not to wait for tbe improvement of public opinion , but to outstrip it , and lead it into a better channel ! He was happy to bear that there was to be no coercion ; he would advise strongly that tbe Government ought not even to proclaim , the meetings . Noble Lords must see to what that course would lead . Tbey might commit the solecism , bat they would gefi into this insuperable difficulty , from which they could not extricate themselves—they must indict , prosecute , bat they mna £ do more ; they moat disperse the meetings which wete proclaimed , and woe be upon those who began th * e conflict— ( bear ) . He ( Lord B . )

      knew to whose bosom the first gun fired would bring hope , and joy , and [ comfort —( cheers ); It woutd put new fuel within bia reach to again revive the now slambering agit » tionj- ( ebeers ) j A proclamation , but , above all , the first march of troops to carry it into tffdot . while It would ]' dispirit tho loyaiU and dishearten the wise , it would bring comfort , and joy , and exultation to those whoke heads were fall of sordid interest s he could no £ dignify it even by the name of bad ambition— ( cheers ; , whose whole soul Was bent upon gratifying the meanest propensities of the human mind—avarice and vanity . " ( Loud cheering . )

      Lord Campbell took tbe opposite view of Sir E . Sugden ' a acts , and was proceeding to argue , that •? the magistrate stood in the position of a judge , and he utterly denied that a judge ] could , be dismissed until he bad committed an offence ! " when Lord Brougham '( from tbe woolsack ) : exclaimed , " You are wrong—wrong—quite wrong , " Lord Campbell- ! - " My Noble and Learned friend need not interrupt me . You know" ( addressing Lord Brougham ) " you ' re quite out of the House whilst you're there . "

      Lord Brougham ( rising and advancing up the House )— " I epoke to iny Noble and Learned friend in kindness . I wanted to prevent him from pursuing a mare's nest—that ' s all—( a laugh . ) I tell him he ' s wrong . It was decided otherwise in O'Halloran ' a case . " [ Here tbe Noble Lord retired and resumed bis seat by the side of tbe Lord Chancellor . ] Lord Campbell— j " Well , now the Noble Lords out of the House again , I { suppose I may go on . It ' s curious what a hankering be has after thai seat—( loud laughter . ) He ' s always wanting to be upon the woolsack—( renewed laughter ) , and I suppose by-and-bye he'll get Ihe government to put him there , and then we shall have him defepding them with ! more zeal than ever" —( repeated laughter ) . 1 Tbe Lord Chancellor ( Lyndbnrst ) would beg to direct their Lordships' attention to what was the state of things in Ireland at the present moment , and which materially affected the nature of the cace before them . la the first instance : bo called their atte tien to the

      proceedings of tbe Repeal Association , which was founded nominally for the purpose of obtaining a Repeal of the Union , but actually , as bad been admitted by a Noble Lord this evening , and must be admitted by every reflecting mind , for the dismemberment of this great empire—( hear ] hear , hear ) . No person could doubt but the Repeal of the Union w # uld be followed by the dismemberment of this great empire—( hear ) . He regretted to observe that this Association numbered in its ranks f all the Catholic priesthood of Ireland . He regretted also to observe , that its objects were supported by almost all tbe Catholic bierachy of Ireland . Knowing the ii nuance and power of these individuals over the minds of the people of Ireland , their co-operation gave the Association a force almost

      unlimited . He would ! now call attention to tbe machinery which was used for the . purpose of accomplishing the objects of the Association . In tbe first place there were officers called the repeal wardens , appointed throughout ths country , whose business , it appeared , was to drill the whole population of Ireland , which tbey did so effectually a * , he believed , to enable the association to move the whole or any part of the population to the accomplishment of any public object at twenty-hours' notice ! But this was not al ) . There was a contrivance of great ingenuity combined with these means of power . Pitsses were granted , for the payment of one shilling , without which no man of the lower class would be ; safe in going abont from one part of tha country to another . The whole of these persons ,

      in fact , became by this machinery as absolutely in the service , and under tbe command of tbe leaders of the association , as our soldiers were of their commander . Then they bad a system by which they raised , by voluntary contributions , or rather , if be might use an Irish expression , of " forced voluntary contributions , " large sums of money applicable for any objects the society might propose to undertake . By this society so constituted their meetings ] were assembled in different parts of tbe country , and j he would ask whether any conspiracy more dangerous to the state had ever existed in any civilised country ? And what were the objects to tbe accomplishment of which this dangerous organization , this most foul conspiracy , was directed i In tbe first place the object ] was the Repeal of the Union , the

      establishment of a House of Commons elected by annual suffrage , and a Peerage composed according to certain rules prescribed by the Association . On this pout be was only stating what had been avowed as their objict by the leaders ' of the association . Their next object was tbe destruction of tbe church in Ireland , and the confiscation j of its property to such objects us tbey might think proper to apply it to . The third object was tbe attainment of what was termed " fixity of tenure , " but wbicbl in reality meant tbe transfer of the whole property in the land from the landlords to tbe tenants . These facts could not be denied . They bod beeu stated in broad daylight by tbe leaders oi , thia association themselves ; and they bad been published under their hands in the newspapers and elsewhere . It

      was , iu the words of j a Noble Duke , " a treaton which waiked the streets , " and was seen and acknowledged by all ; a bold treason , which sought to attain all these uujust and extravagant demands by the actual terror of the rest of jthe community . He would not describe the martial air , the military insignia , and banners which characterised all these meetings—a point which had been bo ably dilated upon by bis friend , tbe Noble Duke ; but he { would refer to the speeches made at those meetings , which comprised every topic and statement which was calculated to excite hatred , to stimulate ambition pr cupidity . Ai : d the most remarkable feature , perhaps , about the whole of these proceedings was , that though these speeches were addressed to the most excitable people on earth , they did -not lead them to indulge in any acts of violencei-leaving it to be implied that they abstained from violence upon principle , awaiting only a time when they could burst forth with some

      chance of success . These wen suppressed their feel-Ings , in order that , upon a future occasion , they might indulge them freely ] and without restraint . Could there ba , be would ask , in any civilised country ; a system of law which ] would admit of the legality of such meetings ? He jwas sure that no lawyer would say that suoh meetings as be had described came within the scope of legality ~ j- ( hear , hear ; . It was said that tbey did not excite fear ; but , upon several occasions , particularly at the meeting at Mallow , Protestants did not dare to show themselves . What did this conduct proceeded from ? Itjproceeded from terror If any man could say tbat these mestinga could t » considered legal , there was no position , however absurd and extravagant , in which be would not indulge- They were told tbat these meetings were held for tbe purpose of exercising the right of petition . He believed tbat this waa a hypocritical pretence—tbat this was a hypocritical character btld out in order to colour the

      real object of the meetings- - ( hear , hear , and cheers ) . Allusions were constantly made at them to cases in which a ' united and determined people had worsted regular troops . Allusions had been made to the discomfiture of the Dutch troops in Brusselsto tbe " three glorious ] days , " aud to tbe late affairs of Affghauistan and Cabul . When such topics were made the subject of discussion , did it not show tbat the real object of tbe meetings were not to petit . on Parliament for tbe Repeal of the Union , but that they were the first steps in the' march towards rebellion , and intended to encourage the parties for such a contest , and for such a result ? ( Hear , bear , hear . ) Allusion had beou made to obtaining assistance from France . Assistance for what t Assistance for the purmtet of

      petitioning ? ! ( Hear , hear . ) No , but in the event of a struggle , assistance to drive out ; those who attempted to impose a yoke upon tbt ; u > . ( Hear , hear . ) Of a similar nature Were the allusions made to America ; and alt these circumstances led to this conclusion , and this conclusion only , that the plea of meeting in order to petition , was a mere pretence , and that , IN fact these meetings WERE PREPARATIONS FOS REBELLION . When that rebellion would break ( out it was impossible to foresee . Lord Cottenham thought the conduct of the Irish Government , though not amounting to high tT' -ason , as had been stated , bad [ been perfectly unconstitutional , and this was shown fey the statements contained in tl \ e letters of Sir £ . Sugdea himself . His interference was not santioned by law , and was most unconstitutional in its character . j On a division the numbers

      were—For rhe motion 20 Against it •¦< 91 Majority 62 The House then adjourned . Monday , July 17 . Lord Brougham save notice that on Monday next be would tnovo that the printer and publisher of the Kendal Gazette be called to the bar of their Lordahiph ' a House for a libel against him , implying that he had introduced a Declaratory Bill into the House for seifibb purposes . The Earl of Aberdeen moved the third reading of the Scotoh Churoh JiJiU , when Lord Coitbnham moved that all the declaratory words should be omitted . The motion was negatived withoutja division , and the Bill was . passed . The House then adjourned . Tuesday , July . 18 .

      Tho Definition of liibels Bill was considered in Committee . ¦ On the seventh clause being read , Lord Cam » bell dwelt upou Us importance , and upon the necessity pi giving protection toj the publication , of bona fide reports of proceedings in ihe Courts of Law and Police , and of the two Houses of Parliament . It could not be denied that it was a great public good to have the debates which took place in tho two Houses of Parliament faithfully leported . It waa therefore provided byjthis olau&o , that no legal proceedings should be maintainable against any party

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      for the publication of arnport of any proceedings ia Courts of Law , Police Offices , or Houses of Parliament . He wished to . insert , by way of amendment the words" for publishing , without actual malice . " Lord Brougham considered that there was no necessity for the amendment . He was of ths Strongest ; opinion that , in proportion as there should be au absolute privilege within the walls of Parliament for saying whatever any Member might think proper to say , restrained only b y his sense , of duty , so in the same proportion was the absolute necessitv

      that there should not be given an unrestrained power to the press to publish everything that was said in Parliament . There waa no fear of the proceedings of Parliament not being published , and in the course of all his experience at the bar , he did not remember a single prosecution or action for the publication of ajjpeech delivered in Parliament . After some farther discussion , the amendment was put to the vote , and lost by a majority of 11 to 5 . The remaining clauses were severally agreed to . and the report was ordered to be received on Friday

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      HOUSE OF CQMMONS . -FBIDAT , JntT 14 . Lord Ashley / , as chairman , reported that the Committee on the Durham Election had unseated Lonl Dungannon pn the ground of bribery , although they acquitted tbe Noble Lord of any cognizance of it After some conversation , the motion for the issue of the new writ was postponed till Monday . * The order of the day for resuming the Committee on the Arms Bill having been put , Sir Andrew Armstrong shortly expressed bia strong opposition , to the measure ; after which Mr . smith O'BitiEN moved , as an amendment , that all farther proceedings en the bill be suspended rmlil the other measures relative to Ireland were taken into consideration . After some remarks from Mr . Hume and Mr . Wallace ,

      Sir Robert Peel eald he had understood that the Irish members disclaimed all intention of obstruction * and it would , therefore , be for the country to judge whether or not such an exercise of privilege amounted to a suspension and defeat ; of the functions of Parliament . This was marked by loud cheers from tbe ministerial benches . Mr . Morgan J . O'Connell replied that the jreat majority of the Irish members did disclaim all intention of offering factious opposition ; but when it was determined to proceed with a measure tbe effect of which was to suspend the constitution ia Ireland , they felt justified , in self-defence , to give it a pertinacious resistance . Sir R . PEELadded , that if any understanding could be come to as to getting through the remaining clauses of the BUI , be would then be prepared to give attention to the other measures relative to Ireland .

      After a somewhat animated discussion , Mr . Smith O'Brien withdrew his amendment , and the House went into committee , which gradually got into better humour , and actually reached tbe 24 tb clause of tbd Bill by about twelve o ' clock . This Was mainly attributable to the Government giving way , and adopting amendments calculated to improve tbe bill .

      Monday , July 17 . After some petitions had been presented , an Hon . Member gave notice that next Session he would move for a Committee to inquire into the crime ot dog stealing . Lord John Russell , gave notice that he would , on Tuesday ( next day ) , move an address to her Majesty praying that her attention might be directed to measures for the improvement of education in Great Britain , aud at the same time Parliament would heartily concur in any measures to that effect which did not interfere with the rights of conscience . Mr . Hinde moved that a new writ be issued for the city of Durham . The motion was opposed by several Members , and on a division there were , for issuing the writ 145 , and against it 17 . The writ was ordered to be issued .

      In answer to a question from Lord John Russell , Sir Robert Peel said instructions had been sent to the Governor-General of India , explanatory of the views of the Government with respect to Soinde . These inatruetions , of course , would be contingent upon the state of affairs in that country , but he could not lay them before the House . The Sergeant-at-Arms announced tbat be bad on Saturday evening been served with a notice of action for trespass by Thomas Burton Pearce , clerk to Burton Howard , for taking him into custody in 1840 . The Attorney General said he should move this day that the Sergeant-at-Arms do appear and defend the suit .

      On the Order of the Day for going into Committee on the Irish Arms Bill , Mr . Wallace asked Sir Robert Peel what were his intentions with regard to tbe Church of Scotland , and especially as to the Bill before the othjr House . Hr Robert Peel said it was the intention of her Majesty ' s Ministers to use all their influence to carry that measure . After some discussion relative to the arrearof public business , the House went into Committee on the Irish Arms Bill , when several clauses were agreed to , and the Chairman reported progans . The Committee to sit again on Thursday .

      Mr . C . Wood then moved for a Committee of the whole House , to take into consideration the expediency of reducing the duty on Wool , and entered fully . into the statistics of the trade in that article . He was opposed by the Chancellor ov the Exchequer and Sir R . Peel . On a division , the motion was rejected by a majority of 70 . J The Coalwhippers Bill was read a second time , the other Orders were disposed of , and . Tne House adjourned at a quarter to two o ' oloek .

      Tuesday , Jolt 18 . In the Commons , there being Only 18 members present at four o ' clock , the House stood adjourned .

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      Singular Accident . —On Saturday an aooident of a novel character occurred at the Royal Exchange . One of the stone trucks belonging to the contractor , drawn by six horses , arrived at the Exchange between four and five o ' clock with a load of iron girders . Xhe horses were detached while the unloading took place ; one of them , a fine grey , got loose from the rest , and strayed unseen to that part of the building opposite a chemist ' s in Cornhill , and fell backwards into a cellar , more than twenty feet deep , and only of sufficient size to contain him ; no possible means could be deuised to get the tackle under it , and he died in less than twenty minutes from tho injuries received . Chains of the railroad crane , at the topof the building , were passed through one of the upper openings of the intended shops , and ultimately the carcass was drawn out by the neck through the opening .

      A singular duel was fought at Marseilles , on the lOch inst ., between two Spaniards . One was a barber and the oiher , though a dealer in cigarettes , consented to fight his opponent with his own weapon—a razor . The cigarette-man received the first wound , so deeply slashing his face thut he was unable to continue the combat , and was obliged to bo carried to the hospital , while the barber was taken to prison . The Liverpool Fires . —Important Discovert . —It will be recoiJected that the number of the constabulary forco whoso especial duty it is to watch the warehouses of Liverpool during the night time was considerably increased about three weeks since , fires at that port having become of a most extensive and alarming nature , and the conclusion to

      which tho borough magistrates had arrived With regard to cne , if not more cf the conflagrations , being the work of incendiaries . It is worthy of remark tbat since the enlargement of the night force there has not been a single fire in the town ; bnt we regret io state , that owing to a discovery made on the evening on Tuesday last , there is too much reason to apprehend tbat the gang of incendiaries with which ifro borough appears to be infested are desirous of perpetrating additional mischief . It seems that as one of the police was going his rounds about eight o ' clock on tbe evening in question , he found a large heavy piece of pitch intermixed with fresh cotton , lying under the weatherboard ot a cellar in Greenock-istreeL The cellar is situate underneath

      an immense pile of warehouses , known as Tobin ' s , which pile is extensively filled at the present time with cotton and other valuable property , the produce of our colonial possesaiens . The piece of pitch and cotton was immediatly removed to the office of toe Commissioner of Police , where it has been inspected and found to be in a highly combustible state , only requiring the slightest application of a lighted mates to set it in a blaza . It was most fortunate that the discovery was made at so early a period of the ni # at , else the consequences might have been dreadful . Tais ia the thira discovery of a similar kind which has been made within a very short time in Liverpool ; and , although it is aniversally admitted that suoh combustible substances could not have accidentally

      been placed in the dangerous positions in which they have been found , yet by some it is supposed , or rather hoped , that the substances have been so placed by idle and vioieus persons , not with tbe view offsetting the property of the publio on fire , but merely of adding to that excitement and alarm on the subject of incendiarism which generally prevails a't the port . O £ course , in the absence of proof one way or the other , the difficulty of either establishing or refuting such a supposition must be obvious ; but if the parties whe indulge in practices so pregnant with danger to the community at large should happen

      to be arrested in the act , we imagine that they will find it a somewhat onerous task to persuade a jury that their object was other than that of incendiarism . The pitch and cotton found upon the present occasion are between 41 b and Sib ia weight , and the cottoa appears to have been carefully mixed together with the pitch . Tne substance has a flat and hardened appearance , about the size of a man ' s hand in length and breadth , and about three inches in thicknebs . Every effort is being made to discover the party or parties who placed it in the position in which it was found ; but , unhappily , as iu the former casea , without effect bitherto .

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), July 22, 1843, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct491/page/6/