The Express.
London, England, 1864-06-07 00:00:00

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ARTILLERY PRACTICE AT PLYMOUTH SOUND.
The Doke of MA.RLBOROUciII mid he wijdrad to pat •
question tohis noble hided theSseteiii_ry kir War w Lth refs-
mice to the artillery prettiest' frkiln Mmeeth citadel. It
appeared that on that day week it eitherenen earned George
McEvoy was cooteying an Miser •of her Majesty's slip
Warrior to that vessel, view he wee obliged to
atom the Hoe of Ire front Ike chided, where rowed shot
practice sees peg 00. An eight-inch shell struck the
boat, and die result WY that the boat was soot, the man
himself was killed, and the life of another waternisa was
very *early sacrificed. That shot practice from the citadel
of Plymouth had been going on for • considerable period,
and bad been • wires of great annoyance to the in-
habitants of the town and its neighbourhood. On one
occasion • Dutch sibiliral, on going in a boat to pay his
respect.; to the authorities of the port, was surrounded by
missiles from the batteries, and it was said that he hoisted
• tag of truce sod retuned to his ship, from which he suet
en shore to asoertaia whether England was not at peace
with his own orsuitrv. The case of McEvoy wa t
an isolated one. There were people at present it
Plymouth who were is receipt of compensation for the
destruction of their boats. Captain Henry, of the Royal
Artillery, stated that in that mem the beat was
not in the line of fire, and that it had only been struck in
cotieequenee of the deflection of the shot, which was caused
by a strong ripple on the water. He (the Doke of Marline.
shush) bad himself experienced the danger of that price
tioe, for upon ale occasion, when be wee creeds( in the
flo:.cd, a Tumid shell went within 50 yards of his boat.

Earl DE GREY and RIPON said that nahappily the fact
stated by his noble fried was but too true. The mitotic.
cats man had certainly lost hi life in ooesequence of • shell
fired from the citadel of Plymouth. It was due to the
ofti.ror who fired the shot to state that be had ordered she
line of practice to bedewed upwards of two hours before
the shot was fired, that the shell deflected almost at
right angles, end ricochetted several times before it
struck the boat. He bad further to state that it wee not a
live then, bat a shell with a blowing charge merely. At
the same time, the liability of these missiles to dedect, and
the fact that such a lamentable aecident had just taken
place, clearly showed that the matter war ale which de-
rierycd the most serious consideration of the government,
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and he bad at once given directions that while it was under:
going that consideration the firing aheold be suspeoded.
Meer, hew.) It was not easy to find another locality in
which that Tracticecould be continued, out no consideration
of that descriptive would weigh in the mind of tbe govern-
ment against the danger of the recurrence of such lament-
able accident& (Rear.)
The Earl of MALMESBURY said be was glad to hear
the statement just made by his noble friend. Last summer
be bad been an eye-wither of the great danger attending
that practice. It had been blowing a gale the day before,
the Sound was full of yachts and fishing brats, the shot
was falling around them, and one shot fell within twenty
lards of the Were of his own yacht.
The Earl of DONOUGHfiIIORE suggested that some
;nen' measure should be adopted, with a view to give
officers superinteeding artillery practice powers to warn off
vessels from the line of fire.
Ear! DE GREY and RIPON said that as far es he was
1.-farmed, DO blame attached to the officer in command on
the occasion to which allusion bad Leen made.
The subject then dropped.

MESSAGES FROM THE QUEEN.-SIR ROWLAND

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The LORD CHANC.RLLOR read t►e following mesa
from the Queen :—" Her Majesty, taking into eossidsratimi
the eminent nerving of Sit Rowland Hill, late meontar► to
the General Post-ciMoe, in deviaing and carrying out divers
sod important arrangement' in poatal administration, and
being desirotw, is wirognitioo of hie services, to costar some
einal mark of bee favour on him, recommends to tbe Hoene
o! Lads to nom in enabling har M.jeaty to grant to Sir
Hill the sum of 20,0001."

tar) GR.4.NVILLE pee notice that he would more on
triday Next to take her Majeaty's massage into considera-
tion.

THE COUNTESS OF ELGIN.

( The LORD CHANCELLOR reed the following memo
/rem the Ouse° :—'' Her Majesty, taking into consideration
the distinguishedeerrices performed throughout a long aeries
of years by the late James Earl of Elgin and Kincardine,
her Majesty's Viceroy and Governor-General of India, and
being desirous, in recognition of such services, to 'outer
some signal mark of her favour upon his widow, Miry
Louisa Countess of Elgin and Kincardine, recommends the
House of Lords to concur in enabling her Majesty to make
provision fur securing to the said Countess of Elgin and
Kincardine a pension of 1,000/. per annum for the term of
her natural life."

Earl GRAN VILLE gave notice that he would on Friday
next move to take the royal name into cateideration.
THE ARREST OF THE REV. ME. ANDERAON.

Lord STRATHEDEN moved for an bumble eddrees ho
the crows for copies of any correepoodence which bas taken
Saco between her Majesty's government end the cabinet of
• PaSsrin .on the imprisoneneet in Groduo of the Rev.
Fortascue , a British subject, during the autumns
of 1863; also for copies of say correspondence which
has taken plate betwesa her Majesty's government and
the Rev. F. Anderson on his impesoement
Earl RUSSELL said this as.. wee a very simple one. In
September, 1863, the Rev. Mr. Anderson went on • visit
to &Polish proprietor, tier Oradea, at a time when the
country was is • sets of ineurreenee. Two of the insur-
gents went ho the Rumen authorities and ace
eased Mr. Anderson of furnishing arms to the
insurpnte, sad be waa arrested oe the 7th of *Semler.
When Laid Napier inquired into the clue on the 13th of
September. he was informed by the Russian government
that Mr. Anderson was arrested ea enspicioo on evidence
'applied by the immerse* bet that the cue having been
investigated, sad no evidence estate: against Mr. Ander-
son, he wee liberated on seedlike of his leaving the
country. When Mr. Atelenon returned to Bona be made
representations to the Foreign-office, and the papers were
referred to the Lord Advocate, upon whose report the
government declined to take up the matter. It was con-
sidered that Mr. Andersoe having gone into • country which
was in • state of iusurrectioe, he was set entitled to pecu-
niary compensatioe, and therefore they did not press the
matter. With regard to the production of the papers, he
did not think they ought to be produced.
After a few words from Lord STRATFORD on RXDCLIFYI,
which were wholly inaudible,
Lord STRATHEDE.V said he hoped his noble frieed
would at least praises that pert of the correspondence
which contained the statement of Mr. Anderson, and the
reply thereto. If that was not produced. he was afraid the
tonntry would drew an unfavourable iuference.

Earl RUSSELL wee naderstood to say that if premed
for be would produce the cormapondenos, but if produced
at all, he thought the whole of it should be produced.
The Luil of CLARENDON moved the mooed reading of
the Public SAtools Bill, the object of which is to render
any new appoietapiets to the governing bodies of public
schools 'abject to future legislation opera the subject.
Lord LYTTELTON discussed at some length the recom-
mendations contained in the conimimioners' report, of which
he expressed a general approval.
_Lord DE LOS szpremed surprise at the assertion in the
report that young men of 18 and 19 year of age who went
up from Eton for ethrainatioe possessed little knowledge of
ameba cud the Chriaties religion, and bad no desire of
knowing inure. His imprtesion was that the boys at Eton
were well educated sad well conducted, and that the
system of education in operation them wee perfectly satin-
!eaterThe
Earl of CARNARVON thought that one of the
clauses in the bill would inflict an iejustice upon the under.
matters, inasmuch as It mmle the romeare retrospective.
The Earl of CLARENDON intimated that he was willing
to amend the clause, and provide that the bill should only
take effect front the time that it received the royal meant.
The Earl of DERBY, referring to the present system of
education, said his objection to it wee that in private schools
the boys were pressed forward in the higher breeches of
learning, while those of a more elementary character were
se neglected that when the boy' entered a public school
they had everything to begin over again.
The Earl of CLARENDON concurred in these views,
and remarked that it was a point upon which the commis-
sioners had reported very strongly.
Observations were dm made be the Bishop of London,
the Archbishop of Canterbury, Red Earl Stanhope, and the
bill was read a mimed time.

The N*vll Apaay sad Diskilaution Bill sod the Naval
Nits Bill ware roportod as assoodsd.
• Their lordships roes at Is. minutes after 9.

.110IISE OF COMMON& m JUNE G.
Th. SPEAK= took the chair at 4 o'clock.
• PRIVATE BUSINESS,.

The following Imam were read a third time and passed :
Belfast and Northern Counties Railway, Bristol sod South
Wales Union Railway. Exmouth and Budleigh Saltation
Water. London and North Western Railway amino Ar•
rangements). Osoestry and Newtown Hallway and ,Aber
Companies (Arrangements), end Workioxton Harbour, Bills.
.. Os the ruction for the oonsideration of the

DUBLIN IMPROVEMENT BILL,
Sir E GROGAN moved as as amendment that the rubel-
aeration of the Fill be postpased till Friday, and he would
Men propose that certain classes should be inserted in it.
Mr. PA I'LL said that the bill had passed through a com•
raittee, who had considered the clauses carefully, and hedid
sot use Irby their decision should be disregarded.
Yr. VANCE said there were certain citizens of Dublin
who were uot wealthy enough to appear he counsel before a
ecmmittee. sod who. as the bill affected their right*. de-
sired that their members should Mate their case to t►e
house.

Mr. ROEBUCK NM without sufficient grounds beteg
illoen, it would be a dangerous ilium to supersede the de.
eision of s emmeittee.
Colonel WILSON-PATrEN said that, when qtwatioas of