The Sun.
London, England, 1855-07-10 00:00:00

SEI3ASTOPOL.

WAR DEPARTMENT, JULY 10.

L prd Panmure presents his compliments to the
editor of The Sun, and has great pleasure iu
transmitting the enclosed intelligence which has
this day reached him from General Simpson:—
" CRIMEA, 9TH JULY, 1855.
" To•morrow I intend to open a heavy fire on
the Redan.

" The health of the troops is satisfactcry.
" Prince Gortschakoff proposes to me that we
should exchange prisoners of war at Odessa."

HARROGATE RACES.

(THIS DAY.)

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
GRAND STAND STAKES.

St. Mark 1
Fanny Bingham filly 2
Notre Dame 3
Announcement, Miss Branch, and Meanee filly also
ran.

CONSOLATION HANDICAP
Maid of Tees
Lady of the Lodge
Corin
St. Mark

EMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS.—(THIS EVENING.)
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack
at five o'clock.

THE HANGO MASSACRE.

The Earl of MALMESBURY, seeing the noble lord
the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs in his place,
begged to ask what progress had been made with re-
spect to the inquiry relative to the massacre at Hango ?
(Hear, hear.) When he had last brought the
subject forward, the noble earl stated that a
messenger had been sent to the Danish Minister at St.
Petersburg, requiring him to demand from the Russian
Government that it should institute an inquiry into what
seemed to be a wanton and cruel massacre. In the mean-
time Admiral Dundas, anticipating the wishes of her
Majesty's Government, sent in a flag of truce to the
Commander-in-Chief at Helsingfors, demanding an ex-
planation on the subject. A correspondence, therefore,
took place between the Admiral and the Russian general
at the place in question to which he would refer, as re-
vealing the reasons for the conduct of the Russians. He
was glad to find that the second flag of truce of the Ad-
miral had arrived safe at its destination, and that
the Russian authorities did not again disgrace them-
selves by as great a violation of one of the most sacred
international laws as had ever been perpetrated. Now,
he had looked into the letter of the Russian General,
and he was unable to find any justification for this out-
rage. On the contrary, he thought the reason assigned
for the attack but aggravated that cruel massacre. He
admitted that our boat, conveying the Finnish prisoners,
should not have landed its party until the flag
of truce had been replied to. The noble earl then
referred to correspondence which had. taken place
between Admiral Dundas and General de Berg in rela-
tion to the circumstance referred to, and commented
upon them as ho proceeded. It was quite evident what
the feelings of the Russian Government were upon
the subject, as they had decorated the leaders who had
committed this monstrous outrage.
The Earl of CLARENDON said he was sorry to
say that he was not yet in a position to
supply the information to which the noble lord had re-
ferred. In the communications which had taken place
between Admiral Dundas and General de Berg, her Ma-
jesty's Government did not think that the Russian gene-
ral furnished any explanation that would be deemed
satisfactory by her Majesty's Government. The only
passage in the letter of General de Berg which was
deemed satisfactory was that which stated that instead
of seventeen men having been murdered, as was at
first supposed, there were only seven. Even if
the flag of truce had not been seen by the
Russian party, the fact could not furnish a justification
for this frightful slaughter upon a small unarmed party.
With respect to Gen. de Berg, that they could net have
come upon a peaceful mission by reason of the fire-
arms which they had on board, the fact really was
that the muskets alluded to were placed at the bottom of
the boat. They were unloaded, and were covered with
tarpaulin, so that it was quite evident that there was no
intention of using them on the occasion ; and
further, that the Russian party was altogether
ignorant of the circumstance of the muskets being on
board until after the murders had been perpetrated. With
regard to the assertion of General de Berg, that it was
supposed the British party were making soundings be-
fore Hango, as it was reported they had done
at Kertch, this excuse could not avail the Russian
party an instant, as it was quite clear that the
report of such soundings at Kertch could not possibly
have reached that place at the time the outrage was
perpetrated. It was, however, impossible for her Ma-
jesty's Government to know the real facts of the case,
until Lieutenant Geneste and his comrades were released
from Russian power. It was clear, from the date of the
communication sent to the Danish Minister at St.
Petersburg that there could not be any answer received
here for some days yet.
Lord CAMPBELL declared that this outrage was,
even according to their own showing, as great a viola-
tion of international law as had ever been committed.
He viewed the decoration by the Government of the
leaders of this vile outrage in the same light as the deco-
ration conferred upon Cain, the first murderer. The Earl of MALMESBURY begged to ask a ques-
tion of the noble earl, namely, whether any negotiations
were going on in order to have an exchange of prisoners ?
The Earl of CLARENDON said he had great
pleasure in being able to answer the last
question of the noble earl. Negotiations were
now going on, the result of which would be an imme-
diate exchange of prisoners.
After a few words from the Earl of COLCHESTER, the
subject dropped.
VICTORIA GOVERNMENT BILL. _

Earl GRANTILLE rose to move the second read-
ing of this bill.

[LEFT SPEAKING.]

HOUSE OF COMMONS-(THIS DAY.)

The SPEAKER took the chair shortly after 12 o'clock.
The Lords' amendments to the Folkestone Improve-
ment Bill were considered and agreed to.
Petitions were presented by Mr. Hastie, from Paisley,
against the sale of intoxicating drinks ; by Mr. Black-
burn, from Caithness, against the Lord Advocate's Edu-
cation Bill ; and by Capt. Scobell, from 17 of the north-
ern ports, praying that vessels, when unseaworthy,
should be reported and condemned.
NUISANCES REMOVAL AMENDMENT BILL.
The house went into committee on this bill, com-
mencing at clause 16, which was agreed to, as were
also clauses 17 and 18.
On clause 19 words were inserted by Mr. HENLEY
and Mr. WILKINSON empowering the magistrates be-
fore whom complaints shall be brought under the pro-
visions of this bill, to give costs to a party against whom
complaints shall be made on frivolous or unfounded
grounds, or abandoned or withdrawn after it shall have
proceeded so far as to put him to expense in defending
himself.

Clause 20 was agreed to.
Clause 21, which contained provisoes as to proceeding
against owners and occupiers, was negatived.
On clause 23 being put, which proposed that open
ditches should he covered or improved,
Mr. MITCHELL proposed that an exception should
be made in the cases of mills, mines, print works, bleach
works, or manufactories.
The hon. inember's proposition was withdrawn upon
the understanding that other words would be substituted
in the clause to carry out in substance the proposition
of the hon. member.
After some further discussion, the clause, as amended,
was ordered to stand part of the bill.
On clause 24, which inflicted a penalty of 2001. for
causingpu,t water to be corrupted by gas washings, being
Mr. ADDERLEY proposed that other nuisances be-
sides gas washings should be made part of the clause and
come under the provisions of the act, when they caused
pollution to streams rivers, or ponds.
Sir B. HALL said, that in adopting this clause the
Government had only followed the provisions of all the
Gas Companies' Act.
Se would propose to the hon.
member to allow the clause in its present shape to pass,
on bringing
and on the third reading, up the report, it
would be competent for him to insert a clause which
would carry out his views.
After some further discussion,
LordR.GROSVENOR hoped that his hon. friend the
member for North Staffordshire would persevere with his
proposed amendment. Nothing (was more monstrous
than that parties other than Gas Companies
should be allowed to Poison the pure streams
and rivers of the country. They bad had quite
enough of the pollution of the Thames by gas works, to
do all in their power to prevent the adoption of other
pollutions.
Mr. MACGREGOR believed that something ought
to be done on this subject, but he was convinced, if
the hon, member. for North Staffordshire's amendment