The Sun.
London, England, 1855-07-04 00:00:00

COAL MINES INSPECTION BILL.

The house went into committee on the above bill.
The various clauses were, after some amendments
being added, agreed to.
[LEFT SITTING.I ,

The National Gazette of Berlin quoteti a letter from St.
Petersburg, stating that a penal law Jas been published
there relating to offences committed.by the aid of the
telegraph, the destruction or interruption of telegraphic
lines, &c. The punishments compriso all those used in
Rassia, from fines to the knout, and to working in the
mines for 20 years. The punishment of death is reserved
for the crime of high treason committed by the aid of the
telegraph.
The Post Ampt Gazette of Frankfoe, in alluding to an
Austrian despatch of the 10th ult., said to have been
communicated to the Court of St. Petersburg, in which
Austria was believed to have announced an intention of
repelling any attack against the Turkish territory, both
in the Principalities, and along the line of the Danube,
says that this despatch was less explcit than was stated,
and only intimated that serious difficulties might arise
between the Cabinets of Vienna and St. Petersburg if
an attack were made on the Dobrudocha. This despatch,
according to the above journal, has been communicated
to the Cabinets of Paris and London.

The last Government_ despatches from the Crimea
must have reached the War-office late on Monday after-
noon, and, with the exception, perhaps, of Lord Pan-
mure and Lord Palmerston, had tot been seen by the
other members of the Cabinet before going to press. A
proof-sheet of the Gazette was forwarded to Lord Pal-
merston in the House of Commons shortly before six
in the evening, and his lordship handed it to Lord John
Russell, who had considerable difficulty in detaining it
from those of his colleagues who sat near him. The
noble lord read it with some attention, and then passed
it to Sir C. Wood, who in his turn hurriedly glanced
over it, and then handed it to Sir G. Grey. In this
way it went the round of the Treasury bench.
The one hundred and first anniversary dinner of the
Society for the Encouragement of Art., Manufactures,
anadlacCe,omsymdeernehni
e,ato.okAbpoiaucte3syo gentlemen were presentesterday, at the Crystal
Palace,
on the occasion. The chair was occupied by his Grace
the Duke of Argyll, F.R.S., who was supported by Earl
Granville, Lieut.-General Sir Charles Pasley, K.C.8.,
Colonel Sykes, F.R.S. ; Messrs. W. Brown, M.P., J.
Kershaw M.P., A. Hastie, MY., Eliot Lockhart, M.p.,
J. Malcolmson, M.P., G. Moffatt, M.P., B. Oliveira,
M.P., J. Pilkington, M.P. • Dr. Chambers, Dr. Cum-
ming, Dr. Lee, LL.D., Dr. Nairne, Dr.Wa4di-
love, Dr. Watson, Captain T. B. Collinson, R.E., Capt.
Leopold Paget, R.A., (tc.
OPENING OF THE ASYLUM FOR IDlOTS.—Yesterd,ay
Prince Albert presided at the inauguration ceremony of
the new buildings at Earlswood, near Reigate, intended
as an asylum for idiots. The new structure will accom-
modate about 400 children, and has been built at a cost
of about 35,0001. His Royal Highness arrived at three
o'clock, and was received at the station by the Bishop
of Oxford, the Sheriffs of London and Middlesex,
and the stewards and patrons of the institution. After
the ceremony of inauguration had been gone through,
the Rev. Mr. Champney read an address to his Royal
Highness, thanking him for the interest he had shown
in the asylum. His Royal Highness, in reply, said--I
beg to return you my best thanks for the address which
you have just now presented to me, and to express the
satisfaction which I feel at the success which has attended
your undertaking. lam rejoiced to perceive that the
building is so nearly completed, and I trust that it may yet
contribute to the happiness of those afflicted beings who
are the objects of your care. The proceedings were
closed by a dejeuner, given by the Vice-Presidents, after
which his Royal Highness left the building, escorted in
the same manner as when he entered it. -
AFFRAY WITH CHINAMEN.—At the Thames Police
court yesterday three Chinamen, named kgen, A-pai,
Aluk, were brought before Mr. Ingham, charged with
feloniously cutting and wounding Tih.Kwei, better
known as Tuck Guy, and his wife. Mr. Thom, printer,
of Warwick-square, who was for upwards of twenty
years in China, attended as interpreter. Tih-Kwei, who
lies dangerously wounded in the London Hospital, has
realised a handsome competency by his performances as
a juggler, and was on the eve of returning to his native
country. When he was brought to the London Hospi-
tal on Sunday night he wore a belt round his waist, con-
taining upwards of 2001. in gold, and it was delivered into
the care of the hospital authorities. Tih-Kwei's wife
was sworn to speak the trath, and broke a saucer. Her
evidence as interpreted, was as follows :—On Sunday
night about ten o'clock a good many men came into the
house where she was saying with her husband, at No.
2, Serle-place, Blue Anchor-yard, Rosemary-lane. They
asked her husband Tih-Kwei for some money. Her
husband said he was a native of Nankin and they were
from Canton, and he wanted nothing to say to them.
Finding they could get no money, they. _attacked her
husband, and beat him and cut hini with their knives,
and then attacked her afterwards. She was sure the
prisoners were among the persons who attacked her and
her husband. There were four other Chinese who made
their escape. After some further evidence, the magistrate
proceeded to the London Hospital to take the deposition
of the wounded Chinaman, who was in a very low state,
but conscious. Mr. Thom having translated the deposi-
tion into the Chinese language, and read 'it over to Tih-
Kwei' he eigned it, and Mr. Inghara remanded A-pai,
A-fuh, and A-shen, to the Clerkenwell House of Deten•
tion fora week.