The Sun.
London, England, 1864-04-28 00:00:00

On the motion for going into committee on this bill.

Captain ARCHDALL defended certain expressions he
had made use of on a former occasion, which had given
umbrage to the police of Ireland. On that occasion he had
said that in frequent cases the inspectors and sub-inspectors
of police wore found out poaching. Ile then read some
letters to prove the truth of the assertion.
Sir R. PEEL defended the police from accusations
brought against them by the hon. and gallant gentleman
opposite. He considered it unfair to introduce the subject at
the present. If he broughi the motion forward on some
other occasion he should be eitzite prepared to meet and
confute many of his assertions.
Mr. BAGWELL objected to the bill altogether as it was
a monstrous attack upon the occupiers of the soil in Ireland,
and moved that the chairman do now report progress.

A short discussion ensued, which wait suddenly termi-
nated by the Chairman vacating his seat at a quarter to 6,
In accordance with the standing order of the house.
FISH TEINDS (SCOTLAND) BILL.
This bill ,„;:is read a third time and passed.
131 E UN P. ER-SECRETARY FOR WAR.
Mr. MASSEY bronht up tho report of the committee
appointed in consequence of the appointment of the Under-
SGcretary for War, which stat,:d that the seat of the said
under-secretary was not vacated.'
The house then adjourned.

Mrs. Maenady will commence a series of her
Dramatic Recitals at the Qneen's Concert Room, llanover-
square, on Tuesday, May 3. The series will terminate
with a morning recital, on Saturday, May 28. The pro-
gramme will be entirely changed on each occasion.
SUICIDE FROM LONDON-BRIDGE.—Laet evening
Mr. Humphreys, Middlesex coroner, held an inquiry
at the Lamb Tavern, Dorset-street, Ratcliffe, touching the
death of John Andrews, aged 27, who was alleged to have
committed suicide. It appeared from the evidence that de-
ceased was a butler, and had been in the service of Lord
Willoughby de Ersby. On the sth inst a man answering
his description was seen to jump over the parapet of London-
bridge into the river. IN, hen his body was recovered on
Monday there was found in his pocket a letter from Mr.
Archibald Campbell declining to employ Andrews in his
establishment as he had not been under butler to Lord
de Ersby, and had only been a short time in the service of a
Mr. Reed. A verdict was returned " That there was no
evidence as to how the deceased came into the Thames,
wherein ho was found dead."
A SISTER OF EDMUND KEAN'S.—OId Wood was
a Scotchman—a queer, dry, cynical fellow, who had
seen a great deal of the world, and tasted many of its bitters.
He carried about with him a huge and bulky volume of his
life and adventures, which he had a great idea of publish-
ing, and thought that if ho could get it sent to Blaskwood's
Magasine, the publishers would pay him handsomely tor,it.
Mrs. Wood was a sister of the great Edmund Kean's, and
she spoke with much bitterness of his neglect of her when
he was in the zenith of his popularity, and fortune was
showering her favours upon him. She told me one melan-
choly story of a period when a London engagement of some
importance was offered her while performing at Rotherham.
She had no money, and could not get to London without it
—but she learned that the groat Kean was at Sheffield, and
a ray of hope dawned upon her. Poor woman I hope flat-
tered in vain, for, after a weary walk to Sheffield, the great
man, instead of helping her, would not even see her. Per-
haps at this very time he was earning his fifty pounds a
night, and his sister could not get as many shillings to
carry her to an engagement that might ultimately have
crowned her with fortune also, for she had the family
1 talent, and when I saw her the remains of a good actress
) were still visible,—" Glimpses of ,Rial
_Life, Theatrical and
.Bohemian,"