The Sun.
London, England, 1864-05-30 00:00:00

THE GAOLS SILL.

In reply to Mr. NEWDEGATE,
Sir G. GREY said that he proposed to proceed with this
bill as quickly as possible as the other house was desirous
that it should be sent up to them for consideration as soon
as possible.

THE STEAM RAMS.
Mr HODGKINSON—In reterence to Mr Solicitor. Gene-
;al's statement in the Court of Exchequer on Thursday last,
that the case of the Attorney-General v. Laird, and others,
rela ive to the seizure of the Confederate rams, had been
arranged, asked Mr Attorney-General whether the
arrangement alluded to involved the purchase •of
those vessels; and, if so, whether only at their fair value or
at some higher price; whether the inducement to the Crown
ie make such arrangement was a doubt as to the construc-
tion and application of the provisions of the Foreign En-
listment Act with regard to equipping and arming vessels;
whether it was part of the terms al arrangement that the
alleged misdemeanour under the seventh section of the
Foreign Enlistment Act should be condoned by the
Crown, and that no claim for compensation for the
seisare should be made by the defendants ; and,
whether any legislation would be proposed in order to
obviate in future the doubts and difficulties attending the
construction and enforcing of the Foreign Enlistment
Act, and thus prevent the arrangement of the recent case
operating as a premium to ship builders to speculate on
buTildhiengAvTesT"OlsßoNf Ewyar.fer belligerents.
that the house
was Probably aware GthEatNiEnitta month tho of September
last, prior to the seizure of the vessels named, persons who
to
represented themseAres as their owners, made overtuerteesse
_,
the Government for their purchase, which
but these were rejected ou the ground that the amount
on
asked exceeded their value. The Government, actingre, .
.0
were ramound
the information received from the Admiralty,
wag
as,_a_ L,,
purchase the vessels at a much larger price than
ut
asiosn
walewe u
the understanding being that there was no ad
on the part of the Government that uc
t had not acted upon
and alleged owners of any misdemeanour, or oisr,iaerriL:tduts
hioand
not been committed.. The Governmen
but from a desire
a belief that their case would not succeed,
ive to a very tin-
to terminate the controversy
ale
of which might
portent subject, the continuance
conseqaences.
be attended with very
e_
There was no condonation
of the arrangement it
misdemeanour by the
that there could De any clause for
was quite impossible
to
" ' With regard .
by the Crown, and under the terms .
compens..ti n.f the last question, he hoped
to introduce any new legis-
lationparties would be influenced
occurred, and Government would
i t w u lodn nottht
this
eafuohujneodt,nhecuetsstahrayt
d was the law in reference to
act up to what
reply to some other question, the right
this matter. In
by what had already
f the vessels was X195,00C. and that £'26,b00
hon. and learned gentleman said that the amount on the
present value
.eeyadcyonsidere
would be required for their completion. 4300,000 bud been
asked for them.
THE REVIEW IN HYDR-PARK.

Sir O. GREY Bata that the arraDgpments on Saturday
to Major KNOX,
In reply
were wade after eorormatcatioßil, With Sir Riau(' Mayne,

[LEFT SPEAKING.j

Foreign Hail Packet List.

MALLS DUt.
Australia and Mauritius, via Southampton June 18.

Brazil and Cape Verde, byvia BriMarseille++tish paaet. June 12.
June 5.
Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena.. May 29.
China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southanipton.June 2
via Marseilles ...May 27.

Falkland Islands ......
Gibraltar, via Southampton May 27.
India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton June 2
via Marseilles May 27.
India (Bombay), via Southampton .. May 27.
via Marseilles June 5.
Portuga1....
Malta, Egypt, and Adon, via Southamptou May 27.
via Marseilles May 27.
Newfoundland .. May 25.
Oporto and Vigo ..
U. S. and British N. America, ty Brit. packet.... May 25,
_ by U.S. packet....
by Canadian packet. May 27.
All parts of West Indies, including Chili, Peru, j May 30,
California. and British Columbia..

MISS KATE GORDON'S first Matinee Musicale is

announced to take place in the Collard Concert
Rooms to-morrow at 3 p.m. Miss Gordon appears in her
first morning entertainment under most distinguished

patronage. A more than usually select and attractive pro:

gamma has been issued, and Miss Gordbn has secured
the services of Madame Weiss, Miss M. Poole, Mr. Walker;

and Signor Nappi. Miss Gordon will preside at the piano;
the Herr Booths on the violin and violoncello. From the

talents of the fair pianist and the recognition of her claims
by the aristocracy, a fashionable audience will doubtless
be present on this occasion.

MRS. DISRAELI'S "AT HOME."—On Saturday
afternoon Mrs. Disraeli was " at home," at the right
hon. member for Buckinghamshire's house in Park-lane.
The party was attended by upwards of SOO persons. The
house, which commands an uninterrupted view of the
park, was fitted up expressly for the accommodation of a
large party, the roof being converted into a comfortable
position to see the review of the Rifle Volunteers. The
French and Austrian Ambassadors, the Duke and Duchess
of Montrose, the Duke and Duchess of Cleveland, the
Marchinnets of Exeter, the Earl and Countess Stanhope,.
the Countess of Shaftesbury, Viscountess Jocelyn, Sir
John and Lady Pakington, Lord and Lady Claud
Hamilton, Lord and Lady Colchester, were amongst those
present,

NOT DEAD YET. By J. C. Seaffreson, author of
"Live it Down," &c. 3 vols.—Mr. Jef,ffreson'a
talent, says the Athenaeum, has certainly gained in ripe-
ness and fullness of flavour, like fruit on a wall in a sunny
aspect. His present novel is in every respect satisfactory.
It has a well-contrived, well built-up plot; it is carefully
written. The writer has evidently taken pains, and there
is much good work put into the book, which has a solidity
and forcd that impress the reader with a sense of the reality
of the story. We have read it through with interest, and
can recommend it to our readers, It is a healthy pleasant
book."

SMALL DEBTS.—Lord St. Leonards has given
notice of his intention to propose in committee
several alterations in the Lord Chancellor's County Courts
Bill. Among them are three new clauses, proposed to be
inserted, to the following effect:—No packman or person
taking or sending his goods for sale from house to house
shall recover against thJ husband or father of any wife or
daughter to whom any such goods shall leave been or shall
hereafter be sold for the price of the same, unless such hus-
band or father shall have Leen present at such sale, and
sanctioned the same; no action to lie upon a sale by auction
of goods under the value of £2O upon credit, unless the pur-
chaser and his surety (if any) sign the contract after the
sale; no person or body to issue more than. 20 plaints at any
one court

FEARFUL ARTILLERY ACCIDENT.—The D bat-
tery, 3d Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery, were out
at drill at Bellary on the sth of April last. They had just
galloped past in columns of half batteries left in front,wnen
the word " Trot" was given ; they had hardly broken into
a trot when the limber of No. 5, one of the three leading
guns, exploded, killing four men on the spot and wounding
seven others ; 13 horses were wounded, three of which had
obe shot on the spot. The ground all along looked like a
small battle-field after an action. It was covered with pieces
of flesh, uniform, and harness, and the bodies of the poor
fellows who were killed. Two were lying quite close to the
gun not much disfigured, and the two others were about
100 yards off. where they had fallen, fearfully disfigured.
They were blown about 80 yards into the air. All that re-
mained of one poor fellow was his chest:and head ; arms
and everything else were gone. No cause can be assigned
for the explosion. The limber boxes were filled with the
regulated allowance of ammunition, and had been packed in
presence of an officer and sergeant on the Ist ult. No blame
is attached to any one. The remains of the poor fellows
were followed to their last resting place by the whole of the
artillery and a large number of the officers and men of the
2d battalion 21st Fasiliets. The following is the list of the
men killed and wounded:—Killed—Gunners Hickey,
Healon, Townley, and Toohey. Wounded—Gunners Mul-
catry, Gower, M'Mahon, Connor, Power, and Lindsay ;
Farrier-Sergeant Taylor and Gunner Lydon, who had his
bridle arm smashed at the wrist. It has since been ampu-
tated. They are all doing well.

The Court of Assizes of the Herault has just tried
two Italians, named Novarre and Trinca, on a charge of
having attempted to murder a farm-steward, named Ber-
trand, residing at La Pail,. near Montpellier. Another
Italian, named Reamed, was also charged as the instigator
of the crime. On the evening of the 25th November last,
after dark, Bertrand was seated by his fire-side, when 'a
stranger suddenly entered the house and stabbed him from
behind. The wounded man immediately seized his assailant,
and a struggle ensued, in which Bertrand received a cut in
each hand. Madame Bertrand then came to her husband's
aid, but was disabled by a stab. This diversion, how-
ever, enabled her husband to fetch his gun from the
next room, and he was returning with it, when the assas-
sin and an accomplice, who had been waiting outside,
both fell on him, and endeavoured to get possession of the
gun. Not succeeding, the two fellowk ran away, and Ber-
trand fired after them, as he thought, without effect.
Several Italians were arrested on suspicion, and one of them
denounced Novarre and Trinca as the assassins and Ras-
tucci as their instigator, the latter having had some quarrel
with Bertrand about payment for work. All three were
accordingly arrested, and it was found that the shoes of
Novarre and Trinca exactly corresponded with the footsteps
in the field across which the assassins had run on escaping
from Bertrand's house. A witness also deposed that he
had seen Rastueci extract a number of small shot from the
back of Novarre's neck. Twenty-eight witnesses were
examined, and their evidence clearly brought the crime
home to the prisoners, who were accordingly found guilty,
and each sentenced to 15 years' hard labour.
LAYING THE FOUNDATION STONE OF A ROMAN
CATHOLIC CHAPEL.—On Saturday afternoon the
foundation stone of a new chapel, to be called St. William's,
was laid in Simpson-street, Angel Meadow, by the Rev
W, J, Sheenan, rector of St. Chad's, Cheetham
There was a large attendance. The officiating ministers
were the Revs. S. H. Clarkson and T. Hayes. The chapel
will be built of bricks, stone being only introduced where
necessary. The design will be plain Gothic.
The cost
will be above £l,OOO, of which £7OO hag been subscribed;
and the building will afford accommodation for between 700
and 800 people. The builder is Mr. Tho!uas T. ully,,
Bronghton-lane, Manchester; and the architect M.
Tijon, Corporation-street. The chapel will be used occa-
sionally as a school-room.
The lioness of the Zoological Society of Brussels
has just given birth to three cubs—one of them has since
died, bat the other two aro deing well.
The sixth ordinary meeting of shareholders of
the Royal Panama, New Zealand, and Ana,
tralian Mail Company was held to-day
Lord Claud Hamilton,
,M.P., in the chair. The
report submitted for adoption stated that the re•
ceipts for Government subsidies, freight, and pas•
sage money ver.e. £118,702 63. 6d. against £67,233
63. 10d. the previous year; while the expenditure
on working account Was £B4 900 19s. ld. against
£46,926 15s. 2d. in 1862. After appropriat-
ing £13,60) to repair, renewal, &e., account,
£20,201 7a. 5d., which,
the difference in favour of the company is
added to .the balance
brought forward from last account, makes the
total amount to the credit of profit and loss ac-
count, £21,195 163. The directors had set apart
£4,750 for depreciation, being 6 par cent. on the cost
of the Emaining vessels of the original fleet of the
company.
The entire balance of preliminary ex.
penses, &c., Amounting to £4,645 17e. 2d. had been
written off; and the sum of £3,500 had been applied
in reduction of the balance to the debit of insurance
account. The dividend for the half-year ended
30th June, absorbed £3,278 4s. ; and the directors
now recommended the declaration of a dividend on
the old shares, for the six months ended the 31st
December, 1863, at the rel.° of 7 per cent. per an.
Z 4 500.
n uTmhecloeaorveorfnminectintmoef to r• which will amount to
dieted the export of horses from Southern Russia.
St. Petersburg has inter-