The Sun.
London, England, 1864-02-26 00:00:00

YENIKALI.

In reply to Sir J. HAY,
Lord C. PAGET said that a portion of this grant had
been made to Admirals Brown, Stopford, and Grey, which
was in accordance with the rules of the service, by which
flag officers on a station were entitled to receive the same,
although not present at any capture.
BRITISH. VESSELS PURCHASED BY THE
CHINESE GOVERNMENT.

In reply to Colonel SYKES,
Lord C. PAGET said the Africa, Mohawk, and the En-
counter had been sold to the Chinese Government and paid
for • and he understood from Captain Shorrard Osborn that
when the accounts were settled there would not be more
than £lOO due by the Chinese Government to this country.
HIGHWAYS ACT BILL.

In reply to Colonel W. PATTEN,
Sir G. GREY said that, as he had already stated, it was
intended by Government to introduce this bill ; but a me-
morial had been recently received on the subject, which
was at present under consideration, after which tho bill
would be brought forward.
ADMISSION TO THE TRAINING COLLEGES.
Mr. G. HARDY asked the Vice-President of the Com-
mittee of Council for Education whether, when a student
having been admitted to a training college without pass-
ing, or after failure at the examination for admission by the
Inspector, succeeds in the examination of students at the
end of each of two successive years of training, completes
the prescribed period of probation, and becomes a certificated
teacher, he will be counted to the credit of the training
college in estimating the grant earned by the institution
under the minute of March 21, 1863 ?
Mr. LOWE said that it was objectionable to admit appli-
cants to these colleges without their having gone through a
preliminary examination, and accordingly a test of matri-
culation had been determined upon as indispensable to such
admission.

DISMISSAL OF MR. LAY.
Mr. LESLIE asked the Under Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs if it were the case that Mr. Lay, after being
dismissed by the Chinese Government from the office of
Inspector General of Customs, had been appointed by Sir
Frederic Bruce to act as Chinese Secretary to the British
Legation?
Mr. IJAYARD said there had been no information on
the subject received by the Government.
THE CONVICT TOWNLEY.
Mr. MORRITT asked the Secretary of State for the
Home Department, whether it will be possible for Townley,
late convicted of murder, whose sentence was commuted to
penal servitude for life, to obtain, by good conduct or other-
wise, at any future period of his life, a licence or ticket of
leave to be at large and free from restraint in either this or
any other country.
Sir G. GREY said the persons whose sentences were
for life, whether a commuted sentence or not, were not
entitled to any remission of their sentences. (Hear, hear

THE TUSCALOOZ A..
Mr. PEACOCKE asked the First Lord of the Treasury
what were the circumstances under which instructions were
sent to the Cape of Good 1.-lope, and in consequence of which
the Tuscalooza was seized ; and whether the Government
would lay upon the table of the house the papers relating to
the subject?
Lord PALMERS fON said that by answering the latter
part of the question ho might save the house a complicated
answer in reference to the first. The Government had no
objection to lay the papers on the table.
HOUSES IN BRIDGE STREET, WESTMINSTER.
Sir J. SHELLEY asked the First Commissioner of
Works when the houses left standing on the south side of
Bridge-street, Westminster. would be removed, and whether
any decision had been arrived at as to the mode in which the
vacant ground should be utilised.
Mr. COWPER said that the freehold of four of the
houses had been.putchased, and he hoped that shortly the
leasehold would be also purchased, and then would be the
time to decide on the appropriation of the site.
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MALTA.
Sir J. HAY asked the Secretary to the Admiralty, if he
would lay upon the table of the house the report of Admi-
ral Sir Frederick Grey and Mr. Whitbread, upon which the
Admiralty decided upon the proposed dock at Malta as
opposed to the views of Admiral Sir William Martin and
Vice Admiral Codrington, and all other official papers and
correspondence that bear upon the subject and which was
not contained in the papers now upon the table.
Lord C. )'.GET repeated the eratemept he had made on

kmsterdam
Ditto
Rotterdam — 12 01 12 0/
Antwerp — 25 65 25 721
Brussels — 25 65 25 721
Hamburgh — 13 8 13 81
Paris
Ditto .. 3 Months, 25 70 25 75
Illarseilles
Frankfort on Maine —119 i
Vienna
Trieste
Petersburgh
Berlin —
Madrid ... . • • 47 4SI
Cadiz -47k 471
Leghorn — 25 b 5 25 90
Milan — 25 85 25 90
Genoa .— 25 85 25 90
Naples
Palermo .. .^ 25 85 25 VO
Messina — 25 85 25 90
Lisbon — 52 521
Oporto . ,-
Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard), per 0z.... £3 17
Mexican Dollars .O
Silver in Bars (Standard)

A WIFE CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTING TO STAB HER
HESBAND.—Eugenie Schmidt was charged before Mr.
Knox on a warrant with attempting to stab he: husband,
Henry Schmidt, 86, Bo'sever-street, with a knife.
The husband said that he was living apart from his wife,
and on the 20th of the present month his wife called upon
him and asked him how he was. He told her that he was
pretty well, and she then rushed at him with a knife and
attempted to stab him. His coat was cut, and she then
made a second attempted to stab him, but was prevented
doing so. She had several times said there would be mur-
der between them. • _

Peter Godfrey, brother-in-law of the complainant, said
thatlhad he not interfered; andjprevented it the complainant
would most certainly have been killed.
When called upon for her defence the wife entered into a
long statement as to her husband's conduct, and amongst
other things said she had been obliged to leave him, and
that she had in her possession a letter sent to her husband
by a woman of low repute.
The daughter of the parties, a good looking young girl of
sixteen, was called and gave evidence in the case, but re-
luctantly.
A person stepped into the witness-box and said that
believing:she was an injured woman he would be bail for her,
Mr. Knox accepted the person's bail.