The Sun.
London, England, 1863-06-09 00:00:00

THIRD EDITION

SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK.

NAVAL PROMOTIONS—This Evening.

The following appointments were made at the Admiralty
this afternoon :
John T. H. Norris, master, to the Hawke.
Robert T. Hodges, master's-assistant, additional, to the
Cumberland, for the Lizard.
James S. Barrett, master's-assistant, supernumerary, to
the Narcissus.
Promoted to First-'lass Engineers—Joseph Wyllie, of
the Valorous; W. Frazier, of the Indus; Peter Eckford,
of
the Asia; W. t-earson, of the Emerald; Thos. Scott (B),
of the Cumberland. _ .

Promo`ed to Acting First-class Assistant Engineers—
Joseph I'. Rlbinson, of Scout; James M'Gough, of Sur
prise; Frederick Pointon, of Orestes; James Crawford, of
Martinet; R. Wyllie, of Bustard; Angus Leitch, of Kes-
trel ; W. Barclay, of Medea.
Naval Cadets Nominated—Charles R. Arbuthnot, Henry
Vashon Baker, Frank J. Grassie, Fredk, G. Ree, Charles
C. Stuart, J. C. R. Scott, G. Huntingford, R. H. Hutch-
ings, C. G. W. Aylen, Henry C. A. Morshead, Nugent
H. M. de Guyt, Ferdinand, Beauclerk, Wm. Harney, C.
Wm. Hicks.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF LORDS--This Evening.

The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack
at five o'clock.

Lord„ BERNERS presented a petition from Great Yar-
mouth against the Prison Ministers' Bill.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The Coventry Markets, and Bristol and Porteshead Pier
and Railway Bills ware read a second time.
THIRD READINGS.
The Manchester Corporation Water; London, Tilbury,
and Southend Railway ; Dublin Corporation Water ;
Tramore Embankment; Knighton and Central Wales
Railwayr eread a third
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GREECE.
Earl RUSSELL, by command of her Majesty, laid on
the table certain papers relating to Greece, to the election
of Prince William of Denmark to fill the throne vacant by
the flight of King Otho, and also to the cession of the
lonian Islands.

SECURITY FROM VIOLENCE BILL.
The Earl of CA RNARVON moved the second reading
of this bill, and said objections had been raised to this
measure because it enacted, as was said, a particular pun-
ishment for a particular offence, in other words, because it
was looked upon as special legislation, and it was ob-
jected to by those who were opposed altogether to
the infliction of corporal punishment under any
circumstances. He could not but think that the
objections against the measure were perfectly futile, and
that the offences with which the bill dealt were of a nature
to justify the infliction of very severe punishment. The
crime of garotting, which last winter had created so
much ten . or, had, it was true, subsided a great degree;
yet it was not impwsible that it might revive in the coming
dark season, and if it did so it was of the utmost importance
that a power should be given to deal with such offenders
that was well calculated to deter others from committing
similar outrages. He could not agree in the opinion that
corporal punishment was altogether ineffectual. If so, why
was it still retained as a punishment in both the army
and navy ? On the contrary, he thought nothing
so effectually put a stop to repetitions of a particular crime
as the infliction of that description of punishment. The
governors of the different gaols found from experience the
best results follow fr.-An its infliction, and their lordships
might depend that if something was not done as early as
possible they would more than likely in the coming
winter they would have a recurrence of those robberies by
violence which prevailed so extensively last year. He hoped
their lordships would agree to the second reading of the
bill.
Lord CRANWORTH said the introduction of the bill
created in his mind a feeling of panic as well as sorrow. He
objected altogether to special legislation, because it was per-
fectly impossible to prevent particular crimes by special acts
of Parliament. If the bill passed it would become inope-
rative, because it would never be put in execution except in
cases of persons under 16. By the bill the birch rod
was to be used in cases of youths, but with respect
to adults the flogging was to be administered
by any instrument the court might think fit. Now,
what was that instrument to be ? It was quite certain you
could not, at the present day, inflict the bastinado, then,
what was the instrument to be used ? There were other
enactments in the bill which it was quite impossible to carry
into operation, and therefore he moved that it be read a
second time that day six months.
Lord WODEHOUSE. supported the bill.
After a few observations from Earl GRANVILLE, who
objected to the measure,
The bill was read a second time without a division.
(LEFT SITTING.)