The Sun.
London, England, 1863-03-14 00:00:00

DUDE.

Col. FRENCH asked the Seeretary of State for India
whether the opinions of the law officers of the Crown had
been obtained by him upon the claims of the representative
of the late Capt, R. Frith, or of any other of the claimants
upon the late State of Oude ; and, if so, whether he had any
objection that copies of such opinions be laid upon the table
of the house ? _

Sir C. WOOD replied that it was contrary to the usual
practice to lay the confidential opinions of the law officers
of the Crown on the table of the house. The opinion which
he (Sir C. Wood) had formed was based upon the opinions
of the law officers of the Crown.

MORTALITY AT ROTHERHAM.

Mr. CHILDERS asked the Secretary of State for the
Home Department, whether his attention had been directed
to the alarming extant of mortality and disease in the town
of Rotherham, arising from the state of drainage and the
imperfect supply of water; and, whether Government
would take measures to enforce a remedy thereof ?
Sir G. GREY replied that the attention of the Privy

Council had been called to the matter, and two medical
inspectors had been sent down to make an inquiry. The
authorities of the town had applied for powers to obtain
a better supply of water and drainage.
TRIAL OF GUNS.

Sir J. FERGUSSON asked the Secretary of State for
War, whether, before the Committee which he stated on
Monday last had been appointed to consider the respective
merits of the Armstrong and Whitworth guns, the latter
were to be tried against the service, field, and garrison
guns of Sir W. Armstrong's pattern, or against others of
an altered construction ?
Sir G. C. LEWIS replied that no restrictions were
imposed.
THE PROCESSION OF SAT URDAY—THE CITY
AND METROPOLITAN POLICE.
On the motion for going into a committee of supply,
Sir DE LACY EVANS rose to bring under the con-
sideration of the house the expediency of amalgamating the
Metropolitan and City of London police establishments. He
considered that there should be but one police for the entire
metropolis. The result of the bad management on the
part of the police on Saturday was, that both the
Prince and Princess were exceedingly alarmed for their own
safety. It was not improbable that the dejeuner at the
Guildhall on Saturday morning had to someextent detained
the civic authorities from their municipal duties on this
occasion. (Hear, and laughter.) He cited the loss of
eight lives in the City and none in the metropolitan police
district on the night of the illuminattons, as evidence of
the bad management of the police on that occasion. (Hear.)
The LORD MAYOR said the matter brought before
this house by the hon. and gallant member involved much
larger questions than appeared on the surface; it was, in
fact, the culminating point of the grievances that had been
unnecessarily sot before the public during the last week. On
Saturday the whole business of keeping order rested upon
the city police. Large vans containing metropolitan police
were driven into the city in the course of the morning, and
materially contributed to create confusion. The judges
sitting at the Central Criminal Court were re-
peatedly in the habit of stating that the city
police exhibited more zeal and ability than the
metropolitan police, (Oh, oh.) It was untrue that the
City had refused the aid of a squadron of cavalry. The
City understood that they would have the benefit of
the Life Guards, whose majestic appearance and
well-trained horses would have contributed mush
to keep order. All the military the city had was 200
artillerymen, whose horses were so caparisoned that they
created a great deal of obstruction; indeed, they consti-
tuted the worst force that could have been employed. He
(the Lord Mayor) told the noble lord (Lord A. Paget)
that he should have liked 400 Life Guards, if he could have
got them. The City authorities gave the moat emphatic
instructions that the volunteers should not be engaged in
keeping the people back—that they should be kept at the
chief barriers as part of the spectacle, and as objects of
attraction—(renewed laughter)—moreover, in every way to
give way to the crowd. (Laughter.) The officer in com-
mand of the troops to which he (the Lord Mayor) had
the honour to belong, instead of coming to the Man-
sion-house from the forming ground, a dis-
tance of only 480 yards, he most improperly
went round a distance of 3,000. (Laughter.) In getting
to their appointed place at the Mansion-house they caused
great confusion, and were themselves lost in the crowd.
(Much laughter.) He did not refuse the aid of the metro-
politan police, because their aid was never offered. He
saw carriages pass the Mansion-house freely and rapidly,
but it appeared that carriages were detained many hours in
the metropolitan district. (Hear, hear.) He was at the
Mansion-house on the night of the illumination, believing
it a post of danger. (Laughter.) The crowd was so gnat
that he feared, if barriers had been used, as suggested, there