The Sun.
London, England, 1863-03-23 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

A new tenor, M. Villaret, is about to be tried a
the Grand Opera of Paris.
THE CITY CF LONDON is almost wholly deserted
at night; the railway companies and the omnibuses
every evening disperse the vast crowd to suburban houses,
and return it in the morning. This attraction and repul-
sion from the central heart is going on year by year with
redoubled force, and the end of it will be that railways, in-
stead of condensing and• compressing human beings toge-
ther by reason of the room they take up, will spread the
population over an area twentyfold the size they at pre-
sent occupy. The time will come, no doubt, when London
proper will consist of a series of vast suburbs connected by
railroads with a central business district.
MR. KINGLAKE'S INTRODUCTION TO LORD
RAGLAN.—I must tell you a little anecdote of Lord
Raglan and a certain author who is well known in the lite-
rary world. This morning, when Lord Raglan was wait-
ing, surrounded by his staff, for the troops to get into their
places, a gentleman joined us on a handsome littlo gray
pony. This pony began neighing and screaming in the
mast wonderful manner, and so continuously that one could
hardly hear what was said. At last it attracted Lord Rag-
lan's attention, and he said, "I never heard a pony make
such a row ; does any one know who the gentleman is ?"
Some one of the staff said, " I think he is one of the news-
paper reporters, my Lord; shall I tell him to go away ?"
Lord Raglan laughed, and said, "If you do he will show
you up, you may depend upon it." It so happened that I
had made this gentleman's acquaintance on the beach, a
few days before. So I told Lord Raglan that it was Mr.
Kinglake, the author of " Eothen." " Oh 1" said my Lord,
"a most charming man I" and was going to speak to him,
when Marshal St. Arnaud came up ; so for the time he
could not do so. About 11 o'clock, as we were nearing the
Russian position—indeed, when within sight of them—Lord
Raglan and his staff were riding in advance; presently a
pony dashed past us at a furious pace, and who should it
be but Mr. Kinglake I On he went right through our
skirmishers, with his horse's head between his legs ;
after
but,
fortunately for his rider, the saddle got forward, and
a time went over the horse's ears ; of course the author of
"Eothee went with the saddle. It was rather an absurd
thing just before the battle; we all laughed except Lord
Raglan, who rode up to him and inquired most kindly after
him ; offered him, I think, ono of his own ponies to ride,
and told his orderly to put the saddle to rights. Mr. King-
lake was all thanks. That night, after the battle, Lord
Raglan met him wandering about, not knowing where to
go, so he asked him to dinner. Of course he came, and de-
lighted every one present with his charming manner and
conversation.—Letter of a Staff Officer,

HOUSE OF LORDS—This Eve Ding.
Lord REDESDALE, in the absence of the Lord Chancellor,
took his seat on the woolsack at the usual hour.

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PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The Yarmouth Gas Bill was read a third time and passed.

POLAND.
Earl VANE presented a petition from the county of
Durham in favour of Poland, and, in particular, praying
that England would use her influence to produce non-inter-
ference on the of Prussia. -
PSALMON FISHERIES.
The Earl of MALMESBURY presented a petition pray.
ing for the protection of fisheries and against the importa-
tion of salmon.
THE SOUTHERN CONFEDERACY.
Lord MAT HEDEN rose to call the attention of the
house to the question of the Southern Confederacy
as an independent power in concert with the other neutral
States, and to move for the despatches of Mr. Mason, the
Southern envoy, on the subject. He said he knew there
was no need of apologising for the papers he moved for last
year, but last year it was thought that the Governments of
England and France were acting simultaneously in en-
deavouring to bring about a cessation of the civil
war in America ; but since then he understood there
had been a difference of opinion and the French
Government had made several attempts to bring about
an armistice. The question might occupy men's minds
less at the present moment in theexisting state of affairs
an Poland, but it was still of great importance, and which it
would be dangerous to allow to pass without carefully
forming an opinion. By acknowledgment, he meant in ac-
cordance with what was laid down by writers on public
law, the receiving ambassadors from foreign powers to ne-
gociate treaties, and obtaining esequators for our consuls
to be stationed within the country. He was influ-
enced by but one object in bringing the subject
under consideration that evening, and that was the hope of
bringing about peace. By acknowledgment, he did not
mean interference or intervention. It would encourage
and animate the South on the one hand ; while, on the
other, it would put an end to all the dreams of re-construc-
tion cherished at Washington, and, more than all,
emancipate the Government of Washington from
the dire necessity of hopeless war. The despatches
he wished for would throw a much better light on the ques-
tion than any words he could use. As to the principle on
which it was the practice to recognise revolting states, it
would be found that recognition rather preceded than fol-
lowed a cessation of hostilities. He instanced the
case of the readiness of the United States to
recognise Hungary during the insurrection of 1849,
and to the case of Brazil. In the old world France acknow-
ledged the revolted Austrian States before the war was over,
and it ras no answer to say that Lord North declared war
against France shortly after, for war was declared on other
grounds. Nor was the delay in recognising the South
American Republic a precedent against him. That delay
had been greatly censured by the opposition of the time, and
did not arise from any question of principle, but motives
of prudence, to avoid the danger of being isolated from the
powers with whom we had acted in 1815, and who would
have looked upon the recognition with disfavour.
(LEFT SPEAKING.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS—This Evening.
The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock.
The following bills were read a third time and passed :
Denbigh Water, London and North Western and Lanca-
shire and Yorkshire Railway Companies, Market liar-
borough and Loughboaough Road, Queen's Road (Bat-
tersea) Extension, St. Asaph Road, and South Stafford-
shire Railway.
The following bills were considered and ordered to
be read ajthird time :—Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Rail-
way (by the promoters), Accrington Gas and Water,
Caledonian Railway Bredisholui Deviation), Caledonian
Railway (Carstairs and Dolphinton Branch) Central Wales
Extension Railway, Cockermouth and Workington Railway;
Cockermouth, Keswick, and Penrith Railway ; Knighton
and Central Wales Railway Companies, Leyland and Far-
ington Gas, Mid Wales Railway (Branch, &c.), Newport
Pagnell Railway, North Bierley Gas, North Eastern Rail-
way (Newcastle and Starbeck Branches) ; and Penarth
Harbour, Dock, and Railway.
PETITIONS.
By Mr, BRADY, from building societies at Liverpool,
praying for a modification in the fire insurance duty; Sir
DE LACY EVANS from inhabitants of Westminster, Mr.
Noaturs from Abingdon, and Mr. Cox from a building
society in Bloomsbury to the like effect ' • Mr. WHALLEY
against the Prison Ministers' Bill ; also, by an HON.
MEMBER from the Presbytery of Stirling, to
the like effect; by Mr. COBDEN, from five religious deno-
minations in Rochdale, against the sale of intoxicating liquora
on the Sabbath ; Alderman SALOMANS and an Hon. Mem-
ber for Stockport, to the like effect; by Sir M. RIDLEY,
from grocers of Alnwick, praying for a reduction of the tea
duty to ls. per lb. ; Sir B. BRIDGES, from grocers at Rams-
gate, and Mr. NORRIS, from Abingdon, to the sam
hee efflrect ;
Mr. LONGPIELD, four petitions, in favour of tish
Fisheries Bill.
THE RIVER SHANNON.
Colonel FRENCH asked the Secretary to the Treasury
when Mr. Bateman's report on the river Shannon would be
laid before the house ?
Mr. F. PEEL replied that the report in question had not
been delivered to the Treasury. When the report was in
the hands of the Government, he should lose no time in
laying it on the table of the house.
THE INNISKILLEN DRAGOONS.
Captain ARCH DALL asked the Secretary of State for
War whether the attention of the War Department, or of
his Royal Highness the Commander-in-Chief, had been
called to a recent court martial held on the Paymaster of
the Inniskillen Dragoons; and to the remarks of
the Conuander-in-Chief in India on the proceed-
ings of s ,id court martial, and on the state of the
regiment; also to certain allegations which had
boon mad* in the public press and elsewhere as
to the confinement in close arrest, and death of Regimental
Sergeant Major Lilley, of the above regiment; whether
any inquiry had taken place, and what had been the result
of such inquiry? It appeared, he added, that the death of
this sergeant major arose from an excessive use of ardent
spirits rather than from confinement.
Sir G. C. LEWIS replied that the attention of his Royal
Highness the Commander-in-Chief had been directed to the
case to which the hon. and gallant member had referred.
A special report had been called for. This report had very
recently been received. As yet, however, the War-office
had not come to any decision upon it.
CONVENTION WITH THE -UNITED STATES.
Mr. S. FITZGERALD asked if her Majesty's Govern•
ment had accepted, or were prepared to accept, the propo-
sal, stated by President Lincoln in his annual Message to
have been made to them by his direction, respecting the
establishment of a convention between this country and
the Government of the United States, in order to examine
and adjust complaints of the violation of neutral rights ?
Lord PALMER ST 0 N—Mr. Speaker, communications
have passed between the two Governments with regard to
making such an arrahgement. Her Majesty's Government
have no objection to the principle on which the convention
is proposed to be conducted, but difficulties have arisen in
regard to details, and have not yet been renewed, but I am
not without hope that the two Governments may be enabled
to come to an understanding in the matter.
THE BUDGET.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER gave
notice that he intended to bring forward the financial
statement of the Government on Thursday, the 16th of
April, that being the second Government day after the
recess; it not being usual, on account of the pressure of
business, to submit the financial statement of the Govern-
ment on the first Government day after the usual Easter
recess. (Hear, hear.)
TOBACCO DUTIES BILL.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER also inti-
mated that, in the event of this bill being reported this
evening as he apprehended it would be, he should ask leave
to move, the third reading at half-past four to •rnorrow, so
that the bill might be sent up to the House of Lords
earand
passed into law before the Easter holidays. (HeaEßr, h.)
THE GRANT To THE VOLUNTES.
In reply to Captain GRAY,
Sir G. LEWIS intimated that the conditions on which
the grant agreed to by the house would be allowed to volun-
teer corps were in a forward state, and would very shortly
be laid before the public.
GREECE—PERSONAL EXPLANATION.
Mr. B. COCHRANE said some observations which he
had made in the debate the other night on the affairs of
Greece had, it appeared, given offence to the friends of Mr.
Scarlett. He wished therefore to state that during the
recent events Mr. Scarlett had been placed in a position of
great difficulty, and had shown greet zeal, discretion,
and judgment in the discharge of his duties. It
was also the opinion of the Greek gentlemen with
whom he had been acting that both Mr. Scarlett
and Mr. Elliot had by their appropriate conduct
added very much to the admirable conduct exhibited by the
Greeks during the recent events. (Hear.)
POLAND.
Mr. lIENNESSY rose to ask a question of the First
Lord of the Treasury as to the nature of the obligations
with respect to Poland involved in the Treaty of Vienna.
The hon. gentleman referred at some length to the corres-
pondence between the noble lord at the head of the Govern-
ment and Lord Heytesbury in 1831, on the affairs of Poland,
in which the noble Lord (Palmerston) intimated he had
great reliance in the " benevolent intentions" of the Czar.
The time had long gone by when he (Mr. Hennessy) or others
could repose any confidence whatever in those " benevolent
intentions." The treaty of Vienna clearly implied that
Great Britain would be Justified in using warlike means to
enforce the provisions of that treaty, so far as Poland was
concerned, in the event of moral means having utterly
failed, as they had, Since the debate a few nights
ago it did not appear that the Government
had done anything ; indeed they had been treated with
great forbearance by the house. Since the 27th of February
the insurrection in Poland had greatly extended, and he
know from authentic sources that many of the statements
put forth by the newspapers with respect to the disasters
tilliElitthl.aad attended), the insurgents were utterly devoid of
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selves. The hon. gentleman said it was incumbent upon
Great Britain to go to war if it was clearly proved that the
stipulations of the Treaty of Vienna, with respect to
Poland, had been violated, Now he (Lord Palmerston)
expressly declared that there was no such obligation ever
cast upon this country by the Treaty of Vienna.
He had already given this as his deliberate opinion, and he
now adhered to it, as opposed to other expositions of the
terms of that treaty. When he wrote in the terms he did
to Lord Heytesbury hostilities had ceased in Poland, and
there was then a reasonable probability of the relations be-
tween Poland and Russia being materially improved. When
the proper time arrived for the production of the papers, it
would be seen that the representations made by the Govern-
ment to the Emperor of Russia with respect to the state of
Poland had fulfilled. all the obligations cast upon
this country by the treaty. (Hear, hear.)l
CHINA.
Col. SYKES asked the Under Secretary of State for

WE STMIN ST ER .
CAUTION TO LAUNDRESSES.—SamueI Edward Tyler was
charged with robbing a laundress' cart. A policeman saw
the prisoner and another man with a large basket of
linen
in their possession. He suspected it had been stolen from
a laundress's cart, which proved to be correct. The laun-
dress said the property had been stolen from her cart while
standing in Eaton• square, and was valued at £5O.
Remanded.

THAMES.
THE PAWNBROKERS' ACT.—A police constable applied
to Mr. Woolrych for a summons to compel Mr. Harper, a
pawnbroker, to show cause why he refused to give up a
silk dress on principal and interest being tendered. There
had been a previous summons, which had been disobeyed.
Mr. Woolrych d.rected that a summons should issue direct-
ing him to attend and show by what right he retained the
property.

DEATH OF SIR TATTON SYKES.

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The death of this venerable baronet occurred on Saturday
morning at Sledmere Castle, near Melton. Sir Tatton had
reached the ripe ago of 91, and though for some months he
had keen in failing health, he had not been confined to bed
until very recently, when he suffered from Bronchitis, from
the effects of which he never fully rallied. For some days
he w,,s insensible—indeed, his medical attendants could
scarcely tell whether he was alive or net. As a perfect
example of the " old English gentleman" Sir Tatton was
known and esteemed throughout the country. Sir
Tatton was born in 1772, and married in 1822 the second
daughter of Sir William Foulis, and in the following year
succeeded to the title and estates on the death of his brother,
Sir Mark Sykes. Sir Tatton was the fourth baronet, and is
succeeded by his eldest son, Tatton (now in Egypt), born in
1824, The deceased baronet from childhood took the greatest
delight in the rearing of sheep and horses, and to the last
enjoyed the highest celebrity for his flock and stud. His
breeding stud was supposed to be the largest in England,
numbering upwards of 200 horses and mares of all ages. As
an owner of race horses he dates back to 1803, when he won
with Telemachus at Middleham ; and up to the age of 60 he
continued to keep horses in training for the sole pleasure of
riding them himself, Malton being his favourite place for
displaying his well-known colours—orange and purple. His
last time of riding a winner, his own property, was for the
Welham Cup, on Longton Wold, in 1822, on "All hearts
and no:Peel," a name most applicable to the owner as well
as the horse. His feats on horseback were almost fabulous
he invariably rode from Sledmere to London, and back,
whenever he had occasion to visit the metropolis, his rule
being to ride to London and return as far as Barnet
he started
off to ride a race for a friend, and started home again immedi-
ately after weighing,the distance being very nearly 400 miles.
Sir Tatton aas never so proud in his life as when he led Sir
Tatton Sykes, with Bill Scott on his back, back to the ring
after the St. Leger victory of 1816; this scene was the sub-
ject of Herring's picture, painted for the Messrs. Baily. Sir
Tatton rode from Sledmere to Hampton-court to look at the
stud of King William IV., and there was so pleased with
an Arabian mare, that on the day of the sale he repeated
the ride and bought the mare. As a master of folthounde,
Sir Tatton vied in popularity with any gentleman in. Eng-
land. Ho kept hounds solely at his own expense, until he
had passed his 70th year, and only resigned the pack into
the hands of Lord Middleton on the determination of his
son not to accept it. Sir 'f atton still mounted in -" pink"
till about two years ago. Sir Tatton, his man Snarry, and
his horse were all characters ; the servant has been there 52
years, and Sir Tatton used to delight in saying that himself
and his horse were 115 years old. Sir Tatton was ever an
early riser, often mounting before the sun had risen. He
never omitted attending the cattle fairs, and was the first
man there at the Malton October allot year. It was not an
unusual thing, when there was no huntingor other engage-
ments to call him away, to find Sir Tatton relieving a la-
bourer at a stone heap or slashing afence, while the labourer
was sent to the castle to enjoy a flagon of ale. As a land-
lord, a master, and a friend, Sir Tatton was much beloved,
and to him may justly be applied those words of commen-
dation, " He never lost a friend nor made an enemy,"

THE BALLYMENA ALLEGED POISONING CASE.—
The inquiry into the cause of death of the late
Amelia S. E. Carey was resumed in the Ballymena Court-
house on Thursday morning, when Mr. Shaw (who is an
apothecary at Mercer's Hospital, Dublin, who saw the de-
ceased in her illness) was examined, and gave it as his
opinion, founded on his own observation and on the evi-
dence given by Dr. Black, that deceased died from the
effects of an irritant poison. Some other witnesses having
been examined, Mr. O'Rorke (who is conducting the pro-
secution on the part of the Crown) reviewed the evidence
in a lengthened speech, and submitted that ho had estab-
lished a prima facie case, which would justify the magis-
trates in returning Dr. Courtenay for trial, either for having
administered medicine of a poisonous nature to deceased, or
on a charge of malpractice as a medical man. It being
then five o'clock in the evening, the court adjourned till
eleven o'clock next morning.
A LUCID GOVERNMENT.—GeneraI Butler, when.
superseded, posted to Washington to know the
reason of his removal. He asked the President ; Mr. Lin.
coin " didn't know." He asked the Secretary of War ; Mr.
Stanton "didn't know." Ire asked the General-in-Chief ;
General Halleck "didn't know." He asked the Secretary
of State; Dlr. Seward "didn't know." And General But.
Iler doesn't know to this moment.
Meetings, for the expression of sympathy with
Poland, were held at Sunderland and Gateshead
on Thursday evening. Resolutions in harmony with this
object, including petitions to Parliament, wero adopted, and
in both cases the proceedings were of an enthusiastic char-
acter. Similar meetings are being arranged for in the
neighbourhood.