The Sun.
London, England, 1865-04-06 00:00:00

From the " Owl,"

We quote the following paragraphs from our
contemporary :—.
THE EDMUNDS COMMITTEE.—The report of the
Edmunds Committee will, we are informed, en-
tirely exonerate Lord Brougham ; and, though, we
never doubted of this result, we are none the less
glad to be able to announce it. The general ver-
dict in the case of the Lord Chancellor will be that
he showed undue leniency in dealing with his subor-
dinate ; but we mistake very much the character of
the British public if they allow such a mistake as
this to outweigh the signal services rendered to his
country by Lord Westbury. As far as the other
two gentlemen are concerned, the less said the
better.

THE PRINCE OF WALES.—We had to record lately
the satisfaction with which England would receive
the announcement that the nation was about to in-
crease the income allotted to the Prince, who has
worn his rank with such gentle honour ; but we
have now to state that the question has been, for
the present, postponed. We cannot but regret it,
for we feel that what would have been at this mo-
ment but a graceful acknowledgment of what Eng-
land owes to her institutions, may hereafter become
a necessity for their support.

The Whitworth and Armstrong Committees, ap-
pointed in the year of the last Exhibition, are deli-
berating on their report, and we understand that
the probable conclusion will be a recommendation
which doubtless will be received with satisfaction ;
for while urging the adoption of the Armstrong pro-
jectile, it recommends the Whitworth gun, and, in
conclusion, suggests the reference_of both to another
committee.

Viscount Gort will be elected a representative
Peer for Ireland in the room of the Earl of Desart,
whose death causes a vacancy in the House of
Lords.

The departure of the two embassies conveying the
Garters to the Kings of Denmark and Portugal is
definitively fixed for the 17th inst.

Sir Hairy Parkes, K.C.8., now her Majesty's
Consul at Shanghae, is to succeed Sir Rutherford
Alcock, K.C.8., as Minister in Japan.
The announcement of our contemporaries that the
Duke and Duchess of Persigny are gone to Rome is
correct, but we are in a position to state that his
excellency has no political object in his journey,
which is one solely of pleasure, and is the first visit
of M. and Madame de Persigny to Italy.

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Scraps from Punch,

DEFINITION OF " THE HAPPY MEAN."—A joyful miser.
CHRISTIAN NOMENCLATTJEE.—What would be the best
Christian name for a female street Arab ?—Arabella.
DIPLOMATIC INTELLIGENCE.—M. Lavalette has been no-
minated Minister of the Interior without a stewpan.
How would Milton have described the prevailing styl,
of comic song ?—" Most music-hall, most melancholy."
IMPORTANT.—To obtain a situation under Government,
call yourself "Mr. I3ethell." No other qualification
required.

THE CITY BURGLARIES.—EIIen Hurly, the wife
of the prisoner Hurly, who was charged with the
other men with being concerned in the recent burglaries in
the City, was yesterday brought before the Lord Mayor.
The prisoner, it will be remembered, was confined during
one of the remands; and was not of course placed at the
bar during the subsequent examinations. Yesterday, how-
ever, being sufficiently recovered, she was brought up, but
Sergeant Moss, of the City.police, stated that no evidence
would be offered against her, and she was therefore dis-
charged.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)