The Sun.
London, England, 1862-04-14 00:00:00

C.RUELTI BY TWO MONKS.

Two monks, of the Doctrine Chretie,nne, named
Doyat and Mercier, alias Brother neraclius and
Brother Niliatus, were on Saturtay convicted of
having inflicted divers cruel and illegal punish-
ments upon schoolboys committed to their care at
the conventual establishment of Issy, in the suburbs
of Paris. They hung lads up by the legs, threw'
them in the air, their heads bumped against the
ceiling, tied them up in various strange and pain-
ful attitudes, and made them stoop down and kiss
dirty seats in the common latrines. The defen-
dants excused themselves by saying they were in-
experienced in tuition, and that the obstinacy of
the boys made them lose their temper. They
were sentenced respectively, Doyat to four months
imprisonment, and Mercier to one month. An-
other monk, Brother Novatus, included in the
indictment, was acquitted on the ground that
although the corporal punishment he had in-
flicted on a boy was to be regretted, it was not
sufficiently established that he had exceeded " that
degree of correction which schoolmasters are em-
powered to inflict by implied paternal delega-
tion."

THE THEATRES IN PASSION WEEK.—The restric-
tion having been removed by the Lord Chamberlain,
theatrical performances will take place through Passion
Week (Good Friday excepted). The theatres which will be
open to the public, as all other places of amusement have
hitherto been during the same period, are the Princess%
Adelphi, Lyceum, Olympic, Strand, Sadler's Wells, City
of London, Britannia, Astley's, Surrey, Marylebone, Stan
dard, the Grecian, ecc. The Haymarket Theatre will be
closed, " but," says the advertisement, " for no other reason
than the necessity for cleansing and repairing the house
previous to the opening of the National Exhibition." The
Royal Italian Opera will also be open, "Il Trovatore',
will be given on Tuesday, and. "La Favorita" on Thurs-
day.

Orders have been received at Lorient to hasten
the completion of the iron-cased frigates Hermoine, of 40
guns, and Surveillento, of 38. The iron-cased frigate
Solferino, of 52 guns, will, it is said, bo shortly launched.
As soon as the Solferino is off the stocks an iron-cased
frigate carrying an equal number of guns, and to be called
the Prince Imperial, is to be commenced, together with
two floating batteries, the Orgueilleuse and Arrogante, of
14 guns each.
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committee on this bill.
FEARFUL ACCIDENT.—MALTON, Saturday Night •
—To-day, after the Palmsun cattle fair, the usual show of
entire horses was held in the market, which was densely
crowded, probably 2,000 persons being present. A large
number of entire horses of all classes were out, when a cry
of " A horse loose I" caused a general panic, several persons
being knocked down and injured in endeavouring to escape
from a danger which few could see, but which several dull-
sounding, heavy blows made generally plain enough.
Various reports are in circulation, but the most reliable
accounts state that a heavy cart horse, Noble Prince, was
very unmanageable, and, getting near a blood horse, Cari-
boo, kicked the groom on the head. The man fell as g
dead, and away sprang his horse among the crowd, but was
quickly recaptured by his owner, Mr. David Wray, of
Scarborough. The scene of horses kicking, rearing, and
plunging, and men flying and rolling one over anotherd
by the horses, two of whilictlililrtti:;
baffles description. Several persons were down, and more
or less injured, but the most serious cases are
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