The Sun.
London, England, 1870-06-14 00:00:00

DISMISSING VOLUNTEERS.

Mr. WELBY asked the Secretary of State for War
'Whether it was true that Messrs. John Preston and
-Alfred Woodrow had been dismissed from the 13th Lin-
n°lllshire Rifle Volunteer Corps without either a court of
itignirY being held or an opportunity of explanation or de-
-1
teuee being afforded them.
I\fir• CARDWELL said that a controversy having arisen
'with respect to the conduct of a Quartermaster-Sergeant,
44,11 inquiry took place, and the result was forwarded to
the Lord-Lieutenant, and he was of opinion that the
Person had erred through ignorance; but as the proper
aAnission was not made by the parties, a copy of the pro-
ceedings had been forwarded to the War Office. One of
the
Persons had since expressed his regret, and had been
reinstated.

THE KEBLE COLLEGE.
VERNON HARCOURT asked the Solicitor-General
Whether a charter had been granted by the Crown,
incorporating a new College in the University of Oxford,
plied Keble College ; if so, whether by such incorpora-
-4 the Keble College would come within the operation
itof the Bill now depending for the repeal of Religious Tests
, the Universities ; and, whether there would be any
the
Jelloiolet.o lay a copy of such charter upon the table of
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said it was true that a charter
beenbe
a granted to the new college. That there would
tr 40 objection to lay a copy of it on the table of the
and it was his impression that the new college
Would be taken as a subsisting one, and, therefore, it
."`"1:1 come within the scope of the Act.
hir GLEBES (IRELAND).
if it SuorooLE asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland
was his intention to introduce the promised bill with
reference to glebes (Ireland) this session.
r• O. FORTESCUE said it was fully intended to bring in
thme bill this session.
TRANSPORT OF TROOPS.
ASTIVICK asked the Under Secretary of State for
India, whether with reference to the expenditure for
re
eill,iting the British regiments in India, and for tran
8C.6.4 of troops to and from India, any steps are being
a'ert by the Home Indian Government to reduce the
41310110 t.
y„ GRANT DUFF said that reductions by every proper
-.Jan
were now constantly being considered. A com-
hinoittee was
-uritish troo;st present sitting on recruiting, and it was
1.3 d that some steps applicable to both -Indian and
might be devised.
T 1 1E CREW OF THE MARY HAMILTON.
A,
PixisTlE askell the Under Secretary of State for
received -Affairs if any further information had been
res at the Foreign Office, since the 20th March last,
petting the fate of the crew of the Mary Hamilton,
Nthe
I'M been detained in prison in Rio de Janeiro on an
lltrneiauibatantial criminal charge, since the date of their
x, arid acquitted on the 20th December, 1869.
th7-tr- OTwAT said the trial of the crew for mutiny and
Al4murder of the captain had taken place on the 26th of
, and an acquittal had been the result ; but the
verdict not being a satisfactory one, and there being a law

in force at Rio by which an appeal could be made
to a higher court, that step had been taken, as it was felt
that the statement of the captain, taken before his death,
and that of the carpenter were more to be relied upon than
the witnesses were. The delay occurred in consequence of
getting the appeal proceeded with, as there were pine
cases before it. There had been several communications
on the subject, and he felt certain no unnecessary delay
would take place in the hearing of the appeal.