The Sun.
London, England, 1870-06-16 00:00:00

SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 16, 1870.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

THE FRENCH EMPEROR.
The Emperor of the French presided at a Council of
Ministers yesterday. His health has improved ; the
rheumatism from which he suffers is confined to the leg.

THE UNITED STATES AND CUBA.
There has been an animated debate in the House of
Representatives on Cuban affairs, in the course of which
Mr. Banks attacked the President's Message, which he
declared was instigated by Caleb Cushing. He also
denounced the insolent conduct of the Spanish Minister,
and strongly advised the adoption of neutrality resolutions.
Mr. Fitch called upon Secretary Fish to explain the
rumour that his son-in-law acted as a paid attorney for
Spain in the case of the gunboats. Yesterday the Senate
adopted resolutions asking for information as to the
outraget on Americans in Cuba.

THE ROMAN COUNCIL.
It is stated by the Univers that on the 14th inst. the
discussion on the third chapter of the Schema on Infalli-
bility was concluded by the Council. It is expected that
the last chapter will be debated to-day.

half-inch plating, and above the water line an armour-
plated belt, six and eight inches in thickness, runs.round
the vessel. The armour-plating is backed with teak wood,
ten inches thick, covered with two thicknesses of five-
eighths inch plate, with a ten-inch frame behind, making
the sides at this part two feet three and a quarter
inches thick. All the decks are plated with five-
sixteenths sheet plates as a preventive against injury
from liquid fire. Four longitudinals, divide the vessel
into about 130 water-tight compartments, so that in the
event of her being struck she will still retain her buoyancy.
Her weight far exceeds that of any ironclad launched in
the north of England. She has accommodation for 320
men, exclusive of officers. Immediately after the launch
she went into the Tyne dock to receive her engines, a pair
of surface condensing ones of 800 horse-power, made by
Maudsley, Son, and Field, of London. A twin sister of
the Swiftsure is being constructed, and will be launched
soon, when it is expected that the Prince of Wales will
take part in the ceremony.

A COTTON LADEN VESSEL BURNT.
Intelligence was received in Liverpool yesterday of the
burning off Bombay, on the 11th inst., of the ship Aurora.
She had a large cargo of cotton and wool on board.

A STEAMER DISABLED.
The paddle steamer Monarch, of London, 295 tons
burthen, Captain James Elvish, bound from London to
Wexford, to repair the Wexford telegraph cable, put into
Penzance harbour yesterday afternoon, about five o'clock,
disabled. When nearing the Longships, about two o'clock
yesterday afternoon, her port engine broke down, and she
steamed into Penzance with one engine.

At a meeting of the Hyde Town Council held on
Tuesday, it was unanimously resolved to send a letter of
sympathy to Mr. Thurlow under his present bereavement.
At the same meeting a long discussion ensued with
regard to Captain Forrest, the Chief Constable of Hamp-
shire, who refused to send a portion of the force under Iris
command to assist in keeping the peace at Hyde
and Newport on the day of the Isle of Wight election,
the sanction of the Home Secretary having been obtained
for the purpose of sending additional protection. The
visit of the Portsmouth " lambs " to Hyde was also dis-
cussed, and the Watch Committee was requested to take
steps to find out at whose instigation the visit was paid,
that such persons might be held up to opprobrium, and if
possible punishment.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE-YESTERDAY.

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ASSAULTING THE POLICE.—Mr. Henry Lindsay, of the
Windham Arms Hotel, Bridge-end, South Wales, hotel
keeper, was charged at Marlborough-street before Mr.
Tyrwhitt with disorderly conduct, and Mary Jewin, who
refused her address, was charged with being drunk and
assaulting Police-constable Horidge, 37 C. The constable
said he saw the female prisoner in Ryder's-court, drunk,
and on persuading her to go away she refused, and struck
him ; the male prisoner also pushed him about. Lindsay
said that knowing the female and seeing that she was in
a state of intoxication, he was trying to get her away
when the constable came up and took them into custody.
Mr. Tyrwhitt fined Jewin 285., and Lindsay ss.
A DESPERATE THlEF.—Alfred M`Manus, a desperate-
looking-fellow, 20 years of age, was charged at the West-
minster Police-court, with stealing a pair of boots, value
6s. 6d.; further with assaulting the prosecutor and the
police. George Louis Vermulin, manager to Mr. School-
ing, bootmaker, 4, Queen's-road, Chelsea, stated that last
night a pair of boots had been stolen from outside, and
going out saw the prisoner running away with the boots
in his hand. He followed him into White Lion-street,
when prisoner tore the ticket off the boots, threw them on
the floor, and commenced a violent attack upon him,
biting and bruising his arm, and throwing a washing pan
at him twice. During this time a number of prisoner's
friends collected, got witness down on the ground and
kicked and maltreated him, and but for the timely arrival
of a constable he believed he should have been murdered.
The prisoner was committed for trial.
INGRATITUDE AND ROBBERY.—Richard Hughes, who
has been a public-house and hotel manager in Eastbourne,
London, Jersey, and other places, and Mary Ann Potter,
a wretched-looking woman, carrying an infant in her arms,
were charged at the Thames Police-court with stealing a
large quantity of property belonging to Mr. Frederick
Rayney, a solicitor's clerk, of No. 23, Arbour-square,
Stepney. It appeared that the male prisoner had been
known to Mr. Rayney in his prosperous days, and that he
had assisted Hughes in the ban of adversity. About
seven weeks ago Hughes and the woman whom he repre-
sented as his wife came to him and said they were starving
and in great distress, and begged of him to give them
shelter. Mr. Rayney listened with feelings of pity to the
tale of destitution related to him, provided the parties
with a good meal, took them into his house, and provided
them with clothes. He allowed them to have the use of
a room, and assisted them in every possible manner as
far as a limited income would allow. This kindness was
repaid by their robbing him of several articles of wearing
apparel and a number of trinketshis
prisoner, it was said, was the heiress to a large property,
and in a few days would have received a large sum of
Both prisoners were remanded.

DIPLOMATIC CHANGES.
Several changes are rumoured in the Diplomatic world,
chiefly among French representatives. M. Bouree and
the Marquis de Montholon, who now now represent
France at Constantinople and at Lisbon, have
both been appointed Senators. In their stead
Viscount de la Guerroniere, who is now at the Brus-
sels Embassy, will go to Constantinople, and M.
Armaud to Lisbon. M. Bertheney, who is
now at 'Washington, will succeed Viscount de la
Guerroniere at Brussels. M. Prevost-Paradol, as hasbeen
already stated in several journals, will go to the American

THE FATAL ACCIDENT AT THE CITY
GAS WORKS.
Yesterday, at 12 o'clock, Mr. W. J. Payne resumed
the adjourned inquest on the body of John Clifford, the
unfortunate lad who lost his life at the City of London
Gas Works. According to the evidence given by the wit-
nesses, it was not at all clear whether the accident was
caused by the wind or by the removal of the props, by
which the top of the upper portion of the holder was
supported during the time the process of scraping was
going on. The learned Deputy Coroner summed up, and
remarked upon the conflicting nature of the evidence, and
the jury, after consulting, returned a verdict of Accidental
Death, and that greater care ought in future to be taken
to prevent similar occurrences.

LORD BUTE'S REVERSION.
Monsignor Capel writes to the Times, under date 14th
June :—" The contemplated return of the Marquis of
Bute to the Anglican communion, which you have
reported from the John Bull, appeared in the
columns of a French journal so long ago as the
middle of April. It was shown to Lord Bute. He
deemed it unworthy of formal contradiction, and
trusted that its best refutation would be that he had
but a few days previously spoken publicly in favour
of the Pontifical Zouaves, that he was about to send a
large donation to the Pope, and that it was well known he
was a regular communicant in the Church to which he
had submitted after long and deep consideration. Your
contemporary is pleased to ignore these facts, and spread
a report which has not the smallest foundation. This is
the more ungenerous, as it must know that Lord Bute is
travelling in Spain, and cannot, therefore, promptly
defend himself. Had the John Bull remembered the
oung Marquis was never a member of the Established
Church, it might have perceived its " reliable authority"
was leading it astray in announcing the return of Lord
Bute to the Anglican communion.

AN EXTRAORDINARY T RIAL. —A remarkable trial
is about to take place in Hungary; which, it it believed,
will be one of the most extensive on record in modern
times. No less than three hundred prisoners are to be
tried, all of them brigands, and it is thought that most
probably two-thirds of them will be put to death.
MRS. GLADSTONE'S ASSEMBLY.—Mrs. Gladstone
had a reception last night at the family residence in Carl-
ton-house-terrace, which was numerously attended.
An engine-minder at Carlisle has been sentenced
to three months' imprisonment with hard labour for ne-
glecting to put water in a boiler.
Dean Stanley intends to preach a funeral sermon
upon the career and character of the late Mr. Charles
Dickens, in Westminster Abbey, next Sunday.
The Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress gave a grand
full-dress ball at the Mansion House last evening. Up-
wards of 1,090 invitations had been issued and the guests
in all numbered between 700 and 800.
Mr. Robert Peel Dawson, M.P., has been ap-
pointed Loud-Lieutenant and Custos Rotulorum of the
county of Londonderry, in the room of the late Mr.
Acheson Lyle.
CABIN El COUNClL.—Summonses have been issued
for a Cabinet Council on Saturday afternoon, at the First
Lord of the Treasury's official residence in Downing-street.
The Coundl is summoned for half-past two o'clock.
CHARLIN DICKENS.--Sir John Bowring writes to
the Daily News illustrating Charles's Dickens's accuracy
of observation. Sir John wrote to Dickens pointing out
that apa age in his description of opium smoking was
incorrect. In reply Dickens said he had personally visited
the docks and had only described the opium smoking
as he had seen it practised there by Chinamen.