The Sun.
London, England, 1856-05-13 00:00:00

FOREIGIIr IigPoitT.ERS.

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The following letter has been addressed to the editor
of the Daily News :

beg to state that, although eorrespondent to
eight foreign daily papers, one of them being a specially
legal paper, I have been positively refused to-day to be
accommodated with a seat at the Central Criminal
Ciurt during the trial of Palmer. The fact is so extra-
ordinary, and so widely different to the French rule,
where, by your own experienoe, as you must know it,
any foreign reporter is always favoured with a seat at
the reporters' bench, that I cannot forbear making public
such a refusal.—l am, &c.,

JULES GONACHE,
Directeur de la Correspondance Anglo Francaise.
19. Leicester-square, London. May 12.
[We suspect the exclusion of M. Gonache has been oc-
casioned simply by want of room. It seems duubtful
whether the representatives of all the daily London
papers will be able to find places. Still it is to be re-
ggetted that there should be any appearance of disrespect
to a foreign gentleman connected with a legal publica-
tion. Possibly an application to the court might obtain
fe'r M. Gonache accommodation within the space re-
served for the bar. We can corroborate what he says
respecting the polite attention shown to English re-
porters in the French courts.]

THE BANDS IN THE PARKS ON
SUNDAYS.

On Saturday the Archbishop of Canterbury addressed
a letter to Lord Palmerston, pointing out the violation
of the feelings of the people ceased by the playing of the
bands in the Parks on Sunday, and the evil effects which
(in the opinion of the primate) this has produced, and
was likely to produce, in the minds of the people, and
imploring him to reconsider his decision.
Lord Palmerston (as was yesterday announced by the
Earl of Shaftesbury at the annual meeting of the Pro-
testant Alliance) has replied to this appeal that his only
intention in permitting the band to play in the parks on
Sundays was to give the people an innocent and healthy
recreation between the hours of Divine service, and" in
the hope of keep'ng the working men out of the ale-
house ; but that as he found his plan had been received
with so great repugnance, that there was, at all events,
so much difference of opinion, and that as even the work-
ing people themselves appeared to be indifferent on the
subject, although he retained his own views and opinions
--although these remained unchanged, yet, in deference
to public opinion, and to the religious feelings of the
community, he would- order that the playing of the
bands on Sunday should be discontinued.

Despatches from the British Minister at the Court of
Turin were received yesterday at the Foreign-office.
Despatches from the Governor of the Cape of Good
Hope were received y esterday at the-Colonial-office.
SHERIDAN KNOWLES, ESQ.—Yesterday Mr. Knowles
preached two eloquent sermons on behalf of the Day
and Sunday Schools about to be built in Cross•stre, t,
Islington. His sermons were written, and were brilliant
specimens of composition. His arguments were most
ably sustained, and his Christian appeals most touching,
A GOOD HOUSE OF COMMONS SCENE.—In the Irish
House of Commonß, one night, a blustering orator
having, triumphantly, as he thought, exclaimed, "I am
tie guardian of my honour, Sir Boyle Roche quietly
settled the orator by saying, " I wish the honourable
gentleman joy on his sinecure appointment." Here is
another House of Commons scene :—Government side :
"Mr. Speaker, have we laws or have we not laws ; if
we have laws, to what purpose were those laws made
unless they are obeyed ?" Opposition side: " Mr. Speaker,
did that gentleman;speak to the purpose or not to the
purpose, and if he did not speak to the purpose, to what
purpose did he speak ?"—Moore's Memoirs.
HORRIBLE ATTEMPT TO MURDER A WARDER IN
A HOUSE OF CORRECTION. WAKEFIELD, Saturday
Morning.—The greatest possible excitement prevails at
the present time in this town, arising out of the following
diabolical attempt of a prisoner confined in the House
of Correction to murder a quiet inoffensive man named
Holder, one of the warders of the gaol, which there is
no doubt will terminate fatally. From the particulars
obtained it appears that, owing to some alterations
going on in the Birmingham gaol, 50 of the prisoners
were sent from that establishment to the gaol in this
town, amongst whom was the one in question. Owing
to the misconduct of this fellow, Holder was bound to
report him, and upon his informing him of what he had
done it greatly exasperated the prisoner, and, without
holding out any threat towards the warder, he delibe-
rately procured a heavy hammer and struck the unfor-
tunate man several times over the head, inflicting such
serious injuries that he fell dawn in a state of insensi.
bility. The villain then tried to split his bead open,
and no doubt would have accomplished his purpcse had
it not been for the intervention of a prisoner who was
standing near,.and who, at the risk of, losing his own
life, rushed forward, and seizing him by the throat until
assistance arrived, wrenched the weapon from him,
when he was safely handcuffed and locked up.