The Sun.
London, England, 1869-02-23 00:00:00

YEOMANRY CAVALRY.

Mr. CARDWELL, in reply to Mr. Neville Grenville,
said it was intended to dispense with the servico of the
yeomanry cavalry, and in the estimaLs the vote would be
taken as usual.
THE FENIAN PRISONERS.

• The O'CONOI DON asked tho Chief Secretary for
Ireland whether it was the intention of her Majosty's
Government to advise hor Majesty that the Royal
clemency should be extended to persons suffering im-
prisonment or papal servitude for offences of a political
character in connection with Irelan,l?

Mr. C. FORTESCUE said the attention of the Govern-
ment had been given to the subject, and in order to arrive
at a conclusion in the matter, lists had been gathered of
all persons at present under sentence of penal ser-
vitude, and having done that an examination of
them had taken place, and the general result was that
some might, without danger to the public peace, be par-
doned for the share that they had taken in the Fenian re-
volutionary attempt. The persons to whom he then
referred appeared to be hot-headed-going men, who had
been Fled to the commission of treason or treason felony
on the spur of the moment, or else were the
fools and the dupes of others. There were in all 81 per-
sons under sentence of penal servitude for various terms,
of which 42 were in Australia and 39 in Great Britain,
out of which, it was thought, there were 49 who might,
with a due regard to the public safety, be unconditionally
discharged. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) There were
3t of these persons in Australia, and 15 in Great Britain,
but the remaining 32 persons con:prized the organizers and
leaders of tin Fenian insurrection, which it was not
thought safe to discharge, or who could be allowed their
freedom compatible with the public safety. If liberty were
given to these persons there was no guarantee they would not
again resort to agitation, and use their unhappy influence
to create fresh disturbance. That being so it was not
thought expedient to recommend the Crown to extend its
prerogative to those persons. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. HARDY inquired whether those prisoners at pre-
sent in Australia ware to be brought back at the expense
of Government or to be discharged in the colony.
Mr. FORTESCUE said he would answer the question
to-morrow.
REPRESSION OF CRIME.

Mr. BRUCE said he had to inform the house that it
hal been determined to introduce the bill of which ho
had given notice in that house in the House of Lords,
therefore he begged to withdraw the notice that appeared
in his name on the paper that evening.
THE ADDRESS.

Mr. GLADSTONE informed the house that in conse-
quence of the alarming illness of Prince Leopold her Ma -
jesty was precluded from receiving the addresses of
both houses in person, and as there was unhappily no
means of fixing when the members of the two houses
might approach her Majesty, he moved that the order
standing in his name be discharged, and that the Ad-
dress be forwarded to her Majesty in the ordinary manner.
The motion was agreed to.
SALE OF INTOXICATING LIQUORS.
Sir W. LAWSON obtained leave to bring in a bill to
enable owners and occupiers of property in certain dis-
tricts to prevent the common sale of intoxicating liquors
within such districts.
POLITICAL PENSIONS.

On the motion of Mr. GLADSTONE leave was given
to bring in a bill with reference to political pensions.
RATEABLE PROPERTY.

Mr. GOSCHEN obtained leave to bring in a bill to pro-
vide for a common basis of value tor the purposes of Go-
vernment and local taxation, and to promote uniformity
in the assessment of rateable property in England.
A motion by Mr. M'EVOY for leave to introduce a bill
to rQpeal the Ecclesiastical Titles Act was granted, after
a passing protest from Mr. Newdegate, and a promise of
opposition to its progress at every future stage.
Oa the motion of Mr. T. CHAMBERS, and after a dis-
cussion, in ' which Sir J. Elphinstone, Mr.WatkinWilliams,
Mr. Walpole, the Lord Advocate, Mr. Ward Hunt, and Sir
J. Hay took part, a resolution was agreed to for the ap-
pointment of a committee of seven members to consider
whether Sir S. H. Waterlow is disqualified from sitting
and voting as a member of Parliament under the 22d
George 111, c. 45, and to report thereon.
The House then adjourned.

Foreign Mail Packet List.

MAILS DUE.

Australia had New Zealand, via Southampton Feb. 27.
Ditto, via V useillos .. . . . Feb. 22
Ditto, via PaLama Feb —.
Brasil, Buenos Ayres, and Monte Video Mar. 7.
Ditto, by French packet
Cape Verde, by Brazil packet . • •...
Cape of Good Hupe. Ascension, and St. Helena. leb. 27.
China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton Feb. 27.
la ibraltar, via Southampton Feb..
india,via Southampton
vitt°, via Marseil; es
Malta. Egypt, &o. Feb. 20.
Ditto, Marseilles Feb. 17
Mauritius, Cape of Good Hope, and Natal, via
Bcuthamiton
• • •
Ditto, Marseilles ~ Feb. 15.
Newfoundland ..• • • ... ..... . Feb 24
Portugal .... ••• • • ....Mar. 7.
United States, Canada, California, &0., by British _
__

packet
Ditto, by Canadian packet
Feb 17
Ditto, by 1_ sited States packet

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Ditto dittc (Baltimore)
West Coast of Africa. Madeira, and Teneriffe Feb. 16
West Indies and Pazilic (except Mexico and Baha-
mas) Mar 1
Cuba and Mexico
Bermuda, via Halifax... ....... .. Mar. 10.
Bahamas, via New York ........................Feb.

The outward Cape mail steamer Briton, with Mr.
Macrorie, the new Bishop dsignate for Natal, had
not reached Table Bay when the Norseman left.
Bishop NVelby, from St. Helena, was expected by
the Briton to take part in Mr. Maciorie's consecra-
tion. Bishop Coterill, of Graha's Town, had
already arrived in Cape Towmn, and Bishop
Twells, of the Free State, was on his journey
there overland for that purpose. The Gape
A rgus says In our columns will be found
a protest from the laity of the English Church in
South Africa against the proposed consecration of
Mr. Macrorie as bishop over the faithful at Natal.
We sincerely trust that it will be numerously
signed."
Miss Kf?llogg received a perfect ovation
,at
Chicago, on the Ist inst. ;the
opera house was, crowe ed
from pit to dome. The unprecedented su
Kellogg has inducel the management to su;ereenbsdeorf olLs,sr
engagements and to remain there the week.