The Sun.
London, England, 1856-04-24 00:00:00

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SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock.

TATTERSALL'S.—(This Evening.)

TWO THOUSAND.
2to 1 agst Yellow Jack (offered)
7 to 2 agst Porto Rico (taken)
7 to 2 agst Fazzoletto (taken)

100 to 8 agst Milton (offered)
Bto 1 aget Bird-in• Hand (taken)
15 to 1 agst The Prince (taken)
CHESTER CUP.
10 to 1 agat One Act, 12 to 1 also laid
9 to 1 agst Imogene
10 to 1 agst Yorkshire Grey (taken)
DERBY.
100 to 40 agst Wentworth (taken)
10 to 1 agst Cannobie (taken)
12 to 1 agst Artillery
40 to 1 aget Fazzoletto (taken)
1000 to 30 agst Fly-by-Night (taken)
50 to 1 agst The Prince (taken)

MALTON RACES.—(This Day.)

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
BIRDSHALL HANDICAP.

Bracken..

Pembedw..

Sir Richard..
Venture ..,..

Four ran.
UNION HUNT CUP.

Eight ran.
MALTON HANDICAP
Maid of Derwent
Assayer
Bracken

Won by a head. Eleven ran.
TWO-YEAR OLD STAKES.

Pete..

Idarmion

Five ran.

BETTING ON THE COURSE.
TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS.
2 to 1 agst Fazzoletto (taken)

THE RUGELEY MURDERS.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.—(THIS DAY.)
(Sittings in Banco, before Lord Campbell, Justices

Wightman, Erle, and Crompton.)

THE QUEEN, ON THE PROSECUTION OP WILLIAM PALMER.

TRIAL Or THE PRISONER.

The Attorney-General, with whom were Mr. Edwin
James, Q.C., and Mr. Huddlestone, appeared on behalf
of the Crown, and stated that an arrangement bad
been come to between him and the learned counsel
who appeared on behalf of the prisoner, that the rule
should be made absolute for the removal of the indict-
ment and depositions returned to the Court from Staf-
ford to be returned to the Central Criminal Court
under the recent act, and that the trial should
take place there. That being so, he had to ask
that the rule should be made absolute, and that
the Court consent to the day named for the
trial, Wednesday, the 14th May, as agreed to between
the counsel on both sides.

Lord Campbell and the other learned judges having
assented to this, his lordship said he hoped there would
be nothing more said or published about the case until
after the trial. He had every reason to believe that by
the present arrangement the prisoner would have an im-
partial trial.

Mr. Gray, who said he consented to the arrangement
named, added that every facility had been given the
prisoner by the Crown to prepare his defence, and that
copies of the depositions had been furnished him.
Lord Campbell said he thought it would be better
not to discuss the case further. Justice only required
that no obstruction or delay should be raised to prevent
the trial being proceeded with.
Rule was accordingly made absolute.

The trial will therefore take place on Wednesday, the
14th May. The learned judges who will try the case
are Lord Campbell, Mr. Baron Alderson, and Mr. Jus-
tice Cresswell.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS—(This Evening.)
The LORD CHINC.ELLOR took his seat on the woolsack
at five o'cloca.

The Earl of St. GERMANS presented several peti-
tions from Manchester, and other places, in favour of
the Marriages Bill.

Lord GAGE presented several petitions in favour of
an amendment of the marriage law.
Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from Cum-
berland complaining of the evils arising from the con-
flicting state of the marriage law in England and Scot-
t ►nd.

The Earl of Clarendon entered the house at ten
minutes after five, for the first time since his return
from Paris, and remained for some minutes in close c3nver-
sation with the Earl of Aberdeen, the Marquis of Clan-
ricarde, and several other noble lords seated in the front
bench below the gangway. Oa his lordship taking his usual
seat on the Ministerial bench, the Duke of Cambridge
advanced to the noble earl, and taking a seat near him,
a seemingly animated conversation was carried on for
some time between them.

The house gradually began to fill, and a large num-
ber of members of the House of Commons individually
thronged the galleries, and the space in the neighbour-
hood of the Tonne and behind the woolsack became
very much crowded, a 3 an explanation from the noble
earl was evidently expected.
THE SURRENDER OF KARS.

The Earl of MALMESBURY said that on a previous
occasion he gave notice of his intention to bring before
their loriships the subject of the capitulation of Kars,
but, owing to the absence of the noble lord the Secretary
of State for Foreign Affairs, he bad reluctantly been
compelled to postpone it. But seeing the noble earl
now in his place, be begged to give notice that on Fri•
day next he should move the following resolution :
" That while this house feels called upon to express its
great admiration of the gallantry of the Turkish garrison
at Kars, and at the self•relying courage of Major• General
Williams, and the other British officers who accompanied
it, it was equally their duty to declare their conviction that
the surrender of the garrison had a disastrous effect
upon the safety of Asiatic Turkey and on negotiations
for peace—and that such surrrender was in a great mea-
sure owing to the want of energy and foresight of her
Majesty's Government."
TIIE REVIEW YESTERDAY.
_ _ _

Lord RA VENSWORTII complained of the arrange-
ments of Elie Government for the accommodation of the
members of that house at the naval review, and entered
into some minute details of the mishaps of the day,
which he considered was one of the worst arranged
affairs he had ever witnessed.

[LEFT SPEAKING.]

ROUSE OF COMMONS—(This Evening.)
The SPEIKER took the chair at the usual hour.

PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The Cambridge University and Town bill and the
East Somerset Railway bill were read a third time and
passed.

- Mr. WICKUAM presented petitions from the guar-
dians of the poor of Bradford Union against the Vaccina-
tion Bill ; also a petition from the managers, agents, and
others of the Low Moor Iran Works, Bradford, pray-
ing for the establishment of a decimal system of coinage
and accounts.
Several petitions were presented against the Vaccina-
tion Bill.

CLERKS OF THE PEACE.
Mr. LASLETT moved for a return from the Clerks of
the Peace of the counties of England and Wales,
of the
names of the places appointed in each elm-Ay, and divi-
sion of counties, for taking the poll at elections for
knights of the shire, and the number of electors assigned
to vote at each of such polling places.—Agreed to.

TORTURE IN INDIA.
Mr. OTWAY gave notice, that on the 25th of May
he should call the attention of tie house_ to the subject
of torture in India.

MILITARY BRANCHES OF THE ORDNANCE.
Captain L. VERNON asked the Under Secretary for
War, whether, now that the military branches of the
Ordnance are transferred to the Horse Guards, the
General Officers from the Scientific Corps will be em-
ployed as General Officers on the Staff, in due propor-
tion with the Genera! Officers taken from other Branches
of the Service ?

Mr. F. PEEL said that no objection will be raised
to the employment of the officers mentioned but they
must be limited to 1 in 20.
INDIAN LAW COMMISSION.
Mr. ATHERTON asked the President of the Board
of Control whether any steps had been taken, or were
contemplated, for carrying out the suggestions of the
Commissioners appointed under the Act 10 and 17
Victoria, c. 95, s. 28, to consider the recommendations
and enactments of the Indian Law Commissioners ;
whether any measure is to be introduced, and when,
for giving legislative sanction to such of those sugges-
tions as require it ; and, whether it was intended to
give further time, beyond the 20th day of August next,
to the present or any other Commissioners, for framing
a body of substantive Civil Law for the whole of India,
as recommended by the Second Report ?
Mr. V. SMITH said the report had been sent out to
India in order to receive the comments of the Council.

If the comments arrived in time it was possible he might
introduce a bill on the subject. The second part of the
h3n. gentleman's question depended entirely on the first.

TAE LATE REVIEW.

Mr. A. STAFFORD rose to move the adjournment
of the house, in order to express his opinion of the ar-
rangements at Southampton yesterday. There was such
confusion, that the place more resembled Balaklava than
anything he ever remembered to have witnessed. The
arrangements were extremely bad, and it was a perfect
wonder no member of the house was drowned.• (Laugh-
ter.) In the fireworks it was intended to exhibit on the
occasion of the peace, he thought one special piece of
girondole should be dedicated to the safe return of the
members of the House of Commons. (Loud laughter.)
Mr. 0. STANLEY reminded the house of the answer
given by the First Lord of the Admiralty on a former
occasion with reference to the accommodation to be pro-
vided for the members of the house to witness the review,
which was that if he (Mr. Stanley) was not satisfied with
it he could stay at home. (Laughter.) He need not
say how much better it would have been if hon. mem-
bers had taken that advice. (Laughter.)
Lord PALMERSTON suggested that it would be
better not to continue this discussion in consequence of
the absence of the First Lord of the Admiralty who was
delayed at Portsmouth on business. (Laughter.) He
c')uld enter into the feelings of hon. members at being
delayed in arriving at Portsmouth, for he was from 7 till
12 :o'clock going from Waterloo-road station to South-
ampton. Some delay occurred from the vessels not
being able to come close enough to the shore for hon.
members to embark. (Cries of "Oh, oh.") He could
assure the house it was so. (Laughter.)
Col. KNOX inquired how it was the clerks of the
Treasury could embark without loss of time or inconve-
nience at Portsmouth, while the members of the House
of Lords and House of Commons had to embark at
Southampton, where the difficulties complained of arose.
(Hear, hear.)
Mr. E. ELLICE acknowledged the great attention
and active arrangements paid by the captaiu of the Per-
severance, Captain M'Donnell, and his officers, to the
members of that house, or they never would have got
an boaed.

Captain SCOBELL said, that whatever diffioalty
they had to contend with at first, it required
great " perseverance" to get back again. He
condemned the manner in which the arrange-
ments had been made, and the great disre-
spect the members of her Majesty's Government had.
shown Mr. Speaker in not being on board the Persever-
ance to receive him. (Hear.) He thought one of the
members of the Government might have inconvenienced
himself to pay respect to the members of that house.
He was sorry that in the review not a sail was set, but
that everything was confine] to steam. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. FRENCH also condemned the arrangements
made by the First Lord of the Admiralty, which he
thought an insult to the members of the house.
Sir G. GREY defended the conduct of the First Lord
of the Admiralty, and said that in any remarks
he had made on the proposed accommodation,
lie had been misinterpreted. The difficulties of
the railway the Government had nothing to do with,
and as regards any fault in embarking the First Lord
would be able to satisfactorily answer it. With regard
to none of the members of the Admiralty and others not
being in attendance to receive the Speaker he had
to state that they were in attendance on her Ma-
jesty in accordance with her Majesty's commands.
The Marquis of GRANBY said no doubt the re-
view was a magnificent spectacle, but the members of
that house did not witneas it. (Laughter.) The bad
arrangements of yesterday was a proof that what they
had complained of at B3.laklava had not been remedied,
but existed to the present day.
Mr. PEACOCKE said that however bad the arrange-
ments were for the members of the House of Lords and
the House of Commons, the Admiralty took care to pro-
vide for themselves every facility and comfort for wit-
nessing the magnificent spectacle.
The motion was then put and lost.
CENTRAL AMERICA.

Lord PALMERSTON laid the correspondence rola•
tive to the Central American question on the table.
THE AMERICAN ENLISTMENT QUESTION.
In answer to a question from Mr. H. BAILLIE,

Lord PALMEIiSTON said the papors with reference
to it would be ready in a few days, when they should
be laid on the table.
THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSIONERS.

Viscount GODERICH moved an address to thank
her Majesty for having caused to be laid before this house
the report of the Civil Service Commissioners : To
state humbly to her Majesty that this house had ob-
served, with great satisfaction, the zeal and prudence
with which the commissioners have proceeded in
applying a remedy to evils of a serious character,
the previous existence of which had now been placed
beyond dispute ; and also the degree of progress
that had been made, with the sanction of the heads of
various departments of the State, towards the establish-
ment of a system of competition among candidates for
admission to the civil service : To assure her Majesty
of the steady support of this house in the prosecution
of the salutary measures, which she had been
graciously pleased to adopt ; and humbly to make
known to her Majesty that if she should think fit fur-
ther to extend them, and to make trial in the civil ser-
vice of the method of open competition as a condition of
entrance, this house would cheerfully provide for any
charges which the adoption of that system may entail.
The noble viscount highly eulogised the labours of the
commissioners, which had been productive of much
good, and he found that ont of the applications of 903
nominees for offices, 250 had been rejected from incom-
petency, By this system of competition t'oey gradually
raised the efficiency of the service.
[LEFT SPEAKING.]

CALAMITOUS FIRE AND LOSS OF THREE
• LIVES IN FINSBURY. _

A fire of a very serious character, and attended with
the sacrifice of three lives, besides destroying a great
quantity of property, happened last evening in the pre
raises occupied conjointly by Mrs. Treat, an oil and
colour warehouse keeper, and Peal' Gilinda, a cabinet-
maker situate 92, Long-alley, Sun-street, Finsbury. The
circumstances attending the firs were of a very distress-
ing character, and may be Vies briefly described :
It seems that Mrs. Gilinda yesterday afternoon had oc-
casion to go out to purchase some trifling articles fur
tea, and in order to prevent her children from running
into the street, she locked them In the second floor
front room. At that time there was lying in the
bed an infant only two months old, and two otherA,
older were amusing themselves by playing about the
apartment. The poor- woman had been away only
a few minutes when she returned, and on trying to
(pen the door found that she was unable, and find•
ing smoke pouring forth from every crevice in the
door she became convinced that the house:was on fire.
Without delay she gave an alarm, and the door
having been broken open a pitiable scene presented it-
8. elf, for the three children were found upon the floor and
en the bed in a state of insensibility and apparently
dead, the rooms at the same time being completely sur-
rounded with flames, so that no one could enter. The
inmates and police at once tried, with the aid of buckets
of water, to get the fire subdued ; but the more they
::sboured the more the fire progressed, and it was found
absolutely necessary to send for the aid of the firemen.
With as little delay as possil,le the engines of the London
Brigade from Whiteeross-street, Jeffrey-square, Chandos-
street, that of the West of England Insurance Company,
and others, attended, which were all preceded by the
engines of the parish under the command of Messrs.
Meadows and Waller, jun., the former force being under
the superintendence of Mr. Bayliss, Mr. Fogo, and Mr.
Connorton. A splendid supply of water having been
procured the engines were set 'to work, and by carrying
the hose up the staircase the firemen and others were
enabled to cut off the further progress of the flames, and
then found the children, though scarcely burnt, quite
dead, the three having died apparently from suffocation,
as, with one exception, not a feature was distorted.
Two of the bodies were got out by a man named Ed-
wards, and another by a man named Johnson, who was
nearly suffocated in his praiseworthy attempt. Two of
the bodies were removed to a neighbouring public-house,
and the other to the house of a friend of the parents in
the district, where they remain awaiting the coroner's
inquest.

As to the origin of the fire nothing that could be de-
pended upon could be ascertained beyond the mere fact
that some lucifer-matches having been left in the room,
it is presumed that one of the children got playing with
them, had ignited one and set fire to the bedding, and
the children, being locked in, were unable to escape,
and hence the terrib!e catastrophe. The property ee-
stroyed was not insured.