The Sun.
London, England, 1869-07-01 00:00:00

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Kingsley
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Four mu.

WITHAM HANDICAP.

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ran.
QUEEN'S PLATE.
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Five ran.
MEMBERS' PLATE.

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Lady Clinton

Six ran.

AMERICA.

NEW YORK, June 3
Accounts of the recent sailing hence of
Cuban filibusters are conflicting, and it• is bet.
that only a portion of the men un•ler Cu.
Ryan's cow:nand sailed. The authorities
making strenuous exertions to arrest the remai
General Canby h:ts issu,.td an order stayiui
forcil)le collec:Lin of debts in Virginia
uary.

ie Oregon luai ins arc arming and Je

their rest!rv.-ttioti:.

.A,lviees from Cuba Aate, that. comilete ban
revails between G,zueral de RoJao and the Si,
volunteers.

IMPERIAL PARMA ffEl

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—YESTERDAL
The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock.
THE OVEREND AND GURNEY TRIAL.
Mr. BRUCE, in reply to Mr. Eykyn, s tid the m
of the prosecution in this case had been fully consid
in the cabinet, and the result arrived at
there was nothing in this case that should re:
it from those of ordinary cases where the
secution is left to those who had been sufferers.
only precelent was that of the Royal. British Bank,
the prosecution was carried on at the expense of the
vcrnment, but that was a case to be avoided rather
followed. The Government had been applied to to
nish funds for the prosecution of the directors of the I.
Bank, but that application had been refused,
it was thought quite impossible to furnish f
to carry on a prosecution, the conduct of
would not rest in their hands. He was quite aware
it would be said there was an inconsistency in the
vernmeut prosecuting Madame Rachel and refusing
so is the case of the directors in the case
Overend, Gurney, and Company, but the que•
iu the former was totally different from that in the Is
In Madame Rachel's case the question was whether a
ticlar judge had jurisdiction to try the case, and upon
the previous conviction and sentence of five years}
servitude depended, and so great public impor:
attached to the determination of the que
that the Government felt bound to take
matter up. The Lord Chief Justice had decided tl
prosecutor could not in that court conduct his case in
son, and he thought it would b 3 admitted that he w
competent authority on the point. The Governm
having fully considered the whole of the matter, we
opinion that the circumstances of the case of -Ove)
Gurney and Co., (lid not afford sufficient reason for an
any exception to the general rule.
Mr. EYKYN gave notice that to-morrow he should
the attention of the house to the subject. (Hear, hes
Mr. FAWCETT asked if it was competent for a
citor to conduct the prosecution ?
Mr. BRUCE could not say, as he was not well-info
on the subject they practice in law courts.
AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS.

The debate on the proposition for discontinuing
collecting of agricultural statistics was resumed, but
a short discussion the motion of Mr. PELL for thou
•
continuance was withdrawn.

ANNUITY TAX (EDINBURGH) BILL.
Mr. M'LAREN moved the second reading of this b
After score discussion the house divided, when I
appeared—

For the second reading
Against it
Majority —9
The bill was read a second time.
PARTY PROCESSIONS ACT.