The Sun.
London, England, 1867-05-14 00:00:00

THE FENIAN PRISONERS.

Mr. VERNER asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland, if
the desperado who twice
.attempted to shoot the police in
the streets of Dublin was the same Cody or Byrne who was
arrested at a Fenian council, after violent resistance, on
the 13th April of last year, and was liberated late in the
autumn ; and if the noble lord had any objection to grant
a return of the number of Fenian prisoners who have been
re-arrested out of the 50U and odd whom ho stated at the
beginning of the session he had set free ?

Lord NAAS said the identification was not perfectly
complete, but there was hardly any doubt but that it was
as the hon. member had stated in his question. With re-
spect to the number of parsons re-arrested, he had to
say that the entire number arrested since the suspension
of till Habeas Corpus Act in February, 1366, amounted
to 961, and the re-arrests only amounted to 26.
THE SOUTH KENSINGTON CATALOGUE.

Mr. DILLWYN asked the Vice-President of the Com-
mittee of Council on Education whether the publication
by advertisement of a universal catalogue of art books,
compiled by the Science and Art Department at South
Kensington, the first part of which appeared in the Times
newspaper of the Bth inst., had been duly authorised, and
if so, what was the object of publishing the said catalogue
by means of newspaper ad vertisements, what was the esti-
mated cost of publishing such catalogue in this form, and
whether it was intended to publish it in any other form ?

Lord R. MONTAGU said the publication of the cata-
logue was authorised by the late Government, and
their object in inserting it in the Times was that
it would at once secure a circulation of 65,000,
and be seen all over the world, by which the correction
of errors would be more likely to be corrected than by its
publication in a book. The cost of the advertisement was
£ll a column instead of £2O as he was informed was the
usual charge. Only a portion of the catalogue had yet
appeared, but the publication would be spread over a period
of three years, and the cost would be £5,000. (Cries of
"Oh, oh.") A portion, however, of the amount—viz.,
£2,4oo—would be returned to the Government for the
stamp duty on advertisements, so that the real cost of the
publication would be £2,600.
Mr. GLADSTONE would like to know what was meant
by stamp duty on advertisements?
Lord IL MONTAGU said he could give no further in-
formation at that moment. He was informed that a portion
of the money that would come back to Government would
be derived from stamps and advertisements.
Mr. GREGORY asked whether before the whole of the
arrangements were completed the house would have an
opportunity of expressing its opinion on the matter ?
Lord R. MONTAGU would inquire and give an answer
to-morrow.
THE LUXEIBURG QUESTION.
In reply to an Hon. MEMBER,

Lord STANLEY said the Conference concluded its
sittings on Saturday. On that day a treaty was signed,
and when the ratifications were exchanged a copy of the
treaty would be laid on the tabl4.
THE RESIGNATION OF MR. WALPOLE.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he had
to inform the house of the resignation of Mr. Walpole,
which was occasioned solely by the unsatisfactory state of
his health Her Majgsty hadacceptod the right hon. gentle-
man's resignation, and l►e therefore only held office until his
successor was appointed. Tho right hon. gentleman should
still occupy a seat on the Government bench, and although
not 010 of her Majesty's Ministers, he would still remain
one of her responsible advisers.
THE SCOTCH REFORM BILL.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER then moved
for leave to bring in a bill for the amendment of the repre-
sentation of the people in Scotland. The bill was founded
on the same principle as the English Reform Bill,
which set out that the performance of a public duty was
requisite for the acquisition of public right; that, accom-
panied by residence, was in the opinion of the Government
the safest and best foundation for such an important measure.
The Government looked upon the division that had taken
place last week on tho English Reform Bill as a guarantee
for the settlement of the borough franchise, and in
order that that bill might be proceeded with as speedily
as possible, he hoped there would be no attempt
to rewind or-..t0 perplex tho vote, boom it FPM of the