The Sun.
London, England, 1858-03-24 00:00:00

1(1 1 av ng an open it quiry pending the trial of the par-
ties. He defended the conduct of the Government in
the course they had pursued ; and in reference to the
csntlition of Dublin, the right hon. gentleman said that
that city was never in a happier state, or society more
agreeable there than now. (Hear, and laughter.) He '
should not imitate the example of the right hon. gentleman
(Mr. Fitzgerald) in matters of this kind. That right .
hon. gentleman censured the Government for having no
oue to prosecute in this case, yet in case of the Belfast
riots the right hon. gentleman declined to prosecute.
He (Mr. Whiteside) assured the house that he should at
all times be disposed to discharge his public duties irre-
spective of friends or foes.
Mr. COGAN regretted the disturbances in Dublin.
It now assumed a serious aspect and was likely to revive
feelings which he bad hopsd bad long since died out in
that country. He wished a full and open inquiry bad
taken place. He regretted to find that a sectarian attack
had been made on the police by one of the Dublin
newspapers, and countenanced by the IrishGevernment.
It mattered not now whether the papers asked for were
granted, because from the discussion they found the
commissio❑ was at an end. The people of Ireland were
determined to show the Government that Orangeism
never should have asosndancy in Ireland.
Mr. VANCE condemned the sectarian and party
character that had been given to these disturbances by
gentlemen on the other side of the house which they did
not deserve. The object appeared to be to make poli-
tical stock out of them, the same as in the Stockport
riots. (Hear, hear.) He quoted an extract from the Free-
man's Journal, published before the entry cf the Lord
Lieutenant into Dublin, cautioning students that, how-
ever well their square caps might be stuffed, they could
not resist policemen's batons, showing, the hon. gentle-
man said, that something was premeditated.
After some remarks from Sir D. NORRETS and Mr.
STANHOPE (the latter cf whom condemned this debate
pending the trial of the men),
Mr. J. D. FITZGERALD contended the Attorney-
General for Ireland had not answered his facts, and
reiterated his former statements, remarking
that the Attorney-General for Ireland advised
the issue of an illegal commission, with the Sol►ci-
tor-General for Ireland to conduct it, and
would have to conduct any criminal proceedings that
eventuated out of the illegal commission. He asked if
it was true that notice was given by the college
authorities of this probable outbreak. The inquiry
respecting the Belfast riots was not instituted with a
view to crim final proceedings, because he had previously
prosecuted through the ordinary tribunals the offenders.
Lord NAAS again complained of the come that had
been pursued with regard to this motion, which tie
thought wed I have b en confined to the production of
papers, and not made the subject of party at ask by the
late Attorney-General for Ireland. If the conduct
of the Government was to have been censured,
formal notice of such intention of censure
ought to have been given when the Government would
have been prepared to defend the course it tad pursued
in reference to this matter. The disturbances
were not of that character they had been de-
scribed, for no outrage was perpetrated. It
was the duty of a Government to act in a conciliatory
spirit on such occasions, and his belief was that if large
bodies of police or military had been called out the most
serious consequences might have happened. The Go-
vernment were deserving of praise for the moderation
they had displayed, and the precautions adopted to pre-
vent what otherwise might have been a serious out-
break. With regard to the issue of the commission the
noble lord defended the course pursued as the beat under
the circumstances that coul I have been adopted, having
determined to yield to public feeling for an inquiry. He
knew of no protest from Col. Brown relative to the in-
quiry and its being private, but he reminded the house
that it was on the application of the legal advisers of the
police it was conducted privately.
Mr. SPOONER then withdrew the motion for the
adjournment of the debate.
Lord NAAS said the Government bad no objection
to produce a copy of the warrant, but not the other
papers as they were of a confidential nature.
After some remarks from Mr. HATCH= in reply who
consented,
The motion, as amended, was agreed to without a

division.
The other orders having been disposed of, the house
adjourned at a quarter to six o'clock.

AN OFFICER CEA liG gD WITH SEIOOT-

ING AT A CABMAN.

At the Dublin police-court, on Monday, Captain
George Buchanan, of the Scots Greys, appeared to
answer the charge of John Roberts, for having on
the 17th instant, at Portobello barracks, inflicted
serious injury upon him by firing leaden slugs or
pellets at him, out of an air-gun, by which he was
wounded in the back and in the leg.
Mr. E. A. Ennis appeared for the prosecution,
and Mr. M'Mahon was counsel for the defence.
It appeared that Roberts had been employed by
an officer of the Scots Greys to drive him to the
Portobello barracks on the 17th instant. After he
had arrived, several leaden pellets were fired from a
window in the officers' quarters, and these pieces
of lead perforated the cushions of his car. All
this time the officer who had been driven by Roberts
was standing near his vehicle. Roberts observed
Capt. Buchanan at the window, with some instru-
ment with which he was taking aim at him. Ott
more of the leaden pellets being fired, the horse
which the carman was driving became frightened,
and be called out to Capt. Buchanan to desist, and
asked him what he meant by frightening the
mare I The officer who had employed him paid
him his fare, and as he was driving away he was hit
in the back with a leaden pellet, and immediately
after he received another in the calf of the leg.
He drove off to the Rathmines police station and
gave information of the circumstances, and returned
to the barracks with a constable, when he identified
Capt. Buchanan as the person who fired the pellets
at him. He next went to the Meath ll,,spital to
have the wound in his leg dressed. Dr. Hynd ex-
tracted a leaden pellet from the leg of the Garman,
and dre,sed the wound. The medical gentleman gave
it as his opinion that no serious consequences were
likely to arise from the wound.
Complainant said—" The first shot hit the can-
vas of my car, and so did the second, and seeing
that the mare was frightened, I said to Captain
Buchanan, who was up in thel winday, ' What do
you want to do ?' (Laughter.) The gentleman
who says his name was Dunbu was holding up two
sixpences to pay me my fare when the shots were
fired. I took the money from him, and was driv-
ing away when I got a shot in the back and another
in the leg."
Mr. M'Mahon—The entire affair was only in-
tended as a harmless joke.
Mr. Magee said it was no joke, but a very serious
matter, and what made it worse was the constant
firing which had been kept up at the complainant.
It was finally agreed that the case should be post-
poned for further hearing to Monday next, at one
o'clock, and Captain Buchanan in the meantime to
give his own bail in 3001. to be in attendance on
that day to answer the charge.
Doctor Hynd was bound in the sum of 501. to
prosecute, and the complainant in a similar
amount.

The dissension between Austria and Prussia re-
lative to the effective force in the garrison of Rasta,it
has again occupied the attent' on ot the Germanic Diet
at one of its late sittings, but no decision Gime to
respecting it. The point in dispute is—Austria, with
the e msent of the Southern States, and in virtue
of a convention with Baden, has for some time main',
tamed a larger gams ,n in the fortress of Rastadt
than by the federal regulations she is warranted in
doing in time of peace; and Prussia, after more than
once objecting to this, has proposed, by way of
compromise, in order not to reduce the strength
of the garrison, that she shall be allowed to have
the same numbor of tro Ts there as Austria. In
support of this she remarks that now that the
country of Hohenzollern, in the south of Germany,
belongs to her, she has a peculiar interest !n the
question.
At Hamburg the rate of discount has advanced from
2 to 2?) per cent.
It appears that the first amount to be raised by
the India Company under the author.ty of the
Loan Act just passed will be 5,000,0001. in 4 per
cent. debentures, to be tendered for at such prices
as cap;talists may deem proper. The cash will be
required in monthly instalments terminating in Septem-
ber, and discount at the rate of 3 per cent. will be
allowed for prepayment.
STRIKE or WORKMEN ON A RAILWAY. —Yesterday,
between 50 and 60 nrickla, ers and their labourers, em-
ployed in f )rmieg the arches on the Hampstead Junc-
tion Railway between Highgate and Kentish-town,
struck for an increase of wages. It appears that they
had been in receipt cif 3s. a day, but demanded an addi-
tional 4d., which, being refused, led to a general strike.
In the course of the day some few men were induced to
resume their work, but when they went to dinner a
body of the malcontents seiz d the hods and shovels, &c.,
which they broke to pieces. A general niece ensued,
and serious results were for some time anticipated, until
the police fortunately interfered, and succeeded in cap-
turing several of the foremost in the fight. Several
persons, including some of the police, were more or less
injured.
REPORT OF THE HOP DUTY.—A. deputation of hop
planters had an interview with the Chance for of the
Exchequer yesterday, and presented a memorial to the
Lords of the Treasury for the total repeal of the Excise
duties on hops :—" That whereas, at the conclu,ion of
the Peninsular war, almost all taxes were considerably
lowered, and many of them repealed, the Excise on hops
was continued at the sum settled in 1805, a period of
the highest general taxation, and that since that period,
although so much has been done to alleviate taxation on
all articles of consumption by the labouring class, the
duty has been actually increased 5 per cent., that large
and unexampled crops have depressed the market for
hops to a rate utterly unremunerating to the grower, at
the same time greatly increasing his expenses and
ec sub-
• J ting him to a payment of an amount of Excise duty
which he has been constantly only able to satisfy at the
expense of severe sacrifices, or the postponement of other
payments."
LONDON AND SOUTH-EASTBRA RAlLWAY.—Traffic re
tare for tho week ending March 13, 1858 i.:13,255 3 5
Corresponding week last year

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