The Sun.
London, England, 1867-06-07 00:00:00

THE TORNADO.

Mr. GREGORY asked the Secretary for Foreign
Affairs, whether he could obtain and lay before the house
a copy of the papers found on board the Tornado, and re-
ferred to by the Spanish auditor in his report dated the
6th day of December, 1866 ?,

Lord STAN LEY said he had received an intimation
from Sir J. Crampton that, as there were no copies of the
papers except at Cadiz, and having to send there for
them no doubt was the cause of the delay in their arrival.
DISTRESS IN IRELAND. •

Mr. GREGORY asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland
whether he had received any fresh accounts on the sub-
ject of the distress prevalent in the West of Ireland, and
what course the Government was taking in dealing with
this calamity ?
Lord NAAS said various public works had been under-
taken with a view of alleviating the distress existing in the
West of Ireland, and he hoped the steps adopted would in
a great.measure meet the emergency.
THE CONDEMNED FENIANS.

Mr. MAGUIRE asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland if
he had way objection to state the decision to which the
Government had come with respect to the Fenian pri-
soners still under sentence of death for high treason, and
who as yet had received no announcement of their sen-
tence having been commuted.

LOrd NAAS said the sentence of death passed on
11Cafferty and other persons convicted of high treason
had been commuted to penal servitude for life.
RITUALISM.

Mr. FOLJAMBE asked the Secretary of State for the
Home Department, whether it was truo that the Arch-
bishop of York had declined to serve on the Royal Com-
mission on the ground that the Church of England, as
distinct from the Ritualists, was not fairly represented on
the Commission.
Mr. HARDY said it was true that the Archbishop of
York had declined to serve on the committee, but not on
the ground stated in the hon. member's question. -
PRICTICA.L JOKING IN THE NAVY.

Mr. 0. STANLEY asked the First Lord of the Admi-
ralty if he was able to state to the house the result of
any further inquiry into the alleged outrage upon a
naval cadet by his brother midshipmen on board the
Phcebe frigate; and if ho could assure the house that
stringent orders had been issued to pre-rent the recurrence
of similar disgraceful conduct in the navy?
Mr. CORRY said a report had been received from
two officers appointed to inquire into the matter,
and it being found to be less reprehensible than
was at first believed, the two young officers had been
reinstated. A circular had, however, been issued that day
stating that a recurrence of such ungentlemanly conduct
would be visited by the Admiralty with severe punishment,
With respect to what appeared to be judging first and in-
quiring afterwards, the Admiralty had acted upon the re-
port of the captain of the Phcebe.
STREET OUTRAGES.
Mr. 0. STANLEY asked the Secretary of State for the
Home Department if his attention had been called to the
outrages committed upon respectable persons walking in
the streets in the dty time, by bands of ruffians who take
the opportunity of crowds collected by volunteers, militia,
and other military bands passing through the streets to
hustle and rob them. And if any orders had been issued
to the police to protect the public from a continuance of
those disgraceful attacks in the metropolis ?
Mr. HARDY said he had seen with regret an account of
robberies committed under the most daring circumstances,
especially on the occasion of the marching of the City of
Loudon Militia from Finsbury to Regent's Park. The
regiment was accompanied by a large number of the lowest
of the population, and on the first opportunity arising
from confusion with the street traffic, the bad characters
who followed in the rear of the regiment, hustled and
robbed about 26 persons, the property stolen amounting to
.£l5O. The police had no intimation of the intended marching
of the regiment, otherwise the police would have been
strengthened at points at which any danger was antici-
pated, although the calls on the force just now were vary
severe. No less than between three hundred and four
hundred constables were employed to prevent the
introduction of the cattle plague, but notwithstanding that
the Commissioners of Police had taken such steps as would
be found quite effectual for the protection of the public on
any similar occasion, and for the putting a stop to out-
rages which were a disgrace to the metropolis.
Sir A. AGNEW said it appeared to In a pro-arranged