The Sun.
London, England, 1866-06-18 00:00:00

said the House of Commons devoted a whole sitting
to this matter. The House of Commons had re-
proached the English Admiral for not acting with
the American Admiral, who wished to prevent the
bombardment. There was something which con-
cerned France in the reply of the English Minister.
He had accused the Spanish Government of not
acting with good faith. France ought, therefore,
to act in accord with England in demanding redress.
The lesson to be drawn from the melancholy facts
was that the maritime code and maritime right
required reform. M. Rouher, Minister of State,
said that the bombardment of Valparaiso had caused
real emotion and deep sorrow to the Government.
France had no military force in the port,
and only one war transport, the Egerie. There
were two questions, one of humanity and one of
right. France would not have bombarded a city
under such circumstances ; but the question of right
was a very delicate one, and to enter into it with-
out diplomatic examination was a task which he
hoped the Chamber would not impose upon him.
(Very good.)
Two young fellows have victimised a poor coach-
man by the drugging dodge, or hocussing, some-
times practised in London. He was driving home
along the Rue de Rivoli, late at night, when one of
the swindlers called to him and told him to drive
them to a well-known cafe at the Porte Maillot,
near the Champs Elysees. One of them, who was
elegantly dressed, and was very polite and amiable,
got on to the seat by the coachman's side, engaged
him in conversation, and offered him a cigar. This
cigar, it appears, had been prepared with some
narcotic, for, after having smoked it only a few
minutes, he felt an irresistible desire to sleep.
The thieves drove the poor fellow to a solitary part
of the park de Neuilly and there left him. When he
awoke, between three and four in the morning, he
missed his purse, which contained nearly a thousand
francs. The poor fellow immediately made known
his loss to the Commissary of Police of Neuilly, but
the polite gentlemen have not yet turned up.
M. Didiot, Bishop of Bayeu and Lisieux died
yesterday morning. He was born in 1797, and had
been Bishop of Liseux since 1856.
In the commune of Hotfot-les-Bagues, in the de-
partment of Calvados, a widow lady named Dones-
nel has just died, who was 101 years and four months
old.

Rather a considerable robbery has taken place at
the Northern Railway. In one of the trains from
Boulogne was a sealed box, containing money to
the amount of about £l,OOO sterling. The thieves
almost in a second wrested off the padlock, and
broke the leaden seal of the box.

Within a very few months several women of ques-
tionable'reputation have been murdered in Paris.
Some of these women are known to possess a good
deal of money and valuables. Recently I gave you
an account of the murder of a woman of this class
named Fanny Haag, who lived in stylish apart-
ments with her own furniture in the Rue Taitbout.
On Friday night another woman was murdered in
the Rue Neuve Coquenard. Not appearing the next
morning, her room was broken open, and the body
was found bathed in blood. She had been mortally
stabbed in the throat, and had been cut on the
hands and face. There was blood about her dress,
and her pockets had been rifled. There was blood
on some of the furniture. As some jewels were not
touched, it is supposed that the murderer was dis-
turbed, and had not time to break open the drawers.
The concierge of the house states that he saw the
woman leave the house about 11 o'clock accom-
panied by a young man. In passing she said to the
concierge, " I am very much delighted ; I have just
had a present of a very beautiful bouquet." The
murderer washed his hands in a basin and wiped
them on an article of dress, which had blood on it.
Marshal Regnauld de St. Jean d'Angely has
assumed the command in chief of the troops of the
Imperial Guard at the camp of Chalons, and the
camp operations have commenced.
There is another extraordinary change of weather.
There has been a violent wind—cold as the March
wind—all day.