The Sun.
London, England, 1866-05-23 00:00:00

THE ABYSSINIAN CAPTIVE S.

FOREIGN OFFICE, May 23, 1866.
Colonel Stanton reports from Alexandria by a
telegram dated yesterday, that letters had arrived
from Mr. Rassam dated Korata, April 9, all well ;
and that later intelligence had been received at
Massowah, according to which Mr. Rassam had
crossed the lake to take leave of the King,while the
late prisoners had gone on to Gergprit a6.the north
end of the lake, where Mr. Bassani Would join
them, and the whole, party would then proceed:to
Metemma.

STITPPING INTELLIGENCE.—Ths Day.

LONDON, May 23.—Wind this day at noon—North.
Easterly; moderate breeze, and fine weather.

PLYMOUTH, May 22.—Wind E. to N.B.—Arrived—
Normandy, from Buenos Ayres ; Anna, from St. Übe's
for Copenhagen.
OFF PLYMOUTH, May 21.—Arrived—Mary Scott, from
2 I Madras. •

OFF HASTINGS, May 22.—Arrived—Leonida, from the
Tyne for Bombay.

LIVERPOOL, May 22.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Fusilier,
'rom Caldera; Demuth, from Bahia; Eleanor Davidson,
'rom Pomaron.

FALMOUTH, May 21.—Wind B.W.—Arrived—Dodds
Adams, from Bayonne.
OFF LIVERPOOL, May 22.-- Wind S.W.—Arx ived—
Europa, from Pomaron.

DUNKIRK, May 22.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—The screw
steamer Adele, from Grangemouth ; stranded on the bitr
this morning.

' RAMSGATB, May 21.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Saga, from
Porto Rico for Hamburg, assisted in with bowsprit and
jibboom carried away, and other damage, having been in,
collision.

(BY TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, I'Vedneaday Morning.
Arrived, May 22—Strathspey, from Drobak.
Arrived, May 23—Prospect, froM Gothenburg; Adler,
from New York.

DEAL, Wednesday Morning.
Passed—Thruvang, from Jamaica, for London.
The Yana Yana, from Melbourne, for New York, slipped
from anchor and chain last night to avoid the land, and has
been supplied with others in lieu thereof.
Sailed, in tow—Johanna, from New York, for London.

CRYSTAL PALACE.—The holiday amusements were
again very numerously attended yesterday-17,061
persons being present. Chang, the Chinese giant
Ethardo, and Mr. Nelson Lee's pantomimic ballet were
,r I theprincipal attractions within the palace; but the beauty
of the grounds kept many engaged with the various sports
and pastimes provided for them. The amusements will al
be given to-day and Friday, being the only shilling days
his week.

FATAL ACCIDENT BY PLAYING AT THREE STICKS
A PExNr.--Yesterday afternoon, whilst several persons
ware amusing' themselves by playing at Aunt Sally and
Three Sticks a Penny, a man named William Higgs was,
whilst stooping to pick up some of the sticks, struck on the
head by a falsely played weapon. He was at once rendered
insensible, and was removed to the hospital, where he
expired in less than a quarter of an hour after his ad-
mission. The affair appears to have been one of pure
accident.

OUR ENGLISH RAPPAREE BOY !—Sir Robert
Peel seems anxious to justify the Government in
having got rid of his counsels, says the Spectator (very
justifiably) by behaving in Parliament as much like a wild
Irishman at Donnybrook fair, and as little like an Irish
Secretary, whose duty it is to try to make Ireland as ra-
tional as possible. Yesterday week, on a fresh discusk-
sion of Chief Justice Lefroy's competence to do his work
the bench at 92, and the Lord Justice of
.Appealat 84, Sir
Black-
burn's competence for the same sort of
awhich he knew to
charging him with making a
statement
estatement appears to
be ," perfectly unfounded."
Robert Peel apparently gave the lie dire tdtuotllsr. Maguire,
aLsfiinidbdeL:riailtrahooGlle;rdNa.e.beofrles.nrEofn,.mdb,sceseio_nriuht_dimrtheeearlmttrcrh.ureemetlleaaywgnaunsiroat declined rreossi
rumourChief Justice's Justice's Lefroy's mind
insuperable difficulties in
not
toundoerrdear.
have been the reiteration of
about resigning—that he can
room for Mr. White-
(ll
resi tg:atutnhdeerre aareTtew:
Government without making
Government without opening the way for
Sir George Grey was mildly
and whom
qhueitise
usunppaprolisaendletno_
resign
withdraw
The Speaker satia A
like Mr. Bockum
apologise;
persuasive;
his words Robert Peel only put on his hat,
aR : the Speaker became dignified and authorita-
tive; Sir ."-- to
ffs, when he wishes silence Count Do/Bismarck by sus-
pendingtary, a
suirs
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a sitting ; the Speaker spoke once more with
. .
sterner emphasis ; Sir George Grey explained in still
sweeter tones what expression it was,—Sir Robert Peel
knew quite as well as he did,—that he was expected to
withdraw ; Mr. Whiteside offered an enticing suggestion
as to what Sir Robert Peel might say that he had meant,
and then, at last, Sir Robert Peel rose and explained, ac-
cording to Mr. Whiteside's hint, that he charged Mr.
Maguire not with falsehood, but with error,—adding, as
the house laughed at his reluctant and awkward retracta-
tion, " That is really what I said. I have often had to ex-
plain what I may have said." Doubtless—only toods oftozi,
for Sir Robert Peel speaks first and thinks afterowar„ I
rose to speak at all." And this was thero S
am sorry," he added, with quite a burstoEf
xreafecnretartyhaftolr
sense than any other member of the Administrationweightan d
exceptgood
Irish Affairs,— an officer who needs mo
the Prime Minister.
ent of a severe struggle be_
ineering and shipbuilding
capital and labourin the engineering g
tween
hood was decided upon on Friday.
TuE WAGES QUESTION ON THE CLYDE.—WiIat
threatens to be the commencement
trades in this neighbour
In order to put an end to the frequent demands upon them,
the master
eci engineers
to take effect on the
d "
be hoped that negotiations will yet pre-
ded on a thorough lock-out,
vent this frightful calamity coming on the district.—Northdistrict.—North
British Mail.
By adviccs
from Hamburg the price of gold is 427 per markn
and the s
hort exchange on London is 13.5 k per £1 s,tcril ,:.
Standard gold at the English Mint pricy is,
will ja L 044014,
abotit2:lotlls per clot, dollar al iLDX4AIrg there-ore, at