The Sun.
London, England, 1866-02-17 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 17, 1866.

health of the cattle to be placed in such dirty con-
veyances. Indeed it is no exaggeration to say
that the cattle plague would never have attained to
such a height had greater care and caution prevailed
in this respect at the outset. At a subsequent
period of the evening the clause to this effect was
considered, but unfortunately it was struck out, be-
cause some hon. member said that as cattle were
not now to be removed by railway it was unneces-
sary. It must be borne in mind, however, that the
period of restriction is a brief one, and besides the
clause related to canal-boats. Besides, as was
mentioned last night, these trucks are often used
for the conveyance of dead meat, and therefore

great precautions are necessary.
Some debate ensued on the introduction of clause
34, as to the manner in which compensation should be
provided. Some hon. members were of opinion
that the same proportion at least should be taken

from the Consolidated Fund, but this met with a
decided check from the Chancellor of the Exche-
quer, who said that it was quite impossible to adopt
a measure of that kind at a moment's notice ; and,
however conciliatory the Government might deem
it their duty to be, such concession had its limits.
" It would be," said the hon. gentleman, " a thing
so novel, so inexpedient, and so ineffectual, and, I
am bound to say to their credit, so unasked for
by the owners of cattle, and it is so entirely in
the nature of a surprise, after what has
taken place in the House, that the rapid passage of
these enactments will be made entirely impossible."
Mr. GLADSTONE truly declared that the question as
to whether the sums should be raised out of the
cattle rate, or the local rate, was an entirely
different one from the relative merits of the Con-
solidated Fund and the local rate.

Mr. LOWE made some amusing references to the
battle between town and country, and declared that
" the case for the country was taken up by the
honourable member for the Tower Hamlets." The
right honourable gentleman went at some length
into the consideration of the arguments raised
by Mr. MILL, and showed the mistaken
line taken by the honourable member in
thinking this was a question of indemnity. " But,"
said he, "it is no question of indemnifying people
for losses, but of paying men with a view to getting
rid of the cattle plague." Again Mr. LOWE very
properly said, further on in his speech, that the
object was to avert future loss, not on behalf of a
class, but on behalf of a whole community. "As
the loss must fall on the whole community, is it
reasonable the community should stand by and say
we won't stir a finger to prevent it ; is it not a more
reasonable inference that, as the loss does fall on the
consumers, they ought to come forward in a body
to bear it ?" Mr. J. S. MILL followed suit to
Mr. BRIGHT, in introducing class interests into the
discussion, declaring that it had excited a good deal
of scorn on the other side of the House because he
had said it was unworthy of the landed industry in
this country, or any other aristocracy, to make
these propositions.

Sir G. GREY, in alluding to the topics under con-
sideration, said that the chief points were whether
compensation should come from national or local
funds; and next, whether if out of local it should be
provided entirely by a county rate, or partly by a
cattle rate, and partly by a county rate. The right
hon. gentleman gave credit to the agricultural
interest for not making any demand.on the national
funds. The Royal Agricultural Society distinctly
did so, and also some members of the deputation
from St. James's Hall. Taking all things into
consideration, Sir G. GREY deemed it advisable to
withdraw the proposal as to the Cattle Plague rate,
and to leave the whole to be provided for by the
county rate. This wise determination was received
with iota cheers from the Opposition.

tien or offering an apology for his insulting and
violent demeanour towards the Pope.
Despatches have been received by the Colonial
Minister from Port-au-Prince to the 24th of Jan.
They give a favourable account of the position of
affairs at Hayti, and state that, in spite of the
incendiarism at Port-au-Prince, and the rebellion
of the Cape, the Haytian Government had been
able to pay to France 3,800,000 f. for its two debts
relative to the indemnity and the Haytian loan.
According to the, Patrie, the despatches which
have been exchanged between France and the
United States upon the subject of Mexico will reach
Paris about the 25th of this month, and they will
thus arrive in time to be communicated to the
Legislative Body before the termination of the dis-
cussion on the address.

The debate on the address in the Senate was
worthily closed by a speech from the Count de
Persigny, which has excited considerable attention.
It, however, did not contain anything new, being
merely a reiteration of his former declarations and
writings in regard to the state of liberty in England
and France. The Count, in conclusion, said, and
this summary will afford the key to the whole of his
arguments—" I am convinced that, in France par-
ticularly, liberty can only be founded on the basis
of a strong power. I would therefore remove from
authority everything that could weaken and enervate
it. I know that there is a false liberalism, which
would disarm power ; but it may be said of that
principle, what is said of the flattery which besieges
the thrones of kings—that it is the corrupter of the
spirit of the public and the scourge of states."
(Approbation from a great number of benches.)
The weather has been rather wild and unsettled to-
day, and the observations at the Observatory indi-
cate more storms. The temperature is mild.

LATEST INTEL LIGENI.TE.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)

SPAIN.

MADRID, FEB. 17.

It is semi-officially stated that the Cabinet will
reply to General della Marmora's recent note on
the Roman question, that Spain will respect the
rights of Italy as much as those of the Pope, on be-
half of which she will constantly act as becomes a
Catholic Power.

GREECE.

ATHENS, FEC. 8.

A royal message, read on Saturday last to the
Chamber, put an end to the extraordinary session.
The message was delivered by the Minister of
Finance, and was as follows :

" Gentlemen,--The royal ordinance which con-
voked you in extraordinary session acquainted
you with the subjects upon which you were asked
to deliberate. These were the concession to
drain Lake Copais and a bill setting a tax upon
the scoriae from Mount Laurium. You are not un-
aware of the importance the Government attached
to these questions. But, in consequence of the re-
fusal of M. Montferrier (the representative of the
capitalists wishing to undertake the drainage) to
admit of competition, the Government has believed
it wiser and more useful to enter into direct nego-
tiations with M. Bonnaire, who appears to be the
real promoter of the enterprise. With regard to
the matter of the Mount Laurium scoriae, recent
experiments made by practical men have given dif-
ferent results to those already known, and the Go-
vernment has thought fit to postpone this question
also."

Such are the apparent reasons for closing a session
that has only lasted a few days, but the real cause is
believed to be the fact of the deputies having voted
themselves an indemnity of 1,500 drachmas a piece,
making a heavy pull upon a nearly empty treasury.
The close of the session has been welcomed with
much satisfaction by the indignant public.
The Parliamentary campaign being at an end,
the Roufos Cabinet—a Ministry admittedly transi-
tory—tendered its resignation to the King. After
a futile attempt to induce MM. Bulgaris and Cou-
moundouros, the two real party leaders, to coalesce
in constructing a Cabinet, his Majesty entrusted
the task to M. Roufos again.

The new Cabinet is composed thus :—M. Roufos,
President of the Council, Minister of Public Wor-
ship and Education, with temporary charge of the
portfolio of Justice; M. Provilegios (public prose-
cutor at the Court of Cassation), Minister of the
Interior ; M. Spiridion Valaorites (lonian ex-sena-
tor), Minister for Foreign Affairs ; M. Tanopoulos,
Minister of Finance ; Colonel Petmezas, Minister
of War ; and Commandant Sahinis, Minister of the
Marine.

The new Ministry took the oaths yesterday even-
ing, with the exception of M. Valaorites, now
at Corfu. It is not yet known whether he will
accept office. It may be observed that with the
exception of M. Roufos not one of the new Cabinet
is a member of the Chamber.

The circular addressed by the three protecting
Powers to their representatives at this Court
arrived some days back. It is said to lay stress
upon the fact that the Great Powers attach much
importance to the consolidation of order in Greece
and the maintenance of the existing dynasty, but
that they have seen with regret the recent Parlia-
mentary oscillations, which are not of a nature to
contribute to the prosperity of the nation, and
they trust the patriotism of Greek statesmen will
put an end to a situation so prejudicial to the
country.

R A
BOURSE, Feb. 16, Th
became weaker towards t
following prices:—

N CE.

ree o'clock.—The market
he end, and left off at the

41- per Cents 9B 60
Do. end month —
3 per Cents. 69
Do. end month f9 07-}
Credit Mobilier 681 25
Do. end month 682 50
Bank Shares 3690 --

Roman
Ottoman Fives 39
Mexican Loan 47
Do. Bonds 3OO
Russian -
Austrian
Spanish Threes
Home Debt —
Deferred

Credit Foncier 1330

Italian Loan 6O 90
Do. end mouth 6l

Acct.
... 870 -
- ... 1121 25
883 75
... 557 50

- - ... 570 -
- - ... 547 50
- - ... 153 75

- - ... 403 75
- - ... 172 50
- - ... 218 75

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POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
RESCUED PROM MISERY.—On the 25th ult. two boys,
Andrew Doen and John Ryan, aged, respectively, 17 and
19, were apprehended for begging in Coventry-street, by
Turner, one of the officers of the Mendicity Society, and
brought to this court. When beforo Mr. Knox both boys
expressed a wish for employment, and it turned out that
the first-named boy had only arrived in London five days
since from Staffordshire, and the other had been here five
weeks. At the suggestion of the society's chief officer, the
magistrate delivered the boys over to Turner and another
officer, who took them to the society's office in Red Lion-
square, where they were put to work, chopping wood, at
the society's mill. In the meantime the first-named boy
was assisted to communicate with his friends in the country.
who furnished him with the address of his brother at
Wandsworth, an inspector of sewers, who has supplied him
with respectable clothing and found him employment. The
boy has since been to the office and expressed himself in
particularly grateful terms for the kindness shown him.
The other boy is still employed by the society, and is exert-
ing himself to find some of his relatives in London, and it
is hoped that both these boys have been rescued from a
life of misery and degradation.

WESTMINSTER.
WORKAIENS' PERQUISITES.—Samuel M'Nir and Alfred
Winwood, the former a respectable looking man, were
charged with the unlawful possession of 431 b. of lead,
value £B, the property of George Francis Dowling, floor-
cloth manufacturer, King's-road, Chelsea.
At about eight o'clock on the previous evening the pri-
soners were seen in the Fulham-road by two police con-
stables carrying something under their arms. They fol-
lowed them to a rag shop, kept by a man named Robbins,
and looked through the window. Some lead was produced
and put in the scale. The constables then went in and
Robbins seeing them refused to buy the lead. M'Nir then
said the lead was his property, he was a plumber. They
were taken to the station and detained, and as Mr. Down-
ing could not be found and his clerk would not press the
charge, they were detained for the unlawful possession.
Mr. George Francis Dowling said the men were at work
for him yesterday, and he supposed they got into a slovenly
way of cutting the lead, and considered it their perquisites.
They were both his regular workmen, but M`Nir was
acting as a plumber and the other his labourer. They were
taking portions of the lead from the nose of the stairs
placed there to protect the floor-cloth being cut through
They had no business to take the lead ; but, on the other.
hand, he had received a very excellent character with
M'Nir when he took him. He had been an officer's ser-
vant in the Blues, and could not have had a better charac-
ter. He really thought they considered they had some ground
for taking it. They were honest men. 31.Nir's wages
were 265. per week, and allowances were 2s. or
3s. more. The other man had 18s., and his allowances
made up a guinea.

M'Nir said he should be very sorry to steal anything.
He was acting under a wrong impression about the lead.
He really thought he had a right to it. The otherprisoner
had nothing to say.

Mr. Se]fe said he did not think they intended to steal,
but he must deal with them for unlawful possession. They
were fined, M'lsTir 205., and the other 10s., or seven days'
each.

Mr. Downing very kindly paid the money for them, as
ho was evidently satisfied of their honesty.

THAMES.

SCANDALOUS CONDUCT.—SamueI Mills, a cigar-make;
aged 30, was brought before Mr. Partridge, charged with
being drunk and disorderly in the Effingham Theatre,
Whitechapel-road, last night, and assaulting S. Dunniell,
140 11.

The constable stated that last night he was called to the
door of the Effingham Theatre, a well-conducted place of
amusement, and saw the prisoner and two others there.
They had just been turned out of the theatre by the ma-
nager for making a great noise and interrupting the per-
formances. The manager said he would not allow them to
remain in the house, and requested them to leave. The
party, who were all under the influence of liquor, refused
to leave. He begged of the prisoner to go away, and ho
said, " Look at your instructions ; that will tell you
what to do." He told the prisoner he knewjhis duty, and
was an old police officer. The prisoner said, " I am a
gentleman," and at the same time spat in his face. He
said he should take him into custody, and the prisoner
asked for what. He told the prisoner for the nasty act of
spitting in his face. He had much trouble with the pri-
soner, and he struggled to get away on the road to the
station house.

The prisoner made a long defence, and said he was
treated like a dog.

Another constable confirmed Dunniell, and
Mr. Partridge said the prisoner's conduct was very dis-
graceful indeed, and sentenced him to pay a fine. -The
prisoner was no gentleman, but a very disgusting fellow.