The Sun.
London, England, 1857-03-20 00:00:00

OUTRAGE AT SAN LUIS, POTOSI.

The following letter has been addressed by the
Manchester Commercial Association to the Earl of
Clarendon :

" Manchester Commercial Association, March 11.

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' of the perpetration of a most gross and unjustifia.
ble outrage against the British flag at San Luis, Potosi,
on the 10th Jan. last, when in open day the British Con-
sulate citywasforcoifbclynelnntneerleud beyrraanbodwyho,
acting
undertht the command
under the orders of General Msjea and Don Desiderio
s
Samaniego, revolutionary chiefs, carried off money and
valuable securities, to the amount of 24,000 dollars,
which had been deposited there for safety. Colonel Her-
ren persisted in his proceedings, although repeatedly
warned by her Majesty's Consul of the nature and con-
sequences of the act in which he was engaged, and al-
though at the very moment when he and his soldiers
were plundering the Consulate the British flag was flyingabove their heads. This unlooked-for occurrence has
naturally caused the greatest consternation arnong.titt
merchants of this country and elsewhere engaged in
trade with Mexico, many of whom have been plunderedreason to
of property to a large amount. There is etrery
of spoliation
fear that the above will not be the
resorted to, as information
city of Tampico has already been
lar attack. I would therefor
that her Majesty's Government
obtain immediate resticu;
as well as to exact suet,
meet of Mexico,
stances connote! rhave,to., been sot
that the
h"
bereeatened with a simi-
xt press an earnest hope
ewill take such steps to
i the property so abstracted,
uierteber redress from the Govern.
etztreme gravity of the circurn-
asittb the case imperatively demand.
"J. A. TURNER."

INQUEST ON THE FIVE SUFFERERS BY THE LATII Fiu
AT CAMBERWM-GATE - Yesterday, Mr. Wm. Carter,
the Coroner for East Surrey, and a highly respectable
jury, assembled at the Hour-glass Tavern, for the pur-
pose
of inquiring into the dreadful circumstances attend-
ing the reTective deaths of Emily Rayner, aged 33
y,ar. ; Ft.snceN Rkyner, aged 10i years ; Aiice
Margartt Eayi,r;ingt-d 8 years ; Susannah Ehribeth
Rayner, aged 7 ; at.d Harriet Enii;yßaynec,aged

—Mr. ."idi,eribiEedent Lund, of-the P diCil4),
was present on the occasion to watch the proceedings
on the part of the commissioners of police. Mr. George
Rayner, the husband and father of the victims, identified
the bodies. The evidence adduced failed to show the
probable cause of the fire, and the inquiry was adjourned
to a future day.

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SUN OFFICi; 'Fever?, o'clock.

BRIXWORTH RACES—(llis Day).

(BY ELECTRIC TELEURAPB.)
FARMERS' STEEPLECHASE.

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GOLD CUP.

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IDTPERJAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LO ,D3.—(Thin Evening.)
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsazk
at 5 o'clock.

The Earl of MALMESBURY asked whether the
Government had sent down any person to inspect the
Southampton and DorcheAer Railway, with a view to as-
certain, in accordance with the pledge given by the South-
Westei n Railway Company, whether a double line of
rails had been laid down on that line between Southamp-
ton and Dorchester ?

Lord STANLEY of ALDERLY said that although
no person had been sent down to inspect the works, he
was informed that a doutle line of rails had been laid
down for six miles of the distance, and the remaining 25
miles had been contracted for.
SALE OF POISONS.
The Earl of WESTMEATH begged to ask, as the
Government bad not , brought in any measure with
respect to the sale of poisons, whether it was their inten-
tion during the recess to turn their attention to the sub-
ject, in order to bring in a bill to meet the evil of which
he complained. The noble lord then mentioned certain
cases in which fatal results had followed in conse-
quence of chemists' shops being left in charge of
very young persons.

The LORD CHANCELLOR—The subject, as before
remarked, bad been under the consideration of the Go-
vernment, and although he could not give a distinct
pledge that next session a bill would be brought in to
restrain the sale of poisons, yet the noble earl might rest
assured that the subject would not be lost sight of, but
that the most serious consideration of the Government
would be given to it. It had been suggested that che-
mists Flops where poisons were sob] shorld be licce»efi,
and thus to a certain extent the evil might
be met, but be thought it was impossible to
meet by legislative enactment cases of carelessness

The Marquis of CLANRICAR,DE said poison 3 in
chemists' shops ought to be kept in certain shaped bot-
tles,. or coloured papers.
The subject then dropped.