The Sun.
London, England, 1868-05-30 00:00:00

THE BOUND &RY BILL.

Mr. WALPOLE brought up the report of the select
committee on this bill, and said it would be in the hands
of members on Monday next.
THE NEW LAW COURTS.
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On the motion that the SPEAKER do leave the chair,
Mr. B. COCHRANE called the attention of the house to
the site of the law courts. He thought it was the duty
of the house to consider this matter before it was
too late. They had already laid out a very large amount
of money, but after all it was the opinion of all competent
persons that the plan proposed could not b 3 carried out on
the site proposed. It was most lamentable that a great
sum of money was to be expended in erecting the new law
courts on the site near Temple Bar, which he contended
was altogether a mistake, when such a fine position as the
Thames Embankment could now be had. Ile hoped the
Government and the house would pause and reconsider
the whole matter before the building was commenced. It
was not because they had acquired a questionable site
that, therefore, they were compelled to raise the proposed
new courts on it.
Mr. M. CHAMBERS was of opinion that the present site
was most objectionable, as it was surrounded by the dirtiest
and most dilapidated buildings in the metropolis. He con-
demned the whole scheme, because it would cost an
enormous sum of money, much more that. the most ex-
travagant now expected, and the result would be total
and miserable failure on account of the unmanage-
able nature of the site selected. He thought
in this country too much was sacrificed in ex-
terior grandeur, and not solidity and sedateness in
architecture in the country. Nothing seemed to go down
now but the cathedral style of architecture, and why it
should be so he could not understood, because he found as
a rule that all buildings con=tracted of late in that style
were, in fact, most inconvenient, and, to a great
extent, not at all adapted to the purpose in-
tended. He thought it would be the wisest
course t 3 ad ept to call in the a Ivice of a com-
petent person to ascertain what was the value of the
site at present acquired, with a view to either re-setting or
letting it off on building leases, and to set about selecting
a position on the Thames Embankment for the new
Palace of Justice. He did not go along with those
who said as we have got a site we must build upon it.
He thought that instead of a loss being sustained by the
giving up of the proposed site that a gain would accrue
to it, as in the disposal of the ground things were man-
aged in a businesslike manner. At all events, he thought
the proposed site about one 9f ale worst that could have
I been selected.

Mr. COWPER differed from the hon. and learned gen-
tleman. He thought the proposed site was the mos',
convenient that could lei ad opted, and ininh to be pre-
ferred to that of the T'aa-a).3 E nhank mat. It seemed
altogether to have es3aped the attention of the hon. gentle-
man that the hennas that wool•l have to be purchased if
the site was removed to the Tnant is E abank cent would
cost twice as much as those of 0 trey-street and the sur-
rounding neighheurlreed. If the Sit,) was chanp I another
groat delay w in! I take an I the greatest, itteoa-
venience mint f•e:low .41.1,1 h a ceorse of pr iceediux, and
therefore hi hop a 1 CI) G ivere,nint would n>t change
their p!•ans, but would push on the work with the greatest
speed possible.
Sir ait. BO ',V VEI was in favour of the new courts being
cristruete lon the 'names E in'cal Mt, an Ihe a,so felt
cirtaiu that if the present site was resol 1 that tho Govern-
ment weal I realise more ;non:3y than they gave for it.

L )rd J. M INNERS' said th ,v-nhnnent hi I no plwer
in the fultter. The Legis7ature ILO dacid d ovw and over
ag-tin the sit.) of tl3 Now Ptl Lc) of Jastic., and
therefore it W. 13 impes3ible th tt 11.•3 could hold eut
any hope of a change of the pre3ent s'to. The present
site nil to the present time had Cl it .£739,010, bet the c ,st
of the whole site would be £336,0)0.- wets the known
cost of the one position ; whit thl other would be on the
Thames Embankment, no one could tell.

Mr. W. E. FORSTER asked Mr..Disnieli what stops be
meant to take for expediting the dissolution of Parliament
on the now constituency early in the autumn, an I ho
pointed out various abbreviations, of the processes of re-
gistration-44440 the-new P.crlianvaLt can bs Urhught.
together by the 12th of November:'

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Mr. ITISHERT held that without disturbing the present
arrangements a geuer:al•election could' be got over by the
middle of Docemb3r, so that c•sudidatesj might eat their
Christmas dinners in peace, and Lho new Parliament
might be called together in January.
Lord ELCIIO maintained that the question affected
others besides the occupants of the two front benches, and
protested against the ho!idays of private members being
taken up in electioneering unless a great public necessity
could be shown. There was no adequate justification for
straining the ordinary machinery of registration merely to
take a. general election a month earlier, for though the
Government was in a minority on the Irish Church, on

tho subject of Reform, both this year and last year, it had
commanded decided majorities. On the contrary, the
public interest required that the election should not be
precipitate.
Mr. CLAY urged that the house ought to press for a
dissolution at the earliest momant, in order to justify its

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Long toleration of a Ministry in au unconstitutional posi-
tion.

Mr. M. GIBSON maintained that all contested business
should be dropped, instancing the Electric Telegraphs,
Foreign Cattle Importation, and the Corrupt Practices
Bills; but Sir R. ICNIGHTLEY insisted that this Parliament
was pledged to go on with the Corrupt Practices Bill.
After some observations from Mr. OTWAY, who was for
an early dissolution, and from Mr. WHALLEY, who thought
that the country should have ample time to apprehend the
great question at issue,
Mr. DISRAELI, replying first to Mr. MILNER GIBSON,
reminded him that he had already stated that the labours
of the session should be confined to necessary business,
meaning thereby the Supplementary R3form Bills. The
Election Petitions and Corrupt Practices Bill he should
give up with a pang. and if there were time he should do
sire to go on with it. The other bills mentioned were in
the hands of the house, though there were particular rea-
sons why they had not been formally withdrawn. To Mr.
Forster's question he was not in a position to give a more
precise answer than that which he had given two days ago,
and it was a subject on which it was useless to speak ex-
cept with the greatest precision. The subject had been for
some time under the consideration of the Government,
and though there had been several disturbing elements—
such as the delay in passing the Boundaries Bill, and in
the necessity of settling the Scotch and Irish boundaries—
it was hoped they would be overcome. But in preparing
any proposition for the consideration of the house it was
most important that no suspicion should be suggested to
the minds of the new electors that an attempt was being
made to neutralise their privileges by hurrying and
hustling on a general election. The result of this pre-
cipitancy would be the return of a Parliament in the
election of which the groat body of the people would
think it had had no share.

Mr. GI, 43 TONE, referring. with much severity to
LorlEtello'a speech, rejoin,ml,thatnthis was not a question
to h) settled tby its effect on " private members' holydays,"
and that the "situation," as deseribNi by the Premier him-

self, called for the cattiest possible dissolution. There
were difficulties arising from the extreme inexpediency,
end or the circumstances, of employing the machinery of
the old constituencies; but though nearly a month ago
Mr. Disraeli had confidently stated that they could be sur-
mounted, his tone was now changed. He had nothing

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but a vague hopo to hold out, and could not even promise
when he would satisfy the house. Mr. Gladstone, there-
fore, impressed on him the grave neeeesity of bringing the
matt3r to an issue, and added that if the Government were
not ready after the recess to declare their intentions,
it would be the duty of independent members to take it

up.
Mr. PAULL animadverted on what he held to be the
angry and dictatorial style of Mr. Gladstone's speech, and
generally on the violent and unrestrained tone of recent
debates, instancing particul trly Mr Bouverie's gross attack
on the Government a week ago, and the "lie dirdct
given by Mr. Bright to Mr. Liddell on Thursday. Those
who had contributed most to the delays of the session had
the least right to call for the withdrawal of important
measures, and of all the Bills before the House Mr. Glad-
stone's Suspensory Bill was the least necessary. Though
personally in favour of a dissolution as soon as the busi-
ness of the Session could be got through, time ought to be
given to the country to understand what they had to de-
cide upon.

After some remarks from Mr. CociA.N,
Mr. HARDY pointed out that until the Boundary Bill
had been pushed forward it would be impossible to decide
what precise measure would b necessary. He denied
emphatically that the Government had changed its tone.
Those who were skilled in the subject had their attention
fixed upon it, and, if an opportunity were given, the Go-
vernment would do what they could to hasten a dis-

solution.
Mr. CARD WELL expressed himself quite satisfied with
this assurance, and here the subject ended.
Before going into Supply,
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Mr. GREENE put a question to the Government as to
their intention of granting a Royal Commission on coal
mine accidents; on which Mr. Ayrton took the opportu-
nity of vindicating the efforts of Parliament to prevent
these accidents; and Lord Elcho remarked that what the
miners desired was, not further inquiry, but immediate
practical action. Mr. Newdegate and Mr. Whalley also
made soma observations, and

Mr. HARDY replied that the Government, but for the
disorganisation of the session, would have attempted to
deal with the question.
Mr. D. GRIFFITH, in moving to rescind the rule of
debate which forbids allusion to debates of the other
house, referred to recent infractions of it in language
which Mr. Gladstone applied to himself, and which drew
from him an explanation on the subject. Mr. Disraeli
defended the rule, and the motion was withdrawn.
Mr. WHALLEY made a long speech on the recent riots
at Ashton and other places in Lancashire, blaming the
Government and' the local authorities for not affording
protection to Protestant lecturers, and urging the neces-
sity of an inquiry into the origin of these riots.
Mr. HARDY rebuked Mr. Whalley for raising these
irritating discussions, and intimated that the Government
would make no inquiry except that which would result
from the impending trials.
Mr. BA.ZLEY exhorted Mr. Whalley to use his influ-
ence to withdraw Mr. Murphy from the Northern towns,
where he was creating a fooling dangerous to life and
property.
SirC.O'LOGIILEN in moving for a copy of the Declara-
tion against Transubstantiation, entered into a long, and,
as the Speaker pronounced it, a disorderly explanation of
his motives in placing on the paper the notice of motion
which had attracted so much attention, to relieve the
Sovereign of the necessity for taking that declaration. He
denied that Mr. Gladstone was cognizant of his notice,
that it made any alteration in the Coronation Oath, or that
it affected any of the securities for the Protestantism of the
Crown.
Mr. NE W.DEGA.TE expressed his unaltered conviction
that this was an attempt to tamper with a portion of the
Act of Settlement.
The motion was not pressed, and after Lord Mayo had
fixed the committee on the Irish Reform Bill for Monday'
fortnight the house went into Committee of Supply, and
the votes in Class 111. of the Civil Service Estimates
(Judicial Expenses) wore completed.
Some other business was disposed of, and the house ad-
journed at a quarter to 1 o'clock.

The screw steam gun-vessel Assurance, 4, Com-
mander Jobn B. Scott, from tho West Coast of. Africa,
arrived in Plymouth Sound on Tuesday morning, and
brings news that on Friday, the 16th of May, thero ar-
rived at Fa al an American ship with emigrant hadLivefpool,
from
Lividpool, bound, it is supposed, to New York. She
ruu down by night the bark Joseph flume, Captain Morris,
from St. Vincent for London. Her helmsman got on
board the emigrant ship. Cries of assistance proceeded
from the Joseph Ilume, the crow of which wished the
American to lay by all night ; this was done, but
morning nothing could be seen.
Tho newspapers aro teeming with references to econo-
my tin tea by co-operation. Hot-airbag and Co. have for 30
years co-operated through Agents to supply tea on more
advantageous terms than by the ordinary channel; their tea
reaches tho consumer in the same pure state as it leaves the
rower, al it io secured in pactets. •

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.e storm which broke i over the metropolis and _
parts of the North of England on Fr:c'ay was the severest
known for many years. The Victoria Tower of the House*
of Parliament was struck' by lightning in the afternoon.'
The House of Lords was: sitting at the time for the
purpose of hearing appeals. The shock was sensibly
felt, and their lordships suspended their sittings for
a short time in consequence. It was ascertained
that no material damage had been sustained, and the
sitting was'resumed. Several sheep were killed by tha
lightning at Streatham, and a horse at. Wandsworth:
Two men were knocked down by the 'electric fluid at
Hammersmith and severely injured. The premises of Mr.
Davy, of No. 1, Church-street, Hackney, linen-draper,
end a wooden house in East-street, 33romley, were
,truck by lightning, but although much damage,
was done, no one was injured. A most serious acci-
lent befell a party of five who left Newington-causeway
in a waggonette about ten o'clock in the morning.
It Ewell the party stopped for refreshment at a public-
house. Three of the number went into the house, while
the other two, named Turner and Draper, stood at the?,
mare's heal to keep her quiet. While they were patting
err bead there came a very vivid flash of lightning,
dile]) struck the mare- and the men, and knocked them all
lows, the mare falling upon the two men. Those in
the house immediately ran out, and found to their
:ierror that Turner was dead and that Draper-
was insensible. The mare was much frightened':
but beyond a few scratches was unhurt. A medical man,
who was near at the time of the occurrence, rendered ;Ira,
uediate assistance, but up to a late hour Mr. Draper wag •
reported to be in a precarious condition. Mr. Turner's
hotly is stated to he much disfigured. At half-past sij
o'clock, a beautiful rainbow set in the heavens, and whilts
it lasted was observed with great interest. Up to mi
ei,ght there were frequent flashes of lightning, without
the accompaniment of thunder or rain.
b",dee-

longing to a boys' school, driving a register-stove from
position ; it then ascended into the drawing-room, scatter-
lug the fircirons and throwing the fender to- the other side
of the room. Fortunately, no bodily injury was sustained.
An inspector of police, on entering the telegraph office,
was met by a flash passing from one instrument to another..
Ere was stunned and temporarily blinded, and it was 0,
considerable time before he recovered his eyesight.
The worst calamity, however, which we have to record
took place in the neighbourhood of Birmingham. Ak
Saltley, Mr. Lilly, who keeps a fog-signal manufactoty,
was in a shed looking on at the storm, when he saw the
shed, in which there were about 300 gross of 'fop
signals, illuminated with lightning which played ulong
the edge of the roof and lighted up the interior. 'There
was an immediate explosion. The fog-signals went off, one
package after another. Fire burst from the roof of the
wooden shed and burned with fury. • Six girls were inside,
four of whom were rescued, but were so fearfully burned
that two of them are not expected to recover. Two of the
six remained inside. The fire was not extinguished until
the lapSe of about two hours and a half. Then the
bodies of the two children were recovered. They pre-
sented a most sickening spectacle. Their skulls were
shattered, the arms and legs were separated from the body,
and the flesh was burnt off their faces to the bones.

Her Majesty intends to give a concert at 13nejr.
ingham Palace on the 10th of the ensuing month, and will
give, towards the latter end of June and early in July,
two breakfast parties at the same Palace.

The Earl and Countess of Wilton have left town
for Cowes, Isle of Wight. They have gone there in order
to recruit the noble earl's strength, for since his recent
attack of gout, although recovered from the malady, hill
lordship does not regain strength.

THE PROPOSED RAILWAY AMALGAMATION IN THEI
SOUTH or ENGLAND. —Meetings have been held at
Hastings, Canterbury, and Margate, at which resolutions
condemnatory of the proposed amalgamation of the rail•
ways serving those districts were adopted.

THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES.—Eaten.
sive improvements are in progress at Sandringham House,
the Norfolk residence of the Prince and Princess of Wales.
Should the Prince and Princess pay a visit to Sandring-
ham during the summer months, they will occupy for the
time Park House, the seat of General Knollys.

TENDERING EXTRAORDINARY. —A correspondent
of the Builder states that the committee for restoring St.
Peter's Church, Berkhamstead, have accepted a tender
for £390 ; the next was £B5O ; and the highest £1,170 !
The correspondent writes to know how these ‘! frightful
differences occur:"

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THE 34TH FOOT.—His Royal highness the Field-
Marshal Cominanding-in-Chief has been pleased to sane..
tion the wearing of a laurel wreath on the forage caps by
the sergeants of this corps. Colonel Gwilt, C. 8., in com-
municating the fact, congratulated the sergeants, as the
34th is the only regiment in the British service to whom.
the ornament is allowed.—United Service Gazette.

ANOTHER CLUB HOUSE.—The committee of tho
new club, now called the Marlborough Club, have pur-
chased for £lB,OOO the freehold property in Pall-mall known
as the British Institution. The contract for the building,
which is to be erected from the designs of Mr. David
Brandon, has been taken by Messrs. Trollope and Sons.—
Builder.

A LARGE FAMILY. —The King of Siam has just
published an official list containing the names of his
children, with the dates of their birth and of the decease
of those who have departed this life. The royal family
numbers eighty-one children, the eldest of whom was born
in 1823, and the youngest in 1868. Sixty-six of these are
still living. The last king but one had sixty-three chil-
dren, and thirty still survive.

A man named Hauratty, who is a sort of under
agent on a property in the county Monaghan, having ren•
dered himself obnoxious by inducing the landlord to charge
rent for the bog on it, which was never done before,
twelve armed men broke into his house the other night,
and " warned him that if he did not desist from giving his
master bad advice the consequence to himself would be
very unpleasant." They then went to the house of a
bailiff on the property and gave him a similar caution.

TUE CONFESSION OF MURDER IN NEW ZEA-
LAND.—Esther Hoskin, whose circumstantial confession,
at New Zealand, of murdering her sweetheart by stabbing
him and throwing him over a cliff near Helston, has been
reported in this paper, was two years ago indicted at
Bodinin Assizes for arson, and acquitted on the ground of
insanity. The man she says she murdered is alive in
California. The supposed motive of the confession is a
desire to return to England. This statement has been for.
warded to New Zealand, where Hoskin is in custody.—.
Western Morning News.

LORD BROUGHAM'S FUNERAL. —An Edinburg}
gentleman, travelling in the South of France, in a letter
dated Cannes, May 24, writes :—" This afternoon, at
five o'clock, the remains of Henry Lord Brougham were
conveyed in a plain deal coffin, covered with black cloth,
and nailed down with plain black nails, without any orna.'
anent or superscription, carried in a musty old hearse
dragged by two sorry horses, to the public cemetery at
Cannes, and pushed into a vault so clumsily that part of
the black cloth was torn off the coffin. A clergyman read
the customary prayers at the mouth of the vault, and
then laid on the coffin two of those" common wreaths of
immortelles ; then a Frenchman stepped forward and
read an empty eulogirtm, the gist of which was that Lord
Brougham had been the means of bringing the English to
Cannes. A motley collection of odd-looking vehicles fol-
lowed the hearse, containing Lord Brougham's relatives
and friends. There were also some Frenchmen, and the
remnant of the English whose avocations do not allow
them to leave the place with the fashionable world.
When we arrived at the cemetery, we found a crowd of
peasantry—men, women, and children. I followed the
hearse the whole way ; it was a hot and a long walk."
—Scotsman•.

THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH. The Lancet is
enabled to give some additional particulars of the wound
on the Duke of Edinburgh by the villain
O'Farrell, Upon examination a circular depressed wound,
about a third of an inch in diameter, Was found on the
right side, about one inch from the spinous processes of
the vertebral column, and over the ninth rib. 'There was
indicated
the hemorrhage. As no external appearances
the course of the ball, it became a source of;
Lauxicty to discover the direction it had taken; and;
it was found necessary to probe the wound. When the;
probe Lad entered about two inches it would not pass,
further, probably becoming entangled in torn muscular
tissue. His Royal Highness suffered extremely from.
shock ; the pulse was almost imperceptible, a cold per.
spiration bedewed lie face, ht frequently requested "more,
air," and made several attempts to vomit. Ice and iced.
champagne were administered ; and, to admit the air
more freely, the sides of the Mt were cut and rolled up,,
the temperature being about SO deg. Fahrenheit.
After an hour the Duke rallied considerably, but corn.,
plained of great pain in the right thigh and leg, in the,
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