The Sun.
London, England, 1864-06-08 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDINE.DAY EVENING, JUNE 8, 1864.

JUNE 220th.--ST. JAMES'S HALL.
Under the Immediate Patronage of
His Royal Highness the PRINCE of WALES, and
Her Royal Ilighn2ss the PRINCESS of WALES.
Mr. ENEDICT begs to antiolinde his ANNUAL GRAND
MORNING CONCERT; tti commence at half-past 1 o'clock
Mesdames Carlotta Patti, Volpini, Louisa Liebhart, Trebelli,
liette.heitn, Meyer Dustrrann, Enequist, Sainton- Dolby,
(-3-corgi, C. Georgi, Louisa Vinning, Emily So'clene,
Linad Mattorelle and Parepa ; Signori Giuglini, Gardoni,
Bettini, Delle Sedie ; Messrs. -ims Reeves,Weis, Santley, Dr.
Gunz, Herr Pt ieke (from the Royal Opera, Berlin), the Vocal
Association (200 voices), Herren Joachim and Wieniawski,
Piatti, Miss E. Ward. Master I". 11. Cowen, and Mad me
Arabella Goddard will appear. Conductors Arditi,
Be' edict, and Alfred Mellon. At the Piano —Messrs.
Lindsay Sloper, W. Ganz, Frank Mori, A. Randegger,
F. Archer, Harold Thomas, C. Hargitt. and George Lake
Mr. Benedict's cantata, "Richard Coeur de Lion," and a selec-
tion from his 0; eretta, "The Bride of Song," will be per-
formed on this occasion. Owing to the arrangement', not
being completed, the full proosramme cannot be published
until W,dnesday, June Bth. Early applica ion is solicited
for the few remaining stal s. Reserved Seats, 10s. 6ci.; Un-
reserved Seats in Area or Balcony, ss. ; Gallery, 3s. Tickets
can be obtained at all the Libraries and Musicsellers ; at
Austin's Ticket Office, Piccadilly; and at Mr. Benedict's,
2, Manchester. square, W.

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Vice-Patron—His Royal Highness the Prince of W LE S,K.G
President—llls Grace the Duke of BUCCLEUC[I, K.G.
Treasurer—Edward Masterman, Esq.
The numerous and urgent appeals of the si k poor for ad-
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t treat as out-patients many d,stresdng cases which, with
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The premises of the Hospital are capable of containing 500
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The Hospital is not endowed, but is wholly dependent on
voluntary contributions and legacies, which are received by
the Treasurer, Edward Masrerman, Esq., Nicholas-lane; also
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STANFORD S. SMITH Secretary.

The Admiralty Lands and Works Bill passed through
committee.

The Insane Prisoners Act Amendment Bill passed
through committee.

The Naval Agency and Distribution Bill and the Naval
Prize Bill were read a third time and passed.
The house adjourned at ten minutes past eight o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMDIONS.--Last Evening.
The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The Mid Wales Railway Bill was read a third time and
passed.

The following bills were read a second time and ordered
to be considered :—Hayling Railways—London Docks,
Saint Katharine Dock, and Victoria (London) Dock Amal-
gamation—Waterford and Wethrd Railway and Roalclare
Harbour,

THE PERMISSIVE BILL.
Mr DALGLISH presented an immense number of peti-
tionsntra
in favour of this bill, emanating from districts where
teetotalism is in the ascendant. Several petitions per co
were presented, and the petitioners alleged that the inter-
ference of Parliament in reference to the closing of public
houses was uncalled for.

SALE OF PROVISIONS BILL.
Mr. H. BERKELEY gave notice that on an early day
he would move for leave to bring in a bill to amend this
bill, which, he contended, was injurious to the public inte-
rests in its operation.

THE PRISON hiINISTERS BILL.
Mr BLACK asked the Secretary of State for the Home
Department if it was intended by the Prison Ministers
Bill, now under the consideration of the house, to give to
the Secretary of State the right to appoint ministers
of different religious persuasions, t,, i faroin rz:.
sons, and to award the amount of recompense to
be paid for their services, contrary to the opinion of the
justices or county board, as provided in the Prisons Act of
1863.

Sir G. GREY was understood to have answered in the
negative.

DISCRIMINATING DUTIES.

Mr LINDSAY moved an address for copy of any cor-
respondence between her Majesty's Government and the
Governments of France, Spain, and Portugal from 1850 to
1863 inclusive, relating to ;he abrogation of the dis-
criminatingthose countries.
British vessels
might be more facility
and
dtheir deuetrigesoesstiltlredleivniged
with
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He contended that there should be an alteration in the
affordedeaisting sfoyrsttehme
commerce with
different countries on the continent, particularly Spain,
France, and Portugal.
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were found to be
Mr M. GIBSON said that ha fully
nheovnigmeteimenbelerwassintothethirehainteegatnietyd,ieenectyhoeyf
unsuited to the exigencies of the time and the principle of
free trade. They had been in communication with the
Governments of France, Spain, and Portugal en this
most important subject, and the result was satisfactory, the
tendency being to carry out fully the principle of free trade.
The motion was agreed ta, and the return was accord-
ingly ordered.
AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS.
Mr. CAIRD moved the following resolution ;—" That,
in the opinion of this house, the collection and early
publication of the agricultural statistics of Great Bri-
tain would be advantageous to the public interests.''
He drew attention to the importance of this subject, and
alluded to the practice that prevailed in Ireland, that of
making the police the collectors of these statistics,
but he considered that the adoption of such an agency
would not be suitable to the circumstances of
this country. He strongly advocated the application of
the operation of the Oidnance Survey Department
to this subject, and he called the attention
of the house to the value, in a scientific point of view, of
an extensive and practical record of the agricultural
productions of the country, which would be free from any-
thing of an inquisitorial character.
Col. BARTTELOT opposed the motion, and contended
the feeling among the farmers was decidedly adverse to the
collection of agricultural statistics, which they believed
would do them no good, and he hoped the house would not
agree to the resolution.
Mr PACKE likewise opposed the motion, which was sup-
ported by Mr PAOET.
Lord HOTHAM retained the opinion he had before ex-
pressed, that, without more forcible means than the house
would sanction, it wJul t not be possible to obtain returns
with sufficient correctness, and unless correct they would
produce an effect different from that Eezitul, 4ud of in,co I
harm than good.

Mr Dent, Mr Hubbard, Mr Thomson, and Lord Naas
spoke in favour of the motion.
Mr M. Grrisox observed that there had }Pen no difference
of opinion in the house upon this point—that, if accurate
agricultural statistics cauld be obtained, the returns would
be of advantage, not only to the agricultural, but to the
mercantile interest. It was, therefore, unnecessary to ex-
press any general opinion in the form of a resolution ; the
whole difficulty was how to do it. 113 pointed out the
many obstacles to the collection of accurate returns, and,
remarking that the question must be approached with very
great caution, he examined the plans surgestad for making
the collections ; he agreed, he said, that correct agricultural
returns were most desirable, but, Unless ;he house was pre-
pared to sanction some particular plan, there was not the
slightest necessity for passing the resolution. He moved
the previous question.

After some further discussion, in which Sir G. Grey
suggested that, as the whole question turned upon the
means of effecting the object in view, the better course
would be to bring in a bill.

Upon a division the previous question was carried in the
affirmative by 74 to 62, and the resolution was then
agreed to.

Mr E. P. BOUVERIE, in moving a resolution that the
house resolve itself into a committee to consider certain
portions of the Act of Uniformity, exphined the object of
a bill he sought leave to introduce, which was similar to
that he had introduced last session.
After a few words from Mr. SELWYN, the house went
into committee, and leave was given to bring in the bill.
Sir C. O'LOOHLEN obtained leave to bring in a bill
further to secure to the public the means of travelling by
railway in Ireland, and
Mr M'MAHON a bill to assimilate the law of Ireland to
that of England a.sns to the qualification of burgesses in
m?.
Leave was also given to Introduce other hills.
The house was counted out at a quarter to eight o'clock.

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE,

RAILWAY BILLS.

Yesterday the committee of which Mr Baillie is chair-
man, after a long and laborious inquiry, decided on the pro-
posed new lines for Dublin, passing the bill for the Dublin
Trunk Connecting Railway, and rejecting those for the
Dublin Grand Junction Railway, the Dublin Metropolitan
Railway, and the Dublin Railway. The line of the Dublin
Trunk Connecting Railway is proposed to be carried out in
connexion with the Great Southern and Western, Dublin
and Drogheda, Dublin and Kingstown, Midland Great
Western, and other local lines, and in conjunction and co-
operation with the port and corporation of the city of
Dublin. The Metropolitan Railway care for their extension
to Trinity. rquare, Tower-hill, was under consideration all
day, Mr Fowler, the engineer, being examined; the case
for the promoters closed. Mr Denison and Mr Karslake
opened the case of the 'Wilts and Glouc]stershire, with a
capital of £299,000 in shares and £99,000 by loan, with
power to create a 5 per cent, debenture stock, for making
four railways on the mixed gauge, the first of 20 miles,
from a junction with the main line of the Great Western at
Christian Malford to Dudbridge, with two branches to the
Great Western at Stroud, and to unite with the Stonehouse
and Nailsworth Railway; witnesses were examined on the
general traffic against the bill. On the reassembling of the
committee on the Great Eastern Northern Junction Bill,
the promoters intimated that after fully considering the
whole question, they did not feel justified in accepting the
proposition made by the committee of mutual traffic facili
ties and reciprocal running powers as between the Great
Eastern and Great Northern system of railways. The com-
mittee on the proposed Glasgow and North British Railway
rejected that measure. The Lymington Harbour and Docks
Bill, with a capital of £200,000, for a harbour and docks
and reclamation of lands at Lymington, the Tottenham and
Hampstcad Railway, and the Isle of Wight Ferry, passed
in Mr Massey's committee.