The Sun.
London, England, 1864-06-28 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON', TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 28, 1864.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF COMMONS.--This Day.
The SrzAxER took the chair at 12 o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.

Tba Dublin Trunk Connecting Railway Bill was read a
third time and passed.
THAMES CONSERVANCY (RE-COMMITTED)

BILL.

The house went into committee on this bill.
The clauses up to 75 were agreed to.
On clause 76,
Mr LOCKE strongly deprecated the facility which was

afforded to Kingston and other places situated on the Thames
to deposit impurities in the river. Ho said that if he stood
alone he would go into the lobby and vote against the
clause, which he considered most unjust.
Mr ALCOCK moved an amendment to the follming
effect on the clause :—Page 25, line 4, after "condition,''
insert 'provided always that nothing herein contained
shall be deemed to apply to any legally authorised sewers,
drains, or works, now in course of construction by the local
Board of Health for the district of Kingston upon Thames,
and the connection of the houses in such dist' jets with the
said sewers, drains, and works."
After some discussion the remaining clauses were agreed
to, and the bill passed through committee.
LUNACY (SCOTLAND) BILL.

The house went into committee on this bill.
Some discussion of a technical character took place, in
the course of which

The LORD ADVOCATE said that considering the
duties that devolved on the commissioners he though £6OO
e year was not too large a remuneration for the services
they ren icred by devoting the whole of their time to the
duties of their office. He bore his personal testimony
to the efficiency with which these commissioners discharged
their onerous duties.

The bill then went through committee.
ADMINISTRAIION OF TRUSTS (SCOTLAND:

BILL.

The LORD ADVOCATE, in reply to some hon. mem-
bers, said that the object of this bill was intended to meet
what was considered a defect in the.existing law, which
restricted the powers of trustees in the purchase of property
which they held in trust.
Some new clauses were added to the bill, which went
thnugh committee, on the condition that it should be re-
printed with certain amendments which had been agreed to.
The house then adjourned until six o'clock.

Meeting of the Conservative Party.

WEST INDIA, PACIFIC, AND MEXICAN

MAILS,

[REUTER'S TELEGRAM

SOUTHAMPTON, JUNE 27,

The Royal Mail steamship Shannon has arrived
here with the above mails, 300 passengers, and
£345,363 in specie, She left St. Thomas's on the
13th inst.

Jamaica was flooded in some parts by the rains,
causing damage and stopping the traffic with the
interior.

Things were quiet at Hayti. The President had
perdoned all the conspirators except three, who
were to be shot,

Beyond the bombardment of Monte Cristi, the
Spaniards were making no progress at Santo

Domingo.

The Emperor and E repress of Mexico arrived at
Vera Cruz on the 28th ult., and proceeded to
Soledad the next dad-, where they were net by
Generals Almonte, Solas, and \Vol!. Their
Majesties arrived at Cordova Itte on the 29th, and
reached Orizaba on the 30th.

MARK.ETS--Tlita Day,

HAY MARI2TS.

SMITHFIELD.—Moadow hay, lOs to.C4 10s Od ; clover,
£4 Os to :C5 10s Od; and straw, £1 Is to £1 100 per load,
Trade slow.

CUMBERLAND.—Mea'IOW hay, £2 10a to £4 10s; clover
£4 Os to £5 10s Od ; and straw, .C 1 is to £1 lOs per load
A slow demand.

WHITECHAPEL —Meadow hay, 105 to £4 105; clover,
£4 Os to £5 105 Od ; and straw, £145 to £1 105 per load.
Trad© inactive.

COLONIAL.
T!&.—A fair amount of business bas been transacted in
most kinds, and prices are well supported.
SUGAR.—The demand has not been active, but prices of
West India have been generally well supported. In the
refined market the operations have been confined to the
supply of immediate home requirertents, and quotations
are unaltered.

CoFFEs—There has been a moderate enquiry for colo,
Inial descriptions at about previous rates.
Ries --A fair amount of business lies been done in East
India, and late prices are well sustained.
TALLOW—The market has been rather excited conse-
quent upon the aspect of Foreign politics, and prices have
advanced ls. to is. 6d. per cwt. P:c.C., on the spot, is
quoted 41s. 6d., 41s. 9d., and last three months, 445, to
445, 3d. per cwt.

SECOND EDITIOIV

SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 o'CLoc:

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day,

NEWCASTLE RACES—Tins DAY.
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