The Sun.
London, England, 1864-07-30 00:00:00

were proposed to their lordships, had not even Leen
printed when Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY moved
that they should be agreed to, so that their lord-
ships were asked to agree to the amendments when
they did not know what they were. After a little
altercation on the matter, a conference with the
other House produced an arrangement, since the
Commons did not insist upon their amendments, and
the loose, brief, and hurried sitting was closed, leay.
ins a curious impression on the public mind, Why
should the session be brought to a close a full fort-
night earlier than usual? It can scarcely be that
the Ministers fear another attack, and the incon-
sistency and mischievous nature of their policy can
hardly be further exposed. A week or two more
would have given ample time for full consideration
of many measures which have now been slurred
over and hurried through their several stages in the
absence of parties interested in them. Of course, in
every session measures will accumulate, and ques-
tions will arise which it is impossible to settle, how.
ever great the public anxiety to get them fully
considered. In every year probably enough is left
undone to employ a good part of the following
sitting. Bat when there is really no earnest reason
why the members should be so suddenly dispersed,
it is a pity that discontent should be excited, and
'an impression created that the wants and require-
ments of the public service are subservient to the
inclination to get rid of troublesome opponents, or
the vagaries of official caprice.

It is satisfactory to find from the statistics of the
Royal National Lifeboat Institution, that one of
the most valuable and useful of our benevolent
associations is maintaining its efficacy undiminished.
At a meeting held yesterday at the Society's rooms
in the Adelphi, the Secretary of the Institution
read some interesting details of the recent pro•
ceedings of its agents. It is a gratifying fact that
the claims of the Society upon public encourage.
ment aro more and more widely recognised, and
that in many instances large legacies have been
left to them. Foreign nations, too, are prompt to
acknowledge its services, and many interesting and
valuable proofs of their sentiments of gratitude are
frequently arriving. The Seaman's Association at
Drontheim, Christiansund, and Nolesund, in Nor-
way and Sweden, has very recently forwarded a
handsome contribution in acknowledgment of the
services rendered by its lifeboats in rescuing their
shipwrecked countrymen. The Hon. RUSTOMJEE
JAMSETJEE JEJEEBHOY, son of the celebrated
philanthropist JAMSETJEE JEJEEBHOY, presented
some short time since the sum of £5OO to the In-
stitution, and the Committee have decided to place
a lifebaat on the coast called after the benevolent
Hindo. During the past month the Society has
sent out no less than three new lifeboats, all of
them the gifts of benevolent persons. At Blackpool,
to which one of them was despatched, a grand
demonstration took place on the occasion
of the launch, from 20,000 to 30,000
persons being present. At New Brighton, the
fortunate recipient of another of these boats, the
new corner has already achieved distinction, having
put off to the assistance of a vessel in distress, when
her good qualities were highly spoken of. Of
course, the records of the institution are, as usual,
full of animated narratives of danger and adventure
and of noble deeds performed by our brave Eoglish
sailors. Tragedy, too, has her share in the stories ;
and however much we may lament the accidents
which desolate happy homes, we must feel, while
regretting them, thankful for the skilful organisa-
tion which so greatly diminishes the chances of loss
of life. A considerable outlay is required on the
part of the committee, and within the last few
weeks very heavy payments have been made. Still,
as we have said, its prospects aro encouraging,
owing to the increasing sense of its services. It is
no visionary or romantic object which it sets before
us, but a practical work, which in many countries
would rest with the executive. Among ourselves,
however, there is a prevalent feeling that such
undertakings are better and more fully carried out
by private enterprise and generosity, and the re.
sults of the labours of the National Lifeboat Insti-
tution afford ample confirmation of such an im-
pression.