The Sun.
London, England, 1864-06-07 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMB lONS. --This Evening,
The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock.

DISCRIMINATING DUTIES.
Mr LINDSAY moved an address for copy of any cot. respondence between her Majesty's Government and the
Governments of France, Spain, and Portugal from 1860 to
1863 inclusive, relating to :he abrogation of the die-
eliminating duties still levied upon British vessels
and their cargoes trading with those countries.
He contended that there should be an alteration in the
existing system, in order that there might be more facility
afforded for the extension of our shipping commerce with
different countries on the continent, particularly Spain,
France, and Portugal.
Mr M. GI tiSON said that he fully concurred with the
hon. member as to the inexpediency of maintaining the
navigation laws in their integrity, as they were found to be
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 on this
most important subject, and the result was satistactory, the
tendency being to carry out fully the principle of free trade.
The motion was agreed to, 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
early publication of the agricultural statistics of Great
Britain 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. BART rELoT opposed the motion, and contended
that the inquiry instituted under the agency that the hon.
member advocated would necessarily be inquisitorial and
distasteful to the farmers generally,
Mr. PACKE also opposed the motion.
[LEFT SITTING.

LONDON GAZETTE.—This Evening,

FOREIGN OFFICE, JUNE 7.

Ear: Russell, K.G., her Majesty's Principal Secretary of
State for Foreign Affairs, has received the following De.
spatch from the Honourable Charles Augustus Murray,
C.B , her Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plenipotentiary at Dresden :

' Dresden, June 2, 1864.
My Lord,—l have the honour to inform your Lordship
that great and continually recurring inconvenience is expe-
rienced at this mission from the number of travellers
claiming (I do not say falsely) to be British subjects, who
apply here for passports, bnt who are entirely unprovided
with any proof whatever of their nationality, beyond their
own assertion.
This is, I believe, chiefly caused by an idea prevalent in
England, that in Germany generally, but at any rate in
Saxony, passports are not required. This is true, so far as
relates to passing through the country ; but the police re-
gulations prohibit any residence, or even a short stay, in
Dresden, unless a passport be deposited at the police-
office.

Again, many travellers go to Austria via Dresden, and,
if unprovided with passports, are invariably turned back at
Bodenbach, the frontier station of Bohemia. They are then
forced to return to Dresden, and apply to me for passports;
and frequently, having no proof whatever to offer that they
are not Americans, or other than British subjects, are de-
tained here until the necessary proofs can be sent from
England.
As the time is now approaching when the usual influx of
British travellers may be expected, I would venture to sug-
gest to your Lordship that much inconvenience would be
spared to travellers, as well as to her Majesty's missions, if
the advisability, if not absolute necessity, of all persons
providing themselves with passports before going to Ger-.
many were made known to the public through the Foreign-
office.---I have, &c,,

Sied CH,
The Right Hon. Earl Russell, K.G., &c.A, Munn.tY.

WAR OFFICE, JUNE 7,
The Queen has been graciously pleased to give orders for
the appointment of Major-Gen. William Marcus Coghlan,
of the Royal Artillery, some time Political Resident and
Commandant at Aden, to he an Ordinary Member of the
Civil Division of the Second Class, or Knights Commanders
of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath.
ST. JAMES'S PALACE, JUNE 7.
The Queen has been pleased to appoint Miss Florence
Catherine Seymour to be one of the Maids of Honour in
Ordinary to her Majesty, in the room of the Hon. Lucy
Caroline Lyttelton, resigned.
FOREIGN-OFFICE, MAY 25.
The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Ainslie
Grant Duff, Esq., now Attache to her Majesty's Embassy
at St. Petersburg, to be a Third Secretary in her Majesty's
Diplomatic Service.

MAY 26,
The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint the
Hon. William Stuart, now Secretary to her Majesty's
Legation at Washington, to be Secretary to her Majesty's
Embassy at Constantinople.

JUNE 6.
The Qneen has been pleased to approve of Don Enrique
Fox, as Vice-consul at Plymouth for the Republic of
Guatemala,

BANKRUPTS,

The following are the only bankrupts of commercial ina=,
portance in the Uazette:-
1 homes Booth, builder, Halifax
Joseph Ginder, master mariner, Bow-road
Stephen Evans, grocer, 'rroedyrhiew
Charles Elford, shoemaker, Birmingham
Thomas William Cliaesns,rybußi
ludleair,eriushnid7
ymoartsrh, Manchester
Edwardire
Arthur HA.mCe, hsishnaatltle, wo
rawyi
cchlerk, Wimbledon
James Jackson, miller, Holderness, Yorkshire
Will Settle, mason, Batley, Yorkshire
Alfred Michell, cod agent, Bow
James
Livett
lad William Chas. Stevens, auctioneers,
Ch a d e
John Clayton, dealer in iron, Lambeth
amtler Pl mouth
DH,,deynirywha O
lley, cloth manufacturer, I eadon, Yorkshire
Thomas Morris and John Jones, builders, Birkenhead
ThomasGdiebsblintosw. boBohitmPeahker, Rugby,'y Warwickshire
Edwin Hudson, grocer, Boughton Monchelsea, Kent
John Woodyatt, miller, Upper Arley, Seaffordshire
Joseph Paine, blacksmith, Stoulton, Worcestershire
William Nall, jun., innkeeper, Burbage, Derbyshire
Isaac Hodgson, blacksmith, Gallowbarrow, Lancashire
SCOTCH BANKRUPTS.
Stevenson and Picken, bonnet manufacturers, Stewartcu
James Pearston, commission merchant, Glasgow

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 Atom..
gam ation—Waterford and Wexford Railway and Rosslare
Harbour.

THE PERMISSIVE BILL.
Mr DALGLISH presented an immense number of peti.
tions in favour of this bill, emanating from districts where
teetotalism is in the ascendant. Several petitions per contra
were presented, and the petitioners alleged that the inter.
ference of Parliament in reference to the closing of public
hcuses 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 11IINISTERS BILL.
Mr BLACK asked the Secretary of state for the Home
Department if it was intended by the Prison Ministers
Bin, now under the consideration of the house, to give to
the Secretary of State the right to appoint ministers
of different religious persuasions to officiate in pri-
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.