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

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N°. 22,450.

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, J UNE 8, 1864.

NEW NOVEL BV THE AUTHOR OF "NO onunca."
Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols.,
M
A T T I E. A STRAY,
By the Autho- of
"No Church," " Owen : A Waif," ,tc.
Hurst and Blacke t, Publishers, 13, Great Marlborough.
street.

JUNE 20th.—ST. JAMES'S HALL.
Under the Immediate Patronage of
His Royal Highness the PRINCE of WALES, and
Her Royal Highness the PRINCESS of WALES.
Mr. ',ENE DICT begs to announce his ANNUAL GRAND
MORN ING CONCERT, to commence at halt-past 1 o'clock
Mesdames Carlotta Patti, Volpini, Louisa Liebhart, Trebelli,
Bettetheim, Meyer Dustrcann, Enequist, Sainton- Dolby,
Weiss, Georgi, C. Georgi, Louisa Vinning, Emily So'dene,
Lines liartorelle, and Parepa ; Signori Giuglini, Gardoni,
Bettini, Delle Sedie ; Messrs. dims Recves,Weiss, Santley, Dr.
Gunz, Herr Fricke (from the Royal Opera, Berlin), the Vocal
Association (200 voices), Herren Joachim and Wieniawski,
Piatti, Miss E. Ward. Master F. 11. Cowen, and Mad ime
Arabella Goddard will appear. Conductors Arditi,
Benedict, 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 Cur de Lion," and a selec-
tion from his Operetta, "The Bride of Song," will be per-
formed on this occasion. Owing to the arrangements not
being completed, the full programme cannot be published
until Wednesday, June Bth, Early appliewion is solicited
for the few remaining stal s. Reserved Seats, 10s. 6d.: Un-
reserved Seats in Area or Balcony, ss. ; Gallery, 3s. Tickets
can be obtained at all the Libraries and Musicsellers ; at
Austin's Ticil et Office, 2Q, Piccadilly; and at Mr. Benedict's,
2, Manchester. equare, W.

The Admiralty Lands and Works Bill passed through
committee.

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE,

The Insane Prisoners Act Amendment Bill passed
through committee.

RAILWAY BILLS.

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

Yesterday the committee of whichMr Baillie is chair-
man, after a long and laborious irtquiry, 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 Dul)lin
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 case for their extension
to Trinity-square, Tower-hill, was under consideration all
day, Mr Fowlei-, the engineer, being examined ; the case
for the promotert, closed. Mr Denison and Mr Karslake
opened the case of the Wilts and Glouc-stershire, with a
capital of £299,00ii 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
Hampstead Railway, and the Isle of Wight Ferry, passed
in Mr Massey's committee.

HOUSE OF COMNIONS.--Last Evening.
Tho 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
—London Docks,
Saint Katharine Dock, and -Victoria (Loudon) Dock Amal-
gamation—Waterford and Wexford Railway and Rossclare
yiz
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
houses was uncalled for.

SALE OF PROVISIONS BILL.
Mr. H. BERKELEY gave notice that on an early day
ho 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 B 1 INISTERS 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 porsuasions 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
1853.

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

DISCRIMINATING DIJTIES.

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 the abrogation of the dis-
criminating duties still levied upon British vessels
and their cargoes trading with those countries.
an alteration in the
might be more facility
particularly Spain,
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commerce with
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concurred with the
Mr M. GIBSON said that he full
maintaining the
deHmiffeisetrcienonngttescountries on the continent, particularly
France,afforded
teethed
system,
Portugal.
theys were found to be
unsuited to the exigencies of the time and the principle of
principle of free trade.
learwassintothethire
integrity, inexpediency
.a of
fnhrevnetigtrmaatedimen.b They had been in. communication with the
Governments of France, Spain, and Portugal on this
moat important subject, and the result was satisfactory, the
and the return was accord-
ingly ordered.
tendency being
obteiionngwtoascaargryreoedut the
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 Ordnance :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
• to the resolution.
egret.
mr FA..
ported b- cie.E likewise opposed the motion, which was sup-
ported
_PAGET.
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retained the opinion he had before ex-
pre .7
ore forcible means than the house
would sanction, it wouM
be possible to obtain returns
unless correct they would
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without
with with sufficient correctness, and
desired, and do more
phraerdmucteharan
good.effect diffaent from tha,;
Mr Dent, Mr Hubbard, Mr Thern.,•og, and Lord Naas
spoke in favour of the motion.
Mr M. GIBSON observed that there had been no difference
of opinion in the house upon this point—that, if accurate
agricultural statistics cmild 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 opiniou in the form of a resolution ; the
whole difficulty was how to do it. He pointed out the
many obstacles to the collection of accurate returns, and,
remarking that the questionmust be approached with very
great caution, he examined the plans suggested for making
the collections ; he agreed, he said, that correct agricultural
returns were most desirable, but, unless the house was pre-
pthaerepdretovieoauns somecictiuoenstio.
n particular plan, there was not the
slightest necessity for passing the resolution. He moved

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. BOUVERI E, in moving a resolution that the
house resolve itself into a committee to consider certain
portions of the Act of Uniformity, explained 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'LOGHLEN 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 as3imilate the law of Ireland to
that of England as to the qualification of burgesses in
municipal,corporatn?ns.
Leave was also given to introduce other hills.
The house was counted out at a quarter to eight o'clock.

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Naval and Military Intelligence,

THE NAVY.

The Colossus, screw coastguard ship, Capt. C. Codd,
from Portland,stearced.into Portsmouth harbour on Monda3a,

to make good certain defects to her hull and machinery

Only a kw weeks since she was stripped at Portland and
fitted with new rigging. She has now gone into Portsmouth
harbour for repairs to her hull and machinery, but the de-
fects of which will most probably prove to be set extensive
that it may be necessary to place her on the reserve list, anti
select some other ship to take her place. The issue of new
rigging might well have been deferred until the actual con-
dition of her hull and machinery had been ascertained.
The Racoon, 22, screw corveLte, Capt. Count Gleichen,
arrived at Spithead on Monday at midday from the Medi-
terranean. She sailed from Gibraltar on the 27th May, and
from Lisbon on the Ist inst. On the day she left Gibraltar
she spoke in the straits the bark Vulcan, of Liverpool, and
on the following day, off Cape St Vincent, the brig liylson,
of Shields, steering south-east. On the arrival of the
Racoon at Spithead the Royal screw yacht Fairy was
despatched out to her by order of the Admiral commanding,
Sir Michael Seymour, G.C.8., for the service of Lieut.
Prince Alfred. Count Gleichen landed in the Fairy, and
proceeded to London. The Racoon afterwards discharged
her powder and shell into ordnance lighters, and went into
Portsmouth harbour. Lieut. Prince Alfred yesterday landed •
at Portsmouth on leave, and proceeded by ordinary train
on the South Western Railway to London and Windsor, to
meet her Majesty and the Royal family on her Majesty's
return from Balmoral. On Monday evening the Prince
visited the Royal Sovereign turret ship.
The Pearl, 21, gun screw corvette, Capt. John Borlase,
C. 8., arrived at Spithead yesterday afternoon from China
and the Cape of Good Hope. The Pearl is ordered into
Portsmouth harbour to dismantle and pay out of commis-
sion, She was put into commission in August, 1859,
and has been chiefly occupied in China. She was in the
action of Kagosima, where 12 of her crew were wounded.
Only seven of the officers originally appointed have returned
in her ; the remainder have either died or have joined other
ships on the station. The Pearl is in fair condition. Her
dates are—Hong Kong, Feb. 3—Singapore, 12—Anjer, 19
Cape of Good Hope, April s—and Ascension, 21. The Pearl
left at Hong Kong her Majesty's ships Princess Charlotte,
Encounter, Grasshopper, Coquette, Flamer, Manila, and
Hesper ; at Singapore the Rifleman, Saracen, and Janus ;
at the Cape the Narcissus and Salamander; and at Ascen-
sion the Meander and Sparrow. She brings as passengers
Lieut. Bosanquet, of the gun vessel Ranger, 5, on the West
Coast of Africa; Lieut. Colon, who comes home on promo •
tion, and Mr. Vivian, second master of the gun vessel Al-
gerine, 1, in China • also 30 naval invalids.
The officers of H.M.S. Victory, flag ship of Admiral Sir
M. Seymour, G.C.8., Port Admiral and Naval Comman-
der in Chief at Portsmouth, gave an entertainment to a
large party on board their ship in Portsmouth harbour yes-
terday afternoon.
The following appointments and promotions have been
made at the Admiralty :—Lieut. John A. Fisher, to the
Excellent—Lieut. C. J. Jones, to the Warrior—Lieut.
Henry Golden, to the Cumberland—Henry L. Strugnell, 1
of the St. George, Samuel J. Bird, of the Racoon, John
Hancock (b), of the Euryalue, William Scott, of the Orontes,
Frederick Holden, of the Colossus, and J. Clinkskill, of
the Cumberland, promoted to be first-class assist-engineers.

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