The Sun.
London, England, 1864-06-10 00:00:00

Commence at 7.

THE ASCOT.-- RACE GLASSES (the beat),
at CALLAGITAN's. 23A, New Bond-street, W.,
corner of Ck.ndult-street. N.B.—tole agent to Voigtlander,
Vienna.

PARIS BONNETS for JUNE.—Messrs. JAY'S
Manazer has h s day returned from Paris with an
assortment of tha most elep;,int and fashionable Summer
Bonnets, selected from the migasins of the first houses in
that city.

JAY'S,
The London General Mourning Warehouse,
217, 219, and 251, Regent-street.
June 1, 1861.

NOVEL STYLE in FRENCH BONNETS..—
French fashion has produced Bonnets for this month
of a light go earner texture. which accJrnmodate the present
style of wearing and displaying the lady's h ir. They are of
the most exquisite variety, and, though still adhering to the
favourite colours of black, white, and neutral, are entirely
remodelled in shape, size, and substance.

Spe, ially imported from Paris for
JAY'S,
The London General aiourninz Warehouse,
247, 249, and 231, Regent-street.

COALS.—The LILLESHAL L COMPANY'S
COALS.
Direct from their own Collieries.
Marquis' 24s. per ton. Double 2os. per ton.
Top 235. „ Nut 5......., Deep ....215. „
Well screened and delivered within five miles of their De-
pots, Wcstbourne Park-road, W., and 17, South Wharf,
Paddington, W., and Maiden-lane, N.
Best Coke

Terms cash.
JOHN SCOTT, Sole Agent

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The Weatherun Office, June 10, 1864.

lIERMODIETEIt.
This day at Two OelGek 66
Barometer--29,80.
WIND --S.W. ; fine.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
THIS DAT.—Morning, sh. 43m,—Afternoon, sh. ssm.
ro-YozEow.-31oraing, 6b.. 20m.—Afternoon, 6h. 41"
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LONDON, FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 1864.

Vine la Bagatelle ! might, certainly, be taken as
about the aptest motto for the Government, To do
as little as possible—to postpone everything as
tong as pessible--are the two golden keys to the
mystery of the hitherto eminently successful no-
policy of the present Cabinet. Procrastination,
epigrammatically called the thief of Time by the
author of the "Night Thoughts," is the security for
the retention yet longer of place, power, and per-
quisites in the hands of the second PALAIERSTON
Administration. Altogether it is a very clever con-
trivance. It is paltry, no doubt, but it is clever :
and its cleverness is plainly enough demonstrated
by its brilliant success. It has enabled an incon-
gruously constructed Coalition Cabinet to hold
together wonderfully well for fell five years con.
EE Cll'll.l'l7 And this, with the smallest possible
msiority to begin with--a majority so small that at
the very outset it was only just in its teens.
During the last three years, it hue witnessed even
that small majority dwindle down, one by one,
until it has become no majority at all, the balance
in fact latterly turning over on the side of the
Opposition. That it acs been thus, however, is really
scatter for no serious ceasideration, for two reasons.
First of all, they have had in aid of them, these ins
genuons Reforming Administrators who slipped
into power by the dodge of a set of abstract re-
solutions, designed, so far as we can judge by the
result, simply for the purpose of effectually
eheiricg reform altogether—first of all the Cabinet
have had in aid of them their happily
disecssared stem of continual procnitinatioas

Mr LAWSON is, doubtless, animated by very
good intentions, and is impressed with:the necessity
of thing something to aid the cause he has at heart
and promote the order and sobriety of the people,
but at the same time it must be borne in mind that
there is such a thing as doing too much for the
furtherance of a desirable end. There is no greater
mistake than to interfere to a great extent with the
privileges, and encroach on the liberties, of the sub-
ject. Such a course of proceeding awakes suspicion,
engenders ill-feeling, and creates a general state of
dissatisfaction, which is highly prejudicial. The
proposal made by Mr. LAWSON could never come
into effect, but at the same time it was well to pro-
test against the notion of its introduction. 'There
is no saying to what extreme lengths men will not
go in pursuit of their hobbies, and to what extra-
vagant plans they may not devote their time and
thoughts. The idea of any petty tyranny or local
arbitration would naturally incense the community,
and in the end provoke the increase of the evils
sought to be remedied. We cannot make people
all that they should be, and, bon gre mal gre,
contrive that they shall conform strictly to cur
tenets and follow the bent of our inclination, no
matter how contrary its direction points from the
aim of their own desires. Mr. LAWSON'S remedy
against drunkenness is to empower the ratepayers
of a parish to assume the authority to put down
publichouses eventually, by refusing to grant or
renew licenses for their continuance. This is really
a very extraordinary suggestion, and it seems, at
first sight, hardly credible that a man at all ac-
quainted with the world could propose such a mea-
sure. It is impossible to draw a line that can ensure
the prohibition of mal-practices, while human
nature retains its leading features, if an evil is put
out of the way, men will go forth in search of wrong
in some other fashion. Besides, it is going a great
deal too far to say that the publichouse does so much
harm ; and when the hon. member, in the support
of his argument, deelared that eminent judges had
given it as their opinion that " the large majority
of crimes originated at the publichouse, and that it
there were aa drink there would be no criminals to
try," he may be quoting what is said in extreme
cases. There are always some membera of a eom-
munity who are prone to
evil,
and who persist in
enSttiocfh People
arbitrary regulations, and the
will not be restrained
bwyr ge -edno
ai
en
thrm.
forcible endeavour to make them simple and harm-
less citizens. The publichouse is an effect, not
cause. It is natural that the inhabitants of a particu-
lar district should occasionally meet
and talk over
the events of the day and the chief object,
of inte-
rest that concern their immediate locality. If they
did not assemble at ore place, they would at an-
other, and therefore, unless Mr. Lawsoar can pro-
hibit the sale of liquors altogether, he will not have
obtained his object or be nearer his end. Same
very sensible speeches were made on this subject.
Captain JERrIS stated that he had spent five months
is the Maine liquor-law States of America, and had
" been witness to the total absurdity of sach a sys-
tem." The fact was, that the law was evaded in
Maine, and persons contrived to get the forbidden
articles by stealth and take them in secret. Such
a mode of proceeding would not suit the straight-
forwardness of Englishmen, but neither would
the restrictive nature of the proposal put
forward in Mr. LAWSON'S bill. Captain
JERVIS very pror erly denounced it as
"contrary to the whole of our constitutional
sTstem, and one which would not work to any
advantage in practice."
The gallant member gaud
a ludicrous account of the straits to which they
'Vele reducedin Medne. the pieta eof a guest