The Sun.
London, England, 1863-07-22 00:00:00

THE SUN, , LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 22, 1863,

the laws of Japan. Her Majesty's GovernMent then wrote
to those who were supposed to have most influence in Japan
with the merchants, and asked them to put a stop to their
proceedings, and he hoped that by this time an improved
state of things prevailed, and that those who had outraged
the feelings of the. Japanese had left the country and given
place to a better class of men. Now as to the Japan out-
rages, they weie not committed alone against Englishmen.
The first was the murder of a Russian officer and seaman—
a murder not yet redressed. This was followed by the mur-
der of the American Secretary of Legation, and shortly
afterwards one of Sir R. Alcock's interpreters was murdered
at the door of hisihouse. Then the outrage upon the Eng-
lish followed. Mr. Oliphant was wounded. Shortly after
two marines were killed. This country had means of de-
manding redress, but the demand was most moderate. Her
Majesty's Government were inclined to treat the Japanese
Government with consideration. The Japanese had sent
over an embassy. That embassy was treated with the
greatest kindness. Their object was to induce the British
Government to make concessions—in fact, not to insist for
a time on the opening of all the treaty ports. Did her Ma-
jesty's Government refuse? On the contrary, they con-
sented to postpone the operations of the treaty, and it was
the example of her Majesty's Government that induced the
other Powers of Europe to make a similar concession. Shortly
afterwards a murderous assault had been committed on
four British subjects in Japan, who were walking at the
time on a public road, to which foreigners had access. Was
not the Government bound to demand redress for this wan-
ton outrage ? It had been asked whether they were going
to make war. By the last accounts they had hopes that the
demands of the British Government would be acceded to,
and that Prince Satsuma would be compelled to make repa-
tatiun for the outrages his retainers had committed. Whether
he would be compelled by the Tycoon or by the British
forces the next mail would probably show ; but the English
Government had throughout treated the Japanese Govern-
ment with the greatest consideration, The principal object
was to get the English merchants to conduct themselves
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After a few words from Mr. COCHRANE, the motion was
withdrawn.

POLICE CHARGES.
Upon the motion of Mr. WHALLEY, a return was
ordered of all the cases of charges made before police ma-
gistrates in petty sessions or at police-courts, and dismissed,
together with the amounts paid by the persons so charged
for costs from Dec. 31, 1862, to June 30, 1863.

DISSENTING CHAPELS.
Mr. NEWDEGATE moved fora return from the chief
officer of police in every town of Great Britain, showing
every chapel belonging to other sects than the Church of
England, and every monastery, convent, or religious house
used or occupied to the month of August, 1863.
After some discussion the motion was withdrawn.

CIVIL SERVICES.
Mr. PEEL moved for a general abstract of the grants
for civil services fur 1863-4, compared with the grants for
1862-3,
CAPE OF GOOD HOPE CONTRACT.
Mr. PEEL moved that the contract for the conveyance
of the Cape of Good Hope mails with the Union Steamship
Company be approved.
Mr. AYRTON hoped this would not be drawn into a
precedent, but that the contracts would be allowed to lie on
the table for a month before the house was called on to con-
firm them.
The resolution was agreed to, as was the following
That the contract for the conveyance of the Brazil and
River Plate mails with the Royal Mail Steam Packet Com-
pany be approved."
THE GALWAY CONTRACT.

Mr. PEEL then moved that the contract for the convey-
veyance of the American mails from Galway with tho At
lantic Royal Mail Steam Navigation Company be approved.
Mr. DILLWYN asked whether Galway was to be a port
of departure for the steamers, or simply a port of call, the
packets starting from some English port?
Mr. PEEL said the new contract was identical with that
of '59, and that Galway would be the port of departure,
THE RUM. DUTIES.
In committee of the whole house,

➢lr. PEEL moved that the Chairman be directed to move
that leave be given to bring in a bill to reduce the duty on
ruts in certsin cases, He said that since the American war
there had been a great increase in the price of spirits of
turpentine; but it had been found that rum could be used
as a substitute for it in the preparation of paint, and the
object of the present bill was to allow the use of rum for
such purposes without being subjected to duty, No loss
would be entailed upon the revenue, because the rum to be
so used must be rendered unfit for general purposes.
Mr. HENNESY asked why the same relaxation should
not be extended to Irish whisky, which would answer
equally well in the preparation of paint.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that

the only representation made to him was to the peculiar
fitness of rum for the purpose. Of course, if whisky would
answer it would be used.

Leave was then given for the introduction of the bill.