The Sun.
London, England, 1865-05-25 00:00:00

rHE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVKNING, MAY 25, 18ea.

Parliament. The hon. member gave an interesting LATEST INTELLIGENCE.
account of his previous career, having been, as he
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infor.rned his hearers, " for a long period of his life
across the Atlantic engaged in public life." He was
for some time a member of the Colonial Parliament,
but he very accurately defined the difference which
existed between the observances there taking place and
the House of Commons. In an amusing manner he
describedwhat he thought to be the most correct form
of procedare under the circumstances, to keep his eyes
and ears open and his mouth shut until he obtained
a position and standing. Mr. Moon spoke very
fairly on most points ; he was decidedly opposed to
church rates, and declared that he would rather
not have his Church supported by other sects, and
that an entire abolition of the church rates would,
he believed, ultimately tend to the benefit and
welfare of the Church of England. He also ap-
proved of the Union Chargeability Bill, conducing
as it did to the interest of the poor. To " fair,
true, and honest reform" Mr. MOOR said that he
had no objection whatever, but he did not like
piece-meal legislation like Mr. BAINES'S one-bar-
relled Reform Bill. The hon. member gave a
graphic sketch of some of the opinions entertained
by the Liberals, and showed how inconsistent
and incomplete they were, and how much they
differed from each other in material points. Those
who are vehemently in favour of the six-pound
franchise do not care to extend the privilege to
lodgers, and some of the extreme party who would
advocate manhood and womanhood suffrage are
opposed to the ballot. Taken on the whole, it can-
not be said that Mr. MOOR'S speech was not a fair
one, and it seemed to afford great pleasure to those
who heard it. The distinctions of party are now so
very faintly marked that more real Liberalism will
often be met in so-called Conservative speeches
than in the shuffling remarks of those who put for-
ward a cause with pretentiousness that they really
dislike, and trust to their opponents to get rid of.

SPAIN.

MADRID, MAY 25.

In to-day's sitting of the Chamber of Deputies,
the Minister for Foreign Affairs, in reply to a ques-
tion put to him by a member, said that in the
Budget Turin had been designated as the residence
of the Spanish Ambassador, because the Court of
King Victor Emmanuel was still in that city when
the Budget was drawn up. Nothing had as yet been
decided by the Council of Ministers in reference to
the future residence of the ambassador. He added
that the salary of a Spanish ambassador to Francis
11. of Naples had been suppressed, but that out of
respect to the ex-King and attache of the Spanish
embassy at Rome would fulfil the duties of Spanish
representative to that monarch.

THE CALCUTTA AND CHINA MAILS.
The following telegram has been received by
Reuter's Telegram Company (Limited) from the
Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Com-
pany, May 25 :

MARSEILLES, MAY 25.
The Nijanza, with the above mails, arrived here
at 8 a.m. to-day.
The mails leave for London at 11 30 a.m.

Yesterday due honour was paid to an anniversary
always interesting to loyal Englishmen, and the
number and splendour of the State banquets and
other festivals held in commemoration of QUEEN
VICTORIA'S birthday were gratifying evidence of the
regard and respect in which our Sovereign is held.
It is especially pleasant to a people which likes to
respect its rulers for their characters and conduct as
well as for their position to see the young Heir
Apparent devoting himself betimes to those
gracious duties which ordinarily fall to the
reigning monarch, and showing in various ways
that he has inherited those tastes and talents'
which long made the name of Prince ALBERT
conspicuous in the world of science and art. The
Prince of 'WALES yesterday paid a most interesting
visit, and one which, as a matter of national import-
ance, and one of the chief wonders of this age of
skill and enterprise, it was fitting he should honour
with his presence. His visit to the Great Eastern for
the inspection of the arrangements for conveyingthe
Atlantic telegraph to its submarine destination was not
a mere complimentary matter of course, but his care-
ful examination and inquiry showed that he fully
appreciated the immense importance and difficulty
of the undertaking. It is one upon whose suc-
cessful prosecution Englishmen have long set their
hearts, and should it, as there is every reasonable
ground to hope, succeed this time, the young Prince
will be gratified that he should have afforded the
encouragement of his visit to its skilful and inde-
fatigable constructors.

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