The Sun.
London, England, 1862-06-17 00:00:00

PETITIONS.

Several petitions were presented against the Burial Bill,
and the Fisheries (Ireland) Bill, and
.in favour of giving
ratepayers a power in the granting of licences for the sale
of intoxicating liquors, &c., &C.
SALMON FISHERIES (SCOTLAND) BILL.
The house went into committee on this bill.
Clauses 1 to 28 inclusive were agreed to with a few
amendments.
On clause 29,
Mr. CAIRD moved an amendment to the effect that the
measure should not come into operation until January,
1867, in order to give those who had been engaged in fish-
ing in these rivers sufficient time.
Mr. E. WE MYSS moved the omission of the clause
altogether, but said he would not press his motion if the
amendment of the hon. member (Mr. Caird) were agreed

to.
The LORD ADVOCATE considered that a reasonable
time should be allowed, and would consent to delaying the
operation of the bill till 1865.
After some discussion, in the course of which
Mr. CAIRD said he would reduce the time he proposed
and substitute for 1867 1866, which would be giving three
clear years to the tenants of these fisheries.
The committee then divided, when the numbers were—
For the amendment
65
Against
45
Majority -
The amendment was negatived.
The LORD ADVOCATE said that, notwithstanding
the result of the division, he would not object to make the
amendment he himself proposed, and extend the time of
the operation of the Act until January, 1865.
The clause, with this amendment, was agreed to.
The remaining clauses, as well as the preamble, were
agreed to, and the Chairman was ordered to report the bill.
LUNACY (SCOTLAND) BILL.
The same committee then proceeded with the considera-
tion of this bill.
The clauses up to five were agreed to.
On the question that clause 6 should be added to the bill,
there was a division.
For the clause .........
9
Against it

Majority .................... 48
The clause was agreed to, and the bill passed through
committee.
The house adjourned at 4 o'clock.

At six o'clock the house resumed, and was
LEFT SITTING.

1 HOUSE OF OF COMMONS—YESTERDAY.
THE BRITISH MUSEUM.
The order of the day for considering the report of com-
mittee of supply gave rise to some discussion upon the vote
for the British Museum, which elicited an explanation from
the CiIINCELLOR of the Exonuettimit, in defence of the
late bill of the Government for the purchase of land and
construction of buildings for the reception of the natural
history collection at South Kensington. The 'right hon.
gentleman stated that, viewing the Museum as an institu-
tion which was likely to require considerable extensions,
the Government did not deem it wise to proceed with such
' extensions upon a site so costly as that of Bloomsbury. He
could not, therefore, hold out any expectation that they
would consent to adopt the recommendation to purchase
land for the extensions at Bloomsbury at the rate of £50,000
an acre, when it could be obtained at South Kensington for
£lO,OOO ; and he was not prepared to submit any plans to
the house upon the subject in the course of the present

LONDON GAZETTE.—This Evening.

session.
Lord H. LENNOX expressed himself in favour South
ration of the collections, and decidedly preferred
1.,
and
Kensington as the site. The land there wasectelignesrig.
the estate a large one. He suggested,
and he thought
was to be erected opposite Kensington
the new Museum of
ton as a site, because it was known the Albert Memorial
that if collections were moved
tlawsreuita, portion. of that
was anxious to raise to the
Naturmalemiloiristaolrywhwic
great
the Prince Consort.
memory of
The report was then agreed to.
rithdejnnaaktioen
The Artillery Ranges Bill and the Naval and Victual-
ling Stores Bill were passed through committee.
On the order for reading the Poor Law Officers Superan
nuation (Ireland) Bill a second time,
Major KNOX moved as an amendment that it be read a
second time that day three months.
at the suggestion of
Discussion ensued, and ultimately,
Lord NAAS, Sir R. Peel consented to withdraw the bill for
the present session.
The order for the second reading was thereupon dis-
charged.
The order for reading the Courts of. Justice Building
Bill was also discharged.
The Discharged Prisoners' Aid Bill was read a third
time and passed.
Sir G. GREY obtained leave to bring in bills for the safe
keeping of petroleum, and to amend the law relating to
coal mines. •
The house adjourned at a quarter to two o'clock.

NOTIFICATION. !
FOREIGN. OFFICE, JUNE 17.
It is hereby notified that the Right Honourable the Earl
Russell, her Maj esty's Principal Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs, has received from her Majesty's Ambas-
sador at Paris a despatch, inclosing a copy of a note from
M, Thouvenel, dated the 7th inst., transmitting a copy of
a notification inserted in the Noniteur of that day, declar-
ing the ports of Tampico and Alvarado, in the Gulf of
Mexico, to be blockaded by the French forces, of which
notification the following is a translation :
Department of
hatch Marne and Colonies.
It is notified, by these present, is Excellency the
Minister of Marine and Colonies has been informed by the
Vice-Admiral Commanding in Chief the French Naval
Forces in the Gulf of Mexico, that on the Ist of May
last,
and to take effect from the said day, there was establishe,
by the naval forces placed under his command, an effective
blockade of the ports of Tampico and Alvarado.
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is further notified by these presents that all
respectivemeas
authorized by the law of nations, and by tho
treaties existing between his Majesty and the
rd to all
tral powers, will be adopted and carried out in.. regal
vessels which may attarapt to violate the said blockade:
vessels June sth, 1862, reeeverai neu-
LORD CHAMBERLAIN'SApartmentsI7.
Notice is hereby given, that the Stano of
Windsor Castle will be open to the VI on and after
instead of Thursday, the
Friday next, the 20th instant,
19th instant, as previously anuounc,ea
i FOREIGN- OFFICE, JUNE 12.
OFFICE,urim
1 The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint the