The Sun.
London, England, 1870-06-11 00:00:00

child's mind, nor how a sweet and happy influence may
affect the character in after years. At any rate if
the leaders of society do their duty, and provide
some recreation for these neglected little oues, the
fault is not their's if nothing comes of it

the result is in other hands. To impart
a moment's pleasure to minds placed among
debasing influences is a holy achievement, and must
furnish a more satisfactory reflection and a wore

solid joy in counting up the cost than to have frit-
tered a sum in empty amusement, or flung it aside
on a useless article of dress, or unnecessary luxury.
The donors to these treats may reioice to know that
they have earned genuine gratitude by their kind-
ness, and that the glimpse of country scenery thus
aflOrded to these children may be the one cheerful
memory they can carry through the plodding march
of life till next year arrives; or if that next year
shall not find them as little pilgrims on God's earth,
that perhaps the only faint foreshadowings they may
have had of the bright world above the din of cities
and the toil of strife have been when they wandered
amid the woods and revelled in the flowers on these
red-letter days of their treats.

The proceedings in the House of Commons yester-
day were of a very miscellaneous character, but pos-
sessed no interest. Mr. Campbell brought forward
a motion, in which he asked the House to affirm that
the principle of representation ought to be applied
to the government and financial administration of
counties. The hon. gentleman traversed a wide
range of subjects, but his proposals found no favour
with the Government. On a division the motion was
lost, and the result of the debate, according to the
forms of the House, prevented other members who
had intended submitting motions fromfortnallyputting
them, so as to take the sense of the House. They
had simply to content themselves with drawing at-
tention to the topics in which they were interested,
but the proceedings were nevertheless prolonged until
one o'clock, when the House adjourned. Mr. Locke
called attention to the efforts which had lately been
made to amend the Game Laws, and declared that it
was necessary that their operation and effect should
be inquired into by a committee, especially in rela-
tion to Scotland. Mr. Bruce argued that there was
no necessity for an inquiry, inasmuch as the
difficulty was not that the House was unacquainted
with the facts relating to the preservation of game,
but simply as to how it should deal with them. He
signified his confidence in the bill which had been
introduced to improve the existing state of things.

TOPICS OF THE DAY.

THE LAND BILL AND THE PEERS.

Very little or no anxiety is being felt as to what
the Lords will do with .the Land Bill. It is gene-
rally felt that they must accept it, notwithstanding
Mr. Gathorne Hardy's hint to the contrary,
It is also probable that they will not in-
sist upon any very substantial modi-
fications. Everything depends, however, upon the
temper of the Conservative party in the Upper
House, which at present has not decided upon its
policy. The usual meeting to consider what action
shall be taken, is announced for Tuesday next. The
Duke of Richmond has called upon his supporters t o
meet him, that a determination may be arrived at
upon the course that should be pursued when the
second reading comes on for discussion, and amend-
ments of the Ministerial measure drawn up which
may command the united support of the party.