The Sun.
London, England, 1869-06-09 00:00:00

IRISH CHURCH DEMONSTRATIONS.

On Monday a demonstration in connection with the Pem-
berton District Constitutional Association was held at
Orrell-Mount. A resolution in favour of a petition was
passed, and the chairman was authorised to forward it to
Lord Derby for presentation. The expression of opinion at
the meeting was very Strong. One of the speakers said the
relative position of the Roman Catholic party and Mr•
Gladstone bore a striking resemblance to that of the re-
ceiver and thief.

On the same night a meeting, to which admission was
given by ticket, was held in the Assembly-rooms, Halifax,
in opposition to the Irish Church Bill. The Rev Prebendary
Cross, vicar of Eyrecourt, county Galway, Ireland, in a
long address, replete with the stock arguments against th•
bill, proposed a resolution urging it as the duty of English-
men to support the Lords in rejecting the bill. The Rev.
W. R. Bowditch, M.A., of Wakefield, in seconding the reso-
lution, made some rather singular statements—such as that
Mr. Gladstone never intended that the bill should pass, and
that, if it did pass, it would cause rebellion in Ireland, and
sympathetic action in Lancashire, Yorkshire, and Scotland.
The resolution was, of course, carried.

THE CONFERENCE ON THE LIQUOR
TRAFFIC LAWS.

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This conference was resumed on Tuesday, at the Society
of Arts, Adelphi. Sir Harcourt Johnstone, M. P., occupied
the chair, and most of the gentlemen present on the for-
mer day again attended.
The CHAIRMAN congratulated the members of the con-
ference on the passing of the third reading of Sir H.
Selwin-Ibbetson's bill on the previous night, and
described the bill as the first nail in the coffin of
the old system. With regard to what the
conference had done on the previous day, he scarcely
thought a licensing board of ratepayers would be the
licensing power authorised by the House of Commons.
No doubt some change now was needed in the present
system. The subject left for discussion from the day
before would be continued, namely, "The relative advan-
tage of one uniform license for all excisable liquors,
as recommended by the parliamentary committee
of 1854, or of separate licenses for beer only, wine only,
beer and spirits, beer, spirits, and wine. Also the expe-
diency, or otherwise, of entrusting licenses to houses of a
low rental and rating," and to that would be added the
subject selected for that morning, viz., "The functions of
the licensing power; whether the trade should be open, as
recommended by the committee of 1854, or restricted. It
the former, under what conditions?"
The discussion was then continued.

Mr. T. ITEmor spoke in favour of pale ale as a less
41coholic and injurious Leverage than those generally con-
sumed.

Mr. FRANK TorrEn advocated one uniform license, with
sower to the holders of public-houses to enforce order and
trevent drunkenness.

Earl Spenc::r left Dublin on Tuesday for London.
The General Assembly of the Irish Presbyterian
Church commenced its annual deliberation on Monday, and
the Bev. Professor Smyth, Magee College, Derry, was
elected Moderator for the ensuing year. In his address he
condemned the disendowment of the Church. There was a
larger attendance of elders than at any former meeting.

LATEST INTELL MENGE

(REU'ER'S TELEGRAMS.)

ANILRICA.

NEW YORK, June 8.
The Cunard steamship Scotia arrived at 11 p.m.
yesterday.

The Anchor steamship Britannia, the Allan
steamship Nestorian, and the National steamship
Denmark arrived out to-day.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
CLOSING PRICES.

Gold closed at 139-; the highest quotation dur-
ing the day was 139-1; the lowest, 1381. -
Sterling Exchange on London lO9B.
5-20 U. S. Bonds, 1882
" 1885 ll3.
44 " 1807 l2O.
10-40 44
Illinois
Eric 29a.
Cotton—Mil upland 3lc.
Petroleum—Standard White
Flour, extra sta'e, $5.70c. to $6.30c. Corn, old
mixed, $9.7c.

PLYMOUTH, June 9.

the ship Lansdowne, from Melbourne for Lon-
don, arrived off this port this morning. She landed
three passengers by pilot boat, and proceeded.

SOUTIIA3IPTON, June 9.

The North German Lloyd steamer Hansa, from
New York, on the 29. h ult., arrived here this
morning with 48 passengers, $1.15,451 in specie,
and a large cargo for Bremen.

INDIA, CHINA, AND AUSTRALIA MAILS.
MEssiNA, June 9.

The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer
Fera passed Messina at 2.30 this morning en route
for Marseilles.

INDIA.

BOMBAY, June 8.

The outward mail arrived to-day, having suffered
a break down on the passage through the Red Sea.

News from the north state that Nizam Khan end
Abdooe Kahinan have further proceeded into the
interior of Persia, and arrived at Tehern, despair-
ing, as it is asserted, of being able to mend their
fortunes.
The reforms Shere Ali intends to introduce in
Afghanista❑ are very important.
The army is to be remodelled, and a regular
police established.

Citizens will be forbidden to carry anns.

AUSTRALIA.
MELBOURNE, April 25,
(T'ia Brindisi.)
The mails of February were delivered here en
the 16th inst.

On the opening of Parliament after the Ester
recess the members were occupied with a discussion
on the report of the Bribery Committee. The re-
sult is, that Mr. Jones, late Minister for Railways,
has been expelled the Houte, and also Mr. Butters,
the ex-Mayor of Melbourne. Others are expected
to follow.

A conference of members of the various Colonial
Chambers of Commerce will take place on the 3d
of May, with a view to establish a customs union
between the Colonies, and ultimately to bring about
inter-colonial free trade.
The Liverpool ship Hurricane arrived in this
port on the 22d inst., and whilst in charge of the
pilot grounded at the entrance of the bay. She
foundered about an hour afterwards in six and a
half fathoms of water. There were no lives lost,
but it is feared the ship will be a total loss. The
underwriters, however, have resolved not to aban-
don the cargo, which will be raised and forwarded
to the consignees.
The s!eamer Investigator, with the Sarniajan
Telegraph Cable, arrived o❑ the 15th instant, and
proceeded on the 22d to Wes ern Port, where she
landed the Victorian shore end, and started on the
same day. When, however, 130 miles had been
submerged a storm came on, and it was found
necessary to cut the cable and buoy it.

There is every prospect of its speedy recovery and
completion.

There is no news of importance respecting the
New Zealand war, but the rebels are being very
hard pressed by the colonial forces.

Her Majesty's ship Galatea, commanded by hii
Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh, sailed
from Sydney on the 3d lust. for Wellington.

The drought has broken up all over the colony,
and has been succeeded by some beautiful growing
weather.

The first quarter's revenue returns shows an in-
crease of £50,000 over the corresponding period
last year, or a total increase for the year of
£90,000.

The Roman Catholic bishops have held a Pro-
visional Council in Melbourne during the last fort-
night. Eight bishops and a large number of priests
were present. It is understood that the laws re-
lating to marriage and education were the subjects
of consultation.

Captain B. R. Mathews, Lloyd's agent at this
port, is dead.
Exchange on London is one per cent. premium at
60 days. Discount is unaltered.
In Sydney the Parliament was prorogued by pro-
clamation in the Government Gazette on the Ist of
April.
The revenue returns of the first quarter show a
decrease of £32,592 from the corresponding quarter
of last year.
The wool market is depressed, and shipments of
tallow have ceased.
The Government promises extensive retrench-
ments during the recess.
At Brisbane the Queensland Parliament has
been prorogued.
There have also been discovered extensive defal-
cations in the Government Department.
The steamer Himalaya has sailed from Adelaide
for London with the 50th Regiment on board.
Arrivals at Melbourne—The Liucolnshire, Borro-
daile, Great Britain, after a journey of 63 days; also
the Derana, Investigator, Gulins, Hurricane, Kent ;
at Sydney, the Esmeralda, Shathden, Queen of the
Colonies, Flying Spur, Scythes, Araby Maid ; at
Adelaide, Prince Arthur, Terpsichore, George
SLottou, Fontenaigne. Departures from Mel-
bourne— City of Vienna, Anglesea, and White
Rose.