The Sun.
London, England, 1860-05-21 00:00:00

BILL.

The CH kNCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, moved
that this bill be recommitted, in order to consider the
amendments.

After a few words from Mr. AYRTON, the bill was re-
committed, and several clauses agreed to.
Mr. HUNT moved, in clause 12 (as amended), line 39,
after "respectively," insert "or that the applicant has
within three years been convicted of any offence, or that
tho applicant having within three years held a license to
keep a common inn, alehouse, or victualling house, has
been refused a renewal of such license." After proviso add :
—Provided also, that in the event of any proceedings in
pursuance of such summons being still pending, and the
said Lord Mayor, metropolitan police magistrate, or jus-
tices, being unable to dispose of the same within the time
limited for the makinr, of objections as aforesaid, it shall
be lawful for the said' Lord Mayor, metropolitan police
magistrate, or justices, to give notice to the
said supervisor that such proceedings are so pending; and
the said license shall not be granted until the said super-
visor shall have had notice from the said lord mayor, me-
tropolitan police magistrate, or justices, that such proceed-
ings have been disposed of, which notice he or they, as the
case maybe, is or are hereby required to give immediately
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also ,proposed different other amendments, which were of a
mere verbal character.

On clauso 13 some discussion arose, in the course of
which

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that
the object of the clause was to require from parties applying
for licenses every test as to character, and to supply the
magistrates with facilities for obtaining information of a
reliable description in respect to the same.
Mr. LYALL moved au amendment, the object of which
was to afford magistrates additional means of acquiring in-
formation as to the character of persons applying for
licenses.

Mr. AYRTON contended that the clause was completely
illusory, and that practically justices of the peace
should have no restrictions imposed on them in decid•
ing the character of persons applying for licenses.
(Hear, hear.) He believed that the Government
were quite aware of the illusory character of the bill, and
that it was intended to enable persons to obtain a 'icons)
for the sale of wine whether they had a good or bad cha-
racter.

Sir J. SHELLEY supported the clause.
Mr. BENTINCK said he believed the effect of the bill
would be to operate injuriously on the morality of the
country. He considered that there should be some check
on persons of bad character opening houses for the sale
of wine, and ho thought that tho tendency of the
clause was to afford such persons facilities for establishing
themselves in the wine business.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said ho
believed the general opinion of the committee was, that the
clause would have an effect directly the reverse of that pre-
dicted by the last speaker.
After some further discussion the amendment was
agreed to.
The clauses to 20 inclusive were agreed to.
On clause 2,
Mr. AYRTON said he believed the effect of the clause
instead of promoting a taste for foreign wine in this coun-
try would lead to the consumption of an injurious cont-
pound, and encourage intemperance.
[LEFT SITTING.]

ROYAL DRAMATIC COLLEGE.—The laying of the I
foundation-stone, on Friday, the Ist of June, by his Royal I
Highness the Prince Consort, is ,an event to which the
friends and patina of the institution are looking with great
expectation. A grand fete and fancy fair, the stalls at
which are to be kept by ladies of the profession, is one of the
attractions. The ladies who have already tendered their ser-
vices are Mrs. Stirling, Miss Amy Sedgwick, Miss Swan-
borough, Mrs. Fank Matthews, MissiMurray,lMiss Wynd-
ham, Miss Katharine Hickson, Mrs. Fitzwilliam' Mrs. C.
Young, Miss Oliver, Miss M. Wilton, Miss Bufton, Miss
C. Saunders, Miss Herbert, Mrs Marston, Mrs. L. Mur-
ray, Miss Cotterell, Miss Neville ; and the gentlemen who
have offered their assistance to superintend th evarious
games, include Mr. J. B. Buckstone, Mr. Compton, Mr, F.
Matthews, Mr. J. L. Toole, Mr. Paul Bedford, and Mr. H.
Widdicombe. It is well to remark that the issue of tickets
must be limited to the number of seats contracted for, and
as it follows as a matter of course that no more seats can
be provided than the tent will hold, early application is
necessary to prevent disappointment. - -
FRENCH RIFLED CANNON.—The science of de-
struction in France, as elsewhere, has kept pace with the
regress of the gentler arts, and naval gunnery has advanced
as much amongst our neighbours as ourselves. They at-
tech no small importance to the adoption of their rifled
cannon, which is calculated, as they assert, to project a mis-
sile twice the weight of an ordinary ball thrice the distance,
with the same charge of powder. For this reason, and
from a eoncurrence of pimilar causes, most of their writers
agree that, however sanguinary any future engagement
might prove, its issue must soon be decided, whileno doubt
is entertained that it must necessarily involve a far greater ,
destruction of materiel than occurred in former sea-fights.
This they allow would be of more serious moment to them
than to England, with her almost boundless resources. It
was no doubt this reflection which induced the prosecution
of a long course of experiments at Vincennes and else-
where, with a view to devise the most effectual means of
I protecting ships from injury, at the same time that mea-
sures were taken for providing them with the most destruc-
tive armament.--The The Navies of the World. By Hans Busk.
The private letters from Palermo reach to the
11th inst. Every one was in doubt regarding the prospects
of the insurrection, but an opinion prevailed that if 3,000
or 4,000 trained men could effect a landing the Government
troops would be worsted. Otherwise it was feared the
people would ultimately be compelled to give in. The
' troops and police had just fired on the inhabitant q, although
the latter were unarmed.