The Sun.
London, England, 1866-06-29 00:00:00

COLONIAL.

TEA—The market is very dull, and prices remain without
change.
SUGAR—There has been very little business entered into
Holders do not press sales, and late rates are in most in-
stances maintained. In the refined market common to
middling grocery lumps are quoted 43s 6d per cwt.
COFFEE—A fair demand has prevailed for superior
qualities of Ceylon and Plantation sold readily at fully
late rate rates.
RICE.—A moderate business bae been reported in cleaned
descriptions, and prices generally are steady.
SALTPETRE—There have been no sales of importance.
British refined is quoted 275, 27s 6d per cwt.
GREEN FRUlT.—Market for oranges continues good;
some parcels Lisbon and Valencia sold at public sales went
at prices similar to those of last week. No improvement
in lemons. Barcelona and Smyrna nuts in moderate de-
mand, without alteration, in price.
TALLOW.—}usiness continues dull. P.Y.C. on the spot
is marked 455., and for last three months delivery 475. per
cwt.

COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS' SCHOOLS.—The usual
general half-yearly court of the governors of this
institution, established for the purpose of boarding, clothing,
and educating the destitute orphans of deceased, and the
children of necessitous commercial travellers, was held at
the London Tavern yesterday ; Mr. R. C. L. Bevan pre-
sided. Mr. London, the secretary, read the report, which
stated that the progress of the school was most satisfac-
tory. On the present occasion twenty children would be
elected, being the largest number ever elected on any oc-
casion since the institution was established, and an in-
crease by six on the number of the retiring scholars.
This would cause increased demands upon the charity,
and the directors trusted to receive additional support
to meet the same. Tho annual examination, held on
Saturday last, was very favourable. The usual number of
boys had been sent to the Oxford middle-class examine-
tiens, and there was reason to think they had acquitted
themselves in a manner to uphold the credit of the school.
The total income for the last half-year had been £1,012.
9s. 4d., being an increase of £77105. 7d. on the correspond-
ing half-year of 1865. The financial statement for the
half-year ending March 31, 1866, shows a total expendi-
ture of £2,898 7s. 2d., leaving a working balance of
£443 13s. 2d. The usual formal business having boon
transacted, and Mr. J. Walker, of the firm of J. and C.
Boyd and Co., of Friday-street, City, having announced a
donation from the firm of 100 guineas, the proceedings
terminated with a cordial vote of thanks to the chairman.
The election of 20 children, 12 boys and 8 girls, then took
place

Report of the Theatrical Licenses

Committee,

The Government Committee upon Theatrical
Licenses and Regulations finished their labours
yesterday by agreeing to a report which ought to
please all but the most devoted protectionists.
After hearing a vast amount of evidence, which
was meant to prove that any attempt to weaken
the foundations of the present theatrical monopoly
must necessarily lead to a degradation of dramatic
art, they wisely concluded tbat the wishes of the
public were entitled to some little consideration,
and hesitated to affirm that thirty millions of
people ought to go without the right to 'oe amused
in any way they chose to select, in order to in-
crease the exceptional profits of a few theatrical
landlords. The report which the committee have
agreed upon, not without much discussion and
many divisions, is an emphatic recommendation to
Parliament to remove all existing restrictions on
the performance of the drama. Even without legis-
lation this report will encourage, and to a certain
extent legalise, all those evasions of the law by
which the public, in their entertainments, are so
largely benefited. It will recommend that no man
who is anxious to present the drama to his patrons
—an entertainment which, even in its lowest forms,
has some intellectuality in its composition—shall be
debarred from so doing, and yet have full liberty to
supply more degrading forms of amusement. The
Lord Chamberlain stated, in his evidence before the
committee, that ho felt quite able, with an increased
staff, to deal with all theatres, institutions, concert-
halls, and music-halls. The report will recommend
that he should still hold his authority as licenser of
theatres and stage plays, but that any proprietor of
a fit and proper building should have a right to de-
mand a dramatic license. In case of disputes on this
point, the report will recommend an appeal being
granted to the Home Secretary. The illegality of
morning concerts will be removed, and theatres will
be placed on the same footing as music-halls for
wine and spirit licenses—that is, they will both have
to apply to the licensing magistrates for their public-
house privileges. Tho publication of the report will
check all those prosecutions Of music-hall and con-
cert-hall proprietors for the illegal performance of
" stage plays" which have insulted the public for
several years, and will probably remove many
scruples of the Lord Chamberlain as to his distribu
tion of dramatic licenses.