The Sun.
London, England, 1866-06-08 00:00:00

Great lawlessness exists in the interior of Texas,

A riot has occurred at Quincey, Florida, origi-
nating in an attempt on the part of some negroes
to rescue a prisoner. Several persons were killed
and wounded.

Thirteen parishes of Louisiana have been inun-
dated by floods from the crevasses of the Mississippi
river.

The State Department is said to have received
information that the French Government will grant
exemption from the military conscription to French
born naturalised American citizens.

General Wingfield Scott died yesterday.

Intelligence from New Brunswick announces
that the elelections are progressing in favour of
confederation.

The steamer Union, from Liverpool, arrived yes-
terday at the New York quarantine. Thirty
deaths from cholera had occurred on board during
her passage.

The City of Boston, City of Manchester, Si
David, and Persia have arrived out.

Money easy. Gold, 1381. Exchange on Lou-
don, 15.2 ;on Paris, 3.69. Stocks quiet ; New
York Central, 97 ; Illinois, 119 ; Erie, 59i ; 5-20
Bonds, 1021. Cotton dull ; Middling upland, 40c.;
receipts, two days, 4,000 bales ; sales in two days,
3,000 bales; export, two days, 1,000 bales. Flour
dull. Wheat heavy. Corn quiet. Provisions quiet.
Coffee heavy. Sugar steady. Molasses quiet. Petro-
leum steady ; crude, 27k ; refined, 42i. The
Java takes out $3,500,000 in specie.
NEW ORLEANS, MAY 28.

Cotton quiet; low middling, 36c. 37c. ; mid-
dling, 40c..; receipts, four days, 2,000 ; export, two
days, 9,000; sales, two days, 3,000; stock, 147,000
bales.

MEXICO.

NEW YORK, May 30.

Imperialist Mexican accounts, received via San
Francisco, state that on May 4th the Republicans
under Corono captured and sacked Hermosillo,
Sonora. They violated the women, and massacred
over 500 citizens, of whom 38 were foreigners.
The Imperialists subsequently drove Corona from
the town, and according to the latest accounts were
still pursuing him.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF LORDS-THIS EVENING.
HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF EDIN-
BURGH.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh was sworn
in to-day shortly after four o'clock in the presence of the
Lord Chancellor and some peers, being introduced by his
Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge. Lord Colville
acted is Lord Chamberlain. In consequence of the privacy
attending the ceremony there was no demonstration of any
kind, and much disappointment, no doubt, was experienced
by many who expected that the formal proceedings would
of
have been attended with a large array
who
case of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, did
not take his seat until the usual hour.
•
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack peer as in the
at five o'clock.

PRIVATE BUSINESS,
The following bills were read a second
bridge Improvement, Haruham, Blandfor /awl Tramway,
Road, Great Yarmouth Fish Whai-vcos
h swaynduzi. ent),
Great Northern Railway (Barnet 13r.aeRail (capiudl
Metropolitan and St. John's-wo.°au, Railway, and Leeds
a alidaiDe :o—reShle=
Crofthead and Kilmarnock (Extension) )
Improvement Acts Amendment.
Mersey Docks and Harbour Los:
t South Yorkshire Railway,
Glasgow (City) Improvements, The following bills were re,aldrda(tohiartdert
i Bill, Llynvi Valley Rail-
r ica la
ne, ground,and
si vmoer kash Ad Ipt ear as set
Alteration),
:n3,
Wrexham and Mineral Railway
and Idle Railway, tLiVerPOOl
way, Bradford, c.lfsh 11 Belfast
in d oßna,
d Bristol and Exeter Railway (Addi-
Roads an
Cricklade ,
tional rowers).
CCo°trribmratttri°tinnWaan
S rER ELECTION.—ADJOURNED DEBATE.
tedEr'cialfherarececnirnb Rllooaadds,
liNhaUAadjourned debate upon the motion made on the
29th ult., to agree with the Commons in the Address to
her Majesty to fill up the blank with the "Lords Spiritual
and Temporal," to which an amendment was moved by
Earl Grey, that instead of any particular inquiry, there
should be a general commission to investigate the whole
subject of corrupt practices at elections, was resumed.
Lord EBURY said that he took a great interest in this
subject, and he had acquired much experience in the work-
ing of the electoral system from the position he occupied
in the house in reference to inquiries into election peti-
tions. He could not not agree with his noble friend (Lord
Ellenborough) on the mode in which he proposed to deal
with this question of having a general commission instead
of inquiries into particular cases, because he thought the
effect would be to extend the evil Which the noble earl
desired to avert by extending demoralisation. -
[tEri SPEAKING.]

TURRET SHIPS.
Mr. O'BEIRNE asked the Secretary to the Admiralty
whether it was true that their lordships had decided upon
testing the resisting power and general efficiency of thei
cupola system by firing at one of the turrets of the Royal
Sovereign ; and, if it had been so decided, whether ho had any objection to state to the house the nature of the ex-
periments proposed ?
Mr. BARING said such an exp3riment was about ta
be made, but the details had not yet been decided on.
SCOTCH AND IRISH REFORM BILLS.
Sir F. lIEYGATE asked the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer when he intended to proceed with the second
reading of the Scotch and Ifish Reform Bills ?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he
could not fix any day at present, but it would doubtless be
a distant one.

JAMAICA.
Mr. GILPIN asked when the report of the Jamaica
Commission Might be expected.
Mr. CARD WELL said he had not yet received tho
whole of the evidence, therefore he could not give the hon.
gentleman an explicit answer. No steps had yet been
taken with respect to the Indemnity Bill.
CATTLE PLAGUE.
Mr. BRUCE informed the house that the disease ob-
servable amongst the cattle in the Isle of Man was nOt
yinderpest, but one of a local description.
THE BELGIAN PRESS.
Mr. DISRAELI said before going into committee he
begged to make a few remarks upon some observations
6c conspiracy raicze
contendedto bate r
that had fallen from him in referring to the conduct of
our plenipotentiary at the Conference. On that occasion he
had remarked that oar plenipotentiary had entered into a
tawayhat thethe ferteaetdeommenotef tshveerpere
neither iin
:Bueni--
'fiable nor
un-
justifiable
that reckless, and that he was fully justified iu.
said by the official documents on the table of
the house.
Mr. LAYARD said as he had not anticipated the right
hon. gentleman Would go into the
pared to answer his observations as
full
he was not pre-
charges made by the right honourable
y as he could. The
onourable gentleman op-
posite against Lord Clarendon ivere of such a
nature that, if true, they would be productive
of the greatest injury to the political character of the noble
earl, and render him incapable of remaining at the head of
the Foreign Office of the country. The right hon. gentle-
man had said that the noble earl had entered into a con-
spiracy to. abolish the liberty of the press on the continent .
that he had agreed to an alteration of the boupdarie
of Turkey, which it took all the talent of Lord PA
merston to settle; and that he had wilfully neglected th_
nterests of Circassia. He had to state that each of those,
charges were directly opposite to the facts of the case.
With respect to the first of the accusations, Count
Walewski, at the Conference, referred to the vio-
lent denunciations which appeared in the Belgian
papers against the Emperor Napoleon, some of
which openly advocated his assassination, and the only
observation made use of by Earl Clarendon which at all
referred to the matter was, that in the course of the dis-
cussion he said he . considered men who preached
assassination were undeserving the protection of
the press. The second accusation, that he said
interfered with the boundaries of Turkey was the opposite
to the fact ; and with respect to Circassia, Lord Clarendon
had done all in his power in favour of that country instead
of neglecting it. The three accusations, therefore, against
the Earl of Clarendon had each fallen to the ground.
(Hear, hear.)

[LEFT SITTING.]

LONDON GAZETTE—This Evening.

LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, MAY 19.

Notice is hereby given, that the Levee which, by com-
mand of the Queen, was appointed to be held by his Royal
Highness the Prince of Wales, on behalf of her Majesty,
at St. James's Palace, on Wednesday, the 6th of June next,
is postponed until Tuesday, the 19th of June next.

BUCKINGHAM PALACE, JUNE 6.
This day had andience of her Majesty—Don Francisco
de Rivero, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipoten-
tiary from the Republic of Peru, to deliver his credentials.
To which audience he was introduced by the Right Hon.
the Earl of Clarendon, K.G., G.C.8., her Majesty's Prin-
cipal Secretary of Stste for Foreign Affairs, and conducted
by General the Hon. Sir Edward Oust, K.C.H., ber Ma-
jesty's Master of the Ceremonies.
FOREIGN OFFICE, JUNE 7.
The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Thomas
Abbott as Consul in Nova Scotia for his Majesty the King
of Portugal and the Algarves.
WHITEHALL, JUNE 7.
The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to
be passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Ireland, granting unto James Robinson
Planch6, Esq., Rouge Croix Pursuivant of Arms, the office
of Somerset Herald, vacant by the decease of William
Courthope, Esq.

, JuNE 8.
MEMBER RETURNEDCROWN
TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT PARLIA,,
WENT.
Borough of Bridgwater—George Patton, of No. 30,
Heriot-row, Edinburgh, Esq., advocate, in the room of
Henry Westropp, Esq., whose election for the said
borough has been determined to be void.
ADMIRALTY, JUNE 6.
Lieutenant Auchuauty TyWen Freese has n place
on the Retired List, and allowed to assume the rank ofd Retired Commander, under the provisions of her Majesty's
Orders in Council of Ist August 1860, 9th July, 1864, and
24th March, 1866.

COURSE OF EXCHANGE—This Evening.

Amsterdam Short. 11 15 11 164
Ditto 3 Months.;ll 194 12 0
Rotterdam
Antwerp — 25 474 25 55
Brussels
Hamburg
Paris Short 25 124 25 20
Ditto 3 Months. 25 44 25 474
Marseilles
Frankfort on the Maine 1181 121
Vienna — 13 50 14 0
Trieste — 13 50 14 0
Petersburgn - 24i 251
Berlin
Madrid — 451- 461
Cadiz
Leghorn
Milan
Genoa — 29 0 30 0
Naples — 29 0 30 0

Select Committee on Theatrical Licences
and Regulations.

The committee appointed by the House of Commons to
inquire into the system of licensing music halls and
theatres met this morning in room 19.
Viscount Sydney, G.C.8., the Lord Chamberlain,
attended this morning, and, in answer to the chairman,
said he thought music halls and theatres should be under
one jurisdiction— either the Lord Chamberlain or the Home-
office. The Lord Chamberlain's-office was quite able to
deal with the matter, all that would be required would be
an additional staff. The licenses, he thought, ought to be
divided into two distinct branches, one for the theatres
and the other for music halls. That plan was adopteeddiidn
Paris, with the additioh of police supervisoiolant;e but
part,h not think it would be judicious to ad?ptentth
witbt
latterrthe habits
be-
cause he did not think it was cohnasviest
the police watching
of persons in this country
was very un-
satisfactory. A manager c
"building a theatre, he would
pretty nearly
whether, in the event of hisuld
apply in the first instance t
about. The present systemtloodf
btain a license, as he
,Nsve
co
to get permission for the
the Lord Chamberlain. ffifilincdensoinugt
Chamberlain's-office
locality intended. There was
providing the building was
r that,
no risk of a license a.ftle
manner. The manager of a theatre
erected in a
makesubstant
. regulations for its government.
ought to be left to
supervision of stage plays, his lordship
Speaking of the
eroctio. n of a theatre m
speltf well what would and what
the examiner of plays. Revert-
would not pass
the matter of licensing, his lordship •
said
fine. to
opinion that the magisterial s
he was of oP
ystem be very much improved by making it proceed from
could
a per ent instead of a fluctuating body. He objected
ve":lllo9"firwociraestialperformances in hells and
solely because proper precautions were not
tosaglid.
takenoth er
to places,
prevent
the licenses being given, not the competition.
By Mr. Locke—The Lord Chamberlain's-office would be
able to perform the duty of licensing all places of amuse-
ment, theatres, as well as music-halls, merely by an in-
crease of the staff. Of course, there would have to be a
local stuff to see that country theatres were properly con-
ducted.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. —Ths Day.

LONDON, June B.—Wind this day at noon—South.
Westerly; moderate breeze, and fine weather, but rather
cloudy.
PLYMOUTH, June 7.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Wycliffe,
for the Bristol Channel.
WEYMOUTH, June 6.--NVind •117•"--ArriVect---Gilda,
from Sulina.
LIVEUPDOL, Jute 7.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—British
Viceroy, from 3.1011°,
OFF' LIVERPOOL/ June 7.—Arrived—Beatrice, from
New York.
FALMOUTH, June S.E.—Arrived—Zephyr,
from Pernambuco.
OFF FALMOUTH, Juno 6.—Arrived—Esperanza, from
St. Jago flo Cuba.
BiusrOL June 7,—WiThl S.W.
from Penliorgra.

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HOUSE OF COMMONS—TIirs EvErrixa.
The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The following bills were read a third time and passed
—Aberdare and Central Wales Junction Railway, Alder-
shot Gas and Water, British and Canadian Telegraph
Company, Downs Docks, Greenock and Shaws Water,
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway (Central
Station and Lines), and Va]o of Crickhovvell Railway.
LEICESTER SQUARE.
Mr. WALDEGRAVE-LESLIE asked the hon. mem-
ber for Bath, whether the Metropolitan Board of
had any intention of causing the inclosure in Leicester
square to be turned into a garden or ornamental ground,
1
under the provisions of the Gardens in Towns Protection.
Act (1863); and, if so, how soon the garden will be pro-
ceeded with ?
Mr. TITE said the Act of 1863 passed to deal 'with
neglected open spaces had been found very defective, and
much difficulty had b,ten experienced. The board had
taken steps to deal with Leicester-square, but the owuer
of the ground had served them -with notice of trespass,
but some points of law were raised which still remain for
argument, and as the case could not come on for argument
ve mn
obte rs,aaynwd
hull:1i
vl
ot
uhladt
be d matterone h. adl boonf
the disposeddeeisioit
of, he
No
could
went against them he should apply to Parliament to
amend and simplify the law.

D-0-ERIAL PARLIAMENT

ROUSE OF LORDS.-LAST EVENING. -
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack
at five o'clock.

LORD BROUGHAM.
Lord BROUGHAM took the oaths and his seat.
EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN.

Lord SHAFTESBURY asked the First Lord of the
Treasury whether it was the intention of Government to
introduce a bill this session for bringing children engaged
in certain trades under the operation of the Factory Act ?
Earl RUSSELL requested the noble lord to repeat his
question on Monday next.
CHARITY TRUSTS BILL.
On the motion of the LORD CHANCELLOR this bill
was read a first time.

PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The following bills were read a second time :—Liver-
pool Central Railway Station, Saltash Road, Leven and
East of Fife Railway, and Macclesfield, S.nutsford, and
Warrington Railway.
The Buchanan Estate Bill, the Liverpool Sewage Utili-
sation Bill, and the Newehurch Parish Division Bill were
read a third time and passed.
THE ROYAL MESSAGE.
Earl RUSSELL brought up the message from her most
gracious Majesty asking the house for an additional pro-
vision for her Royal Highness Princess Mary of Cam-
bridge on the event of her approaching marriage with
Prince Teck. The noble lord moved a reply agreeing to
the address, which was adopted.
THE ABOLITION OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT

BILL.
On the motion of the LORD CHANCELLOR the
'house went into committee on this bill, and the different
clauses were agreed to, and the house resumed.
THE NEW FOREST.
Lord NELSON presented a petition from the com-
moners, freeholders, and residents in the New Forest and
its neighbourhood, praying for the rejection of clauses 4
and 5 of the Crown Lands Bill, and to be heard by counsel
against the said clauses. This petition was signed by
750 persons; and he asked that the bill should be
referred to a select committee up stairs, in order
that the apprehensions which were entertained in refe-
rence to the proposed alterations in the New Forest were
well-founded or not.
CROWN LANDS BILL.

Earl GRANVILLE, in moving the seartid reading of
this ;bill, briefly explained the objects of the bill, bit
in so low a tone as to be inaudible in the gallery.

Earl NELSON said that under an act which had been
passed some time since, an arrangement was entered into
With the commoners by which a large number of acres of
pasturage ground was included in the dimensions of the fo-
rest, to the detriment of the interests of the commoners. But
what the commoners complained of in the present instance
was that instead of leave being given to shoot by lease it
was now given by this bill by licence under sign manual.
The acreage consisted of 90,000 acres in round num-
bers, a great portion of which would be most
rigorously dealt with by the powers proposed to be
conferred on the Commissioners of Woods and Forests.
At the present riding and driving was impeded in the New
Forest, but that state of things would be altered,
and an instance of this kind had already occurre ion the
case of a person who refused access through a porta
the land which had always been used as a highway. He
contended that other injuries would be inflicted on the in-
terests of the persons resident in the neighbourhood,
and the land would be depreciated by the proposed altera-
tions. The Commons would not object to the bill if the
noble Lord President would transfer the power of licensing
the land from the Crown to the woods and forests, and
substituting the system of licensing instead of leasing.
The bill was read a second time, and referred to a select
committee.
The Nuisances Removal Bill was read a second time,
and'the Hop Trade Bill was read a third time and passed.
Other bills of minor importance were also advanced a
stage.
On the order for going into committee on the Com-
panies Act (1862) Amendment Bill,
Lord OVERSTONE animadverted at some length upon
the facilities which the Legislature of late years had af-
forded for the establishment of joint-stock companies with
shares in which small amounts were called up, and on
which the liability was limited. He reminded the house
that he had objected to the passing of the Limited Lia-
bility Act, and had predicted the ruin which the reckless
trading of the new companies would entail upon their
shareholders. He objected, therefore, to passing a measure
which purposed to facilitate the splitting up or multiplica-
tion of the shares of those companies.
Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY defended the bill
which was opposed by Earl GREY, who moved that the
committee be postponed for three months.
Lord TEYNHAId observed that so important was the
matter considered by the commercial world that if the
present bill did not pass there were companies prepared to
incur the expense of promoting private bills in Parliament
for the same purpose.
On a division the amendment of Earl Grey was carried
by 17 to 14. The bill was therefore lost.
Their lordships adjourned at a quarter to eight o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS—LAST EVENING.
The SPEAxEit took the chair at four o'clock.
CHURCH RATES.

Mr. L•'. HOPE gave totico that in the event of the
Abolition of Church Rates Bill being read a second time
he should move that it be referred to a select committee.
EXPERIMENTAL GUNNERY.

Mr. G. STUCLEY asked the Secretary for War whether
the penetration of various guns had been tested against
works faced with granite ; and, if so, would ha be pleased
to lay before the house the official report upon such expe-
riments ; and whether the Gun Cotton Commission had
reported; and, if the Commission had not reported, when
the report might be expected?
The Marquis of HARTINGTON said experiments bad
been made with guns of various construction against
granite walls, and the reports, of course, would be laid on
the table of the house, but more experiments had been
decided on, and, therefore, it was thought best that the
whole of the reports should be produced together. The
Gun Cotton Commission was a very peculiar one, and he
feared it would be some time before the report was
received.