New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-06-16
MISCELLANEOUS.

The sunday music question CONTINUES 10 eXcltt tue
metropolis. Several associations have been formed
" for promoting Sunday music in the Parks and
delegates from each of these associations waited on
Lord Pamertton and asked him TO give an order Tor
tie bands to reeume playing Lord +. declined 10
give oiders and stated that the Government fouod tsei
involved in a religious question in consequence OF the
bands playing He had therefore, acceded to the re-
que.t Of the Archbishop of Canterbury to stop the
music and could hold out hope to the people OF Its
be resumed The deputatioDs then ask ed If private
bsbos would be permitted to play IN the Parks on
Sundays. To this question Lord Pamerston could
give no reply, but referred them to Sir George Grey
On Sunday last crowds assembled in the various Parks
and private band performed in each. No attempt
ives made to stop them by the police As the crowds
were too large to be addressed by any voice, flag
hOisted as signal for show Of hands in favor OF
continuing the agitation for Sunday recreation. The
vote almost unanimous; after which the people
quietly dispersed.
At he annual meeting of the Royal Geographical
Society held at London, Admiral Beechey, the chair
man, announced that the royal premium the founders
gold medal bad been awarded to DIR. Kane for his
discoveries in the Polar regions Mr.. Dallas accepted
the edal on behalf Of Dr. Kane of whose iTepressi
bic ,prt of enterprise he spoke warmly and promised
10 convey the meoai to Dr. Kane with the least posi-
bic delay. Lieut.. Maury has been elected cOrre-
sponding m, mber of the Society.
The Committee of the House Of Lords unanimously
recommends the creation of peers for life for the pur
pose Of forming Court Of Appeal Two of these life
peers or two Of the legal peers, are to be Deputy
Speakers OF the House, with salary OF 10000 year
each, and three are to form Court of Appeal, the
Lord Chancellor being one.
The Anglo Swiss legion at Schelestadt is being dis
banded al the provided with teuiues de route
to return to Switzerland. The Anglo-Germsn legion
has embarked from Helgoland for England.
Admiral Dundas will keep his flag flying during the
Summer for the purpose Of exercising feet in the
channel Part of the feet is about to proceed to the
Tagus to meet Queen Victoria Oh her proposed visit
to Lisbon.
Gen. Williams and his staff had quilted st. Peters
burg for England via Berlin and Paris. The General
was treated with high consideration in St. Petersburg
and throughout Russia generally.
"The Costa RIGA Railway Company has been Issued
in Liverpool and shares already taken to the extent
of $4,000. A Mr.. Fsrrer claims to have the exclusive
right of railway construction in Costa Rca for ninety
year, and this first part OF his line il from Punta
Arenas to the River Baranca.
Statues of Buike and Curran are ordered for the
House of Commons.
Az the season advances emigration from ireland
steadily increases, and the departures from Dublin
via Liverpool are not much below the average of
years subsequent to the famine.
ret dividend of 2s. per pound is announced to the
creditors of the Tipperary Bank (Sadhers).
The British Govern ment is about to present to Swe
den two of the recently constructed gunooats,
as models for the building of Swedish fotila Of the
same DESCRIPTION
The Board Of Trade returns for the month of April
show an increase in exports OF about tl34oooo over
months of this year show decrease of than two
millions and half In the shipping returns there is
an increase of tonnage inward of 1888 900 tuns, and
outward of 1879 tuns during the month of April over
same time last year.
The Bombay Times of the oath ult, in anticipation
Of the Overland Mail, has been received The intei-
gence is not Of much importance. India was quiet,
i we except some threatening appearances that had
manifested themselves at MOplah, but to suppress
which prompt measures bad been taken. Dude con-
tinued tranquil and the people appeared to be very
well pleased with the change of government. The
late Ring bad reached Benares his way to En-.
gland, to complain of his alleged wrongs. The Chief
of Khy rpOor had set out upon a similar Grand Im-
ports were dull. Cotton firm. Securities
advancing. Money market was easier. The exchange
was falling rapidly.
The intelligence received from Australia by the
Hogue is of satisfactory character. Commercial az
fairs in the country have considerably improved, and
the prospects of trade we've encouraging The sur
plus labor thrown in during the hight Of the god MANIA
well the overplus of goods appears to have been
quite absorbed and the value of labor had again takea
an upward direction. The Legislative Council had
voted tlOO, 900 for immigration purposes. The yield
of gold cOLtnued to show small but steady increase.