The Sun.
London, England, 1855-06-19 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

TATTERSALL'S—No/ova'.
During the early part of the afternoon the business that
was transacted was chiefly in the way of settling on the events
of the past week. Towards the close, however, book-makers
busily addressed themselves again to events to come, and
speculation became tolerably active.
Of the Hampshire " features," only the Stewards' Plate,
to be run for at Stockbridge next Thursday, was brought
into notice ; 2 to 1 and 7 to 4 were taken about Oulston,
and 7 to 2 about Kingstown, but the investments were only
in small sums.

NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE.—Vindex was rather unsteady ;
at first 8 to 1 was taken, but at the close 9 to 1 was laid and
afterwards offered. The following five were backed at evens
against the field :—Gamekeeper, Vindex, Spinner, Rother
ham, snd Courtenay.

LIVERPOOL Cur.-5 to 2 was taken to some money about
Shoreham; no other horse mentioned.

CrOODWOOD STAKES.-At the commencement Malmsey was
backed at 12 and 14 to 1, but the hope with which these odds
were taken was quickly extinguished by subsequent offers to
bet 500 to 20 agst her ; Quince, Pumicestone, and Mishap
were in good demand at 1,000 to 60 each, and the same odds
were taken about Syvagee, after several small sums had been
invested on him at 20 to 1.

THE DERBY.—FIy-by-Night maintained the lead at 10 to 1
(taken to nearly 3011.) ; Fazzoletto and Dramatist were
backed at 1,100 to 50 each, and The Danube and Bird-in-
Hand received considerable support in "well-informed
quarters," the former at 1,000 to 45 and 1,010 to 51, and the
latter at 1,000 to 40 and 1,010 to 45. 1,000 to 35 was
taken twice about Result, 1,001 to 30 and 3,000 to about
Voivode ; 50 go 1 and 40 to 1 to various sums about Rhody-
cina colt. Nothing else occurred worthy of particular
comment.
The quotations at the close were as follows ;
STEWARDS' PLATE—STOCKBRIDGE.
7to 4 agst Mr. Howard's Ouleton (taken)
7to 2 agst Mr. H. Hill's Kingstown (taken)
NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE.
9to 1 agst Sir C. Monck's Vindex (taken)
10 to 1 agst Mr. Harrison's The Spinner (taken)
10 to 1 agst Mr. A. Jolmstone's Rotherham (taken)
LIVERPOOL CUP.
sto 2 agst Lord Wilton's Shoreham (fallen)
GOODWOOD STAKES.
15 to 1 agst Lord Clifden's Homily (offered)
16 to 1 agst Mr. Greville's Quince (taken and offered)
16 to 1 agst Lord Wilton's Pumicestone (taken)
16 to 1-agst Mr. J. M. Stanley's Mishap (taken)
16 to 1 agst Mr. Payne's Syvagee (taken.)
21 to 1 agst Mr. Magenis's Instructress
25 to 1 agst Mr. T. Parr's Wantage (taken)
25 to 1 agst Mr. T. Parr's Robgiil (taken)
25 to 1 agst Mr. Batson's Malmsey (offered)
flooDwoon CUP.
4to 1 agst Mr. Howard's Oulston
4to 1 agst Mr. M. Dennett's Rattle (taken)
ST. LEGER.
Bto 1 agst Mr. Rudston Read's Marchioness (taken)
DERBY.
10 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's Fly-by-Night (taken)
20 to 1 agst Lord Wilton's Dramatist (taken)
20 to 1 agst Mr. W. Etwall's Danube (taken)
20 to 1 agst Lord Derby's Fazzoletto (taken)
22 to 1 agst Mr. Bryan's Bird-in-Hand (taken)
28 to 1 agst Mr. Howard's The Result (taken)
30 to 1 agst Mr. J. Merry's Voivode (taken)
40 to 1 agst Mr. Hobson's colt by Footstool, out of
Rhedycina (taken)

WELLS, TEE JOCKEY.—We are glad to announce that this
very clever light-weight, who met with an accident at the
ongagenasnt there this
re-
cent race meeting at Hampton, is so farrecovered as to be able
to proceed to Stockbridge to fulfil
week.

HOUSE OF COMMONS—(THIS DAY.)
The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock.
The Lords' amendments to the Lands Improvement
Company Bill were considered.
ENGLAND AND IRELAND IMPROVED COM-
MUNICATION BILL.
On the third reading of this bill,
Mr. 'WILSON moved to insert a clause reserving to
the Government power to make such alterations in the
bill, from time to time, as should secure the conveyance
of the mails between England and Ireland.
Mr. V. SCULLY moved an amendment to insert the
words " passengers " or " luggage "in the clause.
Mr. CORRY opposed the amendment.
After a short discussion the amendment was with-
drawn.

Mr. V. SCI7LLY then proposed an amendment
limiting the term of the agreement between the Govern-
ment and the Railway and Steam Packet Companies to
two years, instead of five years, as proposed by the bill.
Mr. VANCE opposed the amendment on the ground
that two years would not be a fair time to test the
working of the proposed arrangement.
Mr. WILSON said he was sorry he could not accede,
on the part of the Government, to th 3 amendment, bias-
much as the contract already existing between the
Government and the Steam-packet Company would not
expire till 1860.
The amendment was then withdrawn, and the clause
agreed to.
Mr. WILSON then explained that, this bill in
passing now would pass without a single obligation on
the part either of the Government or the com-
panies. The first object of the bill was to secure
in the first instance the most rapid postal com-
munication between the two countries. (Hear, hear.)
When that object was attained by the Postmaster-Ge-
nera!, the Government could have no other end in view
than to promote the passenger traffic between England
and Ireland. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. 11. HERBERT expressed his satisfaction at the
statement just made by the Secretary to the Treasury,
which he hoped would be carried out in a liberal spirit
by the Government.

Mr. V. SCULLY then moved another amendment to
limit the time of contract to three years.
The amendment was negatived without a division,
and the bill read a third time.
THIRD REA.DINGS.
The Iledon and Hull, &c. Road Bill, the Shrewsbury
Improvement Bill, the Ipstones Mineral Branch Rail-
way Bill, the Dundalk Harbour and Port Bill, and the
Wisbech Port Bill were read a third time and passed.
PETITIONS.

Lord EBRINGTON presented four petitions
against the interference with the sale of ale and
beer on the Lord's day, and two against the re-
commendation of the Commissioners of last ses-
session for the abolition of licences being carried into a
law ; one by an lion. Member in favour of the Tenants'
Improvement (Ireland) Compensation Bill.

TENANTS' IMPROVEMENT (IRELAND) COM

PENSATION BILL.

On tho order of the day for the housa going into com.
mittee,

VißCount GALWAY moved the adjournment of the
consideration of this bill until after the disposal of the
Metropolis Local Management Bill.

Sir J. SHELLEY said that the motion for post-
poning the going into committee on this bill till
that clay three months would, in all probability,
involve a discussion of its principle. He agreed
with the right honourable member for Buckingham
that these morning sittings ought to be appropriated to
the consideration of such bills as were in such a state
as progress could be made with them, and he put it
to the house whether a day should be lost in this manner.
Mr. MAGUIRE said this was a question that was
looked to with great anxiety and interest by the
people of Ireland, and he had heard of no sufficient rea-
son why the present course should be adopted.
Mr. HORSMAN said there were two principles in-
volved in this bill. One prospective and the other retro-
spective. On the retrospective clause there appeared
to be a difference of opinion, but on the prospective
clause there was none. He proposed that as the
14th clause contained important provisions relative
to the principle of the bill, the house should proceed
with the clauses up to the 14th, when the further con-
sideration of that should be postponed to Thursday even-
ing, when the principle of the bill could then be fully
discussed.

After considerable discussion, in which the Irish mem-
bers took a prominent part, the house divided on th•
motion of Viscount Galway.
For the motion
Against it
Majority aga,:nst the motion -52
(LEFT SITTING.)

LAW INTELLIGENCE (TIIIS DAY).

HOUSE OF LORDS.

The house sat to-day to hear Scotch appeals. The
PeerA present were the Lord Chancellor, Lord Brougham,
the Duke of Leeds, and Earl Gosford.
A part-heard Sc.aLch appeal occupied their lordahipa
the whole day.