The Sun.
London, England, 1855-02-06 00:00:00

Nothing would have been so incompatible with the cha-
racter and feelings of Lord Aberdeen as to have made
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to any of his colleaguef-.. There is only' ore other p',:et
nit Ni-Lich I wish Lo ray ,r w.)3 (1. 7.1 i I,ble fricnd
referred to the later of the Earl of Ripon, and has be-
Aowed on the character of that noble call a eulogy which
I for one, and not only I but the whole house, will be-
lieve to have been well deserved, because the conduct of
the Earl of Ripon in regard to the arrangement which
then took place was in strict keeping with his high
honour and public virtues. But I demur to the contrast
the noble lord has drawn between the Earl of Ripon and
the Duke of Newcastle. The Earl of Ripon, if I read
that letter aright, did not say the arrangement in which
he acquiesced was one altogether agreeable to him ; he
did not say it was one he bad pressed. nor that he had
volunteered. I think he said he had made no provision
whatever to give it up to be bestowed ; that there was
no profession whatever of a readiness to have his office
dealt with according to the combinations of the Govern-
ment and the exigencies of the public service ; but when
the proposal was made to him by the proper and respon-
sible party, then the Earl of Ripon, like a gentleman—
(hear, hear)—and the party politician, gave way to that
proposal, the whole proceeding being perfectly straight-
forward and above board from beginning to end. Well,
would my noble friend the Secretary of State for the
War Department refuse a proposal of that kind ? Did
he differ from the Earl of Ripon ? Is he anxiously to be
exposed to an invidious contrast with the Earl of Ripon,
as if he had for one moment hesitated to accept a pro-
-1 posal made to him by the head of the Government ? No ,
such thing. The Duke of Newcastle went further than
the Earl of Ripon, because Lord Ripon made no pro-
posal at the time to the Government, but only acceded
to that which was proposed to him. But my noble friend
the Duke of Newcastle, in a letter addressed by him
to the Prime Minister, requessed the Prime Minister, on
his own part and on the part of the Secretary of State
for the War Department, to make such a disposition of
his (the Duke of Newcastle's) office as might be best for
the advantage of the Government and of the public ser-
vice. I must say that I think my noble friend behind
me, the member for the city of London, in his anxiety
to do full justice to the Earl of Ripon, has done scanty
justice to the Duke of Newcastle. Sir, I have felt that
if possible, this controversy should be confined to mat-
ters of fact. I hope that I have kept my promise in that
respect. I hope nothing has fallen from me that can
make me in any way, by connivance or otherwise, a
party to the charges of selfishness and treachery, or any
other charges which have been made against my noble
friend. The man deserves contempt who can make such
charges ; and from the colleagues of the noble lord they
will never receive any countenance at at all. (Cheers.)
Viscount EBRINGTONrose, but was nearly inaudible
on account of the rush of members from the house and
galleries, which had up to this moment been densely
crowded. His lordship was understood to deplore the
effect which the present state of affairs with respect to
the formation of a Government would have on the army
and the country at large. He expressed his hope that
such a Government would soon be formed that would
bring the war, which now constituted almost his only
politics, to a speedy and successful issue.
. The house then adjourned at a qbarter to six o'clock.

SPOBTING INTELLIGENCE.

TA TTERSALL'S.-hiONDAT,

LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE.—The current of favour
brought Trout to the top. At Btol he was backed for
some money, and was steadily looking up at the close.
Bastion had apparently the call of Miss Mowbray.
GREAT METROPOLITAN STAKES.—Pharsalus and Fan-
dango were the only horses in demand for this event.
Each was backed at improved prices.

CHESTER CUE—Andover's position was considerably
strengthened. After 1,000 to 60 had been booked
twice, various sense were invested on his at 15 to 1.
Bright Phoebus was backed for upwards of 2501. at 40
to 1 ; and 1,000 to 25 and 1,000 to 20 were taken abort
Weathercock. Nothing occurred to determine the rela-
tive positions of the same leading favourites—the
Reiver, Rotherham, and Arthur Wellesley.

Tu Two THOUSAND.—St. Hubert was backed for
upwards of 3001. at 3 to 1 ; and Lord of the Isles was
in great force at 9to 2 and 4to 1. The latter odds were
not obtainable at the close. 4 to 1 was taken to some
money about Bonnie Morn ; and 10 to 1 and 9 to 1
about Polydore-900 to 100 was booked in one bet.
THE DERBY.—Notwithstanding a -heavy investment
on St. Hubers at 15 to 2, he was still unable to maintain
his ground ' • 8 to 1 was repeatedly laid in hundreds, and
the present layer was desirous of going on. Lord of the
Isles was decidedly second favourite, 12 to 1 would hare
been taken freely. Grmculus Eeuriens declined to 15 to
1, taken to 3001., and Cruiser was backed against him
for 2,000 even ; subsequently several other sums were
laid out in the same way. The odds against the Cruiser
at the close were 100 to 6.

The opposition which Oulston encountered was partly
in jest, partly in earnest ; it was, however, so well mixed
up that it was a task of no slight difficulty to draw a
line between the two ; a bet of 4,000 to 200 at last
quietly settled the question. 6to 1 was taken to 2001.
about him and St. Hubert coupled. 750 to 50 was taken
about Riflomasi. 1,000 to 45 twice about Bonnie Morn.
1,000 to 20 each Vexation colt, and Clementina colt,
and 2,000 to 30 Rotherham.