The Sun.
London, England, 1855-06-14 00:00:00

OFFICE OF SPEAKER.

Mr. WALPOLE moved that a select committee be
appointed to consider and report to the house whether
any and what improvement may be made in the provid-
ing for the execution of the office of Speaker, in the
event of the Speaker's unavoidable absence by reason of
illness or of other causes.

Agreed to.
Mr. INGHAM obtained leave to bring in a bill to
empower the Dean and Chapter of Durham to make
better provision for certain parochial districts in the bo-
rough of South Shields.
The other orders of the day were then disposed of,
and the house adjourned at six o'clock.

SPORTING IIVTELLIGENOE.

HAMPTON RACES-WEDNESDAY.

The Stand Plate of 60. sous (Handicap). Once round

and a distance.

Mr. Death's Cranbourne, 4 yrs, Bst 41b...(W. Abdale) 1
Mr. Mayo's Banstead, 5 yrs, Bst 41b (Kendall) 2
Mr. Downes's Mary Anne, 3 yrs, sst 71b ...(Snowden) 3
The following also ran—lda, Stamford, Black Bess,
and Pantheon.
Betting-2 to 1 agst Ida, 4to 1 each "agst Cranbourne
and Pantheon, and 6 to 1 each agst Black Bess and
Mary Anne. Won easily by two lengths ; a length be.
tween the second and third ; bad fourth. Pantheon and
Black Bess went on the wrong side of the post.

The Claremont Stakes of 10 sovs each, 5 ft; with 50

added, for 2-yr-olds ; Bst 7113 ; and fillies, Bst
31b. Winners extra. Half a mile. 15 subs.

Mr. J. M. Stanley's Sugarcane, by Ratan, Bst Gib (in.
31b extra) .

Lord Chesterfield's Thames Ditton, Bst 1016 (in. 31b
extra)
,
Mr. F. Fisher's Bulbul, Bst 31b (W. May) 3
Betting-6 to 4 on Sugarcane, who made all the
running, and won in a canter by five lengths.
_

The Hurst Plate of 30 sovs, added to a Sweepstakes of
5 sovs each, for 3-yr.olds and upwards ; optional sel-
ling weights. One mile. 6 subs.
Mr. Payne's Spinaway, by •Orlando, 4- yrs, 7st 91b
(carried 7st 111 b), 301, (Flatman) 1
Mr. Samwell's Usurer, 3 yrs, fist 10Ib, 30/...(Ashmall) 2
Mr. W. Evans's Miss Hatch, 3 yr.i, 6st 716, 301.'
(Snowden) 3
The following also ran—Oleaster, Beau Morris, Cap-
tain Keble.

Betting-6 to 4 agst Usurer, and sto 2 agat Spin-
awa3. Won very easily by a length ; bad third. The
winner was bought in for 105 guineas.

The Surrey and Middlesex Stakes (Handicap) of 20 boys
each, 10 ft, and 5 only if declared, with 50 added ; the
second to save his stake. Tivo miles. 25 subs, 15 of
whom declared.

Mr. Payne's Cock Pheasant, by Touchstone, 5 yrs,
7st 121 b (Flatman) 1
Lord Clifden's 4yrs, 6st 121 b (Crouch) 2
Mr. J. Barnard's Warwick, aged, 7st 101 b (Kendall) 3
The following also ran—Winkfield, Georgium Sidus,
and Vulcan.

Betting-5 to 2 agst Cock Pheasant, 3to 1 agst Bodo-
meli, 7 to 2 agst Georgium Sidus, 5 to 1 agst Winkfield,
'and 7to 1 agst Warwick. A fine race in with Ci ck
Pheasant and Rodoqneli .resulted- in a dead heat. War-
wick finished about three lengths behind the first two.
Bad fourth. Vulcan ran against a post, and was pulled
up. Deciding Heat-5 to 4on Cock Pheasant. Won
by a neck.
The Innkeepers' Plate of 30 sovs, added to a Sweep-
stakes of 3 soya each ; optional selling weights, &c.
Heats, three-quarters of a mile. 6 subs. Won in two
heats by Mr. Bailey's New Brighton, 5 yrs, 7st 121 b,
501. (Ashmall), beating Punclibos, Jenny Wren, and
Allington. The winner was sold for 85 guineas.

BETTING ON THE COURSE.
NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE.
9to 1 agst Vindex
10 to 1 agst Courtenay
11 to 1 apt Rotherham
12 to 1 aget Rylstone
GOODWOOD STAKES.
15 to 1 agst Homily
20 to 1 agst Calamus
20 to 1 agst Quince
DERBY. _
10' to 1 agst Fly-by-Night
20 to 1 agst Peter Wilkins .
20 to 1 agst Fazzoletto •
25 to 1 agst Bird in Hand
30 to 1 agst cby Flying Dutchman—Elerda:e
1000 to 30 agst Voivode,
1000 to 30 agst The Wild Irishman
1000 to 20 agst British Lion
The weather was warm and cloudy. Late in the after-
noon rain fell in sharp showers, but it was not of suffi-
ciently long duration to mar the enjoyment of the sport.
The attendance was equal to a first day's average. The
racing was interesting, the principal event—the Surrey
and Middlesex Stakes—occasioning a dead heat.
Barnard's and Langland's large and commodious
Stands were, as usual, placed in capital "seeing" posi-
tions, and were opened at a moderate charge.
Weights for the Scurry Stakes. One mile. 6 subs.
Age st lb Age st lb
Cock Pheasant .. 5 13 0 Minos
Florist
Kennyside Hero 412 2 Phaedra 3 10 11

NEWTON RACES—WEDNESDAY.
(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH )
The Trial Handicap Stakes.

Virtu0u5............................................
Billyßichardson .................................
Eight ran. Won cleverly.
• Golborne Park Stakes.

Tilly
Fisherman
Seven ran. Won by half a lemith.
The Gold Cup.

Lurley
5auceb0x...................
..
. ...
Five ran,
Selling Plate.

C
Young Hack

Five ran. Won in a canter.