The Sun.
London, England, 1855-06-08 00:00:00

EXCISE ACTS.

Tuesday evening,
REPEAL (OXFORD) BILL.
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STAMP DUTIES
This bill was read a second time.
Colonel DUNNE gave notice that on going into corn.
mittee on the bill, he should raise the question of the
pro.,
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BILL.
On the order for the second reuling of this bill, •
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER stated that
it would be necessary that it. should be remodelled, and he
therefore proposed that it should be read a second time and
committed pro forma, in order that it might be reprinted
with the necessary alterations.
Sir H. WILLOUGHBY objected to this coarse, because
there were objections to the principle of the bill.
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The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER the withdrawal of this and
this course, and the order was discharged
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FRIENDLY SOCIETIES BILL.
This bill was read a third time.
GOLD FINGER.RINGS BILL.
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This bill was read a second time, and ordered to be
committed to-morrow (this day). The title of this bill
created some merriment.
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Mr. WILSON obtained leave to bring in a bill to allow
spirits of wine to be used duty free in the arts and mann-
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and the house adjourned at a littarter-PaSt One o'clock until°
a quarter to four o'clock to-morrow (this d
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The uourier, sailing transport, sailed into Portsmouth
harbour on Wednesday evening from Spithead, to dis-
embark the baggage belonging to deceased officers and
men, which she brought from the Crimea.

ASCOT RACES.

(THIS DAY.)

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
lsr CLASS WOKINGHAM STAKES.

Acrobat

Orson
Lord Albemarle

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Eleven ran.
SWEEPSTAKES OF 50 SOVS.

Poor Player
Claret

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Cranborne .

Guitar .

Two ran.
MEMBERS'. PLATE.

Six ran.
SECOND CLASS WOKINGHAM.

Palmerston

Icarus

Namur

Six ran.
GREAT WESTERN STAKES,

Chalice
Sneer colt
Para

Nine ran.
£5O PLATE.

Humboldt .

Gossip

Four ran. 4
Bolton and Chisel left here for Newton.

I UPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS.—(THIS EVENING.)
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack
at five o'clock.

SECOND READINGS.

On the motion of Lord REDESDALE, the following
bills were read a second time :—Merton College Estate,
and the Cromford and High Peak Railway.

THIRD READINGS.

The Banff, Macduff, and Turriff Railway Bill, the
Swansea Dock Bill, and the Cornwall Railway Bill,
were severally read a third time and passed.
The Earl of HARDWICKE gave notice that, on
Thursday next, he should call their lordships' attention
to the system of measurement of ships for tonnage.
Lord BERNERS gave notice that on an early day
he would present a petition for the abolition of set-
tlements and removals, and he would then call the atten-
tion of their lordships to the subject. The noble earl
also presented a petition in favour of closing public-
houses the whole of Sunday.