The Sun.
London, England, 1855-08-09 00:00:00

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SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock.

BRIGHTON RACES.

(THIS DAY.)

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH)
FOURTH BIENNIAL STAKES.

Aleppo
Ariel

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Six ran.
PAVILION PLATE.

Queen Mab filly
William Rufus

Nine ran.
RAILWAY PLATE.

Sandboy
William Rufus

Nine ran.
BRIGHTON CIIP.

Rataplan
Sharavogue
Newmarket

Three ran.

CHAMPAGNE STAKES.

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SUSSEX STAKES.
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Aleppo is scratched for the £BO Plate tomorrow.

I APERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS.—(THIS EVENING.)
The LORD CHANCELLOR took hia seat on the woolsack
at five o'clock.
Lord MONTEAGLE presented ten petitions from
various places signed by several thousands of persons in
favour of the Sale of Beer Bill.
Lord CONGLETON presented a petition from the an-
nual conference of the Wesleyln ministers agains-, the
sale of liquors on the Lord's-day.
LIMITED LIABILITY BILL.
_ _ _

Lord RED ESDALE presented a petition from the
Merchants' House of Glasgow, against the Limited
Liability Bill. The noble lord took occasion to press
upon the Government the propriety of withdrawing this
bill for the session. It was obvious by the progress
made in the Appropriation Bill, it had been intended to
close the session on Saturday: He complained
of the unprecedented course taken by the GO
vernnient to force on an important measure
after the second reading of the Appropriation
Bill. He referred to such measures of as urgent a cha-
racter as the Limited Liability Bill having been with-
drawn in consequence- of the lateness of the se, sion.
EVen in the morning sitting of the House of Commons
on that day the Government had withdraWn the Leases
of. Settled Estates Bill. He, therefore, was at a loss
to account for the conduct of the Government in persever-
ing with a measure like,the Limited Liability Bill—a mea-
sure which involved so serious a change in our commer-
cial legislation, and which was epee to so many übjec-
tions. He did not think that the Government were pay-
ing a proper deference to the character of that house in
pressing forward a treasure, the details of -which it was
utterly impossible to- consider with satisfaction at this
peeled of the session.
Lord CAMPBELL thought the Government were
bound to proceed with the measure, after- the pledgee
which they. had given and the expectations they had
thereby raised ; but he believed the result of the bill
would be general disappointment. -
Earl GRANVILLE deprecated any discussion on the
measure until it was regularly before them.
NUISANCES 'REMOVAL (AMENDMENT) BILL.
On the motion of the Duke of ARGYLL, this bill was
read a third time and passed.
CONICAL FLOUR-MILL COMPANY.
This bill was read a third time and passed.
PUBLIC-HOUSES (IRELAND) BILL.
Earl GRANVILLE rose to move that, inasmuch as
the bill for the Transfer of Licenses of Public-houses in
Ireland is intended to remedy a construction of the law
in relation to the transfer of licenses which has been but
recently arrived at, the introduction of the bill took place
at a late period, and as the decisions on the existing law
have been such as to be productive of much publee
convenience, consequently the• circumstances which
render legislation on the subject-matter of the said bill
expedient are of such urgency as to render the immediate
consideration of the same necessary.
Lord MONTEAGLE said the course taken by the
Government within the la 4 few; evenings was such as
to render the standing orders of their, lorellhips' house a
nullity:
Earl GRANVILLE denied the Government were at
all to blame for the course referred to. They had no
alternative but to press certain bills, which they consi-
dered of a most urgent and important character, upon
their lordships' attention. He would not, however, press
his resolution if there was any strong objection to it.
Lord ST. LEONARDS deprecated the conduct of the
Government in reference to the standing orders of the
house.

Earl GREY charged the Government with forcing
bills through the house against the rules of the house
and the wishes of their lordships.
Earl GRANVILLE considered that the noble earl
was not at all justified in using such language towards
the Government.
The Marquis of BATH thought that the course taken
by the Government was most objectionable.
Earl GREY reiterated his objection to the proceed-
ings of the Government.
After few words from Earl GLINVILLE
The motion: was agreei to, and the bill was- read a
scond time.

PUBLIC REALTH ACT.
This bill was rend a second time.
DISEASES PREVENTION BILL.
This bill was read a second time.
(LEFT SITTING.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS—(THIS DAY.)
The SPEAKER took the chair shortly after 12 o'clqck.

NE `W

On the motion of Mr. 11.1YTER a new writ was
ordered for Kidderminster, in the place of Mr.
1•"4, who has accepted the office of.. Vice,Presi•
dint of the Board of. Trade,; also a new writ for.
Kilmarnock, in the place of Mr. Bouverie, who
has accepted the office of President of the Poor Law
Board ; aTso a new Writ for .the borough 'Of Hertford,
in the place of Mr. Cowper, who has accepted the office
of President Of tfie-Board 01'116401:

CIiA.IIITA.BL • E TRUSTS BILL.
ThiS bill, was real a third time and Passed
UNION. OF CONTIGUOUS BENEFIC.
° ES BILL:
This bill was read a third time and passed.
CRIME: AND OUTRAGE' (litELA.NDI CO:`;
• , TINFANCII 'BILL. '
This bill was read a third time and passed.
,:CHOOL GRANTS ' (SECITRIT't 'OR APPLI '
• - ' CATION) BILL; '
Thisr tr:ri,S:7l2l9 teal a third time and Pa:sEse:i:AT.Es
LEASES ,4150 SALES OF SETTLED' ESTATES
. '
"BILL.
The house thel‘7e4t, into.conlmittes upon thi, ii,ii.
On clause.2o,
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lir. :WHITESIDE' a%ietne length contended the,t;
this chiuse"Ba -been ntrodueed virtually for the par.:
pose of_prßrentio,„ff the -act- applying:to the-case, of .Sir
ThornaS Wilion. It had been unjustly stated that that
gentleman-hpa wished to enclose liampstead I:Lath,
when, in faet; he bail, only,couglit to obtain leaßin;g
power; ;" -ja., repeated ..,attempts for .which ol.ject he
la I been obstructed .by the , false. reports set in
_cir-
cniatio4 against him. The hon. and learned gentleman
read a letter from. Sir Thomas Wilson himself, written
to a friend, illicb be maiutai,ned clearly showed this to
have been .the.case, andopncluded by pointing out the
manifelt.,injuticedf,the clause, . ._. ~ . .
Mr. FOSTER supported. the'clause.
The .'-'9!4:TCITOR-GENERAL said it was undhoubt-
edly true that this, craue had been -iptrodticed intn -the
bib, in'„cianAiegnence :Of . its being stated to .him that
unleSB,c:Ae';bill *ilia. , Contain, some clause of an
explicit-
,no-,tiqe,it wpuld he quite impossible to carry its
Ptebee°llcf:r. 'eaqiirq. ,- At the, same time he did not ii ish
pressio/k- '''''.9'l?ls irViq4: so as. to give rise to the ina-
tinular-I'46!''' 4 I-ag
- ' loclivicLar 'directed. Against, a. any par-
bow this ailEcult .11Mio'gt",therefere, ::considered
bodied a prineiveY-ne,°"o be best rnet, be had um-
‘,,,ficch ti.p, i sliw:t i., , "lie 'ffiii 'lines -of the bill with
—?b eaT)—, aryl ligt,ZiLt4r.7 •-hurse- Perfectly acicoired.
uttnaecl' that that princiPle ' Wag a
sou DJ to 4 eof ref.A app.., ..,Nviil
.., _ , ,
Thorn al 'Wilson let ,h14,....-_,, "- rcgaru, however to Sir
ilouse,.Rud ti "(04,e, „,_s.tmi.esTimbis appheaticn to the
to say bat
svAell";,oo:;749legllp
te-Siatione.ralywilmkl unclO't.dte
debate
would ictue4vtatas.tnede the ri.q.:01..."
leetion of thii
tleman's. c,lairra the,beat angt4n6ittoliberat'livi3 that'
beyond-4;1,6540n Varliainent, mral„ the .. at. tention ;iad
to adjudleatli upon them: (llear, hear.) !' fitting pg i'la:co
Mr. tAR Au
ROW.said his pport tothe chi'ti!e would
, '
be•baseailPon his repuznau ce to the gene?sa •
r
interfering Ivith the,,,wilie of testators,. ;'tl3, rnciplo 9f
,Sir .T, 'v.., s.FIRT.LEK did riot, approve of the Aft of
Pide-wind which Lad been brought ta beat' up6n this
clause, .a,Atl e?oported it, onr the ground that 'to exnit. ,''',;
it would epil&viger,t4 f rther TogresS of the reeaini.'36
Sir j, 444, „„r1 •u - .I, .
debate iillicfiliad;iturt,
...,,viwas.quitetaxen by surprise by tfie
d He had
down to .the .be on .cove
I:lOusert.o.tare part in the 'discussion'
_of a
measure Nvll4o Atoo4- a little lower on the paPer--he
meant the DesPartekot Busincgs in the Conrt of C'„an'-„
eery Bill- -and he must,eay that aCoiirt of Equity Which
bad of late .live. 4. Rurged- of. litany' defectg would, in
his opinion,be alainah safer and mare
the decision of the claims which fitting"tri tribunal for
ward in the. case.of Sir Thos. Wisilso,adr-than
lirou,.,bt Jo 1
Commons .c.ould be; -Be. wag great. as
the Efon,,o, off, ,
Hampstead-heath as any persOhleonid possibly" be,mir(;fin°a'
thought that it was conducive-to,thalealth'ind ' recrz.ra-
tion of the people, And ought not to, be" enclrfreed, n,nd
that, rather than it .shauld be, hesshould,ath: te the
purchase, on behalf of the Crovvn, efalaY4ightiJ-oteh
Sir Thomas Wilson might ha N ini these lu-nda, ,A, I

the clause under notice, he should be in favour ?t its
adoption, did it provide for the appearance of parties in
the Court. of Chancery • but as it stood he objected to it,
and should like to see it modified so as to meet his view
of the matter. At all events be conceived there co,ild
be no better tribunal for adjudication upon leasing
powers than the Court of Chancery.
After a few words from Mr. BUTT,
Sir D. NORREYS thought the most honest course
for the house to adopt would be not to make the bill un-
just to an individual, but leave it to the Court of Chan-
cery to decide all matters that were in question.
Mr. HENLEY objected to the clause, thinking it a
means of inflicting a private hardship upon public prin-
ciples.
After some observations from Mr. BILL,
Sir B. HALL thought that it would be far better that
h bill, and
dshould
should
obuel
d therefore altogether
or 'lf
atsh eb
Wilson taver,.l
left
oTuhto
ed'aed and seof
vote for the clause.

Mr. MALINS denied that it had ever been the inten-
tion of Sir Thos. Wilson to enclose Hampstead-heath.
He would rather see the bill stopped altogether than
that the clause which was proposed should be inserted.
He would give his most strenuous opposition to the
clause.

Lord R. GROSVENOR hoped the bill would pass
with this clause, but if the clause was rejected he trusted
the bill would be withdrawn.
Mr. J. G. PHILLIMORE thought there were grave
objections to this bill, but if it was passed with this
clause he had no hesitation in saying it would be a most
unjust and preposterous measure.
Mr. L. WIGRAM thought the bill ought to pass
with the clause in it, but he put it to the Solicitor-Gene-
ral whether it would not be better for hon. members to
enjoy themselves with the fresh air of Hampstead-heath
in preference to discussing a measure that could not by
any possibility pass during the present session.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL admitted the good
sense of the suggestion of the hon. and learned member
for the University of Cambridge. (Hear.) If gentlemen
were determined to divide on the omission of the clause,
he would feel bound, knowing that the bill would be use-
less without the clause, to withdraw the measure alto-
gether.
After some observations from Mr. HENLEY,

Sir G. GREY said that after the statements of the
Solicitor-General he should withdraw the measure, and
for that purpose he should move that the Chairman re-
port progress.
A short discussion then took place. The chairman
reported progress and obtained leave to sit again that
day three months.

The result is the bill is withdrawn.
DESPATCH OF BUSINESS COURT OF CHAN-

CERY BILL.

On the house going into committee on this bill,
Sir J. GRAHAM adverted to the changes that had
taken place in the administration of justice in the Court
of Chancery, and congratulated the house in passing a
measure which had been productive of so much good.
He felt proud that the change should have taken place
in some measure from a suggestion of his own, and
under his innistration. (Hear.) It was true that by the
measure intro iuced by him in 1852, the labours of the
judges had teen greatly increased, but those labours had
been cheerfully borne, and the arrears in the Court of
Chancery had been kept down, although there had been
a far greater increase of business than bad ever been
known in the Court of Chancery in so short a period as
the time that had elapsed since the passing of the act in
1852. He beiieved the present measure would be pro-
ductive of great good, although it began at the bottom
instead of the top. The measure had received the sanc-
tio❑ of the Master of the Rolls, the Vice-Chancellors,
and the Lord Justice Turner. He thought, however,
that the two first clauses were objectionable, because
ha was afraid that the measure, as at present put for-
ward, would hold out a temptation to the
judges to refer matters of the greatest importance to
their subordinates.• He deprecated the course that had
been pursued of judges, after sitting six hours in court,
being called upon to attend to matters in chambers.
He thought that other judges should be appointed to
attend to chamber business, and thereby relieVe the
present judges from the onerous duties they had to per-
form.. If the present measure was carried, expense
would be raved, and the public would be benetitted.
He was in hope that in another session a measure would
be brought forward for the appointment of additional
judges in the Court of Chancery, in consequence of the
great increase in the labours of the present judges.
Mr. MALINS dOubted the propriety of appointing
new judges in the Court of Chancery, and as an instance
of there being no necessity for such a course, ho might
state that the Vice-Chancellor Stuart rose on the 27th
of last month, having disposed of every case before
him, and nothing to do in his chamoers. In fact there
was at the present moment no arrears in the Court of
Chancery, a circumstance that he believed was without
preeedent previous to the last few years.
The hon and learned gentleman was interrupted by
The SPEAKER, who stated that the hour of adjourn-
ment had arrived (10 minutes to four).

The SOLICITOR•GENERAL intimated that it was
his intention to proceed with the measure through all
its stages to-morrow.

The house then adjourned to six o'clock.

The house resumed at six o'clock, and
[LEFT SITTING.]

CRYSTAL PALACE COMPANY.

The third ordinary general meeting of this company
was held this morning at the Bridge House Hotel, Lon-
don-bridge, for the reception of the report, &c., of tlfe
directors, and also for the purpose of authorising the
conversion of the share capital into stock, and for rati-
fying an agreement with the West End and Crymtal
Palace Railway Company. Mr. Laing, M.P., the
chairman of the company, presided.
There was a numerous attendance of proprietors.
The SECIIETAEY (Mr. G. Grove) having read the re-
port of the direct)r3 and the financial statement, which
have alrea ly been published in The Sun,

The CHAIRHAN moved their reception and adoption by
the shareholders, and was about to proceed, when
Mr. LYON called the attention of the meeting to the
fact that the accounts and books of the company
had not been taken forty-two days before the day of
meeting before the auditors according to the char-
ter. It he accounts ought to have been ready
for the inspection of the shareholders 14 days before the
meeting ; but, on his going to the Palace, on the 2d
August, he found the accounts were not ready, and he
received uncourteous treatment from the official at that
place. He complained of the revenue-book not being
tell:hew-Meg, as it ought to have been, and characterised
the accounts as being in a bad state—(hear) -- neither
showing the whole of the receipts nor payments of the
Cqmpany. (Hear, hear.) He thought a committee
should be appointed to investigate the accounts.
,(I-fear, bear.) -
The CHAIRMIN interrupted Mr. Lyon, by reminding
him he was not in order. (Hear, and hisses.) The
proper mode was for him (the chairman) to make his
statement, and then Mr. Lyon, or any proprietor,
could address the meeting. (Hear, hear, and
approbation.)
Mr. LYON having assented to this course,

( The CHAIRMAN said this was the first time he had
heard anything against the period at which the accounts
and books should be sent before the auditors. It was
true that by the charter the accounts and books should
be ..sent beforo the auditors 42 days before the day of
meeting ; but as it was thought desirable the" accounts
of the company, like those of railway companies, should,
-be Made up to the 30th June, it was impossible to send
the books and accounts before the auditors 42 days be-
Pore the day of meeting, unless au adjournment of the
day Of meeting took- place for that purpOse. He knew
.iLothing about the audit
,n. audi except that he found a certificate,
- al en by Mr. Whitmore and Mr. Fletcher, the auditors,
9elt:hrrensbOoorktst:'6
-r_e_Yetatti:l, ginatilmen„ stating they had examined the
1,*.e07,
.and found them correct, and, as to the ingpec•
,ichbeattshentrehTolhdeedisiiheaetdoarsrhiga,hdtnteovedre'esno.
Lion
th
to
the idea of .
shareholder., ii keeping back information from the
. - Cror were they such fools '
as to do so,
knowing that when,th
the bookirthere opeuttiteb shareholders had had access to
coil on -their heath!! : (Hear,
found that could re-
-now say that the construeLh"r-) The directors' could
was practically at an' end,:
thc 'of the great- undertaking
..awaited entire completion hen" the portions which now
fountains - .(helir, hear):-the g the great range of lower
completed and played with srtelPsPr. ones having been
during the summer. 'The'. upperwithent interruptiOu,
being substantially completed, the
e range of 'fount airs.
consideration of tae direct-4i' wi,„surypestibii for the
mitting them to be played now Cr' keep tcir of their per
addi-
tional attraction for the ensuing •yeirfi rin 'for
work of art th'Ciystal Peace had beenniltisteisrn4neA;9 l'
and he stated deliberately,' Mier ,alou '• ...re-g.u.,
. . ~ rt..ey . bilsiiiees
through most of the great capitals of Mir*, 'Where h
had had an opportunity of refleabing hiiMemari With::
'Sight of a'gret4 many menuments and works of art, that
he !ma seen nothing so great and beautiftil in itself a e a
'''
- .
work of art as. the' Crystal Palace ; am]." in future y e,b.iis
whentilts-looked back on the names Of Vaiten,,the;‘•
presiding' gmitia;`and- Digby Wyatt, and pvio* Jones, _
g'ent'emer. who had carried out those beantit4 couite
Which they ati- adf'fiired, 'a
halo Would surround their
names, And they i.tould'rank as high as any of the great
Italian artist's el 'the middle ageS, notexcepting Raphael
'or Michael :Angelo. '(A:pplanie.) Its success as a p;.:blic
and natioeal undertaking had po,dottlit depended much
on' the manner in which certain great ceremonies and
fetes had lieen carried out, such as
,the opening cer3.-
mony by the Qu'em arid the RoYal firnilY, and_tlie_ v kit
of the Ernperiiranii ErninLeis of the French. The Cr3'3tal
Palace now a2surrii4e rtatiet al Cbarcter, which had been
vorthily carried out, for he hoped nothing bad
.been, done in the direction of the undertaking
127_
_d,,dZeg,te from that character, but that they had rather
.
,„7...!a0 , Witted oniall obeasiniik with a desire to give ad-
-011.1 nal,eclnt to it, dmake ' ~,,;(li__ _ , i, an it a means of instruction
' itie_,,L"t recreatienfor the masses of the peop!e—.
k "
/ and the 'NI
of 1,3-00 '6O, , ace haying, been visited by
,upwards
good' ri,riAt i7j:lieolis: none cmild deny hut.,that gr.*
inercial tilS,Ret,t,'4n,,to.°49l.:i (lcar:) As to its coin-
tlrey, entertaine6:4.7&?emiel th 6. high, expectations
had 'Aot 'beat rVaitic" ~ eAtlyß'eridd pf the undertaking.
• •showing` tb. - ee;, 'Prite ' before
:air eirctiiii,taiicei very .f.,tv u‘W''Year were, considering
had. been disehOrced. • .
_,,,ourable. All their 'expenses
4,
~ and a-diiiitlentof r
been ' paid, and a 4 quisidetiablii, , .) per cent.. hal
`'They) had now entered thiir Eaenerl'i" ' carried , Over.
migt4 .200. . p e,c ted J.. 04
,mtwii,„
,:ti.1,3: , 3rear,. ben: ~.itt
; • ''''-11910507:41ig..4
.. . .

OFFICIAL DESPATCH FROII THE
CRIMEA.

(Prom a Supplement to Tuesday's Gazette.)
WAR-DEPARTMENT, AUG. 8.

Lord Panmure has this day received a despatch and
its enclosures, of which the following are copies, ad-
dressed to his lordship by General Simpson, Command-
ing her Majest'y Forces in the East :
Refore Sebastopol, July 28, 1855.
My Lord,—Since my despatch of the 24th inst., I
have nothing of importance to relate to you. We con-
tinue to strengthen and improve our advanced works,
which are now so close to the enemy's trenches that I
regret to say that our casualties are necessarily consi-
derable.

The enemy exhibit great activity in adding to and
improving their deferacee, aad the conveyance of large
military stores from the north to the south side is in-
ereasing.
__ _

I beg to transmit the lists of casualties to the 26th
inst., and the confidential fortnight reports of the Gene-
rals of Division and Brigade.
The cholera has nearly ceased in the ranks of the
army.

I have, &c., JAMES SIMPSON,
Lieut.• General Commanding.
The Lord Panmure, &c.

Enclosure 1.