The Sun.
London, England, 1864-04-26 00:00:00

WAYS AND MEANS.

The report of the Committee of Ways and Means in refe-
rence to the Fire Insurance Duty was brought up and
agreed to.
CUSTOMS AND INLAND REVENUE BILL.

The CIIANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, in moving
the second reading of this bill, said that the revenue for
excise articles had increased £210,000 a year, in consequence
of the excess in the quantity of excisable articles over
previous- years. He proposed in committee to move
certain resolutions with respect to fire insurance,
and also with regard to licences granted to dealers in tea,
in reference to which latter he proposed to strike out the
words, "not within the limits of a. municipal borough."
He would also move cerk:ain resolutions on the subject of
sugar.
After a short discussion the nitflon was agreed to, and the
bill was read a second time.

-CIVIL BILL COURTS (IRELAKD)-RECOIII-

MITTED BILL

The house then went into committee on this bOl-
Mr. O'HAGAN explained that he intended to ithlroduce
alterations in the bill, and amongst others, to strike oat t:,at
clause which transferred certain duties from the High
Sheriff to the sub-sheriffs, as he understood that that course
was objectionable to the grand juries, and that the high
sheriffs were ready to continue the exercise of these duties.
The various clauses passed through committee.
The Thames Conservative Bill was read a second time,
and referred to a select committee. _ _

The Court of Chancery .Despatch of Business Bill passed
through committee.
Mr. SCHOLEFIELD moved the second reading of the
Law of Partnership Amendment Bill, the object of which
is to apply the principle of limited liability to private
partnerships, under certain circumstances, by which a
partner may become bound to creditors only for a certain
sum; the amount of which would be duly registered.
Mr. H.TTBBA.RD moved the rejection of the bill. He
Buil that it differed materially from other bills which had
been. brought fcrward for the alteration of the law of
partnership, and only applied to the enabling of capitalists
to invest money in mercantile concerns, without risk beyond
their immediate contribution. He contended that a
capitalist advancing money in such cases should be con-
tented with interest, but if he participated in profits to any
extent his responsibility should not be limited. The bill
would introduce a system which would tend to demoralise
the trade of this country.
Mr. MALINS urged that Mr. Hubbard's argument was
directed entirely against the principle of limited liability,
and being so came too late, for that principle had been ac-
cepted and established in the commercial world. This bill
proposed to extend that principle to a number of persons
less than legally composed a joint stock company, and
there could be no reasonable objection to such an eaten-

sion.

The bill was supported by Mr. K. Hodgson, Sir G.
Bowyer, and Mr. Alderman &lemons, and opposed by Mr.
Gregson and Mr. Buchanan, and was read a second time.
The Charitable Assurances Enrolment Biil passed through
committee.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL for IRELAND moved
for leave to alter the constitution and amend the practice
and course of proceeding in the Court of Chancery in Ire-
land. Tracing the history of the reforms which had taken
place since 1824 in the Court of Chancery in England, he
showed that the practice and procedure of the court in
Ireland being identical with that in England, the changes
made in the latter were not made in the system in Ireland.
Since that time there had beat a complete divergence of
practice and procedure in the two courts, and in 1854 a
commission recommended an assimilation of the two
systems. In 1862 another commission was appointed to
again consider the subject, and on their repOrt the present
bill was founded—these recommendations ben:: in the
main that the office of Master in Chancery be abolishe(l9 and
the practice and procedure be assimilated as far as possit....'
to that which existed in England. It was proposed to create
a vice-chancellor and chief clef ks, the abolition of the
masters, and generally an improvement in the procedure of
the court.
Mr. WHITESIDE at some length examined the bill,
contending that it was not wholly in accordance with the
recommendations of the commission.

After debate leave was given.
The other business was disposed of, and the house ad-
,ed.

journi

On Sunday, the Italian artiste engaged at
Windsor in laying the roof of Cardinal Wolsey's
chapel with glass mosaics visited Garibaldi at Clifden. The
General had seen them on the previous day at Windsor,
and personally invited them to call upon him. Ono of them,
it appears, served as a soldier under Garibaldi during the
campaign which did so much for Italian unity.

THE PRINCE OF WALES AND GARIBALDI.—The
Siecle of yesterday says :—Garibaldi before quitting
London received the visit of the heir to the crown of Eng-
land ; the Prince of Wales wished to shake the hand of the
guest of the English people; this is a sentiment which
honours him, and which explains the secret of that popu-
larity which is the principle strength of the English royalty
and which places it above all party attacks. The English
' monarchy is no stranger to any of the manifestations of the
national sentiment, it has no interest opposed to it, it directly
associates itself with that sentiment. Alone among the
princes of Europe, the Prince of Wales has been enabled to
take a step, announced by all the journals, without appear-
ing to yield to the necessity of performing ono of those
popular actions which sometimes cost more than they yield."

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE,

NEWMARKET FIRST SPRING MEETING.

If there was yesterday a diminution in the numbers than`•
used to crowd the Sunday special from Shoreditch we must
abscribe it, we think, to the wonderful spring weather we
are now enjoying. It has tempted many, more especially the
owners of horses, either on the Saturday or Friday previous
to run down and inspect the stables in a :quiet way, while
the fact of many of the habitués of Newmarket remaining
there during the past week had contributed to deprive the
Great Eastern terminus of much of its " First Spring"
bustle and excitement. To-day's card, with the exception
of the Prince of Wales' Stakes—a new and important fea-
ture in the programme of the meeting—numbering 110 sub-
scribers—did not possess any feature of particular interest,
and between the intervals of racing both conversation and
speculation turned on the great event of the morrow.
The French mare kept remarkably firm, General Peel
and Copenhagen running each other very close for the po-
sition of second favourite, and the supporters of each being
sanguine in the extreme. The ground is rather hard, and
from that and other causes but a small field is anticipated.
The Two-yr-old Sweepstakes was notable for the detest
of Puritan, whose running at Northampton, where he de-
feated Tennyson by a neck, made him a very warm fa-
vourite for this event. The race was a singular instance

of " in and out running," as ho now had to succumb to the
Lady Ann filly, who in the Craven week suffered a rather
disgraceful defeat at the ;hands of the same Tennyson, the
beaten horse at Northampton.
In consequ Aloe of an hour having been wasted at the
post in false starts for the Prince of Wales' Stakes we have
only time to record the fact of their being won, after a good
race, by Bacchus beating Suburban and 22 others. 'An ob-

jection has been made against the winner on the ground 0:

a cross by the rider of Suburban.
Sweepstakes of 50 says each, for 3-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 101 b,

fillies, Bst 61b; those by stallions that never got a winner

allowed 31b. A.F. 5 subs.
Mr Savile's Privateer (31o), Bst 71b (car. Bst 81b (Aldcroft) 1
Mr W. S. Cartwright's Isca, Bst Gib (Custance) 2

Betting-5 to 2on Privateer, who made all the running
and won in a canter by eight lengths.
Handicap Plato of £5O , for three-yr-olds and upwards.

R.M.

Captain Christie's Gordian Knot, 3 yrs, Est 71b
(J Gritnahaw) 1
Marquis of Hastings's Redcap, 3 yrs, Sat 101 b (Herbert) 2
Mr Naylor's Bertha, 5 yrs, fist (Challoner) fi
Baron Rothschild's Algarsife, 3 yrs, 7st 31b....(Loates)
The following also ran :—Principal, Columba, Deception,
Village Belle, Jessie, Zeloo, Fanfreluche, Truant, and
Mirage.
Betting-5 to 4 agst Gordian Knot, 100 to 12 agat Truant,
100 to 8 agst Columba, 10 to 1 each agat Algarsife, Jessie,
and Redcap, and 20 to 1 agst Principal.
They left the post in close company, the favourite lying
in the centre, with a slight advantage, having Principal,
Redcap, Columba, and Fanfreluohe on his extreme right,
with Algarsife and Deception on the lower ground. On
reaching the "bushes" Fanfreluche dropped back, and Red-
oap took the second place, closely followed by Principal and
Algarsife, who came on nearly abreast into the Abingdon
Mile Bottom, where Gordian Knot drew away, and won
very easily by four lengths,
Sweepstakes of 20 soya each, for 2-yr- olds ; colts Bst 71b,
fillies and geldings Bst 41b; a winner to carry 51b extra.

First half of Ab.M. 6 subs.
Mr South's Lady Ann filly, Sst 41b (Brewtoy) 1
Count Battbyany's Puritan, Bst 121 b (inclu. blb extra)
(Custance) 2
Mr G. Bryan's Rialto, Bst 71b (Fordham) 3

Betting-100 to 15 on Puritan, and 10 to 1 asst the
Rattle filly.

The faVoltrite jumped away with a clear lead of Rialto,
the Rattle filly lying off until half way in the cords, when
she joined the front, and in a few strides after took a de-
cidcd lead, and won very cleverly by three-quarters of a
length; a bad third.

Match, both 3-yr-olds ; Bst 71b each, T,Y.C: 100 soya.

h ft.

Lord Glasgow's Miss Whip filly (Aldcroft) 1
Admiral Rous's Krobneski (Rogers) 2

Betting-6 to 4on Krotneski, 6to 4 agst the Miss Whip
filly, who made all the running, and won in a canter by five
lengths.
. Maiden Plate of £5O, for 2-yr.olds; colts Bst 101 b, fillies
Bst 71b. Last half of R.M.

Baron Rothschild's Zephyr, Bst 71b (Wells) 1
Mr Joseph Dawson's Capucine filly, Bst 71b (Loates) 2
Duke of Beautort's Siberia, Bst 71b (Fordham) 3
Mr W. Day's Auditor, Bst 101 b (S. Adams) 4
The following also ran :—Sister to Alabama, Tisi-
phone colt, Protectionist, II Re Cialantuomo, Kathleen, and
Prairie Hen colt.

Betting-2 to 1 al;•st Zephyr, 4to 2 agst Auditor, sto 1
apt Capucinu filly, and 8 to I agst Siberia.
The Vedette filly, in company with Zephyr, Siberia,
Il Ito Galantuomo, and Auditor, made play into the
Abingdon Mile Bottom, where Siberia gave way, and
zephyr came on in attendance upon Mr Dawson's filly to
the cords, where Wells made his effort, but failed of
fairly reaohing the leader until a stride or two of the chair,
when she got up and won a fine race by a head; three
lengths separated the second and third, and a head the
third and fourth; Protectionist was fifth; II Ito G alan-
tuomo sixth. The last two were Kathleen and Sister to
Alabama.

The Prince of Wales' Stakes of 200 soya added to a Han-
dicap of 2b bOVB each, 10 ft, and 5 if declared, &c., for 3 -yr-
olds and upwards; a winner atter the weights are pub-
lished (Feb. 13) of a 500 soy handicap to carry 71b ; of a
minor handicap or of any other race 31b extra; of any two
handicaps 91b extra, but penalties not otherwise accumu-
lative; second horse to receive 60 aovs out of the stakes,
and third to save his stake. &M. 110 subs, 44 of whom
pay 6 soya each.

Captain Machules Bacchus, 3 yrs, 6st 1011) (Tomlinson) 1
Count Batthyany's Suburban, aged, Bst 11b (inc 31b ex)
(Custance) 2
cono F. de Lagrange's Vivid, 4 yrs, 83t (A. Edwards) 3
The ;ollowing also ran :—King of the Vale, Marigold, St.
Alexis, Vespair, Blue Mantle, Flying Fish, Newmarket,
Black Lily, Iclebula, Lady Superior, Amazonian, Durham,
Glendusk, Volui,tas, Beadle, Highland Piper, Wandering
Alizistrel, The Sea Boy, Hawkshaw, Bittern, ani Stoca-
owner, _ _

Betting-3 to 1 agst Glendusk, 6to 1 agst Marigold, 8
to 1 aget Amazonian, 10 to i aget Stockowner, 12 to 1 agst
Suburban, 100 to 7 agst Sea Boy', 100 to 6 each aget Flying
Fish and Bittern,
Upwards of an hour was lost at the post before Mr.
M`George could got them into anything like order. The
flag was at last lowered, and the animals got away upon
equitable terms, widely spread across the couilae ; but after
running a few strides, Sea Boy, in company with Stock.
owner, Voluptas, Glendusk, and Wandering Minstrel on
the right, came on with a alight load, followed in the ware
of the course by Bacchus, Suburban, Blue Mantle, Vivid.
and Saxon's two, the ruck being headed by Despair, Fly-
ing Fish, and Marigold, which positions they retained to
the first half of the Abingdon Mile-endirig post, where
Custance broke his stirrup leather, and Suburban imme-
diately after rushed to the post and came on with a slight
lead of Bacchus, Blue Mantle, Stockowner, Glendusk,
Vivid, Amazonian, and Voluptas to the Bashes-hill, where
Glendusk was beaten and retired, followed shortly after
by Lady Superior and Voluptas. Half way down the
hill Blue Mantle, in company with Vivid, joined the two
leaders, but immediately after Bacchus hung so much
that he cannoned against Captain Lane's horse, and drove
him into Suburban, who was knocked out of his stride,
and it was with some difficulty that Custance in his
disabled state could steady him. This contretemps
gave Bacchus a slight advantage, which ho retained to
half way in the cords, where Suburban made his effort,
and came up on the inside, and when within a few
strides of.the post Captain Machell's colt swerved again,
and prevented Custance from getting up, and won by a
neck; Vivid finished a couple of lengths in their rear;
Blue Mantle was fourth, close up, Marigold fifth, Despair
sixth, Amazonian seventh, with St. Alexis and Stockowner.
The others pulled up in a body as they passed the post,
Highland Piper and Nebula, who were left at the post,
walked in some time atter the others had weighed in. The
winner was objected to on the ground of a jostle, which the
stewards investigated after the races, and adjudged in
favour of Bacchus.

Plato of £5O for 3•yr-olds and upwards. Weights for age

with selling allowances.

Mr Naylor's Faretra, 3 yre' £4O, sst 111 b...... (Sayers) 1
Mr Night's Dispute, 3 yrs, £4O, Get ('l'. Clarke) 2
Mr 11. Joico's The Hare, 3 yrs, £4O, Set 111 b
(J. Grimshaw) 3
mk• Brayley's Wee Aggie, 3 yrs, L4O, sst lllb (Herbert) 4
Bettn2,7
—6 to 4 agst Farotra, 2 to 1 eget The Hare.
The Hare,;umped away in advance, closely followed by
Dispute and the favourite ; the latter led halfway in the
cords and won cleveLlY by a length and a half, half a length
between the second and .third.
Free Handicap Sweepstakes.' of 50 soya each, h ft, for 4 yrs
old and upwards. Winner.' extra, D.M. 5 subs.
Mr Watt's Miss Armstrong, 4 yrs, ist, 71b (inc 51b ex)
(J. Snowden) t
Lord Uxbridge's General Hess, 6 yrs, BsL 91b (inc
101 b ex)
Betting-5 to 4on General Hess.
Miss Armstrong made all the running to within a few
strides of the chair, when the favourite got up, and was
enabled to make a dead heat of it.
Deciding heat—Miss Armstrong walked over.
Free Handicap Sweepstakes of 100 soya each, b. ft, for 3-
yr-olds and upwards; winners extra. Last mile and a
half of B.C. (6 subs )
Lord Stamford's Revolver, 4 yrs, Get Glb (J. Grimahaw) 1
Mr Merry's The Knave, 5 yrs, Bst 11b.... (A. Edwards) 2
Baron Rothschild's Granboro, 4 yrs, Bst 31b., (J. Daley) 3
Betting-11 to 8 agst Revolver, 7to 4 agst Granboro,
and 5 to 2 agst The Knave.

Ths favounto made steady running throughout, and
won in a canter by ten lengths; a bad third.

THE LATE LEWES SPRING MEETING.—The stewards
who framed the verdict in the Telscombe case have decided
that the objection against Narbonne, the winner of the
Innkeepers' Plate at the Lewis Sprig Meeting was not a
matter to be entertained, and consequently the objection
falls to the ground,