The Sun.
London, England, 1863-07-06 00:00:00

THIRD EDITION

SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK.

SPORT.NG INTELLIGENCE.—This Day.

TATTERSALL'S—Tms EVENING.

JULY STAKES.
'5 to 40 agst Scottish Chief (taken)

LIVERPOOL CUP.
.00 to 15 agst Carisbrook (taken)
7to 1 agst Imperatrice (taken)
7to 1 agst Joey Jones (offered)
7to 1 agst Oakapple (offered)
12 to 1 agst Fantail (taken)
100 to 6 agst Victor (taken)

GOODWOOD STAKES.
Bto 1 agst Anfield (taken)
11 to 1 agst Beliman (taken freely)
11 to 1 agst Blondin (offered)
00 to 6 agst Knutaford (offered)
20 to 1 agst Hartington (taken and offered)

GOODWOOD CUP.
7to 2 agst La Toucques (taken)
4to 1 agst Buckstone (taken)
6to 1 agst Fairwater (taken)
7to 1 agst Isoline (taken)
LOO to 8 agst Adventurer (taken)

ST. LEGER.
4to 1 agst The Ranger (cffered)
Bto 1 agst Queen Bertha (taken)
[OO to 8 agst Saccharometer (taken)
100 to 6 apt Lord Clifelen (offered)

THE DERBY, 1864.
9to 1 agst Scottish Chief (taken)

NAVAL PROMOTIONS—This Evening.

The following appointments were made at the Admiralty
this day :
Richard Sleeman, chief engineer, to the Indus, for the
Sphinx.
T. Stead, assistant engineer, to the Asia, as supernu•
merary.
J. T. Channon, engineer, to the Fisgard, as supernu-
merary.
W. R. Leeson, acting engineer, to the Indus, for the
Ripple.
J. C. Walsh, surgeon, to the Pembroke.
R. Humphry, assistant surgeon, to the Maunder.
Thos. L. Bickford, assistant surgeon, to the Fisgard.

IMPERIAL PARLMM'T

HOUSE OF LORDS.—This Evening.
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seas on the woolsack at
five o'clock.

PETITIONS.
Lord BERNERS presented a petition from Tottenham,
in Middlesex, against the Prison Ministers' Bill.
PA SSENGERS' ACT AMENDMENT BILL.
The Duke of NEWCASTLE moved the second reading
of this bill, the object of which was to improve the regula-
tions relative to passengers and emigrant ships.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The Athenry and Ennis Junction Railway (Extension of
Time) Bill the North Staffordshire Railway (Additional
Powers) Bill, and the Teign Valley Railway Bill were read
a third time and passed.
COURTS OF THE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND BILL.
On the motion of the Duke of ARGYLL, the Commons
amendments to this bill were considered, and agreed to.
BRITISH COLUMBIA BOUNDARIES BILL.
The report of amendments to this bill was brought up
and received.
' The Naval Medical Supplemental Fund SocietyWinding-
up Act, 1861, was read a third time and passed.
The Telegraphs Bill was read a third time and passed.
The Jurisdiction of Jiptiees Bill was read a third time.
The District Parochial Churches (Ireland) Bill was read
a third time.
The report of amendments to the Oaths Relief in Crimi-
nal Proceedings (Scotland) Bill was brought up and re-
ceived.
The Commons amendments to Salmon Fisheries (Scot-
land) Act Continuance Bill were considered and agreed to.
The Mutiny (East India) Act Repeal Bill passed through
committee and was reported.
THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD.
A conversation arose relative to the printing of the peti-
tion presented by Earl Russell on Friday from certain heads
of colleges, professors, and tutors of the University of Ox-
ford, for removing the present subscriptions required for
academicall degrees. In the absence of the Bishop of Ox-
ford, who placed the motion on the paper the subject
dropped.

Gies officers had compelled:any persons to do 60, whe
he would give instructions for the money to be remitted to
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied
that instead of solely to place a heavy tax on these people
he had been instrumental in reducing the former impost.
People selling goods of their own manufacture were to
plead to take out a licence at a small cost. No complaint&
of any hardship had reached him. If any cases of hardship
had occurred he should feel glad to be made acquainted
with tha particulars.
BANDA AND KIRWEE PRIZE MONEY.
Sir S. NORTHCOTE asked the Secretary to the Trea-
sury whether it was true that the opinion of the law officers
had been taken on the subject of the Banda and Kirwee
prize money, and that the opinion they had given was in
favour of the preferential claim of Sir George Whitlock's
force ?
Lord PALMERSTON replied that it was the opinion of
the law officers of the Crown that no law or precedent
existed to guide the distribution of the money. Therefore
the mode in which it would be distributed rested entirely
with the discretion of the Crown The Government had
come to a decision on the matter,. and its nature would be
announced in a few days.
ALTERATION OF THE CIRCUITS.
Mr. HADFIELD asked the Attorney-General whether
he would introduce a bill fkr the alteration of the circuits
before the next assizes commenced, or at what other time?
Sir G. GREY replied that he feared that such a bill
could not be carried into practice in the present session of
Parliament.

THE INDIAN ARMY.
Mr. BEAMISH asked the Secretary of State for India
when the report of the Royal Commission on the Indian
army would be laid upon the table of the house?
Sir C. WOOD replied that the report had not yet been
completed.

FIRING Al BRITISH SHIPS BY FEDERAL
CRUISERS.

In reply to Mr. FITZGERALD,
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Mr. LA YARD said that communication had been re-
reived at the Foreign Office tallying with the statement
which had appeared in the newspapers, to the effect that
a Federal cruiser had fired upon an unofending British
ship at Nassau. A similar account had appeared in some
of the American papers. It appeared that the captain of
the vessel denied the statement. Mr. Seward had written
to Lord Lyons, stating that he would make inquiry, and, if
true, the fullest reparation would be made. (Hear, hear.)