The Sun.
London, England, 1863-04-27 00:00:00

THM,D EDITION

TATTERSALLS'—This DAY.
GREAT NORTHERN HANDICAP.
sto 2 agst Fantail (taken)
7to 2 agst Carbineer (taken)
Bto 1 agst Physalis colt (taken)
10 to 1 agst Manfred (taken)
60 to 1 agst Adventurer (offered)

TEM DERBY.
9to 2 agst Lord Clitden (taken)
7to 1 agst Macaroni (taken)
10 to 1 agst Saccharometer (offered)
15 to 1 agst Ghillie (taken and offered)
100 to 6 agst National Guard (taken and offered:
100 to 6 aget Automaton (taken and offered)
20 to 1 agst Ranger (taken and offered)
25 to 1 agst Meg of the Vale (taken)
33 to 1 agst Carnival (offered)
40 to 1 agst Jarnicoten (taken)
60 to 1 agst Avondale (taken)
50 to 1 agst Stockman (offered)
1000 to 15 aget Fantastic (taken)
1000 to 15 agst Golden Pledge (taken)
1000 to 10 agst Physalis colt (taken)
1000 to 10 apt Safeguard (taken)

CITY BETTING—This DAY.
GREAT NORTHERN HANDICAP.
sto 2 agst Fantail (taken)
7 to 2 agst Carbineer (taken)
Bto 1 agst Physalis colt (taken)
10 to 1 agst Venison (taken)
10 to 1 agst Manfred (taken)
20 to 1 apt Piccador (offered)
60 to 1 agst Adventurer (offered)
CHESTER CUP.
sto 2 agst Straddle (taken)

ARRIVALS AT YORK.--Adventurer, Fantail, Dictator,
Manfred, Trust, Fanfaron, Devotee, Doefoot, Livingstone,
East Lancashire, Eagle Wing, Comet, Vanessa, Lady
Fauconberg, Netherdale, Fairy Queen, Tommy Dickens,
Annington, Vienna, Saragossa, t"hipjack, The Beau, Bro-
ther to Rapid Rhone, Armourer, Tarlatan, Carbineer,
Piccador, Birthday filly, Newmarket, Eolo, Laura, and La
Toucques.

IMPERIAL P

HOUSE OF LORDS---This Evening.
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack al
he usual hour.

PETITIONS.

The Archbishop of CANTER HUAI( presented petitions
against the sale of intoxicating liquors on Sundays.
The Bishop of LONDON presented similar petitions.
Lord CHELMSFORD presented a petition against the
amalgamation of the City and metropolitan police force.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The Glasgow and South Western Railway (Capital),
North Eastern and Stockton and Darlington Railway
Company's Amalgamation, Whittle Dean Water, Work-
ington Dock, Desford Road, Stonehouse and Nails-
worth Railway, Caledonian Railway (Granton Bran _les),
London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway (Extension
and Alteration) bills were read a second time.
THIRD READINGS.

The Carmarthen and Cardigan Railway (No. 1), Black-
burn, Chorley, and Wigan Railway, and Vale of Llan-
gollen Railway bills were read a third time and passed.
THE WAR IN AMERICA—THE MAIL BAGS.
Earl RUSSELL said, with respect to the question which
had been put to him on Friday night as to what answer
had been given to the United States Government in reply
to their request that the British Consul should be autho-
rised to open the British bags, referred to the correspon-
dence that had already taken place between himself' and
Mr. Seward on the subject, and showed that the result
Lord Lyon's remonstrance in the case of the Ariel was
that on the 31st of October, Mr. Seward wrote to Mr.
Wells, the Secretary of the Navy, that it was not expe-
dient that the naval officer in charge of the blockade
should open the mail bags of any friendly power duly au-
thenticated by an official seal or soarch, but that they
should be forwarded at once with all convenient despatch
to their destination. No question had arisen in conse-
quence of these instructions tit til very recently, and it
was only this morning he had received an offi-
cial account, from which it appeared that Mr.
Archibald, her Majesty's Consul at New York,
after the capture of the Peterhoff, received an intimation
to attend at the Prize Court, and there he was shown the
mail bags sealed and directed. The consul protested
against the seal being broken, and desired that they might
be forwarded to their destination. The New York
authorities insisted on the bags being opened, and
the seals were broken, and amongst the correspond.
ence were some small parcels directed to AI ata-
mores. They did not proceed any further, and Mr.
Archibald reported proceedings to Lord Lyons, who imme-
diately addressed Mr. Seward, declaring that the proceed-
ings were a violation of his letter of the 31st of October,
that the bags bearing the seal of the Postmaster-
General should not be opened but forwarded to
their destination. Mr. Seward asked some time
to consider the matter. Since then Mr. Archibald
was told that the prize court had decided that the letters
should be opened, and asked him in the first instance to
open and forward all private letters, going ever all others
having reference to her cargo to the prize court. Mr.
Archibald refused to be a party to any such proceeding, but
said if the prize court insisted on the letters
being opened, he would be present as a witness,
but that he did not approve of and could not
take any part in [the proceedings. In consequence of this
declaration the proceedings seemed to have been suspended,
and the packages had not been opened. Mr. Archibald
reported tho matter to Lord Lyons, who imme-
diately wrote to Mr. Seward and desired that in
conformity with his note of 31st October, the letters were
to be put again into the bags and be allowed to proceed to
their destination; and directions had been received from
him that no further steps should be taken till
further directions had been received from 'Washington.
Thus the matter stands, and the Government of the United
States had come to no conclusion when the mail left. Seeing
the importance of the question, and that the Government
would have come to a decision before the next mail left;
whilst the next mail arriving might alter the facts of the
case, he must request their indulgence.
The Marquis of CLANRICAUDE approved of the de-
termination of the Government.
(LEFT SITTING.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS.---This Evening.
The SPEAKER took the chair atjour o'clock.
The Cheltenham Roads Bill was read a third time.
The London, Tilbury, and Southern! Railway, and the
Mersey uocks and Harbour Board Bill were considered and
ordered to be a read a third time.
DISTRESS IN LANCASHIRE.
Mr. FERRANO presented several petitions, nume-
rously signed by cotton operatives, from places in York-
shire, Lancashire, Cheshire, and Derbyshire, expressing
thanks for the subscriptions sent for their aid from
various parts of England and the colonies, saying
that, in the opinion of practical men, there was
no probability of the restoration of the cotton
trade for many years, that they had endured the distress
consequent on the dearth of employment with patience and
resignation, and had endeavoured to prevent themselves
from sinking to the level of paupers ; that the allowances
of the relief committees were more and more approximating
to the relief allowed by the unions, and that it was not
ficient to maintain them in health and strength, end sui.
ing the house to afford them the means of employmentpray..
but it
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famine like that which formerly prevairedoin Ireland.
EXPLANATION—INNREEpERs,
LIABILITY
BILL
Mr. W. MARTIN desired to state that he had received,
since the debate on
memberthis bill on_ Wednesda), a communica-
tion from the hon. for the Tower Hamlets, with
respect to some inferences he had drawn in regard to a rob-
bbeeeryn oinf banpekeeneoesteiesnfron?, the Grosvenor Hotel. Had he
to him, of the information thus com-
municatedbs should not have drawn the

SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.—This Day.