The Sun.
London, England, 1863-07-23 00:00:00

THIRD EDITION

SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

TATTERS ALL'S—THIS EVENING.
GOODWOOD STAKES.
sto 2 egst Anfield (taken)
10 to 1 agst Zapateado Ctaken and offered)
GOODWOOD CL P.
9 to 4 agst Buckstone (offered)

THE FERNHILL STAKES.-All the committee present
to-day, but two having bets on the abos7e race, it was agreed
to refer it to certain members of the Jockey Club, who have

no interest in it.

The Subscription Rooms will be opened on Saturday next
for settling and comparing.

SOUTHAMPTON RACE3-THIS DAY.

BY, ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH,
INNKEEPERS' PLATE.

Miss Julia .
The Doe
Eight ran.
TOWN PLATE.

Curie
Pony
SOUTH HAMPSHIRE STAKES.

Joco

Spencer
Six ran.
WELTER HANDICAP.

Vinegar Hill
Tonio

Four ran.
STEWARDS' PLATE.

The D0e....
Lincoln colt

Five ran.
SCURRY HANDICAP.

Curie
Quicksand

Seven ran.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF LORDS--This Evening.

The LORD CHANCELLOR took his sea: on the woolsack at
five o'clock.

Lord ARUNDELL of WARDOUR presented a petition from
a place in Scotland, complaining of prosleytism under the
Poor-law Act.
DANGEROUS EXHIBITIONS.

The Earl of MALMESBURY called attention to the late
fatal accident that occurred at Birmingham to an unfor-
tunate person called a " Female Blondin," who met with
her death by being precipitated to the ground whilst
performing on a rope fixed at a great altitude.
Alter the accident the greatest indifference was
exhibited by the people, and the committee having direction
of the fete allowed the sports to go on, notwithstanding
the terrible accident. He wished to know whether the
Government had not some power by which a stop could
be put to these highly dangerous exhibitions?
Earl GRA.NVILLE said he quite agreed with the
noble earl as to the danger of such exhibitions, which he
thought could only be enjoyed by those of the most
morbid appetite. They had, however, now gone on for some
time, and had hoped that public opinion would have
discourage such performances, but such was not the case.
With respect to the particular case now before them, it
would be better to wait until the termination of the
coroner's inquest before the matter was fully inquired into.
The Government had no power to put a stop to such exh4-
bitions. All they could do was to write letters to the
managers or lessees of places where they were understood
to be performed, warning them of the extreme danger of
such exhibitions, and informing them, at the same time,
that they exposed themselves to all the legal responsibilities
in the event of accidents. In the metropolis that latter
had been attended to, but the same feeling did not seem
to pervade tile provinces. He believed the great attrac-
tions of the exhibitions was the extreme danger of the per-
formance, and the same remark might apply to foxhunting.
He had hoped that the goed sense of the public would have
led to the cessation of the performances, and he regretted it
had not done so. . _ _

The Earl of SHAFTESBURY said that the extreme
interest that attached to these exhibitions was the tremen-
dous dsng,-r to which the performers exposed themselves.
He believed that if the same exhibitions were to
be given on a rope three or four feet from
the ground, with plenty of sawdust underneath, not
five people would go to see it. The most effectual means
for its extinction would be to press, and he felt extremely
gratified that the conductors of it had taken the matter in
hand. It was greatly to be hoped that before long
a more refined taste would prevail, which would lead the
multitude to have a greater regard for the lives
and limbs of their fellow- subjects.
The subject then dropped.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The Scottish North Etstern and Dundee and Arbroath
Railways Amalgamation Bill was read a third time and
passed.
REMOVAL OF PRISONERS (SCOTLAD) BILL.
This bill was read a Fecoad time.
TRUSTEES (SCOTLAND) ACT AMENDMENT