The Sun.
London, England, 1865-03-02 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

NOTTINGHAM SPRING MEETING—WEDNESDAY.
There was an observable decrease in the attendance At
the commencement, but the "jumping" events drew an
immense assemblage later in the day. The racing, which
began at half-past 1 o'clock, waxed warm as the day ad-
vanced. The Forest Plate Handicap, for which only three
ran out of the 28 upon the card, opened the proceedings,
Wild Duck, the favourite, winning easily. All the five
entries ran for the All Aged Sellings, which was won by
the favourite, Tragedy, whose sale after the race realised
£55 to the race fund. Twelve ran for the Two-Year-Old
Stakes, which made the third race won by the favourite,
when Chapel Royal, left at the post at Lincoln, scured
the victory. The.two next contests ended favourably to
the bookmakers, and after a magnificent struggle for the
Hurdle Race, it was won by West End, W. White having
apparently a lien upon this event, he having wo4 it six or
seven times. The sports closed with the Hunt Cup, which
had six runners, and, as usual with these races, objections
followed the judge's decision, Oscar the winner being pro-
tested against on the ground of his rider being a profes-
sional, and the second for "wrong nomination." During
the afternoon Emblematic, Arbury, and Joo Maley were
in!force for the Liverpool Steeplechase, the quotations
for which, and a full return of the racing, will be found
below.
The Forest Plate Handicap of 50 sovs, for all ages ; winners

extra. T.Y.C. Three-quarters of a mile.
Lord Westmoreland's Wild Duck, 6 yrs, Gst 51b
I
(J. Grimshaw 1
Mr. Savile's Clairvoyanto, 4 yrs, Est 101 b ...(G Sayers 2
Mr. Joseph Dawson's Shakspere, 4 yrs, Est 121 b (car. 7st
(Loates 3
Betting-11 to 8 agst Wild Duck, 6 to 4 agst Clair-
voyante, 4 to 1 agst Shakspere.
Wild Duck made play throughout with Clairvoyante at
her quarters to the half distance, where the favourite went
a-head and won easily by two lengths, Shakspere last all
the way, was beaten two lengths from the second.
A Selling Stakes, for all ages, of 5 sovS each, with 30
added; certain penalties and allowances. Half a mile.
5 subs.
Mr. Pardoe's Tragedy, 3 yrs (£4O), Bst 41b (Loates) 1
Mons. Vaillant's Fanny, 3 yrs (£10), Bst 41b (Ward) 2
Mr. J. R. Preston's Vicksburgt 3 yrs (.£4O), Bst 41b
(T. French) 3

Oberon and Hecate also ran.

Betting—Even on Tragedy, 3 to 1 each agst Oberon and
Hecate.

Tragedy made all the running, and won iytwo lengths.
A head between second and third, and Oberon was close
up. The winner was bought in for 95 guineas.
The Little John Stakes of 5 sous each, with 50 added, for
2-yr-olds; colts Bst 101 b, fillies and geldings Bst 71b;
winners extra. Half a mile straight.
Mr. Pardoe's Chapel Royal, Bst 101 b (Loates) 1
Mr. G. K. Dyke's Bay Leaf, Bst 121 b (inc. 51b extra)
(H. Grimshaw) 2
Mr. Drummond's Yoick's dam filly, Bst 71b (J. Grimshaw) 3
Novice, Sweet Ann, Foreign Stamp, Variety, Carnizette,
Cornaline, Barege colt, Henbane, and Kinghorn also ran.
Betting-5 to 4 agst Chapel Royal, Bto 1 each agst Sweet
Ann and the Yoick's dam filly, 10 to 1 each agst Carnizette
and Cornaline, 100 to 8 agst Variety, 100 to 7 each agst
Kinghorn and Novice.
Half an hour's delay again occurred at the post, but Mr.
Marshall's patience was rewarded by a good start, with the

exception of Kinghorn, who was left at the post. Variety
held a slight lead of Novice, the Yoick's dam colt, Chapel
Royal, and Foreign Stamp till within two distances from
home, when Chapel Royal took up the running and won
by a length, and a neck separated the second and third.
Sweet Ann was fourth, Novice fifth, Henbane sixth, and
the Barege colt last.

The Juvenile Selling Stakes of 5 sovs each, for 2-yr-olds ;
colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 41b ; selling allowances. Half -
mile straight.
Mr. G. Angell's Jovial filly, £4O, 7st 41b (G. Sayers) 1
Mr. Hodgman's Alice Wentworth f, £4O, ist 41b (Morris) 2

Betting-4 to lon the Alice Wentworth filly.
The pair ran in close company to the stand, where the
Jovial filly headed the favourite, and won cleverly by a neck.
No bid beyond the selling price was made for the winner.
The Welter Cup of 40 soya in specie, for local hunters of

all ages. Gentlemen riders.
Lord Middleton's Vandal, aged, 12st 51b, Inc 1011) ex

(Mr. C. Boynton) 1
Mr. G. Crook's Miss Tait, hb, 6 yrs, llst9lb(Mr.T.Price) 2
Mr. Master's Extra Number, 5 yrs, list 91b (Mr.Gurnall) 3
The Nigger, Emblem, Diana, and a ch m also ran.
Betting-6 to 5 agst Miss Taft, 7 to'4 agst Vandal, sto
1 agst Diana.

The Nigger, Emblem, Extra Number, and Diana alter-
nately had possession of the lead till within a quarter of a
mile of the finish, where Vandal and Miss Taft came away,
the first mentioned winning easily by three lengths, Extra
Number was a bad third, and The Nigger was close up
with him.

The Great Annual Hurdle Race of 5 sovs each, with 50
added , • winners extra. Two miles and a half, over eight

flights of hurdles:
Mr. T. Wadlow's West End, aged, lOst 41b (W. White) 1
Mr. W. Saunders's Trug Heart, 5 yrs, lOst 41b (J. Knott) 2

The following ran :—True Heart, Overton, Gamecock,
and Sluggard.

Betting-2 to 1 each agst West End and True Heart,and
6 to 1 agst The Rogue, who made play for a mile and a
half, when the Sluggard, who had previously refused, took
up tho running, but bolting at the succeeding hurdles,
jumped out of the course amongst the people, who miracu-
lously escaped injury. Afterwards the Rogue resumed the
lead to the last hurdle, where West End and True Heart
drew away, and after a most splendid race West End won
by a short neck ; four lengths separated the second and
third, and half that distance divided the third and fourth.
The Hunt Cup of 50 sous, for neighbouring hunters; gen-
tlemen riders. Two miles and a half over eight hurdles.
10 subs.

Mr. Audinwood's Oscar, aged, 13st (Owner) 1
Mr. Coleman's Mistake, 6 yrs, 12st 71b (Owner) 2
Mr. Haskard's The Spinner, 5 yrs, I.2st
(Mr. W. R. Brockton) 3
Mr. Parkinson's Primrose, aged, 12st 71b
(Mr. F. Wombwell) 4
Mr. Gun's Defender, 5 yrs, 12st 71b (Mr. Mitchell) 5

Sunbeam, and Banting, and Patsy also ran.
Betting—Even on Oscar, who made nearly all the run•
ning, and won by half a length ; a similar distance between
second and third.

The winner was objected to on the ground of his rider
being a professional, and the second was objected to as
having been wrongly described.
The objection against the Abbott, the winner of the
Macaroni Stakes, has been withdrawn.

LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE.
9to 1 agst Emblematic (taken)
10 to 1 agst Tony Lumpkin (taken)
14 to 1 agst Arbmy (taken)
100 to 7 agst Lightheart (taken)
100 to 6 agst Joe Maley (taken)
30 to 1 agst Alcibiade (taken)
CHESTER CUP.
10 to 1 agst Lord Zetland (taken)
1000 to 120 agst Grinder (taken)

TO CORRESPONDENTS.

THE LINCOLN HANDICAP.—In answer to numerous
inquiries whether Guardsman was struck out after the
accident which happened on the day preceding the race,
we have great pleasure in publishing the following letter
which we have received from the Clerk of the Course :
"Lincoln, March 1, 1865.

" Sir,—ln answer to your letter, I beg to state that
Guardsman was not struck out of the Lincoln Handicap at
all.-I am, &c., " Wm. FORD, C.C."

ORES FOR 1865.

Vincennes
Chelmsford Spring . ..... 2B
Grand National Hunt
Barham 3O
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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT
HOUSE OF COMMONS--Litsr EVENING.
The SPEAKER took the chair at a quarter past 2 o'clock)
it being Ash Wednesday.

PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The following bills were read a second time :—Burton-
upon-Trent and Nottingham Railway ; Greenock Police
and Improvement ; Greenock Railway ; North 0,1 England
Union Railway ; and Port Glasgow Police and Water.
PETITIONS.

Several petitions were presented against the continuance
of the duty on fire insurance.
LAW OF EVIDENCE, &c., BILL.
Sir F. KELLY, in moving the second reading of this
bill, said that it would be unnecessary to detain hon. mem_
bers by any lengthened observations. The bill contained
eight clauses, to five or six of which he believed there
would be no opposition on the part of Government, but he
thought that the third clause, which proposed to deal with
the subject of criminal evidence, would necessarily be open
to objection, and be suggested to the hon. member (Mr.
Scully) to postpone the bill(Criminal Cases Evidence Bill)
which stood on the paper for second reading this day until
the whole subject could receive an ample discussion, and
for that purpose he proposed to have the committee on'hia
(Sir F. Kelly's) bill not to take place for three months.
Mr. SCULLY said that he had no intention to oppose
the second reading of this bill or to press on his own. The
object of this bill was to raise the question as to the prin-
ciple of the law relating to evidence in criminal cases as re-
garded the cross-examination of witnesses. He accused
the Attorney-General of not being a legal reformer, and
he thought that this question should not be entrusted
solely to the consideration of lawyers, who were stereo-
typed in their notions. He admitted that he himself had
at one time belonged to that class, but he had rooted out.
his prejudices. (A laugh.)
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said he agreed with hon.
members who considered that this question should not be
discussed in a party spirit, because it related to a most
important subject and one of national interest. (Hear,
hear.) There could be no doubt that it must be the inte-
rest of all parties, no matter what Were their political sen-
timents, to consider carefully and dispassionately the sub-
ject of an improvement of law. Speaking on the part, of
the Government, he could state that ho had no opposition
to offer to some of the clauses of the bill, but he strongly
objected to others, and he thought that clause which re-
lated to effecting an alteration in the law of
evidence in criminal cases opposed to the principle
of the constitution of this country. It would tend to
assimilate the practice in this country with the tortuous
one that prevailed on some points of the continent. In
what he said he did not wish for a moment to cast any
i on the sincerity of the hon. and learned mem-
ber (Sir F. Kelly), and he wished it to be understood
that the Lord Chancellor was in favour of the views
which he (the Attorney-General) stated were enter-
tained by the Government in regard to this subject.
He thought the subject would receive a full discussion in
committee, and that ample time would be afforded for that
object.
Mr. DUNLOP objected to some points of the bill.
Mr. M'MAHON thought that this subject should be
discussed in a committee of the whole house. It was a
matter merely for the consideration of lawyers,who would
be influenced merely by their professional views as re-
garded the legal admissibility of evidence, while jus-
tices of peace had some opportunities of judging of the
value of any particular class of evidence.
Mr. G. HARDY considered no case had been made out
for an alteration in the present state of the law in regard
to evidence. He strongly objected to a person being
allowed to give evidence when he was not a compellable
witness. -
After some further discussion the bill was read a second

time.
THE CRIMINAL CASES (EVIDENCE) BILL.
Mr. SCULLY postponed the second reading of this
bill.

COMMON LAW COURTS (FEES) BILL.
This bill passed through committee.
FELONY AND MISDEMEANOUR EVIDENCE AND
PRACTICE. BILL.
This bill was read a third time and passed.
CHURCH ATTENDANCE ON SUNDAY.

On the motion for going into committee of the whole
house,

Mr. CLIFFORD moved that the chairman be directed
to move the house, that leave be given to bring in a bill
for the abolition of fines for non-attendance at a place of
Divine Worship on Sunday. He said that the object of the
bill was to repeal certain statutes passed in the
time of Queen Elizabeth, James the First, and
subsequently, which imposed fines for non-attendance
at places of public worship on Sundays. The
intention of these different enactments was to compel Roman
Catholics to conform to the Protestant form of worship.
That object, he need no inform hon. members, had entirely
failed ; and it was equally unnecessary to state that any
such enactments as those to which his bill referred would
not be tolerated in the present day. By the Actof William
and Mary there was some relaxation in regard to the ques-
tion as regarded Roman Catholics, but it was not until the
reign of George 111. that these fines were swept away in
reference to Roman Catholics. Having adverted to recent
convictions for non-attendance at public worship in Lan-
cashire and Yorkshire which have been so fully discussed
in the newspapers, he contended that these cases showed
the necessity of legislation on this subject, and he believed
that the infliction of pepalties as in the cases alluded to
were very repugnant to the feelings of the Protestant clergy
at large.
Lord HOTHAM said that in one of the cases alluded to
—namely, in Yorkshire, the conviction was nominally for
non-attendance at church, but in reality for a breach of
contract by a servant to his employer. It was the practice
in that part of the country in engaging servants to make it
a condition that they should attend the service at the Esta-
blished Church. This was the case with respect to the
party in Yorkshire, who was engaged by a lady who at-
tached much importance to his attendance at church. He
contended that there was no hardship on the person who
engaged himself, when it was optional with him to enter
a service to which a certain condition was attached. The
only defence which the party in question made was that he
considered he had a right to do what he wished with his
hire on Sunday, but he did not deny that he had entered
into a contract to attend divine worship on Sundays.
Mr. NASH supported the bill.
Sir G. GREY said he was not aware this question would
be brought under the consideration of the house. He be-
lieved the facts wore as stated, and that the Act of Parlia-
ment gave the magistrate full authority to impose a penalty
on the party who had infringed his contract.
Mr. LOCKE supported the bill, on the ground that the
existing statutes interfered with the liberty of the subject,
who ought not to be compelled to go to a place of worship
on a Sunday if he objected to do so.
The house having went into committee, and leave being
given to bring in the bill, then resumed.
METROPOLITAN TOLL BRIDGES.
Mr. Alderman SALOMONS asked leave to introduce a
bill to facilitate the traffic of the metropolis, and to im-
prove the communications across the River Thames, by
opening the present toll-bridges for the free use of the
public. The hon. member explained the object of the
bill, and contrasted the superior system that prevailed in
Paris on this subject.
Leave was given to bring in the bill.
WRITS REGISTRATION, &c. (SCOTLAND) BILL.
Mr. DUNLOP asked leave to bring in a bill to improve

the system of registration of writs relative to land in Scot-
land, and to amend the law relating to inhibitions and
adjudications.
Leave was granted.
PARK LANE AND PICCADILLY THOROUGHFARE
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which had passed from the year 1856 inclusive between
the Lords of the Treasury, the First Commissioner of
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QUALIFICATION FOR OFFICES ABOLITION
BILL.
Mr. HADFIELD nominated the following select com-
mittee on this bill :—Mr. Hadfield, Mr. Peel, Mr. Locke
King, Sir John Trelawny, Mr. William Edmund Forster,
Mr. Bright, Mr. Remington Mills, Mr. Baines, Lord Robert
Montagu, Sir Brooke Bridges, Mr. Edward Egerton, Mr.
Selater-Booth, Mr. Mowbray, Mr. Richard Long, and Mr
Francis Sharp Powell—five to be the quorum. •
After
to.
The Lfew words from Mr. SCULL. Y, the motion was
agreed
The house then adjourned.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Bristol have
arrived at the Hotel Bristol, from London, on their
way to Pau.
The Right Hon. W. Massey has alighted at the
Hotel Meurice, coming from London on his way to
Marseilles.
FATAL ACCIDENT AT COVENT GARDEN THEATRE.
—On Tuesday, during the representation of the
pantomime of "Cinderella," at the Royal Italian Opera
House, Covent-garden, a shocking accident happened to
Mr.
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representation
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steno there are several portions of the stage opened totage carpenters. It
seems . jhotlniatttiej8 '
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hoist the machinery from the cellars below, and at the
close of the scene Mr. Walters was assisting to
clear the
stage, when he missed his footing, and fell through one o
the openings into the cellar beneath—a depthf
lie was got out insensible and taken to of 27 feet.
Hospital, where he expired at three o'clock Charing-cross
ing from the effects of fractured
skull yesterday morn--
and other severe
injuries.

EXTRAORDINARY ELOPEMENT.---A man, named
Gregory, lived at Meadow-place, Youlgreave, near
Bakewell, with his wife, her mother, and his child. On
Tuesday week he eloped with a girl named Mary Ann
Oldfield, who resided at Over Haddon, and with whom
Gregory was well acquainted before his marriage. He
availed himself of the chance of appropriating £2OO be-
longing to his mother and sister, and in the most cruel
manner not only stripped his mother and wife of their
rightful heritage, but absolutely broke open the savings
box of his child and carried off its contents. It is .
con-
jectured that the fellow has escaped to America.—Daily

mercury.
A DEGENERATE STUART.—DugalStuart, claiming
descent "from the gieat Prince Charlie himself," was found
by the police of No. 1 division, on Saturday night, wan-
dering about the streets, peering into shop windows, and
arguing with every one he met on the benefits of confede-
ration, and the state of education in Canada. The man,
who by his appearance has really seen better days, and
has evidently had the benefits of a good education, was
pla-ced in the cells to sober off and be himself again.—
Toronto Globe, Feb. 13.