The Sun.
London, England, 1865-06-27 00:00:00

THE STANDING ORDERS.

Col. IV. PATTEN called the attention of the house to
the report of the Committee of Referees on Private Bills,
and moved the following alteration in the Standing Orders :
-,—To repeal Order 88,. and to substitute the following :
" The Chairman of Ways and Means, with such 'other
persons to be appointed by Mr. Spe.iker, and for such
period. as he shall think fit, shall be referees of the house
on private bills ; such referees to form one or more courts,
and three at least to constitute one court ; the chairman of
each court to be a member of this house." After No. 90,
to insert the following:—" In case the promoters and
opponents of any bill shall agree that all the
questions in issue between them upon such bill shall be re-
ferred to the referees, it shall be competent to the referees
to inquire into.the whole subject rawer of the bill, and to
report their opinion thereon to the house ; and, in case they
shall report that such bill ought to bo proceeded with, the
same shall, unless the house shall otherwise order, be re-
ferred to the committee on unopposed bills, and shall be
treated as an unopposed bill." After N0..91 : "In case
the referees shall report, with reference to any bill, that
the estimate deposited in respect thereof is insufficient, or
that the engineering is inefficient for the proposed object,
the bill shall .not be further proceeded with unless the
house shall otherwise order." The hon. and gallant gentle-
man, went at great length into the matter, and said lid was
of opinion to compensate the members of the house
•for the sacrifice of time they were called upon to make in
filling the Office'of referees.
Mr. AYRTON objected to the proposition of paying
members of that house for services rendered in committee.

Mr. LIDDELL thought it would be better to postpone
the consideration of the matter until the 'next Parliament
met. He did not think that a thin house at the close of
the session ought to determine the matter.
Sir E. COLEBROKE was quite ready either to take
the motion into consideration on that occasion, or leave it
to be dealt with in the next session of Parliament. He did
not think they could carry out effectually the committee of
referees without the members were adequately compensated
for the undivided attention they were called upon to give
for the public good.
Lord HOTHAM objected to the payment of the refe-
rees without they were placed in the same position RA tin
chairman of committees.

Mr. HENLEY was quite disposed to vote for the conti-
nuance of the arrangement 'of the . court of referees,
pure and simple, but he was indisposed to giye his assent
to a propcsition now made for payment of the members of
the house forming the court.
[LEFT SITTING.]

SPORTING INTEL LIGENCE This Day.

CITY BETTING—Tres DAY.
NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE.
2to 1 agst Caller Ou (offered)
5 to 1 agst Brown Bread (taken)
6 to 1 agst Revival (taken)
10 to 1 agst La Toucques (taken)
10 to 1 agst Macbeth (taken)
12 to 1 agst Brandy Wine (taken)
20 to 1 agst Any other (offered)

NEWCASTLE RACES--THis DAY.
BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.
North Derby Stakes—Exceller, Strong Beer, and King
Arthur are here.

Members' Plate Clown, Windham, Jack's Alive, Wangle
Eye, Lozenge, Heifriette, Alice Fauconberg, and Cares,
are here.

Hunters' Stakes—Extra Number, Fullsail, Comus,
Margheritta, First Whip, Cragsman, and Lady Middleton,
are here.

Tyro Stakes—Bluo Riband, Limber Magna, Vulture,
Cranmore, and Bob Chambers, are here.

Wednesday—Entries for the Queen's Plate--Jathedral,
Club Queen, Lady of Coverdale, Walcot, La Toucques,
Brown Bread, Harry Brailsford, Caller Ou, Henrietta,
Little John, Maid in Chancery, Wild Poppy, Dux, Xa-
punda, Brindisi, Oppressor, Curtain Lecture, Skipjack,
Alice, Irritation, Sweetness, and Wharfinger.
Additional Arrivals.—Eola, Alice, Bandarilla, Revival,
Caller Ou, Nothing More, Madame Tagliafico, Barbara,
Allan, Split the Difference, Oppressor, Penhill, Wrangle
Eye, and Well Done.

ODIHAM RACES—Tfus DAY.
Westbourno Stakes—Lecturer, Rattler, Novice, Fern
Leaf, Vexatious, and The Squire, are here.
Dogmersfield Park Stakes—Lecturer, Gazelle, Domino,
Venturous, Squire, Maid of Usk, Duchess of St. Albans,
Viper, Novice, Chicken Hazard, and Fanny Fern filly,
are here.

Odiham Handicap—Stockinger, Menace, Endsleigh,
Trapeze, Harksway, and Basquine, are here.
Manor Plate—Stockinger, Crytheia, Viceroy, Thais,
Medicis, Kathaleen, and Lecturer, are here.
Several others expected this morning.