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London, England, 1854-05-03 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

110.135 E OF LORDS-(YESTERDAY.)

The LORD CRANCRLLOR took his seat on the woolsack
at five o'clock.
Earl CLANCARTY presented a petition from three
parishes in Sussex against the use of dogs in drawing
carts.
The LORD CHANCELLOR presented a petition
from the royal burghs of Scotland against the bill for as-
similating the bankruptcy law of Scotland to that of Eng-
land, and praying for no alteration in the law until the
most ample inquiry by a commission similar to that
which had been appointed in England.
Lord BROUGHAM had reason to believe that the
mercantile classes in Scotland were generally in favour
of the proposed alterations.
INCOME TAX BILL.
On the motion for the third reading of this bill,
The Marquis of CLANRICARDE did not intend to
oppose the third reading of the bill at its present ad-
vanced stage, but there was one point on which nothing
was said during the debate last night, and with reference
to which he thought the house ought to have some expla-
nation from the Government—viz., what were the other
finaneial plans to be proposed before the close of the ses-
sion? The Government had announced aloan, the tenders
for which were now in the hands of the Chancellor of the
Exchequer. This was to be repayable in three instalments
—in 1858, 1859, and 1860. The present income-tax
would reach its minimum point in 1857, and would alto-
gether expire in 1860, and accordingly additional bur-
dens would be thrown on the country just in those years
in which the people expected to be relieved of a portion
of the income tax. This loan was, moreover, in direct
contravention of the understanding en which the income
tax was agreed to last session.
The Earl of GRANVILLE said, as the Chancellor
of the Exchequer would next week submit a financial
statement to the other house, it would be utterly im-
possible for him now to go into any details upon the
measures which the Government intended to submit to
Parliament.
The Earl of MALMESBURY considered that if the
Government had been sufficiently warned by their
agents abroad they would have made more prompt and
more satisfactory financial arrangements.
The Duke of ARGYLL deprecated the discussion as
irregular. So far from the correspondence in posses-
sion of the Government leading them to believe in war,
if the Emperor of Russia had adhered to the declara-
tions he had made there would have been no war at all.
After a few words from the Marquis of SALISBURY,
Lord BROUGHAM expressed an earnest hope if such
a pernicious tax as that on income was necessary it
would last no longer than the war.
The bill, after some further discussion, was read a
third time.

CHIMNEY SWEEPERS' BILL.
On the order of the day for going into committee on
this bill,
The Earl of CLANCARTY said he was present on
the day when the bill was introduced, namely, the 28th
of March, but he was not aware of its introduction or he
should have asked in what respect it differed from the
bill of last year. He had been surprised, too, to find
that he was appointed a member of the select commit-
tee, which had reported in favour of the bill. He was
not in the country at the time when the committee was
nominated, and he thought the noble earl who had charge
of the bill (the Earl of Shaftesbury) must have been
aware of his absence. As regarded the bill itself, it
purported to extend the provisions of the 3d or 4th Viet.;
but the clauses were so ambiguous as to be on that ac-
count, if on no other, highly objectionable. The object
of the noble earl was, he believed, to put a stop altoge-
ther to the practice of sending climbing boys up chimneys.
The act of Victoria made it penal to employ for that
purpose " any child''—such was the expression—" un-
der 21 years of age ;" but the truth was that that act
had, as regarded a large portion of the country, proved
impracticable. The noble earl stated in introducing
the bill, that notwithstanding the act there were no less
than 4,000 climbing boys. Surely that fact showed how
difficult such legislation was. In the evidence taken
before the select committee last year it was stated that
there were many chimneys which could not be swept
without the aid of manual labour. Under these cir-
cumstances, he would suggest that the Government, be-
fore allowing the provisions of the act to be extended,
should institute some inquiry. Regulations with regard
to such a matter came rather within the province of the
government than of any private individual. What he
would recommend the government to do was, to issue a
commission to inquire into the operation of the present
law, and to report what measures were necessary to
place the law on a satisfactory footing. He entirely
washed his own hands of this bill, although, for the rea-
sons which he had mentioned, he stood before their
lordships as having reported in its favour.
The Earl of SHAFTESBURY said if the noble earl
had attended to his duties in parliament instead of wan-
dering about, he would have had no occasion to make
the remarks he had done. (Laughter.) He had no
desire to do anything that could be considered unfair.
In order to avoid personalities, he proposed that the
select committee should consist of the same members
that served last year, and two noble lords opposite hav-
ing consented to serve he thought it best to insert the
name of the noble earl.

After a few words from the Earl of CLANCARTY, the
house went into committee.

Clause 1 was agreed to with verbal amendments.
The remaining clauses were agreed to and the bill was
reported.
The Marquis of BREADALBANE said there were
some chimneys which it would be impossible to clean
without boys.

The Duke of ARGYLL said he understood there
were no chimneys in existence which, by opening traps,
might not be cleaned by machines.
MINISTERS' MONEY (IRELAND) BILL.
This bill passed through committee.
POOR-LAW REMOVAL BILL.

Lord BERNERS presented a petition from the guar-
dians of the union of Cosford, in Suffolk, praying that
the law of settlement and removal might be repealed,
that an act might be passed under which the poor would
be entitled to receive relief in the places of their resi-
dence, and that all the rateable property of the country
might he made chargeable in an equal degree with the
expenses which would thereby be incurred. The noble
lord took the opportunity of asking what steps her
Majesty's Government were prepared to take to remedy
the evils complained of in the petition, also whether
they proposed to include the Irish and Scotch poor-law
system in their measure upon the subject, and whether
they intended to relieve real estate of any portion of the
burden at present levied ou such property exclusively
under the head of poor-rates ?
The Earl of ABERDEEN said that the Government
proposed by a bill, which they had already introduced
into the other house, to abolish the present law of set-
tlement and removal. But the subject having become
complicated by its connection with the state of the Irish
and Scotch poor, it had been found advisable to refer
the measure to a select committee of the House of Com-
mons. That a committee had, he believed, been ap-
pointed that very day. From the nature of the inquiries,
however, into which it would be their duty to enter, he
feared that it would be impossible to pass any enact-
ment in the course of the present session upon the ques-
tion referred to their consideration. The Government
wished to extend the area of the poor-law taxation, but
they did not contemplate the imposition of a national
rate, and they did not propose to effect any change in
the description of property which is at present liable to
the maintenance of the poor.
Lord REDESDALE moved a resolution to the effect
that the house should not read any bill a second time
after Tuesday the 25th of July, except bills of aid or
supply, or bills which the house should have declared
before the second reading to be of such urgency or im-
portance that it was necessary they should be immedi-
ately proceeded with.
The Earl of ABERDEEN said ho had no objection to
offer to the resolution, which might, he believed, be
adopted with safety, and even with advantage, for the
present session at least.

- Lord BEA.UMONT opposed the resolution. He saw
no reason why the house should fetter its discretion to
deal with a bill at any period it might think proper.
After a few words from Lord REDESDALE, the resolu•
ton was agreed to.

PUBLIC BUSINESS.
Lord REDESDA.LE moved -2-" That this house will
not read any bill a second time after Tuesday the 25th of
July, except bills of aid or supply, or any bill in relation
to which the hol:issiih have resolved, before the se-
cond readingmoved, that tbe circumstances which
render legislation on i subject matter of the same ex-
pedient, are either of such recent occurrence or increased
urgency as to render the immediate consideration of the
said bill necessary." The noble lord proceeded to ex-
plain the object and tendency of his resolution, but had
a few not uttered more than
sentences when the gas-
lights suddenly went out, leaving the he house in darkness.
continued his remarks as if
Nevertheless, the noble lord o
nothing had happened but of course
impossiblebility to do
for the reporters to take notes, and their was
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so was not much lessened when a few ndles
brought and placed on the table of the house.
lapse of a few minutes the gas-lights flared Alter the
lapse e
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denly as they had gone out, but it was otilya
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gleam, for in an instant the house was again, p"*l7
lunged
in that state of darkness visible which was produced
by the candles on the table. The noble lord, nothing
disconeerted,.propeeded with his statement, addressing
his observations to the Lord Chancellor, whose snowy
• wig was just visible in the gloom, and was remarking
that the effect of his resolution would be to expedite the
public business, shorten the duration of the session, and
enable their lordships togive more discussion to bills sent
up from the other house than they had hitherto done,
when the gas was again turned on, burning with a steady
blaze till the house rose.
The Earl of ABERDEEN said the same complaint
which the noble lord now made be had heard ever since
he had been is Parliament, and he was afraid there must
be some very great difficulty in the way of remedying
the evil, since after the multitude of complaints that had
been made it still remained unrernedied. However, the
attempt made by the noble lord might produce some
effect. He did not feel very sanguine as to its success ;
but he thought their lordships might safely adopt the
resolution, at least as an experiment, and they should see
what effect it would produce in the course of the present I
session. He thought its tendency would be to expedite
the progress of bills in the House of Commons, and
thereby to give their lordships more time to consider
such measures as might be placed before them. The
qualifications which the noble lord had introduced were
not only just, but absolutely necessary. Otherwise he
was not sere how far it would be right or competent for
the house t' name arbitrarily & day, after which they
would not proceed to consider public measures of im-
portance. However, without being sanguine as to the
effect of the resolution, he thought the object was a good I

one ; and as he understood that several influential mem-
bers of the House of Commons took the same view as the
noble lord did, he would be sorry to oppose any obstaele
to a fair trial of the experiment in the present session.
Lord BEAUMONT hoped their lordships would not
agree to the motion. That they should say beforehand
that after the 25th of July they should then and there
stop the whole Parliamentary business of the country,
appeared to him to be almost unconstitutional. Parlia-
ment was supposed to be sitting continually, and if the
House of Commons sent up a bill to their lordships after
the 25th of July, they were bound to take it into con-
sideration, though of course they were at perfect liberty
to postpone it, to pass it, or to reject it, just as they
thought proper. The motion seemed to him to cast a
reflection upon the House of Commons, while its object
appeared to be to enable their lordships to evade their
duties as Peers of Parliament, in order that they might
enjoy the summer months in the country.
Lord REDESDALE said that, so far from his motion
Laing unconstitutional, it only carried out a standing
order of the house passed in 1688. Of course, he
tended it as a sessional order only.
The motion was then agreed to.
PRINTED
movedPAPERS.
ththe appointment
Lord GRANVILLE of a
select committee to consider the sub' t jec of printing
papers for the house.—Agreed to.
The house adjourned at 8 o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS—{YESTERDAY.)
- The SPEAJOIR took the chair at 4 o'clock, and there
being only 36 members present, the house adjourned
until to-morrow.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

BETTING AT MANCHESTER-TUESDAY.

There was a crowded room this morning, but specu-
lation was for the most on the Two Thousand Guineas,
decided to-day. At intervals there was a little done on
the Chester Cup and Derby as follows :
ONE THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES.
6to 4 agst Virago (taken and offered).
3to 1 agst Omoo (taken).
7 to 2 agst Sortie (taken).
6to 1 agst Honeysuckle (taken).
CHESTER CUP.
14 to 1 agst Newminster (taken).
20 to 1 agst Sandhurst (taken).
20 to 1 agst Star of Surrey (taken).
20 to 1 agst Peggy (taken).
20 to 1 agst Aldford (taken).
30 to 1 agst Llanforda (taken).
35 to 1 agst Joe Miller (taken).
50 to 1 agst Lancashire Lass (taken).
50 to 1 agst Swiftsure (taken).
50 to 1 agst Eva (taken)
DERBY.
180 to 40 agst Autocrat (taken).
61 to 1 agst Dervish (taken).
THE OAKS.
4to 1 on the Field (offered).
6to 1 agst Omoo (taken).

NEWMARKET FIRST SPRING MEETING.
BETTING MONDAY NIGHT.
There was a strong muster in the subscription-room
until nearly midnight, but business was on a very limited
scale. In fact, a duller night previous to the race for
the Two Thousand we never experienced. This might
be attributed in a great measure to the extraordinary
circumstance that not one of the horses in the betting
for the Two Thousand was at less than 40 or 50 to 1 for
the Derby.
At the commencement even money was betted agst
Boiardo, and Ruby declined to 7 to 2 ; the closing quo-
tations were 6 to 5 on the former, and 3 to 1 taken about
the latter. Alembic was backed for a small amount at
8 to 1 ; 6 to 4 betted on him agst Middlesex, and 1,000
to 6 laid agst his winning the Two Thousand and Derby
Champagne and Physalis colt were at 30 to 1 each.
CHESTER CUP.
12 to 1 agst Newminster (offered).
1000 to 60 agst Sandhurst (taken).
1000 to 50 agst Aldford (taken).
30 to 1 agst Joe Miller (taken).
33 to 1 agst Catspaw (taken).
1000 to 20 agst Acrobat (1000 to 15 also laid).
1000 to 15 aget Umbriel (taken twice).
DERBY.
9to 2 agst Autocrat (take sto 1).
6to 1 agst Dervish (taken),
7to 1 aget King Tom (taken to 1701.)
30 to 1 agst Hospodar.
33 to 1 agst Canute (1,000 to 25 laid once).
1000 to 20 agst Alembic (laid 5 times).
1000 to 20 agst Acrobat (2000 to 30 also laid).
1000 to 15 agst Scythian (taken).
1000 to 15 agst Old Knoll.
1000 to 15 agst Trapper (taken).
1000 to 10 agst Marble Hill and Baalbec, coupled (t)
2000 even between Acrobat and Scythian (taken).
TUESDAY.
SWEEPSTAKES of 300 sovs. each, 100 ft., for four-yr-
olds ; colts, Bst 7lb ; and fillies, Bst 21b. B.C. 5 subs.
Mr. Barber's Cobnut, Bst 71b (Abrahams) walked over.
MATCH Last mile and a half of T.M.M. 200 sovs, 11 ft.
Lord Derby's Umbriel, Bst 81b (Templeman) 1
Lord Glasgow's Miss Sarah, Bst.. (Flatman) 2
Betting-3 to lon Umbriel, who won easily by a
length and a half. 1000 to 20 was afterwards taken
about him for the Chester Cup.
THE COFFEE-ROOM STAKES of 60 sovs each for three-yr-
old ; colts, Bst 71b ; and fillies, Bst 41b; the produce
of mares which never produced a winner. A.F. 4 subs.
Mr. Payne's Spinaway, Bst 71b (Flatman) 1
Mr. Mare's Fact, Bst 71b (Rogers) 2
The betting opened at 5 to 2 on Spinaway, but at the
close only 7to 4 was laid. Fact led to the dip, where
he was joined by Spinaway, and a fine race ensued, the
latter winning rather cleverly by a neck.
The Two THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES, a subscription of
100 sovs. each, h ft, for three-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b ;
and fillies, Bst 41b. The owner of the second horse to
receive back his stake. R.M. 49 subs.
Mr. Gully's Hermit, Bst 71b (A. Day) 1
Baron Rothschild's Middlesex, Bst 716 (Charlton) 2
The following also ran :—Ruby, Rodo-Meli, Alembic,
Muscovado, Boiardo, Physalis cult, and Champagne.
Betting-5 to 4on Boiardo, 3to 1 agst Ruby, 10 to 1
agst Alembic, 12 to 1 each agst Middlesex and Hermit.
Champagne started with the lead, but after proceeding
about two hundred yards the running was taken up by
Rodo-Meli, Boiardo and Physalis colt lying up, with
Hermit, Middlesex, Champagne, and Muscovado well
together, Alembic and Ruby on the extreme left. Soon
after passing the T.Y.C. winning post, Rodo-Meli began
to drop off, and Middlesex, Champagne, and Boiardo
took close order in front ; Hermit, who had been run-
ning somewhat slowly, was now seen to mend his pace
and to draw towards them. In the Abingdon Mile Bot-
tom his colours were distinctly displayed in the van, and
gallopping on, amidst the enthusiastic cheers of the
" fielders," he achieved the victory cleverly by half a
length. Ruby was beaten early. Champagne finished
about a length and a half behind the second, beating
Boiardo by a short head. The judge did not, however,
place a third. Alembic and Rodo-Meli were the next
two. Physalis colt, Ruby, and Muscovado, beaten off,
passed the chair in the order named. Value of the
stakes, 2,7001.
SWEEPSTAKES of 10 sovs each ; for three-yr-olds, 7st
21b ; five and upwards. 9st. The winner to be sold
for 150 sovs, if demanded, &c. T.Y.C. 5 subs.
Captain D. Lane's Guy Mannering, 6yrs (Bartholomew) 1
Mr. Armstrong's Sabra, 5 yrs (Sly) 2
Count Battbyany's Oxus, 3 yrs (Wells) 3
Mr. Adkins's Sussex, 3 yrs (Corderey) 4
Betting—Scarcely a bet was made until the horses had
started. Even money was then betted on Guy Manner-
ing. Guy Mannering made the running, Oxus lying
second, to halfway in the cords, where he was passed
by Sabra, who made a resolute effort, but could not
quite get up, and was at last beaten by a length. A
length and a half between the second and third. Bad
fourth.
HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES of 10 sovs each ; for three-yr-
olds and upwards. First half of Ab. M. 8 subs.
Mr. Turner's Leybourne, aged, Bst 31b (E. Sharp) 1
Mr. A. J. Le Cras's Child of the Mist, 5 yrs, Bst 71b
(Rogers) 2
Mr. Barnes's Petrel, 4 yrs, ist 101 b (Flatman) 3
Mr. John's Shipwreck, 4 yrs, 7st 41b (Kendall) 4
Mr. C. Formby 's Lady Blanche, 5 yrs, 6st 121 b
(Garvey) 5
Betting-6 to 4 agst Petrel, sto 2 agst Child of the
Mist, 10 to 1 agst Leybourne. A. fine head and head
race with Child of the Mist and Leybourne up the cords,
the latter winning by a head. Three lengths between
the second and third. Bad fourth.
The QUEEN'S PLATE, of 100 guineas, for mares ; four-
yr-olds, Bst 91b ; five, 9 t 81b ; six and aged, lOst.
R.C.
Mr. Batson's Khadidjah, 5 yrs (Sly) 1
Mr. Messer's Perfidious, 4 yrs (Bartholomew) 2
Duke of Bedford's Diomedia, 4 yrs (Rogers) 3
Mr. Stevens's Lady Flora, 4yrs
Betting-6 to 4on Khadidjah, who won by a length.
A length between the second and third. Bad fourth.
FIFTY POUNDS ; for four-yr-olds, 7st 101 b ; five, Bst 9113;
six and aged, 9st. Last three miles of B.C.
Mr. Mare's Ariosto, 6 yrs (Rogers) 1
Lord Clifden's Sackbut, 5 yrs (Flatman) 2
Betting— 9 to 2 on Ariosto, who waited to the Duke's
Stand, where he went up, and a very fine race home
ended in his favour by a head.

AFTERNOON BETTING.
OHESTER CUP.
15 to 1 agst Peggy (taken).
20 to 1 agst Joe Miller (taken and offered).
20 to 1 agst Baalbec (300 to 10 laid once).
25 to 1 agst Llanforda (taken).
THE DERBY.
5 to 1 agst King Torn (taken).
5 to 1 agst Autocrat (c.ffered.)
6to 1 agst Dervish (offered).
15 to 1 agst Andover (t. 20 to 1).
25 to 1 agst Canute.
30 to 1 agst Hospodar (taken).
20 to 1 agst Hermit and Middlesex, coupled.
Offers to back King Torn against anything.
The examination of Ruby's mouth took place in the
morning, after which the following announcement was
I posted in the betting-room :
" We have examined the horse Ruby, and are of
opinion that he is three years old only.
(Signed)
"`WILLIAM Allvon, jun., veterinary-surgeon.
" WILLIAM BARROW, veterinary-surgeon."
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