The Sun.
London, England, 1853-05-27 00:00:00

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SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock.

EPSOM RACES.

(THIS DAY.)

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH,
DERBY AND OAKS STAKES.

Vermuth

Leybourne

Fifteen ran.
RAILWAY PLATE.

Ventre-a-Terre

Heroine

FOREIGN VISITORS' PLATE.

Faux Pas

Sweetheart
Ventre-a-Terre

Eleven ran.

ELECTION OF CHAMBERLAIN.

STATE OF THE POLL THIS DAY.

THREE O'CLOCK.

Sir John Key
Mr. Benjamin Scott

Majority for Key

. 2421
. 2407

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT,

HOUSE OF LORDS—(THIS EVENING.)
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack
at five o'clock.
Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from Mr.
Robed Owen in favour of opening the Crystal Palace OR
Sunday as a rival to the gin palace.
The Earl of CARLISLE presented petitions from
Hull and Bristol praying for the prohibition of the sale
of intoxicating liquors on Sunday.

THE TURKISH QUESTION.
The Earl of MALMESBURY rose, pursuant to
notice, to put a question to the Government respecting
the negotiations new _pending between Russia and the
Porte. He regretted to say that, whatever might be
the issue of events, the appearance of events did not
justify the promise and assurance which the Foreign
Secretary had given their lordships on a former occasion.
On that occasion it was stated that the whole object
of Prince Menschikoff's embassy was simply the settle-
ment of the question of the Holy Places, and the
public anxiety was, in consequence, very much alle-
viated ; but] since the speech, of the noble earl,
Prinoe Menschikoff had come forward with an entirely
different demand, and what was now required was
that the Porte should sign a treaty with Russia
guaranteeing to the Greek subjects of the Porte
the continuance of all the rights and privileges which
had been at any time granted to them by the Sultan. It
was evident that if such a treaty were signed, the Em-
peror of Russia would become the arbiter bet Ween the
Porte and its subjects. He wished to ask whether the
instructions given to Lord Stratford were identical with
those given to the French Ambassador at Constantinople,
and whether the ambassadors of this country and France
were aoting together in supporting and encouraging the
Porte at the present emergency.

The Earl of CLAREMSOI4 said that at the present
moment he was sure both the noble lords opposite and
the house, would not insist on pressing him for infor-
mation which it would be inconvenient for the public
service at this moment to give. (Hear, hear.) The
latest official information from Lord Stratford was
of the date of the 9th instant, and brought, intelli-
gence of the settlement of the question of the Holy
Places. The Government had no further information
from Constantinople beyond that which was open to the
public at large, and useful as the electric telegraph was,
it bad its inconveniences, and the rumours which it
transmitted were not always to be relied on. He
could assure the house that the views of Her Majesty's
Government had not changed respecting the necessity
of upholding the Turkish empire. The views of the
French and English Governments were identical on this
subject, and there was not the slightest doubt that the
French and English ambassadors were acting in concert
together at Constantinople for the support of the Turkish
Government.

The Earl of HARDWICKE thought that sufficiently
strong measures had not been taken for the support and
encouragement of the Porte. If a demonstration of force
had been made by the English and French Governments
in concert, we should never have heard of the imperious
and insulting tone which had been assumed towards the
Turkish Government.

Lord BEAUMONT, though he joined in the regret
of the noble earl opposite, thought there would be no
difficulty in the final peaceable settlement of the question.
(LEFT SPEAXING.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS—(THIS EVENING.)
The Speaker took the chair at four o'clock.
DURHAM ELECTION.
On the question that the members chosen to serve on
the Durham Election Committee be called to the table
to be sworn,
Mr. T. EGERTON moved that the committee
be discharged and the petition referred again
to the General Committee of Elections, on the
ground that one of the members selected to serve
on the Durham committee, viz., the hon. member
for Dundee, was now sitting on a committee on certain
private bills.
The SPEAKER suggested that the motion should be
made in the terms prescribed by the petition, viz., that
the hon. member for Dundee be alone discharged, and
then, as a matter of course, the committee would be re-
ferred back to the general committee of elections.
Mr. T. EGERTON said he had no objection to
amend the motion accordingly.
Sir J. TROLLOPE had no wish to oppose the motion,
but he must protest against it being treated as a pre-
cedent.
Mr. ELLICE announced that other motions of this
nature would have to be made hereafter.
After a short conversation,
Mr. DUNCAN said that the motion had been made
out of no personal regard for himself, but solely for the
sake of promoting the business of another committee
upon which he had been sitting for some considerable
time. He was quite ready to abide by the decision of
the house, but he wished it to be distinctly understood
that he had no desire whatever to shirk his duties.
The motion was then agreed to.
CONTROVERTED ELECTIONS.
The members selected to serve on the Clare Liver-
pool, Sligo, and Peterborough Election Committees were
called to the table and sworn. The committees to meet
for the first time to-morrow.
BURY ST. EDMUNDS.
On the members selected to serve on this committee
being called over,
Mr. STRUTT moved that the attendance of the lion.
member for Tewkesbury on the committee be dispensed
with on the ground that the hon. member was already
serving on a committee where his attendance could not
be dispensed with.
The motion was agreed to.
BLACKBURN ELECTION.
The SPEAKER informed the house that he had re-
ceived a letter in this case, stating that it was not In-
tended to go on with the petition.
PRIVATE BILLS.
The following private bills were read a third time and
passed :—Caledonian Railway (Connecting Branch with
Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, &c.) ; North and
South Western Junction Railway (Hammersmith) ;
Sunderland Dock ; Victoria (London) Docks ; South
Eastern Railway (Reading Extension, &c.)
PETITIONS.
Mr. G. PALMER presented a petition from the
borough of Preston, against the bill for the registration
of assurances.
Sir E. FILMER presented a petition from Maid-
stone, praying for the total repeal of the hop duty.
Mr. MUNTZ presented a petition from Birmingham,
praying that the elective franchise might bo extended to
the London University.
Mr. BROWN presented a petition from 32 prisoners
confined in the Preston gaol, praying the house to take
steps to prevent the demoralising effects of unlicensed
beer-hous€ s.
Mr. WHALLEY presented a petition from Peter-
borough, praying the house to legalise marriage with a
deceased wife's sister.
Mr. SPOONER presented a petition from the attor-
neys and solicitors of Birmingham, against the Regis-
tration of Assurances Bill.
Mr. M. GIBSON presented a similar petition from
Manchester.
Mr. DUFFY presented a petition from New Ross,
praying that the income tax might not be extended to
Ireland.

DOCKYARD PROMOTIONS. Mr. REATING gave notice that, when the evidence
taken before the Dockyard Committee on the subject
°f dockyard Besspromotn had been fully considered by
honourable members, od call the attention of the
house to it, and submit a motion upon it. The case of
Lieutenant Ingledue was referred to the same com-
mittee, and as it had not yet been reported upon, he
was not able to state the precise terms of his mo-
tion, but this he could state, that he should frame
it not in reference to the conduct of particular indi-
viduals, but make it
general as regarded the proceedings
matters referred to the co
of the late Board
Admiralty in relation to the
EDUC mmittee.
Mr. E. HINDLEYATION BILL. lordotic that on Monday he
should ask the noble at the head of the
Government whether he thought it would be possible,
advanced period of the Bessioia, to get
considering the
through his educational scheme.

ISLE OF MAN. - I
Mr. EWART wished to know when the bill for alter.
ing the Customs Duties of the Isle of Man was likely to
be sent out to the island ?
Mr. WILSON thought it would be ready in the
early part of next week.
CUSTOMS ACTS.
In reply to questions from Mr. W. BROWN,
Mr. WILSON said the bill for consolidating the
whole of the customs acts was in a forward state of
preparation, and he hoped to be able to lay it on the
table in the course of a fortnight.