The Sun.
London, England, 1853-06-17 00:00:00

ST. LEGER.

sto 4 agst West Australian (take 6to 4).
5 to 1 agst eineas.
5 to 1 'apt Rataplan.
DERBY, 1854.
20 to 1 agst Ortolano (Veibena colt).
20 to 1 agst Hesse Cassel.
22 to 1 agst Prince Arthur.
25 to 1 agst Marley Hill.

SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING THE AMENDMENT
OF THE LAW.

The annual meeting of the members of this society was
held on Wednesday at the rooms of the society, in Re-
sent-street—Lord Brougham, the president, in the chair.
The tenth annual report cf the council stated that
during the past year the society has devoted its attention
to various suhjects connected with the improvement of the
law. A conference was held in November last on the
present state of the mercantile law, and in consequence
ti&fly of what took place a commission has recently
beet] appointed to inquire into the entire subject, in-
cluding the law of partnership and the expediency of
establishing frjbunals of commerce. The question of
the ecclesiastical marts had occupied the attention of
ter© society, and resolutions had been passed condemning
the preltnt system, but no substitute had been agreed
upon. The- !Atic:ins of landlord and tenant, and the law
Wkvich regulates tfletut had also been brought under the
Dodd of the society. kitty new members, including eight
members of Parliament, had joined the society's ranks
during the past year, the total number at present
being 346. The dt-ficient state of the funds was made
matter of complaint. The receipts for the year were
0041., and the expenses 0041, The report was received
and adapted, and a vote of thanks to the council and
honorary officers was agreed to.
A resolution was passed declaring it to be expedient
in the opinion of the meeting that the legislature should
direct an inquiry into the constitution of the inns of
court, and the purposes for which they were founded.
A vote of thanks was carried by acclamation to the
noble chairman, the president of the society.
A vote of thanks was then passed to Mr. Stewart, the
treasurer and the founder of the society, and the pro=
ceedings then terminated.

MID-LOTHIAN COUNTY ELECTION.—A very nume-
rously signed requisition by the proprietary and tenantry
of the county of Edinburgh has been presented to the
Earl of Dalkeith, son of the Duke of Buccleuch, pro-
posing to him to become a candidate for the vacancy
occasioned in the representation of the county by
the death of the late Sir John Hope, of Craig-hall.
The noble earl came of age last August, and is, of
course, without experience in political life. His father
was a member of Sir Robert Peel's Cabinet, and took
part with that great statesman in all his movements
in the corn law crisis. Since then he has generally
adhered to the principles and policy of the successors of
Sir R. Peel. The youthful earl, in accepting the invi-
tation, says :—" My conduct in Parliament will be
guided by those large and liberal principles of Conserva-
tive policy which I believe to be most in accordance
with the constitution, and most conducive to the well-
being of all classes of the people of this country: Tl,l°
writ having been moved for on Mont evening, tne
election will take place in a few day.. oro w 1 be no
opposition,