The Sun.
London, England, 1854-03-09 00:00:00

-bNbitton

'IV OFFICE, Seven. o' Clock.

ERSALL'S,
(THIS EVENING.)

Not a dozen subscribers present, and no business
transacted.

SALISBURY RACES.

(THIS DAY.)

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
TRIENNIAL STAKES.
Dan Cupid walked over.
TRIAL STAKES.

Defiance
Orestes..

Trifle ....
Cleveland

Pantomime

Won by two lengths.
WILTSHIRF STAKES.

Seven ran.

.. 1
.. 2
.3

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS--(THIS EVENING.)
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the wool-
sack at 5 o'clock.
The 'Earl of EGLINGTON presented two petitions
frord Scotland against the endowment of IVlaynooth ; also a
petition in favour of the maintenance of parochial educa-
tion in Scotland. •
Lord-BROUGHAM presented a petition from places
in Scotland, .praying for an extension of the Oaths bill
to that country.
The LORD CHANCELLOR hoped that some amend-
ment of , the law of Scotland on the subject would be
made during the present session.
THE FLEET FOR THE BALTIC.
The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH, in putting a ques-
tion to the noble earl at the head of the Government,
asked whether there would be any objection to lay on the
table the continuation of the return respecting the man-
ning of the navy, called attention to the difficulty expe-
rienced by the Government of obtaining seamen to man
the royal navy, which he attnbuted to the better terms
offeredbythemerchant service, and stated that if Govern-
ment would only give the sailor what he was worthy, they
would find plenty of experienced and able mariners in
the market; (Hear.) If we wished to maintain our
superiority on the seas, it was our duty, cost what
t would to man her Majesty's fleet about to leave Ports-
mouth, as it ought to be manned, and to place in the
hands of the gallant officer about to command it, the most
efficient instruments of war, in order that he might pre-
serve thehonour and interests of the country.
The Earl of ABERDEEN said the noble earl had
implied by his obseriatiOns that the fleet about to sail
for'the Baltic was inadequately or improperly manned.
On the contrary, he (the Earl of Aberdeen) asserted,
and he did so on the- authority of those whose testimony
he was bound to respect more than ever—that of the
noble earl—that it was adequately manned for the great
purposes for ,which it was intended to be employed.
There was this remarkable circumstance about it—there
were no forced men on board. (Hear, hear, hear.)
That alone was a very favourable feature when they con-
trasted it with what had been done during former wars;
and, in addition, it might be mentioned that they had not
swept the gaols to man the fleet. Though there were some
landsmen on board, he had authority fur saying that the
proportion was not greater than on other occasions, and
taking all circumstances into account, he was satisfied
that the fleet would sail as well manned and equipped as
any that had ever left England. (Hear.) He could
not see, however, the great advantage of the noble
earl's observations. (Hear, hear.) If they were true,
which they were not, he could not see their utility
in what way they were to advance the service which his
noble friend seemed so anxious to assist. (Hear, hear.)
He had no objection to the returns moved for.

Lord of the Admiralty relative to the extraordinary
powers which he was reported to have given to Sir
Charles Napier, the commander of the Baltic Fleet.
(Hear, hear.)
➢Tr. BRIGHT said he had written to the right
honourable baronet to-day concerning his intention
to question him on the same subject ; but he presumed,
as the right hon. baronet was not in his place, the notice
had not yet reached his hands. He should, however,
address some observations to the right hon. baronet on
the subject to-morrow.
SUSPENDED WRITS.

Mr. DISRAELI remarked that the noble lord the
member for the city of London was to have stated the
intentions of the Government with reference to the sus-
pended writs, but the noble lord was not in his place.
Could any other members of the Government give the
necessary information upon the point ?
The SECRETARY AT WAR replied that there was
a Council holding at Buckingham Palace, which, per-
haps, accounted for the absence of his noble friend, but
his noble friend would no doubt be in his place in the
course of the evening..