The Sun.
London, England, 1854-05-30 00:00:00

EPSOM RACES.

(THIS DAY.)

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
SUMMER HANDICAP.
Dead heat with Axwell and Hazlenut. Axwell walked
over.

MANOR PLATE-

Roebuck
Hazlenut
Miss Bolton
Thirteen ran.
HORTON STAKES.

Remnant
New Brighton
Six ran.
HEATHCOTE.

Ephesus
Austrey
Domino

Six ran.

LATEST BETTING.
DERBY.
2 to 1 agst Dervish.
sto 1 agst Andover.
10 to 1 agst King Tom.
12 to 1 agst The Trapper.
]2 to 1 agst Wild Huntsman.
20 to 1 agst Marsyas.
30 to 1 agst The Early Bird.
40 to 1 agst Canute.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS.—(THIS EVENING.)
The house met at five o'clock.
• PUBLIC PROSECUTOR.

Lord BROUGHAM called attention to the impor-
tance of appointing a public
_prosecutor.
Lord CAMPBELL poinfed out the difficulties of at-
taining that most desirable object, but promised to give
his assistance to the noble lord in devising some means
on the subject.

RAILWAY AND CANAL TRAFFIC REGU-
LATION BILL.

On the motion for the second reading of this bill,
Lord CAMPBELL, again entered his protest against
the measure. He had consulted the learned judges with
reference to it, and they were unanimously of opinion
that it would impose upon them duties which were not
of a judicial nature, and which a great majority of them
declared they were perfectly incompetent to perform.
Under the bill judges would be called upon to decide
what were reasonable facilities for traffic on railways
and canals—what unreasonable preference to any parties
—and what unreasonable obstruction to the public ?
all which were questions which they could not satisfac-
torily determine. It was not his intention to move any
amendment, but he thought it right to point out the
obstacles in the way of carrying out the provisions of
the bill. All the judges, with one exception, entertained
the same opinion, that exception being the Lord Chief
Justice of the Common Pleas, who thought the bill
could be worked satisfactorily, and believed that he
would be able to deal with the particular class of cases
that would originate under it.

The LORD-CHANCELLOR did not think there
would be any practical difficulty in working the bill.
He was ready to yield so far to the opposition against it
as to confine the duties to the Common Pleas, where
the judges were pre-eminently learned and able, and
where there was not such a mass of business as in the
other courts. (Hear, hear.) If the bill turned out
contrary to expectations it would be the duty of
the Government to seek for something better ; in the
meantime, however, it seemed to him to be founded on
a very sensible principle, viz., that a violation of right
should be ascertained by a judicial tribunal, and a
remedy enforced in the manner therein provided.
Lord STANLEY' was glad to hear that the noble and
learned lord (Lord Campbell) did not intend to move
any amendment. There would be no objection, as the
Lord Chancellor had just stated, to limit the duties that
were objected to, to the COmmon Pleas, the Chief Jus-
tice of which had expressed his competency and readiness
to discharge them.
After some further discussion, the house went into
committee, when the consideration of the clauses was
proceeded with.
[LEFT SITTING.]

HOSE OF COMMONS-(THIS EVENING.)

The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock when there
being only 36 members_present the house was adjourned
until Thursday.

THE LONDON. GAZETTE.

(THIS EVENING.)

FOREIGN-OFFICE, MAY 29.
The Queen has been pleased to approve of M, Ewing
Pye Colquhoun as Consul at Sydney, for His Royal High-
ness the Grand Duke of Oldenburgh.
DOWNING-STREET, MAY 27.
The Queen has been pleased to appoint William Henry
Wright, Esq., to beChief Commissioner of the Gold Fields,
and Frederick Armand Powlett, Esq., to be Chief Com-
missioner of Crown Lands for the colony of Victoria.
Her Majesty has also been pleased to appoint Alan Ker,
En., to be Chief Justice for the Island of Nevis.
Her Majesty has also been pleased to appoint Thomas
T. Watt, Esq., to be Landing Surveyor at the port of
Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land.
Her Majesty has further been pleased to appoint Lieu-
tenant William P. Jamison R.N., to be Port Captain of
Table Bay, Cape of Good dope.
WHITEHALL, MAY 27.
The_Queen has been pleased to place the undermentioned.
Officers of the Artillery Company of London, on the Re-
tired List, viz.:—
Captain Edward Ellis,
Captain Thomas Hall,
Captain Joseph Moreland, and
Captain John Richard Lambert Walmisley.