The Sun.
London, England, 1854-06-16 00:00:00

MAYNOOTII COMMISSION.

In reply to Lord DONOUGHMORE,
The Earl of HARROWBY said the evidence received
by the carniniPSion appointed to conduct an inquiry with
regard to the College of Maynooth, had been completed,
and would soon be laid on the table of the house. There
were, however, some foreign documents which it was ne-
cessary to translate and print in report; they related tothe
education of ecclesiastics in Roman Catholic countries,
and having only first come into possession of the com-
missioners, they bad not yet had time to take them into
consideration. He was afraid that in consequence of
the law courts in Dublin now sitting, he would be un-
able to obtain-the attendance of some of his colleagues
in Ireland until August next.

The Earl of ELLENBOROUGHmoved for further re
turns as to the miscellaneous estimates from 1838 to
1853. The noble earl Observed that, as we were
now engaged in what he believed would be a -pro-
longed war, it was necessary to take a review of
our expenditure in former years, in order to see in
what way our present expenditure could be econo-
mised. The excess of charge in the last year over
the charge of 1838, he found was no less than
2,256,0001. it was, however, necessary to deduct from
that sum 775,0001. for items for public works and other
purposes, which had only lately become chargeable on
the estimates ; and, after making such deductions, the
net excess in the last year would amount to 1,480,0001.
In the salaries of public officers there was an incerease
of 179,0001. as compared with 1838, and for education
an increase of 362,0001., though in 1853 629,0001. mor:
was spend in •prisons and transportation than in 1838.
The noble earl then recommended a more efficient sys-
tem of police for the repression of crime.
(LEFT SPEAKING.)

HO USE OF COMMONS—(THIS DAY.)
The SPEAZER took the chair at 12 o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The Lords' amendments to the following private bills
were considered and agreed to :—Blyth and Tyne Rail-
way, New Valley Drainage and Navigation, Newport
improvement, North London Railway, and the Hyde
Imprcvement.
The following bills were read a third time and passed :
Bangor and Canarvon Railway, Darlington Local Board
of Health, Hilgay Great West Free Drainage, Ouse and
Dement, &c,, Drainage, Stockport, Disley, and Whaley
Bridge Railway.
The following bills were considered and agreed to, and
ordered to be read a third time :—Chapel-en-le-Frith
Roads, Londonderry Post, Paisley Waterworks (No. 2.),
and the Patent Solid Sewerage Manure Company Bill.
PETITIONS.

Several petitions were presented against the opening
of the publie.houses on Sundays. A number of petitions
were also presented, praying for the abolition of Church

Colonel BLAIR presented a petition from a place
in Scotland against the Manses and Glebes Bill.
-VALUATION OF LAND (SCOTLAND) BILL.
The house went into committee on this bill. The
details gave rise to considerable discussion, but they were
of no general interest whatever, except to the distant
part, of the country to which the measure relates.
The Chairman reported progress before 3 o'clock,
at which the houl,e adjourned until 5 o'clock.
The house resumed at 5 o'clock.
ROYAL COMMISSION.
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Mr. PALL;; ,-the Yeoman Uusher of the Black
Rod, appeared at the table, and summoned the house
to attend at the'bar of the Peers, to hear the Royal as-
sent given by commission to several public and private
acts, for which see Lords' report.
PETITIONS.
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Petitions were presented by Mr. BECKETT in favour
of a Ten Ilours' Factory Bill ; Mr. SMITH, and other
Hon. Members, praying for the Abolition of Church
Rates ; Mr. COBBETT (27) from places in Lancashire in
favour of a Ten Hours' Bill ; Mr. V. SMITH from Vis-
count ADDINGTON, praying the house to disfranchise
certain electors of Carnstaple ; Mr. TOLLEMACHE, from
various places in Cheshire, in favour• of a Ten Hours'
Bill ; Sir JAMES GRAHAM, from the Mayor and Cor-
poration of Carksle, against the Consolidation of County
and Town Police Bill ; Mr. LOCK KING, from Surrey,
praying for ;he abolition of Church Rates ; and Sir
FITZROY KELLY against, the consolidation of the Pollee
Bill.

CONSOLIDATION OF POLICE BILL.
Mr. 14IASSEY asked the noble lord the Secretary of
State whether he intended to move the second reading of
this bill on Monday.
Lord PALIIERSTON hoped he should be able to do so,
but it would depend upon the arrangements of his noble
friend the President of the Council.
Mr. BRIGHT insisted that the Pecond reading ought

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

ASCOT HEATH RACES.—TsuRsDer.

THE ROYAL VISIT-
, The settled appearance of the 'wont bor yootorany led
. us to indulge in the pleasing hopes of a fine day for the
great event of the meeting, but they were completely
dispelled by the gloomy aspect of the morning. Heavy
clouds surcharged with rain blotted the sky, and afforded
a cheerless prospect to the pleasure-seekers who arrived
in small detachments by the early trains on the Great
Western and South-Western lines. Nothing, indeed,
could be more dreary during the first part of the morn-
ing than the streets of Windsor, except the faces of the
lodging-house and hotel keepers, who unanimously de-
clared that this was the " worst Ascot" they had ever
seen—a complaint that was echoed in every varied form
of grumbling by omnibus-drivers, fly-men, correct-card
vendors, and the multitude of persons who look forward
to these races as to an annual benefit.
A drizzling, incessant rain had been falling since day-
break, and showed no disposition to leave off as the
morning advanced ; steadily and perseveringly it des-
cended, and at ten o'clock it was generally thought to '
be a hopeless case, and that the Queen had for the first
time been beaten by the weather. We had, however,
faith in her Majesty's proverbial good fortune, and the
result proved that it had not quite deserted her, for at
one o'clock the rain had ceased ; the sun, however, did
not condescend to gladden the heath with his shining
countenance, but the air was nevertheless warm and
pleasant, and the landscape, from which the heavy
mists were now clearing, appeared rife with beauty and
freshness.
Notwithstanding the unpropitious state of the weather
in the forenoon, and the complaints which were heard
on all sides, by the time the bell rang for the first race
the assemblage of general company on the heath was
very great. The receipts at the Grand Stand were, we
believe, quite equal to the amount on the occasion of the
Czar's visit in 1844.
At twenty minutes before two o'clock the royal cor-
tege was sighted from the stand entering the New Mile.
Tne display of well dressed and fashionable people in the
stands and private carriages had at this time a striking
and picturesque effect.
The carriage of her Majesty, an open landau and four,
was preceded by the Earl of Bessborough (master of the
royal buckhounds), and a number of the Queen's hunts-
men and grooms, in the royal livery, on horseback.
In the carriage with the Queen were the King of Por-
tugal, the Duchess of Cambridge, and the Duke of
Oporto • five other carriages, three pony phaetons, and a
char-a-bane, completed the brilliant cortege. The princi-
pal occupants of the carriages were his Royal Highness
Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the
Princess Royal, the Princess Alice, her Royal Highness
the Duchess of Kent, the Princess Mary of Cambridge,
the Duke and Duchess of Wellington, the Duchess of
Sutherland, the Duke of Terceira, the Austrian and
Portuguese Ministers, and other distinguished personages
whose names will be found in the official court circular
of the day.

The reception of her Majesty and the royal family was
most enthusiastic. No sooner had her carriage arrived
opposite to the Grand Stand than hearty cheers ourst
- from the crowding spectators, and were carried forvi'ard
and continued on both sides of the course, amidst the
waving of hits and handkerchiefs, until the carriages had
turned round the end of the New Stand.
It was no hollow expression of formal greeting—no
conventional tribute to royalty—but the rough weloome
of thousands of loyal hearts, uttered in honest nelson
with their feelings. Truly, it was a glorious sight---4hat
of the Queen of a free people receiving the spontaneous
homage of all classes of her subjects and proud Might
she be of such a demonstration of? love and loyalty
offered in the presence of her royal guests.
The cheering of the crowd on the course was renewed
when her Majesty and Prince Albert appeared at the
window, whilst West Australian, the winner of the cup
was led past the Royal Stand.
During the race for the New Stakes, an incident oc-
curred which was fortunately attended with no other
result than a hearty laugh. Just as the horses had
reached the Royal Stand, her Majesty, in her eagerness
to see the race, not perceiving that the window where
she had been standing had been put down, leaned for-
ward rather hastily to look out, and broke a pane of glass
with which she Caine in contact. The occurrence was
perceived only by a few persons on the course, but it
produced a great deal of merriment among the' royal
party ; the Queen herself setting the example of laughing
with the greatest good humour at the mischance.
Besides the royal and distinguished personages whose
names we have mentioned, we observed among the
fashionable company :—The French Ambassador and
the Countess Walewski, the Duke and Duchess of Beati-
fort, the Duke of Montrose, the Marquis of Breadalbane
(Lord Chamberlain), the Marquis of Exeter, the Mar-
quis of Abercorn, the Marquis of Downehire, the Mar-
quis of Anglesea, the Marchioness of Aylesbury, the
Marquis of Clanricarde,'the Marquis of Granby, Earl
and Countess Granville' the Earl and Countess of Wil-
ton, Earl Powis, the Earl of Exmouth, Earl Bruce,
Earl and Counteis of Chesterfield, Earl of Derby, Earl
of Jersey, Earl of Zetland, Earl of Howth, Earl Strad-
broke Earl Spencer, Earl and Countess of Clarendon,
Viscount Newport, Lord C. Manners, Lord Hill, Lord
Gifford, Lord H. Lennox, Lord Ward, Count Batthyany,
Lord John Scott, Lord Clifden, Baron Rothschild,
Baron do Sarmento, Baroness do Speth, Lady Keen;
Sir Robert and Lady Prgot, Sir George Armitage, Sir
George Houston, Sir Williamson Booth, Hon. Admiral
Rous, Hon. Cecil Forrester, the Chevalier de Mello, Sir
Edward Smythe, &c.
Her Majesty took her departure from the heath pre-
cisely at 25 minutes past four o'clock, followed by de-