The Sun.
London, England, 1854-02-15 00:00:00

POOR'LAW.

Mr. H. A. BRUCE wished To ask the President of the
Poor-law Board, whether, in the event of the bill before
Parliament becoming law, whereby the charges of main-
taining the destitute poor will be cast upon unions in-
stead of parishes, it was intended that the practice of the
board with respect to the re-division of existing unions
shall be relaxed, so as to render such re-divisions more
easy of attainment than they hitherto have been.
Mr. BA INES begged to remind the hon. gentleman
that, by the 7th and Bth Vic., chap. 101, sec. 66, power
was already given the Poor-law Board to separate or
unite parishes to unions, but the power had been seldom
exercised, because it was always inconvenient to disturb
an existing system. Should Parliament, however,
sanction the measure which he had just introduced,
the Poor-law Board would probably think it their
duty to avail themselves more frequently of this power
for the purpose of meeting any case of hardship that
might arise. Having pointed out what the state of the
existing law was, it only remained for him to assure the
hon. member that should he think its provisions insuffi-
cient, he should be glad, when his bill went into com-
mittee, to give every consideration to any proposition
the hon. member might think it necessary to make with
the view of rendering the operation of the law as just
and equitable as possible.

EMIGRATION.
Mr. R. KEATING moved for a return of the
names, stations, dates of appointment, and salaries of
the emigration officers in the United Kingdom ; with a
copy of the generallinstructions issued for their guidance ;
and of the names, dates of appointment, and emoluments
of the medical inspectors at the several ports at which
emigration officers are stationed.—Agreed to.

REFORM BILL:
On the motion of Mr. HAYTER, returns were ordered
of the population, houses, and number of electors in the
different towns, cities, and counties, throughout the
United Kingdom.
The other orders were then disposed of, and the house
adjourned at half-past 12 o'clock.

ENFRANCHISEMENT OF THE UNIVERSITY

OF LONDON.

The University contains in all 838 graduates, beside!
above 1,000 undergraduates, the former being thus distri
buted :
Doctors of Laws
Doctors of Medicine ..
Masters of Arts
Bachelors of Laws
Bachelors of Medicine
Bachelors of Arts

.. 126
.. 52
.. 47
. 118
~ 489

Total B3B

It will thus be seen that the total number of medical
graduates is 244, while those in the faculty of arts number
551. It is worth noticing also that the proportion borne
by the graduates in arts to those in medicine is annually
increasing.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

LINCOLN SPRING MEETING.-TUESDAY.

The TRIAL STAKES of 5 sovs. each, with 40 added ;
weight for age. One mile.

Mr. Bell's Lord-Lieutenant, 4 yre, Bst 21b...(Basham) 1
Mr. J. Sheppard's Card Sharper, 3yrs, 6st 71b (Ashman) 2
Mr. J. Anson's Jack the Giant Killer, 4 yrs, Bst
71b (Charlton) 3
The following also ran :—The Jewess, Windsucker,
and Lioness.

Betting-7 to 4 agst Jack the Giant Killer, 3 to 1
agst Lord-Lieutenant, 4 to 1 each agst the Jewess and
Card Sharper.
A fine race with the first and second, Lord-Lieutenant
winning by a neck. Bad third ; Jewess was fourth.
Lioness got badly off.
TWO-YEAR-OLD STAKES of 5 sovs. each, with 30 added ;
colts, Bst 71b ; fillies and geldings, Bst 41b. Straight
run in. About half a mile.
Mr. Saxon's Mary, Bst 41b (Abrahams) 1
Mr. Lister's f by Rochester, out of the Doe, Bst 41b
(Kendall) 2
Mr. Morris's The Broom, Bst 41b (Basham) 3
Betting-6 to 4 agst Mary and The Broom. Won
easily by a length. A head between the second and
third. The winner got badly off.
SELLING STAKES of 5 sovs. each, with 30 added, for
three-year-olds and upwards. One mile.
Mr. Reeves's Sam, 4 yrs (301.), 7st (Ashnall) 1
Mr. Harrison's Julius Caesar, 3 yrs (401.), 7st 21b
(T. Cliff) 2
Mr. Tuplin's Lawsuit, 4 yrs (301.), 7st 101 b. (Midgeley) 8
The following also ran : Hamlet, Magic, and Rich-
mond.

Betting— 7to 4 agst Magic, sto 2 agst Sam. Won
by a length ; four lengths between the second and
third. Itiehmond and Magic, fourth and fifth, finished
nearly abreast. Hamlet was last throughout, and
walked in. The winner was bought in for 57 guineas.
GRAND STEEPLE CHASE of 15 soya each,ilo ft, and
only 5 if declared, &c., with 100 added ; certain winners
extra. About 4 miles.

Mr. Moseley's Trout, aged, 10st slb ...(Tasker) 1
Mr. B. Land's Melon, list slb (Green) 2
Mr. Choyce's Spring, lOst 51b. (W Green) 3
The following also ran :—Carrig, 'Tomboy, Bruce,
Maid of the West, Topsy, Little Charley, Strip-me-
Naked, and White Mouse.
Betting-3 to 1 agst Trout, 4to 1 agst Melon, sto 1
agst Maid of the West, 7 to 1 agst Topsy, 10 to 1 agst
Carrig. Won by half a length. A fine race from the
last flight of hurdles, which Trout and Melon charged
nearly abreast. Very bad third. The others walked in.
The INNKEEPERS' SELLING STAKES were won easily by
Sam, beating Lawsuit, Springy Jack, Friendless Boy,
Polly Burns, and Old Maid.