The Sun.
London, England, 1853-02-28 00:00:00

Zbirb Xbition.

BUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock.

TATTERSALL'S,

(THIS EVENLNG.)

TATTERSALL'S--MITESDA.Y.
LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE.
6to 1 agst Bourton (taken).
7to 1 agst Oscar.
Bto 2 agst Miss Mowbray.
13 to 1 agst Dnc-an-Durras.

LIVERPOOL SPRING CUP.
4to 1 agst Weathergage.
sto 1 agst Doubt.
6to 1 agst Bellewstown (taken).
METROPOLITAN HANDICAP.
13 to 1 agst Lampedo.

NEWMARKET HANDICAP.
sto 1 agst Contentment.

DERBY.
.9 to 1 agst West Australian.
15 to 1 agst Orestes.
15 to 1 agst Cineas.
16 to 1 agst Honeywood (taken).
20 to 1 agst The Reiver (taken).
22 to 1 agst Ninnyhammer (taken).
50 to 1 agst Pharold.
50 to 1 agst Ethelbert.

COVENTRY STEEPLECHASES.
The steeplechases are postponed—no day named.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF LORDS—(THIS EVENING.),
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack
at five o'clock.

The Archbishop of YORK presented several petitions,
praying for inquiry into the College of Mayn.ooth.
The Archbishop of CANTERBURY presented a pe-
tion, praying for Parliamentary papers.
The Earl of MALMESBURY gave notice that he
would to-morrow move for certain returns relative to
accidents on railways during the last ye'd,r, and that he
would draw the attention of the Government to the sub-
ject.

The Duke of NEWCASTLE prraented a petition from
Portsmouth, in favour of the admission of Jews into
Parliament. •
REGISTRATION OF AF,SITRANCES BILL.

Lord ST. LEONARDS gave notice that on the motion
for the second reading of this bill, which stood on the
paper for Thursday next, he should move that the bill
be read a second time this day six months.
The Earl of DERBY presented several petitions
against the admission of Jews into Parliament. The
noble lord said that if the bill which had been intro-
duced into the other: "house by a small majority were
brought into this konse, he hoped that their lordships
would deal with 'A as they had dealt with former bills.
The Law of Evidence (Scotland) Bill was passed
through comm'Atee.
CANADA CLERGY RESERVES.

The Earl of DERBY rose pursuant to notice to
present ce*Aain petitions on the subject of the clergy
reserves Canada. The petitions he said were from
member g of the Church of Scotland in Canada, and had
been Pr:epared in 1851 to be presented against the bill,
which. was then contemplated by the. then Government,
but 'xhich was ultimately withdrawn. He was not in-
diel)•osed to deny that this measure was one which bad
the argument of expediency in its favour, and that it
pr esented a great temptation to a Minister to introduce
it, ; but so long as be had been a Minister, his conviction
'of the erroneous principles on which it was founded, had
prevented him from giving his assent to the introduction
of this bill. He had no objection to the colonists deal-
inc, with their own revenues as they pleased to support
their' own clergy, but these reserves were funds that
were placed beyond the control of the colonial Legisla-
ture ; they were private property, and the Legislature
could not tauch them. For a long time reserves :'were
not productive, because there was no power to sell,
but only to lease ; but in 1827 an act was passed to give
power to sell them, and place the proceeds in the British
funds- From that time they became more valuable,
and the proceeds were annually divided between the
Churches of England and Scotland settled in Canada.
Since that time he did not deny that there had arisen a
very prevalent feeling that these funds should be divided
among all the professors of Christianity of all denomina-
ticeas, or else altogether secularised.

(LEFT SPEAKING.)

IMPERIAL PARLIA.MEN'

HOUSE OF COMMONS—(THIS EVENING.)
The SPBAKER took the chair at ten minutes to four
o'clock.

PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The following bills were read a second time, and or-
dered, to be committed :—Australian Agricultural Com-
pany, Blyth and Tyne Railway, Bognor Railway,
Edinburgh High-street and Railway Station, &c.,
Electric Telegraph Company, Kilkenny and Great
Sciuthern and Western Railway, Llanidloes and New-
town Railway, London and North-Western Railway
(Coalbrook Dale, &c), Londonderry, Coleraine, and
Belfast J unction Railway, Madras Railway, Newport,
Abergavenny, and Hereford Railway (Brecon), Norwich
and Spalding Railway, Scottish Central Railway, Stock-
ton Dock, Swansea Vale Railway, Tynemouth Docks
and Morpeth and Shields Direct Railway, United
Guarantee and Life Assurance Company, Victoria
(London) Docks, Waveney Valley Railway, Whitehaven
and Furness Junction Railway.

CLITHEDOE ELECTION.
Mr. GASKELL reported that the committee ap-
pointed to inquire into the petition against the return
for Clitheroe, had come to the determination that Mr.
Matthew Wilson was not duly elected for the borough
at the last election ; that the election was a void election ;
and that Mr. Matthew Wilson was by his agents guilty
of bribery and treating at such election.
On the., motion of the 110 N. MEMBER the report was
ordered to be laid on the table. The hon. member gave
notice.. that to-morrow h• would move that the issuing
of a :ievr writ be suspended until Monday, the 11th of

FROME ELECTION.
Mr. HAMILTON reported that the committee ap-
pointed to inquire into the petition against the return
for From° had come to the resolution that, as Colonel
Boyle held an office under the Crown, he was not duly
elected, and that the last election for the borough was a
void election.