The Sun.
London, England, 1853-05-20 00:00:00

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SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock.

TATTERSALL'S

(THIS EVENING.)

DERBY.
2to 1 agst West Australian.
Bto 1 agst lioneywood (taken).
9to 1 agst Pharos (taken).
13 to 1 agst Cineas (off).
13 to 1 agst Umbriel (taken).
20 to 1 agst
40 to 1 agst Brod:et.
50 to 1 agst Ilurwortb (taken).
50 to 1 agst Orinoco.
100 to 1 agst Rattle.
100 to 1 agst Phasold.
50 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Lot (taken).

THE OAKS.
7 to 2 asst Catherine Hayes (taken)

MANCHESTER RACES

(THIS DAY.)

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
GRAND STAND STAKES.

Tally
Honesty ...

1

2

LATEST BETTING.

DERBY.

13 to 1 agst Peggy.
8 to 1 agst Pharos.
OAKS.
3 to 1 agst Misletoe (taken).

HARPENDEN RACES.

(TIIIS DAY.)

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
ROTHAMPSTEAD STAKES. (Heats).
Polly walked over.
TWO-YEAR-OLD STAKES.

Balmoral

Lioness

Five ran. •
HARPENDEN HANDICAP.

Young England
Economy

Eight ran.

LATEST FROM PARIS.

(BY SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH.)
PARIS, FRIDAY AFTERNOON'.

The following telegraphic dispatch arrived here
this morning :—" The Times affirms that the
Russian Legation at Paris has received intelligence
that Prince Menschikoff's ultimatum has been ac-
cepted by the Porte."
I have just this moment ascertained that the
Times' assertion is utterly false. The Russian
Legation here has received no news of a later date
than the 7th. The answer of the Porte to Prince
Menscbikoff was to be given on the 10th. News is
anxiously expected, but as yet any that pretends
to bo of later date than the 7th is pure fabrication.
—Morning
~.Post.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

11017 SE OF COMMONS—(THIS EVENING.)
The SPEAKER took the chair at a few minutes to four
o'clock.

PRIVATE BUSINESS.
•
The following bills were read a third time and passed :
--Allendale Road ; Ballymena, Ballymoney, Coleraine,
and Portrush Junction Railway ; Edinburgh Water-
works (No. 2) ; Haslingden and Rawtenstall Water-
works ; Limerick Corporation • Londonderry, Cole-
raine, and Belfast Junction Railway ; Waveney Valley
Railway.
The reports upon the following bills were brought up
and agreed to, and ordered to be read a third time :
Caledonian Railway (Connecting Branch with Edinburgh
and Glasgow Railway, &c.) ; Great Western Railway
(Henley) ; Portsmouth Railway ; Poulnasherry Inclo-
sure ; Scottish Midland Junction Railway - South-
Eastern Railway (Reading Extension, &c.; ; South
Shields Improvement ; Tralee and Killarney Railway ;
and Bedale and Leyburn Railway.
Nash's Estate Bill was read a second time.
PETITIONS.

Mr. MIALL presented several petitions in favour of
the ocean penny postage.
Mr. FAGAN presented a petition from Cork, praying
for the total abolition of Ministers' money.
Sir W. CLAY presented a petition from the Tower
Hamlets against the advertisement duty • also two peti-
tions from Hackney, in favour of the ballot.
Mr. M. CHAMBERS presented a petition from
Woolwich against the proposed bill for disfranchising
electors in dockyards, and praying that their votes may
be taken by ballot.
Mr. FITZROY presented two petitions from the
metropolis, in favour of the Hackney Carriages Bill.
Sir F. KELLY presented two petitions from Suffolk
against the opening of the Crystal Palace on Sundays.
Mr. COBDEN presented a petition frcm Lancashire,
in favour of the ocean penny postage.
IMPROVEMENTS IN HYDE PARK.
Mr. OLIVEIRA asked the First Commissioner of
Works, whether it was intended to remove the old dila-
pidated shops which deface Hyde-park from Albert-gate
eastward ; what the tenure of the present occupants of
these shops might be ; and whether parties might not be
found ready to undertake the removal of these objec-
tionable buildings, and to improve the locality with-
out entailing any expense upon the Government ;
also, whether a carriage drive should not be constructed
through Hyde -park from or near Victoria-gate, to
Rotten-row, near Prince's-gate ; and whether the re-
moval of the cavalry barracks from Knightsbridge was
under consideration, by which the public, enjoyment of
that portion of Hyde-park would be much enhanced,
and a great benefit conferred upon the residents in that
locality ?
Sir W. MOLESWORTH said he had to state in
reply to the first question, that the old, dilapidated houses
near Albert-gate were held under a lease from the Dean
and Chapter of Westminster, the term of which would
expire in about 56 years from the present time. The
Dean and Chapter had refused to renew the lease ; it
being their intention, if they could obtain the property
at a reasonable price, to make certain improvements
upon the spot. With regard to the second question—
whether a carriage drive should not be constructed
through Hyde-park, from or near Victoria-gate to
Rotten-row, near Princess'-gate—he had to state that
he answered that question last night. He then stated
that he doubted very much the expediency of making
such a carriage drive, because though it might be very
advantageous to persons going in carriages, it would be
very -disadvantageous to the ninny persons who walked
in the park. As to the last question, his reply was that
the removal of the cavalry barracks at Knightsbridge
was not under the consideration of the Government.
ALLEGED IMPROPER SEIZURE BY THE
CUSTOMS.
Mr. M. CHAMBERS gave notice of his intention on
an early day to move the appointment of a select com-
mittee to inquire into the circumstances connected with
an unlawful seizure by two officers of the customs, on
the 10th of February, 1852, of foreign and English
Watches, of the value of upwards of 50,0001., and books,
letters, papers, and bills of exchange, the property of
Lucian Marchand, and to ascertain what steps had been
taken by the Commissioners of Customs to investigate
into the conduct of the officers, and to make restitution
of such property.

NEWSPAPER STAMPS.
Mr. MAGUIRE inquired whether the Chancellor of
the Exchequer had made up his mind as to the course
he intended to tako with regard to the advertisement
duty ; also, whether he meant to proceed with the re-
solution respecting the stamping of newspaper supple-
ments?

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied
that this subject, in connection with others relating to
_theenbudget, was under the consideration cf the Govern-
f_
arse
; and when they had finally decided upon the
`2.):_leesewhich they should take, hon. members would be
i't 1
tod of it in due time before the house was called
upon pronounce its opinion.
Mr. RINDL SAVINGS BANKS.
the Chancellor (;•"V-liasked whether it was the intention of
present session a bill Exchequer to bring in during the
for the protection of depositors in
savings banks,
The CHANCELLOR of the
hoped.to be enabled shortly to l3*' EXCHEQUER said he
SPIRITS rgtnaßblilLlLo.f that
description.
EXCISE DUTIES ON
The CHANCELLOR of th
that the house at its risinc, deciaX(l.l9olElguljnEtilllM'onnodvaed
next.
Captain INNES observed that the, Excise Duties :n
pequer
Spirits Bill stood for Monday
next
a hope that the ' Chancellor of the" E ex reseed
Es ch
would delay it for a further period the
,
ground that there had not yet been time oiou
to enable Irish members to receive answers from their
constituents as to their opinions with regard to the bill.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the
parties who were affected by the bill had had ample time
since it was printed to consider its provisions. To his
own knowledge persons in the very distant parts of
Ireland had already considered the bill, and in point of
fact some of them were in London at the present time,
and:were communicating with the Government and
revenue department on the subject. He, therefore, did the
not
think there was any fear of their being taken by surprise.
At the same time he would state how the Government now
stood in regard to this bill. The hon. member must
know that it was extremely important, in reference to

the passing of the measures for the remission of taxation,
that there should be no needless delay in taking the
sense of the house on the main question, i.e., the increase
of the duty on spirits. What he proposed
.to do,
was to take that tquestion after the house should
have disposed of the Customs resolutions Assum-
ing that the house read the Income Tax Bid a second
time, the Government proposed that the hot se should
go into committee upon it on Monday ; after the house
had disposed of the committee they wou!d take the
Customs duties resolutions, and after them they pro-
posed that the house should go into committee on the
Spirits Duties bill._ . _

-Mr. MAGUIRE thought the right hon. gentleman
was in error in supposing that the people in Ireland had
had ample time to consider the bill, and he trusted he
would not hurry it through the house.
Mr. F. SCULLY said it was only last night that he
received the opinions of his constituents on the bill.
The subject then dropped.
ANNEXATION OF PEGU.
Mr. COBDEN said as there was DOW so much diffi-
culty in a private member bringing anything- under dis-
cussion in the house, he would take that opportunity of
calling attention to a subject of some importance. They
were informed by papers recently laid before the house,
that an extensive territory belonging to the Burmese
empire had been annexed to our East India territory.
In reading the papers he had some difficulty in arriving
at this piece of information, viz., by.whose authority was
that territory annexed to the British possessions in India ?
He observed that the Governor-General, by his procla-
mation annexing the province of Pegu, referred to a
communication which he had had with the secret com-
mittee of the court of directors, and stated that the step
he had taken had received their concurrence and ap-
proval ; but it did not appear whether the Government
or the Noard of Control had been a consenting party.
The inhabitants of the district who were of a semi-bar-
barous description, had been inducted to all the rights
and privileges of Englishmen. They were now, in fact,
subjects of these realms while the government were re-
sponsible for the good management of the district, and
bound to protect the natives under every circumstance,
and in all parts of the world. Now, this was a most
serious responsibility, and the house ought to knew by
whose authority this annexation had taken place. He con-
tended that the people of this country ought to have an
opportunity of pronouncing an opinion upon such subjects
as this. So far from regarding this annexation of ter-
ritory as any benefit to this country, he looked upon it
as a positive evil. Indeed, it has more than once been
pronounced to be an evil to extend our Indian territory,
and yet a district had recently been added to it
extending over an enormous area, and containing a
population of between 30,000,000 and 40,000,000.
He did not know who was to be held responsible
for all this, but the question he wished to ask was
this, was the province of Pegu annexed to our In-
dian possessions with the authority of the British
Government ; and secondly, if so, was there any
dispatch in existence which could be produced and
which would show the nature of the authority given.

Sir C. WOOD was quite ready to answer the ques-
tion, but he must in the first place deprecate the prac-
tice of commenting upon important questions at a time
when there could be no time or opportunity for
a full and ample discussion. (Hear, hear.) He
did not at all wish to say that no discussion
ought to be had upon this important subject,
hut this was not the proper time for taking it.
Now, with regard to the first question. He was asked
whether the Governor-General of India ordered
the annexation of this territory without any pre-
vious instructions from home, and his reply must
be, certainly not ; for it would be found by
a reference to pages 46 and 53 of the papers
already on the table, relating to this subject, that autho-
rity was given by the Home Government for the annexa-
tion to the territory. With regard to the second ques-
tion, which required him to state whether there was
any dispatch in existence conveying such authority, and
at the same time describing the boundaries of Pegu, he
begged to state that he was not aware of the existence
of such a dispatch, but as to the latter part of the ques-
tion it should be remembered that Pegu was a
totally distinct territory from Burmah, inhabited by a
different race of people, who had uniformly received our
troops in a kind and cordial manner, and who were glad
to be rescued from the grasp and tyranny of their former
conquerors. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. T. M. GIBSON wished to know whether the
right hon. gentleman had sufficiently informed himself
upon this subject as to be able to hold out hopes that
this new province would be able to pay its own ex-
penses.

- Sir C. WOOD said that so far as he was informed, he
had every reason to believe that the province would
pay its own expenses.
Mr. BRIGHT said that there were unfortunately so
few opportunities for making statements of this nature
that he was not surprised that his honourable friend had
brought this subject forward to-night. (Hear,
hear.) They were now told that Pegu could
pay its own expenses, but that was precisely
the same statement that they had heard in other in-
stances since the days of Clive. The results, however,
always showed that the Government authorities were
mistaken. He wished to know whether any limits had
been fixed to the territory to be annexed
Sir C. WOOD said no precise limits had been defined,
but he Ind intimated his own wish that it should be con-
fined in as narrow limits as possible.

DOCKYARD ELECTIONS.

In reply to Sir J. SHELLEY

Lord J. RUSSELL said it was his intention to post-
pone his motion, for leave to bring in a bill to disfran-
chise persons employed in Dockyars, until Thursday
sen'night.