The Sun.
London, England, 1854-03-21 00:00:00

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WARWICK RACES.

(THIS DAY.)

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
SWEEPSTAKES.

Census

Flageolet

2

Eight ran.
WOODCOTE STAKES.

Despised

Three ran,

FREE HANDICAP.

Alonso

Six ran.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS-(YESTERDAY.)

The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack
at five o'clock.
The Earl of SHAFTESBURY presented petitions
from Finsbury, and other places, in favour of closing
public-houses on Sundays.
Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from the
corporation and merchants of Edinburgh, praying for
the assimilation of the law of probate in England and
Scotland.
The LORD CHANCELLOR said there were great
difficulties in the way of accomplishing that object, but
it should receive his attentive consideration.
THE MEMORANDUM OF COUNT NESSEL-
RODE.

The Earl of MALMESBURY wished to inquire of
the Government whether there was not a mistake in
the heading of the memorandum of Count Nesselrode,
which appears among the secret correspondence pub-
lished in The Sun, and other newspapers, to-day. The
memorandum was described as having been received
subsequently to the visit of the Emperor Nicholas to
this country in 1844.
The Earl of ABERDEEN was understood to say that
the substance of the memorandum was communicated
by the Emperor himself to the Government while in
England, but that the document itself was not prepared
by Count Nesselrode until after the departure of the
Emperor.
The Registration of bills of Sales Bill was read a second
tine.

The Mutiny Bill passed through committee.
The Earl of GLENGALL presented a petition in
favour of postal arrangements between South Wales and
the south of Ireland.

Lord CANNING said it would be impossible without
great loss to the revenue to carry out such arrange-
ments.

After a short discussion the subject dropped.
LETTERS FOR THE BALTIC FLEET.
In reply to Earl GREY,
Lord CANNING said he had applied to the Treasury
for a warrant giving him power to reduce the statute rate
of postage for letters to the Baltic (is. Bd.) to the sum of
sixpence a half ounce.
Earl GREY said, that considering the service on
which the officers in the Baltic fleet were engaged, and
that sixpence was an object to them and their relatives,
he thought letters ought to be transmitted at the cost of
an ordinary penny stamp. (Hear, hear.)
EXCHEQUER BILLS BILL.
The Exchequer Bills (1,750,0001.) Bill passed through
committee.

COASTING TRADE BILL.
This bill was read a third time and passed.

ARBITRATION.

Lord BROUGHAM brought in a bill to facilitate pro-
ceedings in arbitrations, founded on the recommenda-
tion of the Common Law Procedure Commissioners,
which was read a first time.

The house then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS—( YESTERDAY.)
The SPEAKER took the chair at four o clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The Amicable Society Assurance Bill was read a
third time and passed.
Mr. FREWEN presented a petition from Lewes
against the oaths bill.
Mr. LABOUCHERE presented a petition from
Taunton in favour of reformatory schools.
Mr. SCOBELL presented a petition from Bath against
the appointment of Roman Catholic chaplains to gaols.
Mr. HORSFALL presented a petition from Liver.
pool in favour of closing public-houses on Sundays.
Colonel BLAIR presented a petition from Ayr against
the oaths bill.

Mr. COBDEN presented a petition from Yorkshire,
very numerously signed, against the Medical Registra•
tion Bill.

Mr. B. HUGHES presented three petitions from places
in Norfolk, and from Huntingdon, praying that public
houses be closed on the Lord's day.

MILITIA REGIMENTS.

Colonel SMYTH wished to ask the Secretary at War
whether soldiers of militia regiments are to be placed, dur-
ing the period of training, upon the same footing with
regard to rations as soldiers of regiments of the line.
Mr. S. HERBERT replied that the matter would be
left to the option of the colonels of those regiments, with
certain exceptions.