The Sun.
London, England, 1853-06-06 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

Roman Catholic priests was inconsistent with their
duties as ministers of religion, and destructive of the
freedom of electors in the choice of members of Parlia- SPORTING NOTES.—No. CCCCXXXIV.
ment--was received with general cheering in the house. THE ROYAL REUNION AT ASCOT.
SCOTCH SCHOOLMASTERS. A little more than a week has passed away since all
In reply to Mr. HuME, .classes of her Majesty's subjects, more especially the
Lord PALMERSTON stated that the claims of the I-smoke-dried metropolitans, gloried in the unparalleled
Scotch schoolmasters to increased pay were now under meeting on the downs of Epsom. To-morrow commences
the consideration of the Government. the right royal gathering on the heath at Ascot, the
TURKEY AND RUSSIA.
Mr. LAYARD gave notice that on the 10th instant most fashionable of the season. It will extend over four
days, embracing a programme of no less than twenty-
he should call the attention of the house to the menacing six stakes, all well filled, with the exception of two or
attitude which Russia had assumed towards Turkey. three yet to name.
MILITARY REWARDS. siderable
Mr. RICH wished to ask the Secretary at War if he The arrivals of horses up to this morning are very con-
the course,'and, on account of the easy nature of reaching
many will not be there before this afternoon.
contemplated extending to the army such beneficial pro- The first race to-morrow will be the Trial Stakes of 5
visions for the encouragement of enlistment, and for the sovs. each, with 50 added, for two-years-old and up-
formation of an efficient reserve, by a system of rewards,
and by a rising scale of pensions after ten years' good wards, the winner to be sold for 600 sovs., unless exemp-
tion from being sold is claimed at the time of entry, in
service, as have by a recent order in Council been con- which case 91b extra is imposed. New mile. The entry
ferred on the navy. includes several good names, and will probably be con-
Mr. S. HERBERT said, at the present moment, tested by the filly Alarm, dam by Elis, 2'yrsl; Nutshell,
there was no cause for offering additional inducements 6 yrs , Ephesus and Ariosto, 5 yrs ; Ham, 2 yrs ; and,
for enlistment into the army, while, with regard to the perhaps, a couple more at the last moment. lam not
establishment of a reserved force, it would not be expe- altogether positive of the running of EPHESUS and
dient to take such a step at present. ARIOSTO, on account of the penalty, and yet I think
MILITIA COMMISSIONS. one or other will go, consequently I shall award the
Col. LINDSAY wished to ask the Secretary of State winning place to the one that starts, Nutshell and Ham
for the Home Department a question relative to the running forward.
abolition of the fees charged upon militia commissions. The Gold Vase given by her Majesty, added to a
He wished to know whether it was intended to abolish Sweepstakes of 20 sovs. each, for three-year-olds and
these fees altogether, or to modify them if they were with allowances and penalties, two miles, is the next on
continued ? the card. Hobbie Noble, at the same weight as the
Lord PALMERSTON said he had recommended a Indian Warrior and the Knight of the Shire, will dis-
moderate scale of fees to the lord-lieutenants of counties. pose of the two with ease. Rataplan is the next that
In the case of commissions upon the rank of captain, engages my attention, and he will no doubt run well.
the fee would be 1/. ls., and above that 2/. 2s. Orestes, it is said, will not start. Pelion ought to make
Col. LINDSAY said, in Middlesex and Essex the fees all his three-year-old companions perfectly safe. As to
were considerably beyond that scale. Break-o'-Day-Boy, Rattle, and Rackapelt, notwithstand-
Lord PALMERSTON had no hesitation in stating ing that they are at the bottom of the scale of weight, I
that those fees were grossly exorbitant, and if he were the have no idea of their disporting in the front; I must
lord-lieutenant of the county, he would not permit look for the winner in PELION, placing Rataplan
them to be taken. (A laugh.) second, and—whichever horse Mr. Merry starts—
Mr. T. M. GIBSON wished to ask the noble lord Hobbie Noble or Lambton in the third position.
another question on the subject of the militia. He had The Ascot Stakes of 25 sovs. each, &c., two miles and
been informed that it had become the practice in some a half, will, it is said, only be contested by a small
counties to appoint clergymen to the office of Deputy- field of somewhere about eight, consisting principally of
Lieutenant, and he should be glad to know if, on public Lady Evelyn, Russborough, Little Davie, Hirsuta, Ner-
occasions, such rev. gentlemen would be required to vous, King Pepin, and Toosey. I have already given
appear in military uniform or in clerical costume ? an analysis of this race, and see no reason why I should
(Cheers and laughter.) alter my selection of
Lord PALMERSTON had heard of the Church mili- LADY EVELYN.
tant, but he heard of no such case as that referred to by The Welcome Stakes of 20 sovs. each, 50 added, for
the right hon. gentleman. (Hear, hear.) three years old, penalties attached, will be contested by
THE DISPUTE IN THE CABINET. Sittingbourne and Orestes, and of course will end in
Mr. MOORE, seeing the noble lord the member for favour of
the city of London in his place, wished to ask
him a question, of which, for want of time, he had
been unable to give the noble lord notice. The
question he wished to put had reference to a corres-
pondence which had appeared in some of the morning
papers of to-day. It would be remembered that, on the
31st of last month, the noble lord made a speech in the
house which excited some surprise at the time, and
which appeared to have excited some surprise in the
minds of some members in the cabinet. A correspon-
dence had taken place on the subject between Mr.
Monsell and Lord Aberdeen, but there was an import-
ant discrepancy in one of the letters published by the
Times and that printed by the Morning Chronicle. In
the former it was stated that the views of the noble lord on
the subject referred to were "not shared in by any of
his (Lord Aberdeen's) colleagues," but in the latter the
words were, " was not shared by many of my col-
leagues." Now he wished to ask the noble lord which
was the correct copy of of Lord Aberdeen's letter, that
which appeared in the Times, or that which was
given by the Morning Chronicle ? and if it was
not the whole but only a majority of the Cabinet who
did dot share in the noble lord's views, would the noble
lord be good enough to state who the members of the
Government were that differed with him ? (Oh, oh, and
laughter.) He wished also to ask the noble lord whether
it was to be understood that only the votes given by the
noble lord had the sanction of the other members
of the Government, but that the views stated by him
might be repudiated by the whole in a majority of the
Government. (Hear, hear, and laughter.)
Lord J. RUSSELL said, sir, with respect to the first
question which the honourable member has asked me,
I have to state that I have been informed by my
noble friend Lord Aberdeen that there is an important
misprint in the letter which is given in the Times. The
misprint consists in stating that the views referred to
were not shared by any, whereas it should have
been that the views were not shared by many of
my noble friend's colleagues. (Hear, hear.) The
letter, therefore, given in the Morning Chronicle, is the
correct one. (Hear.) So much for the first question
which the lion. gentleman has asked me ; while, with
regard to the second namely, as to who are the
members of the Government who do not share my
opinion, I beg to state that I fun wholly unable
to answer the honourable gentleman. (Hear;. hear.)
I will only say further, in answer to the last question of
the lion. gentleman, that Lord Melbourne always used
to say that it was quite sufficient that the members of a
Clo vernuitalt should agree to the course to be pursued,
without its being at all necessary that they should agree
to all the reasons assigned by each for the course to
be taken. (Hear, hear, and laughter.)

SITTINGBOURNE.
The Ascot Derby Stakes of 50 sovs, each, h. ft. ; for
three year olds, Swinley Course, the same as the pre-
ceding ; a mile and a half. Five out of the sixteen have
already paid forfeit. This stake will attract to the post
Orinoco, Cobnut or Filbert, Ninnyhammer, and, per-
haps, his stable companion Blue John making the best
field for the Ascot Derby that we have had for many a
year. According to the previous running, NINNYHAMMER
ought to have just the best of it, with Orinoco and Fil-
bert in the second and third places.
A Sweepstakes of 50 sovs. each h ft, three quarters of
a mile, has two moderate horses in the entry, and one
good one ; but the appearance on the field of action
seems very doubtful on the part of the latter— Lord
Derby's Dervish. The interest of the race will be en-
tirely cpnfined to Lord Eglinton's Larnprocles and Mr.
Payne's Boer, and the tartan jacket will have to look to
it to be seen in advance of the black and white stripe on
the back of Boer, who is a debutan±e from Dilly's stable.
The third year of the Third Triennial Stakes of 10
sovs. each, once round, sixty-six yards short of two
miles. The field, I understand, will consist of Weather-
gage, Songstress, Convulsion, Glenluce, Harbinger, and
Joe Miller. The result. in consequence of the distance,
will probably favour WEATHERGAGE ; but if he misses
the mark, Songstress will not fail to secure it.
A Sweepstakes of 50 sovs. each will probably be a
walk over for Sittingbourne, or a compromise made.
THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF.

LATEST BETTING AT THE WEST END.
ASCOT STAKES.
6to 4 agst Lord Wilton's Lady Evelyn (t).
100 to 15 Mr. Combe's Nervous (t).
Nothing else mentioned.
THE EMPEROR'S PLATE.

INCOME TAX BILL.

On the motion for the third reading,
Col. HARCOURT called upon the Government to
make some exception in the bill in favour of pilots.
Mr. HUME said he should not move any amendment
to the bill, but it must not be supposed from this that,
he abated one jot in his opposition to the present inequa-
lities of the income tax. (Hear, hear.) He thought
time would show that this country would not stand it,
and, with the expression of that opinion, he should al-
low the bill to pass under protest. (Hear.)
Mr. L. HEYWORTH argued that an income tax
was a very proper tax, but it ought to be relieved of the
inequalities which disfigured the present measure.
Mr. GROGAN, Captain KENNEDY, and Colonel DUNNE
took the last opportunity which would most likely be
afforded them of protesting against the extension of the
income tax to Ireland.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER reminded
the house that Ireland would be compensated for th
burden of this measure by having the annuity tax r
pealed.
Mr. MAGUIRE said it had been stated by an ex-
Chancellor of the Exchequer that this measure would
impose upon Ireland an additional taxation of 413,0001.

a year.
After a few words from Sir A. BROOK, the house
divided, when there appeared—
' For the third reading lB9
Against it 55

Majority
The bill was then read the third time and passed.

(LEFT SITTING.)

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

Sir James Graham, First Lord of the Admiralty, held
a levee on Saturday, at Whitehall, and it was attended
by the following officers :
Admiral Sir Edward Durnford King, K.C.H. ; Rear-
Admiral Sir John Ross and Rear-Admiral Richard Sau-
marez. Captains—Edward Stanley (1838), George Hathorne
(1840), Henry Baugh (1841), Edward P. Halsted (1842),
Hon. Walter B. Devereux (1815), George H. P. White
(1846), Sidney Grenfell (1850), and William C. Aldham
(1853). Commanders—Michael M. Wroot (1827), Charles
H. Jay (1841), Edward Franklin (1846), Washington Carr
(1846), Henry King (1846), James G. Mackenzie (1847),
J. M'Neill Boyd (1850), and John Bailey (1816). Lieu-
tenants—J. Poad (1812), John Douglas (1826), F. C. Her-
bert (1844), and H. F. W. Ingram (1845). Deputy In-
spector of Hospitals—Oliver Evans, M.D. (1840). Pay-
master—Charles A. Thorne (1817).
PORTSMOUTH, JUNE 4.
The Edinburgh, 58, screw guard-ship, Captain Hewlett,
arrived at Spithead this afternoon from Plymouth, and
saluted the Port Admiral. She anchored, and awaits
further orders.
The Asia, 84, advanced sailing-ship, was removed
from the fitting-basin this morning, and placed at moor-
ings off Hardway.
A letter from India, of the 27th of April, states that
Rear-Admiral Sir Fleetwood Pellew, in the Winchester,
50, accompanied by the Styx, steam-sloop, had gone to
Madras and Trincomalee, as also had the Contest, 12,
Commander the Hon. J. W. S. Spencer, the latter en
route to England. The Cleopatra, 26, Captain Massie,
arrived at Rangoon a few days prior, and was towed
out to sea by the Hon. Company's steam-frigate Moo-
zuffer, H. H. Hewett, commander, for Moulmein, to fit
out the Malacca screw steam-sloop, built at that depot,
and launched on the 9th of April by Captain Lynch,
commanding the Burmah division of the Hon. East
Company's navy. The only vessel of the Royal Navy
at Rangoon at the date of our letter was the Fox, 42,
C3mmodore Lambert.

APPOINTMENTS.
Lieutenants.—John Seccombe (1842) and Logie A.
Whymper (1850), from the Horatio, 22, screw, at Sheer-
ness, to the Tribune, 30, screw, at that port.
Chief Engineer.—Edward Crump, to the Horatio.
Surgeon.—Dr. Robert Grahame (1843), from the
Horatio, to the Tribune.
Second Master.—J. W. H. Harvey, from the Horatio,
to the Tribune.