The Sun.
London, England, 1849-03-02 00:00:00

No. 17,608.] LONDON, FRIDAY EV NING SU N 7 MARCH 2, 1849.

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SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
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TATTERSALL'S.—YESTERDAL
Of the business transacted yesterday (and it could not
well have been flatter), it is only necessary to say that
the Tartar, who it appears has been in favour for some
time at the sporting houses, made: his debut for the
Northamptonshire Stakes at 8 to 1, and Velox at 12 to
1, and that Halo became first favourite for the Chester
Cup; he is scratched for the Northamptonshire Stakes.
Offers to take 15 to 1 about Honeycomb for the Derby,
but no bet Lid.

PARLIAMEN TARY BUSINESS.
(From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.

NEW FICTIONS.
Now ready, and may be had at all the Libraries,
I.

THURSDAY, MARCH 1.
STANDING ORDERS COMMITTEE.
The following Resolution was reported from the above
Committee :
That in the case of the Birmingham Borough (Exemp-
tion from County Rates—No. 2) petition, f6r leave to depo,it
a petition for a Bill, the standing orders ought to be dis-
pensed with :—That the parties be permitted to dep• sit a
petition for a Bill, provided the same be deposited not later
than Thursday next, the Ist March. - Resolution agreed to.

LOF o D
E N;
OR, THE EXILES OF NORWAY.
By E. W LAN-DOR, Esq.,
Author of " The Bushman."
2 vols. post Byo.

THE EAIIGRANT FAMILY;
Or the

STORY OF AN AUSTRALIAN SETTLER.
By the Author of "Settlers and Convicts."
London : Smith, Elder, and Co., 65, Cornhill.

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STARES.
7 to 1 agst Mr. Gregory's Loupgarou, 3 yrs, sst 2lb
8 to 1 agst Mr. J. D. Bay's The Tartar, 5 yrs, 7st 91b
12 to 1 agst Mr. Bell's Velox, 3 yrs, sst 31b
16 to 1 agst Mr. Bouverie's War Eagle, 5 yrs, Bst 131 b
METROPOLITAN HANDICAP.
7 to 1 agst Lord Eglintou's Lugar, 3 yrs, 4st 101b—
taken and offered
10 to 1 agst Lord Stanley's Canezou, 4 yrs, Bst lib
30 to 1 agst Lord Howth's Peep-o'-day Boy, 5 yrs,
Bat 71b
TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STARES.
4 to 1 agst Lord Stanley's Uriel—taken
5 to 1 agst Lord Clifden's Honeycomb
CHESTER CUP.
18 to 1 agst Duke of Richmond's Halo, 5 yrs, 7st
101 b—take 20 to 1
22 to 1 agst Mr. F. Clarke's Joe o' Sot, 5 yrs, 6st 1 llb
—taken
25 to 1 agst Mr. J. B. Day's The Tartar, 5 yrs,
7st 81b—taken
30 to 1 agst Lord llowth's Peep-o'.Day Boy, 5 yrs,
Bst 51b—taken and afterwards offered
33 to 1 agst Mr. Merry's Chanticleer, 6 yrs, 9st 91b
1,000 to 20 sgst Mr. M. Blake's Ballinafad, 5 yrs, 7st 21b
—taken and afterwards,offered
1,000 to 20 agst Mr. Eddison's John Cosser, 4 yrs, 7st 21b
1,000 to 15 agst Mr. T. Parr's Miss Nipper, 4 yrs, sst
121 b—taken

NOTICES GIVEN AT THE PRIVATE BILL OFFICE.
The following Bills;are ordered to be read a second time
on Monday:—
Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, and Wilsontown, Morn-
ingside, and Coltness Railway Amalgamation.
East Lancashire Railway Acts Amendment and Devia-
tion (Connecting Lines in Preston and Walton-le-Dale, &c.)
River Dun Navigation Company (Purchase of Stainforth
and Keadby Canil).
Great Northern Railway (Amendment of Acts, Deviations
and Enlargements at and near Boston, Bentley, Lincoln,
and King's Cross).
Irish South-Eastern Railway (Amendment of Acts).

PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS.

From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.)

THURSDAY, MARCH 1.
POOR-LAWS (IRELAND).
Order for Committee thereupon read; Motion made, and
Question 7proposed, " That Mr. ,Speaker do now leave the
Chair :"—Amendment proposed, to leave out from the word
" That" to the end of the Question, in order to add the words
" it is unconstitutional and unjust to impose on Ireland sepa-
rate National Taxation for the wants of particular localities,
so long as the public general Revenue of Ireland is paid into
an Imperial Treasury, and placed at the disposal of an Im-
perial Legislature for the general purposes of the United
Kingdom," instead thereof:—Question put, "That the words
proposed to :be left out stand part of the Question." The
House divided:—

DERBY.
1,000 to 15 agst Mr. Woffendon's Langton—taken
800 to 10 agst Sir G. Heathcote's Nornaanton
OARS.
1,000 to 50 agst Duke of Richmond's Highland Fling—t
DERBY, 1850.
2,500 to 50 agst Lord John Scott's Windbound—taken
1,000 to 50 agst Duke of Rutland's Paul—taken
500 to 50 agst Mr. Henry's Pitsford—taken
2,500 to 50 agst Mr. Watt's Tordesillts7-taken
2,500 to 50 agst Lord Clifden's P9nttfex—taken
1,000 to 15 agst Mr. Greville's Brington —taken.
LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE.--Three horses fell_ in
this race on Wednesday, viz.—The Curate, Equinox,
and Kilfane, and were so dreadfully injured that it was
found necessary to destroy them. Jerry, Sparta, and
another or two also had severa falls.

MAJORITY—AYES, 139.
Acland, Sir T. D. Granby, Marquis of Parker, John
Adair, R. Shafto Greene Thomas Perfect, R.
Anson, Colonel Grey, Sir George Pilkington, James
Armstrong, Sir A. Raiford, Sir:H. Plowden, W. H.
Arundel, Earl of Hardeastle, J. A. Plumptre,•J. P.
Baines, M. T. Hawes, B. Prime,Richard
Baring, Sir F. T. Hayter, W. G. Raphael, Alexander
Bass, Thomas , Herbert, Sidney Reynolds, John
Bellew, R. M. Hervey, Lord A. Ricardo, J. L.
Berkeley, C. L. G. Heyworth, Lawrence Ricardo, Osman
Bernal, Ralph Hildyard, R. C. Romilly, Sir John
Bernard, Viscount Hobhouse, T. B. Rufford, Francis
Boyle, Colonel Hodges, T. L. Russell, Lord John
Broadley, Henry Hogg, Sir J. W. Salwey,,Colonel
Brotherton, J. Hood, Sir A. 77:: Sanders, George
Brown, W. Howard, Lord E. Shelburne, Earl of
Bruce, L. Jackson, William Sheridan, R. B.
Buck, L.4,,W. Jolliffe, Sir W. G. Sibthorp, Colonel
Bunbury, Edward Eeppel, George T. Slaney, R. I.
Busfeild, W. Kershaw, James Smith, Vernon
Carew, W. P. Labouchere, Henry Smyth, Sir H.
Chaplin,',W. J. Langston, J. H. . Somerville, Sir W.
Christy, Samuel Lascelles, W. S. Spooner, Richard
Clerk Sir G. Lennard, T. B. Stanton, W. S.
Cobbold, John C. Lewis, George C: Stuart, J.
Cocks, T. S. Lindsay, Colonel Talbot, C. B.
Coles, 11. B. Locke, Joseph Tancred, H. W.
Cowan, Charles Lopes, Sir Ralph Thicknesse, Ralph
Craig, W. G. Mackenzie, W. F. Thompson, Colonel
Cubitt, William Mahon, O'Gorman Thornely, T.
Currie, Henry Mahan, Viscount Tollemache, F. I.
Davies, D. A. S. Maitland, Thomas Townley, R. G.
Disraeli, B. Manners, Lord:G. Waddington, H. S.
Dodd, George Matheson, A. Wall, C. B.
Duckworth, Sir J. Matheson, Colonel Walmsley, Sir J.
Duncan, George Maule, Fox Walsh, Sir J.
Dundas, Sir David Moore, George R. Wawn, JT.
Dundas, George M'orris, David Wilson, James
East, Sir J. Mulgrave, Earl Wilson, Matthew
Ebrington, Viscount Mullings, J. R. Wodehouse, E.
Ellis, Jolm Newdegate, C. N. Wood, Sir Charles
Elliot, John E. Nugent, Lord Wrightson, W. B.
Fordyce, A. D. O'Brien, Sir Lucius Wyvill, Marmaduke
Forster, Matthew O'Connell, M. J.
Fuller, A. E. O'Connor, Feargus TELLERS.
Gordon, Admiral Ord, W. Tafncll,;lleury
Grace, 0. D. Paget, Lord C. Rill, Lord Marcus
Graham, Sir James Pakington, Sir J. S.

Irchdall, Captain
Baring, Francis
Barron, Sir H.
Castlereagh, Yisc.
Fox, It. M.

MINORITY—NOES, 15.
M‘Naghten, Sir E. Scully Frauds
Macnamara, Major Tenison, E. K.
Meagher, Thomas Tennent, .J.
O'Connell, John TELLERS.
O'Flaherty, Anthony Crawford, W. S.
Osborne, Ralph Dunne, F. P.

Hayes, Sir E.

Question again put, " That Mr. Speaker do now leave the
Chair." The House divided:—
MAJORITY—AYES, 195.
Hay, Lord J. Peel, Frederick
Ilayter, W. G. Pilkington, James
Ileadlam, Thomas Pinney, William
lleneage, G. H. W. Power, Nicholas
Henley, J. W. Pryse, Pryse
Henry, Alexander Posey, Philip
Herbert, Sydney Raphael, Alexander
Hervey, Lord A. Repton, G. W. J.
Heyworth, L. Reynolds, John
Hobhouse, Sir J. Ricardo, Osman
Hobhouse, T. B. Rice, E. R.
Ilocigea, T. L. Rim, ir,..ry
Hogg, Sir J. Robartes, T. J. A.
Holiond, Robert Romilly, Sir John
Horsman, E. Rumbold, C. E.
Ilowara, Lord Is. Russell, Lord J.
Howard, C. W. Russell, F. C. H.
Howard, E. G. Rutherford, A.
Howard, I'. H. Salwey, Colonel
Jackson, William Sandars, George
Jervis, Sir John Saudars, Joseph
Keppel, G. T. Scrope,.G. I'.
Kershaw, James Seyixer, 11. K.
Kildare,:Marquis of Shell, It. L.
Labouchere, henry Simeon, John
Lascelics, W. S. Smith, R. V.
Lemon, Sir C. Smith, J. A.l
Lennard, T. B. Smith, J. Benjamin
Lewis, G. C. Somerville, Sir W.
Lincoln, Earl of Spearman, 11. J.
Lindsay, Colonel Stansfleld, W. R. C.
Locke, Joseph Stanton, W. H.
M'Cullagh, W. T. Strickland, Sir G.
M‘Gregor, John Stuart, Lord D.
Mahon, O'Gorman Stuart, Lord J.
Maitland, Thomas Talbot, J. 11.
Mangles, R. D. Tancred, H. W.
Marsh 11, J. G. Thickness°, R. A.
Marshall, William Thompson, Colonel
Martin, Samuel Thornely, T.
Matheson, Alex. Tollemache, F. J
Maihesou, Colonel Towneley, John
Maulo, Fox Townley, R. G.
3felgund, Viscount Townshend, Captain
3111nes, R. Monckton Vane, Lord H.A
Mitchell, T. A. Villiers, Charles
Moffatt, George Walmsley, Sir J.
Morris, David Walter, John
Mostyn, E. M. L. Ward, H. G.
Mulgrave, Earl Watkins, Colonel
31ure, Colonel Wawn, J. T.
Norreys, Lord West, F. B.
Norreys, Sir D. Westhead, J. P.
Nugent, Lord Willcox, Brodie
O'Connell, John Williams, John
O'Connell, M. J. Willoughby, Sir H.
O'Connor, Feargnit Wilson, James
Ogle, S. C. Wilson, Matthew
Paget, Lord Clarence Wood, Sir Charles
Paget, Lord George Wood, W. P.
Pakington, Sir J. Wrightson, W. B
Palmerston, Viscount Wyld, James
Parker, John Wyvill, 3farmaduke
Pearson, Charles TELLERS.
Pechell, Captain Tuihell, IL
Peel, Sir Robert :: Hill, Lord M.l

Abdy, T. N.

Acland, Sir T.
Adair, Hugh E.
Adair, R. Shafto
Anson, Colonel
Armstrong, R. B.
Arundel, Earl or
Bagshaw, John
Baines, M. T.
Baring, Sir F. T.
Bass, M. T.
Delle rr, R. M.
Berkeley, Captain
Berkeley, H.
0. T..
Bernal, Ralph
Birch, Sir Thomas
Blackell, S. W.
Boyle, Colonel

Brack:ey, Visccunt
Bramston, T•
Bright, John
Brocklehurst, John
Brotherton, Joseph
Brown, W.

Bulkeley, Sir R.
Banbury, E. 11.
Cardwell, Edward
Carew, W. 11. Pole
Carter, John B. A
Cayley, Edward S.
Christy, Samuel
Clay, Sir W.
Clay, James

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