The Sun.
London, England, 1840-05-20 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

BETTING AT MANCHESTER.
TuE;DAv EVENING.—To-morrow fortnight will decide
the Derby Stakes, upon which race so large a stake is an-
nually pending. The desire to take 70 to 40 between the
Melody colt (now called Songster) and Launcelot, as no-
ticed by us on Friday, induced a general opinion; at that
time, that a change in the premiership was not improbable.
The Latancelot party would not extend their offers yester-
day beyond a fraction above 3 to 1 ; however, the appear.
ance of the doings in London, last evening, has produced
the chraws which will be found from the following limited
number of horses now worth a thought. We may add that
although the room was well attended at noon, there was Lo
energy perceptible, nor any sums of moment laid out :

THE DERBY.

70 to 20 ag_•t Mr Etwall's Songster—talon-3 to 1 offered
after in various sums

5 to 1 agst Lord Westminster's Launcelot—offered to be
taken this evening
6i to 1 agst Duke of Cleveland's Theon—take 7
75 to 10 agst Lord Albemarle's Assa•sin_.taken
20 to 1 agst Lord Kelburne's Pathfinder
25 to 1 agst Captain Gardnor's Monops—taker
33 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Velvet colt—offend
40 to 1 agst Colonel Anson's Black Bess
40 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Gambia—taken
1000 to 10 agst Mr. Clarke's Benjamin—offered
Offers to take 8 to 1 Assassin or Benjamin win (7 off.);
three b 'at the field and throw Velvet colt in. Offers to
take 2 to 1 Melody or Theon win, or 2to 1 Mclo,ly or
Assassin ; or to take four fifties to et,e Scott's lot beats
Launeelot ; 100 to 5 taken on Gambia and Alarcon coupled.
TIIE MANCHESTER Cup. —Since our last observations

[e has been done cn this race ; 4 to 1 is offered against

the Shadow, 5 to 1 Bellona, or 5 to 1 each, taking both-bets;
8 to 1 against the Dean, (off.) ; 10 to 1 against the
Cripple, (off.) ; 10 to 1 against Apothecary, (off.) The
field against any four; we have seen Balcna, Shadow,
the D,san, and the Cripple, hacked to win.
TIIE Sr. LEGER.—No cffers v. Crucifix ; 200 to 14
off, red against Launcelot, it would be taken to 12.

COAL MARKET.-(THIS DAY•)

Ships arrived since'
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Ca.r 's 11,.rtley tj 0 walls 04,1 Stewart's
original Wlndsnr's Pontop 18 :', Walls End Hartlepool 22 9
Smith's Pontop ... 17 0 Walis End Relive Ol tp
I ow*ley IS I, Walls Ind Coundon .
Tantield Moor 2l t Walls End Clar. ence Tees .7 3
TRnticcl Moor Butes lB C Walls End Evenwood lB 6
West Hartley....... 2l t, Vsai'3 End Seymour Tees 29 0
‘, yl.un , l9 0 Walls End South Durham... 20 0
wails End Bewicke and Co :.:0 0 Walls End Teas 2l 6
Walls End Clenndll
Walls En! Killingworth ... 19 II Bra npten Main
Wails Endßraddyll'siletton 21 9 Cowper' lii (1
Walls End Heti,' .., ~..... 22 6.llartley 2O 0
We.s End Lsmbton .., oi

ast market-day, VS

The Evening Papers contain no leading articles of
any g! eat public interest. They are chiefly occupied
with the Debate last night in the Commons.

BIRMINGUANI AND GLOUCESTER RAILWAY.—WO
can now confidently state, that the Birmingham and
Gloucester Railroad will be opened on or before the Ist
of July next, from Barnt Green, eleven miles from
this town to Cheltenham ; and by the end of the year
it is fully calculated that the whole line will be com-
pleted and opened to the public from Birmingham to
Cheltenham.—Birminghanz Gazell4.

~ ~
S,
DEATH or ,VIR• HERIFF DUFF.—WC, regret
to state that this excellent judge and estimable gentleman died
at his house, Charlotte-square, on Sunday afternoon, after a lin-
gering illness. He had been for nearly twenty-one years Sheriff
of _hilt cOtnity, having formerly acted In the same capacity for a
period of twelve years in Forfarshire. During his long tenure
of office, Mr. Sheriff Duff possessed the respect of the proles
sion to which he belonged, and secured the esteem of all classes
attdepoarrtticesysb. awythd thepaet
juiendgm
t assiduity,ent the uniform impartiality,
the u with
which he discharged his
duties. —Edinburgh Advertiser.

NIPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

(THIS EVENING.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

The SPEAKER took the chair at the usual hour.

Mr. T. EG ERTON presented a petition against the
Liverpool Docks Bill.
Mr. CO D RINGTON presented a petition from Glou-
cester, praying for Church Extcnsiow.
Mr. WILLIAMS pi esented a petition from a Dissent-
ing Congregation in Coventry, and one from another place
praying for the repeal of the Corn-laws, and one against
Church Extension.
Mr. W ALKER presented three petitions against
Church Extension.

Mr. WARBURTON presented fifty petitions agains
the Copyright Bill ; also one for the release of Lovet
and Collins.

Mr. C. DUNDAS presented several petitions from
Flintahire against Church Extexsion, and for the abolition
of Church Rates ; and two from Newmarket and Holy-
well, in Flint, deprecating the war with China.
Petitions were presented against any grant for Church
Extension by Mr. Brodie from three places in Wilts; by
Mr. R. Currie from Wellingborough in Northamptonshire;
by Mr. R. Phillips from three places in Norfolk; and by Mr.
Lambton from South shields. Petitions in favour of
Church Extension were presented by Mr. Plumptrc from
places in Kent, and by Lord Barrington from Bath.
Mr. P. HOWA RD presented a petition from the Chair-
man of a Board of Guardians in Carlisle against the 20th
Clause of the Poor-law Act.

Mr. CUMMING BRUCE presented a petition from
24 Licentiates of the Church of Scotland against the Veto
Act, and in favour of the Earl of Aberdeen's Bill, lately
introduced in the House of Lords.
Mr. CHARLES HAMILTON presented a petition
from Hereford against any alteration in the Corn-laws.
Mr. GISBORNE presented five petitions from agri-
culturists of North Derbyshire, praying for the repeal of
the Corn-laws.
IMPEACHMENT OF LORD JOHN RUSSELL.
Lord T EIGNM 0 uTH presented a petition from Mary -
lebone, the prayer of which, at the request of Mr. Gisbornc,
was read at length by the Clerk. It stated that Lord John
Russell had taken advantage of the excited state of the
country to introduce an uncunstitutional ,Tens d'armerte, or
police force, for the purposes of centralization—that he
had abused the power intrusted to him, and had endea-
voured to sap and undermine the institutions of the coun-
try. The petitioners prayed that the Noble Lord might be
impeached.—( A laugh.)
Mr. GISBORNE inquired if the Noble Lord (Teign-
mouth) had given notice to the Noble Lord, the Secre-
tary of the Colonies of his intention to present the peti-
tion ?

Lord TEIGNMOUTH answered in the affirmative,
and he thought there was nothing unconstitutional in the
prayer of fee petition, and, therefore, that it was his duty
to present it.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL assented to the Noble
Lord's opinion of the Constitutional nature of the prayer
of the petition, and said if it had been placed in his hands
he should have felt it his duty to present it.
Sir James Duke, Mr. Denison, and Mr. Muntz pre-
sented petitions against ; and Lord Stanley, Lord Eliot.
and Sir G. Murray, presented petitions in favour of
Church Extension.
Mr. BA INES presented a petition against Church Ex-
tension, and a petition against Church. rates from parishes
in the county of York.
'The Llangernien (Denbigh.) Inclosure Bill was read a
third time and passed.
On the motion of Sir J. YARDE BULLER the
Exeter Roads Bill was read a third time and passed.
LOCAL TAXES BILL.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL rose to complain of
the non-attendanc of the Members of the Committee se-
lected to report on the Local Taxes Bill. It was agreed
that the Committee should have assembled this morning
at eleven o'clock, but the prrties interested in the measure
after waiting till one o'clock had found that a
Committee could not be formed. Ile therefore moved
that some arrangements should be made to ensure
the attendance of the Members of the Committee.
Mr. ESTCOURT said that the absence of the Mem-
bers was to bo attributed to the unfavourable day which
had been appointed for their meeting.
After a few words from Sir G. STRICKLAND and
Mr. WARD, the mction was agreed to.
Mr. WODEHOUSE presented four petitions from
Norfolk in favour of Church Extension. Petitions to the
kqu
same effect were presented in favour of Church Extension
by Captain Alsager, from places in Surrey • by Mr.
Branston, from several places in Essex ; by Mr. Col
houn, from Sheffield and other places ; and by Sir "R"
S t. David's,
Smith, v
fromici ' s ,
Norwich
sad other ;
Price, from Hertfordshire. Petitions egorie any ie 'U.
for Church Extension, Were presented by grant
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by Mr. Elliott, from Roxburgh; and by Mr. Finch,
from Walsall, and several places in Lancashire
Mr. WARD presented petitions from districtsseveral
the West Riding of York4iirc against tho Corn-laws.