The Sun.
London, England, 1856-02-14 00:00:00

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SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock.

TATTERSALL'S.—(This Evening.)

LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE.

10 to 1 agst Sir Peter Laurie (taken)
1000 to 40 agst Jemrny the Black (taken)
1000 to 40 agst Jean du Queene (taken)

CHESTER CUP.
12 to 1 agst Yellow Jack
100 to 6 agst Yorkshire Grey (offered)
50 to 1 agst Stork (taken)
GREAT NORTHERN.
7to 1 agst Fandango (taken)
TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS.
3to 1 agst Yellow Jack (taken)
9 to 2 agst Fly-by-Night (taken)
DERBY.
9to 1 agst Ellington (taken)
15 to- 1 agst Regerthorpe
300 to 100 about Day's lot (taken)

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS--(This Evening.)
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack
at live o'clock.

THE BARONY OF FERMOY.
The Earl of DERBY called attention to a question
involving the privileges of that house. The noble earl
opposite (Earl Granville) a few nights ago informed him
that a petition was in preparation on behalf of the
Baron of Fermoy, and that it was probable it would be
presented to the house within a day or two afterwards.
Under that impression he postponed his motion he bad
given notice of, to refer the case to a committee of
Privilege, deeming it better to raise the question
on that occasion. He, however, had received a note
fismsi the noble earl, to say that he had received the pe-
tition and had transmitted it to the Lord Chancellor,
and that noble lord had referred it to the Committee of
Privileges without laying it on the table of the house.
He complained of this being most inconvenient. For
centuries there had never been any difference between the
house and Crown until last year, when her Majesty's Mi-
nisters had contrived ungraciously to involve the Crown
in difficulties as regarded the privileges of the house in
the creation of two separate peerages, each of whose
talents was considered by a large portion of that house,
including some of the most eminent law authorities, as
invalid. He contended that it was only in the case of a
lineal descendant of one who had exercised the right
of voting for Irish representative peers that a petition
such as the present was referred to the committee of
privileges. By the act of Union it was provided in re-
gard to Irish peerages that bar Majesty had the power
of creating a new peerage in Ireland upon the extinction
of three Irish peerages, and that such creation could not
take place until the lapse of 12 months after the death of
the last peer. This right was possessed by the Sovereign
until the number of the Irish was reduced to 100. The
noble earl then proceeded to argue that there had not
lapsed three Irish peerages according to the terms of
the Act of Union, and that consequently the Govern-
ment were not authorised to advise her Majesty to create
a new peer at the time the Crown conferred the patent
upon the Baron Fermoy.
Earl GRANVILLE said that tha Government had
acted under the advice of the law officers of
the Crown at the time they advised her Majesty to
confer the peerage upon Baron Fermoy, and they
were, of course, to prepare to take the responsibility
of this new creation. He would not then enter into
a discussion as to tl.e legality of such crea-
tion, as the care had been referred to a Committee of
Privileges. He would merely remark that there was
something hew in the law as laid down by the noble
lord. As to the Irish peerage, no member of that
body, unless a professed'supporter of the policy of the
noble lord opposite, had a chance of being elected to a
moat in that house.

A conversation then took place, in which Lord
Brougham, Lord Campbell, and the Earl of Desart took
part, after which the subject dropped.
TRIAL OF OFFENCES BILL.

The bowie then went into committee on this bill, the
whole of the clauses were agreed to, and the bill was
reported.

METROPOLITAN POLICE BILL.
This bill was read a second time pro forma.
UNSEAWORTHY SHIPS.

• The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH rose to present a
petition from certain seamen, complaining of being
obliged by law to go to sea in unseaworthy vessels.

(LEFT SPEAKING.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS—(This Evening.)
The SPEIKKR took the chair at the usual hour.
PETITIONS.
Mr. L. KING presented a petition from Surrey for
the con•iolidation of the statute law,
Mr. BALL presented several petitions against opening
the Crv'tal Palace on Sundays.
Mr. EVELYN presented a petition against opening
the British Museum ou Sundays.
Mr. A. PELLATT presented similar petitions from
Southwark.
Mr. HADFIELD presented a petition against the
Police Bill.
Mr. SPOONER present'ed several petitions against
opening the Crystai Palace on Sundays.
Mr. ALEX. HASTIE presented similar petitions
from Glasgow.
Mr. HORSFALL presented a petition against opening
the Crystal Pa'ace, and also one praying fur a discon-
tinuance of the music in the park on Sundays.
Mr. COLLIER presented a petition from South
Devon, praying that the local dues upon shipping might
be abolished.
Mr. BROWN presented a petition from Liverpool
against the opening of the Crystal Palace on Sundays.
Sir D. L. EVANS gave notice that be intended to
postpone the motion standing in his name till that day
fortnight.
Mr. SPOONER, on the part of Mr. Muntz, postponed
the motion relative to the monetary laws till that day I
fortnight.