The Sun.
London, England, 1856-07-11 00:00:00

Four ran.

BETTING ON THE COURSE.
GOODWOOD STARES.
6to 1 agst Goldhill (taken freely)
10 to 1 agst Zeta
11 to 1 agst Van Eyck
11 to 1 agst Swyndel Dhygga
100 to 7 agst Bandalore
100 to 6 agst Maid of Masham colt (taken)
20 to 1 agst Chevy Chase (taken)
GOODWOOD CUP.
3to 1 agst Fisherman (offered)

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS—(This Evening.)
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack
at 5 o'clock.

The Duke of BUCCLEUCH presented a number of
petitions in favour of the bill as originally introduced into
that house on the subject of Scotch Education. The
noble duke also presented petitions against the bill in•
troduced in the course of the present session, and also
some petitions against the Lord Advocate's Bill.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.

On the motion of Lord REDES DALE, the following
bids were severully read a third time and pa-sed—viz.,
Cairness Estate. Davidson's Divorce, Lewes, Eastbori
and Halisham Roads, Conway and Llandudno Roa,,,
West of Fife Mineral Railway, Maybole and Girvau
Railway, Forest of Dean Central Railway, Severn Na-
vigation Improvement Commission, and Tnames Haven
Dock and Railway.
The Eari of ELLENBOROUGH presented a petition
from Pertaub Singh and Bisbeu Singh, landholders in
the Punjaub, complaining of great grievances for
which they could obtai❑ no remedy. They stated that
they held possession of property which had descended to
thew as rightful heirs, and had come down to them
from the owners three centuries ago. O❑ the conquest
of the Punjaub the Board of Administration recom-
mended that a fourth of their property should be retained
by the Government and that three-fourths should be held
by themselves. Considering the peculiar circumstances
of the country at that time, and the expenses to
which the Government were subject, they did not
object to that arrangement. Io 1853 the Indian Go-
vernment confirmed that decision so far as allowing the
three-fourths of the property to be kept by them during
their lives, but one-third of the property should
pass to the descendants of those Indian land-
owners. Subsequently the Indian Government refused
to confirm the latter arrangements, consequently the
petitioners, who were the heirs of the propietors with
whom the arr.sgements were made, were deprived of their
inheritance, and therefore exposed to penury and want.
The petitioners complained of this treatment, which was
most unwarrantable towards them, inasmuJh as they
stated that, so far from opposing the British authorities
in India, they had rendered them good service in Scinde.
They prayed the interference of their lordships' house in
their behalf.

The Duke of ARGYLL said, whatever doubts might
be raised as to the circumstances under which other
parts of India wore acquired by the British, there could
he no doubt as toi our right of taking possession of the
provinces of the Thonjaub, and dealing with the property
as they thought best. The principles by which the
East India Gover current were actuated were to respect
the grants already .made, but not to go beyond that.
LLEFT SPEAKING.]

HOUSE OF COMMONS—(This Evening.)
The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock.
NEW MEMBER.

Sir W. FENWICK S 9 MUMS, Dart., of Kay, took the
oaths and his seat for 'Caine. Tue hon. and gallant gen-
tleman, who wai lutuY.ly cheered as he entered the house,
was introduced by Lord Goderich and Sir George B.
Pecholl.