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

TUE ARMISTICE.

?Ir. J. E'VART aske.l the First Lord of the Trea-
sury whether it would be lawful to despatch British
ships with cargoes to Russian ports during the armistice
which was about to be concluded ; and, in that case,
would articles contraband of war, such as brimstone,
lead, and saltpetre, be exempt from such permissions of
shipping I—lf the sailing of British ships was unlawful,
might foreign ships be chartered for the purpose ; or
whether the blockade of Russian ports would be soon
re-established?
Lord PALMERSTON said the only answer be could
give to these parties engaged in that trade was to wait
till the armistice was agreed to, and then they could see
what was its nature.

WEST INDIA MAILS.
certaini in.
Mr. LINDSAY asked the Secretary of State for the
Colonies if he had received a memorial from
habitants of British Guiana, complaining of
great re
gularities in the conveyance of mails between this coun-
trytr and our West India possessions, and praying for an
inquiry into the same ; if that memorial bad been re-
ceived, and what steps, if any, bad been taken to insure
for the future the regular performance of the contract
entered into by the West India Royal Mail Steam-Packet
Company ; and if the Secretary for the Colonies would
lay the memorial, with any correspondence bearing upon
it, on the table of that house!
Mr. LABOUCIIERE said the memorial bad been
received, and there would be no objection to its produc-
tion.
CONSOLIDATION OF THE STATUTE LAW.
for leave to bring in a bill
Sir F. KELLY moved
to consolidate the statute law relative to offences
against the person. In doing so he said that in conse-
quence of the importance and magnitude of the task be
Lad undertaken he looked forward to obtain the assist-
ance of the house and ber Majesty's Government in inoa sc;
compliahing it. This alteration had baffled the t
efforts
of all those who hid hitherto attempted it ; but hg w.
in
as,
however. sanguine of accomplishing the object he ad
view. They had now from 35 to 40 large folio volumes
of statute law, comprising from 15,000 to 20,000 sta-
utes, and no intended to divide, and classify,
nd compress all the statutes relating to each
one particular subject into one act, so that when
the whole of the statuteq should have been dealt
with, the statute-book instead of comprising 40
volumes, and numbering from 15,000 to 20,000 statutes,
without order, classification, arrangement, and almost
without reference, would
consist of but a few
number of volumes, and but 200 or 300 statutes. The
mischiefs resulting from the present state of the sta-
tute-book were so great and so generally acknowledged .
that he ventured to assume they were so familiar to the
house that he would not refer to them, but proceed
at once to call the attention of the house to the history
of the subject, which had undergone the investigation

Sporting Intelligence.

LINCOLN SPRING MEETING—WEDNESDAY.
The Lincoln Spring Handicap Stakes of 5 soya each,
with 50 added ; the winner of any handicap after the
weights were published, slb ; twice, or a handles? of
the value of 100 sous, 71b extra ; the second to save

his stakes. One mile. Seventeen subs.
Mr. Elwes's Flageolet, by Ilanguay, 4 yrs, let H. Bray 1
Mr. E. Hodgin's Vanessa, 4 yrs, 6,t 4lb Challoner 2
Mr. T. Parr's Fisherman, 3 yrs, fist 41b Quinton 3

•
The following also ran:—Eulogist, Cardsharper,
Little Torn, Prince Plausible, Victory, Sandboy, Tago,
and Gipsy Girl.

Betting-7 to 2 agst Prince Plausible. 4to 1 agst
Eulogist, 5 to 1 agst Little Tom, G to 1 agst Flageolet,
Bto 1 agst Victory. A. fine race, won by a neck ; the
same distance between the second and third ; Sandboy
was a bad fourth, Prince Plausible was fifth, and Eulo•
gist sixth.

The Hunters' Steeplechase of 5 sovaeach, with 30 added,
for 4-yr•olds and upwards; mares and geldings, al-
lowed 31b ; thorough bred, 51b extra ; gentlemen
riders; professionals, 51b extra. Three miles. Seven
subs.
Mr. Thorpe's Tom Gurney, a, list 131 b, Mr. Goodwin 1
Mr. E. Davy's Johnny Raw, 6 yrs, 11st
_l3lb

Mr. Waller 2
Mr. Marshall's The Rejected, 6 yrs, list 131 b
Mr. T. Danby 0
Betting--4 to lon Tom Gurney, who won in a canter
by six lengths.
The Two-Year-Old Selling Stakes of 6 glove each, with
25 added ; colts, Bst 101 b ; fillies, Bst 41b. The winner
to be sold for 1001. ; allowances if entered to be sold

for less. About half a mile. Three subs.
Mr. T. Bell's Magistrate, by Burgundy or the Squire,
7st 101 b (401.) Basham 1
Mr. Day's Delilah, Bst 41b (1001.) J. Goater 2
Mr. Williams's colt by Burgundy out of Peggy, 7st
10lb (401.) J. Hall 3
Betting—Even on Magistrate, who won by a head.
The winner was sold for 41.gtiineas.
The Handicap Hurdle-race of c'sovseach, with $,O added.
Two miles: Seventeen subs.

Mr. Hodgman's Stamford, aged, 9st 21b (oar. 9st 41b)
(C. Boyce) 1
Mr. Maslin's Freedom, aged, 9st 131 b (Weaver) 2
Mr. G. Robinson's g.by Mooltan, d by Beiram, 9st
(W. White) 3
The following also ran :—General Evans, Tomyris,
and Sand boy.

Betting--2 to 1 agst Stamfurd, 3to 1 agst General
Evans, 4to 1 agst Freedom. Woo by six lengths; half
a length between the second and third, and the same
distance between the third and fourth.

The Selling Steeplechase (handicap) of 5 save each, with
30 added ; the winner to be sold for 100 sous. ; it for
75 sore, allowed slb ;50 Boys, 71b. About three miles.
Mr. Buchanan's Fanny Wynn, aged, 103 t 71b (501.)
(Thrift) 1
Mr. Brown's Miss. Banabygh, aged 103 t Sib (50/.)
(W. Johnson)
Mr. F. J. Newman's Wide-awake, aged, 10st 7lb
(1001.) (Mr. Walker) 3
The following also ran :—The Freeholder, Twilight,
Betting-6 to 4on Fanny Wynn, -who won in a canter
by six lengths.

WARWICK SPRING MEETING. ,
MARCH 10, 11, AND 12.•
FIRST DAY —The Willoughby _Handicap. of 15 sOVR,
each, 10 ft, and 5 only if declared on or before the
26th of February, with 301. added. Two miles.

Age st lb
Eulogist 6ll 7
Cavendish (late

Agis)
Poodle
Little Davie
Humboldt 5 10 12

John Dory a 10 10

Morning Star a 10 8
Wantaga
Rodo-meli 5 10 6
Kafir 5 10 5
Veteran

Age st lb
Jimmy the Black a 10 1
Pharsalas

Crown Pigeon 4 10 1
Mayboy 4 10 40
Virtuous
Fulbeck 4 9 13

Red Rosa 5 9 12

Eloddasn 4 9 11
Rudstone
The Russian
Knighton
Master Horton paid

SECOND DAY.—The Great Warwickshire Handicap of 20
sovs. each, 10 ft, and 5 only if declared on or before
the 26th of February, with ntraddad. Two miles.
Age st lb - . Age st lb
Rataplan ...... —. 6 9 6 Palmerston
Speed tho Plough 6 8 2 Mayboy 4 6 2
Eulogist
Ivan

Wild Huntsman 5 7 8
Homily 4 7 6

Lady Vernon 6 7 4
Poodle
Little Davie a 7 1

Russian 4 6 0
Fulbeck 4 6 0

Surgeon-General 5 5 13
Diana 5 5 12
lioddam

Humboldt
Sir Rowland

5 7 0

Agra
Diego 3 5 5

Tren chard a 7 0
Aletnbic 6 6 13
Roscommon

Lady Palmerston 4 6 12
Flatterer

Dolly 3 5 4
Mr. iluffurn 3 5 4
Absolution

PeTinier 3 5 0
Staffordshire Nan 3 5 0

Lady-bird
Aldford

Prince of Orange 3 5 0
Adam 3 4 13

Claret.
Bolton

Lady Florence 3 413
Omer Pacha 3 4 12

%Vantage
Kafir 5 6 6
Yeterau 6 6 5

Laverna 3 4 10
The Villagu Cock 3 4 10
Middleton 3 4 7

Racing Fixtures for 1856.
FEBRUARY.

Lincoln l2 Liverpool Spring 26
Derby Spring l9 I

MARCH.
Nottingham Spring 4 Catterick
Warwick Spring 10 Coventry 24
Salisbury l3 Northauiptoia og
Essex lB
APRIL.

Doncaster Spring
Think
Croton Park 3
Epsoin Spring .-.10
Durham l4
MAT:

Newmarket C l4
York Spring 22
Mahon 04
Newmarket F S 98

Chester Spring. ..'-° 6 Bath
Shrewsbury.. l3 Epson' 2-7
Manchester . . l4

TRH LITE CHARGES AGAINST Two FOREIGNERS.;--.
Yesterday Mr. Worg Javal attended with his legal ad-
viser before Sir William Magnay, at the Guildhall
Police-cOurt, and made a public statement in refutation
of some remarks made by the alderman affecting his re-
putation.
SALMON BREEDING EXTRAORDINARY.- —An esteemed
correspondent, who takes gloat interest in the salmon-
breeding experiment, and sends the following interesting
communication :—On the sth of December. I got from
Mr. Ramsbottom a few salmon ova just impregnated,
and from a let which were. just being put into the ponds
at Stormontfield. I put them in a tumbler in my own
transparent all along,
Teem, with a drop of water (two drops per minute) from
a vessel 3 feet above them. The ova have remained
observe three of the
been forming in them of a • •Today I
and latterly a vivid circle has
pinkish colour.
Young fish are hatched, being (16
days from their impregnation. This allows, perhaps, the
shortest time in which ova can hatch under favourable
circumstances. It will be curious to note the difference
in time that the pond ones take in the open air. Last
year the first were 120 days: The young fish are like a
Glasgowthread, about 1,1 inches long, and transparent, except
the eyes. The egg adheres to them for nourishment.—
Daily Mail.

AsstimarrioN OF THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND SCOT.
LAND.--A. pursuer in the Scotch courts says it is not
known on this side the Tweed how cruelly English
suitors are treated by Scotch courts, and how urgent is
the necessity for the proposed reform in their mercantile
law. As a case in point, for six years past several
notorious suits Upon iron warrants have been bandied
constantlyofthe
about from one nowt in Scotland to another, the deci-
sions n appealed against and as regularly
Fever
sions being
by the islydeed
judges of the respective
courts, until the last appeals, being decided for the Eng-
lish plaintiffs by their highest tribunal, are now re-
ferred to,our. House of Peers. - The system of endless
,appeals encourages pleas of the most unprincipled der
scription, often from parties unable ultimately to pay
the costs and damages in which they may be amerced,
and thus exposes to prolonged dispute any claim, how-
everjnet. '