The Sun.
London, England, 1856-07-18 00:00:00

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SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock.

HEREFORD R..4.CES.—(This Day.)

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)

CITY CUP.

Nathan

Ida
Lucy Lockit
Six ran;
LICENSED VICTUALLERS' HANDICAP.

Nathan
Redemption
Ida
Twelve ran. Won by a neck

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT•

HOUSE OF LORDS—(This Evening•)
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack
at 5 o'clock.
or d DERBY presented a petition from Woolwich
against the contemplated system of sewerage.
The Duke of BUCCLEUCEI presented several peti-
tions against the Parochial Schools (Scotland) Bill.
Lord MONTEAGLE presented a petition from the
grand jury of the county of Kerry, stating that perfect
tranquillity prevailed in Ireland, and against any coer-
cive measures being passed for the preservation of the

peace of the country.
POSTAL SERVICE.
Lord DUNGANNON called the attention of the
house to the present inconvenient and inadequate state
of the steam-packet communication between Holy-
head and Kingstown, and inquired whether
any. arrangement had been come to by her
Majesty's Government and the company relative to
the establishment on the
Hear line of larger vesseThe noble ls, with
lord
said that large expenses bah been incurred by the
railway companies interested in this communication
to increase the facilities of transit between the two coun-

tries. Although it was admitted that this question was
ormuch importance, great complaicts were made as to the
impediments thrown in the way of a speedy transit.
The present, class of steamers, under the most favourable
ciicumstances, conld not make the passage between the
two ports in much less time than 4i bourA. Now, he
was told, on the best authority, that by the establish-
ment of larger steamers, with greater horse power, the
passage could be easily made in three hours.
The Marquis of CLA.NRICAIt ,E urged the impor-
tance of having an improved cla,ss of veesels not only fur
the convenience cf the puiblic, but also for the accelera-

Lion cf the mails.
The Duke of ARGYLL expressed a hope that there
was a prospect of a satisfactory understanding being
come to with these public companies is reepect to the
acceleration of the mare. The Legetiations
were not however concluded. There was no doubt
difficulties in the way of increasing the speed
of the vessels. It was no eou)t-, his duty to see that the
communication between the two ports should be such as
would give great advantage to the public generally, and
as would accelerate as much as possible the transit
of the mails. It was also the duty of his department
to seo that the rest of Ireland should not be sacri-
ficed to the metropolis. It was one of the essential
cenditiors with the Government that the mails
should arrive in Dublin in sufficient time as to
allow the departure of the provincial rams to take place
at no later hour than they ie!t Dublin at preeent. He
did not hesitate to affirm that any late departure of
the mails from Dublin to the provinces would
involve serious loss and inconvenience in the distant
p.erts of Ireland. Ile, was afraid that the msil train from
tendon could not start much later than hait-past seven
O'clock, and .indeed he did not consider that could
be an incoevenient or unreas9easle hour for pas3eng.-,rs
travelling to Ireland.
INTESTATES PERSONAL ESTATES BILL.
On the motion of Lord FORTESCUE this bill was
read a third time and passed.
DRAINAGE AC I` AMENDMENT.
This bill was withdrawn.
THE ARCTIC EXPEDITION.
Lard WROTTESLEY asked whether her Ma-
jesty's Government had returned any answer to a
Memorial - addresced to the First Lord of the
Treasury on the subject of a further Arctic expedition ?
The noble lord took the opportunity of entering
at some length into the proceedings of pact expeditions,
and stated that a i uit3ber of places bad been left um
searched, and that it would be desirable that that ano-
t'aer ship should be fitted out and -iespatched as speedily
As possible, as there yet remained time for the ship
to reach the Arctic Regior s to commence operations.
Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY sai 1 nothing
could be more natural than that all the documents. should
- be recovered. But thero were other circumstances to be
emisidered. At the present Moment he thought the season
was too far advanced for another expedition to be orga-
nised with any chance of success. During the recess the
subject would be taken into serious coneidera.ion by the
Admiralty as to the desirability of sending out another
expedition. (Hear, hear.) It was certainly matter for
grave consideration whether it would he proper to risk
the lives of many brave men in a nibt, hazardous expe-
dition, the only object of which could he to possess fur-
ther scientific information and further evidence as to the
fate of the gallant but unfortunate Sir John Franklin
and his brave companions.
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