The Sun.
London, England, 1860-05-14 00:00:00

SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock.

TAT2ERSALL'S-(THIS EVENING).

BATH AND SOMERSETSUIRE STAKES.
4to 1 agst Pan (taken)
4to 1 agst Telegram (taken)
4to 1 agst Philomel (taken)
4to 1 agst Cock-a-Hoop (taken)
10 to 1 agst Danae (taken)
10 to 1 agst Precise (offered)
10 to 1 agst Mesmer (taken)
DERBY.
3to 1 agst The 'Wizard (offered)
sto 1 agst Umpire (taken)
Bto 1 agst Thormanby (taken)
12 to 1 agst Mainstone (taken)
100 to 6 agst St. Albans (taken)
20 to 1 agst Nutbourne (taken)
25 to 1 agst High Treason (taken)
25 to 1 agst Horror (taken)
30 to 1 agst Buccaneer (offered)
33 to 1 agst Restes (taken)
40 to 1 agst The Rap (offered)
50 to 1 agst Cramond (offered)
50 to 1 agst Sutton (taken)
50 to 1 agst Loiterer (taken)
2000 to 25 agst Tom Bowline (taken)
1000 to 10 agst Cape Flyaway (offered)
1000 to 15 agst Confectioner (offered)
1000 to 15 agst Largesse (taken)
to 2 agst John Scott's lot (taken)
THE OAKS.
4to 1 agst Seclusion (taken)
sto 1 agst Rupee (taken)

CITY BETTING THIS DAY.
LA.NSDOWNE STASES.
2to 1 agst Amsterdam (taken freely)
3to 1 agst Fitz-Avon (taken)
6to 1 agst any other

EIGHTH BIENNIAL.
sto 4 agst Cape Flyaway (taken)
3to 1 agst Brother to Rainbow
Bto 1 agst any other

SOMERSETSIIIRE STAKES.
7to 2 agst Philomel (4 to 1 taken)
sto 1 agst Telegram
sto 1 agst Cock-a-Whoop
sto 1 agst Pan
Bto 1 agst Timandra
10 to 1 agst any other
THE DERBY.
7 to 2 agst Wizard (takon)
sto 1 agst Umpire (taken)
7to 1 agst Thormanby (taken freely)
10 to 1 agst Mainstone (taken)
11 to 1 agst St. Albans (offered)
100 to 7 agst Buccaneer
20 to 1 agst Nutbourne
25 to 1 agst High Treason
25 to 1 agst Horror
33 to 1 agst Restes (40 to 1 taken freely)
90 to 1 agst Cramond (off)
40 to 1 agst The Rap (taken)
50 to 1 agst Tom Bowline (taken)
50 to 1 agst Sutton (off)
.000 to 15 agst Winton (taken)
OAKS.

4to 1 agst Sagitta
9to 2 agst Seclusion
Bto 1 agst Avalanche
Bto 1 agst Emily
Bto 1 apt Rupee

ARRIVALS AT BATH.

Cape Flyaway, Brother to Rainbow (2 yrs), Lupellus,
Kildonan, Pan, Philomel, Convivialist, Vest filly, Dia-
mant, Fitz Avon, Bandit, Albert Smith, Highwayman,
Arcanum, Fair Geraldine filly, Babbler, Robin Hood,
Overton, Mushroom, Theory, Amsterdam, Brother to Rain-
bow (3 yrs), Jenny Longlegs, Big Ban, Reverie, Lady Peel,
Dartmouth, Predictor, St. Clarence, Maid of Orleans, South
Australian, Informer, Camerino, Volunteer, Fairwater,
Villaret, The Pope, Sycophant, and Shillelagh.

MPERIAL PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF LORDS—(THIS EVENING.)
The Lofty CHANCELLOR took kis seat on the woolsack
at five o'clock.

PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The Coln River Water Bill was read a second time.
The following bills were read a third time and passed :
Midland Great Western Railway (Ireland), Great Southern
of India Railway, Chard Railway, Midland Railway (Bur-
ton-upon-Trent Branches and Deviation), Wednes Gas and
Water, Midland Railway (Rowsley and Becton Lines),
Midland Railway (Station in St. Pancras).
THE EXPEDITION FROM GENOA.
The Marquis of NO RMAN BY said he hail given notice
privately with th,-; noble lord that it was his intention this
evening to ask a question relative to the departure of an
armed expedition from the waters of Genoa. Ile
wished to know whether the Government would
lay upon tho table any report they might
have received from Sir J. Hudson. The expedition left the
pluun of narryircr •-••••
operations in Sicily. lie had no wish to rails the question
as to the policy which had been adopted by the Government,
but he simply wished for any information that was in the
possession of the Government, and which could be given
without detriment to the public service.
Lord WO DEIIOUSE said there was no objection to lay-
ing the report that had been received from Sir J. Hudson
on the table. lie must however state, for the information
of the noble marquis, that some time since a remonstrance
had been addressed by this Government to the Government
of Piedmont against any such expedition as that which had
taken place.

NAVAL RESERVES.
Lord CHELMSFORD, in the absence of his noble
and learned friend (Lord Lyndhurst), moved for certain
returns mentioned by the noble and learned lord in his
speech the other evening. He understood there would be
no objection to the returns alluded to.
The returns were ordered.
STATE OF THE NAVY.
The Earl of HARD WICKE moved for returns of all the
vessels or gunboats below 1,000 tons burden built by contract
since 1852, with the contractors' names and residences ; of
each vessel, showing the time of year they were built, the
price contracted for, together with their present condition
and seaworthiness. He said he was induced to move for
this return becauce it had been rumoured that a number of
small vessels and gunboats, which had been built but a few
years ago, were in such a state of decay as to be quite unfit
for sea without undergoing a thorough repair. He had
been informed that at the time the contractors undertook
to perform the best work at the best price the material
they had at the time in their possession was quite unfit for
use, and was what was commonly called unseasoned. If
such a circumstance was within the knowledge of any of
the Government officials, then the proceeding with such
contracts was highly censurable, and if it was not, and the
builders had obtained their contracts without having
the materials for performing in their possession,
then the responsibility rested upon them, and the
fact of publishing their names would enable
him to get at the real party in fault. He believed, however,
that the party responsible was the surveyor of the navy,
who had since the building of those vessels changed
his title, and was now what was called the Comptroller of
the Navy. Here he began to encounter difficulties, which
must always exist where important posts under the Admi-
ralty were entrusted to civilians. Personally he considered
that Sir Baldwin Walker unfit to be surveyor of the navy, as
he was ignorant of the principles of construction. He knew
there were controlling boards and boards of construction,
but they were totally useless, because they had to refer to
subordinates to ascertain whether certain work was well
performed. The necessity of having a thorough investiga-
tion into such a question was therefore of the highest im-
portance. From information which he had received,
the whole of the vessels contained in his report
were altogether useless. All the sixteen vessels were
drawn up on the slips at Portsmouth, and were utterly
useless. Not only were they built with green timber, but
the mode in which they had been fastened was a perfect
fraud, as the square heads of the bolts outside were no evi-
dence that the bolts really existed at all. (Hear,hear.)
(LEFT SPUAKING.)

:lOUSE OF COMMONS.—(Tius EVENING

The SFEIKER took the chair at 4 o'clock.

PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The following bills were read a third time and passed
Abergavenny Improvement, Consett District Water,
Leeds Township, and Sovereign Life Assurance Company.
The following bills were considered and ordered for
third reading :—Banbridge Junction Railway; Belfast and
County Down Railway; Belfast, Holywood, and Bangor
Railway ; Buildings Improvement Company ; Dublin and
Kingstown, and Dublin and Wicklow Railway Companies ;
Egleston Roads; Keith and Milltown Railway ; Mersey
Docks and Harbour Board ; Upper Mersey Dues, changed
from "Upper Mersey Dues, Purchase, and Conservancy."
The Monkland Railways Bill and the Symington, Biggar,
and Broughton Railway Bill were read a second time.
PETITIONS.
Several petitions were presented against the Wine
Licences Bill, in favour of an alteration in the Irish Poor
Law, in favour of the MetropolitanlGas Bill, against the
Highways Bill, &c.
SHOT-BOATS, &c.
Sir C. NAPIER gave notice that he would ask to-mor-
row a question relative to the building of the shot-boats as
well as the reserve vessels.
THE INSURRECTION IN SICILY.
Mr. HENNESSY gave notice that he would. draw the
attention of the house to the money raised for the purpose
of carrying out the insurrection in Sicily.
NEWSPAPERS CONVEYANCE BILL.
In reply to an Hort. ME3IBER,
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that
in consequence of the illness of Sir Rowland IEII it would
not be in the power of the Government to carry out the
arrangements proposed in reference to the conveyance of
newspapers with respect to which some difference of opinion
prevailed. Sir Rowland Hill would be absent from his
duties for at least six months. Under the circumstances,
therefore, he thought it would be most advisable to post-
pone the bill till next session. He would therefore make a
motion to that effect.
The motion was agreed to, and the order for the second
reading of the bill was discharged.
THE COLLECTION, POPE IRELAND FOR THE
.
Mr. A. STEUART asked the Chief Secretary for Ire-
-1 and whether Government had turned their attention to col-
lections of money being made, there chiefly, as well as in
other parts of the empire, for the use of the sovereign of the
Papal States ; whether they believed such might be used, or
means adopted otherwise, for enlisting subjects of her Ma-
i jesty for the Finny of that foreign Power ; and whether, if