The Sun.
London, England, 1869-02-26 00:00:00

SEPT.

Warwick... 7, 8
Curragh (Royal) 7,8, 9
Abingdon 9, 10
Doncaster 14, 13, 16, 17
Richmond ' 21, 22
Lichfield

OCT
Bedford ................. 6
Edinburgh........... 6,7, 8
Leicester .................. 7, 8
Bromley ..................... 8
Newmarket 2d 0ct....11,
Chelmsford ........... 19 20
Kelso ...................... 19 20
9, 10, Nll,,o),lV237LlBeaEmlti.n
Leamington Hunt 23, /to
Worcester ............... 2,3, 4 I Shrewsbury
Harrow
Liverpool

Cheltenham l9, 21
Curragh l9, 20, 21
West Drayton 2l, 22
Hereford 2l, 22
Monmouth 23, 24
Newmark6t ll'tou .„,25, ka.

COURSING FIXTURES.

MARCU.

Ashdown Park, Herta 2, &c.
Fourth S. Lancashire (Champion)
County Louth (Champion), Ireland _..18, itc
Scottish National Open, Lanark

THE WAR OFFICE AND THE HORSE GUARDS.
Mr. CARDWELL, in reply to a number of questions
froat Sir P. O'Brien, said the "letter of service" appointing
his Royal Highness the Field Marshal Commandinm-in-
Chief was not for any specific time, or for life ; thepSec-
retary for "War did not recommend to her Majesty persons
for commissions, either directly or by purchase ; and that
if would not be for the benefit of the army if the patronage
was removed from the Commanding-in-Chief to a political
officer. That it was not consistent with military discipline
and the regulations of the service to appeal from a decision
of the Field Marshal Commanding-in-Chief or of the
Military Secretary to the Secretary of State for War.
There was no need of inquiry as to whether, regarding
bell efficiency and cc: horny, the duties of the Horse
Guards and the War-office were concentrated in one office
because all were agreed upon that point.
Tll E PA TENT LAWS.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said he did not purpose
during the present session to introduce any bill for the
amendment of the patent laws.
REDISTRIBUTION OF SEATS IN IRELAND.
On the motion for going into committee of supply on
the supplementary estimates,
Mr. ItAIICES rose to ask the Chief Secretary for Ire-
land whether it was the jntention of her Majesty's
Government to introduce, during the present session,
aforif s thewb e
nre;d iastnr,iib aftai or
tah
eref!
whethersets init Ire-
land,was
not, measure
iann,it,h
opinion of her Majesty's Government,
somewhat premature to enter upon legislation materially
affecting the welfare of Ireland before such a measure had
been considered; and to call attention to the present sys-
tem of Irish Representation. The hoe. gentleman took
tde opportunity going at some length into the subject, and
recommended the Government to consider whether it was
not possible to take any members from thirteen of the
small boroughs in Ireland, and to give their representa-
tives to the counties.
__ _

Mr. C. FOR LESGUE thought the present a most in-
opportune time, the first year of a new and reformed
Parliament, to entertain such a proposal as that brought
forward by the hon. gentleman opposite, and with re-
spect to the taking away to a great extent the borough
member to give them to the counties, would occasion the
greatest opposition. He therefore could hold out no hope
that anything of the kind would be brought forward by
tho Government.