The Sun.
London, England, 1856-02-18 00:00:00

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SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Ciock,

TATTERSALL'S.—(TES Evening.)

LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE.
Bto 1 agst Sir Peter Laurie (taken)
9to 1 aget Emigrant (takßlackes)
25 to 1 agat Jemmy the (taken)
100 to 1 agst Minerva (taken)
25 to 1 agst Jean du Quesne (taken)
20 to 1 agst Seaman (taken)
30 to 1 agat Potter (taken)
25 to 1 agat Freetrader (taken)
GREAT METROPOLITAN.
15 to 1 agst Pyrrha (taken)
GREAT NORTHERN.
7to 1 aget Fandango (taken)
LIVERPOOL SPRING CUP.
9to 1 agst De Ghiakel (taken)
9to 1 agat Omer Pasha (taken)
TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS.
10 to 3 agst Yellow Jack (taken)
7to 2 agst Fly-by-Night (taken)
At one time Fly-by-Night had the call.
CHESTER CUP.
15 to 1 agst Yellow Jack (taken)
1000 to 15 aget Cockatoo (taken)
500 to 15 agat Courtenny (taken)
DERBY.
7to 1 agst Wentworth
10 to 1 agst Fly-by-Night
Bto 1 agst Ellington (taken)
15 to 1 agst Regerthorpe (taken)
1000 to 10 agst Barbarina colt (taken)

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS—(This Day.)
THE WENSLEYDALE PEERAGE

COMMITTEE OF PRIVILEGES. .
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack
at 2 o'clock, and shortly after the house resolved itself into
a Committee of Privileges, Lord REDESDALE in the chair,
" to examine and consider the copy of the letters patent
purporting to create the Right Hon. Sir James Parke,
Knight, a baron of the United Kingdom for life (pre-
sented onMonday the 4th inst.), and to report thereon to
this house."
The LORD CHANCELLOR announced that be had
reoeived a letter from Lord 'Wensleydale, announcing
that he declined appearing before their lordships' corn-
mittee by counsel.
Lord CAMPBELL said he rejoiced big learned friend
had not denied, by that letter, their lordships' jurisdiction.
Mr. Smith, an officer of their lordships' house, exa-
mined by Lord Lyndhurst, produced copies of
the jour-
nal of the house, dated 1660, relative to Earl
Banbury peerage, to the Pierbeek peerage of 1660, to
the Marquis of Worcester peerage, 1660, and relative to
the scions of peers during the life time of the father,
and also of barons by writ, and also that of the peerages
of Ormond, Hamilton and Brandon, and Fermoy, and
of Lord Dingwall, and others.
M. Sharpe said that the patents before their lordship3'
muse had been translated by Mr. Hardy, but that gen-
eieman was not present. Witness had not examined

,them.
Lord LYNDHURST asked their lordships if they
deemed it necessary to send for Mr. Hardy ?
The LORD CHANCELLOR said be apprehended
it mattered not whether a witness was called to prove
the translation. Noble lords should use their own discre
tion on that point.
Lord LYNDHURST said be wished to know

their lordships desired him to go through patents pre-
vious and subsequent to the periods placed on the table
to prove a negative. He wished to know if that was
safficieet ? lie bad not had time to make further re-
catches.
The LORD CHANCELLOR said he could give no
answer to the question. ,It was for the noble lord to
ake his own course.
Lord LYNDHURST said there had not been suffi
°lent time for him to examine the other patents to prove
a negative.
Lord LYNDHURST said an application had been
made to the Master of the Rolls to make certain searches,
but that learned gentleman declined, not having re-
ceived an order from their lordships' house. That was
his answer whereby certain evidence lied not been pro-
duced, and if it was necessary to produce it a further
delay must take place.
Lord CAMPBELL regretted the delay that must
arise in consequence of this. They were now morally
convinced they had all the evidence that could he pro
duced, but no doubt it would be desirable to have the
legal evidence that further search had been made,
but no further precedents could be found.
The Earl of DERBY said this was a question that
ought not. to be taken up in a party spirit. It was not
for the Lard Chancellor or any other noble lord
to throw obstacles in the way. It was not
Lord Lyndhurst's case, but that of the committee.
(Hear, hear.) When, however, the whole of the
evidence relative to the question had been
c illected and examined, and laid on the table ot
their lrirdmhins' it mciii!:l be for the noble aria
rear .cal 10.4 (r,jeaeuiele beeinic a motion thereon to
the committee.
Earl GRANVILLE said that the Government had
no desire to throw impediments in the way. If it had
been brought in a party spirit it would have been much
easier for the Government.
Lord ST. LEONA RDS condemned the conduct of
tho Government with respect to the conduct of this in-
iKrY•
The LORD CHANCELLOR denied that the course
he took was one of a technical character. It was for
hire to say what search should be made in this case.
He was ready to admit that every search had been made.
Lord CAMPBELL- -With that admission of the Lord
Chancellor the noble Lord (Lyndhurst) had better close
his evidence.
The LORD CHANCELLOR said he had received a
letter from a gentleman in the Rolls Court, Dublin,
announcing the grant of au Irish life peerage in the
time of Philip and Mary, which was the time stated by
the noble lord (Lord Derby). He reserved the right of
using it if he thought necessary.
Lord LYNDHURST said he would endeavour to
bring before tneir lordships such evidence as would allow
them to come to a correct conclusion on the subject.
Earl GREY said that he thought the negative search
might go on, and the noble and learned lord gave his
notice for the discussion of the question on an early day.
Lord BROUGHAM doubted they could not come to
a proper conclusion until the whale of the evidence had
been produced. It would net do to discuss the ques-
tion on the admissions of this or that from treble and
learned lords, and he suggested the further consideration
of it till the whole of the inquiry was completed.
Lord ABINGER said this was not a mere question of
Lord Wensleydale's takiog his seat, but one that affected
the constitution of their house. If life peer-
agas weregiven to lawyers, why should they not be given
to military men ? To these tvo orders of peerage might
bring the hereditary branch into collision with the
Crown and the House of Commons, and might endan-
ger the existence of their lordships' house.
Lord DERBY suggested the adjournment of the
committee to Friday, and the noble and learned lord
gave notice of a motion on the question in the mean-
time.

Lord LYNDHURST said he would do so on the
assumption that no additional search being made for a
negative should not be used against him.
Lord GLENELG asked if it was the intention of
the noble and learned lord to cal in the assistance of
the judges in deciding the legality of this question ?
Lord LYNDHURST said he had no such intention.
The judges might give au opinion on the legality of the
patent, but they could not decide on the right to sit and
vote, that being out of their jurisdiction. A case had
occurred where the judges hai been called in, but they
declined entering on the right of a peer to sit and vote.
The House of Lords were the sole authority to de,
tide that question.
Lord CAMPBELL sail if that were adopted great (
delay must arise, because the judges were about to start
on circuit.
Earl GRANVILLE reminded the house that the pre-
sent discusAien was irregular.
Earl DERBY asked if Lord Lyndhurst gave notice of
a, motion, it was right the Government or any other
noble lord endeavoured to propose an amendment ?
Earl GRA:NVILLP, said that, for the Government he
would state, if any amendment were intended to be
proposed, ample notice of it would be given. At least
24 hours' consideration would be required. *
Earl GREY gave a similar intimation. It would be
necessary to see the motion first.
After some remarks from Lord BROUGHAM on the
ill-advised granting of the peerage,
Their lordships adjourned till Friday next at five
o'clock,
VLord CAMPBELL intimating that, if desirable,
the house should sit on till a late hour to finish it.
The house then resumed, and suspended its sittings
till five o'clock.
Lord Lyndhurst, in the course of the sitting, handed
in his motion, which declared that the patent creating
Sir J. Parke a life peer did not entitle him to sit or vote
in their lordships' house.

Their lordships re-assembled at five o'clock.
The Earl of HARD WICKE gave notice that to-
morrow he should ask a question of her Majesty's Go-
•ernment as to their intentions respecting the ships
sunk within the harbour of Sebastopol.
Lord BROUGHAM postponed his motion respecting
judicial statistics from next Friday till Friday week.
The Earl of DERBY presented a petition praying that
in any measure that might be adopted on the subject of
Church Rates due care be taken to preserve the union
between Church and State.
Lord ST. LEONARDS presented a similar petition
rout Dorsetsbire.

THE FALL OF ARS.
The Earl of HARDWICKE said a few night ago a
wish had been expressed by his noble friend (the Earl of
Ellenborough) that the papers in reference to the surren-
der of Kars should be placed on the table, and that a
discussion should take place before the noble lord for
Foreign Affairs left this country. It was, however,
understood from the Government that the pressure on
them was so great that they were afraid that the papers
could not be produced before the noble earl's departure.
He wished now to ask when, it was likely they wculd
e laid on the table ?
Earl GRANVILLE said, in the absence of the