The Sun.
London, England, 1856-02-21 00:00:00

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SUN OFFICE, Seven, o'Clock.

TATTRRSALL'S.—(This Evening.)

LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE.
Bto 1 agst Sir Peter Laurie (taken)
9 to 1 agst Emigrant (taken)
10 to 1 agst Harry Lorrequer (taken)
15 to 1 agst The Seaman (taken)
15 to 1 aget Jean du Quesne (taken)
16 to 1 agst Jumpaway (taken)
22 to 1 agst Freetrader (taken)
25 to 1 agst Potter (taken)
40 to 1 agst Little Charley (taken)
50 to 1 agst Victor Emmanuel (taken)
50 to 1 agst Minerva (taken)
TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS.
10 to 3 agst Yellow Jack
10 to 3 agst Fly-by-Night (taken)
501. even between Yellow Jack and Fly-by-Night (taken)
CHESTER CUP.
20 to 1 agst Yorkshire Grey (taken)
25 to 1 agst Fatalist (taken)
50 to 1 agst Lady Tatton (taken)
50 to 1 aget Kalipyge (taken)
DERBY.
7to 1 agst 'Wentworth (taken)
10 to 1 agst Fly-by-Night (taken)
17 to 2 agst Ellington (taken)
100 to 1 agst Newington

BRISTOL RACES.—(This Day.)

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Four ran.
OPEN STEEPLECHASE.

Cup Bearer
Louis Napoleon

Three ran.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS—(This Evening.)
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack
at five o'clock.

The Archbishop of CANTERBURY presented seve-
ral petitions against the opening of the Crystal Palace
on Sundays.
The Earl of CARNARTON presented a similar
petition.
Lord MONTEA.G LE presented petitions to a similar
effect.

Lord REDESDALE presented simliar petitions from
places in Yorkshire.
Lord DUNGA.NICON presented a petition praying.
that Church rates may not be abolished until an equiva-
lent is provided, and also one in favour of the opening of
the British Museum, the National Galery, and Crystal
Palace on Sundays.
The Duke of ARGYLL presented a petition against
the opening of places of amusement on Sundays.

LEASES AND SALES OF SETTLED ESTATES

BILL.

The house then went into committee on this bill. The
whole of the clauses were agreed to, and the report wai
ordered to he received to rnorn)w.

TRIAL OF OFFENCES BILL.
This bill was reported with amendments.
THE CRIMEAN COMMISSION.

Lord PANMU.RE announced that her Majesty by
the advice of her Ministers had appointed a board of
general officers to inquire into the matters adverted to
in the report made by the Commiasionere sent out to the
Crimea. That board would have the power to receive
and to consider the different statements of those officers
'whose conduct had been animadverted on in the report
allnded to.

The Earl of HA.RDWICKE said it was bis ,opinion
that the very moment the report in question bad been
placed in the bands of the Commander-in• Chief, the na-
tnral and proper course for that distinguished individual
to pursue would have been immediately to order a
full and searching inquiry into the conduct of
those officers charged in that report with mis-
conduct. He thought that the situation of those
officers was one of a very painful and delicate character.
They had been obliged to bear the obloquy of public
opinion, and to endeavour to redress their own grievances
by their own hands in the public prints.
Lord PANMURE denied that the Government could
act otherwise than they had already done. They pub-
lished the report as soon as it was possible after they
had read it, and now certain officers who telt themselve
aggrieved by it thought that they were improving their
position by publishinglat once their own defence in th,
public papers. This was no fault of his.
The Earl of ELLENBORO UGH asked whether the
Commission would have the power to examine witnesses!
Lord PANMURE answered in the affirmative.

Earl GREY thought that the subjed was too im-
portant to be introduced in this irregular manner.
A course had now been taken by the Government which
might lead to serious consequences, The usual way for
the Government to pursue was to declare their judg-
ment on the report in question, and to state
what ulterior proceedings ought to be founded on that
report.
After a few observations from Earl GRANVILLE and
Lord BROUGHAM, the subject dropped.