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London, England, 1856-04-25 00:00:00

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SUN OFFICE, Seven o►'Clock.

MALTON RACES.—(This Day.)

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
SCURRY HANDICAP.

Notre Dame.
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Ten ran.
WELECAM CUP.

,Bolden Pippin
~O ms by Redshank

Nine ran.
CONVIVIAL HANDICAP
Maid of Dement

Mosquito

Medway

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Four ran. Won by half-a-length Two lengths be-
tram second and third. Paletot and Angelo paid

LANGTON STAKES.

Martnion

BratsPton

Three ran.
TALLY-HO HANDICAP.

Atlieretone
Droner

Six ran.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS—(This Evening.)
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack
at the usual hour.

Petitions against the Marriages Bill were presented
by Lord REDEESDALE and the Marquis of BREADA.LBANE.
The Duke of CLEVELAND presented a petition in
favour of the bill.

Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from Hali-
fax, complaining of the grievances under which women
labour by the existing state of the marriage law.
Lord OVERSTONE presented a petition from the
metropolis, signed by upwards of 300 clergymen of the
Church of England, in favour of the legalisation of the
marriage with a deceased wife's sister, and also several
other petitions, most numerously signed, with a similar
praver.
The Bishop of OXFORD presented a petition from
Hampshire against marriage with a deceased wife's sis-
ter. Some of the petitioners were of the labouring class,
and they stated the measure was un?.alled-for.
The Earl of ALBEMARLE presented petitions of
a totally opposite character—one was signed by upwards
of 17,000 persons, and the others were also numerously
signed—in favour of the legalisation of marriage with a
deceased wife's sister.
TRANSPORTATION.

The Earl of STANH3PE said he had received a state-
ment from the Government which induced him to post-
pone the appointment of a select committee on the subject
of secondary punishment, of which he bad given notice.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE could assure the
noble earl and their lordships generally that her Ma-
jesty's Government had this subject under their consi-
deration, and that it was their intention to
institute such an inquiry as he thought would
be considered satisfactory to all parties, with a view
to the placing the law with respect to secondary punish-
ments upon a more effectual footing than it appeared at
present. The noble marquis concluded by moving for
a return in reference to the number of convicts who
had been committed to prison within a certain period,
the sentence passed upon them, and the number that
had been granted tickets of leave.

Earl GREY said that if there was to be any inquiry
at all before legislation was attem?ted, it ought to be
gone into with the least possible delay. They were now
♦ery near Whitsuntide, and if it was intended to consi.
der the subject this session, no further delay ought to be
allowed to take place.

Lord DUNGANNON said he trusted that the pre-
sent seseion would not be allowed to pass away without
something being done on this subject. It had been ima-
gined that a person who had had a ticket-of-leave
granted him had a certificate of good character, but, on
the contrary, it appeared rather to be a stigma than
• anything else.
The subject then dropped.
(LEFT SITTING.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS—(This Evening.)
The SPEAKER touk the chair at the usual hour.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The Bath Gas bill and the Worksop Gas bill were seve•
rally read a third time and passed.
The Boston Gas bill, the Canada Company bill, the
Eastern Union Railway bill, and the Leeds Water bill
were considered, and ordered to be read a third time.

The order of the day for the committal of the Barnsley
Canal and Collieries Rail way bill was read and the-
charged.

STATUTE LAW COMMISSION.

Mr. L. KING moved for a copy of the memorandum
of the Attorney-General to the plan of proceeding in
consideration of the statutes.—Agreed to.
Sir J. SHELLEY presented a petition from the parish
of St. Martia-in-the•Fields against the Metropolis Local
Management Act.
THE NAVAL REVIEW.
Mr. PALK wished to it,,k the Secretary of the Ad-
miralty whether he would state to the house the number
of tickets issued to the clerks of the Admiralty, and
whether those tickets were transferable ?
Mr. B. OSBORNE said the First Lord of the Admi-
ralty would be in his place shortly, when he would give
an explanation on the subject.
ECCLESIASTICAL COMMISSION.

Lord 3. RUSSELL brought up the report of the
Committee on the Ecclesiastical Commission.
THE NATIONAL GALLERY.
Mr. WELLS asked whether the Government had
come, or was about to come to any decision as to
the removal of the National Gallery of Pictures from
Trafalgar-square to the site recently purchased at
Brompton, in accordance with the recommendation of
the committee of 1854 ; and whether any, and, if so,
what opportunity would be afforded to the house of ex-
pressing its opinion on the subject of that recommenda-
tion?

Lord PALMERSTON—The matter has been for four
months under consideration of a committee of this house,
and the result arrived at by that committee was that the
present site was injurious to the pictures. The recommenda-
tion of the committee was that the collection of pictures
ought nut to remain open to such injury. The commit-
tee also recommended that the gallery should be trans-
ferred to the site purchased at Knightsbridge as soon as
it was possible. The Government intended to abide by
that recommendation. It was therefore the intention of
the Government to obtain plans and estimates for the
erection of a suitable building. As the house would
have to vote tho necessary funds, the whole subject
would therefore be brought under the consideration of
the house.

THE KARS DEBATE.
Mr. J. G. PHILLIMORE said it was his intention
to move an amendment to the motion of the hon. mem-
ber for Enniskillen, to the effect that the disregard by
L trd Stratford de tedeliffe of the directions of General
Williams was the cause of the calamity.
COMMUNICATION WITH DUBLIN.
Mr. H. A. HERBERT asked whether there was any
prospect of the proposed arrangements for accelerating
the postal and passenger communication between London
and Dublin being completed; and whether any proposals
bad been made to the Government by the London and
North-Western,.and the Chester and Holyhead Railway
Companies, and the City of Dublin Steam Packet Com-
pany, for such acceleration, or by the Government to
the said companies for the same purpose ; and also,
whether the Secretary to the Treasury would have any
objection to lay on the table of the house copies of any
memoranda, letters, or proposals that had passed be-
tween the Treasury, the Post-office, and the said com-
panies on the subject of postal and passenger coinumni•
cation between London and Dublin since the issuing of
a Treasury minute, dated Oct. 19, 1355 ?
Mr. WILSON said up to the present time no com-
munication had taken place between the Government
and the railway companies. There had been some de-
lay, but he thought the
time was come for the Govern-
ment to propose a tender upon the subject to these com-
panies. There was no correspondence on the subject to
produce.

WILLS AND ADMINISTRATION BILL.
Mr. PHILLIMORE asked whether it was intended
to proceed with the Wills and Administration Bill this
session ?
The SOLICITOR.GENERA.L said it undoubtedly
was their intention to proceed with the bill, and as early
as it was possible.
REWARD FOR SERVICES IN THE TRENCHES.
On the motion for the adjournment of the house,
Mr. 0. STANLEY asked the Under Secretary for
War, if any distinguishing mark of honour or reward
was to be given to those officers and men who have
been engaged in the arduous duty of the trenches,
and attacks upon the enemy's works during the
siege of Sebastopol ; or if it was intended that
the Crimean modal and Sebastopol clasp which
is bestowed upon all, however employed, is
to be the only mark of the enduring constancy displayed
by those gallant men through all the hardships and
dangers of that protracted siege ?
Mr. F. PEEL said it was intended that the Sebasto-
pol clasp should serve this amongst other purposes, and
reward those who bad contributed towards the reduc-
tion of that. place, and of those none had contributed
more towards it than those officers and men who had.
done duty in the trenches.
THE MILITIA.
Lord C. HAMILTON asked the Under Secretary of
State for War the intentions of the Government as to
the constitution of the permanent ,tall of the militia, in
the event of that force being disembodied
Mr. F. PEEL said the question how the permanent
staff should be composed, and what allowance or gra-
ttity should be granted to certain regimental officers o I
Militia, was engaging the attention of the Government.
41.8.scori as 'their determination had been decided on,
he Lord Lieutenant and the Commanders of regiments