The Sun.
London, England, 1860-08-14 00:00:00

RAILWAY PLATE.

King of Forest , _ .
1
Foretop
Vouralak

Four ran.

.RADCLIFPE RACES.—( This Day.)

[BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.]
NURSERY STAKES.

Duplicity
My Dear
Quiver 3
STEWARDS' CUP.

Lazy Lass
Rosamond
Desmond 3
Lady Mary
North Lancashire scratched at 2.20.
RADCLIFFE PLATE.

Honeymoon .... S
Teddington filly ,. 2
Adelaide

Five ran.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

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

PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The Forest of Dean Central Railway (No. 2) Bill was
read a third time and passed.

EXAMINERS OF STANDING ORDERS.

Lord REDESDALE moved that Samuel Smith, Esq.,
and Charles Frere, Esq., be appointed examiners for
standing orders for the ensuing session.—Agreed to.

THE AFFAIRS OF SYRIA.
Lord STRATFOR D DE REDO LIFFE took the oppor-
tunity, before the house proceeded to the orders of the day,
to ask en answer to the notice he had privately given whe-
ther orders had been given to one of the vessels of her Ma-
jesty's squadron in the Mediterranean to proceed at once
to Smyrna, and to other large towns of the
Archipelago, with the view :of providing for the
safety of British subjects during the present distressed
state of Syria. The noble lord read letters from persons
of respectability and local influence at Smyrna and else-
where, expressing their serious anxieties for the future
state of the country. He said there was a general feeling
in the East that England did not really intend to insist on
Turkish reforms, but he warned the Government that a very
serious responsibility rested on them if the most strenuous
measures were not taken to ensure this object. He did
not think that at present they ought to go at length into
the matter, but he thought he should have neglected his
duty if he had not brought the subject under the atten-
tion of the house.

Lord WODEHOUSE said, with regard to orders being
given to sending vessels of war to Syria, he was not able to
say that positive instructions had been given to send a ves-
sel to Smyrna. What had, however, been done was that
Admiral Martin had been despatched with a squadron to
the Syrian coasts, with directions to give all the assistance
in his power or the restoration of tranquillity, and
he had received fall power to despatch vessels to
places he thought stood in need of protection. Had
any directions been given him to send vessels to particular
places, he thought such directions would weaken rather
than strengthen Admiral Martin's endeavours. He agreed
with the noble lord that it was most desirable that great care
should be taken, observing the state of affairs at Smyrna, and
he had no doubt that would be done. There were at present
nine line-of-battle ships, amongst which were the Marl-
borough, the Victor Emmanuel, the Exmouth, and the
Neptune, together with several frigates and gunboats.
The Marquis of NORMANDY expressed his gratification
that the noble lord had brought the important subject under
the attention of their lordships.

Lord STRATFORD DE. REDCLIFFE thanked the
noble lord the End& Secretary of State for the direct answer
he had given to the question. He thought it would have
been better if the Turkish Government had been in •
duced to put down the disturbances themselves, which
might have been done in the first instance. As it was,
however, it was gratifying to find that some steps
had been taken. With these remarks he would
pass to another portion of his notice, which
related to Greece. He wished to know whether the
papers connected with the Financial Committee appointed
to inquire into the finances of Greece could be laid on the
table.