The Sun.
London, England, 1860-02-27 00:00:00

EMBEZZLEMENT.

John Saunders, traveller, was indicted with embezaling
various sums of money, the property of his employers the
Messrs. Pritchards, tobacconists. The duty of the pri-
soner was to obtain orders for the firm from licensed
victuallers, and when his accounts were made up he was
nearly £25 deficient.
The prisoner pleaded guilty.

Mr. Sleigh, in behalf of the employers, strongly recom-
mended the prisoner to mercy.

The Recorder sentenced him to 12 months' imprison-
ment, with hard labour.

POLICE INTELLIGENVE-( THIS DAY.)

THIRD EDITION.

SUN OFFICE, &yen o' Clock.

TATTERALL'S-(THIS EVENING).

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LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE.
9to 1 agst Anatis (offered)
11 to 1 agst Xanthus (offered)
10 to 1 agst Jealousy (taken)
100 to 6 agat Huntsman (taken)
100 to 7 agst Maria Agnes (offered)
20 to 1 agst Goldsmith (taken)
25 to 1 agst Bridegroom (taken)
30 to 1 agst Venison (taken)
40 to 1 agat Macbonnie (offered)
50 to 1 agst Emigrant (offered)
12 to 1 agst Sir Robert and Huntsman coupled
(taken)
uvruPooL SPRING CUP.
10 to 1 agst Uncle Ned (taken)
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES.
10 to 1 agst Rattlebone (taken)

CITY AND SUBURBAN.
9to 1 agst Chere Arnie (offered)
20 to 1 apt Nucleus (taken)

CHESTER CUP.
100 to 6 agst Satellite (taken)
20 to 1 agst Tame Deer (taken)
20 to 1 agst Viatka (offered)
20 to 1 agst Longrange (offered)
1000 to 30 agst Gaspard (taken)
60 to 1 agst Herne (taken)
TWO T}IOUSkND GUINEAS.
9to 2 agst The Wizard (taken and offered)
sto 1 agst Lupulus (taken)
6to 1 agst Buccaneer (offered)
12 to 1 agst King of Diamonds (taken and offered)
DERBY.
9to 1 agst Mainstone (offered)
9to 1 agst Umpire (offered)
10 to 1 agst Buccaneer (taken)
20 to .1 agst Lupulus (offered)
1000 to 30 agst Upperhand (offered)
35 to 1 agst Cramond (taken)
40 to 1 agst Lanchester (taken)
40 to 1 agst Sir William (wanted)
50 to 1 agst Itestes (taken)

J. GRINISHAW.—We are gratified to learn that this clever
light weight, who was thrown and injured while riding
Warrior Queenatthe recent Nottingham meeting, is rapidly
improving, and will leave the Infirmary in a day or two.

CITY BETTING—(Tuns DAY).
LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE.
10 to 1 agst Jealousy
10 to 1 agst Xanthus
10 to 1 agst Anatis
15 to 1 agst Huntsman (taken freely)
15 to 1 agst Maria Agnes
15 to 1 agst Brunette
20 to 1 agst Sir Robert
20 to 1 agst Westminster
25 to 1 agst Telegram (offered)
TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS.
4to 1 agst The Wizard (offered)
9to 2 agst Buccaneer
sto 1 agst.Lupulus
Bto 1 agst Umpire
CHESTER CUP.
100 to 6 agst Tame Deer (taken)
100 to 6 agst Satellite (offered)
20 to 1 agst Viatka
25 to 1 agst Longrange
33 to 1 agst Petra
33 to 1 agst Brewer
50 t 9 1 agst First Lord

DERBY.
9to 1 agst Umpire (offered)
10 to 1 agst Mainstone (taken)
11 to 1 agst Buccaneer (taken)
12 to 1 agst Wizard (offered)
12 to 1 aget Thormanly
16 to 1 agst Nutbourne
33 to 1 aget Cramond
50 to 1 agst Richmond
60 to 1 aget Paleface

IPEST INDIA .MAIL SBRVIOE.

Commencing on the 2d March next, a new table of
routes for the West India mail service will be brought into
operation, with the object of securing the arrival at South-
ampton of the packet bringing the homeward mails three
days before the departure of the packet conveying the out-
ward mails, and thus accelerating the course of post between
the United Kingdom and the several places served by those
packets.

The packets for the West. Indies will continue to sail
from Southampton on the RAMA days as at present, viz.,
the 2d and 17th of each month ; and the packets from the
yr.., 'autos will be due at Southampton on the 14th and
29th of each month.
Mails fur Carthagena, Santa Martha, Grey town, and
Blewfields, will in future be despatched once a month only
instead of twice a month as heretofore.
The mails fur Carthagena and Santa Martha will be for-
warded by the packet of the 2d of the month, and the re -
turn mails will be done on the 29th of the month.

The mails for Greytown and Blewfields will be de-
spatched by the packet of the 17th, and the return mails
will be due on the 14th of the month.

In all other respects the mails to be conveyed from this
country by the West India mail packets will be despatched
under the existing regulations.

MPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

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

PRIVATE BUSINESS.

On the motion of Lord REDESDALE, the following_
bills were read a second time :—Waterford and Limerick,
and Great Southern and Western Railway ; Holyhead
Water, and Isle of Wight (Eastern Section).
THE BALLOT.

Lord TEYNHAM gave notice that he would en the 16th
of March move a resolution, to the effect that it was expe-
dient that the votes at elections for members of Parliament
should be taken by secret ballot.
BLEACHING WORKS.
Lord BROUGHAM called the attention of the house to
the suffering endured by children of tender age and women
in the process of bleaching. It had been proved that child-
ren between seven and eight years of age had been kept for
18 and 20 hours, and in some instance two and three days,
continuous work in bleaching works, during which time
they endured the most excruciating hard
c.elritien The
was
system pursued towards these poor nu
heartrending, many of them only being, kept awake
ed
only by use of violent means. What he wish for was
that some means might be adopt
too t past an end to such
ask the noble earl
dreadful practices, and he begg
whether it was the intention of the Government to extend
the operation of the factory act to bleaching works.
Earl GRANVILLE said he would make inquiry into
the subject, and give the noble and learned lord an answer
on another evening.
THE MARRIAGE LAWS.
Viscount DUNGANNON presented a petition, signed
by 3011 women of Aylesbury and its inundate neighbour-
hood, against any measure for legalising marriage with a
deceased wife's sister.
Lord WODEHOUSE said the noble lord seemed to be
of opinion that the majority of the female population was
against the marriage with a deceased wife's sister, but he
thought ho would have some difficulty in proving his case.
(Hear. hear.) The noble viscount had presented a peti-
tion signed by three hundred of the women of Aylesbury,
and urged the importance of such a petition. Now, he
happened to have another petition, not signed by 300
women, but signed by 428 ladies residing in the neighbour-
hood of Aylesbury—(" hear, hear," and laughter)—quite
of an opposite prayer. (" Hear, hear." and laughter.)
He did not think that any such :rot evils as the noble
Viscount anticipated would arise if in alterations required
in the marriage laws were made. For himself he should be
perfectly willing to let the question be decided by the ladies
of Aylesbury. (Hear, het),' and laughter.)
The LORD CHANJELLOR said he hoped the
ladies of England, both for and against the alteration,
would come forweid and give expression to their opinions
on the subject by petition. It was, however, his opinion
that the npjority of the female population was against the
measure.
Viecount DUNGANNON confessed the noble lord
(Wothrhouse) had the advantage of him on that occasion—
(laughter)—but he was firmly convinced the female popu-
lation generally agreed with those whose petition he had
just presented.
The subject then dropped.
NAVAL RESERVES.

The Earl of lIARDWICKE rose to call the attention of
the house to the state of the naval reserves, and wes
(L➢FT SPEAKING.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS—(TIII9 EVENING.)
Tho SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock.
NEW MEMBRIt.
Captain STACKPOLE took the oaths and his seat as mem
ber for the borough of Ennis.
PRIVATE BE/SINES&
The following bills were considered and ordered for
third reading :—Blackburn Gas, Silverdale and Newcastle
Railway, and West Middlesex Water.
PETITIONS.
Several petitions were presented against the =condi-
tional abolition of church rates ; in favour of the reduction
of the malt duties; against tho proposed system of licensing
eating-house. and coffee-shops for the r salefor the of wine
red ; in
favour of 'lie repeal of the duty on pap that the income
e ; uc-
tion of the duty on tea and sugar ; praying
tax might not be imposed on incomes under £2OO a-year ;
agsaist the highways bill, &C.
yR. GLADSTONE'S MISSION TO THE lONIAN
ISLANDS.
Mr. MAGUIER gave notice that, on an early day after
the Easter holidays, he would move for the production of
any papers in the possession of Government in reference to
One matter.