The Sun.
London, England, 1858-07-01 00:00:00

LUDLOW RACES.—(This Day.)

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
CORPORATION PLATE.

Old Torn
Verona
Maggio Lauder

Four ran.

BIENNIAL STAKES.

Lifeboat
Greenwich Fair
Von by three quarters of a length
OAKLEY PARK STAKES.

Brandy BO
Artist

Nosegay
Tapioca

PONTEFRACT RACES. —(This Day.)

(Br ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)

CASTLE PLATE.

Garnish ..

Qaickgilver..

Seven ran.
WEST RIDING HANDICAP.

Hamlet.

Ducrow
Glautine

Five ran.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

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

CHURCH RATES.

Numerous petitions were presented in favour of the
abolition of church rates, and also against their abolition
without an equivalent.

The Earl of DERBY presented petitions in favonr of
the abolition of church-rates, but stated he dissented from
their prayer; and be gave noticethat be should to-morrow,
on the motion for the second reading of the Church-rate
Abolition Bill, move as an amendment that the bill be
read a third t:nae that day three months. (Hear )
MARRIAGE WITH A DECEASED WIFE'S
SISTER.

The Earl of DARTMOUTH presented a petition
from Houghton, in Staffordshire, against legalising mar-
riage with a deceased wife's

THE JEW BILL.

The Earl of DARTMOUTH presented a petition,
also from the above place, against the admission of Jews
to Parliament.

VICTORIA STATION AND PIMLICO RAILWAY

BILL.

The deba►e on the Earl of Donoughmore'e motion,
that the First Commissioner xf Public Works have
leave to appear by counsel against the bill before the
select cornmitee on the said bill, was resumed by
The LORD CHANCELLOR, who said that since
their lordships last meeting be had looked into the
question, and had came to the conclusion that
there was ro necessity for obtaining the oneae,st, of the
Crown to the further progress of this bill. The Chiet
Commissioner of Works stood, in ►eference to this
case, in the place of the Crown, as the protector of the
public, and be was perfectly justified, under a change of
ciroums ances (after having given his consent to the
scheme), to interpose for the benefit of the public. His
course was to present a petition to be heard by counsel
before *the committee, and as by the standing orders
be was now prevented from doing so, he (toe Lord
Chancellor) moved the suspension of the standing order
that the First Commissioner might be able to appear by
counsel before the committee, and be heard up)n the
bill.

Llrd CRANWORTH said the circumstance of a
change of Government, and a change of Commissioner
in consequence, was not a sufficient reason for their
lordships agreeing to toe motion. The circumstances
of the case were the same now as they were eight
months ago, when the late commis loner gave his assent
to the plan, and their lordships ought not to make a
change of Government a precedent for reopening a ques-
tion that had long been settled.
Lord STANLEY of ALDER LEY read a letter from
Sir B. Hall, in reply to statements made by noble lords
on a former occasion, stating that he had not seen the
bill and plans before he gave his assent to the bill. Sir
B. Ha/l, in his letter, lienied that sta'ement.

The Earl of MALMESBURY, in explanation, Paid
he had seen a letter from Sir B. Hal', in which he stand
be had not seen the plans before he gavo his assent to
the bill.

Atter some further conversation the motion was with-
drawn, Lord DONOUGEMORE giving notice that he
should to-morrow move the suspension of the standing
order above referred to.