The Sun.
London, England, 1867-08-08 00:00:00

MEETING.
-, August 11.
Tradesmen's Handicap. Two

Ago st lb
War ... ... 4 7 9
Treasure Trova ... 4 7 5
Archimedes ... 5 7 5
Chronometer ... 4 6 0
Salamanca... ... 3 5 13
Little Treasure ... 3 5 7

owler Stakes. T.Y.C.
Age st lb
The Dean ... ... 3 7 0
Elfeta ... ...4 6 8
Lady Eston ... 3 6 5
Line ... ... 3 6 0
Policy ... ... 36 0
Star of the East ... 3 6 0
Stella ... ... 6 0
Merry Andrew ... 2 5 7
Gleaner ... ... 2 5 7

I Plate. Half a mile.
Age st lb
Elfeta 4 6 4
F by Musjid, out of
Kilkenny's dam 3 6 2
Estuerelda 3 6 2
lierwent
Pride of Erin
Mountain Maid
Brunette
Paleface ...........

Stewards' Cup. Ono mile.
Age st lb
Red Earl ... 3 7 2
The Plover ... a 7 2
Ischia, ... 4 6 10
Comas ... a 6 10
Alruna ... 3 6 10
3 6 4
Salamanca... ...
Seville 3 6 4
Elfeta 4 5 12
Spes 3 5 9
Hawthorn 8100 m... 3 5 7
Anchorite ... 3 5 L

uvenile. Five furlongs.
st lb
Blacklock 7
Splendour 5
Lady Flora.. 7 0
Miss Osb -me ...........• 7 0
Zingara 613
Orange Blossom 6 12
Camillo 6 11
Albatross... 6 7
Caprera
Pop Gun
tt Nursery. lied Post.
st lb
Splendour 7 4
The Clipper
Miss Osborne 7 0
Shibboleth 7 00
Lady Flora ... 7 0
Zingara 6 12
Elawke 6 12
Camillo ~. 6 10
Donation 6 10
Albatross ... 6 7
Narrow Escape 6 7
Caprera •..6 6
Pop Gun .. 6 0
August 7, at noon.

JOHN STIRS,
25, WELLINGTON-STREET, STRAND,
Slecutes Commissions on all the races to any amount.
The full market odds laid.
Price list daily.

Mn. GEO. WEBB executes commissions, by letter only,
at his residence, 125, Queen's-crescent, Haveratock-hill,
and has lists posted daily at the City Arches ; also through
his Agent, Mr. F. Butler, near Meux's Brewery. No con-
nection with any other person using the same name.
IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF LORDS—TiIIs EVENING.
The Loin CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at
five o'clock.

PETITION.
The Marquis of CLANRICARDE presente d aspetiton
relating to a gentleman who had been seized
in . Britishn
vessel by the Spanish authorities, which
vessel
ill'a&cl been
legally sent from a British port. This cap!:
instanced
confined for nearly a twelvemonth. II
upon the House that Spain had
the case of the Abyssinian captiveos,
niaonred urged
tivity than that semi, or rather total
to retain this gentleman and other personsnharhariisno,cathp-o
Emperor Theodore bad.
second reading
The Lord DE MAULEY moved the
• Bill. lie stated that he
THE CHURCH RATES ABOLITION BILL.
of the Church Rates Abolition
regretted a more a subject of such vital
second reading of a bill on
In this matter lie was
importance to the public.
able speaker was not to proppse the
party spirit, no
,ony6:10
he was desirous
influencedwis
h to .hboy
the preference that there &mild
and had given this subject
to question, especially as
be a settlement of this church ra.
obstructive, tr::tnivme
came into operation,
Reform Bill, when it
the new
class of persons to whom
would introduce a _ .
be most obnoxious. Ile thought
church rates would
that it was possible that a compromise might be
between the opposing parties,
meantime se but in the
entered into
• believed that this bill would strengthen
ty .o
the authori
• f the Church, and do away with much
of the hostility and animosity which now ex-
isted against cherchinen. It was most desirable that
some settlement and conclusion on this subject should be
come to as soon as possible.
Lord DELAMERE moved that this bill be read a second
time that day three months. He said that it would be
found that where there was a majority in a parish
in favour of church rates the rate was passed, but when
there was a minority it was not. Now, by this bill they
wore proposing, to sweep away the only law which pro-
tected the church with regard to church rates,
and they wore told that because the church
had done so much they must now do away with the very
inadequate law which belonged to it and protected it.
lie then animadverted upon the liberties at present en-
joyed by the Dissenters, and although he did not deny
that the Church of England was °pea to every
ono, yet if they liked to take advantage of it they ought
not object to pay fur it. If Quakers were to pay for ships
of war andother warlike implements, why should not Dis-
senters pay towards the Established Church. If total abo-
lition passes through both houses, it would be impossible
to maintain the present system in Scotland. Personally
ho would give the greatest amount of conscientious
liberty to every denomination of roligiouists ; but he could
not do otherwise than protest against a measure which
was calculated to depreciate the position of churchmen, and
quoted the words of Mr. Gladstone as to the inadvisability
of carrying out what the bill proposed. He finally urged
upon them the amendment which he had just proposed.
Lord ST. LEONARDS objected to the bill on the
ground that it was preposterous to take away the legal
right which the Church had to levy a church-rate. When
afterwards it was collected it would only be a gift or a
dole which was given in exchange for the abolishing of a
legal right.
(LEFT SPEAKING.)