The Sun.
London, England, 1858-06-24 00:00:00

money was`spent upon the most uninteresting portion.
What did the people want with Nineveh winged bulls,
except to see how precious ugly they were ? (Loud
laughter.) He bad no objection to pictures ; to old
stones he bad the greatest objection. (Laughter.)
A resolution in favour of a periodical exhibition of the
Art Treasures of the metropolis in the provinces was
agreed to, as was also resolutions in favour of the open-
ing of National Museums and Galleries to the public of
an evening.

The other questions on the paper having been con
sidered, the meeting terminated.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

CHELMSFORD RACES-WEDNESDAY.

The Town Plate (Handicap) of 50 soya. One mile.
Mr. King's Fiy-by-Day, by the Flying Dutchman,
3 yrs, sst 41b (Custance) 1
Mr. Harrison's Übique, 4 yrs, 6,4 lib (in. 51b extra)
(Reeves) 2
Count Battbyany's Schoolfellow, 3 yrs, sst 41b
(J. Daley) 3
Mr. P. Barling's Earthetopper, 6 yrs, 6st 121 b (Plumb) 4
Betting-7 to 4 each agst Earthstopper axd Übique,
4to 1 agst Fly-by-Day, sto 1 agst Schoolfellow. Won
by a length and a-half ; bad third. _ _

The Mardon Stakes, of 5 aovs each, with 30 added, for

two and three-yr-olds ; optional selling weights, etc.
Half a mile. 5 subs.
Mr. Harrison's Lady Well, by Kingston, 2 yrs, (401)
sst 71b (Reeves) 1
Mr. Mellish's Yesa, 3 yrs, (401) 7st 41b...(Custance) 2
Mr. Chambers's Hassock, 2 yrs (401) sst 71b...(Perry) 3
Capt. Horton Rhy's filly by Windhound, b b, 2 yrs,
(1001) 7st (Plum',) 4
Betting —6 to 4 agst Hassock, 2 to 1 agst Lady Well,
3to 1 agst Yesa. Won by six lt ngths, 10 leogilis be-
tween tII secondiand third, 'CV indnound filly was beaten
off, Yela lost start. The winner was sold to Mr. S.
Day for 105 guineas.

The Cup Stakes of 50 sovs. added to handicap of 10
sovs each, 3 fr, winners:rrra, the second to save his
stake. One mile and a-half. 10 subs.

Mr. King's Naughty Boy, by Worusrsley, 4 yrs, 6st

(Ciittance) 1
Mr. J. Ward's Triton, 6 yrg, 7rt 81b (Swift) 2
Mr. F. Fisher's Brother to Farthingale, 3 yrs, 4st 101 b

- (Wiltshire) 3
Betting 6 to 4 ag't Naughty Boy, 7 to 4 agst Brother
to Farthingale, and sto 2 agst Triton. Won by a bead
—a nFck between the second and third.

The Mark's Hall Stakas of 5 sows each, with 25 added
by Mr. W. P. Honeyvvood, for 2-yr-o!ds and upwards,
optional selling weights, Sze. Half a mile. 5 subs.
Mr. Melish's Oracle, by Augur, 2 yrs, sst 13Ib (501)
(Oustance) 1
Mr. Barker's Elfie, 5 yrs, 9st, (50/.) (Swift) 2
Mr. Griffiu's Useless, aged, 84 111 b (301) ... (Plumb) 3
Mr. D. Samuel's Picco, aged, 8 $ 81b (30/) (Ciessweli) 4
Betting-5 to 2on Oracle, who won by three lengths;
a length between the second and third ; bad fourth.
The winner was sal to Mr. B. Land for 25 guineas.
The Queen's Plate of 100 gs ; 3-yr-olds, let 71b ; four,
9 t ; 6ve, 9-t 6lb ; six and aged, 94 91b. Two wile,
Col. Tewi•'s Yorkshire Grey, 6 yrs, 9st 9!b ...(Well,) 1
Count Battbyany's The Courier, 3 yrs, 7tt lib (Swift) 2
Mr. Hodgman's Bannockburn, 4 yrs, 9st ...(Plumb) 3
Mr. J. A. King's Newbold, age. 4, 9$ 91b ...(Bailey) 4
13etting-3 to 1 on Yorkshire Grey, 5 to 1 aget The
C.iurier. A fine race in the eiiitaLce. Won by a head ;
a bad third.

A Scurry Handicap Plate of 30 sous. Half a mile.
Mr. Stanaford's Fractious, 5 yrs, 9st (Wells) 1
Mr. Barnard's Conceit, 2 yrr, sst 12. b ..... (R-eveo 2
Count I.3.ll.laany's Schoafella w, 3yrs, 53t6ib (car. sst 71b)
(H. Bradl-y) 3
The folowing also ran —Eardrop, Renown, Yesa,
and Glimpse.
Betting--Even and 5 to 4 on Fiac:ion., 5 to 4 agst
Eardrop. Won by a head ; half a length between the
second and third ; Yesa was fourth, and Elrdrop sixth.

NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE RACES-TUESDAY.

SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock.

AQUATICS.

OX LADE AND BAIN.

The sculere' match, for 251. a-side, between Benjamin
Oxlade, of Paul's-wharf, and Robert Bain, of Lambeth,
took place this day ; and although neither of the men
are much known to fame, it excited considerable inte-
rest and speculation. At half-past one, on the men pro-
ceeding to the starting-place, Oxlade having won the
choice of etaqon, betting to a considerable amou_t took
place, at 5 and 6 to 4 on Oxlade, and, after a little
manoeuvring, a fair start was effected, Bain having a
trifling advantage, but owing to the roughness of the
water he Way unable to obtain the lead. After a severe
etruggleoffFinchee'Cricket-ground, Oxlade had obtained
a lead c•f about a boat's length, and, taking his opponent's
water, he gradually increased the distance between
them, in spite of the most strenuous exertions on the
part of Bain, who did all he possibly could to regain his
position, but without success. At Hammersmith-bridge
Oxlade had about six boat lengths the advantage, and
from thence to the finish he maintained it, winning as he
pleased.

Mr. T. Jeans, of Wandsworth, was umpire for Oxlade
Mr. A. Wentzell, of Lambeth, for Bain ; and Mr. C.
Newnham, of Lambeth, officiated as referee.

The time occupied k doing the distance from Putney
to Hammersmith was 13 minutes, and to the ship at
Mortlake 28 minutes 5 seconds.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS.—(This Evening.)

The LORD CNANczLLoh took his seat on the woolsack
at five o'vl,ck.

Lord DUNGANNON gave notice that to-morrow he
would present a petition limn Finchley p:asing for the
insertion of clauses into the Ecclesiastical Commission
Bill, which would empower the devoting a portion of
the funds in the hands of the commissioners f,,r the en-
dowment of the two churches c.f Finchley. He ehould also
on au early day ask the Archbishop cf Canterbury whe-
ther he intendeJ to bring in a bill to provide for the re-
pairs of parsonage-houses ?
THE AFFAIR OF THE REGINA CCE LT.

The Earl of MALNIESBURY said he deemed it a
public duty, after the conversation that had taken ptice
in that house a few days ago, in which he bad taken
part, concerning the Regina Ceeli, a French ship,
engaged in conveying free negro emigrants to a French
colony, when passengers rose and, in the absence of the
captain, murdered the c•ew and took possession of the
ship. Tne Etbiope f,ll in with the ship and conveyed
her to Liberia, where the was claimed by two French
men-of-war, who removed hir by force.- He would read
the account given by the French authorities. lie
then read the document, from which it appeared that
the negroes wire originally put on board by the Liberian
authori'ies, and that the Ethiope did not take possession
of the ship from any sympathy with the negroes on
board, but, on the contrary, the
_captain looked upon
them as pirates, au would have captured the ship ear-
lier if the French captain, who was not on board when
the occurrence took place, had not protested against being
called upon to pay salvage. Ultimately the E biope
did capture the ship, and on arrival at Liberia claimed
salvage, which the French captain refused to pay.
Finally, two French men-of-war entered the Liberian
waters, and removed the vessel, and in the mean time
the emigrants dispersed. The noble earl then stated
that, acc.rding to international law the captain of the
E,Enope was not ewitled to seize the ship, even had
they known her to be a slaver.

Lord BROUGHAM Faid he could not reprd the un-
Latunates on board the Regina C;eli as free emigrants,
when it had been pros,. d that thy had been manacled
and forcibly conveyed on beard the vw.stl. He looked
upon the whole ( f the system of free emigration a 3 nei-
ther more nor less than the revival of the slave
trade, and be trusted that there would be no
objection to the appointment of an English and American
otheer to inquire into the whole of the circumstances
attending the cake.

Earl GREY coincided in opinion with the noble and
learned lord who bad jest sat down that the system was
a revival of the slave trade, in its vtry worst form, and
that the French Government would put an end to the
scheme. He thought that a thorough ievestiga‘ioo
ought to be made int) the whole case, and, pending
such inquiry, no final opinion shouhl b , arrived at.
After a few woris from the Earl of MALMESBURY,
the subject dropped.