The Sun.
London, England, 1860-03-08 00:00:00

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
LONGNER HALL STAKES.

Zodiac
Chriemhilde
Agricultmist

Throe ran.
ACTON BURNEL STAK P.S.
Little Jenny
1
Chantress
2
Guenella
3
Three ran.
CLEVELAND HANDICAP,
Joskin
Dreadnought
3
Four ran.
CORPORATION PLATE.
Lord Berkley
Fenella
3
Lady Grosvenor

Four ran.
QUEEN'S PLATE.

Tournament walked over.
HANDICAP HURDLE RACE.
The Miller 1
Estella

Six rat.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

J.

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

NEW PEERS.
The Earl de GREY and RIPON, and the Earl of EGLIN-.
TON and DE WINTON, took the oaths and their seats as
British Earls.

CHURCH RATES.
Several petitions were presented against the abolition of
church rates.

SUNDAY TRADING.
Lord CHELMSFORD presented a petition signed by
20,000 tradesmen of London against Sunday trading. The
noble lord said in the course of a few days he hoped to in-
troduce a bill on the subject.

THE BALLOT.
Lord TEYNHAM presented a petition from Northamp-
ton in favour of the ballot. He begged to postpone the
second reading of his bill on this subject till this day fort-
night.

CORNISH MINERALS.
Lord REDESDALE presented a petition from Cornwall
praying that rights now possessed by them to minerals
lying under the sea shore might be preserved to them.
SAVOY AND NICE.
In reply to the Earl of CARNARVON;
The Duke of NEWCASTLE said the noble carl must
excuse him entering into the question, especially as this
subject was sure fully to undergo discussion. He neither
could enter into the question relative to privilege of private
letters, all he would say at the present moment was that he
did not think that any blame attached either to Lord Cow-
ley or those who received them. Whether there was any-
thing in those private letters that would alter the case as it
at present stood, that was entirely a matter of opinion.
But he could assure the noble earl that Parlia-
ment had before it frankly and fully the whole
of the case as it at present stood, and neither the private
letters written by Lord J. Russell or Lord Cowley would
alter it.

The Marquis of NORMANBY said he thought such an
important subject as that of the annexation of Savoy to
France ought Snot to have been treated for a moment as a
private matter.

Earl GREY thought that without the whole of the cor-
respondence on this subject was produced Parliament would
be to a great extent precluded from fully and properly dis-
cussing the question

Lord WOD EHOUSE said there certainly was not in
existence any important communication, as seemed to be
supposed, from Count Walewski.
The Earl of MALMESBURY said Parliament had
equally a right with the Queen to be fully aware of all the
points of importance in this case. If the noble lord at the
head of the Foreign-office was compelled to send to his col
leagues telegraphic messages of what might be sent to
foreign countries, it would be impossible to carry
on the business of the country; but, at the same
time he was surprised that the noble lord (Lord J. Russell)
had not thought it fit to cover all he had done either during
the meeting of Parliament. or by despatches which might
be asked for when Parliament was sitting. That had al-
ways been the course he had pursued during the time he
was at thehead of the Fcreign-office.
The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH said it would often
occur, and it might be necessary for the interest of the
public service that communications should be made by
private letters, but at the same time records of those
letters should be made in the Foreign-office, so
that reference to them might be made at any time. He
remembered that when the outbreak in China took place,
that the only papers in reference to the instructions to
Str William Napier were obtained from the late Earl de
Grey, which he considered a most dangerous practice, and
one that was very prejudicial to the public service.
The Duke of NE WCASTLE said there was no desire
on the part of the noble lord at the head of the Foreign
office for any secrecy on this subject. He he had given all
the information possible on the subject.
The Pert of DERBY said there was a third party which
was interested beside Lord J. Russell and Lord Cowley,
namely, the French Minister. Parliament had been
informed that as early as July the French Go-
vernment declared that it was not the intention of the
French Emperor to take measures for obtaining the anex-
ation of Savoy. The French Minister said that it was quite
true he had made such a communication, but it was now
equally true that on many times after he had informed
the noble lord that as there was a congress sitting in order
to secure the territorial aggrandisement of Sardinia, it
would be necessary, in the event of certain changes
taking place, to require the annexation of Savoy
to France. Under such circumstances, it was highly
improper to suppress private correspondence, thereby load-
ing Parliament to suppose that this question of annexation
had come upon them unexpectedly.
After a few words from the Duke of ARGYLE.
The subject dropped.
THE FRENCH TREATY.
The Duke of NEWCASTLE said the address to her
Majesty would be moved in that house on Thursday next.
Their lordships then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS—(This EVENING.)
The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock.
NEW MEMBER.
_

Mr. DEASEY, the Attorney-General for Ireland, who was
loudly cheered on his entrance, took the oaths and his seat
for the county of Cork.

PETER-BOROUGII ELECTION PETITION.

The committee appointed to try the merits of this peti-
tion were sworn at the table, and will assemble at twelve
o'clock to-morrow.

ATHLONE PETITION.
A letter was read announcing the withdrawal of this
petition.

NORWICH..
The committee appointed to try the merits of the election
petition in the case of this borough were sworn in, and will
meet to-morrow at one o'clock.