The Sun.
London, England, 1866-07-09 00:00:00

MINISTERIAL STATEMENT.

The Earl of DERBY said he rose again to address the
house as First Minister of the Crown, and he could assure
their lordships that he did so without any feeling of exul-
tation. He had not sought the distinction which
her Majesty had conferred on him. He was aware
of the difficulties of his situation, the obstacles, almost
insuperable obstacles, he would have to encounter. The
acceptance of office would entail on him a loss of ease,
and perhaps of health, but under the circumstances he
felt bound not to shrink from undertaking office. He
would have been content to have continued in the position
ho had hold for years as the head of a great
political party, sufficiently powerful to give as-
sistance or to check a Liberal Ministry. He
referred to the opinion of Lord Palmerston as to the intro-
duction of a wide measure of Reform in a new Parliament.
No doubt Earl Russell was deceived by the majority of the
Ministry in the house, for he did not reflect how much of
that majority was owing to the personal character
of Lord Palmerston. He considered that much of the op-
position the Reform Bill had received was owing to the
temper displayed by some of its prominent supporters,
and to the disinclination of the House of Com-
mons to accept a fragment of that description. When her
Majesty returned from Scotland, and in the most gracious
terms requested him to accept-office he then summoned
the principal of his friends and told them of his desire to
form a ministry on a Conservative but enlarged basis as
regarded not principles, but parties. He denied that
there was any identity between a coalition Ministry,
and a Ministry established on an enlarged basis. He
first applied to the late Secretary for Foreign Affairs
(Lord Clarendon), who did not consider that he could con-
sistently accept office under a Conservative Government
with consistency to his party obligations. He
declined, but in terms of such friendship and kindness as
he should never forget. He applied next to the Marquis of
Lansdowne, whose sudden death they so deeply deplored.
His noble friend said that he would prefer not ac-
cepting office, as he thought he would be able to
render his (Lord Derby's) Government service out
of office ; but he consented to take time to
consider his decision, and he never saw him afterwards.
Thenoble earl then referred, in humourous terms, to the
difficulties which a Prime Minister had to encounter in the
formation of a Ministry. He then alluded to the foreign
policy, and said there were two courses to be pursued
in regard to foreign affairs—the first being their prede-
cessor's mode on which they acted in respect to the policy
of foreign countries, and in the next, the means they were
ready to adopt in the event of any interference with
their own policy. He considered that, from the
geographical position of this country, the policy
in regard to foreign affairs was that of non-intervention.
The noble earl then adverted in detail to the late war in
America and the loyalty displayed by the Canadians, and
then turned to domestic policy. Ho said ho felt bound not
to pledge himself in any way to the great question of
Parliamentary Reform, and he born in mind the statement
of his noble predecessor in office, that no minister should
bring in a measure of Reform 'unless he had just ground
for believing that he would be able to carry it through
Parliament. (Hear, hear.)
[LEFT SPEAKING.]

HOUSE OF COMMONS--THIS EVENING.
The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The following bills were read a third time and passed :
Buchanan's Estate, Furness and Whitehaven and Furness
Junction Railway Companies, Guardian Fire and Life
Assurance Compo..ny, Medway Docks (No 1), and Shrews-
bury Bridges.
SECOID READING.
The following bills were a second time :—Hamil-
ton's Estate, Limerick and Castle Connell Railway, Lloyd's
Estates (Partition), Sheils' Almshouses Charity, Taylors'
Estate, and Troyte's Estate.
F INCHLEY-RO AD ESTATE BILL. HEATH.
BUILDING ON HAMPSTEAD
Mr. GOLDNEY moved the second readi:ig of this bill,
the object of which was to enable Sir Thos. Malpn Wilson
to grant building leases on a certain portion of his pro-
perty, which he was now prevented from doing.
Mr. H. LEWIS moved that the bill be read a second
time that day six months. He said the father of Sir T.
M. Wilson, the present owner, devised the estates to his
son, and it appeared to be his intention to preserve Hamp-
stead-heath for the purposes of healthful recreation, as, in
the drawing out of the will of the late Sir Thomas Wilson,
he, it was fair to be supposed, had most fully con-
sidered the whole matter, as he had made no less
than nine codicils, the Bth and 9th of which specially
and jealously guarded Hampstead heath, because it was
clearly laid down that building leases on that-part of his
property should not be granted. It was idle to say that
Hampstead-heath was not valuable for build
ing purposes ; that was admitted, but it had
always been so, because it is most desirable as a
very healthy and beautiful spot. Sir T. M. Wilson was
now seeking to do that which, by the will of his father, he
was prohibited from doing. Various attempts had been
made under one name or another to get a bill thr cingcti
Parliament, but all had most signally
Chief Justice Tenter en had expressed a h to v.
opinion against any such power as that now. rd' g
1 y against
given. He expressed his opinion most decia..er
remained
the intention of Sir T. M. Wilson and thaortptt wa.g mad©
quiet for 13 years, but after that another thes3 fifth attempt
and again it most signally failed. In
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refused. He hoped the house would at once reject the bill,
because then the public would enter into the negotiations
under more favourable circumstances, than they would
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granting building leases on a certain portion of his pro-
perty, which he was now prevented from doing.
Mr. B. ROPE said the question was not how many
faggot votes Sir M. Wilson might make, but whether
Hampstead-heath should be preserved or not. The heath
was as dear to London as Hyde-park itself ; it was one of
the lungs of London, and, in his opinion, the most bene-
ficial one of all. Let Sir M. Wilson come forward with a
fair offer and make himoll a public benefactor. That he

refused to do, and he could not but look upon the bill as
an attempt to steal a march on the House of Commonv.
He hoped the house would throw out the bill. (Hear.)
Mr. ADAIR suggested that the bill should be referred
to a commtttee up stairs. ft was most unfair to oppose a
private bill on a second reading.
Mr. T. CHAMBERS said the- hon. member who had
just sat down said that it was most unfair to oppose the
second reading of a private bill, but that it ought to be met
in committee. But, he would ask, who would have a locus
standi before that committee, as the bill was opposed on
public grounds? (Hear hear.) Sir Thomas Wilson came
to Parliament to ask it in effect to help him, because h
was dissatisfied with his father's will ; in other words, he
wanted the Legislature to make another codicil to
his father's will. after he had been dead forty
years. (Hear, hear.) The next question that
suggested itself was, had his father made any mistake ?
had there been any oversight in the original will ? The
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The house then divided, when there appeared—
For the second reading 65
Against it 72
Majority against the bill —7
The bill was accordingly thrown out.
NE W WRITS.
Colonel TAYLOR moved the issuing of the following
new writs:—

ESSEX (North Division) in the room of Mr. Du Car..ei
who had accepted the office of Lord of the Admiralty.
SHOREHAM, in the room of Mr. S. Cave, who ha ;t ac-
cepted the office of Vice-President of the Board of
Trade.
The writs were ordered to issue.
ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE.
Mr. HUNT moved that the house, at its rising; do ad-
journ until Monday mat. On the sitting of the house of
Monday it was intended to go into supply, and he
should proceed with the estimates for the Packet Service.
After that it was intended to proceed with the Reforma-
tory Schools Bill, and the Artizans' and Labourers' Dwell-
ings Bill.

QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY.
Sir R. PEEL gave notice of his intention to put a ques-
tion to the right hon. gentleman the late Chancellor of the
Exchequer, with respect to a promise given to himself
(Sir R. Peel) and his hon. friend the member for Caine
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that a new charter should not be given to the Queen's
University in Ireland until Parliament had had an opprJr-
tunity of expressing its opinion upon it. Notwithstanding
that promise, a new charter had been conferred, and he
wished for some explanation in the matter.
THE CESSION OF VENITIA. •
Mr. D. GRIFFITH made some observations on the 'we-
sent state of foreign affairs, especially with respect to the
cession of Venetia to France. He hoped that no de'zision
on the subject would be come to by the Foreign-offize until
Parliament had had an opportunity of expressing its opi-
nion on the matter.

NTHAAVIGATION .
Mr. GIB ON MES
moved that the house goBILL into committee
og this bill.

[LEFT SITTING.)

TAT TERSALLS'—This Evening.

GOODWOOD STAKES.
3to 1 agst Special (taken freely)
10 to 1 agst Midia colt (offered)
12 to 1 agst La Fortune (offered)
12 to 1 agst Lucifer (offered)
12 to 1 agst Black Prince (offered)
16 to 1 agst Potomac (offered)
100 to 6 agst Nu (offered)
20 to 1 agst Bradamante (offered)
20 to 1 agst Burney (offered)
25 to 1 agst Camball (offered)
100 to 30 agst Othello (offered)
100 to 1 agst Miss Harriette (offered)

GOODWOOD CUP.
Even on Gladiateur (taken)
ST. LEGER.
5 to 1 agst Savernake (taken)

THE DERBY.
1000 to 40 agst Rake (taken)
1000 to 30 agst Grand Cross (taken)

MANCHESTER BETTING.
GOODWOOD STAKES.
3to 1 agst Special (take 100 to 30)
10 to 1 agst Black Prince
10 to 1 agst Midia colt
100 to 8 agst La Fortune
100 to 8 agst Lucifor
100 to 0 agst Nu
20 to 1 agst Camball

VICTORIA CLUB—THis DAT.

000DWOOD STAKES.
sto 2 agst Special (taken)
10 to 1 agst Midia colt (taken)
100 to 10 agst Lucifer (taken)
100 to 10 agst La Fortune (taken)
100 to 8 agst Black Prince (taken)
100 to 8 agst Potomac (taken)
20 to 1 agst Surney (taken)
100 to 4 agst Camball (taken)
100 to 1 agst Miss Harriett (offered)

GOODWOOD CUP.
5 to 4 on Gladiateur (taken)

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.—This Day,

PONTEFRACT RACES—This DAY.
(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
LONDESBOROUGH STAKES.
Newland (Snowden) 1.
Rabbit-Trap (Osborne) 2
Betting-9 to 2on Newland. Won by a neck.
BOROUGH CUP.
Coleraine f (Lawrence) 1
Elvire (Craddock) 2
Claros (Dunbar) 3
Cora, Miss Dora, and Nelly Gray also ran.
Betting-5 to 4 agst Claros, 2to 1 agst Elvire,
7 to 1 bar two.
SPECULATION PLATE.

Yarrow
Peg Fife 2
Mite 3
Choker 4
Won by a length.
WEST RIDING HANDICAP.

Begum 1
Missile 2
Douro .. 3

Won by a length. Five ran.
WELTER CUP.

Lady Sykes

Antique
WEST YORK NURSERY•

Slap Bang - t 1

Elvire
Tidy
Deciding heat—Slap Bang won easily.

TURF AGENCY OFFICE,
100, Jermyn-street, St. James's, LONDON.

•
MR. SYDNEY SMITH (Member of Tatter-
sall's) executes COMMISSIONS (by letter only)
on all the principal races throughout the season, from £1
upwards, on receipt of cash or Post-office Order (payable
at Piccadilly office). COMMISSIONS as usual at starting
prices on the day of a race at all the principal meetings.
For further particulars and prices, see the advortisemert in
The Sportsman newspaper every TUESDAY and SATUR-
DAY. Price Current published DAILY, and forwarded
on receipt of stamped directed envelope.
N.B.—lt is particularly requested that ALL LETTERS
containing CASH be registered.
e fied
The Sporting Life, Aug. 20, 1864.
ha
" We ar
vesat biseen forthat
all intending backers of horses, who may
merly in doubt whom to trust,
tion, send their commissions, to any
amount, to 1
prmyn-street." will, without fear or hesita
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SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.—This Day.

9.—Wind this day 'at noon—South-
Ludlyerge braezo and fine weather, but rather
PLYMOUTH, July B.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Princess
Royal, from Quebec.
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Tounkr, July 7 Wind B.W.—Arrived—C d
cloudy.W laeserp 17;
ara oc,
from Troon for Domerara.
FALmotrrir, July 7,
Wind S.:lff A
. rrived—Conrad,
from Rangoon.

PENZANCE, July 6.—Witid W.S.W.—Arrived—Prince
Albert, from Quebec, leaky, having experienced very heavy
weather.

CLYDE, July 6.--Wind N.W.—Sailed— Queen, for Har-
bour Grace.

GRAVESEND, Saturday Morning.
Arrived, July 6—Channel Queen, from Mangalore.
Arrived, July 7—Alice, Prince Albert, and Young Love
from Guernsey; Success, from Dunkirk; Baltic, from
Trois Pastoles; Pleiades, from Gefle ; Ilarrowby, from
Hobart Town.

Sailed, July B—Marchioness of Londonderry, for Cal-
cutta ; Clorowine, for Cape of Good Hope ; Sydney Hall,
screw steamer, and Maria Pia, steamer, for Lisbon.
DEAL, Saturday Morning.

Passed in tow—Baltic, from Trois Pastoles, for London.
Passed, July G—Bury St. Edmund's for Mauritius;
St. Mary E. Royland, for Marseilles ; Kolka, for Cardiff ;
Ballarat, for Port Phillip ; Medway, screw steamer, for
Newfoundland ; Maria Pia, screw steamer, for Lisbon —all
from London ; Queen of the Abe, from Shields, for Hong-
kong; Endra, from Sunderland, for Cochin; Royal Family,
ship, Monsoon, ship, from London, for the west; Abel of
Beaumaris, Statton of Jersey, Amy of Ipswich, Grocer of
Exeter, Sarah, and Laura Williams of Carnarvon all
from the north, for the west.
The Speculator, from Shields to Malta, got into collision
off Dover early this morning with a French brig, and sus-
tained considerable damage, and have proceeded to Rams-
gate in tow to repair damages.
Sailed—The whole of -the outward bound to the west-
ward/ excepting the Princess, for Valparaiso.