The Sun.
London, England, 1859-04-16 00:00:00

THE DISSOLUTEON.

Lord PALMERSTON askedwhet'tier her Majesty's Go-
vernment had as yet come to any d ecision as to fne day
when the dissolution was to take place, and also vhether
the writs would be issued on the same c lay ? There was great
anxiety on the subject amongst gentlemen of all political
parties—(" No, no," from the Ministefil d benches) —as their
election arrangements were completely I lung up whilst this
uncertainty as to the day of dissolution i lasted. He was sure
the right bon. gentleman would be cons 'erring a favour on
the house could he then name the exact day for the dissoluti on.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHI ,QUER said Chat
the question of the noble lord was one wl Lich was very d iffi-
cult to answer in so precise a manner as 1 Le could wish. All
he could say was that Ministers should a vise her Maj esty
to prorogue Parliament during Passion w eek, when, as far
as he could judge, the new Parliament mil Tht be summoned
for the 31st May, but it was impossible to fix the day s vith
absolute exactness. The dissolution could I not be proclai med
on Good Friday, but both prorogation and dissolution w. ould
take place during the ensuing week. With r, 3gard to the fees
payable by the Secretary of State for Foreigil Affairs on. his
appointment to office, he had submitted a aase to the At-
torney-General, who agreed with him (the Chancellor of
the Exchequer) that Secretaries of State were liable to the
fees on their appointment, and he had accordingly directel the
Attorney-General to enforce the payment, not only fron i his
noble friend the present Foreign Secretary, but from .some
of his predecessors who had not paid. (Hear, and a laugh.)
The motion for the adjournment of the house to Mei iday
was then agreed to.
INDIAN RETURNS.

Mr. HADFIELD moved that the return relating to East
India (Cabul and Affghanistan) presented 24th March be
printed.
An hon. member moved that the house be counted.
The house was counted accordingly, and there being only
13 members present,
The house was adjourned at 20 minutes past seven.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

EPSOM SPRING MEETING.-FRIDAY.

The Railway Plate (Handicap) of 50 sous Winners extra,
New T.Y.C. (Three-quarters of a mile.)

Mr. G. Castle's Vulture, by Damask, 3 yrs, sst 7T b
(Grimsham r) 1
Mr. J. Shelley's Lord Berkeley, 5 yrs, 6st slb
(W. Bottox n) 2
Mr. Mellish's Tame Deer, 6 yrs, Bst (J. Land) 3
The following also ran ,—Peter Flat, Nereus, De Gii thel,
Greenwich Fair, Salonica, Maid of Kent, Beauty, Miss
Eleanor, Joskin, and Julie.
Betting--3 to 1 agst Peter Flat, 6to 1 each agst F ul-
ture and Maid of Kent, 8 to 1 each agst Salonica .and
Nereus.

Vulture made all the running, and won by three lengths ;
same distance between the second and third ; Beauty was
fourth ; and Miss Eleanor fifth ; Salonica was last.
The Paddock Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 30 added, for two-
yr-olds and upwards. Optional selling weights, IT..
Three-quarters of a mile. 9 subs.
Mr. Lock's New Brighton, by Birkenhead, aged (MO)
Bst 101 b
Mr. Blanton's Rhisus, 5 yrs (aO), Bst 131 b.... (Frenchl, 2
Mr. G. Leycester's Rip Van Winkle, 6 yrs (X3O) Bst 131. b
(W. Sharp a) 3
The following also ran : Miss Partridge, Fearful,
Tryphena filly, Spicy filly, and Dumfries.
Betting-7 to 4 agst New Brighton, 2to 1 agst Rhi sus,
7 to 1 agst Miss Partridge.
New Brighton led throughout, and won a close race -in by
a head, bad third; Dumfries was fourth.
The winner was bought in for 205 guineas. Rhisus was
claimed.

The City and Suburban Handicap, of 15 sovs each, 10 ft,
and 5 only if declared, &c., with 100 added. The second

to receive 25 sovs out of the stakes. Winners extra. Las'

mile and a quarter. 110 subs, 46 of whom declared.
Captain Gray's Glenbuck, by the Flying Dutchman,
3 yrs, 4st bib (car. 4st 121 b) (J. Adams) 1
Mr. Schickler's Martel-en-Tete, 4 yrs, 6st 71b (W. Carter) 2
Mr. W. Barratt's Southampton, 3 yrs, sst 41b(W.Bottom) 3

The following also ran :—Little Gerard, Blackthorn,
Sedbury, Fright, Accurate, Hobgoblin, Gracchus, Bellona,
The Greek, Artist, Bouquet, Duke of Duty, Production,
Villaret, Precious Stone, Chanoine, and Vigo.
Betting-5 to 1 agst Accurate, 6to 1 agst The Greek, 7
to 1 agst Production, 8 to 1 agst Sedbury, 100 to 8 agst
Little Gerard, 100 to 7 each agst Martel-en-Tete and Pre-
cious Stone, 100 to 6 agst Vigo, 20 to 1 each agst Gracchus
and Bellona, 25 to 1 each agst Glenbuck and Hobgoblin.

Glenbuck broke away before starting. He ran up the
hill past Sherwood's house, and on being turned back he
took the lower road towards Leatherhead. When the flag
fell he was about fifty yards in the rear, but he made up his
lost ground before coming to Tattenham Corner, and taking
the lead soon after entering the straight, he won in a canter
by a length and a half, about six lengths between the
second and third ; Accurate and Sedbury were fourth and
fifth, close together, Gracchus, Precious Stone, Chanoine,
and Vigo were next ; the others were beaten off.
Beacon was struck out of the City and Suburban Handi-
cap at 35 minutes past 12.
The Two-yr-old Stakes of 10 sows each, with 50 added.
For colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 41b. The second to save

his stake. Half a mile. 38 subs.
Mr. T. Parr's Lupellus, by Loup Garon, Bst 71b
(Withington) 1
Sir Joseph Hawley's Madame Eglantine, Bst 41b (Wells) 2
Mr. J. Merry's Thormanby, Bst 71b (Plumb) 3

The following also ran :—The Assyrian, Testatrix,
Hesse, Idler, Restes, "White Rose, Phoebe, Mayflower,
Plumper, and Foretop.
Betting-5 to 2 agst Madame Eglantine, 5 to 2 agst
Thormanby, 4 to 1 agst Lupellus, 10 to 1 agst Restes.
Madame Eglantine led for a short distance, when Lupel-
Ins took the lead, and won by half a length, a neck between
the second and third ; White Rose was a bad fourth, Restes
was fifth, Foretop, Phoebe, Mayflower, and Assyrian were
the next three.

The Great Metropolitan Stakes (Handicap) of 25 sovs each,
15 ft, and 5 only if declared, &c., with 100 added. The
owner of the second to receive 50 sovs out of the stakes.
Winners extra. Two miles and a quarter. 91 subs, 35

of whom declared.
Mr. J. Shelley's Lifeboat, by Sir Hercules, 4 yrs, 7st 91b
(L. Snowden) 1
Mr. Rigby's Blue Jacket, 5 yrs, Bst 21b (Fordham) 2
Baron Rothschild's Crafton, 3 yrs, sst (J. Daley) 3

The following also ran :—Newcastle, Arsenal, Long-
range, Compromise, Meadowdale, Beacon, Pan, Conductor,
Old Robert, The Greek, Shuffle, Yellow Rose, Cytherus,
Yorkshire Grey, Tunstall Maid, Hydromel, and Queen
Bess.

Betting-7 to 2 agst Old Robert, 9to 1 agst Lifeboat, 10
to 1 agst Yellow Rose, 12 to 1 each agst Meadowdale, Tun-
stall Maid, Crafton, and Beacon, 16 to 1 agst Newcastle,
100 to 6 each agst Blue Jacket and Cytherus, 20 to 1 agst
Arsenal, 25 to 1 agst Compromise.

Pan led to the distance, where Lifeboat came out, fol-
lowed by Blue Jacket and Crafton, Lifeboat winning by
three-quarters of a length ; a head between the second and
third ; bad fourth ; Beacon was fifth, Old Robert sixth, and
Cytherus seventh.
The Inkerman Plate of 50 soya (Handicap). Winners
extra. Half a mile.
Mr. Shelley's Lord Berkeley, by Weatherbit, 5 yrs, Est
121 b (Pritchard) 1
Mr. La Mert's King Edward, 2 yrs, 6st 21b (Grimshaw) 2
Mr. Challoner's Fusee, 3 yrs, Est 121 b (Musgrove) 3
The following also ran :—Fair Play, Comquot, Bound-
away, Maid of Kent, Varna, Brenhilda, Homer, Carlotta,
Madame Moet, and Twang.
Betting— 3 to 1 agst Lord Berkeley, 5 to 1 agst Madame
Moet, 6 to 1 agst Twang, 7 to 1 agst King Edward, 8 to 1
agst Comquot.
The favourite made play, followed by Varna and Carlotta
to the half distance, where King Edward took the second
place. Lord Berkeley maintained his advantage to the end
and won by three quarters of a length ; two lengths between
the second and third ; Comquot was fourth, Varna fifth,
Boundaway sixth, and Carlotta seventh.

The Balaclava Stakes of 5 soya each, with 30 added, for
2-yr-olds and upwards. Optional selling weights, &c.
Half a mile. 13 subs.
Mr. Copperthwaite's Madame Moet, by Kingston, 3 yrs
(£3O), 7st (A. Edwards) 1
Mr. Fuller's Salonica, 5 yrs (MO), Bst 61b (Plumb) 2
Lord Portsmouth's Simple Simon, 2 yrs, (X 0), sst 21b
(Grimshaw) 3

The following also ran :—Lady Bird, Polyzena colt,
Yarra Yarra, Donna Carmen, and Homer. Pearson
weighed for Mr. Gulliver's Macbeth, 2 yrs (t3O), sst 21b,
but he unseated his jockey before getting to the post, and
did not start.

Betting.-5 to 1 agst Madame Moet, 6to 1 agst Lady
Bird, 6 to 4 laid agst Macbeth.
Won by two lengths. The winner was sold to Mr.
Fuller for 60 guineas.
LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE,
DERBY.
15 to 2 agst The Promised Land (taken)
15 to 1 agst Gamester (offered)

1000 to 10 agst•Glenbuck (taken)
Before the race for the Metropolitan, 1000 to 15 was
taken about Old Robert.

pERBY, 1860.
20 to 1 agst Lupellue (taken)