The Sun.
London, England, 1866-06-04 00:00:00

THE REFORM BILL.

Lord ELCHO said he wished to ask the Chancellor of
the Exchequer whether in the event of the amendment of
the hon. and gallant member for Wells being rejected it
was the intention of the Government to proceed and to
endeavour with their whole power—(hear, hear, and loud
sheers from the Opposition)—to carry the bill through the
house during the present session?
Mr. HADFIELD said he should like to know whether
the Government had been in communication with the hon.
and gallant member for Wells.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he
had not been in communication with the hon. gentleman
referred to. (Hear, hear.) With regard to the question
of the noble lord he believed it to have reference to the
rumours in circulation, which were to the area that the
Government, in the event of the amendment of the hon.
and gallant member for Wells being rejected, would not
proceed further with the united bills during the
present session. In answer to that he had to say
that the Government had never said or done any-
thing which could warrant such a rumour. (Hear, hear.)
He could in addition say that the Government had formed
no such intention as the rumour attributed to them.
(Cheers from the Ministerialists.)
Sir H. CAIRNS said he wished to ask the right hon.

gentleman whether the Government adhered to the in-

tention which had been expressed, viz., of not advising
her Majesty to prorogue Parliament until the bill had
either been finally rejected or passed.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, con-
sidering the nature of the issue of the debate, as far as it
regarded the fate of the Government and the bill, he did
not think he ought to proceed further in answering the
question of the right hon. gentleman opposite. (Cheers
from the Ministerial side of the house.)
Sir T. BATESON said he wished to put a question to
the hon. and gallant member for Wells, and it was to
the following effect, whether he had had any communica-
tion, either directly or indirectly, with the Government,
that in the ()vent of the Government getting a
majority steps would be taken to make things more com-
fortable on that side of the house. (Cheers and laughtec.)
Captain HAYTER replied that he had had no such
communication.

Mr. HORSMAN said he wished to ask the right hon.
gentleman a question with reference to the answer he had
given to him on a former occasion, who had certain
misgivings with respect to the sincerity of the intentions
of the Government on the bill going into committee. Oa
that occasion the right honourable gentleman (the
Chancellor of the Exchequer) informed his honourable
friend that as long as the bill stood they (the Government)
stood ; and when the bill fell they would fall. He wished
to know distinctly whether the Government intended to
go into committee adhering to that determination. (Sear,
hear.)

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER sail that if
the Government altered or modified certain intentions it
was their duty to come down and make known the
change to the house. (Ilea; hear, and loud cheers.)

If the Government, therefore, had changed or
modified auyi declaration they had made, he should, on
the part of the Government, have at once openly informed
the house of the matter. (Hear, hear.) The Government
would not have waited until a fact was extracted

from them by hostile questions to have made the country
acquainted with the fact. (Hear, hear, and loud cheers.)
_ _

The adjourned debate on the amendment of tho hon.
member for Wells to the Reform Bill was then resumed by

Lord J. DIA.NNERS who criticised the bill in detail,
predicted failure ; and, further, the noble lord said

. .
he looked upon the bill not as a measure of reform, but a
revolution of the existing election system. He thought
the attempt of the Government to pass the bill, accom-
panied by that for a redistribution of scats, this
session an impossibility, the more so as they had
already reached the month of June, and the bill had
not yet reached committee.
Earl GROSVENOR said he should givo his vote on this
question in favour of the Government.
rLEFT SPEAKINGI

J. Waugh has been engaged by Mr. erry, :and will
commence training for him at midsummer.
Fortunatus and Charon have been added to the list of
geldings.
Mr.
wroolcot has named his colt by Crater out of Wild
Rose, Bramble.

The yearling colt by Mentmore out of Blister has been
named Cheddington.

The yearling filly by Crater out of Queen of Beauty is
called Lady Seymour.
Baron Rothschild has named his two year old colt by
North Lincoln out of Protection, Magpie.

A draft of Mr. M3n7's horses in training will be

brought to the hammer during the Stockbridge meeting.
Lord Lyon, wo have Mr. Sutton's authority to state, will
not again run before the St. Leger.—Sporting Gazette.
In consequence of the death of Lord Chesterfield, the
Testimonial Dinner to Admiral Rous this day, Monday, is

postponed.
Thermometer was claimed yesterday, at Ascot, by the
Duke of Hamilton for £lOO, after winning the half mile
Selling Plate.
Mr. C. L. Ellison has named his two year old filly by
St. Albans out of Rambling Kate by Birdcatcher, Rambling
Mary ; and his brown filly foal by Macaroni out of Elfrida
by Faugh-a-Ballagh, Bonnie Kate.
FoRFEiT LIST.—Tho forfeits of the following horses
have been paid :—Bessie, Claret Cup, Cramp, Dick An-
published as having entered for the
draws, Lord Waldegrave (to qualify).
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DEATH OF TOMMY LYE.—Thomas Lye, the once famous
jockey, died on Sunday last, at Middlehain, after a short
illness, at the ago of seventy-one. Ile was buried privately
iu East Witton churchyard on Thursday.
Mr. Joseph Painter, jun.,of Dean's Hall Stud Farm, near
Stafford, died at Jersey a fow days since. He had been
ailing for a considerable time.

THE FOURTH .OF JUNE AT ETON.—This annual
celebration takes place to-day. There will bo the usual
procession of boats to Surley-hall, and a display of fire-
works from the ait on the Thames in the evening. The
Great Western and South Western Railways will run spe-
cial trains for the convenience of visitors.
SOUTH NOTTS ELEtTION.—In consequence of thp
elevation of Lord Stanhope to the Upper House, through
the death of his father, the Earl of Chesterfield, there is a
vacancy for the south division of Notts. It is not yet
known positively who will offer himself as successor to
Lord Stanhope, but no successful opposition could be offered
to an influential Conservative. Mr. T. B. T. Hyhlyard, of
Flintham, states his willingness to come forward in the
Conservative interest if a requisition signed by a sufficient
number to render his success probable be presented to him.
Mr. Charles Paget, formerly M.P. for Nottingham, is '1

mentioned on the Liberal side
ne quotation oi gold at Paris is about per laillePna, and
the short exchange on London is 25.10 per £1 sterling. on
comparing these rates with the English Mint price 01 £3
10id. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is
about 3-ICtlis per pent. dearer in Yari3 than tEI