The Sun.
London, England, 1866-04-14 00:00:00

NG 11 ITELLIGENCE—This Da

ICTORIA. CLUB IiETTLNG—Tius DAY,
TWO THOUSAND.
to 4 on Lord Lyons (offered)
6to 1 agst Janitor (taken and offered)
100 to 9 agst Freedom (taken)
25 to 1 agst Auguste (taken)
10 to 1 agst Lord Glasgow's colt.

DERBY.
40 to 1 agst Freedom (taken)
CIIESTER CL-P.
sto 1 itgst Redcap (taken)
6to 1 agst Delight (taken)
10 to 1 agst Dalby (taken)
12 to 1 agst Treasure Trove (taken)
25 to 1 agst Sandal (taken)
25 to 1 agst Gong (taken)
50 to 1 agst /foulsley (taken)
Very little betting took place sill just the close o the
rooms. Tho heavy settling occupied the whole of the

morning,

ELECTION COMMITTEES—This Day.

CAMBRIDGE.

The members of this committee, consistirig
Mr. Lowe (Chairman), Mr. J. D. Coleridge, SirJ.
Fergusson, Mr. G. Goldney, and Lord Henley, as-
sembled for the first time this morning.
There were three petitions, two of which had been
withdrawn, and the present inquiry had reference
solely to the petition of Colonel Torrens against the
return of Mr. William Dougal Christie, who had
been elected for the borough, on the ground that its
election was null and void, inasmuch as he was dis-
qualified by holding the situation of standing coun-
sel to the Secretary of State for India.

Mr. Vernon Harcourt,' Q.C., Mr. Fitzjames
Stephens, and Mr. Chandos Leigh ware counsel fob
the petitioner, who was an unsuccessful candidrAc
at the last election ; and Mr. Hope Scott, Q.C. Mr.
Mellish, and Mr. Cooke for the sitting memb,er.
Mr. Vernon Harcourt opened the case. He said
that the present inquiry differed materially from
those questions which election committees had to
determine, and there would be no reference to
" wolves" or " lambs." The sole question to try
was one of constitutional law, and was to be decided,
according to the 6th of Queen Anne, the spirit and
certaiameaningC
ofrowwhnichnwpperoeintotmeexnctlsudferopersons holding
seats in Parliament, and if, as hem expected,
x peoted, occupying
he,
would be able to establish that the office
held by Mr. Forsyth, inasmuch as he was
indirectly the adviser
for of thelndi Crown,
wasth
o n e
_o;
t throughhose
the Secretary of State
twhhaitchle disqualifiedi
referred. him
At t accordinghelt election for Cam-
bridge
ato e statute to
bridge there were four candidates, including his
client, Mr. Powell, Mr. Forsyth, and Mi. Christie,
and Mr. Powell and Mr. Forsyth were the success
ful candidates. A notice was duly affixed on the
walls of the borough stating that Mr. Forsyth wa,
ineligible, and after that notice it was quite useless
to record any votes on his behalf. By the 21st and
22d Vict. cap. 106, a statute was passed entitled an
" Act for the Better Regulation of India," which
transferred the Government of India to the Crown
in 1858. Mr. Forsyth received a salary of £5OO a
year, and he contended that, as he advised the
Crown de facto, it was evident that he was one of.
those officials who were excluded from Parliament
according to the statute of Aune. The learned
counsel then proceeded to define the distinction
between those holding office from the Crown and
those holding office under the Crown, which latter
alone were exeluded from Parliament, and to which
he argued Mr. Forsyth belonged. He then cited
the decision of Hallam and other eminent authori-
ties on constitutional law in support of his argu-

ments,
The committee will reassemble on Monday.

REIGATE.

The committee, which assembled yesterday for
the first time, resumed its sitting this morning.
The petitioner, Mr. Monson, was the unsuccessful
candidate for the borough at the last election, and
alleged bribery, undue influence, and treating
against Mr. Leveson Gower, the sitting member.
The first allegation was the only one with which it
was proposed to connect Mr. Gower personally,
and in support of it several witnesses were called.
The committee will meet on Monday.