The Sun.
London, England, 1866-06-05 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.—This Day.

WINDSOR RACES—Tins DAY.
(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAM.)
TWO-YEAR-OLD STAKES.

Satyr 1
Python
Catherine Hayes f
Betting-5 to 2 agst Satyr, 4to 1 agst Python,
5 to 1 agst Catherine Hayes f. Won by three
lengths.

HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES.

Cecrops
Usher
Volhynia. ,

Idler and Sister Mary also ran. Betting-5 to
2on Cecrops. Won easily.

THAMES HANDICAP.

Indian Star
Historian

3 Queen of Trumps

Seven ran.
RACING PLATE.

Merry Sunshine 1
Dolphin

Newnham

Betting-2 to lon Sunshine,7 to 1 agst Dolphin,
10 to 1 agst others. Won easily. Seven ran.

WINDSOR HANDICAP.

Jupiter
Ackworth
Ammunition
Gomera and Auditor also ran

Betting-2 to 1 each agst Ackworth and Audi-
tor, 4to 1 agst Jupiter, 6to 1 agst Gomera. Won
by six lengths.

HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES.

Victoria
Practitioner
Rosaline colt
Won easy.
RAYS HANDICAP.

Soapstone
Claros
Blue Mantle

Nine ran. Won by a neck.
Betting-3 to 1 agst Valeria, 4to 1 agst Soap-
stone, Bto 1 agst Claros. Won by a neck.

BERKSHIRE STAKES.
Mr. S, Rogers's Miss Roland w. o.

AMERICA.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)
QUEENSTOWN, June 5.

The Inman steamship City of New York, from
New York on the 26tb, arrived here to-day at 12 30
p.m. io-day, with $4,002,305 in specie, and 414
passengers. She landed 45 passengers, and pro-
ceeded at 12.50 p.m. for Liverpool. Her news has
been anticipated.

AUSTRIA AND PRUSSIA.
VIENNA, June 5.

The Abendpost of to-day justifies Austria's pro-
ceedings at the Federal Diet, in reference to the
Elbe Duchies, as a means for the preservation of
peace, and warns Prussia energetically against the
consequences of her refusal to acknowledge the
decision of the Federal Diet.

ITALY AND THE CONFERENCE.
FLORENCE, June 5.

The negotiations for a Conference have failed,
and all probability of its assembling has therefore
disappeared.

The statement of the Memorial Diplomatique that
Italy, in replying to the invitation for a Conference,
had proposed that the Conference should deliberate,
on the means for securing and consolidating the
kingdom of Italy, is officially declared to be entirely
unfounded. Italy, it is added, is able to secure her
own safety, and her national unity does not require
consolidation.

TURKEY.
C ONSTANTINOPLE, May 31.

The firman confirming the Egyptian succession to
the family of Ismail Pacha in the order of primoge-
niture has been promulgated.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF LORDS—Tars EVENING.
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack
at five o'clock.

PETITIONS.

Lord BERNERS presented a large number of petitions
from different places against any innovation in the cere-
monies of the Church of England.

RAILWAYS.
The Marquis of CLANRICARDE gave notice that on
Friday next he would move for certain returns in connec-
tion with the railways of the United kingdom.
PERSONAL EXPLANATION.
The Earl of CLARENDON rose to make an explanation
personal to himself. He said he was aware it was not usual,
nor was it proper, to make allusion to what was said in
the other House of Parliament. But in the papers of this
morning there were several remarks respecting him
in a spirit and tone that were quite uncalled for. That
they were unfounded was manifest to all who were ac-
quainted with him, and he should have been induced to
pass them over in silence ; but there was one charge which
so deeply affected his personal character that he felt called
upon to notice it. It was stated that he entered the con-
gress of 1.856 with a view of putting down the free press of
Europe. He hoped that his simple and unqualified denial
of that charge would satisfy their lordships. (Hear,
hear.) But he was in possession of evidence to dis-
prove the charge. He had been addressed by
Count Walewski in reference to the adoption of some
stringent measures in reference to the foreign press, in
consequence of certain papers having been printed in.
Belgium for the purpose of being smuggled over the fron-
tier into France, in which the doctrine of assassination
was advocated. The noble lord read his reply, in which
he stated, as the representative of a country in which a
free press flourished, it would be most unbecoming to pro-
mote any measure calculated to coerce the press. At the
same time he expressed his execration of the infamous
doctrines promulgated by the advocates of assassination.
(Hear, hear.)
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The following bills were read a second time :—Bead-
genies Railway, the Canterbury Gas and :Water,
Bryanwar Gas, Launceston and South Devon Railway,
Rochdale Water, East Gloucester Railway, and Walker
and Wallsend Union Gas.
The following bills were read a third time and passed :
Guardian Fire and Life Assurance Company, Rochdale
and Enfield Road, St. George's parish, county of Glou-
cester ; Hull Docks, Hexham and Allendale Railway,
Aberdeen County and Municipal Buildings, Stockton Gas,
and Hull South Bridge.
The house went into committee on the Public Schools
Act, and was
[LEFT SITTING.]

HOUSE OF COMMONS_Tujs EVENING.
The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The following bills were read a third time and passed:—
Bute Docks, Cardiff ; Hemel Hempsted and London and
North Western Railway; and South Staffordshire Rail-
way.
NEW MEMBER.

Mr. BONHAII-CARTER took the oath and his seat on his
re-election for Winchester.

THE BALLOT.

Mr. BERKELEY said on a future day he should move
a resolution respecting the ballot.
FORGED COMMUNICATIONS.
Mr. D. GRIFFITH asked the Under Secretary of State
for Foreign Affairs whether he had obtained any clue to
the person who lately forged a communication from him-
self to the Morning Post; and whether the person who
some time back forged a letter from the private secretary of
Lord Clarendon to the Times had been discovered and
punished.
Mr. LAYARD said he had reason to believe that the
two foolish forgeries could be traced to one and the same
person. He could not at present say who the person was •
but inquiries were now in progress, which he believed'
would lead to the discovery of the person.
THE SCORPION.

Mr. LAIRD asked the Secretary to the Admiralty why
the alterations of her Majesty's ship Scorpion (referred to
in the report of Admiral Seymour, on her Majesty's ships
Scorpion and Wyvern, dated Nov. 8, 1856, as judicious
and likely to improve the efficiency of the ships as cruisers),
had been suspended, after having been commenced at her
Majesty's dockyard, Portsmouth ; and whether it was in-
tended to proceed with such alteration, and if so, how soon
it was expected they would be completed, and the Scor-
pion ready for sea ?
Mr. BARING said the alterations were being made pre-
cisely in the same way as all other Government work was
being done. The work in the ship had been postponed
for the purpose of allowing work of a more pressing nature
to be completed.