The Sun.
London, England, 1861-03-15 00:00:00

SPRING STEEPLECHASE.

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Medora
Doubtful
Tumbler

Eight ran.
HAWKSTONE CUP.

Rosedale
Newcastle ... 2
MaTourneen .. 3

Four ran.
BOROUGH MEMBERS' PLATE.

Waterford
Tyrant
Riagbone

Six ran.

SHROPSHIRE HANDICAP.

Isthmian. 1
2
Prince of Orange

Four ran.
HANDICAP PLATE.

Duplicity 1
Griffin

LATEST BETTING.
CITY AND SUBURBAN.
L 6 to 1 agst First Lord (taken freely)

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES.
.6 to 1 agst Horror (taken freely)

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

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

ARMS ACT (INDIA).
The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH presented a petition
from Simla and from persons generally in India against
the Indian Disarmament Act, which passed a short time ago,
and which was received with great dislike by the natives.
The people of Simla said that as they were situated far
from any troops, and as they were continually called on to
defend their property, it was unjust to deprive them of the
arms. The other petitioners asserted they were permitted
by the bill of rights to bear arms, and therefore it was
unjust to deprive them of the privilege.
Earl DE GREY and RIPON said he did not think
that act was received with general dislike. The Governor-
General and the Government at home felt that there was
great difficulty in making distinctions between natives
and Europeans in India ; but the act contained
certain powers of exemptiond and in the exer-
cise of that power, ho issued a circular to the effect that,
as under certain circumstances, Europeans might fairly
come under that exemption, arms might safely be left in
their hands. The Government felt the Governor-General
had acted wisely in so do!ng.
POLAND.
Lord STRATFORD DE REDCLIFFE wished to call
the attention of their lordships to a statement that
had appeared that morning in the public journals
with respect to disturbances that had occurred in
the capital of Poland. The statement was that there had
been a great disorder and loss of life at Warsaw, and
he could not but say that the people and the
authorities that had been suddenly called up to
act had done so with the greatest moderation. The
question he wished to ask was whether her Majesty's Go-
vernment had received any official information that was
calculated to give a true account of what had actually
taken place, and if they had such in their possession,
whether there would be any objection to lay the same on
the table of the house ?
Lord WODE HOUSE said the Government had received
from the Consul-General at Warsaw an account of
what had taken place there. Ho had received
his noble friend's intimation of his intention of put-
ting his question so late as to prevent
him communicating with the noble lord the Secretary of
State for Foreign Affairs. Under those circumstances he
must ask the noble lord to wait until Monday for an
answer to his question, as to whether or not those papers
would be laid on the table.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The Clithero Gas Bill was read a third time and passed,

CHARITABLE USES BILL.

Lord CRAN WORTH moved the second reading of this
bill, the object of which was to improve the law with re-
spect to persons making charitable bequests, and altering
the law of mortmain, which, in some instances, had been
found to work prejudicially with respect to the intent of

charities.
The LORD CHANCELLOR said he would assent to
the second reading of this bill, but he felt it right to say
that he did so with no degree of satisfaction. The
law of mortmain was no doubt in a most lamentable
state, but he did not think the bill now before the house
would in any great measure improve it, or remedy the
evils which were so generally complained of. In
order to show that there should be some check upon
the definition of charters, the noble lord quoted several
curious cases, amongst which was a case of a person who,
by his will, left £3OO per annum to a person success-
ful in literature, on the condition that he should read
and uphold the testator's works. The works were unknown,
so the Court of Chancery had to be applied to ascertain
what they were, and it was ultimets'y decided that the be-
quest was a public charity. Another cause was where a
sum of money was left to 15 maidens between the
ages of 16 and 25, the `prat i est in the parish,
and those who went most regularly to church
—(laughter)—and 15 spinsters with the like qualification.
The great difficulty was how to make the selection, and the
Court of Chancery was again applied to to how the selec-
tion was to be made, and whether such a bequest was a
public charity. (Laughter.) The Court held that the
object was a good charity, and the provisions of the
bequest were carried out, excepting certain portions of it
with respect to ladies going to church, so as long as the
sun shines the fifteen pretty maidens and spinsters would
be paid the sums bequeathed to them by the testator.
Lord ABINGON opposed the bill
[LEFT SPEARING.]

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 :
—Bristol and South Wales Union Railway ; Dublin
(City) Steam Packet Company; Dublin, Wicklow, and
Wexford Railway ; Edenfield Chapel to Little Bolton
Road.
The Manchester and Milford Railway (Aberystwith)
Bill was read a second time.
SMITHFIELD MARKET, &c.
On the motion of Mr. C. FORSTER, the reports relating to
Smithfield Market, &c., were agreed to.
PETITIONS.
Several petitions were presented against the Parochial
Assessments Act, the Abolition of Church-rates, in favour
of closing public houses on Sundays, and generally against
Sunday trading, &c.
Mr. ABEL SMITH presented a petition from the inhabi-
tants of Hertford, including the mayoress, clergyman, and
other inhabitants of Hoddesdon, and the minister and con-
gregation of Independants at Hoddesdon, in favour of
legalising marriage with a deceased wife's sister.
RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION IN SPAIN.
Sir R. PE presented a number of petitions from vari-
ous parts of the country, including Manchester, Bath, and
Liverpool, respecting imprisonment of persons in Spain on
account of expression of their religious opinions. He
begged to read the petition from Liverpool, which was
numerously signed by bankers, merchants, clergymen, &c.,
as it conveyed the general sentiment pervading the country
on this subject. The hon. baronet then read the petition,
which prayed the house to direct their attention to this im-
portant subject, in order to induce the Spanish Govern-
ment to rescind those statutes of their code which rendered
the profession of Protestantism, under certain circum-
stances, penal, such a law being injurious to a
cordial understanding between the two countries, and cal-
culated to interfere with their commercial relations.
THE WARRIOR.

On the motion of Sir J. SMITH a copy of every corres-
pondence that may have passed between the Admiralty and
the contractors who built the Warrior in reference to the
non- fulfilment of their contract within a stipulated time,
was ordered.

NEW WRIT.
On the motion of Mr. BRAND, a writ was ordered for
the county of Sutherland, vacant by the elevation of the
Marquis of Stafford to the Upper House, in consequence
of the demise of his father the late Duke of Sutherland.

ITALIAN CORRESPONDENCE.
Mr. lIENNESSY gave notice, that on going into com-
mittee of supply, he would draw the attention of the
house to the correspondence which had been laid on the
table in reference to Italy,
REMUNERAT lON OF PROSECUTORS AND
WITNESSES.

In reply to Col. SMYTH,
Sir G. C. LEWIS said he had considered this subject,
and did not think it advisable to recommend any general
increase in the remuneration of prosecutors' witnesses, but
he would bring in a bill to enable any county which did
not think the present remuneration adequate to increase it
out of the local rates.
WAR EXPENSES IN CHINA.

In reply to Sir S. NORTHCOTE,
Mr. F. PEEL repeated the substance of his reply the
other evening to the effect that by !this vote the expenses,
ordinary and extraordinary, had been provided for at home
and abroad, but he
,could not enter into further details at
present.
Sir S. NORTHCOTE gave notice that on going into
committee of supply he would draw attention to the subject.
THE BUDGET.
In reply to Mr. MorrArr,
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said
that he would be able to make his financial statement early
in Anti], he hoped about the 11th of that month.
FO REIGN AFFAIRS.
Mr. DUNCOII3E asked the Secretary of State for
i
Foreign Affairs t no despatches were sent to Sir J. Hud-
son between the 31st August and the 27th of October last ;
and, if so, why those despatches were omitted in the fur-
ther correspondence relating to the affairs of Italy And,
to ask, what were" the interests which Great Britain had in
the Adriatic," which the despatch of 31st August stated her
Majesty's Government must watch with careful attention."
He said that the Government took credit for their policy
intervention was all a hoax (laughter.)
because tbe people
of non-intervention with other countries, but that non-
terfered with respect to Rome or Naples,
permission to take the
They had not in-
in those places did not ask their
course they had dons. But in Austria Government had inter-
fered to assistthe army and to keep down those who had been
tyrannised over. The contents of the despatch of Aug. 31
would not have been known except that the despatch had
been published in Germany. The noble lord the Foreign
Secretary had stated to Sir James Hudson that this e
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try 0 Groat'
had interests in the Adriatic which must be watched;
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