The Sun.
London, England, 1857-05-26 00:00:00

The movements relative to Saunterer are not a little
perplexing. His owner backs him as if he had the cel-
lars cf the Bank of England at his command, or as if he
had the stakes in his pocket. A misunderstanding, too,
has arisen between the owner of Saunterer and a well.
known member of the ring ; and this fact induces
many people to believe that the support conceded to
the horse is as much the result of 'kyle and tem-
per as of confidence. Saunterer is a small, strong
horse, admirably suited to the Derby course, and
should the reports respecting his short preparation and
his coughing be exaggerated, he may bring Mr. Jackson
triumphantly out of a❑ awkward dilemma.
Fordham will have his first mount for a Derby to-
morrow. He will ride Tournament, and Fortune may
crown with success his first endeavour to carry off the
blue riband. Certainly he is lucky to make his debit in
the race on such an animal as Tournament. Yesterday
the horse was not in very steady demand ; but be bos
longs to a party that is not very powerful, and who do
not back horses simply for the sake of keeping them in
the market. Tournament's performances prove him to
be the best public runner in the race; and were I con-
fident that he has improved on his two-year-old form, 1
should have little hesitation in selecting him for my
champion. He does not, however, appear to be grown,
and on that account I am reluctantly compelled to with-
hold my confidence from him.
Sydney pleased "the judges" by his gallops since he
has been located at Epsom, and it is confidently expected
that he had he will prove Two Thousand running to be
quite a mistake. I, however, have little faith in horses
that ought to win races and never do. Sydney, it is
said, ought to have won the Clearwell, the Criterion, and
the Two Thousand, but should he be beaten to-morrow
I scarcely think the warmest of his admirers will again
lay the flattering unction to their soul, and say that he
ought to have won the Derby.
M.D., it is well known, belongs to Mr. Howard, who
has also Arsenal in the race. The " practitioner"
has disappointed the cognoscenti by his coarse, unracing-
like appearance, whilst he has pleased others by the
showy manner in which he settles down to his work.
Mr. T. Parr is very confideut in the soundness of M.D.'s
pretensions, but I cannot share his "fondness." Arsenal,
I expect, will run well for a mile, when he will be placed
hors de combat.
Of the horses in the 100 to 6 division, my fancy points
to Strathnaver, Wardermarske, and Adamas. Despite
the slight reaction that has commenced in favour of
Blink Bonny, to the first-mentioned will the hopes of her
party bo confided. His running for the Dee
Stakes certainly entitles him to favourable con_
sideration. Wardersmarke will go to the post in
better condition than we have yet seen him,
and with Aldcroft's assistance he will indubitably
obtain a forward position. Adainas, a " cast off " (rein
John Scott's stable, has risen into notice on account of
his two races at Epsom in the spring, and compared
with the achievements of Canobie and Virago at the
same meeting in 1854-56, they unquestionably warrant
the good opinion which has been formed of hiin. Still
doubts are entertained whether he belongs to " a class'
good enough for the Derby ; but as he has had no oppor
tunity for testing his qualifications, it is only fair to
accept him as a candidate for the blue ribband, certainly
not inferior to many that now enjoy high popularity.
Adamas will have the advantage of having been trained
on the ground, and he will be .ridden by a jockey
(Wells) of whom it is not too much to say that ho would
give his ears to win with Adam as.
Many people fancy that John Scott will repeat the
sensation which he created with Daniel O'Rourke, by
winning with Bird-in-the-Hand. It must however, be
recollected that " the Wizard" has now no Frank But-
ler to ride for him ; no one that can come with one of
those terrific finishes and literally rain his horse first past
the chair. I have no faith in the Bird. Lady Haw-
thorn I cannot fancy for two reasons, first because I do
not like mares for the Derby, and secondly because, I
believe that she is thick winded.
I am at a loss to discover that "rank outsider" which
it bas been stated will win the Derby, unless it be Mr.
Aubert's Victor, who was trained in Mr. Greville's
stable. He is a very fine horse and has been backed by
his owner for a considerable sum, and without further
preface, therefore, I shall express my deliberate convic-
tion that the winner of the Derby will be either
ANTON or ADAMAS.

SKIRMISHER and SAUNTERER may occupy the next
position.
For the present I shall merely state that my " fancy"
for the Oaks is in favour of Imperiense and Sneeze.
Tuesday Morning. A FRESH MAN.

TATTERS A.LL'S—MONDAY.
The last muster of turfites in London beforethe Derby
day took place this afternoon. The subscription-room was
crowded, and the yard was thronged with people from all
parts of the country. The betting was well calculated to
sustain the interest and curiosity excited by the approach-
ing race, for it underwent several significant changes.
Anton superseded Skirmisher as first favourite. Early in
the afternoon as little ash to 1 was taken about him ; at 13
t 0.2 the investments on him were in the aggregate about I
2,0001. Offers were made to back him for 1,000 against
anything. Skirmisher was not supported ;he was no-
minally at 13 to 2, the highest offer on the field at the
close. 7 and 8 to 1 were betted against Tournament. A
renewed demonstration was made in favour of Saunterer
by his owner. 10 to 1 was taken to upwards of 7001.,
and the last bet booked about him was 900 to 100. Both
Sprig of Shillelagh and Magnifier, who is likely to be
scratched, were friendless. M.D. was hacked for 3001.
or 4001. at 13 to 1, and 14 to 1 " hedging money " was
laid to 3001. The odds quoted against Bird-in-the-Hand
were taken to 1001. Blink Bonny was in some request
for both Derby and Oaks. The outlay's on the other
animals were too unimportant to require notice. Closing
prices :

HOUSE OF LORDS.—(YESTERDAY.)
The Earl of MALMESBURY gave notice that on
Thursday net he should present a petition from the
proctors of Doctors' Commons on the subject of the
Testamentary Jurisdiction
BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE.
Lord REDESDALE moved that no private bill be
read a second time after Monday, July 21 ; that no
bill confirming any provisional order of the Board of
Health, or authorising any inclosure of laeds under special
report of the inclosure Comissioners for England
and Wales, or for confirming any scheme of the Clarity
Commissioners for England and Wales, should be read a
second time after Monday, 21st July next. That when a
bill should have passed this house with amendments
these orders shall not apply to ae y new bill sent up fiotn
the House of Commons which the chairman of com-
mittees should report to the house is substantially the
same as the bill so amended.
The motion was agreed to.
DIVORCE AND MATRIMONIAL CAUSES
BILL.
On the motion that their lordships go into committee
on this bill,
The Duke of NORFOLK moved that the Divorce and
Matrimonial Causes Bill be referred to a select cam
mittee, for the purpose of taking evidence and resolving
as to whether the permisssion for divorced persons to
marry again has any warrant in Holy Scripture.
The Bishop of ST. D AVIDS agreed with the Duke of
Norfolk, whom he highly eulogised, that the question
was both difficult and ambiguous. The Lord Chancellor,
like the Praetor with the philosophers of the different
sects, had congregated all the difficulties together, and
supposed by his authority that he could reconcile them.
Legislation in such matters was invariably futile and un-
fortunate. It confounded the free spirit of the Gospel with
the dead letter of the Mosaic law. Let them deal largely
with the question on the greater Christian principles,
not attempt to legislate for minor details. He feared this
bill, and he doubted its working. It would familiarise
divorce in the public mind as connected with the mar-
riage state, and would by no means tend to increase the
number of pure and happy marriages.
The Earl of HARROWBY supported the bill. As
for the Duke of Nerfulk's suggestion of referring a par-
ticular clause to a committee, to ascertain whether it
agreed with a particular text of Scripture, he thought
such a council would not find its edicts very binding in
their lordship's house.
Lord REDESDALE thought the committee would
decide in opposition to the principles of the clause. He
would support the Duke of Norfolk's motion if pressed
to a division.
The Duke of ARGYLL thought this was an attempt
to get rid of the old by a side wind.
Viscount DUNGANNON hear ily supported the
motion for a committee.
Lord DENMAN cernmenced reading a speech on the
Divine permission to marry again in the New Testament
but was ieterrupted by the Earl of Derby, as being out
of order in so doing.
On a division on the amendment the numbers were :
Contents
Nun-contents 26
Majority against the amendment —97
The house then went into committee, and Clauses 1 to
5 were aereed to. On Clause 6,
The LORD CHANCELLOR, in reply to a question
from Earl GREY, said that there would be but one court
under the bill, that it would sit in Loudon, and he had
no intention to empower the County Courts to try
divorce cases.
Earl GREY asked how could the Lord Chancellor and
the other three judges who were to constitute this new
court devote their attention to it, when all the time they
had was even now fully preoccupied The law, more
over, must be brought within the means of all—else
how could they hope to correct the brutality which every
police, r. port told them was so rife in the humbler classes?
The punishments now inflicted too often aggravated the
evils they were intended to pieveet and cure. The only
true remedy was to enable the wife to be separated from
her husband. But let the existing tribunals deal with
such cases.
The LORD CHANCELLOR said it would be easy to
have additional judges it the duties proved too heavy.
Lord DUNGANNON was sorry the measure was not
extended to Ireland.
The LORD CHANCELLOR said it should hereafter
be so ex e ended.
After a few words of objection from Earl GREY, and
approbation from Lord CAMPBELL, the clause was agreed
to, as were o. hers up to Clause 14.
Lord ST. LEONARDS proposed the insertion of a
clause to the effect that of er a woman had been deserted
by her husband for one year, she might, on application
before a magistrate, obtain an order of court preventing
all interference with any property acquired by her own
earnings, and protecting her, as by injunction in Chan-
cery, from all suits on the part of the husband or his cre-
ditors, placing them under penalty of fine and imprison-
ment, with further provision fur appeal to the court of
marriage and divorce.
Toe LORD CHANCELLOR objected to the dame
as complicated, and likely to lead to confusion. What
was to become of the children ?
Lord CAMPBELL thought the best remedy was a
legal separation. To refer such cases to justices would
lead to mere confusion.
The Bishop of OXFORD said here wasa remedy short
of divorce. He hoped the motion would be pressed.
The Bishop of ST. DAVID'S said the property of the
wife would be safe under this clause, but not her person.
Lord ST. LEONARDS replied that when a man de-
serted his wife it was plain he did not desire her person.
The Duke of ARGYLL said the justices would be sore
pressed to carry out these clauses.
Earl GREY said that after all they must came, some-
how, to a separation, and that must be effected by a
local authority. If the man had the right to return to
the person of his wife, he must soon get hold of her pro-
perty.
Tie LORD CHANCELLOR objected to the clause
because it had no force until the husband returned after
desert ng his wife. He might then take all her property,
while she only had the right to get protection for her
future earainge. They must, in fact, divorce the woman
so as to give her some status.
Lord ST. LEONARDS defended the clause.
The Earl of DERBY said if the deserted wife could
protect herself against the sudden return of her husband
to plunder he r, that would answer his objection.
After the Earl of WICKLOW, the Bishop
of OxioßD,
and several other reverend and noble lords had briefly
addressed the house, their lordships divided :-
52
For the clause ...........................
Again5t...................................... t4_
DERBY. Majority ............................ 6
13 to 2 agst Mr. F. Robinson's Anton (t and off) The LORD CHANCELLOR thought the husband
13 to 2 agst Lord Zetland's Skirmisher (offered)
should have at least equal
Bto 1 agst Mr. J. S. Douglas's Tournament (taken) The Bishop of OXFO
9to 1 agst Mr. Jackson's Saunterer (taken)
R D protections said
dtha
that
b withy thethi fs
e.
clause. a
man might go to Australia, and on his return would find
11 to 1 aget Mr. Howard's Arsenal (taken) his children missing, and his wife married to another.
13 to 1 agst Mr. T. Parr's M.D. (taken) Oa clause 16.
of
The Marquis WESTMEA.TEL alluded to his own
15 to 1 agst Baron Rothschild's Sydney
100 to 6 agst Mr. Mellish's Adamas (taken and off) sad case, and proposed aclauesde permitting the parties to
100 to 6 aget Mr. W • 'Anson's Strathnaver and off) marry again. lle
,complainprinted papers and
100 to 6 agst Admiral Harcourt's Wardermarske (t) Blenders issued by
certain lady," and went other-
-100 to 6 agst Lord John Scott's Lady Hawthorn wise into private matters, which we decline to publish.
(take 20 to 1) Upon clause 19.
30 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's Bird-in-the-Hand (taken) The Earl of DONOUGHMORE objected that there
iaemd
thee byfe
groundo
t ieg incest,
ausf bigamy,athdeuj
30 to 1 agst Mr. W. I'anson's Blink Bonny (taken) was no power given to the wife to obtain a divorce for
exactly the met hpeeaens
40 to 1 agst Mr. Crawfurd's Zuyder Z-e (off)
50 to f agst Mr. Wilkins's Oakball (taken) or aggravated cruelty. He considered that the wife
adultery except
hpi it
to
upon
f
100 to 1 agst Mr. J. Mercy's Special License (taken) s
limitingho bethpeurtigu
109 to 1 agst Mr. E, Be Cooper's King of the Forest band, and he proposed to strike out all those words
(taken)h t adultery
100 to 1 agst Mr. J. C. Wyndham's Glenma,scn in the husband alone.
1000 to 10 agst Blink Bonny's winning this event and The LORD CHANCELLOR said that subject had
the Oaks (taken) been fully discussed in committee.
OAKS. The amendment to leave out the words was then put,
4to 1 agst Mr. John Scott's ImperieuEe (taken) and their lerdshipe divided.
8 to 1 agst islr. Da.vson's Sneeze (taken) The numbers were.—
10 to 1 agst Lord John Scott's Mcestissima
(taken)
Nun-contents
10 to 1 agst Mr. W. I'Anson's Blink Bonny (taken Contents 2O
10 to 1 agst Mr. G. W. Fitzwilliam's Aspasia (t) Majority . . —so
Mr. J. Osborne's Augury (taken)
10 to 1 aget The amendment was therefore lost,
Vanity
I 15 to 1 agst Sir G, AloilFls'6(taken) Lord LYNDEURSI proposed an amendment