The Sun.
London, England, 1857-06-26 00:00:00

Grand Duchess

SWEEPSTAKES.

Huntington
Dead heat with Vestige and Blue Mantle for second
place. Seven ran.
MEMBERS' PLATE.

Benefit
Blue Bell
Little Robin...

Three ran.
QUEEN'S GUINEAS.

Fisherman
Fright
Perfume

Four ran.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS.—(This Evening.)

The Royal assent was given by commission (this day)
to the following bills :—The Princess Royal's Annuity ;
Cinque Ports Act Amendment ; Transporta.ion and
Penal Servitude ; Great Southern and Western Railway
(Capital) ; Chepstow Gas ; Reversionary Interest So-
ciety ; Inverness and Nairn Railway ; Guildford Water;
South Shields Gas ; . Sunderland Gas ; S.uth Devon
Railway ; Menton's and Hagen's Sufferance Wharves ;
Bedale and Leyburu Railway ; Chester Water ; Guild-
ford Gas ; Great Western and Brentford Railway ;
Peebles Railway ; Willenhall (Wolverbamptor,) Gas ;
St. Helen's Canal and Railway ; Tralee and Killarney
Railway ; and Guistiniani's Oath.

The hOyal Commissioners were the Lord Chancellor,
the Duke of Argyle, and the Earl of Harrowby.
Their lordships adjourned during pleasure.
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack
at 5 o'clock.

• THE KING OF OUDE.
The Earl of ALBEMARLE gave notice that on Fri-
cl.y evening next be should present a petition from the
King and Royal family of Oade complaining of the
treatment they had received from the East India Com-
pany, and praying that a select committee be appointed
to ir quire into their case.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
On the motion of Lord REDESDALE, the following
bills were read a second time :—Scottish Central Rail-
way, Bridgewater Markets and Fairs, and Tyae
Im-
provement.

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THIRD READINGS.
The fi flowing bills were read a third time and passed :
Portsmouth fatty, North-Eastern Railway (Capi-
tal), Dumbarton Water, Islington Parish, Brighton,
Howe, and Preston C instant Service Water, and St.
Philip's Church, Liverpool.
DISTRIBUTION OF THE VICTORIA CROSS.
Lord DONOUG LIMORE complained of the arrange-
ments made for the admission of peers to witness the
ceremony of the distribution of the Victoria Cross this
morning by her Majesty in Hyde-park. He stated that,
in consequence of the imperfect reguhtions, several
peers were prevented from entering the space which was
supposed to have been allotted to them,
Lord PAN MURE regretted that any inconvenience
should have arisen. It was understood that the members
of their lordships' house and the House of Commons
should have admission to the inner circle, and he
knew that a number of peers and members of the
other house of Parliament had applied for tickets, and
had occupied the pl ices set aside for them.
Tne Marquis of CLANRICA.RDE complained that
peers shoal htve to apply for tickets to witness such
ceremonies as that of this morning. (Hear.) On the
occasion of Lord Nelson's, the Duke of Wellington's
funerals, and other public ceremonies their lordships
received tickets as a watt.r of right.
After a few words from Lord VIVIAN the subject
dropped.

- THE KILKENNY MAGISTRATES.
Tiscount DUNGANNON called the attention of their
lordships to conduct of a certain justice of the peace for
the cry of Kilkenny. The noble lord condemned the
conduct of Mr. Smith wisk, one of the justices, in adjudi-
cating upon a charge of assault preferred against a
Roman Catholic and two Protestant Scripture readers.
He cosuluded by moving for the appointment of a select
committee to inquire into the subject.
Toe of GRAN VILLE defended the conduct of
the Lord Lieutenant. The Irish Government had made
inquiries into the case quoted by the noble tird, and it
was decided not to interfere. IJi.der these Utrcumatances
it would become his lordship to grant the committee
&dud for by the noble viscount.