The Sun.
London, England, 1857-06-08 00:00:00

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SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock.

TATTERSALLS'—(This Evening.)

ASCOT STAKES.
7to 1 agst Alice Wentworth
7to 1 agst Winkfield
14 to 1 net Paula Monti
20 to 1 agst Cerva
HUNT CUP.
12 to 1 agst Good Friday
12 to 1 aget Flacrow

ASCOT CUP.
sto 1 agst Skirmisher (taken and offered)
Bto 1 apt Wardermarske (taken)
9to 1 agst Gamma di Vergy (taken)
9to 1 agst Polestar
100 to 8 agst Adamas (taken)
20 to 1 iigst Warlock (taken)
20 to 1 apt Winkfield

ST. LEGER.
6to 2 agst Blink Bonny (taken)
sto 1 agst Ignoramus
12 to 1 agst Drumour (taken)
15 to 1 agst Wardermarske (taken)
20 to 1 agst Adamas (taken)

ARRIVALS AT ASCOT.

Blink Bonny, Strathnaver, Flacrow, Rosa Bonheur,
Nereus, Skirmisher, Saunterer, Kestrel, Nougat, Lawn,
Venetia, Evening Star colt, Pitapat, Lord Raglan, Bea-
trice, Winkfield, Warfield, Queen Mab filly, filly out
of Catalpa, Yorkshire Las% Peter Flat, Rhisus,
f by Alarm out.of Elspeth, Fanfaronade, Sir Colin, c by
Windbonnd out of The Maid, Artillery, Admiral
Lyons, Cultivation, Emigrant, Cashier, Amelia, York,
Duke of Lancaster, Star of Albion, Adamas, Beechnut
Turbit, Noisette, Claude Lorraine, Vulcan, Lark,
Triton, Ruth, Scho lfellow, Rosalind colt, Manganese,
Fright, Intimidation, Sister to Hesse Cassell,
Bribery cc lt, Paula Monte, Tame Deer, Plausible,
Rotterdam, Cantrip, Mary Copp, Theodora,
Bird -in - the - Hand, Warlock, Victoria, Punster,
Wood Nymph, Star of the East, Good Friday, Sprightli
ness, Shirah, Humbug, Arsenal, Strawberry, Clydee-
Grey Dawn, Brown Mid6leton, Sydney, Sedbury,
dale, and Chevalier d'lndustrie.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS.--(This Evening.)
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack
at five o'clock.

The Earl of MALMESBURY presented a petition
from Hammersmith, praying for an equalisation of the
peor-rate.

- The Earl of EGLINTON presented petitions from
places in ScAland against the admission of Jews into
Parliament, and in favour of an inspection of convents.
The Earl of MALMESBURY presented a petition
from the proctors of Doctors' commons, praying for com-
pensation in the event of the Probate and Letters of Ad-
ministration Bill passing into a law.
The Earl of DERBY presented a petition against the
Sale of Poisons Bal.

Lord AVELAND presented a petition from the Poor
La►w Union of Spalding, Lincolnshire, for the better
regulation of beer shops.

SECOND READINGS.

On the motion of Lord REDESDALE, the following
bills were read a second time :—Chepstow Gas, PeebleN
Railway, South Devon Railway, Reversionary Interest
Society.

- CASE OF MR. SHEDDON.
• Earl GREY presented a petition from Mr. W. P. R.
Sheddon, complaining, amongst other things, that, by a
decision of the Court of Session in Scotland in 1303, and
of this house in 1808, obtained in his infancy, he had
been deprived of his estates as a natural born subject of
this realm, and as the legitimate cbild of his parents, and
of the means of investigating in any courts of law
the question of such statutes, and causing the same to be
recognised. The petitioner prayed for suzh rel:ef and
redress as to this house might seem fit. The noble lord
called the attention of their lordships to the state-
ments contained in the petition, which he stigma-
tised as one of the greatest frauds ever perpetrated.
The chief actor in the transaction was a gentle.
man named Patrick, who had arrived at a
great age, and filled a high position in society and in the
honourable profession to which be belonged. He had
carefully perused the whole facts of the case, and he
bad alio read the statement of Mr. Patrick, and
having done so, he felt it his duty to bring the
stit.ject under their lordships' consideration. The
Dale lord then proceeded to give an outline of the
case; in which he entered at some length into the birth
and parentage of the petitioner, whose father, it appeared,
had the management of a mercantile business in Ame-
rica ; but on the breaking out of the American war his
estates were confiscated, in consequence of his having
espoused the royal cause. In 1778 he went to Bermuda,
and on the conclusion of peace he re-visited New York
with a view to their recovery, but was unsuccessful up to
the time of his death, which took place in 1798. Before he
died he Executed a deed respecting some property,of which
be was in possession of in Scotland, which he left to his
son. This deed could not be found. Amongst other
things, the will contained an injenction that his son
should be sent to Scotland and there placed under
the care of Mr. Patrick a nephew of Mr. Sheddon,
sen. Mr. Sheddon was married in America, and the
issue of this marriage was two childrehLthe petitioner
and a daughter. To avoid the marriage, which was per-
formed by civil declaration, being questioned, another
marriage took place in Scotland.
[LETT S2EAXING.]

HOUSE OF COMMONS—(This Evening.)
The &MAXIM took the chair at four o'clock.
NEW MEMBERS.
The Earl of FIFE took the oaths and his seat for
Banffshire.

PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The following bids were read a third time and passed :
—Cork Gas, Great Yarmouth Britannia Pier, Mayor's
Court of the City of London, North Eastern Railway
(Capital), and Tralee and Killarney Railway Bills.
The following bills were further considered and
ordered to be read a third time :—Bri,lgewater Mar-
kets and Fairs ; Burelem and Tonstall Gas ; Tyne Im-
provement ; Wycombe Railway ; and Banff, Portnoy,
and Straithisle Railway.

ELECTION PETITION.
The SPEAKER announced that the recogniaances of
the elec-.ton petition in reference to the borough of
Cashel were unobjectionable.

DIVORCE BILLS.
Colonel PATTEN nominated the following select
committee :—Mr. Walpole, Mr. Massey, Mr. Estcourt,
Sir John Pak.ington Sir John Yarde Buller, Mr. Head-
lam, Mr. Bonham-darter, Sir Erskine Perry, and Mr.
Adderley.

THE SLAVE TRADE.
Mr. KINNAIRD pre-ented a petition signed by up-
wards of 1,500 of the principal inhabitants of the Island
of Jamaila, complaining of the non-enforcement of
treaties with Spain, relating to the abolition of the slave
trade, an i the consequent incr-•a-e of slavery in Cuba,
and the difficulties of free labour competing with slave
labour in the Spanish colonies.