The Sun.
London, England, 1868-05-15 00:00:00

Red House in.

Albatross
Beckenham dam filly . • 2
Paleface
Six ran.

YORKSHIRE ST. LEGER.
The Yorkshire St. Leger of 3 Boys each, with 50 added, for
hunters. St. Leger Course.

Rap
St-sarrington
Hexgrave

Five ran.

FREE HANDICAP HURDLE RACE.
Freo Handicap Hurdle Race of 5 soya each, with 40 added.
Two miles and a half.

Turmoil

Advertisement
Troubadour
Four ran.

SALISBURY RACES-THIS DAY.

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.
HANDICAP PLATE.
Handicap Plate of 50 sous. Three quarters of a mile.

Historian . 1
Cork Jacket
Leading Suit 3
Six ran.
LONGFORD CAME STAKES.
The Lonford Castle Stakes of 25 sovs each, 10 ft, for two-
yr-olds.
.Half a mile.
Antias 1
Blucher
Miss Lavinia c
SALISBURY CUP.
The Salisbury Cup, value 200 soya, by subscription of 10
sovs each. The straight mile.

The Nymph c
Cock of the Walk
Philosopher

TAPE lAL PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF LORDS—(This EVENING-)
The LORD CHANCELLOR took hid seat on the Woolsack
at fiva o'clock.

CONTAGIOUS DISEASES.

The Earl of LIFFORD, in purauance of his notice, called
the attention of the house to the operation of the Con-
tagious Diseases Act, 1866, and asked whether it* was
the intention of her Majesty's Government to ex-
tend it to London, aed to make it more
effective by increasing the hospital accommodation,
and said that in 1866 a bill was iutroduced for the purpose
of checking the baneful op-rations of contagious diseases.
These diseases peculiarly affected men serving in the army
and navy, and it was found that there was about 140 in
every thousand thus laid up. The good beieg done by the
act was strikingly significant. At Alder:KA great benefit
had accrued, and the dieeas,at Wool wich had teen lessened
by half, and the intensity of disease, lessened, and so it was
iu Portsmouth, Dovonport ; bet at Sheerness the experi-
ment had only been fully tried, and had been at; ended
with the most successful resul s. la July last out of la 3
.side 1.3 there were two or three suffering free. diseas-.
Careful in:Teethe'. would always procure. a ditninsitien in
the ravages of disease. There was a society ferin.el called
the "Society for the Promotion of tee Contagious
Diseases Act of 1866," and this institution had been of
great benefit to society generally. It was found
that diseases of the contagious ciase were less prevalent
and vi. Went in foreign c mntries than in Eegland. He
considered that it was this duty of the Government to
do what all other continental na ions had d
thought there ought to ba a law whicit would provide
for the cessation of this disease; but it was objeeted that
this would open the road 'to vice and imtnoratity, but lie
thought not. It would be found a great saleguird. It would
give kind treatment in the hospita I, and the religious inst• tie-
tion receivedthere would be pt eductive of good to all. He
thought that he had shown that the principles of this act,
instead of promoting immorality, was preduetive of thi
greatest benefit. He trusted he had done what he could
to support this bill, and that it would be taken
up by their lordships. If not, next year a bill would
be introduced into this or the other house of
Commons. It was a matter which affected millions and
the future prosperity of the country, and therefore he now
begged to ask the question he had given notice of.
Lord TEMPLETON said that this was a great question,
and one that was worthy of highest consideration.
The Duke of MARLBOROUGH said that their lord-
ships would appreciate the judicious manner in which
this difficult subject had been brought forward.
He was, however, in doubt whether his noble
friend intended that it should be extended only in a mili-
tary point of view, or to civilians as well

Loid LIFFORD—To the civil population.
The Duke of MARLBOROUGH said that he must then
say that there was no intention on the part of her Ma-
jesty's Government to undertake so anomalous and exten-
sive an undertaking. When they came to consider the
question of extending it to the civil population
they were ni,A by very great difficulties. First, there was
the expense, which might be justifiable as far as the army
and navy were concerned, and might be a proper economy,
but with the civil population it would be too extedsive.
There were very moral considerations attached to the
subject, but these were not sufficiently high to justify
such a step, unless the mortality was uncommonly high,
and then it might be the duty. of Parliament to
supply some remedy. It would require in the metropolis
SOU men at the expense of £25,000, and if this was ex-
tended to other large towns the expense would be enor-
mous.

(LEFT SPEAKING.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS—TiIts EVENING.
The SPEAKER took the Chair at 4 o'clock.
THE POST OFFICE.

Mr. LOCKE presented a petition signed by 80,000 Post-
office employes, praying the house to take their case into
consideration with a view to increasing their remune-
ration.