The Sun.
London, England, 1868-03-20 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PAR LI A KENT

lIOUSE OF LORDS—LAST EVENING.
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Woolsack
at five o'clock.

PETITIONS.

A petition was presented from the Sunday school
teachers of Kensington against the sale of spirituous
liquors on Sundays.

THE LIQUOR TRAFFIC.

The Earl of LICHFIELD moved the first reading of a
bill for regulating the liquor traffic.

It was read a first time.
PETITION FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF CAM-

BRIDGE.

ing system, ought to be deemed payment by the occupier
and entitle him to the franchise. The hon. member
took the opportunity of entering at some length into the
many hardships such an arrangement entailed upon those
who came within its harsh provisions. He denied that
the compound householder was such an objectionable per-
son as had been stated, and when it was said that. the com-
pounder was extinct iu England, he denied that such was
the fact. The compound householder was the creation of
Parliament, and it was only when he was turned out of
doors by his parents that he made any outcry. It was
unjust to make the offspring responsible for the stupidity
of his parents--(laughter, and hear, hear)—and with all
due deference to that important personage, Mr. Dudley
Baxter, who felt himself quite competent to give a full
description of " the anomalous and portentous animal
called a compound householder," he (Mr. White) thought
he was quite as much entitled to his position being
fully recognised by Parliament, as any other class
of her Majesty's subjects. The right honourable
gentleman had stated on a very interesting
occasion that ono half of his life, viz., for 31 years, he had
had the honour of a seat in that house, but he begged to
ask him with the greatest respect, whether during that
long period he had once raised his voice against the
compounders befcre he came to the conclusion that the
whole system of compounding was most objectionable ?
He denied that the compounder was a being desirous of
voting without paying his rates; but he bogged to say
that, in his opinion, the compounder not only paid his
rates, but he thought he paid more than his fair propor-
tion. From the obloquy that 11 a been thrown on the
compounder, it might be believed that compounding was a
matter altogether unknown to the law, but if any gentleman
would only take the trouble of referring to the statute
book he would find it crowded with such propositions. In
Ireland compounding was by no means unknown, and in
a debate that took place on the income-tax, compounding
there was fully and freely recognised, but the only com-
pounders who were not to be acknowledged - who were to
have the fullpound of flesh exacted from them, were his un-
fortunate clients. The Reform Bill had been talked about
as a measure of public good ; but he thought that it was
a bill of pains and penalties for hundreds of thousands.
Was it nothing that 500,000 people were to be
hunted and harassed and deprived of their rights
because they refused to be mulcted according to
law. He would not refrain from expressing his disgust
at such an arrangement. In Brighton there were
6,000 compounders, about 2,000 of whom will now have
to pay between 30s. and 40s. per annum if they wished to

HORSES STRUCK OUT OF THEM ENGAGE-
MENTS.

March 14, at 9 a.m., Secrecy out of Warwick engage-
ments.
March 16, at 9 a.m., Bertie, out of all handicaps to date ;
at 9 a.m., all Mr. S. J. Welfitt's horses, out of Warwick
engagements.

March 17, at 9 a.m., Natna Pompilius, out of all handi-
caps for which the weights have appeared; at 3.20 p.m.
Ligurian, out of the Spencer plate at Northampton ; and
at 4.5. p.m., Franchise, out of the City and Suburban han-
dicap.

March 18, at 9 a.m., Zutna (dead), out of all engage-
ments; and at 0.3 C p.m., Mandrake, out of the Northamp-
tonshire stakes.

The yearling filly Zuwa, by Adventurer, out of Sou-
venir, died on Monday last.

The following names have been given :—Mr. T. Golby'a
b or br f by Dundee—Cygnet., 2 yrs old, Swan of Tay
Mr. G. Greet's b c (late Half Moon) by Gamester (out of
Little Ann), 4 yrs, Luck.

FORFEIT LIST.—The forfeits of the following horses
have been paid : —Brigstock, Love Letter (to qualify), and
Drummer Bay.

STEEPLECHASE FORFEIT LIST.—The forfeits of the fol-
lowing horses have been paid:—Old Squire, Switch, and
The Beau.

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RACING FLIT

RES FOR 1868.

MA.
Margate
Epsom Spring Meeting 24

.Itell.
I Croxton Park
Northampton . 31
'RIL.
Catterick 8ridge......... 16
I Eastbourne . ....... 20
I Lewes Spring
Thirsk
I Curragh April 2l
Croydon Spring
i Liverpool Hunt
: Newmarket Ist Spring 27
Cardiff
:AY.

Newcastle Spring
Edinburgh Spring
Bromley Spring 6
Durham
Newmarket Craven 13
Hendon l3
Knighton l4
Lichfield Spring l4
Abergavenny
5