The Sun.
London, England, 1868-02-29 00:00:00

PROPOSED NEW RULES.

At tho next general meeting of the Jockey Club Ad-
miral Rous 'will move the following now rules, and tho
following alteration of Rule 37, viz.:—

(New Rule)..--The judge and the starter cannot employ
substitutes without the consent of the stewards, or of the
racing authorities who appointed them to act. A:con-
tested race cannot b 3 decided if the judge have vacated his
box unless a steward, or as official person duly authorised,
occupy it. A stranger cannot start the horses without the
consent of the racing authorities ; in the event of a viola-
tion of this rule, the heat is nullified, and the race must ha
run over again without going to the scales.

(37th Rule.)—At line 8, to strike out the words "and to
weigh to the satisfaction of the person appointed for that
purpose," and insert the following paragraph —" and he is
forbidden to touch anything beyond his own equipments
after the race is over, until he has been weighed and
passed by the clerk of the scales, under the penalty of dis-
qualification, unless he can allege extraordinary circum-
stances, the legality of which must be decided by the
stewards."

lIIPERIAL PARLIAMENT,

HOUSE OF LORDS-LAST EVENING.

The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at
four o'clock.

The Commons having been summoned to the Bar, a
Royal Commission was road by the clerk at the table
appointing the Lord Chancellor (Chelmsford), the Earl of
Tankerville, and the Earl of Cadogan, commissioners for
giving the Royal assent to the Habeas Corpus Ireland
Suspension Act Extension Bill, and the East Londoia
Museum Sites Bill, and the Royal assent was given to
those bills accordingly in the usual way.
After the lapse of a few minutes, Lord STANLEY of
ALDERLEY inquired to what period the Government
intended to a Ijourn the house, and what would be the
order of business when it assembled.
_ _

The Duke of RICHMOND replied that, at present, .he
was unable to answer the question.

The LOUD CHANCELLOR then said, I move we sus.
pend our sitting till five o'clock. (It was then 20 minutes
past four o'clock.)
At five o'clock their lordships reassembled, and tho
Duke of Richmond having stated that the Commons had
adjourned till Thursday, proposed that their lordships
should follow their example,

Their lordships then adjourned till Thursday next.

HOUSE OF CONIMONS—LAsT EVENING.

The SPEAIan took the chair at four o'clock.
NEW WRIT.-THE CHANCELLOR OF THE:

EXCHEQUER.

Colonel TAYLOR moved the issuing of a new
writ for the northern division of Northamptonshire
in the room of Mr. George Ward Hunt, who since
his election has accepted the office of Chancellor of
the Exchequer.
THE MINISTRY.—FURTHER ADJOURN-
MENT OF THE HOUSE.

Lord STANLEY said that in consequence of
his right hon. friend, now First Lord of the Trea-
sury, being still in attendance on her Majesty,
at Osborne, he had to ask for a further adjourn-
ment of the house until Thursday next. Comparing
the time that was usually occupied in the construc-
tion or reconstruction of a Ministry, that period
was not an unnecessarily long one ; he, there-
fore, had to move that the house at its
rising do adjourn until Thursday next. He
would also now give an answer to the
question the hon. gentleman the member for Cork
had put to him the other evening, and he had to
inform him that Government would give him a
day upon which he could bring forward his motion
relative to the condition of Ireland. He could not
then fix the precise date, but on Thursday next that
date would be given. All he could say was that it
was desirable that the question should be discussed
as early as possible.

Mr. GLADSTONE said he could not assent to the
opinion of the noble lord that it was usual, under the cir-
ctunatances he had stated, to ask the House to suspend its
sittings for a period of ten days ; if it was so, be was mis-
taken. He did not object to the proposal of the noble
lord, but he thought it ought to be put upon record
that it was only done on special grounds. The
necess ry absence of the noble earl from town had not
lessened the gravity of the Irish motions which stood for
consideration, and feeling the gravity of the questions of
Irish policy which would have to be considered by hur
Majesty's Government, he freely and cheerfully, but on,
special grounds, agreed to the proposal of the noble lord,
after which he hoped they would at once approach the
consideration of public business, which promised to bo
severe, and which was already a month later than usual.
The motion of the noble lord was then agreed to.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS BILL.

In reply to an Hon. Member,
Mr. WALPOLE said that on Thursday next pro-. he
posed to go into committee pro forma, and then he would
state the course that was intended to be adopted.
COAL AND WINE DUTIES CONTINUANCE BILL.
Mr. LABOUCHEIZE gave notice that on the second
reading of this bill he should move that it be read a second
time that day six months.
THE COMPOUND HOUSEHOLDER.

Mr. WHITE gave notice on going into committee of
supply he should move that the clauses in the Reform Act
relative to the compound householler be repealed.
COMMUNICATION WITH MALTA.
In reply to S:r G. BOWYER,
Mr. ADDERLEY said the steam communication be-
tween this country and Malta was under consideration,
but nothing had as yet been finally decided upon.
TUE TORNADO.
In reply to Mr. WYLD,
Lord STANLEY a'c'id he should have no objection to
give all the papers required.
The house then adjourned.