The Sun.
London, England, 1850-07-08 00:00:00

rtirb Iritition

SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock.

HEALTH OF HIS ROYAL HIGH-

NESS THE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE.
A rumour was abroad this afternoon in the City of
the decease of his Royal Highness the Duke of
Cambridge. It was reported that his Royal
Highness had expired in the course of the
afternoon. We are happy to find, however, that the
rumour is entirely uufuunded. On inquiring at
Cambridge House, at six o'clock this evening, our
reporter was informed that his Royal Highness was
considerably better.

TATTERSALL 'S-THIS EVENING.

Six o'CLocis.

LIVERPOOL CUP.
4 to 1 apt Winchbegratz
4 to 1 CI gst Cockermouch
4 to 1 agst Mail of Team Valley
8 to 1 nit Vampyre
10 to 1 agst Juggler

GOODWOOD STAKES.
9 to 1 agst B ,rneo
15 to 1 agst Glen Saddel
15 to 1 agst Linivon
20 to 1 agst Sauter la coupe
20 to 1 agst St. Rosalia,

GOODWOOD CUP.
.5 to 1 f4g-t Cosback
6 to l +4,,,,t (Thantieleer

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT,

(THIS EVENING.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.
Their Lordships met at Five o'clock.
The Bishop of LONDON presented petitions against
the relay system.
The Duke of RICHMOND presented petitions to the
same effect.
The Earl of HARDWICKE presented petitions to the
same effect.
POST-OFFICE SUNDAY DELIVERY.
Lord HATHERTON presented several petitions,
praying for the restoration of the Post-office delivery on
Sundays. The Noble Lord earnestly supported the
prayer of the petition, and he trusted that those who
were entrusted with legislative duties would have the
courage to express their opintons, and would not be ab-
sent from their post when the matter should again come
under consideration.
Lord BROUGHAM concurred in the wish expressed
by his Noble Friend. He believed that the stoppage of
the Pus•-office Sunday delivery tended to the desecration
of the Sabbath, inasmuch as instead of twenty or thirty
Post-office officials b-ing employed for a few hours on
Sunday, from 200 to 300 persons were employed the
whole of Sunday. I; so happened that in a most
important trial that was to come on Monday a paper
was wanted—it could not be transmitted by post, and,
therefore, the parties had to dtspa•ch special messengers,
who were emp!oyed the whole of Sunday.
The B sr.op of LONDON said that ►he petitions
against Post-office Oanday labour were signed by the
bankers and merchants of London, and by the great
majority of the middle daises.
Lord KINNAIRD believed that a great majority of
those employed in the large towns, particularly mer-
chants and manuLclurers, were in favour of the
abolition of the Post-office delivery 'on Sundays ; he
'hoped time would b- taken to consider whether this
measure could net be carried out without inconvenience.

Lord LY fTELTON complained that the Govern-
ment had taken no means to carry out the measure
,without inconvenience. Why should London have the
monopoly of re,t on Sunday ?
The Earl of MALMESBURY hoped they would be
in no hurry to consent to the abolition of the Sunday
delivery. The bankers and merchants were the persons
least interested in the matter; they had the means of ob-
taining intelligence, but it was the small trader and the
inhabitant of the rural district mho was inconvenienced
by ir.
The Bishop of OXFORD protested against discussing
this matter by chance. his &jection to the Post-office
Sunday delivery was the number of persons it set
to work on Sundays. A solicitor might receive a letter
on Sunday which would make him bound to set his clerks
to work on Sunday. They were bound to protect them
who wished to spend the Sunday aright. He would not
stop the railroad on Sundays, but he would stop the
Post-office Sunday delivery.-
Lord CAWBELL protested against the law of the
the Right Rev. Prelate. The Right Rev. Prelata said
that if a solicitor read a letter, he was to set his clerks
to work omnibus aiiis negotiis omissis, and prepare a brief
under form of writ. Such aves not the law. If he found
it related to John Doe and Rict and Roe, be would throw
it aside until Monday morning. If it related to the illness
of a near relation, he would at once set off to see him.
He bad be n brought up in Scotland, and he revered the
Sabbith, but he believed that such measures as those
recently adopted tended to its desecration, and he depre-
cated their ad,ption.
The Duke at G IZAFTON wan in favour of the aboli-
tion of the Pus'.-officeSenday delivery.