The Sun.
London, England, 1857-02-10 00:00:00

WESTBURY RACES.—(This Day).

(BY LLECTRIO TELEURAPII.)

Janus

Three ran. Won by two fields.
HANDICAP HURDLE RACE.

Colesbill
• G by Bowstring
Four ran.
HANDICAP FLAT RACE.
Lady Llvell
G .. by Bowstring
....
Three ran.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF LORDS—(This Evening.)
The LORD CHANCELLOR, took hia seat oa the wool ack
at five o'cico!.

Lord LUCAN gave notice that on Thursday next he
should put a question to her Majesty's Government as
to whether they were about to take any steps to inquire
into the expenses to which Scotch and Irish peers were
subjected in proving their title to vote for representative
peers.
Lord KINNAIRD brought in two bills upon the
subject of education in Scotland. The first related to
parochial schools, and was similar to the one introduced
last year. The other one was to promote the instruction
of young persons employed M night in factories.
The bills were severally read a first time.
AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS.
Lord WYNFORD asked whether it was the intention
of her Majesty's Government to introduce a bill this
session similar to the one of last year with regard to
agricultural statistics. There was much anxiety abroad
to know the intentions of the Government -on the
subject.
L,rd STANLEY of ALDERLEY said, having con.
suited some persons interested in the subject during the
recess, and finding that such a measure would not meet
suchwi
with theira
measure,
howeverconcurrence, much he might personally he was unwilling to introduce
wish it. It was not, therefore, his intention during the
present session to introduce a similar measure. At the
same time if the Agricultural interest evince any
desire for the enactment of such a law, he should
have no objection to introduce a measure or to support
any proposition for I.,he purpose.
Lord FAVERSHAM said it was entirely owing to
the machinery of the bill of last year that it become cc
unpopular.
After a conversation between Lord STANLEY and Lord
DUNGANNON, the subject dropped.
THE INCOME TAX.

Lord BROUdiiliPresented a petition, numerously
signed, from Aylesbury, praying for arepeal of the income
to . The petitioners complained of the injustice and
inequality of the impost, and they prayed that the tax
might be utterly abolished as regarded all incomes under
150/. ; that the additional 9d. should be repealed, and
that the first 1501. of a person's income should be exempt
from taxation.

ECCLESIASTICAL COURTS.
The LORD CHANCELLOR_rose to call the atten-
tion of the house to the subject of the jurisdiction of the
ecclesiastical courts. The noble and learned lord said
but a small portion of the hu:iness which came before
the3e courts was really of an ecclesiastical cha-
sraenctter.stoodli,avgiiinif
leloxbpil:inaerc;id thleearillaewd
la)sra itprantceepdreed-
to show the necessity that existed for an alteration
of the law on the point.
divlonrce,respect to the
marriage law, and that of
recolected that before the Reformation itm d be
marriage was
held to be a sacrament, and being so, it was considered
that any question relating to it could only be dealt with
by the heads of the Church. The jurisdiction of
the country might be divided under three heads
—first the testamentary jurisdiction ; secondly, the
matrimonial jurisdiction ; and lastly, the ecclesiastical
jurisdiction. With respect to the first, it appeared that
according to the report of the Ecclesiastical Commis-
sion, made about 25 years ego, that there were about 350
or 400 courts scattered throughout this country, all of
which hat jurisdiction to grant probate. That circumstance
of itself was a great evil, and requ'red to be remedied,
but it frequently occurred that the deceased person died
in possession of property in two or three dioceses, and
the consequence was that a conflict occurred, and a
great expense was the consequence in determining the
right to property in question.
[LEFT SPEAKING.]

HOUSE OF COMMONS---(This Evening.)

r. ,
The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock. There wa 0
wing, pobably, a very full attendance of members, is
the expected explanation between Mr. Disraeli and Lord
Palmerston on the " secret treaty."
NEW MEMBERS.
Sir R. BETRELL, her Majesty's Attorney-General,
took the oaths and his seat for Aylesbury ; and Mr.
LANGWORTRY took the oaths and his seat for Salford.
The following private bills were read a second time :
Bathgate, Airdrie, and Cotitbridge Railway; Birken-
head Docks (Construction) ; Birkenhead Docks (Ma-
nagement) ;
.Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire
Junction Railway ; Blackburn Railway ; Brigh-
ton, Hove, and Preston Constant Service Water ;
Carlisle and.lwa Hawick Railway; Chester Water;
DumbatrotonDNaVvaerte)r; &Ecly. ;
Tidal East
KCnntwaßlla
(Extension
Harbour and Railway ; Exeter and Exmouth Rail-
way ; Glasgow City and Suburban Gas • Glasgow Gas ;
Great Southern and Western Extension Railway •
Great Yarmouth Britannia Pier ; Inverness and Nairn
Railway ; Kidsgrove Market ; Lancaster and•Carlisle,
and Ingleton Railway ; Leslie Railway ; Lewes and
Uckfiell Railway ; London and South Western
Railway Acts Amendment ; Mersey Conservancy
and Docks ; New River Company ; Newry, War-
renpoint, and Rostrevor Railway ; North Eas-
tern Railway (Capital) ; Oldham, Ashton-under-
Lyne, and Guide Bridge Junction Railways ; Pee-
bles Railway; Portsmouth Water; Price's Patent Candle
Company ; South Devon Railway ; South Durham and
Lancashire Union Railway ; Stratford-upon-Avon Gas;
Sunderland Gas ; Taff Vale Railway ; Tweed River
Fisheries; Victoria (London) Docks ; Watchet Har-
bour; Watchet Harbour Trust ; Waterford and Tramore
Railway; Wearmouth Bridge, Ferries, and Approaches;
West Somerset Mineral Railway ; Whitehaven, Cleator,
and Egremont Railway; Whitehaven and Furness Junc-
tion Railway.
INCOME TAX,

Numerous petitions were again presented against the
present assessment of the property and income tax.
- On the motion of Mr. MOFFATT' the following re-
turn was granted, showing the number of persons
charged to the income tax for the years ended the sth
day of April, 1855 and 1856, under Schedule (D) ; dis-
tinguishing the number charged in each of the following
classes, viz.—under 1001. a-year ; 100/, and under 1501.
a-year ; 1501. a-year and under 200/. ; 2001, and under
3001. ; 3001. and under 4001. ; 400/, and under 500/. ;
5001. and under 6001.; 6001. and under 7001. ; 7001. and
under 800/. ; 800/. and under 9001. ; 9001. and
under 1,000/. ; 1,0001. and under 2,000/. ; 2,000/. and
under 3,0001. ; 3,0001. and under 4,000/. ; 4,0001. and
under 5,0001. ; 5,0001. and under 10,0001. ; 10,0001.
and under 50,000/. ; 50,000/. and upwards ; and the
amounts of tax received from each class : Similar re-
turn, under Schedule (E), to 5,000/, a-year and upwards :
return showing the net amount of property and income-
tax for the same years, classed under the several sche-
dules (in continuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. I
of session 1856). And similar return for Ireland.

THE NAVY.
Captain SCOBELL gave notice that on Tuesday, the
17th inst., he should move for a select committee rela-
tive to navy promotions.

THE EXTENSION OF THE FRANCHISE.
Sir J. WALMSLEY gave notice that he should, on
Tuesday, the 24th, move for a select committee to con-
sider the extension of the franchise.
DIPLOMATIC SALARIES.
Mr. WISE gave notice that on Tuesday, the 24th,
he should move for the repeal of the act of Parliament
granting 180,0001. for diplomatic salaries and pensions,

LEGAL EDUCATION.
Mr. KEATING asked the Secretary of State for the
Home Department whether it was the intention of her
Majesty's Government, in the present session, to intro-
duce any measure founded upon the recommendation of