The Sun. — London, England, 1866-06-16 00:00:00

Her Majesty's Ship Royal Sovereign. The great duel between the 121 ton 9-inch rifled naval service gun, with its enormous steel bolt and powder charge, and the after (single gun) turret of the Royal Sovereign came off yesterday. To demonstrate clearly to the mind of the general and non-professional reader the object and the real value of the results of this important experiment it is requisite here to premise any notice of yesterday's proceedings by a description of the method of con struction pursued with the turrets of the Royal Sovereign, together with their mounting and means of rotation, and also to refer briefly to the broad differences existing between Capt.Coles's system, as carried out in the Royal Sovereign and other Eng lish turret ships, and the system of Mr. Ericsson, as applied to the turret ships of the American navy. The three single and the one double gun turret of the Royal Sovereign are all constructed on the same plan, but we will here speak only of the one fired at yesterday. It is simply a hollow composite cylinder standing on a circular wooden turntable of great strength over a double ring of conical metal wheels which travel over metal roadways, the cylinder with its table being pivoted on a centrally-fixed hollow iron cylinder, and the whole resting on a bed of oak balks, and further supported by iron stanchions springing up from the keelson of the ship. Com mencing with our description of the whole from the very bottom of the ship, for the sake of clearness, eight iron stanchions are fixed on the keelson of the ship and support the deck overhead : on this deck are fixed the oak balks which form the foundation, next to the iron stanchions, for the bed of the turret. It is formed of logs of teak 20in. square, laid over a space of 80ft. in circumference, and on this masa of teak is laid the bed of the turret, with its turntable and machinery. This.bed is in appearance a gigantic wheel laid down on its nave, 26ft. in diameter. The periphery of the wheel is formed of banded strips of American oak, the spokes and nave being of Eng lish oak. The periphery measures 24in. by 12in., and the spokes each 18in. by 12in. An axle to this monsterwheel, which is held down in its dismounted position by bolts of great size, is provided in a hollow iron cylinder, which gives access to the magazine in the hold below from the turntable of the turret. This axle or pivot is formed of two armour-plates, of 41in. thickness, bent and welded together at their sides. It is 26in. in diameter, 7ft. bin. in length, and weighs nearly 3 tons. It is fixed upright through the nave of the great wheel, its under teak logs, and also the turntable of the turret, and is held in position on each side of the lower deck by two im mense cast-iron collars. The upper part of this cylinder projects upwards of 2ft. above the nave of the prostrate wheel, and thus becomes the central pivot round which the turntable and turret revolves. From a brass collar which encircles this cylindrical pivot radiate outwards from 24 brass conical wheels the same number of iron circular bars, on the outer ends of which are fixed conical iron wheels 18in. in diameter and 19in. broad, set in a circular wrought iron framing, and travelling over a metal roadway as the turret revolves. The turret thus rotates on a far more immovable axis than can possibly the paddlewheel of a steamship or the fiy-wheel of a beam engine, while it has the great additional advantage derived from the outer bearings given by its circular frame of large conical wheels. The turret itself is built up on its turntable on a circle of iron frames, the lower portion of the frames being left open as forming the submerged portion of the turret, and the upper filled in with iron and wood, and coated with armour plating as the exposed portion of the turret projecting through and above the ship's upper deck. This upper portion of the turret is filled in and covered in the following manner :—lnner lining of the turret, of two half-inch boiler plates, from which project outwards 1--i-shaned iron ribs 10in. in depth and 20in. apart, placed vertically, the spaces between these ribs being filled in solid with teak. Over these combinations of iron and teak is worked a crossed diagonal banding, or trellis work, of flinch iron by about Sin. broad. Next to this trellis work comes Sin, of teak, and over that the outer coating of 51in. rolled armour plates, the area of surface exposed to shot round the gunport being further strengthened there by 41in. armour plating at the back of the 51in., thus giving 10in. of iron in two plates immediately round the port. In ad dition to the plates being secured in the usual manner by through bolts driven through the sides of the turret, they are further secured by being bolted, or " married," according to the technical term, to an immense wrought-iron ring let into the teak at the back of the upper edge of the armour plates. This ring is 14in. in depth, by 24in. in thickness. The top of the turret is covered in with heavy angle iron and boiler plating. The total weight of the single gun turret is 116 tons 7ewt., its area of surface exposed to shot being 84 square feet, and its area of gunport 6 square feet. We have now the turret, its turntable, the conical wheels by which they rotate, the oak and teak bed, and, lastly, the iron columns extending upwards from the ship's keelson to the under part of the oak and teak bed, all in a complete form, and with the armoured portion of the turret (as the reader must have gathered from our attempted description) standing above the central line of the ship's upper deck, being, in fact, a half sunken circular iron clothed fort, having the sides and the deck of the ship at its glacis, and this glacis therefore protect ing the sunken base of the turret, its turntable, and the frames of conical wheels by which it revolves. The sides of the ship are about 6ft. out of the water, and carry sAin. rolled armour plating to aft. below - the water line. This plating is laid on a crozzed diagonal wooden planking, which was added to the original sides of the f;hip on her conversion. This arrangement gives the side armour a backing of 3ft. of solid timber, strengthened internally with diagonal crossed iron tic bandings and the ends of the numerous iron and woo d en b eams w hi c h span the deck, and which are secured to the inner sides of the ship by heavy forged iron knees and angle irons, the beams beim -, alternately of woodand in all sp aces iron clear of the turrets , and placed closely together throughout. From . the sides of the. ship the upper deck h as a slight n se to its centre, or i n general the line of turrets, th e plan o of the de c k for mation being a Gin. and gi n. wooden planking laid on a lin. iron deck, supported on closely and wooden beams, and pierced aced iron lo ngitudinally with four apertures, or wells, in which stand the turrets with their base resting on the deck below, described thus the deck has an excessively Weak anSimplyd soft appearance when considered as part of the glacis protecting the turret's base and its revolving machinery, and it is only by an examination of it in detail that its real strength is ascertained, more especially in the parts immediately surrounding each turret. Thus examining the deck in detail it is found that each circular aperture in which the tur rets stand is fitted round its edge with a wrought iron well-ring of great strength, weighing six and a quarter tons, and from this well-ring there radiate rolled-iron beams, which are connected, where running transversely, with the ship's sides, and where running at any angle longitudinally, with the longer iron beam s betbetween ee o whicht:span the ship's deck from side to side turret apertures. Over these beams next comes e t l h_eiron deck one inch iu thickness, laid down i e n n L) plates about 12ft. long by 30in. in width, plates being fastened together w E it id h ez ho o t f "i all r these plates through over straps of iron 4in. wid e 4 n. all other ' n thickness. Around all the turret ape a rt n u d re l s in. in the hatchways, funnel gratings, and ings in the deck, the thickness of thi s • (:).. en iron eck latine• is ' doubled, and a double line of " stringer " plates i.e., two lengths of pl atec , doubled, run forward and aft at equi-distance tween the line of turrets and the sides of the s hi p. The iron well-ring, framing the turret aperture, i s next supplemented in its strengthening of the deck round the aperture by a collar of tapered armour plating, termed the " glacis plate," of 3in. in thick ness next the well-ring, and tapering to an edge at about 30 in. outwards. Over this glacis plate is laid teak planking Bin. in thickness, which is car ried fore and aft as a central band of deck wooden planking, and exceeds in width the diameter of the turret aperture by several planks on each side. A collar of in. rolled iron plate, by about 30in. wide, is finally added over tl/ :,tplanking round the turret, to protect the effect from the gun's discharge, the muzzle of the gun being necessarily but a few inches above the deck when fired at is greatest angle of de pression. The remainder of the deck is covered with Gin. oak planking laid down on each side of the central teak line. When it was first known that the Admiralty had decided upon making this experiment it was evident that two, if not four, serious contingencies were likely to occur with the Royal Sovereign as a con verted ship, and a ship coated with bent armour plates on her turret that were manufactured and placed there at a time when we knew much less about such matters than we do at this present time. The turret might possibly be penetrated, and the ship's deck would most likely be so, as two of the contingencies, while there still remained the chances of a shot on the face of the turret, disabling the machinery below, or of a shot on the deck close to the turret, driving in the well-ring against the turret's sides, in both instances stopping the rotary motion of the turret, and virtually disabling it if in action. On the other hand, it was just as evident that the shock from any blow struck on the outer face of the turret would be the first taken up by the central hollow pivot on which the turret revolves, and any damage to the frame of conical wheels possibly prevented by the rigidity of this pivot, and by the area over which the wheels are spread ex ceeding the circumferences of the turret itself. Any blow struck on the deck and close to the welt aperture, in an endeavour to break in the well-ring and jam it against the side of the turret, would first have to pierce the eight inches of teak planking, then the glacis plate encircling the ring, next the 2-inch iron deck surrounding the turret aperture, and lastly bulge downwards or break away the sup porting beams. As the turret system was cer tainly to a great extent placed on its trial by this firing at the Royal Sovereign's turret and deck, it was imperative that note should be taken of any unfair advantages which appeared to be impressed view-1 upon it. From this point of , The turret built in a converted ship to resist the ordnance of 1862 was about to be tested by the ordnance of 1866, the armour on the turrets of the Monarch now commenced building at Chatham being twice the thickness of that of the Royal Sovereign ; 2, the original clear space existing between the sides of the Royal Sovereign's turret and the iron well-ring has been very considerably reduced lately by iron fit tings carrying pauls to facilitate the working of the guns, and, therefore, increased the chances of c, jamming" the turret against the well-ring when struck by shot; 3, the gun being removed from the tnrret left the port open for a shot to enter from glancing, or other causes, when the shot would in evitably pass through the inner skin of the turret on the opposite side and bulge the armour plating out wards against the well-ring ; and 4, the large conical rollers on which the Royal Sovereign's tur rets rotate are of cast-iron, and therefore likely to break from concussion ; whereas on the Monarch they will be of malleable iron. The experiment on the Royal Sovereign has been made in consequence of the recommendation of the Turret-ship Com mittee, in their report to the Admiralty, dated the 28th of June, 1865, combined with the desire of the Admiralty to obtain reliable data for their guid ance in the construction of the Monarch and other turret-ships in the future. There was no other field from which they could obtain such data. We know all that the Americans have done, but it would be folly to accept their experience as our guide when the conditions are so opposite. The turrets of the American ships are exposed to an enemy's shot from base to summit above the level of the upper deck, working on a long central spindle on a limited bearing, something akin to the spike of a schoolboy's pegtop when spun. We expose but a portion of the turret to the enemy's shot, and pro tect the base by the vessel's side armour, deck, and glacis plate, and also pivot them over a larger area than is contained in the circumference of their base. To this essential difference in the system of mount ing the turrets in the vessels of the two countries may possibly be ascribed the disabling of the turrets of the American vessels Paissac, Nantucket, Wee hawken, and Nahant before Charleston, their tur rets having become jammed—unable to rotate either by blows from shot on the face of the turret bending the central spindle, by the breaking of the deck or composition ring at their base, or by broken pieces of iron or nut and bolt ends falling between their base and the deck. These remarks were written previously to a shot being fired at the Royal Sovereign yesterday, and it is now time to record the facts of the trial as they occurred. No exact programme was laid down for the firing beyond the provision of four steel shot and six cast iron shells, the disposition of which rested with the Admiralty Lords ; but it was understood to be their intention to have a steel shot fired on each side of the gunport of the turret, and also at the deck, close to its junction with the well ring, the object in both cases being to jam the turret, and prevent its rotating if possible. The firing was conducted solely under the superintendence of Captain A. C. Key, C. 8., of her Majesty's ship Excellent. Between 1 and 2 p.m. the Stork gimboat left Ports mouth harbour, with Capt. Key and his staff on board, and other naval officers, including Rear- Admiral Scott, C. 8., Capt. Chamberlain, her Ma jesty's steamship Asia and Steam Reserve ; Capt. Luard, her Majesty's ship Ilector, Sze. The Royal Sovereign was seen lying well off from Spithead on the south-east edge of the Dean Shoal, with the Bellerophon iu close company, the weather being squally with a south-west breeze, and the water moderately smooth. Both vessels were anchored at 200 yards' distance, the Bellerophon, with her 12i - ton gun peeping out of the central port on her port broadside, and the Royal Sovereign lying in a parallel line with her, with bulwarks down and her after-turret marked in three parts of its face as target marks for the shot. Inside the turret crossed wooden battens were fixed to mark any compression or movement of its sides when struck by the shot, and vessels filled with water were placed on the floor for a similar purpose. It was past 3 p.m. before the Royal yacht Osborne, with the Lords of the Admiralty on board, joined company with the Bellerophon and Royal Sove reign, and by that time a large fleet of yachts of every rig, with Government and private steamers, were cruising on the windward side of the turret ship and the Bellerophon, the Black Eagle, and Fire Queen, with large parties on board following in the wake of the Osborne. On the Osborne join ing company with the turret-ship and the Bellero phon oft the Dean Shoal, the Lords of the Admi ralty boarded th e Royal Sovereign and minutely inspected her turret prepared for the experimental firing. This preliminary investigation concluded, the firing programme was arranged and carried into effect as follows : Gun-1 2 1-ton wrought iron, coil built, 9in. rifle ; No. 1 shot, colloidal headed, steel shot, 2461 b. , 431 b. ; distance from gun to target, powder charge, 200 yards ; target mark, a black ball on napolvirte ground close to and on the right of the The shot struck the edge of the plating next the in. piece, 12i n . di ameter, guuport, broke away a from the outer or sin. armour-plate, bent back and fractured the inner, or 7iin.plate, bulged i n th e wooden backing and inner skin, and passed into the turret, smashing the wooden skeleton 'gun (mounted in lieu of the turret's gun which had been removed) into a thousand splinters, but falling on the floor of the turret two-thirds broken up, and without doing any interior damage to the turret. Three nuts and bolt ends were broken off the massive " marriage ', ring which runs round the turret's top, and to which the plates a re b o l te d , b y the shock of t h e s h o t' s im pact. None of the cross battens were disturbed, nor Was any of the water spilt out of the seamen's mess basins, placed on the turret floor—thus proving the turret was immovable under the tremendous shock to which it had been subjected. After the turret had been thoroughly examined the winch handles were manned to ascertain if any of the machinery was disarranged, when it was found that three men could rotate the turret as freely in every respect as before it was fired at. No. 2 shot, colloidal headed ste3' shot, 2501 b. • powder charge, 431 b. ; di s t ance from gun to target: 200 yards; target mark on the quarter circle face of the turret away from thegunport, where the armour plating was confined to the si-in. plate alone, in a line with the winches which revolved the turret, and decidedly on the turret's weakest part. This shot struck at the junction of two plates and drove in the broken pieces 12 inches into the back ing, about 12 inches from the upper edge of the plate and turret. Here the shot turned upward and re mained lodged in the wooden backing, the bead of the shot showing itself at the upper edge of the tur ret in the wood backing behind the armour-plate. Seven more bolt ends and nuts were broken off the marriage rings by the impact of this shot, and seve ral smaller nuts in other parts of the inner skin of the turret were also broken off. The plate next to the one struck was started outwards Bin. ; in fact, all the plates the upper fastenings of which were loosened by the flying off of their bolt tails and nuts were started more or less. The winches were again manned, and the turret again found to move as freely as ever. No 3 shot.—Conoidal headed steel shot, 2501 b., powder charge 431 b. ; distance 160 yards ; target mark on the ship's deck, Bft. from the side of the turret, the angle of fire being nearly horizontal. A magnificent shot, striking on the chalk mark. This shot merely scored the deck and upper collar plating up to the face of the turret where it " gouged" out a piece of the armour-plating, 17in. long by 9in. wide, and 31in. in depth. No other damage was done, and the turret still revolved as freely as on the first day it was fitted. This con cluded the experiments. The important fact, therefore, now remains as the result of this somewhat costly trial that, drawing an inference from yesterday's trial, no amount of pounding from shot could possibly disturb the equi librium of the Royal Sovereign's turret's 15ase, and that if the whole exposed portion had been shot away the base with its turntable and revolving ma chinery would still remain absolutely perfect. There are errors of construction in the Royal Sovereign which may be remedied in future with other turret ships, such, for instance, as the want of a tie collar, or ring of metal, round the outer face of the turret at the upper edge, to prevent the plates falling out wards when their fastenings are loosened, as also leaving the bolt-tails and nuts without any over lining, and thus turning them into grape shot when the turret is struck by heavy missiles. The success of the turret of the Royal Sovereign over the 12k-ton gun is immense in its importance for many reasons, and it also proves conclusively by the deck shot the value of curved or deflective sur faces in warding off shot blows from wood or from iron. All honour, therefore, to Captain Coles for his persistent advocacy of a system of mounting ordnance on board a ship that will, at any rate, add a power to our fleet of ironclads equivalent in nature and force to the siege artillery of an army before the famous Venetian Quadrilateral ! Several members of the Board of Admiralty ex pressed their admiration at the excellent practice made on the turret with the gun from the Belle rophon. The captain of the gun was Gunner's Mate Bowing, of her Majesty's ship Fxcellent. ThE SUN, LO DUN, SATURDAY EVE.NiNG-', JUNE 16, 1866. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. STOCKBRIDGE RACES-FRIDAY. HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES Of 10 SOPS each, h ft, with 50 added, for 3-yr-olds and upwards. Gentlemen riders. New mile. Duke of Beaufort's Lord Ronald, by Stockwell—Edith, 4 yrs, list 21b (Mr. Edwards) 1 Mr. Chaplain's Breadalbane, 4 yrs, 12st 71b Mr. E. J. Sayers's Olivia, 5 yrs, 10st 61b( Air . ( 1 , % % 17 ; vil Yatesl 23 Duke of Hamilton's Hurunui, 3 yrs, 9st Stirling 4 Mr. Wilkinson Miss Grimstone, 5 yrs, lOst 71b (Owner 5 Betting-2 to lon Lord Ronald, 7to 2 agst Breadalbane, and 10 to 1 agst any other. Miss Grimstone inado the running, Breadalbane being second and the favourite next for a quarter of a mile, when Lord Ronald rushed by his horses,and drawing away won, pulling hard, by 10 lengths —a length and a half separated the second and third; Miss Grimstone beaten off. The UXBRIDGE PLATE (Handicap), of 50 sous, added to a Sweepstakes of 10 sovs each, 5 ft, for all ages; win- _ . ners extra. Bush in. 13 subs. Mr. Starky's Kingsley, by King Tom—Surf, 3 yrs, 7st 91b (including 71b extra) (C. Page) 1 Marquis of Hastings's Mrs. Day, 3 yrs, 7st 31b (Ef. Day) 2 Mr. W. Day's Miss Middleton, 2 yrs, 6st 31b (T. Sadler) 3 Betting—Even on Miss Middleton, 6 to 5 agst Kingsley. The latter waited on the pair until reaching the Stand , when he quitted them, and won easily by a length. Mrs. Day defeated the. favourite by four lengths for second place. The ACKWORTH PLATE (Handicap) of 100 sovs, for 3-yr olds and upwards ; entrance 1 sov. T.Y.C. Mr. Hugh Smith's Quirina, by Marsyas or Orlando— Countess of Albemarle, 3 yrs, sst 121 b (Kenyon 1 Mr. R. Ten Broeck's Star, 4 y rs , 7 s t'4lb (Murray 2 Capt. Christie's Salliett, 4 yrs, Ist 31b (H. C ove y 3 Duko of Beaufort's Crythei a , 5 yrs, 7st 101 b ...(Cannon) 0 Mr. J. B. Morris's Nukuheva, 4 yrs, Est 111 b ...(H. Day) 0 Duke of Hamilton's Miss Hobbie, 4 yrs, 6st 101 b (Hartley) 0 Lord Westmorland's Kilkenny, 6 yrs, Bst 121 b (Goater 0 Mr. Hodgman's Confederate, 5 yrs , Bst 101 b (Heartfield 0 Mr. T. Hughes's Glendusk, 5 yrs, Bst (Challoner 0 Mr. IL Dick's Mephistopheles, 3 yrs, 7st 111 b ...(Scorey 0 B 5 to tola to o s G 5 l a e g n s d t uss Star, B to t 0 1 agst tn Kilkenny agasnt and Crytheia, 5 lOO agst Salliett, and 12 to 1 ag s t any o th er . W on b y a head ; Salliett was a bad thi r d, C on f e d era t e f ourt h , an d each Betting-5 t Nukuheva. next ; the others, finishing in straggling order, were whipped in by Kilkenny and Crytheia. MATCH, 100 sovs each. About five furlongs. Mr. J. Wood's Soapstone, by Touchstone—Miriam, 6 yrs, 12st 71b (Mr. F. Rowlands) 1 Mr. Chapliu's Out-and-Outer, 4 yrs, 13st ...... (Custauce) 2 Betting-5 to lon Out -and-Outer, who made play with a slight advantage till reaching the distance, when the non-favourite cVaallenged, and, taking the lead, won cleverly by a length and a half. The DANEBURY NURSERY STAKES, a Free Handicap of 10 sovs each, 5 ft., with 200 added, for 2-yr-olds ; winners extra. T.Y.C. 20 subs. Mr. J. B. Starky's Viridis, by Marsyas—Verdant's dam, Bst 121 b (inc. 51b ex . l Mr. B. Starky's Land Tax, Gst 101 b (C Page) 2 Mr. Saxon's Lady Craven Est 131 b (H. Sharpe) 3 Mr. H. Coventry's Narino , 7st 131 b (Lynch) 0 Mr. W. Day's Golden Leaf, 7st 111 b (T. Sadler) 0 Mr. Chaplin's Blinkhoolie, ist 101 b (J. Grimshaw) 0 Sir F. Johnstone's Charles 11. , 7st 81b (car. 7 s t 101 b) arr Marquis of Ha s ti ngs ' s Prodigal, ist 81b (ear. 7s ( t P 1010 y) 0 (Cannon) 0 Mr. Hugh Smith's Harpenden, 7 s t (II. Day) 0 Duke of Hamilton's Phantom Sail, 7st 81b (Ilibb er d) 0 Mr. Barber's C a pt a i n, 6 st 1 01 b Mr. R. Ten Br oec k' s R ose Nera, Gst 71b (Murray 0 Marquis of Hastin gs ' s Romney, Gst 41b (Pringleo Betting-6 to 4on Land Tax, sto 1 agst.Blinkhoolie, 10 to 1 agst Prodigal, 20 to 1 agst Phantom Sail. Won by 2 lengths. A bad third ; Rose Nora was fourth, Blinkhoolie fifth, Phantom Sail sixth, Romney seventh, and Narino eighth ; Captain was last. A SWEEPSTAKES of 5 sous each, with 50 added, for all ages, selling and other allowances. Half a mile. Mr. W. G. Craven's f by Lambton —Lord Durham's dam, 2 yrs, Est 41b, £6O (Kenyon) 1 Mr. Hodgman's Usher, 5 yrs, Bst 81b, £6O • (Parry) 2 Mr. Chapliu's Mongrel, 4 yrs, 7st 131 b, £6O (J. Grimshaw) 3 Mr. Cameron's Carousal, 2 yrs, Est 71b, £6O ...(Scorey) 0 Mr. Samuel's Autocratrix, 2 yrs, Est 41b, £6O (Hartley) 0 Mr. Hughes's Gulnara, 5 yrs, Bst 21b, £6O (Hibberd) 0 Capt. D. Lane's Ammunition, 3 yrs, 7st 81b,.£60(Cturoll) 0 Betting opened at 5 to 4 on, but closed at 6 to 4 agst, Mongrel, 7 to 4 agst the Lambton filly, 4 to 1 agst Usher, 100 to 8 a gst any other. Won by a head ; two lengths separated second and third ; Gulnara was fourth, Autocra trix fifth, Ammunition sixth, and Carousal last. The win ner was bought by Lord Westmorland for 260 guineas. The TROY STAKES of 50 SOTS each, h ft, for two year olds, colts Bst 101 b, fillies Bst 71b, certain penalties and allow ances. T.Y.C. Duke ... of Mr. Chaplin's Hermit, by Newminster—Seclusion,Bstlolb (Custance) 1 Beaufort's Lady Hester, Bst 41b (Fordhatn) 2 Mr. Yadwick's Julius, Bst 71b Lord Falmouth's of Beaufort's i _ tim a u u t f h o:'s su C u a n u y c i a o s e u k s s , , B B s s t t l 7 o l l b b ( I Ooater) 3 Duke ue of of Beaufort ' s e Vauban, Bst 101 b (Cannon) 0 Duke Mr. W. Ilotbinssol3u°'smAbaiskt„sebs,uBrys,t Ophicleide, Bst 71b (Salter) 0 (H. Day 0 Mr. p ad _ i , k , gat 71b 71b (French 0 (Parry 0 Lord Stamford' s P (Challoner 0 Lord Stamford's I{7.'lltrr' Bst 101 b (Tuck 0 Betting -5 to 2 on ll:luster' Bat 101 b (A. Edwards 0 to 8 each agst Julius anit, 8 to 1 agst Lady Hester, 100 length and a half. Julius, who Won easily by a Goater's resolute call, pass ' ea lv v a l, answerM gamel y to strides, and finished two lengths inan• in the last dozen Vauban was fourth, Ailesbury fifth, 13 : 1 1 b * , of Lady Hester. stes sixth; and Lord Stamford's pair next. Sunn -I k ' y oc s, Caucasus, and Ophicleide pulled up on the post. The WALLOP PLATE of 50 sovs (Handicap), for throe yr-olds and upwards. 7 furl ongs . - Sir F. Johnstone's Cranford, by Newminster Miss Lavinia, 3 yrs, Bst 121 b (Sadler) 1 Duke of Hamilton's Nailor, 3 yrs, sst 71b...(P Webts 2 Duke of Beaufort's Siberia, 4 yrs, 6st 71b (H. Day 3 Mr. J. Wood's Rose, 5 yrs, 7st 131 b (J. Gritushaw 0 Mr. J. Barber's Contract, 4 yrs, Gst 41b Plumy 0 Lord Westmoreland's lon, 3 yrs, sst 131 b (Kenyon 0 Mr. J. Wood's Nortliill, 3 yrs, sst 91b (Jarvis 0 Betting-5 to 4 apt Contract, 4 to 1 agst lon, 7 to 1 agst Cranford, and 8 to 1 each apt Nailor and Siberia. Won easily by a length and a half ; three lengths seka7 rated the second and third ; lon was fourth, Rose next, and Northill next. The HASTINGS PLATE of 100 sovs, added to a Sweepstakes of 5 sovs each, 2ft ; winners extra. Half a mile. 23 subs. Mr. J. H. C.Wyndharn's The Masson, by Glenmasson— Sabrina, 3 yrs, sst 71b (Kenyon) 1 Mr. J. B. Starkey's Kingsley, 3 yrs, 7st (inc. 711) extra) (H. Clark) 2 Marquis of Hastings's Pantaloon, 4 yrs, Bst 121 b (Fordham) 3 Lord Uxbridge's Goldylocks, 5 yrs, 7st llb (Heartfield) 0 Mr. J.B. Morris's William Pitt, 3 yrs, sst 121 b (T. Sadler) 0 Mr. E. Brayley's Blackbird, 4 yrs, 7st 41b (Murray) 0 Betting—Even on Tho Massov, 9 to 2 agst Pantaloon, 6 to 1 agst Goldylocks, 7 to 1 agst Kingsley, and 10 to 1 agst William Pitt. Won after a punishing tinish.by three parts of a length. A length separated second and third ; Goldylocks was a bad fourth, William Pitt fifth, and Black bird last. The WESTMORLAND PLATE of 50 sovs, added to a Handi cap Sweepstakes of 5 sovs each ; 2 ft ; winners extra. New mile. 13 subs. Doke of Beaufort's Lord Ronald, by Stockwell —Edith, 4 yrs, 7st 121 b (inc. 71b ex.) (Cannon) 1 Lord Rendlesham's Effervescence, 3 yrs, Est 51b) (Kenyon) 2 Mr. J. B. Morris's Nukuheva, 4 yrs, Bst I.olb (11. Day) 3 Mr. Barber's Contract, 4 yrs, Est 131 b (Ward) 0 Mr. J. Day's Rattler, 3 yrs, Est 41b (Prangle) 0 Betting-7 to 4on Lord Ronald, sto 2 agst Efferves cence. Won in a canter by half a length. Nukuheva was a bad third, Rattler last. - The JOHNSTONE PLATE (handicap) of 100 sous, for 3-yr olds and upwards. H a lf a mile. Mr. J. Wood's Soapstone, by Touchstone—Miriam ' 6 yrs, Bst 41b ................................................ (Fordham) 1 Mr. H. Smith's Quirina, 3 yrs, sst 121 b (Pranglo) 2 Mr. S. Rodgers' Miss Roland, 3 yrs, 7st 81b...(H. Covey) Lord Westmorland's Indian SW-, 3 yrs, 6st 81b (Kenyon) Marquis of Hastings's King Hal, 3 yrs, 7st 121 b (Cannon) 0 Captain Christie's Salliett, 4 yrs, 7st 121 b (J. Grimshaw) 0 Mr. F. Rowland's Desiree, 4 yrs, 7st 31b (Hartley) 0 Mr. J. B. Starky's Jassy, 4 yrs, 6st 51b (C. Page) 0 Betting-6 to 4on Indian Star, 4to 1 agst Soapstone, Bto 1 each agst Jassy and Miss Roland. Won by a head. Miss Roland and Indian Star finished a dead heat for third place. - - The HURSTBOURNE Cur, value 200 sows, added to a sweep stakes of 15 sovs each, 5 ft, for 3-Sr-olds and upwards ; weight for age, with penalties and maiden allowances. Two miles and a half. 22 subs. Mr. R. Sutton's Elland, by Rataplan—Ellermire, 4 yrs, Bst 101 b (Thomas) 1 Mr. Hugh Smith's John Davis, 5 yrs, 9st 31b (Fordham) 2 Marquis of Hastings's Ackworth, 5 yrs, 9st 51b (inc. 7lb ex.) (Cannon) 3 Betting-6 to lon Elland. Ackworth made the run ning for nearly a mile and a half, when the favourite went to the front, and won in a canter by six lengths. Ackworth was pulled up and walked in. BETTING ON THE COURSE. NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE. sto 1 agst The Primate (taken) 7to 1 agst Windham (taken) 10 to 1 agst any other (offered) DERBY. 1000 to 55 agst Hermit (offered) 1000 to 30 agst Marksman (taken) 33 to 1 agst Ailesbury (taken) 40 to 1 agst Julius (taken) PROGRAMME OF LIVERPOOL SUMMER MEETING. TUESDAY, June 19.—The MOLYNEUX CUP (Handicap) of 300 sovs, by subscription of 10 sovs each, with 100 added ; winners after June 7 (at eleven a.m.) 101 b extra; from the Canal Point in (nearly three quartsrs of a mile). 21 subs. Regalia Windham ... Age st lb ... 4 9 0 ... 5 8 12 Queen of Trumps a 8 9 Sundoelah ... 5 8 3 Tho Beadlo ... 5 8 2 Persuasion ... 5 7 10 The Tartar ... 5 7 3 The Stabber ... 3 7 3 Lady Bobun Caithness Dawdl© ... ... 4 7 0 ... 3 7 0 ...5 612 Ago st lb Holstein ... 4 6 12 Selim ... 3 6 12 Rococo ... ... 3 6 6 Venturesome ... 3 6 5 Miss Williams ... 3 6 4 Czar ... ... 3 6 4 Stoic ... 3 6 0 Bugler ... ... 3 6 0 Blackband ... 3 5 13 Eccieston (paid) 3 5 7 The FLYING STAKES (Handicap) of 5 sovs each, 2 ft (to the fund) with GO added; winners after Juno 7 (at eleven a.m.) 101 b extra. T.Y.C. Ago st lb I A go st lb Gordian Knot (pd) 5 8 10' Caithness ... 7 3 0 Skylark (paid) 58 7 Juliet ... ... 67 0 Sundeelala ... 5 8 5 1 Dawdle ... ... 5 7 0 The Clown ... 5 8 4 Gulnara ... ... 5 6 12 Persuasion ...... 4 5 8 0 8 0 ' Radcliffe Ozone (ice.... ... 3 6 12 Cedric ... Pupil .. ... a 7 10' extra) ... Bradamante ... 5 7 10' Flying Jib' Alice Leo ... ... 5 7 9 ' Venturosomo Zisca ... ... 4 7 7 Spokesman ... 3 6 • 4 612 • 3 610 ... 3 6 7 Goldylocks 5 7 6. Caustic ... 3 6 6 Dolphin ... 6 7 4 Three per Cent ... 3 6 2 Flying Horse ... 4 7 3 , Amulet ... 3 5 8 Lady Bohun ... 5 7 2 Madame Bosco ... 3 5 8 Miss Harriette ... 3 7 2 White Gauntlet 3 (di) The GREAT LANCASHIRE PRODUCE STAKES of 10 SON'S each, h ft, with 100 added, for 2-yr-olds ; colts Bst 101 b, fillies Bst 61b, untrieds allowed 31b and 51b ; the winner of tho New Stakes at Ascot, July Stakes at Newmarket, or of any other 2-yr-old stakes of 200 sovs clear 81b, or of - any - two such stakes 121 b, all other winners 41b extra ; maidens allowed 51b. T.Y.C. 42 subs. Kilrneny c 31b, Nancy 51b, Van Amburgh 31b, Maggie 31b, Fervacques 51b, Honablower 31b, Saar de Charite, Princess Thyra, Recluse, Golden Plover, Brave Buckley 31b, Sunbeam f 51b, Blanche of Middlebie 51b, Monmouth shire Lass, Cleopatra 31b, Laverna, Clarice 31b, Alice Maud f 51b, Harriet c 51b, Highland Mary 51b, Chance Shot c 31b, Princess Mary, Umbra 51b, Little Rover 31b, Wombat f 31b, Pea Blossom 31b, Maid of Team Valley f, Jenny Jones f 51b, Blairgowrie, Cymbal 31b, Prattler, Rod Riband 31b, Nesselrode 31b, Sir Oliver, Charade, Scavenger, Malprac tice 31b, Woodside 31b, Funny 31b, Moscow 31b (paid), Tunstall Maid f 31b (dead), Tres Bonne Sib (dead). The GRAND STAND STAKES of 25 sovs each, 5 ft, for 3-yr old fillies ; Bst 101 b each ; untrieds allowed 31b and 61b ; winners of the One Thousand Guineas Stakes or the Oaks 71b, the second in either 31b extra ; from the Canal Point in (nearly three quarters of a mile). 6 subs. Queen Mary (h b) (61b), Novice (31b), Gretna, Leah (61b), Lady Bank, and Lass o'Gowrio (31b). HER MAJESTY'S PLATE Of 100 gs ; 3-yr-olds Bst, four 9st 71b, five 9st 131 b, six and aged 10st. Two miles. Moulsey 5 yrs, Brick 0 yrs, The Clown 5 yrs, Buekfoot 5 yrs, Queen of Trumps 5 yrs, Sandford 6 yrs, Cathedral, 4 yrs, Lord Conyngham 4 yrs, Selim 3 yrs, Lively 4 yrs, Arkansas 4 yrs, Joco aged. The FIRST CRAVEN BIENNIAL STAKES of 10 sovs each with 100 added, for 2-y-r -olds ; colts Bst 10Ib, fillies Bst 61b ; winners of a stake value 100 sovs 31b, 200 51b, 300 71b extra; maidens having run twice allowed 51b penalties accumulative to 1016 ; half a mile. 18 subs. Libertine, Arundel, Knight of Shiffnal, Knightsbridge, Trickster, Tumbler, Bandmaster, Thetis, Frost, Golden Plover, Floranthe, Knight of the Garter, Stockstill, f by Dundee out of Blanche Middlebie, Somerled, Birdforth, Beanstalk, and Grutnio. A PLATE of 50 sous (Handicap), for 3-yr-olds and up wards ; winners of any handicap this day 10lb extra ; T.Y.C. To close and name on Monday evening at eight . _ o'clock. A SELLING STAKES of 3 sovs each, with 30 added ; 2-yr olds Bst 21b, three lOst, four lOst 111 b, five, six, and aged list 21b ; mares and geldings allowed 11b, maidens 51b ; the winner to be sold for 100 sovs ; if entered for 80 sovs allowed 51b, GO 81b, 40 121 b, 20 18 lb ; T.Y.C. To close and name on Monday evening at eight o'clock. Tim STANLEY NURSERY HANDICAP and MAIDEN Two YEAR OLD PLATE did not fill. WEDNESDAY. The SEFTON PLATE (handicap) of 100 sovs; winners after Juno 12 (at ten a.m.) lOib extra ; five furlongs. Age st lb Age st lb Queen of Trumps.— a 8 12 Sisyphus 4 6 12 Cedric 4 8 0 Radcliffe 4 6 10 Persuasion ... 5 713 Venturesome ... 3 6 7 Bradamanto 5 7 10 Czar 3 6 7 Alice Leo ... 5 7 9 Rococo 3 6 7 Lady Bohun 5 7 6 Caithness ... ... 3 6 7 Zisca 4 7 6 Contract 4 6 4 Guluare ... 5 7 5 Spokesman ... 3 6 2 Dolphin 6 7 2 Locket Lucy ... 3 513 Dawdle ... 5 7 0 Madame Bosco ... 3 5 7 Vigil 6 612 White Gauntlet 3 (dd) LIVERPOOL CuP of 200 sovs, added to a Handicap of 25 sovs each, loft ; winners of any handicap after Juno 7, at 11 a.m., 101 b extra; one mile and a half, starting opposite the stables ; 61 subs, 40 of whom declare and pay 3 sovs each. Age st lb Moulsey ... 5 8 12 Buckfoot ... 5 7 11 The Clown 5 7 9 The Tartar 5 7 8 Hollyfox 5 7 7 Pintail ... 5 7 6 Vespasian 3 6 12 Lively ...4 6 10 Moldavia ... ... 4 6 9 Contract ... ... 4 6 8 Sam ... 3 6 8 Age st lb Jezebel ... 3 6 6 Life Guardsman 3 6 5 Malvern ... ... 4 6 3 Gong ..• ... 36 3 Drum ... ... 3 6 1 Hawkswell ... 3 5 13 Stoic •.. ... 3 51`2 Dark Agnes ... 3 5 12 Terror ..• ... 3 510 S a vernake, by Van Galen ... ... 3 510 The LIVERPOOL ST. LEGER of 25 cove each, 10 ft, with 50 added, for three year olds ; colts Bst 101 b, fillies and geldings B st 611 ?; the winner of the Two Thousand Guineas Stakes or the Derby 91b, the second for the two last named races or the winner of the One Thousand Guineas, the Oaks, or Chester Dee Stakes 51b extra ; about one mile and a half, starting opposite the stables; 9 subs. Willie Sharpe, Rattler King out of Darling's dam, My Hobble, Tacitus, BeelzebUb, Sir Lydston, Chessman, and Son of a Gun (dd). The - WELTER Cup of 50 sots, added to a Handicap of 5 sovs each, 2 ft (to the fund); winners of any race after Jane 12 (at ten a.m.) 71b, jockeys 51b extra ; ono mile ; 13 subs. Age si lb 4 Lively . 10 10 Radcliffe 4 10 10 ... 4 10 10 Grapeshot Malvern 4 10 5 Stafford ... 4 9 12 „. 4 9 12 Belgravo Ago st lb Norma, inc 71b ex 6 11 11 Brick 6 11 10 Robin Adair ... a 11 2 Iconoclast 5 11 2 Queen of Trumps 5 11 2 Arkansas ... 4 11 2 Sandford 6 10 12 Tho BADMINTON STAKES of 10 sovs each, h ft, with 100 added, for two year olds; colts Bst 101 b, fillies Bst 61b; winners of a two year old stake of 200 sovs 71b, of two such stakes IClb extra, maidens having started allowed 51b; T.Y.C. ; 20 subs. Libertine, f by Wild Dayrell, Knightsbridge, Knight of Shaul, Trickster, 5u0,12 (sister to Helen), HellilNVOrth, Easby, Tyndale, Bezique, Florantbo, Geant de Batailles, The Dean, Samerled, Birdfortb, f by Wild Dayrell out of Gay, Liveryman, Manuella, Beauclerc, and Nursery Girl. A Two and Three Year Old Plate of 50 sovs ; two year olds, Est 111 b; three, Bst 101 b; fillies and geldings al lowed 31b, maidens 51b ; tho winner to be sold for 50 sovs. T.Y.C. 8 subs. Colenso 2 yrs, Village Pit 3 yrs, Carnizette 3 yrs, Amu let 3 yrs, Monmouthshire Lass 2 yrs, Miss Hawthorn 3 yrs, f by Gunboat out of Witch 2 yrs, Flower Girl 3 yrs. The FOAL STAKES of 25 sovs each, 5 ft, for two year olds ; colts, Bst 101 b ; fillies, Bst 61b ; untried allowed 31b, both 61b ; winners of 200 sovs clear 51b, 400 and upwards 101 b extra, but not to be accumulative. T.Y.C. Fairy King 61b, Moscow (h b) 61b, Adam Bede 61b, Dick Turpin 61b. A Plato of 40 sovs (Handicap), for all ages ; winners of a handicap this day 101 b extra. T.Y.C. To closo and namo at 8 o'clock on Tuesday. Tho LADIES' PURSE of 30 sovs, added to a Selling Stakes of 3 soya each, for all ages ; two year olds Bst, three lOst, four list, five, six, and aged, list 51b ; mares and geldings allowed 31b, maidens having started once alb, twice or more 61b; winners at the present meeting 71b extra ; the winner to be sold for 100 soya ; if entered for 50 soya allowed 71b; 20, 141 b; from tbo Canal Point in (nearly six furlongs). To close and name at 8 o'clock on Tuesday. PRWRAMME OF CHELMSFORD SUMMER MEETING. TUESDAY, June 19.—The TRIAL STARES of 5 sous each, with 25 added ; two year olds 6st 81b, three Bst 101 b, four 9st 111 b, five and upwards 101 b; the winner to be sold for 200 sous; if entered for 100 sous allowed 71b; 50, 121 b; three quarters of a mile. To close and name by 7 o'clock on Monday evening. _ _ The MARKS' HALL STAKES of 5 sovs each, with 25 added, for two year olds; colts Bst 101 b, fillies Bst 71b; the winner to be sold for 50 sovs ; half a mile, straight. To close and name by 7 o'clock on Monday evening. The GALLEYWOOD STAKES of 5 sous each, with 30 added ; two year olds 7st 91b, three 9st 91b, four lOst 71b, five and upwards lOst 101 b; mares and geldings allowed 31b; the winner to be sold for 200 sous; if entered for 150 soya allowed 71b, 100 141 b, 80 181 b, 50 231 b ; straight half mile. To close and name on Monday, June 18, by 7 o'clock. The GREAT BADDOW Two YEAR OLD STARES of 10 sovs each, li ft, with 50 added; colts Bst 101 b, fillies, Bst 71b; maidens if they have run once allowed 31b, twice 51b, thrice 71b ; winners once 41b, twice 71b extra i half a mile. 20 subs. Stolen Kisses, Mavourneen, Antipodes, Lady Clinton, Dixie's Land, Odin, Lady Bugle Eye, Van Amburgh, Va riation, Venom, Sweet Home, Montagnard, Knight of the Garter, Maesgwatha, c by Muscovite out of Melody, Prin cess Mary, Angelica, Alice, Stephen Langton, and Van dyke. The CHELMSFORD HANDICAP of 15 sovs each, 10 ft, and 2 only (to the fund) if declared on or before Saturday, June 16, by twelve o'clock at noon, to Mr. J. F. Clark, with 70 added ; winners of any handicap after June 14 (at 10 a.m.) of the value of 400 sovs 71b, of any other handicap 51b extra ; the extra weights to be accumu lative ; the second to save his stake ; about 7 furlongs, straight. Age st lb Kingmaker ... 3 7 4 Ambition ... ... 3 7 2 William Pitt ... 3 7 1 31onitress... ... 3 7 0 Forester ... ... 4 7 0 Juliet ... a 6 13 Star ... ... 4 6 11 Side wind... .. 4 6 _9 Puebla ... ... 4 6 9 Pepper's Ghost ... 4 6 7 Iconoclast ... 4 5 6 Harefield ... 3 5 13 Clatford 3 5 13 Pinchbeck ... 3 5 10 C by Peppermint— Celerity ... 3 5 7 Gold Pen ... 3 5 7 Charity ...3 (pd) Age st lb Breadalbane ... 4 9 7 Saccharometer ... 6 9 5 Godmersham ... 4 9 1 Ostregor ... 4 9 1 Raglan ... 6 810 Confederate 5 8 10 Troublesome ... a 8 7 Deerfoot 6 8 7 Oberon ... ... a 8 2 Lytham 5 8 0 Gulnara ~.5 7 11 Scheldt ... 4 7 9 Bradamante ... 5 7 9 Veluti 5 7 9 Tormentor 3 7 9 Mother of Pearl 3 7 8 Cadiz 6 7 8 Apsley 3 7 7 Gretna 3 7 5 The TOWN PLATE of 50 scrrs (handicap); winners of a handicap after Juno 14 (at 10 a.m.) 51b; twice 81b extra. Five furlongs. Age -st lb Age st lb Saccharometer ... 610 0 A. D. Wagner ... 4 7 3 Confederate 5 9 0 Cynic ... a 7 0 Menace 5 8 0 Tesane 4 6 12 Mongrel ... 4 8 5 Stellaria a 6 7 Blue Mantle 6 8 4 Musician ... ~. 3 6 7 Vigorous ... 3 711 Mischief ... ... 3 6 0 Macdonald ... 37 4 I Gold Pen ... 35 10 WEDNESDAY.—The MAIDEN Two YEAR OLD PLATE of 40 sovs ; colts Bst 101 b, fillies Bst 71b ; the winner to be sold for 100 sovs ; if entered for 50 sovs allowed 71b ; straight half mile. To close and name by 7 o'clock on Tuesday ---- • evening. The QUEEN'S PLATE of 100 gs. ; three-year-olds 7st 10Th, four 9st 71b, five lOst, six and aged 10st 21b ; two miles and a half. To close and name by 7 o'clock on Tuesday evening. The COUNTY MEMBERS' PLATE Of 50 sous; three-year olds Bst 31b, four 9st 11b, five, six, and aged 9st 4113; mares and geldings allowed 31b; the winner to bo sold for 100 sovs ; straight half mile. To close and name by 7 o'clock on Tuesday evening. The GENTLEMEN RIDERS' PLATE of 30 soya (Handicap), for all ages ; winners of any handicap after the publica tion of the weights 51b extra ; professionals 71b extra ; five furlongs. To close and name on Monday evening by 7 o'clock. The NURSERY HANDICAP of 5 sovs each, with 50 added, for. two-year-olds ; five furlongs ; 18 subs. Narino Bst 101 b, c by Tadmor—Merry Sunshine's dam Bst 51b, Blinkhoolie Bst 21b, Adama.nthea Bst 21b, c by Yellow Jack out of Verona Bst 01b, Assineboine Bst 01b, Sweet Home 7st 131 b, Prima Donna 7st 131 b, Lute 7st 101 b, Court Card 7st 101 b, cby Vedotto out of Testy 7st 91b, - My Love 7st 71b, Lady Clinton 7st 71b, Venom 7st Glb Canard 7st 41b, Aggravator ist, Piano 7st, Vicious 7st. The ESSEX HANDICAP of 10 goys each, li ft, and 3 only (to the fund) if declared on or before Saturday, June 16 (by twelve o'clock at noon), to Mr. J. P. Clark, with 50 added ; winners of any handicap after Juno 14 (at 10 a.m.) 51b extra; three quarters of a mile. Age st lb Saccharometer 6 9 0 Godmersham ... 4 9 8 Troublesome ... a 9 0 Age st lb Veluti 5 7 12 Cadiz ... 6 711 Glendusk ... 5 7 11 Vigorous ... ... 3 7 9 A. D. Wagner ... 4 7 4 Pinchbeck... 3 6 0 Bay Leaf ... 3 5 10 Gold Pon 3 5 7 Confederate Raglan .. ... 5 9 0 ~. 6 8 9 Guinara ... 5 8 4 Blue Mantle Oberon ... Tormentor ... 6 8 4 ... a 8 2 ... 3 8 2 PROGRAMME OF IPSWICH RACES. THURSDAY, JUNE 21.—TIER MAJESTY'S PLATE of 100 gs ; three year olds Bst, four 9st 71b, five 9st 131 b, six and aged lOst ; two miles. To enter on Wednesday, June 20, at 9 p.m. The CHAUXTRY STAKES of 5 sovs each, with 25 added ; two year olds 7st 71b, three 9st 31b, four and upwards lOst ; mares and geldings allowed 31h ; winners in 1866 31b extra; the winner to be sold for 100 sovs; if for 80 sovs allowed 41b, 60 91b, 40 151 b, 20 211 b ; half a mile, straight. To close and name on Wednesday, Juno 20, at 9 p.m. The BOROUGH MEMBERS' PLATE of 50 soya; two year olds Est 121 b, three Bst 121 b, four 9st 51b, five and upwards 9st 81b ; mares and geldings allowed 31b; the winner of any weight for ago race since March 1, 1866, of 100 sovs value 31b, 200 51b, and 300 71b extra ; starters three times since March 1, 1866, and not won allowed 41b; the winner to be sold for 800 sovs if demanded, three quarters of a mile. To close and name on Wednesday, June 20, at 9 p.m. The WELTER STAKES of 100 sous each, h ft, for three year elds and upwards ; llst 71b each ; thorough breds 71b extra; winners of any race in 1866 51b, twice 71b extra; gentlemen riders; professionals 61b extra; one mile. To close and name on Wednesday, Juno 20, at 9 p.m. The HOLYWELL SELLING STAKES of 5 sovs each, with 25 added ; three-yr-olds 7st I.olb, four Bst 101 b, five 9st, six and aged 9st 21b, mares and geldings allowed 81b; maiden three-yr-olds at the time of starting allowed 41b, four and upwards 71b ; starters three times in 1866 and not won allowed 51b in addition to the above allowance ; the winner to be sold for 50 sovs. One mile and a half. To close and name on Wednesday, June 20, at nine p.m. The RENDLESRAM STAKES of 10 sovs each, h ft, with 100 added, for 2-yr-olds ; colts Bst 101 b, fillies Bst 71b ; untrieds allowed 81b; winners once 31b, twioo or of a race value 200 sovs 51b extra ; maidens having started twice allowed 81b, thrice 51b. Half a mile straight. 12 subs. Prairie Flower 31b, Claymore, Odin, Dignity 31b, Cauthleen 31b, NiCe 31b, Court Card, Ruth 31b, Taraxip pus 81b, Chignon, Maid Marian, and Bounceaway. FRIDAY.--The COUNTY MEMBERS' PLATE (Handicap) of 50 says, for all ages ; winners after the publication of the weights 51b extra; half a mile, straight. To close and name on Thursday, June 21, at 9 p.m., and the weights to be published the same night. The BENACRE STAKES of 3 sovs each, with 25 added ; '2- yr-olds 7st, three Bst 121 b, four 9st 41b, five and upwards 9st 71b ; winners at this meeting 51b extra ; the winner to be sold for 150 sous ; if entered for 100 sovs allowed 51b, 80 71b, 50 141 b, 30 211 b; three quarters of a mile. To close and name on Thursday, Juno 21, at 9 p.m. The SHEA:BLAND PARK STAKES of 5 soya each, with 20 added, for hunters, list 71b each ; thorough breds 71b extra ; winners of any race, hurdle race, or steeplechase of the value of 20 says 71b extra ; if bred in either Suffolk or Essex, or bunted with any establisheffpack of hounds in those counties allowed 511) ; gentlemen riders, professionals 71b extra ; two miles, over .five hurdles. To close and name on Thursday, June 21, at 9 p.m. The GREAT SUFFOLK HANDICAP of 15 sovs each, 10ft, and only 5 if declared, with 80 added ; winners of any han dicap after May 31 (at ten a.m.) of 50 soys value 311), 100 51b, 200 71b oxtia ; the second to save his stake ; one mile and a quarter. 18 subs, sof whom pay 5 sovs each. Age st lb Age st lb ... 4 9 3 Balham a 7 7 ... 6 810 The Peeress ... 4 7 7 ... a 8 6 Mazurka ... ... 3 7 0 ... 48 4 Catalogue ... ... 47 0 ... a 8 2 Caprice ... 3 6 12 ... 47 13 Pinchbeck... ... 3 6 3 4 7 10 T 4 .3 IrsWica NURSERY 11AREIcAE of 10 sows each, h ft, Ostregor Raglan ... Oberon Ben voglio Troublesome Cornball Scheldt with 50 added; winners of any race after May 31 (at 10 a.m.) 51b, twice 71b extra; the second to save his stake ; threo quarters of a mile. 11 subs. Satyr Bst bib, Chignon Bst 71b, Blinkhoolie Bst 41b, Water Cure Bst 41b, Sweet Homo - Bst 21b, Stud 7st 121 b, Craven 7st 91b, Court Card 7st 91b, Mavourneen 7st 71b, Dignity 7st 41b, Scarlet 7st. SPIRIT OF THE PUI3LIO JOURNALS. THE WOMEN'S PETITION AND CONGRESS.— Under this head the Spectator writes an article. " Rumour," it says, "states that Mr. Russell Gur ney is about to present a petition to Parliament in favour of extending the franchise to women, and already numerous signatures of able politicians of the feminine gender have been obtained. This petition sets forth that as it has been laid down by high authorities that the possession of pro perty in this country carries with it the right to vote for representatives in Parliament, it is an evident anomaly that some holders of property arc allowed to use this right ; while others, forming no less a constituent part of the nation, and equally quali fied by law to hold property, are not able to exercise this privilege. Further, that the participation of women in the government is constitutional, as women have always been held capable of sove reignty, and are eligible for various public offices." The Spectator goes on to show that women are not qualified for the right they here claim, and the argument is illustrated by the address of Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton, wife, it believes, of the Secretary at War, to the Congress, which recently met at New York , in defence of woman's practical rights, where, it declares, a larger amount of in flated and empty nonsense was talked than would furnish out a dozen Chartist meetings and a dozen county balls. "I would have," said this lady, "man and woman associated together on equal wages, as inspectors of streets, prisons, and metro politan police, commissioned, uniformed, and paid by the State, to guard the youth of the nation. With a star on her brow, and a sceptre in her hand, would not woman patrol our streets with a holier mission than she now does, a dependent on the will and bounty of another? What, to me, the coarse and brutal crowds that might surround the poll ? What if my robes were soiled, my feet in slippery places, my ears heavy with the oaths of men, my eyes pained with scenes of violence and fraud, if by crucifixion such as this, one day in the year, I could save 10,000 women from more hellish sights and sounds, their lives all through—from stains that water cannot wash away. Are not these blessings cheaply bought by sacrifice so light ? As Shadrach, Meshech, and Abednego walked through the fiery furnace unscathed and Daniel through the lion's den unharmed, so shall those whose lives are a link in the chain of progress that binds the future to the past walk securely through the hells to heaven, for love and mercy are omnipotent."—This the Spec tator considers " bosh ;" and the article winds up by declaring that women must show a glimmer of dif fused political capacity before they talk of their general political rights. CURRENCY IN AMERICA.—The Money Market Re view has an article on this subject. The writer shows that on April 21 the prospect was that heavy ship ments of specie would take place immediately from Liverpool to New York—the balance of trade being then against this country—but after that date, the German complications becoming serious, the United States Securities presented a mar g in of 4 per cent. profit on their importation into New York from London. On the morning of May Ist the rate for gold in New York was unsettled, at 126 to 1261 per cent., and there was so little doing in exchange that Messrs. Brown Brothers could not for some time give a quotation for the Persia. Towards the middle of the day gold advanced, clos ing at 138 per cent., and sterling bills at 109 : 1 premium. America is willing to relieve the London market of all United States Securities which may be thrown upon it—if only there exists a profit margin as between the quotations here and in New York. No doubt some of the gold which has come, and which may yet come, may be to strengthen the hands of American correspondents in this country and on the Continent, but we repeat that the explanation of the specie movement now in progress proceeds from the easy and safe position of the United States at the present time with respect to money. For ourselves we cannot conceal the fact that much of the prevailing doubt which rests on Ame rica!) credit in this country has no better foundation than inability to grasp the complications which arise in exchange transactions. There is an impression that something or other is wrong, and a disposition to believe in the existence of a state of things in America which is sure to end violently. Never was there a greater delusion ; the position in which the war has left America being simply this, that the Government is largely indebted to the public ; that the Government is able to pay the public ; and that the public are willing to wait the convenience of the Government. The greenbacks possess the con fidence of the American people to an extent never previously enjoyed by an American currency, and we take leave to state that it is as safe as any cur rency tha t could possibly be devised, short of coin. It cannot conceivably collapse, even under the con tinuance of extensive and protracted specie ship ments from New York. FENIAN INVASION OF CANADA. -- The Daily .News thinks it is probable that the last move of the Irish Republic was made to conciliate certain brethren who were growing anxious about the disposal of the funds subscribed for war against British dominion. For the fools actually engaged in the expedition one has scarcely more pity than one has for the knaves who sent them out on it. There are times when folly does so much mischief that it must not complain if it is put, in respect of punishment, on a level with more re sponsible wickedness, and it. will be matter for little regret if the Canadians make but little discrimina tion between the respective shades of guilt which may be observable in the Fenian force, and treat them indifferently with such rough judgment as circumstances may suggest. It is to be hoped that the ignominous end which awaited the expedition a fortnight since, and, as the ./Nh WE sincerely believes, has ere long this overtaken it, may have some good effect in Ireland. The Irish peasant has learned of late years to look with vague expectation for the coming succour from America. It will be well if he is taught by the latest news that neither he nor his fortunes have any place in the thoughts, or any claim upon the purses, of the patriotic swind lers who have created the Fenian Republic. The Morning Post considers that the promptitude with which the Government of the ITnited States have taken measures to prevent an abuse of their territory for the purpose of making a hostile attack ou the British possessions deserves the most cordial recognition at our hands. We could not expect that, under a system of government in many re spects similar to our own the President would have attempted to interfere with what has been termed the Fenian movement; but it is a noticeable fact that the authorities at Washington have not only never connived at any scheme for making their territory a basis of operations for any aggressive measures against us, but they have invariably taken the most active steps to prevent the infatuated people who have been enrolled in the Fenian brotherhood from carrying into effect their most foolish and wicked designs. The Morning Star observes that Fenianism has now assumed a doubly loathsome and criminal character. To impose upon the innocent Cana dians all the misery, alarm, and expense of a guerilla warfare because they happen to be subjects of the Queen is a crime so.mean, so dastardly;_ and so indefensible as to place the miscreants who take part in it, whether as instigatois or as actual per petrators, beyond the pale of civilisation. The only good thing that can result from it is the total extinction of the Fenian conspiracy, which, having begun in ridicule, now ends by making itself de testable. The good faith of the American Govern ment is a pledge that its career of mischief will soon be brought to an end. The Pall Mall Gazette thinks it would be too much to say that the Fenian raid in Canada is the best thing that could have happened, but we are inclined to believe that, on the whole, good will come of it. However vexatious and distressing such disturbances may be, they can hardly be deemed very serious. The Canadian volunteers, though obliged to retire in the first instance, soon recovered and drove back the Fenians. The regular troops, who were by the latest accounts on their way to the scene of action, would make short work of such a rabble as Sweeney has under his command, if the volunteers unaided had not already put them to the rout. It is obvious also that the Govern ment of Washington is determined not merely to avoid complicity with but to arrest any Fenian operations on American soil. The result will pro bably be the collapse of the movement. The har mony and motives of the leaders will be put to the test, and their dupes will be made to realise in the most effectual manner the hopelessness and danger of the mission to which they have committed them selves. As long as Fenianism in America was con fined to mere talk, there was no means either of measuring its practical force or of getting at it. Now that it has come to a head in actual hosti lities, we can judge what the movement amounts to, and administer a severe lesson to the bragging adventurers engaged in it, who will at the same time be taught that no aid is to be expected from the Americans. Judge Thomas, of Virginia, has refused the tes timony of a negro against a white man in a criminal trial, on the grounds that the Civil Rights Bill is unconstitu tional, and it is thought that it will lead to much dis cussion before the final settlement by superior authority. COUNTRY MARKETS. LIVERPOOL.--FRIDAY. At our market to-day we had only a moderate attend ance, with a fair sale for wheat a t 2d to 3d per central more money than previous rates. Flour firm, at au advance of 6d to ls. Indian corn dull, at a decline of 3d per qr. Oats and oatmeal sold steadily at late rates. Peas firm' DERBY-FRIDAY. There was a middling supply of wheat. and the demand was firm, and late rates were exceeded 2s per quarter' No malting barley, and grinding nominally . unalteood de red Oats scarce, but unchanged in price. Beans in g mand, at advancing prices. New white wheat, 524 to 55s ; old red, 50s to 54 s per 36 stone. Barley for malting, :—s to —s per qr. ; 30s to 32 1.) s .1. Oats, new, 21s to 265; old, 28s to 33s per 24 stone. Beans, old, 50s to 3 4 5; new, 45s fe 483 per 38 stone. LINCOLN.—FRIDAY. The show of wheat at our market to-day was rather moderate, and prices were is to 2s per qr. higher. Dtr ie l scarce. Oats and beans brought late rates. New white wheat, 52s tb 55s ; new red, 44s to 47s per 36 stone. Barley for malting, 36s to 44s per qr ; 31s to 34s per 30 stone. Oats, 27s to 325. Beans, 44s I° 51s per 38 stone. STAMF ORD—FRIDAY. A middling supply of wheat; best sorts made 2s nil money, with a good demand. Oats a meagre show , a n prices as of late. Beans in fair inquiry at top prices. 70 New white wheat, 51s to 53s ; red do. 47s to 49s stone. Barley, malting, —s to —s ; grinding, 28s to 0 : per qr. Oats, new, 24s to 28s; old, 28s to 30s per 2 4 st °l/ Beans, 43s to 46s per 38 stone. Peas as of late. WAKEFIELD.—FEIDAY. and Wheat met with a fair consumptive demand to-dal, a, must be noted 2s dearer. Barley fully maintains its value Beans, oats, and other articles unaltered. The average prices for the week ending Jun 4 were-- Wheat, 51s 1-id per qr.; barley, 43s 6d ; oats, 27s 3d. BRISTOL SUGAR.—FRITAY. The demand has been steady during the week, and 01. s was a fair business done at former prices. Refined sell freely at stiff prices. Rum in good demand at full rates. COAL MARKET. Price per ton at the close of the market. d. s. d. Walls End Hetton 19 0 Heugh Hall ..... . ...... 18 0 0 Walls End Haswell 19 0 South Kelloe .. ... . ... 18 South Hetton Tees Horton 1i 9 Caradoc lB 3 Hartlepool ............ lb 9 South Durham l7 0 Tunstall ............... Ships at market, 65 ; sold, 58. Railway Traffic Returns for the Weet -- .1 ,- Miles Opened. lteOefFr ...........„...„... Railways. ~.._-.....--..,,, 1866. 1866. 18 66 Belfast and N. Counties 9a}i 991 2,094 2 • 6 59 1865 0 / 5 Belfast and County Down 49 CI 6 9 2 0;6 Blyth and Tyne 36 86 2, 655 , 1,024 Brecon and Merthyr Bristol and Exeter l2 ll 1211 7,' 5 ' , .5,453 Caledonian, Scottish Central 4171 408 20 2) " z ,228 Cambrian a3 , ) 121 2.3 08 416 Cock ermouth K & Penrith Cockermouth and Workin Cork and Bandon 2O 20 461 5 06 Cork, Blackrock, & Passage 65 tit 202 4 55 Cork and Youghal Cornwall 655 651 2,2C 6 546 Deeside l7 17 3,7 i 7 41 Do Extension Dublin & Bell ast J unction.... 63 63 10 18 , j 951 Dublin and Drogheda 75 75 1, 794 283 Dublin and Meath Dub. & Wicklow and Wexid lO6 106 3,040 3•351 Forth and Clyde Junction ' Furness, &c 5O 5 i 3,818 c , 0 1 ' Glasgow & South-Western Gt. Eastern,Nrik.,&E.Union Great Northern 422 401 34.7e 9 1. 9 9 Great North of Scotland 5B 58 1.89 3 5,0 5 Do Branches _ 42 42 1,57 2 f 59 Gt. Northn. & IVestn.ll.rel.) 82f 711 633 631 'lrt.Southn. & Westn.(lrind.) 3871 118%t 8.61 5 v:2 O Great Western 1292 1280 73. 99, JP Hull & Hornsca 3,_ Highland .. 246 21ii 3, 8, 2 2,7 i v Irish North-Western 145 145 1,57 0 , 5 6 51 1 Lancashire & Yorkshire 403 403 45. 481 i9i Limerick and Ennis.. 241 241 202 12 1 Limerick and k ' oynes 261 261 151 778 Llanelly 461 461 850 ~ 75 Lly nvi Valley ..,g tav'; London & North-Western - ,8,5% , London & South-Western . 5001 Ivoi 30,18 2 : " 24 .519 Loud. Brighton, &S. Coast 2931 2571 21,25 3 . , 1 Q. 60 London, Chatham, & Dover ; 1 J 1351 127* 1 1 . ( _, 8 ` 3,20 all Metropolitan i .xtension 1 12* 111 2, 8 v0 . /2 7 Do. Kent t oast Lon., Tilbury, & Southend Man.,Slietheid, & Lincolnsh Manch. S.J nn.& Altrincham 9l 91 1, 4 3 1 OA liaryport and Carlisle Metropolitan Midland (incl. N.-Western) 6774 664 50,10.! 5 5 :706 Midland GLlVestn. of' hind 2tol 2601 3. 733 2,57 1 llonmouthsh. Rail. & Canal 44 44 3.2 8 North British, Edin., Perth and Dundee 7111 N-Eastern and Stock. & Dar l 1207f North London ll 707} 26,573 11711 72,235 r a ' o 3, 48,5.1 ",'7;3 258 8,,84 ` . ,6 2 111 130 0 8/ 491 1,281 a : 0/ 138 5,480 v ,',. ) 10 66 1,319 4 • 791 4.509 7 .0 308 21, •53 " 61 0 ,69 4.c97 6.4 1051 2 721 2-2,3 10 40 302 31 &9 3,9 , 77 1.3 18 "8:3 10 796 North Staffordshire 258 Pembroke and Tenby 11) Ithymney l9f Scottish North-Eastern li3 Somerset and Dorset 66 South •llevon South-Eastern .315 Tail Vale 6l Ulster Vale of Clwyd. Waterford and Kilkenny 3l Waterford and Limerick 77 W'hayen,Cleator,& Egrmnt 10 -- FOREIGN AND COLONIAL. .` 224 Austrian B2B 828 46.g 931 5 3 Bahia and San Francisco Belgian Eastern J unction 265 261 314 4 ,53 Bombay, Baroda, cir Len. India 306 306 1', 95 4 6, , 9 3 Detroit and Milwaukic lB9 180 6 , 678 6.0 Dutch Rhenish ion 1 ( 81 5349 6, 800 Eastern of France 1665 It 5 i 73, 938 2,84° Eastern Bengal .. ... llO 110 2,352 4,076 East Indian Grand Trunk of Canada 1377 1477 23, 74 low Great Centrai of Belgium 285 2.15 8• 784 2, 31 4 Great Indian Peninsula 696f 590 15 . 9 _ 6 ,1, ;. 10 ! Great Luxembourg l3* 131 B•t" 73' Great Southern of India Great Western of Canada 61134 5 3 7 4 1 5 1 8 2 : 4 1 L: , i i i ( . 7 5 1 ,, .3,1 . Madras Madrid, Saragossa dzAlicant.. 778 713 190 , "' 2,56 ' Northern of Canada ..... 91 ••••• 91 2 . 1 9 ; 84.2 3 . 5 Northern of France 761 724 6:,50 7 79. , Norwegian Trunk Ottoman Paris, Lyons, & Mediterrn 2006 20 4 6 } 142,7 1 2 AO A iy2 i 1 ',O Paris and Orleans 1621 1818 7 8 ..- - 1,.w. Recife and San Francisco. &c 77. 774 1,;o3 ~ 44 4 Sc.nde 1(5 105 2.549 ' 3,4 Do. Punjab, &c 253 ' 45 2,34 8 . 5 7,4: 1 , 3 , South Austrian, &.c 1798 1646 81 . 48 ,; 2- 10 .5 , " Southern of France 9 60 823 30,19 0 9 0 0 V ictori a - Welland. West tit N-Wn. of France Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. T „ n 1 9 . Australia and New Zealand, via Southampton. -.'""" ° 4 .' Jul/ 1 . Ditto, via Marseilles Brazil and Cape Verde, by British packet ...... . • • -J ul/ ." . 1. Ditto, by French packet .. Jane - 0 . .......... a A. Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena•• ...J P !, IX China, Penang, and Singapore, via Sou:hampton••' .. 21. Ditto, via Marseilles ...... June Falkland Islands June e Pl' Gibraltar, via Southampton India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton u "" 27 . J Ditto, via Marseilles India (Bombay), via Southampton. ................ Pe e 1 . Jno e Ditto, via Marseilles .. , „, ;9 , Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton ....... Ju" , 21. Ditto, via Marseilles ........... Jun I. .............. . - _,.. Mauritius, via Southampton Ditto, via Marseil:e 4. ......................... • J li 7 , ... J un 4 Newfoundland ... ... . jam , Portugal Ditto, by private ship to Lisbon.. United States and British North America, bY'Bri- .TO c O' tish packet ... .... ......•• Ditto, by United States packet, via Boutbanir ten . ............. • Ditto, via Cork • ..... J .tine 2., Ditto, by Canadian packet, via Londonderry • •... ?2 , 11. West Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe .. •.' u West Indies and Pacific (except Bahamas and 020. Honduras) .................. .. ................... ju u 3 : 11 -e ..a. Cuba and Mexico dunC Bahamas, via New York. ........... ...... ************** July Bermuda, via Ha1ifax ...................... ..... . Two pensioners of the first American Re V°lllti°llo have just died at the advanced ages of 101 and I°2. ll ° aro nowbut two pensioners of that war remaining.,ectea wsaiitdh that the nearlyarmies as d allraonif iathere_shoYa•e survivors were cow. i a r t t 4, f3 ;.n LoitriG—On the 11th instß, } stolo Ong 37- - c I lose We e " OM Bay, near Gosport, the . wife of Rear-Admire- TA C. 8., of a daughter. -repeot'S' Morr—On the 15th inst., at 21, Avenue-road, "--- park, the wife of Henry Mott, Esq.. of a daugbte:t, ge- . RONEY—On the 14th inst., at 10, Gloucest er-creee so , e gent's-park, the wife of R. C. Roney, BSCI., ° f I ' , e e,ib Touvuts—On the 15th inst., at Cleveland House, wife of Joseph Toulmin, Esq., of a daughter' Marriages. _ . s Tr iett, BRASSEY—STEVENSON—On the 14th lust , „ 5 „,, 00 0. Church, Upper Chelsea, Henry A. BrasseY, "'n o Ae v l son of T. Brassey, Esq., of 56, Lovindes-sgo3.„r°, late Harriet , eldest daughter of G. R. Stevenson, on" Tongswood, Hawkhurst, Kent. 'or 4 02: ss •01 1 COLERIDGE—TAYLOR- -On the 14th inst., at l' f- ~ ow° F°l - Devon, Capt. F. G. Coleridge, the IClq.: rol- B rderers, youngest son of the Rev. 'E. ColeauL;','lor, low of Eton, to Anne Jane,eldest da,ughter of l'• lad Esq., of Ogwell House. Deaths. jote, BEn. mts—Ort the 13th inst at Charlton, Eliz 3 T es Page t ' Vest daughter of Admiral the Ron. Sir late Char g,,jce: Q* l3 ., and widow . of William H. Boners, R.H.A.f 11' ° COCSBURN—On the 18th inst., Miss Cockburn , to Alexander-square, Brompton Hill, BSI., la HILL—On the 14th inst., at London, Alex• one of the magistrates of Edinburgh. , i fighe y PEEL—On the 14th inst., at Singleton Book, 65. Broughton, Manchester, J. red, Esq., J.P ., B ' of Wellr PARRIS—On the 12th inst. , Mr. W. A. Pe rris ' tit , street, Oxford-street. r).,,delph -cl Woe STEVENSON—On the 13 th inst., at 13 ' aged 81. Edinburgh, James Stevenson, Esq., ogeu . _ t ,g 149112.' 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