The Sun. — London, England, 1867-04-06 00:00:00

Sporting Intelligence Extra. -.....••••••••••„,.....1}.-- , PitOGRAMME OF NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING. MONDAY, APRIL 8. The Craven Stakes of 10 sous each, with 50 given by the Jockey Club ; three year olds 6st 101 b, four Bst 81b, five and upwards 9st 21b; the winner to be sold for 500 sov, if demanded, &c. or carry 71b extra ; if entered for 100 soya allowed 71b; A.F. A Plate of 50 soya (Handicap), for three year olds and up- wards; T.Y.C. A Handicap of 15 sovs each, 10 ft, for three year olds and upwards ; D.ll. A Plate of 50 sovs ; two year olds Est 7,b, three Bst 101 b, four Bst 121 b, five and upwards lOst ; mares and geldings allowed 31b ; the winner to ba sold with engagements for 200 sovs; if entered for 100 sovs allowed 71b; Crite- rion Course. A Sweepstakes of 50 soya each, h ft, for three year olds ; last half mile of 8.C.; 3 subs. Rhymer, Bst 101 b; Deliuua, Bst 21b; La Sorrentina, 7st 121 b. A Sweepstakes of 50 says each, h ft, for three year olds; colts Bst 101 b, fillies Bst bib; starters twice before the time of closing allowed 41b; R.M.; 4 subs. Eglamour (41b), Red Riband, Bismarck (41b), Flying Scud (41b) A Sweepstakes of 25 sovs each, for three year olds ; colts Bst 101 b, fillies and geldings Bst 71b ; maidens at starting allowed 71b ; the winner to be sold for 400 sovs ; T.Y.C.; 5 subs. Hatty, Narino, Bismarck, Bretoline, Haidee. A Free Handicap of 20 sovs each, h ft, if accepted, with 300 added; winners of any race after March 22 (at 10 a.m.) 31b, of a handicap 71b extra; Bretby Stakes Course; 21 subs. Age st lb The Skipper (late Zest) ... .. 3 6 8 Jasper ... ... 3 6 7 Diadem ... ... 4 6 o Gretna. ... ... 4 6 2 Leases ... ... 3 6 0 Maid Marian ... 3 5 13 Beauclerk (Count Batthyany's) ... 3 512 F by Parmesan out of Archeress ... 3 5 7 F by Skirmisher out of Mayonnaise ... 3 5 7 Age st lb Ostregor 5 9 7 Cecrops .4 9 2 Abergeldie (inc 71b extra) 4 8 6 Lord Ronald 5 8 3 Paris (in 71b ex) ... 6 8 3 Archimedes ... 5 8 0 Christmas Carol ... 5 7 12 Bismarck(in 31b ex) 3 7 6 Pirate Chief ... 3 7 2 Thalassius... ... 5 7 0 Czar, by West Aus tralian 4 6 13 Montagnard ... 3 6 10 , Match 100, h ft ; both four yr olds ; last half of Ab. M Lord Westmorland's Ulphus, B.t 101 b, agst Lord Conyng ham's Dr Syntax, 7st 31b. Ravioli (316), ch f by Parmesan out of Buckingham's dam (31b), Miss Elizabeth (31b). A Sweepstakes of 100 sovs each, h ft, for three year olds ; colts Bst IGlb, fillies Bst 6lb ; D.M. ; 4 subs. Vauban, Taraban, Whirligig, Siiankos. A Sweepstakes of 25 sovs each, for two year olds ; colts Bst 71b, fillies Bst 51b; last half of R.M. ; 9 subs. Gloiro de Dijon, Sister to First Flight, Equerry, Lady Barbara, Eau de Vie, Speculum, Witchcraft, The Sphynx,- North Marston. Match 100, 25 ft ; Bst 101 b each ; last half of Ab. M.—Lord Westmorland's Offington, 3 yrs, agst Lord Conyngham's Dr. Syntax, 4 yrs. TUESDAY. Harlequin, 6 yrs; The Miller, 6 yrs; Miss Cot, 4 yrs; Prince, 6 yrs; Midge, aged; Boreas, 4 yrs; Donato, 4 yrs; Adonis, aged ; Don Pedro, 6 yrs ' • Lioness, 6 yrs ; Edgar, 5 yrs Volunteer, 6 yrs ; Helen, 5 yrs ; Gameboy, 6 yrs ; John Robinson, Morgan, 4 yrs ; Marksman (211 b extra), 6 yrs ; Robinson, aged ; Scurrington, 4 yrs ; Barrister, 6 yrs ; Miss Menken, 6 yrs. . _ The Members' Plate of 25 sovs, added to a Selling Stakes of 3 sovs each ; 3 yr olds Bst, 4 9st 41b, 5 9st 101 b, 6 and aged lOst ; the winner to be sold for 150 sovs ; if entered for 100 sovs allowed 51b, 80 101 b, 50 141 b, 40 211 b, 20 281 b; about one mile. To close and name on Wednes day evening. TUESDAY. A Plate of 50 sovs, for two-year olds ; colts Bst 1011), fillies Bst 71b; winners of a plate or sweepstskos value 50 sovs including the winners own stake 51b, of two such races or ono of 200 sovs value 71b extra ; the first half of Ab.\l. A Sweepstakes of 10 sovs each; three-year olds Bst, four 9st alb, five and upwards 9st 101 b; mares and gelding allowed 31b; the winner to be sold for 200 sovs if de manded, &c.; if entered for 130 sovs allowed 71b, 100 121 b, 70 161 b ; D.M. The Newmarket Handicap of 25 sovs each, 15 ft, and 5 only if declared, with 200 added ; winners after Jan 23 (at 6 p.m.) of a handicap amounting to 200 soya with public money added 51b extra ; winners of all other handicaps with public money added 51b, of any two 101 b extra ; from the starting post of the R.M. to the end of B.C. ; 60 subs, 24 of whom declared. Ago st lb Tormentor 4 8 12 Gomera. 5 8 10 Brown Bread 5 8 9 Sydmonton 5 8 8 Christmas Carol 5 8 8 Apsley 4 8 4 Ischia. 4 8 0 Plutus 4 7 11 The Lizard 5 7 10 Whalebone 4 7 8 Chepstow 4 7 5 Claverhouse 4 7 4 Proserpine... 4 7 4 Rose Cheri... 4 7 4 Wild Briar... 4 7 2 Pirate Chief 3 7 2 Jasper 3 7 0 Othello 4 7 0 A Sweepstakes of 100 sovs fillies ; Bst 91b each ; a w Age st lb Blinkhoolie ... 3 6 13 Foresight ... 3 6 12 Janus ... 3 6 12 Seringapatam ... 3 6 8 Usurper ... ... 36 6 S tokeley ... 3 6 6 Gilead 3 6 6 Greenback.. 3 6 6 Primrose ... 3 6 6 Leap Year... ... 36 5 Red Shoes... ... 3 6 4 Whirligig 3 6 4 Leases 3 6 4 Brown Tommy 3 5 13 Clarice 3 5 13 Tight-fit colt ... 3 513 Scipio ... 3 513 Numa Pompilius 3 513 , ach, h ft, for three year old 'nner of 400 sous 51b extra; D.M. ; 5 subs. Duke of Beaufort's Charming May, liarquis of Hastings's The Duchess, Mr. Payne's Pussy, Baron Rothschild's Camilla, Lord Stamford's f by Wild Dayrell out of - Rupee. The Ninth Sale Stakes of 50 sovs each, it ft, for three year year olds; colts Bst 101 b, fillies Bst 61b; untrieds allowed 31b, and those bought for less than 300 gs allowed 31b, for less than 100 gs fib, such allowance to be claimed at the time of naming ; maidens at starting allowed 71b ; the second to save his stake ; A.F. ; 11 subs. Midwife (91b). Br f by Gemma di Vergy—Sneer (61b), Satyr, Umbra (91b), Muscular Christian (91b), Valambrosa (31b.) New Guinea (91b), The Piermin (31b), The General (31b), Blush Rose (91b), Golden Bloom ('ilb). The Beacon Stakes of 50 sovs each, h ft, for two year olds; colts Bst 101 b, fillies, Bst 71b ; winners, 51b extra ; last half mile of B.C. 12 subs. The Morning Star, Papillon, c by Brother to Bird on the Wing (foaled in 1853) out of The Drake's dam, Cle mence. Little Prince, Eau de Vie, Balsaino. The Parson, Grimston, Nyanza, Sedella, Itedivivus. A Sweepstakes of 50 sovs each, for three year olds; colts Bst 10Ib, fillies Bst 71b ; not engaged in the Two Thou sand Guineas, Newmarket, or the One Thousand Guinea Stakes; D.M. 6 subs. Satyr, Bismarck, The Rake, Hippie, Pirate Chief, and Avron. The Ninth Newmarket Biennial Stakes of 10 sovs each, with 100 added by the Jockey Club, for three year olds; colts, Bst 101 b, fillies Bst 61b ; the second to receive a sum equal to 10 per cent. on the whole stake, and the third a sum equal to 5 per cent. ; R.M. 73 subs. C by Lord of the Isles—Splitvote, f by Newminster— Irish Queen, Eglamour, Beauclerk, Caucasus, Vauban, Taraban, The Wild Wind, Stolen Kisses, Silence (dead), Antipodes (dead), c by Wild Dayrell—Kilmeny, Wrough ton, The Hermit, Ruthven, Coldstream, Redbourne, Milan, Lord Hastings, Rejoinder, Walton, Godefroy, Diadem() Debut, Nunquam Dormio, Glengarnock, Lord Brownlow; Fakir, Silenus, Julius, King's Cross ' Cauthleen, Sweet Home, Airel, La Dauphine, Breach of Promise Catherine, Tempest, Marmite, fby hormanby out of Promise, c by Thormanby out of Rogerthorpe's dam, Helter Skelter, La Puce, Liveryman, Littleport, Tho Rake, Pussy, Will Scarlett, Haidee, f by Kingstown—Miserrima (dead), Middle Park, Falkenstein , R avioli, D'Estournel, Moleskiu, Lambourn Lass, Nursery Girl, Sir Oliver, Siiankos, Kid derminster, c by Vedette out of Auditor's dam, f by Wild Dayrell— Rupee, Land Tax St ra dbroke, Scipio. Foresight, c by Vedette out of Pigskin, c by Promised Land out of Breastgirth, Gilead, f by Promised Landl Q —ueen of the May, c by Dundee out of Augusta, Arunde , Rus in Urbe. Match 100, both three year olds; T. Y.C.—Capt. Coventry's Land Tax, Bst I.olb, agst Capt. Hawksley's Rhymer, Bst. WEDNESDAY. A Subscription Plate of 50sovs; three year olds 7st 71b, four Bst 121 b, five and upwards 9st 31b ; T. Y.C. A Sweepstakes of 10 sovs each ; three year olds 7st 71b, four Bst 111 b, five and upwards 9st 41b ; the winner to be sold for 100 soya if demanded, &c. ; T.Y.C. A Handicap of 10 soya each, for three year olds and up wards ; D.M. A Plate of 100 sovs, for two year olds which have never won 100 soya ; colts Bst 101 b, fillies Bst 71b ; last half mile of B.C. The Column Stakes of 50 soya each, h ft, for three year olds ; colts Bst 101 b, fillies Bst 71b ; 31b and 51b allowed ; R.M. ; 6 subs. Lady Fyfield (51b), f by Young Melbourne out of Mow erina (dead), The Ringtail Screamer, f by Thormanby out of Princess Royal (51b), Summertime (31b), f by Wild Dayrell out of Emily (31b). A Sweepstakes of 50 sovs each, h ft, for three year old fillies ; Bst 101 b each ; maidens at starting allowed 51b ; T.Y.C. ; 7 subs. Problem, Boadicea, Reigning Beauty, Red Riband, High land Sister, Hippia, Collins. Match 100, h ft ; R.M.—Capt. Coventry's Kingsley, 4 yrs, Bst 101 b, agst Admiral Rous's Lady Bugle Eye, 3 yrs, 7st. Match 100, h ft ; both two year olds ; last half mile of B.C.—Mr. Ilawksley's Eau de Vie, Bst 121 b, agst Lord Uxbridge's Roll Call, 7st 111 b. THURSDAY. A Subscription Plate of 50 sovs ; three year olds 7st 51b, four Bst 121 b, five and upwards 9st 41b ; the winner to be sold for 300 sovs if demanded, Ac.; if entered for 150 sovs allowed 71b ; D.M. A Plate of 50 sovs (Handicap), for three year olds and up wards ; A.F. The Eighth Newmarket Biennial Stakes of 10 says each, with 100 added by the Jockey Club, for four year olds ; colts Bst 101 b, fillies Bst 61b; starters for this race in 1866, and not being placed first or second, to be allowed 41b in 1867, and in 1867 maidens before starting allowed 101 b, if they have never received 50 sovs as second horse; the winner of the Derby or Doncaster St. Leger 71b extra ; the second to receive a sum equal to 10 per cent. on the whole stake, and the third a sum equal to 5 per cent. 58 subs. D.I. , l'tv to f Rattler, Mazeppa, Mount Palatine, Ombra c , o llschia, Westwick, Claros (dead) , Malibran, The Oil tea c, • Primate, The Peer, Goojerat, May Queen, King Hal, Ceylon, Penelope . Plotwell, Simpleton, M. 'cia Actor, Jenny Jumps, Custaloga, The Carthusian, ire C2l i n a ' s e , Fair - Rosam o nd, Danish Buse, Black Lady, Ammun ition, Kil li crankie, Lady Violet, The Student, Lily of the Valley e, Medallion, Rose Cheri (paid), La Daup hine, Gazua, Monarch of the Glen, Bullfinch, Elf, Loaded, Zelica, Staghotind, Robi n H oo d, Pas de Charge, Montrose, Dales man, Tomahawk, Wolgey , Warwick, Brother to Guerilla, Edith, A s hd own, Gladiator, ' The Admiral, Gondolier, The Assassin, The Sharper, Effervescence. The Abingdon Stakes of 50 sovs each, h ft, for two year old fillies ; Bst 71b each; untrieds allowed 31b ; winners 51b extra; last half of Ab. M. 15 sub s. The Morning Papillon (31b), NStaelrly(wßorosneg, nomination), C l stis. Rosa Dorettm Traviata, Janet Rawcliffe, Ninny, Princess Mary, Haymarket, Polaxe, p yrenees, i ' 4 l th a la W a it f chcraft, Dulcet, The Claret Stakes, a subscription of Y 2OO sovs each, h ft for four year olds; colt s B s t 101b' fillies Bst 51b; the second to save his stake : D.I. ; 5 subs. B c by Y. Melbourne, dam by Tedd" gton Auguste, Prince of Walls, Esca. m , Blue Riband, The Aske Produce Stakes of 50 soya each, h ft, for th ree year olds ; colts Bst 101 b, filli es B s t 71b ; u t d rie a 31b ; P.M. n allowed Charming May, f by Stockwell out of Tunstall Maid (31b) (dead), Scour de C •harite, • Princess Thyra (31b) (paid), FRIDAY. The Queen's Plate of 100 gs ; three year olds 7st 31b, four 9st 71b, five lOst 41b, six and aged lOst 81b ; R.C. A Plate of 50 sous (Handicap), for three year olds and up- wards ; New T.Y.C. A Plate of 50 sovs ; two year olds Est 121 b, three 9st ; fillies allowed 31b ; the winner to be sold for 500 sovs ; if for 100 sovs.allewed 91b; if not for sale 51b extra; T. Y.C. A Sweepstakes of 10 soya each, for two year olds ; colts B.t 101 b, fillies Bst 71b ; the winner to be sold fur 100 soya ; last half of R.M. The Port Stakes of 100 soya each, h ft, for four year olds; colts Bst 101 b, fillies Bst 71b, and not named in the Claret Stakes; T.I.M. ; 4 subs. Strafford's dam colt, Rustic, Freedom, The Peer. The Bennington Stakes of 50 sovs each, h ft, for three olds; colts Bst 101 b, fillies Bst 51b ; 31b and 51b allowed; ; 9 subs. Vauban, Vaga colt, Rondinella, The Ringtail Screamer, Littleport, Haidee, Falkenstein, Ravioli, Emily filly. A Sweepstakes of 25 sovs each, 10 ft, for three year olds ; colts Bst 121 b, fillies Bst 81b; maidens at the time of starting allowed - jib; winners of a 400 soya sweepstakes 71b extra; E.M. ; 6 subs. Carlotta filly, Ajax, Condd, Middle Park, Archimage, Pioman• A Sweepstakes of 100 sovs each, b. ft, for three year olds ; colts Bst 101 b, fillies Bst 51b; maidens at starting allowed 51b ; D.M. 6 subs. The Drake's dam colt, Owain Glyudwr, hermit, Fri ponnier, Cordelia colt, Camilla. A Sweepstakes of 30 soya each, 20 ft, for three year olds ; colts Bst 101 b, fillies Bst 71b ; winners of a sweepstakes value 200 soya, including tho winner's own stake, and having not less than eight subscribers 41b, of two such races 71b, three 91b extra ; T.Y.C.; 5 subs. Blinkhoolie, Lady Bugle Eye, Flutter colt, Hippia, Catherine Parr colt. Match 200, h ft ; last five furlongs of R.M.; both two year olds.—Priuce D. Soltykoff's Pyrenees, Bst 111 b, agst Mr. R. Ten Brock's Chantilly, Bst 21b. PROGRAMME OF LICHFIELD SPRING MEETING. MONDAY, April 8. The Hoarcross Steeple Chase Stakes of 2 sovs each, with 50 added ; four year old; list ; five, 12st ; six and aged, 12st 101 b; thorough-breds, 141 b extra; second to receive 5 sovs out of the stakes; about three miles and a half, over the Steeple Chase Course. Born So 6 yrs, Utcheter (h b) aged, Brilliant (h b) 5 yrs, Come Again (h b) aged, Columbine a, Lady Florence (h b) 5 yrs, Boundaway (h b) aged, Lady Anne a, Carbine 6 yrs, Bina. 5. The Gopsall Hunters' Steeple Chase Stakes of 5 sovs each (two -fifths of which to the fund), with 40 added; . to be ridden by gentlemen, farmers, or their sons ; 12st each ; thorough-breds, 141 b extra ; about three miles and a half, over the Steeple Chase Course. Come Again (11 b) aged, Daring Dick (h b) a, Ladding ton, Kingfisher, Augusta, The Ship aged, Tradesman, The Tar aged, Macaw, Quicksilver, Up Stairs (Lt b), Brandy Wine aged. The Anglesey Plate (Handicap) of 40 sovs, for all ages winners after April 1 (at nine a.m.), 71b extra; abou six furlongs. Age st lb Age st lb Janitor ... ... 4 812 Greenhorn ... 3 7 1 Rustic Beauty ... 5 812 Bcby De Clare— Alice Leo ... 6 8 7 Maid of Bent ... 3 7 1 Edgbaston... ... 48 5 Gaiety ... ... 3 7 0 Barnabo 4 8 3 Duchess of York... 3 6 12 Bg by Charlestown Lord Bagot 3 6 8 —Vapour 4 8 2 Sister to Flying Jib 3 6 8 Oracle ... ... 48 0 Libertine ... ... 36 7 Troubadour ... 57 9 Romeo ... ... 36 5 Havannah... 4 7 6 Highland Mary ... 3 6 5 Helice 5 7 5 Torch ... ... 2 5 7 A Two-year-old Plate of 40 sous; colts Bst 10Ib, fillies Bst 71b; winners 71b extra. Straight half mile. Orion, Arran, Moresca f, Torpedo, Lady Elizabeth (dr), Snuff, Torch, Darkie, Expectation, flow d'ye Do, Paganini, Ottoman, Hazard, Catton. The Lichfield Handicap Steeplechase Stakes of 5 soya each, 2 ft (to the fund), with 50 added ; winners after April 1 (at 9 a.m.) 71b, twice or the winner of 100 soya 101 b extra. About three miles and a half. Age st lb Meanwood... a 12 7 Tally lio(inc7lbex) a 12 4 Patience (in 10Ib ex) a 12 1 Knight of Trumps a 12 0 Sir William ... a 12 0 Jack of Trumps(llo) a 11 11 Marble llill a 11 S Sprite 11 6 Ace of Trumps ... a 11 6 Vindicator... ... a 11 6 Glasgow ... 6 11 5 Lady Newark (h b) a 11 4 Canibroe 5 11 3 Sylph ... 11 2 Age st lb Brandy Apple ... a 11 0 Rishoptou ... 5 11 0 Novice ... a 11 0 Hogue a 11 0 Phantom a 10 10 Master Oliver (11 b) a 10 10 Uldiniuster ... a 10 10 Albrighton ... 5 10 10 Flea (inc 71b ex) ... a 10 7 Ethel ... 5 10 6 Hence 5 10 5 Bird of Passage ... a 10 3 Mustang a 10 3 Age st lb Alice Lee 6 10 9 Knave of Trumps.. a 10 5 Marble Hill a 10 2 Sir William ... a 10 0 Jack of Trumps ... 6 10 0 Foreign Stamp (inc. 71b extra) ... 4 10 0 Pelios ... 6 9 11 Grapeshot 5 9 10 Carnbroe ... 5 9 9 Ilavannah 4 9 8 Age st lb Attache (dr) 5 8 12 Sundeelab... 6 8 10 Skylark 6 8 7 Honesty 4 8 4 Treasure Trove ... 4 7 9 East Lynn... ... 5 7 7 Czar 4 7 6 King Hal (dr) ... 4 7 4 Moldavia 5 7 4 Holstein ... 5 7 3 Miss Williams ... 4 7 3 Urania 4 7 0 El Cid 4 6 12 Wentworth ... 4 6 10 ... 3 6 10 Murillo ... 4 6 9 The Sowerby Plate of 25 any handicap after March extra. T.Y.C. Ago ht lb •. 5 81`? Lion Scotty A Plate of 30 sovs (Handicap) ; winners after the weights are published 71b extra. About half a mile. The. Hunters' Plate Steeplechase of 25 soya ; four-yr-olds lOst 61b, five list 121 b, six 12st 31b, aged 12st 71b ; win ners of any steeplechase of the value of 20 sovs 51b, twice or the winner of 30 sovs 71b, 50 141 b, 100 281 b ex tra ; any rider in this race who has ridden the winner of a handicap steeplechase 71b extra. About three miles. The Welter Handicap of 3 soya each, 2 ft; winners after the weights are declared 51b extra ; gentlemen riders, professionals 61b extra; one mile. The Whittington Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 30 added; four year olds list 71b, five 12st, six and aged 12st 71b ; 1 gentlemen riders, &c. ; two miles and a half on the flat. The Bosworth Steeplechase Stakes of 5 soya each, with 30 added; four year olds list, five list 91b, six and aged 12st 31b ; winners of any steeplechase, flat race, or hurdle race, in 1865-6-7, value 50 soya 71b, any sum over 50 sovs 101 b extra; gentlemen riders ; about thres miles and a half over the Steeplechase course ; 8 subs. The Tar, aged; The Ship, aged • Marble Mil, aged; Tally Ho, aged; Brandy Wine (h b),; aged; Ladbrooko Lass, aged; King Charming, aged ; Jack of Trumps, (h b), aged. The Paget Welter Cup (Handicap), value 100 soya, by sub scription of 10 soya each, h ft; winners of any handi cap after April 1 (at nine a.m.) 71b extra ; gentlemen riders, professionals 61b extra; one mile; 11 subs. Age st lb Age st lb Lecturer '... ... 412 7 Uncas ... ... 39 9 Alice Lee ...... 6 11 0 Clatford ... ... 49 7 Life Guardsman ... 410 11 Red Riband ... 3 9 9 .. 3 9 0 Gordian Knot ... 610 9 Libert in e ... . Radcliffe ... ... 510 2 Canarella ... ... 3 811 Flexmore ... ... a 9 10 A Hurdle Race Handicap of 3 sovs each in case of accept ance, with 25 added; winners of any hurdle race after April 1 (at nine a.m.) 71b extra; about two miles, over six hurdles. Ago st lb Vindicator... a 9 8 Oldminster a 9 7 Sprite a 9 6 Ace of Trumps a 9 , 6 Triumph 4 9' 6 Fleimore a 9 6 Albrighton (h b)... 5 9 8 Full Bloom 4 9 0 Bird of Passage a 9 0 Helios 5 9 0 PROGRAMME OF THIRSK SPRING MEETING. TIICRSDAY, April 11. The Mowbray Stakes of 10 sovs each, h ft, with 50 added, for two-year-olds ; colts Bst 10Ib, fillies and geldings Bst 71b; winners once 41b, twice 81b extra; starters twice without winning allowed 31b, thrice 51b ; the second to save his stake. T.Y.C. 10 subs. Queen of York, Mother Neasham, Glenmoy, St. Albans colt, Affection, Fero, Lady Allcash, Scotchman's Pride, Lady Cavendish, and Pill Moor. The Hambledon Plate of 100 sovs (Handicap); winners of any handicap after March 27 (at six p.m) 41b, twice 71b extra. One mile. Age st lb Blue Peter... 3 6 2 Star of the East 3 5 12 Verdi (It b) ... 3 5 11 Fortunio 3 5 11 Vulcan ... 3 510 John Osborne 3 5 10 Vernon ... ...3 510 Apollo's Temple ... 3 5 9 Bezique 3 5 9 Little Treasure ... 3 5 7 ... 3 5 7 Fair Wind... ... 3 5 7 Derwcnt 3 5 7 Deceit ... 3 5 7 Doralice filly ... 3 5 7 ;ovs (Handicap); winners of 27 (at six p.m.) 31b, twice 71b Ago st lb ... 8 6 9 Lady of Coverdale 5 8 5 Tyeu'ou 3 6 6 Moldavia ... 5 8 4 Br f by Musjid— Gayons 6 8 2 Kilkenny's dam 3 6 8 Wentworth ... 4 7 1U King of the Fairies 3 6 8 Bg by Fandango Waterhen 3 6 8 Bab-at-the-Bowst 4 7 10 Polecat ... 3 6 6 Timbrel 3 6 13 ; Mite 3 6 3 Rel-Tub ... 3 612 ' Minna .. ... 3 6 3 Roger Mowbray ... 3 6 12 Bk fby Stiletto out Verdi (11 b) ... 36 10 of Damsel ... 25 7 C by Gamester — Little Ann ... 3 610 The Hunt Cup of GO sovs in specie ; the winner to receive 50 sovs, second 10; four year olds lOst 101 b, five list 71b, six and aged 1 2st 31b ; once a winner of any race or steeplechase 71b, twice 101 b, thrice 141 b, four times 211 b extra; starters three times in hunters' stakes and never won allowed 51b, five times 71b ; penalties and allow ances not accumulative; gentlemen riders only; about two miles and a half. B - g by Lord Faucouberg, dam by Pi ofessor Buck, 4 yrs ; THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 6, 1867. rRIDAY. The Scurry Handicap of 3 sovs each, with 20 added, for all ages ; the winner to be sold for 20 sovs ; T.Y.C. The Thirsk Handicap of 5 sovs each, 1 ft (to the fund), with 100 added ; winners of any handicap of 100 sovs clear after March 27 (at 6 p.m.) 51b, twice 101 b extra ; the second to save his stakes; about one mile and six furlongs. Age st-lb Sundeelah ... ... 6 8 12 Empress of India... 6 8 0 Olmar ... ... 5 8 0 Treasuro Trove ... 4 7 9 Begum ... ... 4 7 7 Ago st lb Bracken 3 6 0 Capitols 3 5 13 Verdi (h b) 3 5 12 Ploughboy ... 3 5 9 Ladylike 3 5 9 Vulcan 3 5 9 Verncn 3 5 8 Bezique 3 5 8 Deceit 4 5 7 Rap_ 3 5 7 Little Treasure 3 5 7 Fair Wind... 3 5 7 B f by Y. Melbourne out of Doralice... 3 5 7 Czar 4 7 6 Fitzroy ... 4 7 4 Holstein ... ... 5 7 3 El Cid ... 4 6 11 Honestish ... 3 6 10 Murillo 4 6 10 Cora .. 4 6 9 Lord of the Dales... 3 6 3 Maggie ...3 6 2 Blue Peter... ... 3 6 0 The Silver Cup of 50 sovs ; four year olds 10st 101 b, five list 101 b, six 12st 81b, aged, 12st 121 b ; the second for the Hunt Cup 51b extra; winners of any race or steeple chase once 71b, twice 101 b, three times 141 b, four 21b ex; starters 3 times in Hunters' Stakes and never won allowed 51b, five times 71b (penalties and allowances not accumulative) ; gentlemen riders only ; about one mile and three-quarters. Helen, 5 yrs, Comrade, 6 yrs, Word of llonour, aged, Aurora Leigh, 4 yrs, Scurrington, 1 yrs, Boreas, 4 yrs, Donato, 4 yrs, Whortleberry, aged, Prince, 6 yrs, Foot ball, 4 yrs, Duality, 5 yrs, Barometer, 5 yrs, Miss Cot, 4 yrs, Midge, aged, Adonis, aged, Don Pedro, 6 yrs, Lioness, 6 yrs, B c by Lord Fauzonberg, dam by Professor Buck, 4 yrs, Edgar, 5 yrs, The Miller, 6 yrs, Harlequin, 6 yrs, Volunteer, 6 yrs, Gamester, 5 yrs, Jack Morgan, 4 yrs, Barrister, 6 yrs, Diana, 5 yrs, Hercules, 5 yrs, Miss Menkon, 6 yrs. The Borough Stakes of three sovs each, 1 ft, with 25 added ; two year olds ist 81b, three Ost 41b, four lOst 71b, five and upwards lOst 121 b ; mares and geldings allowed 31b ; maidens having started twice and not won allowed 51b, thrice 71b ; the winner to bo sold for 100 sovs ; if entered for 50 soya allowed 71b, 30 141 b ; straight half mile. The Falcon Plate (Handicap) handicap value 100 sovs ai 101 b, of any other race 61b Age st lb Attache (dr) 5 8 12 Skylark 6 8 8 4 7 8 Czar Miss Williams 4 7 7 Holstein 5 7 6 Gulnare 6 7 4 Urania 4 7 3 Carnizetto 5 7 0 Yarrow ... 5 6 13 Wentworth ... 4 6 13 Murillo 4 6 12 ) of 50 sous ; winners of any Liter March 27 (at six p.m.) extra; straight half mile. Ago st lb Timbrel ... 3 6 4 Blue Peter ... 3 6 4 Star of the East 3 6 3 Roger Mowbray 6 3 ti e rdi (h b) 33 6 0 Vulcan ... ... 36 0 Maydew ... 3 5 13 Parasol (dr) ... 35 13 \Vaterhen 3 5 12 Vernon. 3 5 12 Verity ... 3 5 7 Miscellaneous Foreign News. (From Correspondents of the Anglo-American Times.) PARIS, April 3. The - Universal Exposition was opened on Mon day last in the presence of nearly 100,000 people. The doors were thrown open to the public at noon, and soon the immense building was filled with an expectant crowd—a crowd varied and distinguished —composed of the diplomatic and social represen tatives of all countries, met together to celebrate a festival for the inauguration of universal goodwill and competitive enterprise. Guests, paying visitors, subscribers, and exhibitors, each and all, according to the nature or designation of their entrance tickets, were ushered into compartments reserved for them, and were not allowed to circulate in the building during the ceremony. The Emperor and Empress arrived by the chief gate of the bridge of Jena, descended from the Imperial equipages, entered the building followed by a small suite, and, preceded by the Ministers until joined by the Imperial Commis- sion, by whom their Majesties were accompanied in their circuit around the palace. The band of the National Guard, stationed in the Vestibule, struck up the Emperor's favourite air on the arrival of the cortege, and continued playing until it had passed. Swollen by the members of the various commis sions, the procession made the round of the build ing, and returned by the gallery of the Eng• lish compartment. Having made the grand tour in the gallery, where machines are stationed,—the Fine Arts Gallery, in which the Diplomatic Body, Senate, Corps Legisla tif, and other important personages were assem bled, was next visited, and the Imperial party left, as they bad entered, by the bridgeof Jena. The Empress wore a claret satin robe, with long train, and velvet bonnet to match, a black satin cloak with velvet trimmings, and radiant with a gracious smile looked remarkably well. The Emperor was dressed in plain black, with the cordon of the Le gion of Honour, and seemed pleased with the recep tion he had met. The day was bright and beauti ful, and everything contributed to make the ceremony pass off well. • In front of the grand en trance, and on the opposite side of the river, an immense non-paying multitude had assembled on the extensive open ground called the Trocadero, and remained until the ceremony had finished and the Imperial equipages had passed on their return to the Tuileries. It is impossible to render a general and correct account of the ceremony, and doubly so to give an idea of the objects exhibited in the present unfinished state of the edifice. Scarcely anything is completed, few things are installed, and an indescribable chaos of packages of every kind and form, coupled with a marvellous activity of labourers and machines, actually'bewilder the spectator. In a few days order will be established, and then we may all see and appreciate the wonders in preparation. Foremost among many important legislative enactments which have characterised the present session of the Corps Legislatif is the passage of a bill abolishing imprisonment for debt in civil and commercial transactions, and against foreigners. The concurrence of the Senate is now only neces sary to insure its legal enforcement, and open the prison doors to multitudes of debtors who are sigh ing for liberty in the various maisons de detention throughout the empire. Of this concurrence there can be but little doubt, as the worthy members of the Senate Chamber are ever ready to sustain any action emanating from the representatives of the Imperial Administration. The debates on the bill have been protracted, animated, and able, and though not yet terminated the important and principal points have been carried by its advocates. The Minister of State took the lead in the contest, and was sustained by the intellectual lights of the Assembly, irrespective of party, until the bill was passed by a large majority. The initiative assumed by the Imperial Government in this matter is an additional evidence of the liberal spirit and lively solicitude for social improvement which animates it in undertaking whatever reforms may contribute to the wellbeing of the people. The Etandard speaking of the passage of the bill says :—" The Legislative Body, in accord with the Government; has declared that every contract by which a man impawns his body or his liberty, which he holds directly from God, is tainted with a moral vice, and declared null by society. And France, who first in the world had the glory of proclaiming civil equality, is the first also to erase from the code the last vestige of the doctrines of Paganism. That is the height to which it is necessary to rise to thoroughly comprehend the importance of the vote, the justness and the grandeur, of the convictions expressed by the Emperor's Government. The triumph of perhaps the most sacred principle of civilisation was in question." The Parisian.journals are approving in enthusiastic terms the decision of the Corps Legislatif, and nearly all parties, without considering the deleterious effect which may for awhile be produced on commercial enterprise by the passage of this bill, are rising superior to petty interests, and welcoming it as due to liberty, civili sation, and human dignity. None have looked for ward to the success of the bill with more solicitude and attention than a number of prisoners now suffer ing the severities of existing laws as delinquent debtors in the city prison called Clichy. A mes senger, specially charged by them to watch the proceedings and acquaint them with the result of the discussion, brought the gladsome tidings. The announcement was received with vociferous cries of Vive la Liberte ! Vine l'Empereur ! s imultaneously shouted by three hundred throats. The messenger was cheered, em- braced, and carried in triumph around by the pri soners, who, intoxicated with joy, made the old walls resound with songs, laughter, dancing, and the _ _ most extravagant — manifestations of delight. In the evening all the windows of the prison were illuminated, and no doubt that night many sweet dreams of liberty attended the slumber of the involuntary inhabitants of Clichy. Count Walewski, the distinguished president of the Corps Legislatif, gave in his resignation of that post of honour on last Friday. In the course of the announcement he addressed the Chamber as follows :—" It is not without deep regret, gentle men and dear colleagues, that I have arrived at this resolution, but in 1t superior interest of union and concord I have felt it my duty to renounce the honour of presiding over you." The Count ac quainted the Emperor with his determination, and his Majesty accepted the resignation, expressing at the same time many regrets, and thanking Walew ski for the unceasing proofs of devotion which he had ever accorded him. This resignation was in- fluenced by the hostile attitude which the members of the newly-organised political club had taken towards the Count. It is asserted that their object is to replace him by one of their body. The official organ has not yet announced the name of the successor of Count Walewski, though it is affirmed that the 'present Vice-President, M. Schneider, will either be formally appointed, or will preside, with the simple title of vice-president, until the end of the session. France is much occupied at this time with nego. tiations for the cession of the Duchy of Luxem bourg. Many conflicting reports are circulating in regard to the matter, and it is impossible to learn the true condition of the question. To insure the annexation of the Duchy to France three things are necessary to prevent a disturbance of international tranquillity. The first is the consent of the King of Holland, who is also Grand Dukeof Luxembourg. We are told that this monarch is ready to part with a country which is separated from the rest of his States, and enjoying a sort of independent existence is of little profit or use to him, in consideration of a pecuniary indemnity to be paid by France. The sum demanded is said to be 100,000,000 francs 020,000,000), which sum France is doubtless willing and ready to pay. 'The population of the Duchy is 200,000, so that, in case of purchase, the Imperial Government will have paid 500 francs per head for its new subjects. The second essential condition is the consent of Prussia to the aforesaid purchase. The Prussian Premier has declared that he will not yield one inch of German territory to foreign powers, but it is believed that the King of Prussia will so far control his Minister as to induce him to consent to the annexation, provided France will raze the fortifications of Luxembourg, and give assurances that the occupation of this territory shall not become a disadvantage to the new German empire. Rumour says that another condition im posed by Bismark is the consent of all the European powers to the purchase. France, as a matter of course, will indignantly reject several of the con ditions, and unless Prussia becomes less exacting, difficulties may at once arise between these two great Powers, which, in spite of all efforts, are daily growing more and more inimical. The third con , dition necessary to the contemplated annexation is the consent of the country to be annexed. This in all probability will be easily secured, as the inhabi tants of the Duchy are well known for their anti pathies to German rule and preferences for French institutions. The only obstacle in the way of a peaceful annexation is Prussian interference. Without this, the King of Holland and the people of the Duchy would soon come to a satisfactory settlement with the French Government. Mid Lent was celebrated in the city last Thurs day, with the usual extravagant demonstrations of fancy processions, masked men, women, and children, and an opening of all the dancing saloons at night. The washerwomen celebrated this their fete day by a promenade of fancy cars, ornamented with allego rical designs representing the ideal and beautiful of their philanthropic avocation. A butchery for the special sale of horse flesh delighted the curious with a procession of twenty horses, well fed and fattened for an early slaughter. This convoy, with banners flying, and music, traversed the principal thorough fares of the city, welcomed in some quarters with shouts of approbation, and received in others with hisses and unmistakeable evidence of disgust. Though it may be to some extent t la mode to eat horse flesh, the Parisians cannot all be induced to relish the idea. Lent is again triumphant after this brief revival of the scenes of the Carnival, and fast ings, abstinence, prayers, and sermons are the order of the day. The only legitimate recreations en vogue during this season are public and private con certs, which are frequent is the houses of the nobility, and a privileged few. The fourteen masked balls during the Carnival at the opera produced a sum total of 190,512 francs, an increase of nearly 1,000 francs over those of last year. This augmen tation is the more remarkable, as the fancy balls at the Italian Opera, Theatre Chatelet, and elsewhere occurring on the same nights, were largely attended. Parisians since the first of last month have been leav ing the city en masse for their country residences, and rural pleasures, away from the bustle, dust, and con fusionwhich the Exhibition, with its hosts of visitors, will ere long inflict on our metropolis. Many are flee ing the capital to avoid exorbitant prices for living, while others, unable to leave, are preparing to re taliate on the pockets of the stranger for the impo sitions they are compelled to endure, on the part of avaricious townsmen. Nadar, the celebrated French aeronaut, is going to profit by the Exposition and the enormous number of strangers to exhibit his monster balloon the Geant. Many ascensions are contemplated, in each of which he proposes to carry as many as seventy persons. Meals are to be served to the guests at the height of a half mile in the air, and other novelties and amusements will be introduced to contribute to the pleasures of aerial navigation. Distinguished visitors are arriving in numbers for the Exposition. The King and Prince Royal of Prussia, King and Queen of Spain, King and Queen of Portugal, and the Viceroy of Egypt are expected soon. Queen Victoria will, perhaps, make a visit incog. at a later day. The Prince of Wales intended to be present on the opening day, but was prevented by the protracted illness of the Princess. I need scarcely say that Americans are to be en countered on all sides and everywhere in the streets, promenades, drives, cafes, theatres, ball-rooms, &c. PARIS, April 3, 1867. The great event of this week, and not only of this week, but of our present time, is undoubtedly the opening of the Universal Exposition. Pessi mists may discontentedly complain that " nothing is ready," that " the whole affair is a mistake." Are there not grumblers in every country, and was there every a grand enterprise brought to an end without previous disapproval from the very people in whose interest perhaps the noble work was undertaken ? Such is the gratitude of man. If we look back and recall a few facts, I think we shall find there is in finite cause for rejoicing in what has been already accomplished, and that the ringing shout of thanks giving which rose on Monday within the walls of the Exhibition building ought to find its echo in the hearts of all who look forward to glorious conquests achieved in fraternal emulation and peaceful strife. It may here be as well to re mind your readers that the space occupied by the Exposition is 160,000 metres in extent, of which 146,000 are now undulating park-land covered with exotics and ornamental dwellings, and was before the 25th of September, 1865, a sandy plain, but that on this date the first spadeful of soil was dug up by order of the Imperial Commission ; that on the 3d of April, 1866, the first cast-iron pillar was firmly set in the ground ; and that on the Ist April, 1867, on the appointed day and at the ap pointed hour, scattered members from every part of the world joined their voices in one long viva under the largest edifice ever dedicated to human industry. When this stupendous temple will again lay low in dust may these simple dates Remain as annals wherewith posterity will draw fit conclusions. Figures ever must be the grandest eloquence. On the eve of the opening great fears were entertained by the most sanguine that the inaugurative cere- mony could not take place. The soil was soaked with moisture, the avenues were blocked up with packages, the interior possages were littered with rubbish of every description, the hangings were not unpacked, and hundreds of benches were piled up in every gallery. Exhibitors had not even the as- sistance of their workmen ; at the last moment a kind of panic had seized them. Men of unconquer able will are alone fit for every emergency, and many such showed that the meanest employment was worth striving for, for that nothing could degrade them so much as helplessness. There fore all threw off their coats, and the whitest hands wielded the hammer, every nail was driven in to some purpose, others too to clear- iug the different outlets, and many lady exhibitors, while busily laying out their stands, had the con- ,ents of wheelbarrows turned over on their trains. Never could long robes have appeared to greater disadvantage, and why cannot ladies adopt suitable styles to suitable occasions? Why do some wear short costumes when they have to stand on eleva tions, and flowing drapery when men have not time, to get rolled up, and dragged about by sweep ing drapery ? But to return to the Exposition. " Shoulder to shoulder" was the mighty principle that actuated all ; the consequence was, that when the Emperor and Empress arrived at two o'clock on the following day their suprise was extreme. Pave ment had been laid down since their visit on the preceding day, macadam was smooth, the most splendid textures hung over bare walls, pennons and flags floated in the April sun ; velvet covers were drawn over reserved seats, military bands were standing in readiness and began their symphonies when the Emperor alighted,---every 'man, in one word, was at his appointed station, and all the members of the commission, bearing their different orders, went forth in due rank to meet the imperial cortege. Baron Haussmann was radiant ; content sparkled on the faces of all. The Emperor and Empress most studiously avoided what is understood by state etiquette ; it was evident they simply came to bid all welcome. The loud polyglot cheering was boisterous on their passage ; every language was mixed in one outpouring cry. Babel could scarcely have been worse : the words " imperator," " hoch lebe," " vivat," " throhe," and the sturdy British " hurrah," with the American " hurrah for ever," created an almost 'painfully pleasurable sen sation. The Empress blushed three or four times when the shouts were somewhat too energetic. Other demonstrations were very characteristic. The Chinese bowed low, but kept their hats on ; the Turks stood with their hands on their breasts in respectful silence ; the negroes rolled the whites of their eyes very expressively ; while our Parisian beauties gave their hearts indis criminately to all bronze-faced travellers covered with gold and wearing big diamond studs. Some of the toilets were very lovely. The Empress wore a claret-coloured robe, and bonnet, with a black lace veil drawn over her face and tied on behind ; it did not prevent the sparkling of her clear blue eye underneath. Princess Mathilde followed, giving her arm to the Prince of Orange. The Duke of Flanders came next, and then all the Court. Baron James de Rothschild was followed by a servant with a camp-stool. One of the ladies present wore a rich blue poult de soie robe, trim med all round with a trellis work of cross-cut satin and silk above a deep blue fringe ; a jacket to match, with the longest Jewish sleeves worn this season (for they touched. the ground), a white crape bonnet trimmed with seed pearl fringe on a fall of crape, and a large jewelled flower above the left temple. Another wore a light grey satin, end ing round the bottom with a polisse festooned with straw. The peplum to match was trimmed in the lime way. The bonnet was made of white tulle, with a diadem of leaves on the front all shimmering like gold, over which hovered two green enamelled dragon flies. The ear-rings were long gold peacock feathers, ending with a gorgeous eye in precious stones. The medieval sleeves to the jacket were excessively long and pointed. Para soli are all richly ornamented with silk cord and tassels on each quarter, or worked with initials on one quarter only. ROME, March 25. It is difficult for one who has not pretty large experience in Southern travel to reconcile himself to the date of his owu letters. When the thick foliage, the bright flowers, the clear skies, and the warm sunlight, all indicate what we call June, in the Northern States of the Great Republic, to write March at the head of a page seems for the moment a startling anachronism. It is delightful to live in such an atmosphere, where all the discomforts of a northern climate are escaped, and where almost every moment from sunrise .to sunset can be plea santly spent in the open air. Yet a person who has not, like a certain celebrated character, " enough to do with out thinking," cannot avoid some melancholy moments here. The contrast of magnificence and misery is most oppressive. To visit some splendid basilica, like that still unfinished, of St. Paul, and walk amid a forest of massive columns over a floor more than 200 feet from side to side of polished marble, clear as a lake and bright as the sunset, to look up along walls of stone from all parts of the earth, every square of which is a study, by rich windows of stained glass and costly mosaics, to the wide expanse of roof gleaming with gold, to examine the paintings and statues, elaborate, and pleasing, if not great, which adorn transepts and chapels, fills the mind with wonder at the power of a system, which even in its present depression can raise such a temple as this ; the more wonderful as it satisfies no real need. In the city are churches almost beyond count and quite beyond recollection, and yet this is built without the walls, where few choose to live at any time, and where, for a large part of the year, scarce any one can live, to minister to what might be called the very luxury of devotion. But before crossing its threshold your musings are dispelled. Haggard, wrinkled old women, ragged and tottering old men, children diseased and,' maimed, press across your path with pitiful demands for a pitiful trifle of money. All along the way, as you return, around the Coliseum, under the broken triumphal arches, and along the Corso, where splendid equi pages are crowding almost upon them, similar ob jects beg relief. You know there is much impos ture. You see through the flimsy device of that, man who has tied a wooden leg under his knee, and smile at the evidence of wear on the elevated shoe. You have very ser i ous doubts as to the necessity of various slings and bandages. But what will you say of that man whose right arm is lopped at the elbow, of that poor, crawling creature who never has walked and never can, of those crouching old women, so evidently, even if we admit deservedly, wretched ? What of the thousands of poor creatures who prolong a squalid existence without begging ? What of a civilisation which tempts the well and strong to disfigure themselves in order to catch an occasional paltry gift, amid a thousand scornful rebuffs ? It see ms impossible that such things should always continue. I know it will be said that all has been, substantially, as it is now for centuries past. But this is itself an argument for its termi nation. The teaching of history seems to be that ignorance and misery cannot be anywhere per petual, and the longer they have endured in any region the more hope there would seem to be of a speedy relief. When Government has ceased to confer any benefit it has lost all power, except that of inertia, founded on the tendency of mankind to tolerate what exists. But a state of wretchedness is a state of restless ness, and in such a condition the faintest hope of relief becomes a mighty argument for revolution. How long a change may be averted here, and in what way it will come, may be difficult to foresee. But it is not difficult to perceive that the changes which have taken place all over the world, and par ticularly in Italy, are influencing the Romans. An area so narrow cannot be kept in absolute darkness, when the light is flashing along its whole frontier. If liberal papers cannot be published here they can be brought here, and they are brought. Journals from France, Germany, and the kingdom of Italy are to be found in the cafes, telling of revolutions accomplished by argument and by force, and glorying in their results. The very soldiers of France, while defending the present should be mismanaged, or be in any way unlawfully Government by their bayonets, have made the employed, the Secretary of War, through whom or people familiar with the idea of a better. Nor can ders go, has it in his power to obstruct and hinder the legions of English and American travellers pass the President's action, and therefore is justly to be and repass continually without an influence, held answerable if he does not do so. Diplomatic however little they seek to exert it, for their very correspondence being all in the name of the Secre presence tells constantly of a higher and happier tary of State, the whole tone and course of it is now civilisation. All this makes the question of Ponti- under his absolute control, and blunders therein can fical Government a very different one from what it not be charged upon the President. For anything was in the middle ages, when wretchedness was the that may be done hereafter, since the passage of common portion of all mankind, with the exception the bill regulating the tenure of office, the PreSident of the few who claimed a divine right to rule. The cannot fairly and justly be impeached, unless some solution may take the world as much by surprise as one or all of the Cabinet Ministers be impeached the events which secured in 1860 the freedom of with him. Whether this divided responsibility will the rest of Italy. If any general war should occupy work as well as our old-fashioned method of giving the attention of the chief Catholic powers, I for undivided power to and imposing undivided respon one shall look to see Enceladus shake the last weight sibility upon one administering head is to be seen. from his breast. In the experience of this State and of this city it has worked very ill. Since the Constitution of 184 G the governor of this State has been limited to the duty of writing mess&ges, signing or vetoing bills, ad ministering apardou-bureau, and occasionally trying a sheriff or street commissioner, His control over the finances of the State is limited to approving the monthly claims of his two or three clerks and aides de-camp for wages. His power to see that the law are faithfully executed is limited to the right t 0 request the Attorney-General or a district attorney to attend to any prosecution of importance, which request the law officer may comply with or not as may suit his own notions. The division of re sponsibility in this city has brought us to a condi tion in which official wrong-doin g is without remedy. The manly and direct course under our Constitu tion was, if the President had proved himself unfit to be trusted with power, to impeach and remove him. Congress has chosen the more crooked way of seeking a remedy not contemplated by our Constitu tion, divesting the President of powers necessary to good administration, and divesting him thereby also of responsibility. They have tried, by making the Cabinet independent of the President, to introduce here the so-called responsible government of Eng land. They have failed to do so because, although the Cabinet Ministers are no longer under the con trol of the President, they are equally beyond the control of Congress. While the President cannot remove them, so also Congress has no power to put them out of office, except by the slow process of impeachment. Practically the members of the Cabinet are now not responsible to any one. Does it not look as if we were, blindly perhaps as yet, reaching after some new form of government.—The Round Table. I have entered somewhat more largely into politics than I intended, but it is because I have just been where such thoughts were forced upon me. To-day being the festival of the Annunciation High Mass was celebrated in the Church of Santa Maria Sopra Minerva, near the Pantheon, in pre sence of the Pope himself. The square was packed with people awaiting the arrival of the procession, and within the church a dense crowd of spectators pressed close up to the cordon of bayonets. The arrival of the procession was announced by loud cheers, and soon after the Pontiff was borne in, in the usual state of red liveries and peacock's feathers, and wearing the triple crown. Only a very small portion of the crowd kneeled as he passed. Most even of Italians contented themselves with bending the head, and making the sign of the cross ; and Protestant fereigners, it is needless to say, did not feel bound to do either. There was some very good singing. From the lower end of the church some figures could be seen bowing before the altar, and the smoke of incense rising. At the upper end one could see various officials in a corner of the stage, kneeling sometimes and watching attentively for their turn to sing. The view of all else was cut off by a high fence. The gorgeous Swiss Guard chatted with the women, stopping to kneel a moment on the occasion of what I presumed to be the elevation of the host. Very few of those around took the same trouble. What religious advantage people are expected to gain from words which they can none of them understand, and from symbolic acts which not a tenth-part of them can see, passes any Protestant comprehension. I never saw less solemnity in any service it has been my fortune to attend. Persons of every grade were passing in and out in constant succession, some kneeling for five seconds and some for as many minutes. After a service of about an hour, and the distribution of dowries to the beneficiaries of the Society of the Annueziata, the Pope was carried out as he had been brought in, receiving as few outward testi monials of reverence. Italians could be seen mounted on chairs to get a view of the display as he passed. The windows of the American College next the church, and of another building opposite, were full of people all armed with handkerchiefs and flowers, and when the Pope entered his car riage they did their best at cheering, but they had the demonstration entirely to themselves. The cheers came from one direction. I could not detect in the crowd which filled the square a single move ment beyond that of curiosity. The pardinals, attended by ecclesiastics with rapiers under their frocks, entered their splendid carriages which drove off one by one, the people scattered, and soon no thing remained but the usual residue of beggars. It was this scene which set me to writing in the present vein. The flashing of bayonets and clank ing of swords amid what is termed Christian wor ship, and the protrusion of rapiers under priestly robes, have a religious bearing which the correspon dent of a secular journal might not be thanked for discussing. But they have also a political signifi cance, showing as they do that ecclesiastical autho rity has here so far declined as to depend on force for that supremacy which was once inspired by its very name. This is itself the beginning of a revo lution. The contrast, the splendid equipages, with the poverty• smitten crowds through which they drove, has also its political significance, showing the need that exists for a new state of things--a need ' which comes home more closely to the masses of any people than any theoretical demand, and to which they cannot always remain blind; while the apathy of the crowd on the one hand, and on the ' other the manufactured enthusiasm, prove that the people already feel the need, and that their rulers are well aware of their feelings. DEATH OF GENERAL TV. K STRONG. A special meeting of the Union League Club of New York was held, on the 18th March, to take action in relation to the death of General Wm• K. Strong. Mr. John Jay, president in the chair, made the following remarks : _ _ We are assembled to do fitting honour to our late associate. We are again reminded by the death of General Strong how swiftly the events which have engaged the club are passing into history, and hoW one by one the men who saved the country frog' dissolution by the late rebellion are joining in 3 better world those who ninety years ago declared its principles in the Declaration of Independence maintained its independence during the war of the Revolution, and established it by that noblest of human ordinances—the American Constitution. Brief as has been our national history we begin to live iu its light and feel its inspiration as we have never done before. We feel that our late struggle for the preservation of the Constitution, and ulti mately for " the rights of human nature," has made us, as it were, co-workers with our ancestors of the last century, whose majestic fabric we have pre served, and whose immortal principles we have re affirmed as the national policy. The nationality they created, and which slavery and a bastard demo cracy would have destroyed, we not simply rescued from destruction but have endowed with an intenser life and vigour ; and presently, when the last sur vivor of the loyal millions who by crushing the re' hellion saved the republic, shall have followed to their resting places our departed friends Curtis Noyes, Charles 11. Marshall, and General Willi:01 K. Strong, the generation that shall come after will pay to them with similar reverence the homage We gratefully pay to the honoured dead of the Revolu tion. Our late associate was OM of the men to whose earnest devotion our country owes its present post" tion, and as well for his personal characteristics and services, as for the irrepressible and enthusiasti c faith in our future, which helped to rouse to action halting timidity and weakness, this club owes to hi 3 memory the tribute of their affection and regard. The following resolutions were then offered by Mr. George W. Blunt, and were unanimousli adopted :—Resolved—That in the death of K. Strong the club mourns one of its truest and most valued members, and one whose unselfish de votion to the country, whose ready and energette, services, and wise appreciation of the principles of freedom were exhibited from the commencement to the end of the rebellion. Resolved—That in bon: our of General Strong the flag of the club be kept at half-mast for one week. Resolved—That the club will attend his funeral. Resolved—That th e Art Committee be requested to procure the photo graph of General Strong, to preserve upon the walls of the club house. Mr. Blunt spoke briefly and feelingly of General Strong as a loyal citizen and soldier. He was followed by Colonel Van Buren, vili° dwelt with emphasis upon the unwavering hiyalti of General Strong at a time when it required true courage to be loyal, and said that it was peel; liarly fitting that the members of this club, forma' on the single idea of loyalty, should do honour to his memory. lie alluded to his great services 111 organising thelVestern armies at the outset of the rebellion, and regretted that time had not been afforded for the preparation of a more elaborat e and worthy tribute to the deceased. The funeral took place on the 19th March, at one o'clock, at Calvary Church. COUNTRY MARKETS. WAKEFIELD.—FRIDAY. Wheat trade steady at last Friday's prices. Barley dull' Beans and oats unaltered, LINCOLN.—FRIDAY. Our market to-day was sparingly supplied with wheat, and fine samples fully as dear. Barley unchanged. Oats met with a firm demand, and maintained their value. Beans at extreme quotations. Peas not in request. New white wheat, 69s to 72s new red, 54s to 64s per 36 stone. Barley for maltin g , 49s to 54s per qr ; g rindia , 32s to 36s per 30 st one . O a t s , 24 s to 365. Beans, 48s f 0 50s per 38 stone. DERBY—FRIDAY. There was not much wheat on offer to-day; the tit ruled tolerably active at last week's prices. Barley Nyt l scarce, fine samples at former quotations. A moder st, of oats ; best sorts rather higher. Beans rather higher. New white wheat, 65s to 68s ; old red, 60s to 65s per 9' stone. Barley for malting, 40s to 50s per qr. ; gr inding!, 33s to 34s per 30 stone. Oats, new, 27s to 295; old, 295 .. 1; 34s per 24 stone. Beans, old, 58s to 60s; new, 41s to per 38 stone. LIVERPOOL.--FRIDAY. We had a good attendance at to-day's market, and the ° was a good demand for wheat, white realising an advai?e' of 4d to 5d on the week. Flour at previous rates. lodl sll corn advanced 6d per qr. Barley unaltered. Peas swag' Oatmeal and Egyptian beans rather dearer. RIPON—FRIDAY. egg White wheat, 8s 6d to 9s 3d per bushel ; red, Cs 6d to d' 9d ; beans, 7s 3d to 7s 9d ; oats, 25s to 33s per qr ; 35s to 44s Od. S T AMF ORD—FRIDAY. With a middling show of wheat the demand was moll/ active, and best qualities sold at extreme rates. Barley recent currencies. Oats a fair trade. Beans limited. a 6 New white wheat, 64s to 66s ; red do., 58s to 63s per 83 stone. Barley, malting, 50s to 535; grinding, 27s to o d per qr. Oats, now, 24s to 28s ; old, 28s to 32s per 24 stou e. Beans, 52s to 51s per 38 stone. Peas as of late. Births. CANROBERT —On the 31st ult., at Faris, the wife of il i° Excellency liar6ehal Canrobert, of a son. FOWLER—On the 4th inst., at Beckenham, Kent, the WU ° of John B. Fowler, Esq., of a son. Marriages. HALL—MuitLY-- On the 4th inst., at All Saints' Chu rell, Langport, Arthur Hall, Esq., of Blackheath, to Alice) the eldest daughter of G. B. Murly, Esq.; solicitor, '2* Langport. KAItSLAKE—MORRELL—On the 4th inst., at Brought °l / 1 Banbury, Charles Edward Karslake, Esq., of Cey lo ,9' to Mary Sophia, eldest daughter of Fredk. J. Morro', Esq., of Broughton Lodge, and of Black Hall, St. Gilt)* Oxford. Deaths. CHEERE—On tho 4th inst., Captain John Cheere, u.N., of Aylesford, Kent, aged 61. GnosvExon---On the 4th inst., at Chiswick House, Lag Blanche Grosvenor, youngest child of Earl and 1-4. Constanco Grosvenor, aged 21. years. MouLE—On the 4th inst., at Belmont, Melkshatn, 3 1 'i °1" General Moulo, Bengal Army, aged 73. London: Printed and Published by WILLIAM ANDO of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at Tua SUN Office, No* o f Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, iu the County Aliddlesex.—Saturday, April 6, 1867. Responsible Government. We have been taken to task for calling attention to signs that our Government is degenerating out of its own foims and limits, and shaping itself into conformity with other principles than those with which it started into existence. Responsible gover ment is the term used by the English for defining their peculiar way of administering public affairs. They have a fashion of keeping the forms of old things long after the substance has disappeared. They have a king or queen, in whom they claim the executive power is vested; and they take care to do all outward reverence to this so-called executive. But they know, and no one knows it better than the king himself, that their royal executive is a sham. It is but a few years since Sir Robert Peel, as Prime Minister, publicly dictated to the Queen certain changes in what may be called the higher class of her body -servants. The first servant of the Crown in England is master of everything, master of the helpless wearer of the Crown. This first servant of the Crown is himself subject only to Parliament, and to it he is absolutely subject. The English Executive, as a separate power in Government, long since disappeared by its absorption into the Legis lature. We started here with rejecting all shams, and there is nothing of which we have been more proud than our substantial and powerful Execu tive. We threw aside with disdain the maxim that " the king can do no wrong ;" and avowed our intention to hold our king responsible in his own person for whatever he or his chosen ser vants should do ; responsible not only at fixed periods to the popular judgment, but answer able at any time to a court which we provided for trying and condemning him just as any other criminal is tried and condemned. The vicarious responsibility of the king's ministers for the king's crimes was not a remedy to suit the straightfor ward men who put together our government. By a simple law of the late Congress all this has been changed. A responsible executive, in the Ameri can sense, no longer exists, and responsible govern ment of the English fashion has been partially brought into use. Heretofore the President has been looked upon as answerable for all matters of administration, and has, as a matter of justice in view of such responsibility, been left free to choose his own chief clerks. The Cabinet Ministers were required, as was the case with other officers, to have their appointments confirmed by the Senate ; but in practice the Senate, in view of the direct responsibility of the President for all administrative matters, refused to put any restraint upon his free choice for these high appointments. Practically our President has chosen his own Ministers. Now he cannot remove any one of his Cabinet, no matter how insubordinate, no mat ter how incompetent he may prove to be, no matter how dishonestly he may be conducting his depart ment, unless the Senate consents to such removal. Mr. Seward may take it into his head to snub Louis Napoleon so rudely that be cannot decline war; the Secretary of the Navy may send the whole fleet of monitors to the arctic regions to find out if they will float in the polar ocean ; the Secretary of the Treasury may compromise away the whole Custom-house revenue; the Attorney-General may direct nolle ivosequi against every indicted criminal ; the Secre tary of the Interior irLay excite all the Indian tribes into war by robbing them of their pensions and lauds; the whole Cabinet may quarrel when they meet, like cats and dogs ; the Secretary of War may even be provoked to tweak the nose of tt President in Cabinet Session, and yet the Presiden in the absence of the Senate, call apply neither re straint nor remedy. It is manifest that the direct responsibility to which the American people have heretofore held their chief executive officer can no longer, with justice, be enforced. If the army