The Sun. — London, England, 1868-06-12 00:00:00

SPIRIT OP THE PUBLIC JOURNALS, The Times observes that the Registration . Bill brought in by Mr. Hardy is a satisfactory redemption of the pledge given by the Government to expedite the election of a new Parliament. If it pass, as it doubtless will pass, with little alteration, the great questions by what hands the nation shall be guided, and what policy shall direct the national progress, may be decided before Christmas. There will, indeed, be no time to spare to accomplish this according to the most favourable computation, but it is of much more importance than is at first sight apparent, that the fate of the Ministy and of the Irish Establishment should be determined this year ; and there has been some ground for appre hension during the last week that the decision would somehow he postponed. If the issues were left untried until February —if it remained uncertain till then whether the present Government would continue in office or be ejected--it would be impossible to prepare such a neces sary matter as the estimates till a later date, and the elaboration of measures dealing with many questions which urgently require legislative settlement would be hopeless. Another lost session would be added to the session now approaching its close, and it would not be before 1870 that a responsible Mitkistry would be enabled to discharge their most appropriate functions. If the Government proposal for accelerating the dissolution be adopted, the new Parliament may meet on the Bth or 9th December. It will be seen at once that the holiday season is as good as gone. Members will have to make the most of a few brief days at the end of August or the first week in September ; but even then their joys will be marred, and many in Scotland a among the stubble will be found, like Mr. Clough's member, who " Started, remembering sadly the, yof the coming election." But it is evident that the Bth or 9th of December is nearly tht last day to Ivhich the meeting of Parliament could be deferred. After it has meet, a week will be consumed in sweating in members and electing a Speaker before the Royal Speech can. be delivered. This brings us to the 15th or 16th of the month. The object of the extra ordinary session would be lost if an issue were not at once taken in the form of an amendment to the Address. Allow the necessary number of nights for debating so im portant a matter, and it is plain that members will be very hard-pressed to get to their homes again before Christmas. Mr. Hibbert may, perhaps, succeed in se• airing he quiet domestic festit3.l he so feelingly described a few days sit, and we hope he may enjoy it ; but Irish members- may be caught in mid-channel as a reward for their zeal in attacking or defending the peculiar establishment of their island. Scotchmen, we believe, do not know what Christmas is ; so we need not waste any sympathy on Mr. Bouverie's distant colleagues. The prospect of a debate which is to deter mine the course of Irish policy crowded together on the very eve of Christmas makes us, however, ask whether it is impossible to speed the opening of Parliament even 7,nore than Mr. Hardy, on behalf of the Government contemplates as possible. The idea which has animated the deliberations of the Cabinet is undoubtedly just. The! have made it their object to curtail as little as possible the time allowed for duly-qualtr4d persons to make their claims and get placed on the register, so as to secure to electols the opportunity of exercising the rights Parlia ment has conceded to them ; but they have proposed to abridge the period of revision, and in this way complete the register in time for an election in November. This is a proper policy, and it is almost made necessary by the further circumstance that Parliament is in arrear with the Scotch Reform Bill and the Boundary Bill. The .Post remarks that in one respect this bill will be received with a feeling of satisfaction. It will put an end to the condition of suspense to which the llouse of Com, mons and the public have been so long condemned. For some time both before and after the vote on Mr. Glad stone's Church Resolutions no one could say whether the Government might not have recourse to the vexatious expedient of a dissolution before the Irish and Scotch Re form Bills were passed. The Prime Minister was so guarded and so oracular in his statement after his in terview with the Queen at Osborne, that no one could say whether he meant to hold office until those bills were passed, or make an immediate appeal to the country: The Opposition became impatient, and on the eve of the Whitsuntide recess a question was put, which was praoti cally answered last night by the introduction of Mr. Hardy's bill. Without giving his assent to that measure, the leader of the Opposition virtually accepted it as a substantial and bond fide attempt to put an end as soon as possible to the present anomalous condition of things. One thing is quite cle4:tr, namely, that the Liberal party have made up their minds to leave the Government undisturbed until the meeting of the new Parliament, and henceforth during the present session their efforts will be mainly directed towards bringing about that event as soon as possible. The Daily News notes that A fr. Hardy appears to have had two objects before him in the framing of his measures : to hasten the dates at which a general election can take place and a new Parliament can be summoned, and to do so without detriment to the rights of the newly-enfrax chised voters. Full opportunity and abundant time must, be given to claimants and objectors. If justice is to be done them, the steps preliminary to the revision of the lists of voters do not admit of beingshortened. But by increasing the number of revising banisters the revision itself may be got over in a less time than is now occupied by it. By a change in the manner of printing the list, and by shortening the period between the royal proclamation and the return of the writs from thirty-five to twenty-eight days, Mr. Hardy holds that the new Parliament may assemble about the end of the first week in December, and proceed to business by the 14th or 15th of that month. Of course their first business will be to try the strength of parties, either on a direct vote of confidence or by some motion relative to the great issue on which the election will have turned. One great debate and one decisive &vision will be enough for this purpose ; and the victors :%nd vanquished will be able to go home for Christmas. As was to have been anticipated, the Herald says, the House of Commons has thrown over the Boundary Com mission, and adopted the recommendations of the Gam mittee. The report of . the committee gave the Radicals all they wanted ; and they naturally would be content, after such a decision in their favour, with nothing less. It is idle now to discuss. the question upon its merits. Mr. Hibbert's r.mendment, substituting for the recom mendations of the commission, embodied in the bill as proposed by the Government, the recommenda tions of the select committee, was adopted by the House, or rather by the committee, and the bill passed through that stage practically as altered by the select committee. Of the consequences of this decision, so insulting and so unjust to the able and honourable gen tlemen in whose appointment as commissioners the House concurred, so unworthy of any representative assembly making the slightest pretence to honesty and straightforwardness,we will not now trust ourselves to speak. it is enough_to gay that, with all respect for the predic tion of Mr. Lowe, who seems, however, to have reconciled himself to all that he most abominated, we can hardly believe in the election of a House of Commons which will lend itself to such a contemptible breach of good faith as the unreformed House of .Commons committed • last night. The Telegraph comments on the victory of the English volunteers in Scotland. Twenty English marksmen, selected to contend for the International Trophy, have defeated their rivals on the Edinburgh range. The result is gratifying to the Southrons, not only because the match was fought out on Scottish ground, but because it re• verses the verdict of last year, when the Northerners were victorious at Wimbledon. The contest was very close —the English twenty scoring 1,068, the Scotch 1,057, the Irish 980. The weakness of the Irish team may be attributed, in some degree, to the working of that rule which caused the match to be shot off at Edinburgh. A balance of reasons gives a preference to Wimbledon as the scene of these friendly battles, because nearly everymarks man likely to be chosen visits Wimbledon, whereas many good riflemen are excluded from the list by the mere fact that the shooting range is beyond the Tweed. It would be fairer to all parties were Wimbledon fixed on as the ground for the international matches. Although theEnglial scored the largest total, the highest single score (GG) was made by Capt. Armstrong, who flied with the Irish twenty ; the next highest by the Scotch marksman, Plenderleith of Peebles, who made 64. Besides these there were only sbi whose total exceeded 59—Corporal Hepplestone, Sergeant Bingham, Private Snelus, and Sergeant Barnes of the English ; Private Grant, Scotch ; and Sergeant Knox, Irish. The lowest score, 40, was registered by an Irish and by a l':eoteh competitor. The lowest English scum wa.3 46. On the whole the shooting was good, and may 1.7 taken as an indication that, weather permitting, the d'4.- I.!ays of :J1:ill at Wimbledon will be unusually fine. An International Congress of History and Arch nology will assemble at Bunn between the 13th and 20th &lite/7.11,er. An exhibition of works of art and antiqui ties is to talo place there at the same time. TILE REV. DR. VAUGHAN. —Our readers will al. learn with the deepest regret that the Rev. Dr. Robert Vaughan is seriously ill. He had been suffering for several days past from congestion of the brain, and is now lying, at his new residence in Torquay, in a comatose con. dition. The gravest fears are entertained by his friends, but there is still room to hope that this much-honoured minister and veteran Nonconformist may be spared for some further service to his denomination and the Church at large.—Englith Independent. - ALARMING ACCIDENT AT GATESHEAD. A special edition of the Northern Evening Express reports an appalling accident which occurred on Thursday after. noon at Gateshead, 'on the occasion of laying the foundation• stone of the proposed new Town Hall. For the accommo dation of spectators several platforms had been erected, and, as it turned out, but little care seems to have been exercised in putting them up. A platform next to West street was set apart for ladies, and one adjoining Bwinburne-place was for the holders of gentlemen's tickets. There were other smaller platforms, but it was in connec tion with the one next Swinburne -place that the catastrophe happened. It was composed of wood, and would be capable of holding some five or six hundred persons. In height it would be about five-and-twenty feet at the back, and twenty at the front part. Now, the ceremony hnd been all but completed when the rejoicing and the cheering were converted into screams and shouts for help. Archdeacon Prest had offered up a prayer, the Mayor of Gateshead (Mr. H. S. Newall), had laid the stone, the trowel with which to perform the ceremony having been presented by Alderman Bigger, on behalf of the Town Hall Committee), the band of the 22nd Regi ment had played the National Anthem, the crowd had given three hearty cheers, and Alderman Hunter had pro posed a vote of thanks to the Town Hall Committee. All this had been done without anything oecurring to cause alarm or arouse fears of the impending catastrophe, except that a lad had, without being Seriously hurt, fallen over the back of the gentlemen's platform ; but just as Alderman Hunter stepped from the stone, a fearful crash, screams, and yells told that an tintoward event had happened to mar the happiness which had been shewn on all sides. The centre of the platform adjoining Swinburne-place went down momentarily, with a loud, sharp, and distinct crash. Its hundreds of occupants sent forth a hollow wail, while from the ladies' platform went up a keen and bitter yell, and from the other parts of the grounds came forth screams and shouts. The two ends of the platform remained firm, but this only made matters worse, as all its occupants fell into one heap in the centre. As soon as the momentary consternation was over, the gentlemen who occupied other parts of the ground rushed to the assistance of their less fortunate brethren. At first great danger seemed likely to result from struggling on the part of those who have thus been thrown into a living heap. Cries were therefore raised for them to " Keep quiet," " Don't struggle too much," and the wisdom of these really well timed counsels was afterwards abunilantly manifested. Numerous volunteers were quickly at work rescuing the people from their perilous positions. By laying hold of umbrellas and walking - sticks stretched out to them, those on the top were speedily saved. The work of rescue afterwards went on more speedily until all were brought out of the place. Many seemed to have got srms and legs more or less injured ; (Me man got his jaw broken, large numbeg had received bruises, two or three women had sustained severe cuts on the head and face ; but, so far as could be ascertained, no lives were lost. FATAL EFFECTS OF A PRACTICAL JOKE. A coroner's jury has had to inquire into the circum stances attendant upon one of those dreadful occurrences which so often are the result of practical joking with loaded firearms. In the par;sh of Whitchurch Canoni corum stands Ilevelshay Farm, which is in the occupation of a Mr. Honeyburn, a farmer, in whose -employ up till Tuesday last there was a little servant maid of 16, named Ann Lacey, and a lad named Job Hussey, On that clay the poor girl lost her life by the foolish, and in this instance reprehensible conduct of the boy. About three o'clock in the afternoon, Hussey, who had been out to work on the farm, returned to the house for his dinner, and afterwards took up a gun which was standing in the kitchen against the clock, and although the granddaughter of Mr. Honeyburn kept telling him— to use her words—that it was loaded, he per sisted in saying it was not, and put a cap on. He snapped the cap, but the gun did not go off, and then, according to the dying statement of the girl, he put on another, which he also snapped, and which likewise did not expldde the charge in the gun. A third time he put on a cap, and then, pointing the gun at the girl, said, "Ann, I'll shoot you." He pulled the trigger, and the charge entered the deceased's shoulder. She immediately said, " Oh, dear !" and the boy, when he saw what he had done, put his hand to her shoulder, and withdrawing it, covered with blood, started off. She lingered till about nine at night, when she died. The jury returned a verdict of man slaughter against the boy, and he was committed for trial at the next assizes. The granddaughter of Mr. Honey burn stated that the boy was on very good terms with the girl, and that they had not had an angry word. LAW AND POLICE. BARNED'S BANKING COMPANY AND OTHERS. —Before the Lord Justices of Appeal, the cases of Barned's Banking Company and the Xeres Wine Shipping Company were heard. The first was an appeal from the Master of the Rolls, and the second from Vice-Chancellor Malins, and they were heard together, as they involved the same legal question, viz., whether when a company is being wound up under The Companies Act, 1862, a creditor who holds security for his debt is entitled to prove against the estate of the company for the whole amount of his debt (by analogy to the rule observed in the Court of Chancery in administra tion suits), or whether such a creditor can (as in bankruptcy) only prove fur the balance of his debt after deducting the amount realised from his security. In the first case Messrs. C. W. Kellock and Co., of Liverpool, were credi tors of Barned's Banking Company in respect of certain bills which they had accepted for the Banking Company upon their guarantee to retire the bills when due. Cer tain ships were assigned to Kellock and Co. by way of security, and they were afterwards sold. The Master of the Rolls Allowed Kellock and Co. to prove for the whole amount of their debt, and from this decision the official liquida tors appealed. In the second case the Alliance Bank were creditors of the Xeres Wine Shipping Company, and held some wine warrants as security for their debt ; and they sold the wine comprised in these warrants. Under these circumstances Vice-Chancellor Malins allowed them to prove for the balance only of their debt, after de ducting what was realised by the sale of the wine. From this ch. c'sion the Alliance Bank appealed. Lord Justice Wood said that the practice of the Court of Chancery had been settled for many years that a mortgagee was en titled to stand on his security and realise it at such times as he thought best, and also pursue all his other remedies. The order of the Master of the Rolls was affirmed, and that of the Vice-Chancellor overruled. LILLYWHITE'S SCORING SHEETS.—Before Vice-Chan cellor Malins a motion was made in the cause of Page v. Wisden to restrain the defendant from publishing " Lilly white's Registered Scoring Cricketing Sheet," the copy right of which was purchased by the plaintiff. It was alleged that the defendants realised £3OO per annum profit from the sale of the sheets. For the defendants the offence was denied. The Vice-Chancellor directed the motion to stand over until the next seal, when the defendants might attend, and he hoped that their counsel would advise them to undertake not to sell any other scoring-sheets than those purchased of the l laintiff. TILE CORONERSHIP OF MIDDLESEX.—In the Court of Queen's Bench a motion was made on behalf of Dr. Diplock to compel the justices of Middlesex to pay him his salary for the quarter, and to reimburse him for pay ments out of pocket. The magistrates refused, as there was a quo warranto out against Dr. D:plock. Mr. Justice Blackburn said he tl ought the county would be tole rably safe in paying Mr. Diplock the necessary expenses, whatever might be the case as to the salary. Rule nisi granted. AN INCUMBENT AND HIS SALARY.—The Case of Lloyd v. Burrup, which was a "special c,ase," was tried before the Court of Exchequer. The action was brought by the plaintiff, the incumbent of St. Mary's, Kennington, against the present churchwardens, to recover two quarters' salary. The questions raised were whether the incumbent was entitled to be paid the deficiency of pew-rent in the defendants' hands on account of the half-year ending at Michaehnas, 1867, out of the pew-rents received for the service of the half-year ending at Lady Day, 1868, and whether the present churchwardens could be made liable for any sums not actually applied to the payment of the incumbent by the late churchwardens. The court took time to consider its judgment. THE AFFAIRS OF THE LONDON , CHATHAM, AND DOVER.—Before Vice-Chancellor Stuart , the cases of Waterlow v. Sh ar p an d Gardner v. Sharp came on for hearing. These causes carne oNtvieun one of the ponasummons taken ~ut on behalf of William registeredlll.'rc J ublic officers of the Loud, n an d County Banking pany, for an crder directing that the s a id banking cm. cm' pany might be admitted to the benefit o f the indentureo of January 19, 18 6 7, in the decree in the above causes men. tinned, as creditors of the London , Chatham, and Dover Railway Company, for the principal sum of £65,480 78.7 d. , with interest ti.ereon at the rate of £5 p ercent . per annum from April 15, 1867, until payment thereof. The deed of January 19, 1867, was executed by the railway company, under the powers of their recent Act, for the benefit of their general creditors. The sum of £65,480 7s. 7d. repre sented the overdrawn balance of their account with the Lomb n and Cot n' y Bank. The Vice-Chancellor made an orOer, giving the London and County Banking Com pany the benefit of the in lenture in question, with leave to go in and prove, as creditors made it, for so much as they could chew was, on a proper transaction of banking business, due to them from the railway company, as their --- curs'Annere. , - • THE SUN, LONDr)N FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 12, 1868. SPORTING IN FELLIGENCE. THE GOLD CUP D.Y. None of the characteristics of the Cup Day were want ing on the Royal Heath this afternoon. Brilliant weather and the pageant procession to the course conduced to the largest attendance ever known at Ascot; and though the event of the meeting was reduced to three runners, it created the greeted excitement, from its being contested by the first three in the Derby, affording at once a true test of the Epsom running. The road to Ascot was extensively patronised by Londoners, as was also the route by way of the Great Western Railway to Windsor, and then a drive of six miles through a very picturesque part of Berkshire. This avoided all the crush at Waterloo, where there was a tremendous crowd from early in the morning until after 12 o'clock. The arrangements of the South-Western Company wore as good as could be expected under the cir cumstances. The scene on the course has been so often described that consideration for our readers deters us from detailing the incidents ; suffice it to say, the carriage company extended from the bend out of the old course to far beyond the judge's chair, and in brilliancy it never has been exceeded, all the leading families of the neighbourhood being represented. Within the Royal enclosure the scene was one of unparalleled beauty, the fair sex making a most charming display. The Royal party arri Jed shortly before half-past one o'clock in five carriages. The Princess of Wales again accompanied the Prince, and the Royal party was precisely the same as on Tuesday, excepting that Lady Bingham occupied a seat in the third carriage. They were cheered all along the route from the New Mile to the Stand, and they cordially bowed their acknowledgments. The Princess was heartily cheered when she appeared at the window of the Queen's Stand with the Prince and the Crown Prince of Denmark. As intimated, the weather was gloriously fine until afte the decision of the Gold Cup, when the clouds became overcast, and there was a few dropsof rain, on the appear ance of which a most amusing scene took place. Everybody was, of course, covered with dust, and when the rain began to fall there was a general display of cambric handkerchiefs, and for a few minutes the general occupation was hat wiping. Fortunately the rain did not continue, nor was it of sufficient weight to lay the dust. Racing commenced at half-past ono with the £lOO Plate, which fell to Madame Wright, who upset a great pot in Fakir; indeed, the ill luck which had attended the backers on the two previous days did not leave them in their opening venture to-day. For the Fifth New Biennial Stakes the representa tive of the French stable, Nelusko, was fancied in pre ference to See Saw, Ironmaster, and Tympanum, but again were the " talent" out of it, as See-Saw won cleverly by half a length from the favourite, the non-staying Iron master finishing in front of Tympanum, who, it is now evi dent, will not turn out another Ely for Mr. Cartwright. The next event was the race of the day—the Gold Cup - which, however, only produced three runners, and by a singular coincidence they were the first three in the Derby -Blue Gown, King Alfred, and Speoulum. Julius, who was one of the post entries (Blue Gown and King Alfred being the other two), was withdrawn, as was also Achievement, the latter having been struck out at half past seven the previous evening. Considerable excitement prevailed in the paddock, where the three were put through their toilettes, after which they were paraded in front of the Royal Stand. Speculum and King Alfred looked the picture of condition, as did also Blue Gown, but his style of going did not please the '• talent," •who thought he went rather short in his " preliminary," but when ho got warmed down to the work, he went all right over the ground, which was fearfully hard. Of course the Derby winner was the favourite, odds of 6 to 4 being laid on him, while King Alfred was backed at a point less than the Duke of Newcastle's horse. The latter was ridden by Kenyon, who had been engaged to ride The Earl, but when the latter was scratched he was enabled to ride for the Duke of Newcastle, as he did in the Derby. Ca meron had a special retainer for Blue Gown, and Peake who rode King Alfred at Epsom in the Craven Stakes steered " the King" to-day. Blue Gown took up the rain ing a little over a quarter of a• mile from home, and having his opponents settled within the straight won in a canter by four lengths, Speculum reversing the Derby running by defeating King Alfred by a couple of lengths. The raee was supposed to test the truthfulness of the Derby running, which it undoubtedly did, and we shall probably hear no more about Norman's wild riding of King Alfred in the Darby. Sir Joseph Hawley has won the Gold Cup three times, with Asteroid, Teddington, and Blue Gown, but on no previous occasion has the Derby winner won this valuable prize as a three year old. The Gold Cup will form an appropriate companion to the Hunt Cup which Sir Joseph won by the aid of Satyr. The New Stakes produced undoubtedly the bast field of two year olds we have seen out this year, and the winner Belladrutn, a colt by Stockwell, from Catherine Hayes, was at once in stalled the favourite for next year's Derby at 9 to 1. The field comprised the Vertumua colt, the Diomedia filly, the ;Hera - lion° colt, Masauiello, the Crucifixion colt, and a host of others. Belladrum was the favourite, and Fordharn landed him very cleverly indeed from the Vertumna. colt. Lanerot, the favourite for the All-Aged Stakes, landed that event, much to the delight of the backers, who landed a good stake. The Earl had some difficulty in beating Restitution for St. James's Palace Stakes, and it was entirely owing to Furdham's fine riding that the Danebury colt won. Particulars of the dey's sport aro appended :- 1 A Plate of 100 sovs, for maidens that never received 100 soya as second ; three year of is Bst 71b, four and up * wards 9st 31b; mares and gel•lingi allowed 31b, to Lidan Arabs and Barbs 141 b ; those that have never won 50 says 71b extra.; the winner to be sold for 300 s )vs ; Swiuley Course. Mr T. Golby's Madame Wright, by Velvode —Lady, 5 yrs, Oct (Fordham) 1 Couut Batthyany's Furious, 3 yrs, Bst 71b (Morris) t Sir Joseph Hawley's Fakir, 4 yrs, 9st .........(J Adams) t Vertumna colt and Guy of Warwick also ran. Betting—Even on Fakir, 5 to 1 each agst Furious and Madame Wright, 6to 1 agst Giy of Warwick, 100 to 15 agst Vertu mna filly. Furious jumped away in front, but in a few strides gave way to Madame Wright, who went down the hill with a clear lead of Furious, who was followed try Fakir and Guy of Warwick, the Vertumna filly bringing up the rear until reaching the Swinley Mile. Here Guy of Warwick drew up to Fakir, and the pair raced side by side just in the rear of Furious. No noteworthy change occurred until reach ing the mile post, where the lot took close order. Madame Wright, however, entered the straight with a slight lead; Fakir, immediately when in the line for home, dropped back slightly, and Guy of Warwick and Furious came in pursuit of the mare; but both were in difficulties at the commencement of the Stand enclosure. Fakir, coming up again, got on level terms with Furious, and the pair ran a dead heat for second place three quarters of a length in rear of Mad tme Wright ; Vertumna filly was fourth, a head only in advance of Guy of Warwick, last. The winner was not claimed. The Fifth New Biennial Stakes of 15 says each, 10 ft, with 200 added ; three year olds Bst, four 9st 121 b ; fillies and geldings allowed 31b, those that never won in England allowed 51b, maidens allowed 71b; a winner of 2,000 sovs 121 b, 1,000 sovs 71b, 500 41b extra; the second to receive 50 sovs out of the stake. Old Mile. 41 subs. - Lord Wilton's See-Saw, by Buccaneer—Margery Davy, 3 yrs, Bst (T. Chaloner) 1 Count. Lagrange's Nelusko, 3 yrs, 7st 91b (Butler) 2 Mr Beadman's Ironmaster, 3 yrs, Bst 41b (Clement) 3 Mr W. S. Cartwright's Tympanum, 3 yrs, 7st 71b _ (Cameron) 4 Betting-6 to 4 agst Nelusko, 2to 1 agst See-Saw, 100 to 30 agst Tympanum, and 20 to 1 agst Ironmaster. Nelusko made play with a slight lead of See-Saw, who was followed by Ironmaster, Tympanum bringing up the roar. In this order they ran in Indian file, separated by intervals of about a length, till reaching the brick kilns, where the lead was taken by Tympanum, See-Saw going on second, and succeeded by the Frenchman. Within the straight Tympanum gave way, and Nelusko took a slight lead of Soo-Saw on his right, but at the commencement of the Stand enclosure Lord Wilton's colt deprived him of the advantage, and, despite Butler's efforts on the French man, the soon of Buccaneer and Margery Daw won cleverly by half a length. Ironmaster was a bad third, and Tympanum last. The Gold Cup, value 300 sovs, added to a subscription f 29 sovs each; the second to receive 50 soya out of the stakes ; three year olds 7st 51b, four Bst 101 b, five 9st 31b, six and aged 9st 511; ; mares and geldings allowed 31b ; to start at the Cup Post and go once round (about two miles and a half); 22 subs. Sir J. Hawley's Blue Gown, by Beadsman—Bas Bleu (post entry), 3 yrs, 7st 51b (Cameron) 1 Duke of Newcastle's Speculum, 3 yrs, 7st slb (Kenyon) 2 Baron Rotbechild's King Alfred (post entry), 7st slb (G. Peake) 3 Betting- 6 to 4 on Blue Gown, 2 to 1 agst King Alfred, 6 to 1 agst Speculum. The trio having completed their toilette in the paddock, under the supervision of their respective trainers and in the presence of a host of admirers, came on to the course, Speculum leading the way, the Derby winner succeeding the Duke of Newcastle's colt with Porter at his bead, Hay hoe leading King Alfred. The front of the Royal Lawn having been cleared, the first three in the Derby were pi, raded in front of the Queen's Stand, in the exact order in which they emerged from the paddock. Nothing occurred in the canters, and, with as litt:e delay as pos ible, the start ing post was reached. Mr. M‘George lowered his flag at the first attempt, the trio starting abreast of each other. In a few strides, however, Blue Gowu on the left tooka lead of about a neck of Sp-culum, who held a position next the rails, King Alfred lying at the quarters of the City and Suburban winner, but in the centre of the pair. Before reaching the Stand, Speculum drew level with Blue Gown, whom he headed at the commencement of the enclosure, passing the Stand a clear length in advance of Sir Joseph Hawley's horse, King Alfred now lying about a length in the latter's rear. Directly they rounded the top turn, Speculum took a lead of a couple of lengths, at the same time improving the pace, which up to this time had been but moderate, and as they descended the hill for the Swinley Mile Bottom, King Alfred still on the outside, ran up to Blue Gown's neck, and Speculum drew himself three lengths clear of the Derby winner. When fairly in the Swinley Bottom, King Alfred got on level terms with the Gown, and immediately afterwards the pair de creased Speculum's lead to a length. In this way they ran until approaching the mile post, when Blue Gown took his position on the outsideof Speculum, about half a length in the rear of the Duke's horse, King Alfred following at an interval of a length. Approaching the bend into the str►ight, Blue Gown deprived Speculum of the command, and rounded the turn in the line for home at least a length in advance of Speculum, who was in difficulties at a few strides from the commencement of the Stand enclosure, an example which was followed by King Alfred a little farther on ; and Blue Gown gambolling on, passed the post an easy four-lengths' winner; Speculum coming away, passed King Alfred opposite the Stand, and finished two lengths in advance of the Baron's colt. The New Stakes of 10 sovs each, with 200 added, for two year olds; colts Bst 101 b, fillies Bst 71b; winners once previous to starting 51b, twice 91b extra. T.Y.C. 70 subs. Mr Merry's Belladrum, by Stockwell— Catherina Hayes, 9st llb (inc. 51b extra) (Fordbam) 1 Mr. H. Savile's c. by Skirmisher—Vertumna, 9st llb (in. 51b ex.) (\laidnieut) 2 Mr Johnstone's f. by Newminster —Lady Melbourne, Bst 71b (J. Osborne) 3 The following also ran :--thomedia filly, Nightjar, Minus Troil, K ng Cophetua, Lady Dewhurst, Masaniello, Tene dos, Hermione colt, Giantess, and Crucifixion filly. Betting-6 to 4 agst Belladrum, 4to 1 agst Masaniello. 8 to 1 each agst Crucifixion filly, Giantess, and King Cophetua; 10 to 1 agst Lady Melbourne filly, 100 to 8 agst Lady Dewhurst, 100 to 7 agst Diomeda filly, 15 to 1 agst Vertumna colt. After a couple of breaks away the flag was lowered to a good start, and Crucifixion filly, in the centre of the course, cutting out tha work, with a slight advantage of Vertumna colt, who was wide on the left and just in advance of Tenedos and the Lady Melbourne filly; Nightjar, Giantess, Masaniello, and BAladrum stretching from the right. When about a quarter of a mile of the journey had been accomplished Dr. Shorthouse's filly gave way, and the Vertumna colt held a slight advantage of Belladrum and the Lady Melbourne filly till the commencement of the Stand enclosure, where the Lady Melbourne filly dropped back slightly and the race became a match between Bella drum and the Vertumna colt, the former of whom had a slight advantage. At the Royal Stand Mr. Savile's colt, answering Maidment's call gamely, appeared to get on level terms with the Woodcote winner, but Fordham, riding Mr. Merry's colt in the most determined manner, won after a fine race by a head. The Lady Melbourne filly was a bad third, the liermione colt fourth, Nightjar fifth, Masaniello sixth, Tenedos seventh, and Duchess eighth. Then came the Crucifixion filly, King Cophotua, and the Dicmedia filly, the last two being Minna Troil and Lady Dewhurst. The All-Aged Stakes of 25 sovs each, 10 ft, with 200 added; two year olds Est 31b, three Bst 71b, four 9st 91b, five 9st 131 b, six and aged lost ; maiden three year olds allowed 51b; those that have never Won 100 sovs allowed 31b, maiden four year olds allowed 715, those that have never won 100 sovs allowed 515, maiden five year olds and upwards allowed 141 b, those that have never ,won 100 sovs allowed 71b ; the now mile. Mr G. Bryan's Laneret, by Nownainster—Woodcraft's dam, ri yrs, 9st 61b (inc. Sib ex) (Fordham) 1 Captain Mutton's Martyr (post entry), 2 yrs, fist 31b (Jeffery) 2 Sir C. Logard's Vespasian (post entry), 5 yrs, lOst 1310 (inc. 141 b ex) The following also ran :—Lady Coventry, Good Hope, The Rajah, Needle Gun, and Vagabond. Betting-6 to 4 agst Laneret, 3to 1 agst Martyr, 6to 1 agst Vagabond, 8 to 1 each agst The Rajah and Lady Co ventry, 10 to 1 agst Vespasian. Good Hope cut out the work, closely attended by Martyr, Laneret, and Vespasian, Needle Gun bringing up the rear, for a quarter of a mile, when Good Hope was beaten, and Martyr was left with a head of the favourite and Vespasian to the distance. Here the weight told on Vespasian, and Lancret simultaneously headed the two year-old, and drawing away, won in a canter by a length an 1 a half ; Vespasian was a bad third ; Vagabond was fourth, The Rajah fifth, Lady Coventry Sixth, Good Hope next, Needle Gun being beaten off. The St. James's Palace Stakes of 100 sovs each, 11 ft, for three year olds ; colts Bst, 101 b, fillies Bst 71b, maidens allowed 71b, the second to sava his stake. Old Mile. Celia, Bst 101 b ..... 18 subs. Marquis of H as ti ngs ' Th e E ar l, by Young Melbourne— Bay ßaron Roths c hild' s R es tit u ti o n, Bst 31b ('Morris) 2 .................. (Fordham) 1 Betting--7 to 2on The Earl. The non-favourite made play with a strong lead of The Earl until passing the brick kilns, where Fordhanz com menced gradually to orerhaul his opponent, whom he headed at the distance, but the Baron's colt stuck gamely to the winner of the Grand Prize, and it was only at the Royal Stand The Earl was enabled to take a slight advan tage, and entirely owing to Fordham's brilliant horseman ship that the Marquis of Hastings' horse won very cleverly by a neck. The Sixth New Biennial Stakes of 15 sovs each, 10 ft, with 200 added; two year olds 7st, three 9st 31b, fillies and geldings allowed 31b; a winner of 2,000 sovs 121 b, of 1,000 sovs 71b, of 500 sovs 41b extra; three year olds which have never won in England allowed 51b ; maiden three year olds allowed 71b, maiden two year olds 31b; the second to receive 50 sovs out of the stakes. T.Y.C. 36 subs. Mr Chapliu's f by Newininster—Diomedia, 2 yrs, 64 81b (Jeffery) 1 Count Batthyany's Typhon, 2 yrs, Est 111b...(Cameron) 2 Mr G. Holimos's Lady Dewhurst, 2 yrs, Est 111 b (Montan) - 3 Noyre Tauren and Albania also ran. B4tiog-6 to 5 agst Lady Dewhurst, 3 to 1 each agst the Diomedia filly and Typhon. After going a few strides the Diomedia filly took up the running, and won in a canter by three lengths. The favourite was a bad third, Noyre Taurcn fourth, and Albania last. half a minute for cutters. The Eagle steamboat will leave Loudon-bridge at 9.30 a.m. to accompany the match with members and friends. OXFORD UNIVERSITY PAIR-OAR RACES. OXFORD, Thursday Evening. The annual races for the silver challenge oar commenced on Thursday evening, the first heat being between Messrs. A. H. Hall and W. P. Bowman, both of University Col lege, and R. 1). Benson and S. D. Darbishiro, both of Bal liol. Hall and Bowman had the first station and won, after a good race, by eight seconds, their oppononts easing when they heard the report of the first pistol, but after wards rowing on. The winners guided their boat with considerable judgment. The second heat was won by Messrs. Jones, Exeter, and Crofts, Brasenose College, who had second station ; and Veasoy and Aston, both of St. John's. 'This race was well contested to near the finish, when the St. John's pair got over to Salter's raft and enabled their opponents to win by four seconds. The final heat between the above winners will be rowed to morrow evening, the holders not being eligible. Messrs. Hall and Bowman are the favourites. It is expected Oxford will be well represented at Henley Regatta on the 25th and 26th inst., as several craws are in training. THE PALESTINE EXPLORATION FUND. Yesterday afternoon a meeting was held at Willis's Rooms, St. James, under the presidency of the Archbishop of York, iu support of the Palestine Exploration Fund, which has for its purpose the accurate and systematic investigation of the archon logy, topography, geology, and physical geography of the Holy Land. Among those present on the platform were Lord Ducie, Lord Shaftesbury, Dean Stanley, Dean Alford, Sir Henry Rawlinson, Mr. Layard, M.P., Mr. Morrison, M.P., Mr. Tite, M.P., Archdeacon Hale, Lieutenant 'Warren, Mr. M'Gregor, and many gentlemen well known in con nection with the learned societies. The large room was crowded with attentive listeners to the proceed ings. The CHAIRII:I.N said he greatly regretted that, owing to a conflict of duties, he should be unable to perform his part by staying there throughout the proceedings, as it was necessary for him to attend a Select Committee of the House of Lords, which at that time was discussing its report. He had been desired by the Earl of Carnarvon and the Earl of Harrowby to state that their lordships were also prevented from being present, owing to being on the same committee, and that they felt the deepest interest in the work being carried out by Lieutenant Warren, whom that meeting would that day welcome and congratulate on his success. (Cheers.) It was not to be expected that the ex plorations would lead to any great discoveries which would greatly alter received history ; but he (the right rev. prelate) thought it was a great shame to us that the land in which our Lord and Saviour lived and died should be so little known to us as regarded its natural history, its geography, and all those points which were most interesting in connection with any land, and therefore must be more so respecting the Holy Land. The Fund, as all there knew, was founded principally by the energy of Mr. George Grove, to take this re proach from us, and it had received the support of our countrymen to an extent which it would be unhandsome not to acknowledge. In his opinion there were two classes of work which should be pushed on under different heads—namely, the arcbmilogical work, which was very costly, and the scientific work of surveying and mapping the country. He should like to hear Lieut. Warren, but could not stay ; therefore he would move that the Earl of Shaftesbury should preside in his stead. This was carried, and his Grace the Archbishop left the meeting, while the noble lord took the chair. The secretary, Mr. HOLLAND, read the report, which stated that though there had been an increased number of subscribers, the amount received in the year had fallen short of the sum required to carry out the whole scheme of operations proposed, and the committee had been compelled mainly to con fine their attention to explorations in or near the city of Jerusalem. In spite of many difficulties Lieutenant Warren had succeeded in carrying on extensive excavations with little interruption, and had made discoveries of the utmost importance, which not only tended to throw new light upon the original features of the Temple hill, but led to the hope that before long sufficient data would be ob tained for forming a tolerably accurate opinion upon the various sites iu the Holy City which had been so lung matters of d;spute. " For the first time," the report went on to say, " the actual streets of the ancient city have been reached, underground passages which have been hidden for centuries by the mass of superincumbent ruins have been brought to light, and by degrees a complicated net work of drains and reservoirs is being laid bare, which, when fully explored, will no doubt aid very considerably in settling many difficult points con nected with the level of different portions of Jeru salem. In the valleys of the Kedron and Ty ropceum, by a succession of shafts, many of them sunk to ureat depths, discoveries of much interest have been made with regard to the original cost and character of those valleys. The limits of the hill and posi tion of the wall of Ophel have been in great mea sure ascertained, and shafts sunk on the south of the wall of the II area have shown that the account given by Josephus of the giddy height of the battlements of the ancient city at this point is not, after all, the gross exaggera tion that up to this time it has always been be lieved to have been." The report went on to speak of the difficulties to be met with in carrying out such an exploration as this among a popu lation like that of Jerusalem, difficulties which had been increased by the treacherous character of the soil and the imperfect nature of the apparatus which had to be employed. The zeal and persever ance, of Lieutenant Warren in overcoming these difficulties were warmly commended; through his ability the field for excavation at Jerusalem had n ever appeared so open, while, at the same t i me, the discoveries of last year gave the surest promise of future excavations being attended with still more interesting results ; and if, as Lieutenant Warren hoped, we should be able to dig in the Haram area itself, it was impossible to overrate the interest of the discoveries that were in store. The researches of Jerusalem had caused other operations to be sus pended, but several surveying expeditions had been made, and Lieutenant Warren had thoroughly surveyed the Philistine Plain as far north as Gaza, together with a large tract of country to the south west of Jerusalem. He had also surveyed por tions of the Jordan and its valleys. The report, after stating other general facts as to the operations carried on by Lieut. Warren, went on to say that the work had been supported by subscriptions from many classes, and, among others, by the large and influential body of Freemasons, who had en couraged the attempts being made to search out the sites of the works erected by the famous operative craftsmen of that ancient order. The excavations carried on by Lieut. Warren, who would start on Saturday for Palestine, would entail a cost of £3OO a month; therefore it was earnestly desired further subscriptions should be given, and it was purposed, it was said, to found a museum of the curiosities found in the Holy Land. Li Ctit. WARREN was then called upon to speak, and on rising to do so he was cordially cheered. He proceeded to read a very interesting report of con siderable length, and he explained the works being carried out by means of a small map of Jerusalem, of which every visitor had a copy. He said there were at present engaged on the works two corporals of Engineers and about seventy Massultnans of dif ferent races ; and, though the latter required great supervision, yet, what with the jealousies of race and religion, the dragoman bring Greek and the overseers Jews, anything going wrong soon " crop ped out." Very few articles found in the works had come to hand, and what had been found con sisted mostly of pottery, bronze ❑ails, and glass (the former of many different dates, and the glass of the third and fourth century of the Christian era); but a few Hebrew coins had been turned up. Among the findings was a seal with character showing it to be that of " Haggai, the son of Shebaniah," and it was supposed in Jerusalem to be of the time of Ezra. However, the main object of the work was with regard to nether Jerusalem in its topography, and it was desired particularly to find out where the Temple stood. (Cheers.) In studying the Holy Land it was most disappointing to find a deart h of evidence as to the sites of places, and the more the matter was looked into the more difficult it became. There were points which were known beyond contradiction, such as Jaffa, Jerusalem, and others ; but when details were sought there was the most conflicting evidence. All parties agreed that the Temple stood somewhere in a rec tangular spot, called by the names of Haram and Moriali, and that the Mount of Olives was on the whole or part of a hill indicated on the map. It was probable, too, that the valley of Kedron could be traced ; but about all other points there were con troversies ; and if he made use of Biblical names in speaking of places, lie did so because they were generally-received names, and not because they were established as such. The explorers must be content, lie feared, to be baill!d and perplexed for a long time to come before they could bring out Jerusalem as it was; for, startling as it might ap pear, they had not yet a single fixed point from which to commence. For instance, though the Temple was known to be on a particular space (the Moriah Area), yet there was space there for three such sites ; and Mount Sion was put to the north of Moriah by sour and to the west by others of authority. It was only by patient investigation that hopes could be entertained of a satisfactory conclusion. He then proceeded to describe the Haram Area, in which he said there was no doubt a mine of information. The Moriah Area was scooped out into large tanks, and one would hold 1,000,000 gallons of water; another was found capable of holding 700,000, and altogether about 5,000,000 gallons could be stowed away. Near here was a place called the Well of the Leaf, of which the legend was told that a man wandered down it, and corning to a door opened it. He found himself in a beautiful garden, and plucking a leaf he returned. On telling his tale he was greeted as of little sense for leaving a garden which his listeners believe to be Paradise, which he would never have another chance of see ing again. The gallant officer continued at some length, and explained that the stables of Solomon had been discovered as well as streams of water, which led to the opinion that the source of King Hezekiah's hidden spring of water would be dis covered. He concluded, amid warm cheers, by ex pressing the interest taken in the works by those who are called the Anglo-Saxon race from both Britain and America. Mr. AV. MoßrasoN, M.P., the treasurer, real a report showing that all the money received had been expended save £1,909 17s. 11d., which amount would only last about six months, even if the works were carried on at their preient rate. Dean STANLEY moved a resolution that the meet ing, having listened to Lieut. Warren with great pleasure, returned him its cordial thanks, and ex pressed the earnest hops that he would be able to continue his work with the success like that which had hitherto attended him. The Very Rev. the Dean said there were two sets of persons who, at least, would be very glad to have this exploration, one set being the persons who had written on the subject and formed all sorts of theories, as for instance the Rev. George Williams, and who wanted those theories coatirmed ; and the other class was that to which he himself belonged, to whom the interior of Jerusalem was so uncertain that they studiously refrained from making any theories, feeling conscious that such an exploration as this might explode the theories beneath their feet. It was necessary that some should speculate on the subject, or else sufficient interest would not have been excited to go into the work, and in Lieu tenant Warren was found the right man to make the exploration, for he had gone heartily into the work, had overcome all difficulties, and could present a plain, unadorned statement of what was done, such as had been heard that day. (Cheers.) The explorations had confirmed and explained the Bible accounts of what had transpired in the Holy Land, and one person there had been who would have felt, if he could, particularly obliged for the excavations, for his reputation had been considerably rehabilitated by the explorations —he alluded to their very old friend Josephus. (Laughter.) The rev. gentleman concluded by expressing his satisfaction at the manner in which the work had been carried out, and his regret that Nit. George Grove was unavoidably absent on that occasion. Mr. LAYARD, M.P., seconded the resolution, and said that few persons could understand how arduous were the labours Lieutenant Warren had carried out, not only as respected the heat, and the other influences, but from the fact that the exploration party were working amid a hostile people, who saw places given over to strangers which they regarded as sacred. As to the " findings," he reminded those present that he warned them they were not to expect any monuments like those found at Nine veh, for the Jews did not make such things for religious reasons, and for another—they had no materials. He spoke about the monuments in the Louvre at Paris, at one time stated to be Jewish, and threw grave doubts upoii the character of those monuments. The resolution was carried unanimously. Sir 11. RAWLINSON moved a resolution to the effect that a systematic survey of Jerusalem should be made at the same time as the excavations were being carried ou. lie dwelt upon the necessity there was for having a true map of Palestine, so that we might give a " local habitation and a name" to the places well known to every Bible student. The Rev. 11. ALLON seconded this resolution, which was also carried unanimously. The last resolution was moved by the Rev. GEo. WILLIAMS, seconded by Mr. S. GRAHAM, as to the necessity of the natural history of Palestine being reported on, and this being carried the meeting closed with thanks to the chairman. NAVAL AND MILITARY IN7ELLIGENCE. The officers belonging to and those formerly serving in the Rifle Brigade (the Prince Consort's Own) had their annual regimental dinner on Wed nesday evening at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate street. Lieut.-General Sir George Buller, K.C.8., Colonel Commandant of the Brigade, presided on the occasion. Covers were laid for 55. The Peruvian left the Mersey yesterday with a detachment of the 13th Hussars, consisting of 3 officers and 102 men, for Quebec. The screw steamsloop Rapid, 11, Commander the Hon. P. L. Wood, from Portsmouth, arrived in Ply mouth Sound on Wednesday, and, having been supplied with coal, was appointed to sail yesterday for the Mediterranean. Her Majesty's screw troopship Fawn, 17, 100- horse power, Commander C. Hensham, having com pleted her term of service, was yesterday put out of commission and placed in the 3d division of the steam reserve in the Medway, under the superintendence of Captain the Hon. A. Cochrane, C. 8., and the officials of the Steam Reserve. The Fawn has been four years in commission, and has served during that time with the North American and West India squadron. On the crew being paid off silver medals, with the usual gratuities for exemplary conduct, were awarded by • the Admiralty to Alexander Hannay, captain of the forecastle, and Private Barnard Barnett, Royal Marines Light Infantry. The Fawn, from the lengthened period she has been in commission, will require some heavy repairs, but these will not be carried out until she is again com missioned. On being paid off the petty officers and crew were granted the accustomed holiday, and at the expiration of their run ashore they will join the flagship at either of the naval ports. The Royal Marines were forwarded the head-quarters of tht Chatham division. The Defenco Committee, consisting of Admiral the lion. Sir F. Grey, G.C.13., Major-General Dickens, R.E., Major-General Simmons, R.E., Colonel Harness, R.E., Lieutenant Ardagh, and Mr. J. llawkshaw, accompanied by Colonel IVestmacott and Captain Do:ford, R.E., left Moors head's Hotel, Devonport, on Wednesday morning, at 10 o'clock, and crossed Hamoaze by the steam ferry at Torpoint, on a tour of inspvtion to the westward, visiting in succession the forts, Screasdon, Tregantle, Raine, and Cawsand, wher. they embarked on board the steam tender Bann, which conveyed them to Drake's Island. 1u the evening they dined with Port-Admiral Sir William Martin, K.C.B. Yesterday the committee inspected the forts to the north, including Tamerton, St. Rude, and Crabtree. Commander Robert 11. Boyle was yesterday appointel to the Royal Adelaide, for service in the Penelope. RUSSIAN CUS7OIIIS REFORMS. The 3logeow Gazdte of the 29th May makes the following observations respecting the changes which have recently been made in the Customs regula tions of St. Petersburg and Cronstadt :—"" Our readers are already acquainted with a recent or dinance of the Customs depattineut, by which thu vessels that arrive at Cronstadt and St. Peters burg have only to pay a tonnage of 10 copecks per last (two tons) in order to obtain their clearance for sea, provided always they give bond for any Go vernment claim that may be leviable. A new and equally liberal measure has just been promulgated as an experiment (to be tried as yet only at St.. Petersburg and Cronstadt). It consists in permitting masters of vess As to present their manifests to the customs instead of their bills of lading—a change that relieves the shipmasters from the heavy fines which were payable whenever those documents were not drawn up according to the laws of Russia. The first regulation is to be discussed to-morrow, at a meeting of merchants. Who, it may be well asked, will gain more by the promotion of commer cial relations than the merchants of St. Petersburg? We might have expected an a.;dress of thanks to the Minister of Finance, and to the Director of .the Customs Department. But, strange to say, they are dissatisfied, and intend to protest. The ukase says that vessels have only to pay 10 copecks per last., and that all other charges must be left to voluntary arrangement; but this the merchants and agents of St. Petersburg and Cronstadt consider an infringement of their rights. They have arranged matters so well that in virtue of the statutes which they have drawn up, but which have never received the sanction of Govern ment, English vessels pay about 880 rs. (£25), and Prussian ships a little more. The shipmaster has been forced to pay this excessive tax, for the cor poration of merchants decreed that he should not receive his own freight, but pay an agent a com mission of 3 per cent. for such service. It is more than five years since the Government abolished the so-called ship's passport, but shipowners have been obliged to this day to pay 30 roubles and more for that document. In the same manner an illegal tax is levied for the English Church, for hospitals, &c. All these payments fall heavily on the consumer, for they add to the cost of the goods, and they, moreover, prevent many shipmasters from coming to our ports, for the caudine forks of the customs' agents are not liked by them. The agents now wish to protest. They dwell most strongly on the point that if vessels can leave the port as soon as they have obtained their clearance from the customs, some shipmasters will fail to give the shippers of goods receipts for the cargo taken on board. It is almost unnecessary to s ly that the argument is simply ridiculous. The laws of all countries afford security against piracy, and there is no reason why,ill order to prevent piraey,shipmasters should be bound to receive their freight only through the agency of a strongly organised corporation levying the most illegal charges. It is to ba hoped that all that outcry will be properlyestimztted by the Ministerof Finance and the customs department. The vocation of a custom-house agent will continue to be lucrative, even though it will cease to be a sinecure for young Englishmen and Germans, for the regulations of the agents are signed by about sixty foreign houses, and only by two or three Russian firms. Never theless, a difficult periol of transition i s i n s tore for the men who have hitherto lived by sucking the life-blood of our trade, making still worse our customs regulations, and thwarting every attempt at improvement. The Minister of Finance w . shee to make them give up their favourite habits and their inexhaustible sources of income, and it is therefore easy to understand why they make- as much noise as if their throats were about to be cut. The Bishop of Ontario writes to the Guardian The general opinion hold by calm-lookers on is that the Irish Church is doomed as an Establishment. The precedent will certainly be disastrous to all establishments, but I see no reason to infer that the Church will either perish or become impaired in usefulness. As a bishop of a church which has gone through the ordeal of disestablishment, I am inclined to believe that the Irish Church may flourish when separated from the State. The resolutions of Mr. Gladstone will leave the Church in possession of all property, I suppose, that has been acquired by private benefaction, and of the glebe-houses and church edifices, and also will leave the clergy in possession of their incomes for life. Now, a precedent has been established in the dig endowment of the Canadian Church which may be usefully followed in Ireland. Instead of the clergy retaining their rent charges, &e., for the term of their natural life, let the State at once take possession of these revenues, and pay to the church a capital sum in commutation of the clergy life in terest. The income of bishops and clergy is, say, £500,000, which may be commuted, perhaps, fur 13 years' purchase, or at all events for 10 years' purchase. Thus the church will at once acquire £5,000,000 of endowment. The interest of this sum will not suffice to pay the present incumbents their full stipends, bat now is the time ,to shoo' a spirit of self-sacrifice ; and if the Irish clergy will follow the example of the Canadian clergy, a ll of whom, except one man, commuted their life annuities and threw their money into a common fund, they will earn the admiration of the wo rld. Any deficiency in their stipends may surely be made up by the voluntary contributions of the landowners of Ireland, five-sixths of whom are Protestants, and would be supplemented by donations from the Eng lish branch of the Church. To sum up : the result would be that the Irish Church will find itself in possession of five million of pounds, all its churches and glebe-houses, Diocesan and pro vincial Synods, and liberty. The further result will be increased life and missionary zeal, in conse quence of the necessity of falling back on the powers of the Church as a spiritual organisation► while the only apparent difference that the world will see between the Established and disestablisbed Church will be that four bishops will be excluded yearly from the House of Lords. I believe that net even will the dignity or social status of bishops and clergy be in the least degree diminished, while mail advantages, which I need not mention, will accrue. Of course, I do not mean to defend the disestablish' meat of the Irish Church, but merely to express elf own ' Nil desperandunt.'" BEVERLEY MEETING-THURSDAY. The Hull Stakes of 5 sous each, with 30 added ; weight for age; penalties and allowances; second saved stakes. Kingston Course, about three-quarter 9 of a mile. Mr W. Cowen's Laneva, by Loiterer—Lady Dot, 2 yrs, 6st 91b (M•Eweu) 1 Mr W. Osborue's Master Tom, 2 yrs, 7st olb (inc.7lb ex.) (Walker) 2 Mr C. J. Archer's Sandboy, 2 yrs, Est 10lb (Childs) 3 Lady Zetland and Phantom also ran. Betting-6 to 4 agst Master Tom, 2to 1 agst Laoeva, 5 to 1" bar two." Won by half a length ; same between second and third. he East Riding Handicap of 3 sovs each, with 40 added, winners extra; second saved stake. One mile and a quarter. 14 subs. Mr John Osborne's Pretty John, by Handsome Jack— 3 yrs, 7st (Walker) 1 Mr Dobson's Aucbinleck, 4 yrs, Bst 101 b (Doyle) 2 Mr Hall's Dear Tom, 4 yrs, 7st 91b (M'Ewen) 3 Rotting-6 to 4on Pretty John. Wou by a length ; third beaten off. The Stand Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 40 added ; weight for age ; winner to be sold for £BO ; selling and other allowances i About three-quarters of a mile. Mr Gilby's Percession, by Leamington, dam b Rifle man, 3 yrs, 7st 81b (M'Ewen) 1 Mr Williamson's Zulaika., 2 yrs, sst 81b (Wood) 2 Mr J. Osborne's Sleeping Beauty, 2 yrs, sst 81b (Plitt) 3 Won by a length ; bad third. The winner was bought in for 53 guineas. The Scurry Stakes (handicap), of 3 sous each. with 20 added ; winners extra ; second saved stake. T.Y.C. Mr E. Green's Vulcan (h b), by Windischgratz, aged, 9st (Doyle) 1 Mr J. Osborne's Lady Allcash, 3 yrs, 6st 101 b (Walker) 2 Mr R. H. Jones's Camilla, 3 yrs, Bst 101 b - (Gurry) 3 The following also ran : —Lapidist's dam gelding, Honestish, Hector, Sandboy, Fly filly. Betting-5 to 2 agst Camilia, 4to 1 agst Lapidist's darn filly, 5 to 1 agst Sandboy, 7 to 1 agst Lady Alicash, 10 to 1 agst Vulcan. _ Won by a length ; head between Second and third ; length between third and fourth. - The I.lolderness Hunt Stak)s of 3 soya each, with 25 added, for hunters. Two miles; 16 subs. Mr T. Wilkinson's Scarrington, by Martezt—dam by Mickey Free, 5 yrs, 12st 101 b ............... (Mr Spence) 1 Mr Ackland's Wild H un t sman , aged, 12st 121 b (G. Waddington) 2 Mr G. Simpson's Diana, 6 yrs, 12st 121 b (Mr W. Skipton 3 The following also ran :—Miss Nightingale, Eliza, and Oust wick. Betting-5 to 2on Scarrington, man. 5 to 1 agst Wild Hunts- Won by a neck ; s ame b e t wee n second and third. Tho Westwood C up o f 5 0 sous ; w inners extra. One mile and a half. Mr J. Osborne's Sister to Little Agnes, by the Cure— Miss Whip, 3 yrs, Est llb ........................(W. Platt) 1 Mr R. H. Jones's Amendment, 3 yrs, Est llb ...(Walker) 2 Ur T. J. Dresser's Cape Clear, 3 yrs, 6st 111 b ...(Wood) 3 Mr C. Warter's Man of Ross, 4 yrs, Bst (Kitchell) bolted. Betting-6 to 4on Sister to Little Agnes, 3to 1 agst Amendment. Wou by live lengths ; bad third. AQUATICS. ROYAL THAMES YACHT CLUB. HER MAJESTY'S CUP. Tha entries for the Queen's Cup, value 100 guineas, with a prize value 50 guineas added by the Club . for the second vessel, closed last night at the Club-house, Albe marle-street, for the race on Wednesday next, the 17th instant. The following is the fine list of yachts: — Yachts. Owners. Cambria Egeria Mirage Captain P. C. Lovett. Gloriana Mr. A. 0. Wilkinson. Astarte Fiona Rosebud Sphinx Mr. J. S. Earle. Menal Vindex The course to be sailed is from Gravesend round the Mouse Light-vessel and return to Gravesend or Lower Hope. Time allowance a quarter of a minute for schooners, Births. GILPORD—On the 10th inst., at 38, Chester-square, t" Lady Gilford, of a son. LLOYD—On the 10th inst., at Rayleigh House, Southent Eisex, the wife of Captain J. H. Lloyd, R.A., of daughter. SINGLETON—On the 10th inst., at 31, Grosvenor-place, the wife of Henry S. Singleton, Esq., of a daughter. Marriages. CRANTLER— C ART WRIGHT— OR the 10th inst. , at St. I upper Lewisham-ro a d, Charl es S u tt on , younger sou 1 ; 0 E. H. Chautler, Esq., of Bankside and New-cross , Jaw) Kirshaw, only d a u g ht e r o f C. S. Ca r t w right, P l ' Assistant-Receiver-General of 11.11.'s Customs. SINCLAIR —IkPINTYRE—On the 10th inst. at St. Bot 01 1 74. . 1 : Church, Aliigate, Capt. Thomas Sinclair to Christ ilo i only surviving daughter of the late Capt. M.lutyret ° Lloyd's. Deaths. BROOKE—On the 11th inst., at Burrator, Devon, Sir D. -- rdOo Brooke, K.C.8., Rajah of Sarawak. LS d ' —On the 9;h iust., Thos. J. Bryan, Esq., 01 diugton House, near Uppingham, aged 76. tor GOLDNEY—On the Bth inst., at Arle Villa, near Cll -- haul, Arthur J. Goldnev, Esq., aged 53. HEALEY—On the 9th inst., Peter Healey, of 1, Craft°ll - Fitzroy-square, aged O. 110 RenEnTs—On the 10th inst., at Tha Field House, (.;'.3r lloberts, Eq., aged. 67. YOUNG—On the Bth inst., at The Villa. Waltorr°°- Thames, Thomas Young, Esq., aged 82. London : Printed and Published by WI.LLIAM ANDO S r of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at Tan Simi Uice. No of Strand, in the Precinct of tho Se voy, in the COO" Middlesex.—Friday, June 12, 1868, Ri: This Priz 3 - It isl Sold the An, Obsei hall's L 'VI I 14, ADvA .: b ` )l cl or able we It ) KIN G ; EMIT J, Usnitr Sir. it And 3,1 Priv ,rona, cor m , healtt b race. street, SPE( C' Li▪ bya , the I n , - -Gre fl lidlle. With Da n ; grand • 3/ Corp 3 Eiri a, e l; o Ai 'Lavin< by' Me t or th. f3olo ( 114 ( 1 S F' unf . °o3s 8( 1 . lab 1.011; PR p al l de: Tt xer nay ur n ,„ th us ', tran s ' in ? El It Vat a geS. _Dal() ......... ...... 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