The Express.
London, England, 1860-05-03 00:00:00

IHE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 3, 1860.

THE SICILIAN INSURRECTION.

The following letter, describing the beginnings
of the Sicilian insurrection, is from the pea of an
Ynglish gentleman, whose family have kindly
placed it at our disposal for publication :

April IS, 1660, on beard the atosiner Milan.
Dear M.,—l trust you hare tecoirod my kit latter, for
I have sot been obi* to writ• minor, an all communication

hie bees stepped betimes Marina and Naples. I could
not send yea • line by the Prim& bads, and the Neapo-
litaa steamers have ceased canying either letters or pawn-
or* far the last tea days, se that since I wrote to tell you
!that there had bees an owthank on Wednesday, the 4th.
?there hes bees DO possibility either of writing from or
leaving Palermo, which I much regretted, as you must have
'wondered what bad haninss of mw . . . . I will give yea
so exeunt as well se I ma of what has happened during
the last ten days at Palermo and of the revolution is
the other parts of the island. Yea will in all probability
bare far mum about it in England than we id in Palermo.
all commanisotion with the country having been eat off,
and no one allowed to leave the town without a written
order from the police. Sicily has been in • '
vary disturbed Mete for some time, so much
ao that bat few tourists have crossed over
from Neste* this year, and an outbreak has been
constantly exposed from day to day, sad
the town was full of troupe, the garrison consisting of
nearly ten thousand men. la fact, to confidently wee it
exported, that I put off the expedition I had intended to
Messina, Cataniarand Syracuse, preferring to wait a little
longegrand the event proved that I was quite right in so
doing. Well, on the evening of Tuesday, the 3ed, I was
sitting talking, after dieter, with Mr. and an
Americas gentleman, when the head-waiter, who was a
Modeseee, came ap with • very mysterious air, and mewed
me that the revolution was going to break eat the salt
morons'. I did not pay say more attention te this intisr
Sue than I had does to other* of a similar kind from the
same person. This time, however, he was right, for shoat
4 o'clock on Wednesday morning I was awoke by firing
and shouting in the tows ; so I get up and dressed imme-
diatekr. On g iing downstairs I lewd every one busy
in closing the lowerwindoers and Inning thegatie—the firing
still continuing. Of course, as long as the fighting lasted
noire ventured out, far we found en going on to the bal-
cony that the bullets ware whistling about in very un-
pleasant proximity ; and we thought it advisable to Milan
loam', se the firing was going en ciese to the hotel (the
Trinarrid. Of course, at first we could sot ascertain
anything of whet was going on in the streets, except that
a batty of trews passed down the 'trot In which the hotel
is leaded, firiag right and left en they marched down,
though the windows were closed is all the houses, and little
or seresistance was amde, in our street at lane. At nine
o'clook the firing ceased, and I ventured into the street to
look about ms. Certainly, close to the hotel there were
but few signs of fighting having taken plea.
There were bullet marks upon the walls, and anaday
panes .broken from the soldiers firiagat the windows as they
passed along ; but only from this and the istaierly &aortal
appearance of the streets would it have bees supposed that
anything named had taken plies I row a dead inesrgent
lying is • side agent ; he and • woman who wee a servant-
mead of • Garman finally who lived close to the Trinacria,
were the only people killed la our street. I bed • conver-
sation afterwards with man of the elleers of our ship, the
Argus, who was in the street at the time when the troops
marched down it. He mid that the only insurgents he maw
were five or six men at the corner, cos of whom said to
him, " Siete cos no," to which of course he made no
reply ; marl at that moment the Neapolitan troops node
their appearance at the other ead, and it was with great
apparent sliffkulty that their Mime could get them for-
ward, as they did sot seem to relish the chance of being
shot at frees the windows ; however, as no one did fire at
them but the four or five men at the further end, they
marched bawdy down, firing right and left at the home,
killing one of the few insurgents in the street and
one woman, as I mentioned before. Of comes,
as the troops approached, my informant very
quickly vanished down • aide street, and went
on beard his own ship. In fact, the number
of the insurgents was but small, and limited to • few wet-
',eyed parties, and as they were not supported by the
Palermitans en nesse, and did sot succeed in seising and
occupying any important point in the city, It was, of
Bourse, an easy thing for • force of ten thousand sees to
pat down the affair at once ; otherwise bad the patermi.
Ups risen in earnest, sail there had been bard Arining. I
think the troop would have been beaten—as they am
young and newly railed, and, what is more, all New-
limns. The insurrection commenced, it appears, at the
Capuchin convent, called the Gene* close to the hotel,
and when it was taken by the temps, was given up
to plunders the place was completely gutted by the
Neapolitan eoldien, and the books of the library thrown
out et the windows into the street, together with gamy-
thing else is the convent. and the men west about offering '
the convent books for eels for earthing that you bled to
give for them. There was am beratital mind that I
should have liked to have seamed, and maid hare psi.
chimed for a few tzri, but I thought, en the whale, and
ceder the circumstances, it was hotter to let sub dange-
rous lore elope, as it might in sack times bring yen into
trouble. 1 was very much amused at seeing • certain book
that belonged to the esavent library of by so means •
respectable character, or what one would have expected to
led in • coo! utual library. It evidently was sot Weeded
to see the light in so unceremonious • manner. Neat the
soldiers recounted to • gentleman how the cowed wee
taken, and detailed his own valorous deeds in the amealt—
how in one room he broke open a cupboard in which they
found • Capuchin monk with • musket, who fired end
missed him, upon which he fired in return, and shot him
dead As the firing was not quite over, 1 ventured
into the Via Toledo to see how thinp looked. This street
Is generally so crowded that it is difficult sometimes to
move along, but now not • soul was to be men, and the
street, from its deserted appearasee, looked twice as wide me
usuaL There was no one to be seen but mattered parties
of troops. As I passed up the Toledo I saw • large hand
cart drawn by three soldiers, cestaining the pole and peas
and cooking utensils of the unfortunate Franciscans,
which serval to give rather a lustier us character
to the seem, and but for that, the utterly deserted
aepect of the street would have been melancholy and
dismal in the extreme--the windows and dens were all
closed and the shutters shut, and no one to he seen, ex-
cept now and then a head would look out from a half
opened door, and then withdrawn as quickly. At the upper
end of the Toledo were bodes; of troops with braes field-
pieeee, and the square in front of the king's palace was
full of them, and two gum were so placed as to sweep the
Toledo from end to end. I did not see any prisoner, my-
self, but A-- told me that be saw some peasants tied to-
gether by the thumbs with whipcord, and he believed
that they were going to be shot iontnethetely. I believe the
outbreak was commenced by people who came in from the
country, who expected the townspeople to rise,
but they did not. Had they dorm so, I think
the revolution would hare succeeded, for the
authorities were panic stricken. Signor C— was out of
his senses with fear, for his life would sot have been worth
• bajoechoheelthe insurgents bees successful. I was told that
the tenor he displayed was utterly ludicrous, though de-
cidedly not without reason ; for had the trams been beaten,
the police and sbirri would have been murdered to a cer-
tainty, from the iuteuse hatred borne to there by the peo-
ple. From what I can gather from the residents, English
as well as Americans, the tyranny and brutality of the
police in beyond conception. But, however much the
Palermitans hate the government, they certainly did act
rise ; but they have been three times disarmed since 1848,
and I do not think they have the pewee to do much, and
from the enormous number of spies in the service of the
government such mutual distrust has arisen that the Sici-
lians no longer centide in each other as they did in 1848 ;
and though there is a great deed of talk, little is dose.
Mr. —, who was staying at the Trinacria, west to
&gest& with his courier. He wanted one to accompany
him, but he intended making the journey in such a hurry,
that I gave up the idea. As the insurrection broke out
the day he was to return, I was very anxious about him ;
for though the affair was over in the town, yet I knew
there was a great probability of there being lot* mends
and in the country. However, at six o'clock he drove into
the hotel, and gave me an account of what he had saes oat-
side. He had left &gait& rather bier than be had is-
terided, and in reaching a smell rills.e about half way ham
Palermo, be found it filled with hoariest', about Meer
4(J) in 'lender, all armed. They were very civil to' kin&
and advised lion on no account to proceed, but to stay with
them that evening end go on to Palermo peat mooning.
offering him the use .4 a how. la the village if he ewes le
star Merv. r, h., very Wisely resolved to peek es, thank
gnat diffic .lty was tls state of fear into which the

driver of his ermine had Mime, who could hardly be in-
deed, by threat or pummels% to pith on.
After passim( emend bodies of imamate, they at last
arrived at the bet edgiest al the Neapolitans. As they
approached, one of the soidiem ma out and ordered them to
stop. This so feliebtemril the driver, that at first he woe
unable to do so. Ups. which the soldier presented his
musket at Mr. —'s Med, and threatened to fire. This,
however, be did not do, is at that memsat they pulled up.
After a long talk with the {Seer who Baste dud the out-
post, they were allowed to premed, bet it sea with greet
difficulty they obt•insd pomades to per the city gates.
The streets were so fa of troupe that they could hardly
pees, especially eh Me upper end el the town. I met
ia the comes ci the efliernosse who thought there would
be another outbreak M the sight. This at the time I did
not believe, for the pee* had shown each little energy or
disposition to rise te the meeting, that, with the troops
quite ready, and the bemelest points of the town in their
hands, and the pieelpel Memo commended by field-pieces,
I did sot think It petals that any farther attempt would
be =de in the Isms, whatever might be the result of the
fighting outside. The remit proved I was right, fee the
Wye was quite quiet that night. The next morning we
keened that theemmtly people had possession of the Bowie,
end that the troops were marching out against them. A
Meapolitea frigate that was in the harbour had her steam
qt and steamed along the Marisa towards the Begaria to
mast the troops, and shout nine in the rooming commenced
firing on the inaurgeata with her two heavy 10-inch guns.
I.— told me that from his ship be could see the party
that the steamer was firing at. They were two miles of,
end had planted • staff with the Piedmantese colours
upon • small hillock ; the first shot he maid was beautifully
directed, and fell right amongst them, but the fuse not
being properly cut, the shell rolled down hill, and did not
burst till it arrived at the bottom, doing no harm. All the
other shots fell short, though they were firing for some
time. The result of the morning's fight was difficult to as-
certain. It appears that the troops do not like to venture
far into the country, and it is difficult to induce the Neapo.
litan troops to make anything like • real attack, both sides
preferring to play at long bowls, • game which is of course
to the advantage of the insurgent& If the Neapolitan nom.
menders are not bolder, and stifle the affair at once, the re-
volutionists will gain strength and courage, and they will
lad the affair more troublesome than they imagine. They
have succeeded in crushing the revolt at Palermo for a
while, • blow which ought, of course, to be followed up at
once ; if they do not take care they will wear out the troops
with incemant watching and false alarms. The tows
was quiet on Thursday night, and there was so farther
attempt at rising, though, notwithstanding this, the city
was placed in a state of siege, and looked as dismal and
deserted as ever. A good many of those staying at the
Trinacria had left for Naples on Wednesday afternoon,
but Mr. and I resolved to wait till the next day, and
go by the Neapolitan to Messina. The police gave notice
that the steamer for Messina would not leave until the even-
ing, yet the passengers were to be on board by four at the
latest ; so Mr. and I went on board, of course, at four,
sad at half-past four we were quietly given to understand by
the police that the government did not choose the steamer
to ham, and amidst the denunciations of the foreigners and
the mattered anathemas of the Italians, we were all bundled
ashore again, bag and baggage. It was evident that the
authorities did not wish that detailed accounts of the out.
kink at Palermo should reach Messina, and so stopped the
steamer at the last moment, and from that time no steamer
left Palermo in any direction, with either mails or passen.
ger& I was, consequently, unable to leave the pies or
said • letter for more than a week. On being forced to go
on shire 'pia Mr. and I went about half-part mix, as
the orders of the police were that no one was to land from
the shipping after seven o'clock. The boat that took us
ashore bed keought a letter from the wife of Baron C—,
asking the captain of the A— to take her and her
leanly on board ; she had sent her dame de compainsie on
board with the request. While escorting her back to the
palace, she gave us • long account of how they were situ-
ated. It appears that at the commencement of the
outbreak the Barrie had vanished, and was then in conceal-
ment ; and his wife, with forty or fifty other ladies con-
nected with the family, were then collected together in the
palace without • single gentleman to protect them. They
had consequently sent to ask the captain of the A— to
receive them, which of course he could not do, more
especially as he had been ordered by our government to
receive none on board but British subjects. This reminds
me eta German Jew who was at the Trinacria, who was in
a state of great alarm, and, in fact, almost out of his
seams. I showed hint • window in the house next to us
whom the shutters had been smashed by grape-shot, and
advised him to go and sit with his head there, as there were
m nearly chances to one against a shot cooling in the
same place ; but that piece of advice he did not seem
to approve of. He came to me in • great state of
alarm one morning, at hearing firing outside the
town, and begged to accompany me if I went on
board one of the ships in the harbour; but I told him I
had not the slightest intention of doing anything of the
kind. . . . . On Saturday night there was some firing
at the other end of the town, or rather I believe close out-
side, sad they may that there were large bodies of insurgents
in the country ; but it is impossible to know anything for
certain,aa no one is allowed to leave the town or enter with-
out • written permission, and even with that it was hardly
• prudent thing to do, as the Neapolitan troop. were plun-
dering and burning outside the town, and I could see with •
telescope from the balmay of the hotel the houses in flames
in the direction of the Begeria. In consequence, at one
time it was difficult to get provisions into the town, as the
country people were afraid to enter, many haring been shot
at by the troops and plundered, on attempting to
do so. On the Sunday night there was firing
down our street, and I could hear the bullets rattling
about my balcony in front of the windows, but really we
had become so accustomed to it that I was asleep again
before it was over. It appeared that the police, being in
must of boatmen to assist in landing troops at the other
side ci Monte Pellegrino to attach some troops that were
posted at San Sotturo, had come to the quarter where the
boatmen live to knock them up ; and the troops, who were '
hiveneckod at the end of the street in front of the public
garde% seeing a number of people collected together, and
sot receiving the word when they challenged, immediately
commenced firing down the street, a fire which the police
returned, till at last they found out their mistake, one
which mays but little fur the discipline of both aides. That
night the police-office was burnt with all the records
of the police cases, which very much exasperated the autho.
ritim, and th,:y arrested the head of the police in conse-
quence, though I do not exactly see what good that could
possibly do. That afternoon two Frenchmen came into the
hotel, having ridden across the country from Girgenti ; they
reported the country was in insurrection, but could not
give any information as to what war going on, but said they
had been treated very civilly by all they met on the road.
In fact, any danger that was to be apprehended by the
foreigners was from the Neapolitan troops,who were allowed
to lack any house from which they were fired upon. As
long sea the town was in possession of the troops I considered
it mate to stay ; hut had they been worsted they would
certainly have committed peat excesses before being driven
out

On Wednesday, 11th, the Liverpool steamer, the Milan,
arrived from Messina, and reported that an insurrection had
broken out there ; but an far se the other parte of Sicily are
concerned we know little about it here. . .
English not being allowed to pass the gates, and obliged to
keep in-iloors after seven, and not even allowed to walk on
the Marina, and, besides, the town being in a state of siege,
I determined to leave by the Milan for Gibraltar.
_ . .

After being out of Palermo about acoypl;;lltOers, I was
surprised to see an individual on the quarter-deck whom
I had not perceived before—for there were only two
paseengere beside myself. Shortly after I was told that he
was a refugee, who had hid himself onboard till the steamer
yes well out to sea. He had been engaged in the affair
of the Capuchins convent, and en finding that he and his
friends were not supported by the people, and that the
enterprise was hopeless, ooaoealed himself for more than
• week, in hourly expectation of being taken and shot.
Hearing that the Milan was in port, and about to sail for
Gibraltar, he determined to make an effort to escape,
but the gates were so strictly guarded that it was hopeless
to attempt escape into the °Pantry. So two days be-
fore the Milan left he walked quietly past the sentry
to the landing-place, took a boat, and, without having been
taken any notice of, came on board the steamer. . .
He speaks English very well. . . . . We have long
churl about the revolution ; be says the reason why they
attempted to nee when they did was that the policy had
made so many arrests of the heads of their party that they
were forced to attempt something, though not well pre-
pored. f forgot to say that ea we were leaving the port
we Mani firing in the courtyard of the Fort, which com-
mand. th harbour, and we learnt that the authorities had
just 'hot 14 persons, 3of whom were priests. . . .
Apri :A—attired at Gibraltar.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF COMMONEL—WEDIMIDAT, MAY 2.
(Oontinued from yesterday's Express.)
AGGRAVATED ASSAULTS ACT AMENDMENT
EULL.
Yr. CONINGHAM mold sot help expreming his
astonishment at a proposal to Indict cmisporal punishment
for the sake of humanity. He thught it ought to be
abolished even in public schools, sad he sheald never derin
from hi efforts to put an end to so dereffing • penalty in
the army and navy. If you wanted be stop assaults oft
women, improve the song sense of the people out cif doors.
It was said that mite-beeZzdieas pointed at in foreign
countries as a dirops to bat he believed there
was nothing consedened Fiona be such a stigma on
our national character es the leggin in our army and
navy. He hoped the Edda lid would withdraw his
bill. (Hear, bear.)
Colonel NORTH wadi never consent to allow corporal
punishment to he basted OA the sentence of • single
magistrate, but he did net ace why it should not be ordered
by the quarter inseime Fellows who beat their wives
were permed and he had no doubt that if they
knew that the leeh was over them the offence would
down
be put
by the • stimelitnet as on the Queen were put
crime liable to a degrading unish-
ment. (Heir, .) The right hon. baronet used that
women wage deigned by the fear of starvation from prose-
cuting their husbands ; but there were cases in which
remelt supported their husbands, end to which the scone.
drels showed their retitle& by gang home drunk and
beating their harelliss. He hoped that the law would be so
aalltteredd as to ensile sore win to receive • dogging—and
• good deggling—ter their offences. (Ohms. )
Mr. WALT=' bed no abstract objection to the infliction
of flogging or adoulapaniehnint onpessons who assaulted
women, but he the hill an the ground of the
difficulty it would threw way of oblainiegoonvictione
Besides, the revelations Is the Divorce Overt showed that
cease el this kiwi wen not at all coined to the lowed end
moat degraded dames of sooloty ; and it would be dearly
an in distinction to say that redo-beating should be
punished in one clam with flogging and not in another.
Colonel DICKSON wished the bill to be disposed of,
because there were several bills in which Irish members
took great interest, and this was a matter with which Irish-
men had not the smallest possible concern, for Irishmen
never did best their wives. (Hear.) He left it to moral
philosophise to say how it was that in this highly civilised
country a crime shouldAiprevail which was entirely unknown
in the sister island. earl
Mr. BONHAX-C TER said that proeseutioos were
rarely commenced by the wives themselves. The first step
wan almost inveribly taken by the neighbours ; and be had
no doubt that if the brutes pied whom the bill was
aimed were placed in the pillory, they would be very
giroinglehotl handled. When a man msde use of his
to beat • woman, he virtually confessed I=4:
pond punishment would be the most effectual penalty in his
own case, and therefore, acting in the interest of the wife
alone, he (the hon, member) should cordially support the
bill. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. CLAY should have preferred a motion for a select
committee to inquire into the working of the present law,
for he knew that amongst the police magistrates there was •
very serious difference of opinion on the subject.
.He wee
aware bow unpopular it was to say anything against the
women, but really hon. milieus aussid to think that
there was not each • thing as a bad women in the world.
(A laugh.) He was sorry to my that • megitrat. e, whose
district comprised one of the lowest parte in Loudon, in-
formed him that since the passing of the meant law
the crime of wives getting drunk sad pawning their
hod:ands' clothes had greatly isarsassd. (Hear, hear.)
The common threat amongst women of that clues was,
" Yon brute,, if you lift your band against me I'll give you
• glee (Hear.) Hon. members hod no doubt all bad
some experience of the venom of an aary woman's keine
(Loud laughter.) But if they put it in their power to say,
" You brute, I'll have you whipped like • dog," he was sa-
tided that it would lead to murder unless it was accompa-
nied by some mode of obtaining divorce at • much cheaper
nee then sow seined. (Hear hear.)
Sir D. LEIGHTON observed that the right hon. gentle-
men appeals wee is error when he said that dogging could
be °WY 'Abend on civilises after the verdict of a jury.
Fences moire be logged is gaol for a breach of the prison
rides. Daring the twenty years he bad been a visiting jus-
tice he bed knows forty or fifty persons so punished, but in
only one case was it n to repeat the operation, and in
that ass the man send himself well after a second ap-
plication of the lash. He was sorry to say that amongst the
worst clams of female prisoners there was more misconduct
than among the moat illdurpused of the men. The highest
personal punishment that could be indicted on women was
being put itt bona ; but it did not prove so efficient as flog-
` ging was found to be in the male wards. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. Alderman COPELAND supported the bill.
Lord RAYNHAM announced his intention so to alter the
bill in committee as to give the magistrates, acting se-
parately, only power to sentence to a longer period of im-
prisonment ; but he should propose to give the magistrates
in quarter sessions power to order a persou guilty of an
aggravated assault to be flogged. (Hear, hear.) Wives
who were beaten by their husbands commonly owed them
very little for their support ; and they were genially
spanking much better off while their husbands were in
priBOIL,
The house then divided :
For the second reading 139
Against it
This result was received with loud cheers.
Mr. 8. ENTCOURT suggested to the noble lord the pro-
priety of seeding his bill to • select committee.
Mr. HUME hoped the noble lord would not take the right
hoe. gentleman's advice. (Hear hear.)
Mr. NEWDEGATE eirortell the proposition.
RAYNHAM t ought the house had bed ruffi-
cleat information on the subject, and could not therefore
consent to refer it to a select committee.
Sir G. C. LEWIS thought the question would be better
discussed in a committee of the whole house than in a com-
mittee upstairs.
Mr. HENLEY quite agreed that the question was in such
• state that they had better take its discussion before the
whole house.
The bill was then ordered to be committed pro foetid to-
morrow (this day).
Sir M. rzro said he had to announce that in the late
division the number given was incorrect, the number
ought to have been 109, instead of 139. The tellers bad
agreed that • mistake had been made.
MALICIOUS INJURIES TO PROPERTY ACT
AMENDMENT BILL.
Upon the motion of Mr. HALL, this bill was read a
second time, and ordered to be committed that day week.
FISHERIES (SCOTLAND) BILL
The hones went into committee on the, bill.
The preamble was agreed to, and the house resumed.
THE TENURE AND IMPROVEMENT OF LAND
(IRELAND) BILL.
Yr. MAGUIRE asked for • morning sitting, in order
that some progress might be made with this bill.
Mr. CA D ELL said be would do all he could to
further the object of the hon. gentleman, and that he bad
fixed Tasiday, the 15th of May, for the second reading.
The Bask of Ireland Bill was read a eecoed time.
THE LANDLORD AND TENANT (IRELAND) BILL
AND EMBLEMENTS, do (IRELAND) BILL.
The second readings of these bills were also postponed to
the 15th of Nay.
THE LAND IMPROVEMENT (IRELAND) BILL
Mr. HENNESSY moved the second reading of this bill.
The hon. member was proceeding with his speech when a
quarter to six having arrived the debate was, by the rule of
the house, adjourned.
The other business was disposed of, and the house ad-
journed at 12 minutes to au.

THE BALLOT SOCIETY. —The usual weekly meet-
ing of the executive committee wax held on Tuesday, at the
offices in Guildhall Chambers, Mr. W. Man, jun., in the
chair • Mr. M. E. Marsden, Mr. Bydenham Nodes, Mr.
P. F. Le Maitre, Mr. Whitehorse, Mr. Bontems, &c., were
present. The Rev. Samuel Green, the Rev. W. H. Bonner,
and John Cunnington, Esq. (Brentford), were elected mem-
bers of the council. A circular soliciting the co-operation of
ministers of religion in currying out the resolutions of the
recent conferenm was 'greed to, and ordered to be circu-
lated. Directions were also given respecting the agitation
of the ballot at forthcoming elections and in several con-
stituencies. _ _

REFORM Mailmen AT NORWICH. —NORWICH,
MAT 2.—A town's meeting was held here last evening in
St. Andrew's-hall, the gathenng having been convened by
the Mayor (Mr. J. H. Tillett), in compliance with a re-
quisition signed by 750 persona. The meeting was attended
by from 2,000 to 3,000 persons, but the members for
the city were not present, being unable, at the
present moment, to neglect their parliamentary duties.
The Mayor presided, and addressed the meeting at eon.
sidemble length, in which he contended for the right of the
working classes to a participation in the elective franchise.
Having reviewed the proceedings of former governments
on the subject of parliamentary reform, he came to the pre-
sent bill, which as a moderate measure was entitled to every
support. The meeting was afterwards addressed by Mr. 0.
Springfield, Mr. J. J. Colman, Mr. C. J. Beating, Mr. F.
Pigg, and other gentlemen ; and resolutionsaffirming the
right of the working classes to the franchise and express-
:Jig adherence to the reform measure of the government
were owned unaninicautly. Petitions to the same effect
were also adopted to both houses of parliament.
BLOCKADZ OF TEI MOORISH PORT®. —Notice is
given in yesterdny's Gazette that the blockade of the Moor.
ksh ports, inetituted be the Spanish government on the 28th
October, 1869 (the existence of which blockade was notified
is the Londe, Gazette of the Bth November, 1859), was
riled on and born the 25th March last.

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SPORTENG.

CHESTER RACES—TtrzeDiy.—(CoxcLuDira.)

. • 1
A HalTlllEar Pun of 50 soya, extra weight for Willllllll
of a mile. (10 sobs.)
71=111Crktis`s BrandyEall, by Ihreetmeat, 4 yrs, PAM
(0. liordhal 1
Mr. W. PbMip's Weardalle, 4 yrs, 'Tat (Robertson I
Mr. Dairwe's Professor Dick, 8 Ira, Yet Mb ....(Badlook 3
Mr. M. Hardy's I by Nutwith—Oardenia. 3 y lerlltb
Mr. P. Swindell's Simla, 3 yrs, 7d4lb
i 5
Mr. Jos. TA let alb
enkinson's I by Teddingtos, dam by Mr ration
B. 4
Mr. Pearoe's Irish Emigrant, 4 yrs, 714111 b Sart Itt 6
(Decker) 7
Won in a canter by four lengths, a length between second
end third; the mine between the thirdand fourth.
A 8101131PIRAZZ el 5 own. each with 30 added ; weight for
age, he. ; the winner to be mild for 80 move. ; once round
and a dirtanoe. (4 subs.)
Yr. Saville 1 by Tadmor—Mainday, 3 yrs, est 41b
Bottoil
Colonel Towneley's Job, 3 yrs, est M (W.b
(J. Snowd 1
en I
Mr. Hargreave's Jeade, 8 yrs, est Kb (Madden 3
Won by half a length ; a length between the second and
third.

WIDWINDAY.

1331111r1AL PRODUCK STAKZe of 10 eon. each, with 50
added, for 3-yr-olds ; colts, fat 91b ; fillies, Pet 51b. Se-
cond to save his stake. Castle Pole, once round and in.
(9 robs.)
Mr. W. Thornton*, Coriew, by Yeddingten,
(Bullock) 1
Captain Archdall's Niger, get elb (J. Osborne) 2
Betting :3to 1 on Curlew The running throughout was
made by Curlew who won by five length..
Tug mammas; PLATZ of 60 soya., the gift of the Right
Hon. Earl Grosvenor and P. & Humberston, Paq., added
to a sweepstakes of 3 soya. each, to go to the as hone ,
3-yr-olds, 7st 71b four, Bst 81b ; five, 9st ; siz and aged,
31b ; mane and geldings allowed 31b. Winners extra.,
Seven furlona. (5 subs.)
Mr. Edward,' Jack Spring, by Springy Jack, 8 ps. get Mb
/.1. Osborne) 1
Mr. Baron's Defender, 4 yrs, art Mb (L. Snowden) 2
Mr. Saunders' Yellow Oni, 3 yrs, let 71b (Charlton) S
Betting : 2 to 1 on Ddender. Jack Spring waited upon
by a neck ; bad third. Defender to the distance, where he challenged him and won
Tint Tarnismars PLATZ of 200 son., added to •
handicap sweepstake of 25 mon. each, 15 ft ; extra weight
for winners, ho. the second to receive 50 sown. out of the
stakes. Cup Gon;ne (two miles and a quarter). (176 subs.,
59 of whom declared, and pay 5 sows. mob.
Lord Allesbnral:t Albans, by Stockwell—Lary, 3
yrs, Set Mb . lath est) (French 1
Mr. W. as" (b b), 4 yrs, 54121 b (J. Adana)
The following also started :—Tame Deer, Flitch, Under-
land, Gaspard, Lospange, Tongan Maid , lade-
madame, Marsha, Satellite, Precursor,
The Brewer, Miss Digby, The Squire, Vatican, Corr
First Lord, Rising Sun, Blue Ruin, Apollyillan-at.
Arms, Odo, Weatherbound, The Prophet, Clara Webster,
and Pensioner.

The Promised load, Traducer, and the Common Sense
eat were scratched at half-past nine this morning.
Betting : 5 tto 1 eget St. Al 8 to 1 each agst Petra
and Birmingham, 9 to 1 apt 15 to 1 apt
Weatherbound, 100 to 6 each spit at-Arma, the
Brewer, and Satellite, 30 to 1 each sgst Flitch and
25 to 1 each apt Tame Deer, Apollyon and Blue
30 to 1 apt Independence, 40 to 1 each apt Tunstall Maid
and Precumor, 50 to 1 each apt Marine and Th;grie,
300 to 3 apt Underhand, 100 to 1 each apt • t,
Rising Sun, First Lord, Odo, and Pensioner.
start did not take place until upwards of half an hour
after the appointed time. Several ineffectual attempt,
were made to get the horses off. Man at Arms, Petra, The
Squills, St. Albans, Flitch, and The Brewer being the most
prominent to get away. The horses at length quitted the
poet on good terms, and then the stillness which the
dome rayon of spectators had observed was broken by .a
simultaneous shout of "They're off." The first to show in
advance were Flitch, St. Albans, Petra, and the Brewer,
and they kept claw company pest the Stand, where The
Brewer took a slight lead with his stable companion Flitch
second, St. Albans at their heels third, and Petra at his
quarters next the rails fourth. Heading the next lot cams
Blue Ruin andßiting Sun, CheeryChapandLongrange lying
in the extreme rear. On entering the far tide Flitch and
the Brewer ran nearly abreast in front, with Petra and St.
Albans, who had been eased at the turn, next, and Twilight
following than. Petra and St. Albans alternately led until
after making the Grosvenor turn, and the next noteworthy
change occurred after entering the turn straight. On pass-
, ing the stand the second time Flitch and St Albans raced for
the lead, Tame Deer, who bad always been lying for-
ward, going on third, with Petra next the rails fourth,
and Weatherbound next, Longrange being still in
the rear. As they again quitted the straight, Flitch took
her place, and Tame Deer took up the running,
with St. Albans in waiting upon him. The (avow 1
rite bad now obtained a good position, which be kept
with little variation. The first round the last turn I
were Tame Deer, St.Albans, Petra, and Flitch, Lord Ports-1
mouth's horse having the little the beet of it. But the
moe was now over, for St. Albans, full of running, came'
away at the distance, and won by a lmith, four lengths be-
tween the second and third, bad fourth. The running up
horses were :—lndependence, Birmingham, Gaspard, Pen-
sioner, Weatherbound, Rising Sun, Twilight, Precursor,
Man at Arms, and Blue Ruin. Longrange was last but
one, and Miss Dishy last.
The inhabitants of Chester have every year declared that
" they have never seen more people on the Cup day in their
lives, and this assertion is fully warranted on the ptseat
occasion. The streets, the row', and the walls were
thronged not only by persons who took a pecuniary interest
in the great event of the day, but also by crowds of pleasure
folks who deemed the races a very pretty sight, and made it
an opportunity for enjoying a holiday. Hiner weather could
not have been desired. Not a cloud obscured the rays of the
sun, which shone with a midsummer brilliancy. The only
item of importance in the day's proceedings was of course
the Cup, and it commanded twenty-nine runners. The
favourite St. Albans, won with great ease, and, beyond
recording' the fact that the race was run at a terrific pace
from start to finish, we shall not add any comment to our
description of the race. The success of St. Albans caused
him to be backed for the Derby at 5 to 1.

YORK SP}
ACCEPTANCF.B FOR TUC

Two miles. (70 subsAso., 36 ofUnderhand
9 9.
Newcastle
Hepatica 6 719
Tunstall Maid
Physician
Defender
Herne
Gladiolus
Shaft.)
Satellite
Prince of Dasaark 5
Marine
The Squire 4 6 9
The Brewer
Binalashass 4 6 9
Visas
Cock.64isop
4 6 0
I
loanalr 4 4

ril MEETING.

HAT NORTHERN HANDICAP.
oIIOM pay 5 awe. each.)
Age at lb
Fax
oFlitch 4 6
_ 1174.01
mores Timm*
94odrim 3 12
T 72•33 3 V
11
3 9 41493,4.16=dt
3 8
arms 111148
IYilAp'/ 4
3
5
Rot Inalmaa
Maass
opoidet 3 0
Dr yebilie 3 13

Rate inttilignue.

COURT OF COMMON PLEA/3.-MAT 2

Sittings at
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