The Sun.
London, England, 1864-08-18 00:00:00

THE EMPEROR'S FETE.

PArtis, August 16.
The national festival commenced at Paris this
year long before the official hour. So enormous a
tide of visitors flowed in on Saturday by all the
railways, that all the principal thoroughfares were
soon thronged with strangers, and the good people
of the capital, seeing the vast influx, and perceiving
that the weather was delightful and without the
slightest chance of breaking, determined to respond
to the eagerness of the new corners by anticipating
their usual preparations, and hanging out their flags
and decorations at once.
On Sunday the preparations were very nearly
completed, and the general plan could be easily
judged of even in the minor details. The public
amusements in the Esplanade of the Invalides and
the Place du Trone were nearly the same as in pre-
ceding years, but the principal points
es of the orna-
mental fete were in the Champs Elyseand the
Place de la Concorde. Round the Obelisk was
erected a square portico, pierced by five Sr.
cedes on each of its fronts, richly decorated, and on
which streams of gas would display at the proper
times the most curious arabesques. Two gardens
were formed on the part occupied by the two found
tains in the centre. The surface was undulated
and covered with green turf, and which by Mauna
dant watering retained a considerable portion of
its freshness. Upwards of 25,000 plants, most of
them in bloom, were distributed in different clumps.
Long festoons of ground glass globes ran round the
artificial garden—five white to one crimson—and
similar lines encircled the whole of the vast place.
Clusters of similar globes were arranged about the
fountains, Whilst all up the Champs Elysees to the
Bond-Point corresponding festoons of globes ex-
tended their long lines at each side, broken at
regular intervals by tall pillars surmounted by
clusters to match. The effect was exceedingly pretty
by day—what then ought it to be when one blaze
of brilliancy at night ? ,
The shows were open on the esplanade during the
whole of Sunday, and in the evening all seemed to
receive a very satisfactory amount
,of patronage.
Vast crowds continued to throng the streets all day,
and at night the various theatres were crowded.
But at last the great day itself arrived, and like
its predecessors, Sunday and Saturday, was marked
with exceptionally fine weather, a refreshing breeze
tempering the heat of an ardent sun. As is usual,
the fete was announced yesterday at six in the
morning by a salvo from the cannon of the Lava-
Fdes, intimating that the proceedings had then
commenced. As on the two days before the rail.
ways were again pouring in their stream of visitors,
so that at last the hotels could scarcely accommo.
dh te the numbers who presented themselves. His
:Majesty, since his accession to the throne, has in-
variably made the first act of his fete a distribution
from his privy purse of alms and provisions to the
necessitous and aged in the several arrondissements
of Paris. That act of kind-hearted charity was not
departed from on the present occasion, and some
thousands of poor persons were enabled to connect
their feeling of personal gratification with the
national festival. The troops in the various bar-
racks also received an additional allowance of wine,
at d all, except those strictly necessary for the
military service of the day, were allowed to leave
their quarters and enjoy the general amuse-
ments. Another custom of the day is the visit of
the soldiers of the First Empire in uniform to the
Place Vendome, and the renewal by them of the
erowne of immortelles which are placed on the rail.
ings r aund the column in the centre. Every wreath
and ornament had been removed on the Sunday
afternoon, but by ten yesterday net only were new
ones substituted, but long festoons of laurel hung
from the pedestal of the pillar itself. The old men
then proceeded to tr.() Hotel des Invalides to attend
Divine service.

A little before eleven the tricoloured flag was
seen to float from the centre pavilion of the
Tuileries, intimating that their Majesties and the
Prince Imperial had arrived from Saint Cloud.
They at once received the congratulations of the
Prince and Princesses of the Imperial family,
the Ministers, Members of the Privy Council,
Marshals, Admirals, and persons attached to the

Imperial households. At noon took place in the
chapel of the palace Divine service, followed by a
Te Deana, in presence of the Court and of all the
persons who had been admitted to pay their re-
spects to the Emperor. The singers of the Imperial
Court executed the Kyrie, the Gloria, the 0 Sala-
taris of Anber, and other4iiecesotsacred music. At
one a solemn mass was celebrated at the Cathedral
of Notre Dime, in presence of deputations from the
Senate, Council of State, Legislative Body, the civil
and military authorities, and a crowded congrega-
tion. Similar services were performed in the other
churches of Paris, for the day has this particularity,
that it is not only the national fete of rejoicing for
the Emperor's well-being, but the Church festival
of the Assumption, always held in peculiar venera-
tion.

At the same hour that tha more serious portion of
the population were offering up thanksgiving in
the places of religious worship, vast crowds were
entering the various theatres, in all of which gra-
tuitous performances were to be given. The Grand
Opera and the Theatre Frangais were, as usual, the
great centres of attraction, and many determined
amateurs, generally lads and young men, spent the
night close to the entrance of both theatres, singing
choruses and otherwise wiling away the time.
Early in the morning the crowd had increased tre-
mendously, and when the hour for opening the doors
arrived twice as many were present as the houses
could contain. Almost similar anxiety was displayed
for the other theatres, but in no instance was there
any disturbance, and when once the crowd had
taken their places, no audience in Europe could
conduct themselves with greater propriety. As is
customary when the performance is exclusively for
the gratification of the people, the most popular
pieces for the moment, or the beat of the standing
repertoire were given.
During the day crowds thronged the garden of
the Tuileries, the Place de la Concorde, and the
Champs ElyEees, where all the preparations were
now complete, with the exception of the coloured
lamps for the illuminations, which hundreds of
workmen were occupied in arranging up to the last
moment. Lofty flagstaffs gave their streamers to
the wind, the waters were playing from the various
fountains, and all looked bright and gay in the sun.
shine. As a matter of course, the Espianade of the
Invalides received a visit, and there the scene of
animated amusement was at its height. Two large
theatres for pantomime were erected near the hotel,
playing alternately, and two others lower down,
near the river, were devoted to rope dancing, feats
of strength, and displays of activity. All the lower
part of the vast esplanade was occupied with the
travelling exhibitions and shows which are seen at
fairs, and were even better attended than on the
preceding day. There were in the afternoon boat
races on the Seine between the Pont-d'Alma and
the Pont-d'lena, a spectacle which attracted a large
concours of spectators. Great as was the crowd
assembled to witness the preparations of the fete in
the neighbourhood of the Champs Elsyees and the
river, the concourse of spectators was perhaps even
more dense in the neighbourhood of the Barriere du
Trone, where theatres in the open air, mats-de-
cocagne, and other amusements were prepared.
The Emperor and the Empress, in the course of
the afternoon, proceeded in an open caleche without
escort through the two principal scenes of amuse-
ment,,the east and the west of Paris. On approach-
ing tne Barriere du Trone the crowd became so
dense that the carriage had to pass at the slowest
walking pace, and the cheers were tremendous—in
fact the workmen of that district the whole time
touched tne carriage, and were almost in contact
with their Majesties at either side. The Emperor
and Empress afterwards passed through the Espla-
nade des Invalides, and if somewhat less familiarly
received, were just as loudly cheered. Their Majes-
ties returned to the Tuileries to dinner.
In the course of the day the following public mo.numents wore inaugurated :—Tic Mairie of the 11th
arrondissement, Place du Prince EuAeae ; the Cam.
pana Galleries of Antiquities in the Pavillon Denon,
at the Louvre; the chimes of St. Germain l'Auser-
rols ; the new poultry market at the Hanes Cell•
tr4les; the three boulc7erde, Hausms.r. n, Josephine,

and de Meesine, and the lake in the neighbourhood

Vincennes.

At last the long day's amusements came to a
close, and at six in the evening another salvo of
cannon announced that the day portion of the fete
was over. The streets then remained comparatively
tranquil until nearly dusk, when again about eight
o'clock the multitude streamed forth towards the
garden of the Tuileries and the Champs Elysees.
About eight o'clock the Emperor, the Empress,
and the Prince Imperial appeared on the balcony of
the central pavilion, and were loudly cheered by the
crowd below. His Majesty was attired in plain
evening dress, with a single decoration. The Im-
perial group remained there about five minutes.
About a quarter to nine the Emperor and Empress
drove along the Rue de Rivoli in an open carriage
to the Elysee, where they alighted to witness the
fireworks from the terrace above. Their Majesties
afterwards left for St. Cloud.
Towards nine o'clock the crowd turned in the
direction of the Pont d'lena, where the fireworks
were to be let off. Precisely at the hour appointed
a flight of rockets announced the commencement of
the exhibition, and those were quickly followed by
what might be called a volcanic eruption of Roman
candles filling the air with varied hues. These
were succeeded by flights of rockets ascending to
an enormous height, and bursting in a shower of
stars of every colour in the rainbow. The grand
piece of the display was an extensive facade re-
presenting a Mexican palace. It was surmounted
by the cipher of the Emperor Napoleon. When on
fire it produced a most brilliant effect, and termi•
nated with an explosion of splendid grenades. The
next piece was a moat striking pyrotechnic exhibi.
tion, as the Pont d'lena was all at once in a blaze
from end to end, and poured a cascade of fire into
the Seine below. The effect was perfectly magi.
cal, and called forth loud cheers from the assembled
thousands. This was followed by further flights of
rockets, which continued without intermission to
the final bouquet, which was received with renewed
applause. A similar display took place at the same
time on the Place du Thou.

The great mass of the spectators then turned
homewards, but thousands continued promenading
about until near the morning hours, Others, the
younger class of pleasure seekers, went off to the
Bal Hardy, on the Esplanade des Invalides, where
the style of dance was not altogether in accordance
with the stricter rules of ball etiquette. Towards
four in the morning, the streets became quiet, and
only a few occasional stragglers were seen to wend
their weary way along. The day of pleasure had
at length terminated—terminated without accident
—in good humour and tranquillity. Upwards of two
millions of people must have taken part in the
amusements on the various points of the capital,
and yet the arrangements were so good that no in•
terference of the authorities was perceptible any-
where.— Galignani.

The Great English and French Railways.

THE LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN.

The continued growth of the railway systems of
England and France, the immense capitals embarked
in them, and the different policies adopted with
respect to them in the two countries, induce us to
" consecrate," as our neighbours would say, a series
of articles to what is, in all sober earnestness, a
topic of very considerable importance. In dealing
with the question we shall have to bring under
notice six great English and six great French net-
works—viz., English—The London and North-
Western, the Great Western, the North-Eastern,
the Midland, the Great Eastern, and the Lancashire
and Yorkshire. French—The Paris, Lyons, and
Mediterranean, the Orleans, the Eastern, the Wes-
tern, the Northern, and the Southern. Our review
of each undertaking will be brought down to the
close of 186:3, and will be as minute as it can be
consistently with a due regard to space and to a
desire not to " bore" the reader. At the outset it
be observed that the Governments of England and
France have pursued a radically different course
with regard to the development of railways. Tina
English Government has encouraged the " unre-
stricted competition" system, and has in no case
suffered a company to divide more than 10 per cent.
In France the imperial regime has massed the
whole of the railway undertakings of the empire
virtually into the hands of six great companies,
and in hardly any case has a line been made
without a more or less considerable subvention from
the coffers of the State. Aided by this administra-
tive patronage, and benefited, in the first instance,
by cheap labour and low-priced land, it is not sur-
prising that the dividends paid by several cf the
French companies upon their comparatively small
amounts of ordinary share capital have been very
large, the Paris, Lyons, and Mediterranean having
last year distributed 15 per cent, upon an old share
capital of £14,000,000, while the London and North
Western only yielded 5g per cent. upon its
£25,755,350 of ordinary stock. At first sight, per-
haps, the French system appears to be infinitely
superior from a shareholder's point of view, and so,
perhaps, it is; but, as we shall have occasion to
show in the course of these articles, Government
patronage and aid is attended with some disadvan-
tages and responsibilities, which cloud the future
with uncertainties and bear injuriously upon the
public welfare.
Without, however, unduly anticipating matters,
let us commence at once to deal with the great
English enterprise known as the London and North
Western Railway, in which, probably, all sections
of the British public, whether shareholders, deben-
tureholders, or otherwise, feel a certain legitimate
pride. The London and North Western is a Front
of the continual change to which railway property
is subject, and affords an illustration also of the
gradual tendency towards amalgamations of inte.
rests. Thus the great concern was originally known
as the London and Birmingham, and comprised only
112 miles ; now it embraces in its giant arms Car.
lisle in the north, Holyhead in th© west, and Cam.
bridge in the east, and at the close of 1863 it had
brought 1,209 miles of railway under one single
administration. In this present month (August,
1864) the extent of way in operation has risen
to 1,255 miles ; and there seems little reason to
doubt that as the process of fusion and eaten.
sion continues 1874 will witness at least 2,000
miles of iron road under the control of the
magnates of Easton•square, who now dispose of a
revenue in excess of that enjoyed by more than one
Continental State. By the London and North-
Western Railway should also be understood the
Bedford and Cambridge, the Birkenhead (partly
vested also in the Great Western), the Birmingham,
Wolverhampton and Stour Valley, the Bucking.
hamshire, the Cannock Mineral, the Conway and
Llanrwst, the Kendal and Windermere, the
Knighton, the Lancaster and Carlisle, the Merthyr,
Tredegar, and Abergavenny, part of the North
Union, the St. George's, part of the Shrewsbury
and Hereford, the Shrewsbury and Welehpool, the
Shropshire Union, the South Leicestershire, the
South Staffordshire, the Stockport, Disley, and
Whaleyebridge, part of the Tenbury, the Warring.
ton and Stockport, the Watford and'Rickraans-
worth, and the West London lines. During the
past session of Parliament an Act was also passed
vesting the undertaking of the St. Helen's Railway
and canal in the company. The result of the ex-
tensions arid amalgamations which are continually
proceeding, may be summed up briefly in the fol-
lowing statement :—Miles worked December 31,
1861, 1,054 (918 double and 136 single) ; December
31, 1862, 1,162 (912 double and 220 single) ; and
December 31, 1863, 1,209 (984 double and 225
single). The traffic acquired, the working expenses
incurred, and the profits realised upon this mileage
in 1861, 1862, and 1863 were as follows :
Year. Revenue. Expenses, Profits.
1861 .. £1,754,985 .. £2,357,212 £2,397,773
1862 4,966,838 .. 2,382,440 .. 2,584,39 S
1863 5,280,259 .. 2,413,410 .. 2,866,819

These figures are highly encouraging, inasmuch
as, comparing 1863 with 1861, we arrive at an in-

crease of 11.16 per cent. in the rough revenue ac-
quired, while the working expenses when sub-
jected to the same comparison only chow an increase
of 2.97 per cent. In other words, while the ratio
of working expenses to receipts was in 1861 50 per
cent. in 1863 it had been reduced to 46 per cent.
In the presence of this gratifying result it is not
surprising that the dividends distributed upon the

ordinary stock of the London and North-Western
proper have been steadily advancing. Thus while
in 1861 the distribution was 41; per cent. upon
£25,224,349, in 1862 it was 4i5,- per cent, upon
£25,296,921, and in 1863, as previously indicated,

54- per cent, upon £25,755,350. In the current
year, as must have been abundantly evident to every
reader, the receipts of the system have been making
extraordinary progress, having amounted in the six
months ending June 30, 1864, to £2,596,156,
against £2,310,046 in the corresponding six months
of 1863; and there appears every probability of a
6 per cent. dividend being secured for the year upon
the company's very large amount of ordinary stock.
Including the leased lines and the lines partly
vested in the company, the capital represented by
the London and North-Western is close upon
£56,000,000; but confining ourselves to the London
and North-Western properly so called, we find that
the total capital raised by shares and loans to De-
cember 31 1861, was £37,603,249,whi1e at the close
of last year it had risen to £38,864,064. It is a
special characteristic of London and North-Western
finance that the directors have always manfully in-
sisted upon the maintenance of a very large pro-
portion of ordinary stock. Thus, of the £38,864,064
raised December 31, 1863, no less than £25,755,350
was represented by ordinary stock. The amount of
preference stock was only £653,018, the remaining
£12,455,696 being represented byX2,185,966 of de-
benture stock and £10,269,730 of debenture loans.
As we have already shown, the ordinary stock
received 51 per cent. in 1863, while 5 per cent. was
paid on the preference stock and 4 per cent. upon
a portion of the debenture stock (i 1,875,136)
and 31 per cent. upon the remainder. The de-
benture debt of the company was floating, Dec. 31,
1863, at the following rates :—L1,618,591 at 41 per
cent., £1,030,388 at 41 per cent., £7,527,857 at 4
per cent., £91,954 at 31, per cent,, £240 at 31 per
cent., and £7OO at 3 per cent. The improving credit
of the company is shown in the faot that at the cor-
responding date of 1862 £10,112,775 of deben-
ture debt then outstanding bore the following rates
of interest :—X480,550, 46 per cent. ; £2,122,691, 4
per cent.; £1,103,163, 41 per cent.; £6,291,517, 4
per cent, ; £113,154, 31 per cent. ; £l,OOO, 31 per
cent.; and £7OO, 3 per cent. The 44 per cent. de-
bentures were thus wholly extinguished last year,
while the 41 per cent. and 41 per cent. debentures
were reduced, and a great addition was made to
those floating at 4 per cent.
The results indicated were attained, of course, by
sheer hard work, the only real means, after all, by
which human undertakings can be placed in a satis-
factory position. Thus in 1863 the company ran
392,662 passengers and 266,768 goods trains, which
accomplished between them an aggregate distance of

17,304,138 miles (in 1862 the corresponding total
was 15,745,908 miles). The number of passengers
conveyed—or rather of tickets issued—last year was
19,185,751 (against 17,453,527 in 1862). This vast
movement of human life was divided as follows :
First class, 2,308,727 paesengers,yielding £632,516;
second class, £6,952,775, yielding 708,247;1 and
third class, £9,924,249, yielding £626,227. A sum
of £31,416 was also derived from holders of season

tickets, making the total passenger receipts of last
year £1,999,405. The accessory receipts of the pas•
anger trains from parculs, carriages, horses, dogs,
&c. amounted last year to/223,850,and /142,067 was
derived from the conveyance of mails, making the
total quick train receipts of 1863 /2,365,322 against
£2,307,021 in 1862. In the other departments of
the traffic service, live stock produced last year
£160,814, coal, coke, and minerals, 1:659,6u1, and
general merchandise, /2,094,522, making the total
slow train receipts for the year /2,914,937, against
£2,611,138, in 1862. It results from these figures
that the greater portion of the additional revenue
acquired last year, as compared with 1862, pro-
ceeded from goods, indicating the gradual revival
of the productive districts traversed by the system
from the depressing stagnation which characterised
the latter months of 1862. Of course, the large
traffic cultivated by the company was not effected
without a very large outlay for working expenses.
' Thus, the amount expended for maintenance and
renewal of way and works last year was £421,863;
for locomotive power, /672,291; for repairs and
renewals of carriages and waggons, X 180,656; for
traffic charges (coaching and merchandise),

£750,752 ; for rates and taxes, £88,534 ; for Go-
vernment duty, £71,224 ; for compensation for per-
sonal injuries to passengers, £20,000; for compen-
sation for the damage and loss of goods, £21,118 ;
for legal and Parliamentary charges, £52,005 ; and
for miscellaneous outgoings, £131,064. On corn-

paring these figures with those for 1862 we find an
increase in the amount expanded for maintenance
and renewal of way, locomotive power, repairs of
carriages and waggons, traffic charges, rates and
taxes, Government duty, compensatio❑ for damage

and Toes of goods, and legal and Parliamentary

charges. The divisions of compensation for person
injury and miscellaneous outgoings showed a di i•

nution last year. It is also worthy of remark that,
notwithstanding the very large addition made to
the number of train miles run last year, the charge
for locomotive power was only £3,345 in excess of
the corresponding total for 1662. The rolling stock

possessed by the company at the close of 1863
comprised 1,095 locomotives, 2,058 carriages used
for the conveyance of passengers only, 1,083 other
vehicles attached to passenger trains, 17,543 waggons
of all kinds used for the conveyance of live stock,
minerals, and general merchandise, and 1,619 other
vehicles: the additions made to the rolling stock in
1863 amounted to 64 locomotives, 3 carriages used
for the conveyance of passengers only, and 910
trucks and other vehicles.

Such prO a few general details with regard to the
position of the London and North-Western
way Company in 1863. We ought also, perhaps, to
add a few particulars with respect to the minor
undertakings, which although not directly amalga-
mated with the company, have yet linked their for-
tunes with it by leases or other arrangements, and
the earnings which are included in the general

revenue tabulated above. The Bedford and Cam-
bridge had raised at the close of 1863 £319,008, and
after providing for fixed charges, £239,008 of ordi-
nary stock received last year 3; per cent. ; the
Birkenhead (vested jointly in the London and
North-Western and Great Western) had raised
£2,672,919, and after providing for fixed charges,
£2,075,821 of ordinary stock received 31 per cent. ;
the Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Stour Val-
ley had raised £760,350 (the whole of this amount
was ordinary stock, which received 3.416 per cent.)
the Buckinghamshire had raised £1,245,000 (the
whole of this amount was ordinary stock, which
received 4 per cent,); the Cannock Mineral had
raised £145,582, and after providing for fixed
charges,%;loB,ls2 of ordinary stock received 34 per
cent. ; the Chester and Holyhead had raised
£4,670,257, and after providing for fixed charges,
£2,100,000 of ordinary capital received 21 per
cent. ; the Knighton had raised £73,255, and after
providing for fixed charges, £51,255 of ordinary
stock received 5 per cent. ; the Lancaster and Car-
lisle had raised £3,004,066, and after providing for
fixed charges £2,420,300 of ordinary stock, re.
ceived 91 per cent. (lucky dogs these Lan-
caster and Carlisle shareholders !); the Mer-
thyr, Tredegar, and Abergav enny had raised
£220,974, and after providing for fixed charges
£170,874 received 5 per cent.; the Worth Union
(on lease to the London and North-Western and
Lancashire and Yorkshire jointly) had raised
£1,143,242, and after providing for fixed charges
£739,201 received B'Bo per cent.; the Shrewsbury
and Hereford, on lease to the London and North-
W estern, Great Western, and West Midland jointly,
had raised /832,128, and after providing for fixed
charges £553,195 of ordinary stock received 6 per
cent., and £6,753 41 per cent. ; the Shrewsbury and
Welshpool had raised £245,050, and after provid-
.
ing for fixed charges £160,451, received 4: per
cent.; the Shropshire Union had raised £2,025,251
and after providing for fixed charges, £1,304,953
of ordinary stock received 2'5625 per cent. ; the
South Leicestershire had raised £20.5,226, and after
providing for fixed charges, £42.100 of ordinary
stock received 4 per cent. ; the South Staffordshire
nad raised X1,412;439, and after providing for fixed
charges, £944,935 of ordinary stock received 44
per cent.; the Stcckport, Disley, and Whaleybridge
heel raised £376,465, and after providing for fixed
elierges, £135,620 of ordinary eteek received 3 60 ,

per cent., and £105,000 3.375 per cent.; the Ten.
bury had raised £38,750, and after providing for
fixed charges, £24,370 of ordinary stock received
two per cent.; and the Watford and Rickmans-
worth had raised £44,420 (nothing seems to have
been paid upon the ordinary stock). Our list is not
quite complete, we believe, but, after allowing for
the proportionate burdens which have to be sus-
tain by the Great Western, Lancashire and York-
shire, and West Midland, in respect to some of the
undertakings indicated, our recapitulation repre-
sents a capital of Z 16,081,345, upon which the
London and North. Western at the close of
last year was expected to provide interest to
a greater or less extent. Adding this total to
the £38,864,064 of London and North-Wes-
tern capital, properly so called, we arrive at an
aggregate of £55,845,409 as the capital of the
general undertaking at the close of last year. As
our list of minor undertakings was not quite com.
plete, we may safely place the total capital in round
numbers at between 56 and 57 millions. This vast
amount is divided between 40,000 and 50,000 share
and debenture holders. Spite of all past mistakes,
spite of the inadequate return still obtained upon
the ordinary stock of some of the affiliated lines, we
cannot but regard the London and North Western
Railway as a very noble undertaking.—Times.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE,

EGHAM RACES-YESTERDAY.

A cooling breeze made a delightful change from the sultry
air of yesterday, and the attendance was larger than we
ever remember it on Runnymede. The racing, though,
showed a falling off from that of former years, and the
failure of what used to be the event of the day, the Surrey
and Middlesex Stakes, tonded to rob the card of a great deal
of its interest. _ ..

The greatest blow the backers of favourites experienced
was in the defeat of Medicis, who had won the Ankerwyche
Stakes with such extraordinary ease the day before, and had
been purchased by Mr G. Angell for 230 guineas. They
laid 3 to 1 freely on her to-day, but it is to be supposed she
found her 61b penalty too much for her, for she was beaten
with extreme ease.

Much amusement was caused in the race for the Surrey
and Middlesex by the cool way in which Fordham and young
Grimshaw rode it. When the flag fell the " waiting orders"
each had received were apparent, and, quietly walking to
the stand, where the pace was increased to a gentle trot,
they proceeded on their way in this fashion to within half a
mile of home, and there set to in earnest, the favourite,
Rappel,
winning easily.
The Baron's Stakes (handicap) of 5 soya, with 50 added;
for 2-yr-olds. Three-quarters of a mile. 28 subs.

Mr Hodgman's King of Greece, Set 111 b (J, Grimshaw) 1
Mr Beadman'a Threadbare, 6A jib (H. Sharp) 2
Capt. W. H. Cooper's Czarina, 7st 81b (inc. slb extra)
(Perry) 3
Mr Fleming's Scylla, Est 121 b (Loates) 4
Mr B. E. Dunbar's Advance, 7st Gib.. (Morris) 5
Batting-5 co 4 agst King of Greece, 3to 1 agst Thread-
bare, 4 to 1 agst Czarina.
King of Greece jumped off with the lead, with Thread-
bare and Czarina in attendance, to about half the distance,
where he resigned it to Threadbare, who took up the running
to the Stand, and Grimshaw coming again with Mr Hodg-
man's colt the two raced home together, King of Greece
defeating Threadbare by a neck. Czarina a bad third,
The Town Plate of 70 sous (handicap) for all ages.
Captain Christie's Prescription, 3 yrs, 7st 11lb
(J. Grimshaw) 1
Mr F. Santley's Balderdash, 3 yrs, 6st 9lb (inclu 51b ex)
(J. Adams) 2
Mr Drewett's Colleen, 3 yrs, Est 51b (J. Mordan) 3
The following also ran :—Dolphin, Land of the West,
Vision, Professor, Doe, Starbeam, Queen Bee, and Under
the Cloud.

Betting-9 to 4 agst the Due, sto 2 agat Prescription, 7
to 1 each agat Starbeam and Balderdash, S to 1 agat Dol-
phin, and 10 to 1 agst any other.
Prescription jumped off with such a clear lead, followed
by the Doe and Colleen that the race was never in doubt as
far as she was concerned. Doe was soon beaten, and her
place was taken by Balderdash, but any attempt to reach
the leader was useless. Shb won in a common canter by
two lengths, the same distance separating Colleen from
Balderdash. Under the Cloud was fourth, Starbeam fifth,
Dolphin and Land of the West in next order, The rest
wore beaten off.

The Railway Stakes of 3 sovs each, with 25 added by the
South-Western Railway Company. For all ages. Sell•

ing allowances. Three-quarters of a mile,
Mr T. Golby's Change of Luck, 2 yrs (CO), sst 101 b
(11. Clark) 1
Mr J. La Mert's Bagriuine, 2 yrs (LSO), 6st 21b
(J. Grimahaw) 2
Capt. IVilleock'n The Drone, aged (C 80), hat 71h (Prior) 3
Mr Davison'a Maid of Athena (late Florence) aged (LSO),
Sat 71b (J. Perry) 4
Betting-5 to 4on Change. of Luck, 2to 1 agst
Ba,squine.

Change of Luck took up the running directly the flsg
was lowered, and with only the Drone near him, went on
with such a commanding lead that he was never headed,
and won in a canter by 10 lengths.
The winner was sold to Mr Payne for 07 guineas.
The Magna Charta Stakcs of 5 sovs each, with 50 added;
for 2-yr-olds, 7st ; and 3-yr-olds, Set. Selling allow-
ances. T.Y.C.
Mr J. Woolcort's Cacula, £l5O, 2 yrs, Get 6lb
(Whitehorn) 1
Mr Angell's Medicis, 2 yrs, Cat Olb, £lOO ('(orris) 2
Mr it. itafort's Duchess of Kent, 3 yrs, Bst Glb (1200)
(Forster) 3
Mr Golby's B,esurgatn, 2 yrs, Get 31b, £lOO .. (R. Clark) 4
Betting-3 to lon Medicis.

The Duchess of Kent jumped off with the lead, the fa-
vourite and Cacula lying next, and ran in this order to the
distance, where the leader retiring, Cacula challenged
Medicis, and heading her at the stand, went in an easy
winner by two lengths. Duchess of Kent a bad third. The
winner was sold to Mr J. B. Morris for 300 guineas.
A Scurry Handicap Sweepstakes of 10 sous, 3 ft, with 25
added. Gentlemen riders. Three-quarters of a mile. 12
subs.
Mr C. Alexander's Mirage, 3 yrs, Bst 81b(Mr Whiteside) 1
Mr W. W. Baker's Bolero 5 yrs, lOst 21b(Mr W. Bevill) 2
Mr Payne's Merry Maid,
yrs, 10st 21b (Mr Edwards) 3
Mr F. Stanley's Balderdash, 3 yrs, Oat Gib (in. 121 b ex)
(Porter) 4
Mr Cherry's Vindicta, 3 yrs, Ost 71b (inc. 71b extra)
(Fordham) 5
Betting-5 to 4 agst Bolero, 4to 1 each agst Mirage and
Merry Maid, and 7 to 1 apt any other.
Bolero made the running, followed by Mirage and Vin-
dicta, the leader maintaining his position to the Stand,
where Mirage drew up and challenged him, headed him in
a few strides, and won a good race by a neck. Merry Maid
a bad third.
The Surrey and Middlesex Stakes of 15 sous each, 10 ft,
and 5 only if declared by Tuesday, August 9, with 50
added. Two miles and a distance, 13 subs, 9of whom
pay 5 soya each.
Mr E. Brayley's Rappel, 3 yrs, 5.4 t 71b .. (J. Grimshaw) 1
Mr Thellusson's Bally Edmund, 6 yrs, Oat (inc. 71b ex.)
(Fordham) 2

going, and, waited upon
Betting-6 to son Rappel.
Alternately walking, trotting, and cantering, the two pro-
cwehedereed
Fo no
rtheir c
soeutrnsea,lltyilEl within half a mile from home,
by the favourite, came on with the lead to the Stand, where
he wa3 caught and do!eated very
easily by two lengths.

LATEST 13ETTING.
GI;EAT NBOR lIANDICAr.
7 to 2 agst Raglan (taken)
100 to 15 agst Welcome (taken)
10 to 1 agst llightlyer dam (taken)
12 to 1 agst Caller Ou (taken)

AQUATICS,

ROYAL VICTORIA YACHT CLUB.

Tho ocean match of the Royal Victoria Yacht Club for
the Thellusson Cup took place on Tuesday and yesterday,
The coUrfic was from Hyde to Torquay, The following were
the vessels :—The Osprey, yawl, 25 tons, Lord Burghley,
tVhse EC.—lttruheet,Ncourtttherra3r2, tons,cutter,Mr Stuart Lane—the Avoca,
27 tons, Mr Hyde Dendy—
schooner, 34 tons, Mr H. M. Goodwin—the Doris, cutter,
35 tont--the Emily, schooner, 36 tons, Mr H. Lieberte —the
Madcap, schooner, 71 tons, Mr A. Dunbar—the Blue Bell,
schooner, 71 tons, Mr Edwards—the Vestal, 74 tons, Sir
Bruce Chichester—the Columbine, 88 tons, Mr L. Fort—
The Julia, yawl, 115 tons, Mr H. Fielder—the Phosphorus,
cutter, 40 tons, Captain R. W. Bulkeley, R. 11. G.—the
Osprey, 50 tons, Lieut. H. Sloane Stainley, R.H.G.—
the Galatea, schooner, 131 tons, Mr Thomas Broadwood—
the Surge, cutter, 52 tons, Mr W. Hay—the Maritana, 58
tons, Lord Louth—the Volante, 60 tons—the Marina,
cutter, 60, Mr F. C. Morrice.

This was a time race, double Acker's scale, time to be
given at starting. The Osprey yawl was, consequently, the
first vessel to pass between the Commodore's flagship and
the pier, and the Marina the last to take her departure—
the time between these two vessels, the longest which had
to be allowed, was 53min. 40sec.—the shortest time given
was that received by the Madcap, from the Blue Bell, 45sec.
The wind at 9 a.m. was E.N.E. The start was satisfactory.
The only casualty was occasioned by the Julia, which ran
foul of and carried the jibboona out of the Leonora while
I the latter lay at her moorings. The time observed through-
out is civil time. At 9 59 the Galatea overhauled the Phos •
Phorus—at 10 5, off East Cowes Castle, the same schooner
passed the Osprey cutter, which lowered her foresail,set a jib,
in place of it, and boomed it out from both tack and sheet,
thereby putting herself out of the race. Between 10 15 and
10 20, the Osprey was gaining on the Phosphorus, and the
Galatea passed them both, and about the same time these
vessels left the Cowes Club-house on their port hands,turned
into the Western Channel, and sighted the leading vessels.
At 10 55 the Galatea overhauled the Osprey for the second
time, and at 11 7 the Julia and the Columbine were both
passed by Mr Broadwood's schooner. At 11 45, off Yar-
mouth, the Marina passed the Maritana. By half-past 12
o'clock all the racing yachts were clear o f the Needles west
buoy—the Blue Bell being lcaflin:s vcs, so!, At 12 16 the

Galatea passed the Avoca—at 12 35 the Marina passed
Doris—and at 1 15 Mr Morrice's ship overhauled in suc-
cession the Avoca and North Star, dropping the Columbine
at 2 p.m. At 3 p.m., when Durleston Head bore north-east
by north, the ebb tide was done, and there was a calm.
The nasty roll was seen to cause the Emily to cut her
maintopsail haulyards. The Vestal, Phosphorus, and
Surge were together, with the Marina and the Mari-
tuna astern of them, all vessels drifting idly during a
hot and hazy afternoon, with an easterly swell. At 4
p.m. the Blue Bell was still the leading vessel, under St.
Alban's Head ; nearest to her were the Emmet and Madcap,
with Lord Burghley's yawl fourth vessel in the raco. The
Galatea was fifth, further away from the land; inside of her
were Emily and the Julia; astern, again, of them came the
Phosphorus cutter, the Osprey, Marina, and Maritana, in
the order named, bringing up the rear of this tedious drift-
ing match. At about 5 o'clock the flood tide made, and the
tempers of owners and crews were subjected to still greater
provocation. All vessels drove back steadily with the tide
towards the Needles, except the Blue Bell, which anchored
near St, Alban's Head, as well as the Osprey, Maritana, and
Avoca, which let go their anchors at different places. The
rules of the Royal Victoria Yacht Club do not permit yachts
to anchor during a race, except to avoid danger to themselves
or others. In these cases the four vessels, as the sequel will
show, became disqualified, a misfortune which fell must
severely on the owner of the Blue Bell. At 8.30 some of the
yachts had the wind from W.N.W,, others from W.S.W.
This latter wind was felt by the Phosphorus, Julia, and
Madcap, which were all to the north of the Marina, About
this time the Osprey cutter reached to windward of the
Marina. The Galatea reports that at 8.30 she had so drifted
with the tido that the Needles' light bore N.N.E., only six
to eight miles distant. At midnight the Galatea sighted
Portland lights, bearing N.W. N., and the Marina's log
shows that at one o'clock on the morning of the 17th they
bore W.N.W. At daybreak the weather was calm and hazy.
At dawn the Phosphorus, the Marina, and the Madcap were
grouped together; the Galatea, slightly ahead of the Vestal,
the Emily, and the Julia formed another little fleet, but
neither squadron visible to the other. At S a.m. the Marina
sighted the Blue Bell, and eight vessels named above,
together with Mr Thellusson's Aline, not in the race, turned
into Torbay, and passed between the club-house and mark
boat at the following times :

H. M. S.
Blue Bell.. 9 10 0 a.m.
Marina.... 9 15 0 a.m.

H. H. S.
Julia 9 50 0 a.m.
Columbine 10 2 0 a.m.
Maritada.. 10 21 30 a.m.
Emmet .. 10 21 45 a.m.

Phosphorus 9 40 0 a.m.
Madcap.... 9 45 0 a.m.
Galatea.... 9 46 0 a,m.

The Blue Bell became disqi
during the race, as previously
J. C. Morrice, wins the Theft

ualified because she anchored
stated ; thus the Marina, Mr
lusson Cup of 1864.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

MIDLAND CIRCUIT.—LEEDS, August 17.
CROWN COURT.
(Before Mr Justice Keating.)
MURDER NEAR ROTHERHAM.

James Sargisson, age 20, labourer, was indicted for the
wilful murder of John Cooper, at Laughten-en-le-Morthen
(near Rotheram) on the 9th April last.
The deceased was a tall young man, 26 years old, and a
gardener; who for some time had been in the employment
of Messrs. Fisher and Holmes, nurserymen, at Hands-
worth, near Sheffield. His parents lived at Stone, 15 miles
from Handsworth, and on the day in question he started
from Handsworth to go home. Between 9 and 10 o'clock
that night he arrived at a place called Brook House and
repaired to a publichouse kept by a person named Mottram.
In that publichouse was the prisoner and other persons
who were playing at dominoes. The prisoner then was
dressed in drab clothes, and the deceased in dark clothes.
The deceased had two bundles, one in a handkerchief and
the other in paper, and he had also a walking-stick. In the
conversation which passed among the company the time of
night was talked about, and the deceased showed his watch
in order to tell the company the Sheffield time. After get-
ting some refreshment he went away, and immediately be-
fore or after him the prisoner left the publichouse. At that
time a boy in the road noticed a man in light clothes stand-
ing opposite the publichouse, as if watching out, and shortly
after a man in dark clothes, with two bundles with a walk-
ing-stick, was seen to walk down the read towards Abbey-
lane. The man in light clothes, who was a smaller man
than the other, was seen following on the opposite side of
the road, where there was no footpath. 'the deceased never
reached his friends' house, but on the following morning
William Greaves, of Woolley-tree Faun, found in Abbey-
lane the body of the deceased in a pool of blood, with a
great hedge-stake lying by his side, on which was human
blood and hair. Two hurdles and a walking-stick were also
found close by. His hat was off, waistcoat open, and every
pocket turned inside out with the exception of one, in which
were some small things. A pist mortem examination made
by Mr Latimer, a surgeon, proved that death had resulted
from violence—from blows in front of the head and at the
back of the head, so that the head was almost reduced to a
state of pulp. Theee were also injuries on the eyes and
hands. Suspicion attached to the prisoner, who made
two or three different statements, ending in a confession
that he was present when the murder was committed, but
that the blow was struck by another person. Tho property
of the deceased was found in prisoner's possession.

The jury, after two minutes' conference, pronounced a
verdict of Guilty, and _

His lordship, in a most solemn and emphatic manner,
passed sentence of death,
The prisoner protested his innocence.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.---Aug. 17.

(Beforo Mr Justice Byles.)
CONVICTION FOR MURDER.

Mary Hartley, alias Annie Bowen, 29, a good-looking
young woman, was indicted for the wilful murder of Henry
Bowen.

The unhappy prisoner appeared to be in a most wretched
condition during the trial. When she was called upon to
plead, she sobbed violently, and it was with difficulty that
she could give utterance to the words Not G nifty. She was
allowed to be seated while the witnesses were giving their
evidence, and during the whole time she buried her face in
her hands and seemed to be crying bitterly,
Mr Slei3h and Mr Williams conducted the prosecution.
The prisoner was defended by Mr Orridge through the
humanity of the sheriffs.

The learned counsel for the prosecutiod merely gave a
briof narrative of the facts of the case, and the following
evidence was then adduced.

Eliza Taylor deposed that she was nurse at the Clerken-
well workhouse, and the prisoner came there on the even-
ing of the 16th of July, in labour, and she was delivered
the same night of a male child. The prisoner behaved very
well to the child while she stayed in the workhouse, and she
left with it in the morning of the 30th of July. The child
was at this time perfectly healthy, and she afterwards saw
it dead at the Harrison's Arms public-house.
Cross-examined—The prisoner behaved as kindly to the
child as any mother could do while she was in the work-
house. She wrote several letters on the day before she left
the workhouse, and witness took two down to the gate to be
posted. The prisoner read a portion of one of the letters to
her—and she rememirered that she asked the person to
whom the letter was written to bring her some gin, and
stated that she should turn np her nose at anything com-
mon when she came home, after living on the fat of the
land in the workhouse.

Eliza Scruby deposed that she was servant at the Harri-
son Arms, Gray's-inn-road, on the 30th of July last. The
prisoner came into the house about half-past 10 o'clock, and
witness observed that she had a parcel with her. She went
into the parlour and called for some gin and water, and
witness took it to her And left her alone. In a short time
witness went back to the room, and the prisoner asked her
to shut the door, as she wished to arrange her drawers.
Witness then left the prisoner again, and in at five
minutes she left the house, and upon going intr- tho room
a few minutes afterwards witness saw some soot in the
grate. This induced her to look up the chimney, and she
saw something which led her to speak to the potman, and
she saw a parcel taken from the chimney.
_ _

Henry Talbot deposed that on the day in question ho was
in the Harrison Arms, and in consequence of something
that was said to him he looked up the chimney of the room
where the prisoner had been and saw a parcel which he took
down, It contained the dead body of a child partially
wrapped up in a piece of calico, but the head and shoulders
were exposed. The body was quite warm, and the legs of
the child were tied up close to the body. There was no
paper round the child, but witness saw some pieces of paper
in the stove.

White, a police-constable of the E division, proved that
from information he received he went in pursuit of the pri-
soner and overtook her in Hunter-greet. Ho asked her if
she had been in the Harrison Arms, and she said she had,
and witness then turned to Ilubbard, the pot-boy, who
accompanied him, and asked if the child was dead, and the
prisoner said that it was. As they were going to the police
station the prisoner said she was sorry she had done it, ar_d
she wished she had taken it to the workhouse to have it
buried. When the charge was read over to the prisoner,
she said that sho did not kill it•

Mr Orridge made a very able address to the jury on behalf
of the prisoner, and he argued that all the facts that had
been deposed to merely made out a case of strong suspicion,
and that there was an absence of anything like that positive
testimony which alone would justify them in returning a
verdict the effect of which would undoubtedly be to consign
tho wretched young woman at the bar to an ignominious
death.
Mr Justice Byles then summed up the case with very
great care and minuteness.
The jury retired at ten minutes to 1 o'clock to deliberate
upon their verdict, and at three they returned into court,
and found the pi isoner guilty, but at the same time said that
they strongly recommended her to mercy, on the ground
that she had been a good mother to the child down to the
period of her leaving the workhouse.
The prisoner was then called upon in the usual form to
state whether she had anything to urge why sentence of
death should not be passed upon her.
She appeared to be almost unaware of what was passing,
but after a short interval she sobbed out, " I am not guilty."
The learned Judge then put on the black cap, and passed
sentence of death in the usual form, and the wretched pri-
i soner war, carried N. an almost insensible state from the duck.