The Sun.
London, England, 1864-10-25 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

NEWMARKET HOUGHTON MEETING.
MONDAY.

A more lovely morning than this for the Houghton
could scarcely be imagined, and the heath presented an un-
usually gay appearance. A good match between Saffron and
Roulette, won after a game struggle by the former, com-
menced the proceedings. The trial race for the Cambridge-
shire, as the £5O handicap over that course is called, proved
the good thing for Merry Wife that the betting fore-
shadowed, and gave Sir Joseph Hawlty's mare an improved
position for to-morrow's event. The Criterion, the severest
two-yr old race run at Newmarket, is always an interesting
one from its generally bringing out some dark young ones,
and pro luting a winter favourite or two for the Derby. Lo
Mandarin and Gladiateur were the representatives of the
formidable French stable, but Brahma, from his Doncaster
running, was made the favourite. The issue was left to him
and Chattanooga, a very handsome and promising colt of
Mr Naylor's, about whom 10 to 1 might have been easily
obtained. H 3 won easily, neither of Count de Lagrange's
horses showing conspicuously in'the race, though the Duc
de Morny ran a good third with Monitor. The match be-

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tween General Peel and Paris for 1500, over the Two
Middle Miles, did not excite a tithe of the interest that the
one between Lord Glasgow's hor:e and Cambuscan did in
the Second October. It was a foregone conclusion fur the
General, who cantered away from Paris just as he liked.
Match-100 sovs, h ft; both 2-yr-olds. Last half mile of

Criterion Course.
Admiral Rous's Saffron, Bst 101 b (Rogers) 1
Mr G. Bruce's Roulette, Bst 51b (U. Grunshaw) 2
Betting—b to 2on Saffron.

The non-favourite got away with a alight lead, which
she retained to half-way in the rails, when she was caught
by Saffron, who got her head in front a few strides from
home, and won cleverly by a neck.
Handicap Plate of £5O, for 3-yr-olds and upwards. Cam-

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bridgeshire Course. 1
Sir J. Hawley's Merry Wife, 3 yrs, Est .. (Carroll) 1
Mr Naylor's Iphigenia, 3 yrs, 6st
Lord Uxbridge's VabalaEhus, 3 yrs, 7st 21b (Morris) 3
The following also ran:—Twilight, Dirdfinder, Breeze,
erentilhomme, iiistok lan, King Charming, Erin-go-Bragh,
Charmian, Rigolboche, and Potash.
Betting-7 to 2 agst Merry Wife, 6to 1 agat Breeze, 7to
1 agst Rigolboche, 8 to 1 agst Twilight and King Charm-
ing, 10 to 1 agat Erin—go-Bragh, and 100 to 8 agst
Vabalathus.

At the second attempt the flag was lowered to an excel-

lent start, in which Charmian, on the upper ground, got
away in advance, and before they had reached the fJot of
the hill was several lengths in front of the favourite, on
whose left came Historian, Iphigenia, Erin-go-Bragh,
Rigolboche, and Vabalathus. They retained these posi-
tions to the site of the old Duke's Stand, where Mr Ten
Broeck's filly was beaten, and the running was then taken
up by Historian, closely followed by Merry Wife, 'Phi-
genie, and Lord -Uxbridge's colt, to half-way in the rails,
where the favourite came out, and won very easily by a
couple of lengths. A. like distance separated the second
and third. Historian was fourth, and Rigolboche fifth.
Then came Charmian and Erin-go-Bragh, close together,
and some distance in their rear came Birdfinclor, Breeze,
and King Charming heading the others, the last two being
Potash and Gentilhomme.
Match; 500, h ft. Last three furlongs of the Criterion
Course.

Marquis of Hastings's Attraction, 3 yrs, Bst 121 b Received.
Mr Jackson's Sidewind, 2 yrs, sst 121 b...
The Criterion Stakes of 30 soya each, 20 ft, for 2-yr-olds ;
colts Bst 101 b; fillies, Bst 81b; winners of 500 soya extra.
From the Turn of the Lands in. 63 subs
Mr Naylor's Chattanooga, Bst 101 b (Challoner) 1
Mr W. E. Hobson 's Brahma, Bst 101 b (Goater) 2
Duke de gorny's Monitor, Bst 101 b (E. Sharpe) 3
Duke of Beaufort 's Tiba, Bst 81b (Judd) 4
The following also ran :—Koenig, The Buck, Audax, Re-
galia, Sans-mes, Contract, Gladiateur, Le Mandarin, Kate
Hampton, Convent, and Amber.
Betting-7 to 4 agst Brahma, 6to I each agst Le Man-
Glenn and Koenig, 7 to 1 eget Audax, 8 to 1 agst Gladiateur,
and 10 to 1 each agst Monitor and Chattanooga.
The start was delayed some ten minutes in consequence
of the resolute manner in which Kate Hampton refused to
face her horses, having jumped round a dozen times when
pressed by Doyle, who at last was enabled to get her to the
post, and the race commenced, but immediately after she
bolted and was out of the race. On fairly getting into their
stride, Tiba in the centre was seen in advance, closely at-
tended on her left by Brahma, Amber, Convent, and Moni-
tor, and on the upper ground by Koenig, Regalia, and Chat-
tanooga, close in whose rear were Count Lagrange's two
and The Buck. On reaching the site of the old Duke's
stand Brahma joined the duke's filly, followed at the same
time by Monitor and Mr Naylor's colt, the four running
nearly in a line to half-way up the hill, where Tiba was
disposed of, which left the favourite in possession of a slight
lead, but halfway in the rails he was joined by Chattanooga,
'who headed him in the next half-dozen strides, and won
easily by two lengths. A similar distance separated the
second and third, and a length the third and fourth; Koenig
fifth, close up with whom were Audax, Amber, Le Mandan
rin, and Gladiateur, Convent and The Buck being the nex
two. Sans-mes was last, beaten off ; Kate Hampton did no
pass the post.

Match, 100, h ft. T.Y.C.
Marquis of Hastings' Lady Florence, 2 yrs, 88t
(Fordhatn)

Mr Elphinatone's Sister to Knave of Trumps, 3 yrs, Sat
1011) (Perry) 2

Betting-9 to 4on Sister to Knave of Trumps.
The non-favourite made the running for the fist quarter
of a mile, and then resigned the lead to Sister to Knave of
Trumps, who went on with it to within a few yards of
home, when Fordham brought his horse out and won a good
race by half a length.
Match, 500. T.M.M.
Lord Glasgow's General Peel, 9st (Wells) 1
Mr 8.. Ten Broeck's Paris, Bst 71b (Fordham) 2
Betting---2 to lon General Peel.
Both came on together for the first quarter of a mile,
where Paris took a slight lead, which be retained into the
dip, and there was headbd by the favourite, who won in a
canter by eight lengths,
Selling Handicap Sweepstakes of 10 sovs each, for 3-yr-

olds and upwards. The winner to be sold for 100 sous if
demanded, &c. T.Y.C. 9 subs.
111 r Hodgman's Confederate, 3 yrs, 7st Sib (Morris) 1
Mr W. Morris's Lady Abbess, 4 yrs, sst 121 b
(Custance) 2
Mr J. Osborne's Lyra, 3 yrs, 7st llb (Carroll) 3
Mr Handley's Wangle Eye, 3 yrs, 6st 51b.. (Crenshaw) 4
Mr Greville's Verdiere, 3 yrs, 6st, 71b.... (J. Grimshaw) 5
Mr R. Ten Broeck's Kromeski, 3 yrs, 6st 41b
(\lurfitt) 6
Betting-5 to 2 agst Confederate, 4to 1 agst Lady
Abbess, and 9 to 2 each age Lyra and Verdiere.
Verdiero cut out the work at her best pace, followed in
close order by Confederate, Lyra, and Lady Abbess into the
cords, when the former retired, leaving Confederate with
a clear lead, which he retained to within 30 yards of the
chair, when he was joined by Mr Marries filly. The pair
finished a close race home, the former winning rather
cleverly at last by three parts of a length ; a similar distance
divided the second and third; Wangle Eye finished a good
fourth.

Maiden Plate cf £5O, for 2-yrnolds, colts Bst 101 b, fillies and
geldings Bst 71b. The winner to be sold for £3OO, if for
£2OO allowed 71b. Bretby Stakes Course.
Lord Coventry's Connection, Bat 31b (L 200)
(J. Grimshaw) 1
Marquis of Hastings's Lady Florence, Bst (L 209)
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(Fordham) 2
Capt. Machell's Tring, Bst 31b (Z 200)
The following also ran : The Squaw filly, Bella, Irish
Mail, General Rally, and Hawkstone.
Betting-5 to 2 agst Lady Florence, 3to 1 agst Connec-
tion, 100 to 30 agst Tring, and 5 to 1 agst Hawkstone.
They got away upon equitable terms, but after running a
few strides Tring, in the centre, took a clear lead, and came
on with the running, having Irish Mail and General Rally
as his immediate followers, Lady Florence, Bella, and Con-
nection lying off. On reaching the Bushes' hill General
Rally gave way, the leader was joined by Connection, Lady
Florence, and Bella. The four from this point ran nearly
abreast into the Abingdon Mile bottom, where Connection
took a slight lead, and won a fine race by three parts of a
length, Lady Florence beating Tring by a length for second,
Bella was fourth, General Rally fifth, and The Squaw filly
sixth. Irish Mail and Hawkstone were the last two. Capt.
Machell claimed the winner.

Sweepstakes of 10 sous each, for 3-yr-olds, Bst; four, Bst
101 b ; five and upwards, 9st 11b. The winner to be sold

for 300 Bove, if demanded, &c. Bretby Stakes Course. 8

subs.
Mr H. Bird's Regina, 3 yrs, Bst (Mann) 1
Mr W. Morris's Antidote, 4 yrs, Bst 101b....(Custance) 2
Sir J. Hawley's Woldga, 4 yrs, Bat 101 b. (Wells) 3
Count F. de Lagrange's Yamuna, 3 yrs, Bst (Edwards) 4
Mr Astley's Overstone, 4 yrs, Bat 101 b ..(H. Cirimshaw)
Batting-6 to 4 agst Antidote, 7to 4 agst Woldga, and 4
to 1 agst Regina,
They ran in company for a quarter of a mile, when Re-
gina, with a slight lead of Antidote and Woldga, came on
with the running to half-way in the cords, where they
closed and finished a splendid race home, Mr Bird's filly
winning in the last stride by a neck ; Antidote defeating
Woldga by half a length for second. Yamuna was a good
fourth.

Eree Handicap Sweepstakes of 300 sovs each, h ft, for 3-
yr-olds. D.I. 4 subs.
Count F. de Lagrange's Fills de Bst 101 b
(Edwards) w. o.

THE ZOLLVEREIN.

NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE, Saturday.

A special meeting of the Newcastle and Gateshead
Chamber of Commerce was held in the Merchants'
Court, Guildhall, Newcastle, to-day at noon, to cone
Bider the best mode of proceeding with a view to
obtaining modifications (in the proposed reconstruc-
tion of the Zollverein) on the import duties into
Germany on British produce and manufactures.
Mr John Ward, C. 8., Chargé d'Affaires and Consul-
General for the Hanse Towns, who has been at
Berlin, and is now visiting the manufacturing dis-
tricts of this country, by desire of Earl Russell, was
present at the meeting to inform the Chamber of the
actual state of afflirs in Germany, and to ascertain
the views of the Chamber in case a favourable for
❑egociation should hereafter present itself. The
chair was taken by Mr Somerset Beaumont, M.P.
(president of the Chamber) ; and there were also
present Mr T. E. Ileadlam, M.P., Mr C. Alihusen,
Mr W. Dickinson, Mr James Potts, Mr \V. H.
Brackett (secretary), Mr W. 11. Richardson, Mr
Jacob Burnett, Mr M. Havelock, Mr J. C. Brooks,
Mr F. Glenton, Mr A. C. Houen, Mr Kimpster, and
Mr Black.

The SECRETARY read the notice convening the
meeting, arid also the following communication
from the Foreign-office :

Foreign Office, 0 zt, 10.
"Sir,—With reference to my letter of the 3'Jth ult., en-
eh sing copies of the Franco-Prussian Treaty of Commerce
of the 2d of August, 1862, and of the commercial oonventions

recently concluded between various States of Germany,
together with copies of the tariffs annexed to them, I am

directed by Earl Russell to aquaint you that he has thought
it might be agreeable to the association over which you pre-
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burg, and of explaining to him their views as to any modi-
fication in favour of British industry which the Govern-
ments of the German Customs Union, if any opening for
doing so should arise, might be urged to adopt in their
tariff. Mr Ward has accordingly been summoned to Eng-
land, and, by Lord Russell's directions, I have furnished
him With this int..a.ecron to you; and Lord liussell is

persuaded that you will fully explain to him the various
points, affecting the trade of your district with the States of
theZollverein, which you consider should be borne in mind
in any communication which her Majesty's Government
may have with those States on commercial matters,—
I am, &C., E. HAMMOND.
The Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce,
Newcastle-on-Tyne.
Mr WARD said it gave him great pleasure, in
pursuance of the instructions he had received from

her Majesty's Government, to be able to make a
statement to the Chamber of the present position of
our commercial relations with Prussia and the Zoll-
verein, and the position in which we stood with re•
gard to the new tariff which had very lately been
definitively settled. They would be aware that

the German Customs Union was an institution which
had now existed above 30 years, and that it was
promoted originally by Prussia ostensibly for com-
mercial but partly for political objects. It had been
very well received by the nations concerned, and it
was generally admitted that great benefits had
flowed from it to all the manufacturing and come
mercial classes of Germany. He believed that when
it was formed it was the intention of the Prussian
Government to fix the tariff much lower than they
actually succeeded in doing. In fact, it had been
stated by several Prussian Ministers that they
would endeavour to fix upon 10 per cent. as a maxi•.
mum duty ; but they found as they gradually drew
the other States to them to constitute the Zollverein
that that was impossible. Mr. Ward then referred
to the efforts that the British Ambassador at Berlin
and himself had made to obtain a reduction of the
Zollverein tariff, and said that when the negotia•
tions for the Franco-Prussian tariff commenced it
was considered a step towards free trade, Oar
Government, took the opportunity of opening
negotiations with Prussia in order to secure

similar advantages to those conceded to France
and he was named a plenipotentiary jointly
with our Ambassador at Berlin to negotiate a treaty
with Prussia and the Zollverein. They made a pro•
posal to the Prussian authorities. In the first place,
they were asked by them, " Have you anything to
concede to us ? " Tbeir answer was that England,
having constituted a liberal tariff for all nations,
could not give more to Germany or any other na.
tion. The negotiation came to this, that the Prus-
sian authorities told them that they would give
them the same privileges as those conceded to
France—that, in fact, they would place England
on the same footing as the most favoured nations.
The treaty with France reduced the duty on many
articles, and it was signed on the 2d August, 1863.
The treaty was for a period of 12 years, and he was
informed that on the let July, 1865, was the earliest
period at which it could come into operation. Al-
though with regard to iron it di3 not go the length
they would have liked, it reduced the duty upon pig
iron by taking off one-fourth of the former duty,
and off bar iron two thirds of the former duty. On
cotton yarn, cotton goods, and woollen and mixed
goods a redaction of duty had also been made. He
might state that all export duties were abolished
in the new tariff, with the exception of that on
rags for making paper, which had been reduced
from 9s. to 55. Mr. Ward then showed that in
the future they had not so much to hope from
negotiations, as likely to secure further reductions,
as from the growth of public opinion in favour

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of freetrade principles; and he exp.( 'k3 be
that the advocates of those principles were rapid ki"
increasing in the States of the Zollverein. He
.would like the Chamber to furnish him with a
memorandum of their suggestions upon the subject
of the tariff, so that he might, on his return to
Prussia, in conjunction with our Ambassador at
Berlin, when an opportunity arose, do his best to
carry their wishes into effect. He might mention
that the negotiations which had been going on so
long with Austria, with a view to obtaining a
more favourable treaty with that country, had been
broken off. He also stated that a negotiation had
been privately commenced between the Zollverein
and Russia for a treaty of commerce. He could
not speak hopefully of the probability of as yet
getting any further concessions from the Zollverein
—but he believed that in the course of time foreign
nations, though slowly, would see the advantage of
following the example set by Great Britain in
relation to free trade to a greater extent than had
yet been done.
Mr. HEADLAM—Supposing a treaty should be
made between Russia and the Z )11verein, should
we get the favoured Nation ciaua%; ?
Mr. WARD said we should:
In reply to the Chairman,
Mr. WARD said that, though the Franco-Prus-
sian treaty was for 12 years, any State of the Zoll-
verein could separate from the Union by giving
two years' notice, and Zollverein would be
broken up.
Mr. C. ALLHUSEN moved the following resolua
tion :

"That the,Chamber has heard with regret that
the existing Zollverein treaty and tariff, which
have operated so prejudicially both to Germany and
this country, are to be re-enacted for a period of 12
years, and with modifications so slight that only a
very limited extension of commerce can be ex-
pected. That this meeting also notices that the
standing regulation of the Zollverin, which pro-
vides for a triennial revision of the tariff duties, is
maintained in the new treaties. This Chamber,
therefore, would suggest that representations be
made by our Government to the contracting Powers,
to the effect that the original intention proposed
by Prussia of imposing a moderate principle of re-
gulating the duties be pressed upon the German
Governments."

Mr. HEADLAM seconded the motion-,--thanking
Mr. Ward for his very clear and perspicuous state.
meat as to our commercial relations with Conti.
nental Governments. He was also glad to see that
gentleman there that day, as he thought it was the
inauguration of a new system by which the Go.
vernment would be brought into more direct commu-
nication with the people of this country. He him.
self felt that, although they might not have obtained
as much as they might have wished by this treaty,
they had made considerable progress. He was
of opinion that, although Prussia might have
given us a better tariff, in the long run it was
an advantage to freetrade principles that these
matters should be dealt with by large bodies of
people, for in that way they got public opinion to
bear more directly and more beneficially upon the
question. From what Mr Ward had stated, it
would appear that in future the progress of trade
would really depend more upon public opinion than
upon the efforts of foreign diplomatists. He se.
conded this motion because he believed that by press.
ing their views from time to time upon the Foreign.
office they would be doing their part to promote
free trade throughout the world.
The motion was put to the meeting and carried.
The CHAIRMAN then moved,—
"That a special committee be appointed to pre■
pare memoranda for Mr Ward in reference to the
probable operations of the tariff on the productions
of this locality ; that such committee do consist of
the same gentlemen who composed the committee
in reference to the Italian tariff; and that the same
committee do consider the best means of urging the
adoption of a liberal tariff upon the Russian Go.
vernment."
This resolution, having been seconded, was put
to the meeting and carried unanimously.

Mr BLACK moved that the thanks of the Chains
her be given to Mr Ward for his clear, lucid, and
perspicuous statement.

Mr KIMFSTER seconded, and Mr ALLHUSEN sup•
ported the motion, which was unanimously carried.
Mr WARD said he was very much obliged to the
Chamber, and they might rely upon Lord Napier
and himself not to lose any opportunity of endea.
vour.ng to carry out their wishes.
The meeting then separated.

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