The Sun.
London, England, 1864-02-20 00:00:00

Fifth Ties.

Mr T. Williams nd King Death, by Canaradzo, out of
Annoyance, beat Mr 11. Haywood's Rebe, by Regan, out
of Lady, and won the Cup.
The Waterloo Purse, for the 32 dogs beaten in the first
course for the Waterloo Cup ; the winner to receive
£100; second, £5O; two dogs, £l6 each; four dogs, £lO
each; and eight dogs, £5 each.
Second Tics.

Hon. Capt. C. C. Molyneux nd Streamer boat Mr W. S.
Garnett's Glen Dhu.
Lord 13inning's Donald beat Mr W. Long nd Cheer Boye

(I)
Mr J. Knowles nd Tamar, boat Mr J. Jardino's Irmo•
cenoo
Mr I. Campbell nd Calabaroorto, boat Mr G. A. Thomp•
son'a Thlloohgorum

Third Tiee.
Donald beat Streamer (1) I Calabaroona beat Tamar
Sixth (Deciding) Ties.
Mr Ivio Campbell nd Calabaroona, by Cardinal York, out
of Canopy, beat Lord Binning's Donald, by Johnny Arm-
strong, out of Dora, and Won the Puree.
Tho Waterloo Plate, for the 16 dogs beaten in the second
ties for tho Cup ; the winner to receive £45 ; second, £2O;
two dogs, £7 108 each, and four dogs £5 each.
Second Ties.

Lord Eglinton's Rainbow beat Mr Blanshard's Babs
Colonel Bathurst nd Oversby beat Lord Seftonis Sparkle

Third (Deciding) Tie.
Lord Eglinton's Rainbow, by Cardinal York, out of Maid
of Lincoln, beat Colonel Bathurst nd Oversby, by Selby,
out of Mazourka, and won the Plate

A REMARKABLE COMPARISON BETWEEN SCHIL-
LER AND GOETHE has been made by a poetical
German, taking "Egmont" of ono poet and "Wallenstoin" of
tho other as types of the characters of their authors. The
critic justifies his discovery of the similarity between the
poets and their heroes by referring to Goethe's quotation of
the passage about the "car of our destiny" from" Egmont,"
and to a statement of Sohiller's, that in the drama of " Wal-
lenstein" ho had "expressed his own manner of being."
Ono part of the comparison which deserves praise for its
critical acuteness is the contrast of the background of the
two pieces—the revolt of the Netherlands furnishing the
background to " Egmont," and the Thirty Years' War to
" Wallenon in." Egmont's love of life, says the critic, is
only to be explained by the state of things around him;
Wallenstein is only psychologically possible in the anarchy
of the Thirty Years' War. And in tho came way, Egmont
would be nothing without the people of the Netherlands;
Wallensteia nothing without his army. A little extra
German minuteness is perhaps required to discover a typi-
cal intention throughout the " Llger," a constant reference
to tho coming characters of the piece, so that the "Lager"
is really an overture to the " Piccolomini" and Wallcn-
stein's "Tod." Tho critic finds that the cuirassier in the
" Lager" is a typo of Max, the cuabineer a type of Tcrsky,
the Croat of Isoloni, the dragoon of Matter, while the ser-
geant is a parody of Walloastein himself, and the Capuchin
monk of Questenhcrg.

THE CON'

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SIR,..—SO great and universal has been the odium
which has fallen upon the whole of the unhappy
men now awaiting the extreme penalty of the law
that I would have hesitated to address one word to
you on their behalf were I not authorised to do so
by the poisession of sp:.:cial information, acquired
through the daily and confidential intercourse which
in the coarse of my duties, I have held with them.
This has convinced myself, beyond the shadow of
doubt, that, should the law be allowed to take its
course without discrimination, there will be a failure
of justice, and that a more satisfactory conclusion
would have boon arrived at if in this instance the
usual forms of the law could have been departed
from, and the declarations of the accused them-
selves been admitted as available evidence.

It is erroneously asserted that they have all con-
fessed their guilt. This is very far from the truth;
three only have made admissions to any extent,
and these with the sole object of clearing from blame
two others of their number—Marcelino and Basilio
de los Santos. I must repeat that it is most unfor-
tunate that exceptions due to the peculiarities of a
case like the present cannot sometimes ba allowed,
and therefore that our judicature, usually so benig.
neat in its operations, should at times press so
unequally. Several mysterious circumstances
might thus have been explained more equitably
than by n
the sweeping eclusions of the prosecu-
tion, or the indiscriminate malignity of popular
clamour.

The men could neither understand their officers
nor make themselves understood by them, and their
delay in obeying orders was interpreted as laziness
or insubordination, and punished accordingly.
Short allowance of food and water is an intolerable
punishment in the tropics.
Against Juan Leon (Lyons) the weight of evidence
has been allowed to prevail with peculiar unfair-
ness. Being the only foreigner on board able to
interpret intelligibly he was employed by the cap%
taro, and afterwards by the mutineers, as the chan-
nel through which orders were conveyed. This
circumstance was certainly not sufficiently borne in
mind during the trial, and the orders transmitted
through Leon, as the mouthpiece of others, were
taken as emanating from himself. his own account
of his conduct was confirmed by the evidence of
Taffir, the second mate. It is, that being seriously
wounded in the darkness by the knife of one of the
assassins he had gone to the cook's berth to have
his wound dressed, when he was ordered down by
the mutineers, who, being themselves unable to
converse with the second mate, then afraid to
come out of his cabin, called him to assure
Taffir that his life should be spared, and to ask him
to navigate the ship. Taffir at last came out, and
clung for protection to Leon, who induced the
others to pledge themselves to do him no hurt. This
they readily did, for the second mate, unlike the
other officers, had always treated the other men
kindly, and had at times shared his rations with
them. On a second occasion Leon saved Taffies

life, when some of the crow, and especially Frank
Paul, suspecting the mate of having betrayed them
to a passing ship, wished to kill him at once. This
is apparent in the evidence given on the trial, where
not only the mate, but Canderean, Anderson, and
Early declared that their safety was due to Leon,
who was, moreover, ill during the whole voyage.
It has been rashly assumed that the witnesses
and all who have perished were innocent, and that
the accused were all equally guilty. It is far more
probable that two, at least, of the former and as many
of the latter were as guilty as any of the con-
demned. According to the convicted prisoners' in-
dependent but accordant declarations, indeed, Taffir,
Anderson, and Early were the only members of the
crew who can be justly declared innocent.
It is somewhat strange that no motive has been
sought for the apparently wanton acts of pelting the
steward until ho was kneckcd into the sea, and leav-
ing the cook ani lamptrimmer to go down with the
vessel. The truth, however, appears to be that on
the scuttling of the ship the boats were got along-
side, and the steward, cook, lamptrimmer, Taffir,
and others, were ordered into one (an act cer-

tainly not implying malice aforethought) while
the others were engaged in scuttling the
vessel. The steward cut loose the boat and at-
tempted to get away, leaving those oa board to
perish, and the boat was brought back by others
against his will. Those in the ship then ordered
all out of the boat, and irritated at the steward's
refusal to come on board they threw bottles, &-2., at
him, and he either leapt or was knocked into the
sea and was drowned. It should be remembered
that at this time all the men, Taffir included, were
intoxicated. The cook and lamptrimmer refused to
leave the ship, preferring to take their chance of
swimming ashore upon the loose spars.

All unite in exempting Marcelino from the
slightest share in the murders, and state that he was
always apposed, even at his own personal risk, to
any act of violence. They assert that the carpenter
totally misinterpreted the three words spoken by
Marcelino when the latter was endeavouring to tell
him that he had been struck by Marco Watto, and
this is the sole item of evidence against Marcelino.
Basilic, de los Santos is not proved to have struck
a blow or taken any active part throughout the
affair, Conversations inculpating himself consti-

tute the only evidence against him ; and, when we
recollcct that after the murders nearly all on board
were more or less intoxicated, I need scarcely re-
mark how unreliable this must be. In point of in-
tellect this individual is the lowest in the scale, and
is going to death in the most stupid state of uncon-
scious and even smiling fatuity.

Manilla men are proverbially faithful and docile;
Spanish shipping is to a largo extent manned by
them; and from manyyears' experience I can say that
a complaint is unheard of. While utterly incapable
of organising a plot, their low range of intellect
renders them peculiarly liable t 9 become the tools of
others of superior powers.
It is strange, but true, that the man who origi-
nated the plan of seizing the vessel, and who assisted
in throwing the first victim into the sea, has escaped
the extreme penalty of the law.
The conduct of these Manilla mon since their son.
tenoe has been most quiet and exemplary. They
listen attentively to their spiritual adviser, and
pass their time in constant devotion. They have
repeatedly begged to be allowed to pray once
together, but this of course the rules do not allow.
One of the prisoners at the moment of his sentence,
and immediately afterwards, exhibited a most un-
becoming levity, but his behaviour and countenance
have undergone a striking change within the last
few days, and his mental sufferings are evidently
most intense. Ho is the only son of a widow, and
refused to allow her to be communicated with, as
he declared it would be her death-blow to hear of
his position.
Hoping you will kindly insert this statement on
behalf of these unfortunates, I am, air, yours
truly,

G. IL. STEET,
Chancellor to the Spanish Consulate.

GIGANTIC RAIL WAY WORKS.—SeMe of the works
on the Great Indian Peninsular line aro of consider-
able importance and magnitude. Among these, the most
remarkable is the passage through tho celebrated Bhore
Ghent, between Bombay and l'oonah, on the lino to Juleul-
pore. In a distance of 16 miles the railway climbs an ascent
of 1,831 feet, the difficulties in its course being overcome by
such a series of cuttings, tunnels, viaducts, and embank-
ments as are not to bo found within the same space, wo aro
assured by the official report, in any other quarter of the
world. The earthwork alone necessary to effect these ob•
jects amounts to 4,600,000 cubic miles. Several of the em-
bankments exceed sixty feet in height, and there is a cut-
ting of one hundred and fifty feet through solid rock.
Ono of the viaducts is 143 feet from the surf e; Some idea
of the general nature of the works may be formed from the
fact, that their construction occupied seven years and a
quarter, about four years being spent in preliminary opera-
tions. The Bhore Ghent, it appears, was first made prac-
ticable for the passage of artillery by the Duke of Welling-
ton, when in command of the farces in the Dokhan, who,
with instinctiv3 foresight, saw the importance of improved
communication with Bombay ; and about 33 years ago Sir
John Matcelni opened the Ghent for cart traffic. But it
may be doubted if either of these two great men ever
dreamed of the toilsome and difficult path through which
it was just possible to drag great guns, or transport stores
in rudo native vehicles drawn by oxen, supyrscilyti
a royal road in the shape of a railway.—Daens's "411 Vie
Year Roma."

EWGATE, SECOND E

6UN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 &CLOCK.

PRUSSIA.

SUN OFFICE, SIX O'CLOCK.

AUSTRIA.

DRESDEN, Feb. 18.—Gen. do Manteuffel, head
of the military Cabinet of the King of Prussia, left
last night for Berlin, after having failed in his mis-
sion with the Saxon Government.

THIRD EDITION

VIENNA, Feb. 19.—A telegram from Lemberg
annount:es that Pricce Adam Sapioha has efilcted
hie escape from the prison in which ho had been
confined.