The Sun.
London, England, 1864-06-29 00:00:00

TileetiLE of the Conzervative Party.

Yesterday, at two o'clock, a meeting of the Opposition
to consider the policy of her Majesty's Government in re-
ference to the Dane-German question took place at the
residence of tha Marquis of Salisbury, in Arlington-street,
The meeting was held in the principal drawing-room, and
was attended by 231 members of the House of Commons,
the only peer present being the Earl of Derby himself.
The chair was occupied by the noble earl. In his imme-
diate vicinity were Mr Disraeli, General Peel, Lord John
Banners, Mr. Walpole, and the principal members of the
Opposition, There were ale° present several hon. gentle-
men connected with the independent Irish party, who oc-
cupy seats below the gangway.
The following were amongst the members present :
Right Hon, C. Bowyer .Adderley, Henry John Adeane,
Lieut.-Colonel Hon. Hugh Annesley, Captain Mervyn,
Edward Archdall, Henry John Baillie, Colonel Walter B.
Barttelot, Allen Alexander Bathurst, William W. Beach,
the Earl of Bective, George S. Beecroft, George A. Caven-
dish Bentinck, Richard Benyon, Captain Dennis, William
P. Beresford, Sir Robert Gore Booth, Bart., William
Bovill, Major Charles L. Cumming Bruce, Sir Henry
Hervey Bruce, Bart., Lord Burghley, Sir Percy Burrell,
Bart., Sir Hugh M'Calmont Cairns, Colonel Henry Cart-
wright, Captain Hon. G. H. W. Windsor Clive, Alexan-
der D. R. W. Baillie Cochrane, Lieut.-Colonel Hon. Henry
Arthur Cole, Hon. John Lowry Cole, Thomas Conolly,
Right Hon. H. T. Lowry Corry, Viscount Curzon, the
Earl of Dalkeith, Capt. Lionel S. W. D. Darner, Right
Hon. Benjamin Disraeli, Charles Du Cane, Rear-Admiral
Hon. Arthur Dunconabe, Hon. Wm. Ernest Duncombe,
Hon. Ralph Heneage Dutton, Sir Philip de Malpas Grey
Egerton, Bart., Right Hon. T. it S. S. Estcourt; Lieut.-
Col. John Wm. Fane, Edward Fellowes, W. R. Seymour I
V. Fitzgerald, Major-Gen. Right Hon. G. C. W. Forester,
Richard Sommers Gard, Lord Mont, Wm. Graham, Vis-
count Grey de Wilton, C. Darby Griffith, Right Honour-
able Lord Claud Hamilton, Viscount Hamilton, Gathorne
Hardy, John Hardy, Sir Win, Heathcote, Bart., Lord
Henniker, Sir Fredk. Wm, Ileygate, Bart., Wm, Unwin
Heygate, Richard Hodgson, Robert Stayner Holford, Vis-
count Holmesdale, John Turner Hopwood, Wm. Henry
Hornby, Wm. W. Fitzwilliam Hume, Viscount Ingestre,
Earl Jermyn, Hy. Alex. Butler, Johnstone, Captain Hed-
worth Hylton Jolliffe, Fred. Winn Knight, Major Hon.
Win. Stuart Knox, Anthony lefroy, Lord George Charles
Gordon Lennox, Colonel Charles Powell Leslie, Hon Hy.
George Liddell, Robert Longfield, Sir Massey Lopes, Bart.,
Colonel Hon. Henry C. Lowther, George Lyall, Right
Hon. Sir E. B. Lytton, Wm. !sl'Cormick, Richard Melina,
Right lion. Lord J. Manners, Taverner Miller, William
Townley Mitford, Lord Robert Montagu, John B. Moore,
Right Hon. John Robert Mowbray, Right lion, Lord Naas,
Viscount Newport, Hon. Gerard James Noel, Lieutenant
Colonel John Sidney North, Sir Stafford H. Northcote,
Bart., Lieutenant Colonel Thomas H. Pakenhan, Right
Hon. Sir J. S. Pakington, Bart., Sir Lawrence Palk, Roger
William Henry Palmer, Philip Oxendon Papillon, Henry
Paull, George Montagu W. Peacock, Lieut.-General Right
Hon. Jonathan Peel, George William John Repton, Lieut.-
Colonel Hon. Richard Thomas Rowley, Lord Henry J. M.
D. Scott, Montague Edward Smit2s, Patrick Boyle &reel-
lett, James Banks Stanhope, Sir Henry Josias Stracey,
Bart., Lieut.-Colonel Charles Napier Sturt, Henry Gerard
Sturt, Hon. Walter Cecil Talbot, Lieut.-Colonel Thomas
Edward Taylor, Lord Edward Thynne, Lord Henry Fredk.
Thynne, Robert Torrens, ,n. Charles H. R. Trefusis,
Charles Turner, John Vance, Edward Wingfield Verner,
Col. H. R. H. Howard Vyse, R_ar- Admiral John Edward
Walcott, James Robert Walker, Right Hon. Spencer H,
Walpole, Sir John B. Walsh, Bart., Samuel Waterhouse,
Wm. Earle Welby Gregory, Right Hon, James Whiteside,
H. Whitmore, and Basil Thomas Woodd.
The Earl of DERBY first addressed the meeting. He
commenced his observations by stating that during the last
two or three sessions several attacks had been made in Par-
liament upon the Established Church of this country, but
that, owing to the firm front that had been opposed to
them, they had been discontinued, and he might say they
were now abandoned. He would not, he said, trouble them
by referring to the 800 pages of papers on the Denmark
question which had been laid before Parliament, or with
the 161 pages of protocols and papers which had been
‘ssued that morning, but would content himself with re-
viewing in a very few words the course of proceeding which
had been adopted by the noble earl the Secretary for Foreign
Affairs (Earl Russell) and by the noble lord at the head of
aer Majesty's Government with regard to Denmark,
Among the most remarkable of the statements which had
been made by her Majesty's Government to Parliament
during the discussions which had taken place on the
Danish question ,was, that in certain contingencies Den-
oath would net be allowed to enter upon the contest with
Germany alone, It appeared, however, that as matters
progressed, the groued was shifted, and it was
stated that in the event of certain contingencies—
the Federal execution, for instance—action might to
taken. The execution, however, did take place, and next
'here was the invasion of Schleswig, It was then intimated
that Frederickstadt was to be regarded as a sacred spot. It
was, however, taken possession of by the German forces,
end finally a portion of Jutland also, yet nothing was done
to induce Denmark to believe that the promises held out to
her would be realised. He (the Earl of Derby) would not
attempt to say that England ought or ought not to have
interfered by force of arms; but what he did say was that
her blaJestra aovernment, having conveyed a hope to
Denmark that, in the event of certain things occurring,
England would stand by her side, the natural inference was
that Denmark had been misled by those representations,
and that she now had reason to complain that she found
herself deserted by those by whom she had been given
reason to hope that she would receive material assistance.
He did not mean it to be understood, nor did he wish to con-
voy, that his view was that England ought to interfere by
orce of arms; but that had not been the tone taken by her
alejesty's Government. The noble lord (Lord Palmerston),
in hie recent declaration in the House of Commons, had still
maintained the same tone as that which had led Denmark
to believe that she would receive support from England
—that she would not be allowed to stand alone in the
struggle; because he said that, in the event of Copen-
hagen being bombarded, or the Zing taken a prisoner
of war, it might become necessary to consider the matter,
or to recommend a change of policy. But from the ex-
perience of the past there was ne reason to believe that
the noble lord might not, in view of these events having
actually taken place, allege that come fresh contingency
should yet arise before he could act. He (the Earl of
Derby) contended that this vacillating and inconsistent
policy was discreditable to the Government, and was calcu-
lated to lower the country immeasurably, to sink its renown
and lessen its influence in the eyes of Europe. He was not
himself blind to the consequences which must result to
England if such interference in the affairs of Denmark
should take place ; but it was to be supposed that the Go-
vernment who conveyed the idea that toey were disposed
to lend them military aid should have considered the con-
sequences before they made such a declaration. In the
part which he and those who acted mith him thought they
should take, it was considered right te deal with the Danish
question by itself, and not to mix it up with the Italian
question, or with the unhappy
internecine strife which
was now waging at the other side of the Atlantic. The
Danish question should be dealt with by itself, and the
resolution which he was now alma to submit for the
consideration of the meeting Would simply be confined
to an expression of opinion upon the course of conduct
and the policy which had been eursued by her Ma-
jesty's Government. The Government had appeared de-
sirous to leave it to the house to express an opinion,
t
and they bad endeavoured to impose the duty of eliciting
opinion upon the Opposition; bet he was happy to say
that neither his right hon. friend (Mr Disraeli) nor himself
had fallen into that trap. The noble earl, in continuation,
said that whilst he did not desire to convey to them that
he entertained a positive certainty petit the resolution would
carry with it a majority of the Hume of Commons, yet he
solemnly and sincerely believed that it would carry with it
the approving. voice of the country. Whether it carried
with it the voice of tha House of Commons or not, he and
uhl considered the reso-
onoured him with their
ltuhteiosnixwteietnh thr einin,d sa
hwdh owhhaod
hc aarde Ily
confidence on that occasion, felt it to be their bounden duty
to elicit the opinion of the House of Commons on the acts
of the Administration.
.It subsequently
eceivedgavevieth loud and repeated
The noble earl then read to the meeting the resolution
which
fMr Disraeli
notice of in the
cheering by the meeting.
Mr. KER next addressed the meeting, Tha hon. gentle.
man said his feeling was that the resolution should embody
Ho se o Commons
an expression in favour of armed interference on behalf of
Denmark.

IThe observation was received with marks ci disapproba-
tion, and
The Earl of DIIRBT said he hoped that the hon, gentle-
man
d have
subject.
a fu opportunitnobley
lord added that he must
of expressing his feel-
ings p
respectfully differ from the hen, gentleman, because if the
suggestion he had made were adopted, and that such an
expression as he had advocated were embodied in the uwoounl the
reso-
lution, the Opposition, in the event of their coming into
power, would be bound to carry on warlike operations in
favour of Denmark,and this they were not prepared to bind
themselves to.
An lioN. 2tlElifiEft, representing a northern county, said
he believed that the feeling in his pars of the country was
entirely in favour of peace. He reminded the meeting that
the constituencies of the country would narrowly watch
the conduct of their representatives. From all that he was
able to learn he believed that, whatever the country might
think of the policy of her Majesty's Government in refer-
ence to the language held by them towards Denmark, it
was decidedly in favour of maintaining a peaceful attitude.
He apprehended, after the statement made in the House of
Commons by Lord Palmerston, that if A resolution such as
that now submitted to the meeting were carried against
him in the house, it would be regarded as a demonstration
in favour of war, and to this he (the bon, member) was
entirely opposed.

The Earl Of DERBY explained that, in his opinion, the
resolution was not drawn so as to convey any such im-
pression.

This statement was received with ex?ressions of appro-
bation, and appeared to be acquiesced in generally by the
meeting.
Lord I-lENRY LRKNON said that ho was not about to

trouble the meeting at any length with opinions of his own,
and had only to express his general concurrence in what
had fallen from the noble earl. He was anxious to know
on what day it was proposed to move the resolution.
The Earl of DERBY observed that as that duty would de-
volve upon his right hon. friend (Mr Disraeli), he would
leave him to answer the question.
Mr DISRAELI said that his first intention was to give
notice of the motion that evening for Thursday, and on
Thursday to submit it to the house, if that day should prove
convenient to the Government. On further reflection,
however, he thought that perhaps Thursday would be too
early a day, Ile believed Lord Palmerston was prepared
to give every facility for proceeding with the debate, and
under these circumstances lte thought the more judicious
course would be to give notice that evening in the House
of Commons, and to move the resolution on Monday
evening.

Sir Jona' WALSH said that he was adverse to an oppo-
sti©n which would indulge in merely party views, but in
the resolution proposed by the noble earl he entirely
concurred. The hon. baronet was expressing his opinions
on the subject at considerable length, when there was a
general movement in the direction of the door.
Mr XER subsequently essayed to address the meeting.
but was left with a very limited audience.

2d Surrey Artillery Volunteer Field Brigade,

PRESENTATION OF A PARK OF ARTILLERY.
This corps mustered yesterday in great force in the
Major-Commandant's grounds to receive a battery of 14
field guns, presented to the corps by Mr William Water-
man, of Shirley, near Southampton. The grounds pre-
sentel a very interesting as well as formidable appearance,
there being no less than 20 field guns, the property of the
corps, drawn up in line, and all in work at one time.
The first muster was at four o'clock, when sundry field
movements were gone through, during which several excel-
lent pictures were• taken by Mr A. J. Melhuish.
At halt-past 4 o'clock the corps retired, a regimental
dinner having been prepared in honour of Mr Waterman's
presentation to the corps, at which the Major Commandant
presided. The usual toasts were given. The healrhs of
her Majesty the Queen, the Prince and Princess of Wales,
were drunk with much enthusiasm, after which Major
Durnford, in an appropriate speech, proposed the health of
Mr Waterman, and dwelt at some length upon the present
unhappy Position of Denmark, which was a source of regret
to every Englishman. Our sympathy for Denmark was
increased by the respect we all felt towards our beloved
Princess, who had won the affection of every Englishman,
and especially of the volunteers.
The 2d Surrey Artillery fully appreciated Mr Wa-
terman's motives in offering his battery to the King of
Denmark as well as his loyalty towards his Queen, and
felt proud at having been selected by Mr Waterman as
worthy of his kind present. The usual toasts being con-
cluded, the corps again mustered in the major's grounds
and resumed drill, during which a royal salute of 21 guns
was fired from the Waterman Battery in honour of her
Majesty, it being the anniversary of her Coronation, after
which the Royal Anthem was played by the band, and the
corps dismissed. Three times three were then given for
the Queen, the Major-commandant, and officers, and Mr
Waterman.
The ladies and gentlemen in the grounds appeared much
delighted with the proceedings of the evening.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

CHELMSFORD RACES, TUESDAY.
_ _ _

The Marks' Hall Stakes of 5 sows each, with 25 added, for
two .yr-olds ; colts, B.st 101 b; fillies, Sst 71b; the winner
to be sold for 50 sovs. Half a mile.
Mr W. G. Bennett's Brother to Wheldrake Set 101 b
(Fordham) 1
Mr G. Bryan's Rialto, Sat 101 b Custance) 2
Mr Fleming's Juneaton, Sst 101 b s.. (H. White) 3
hhe following also ran :—Hurrah, Lord Westmoreland's
filly, and Lydia Thompson.
Betting-6 to 4on Rialto, sto 1 agst Hurrah, 10 to 1
agst any other,
After one false start the lot got well away. Rialto on the
far and Juneaton on the near side of the course made p lay,
Hurrah and Lydia Thompson close up, Lord Westmore-
land's filly being last. In this order they ran until oppo-
site the enclosure, where Fordham brought his horse out
with a rush, and catching Rialto in the last stride won on
the post by a short head ; two lengths separated the second
and third ; Hurrah fourth, Lydia Thompson fitfh, and Lord 11
Westmoreland's filly last.
The winner was bought in for 210 guineas.
The Chelmsford Handicap of 15 soya each, 10 ft, with 100
added ; winners extra, Mile and a half, 45 subs, 35 of
whom pay 2 soya ft.
Mr Bryan's Lady Hylda, 3 yrs, ist 91b (car. 7et 101 b)
F
(ordha)
Mr Thomas Wiseman's Mrs Somerville, 4 y rs, 7st Brn 1
1b
(E. Martin) 2
Lord, Westmoreland's Aurelian, 6 yrs. 9st 41b (in. 61b ex,)
(J. Goater) 3
The following also ran :—Joco, Fletton, Fanfreluche
and Ephemera.
Baling-3 to 1 each agst Aurelian and Lady Hylda, 4
to 1 agst Joco, 5 to 1 agst Fanfreluche, 10 to agst Mrs
Somerville,

Fanfreluche made play, followed by Mrs Somerville and
Ephemera for half a mile, where Lady Hylde took third
place, Joco being last_ At th. tarn into tho .crarght Fan-
freluche ran out, and was never afterwardsiin the race.
Mrs Somerville then took the lead, followed by Lady Hylda,
Aurelian joining them half-way up the straight, and a fine
race ensued from the commencement of the enclosure, Lady
Hylda winning by a neck; three lengths between second
and third; Fletton was fourth, and Joco fifth.
The Great Beddow Two-year•old Stakes of 10 soya each,
with 60 added ; colts, Bst 101 b ; fillies, Bst 71b ; with
penalties and allowances. Half a mile. 27 subs,
Mr J. Dawson's Moneyspinner, 9st (inc. 710 extra)
1
Lord Uxbridge's Tring, Bst 31b (T(Custance. F )
rench) 2
Baron Rothschild's Silverlocks Bst 21b (Daley) 3
The following also ran :—Ethelred, Pulsatilla, Brioche,
and €; none,
Betting-2 to 1 agst Silverloeks, 4to 1 agst Moneyspinner,
9 to 2 agst Ethelred, 8 to 1 each agst Tring and Brioche, 10
to 1 agst Pulsatilla.

After a couple of false starts the lot were despatched in
good order, Silverlocks, on the near side, making the run-
ning, with Ethelred and Moneyspinner next in the centre of
the course, Mr Fleming's filly fourth, the others in a cluster
close up. They ran thus to the distance, where Money-
spinner and Tring came away by themselves, and, after a
fins race, the former won by a head—three lengths sepa-
rated the second and third—the French mare was fourth,
Mr Morris's filly fifth, Pulsedlla sixth, and Ethelred last.
The Chelmsford Cup, value 100 soya, the rest in specie, 10
sovs each, h ft; weight for age; the winner to be sold for
600 soya, if demanded. Two miles. 12 subs.
Mr Morris's Jessie, 7st 101 b (car, 7st 111 b) (Fordham) w.o.
The Galleywood Stakes of 3 sovs each, with 30 added
weight for age, with selling allowances. Hail a mile.
Mr Fleming's Overcast, 3 yrs (X 100), Bst 6ld (Fordham) 1
Mr W. Baker's 13alham's dam filly, 2 yrs(£3o),sst 71b (oar.
Sat 91b)....
(H. Sharp) 2
Mr England's Rosemary, 3 yrs (£3O), 7st 71b.. (Zenker) 3
Betting-5 to 4on Overcast, 6to 4 agst Balhanl's dam
filly, 6 to 1 agst Rosemary.
As soon as the flag fell, Overcast jumped away, took a
clear lead, was never headed, and won by a length—a bad
third. The winner was bought in for 255 guineas.
The Town Plate (Handicap) of 50 sovs ; winners extra.
About seven furlongs.
Mr R. Wales' Lady Warwick, 3 yrs, Gat, (G, Smith) 1
Mr Barnes's Buckfoot, 3 yrs, sst 12lb
Mr Morria's Antoinette(Sayers) 2
,(Crouch) 3
3 yrs, 7st slb
Mr 'X. Wiseutan's Mrs Sumerville, 4 yrs, 7st Sib
(A. Woodhouse) 4
Mr G. Bryan's Welland, 5 yrs, 9st 101 b (Custance) 5
Betting-7 to 4 agst Mrs Somerville, 3to 1 agst Welland,
4 to 1 agst Buckfoot, 6 to 1 agst Lady Warwick, 10 to 1
agst Antoinette.
Lady "Warwick made play, attended by Mrs Somerville,
Antoinette, and Welland to the distance, where Lady
W arwick came right away, and won in a canter by six
lengths; Mrs Somerville was fourth, and Welland last.

NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE RACES—TUESDAY.
The Trial Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 25 added ; weight
for age ; penalties and allowances ; second to save his
' stake. T.T C. 4 subs.
Mr Jackson's Catalogue, 2 yrs; Sat 101b..(J. Grimshaw) 1
Mr Yerward's Tabitha Bramble, 2 yrs, sst 71b
(Lawrence) 2
Mr Cowen's Lisette, 4 yrs, Sst 121 b (Austin) 3
Betting-4 to 1 agst Tabitha Bramble.
Won by a length; a bad third.
The North Derby of 5 soya each, with 100 added, for
three-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 10lb ; fillies, Sst 71b ; penalties
and allowances; second to receive 25 sovs. Once round.
24 subs.
Mr Bowes's Claremont, 9st llb (inc 51b extra) (Ashmall) 1
Mr ll.Will.inson'sllymettus, Set 131 b (inc 3lb extra)
(J, ole 2
Captain Gray's Windham, Sst 101 b, (Challoner) 3
Lord Zetland's 13andarilla, Sst 71b (J. Snowden) 4
Betting-6 to 4 agst Claremont, 7to 4 agst Windham,
4 to 1 agst any other.
Won by a length and a half ; three lengths between
second and third; the fourth beaten off.
A Selling Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 25 added; N; eight for
age, with selling allowances, &c. Half a mile. 4 subs.
Mr Sidney's Uhiequot the Jester, 3 yrs, £25, 7st 2lb
Mr Masterman's Black Duchess , 2 yrs (J. Loates) 1
, -£25, Set lib
(car. sst Sib) .(J. Grinishaw) 2
Mr J. 'Watson's Eola, 3 yrs, £25, 7st 21b ...... (Martin) 2
Betting-2 to on Chicquot tho Jester, sto 2 agst Black
Duchess, 5 to 1 agat Eola.
Won by two lengths; the 8 Arne between second and third.
The winner was bought in for 100 guineas.
The Tyro Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 50 added, for 2-yr-
olds ; colts, Set 10,b ; fillies, Bst 71b ; winner extra; se-
cond to save his stake. T.Y.C. 14 subs.
Mr. M`Kenzie's The Oppressor, Bst 131 b Doyle) 1
Mr Warter's Foxholes, Set 1011 (J. Snowden) 2
Mr J. Osborne's Brown Bread, Bst 101 b.... (J. Osborne) 3
Mr J. Scott's Boleno, Bst 101 b (Ashruall) 4
Captain Gray's Venicti, Bst 71b (Challoner) 5
Betting-5 to 4 ags't Oppressor, 7to 4 agst Brown Bread,
4 to 1 agst Foxhol es, 8 to 1 agat Venice, 10 to 1 agat
Boleno.
Won by three- qaarters of a length, three lengths between
second and third; a bad fourth.
The Member's Flats (Handicap), of 5 sovs ea*, with 100