The Sun.
London, England, 1864-08-12 00:00:00

N°. 22.507

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 12, 1864.

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olds; winners extra. straight run in, about seven fur-
longs.
Captain King's Belle of Ears, bat 81b ........ (Loates) 1
Mr Charter's Dr. Swishtail, Est llb (S. N 1 ordan) 2
Mr Golby's Change of Lack, 6st 6lb (H. Clark) 3
The following also ran:—Endesleigh, The Crow, Maud,
The Brigand, Mishap colt, and Guildhall.
Betting-6 to 4 agst Belle of Kars-4 to lagst The Crow
—lO to 1 each apt Dr Swishtail, Change of Luck, and
Maud.
Atter a tedious delay, caused by some three or four of the
competitors refusing to join their horses, Dr. Swishtail
jumped away in front, Belle of Kars on the opposite side
of the course being second, Change of Luck, Endaleigh,
and The Crow close up. At the distance, Dr Swishtail was
beaten, which left Belle of Kars with a clear lead, wh oh she
maintained to the end, winning, altar thrice stumbling, by
three lengths; Change of Luck was a bad third, Endaleigh
fourth, The Crow fifth, and Maud sixth. The last two were
the Mishap colt and the Brigand.
The King's Meadow Stakes (Handicap) Jfs sous each, with
30 added for all ages; winners extra. Straight seven
furlongs.
Mr E. Brayley's Pelios, 3 yrs, Bst (Cannon) 1
Mr York's Lytham, 3 yrs, Bst (Fordham) 2
Betting-6 to 4on Pelios, who made play throughout,
and won a splendid race by a head.
The Ladies' Plate of 25 sovs, added to a Sweepstakes of 3
soya each, for all ages ; selling and other allowances.
Straight five furlongs. 13 suns,
Mr Fayne's Tomfoolery, 3 yrs (Z5O), 7st 71b
(J. Grimshaw) 1
Mr Rubens's Rosette, 2 yrs (X. 50), Sat 71b Sopp) 2
Mr Barrow's Wicket, 2 yrs (£5O), Eist 71b (H. Clark) 3
The following also ran :—Cotytto colt, Lady Cochrane,
Duenna, Lady Nichol, Sugarplum filly, Little Pickles,
Arcadian, and Waveney.
Betting-5 to 2 apt Tomfoolery, 6to 1 apt Little
Pickles and Wicket, 8 to 1 each apt Lady Cochrane,
Duenna, and Lady Nichol.
After going a hundred yards Lady Nichol and the Cotytto
colt made play, followed closely by Tomfoolery and Wicket,
the latter of whom took up the running approaching the
distance, but opposite the Stand Tomfoolery went to the
front, .and won by a length; two lengths separated the
second and third. The winner was bought by Mr Lowe
for 100 guineas. Lady Cochrane and Arcadian fell during
the race, but neither horse nor jockey was injured.
The Stewards' Plate (Handicap) of 100 soya in specie, for
three-yr-olds and upwards; winners extra. One mile and
a quarter.
Mr Golby's Under the Cloud, 3 yrs, Est 21b (H, Clark)
Mr R. Tompkins's Cervus, 3 yr-, Est lib (J. (;rim -haw) 2
Prince D. Solt.ykofi's Nebuchadnezzar, 4 yrs, Tat 211)
(Hibberd) 3
Mr W. Holman's Manchester, 4 yrs, 7st 111 b...„ (Cook) 4
Mr Read's Bosh, 5 yrs, 7st 21b
Betting-5 to 2 each agst Bosh and Under the Cloud, 3
to 1 agst Nebuchadnezzar. 4 to 1 agst Manchester.
Nebuchadnezzar made play, followed by Bosh and Man-
chester to the distance, where Cervus and Under the Cloud
went to the front, and a good race ended in favour of the
latter by a neck; a length between second and third.

British Archaeological Association,

IPSWICH, Thursday.
It had been arranged that on Wednesday an excursion
should be made to Colchester, where a large party of ladies
and gentlemen arrived by special train shortly after 10
o'clock. They at once proceeded to the Council Chamber,
where they were received by the mayor (Major Bishop), Mr
Papillon, M. P. for the borough, and several members of the
corporation. After the formal reception a paper was read by
the Rev. C. H. Hartshorne on the population and taxation
of Colchester. Ia the year 1301 a tax of a 15th was levied
on the personal property of the inhabitants, end Mr Harts-
horne gave soma intereeting inster cos of the value of pro-
p-rty possessed by the middle classes of that time—very few
had money, and the value of the goods possessed by most
was very small. In 1301 the number of householders was
389 now the population was 23,809; the tax of a 15th in
1301 produoed £34 12a 4d, while in 1807 the taxation of
Colchester amounted to £4,758.
Oa leaving the town-hall the company walked to that
point in the ancient Roman walla of the town called the
Balkon-hill, where there are the remains of a gateway and
guardhouse, which Mr Hartshorne described as one of the
too- t perfect specimens of Roman masonry in the town, and
perhaps in England.
After leaving the Balkon-gate they walked along the old
Roman walls, which still rise many feet above the road
running outside them, till the ruins of the old castle wore
reached. In the room now devoted to the purposes of a
library, in the keep of the castle, the Rev. C. Hartsh 'rue
read a paper on the castle, in the course of which he stated
that the keep was all that remained of the building, and it
was formerly surrounded by a fosse, which might have been
the work of the Romans or of a much later period. The
tower was octagonal in shape, and was constructed of flint
and Roman bricks, with facings of Caen atone. Mr Harts-
horne laid the date at which the castle was erected at before
the year 1130, and, among other observations he made on
the building and its history, said though the keep was larger
than those of other Norman castles in England, it was not
of so greet a height as the majority, but the vaulting was
more extensive than was usually the case. A recent writer
had asserted that the castle was Roman ; but there was no
portion which could be attributed to an earlier period than
the Norman conquest, though the materials used in its
construction were partly Roman bricks, taken, no doubt,
from demolished Raman works in the neighbourhood.
After some conversation, all who took part in which
agreed with Mr HartEthorne that the castle was Norman,
the museum, containing some interketing remains, and the
extensive vaults under the castle were examined.
The ruins of St. Botolph's Abbey were next visited. This
abbey (originally dedicated to 13t. Julien and St. Botolpb)
was founded in the beginning of the 12th century by a monk
named Inulph, who was the first prior. There are scarcely
any remains of the abbey except those of the Abbey church,
in the ruins of which the massive round Norman columns
attract the attention. The west fr.aet is well known as a
most beautiful specimen of Norman architecture, the
ornamentation consisting chiefly of interlacing arches.
The principal doorway is exceedingly handsome. Here a
paper descriptive of the history of the abbey was read by
Mr E. Roberts, F.S.A., who also acted as cicerone to the
gateway, which is all that remains of the ancient A3bey of
St Jahn, which was founded in 1095 or 1096, and finished
in 1120. The gateway, however, is of a much later date,
being of not very early perpendicular style.
Nat far from St. John's Abbey is a plain old church
dedicated to St. Giles, which contains the tomb of Sir C.
Lucas and Sir George Lisle, who held Colchester Castle
tor some time against the Parliamentary army under Sir
Thomas Fairfax, and who, when at length the stronghold I
was taken, were shot.
The only other place which time would permit the party
to visit was the Church of the Holy Trinity, which has a
square tower, built of old Roman materials, about which
there is a doubt whether it is Saxon or Norman work. The
supporters of the theory that it is Saxon point to a doorway
with a triangular arch in the west wall of the tower, but
Mr Roberts expressed hie opinion that it was Norman
nevertheless. Mr Uodwin, however, differed, and said he
could see no reason why it shoula not have been built before
tee Car quest, and even ually it was generally agreed that
it was either Saxon or very early Norman.
The corporation of Colchester had hospitably entertained
the members of the association at the Town-hall, at which
the mayor presided, and of which considerably more than
a hundred ladies and gentlemen partook. Atter the repast
he Mayor proposed the " Health of Mr George Totnline,
NIT., the President of the A.scciation, with success to the
British Ardreilogical Associa:ior," and he thanked them
for the honuur they had done Colchester in visiting the
town.

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Mr ToatLINE, in response, thanked thA Corporation for
the hospitality they had displayed.
Mr J. C. COBBOLD, M.P., then gave "the Health of the
Mayor;" and his worship having responded,
Mr PETTIGREW enlarged upon the advantages derivable
from these annual congresses held in various parts of the
kingdom, not the least of which was that they were brought
into contact with local societies ; and he begged to thank the
Ven. Lord Arthur Hervey, the President of the Suffolk In-
stitute of Arcba3ology, for the assistance and welcome he
had given them. (Cheers.)
Lord A. HERVEY returned thanks, and alluded to the
very pleasant and interesting day they had spent in Col-
chester, and proposed the healths of the gentlemen who had
read papers.
This toast was acknowledged by Mr HA.RTSHoRNE and
Mr ROBERTS, and the health of Mr Pettibrew and of the
ladies having been given, the company returned to Ipswich)
where a meeting wos held in the evening.

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