The Sun.
London, England, 1863-09-10 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 10, 1863,

EARL RUSSELL AT DUNDEE.

DUNDEE, Wednesday.

The freedom of the town of Dundee was this morning
conferred on Earl Russell, in presence of a vast assem-
blage, in the Corn-Exchange, the visit of the noble earl
to the town being in compliance with an invitation to him
to take part in the ceremony of opening the People's Park,
presented to the town of Dundee by Sir David and Misses
Baxter, at the cost of about £50,000. The town council
and guildry took advantage of the Earl's visit to offer him
the freedom of their respective corporations.
The Earl and Countess Russell, with Lady deorgina
Russell and Lord Amberley, drove in a carriage and four
from Meikleour-house, Perthshire, where they were residing
for the autumn, and arrived in Dundee, after a drive of 20
miles, about 11 o'clock. The noble lord was loudly cheered
in the streets, which were filled with people, the day being
a holiday in Dundee and neighbouring towns, on occasion
of the opening of the park. Earl and Lady Russell and
family were accompanied to the platform by the Earl of
Dalhousie, the Earl of Camperdown, Sir D. Baxter, Sir
David Brewster, Principal of Edinburgh University, Sir
John Ogilvy, Hon. C. Carnegie, M.P., Mr. W. E. Baxter,
M.P., the Sheriff, the Provost, and magistrates, &c. The
Corn-Exchange was crowded by the influential citizens of
Dundee, who gave the noble Earl a cordial welcome.

Provost Parker read the addresses of the Town Couneil,
which contained the following sentences :
" When we pass in review the many great measures
which your Lordship has introduced into Parliament
during your long political career, and the important mea-
sures introduced by other distinguished men who had your
hearty and powerful support, measures connected with civil
and religious liberty and commercial freedom—measures
which were often defeated, but which happily eventually
triumphed,—we feel how large a debt of gratitude is due to
your Lordship from this large and commercial community
and the nation at large.
" We cannot close this address without congratulating
your lordship, as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, on
the peaceful relations at present existing between the Crown
and all the European Powers, and expressing our great satis-
faction that her Majesty's Government have kept the nation
from entanglement in the much to be deplored conflict still
existing betweeu the Northern and Southern States of Ame-
rica. The constitutional principles which have been the guide
of your lordship hitherto are the best assurance the nation
can have as regards the future."

Dean of Guild KENNEDY then delivered the address of
the Guildry, which in a few wards congratulated his lord-
ship on his political services in behalf of civil and religious
liberty.

Earl RUSSELL, who was received with loud and general
cheering, read the following reply :—Sir and Gentlemen,.
I receive with gratitude the freedom of the ancient and Royal
burgh of Dundee. I have come for the first time in order
to add my tribute of respect to one of your most distin-
guished citizens, who has nobly provided for the health and
recreation of his fellow citizens, and well deserves to be re-
membered to all time as a public benefactor. (Cheers.) The
increase of large towns is a proof of increasing wealth, and
the effect of prosperous industry is not without accompany-
ing evils. One of these evils is the exclusion of the face of
Nature ; and happy is he who can give to those popu-
lous city pent'' a rest from exhausting toil, amid scenes
which invigorate the body and turn the mind to the contem-
plation of the wonderful works of God. (Cheers.) In refer-
ring to measures which I have contributed to promote dur-
ing a long course of Parliamentary exertion, you have done
me too much honour. I have been happy to contribute
humbly to the victory of those eloquent and distinguished
men who were foremost in the cause of Catholic emancipa-
tion—who won for the people the great battle of the repeal
of the Corn Laws. (Cheers.) With regard to the measures
in which I had a more immediate part in preparing—the re-
peal of the Corporation and Test Acts ; in framing a plan for
the reform of Parliament, and introducing a bill for the re-
form of our Municipal Corporations —I have been studious
to build upon the ancient foundations—(cheers)—to
adapt new measures to existing laws, and to put them in
harmony with the institutions of a country justly proud of
its liberty. (Loud cheers,) 'thirty years of experience have
shown that I have not been mistaken in my hope ; every
year has strengthened our political constitution, and con-
firmed, as you justly observe, our domestic tranquillity.
(Cheers.) As Secretary for Foreign Affairs it has been my
object to preserve peace with honour. (Hear, hear.)
You may rely with confidence in the Administration of Lord
Palmerston, who is so justly and universally popular—
(cheers)—for maintaining a line of strict impartiality in the
lamentable conflict in America. (Cheers.) The duties of
neutrality between parties violently hostile are not easily
performed. (Hear, hear.) It has been, and it will be, our
endeavour to exercise the powers now intrusted, or which
may be intrusted, to the Crown by Parliament in such a
manner as at once to defeat every attempt to engage our
people in enterprizas inconsistent with our neutral position
and to preserve for ourselves, our persons, and our property
those safeguards of British law and British justice to which
alone they are indebted for the security they now enjoy.
(Loud and prolonged cheering.)
A vote of thanks to the Provost and cheers for the Queen
and the Earl and Countess Russell closed the proceedings.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

WARWICK RACES.-WEDNESDAY.

A bright autumn sun pouring down its rays with the
heat of July was a welcome change after the rather chilly
air of yesterday, and helped to crowd the course and stand
with gay pleasure-seekers. A sale of blood stock by
Messrs. Bretherton and Harrison attracted a large audience
to the course an hour before the races, and some of the
stock fetched fair prices.

Cadiz carried off the first race easily, Nebula in the
Welter Cup squandering a great favourite in the person of
Cheerful, who had been previously backed for the St.
Leger. The County Handicap was another surprise for the
gentlemen, a filly of Mr. Snewing's making all the run-
ning, and winning easily.

The Warwick Cup brought only three horses to the post,
the presence of Dr. Syntax, an extreme outsider for the
Great Northern event, promising a taste of his quality. Ho
pulled double all the way, and, taking the lead from the
stand, won with comparative ease by three parts of a length.
The pace was but indifferent. After the race 40 to 1 was
taken about the winner for the St. Leger.
The Nursery Handicap was won cleverly by Rizzi°,
being the second time to-day his owner's colours first
caught the judge's eye—a rather unusual circumstance for
Mr. Robertson.
The St. Leger betting will be found below.

A Sweepstakes of 5 sovs eieh, with 50 soya added ; for 2-yr-
olds, 6st 121 b ; 3-yr-olds, Bst 101 b. Fillies and geldings
allowed 31b. Winners extra. Three-quarters of a mile.
8 subs..

Mr. Fleming's Cadiz, 3 yrs, 9st(inc. 71b extra) (Norman) 1
Capt. Gray's King's George, 2yrs, 7st 51b (inc. 71b ex.)
(Dowling) 2
Mr. Barber's The Clown, 2 yrs, 7st 51b (inc. 71b extra)
(E. Taylor) 3
Betting--5 to 4 agatt(at first 6to 4 on) King George, 6
to 4 agst The Clown, and 5 to 1 agst Cadiz.
The Clown, followed by the favourite, made play to the
straight, where the three closed and ran together to the
distance, where Cadiz came out and won in a canter by two
lengths; a bad third.
The NV elter Cup, value 100 sove, the rest in specie, by sub-
scription of 15 says each, 10 ft, and sif declared. Winners
extra. Professionals 61b extra. One mile. 23 subs 14

of whom declared.
Mr. Down's Nebula, 3 yrs, 9st 41b .... (Mr. W. Beville) 1
Mr. Handley's Cheerful, 3 yrs, 9st 81b (Mr. G. Thompson) 2
Major Wombell's Alcibiade, 3 yrs, Bst 131 b (in. 61b ex)
(Challoner) 3
Betting-9 to 4on Cheerful, 4to 1 agst Nebula, and 7to

1 agst Alcibiade.
Cheerful, with Alcibiada at his Firths, made play, Nebula
lying off two or three lengths until nearing the Star Close,
where the favourite drew away, the latter at the same time
taking the second place. On entering the straight, Nebula
ran up to Cheerful, the pair coming on in company to the
distance, where Mr. Down's filly took a decided lead, and
secondeach horse to save his
won very easily by a length ; a bad thud.,
6 ft, with 100 soya
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Mr. C. Snewing's Barter, 3 yrs, sst 12Ib (J. Grimshaw) 1
Mr: W. S. Crawfurd's Crotchet colt, 4 yrs, 7st 41b
Daley) 2
Mr. R. Boyce's The Principal, 4 yrs, 6st 131 b
(T. Osborne) 3
The following also ran :—Aurelian, General Hess,
Golden Dust, Paddy O'Rourke, Ossian, and Fletton.
Several failures occurred before Mr. Marshall could get
them in order. When the flag was lowered Barter jumped
Aurelian and General
Crotchet colt, Golden
away Hes s swi th a
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Dust, Ossian, and Paddy O'Rourke, Principal and Fletton
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the Crotchet
being the two last. On entering the straight Barter some-
what increased his lead, and on reaching the distance had
his horses beaten, General Hess being the first to give way,
followed in a few strides after by Aurelian, which left the
favourite and Principal (the latter having run past the pull-
ing up horses) in hopeless pursuit of Mr. Snewing's colt,
which won in a canter by three lengths ; Principal finished
a wretched third, Golden Dust was fourth, Paddy O'Rourke
fifth, and Ossian sixth; Aurelian, in ccmpany with General
Hess and Fletton, were the last three.
The Members' Plate of £5O; for 2-yr-olds, Est 71b; 3-yr-
olds, Bst : 4-yr-olds and upwards, Bst 101 b. Winners
extra. The winner to be sold for 50 sous.

Lord Westmoreland's Usher, 2 yrs, Gst 111 b .. (Morgan) 1
Mr. J. H. C. Wyndham's Queen Fastrada, 2 yrs, Est 71b
(Dowling) 2
Mr. Saxon's Wave, 3 yrs, Sat (Midgley) 3
Mr. W. 0 wen's Madame Tagliafico, 2 yrs, 6st 71b
• (Cannon) 4
Mr. Arthur's Vulture, aged, 9st (Reeves) 5
Betting-7 to 4on U shcr, sto 1 agst Vulture, and 100 to
15 agst Queen Fastrada.
Vulture, in company with Queen Fastrada, cut out the
work, having Wave and the favourite side by side as her
immediate followers, Madame Tagliafico acting as whipper-
in. They ran thus to the bend, where Usher drew forward
and joiaed Vulture, who in a few strides after drew back,
leaving Lord Westmoreland's colt in command, who won
cleverly by half a length, Queen Fastrada defeating Wave
by a length for second; a bad fourth. The winner was
boughz in for 155 guineas.
The Warwick Cup, value 200 soya, by subscription of 10
sovs each, 50 of which will be given to the second horse,
and 25 to the third, for 3-yr-olds and upwards. Weight
for age, Winners extra, with maiden allowances. Two

miles and a b alf. 24 subs.
Mr. W. Ashworth's Dr. Syntax, 3 yrs, 6st 61b
(E. Taylor) 1
Mr. Cartwright's Fairwater, 5 yrs, Bst 9lb ..(Custance) 2
Mr. Flemings Magnum Bonum, yrs, Bst 71b (Norman) 3
In consequence of the required number of horses not
starting the added money was not given.
Betting-11 to 8 agst Fairwater, 6to 4 agst Dr. Syntax,
and 4 to 1 agst Magnum Bonum.
Fairwater went to the flout immediately after starting,
waited upon by Magnum Bonum and Dr. Syntax to the Star
enclosure, where the latter overpulling Taylor, ran past his
horses and came on with a commanding lead, but running
extremely wide at the bend, which enabled Fairwater once
again to appear in front ; but on passing the stand the
young one again
went to the fore, and with the favourite in
close company
made the rest of the running and won very
cleverly by three parts of a length; Magnum Bonum finished
a length and a half in their rear.
After the race 1,000 to 30 was offered against the winner
for the St. Leger,
The Nursery Hatc.cap
al of 10 soya each, 5 ft, with 100
added, for 3-yr-olds ; the second horse to save his stake.
Winners extra: Three-quarters of a mile. 28 subs.
Mr. W. Robertson's itizzio 7st 21b ..... (Whiteley) 1
Flemings Mr. Flemins Jet colt
7st ....
Est 'llb
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2
Mr. G. Lambert' ............. (Morgan 3
The following also ran :.—,Verbena filly, The Sea Boy,
Mary Copp colt,
Black Friar, Gazehound, Eleanor, Im-
position, and Diploma.

Betting-5 to 2 agst Eleanor, sto 1 each agst the Jet
colt and Black Friar, R
- to 1 each agst Farnhurst and the
Sea Boy, 10 to 1 agst Rizzio.
After several breaks away, the flag was lowered exactly
a quarter of an hour after the time set down. On settling
into their places the Jet colt took a clear lead, followed by
Imposition and Farnhurst side by
side, with Diploma,
Rizzio, and Black Friar lying up.
Entering the Star
en-
closure Farnlaurst took second place, Rizzio going on third,
with Imposition next. On reaching the distance Rizzio
joined the Jet colt, the pair running locked to the stand,
where Mr. Robertson's colt drew away and won cleverly by
a length and a half, Farnhuret was a bad third, Black Friar
was fourth, Gazohound fifth, Eleanor sixth, and Imposition
next ; the three last, beaten off, were Diploma,
and the Mary Copp colt. the Sea Boy,

The Grand Stand Plate (Handicap) of 100 sow, for all

ages. Three-quarters of a mile.

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Mr. Astley's Quicksand, 3 yrs, 7,it 21b-Grimellaw) 1
Lord Warwick's Calabria, 5 yrs Bst 81b .. (J Osborne) 2
Mr. Payne's Margery, 4 yrs, The 21b (Herbert) 3
Vulture, Miss Livingstone) Coronet, and Kennett also
ran.

Betting-7 to 4 agst Miss Livingstone, 4to 1 agst Coro-
net, 5 to 1 agst Calabria, 8 to 1 agst Margery.
Won by half a length; two lengths between the second
and third.

LATEST BETTING.
THE LEGER.
11 to 2 agst Avenger (taken)
6to 1 agst Ranger (taken)
6to 1 agst Queen Bertha (taken)
9to 1 agst Golden Pledge (taken)
10 to 1 agst Lord Clifden (taken)
16 to 1 agst Borealis (taken)
18 to 1 agst Blue Mantle (taken)
40 to 1 agst Dr. Syntax (taken)

HORSES STRUCK OUT OF THEIR ENGAGE-

MENTS.

Sept. 5, at 0 30 p.m. (to the Clerk of the Course), Dic-
tator, out of Northern Metropolitan Handicap, Manchester.
7, at 9 a.m., Blackdown, out of Warwick Cup.
7, at 9 a.m., Cobbler, out of Scurry Handicap. Leicester.
7, at 9 am., Gem of the Sea, Mr. Lon field's Garotter,
and all Mr. Bryan's horses, out of Warwick engagements.
7, at 0 33 c by Young Melbourne—Gameboy, out
of Doncaster St. Leger, and Makeshift, out of the Great
Yorkshire Handicap.
7, at 5 15 p.m., Heber (dead), out of all engagements.
8, at 9 a.m,, Angelus, out of Doncaster St. Leg
8, at 9 a.m., Marquis of Hastings's horses, out of War.
wick and Leicester engagements.
8, at 9 a.m., Tarragona, Gordian Knot, and Captain
Christie's horses, out of Leicester engagements.
8, at 9 a.m,, Southampton, out of Troy Plate, Monmouth.
8, at 9 a.m., Hilly Grove, out of Licensed Victuallers'
Plate, Leicester.
8, at 1 18 p.m., Megador, out of Doncaster St. Leger.
9, at 10 45 a.m., Duchess of Kent, out of Leicester en-
;ements.
9, at 11 18 aan., Sea King, out of Doncaster engagements.

9, at 2 56 p.m., Bryn Gwyn, out of Great Yorkshire
Handicap.
9 at 8 p.m., Leonora, out of Doncaster engagements.

DONCASTER, 1863—Doncaster should not have been in-
cluded among the acceptances for the Great Yorkshire
Handicap.
RICHMOND, 18G3—Alexandra should not have been in-
cluded among tne entries for the Belsay Castle Nursery.

HORTICULTURAL GARDENS.

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Yesterday the last fruit and flower show of the season
was held at these gardens. The attendance of visitors, when
the state of the weather and the time of the year is con-
sidered, was very good, and almost as numerous as at the
exhibition which takes place in the midst of the flower
show season in this fashionable promenade. The show was
arranged in the long saloons which used to form the French
refreshment department during the Exhibitit,n time, and
here, protected from the weather, which, as is nearly always
the case in nearly all horticultural fetes, was most unfavour-
able, it was seen to the greatest advantage. The collection
shown, though not a large one, was emphatically one of the
most excellent in all its branches that the society has brought
together for some time past, and there was scarcely one
Of the classes in which the specimens sent for competition
were not of the highest order of merit. Messrs. Youell, of
the Royal Nurseries, Great Yarmouth, showed a most mag-
nificent stand of cut flowers of the gladiolus, in which all
the rarest and most delicately-tinted varieties of this splen-
did flower were shown in the utmost perfection of bloom.
Mr. Standish and Mr. Prince also exhibited largely in
blooms of the same kind, so that the united collections formed
a bank of such varied and beautiful colours as only a large
collection of this plant could ever display. In dahlia blooms
Mr. Turner, of the Royal Nurseries, Slough, as usual dis-
tanced all eompetition, and it is difficult to imagine of their
kind anything more beautiful in form and colour than the
collections of these flowers with which he carried off all the
chief prizes. Second to these, but to these only, were the
specimens sent in by Mr. Reynes, of Salisbury. The dis-
play of phloxes, verbenas, and roses was equally remarkable
for its excellence, and some noble specimens of hollyhocks
attracted a great amount of admiration. The show of miscel-
laneous plants was good, especially in those of variegated
foliage, though none in this class were sufficiently promi-
nent to merit a special prize. The fruit collection included
almost every known specimen of hardy or hothouse plants,
the plums, peaches, and grapes being unusually abundant
and good. From the Chiswick gardens there was a splendid
collection of varieties of grapes, which as a collection were
unequalled by anything else of the kind exhibited. The
pears, also, as might be expected after a season so unusually
propitious to this fruit, were exhibited in their endless va-
rieties and in the highest perfection of size and shape. The
following are the names of the chief prize-takers at this
competition :
Class 1-12 Hollyhocks, single flowers, distinct kinds
(open)—First prize, Messrs W. Chater, nurserymen, Saf-
fron Walden ; second do, Messrs W. Minchin and Son,
nurserymen, Hook Norton.
Class 2-24 German Asters, quilled, distinct kinds (open)
--First prize, Mr. R. H. Betteridge, Milton-hill, near Ste-
venton ; second do, Mr C. Wyatt, gardener to Mr. H.
Wilies, Epsom.
Class 3-24 French Asters, tasseled, distinct kinds (open)
—First prize, Mr R. H. Betteridge, Milton-hill; second
do., Mr. C. Wyatt, gardener to Mr H. Willes, Epsom.
Class 4-24 Gladiolus, cut spikes, distinct kinds (open)—
First prize, Messrs Youell and Co., Royal Nurseries, Great
Yarmouth ; second do., Mr J. Standish, Royal Nurseries,

Ascot.
Class 5-12 Gladiolus, cut spikes, distinct kinds (ama-
teurs)—First prise, Mr J. Sladden, Ash next Sandwich,
Kent; second do., Mr C. J. Perry, the Cedars, Castle
Bromwich.
Class 6-24 Phloxei, single trusses, distinct kinds (open)
—First prize, Mr Chas. Turner, Royal Nurseries, Slough.
Class 7-24 Verbenas, five trusses of each, distinct kinds
(open)—First prize, Messrs Perkins and Son, Park Nursery,
Coventry ; second do., Mr C. J. Perry, The Cedars, Castle
Bromwich.
Class 8-48 Dehlia Blooms, distinct kinds (nurserymen)
—First prize, Mr C. Turner, Slough; second do., Mr J.
Reynes, Salisbury.
Class 9-24 Dahlia Blooms, distinct kinds (nurserymen)
—First prize, Mr C. Turner, Slough; second do., Mr J.
Reynes, Salisbury.
Class 10-18 Dahlia Blooms, Fancies, distinct (nursery-
men)—First prize, Mr J. Reynes, Salisbury ; second do.,
Mr C. Turner, Slough.
Class 11-18 Dahlia Blooms, distinct kinds (amateurs)—
First prize, Mr H. Thorneycroft, Floors, Weedon ; second
do., Mr J. Charlton, Ribworth.
Class 12-12 Dahlia Blooms, Fancies, distinct kinds
(amateurs)—First prize, the Rev. C. Fellows, Norwich ;
second do., Mr W. Corp Milford, Salisbury.
Class 13—Miscellaneous, for flowers not specified (open)
—First prize, Mr C. Turner, for collection of cut roses;
second do., Messrs Paul and Son, do.

FRUIT.

Class A—Collection of Fruit, eight dishes, six distinct
kinds—First prize, Mr C. Turner, Slough; second do., Mr
A. Henderson, gardener to the Duke of Sutherland.
Class B—Peaches, four dishes, distinct kinds—First prize,
Mr T. Dawson, gardener to Earl Cowper, Panshanger ;
second do., Mr A. Henderson, gardener to the Duke of
Sutherland, Trentham.
Class C—Peaches, single dish—First prize, Mr J. Rust,
gardener to the Right Hon. R. Sulivan, Fulham ; and Mr
W. Haile, gardener to Earl Lovelace, Ripley, Surrey (equal).
Class D—Nectarines, four dishes, distinct kinds—First
prize, Mr T. Dawson, gardener to Earl Cowper, Panshan-
ger ; second do., Mr A. Henderson, gardener to the Duke
of Sutherland, Trentham.
Class E—Nectarines, single dish—First prize, Mr G. Wil-
son, Gishurst-cottage, Weybridge•heath ; second do., Mr
T. Bailey, gardener to Mr T. T. Drake, Amersham.
Class F—Figs, three dishes, distinct kinds, 12 fruits each
—First prize, Mr A. Bousie, gardener to Lord Taunton,
Stoke-park.
Class I—Cherries, single dish, 50 fruits—First prize, Mr
S. Snow, gardener to Countess Cowper, Silsoe, Bedford-
shire; second do., Mr C. Turner, Slough.
Class J—Plums, 4 dishes, distinct kinds—First prize, Mr
S. Snow, gardener to Countess Cowper, S lsoe, Bedford-
shire; second do., Mr J, Cox, gardener to Mr W. Wells,
Redleaf, Penhurst.
Class L—Apples, dessert, three dishes, distinct kinds—
First prize, Mr A. Bousie, gardener to Lord Taunton,
Stoke-para ; second do., Mr J. Martimore, Wallington,
Carshalton.

Class M—Apples, kitchen, three dishes, distinct kinds—
First prize, Mr S. Snow, gardener to the Countess Cowper,
Silsoe, Bedfordshire; second do., Mr H. Anstiss, market
gardener, Chiswick.
Class N—rears, dessert, three dishes, distinct kinds--
First prize, Mr W, Wren, gardener to Mr E. Purser, Car-
shalton ; second do., Mr G. Wilson, Geshurst-cottage,
Weybridge-heath.
Class o—Miscellaneous—First prize, Mr A. Henderson,
for a box of 24 Apricots; second do., Mr G. Perry, for six
dishes of Currants; third do., Mr J. Leslie, for a basket of
ridge Cucumbers; fourth do., Messrs. H. Lane and Son,
for a collection of Grapes in pots, and for a collection o
Orchard-house Fruit Trees in pots.