The Sun.
London, England, 1862-04-25 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 25, 1861

SPORTING INIELLIGENC.E.

THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE
JOCKEY CLUB.

The annual general meeting of the Jockey Club was held
at the New Rooms, Newmarket, on Wednesday last. Pre-
sent—Admiral Row) Lord Portsmouth, Lord Coventry,
stewards ; Mr. Alexander, Mr. Batson, Count Batthyany,
Duke of Beaufort, Mr. W. G. Craven, Sir H. Des Vceux,
Mr. G. W. Fitzwilliam, Mr. Greville, Sir J. Hawley, Mr.
Lowther, Mr. Payne, Lord W. Powlett, Lord Stamford,
Lord Stradbroke, Lord Strathmore, Mr. Saville, Colonel
Towneley, Lord Uxbridge, Lord Westmoreland, Lord Wil-
ton, and Lord Winchilsea. Admiral Eons in the chair.
The accounts for the year having been presented, Admi-
ral Rous proposed that Mr. Saville should be appointed
steward in his place.
Mr. SAVILE declined.

It was then moved by Mr. GREVILLE, and seconded by
Lord Wm. POWLETT, that Admiral Rous be requested to
undertake the office again.
Admiral Rous having now vacated the chair, it was taken
by Lord Portsmouth, as senior steward, and Admiral Rous
left the room.
Sir JOSEPH HAWLEY objected to Mr. Greville's motion,
on the ground that it was not in accordance with Rule 1 of
the Jockey Club, and could not be carried without notice
being given according to Rule 40. He therefore moved
" that a regular notice should be given, and the question be
decided by ballot in the First Spring Meeting."
The motion was seconded by Lord WINVHILSEA, but
lost on a division, six members voting for it and the rest
against it.

It was then proposed by Sir JOSEPH HAWLEY, " That
Mr. Greville's motion should be decided by ballot ; but this
was objected to as unusual, and the question having been
put in the usual manner, Admiral Rous was re-elected by
a large majority.
It was unanimously resolved that the Duke of Beaufort be
appointed a member of the Bentinck Fund Committee, in
the place of Earl Zetland, who retires by rotation.
The answer of Mr. Blake to the letter addressed to him

in pursuance of the resolution passed on Thursday in the
Houghton Meeting, 1861, relative to the Croagh Patrick
case, was read to the meeting. In this answer, Mr. Blake,
after stating his reasons for objecting to the matter being
decided by the committee named by the Jockey Club, pro-
posed that the whole case be left to the decision of the three
members of the club, viz., Lord Derby, Lerd Exeter, and
Lord Zetland, by whose judgment he is willing to abide,
whatever it may be.
Resolved, " That a copy of Mr. Blake's letter be sent to
each of the three noblemen metioned, with an urgent re-
quest, on the part of the Jockey Club, that they will under-
take the case."

it was moved by Admiral Rots and seconded by Lord
COVENTRY, " That the present Ru e 41, on the subject of
starting, should be repealed and the following substituted."
" 41. The starter has authority to order the jockeys to
draw up in a line as far beyond the starting-post as he
may think necessary ; and any jockey disobeying the
orders of the starter, or taking any unfair advantage, may,
on the complaint of the starter, be fined or suspended from
riding, at the discretion of the stewards, according to the
degree of the offence ; such susp( nsion not to exceed twelve
months."

Sir JOSEPH HAIVLEY and other members objected to the
proposed alteration, which was negatived on a division,
the numbers being—for Admiral Rous' motion, 9; against
it, 10.

On the recommendation of the Stewards, it was resolved
to repeal that part of Rule 13 which relates to the entry of
horses whose names have been changed, and to substitute
the following :—" If the name of a horse which has run be
changed, it is necessary, in entering the said horse, to give
his old as well as his new name in every nomination until
the change has been duly registered in the Book Calendar,
and if his name be changed again all his names must be re-
peated for the like period ; but if a horse's name be changed
before he has run in public it shall be sufficient to give his
new name in the first entry made after such change."
The question of compromises was postponed for future
consideration.

The resolutions of which Count Batthy any had given
notice were carried ; but it was agreed that the wording
of them should be further considered before they are
published.
Mr. ALEXANDER brought forward his motion relative to
the starter. It was seconded by Lord STRATHMORE, and
after some discussion was negatived, four members voting
for and the rest agaist it.
Adjourned.

NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING—THURSDAY.
The morning broke hazily, but the interest taken in the
expected appoaraaoo of Caller Ou In the Biennial and of Old
Calabar in the Hundred Sovereigns Sweepstakes caused an
increased attendance on the Heath. In the morning the
race which was to show forth the wiener of last year's St.
Leger occupied the whole attention of speculators, although
13 stood on the card, and 10 were certain to produce con-
tests. At 12 o'clock the sun peeped out, and continued to
shine the rest of the day. The great stake, with a percen-
tage for both second and third horses, stood first ; and Caller
Ou was easily beaten by The Roe, who had on Wednesday
separated Asteroid and Ensign in the Derby trial, thus
proving the opinion formed by his party, with regard to
the last-named horse, to be substantially correct. A quick
colt, from the French stable, won the Three-quarters of a
Mile Sweepstakes very cleverly, and a most exciting race
occurred in the Sale Stakes, the winner and the second
touching each other as they passed the winning .post. Old
Calabar was reserved for the great event of the Spring
meeting, and did not make his appearance with Costa and
Lorelei. Some little betting took place on events to come,
and is quoted below.
Second Year of the Third Newmarket Biennial Stakes
of 10 sovs each, with 100 added, for 4-yr-olds ; colts Bst
71b, fillies Bst 31b ; certain winners extra, with maiden
allowances ; the owner of the second horse to receive
a sum equal to 10 per cent. on the whole stake, and the
owner of the third a sum equal to five per cent. D.I.

79 subs.
Duke of Beaufort's The Roe, 7st 101 b,... (G. Fordham) 1
Lord Wilton's West End; Bst (Bottom) 2
Mr. W. PAnson's Caller Ou, Bst 101 b (inc 51b ex)
(Ashmall) 3
Mr. Savile's Reveille, Bst 71b (Basham) 4
Mr. T. Parr's Lupus, Bst 31b (Goater) 0

Betting-5 to 4 agst The Roe, 6to 4 agst Caller Ou, and
8 to 1 agst West End.
West End made play at a wretched pace, followed by
Caller Ou, The Roe, Reveille, and Lupus, in which order
they ran for the first half-mile, when Caller Ou went to the
front, with West End and the Roe in close attendance, the
others lying up. On reaching the turn of the lands the
leading horses drew away, and shortly after Lupus was ob-
served to drop back, having broken down, and was imme-
diately stopped. Caller Ou retained her lead to halfway up
the hill, when she was beaten and headed by West End,
who went on in advance into the cords, where the favourite
caught him, and won by a length; a bad third; Reveille
fourth.

Handicap Plate of £5O, for 3-yr-olds and upwards, A.F.
Lord Portsmouth's Vinegar Hill, 4 yrs, 7st 41b
(A. Edwards) 1
Mr. Osborne's Lord Albert, 3 yrs, Est 71b (Carroll) 2
Mr. S. Thellusson's Bedouin, 3 yrs, Est (W. Cole) 3
Mr. Ingham's The Prophet, 5 yrs, 7st 81b..(T. French) 4
Parmesan, Rubicon, Fitz-Eva, Fig, and Dr. Pusey also
ran. _ -

Betting-5 to 2 agst Vinegar Hill, 3to 1 agst Rubicon,
and 6 to 1 each agst Parmesan and The Prophet.
The lot left the post in close order, The Prophet having a
slight lead, Lot d Albert going on second, with Vinegar Hill,
Parmesan, and Bedouin lying up, the others some distance
in their rear. In this way they ran to the bushes hill, where
The Prophet gave way to Vinegar Hill and Lord Albert, who
were joined half way down by Bedouin, the three finishing
a good race home, Lord Portsmouth's colt winning cleverly
by half a length, a length between second and third, half a
length separating the third and fourth ; Parmesan was fifth,
Rubicon sixth, and Fitz-Eva seventh, Fig and Dr. Pusey
the last two.

Sweepstakes of 50 soya each, for 3-yr-olds ; colts Bst 101 b,
and fillies Bst 51b. Winners extra. With maiden
allowances. R.M. 4 subs.
Mr. Merry's The Knave, Bst 101 b (Custance) 1
Lord Wilton's Lady Evelyn colt, Bst 51b (Rogers) 2
Lord Glasgow's Miss Sarah filly, Bst (Fordham) 3
Betting-7 to 4on The Knave, and 7to 2 agst the Lady
Evelyn colt.

Lord Wilton's colt made play to the Abingdon Mile-
bottom, where the favourite went up to him and won easily
by half a length, three lengths separating the third from
the second.

Sweepstakes of 25 sovs each, for 2-yr-olds ; colts Bst 71b, and
fillies Bst 51b. Last three furlongs of A.P. 7 subs.
Count F. de Lagrange's Le Marechal, Bst 71b (Grimshaw) 1
Lord Stamford's Sanita, Bst 51b ............ (Edwards) 2
Lord Glasgow's Brother to Bird on the Wing f Bst 51b
. ....,
(Goater) 3
Mr. Flutter's Strawberry Hill, Bst 51b
Fordham 4
Baron Niviere's Gaulois, Bat 71b. ............ ( (J. Mann)) 5
Betting-11 to 8 agst Le Marechal, 2to 1 agst Sanita,
and 4 to 1 agst Strawberry Hill.
At the first attempt the lot got away together, La Mare
dial having a slight lead, which he retained for a short dis-
tance, when he was pulled back, and the running taken up
by Sanita, Gaulois and Strawberry Hill being her imme-
diate attendants, the favourite lying off. At the bushes hill
Sanita increased her lead, and entered the bottom two
lengths in advance of Gaulois, who immediately after drop
ped back beaten, and his stable companion Le Marechal
coming with a rush,
caught Sanita in the cords, and won in
a canter by three lengths, a like distance separating the se-
cond and third ; the others beaten off.
Match ; R.M. 200 h ft.

Mr. R. Ten Broeck's Amy, 751.
101 b...... (G. Fordbam) 1
Mr. Savile's Ducat, Bst 71b (J. Goater) 2
Betting-11 to 8 on Amy, who made all the running, and
won cleverly by three parts of a lengths.
sweepstakes of 20 5 ovs each, It ft, for 4-yreold, Bst 101 b ;

five and upwards, gat; in and g allowed 31b. The winner
to be sold for 200 sows. Last half Ab. M. 4 subs.
Lord Stamford's Ellerton, 4 yrs, Bst 101 b.. (A. Edwards) 1
Captain Coates's Hesper, 4 yrs, Bst 101 b .. (G. Fordham) 2
Baron Niviere's Gisors, 6 yrs, Bst 111 b (H. Grimshaw) 3
Betting-2 to lon Ilesper.
After one failure, through Ellerton breaking away, the
trio left the post nearly in a line. Ellerton, after the first
few strides, got his head in front, which position he im-
proved as he went on, and won very cleverly by two lengths;
Gisors finished a bad third.
The winner was claimed.
Sweepstakes of 50 soya eai, h ft; colts Bst 10Ib ; fillies,
Bst 61b ; maidens at starting allowed 71b. T.Y.C. 6 subs.
Mr. C. Alexander's Farfalla, Bst 61b ..(E. Sharpe) 1
Baron Niviere's Alerte, Bst 6lb (H. Grimshaw) 2
The betting opened at 2 to 1 and closed at 6 to 4 on Far-
fella, who made all the running and won with great ease by
a length.

Subscription Plate of 50 sovs for 3-yr-olds and upwards;
weight for age, with selling allowances. D.M.

Mr. York's The Principal, 3 yrs, X i5O, Est 7lb (J. Daley) 1
Mr. T. Stephenson's African, 3 yrs, £l5O, Est 71b _ _

,
(E. Martin) 2
Lord Portsmouth's Vinegar Hill, 4 yrs, Bst 71b (J.Goater) 3
Mr. Fleming's Knightsbridge, 4 yrs, £l5O, Bst (Norman) 4

Fee and Tom Sayers also ran.

Betting-5 to 2 agst The Principal, 3to 1 agst Vinegar
Hill, 3 to 1 agst African, at first 2 to 1, and 4 to 1 agst
Knightsbridge.

The Principal made the running, with African, Knights-
bridge, and Tom Sayers in close attendance, the others
headed by Vinegar Hill, lying off. On rising the hill the
latter ran past his horses, and became third ; the four run-
ning Tom Sayers last.
Second Year of by
the h ecl andu ce Stakes of 50 sous
a good race home, The Principal winning very cleverly
at last by three-quarters of a length ; ir.uightabridge was
fourth placed
Fee fifthr
each, h ft; colts, Bet 71b; fillies, Bst 41b. D.M. 8 subs.
tiugdhgtel:
Mr. H. Savile's Buckenham, Bst 41b, 31b al.. (J. Goater) 1
Mr. J. Oliver's Hurricane, Bst 11b, 31b al.. (G. F.)rdham) 2
Lord Zetland's Piccador, Bst 71b (J. Osborne) 3
Betting—Even on Buckenham, and 5 to 4 agst Hurricane.
The favourite made the running into the cords, where
Hurricane joined him, and the pair ran locked together to
the chair, the favourite just winning on the post by a head;
Piccador a bad third.

Sweepstakes of 100 soya each, h ft; colts, Bst 71b; fillies,
Bst 41b; with certain penalties and allowances. D.M.

6 subs.
Mr. Merry's Costa, Bst 71b
Mr. Alexander's Lorelei (31b), Bst lib . • (E. Sharpe) 2
Old Calabar was struck out at 3 50 p.m
Betting-5 to 4on costa, who made the running and
won cleverly at last by three lengths.
Sweepstakes of 100 sovs each, h ft, for 3.yr-olds ; colts Bst
of 200 sows each, h ft, for
10Ib, and fillies Bst 61b. Winners extra. D.M. 3 subs.
Bst 21b. D.I. 4 subs.
Lord Stamford's Xurullo, Bst 101 b (Roper) w o.
Sweepstakes of 100 sovs each, h ft, for 3-yr. olds ; colts Bst
101 b, and fillies Bst 61b. D.M. 3 sus.
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Claret
o;srtdcao'klstesXs (Roper) wo.
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Mr,W. S. Cartwright's Fairwater, Bst 71b (H. Grimshaw)
subscription
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filliesl 0 b

Russley was struck out of the Port Stakes at 4 pan, ;;;,
terday afternoon.
LATEST BETTING-11 P.M.
TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS.
4to 1 agst Old Calabar
7to 1 agst Marquis
Bto 1 agst Caterer
20 to 1 agst Buckenham

CHESTER CUP.

Bto 1 agst Zodiac
20 to 1 agst Caractacus
25 to 1 agst Simla
40 to 1 agst Wild Rose
50 to 1 agst Stampedo

THE DERBY.

11 to 2 agst Backstone
11 to 1 agst Old Calabar
12 to 1 agst Ensign
25 to 1 agst St. Alexis
40 to 1 agst The Marquis winning tho Two Thousand
and Buckstone the Derby.

Vanguard, out of their engagements in the Craven and
First Spring Meetings. At 12 0 p.m., Keane out of the
Great Northern Handicap at York, having been left in by
mistake.

April 16—At 9 a.m., Knight of St. Patrick and knight
of the Thistle out of Newmarket Craven engagements. At
12 50 p.m., Athlete out of the Two Thousand Guineas and
Derby. At 7 p.m., Merry Dancer out of the Two Thousand
Guineas, Derby, and Craven Meeting.
April 17—At 9 a.m., Scorpion out of all engagements up
to June 3.

April 19—At 5 25 p,m., Bullseyo out of all engagements;
Capt. Fortibus out of Newmarket Handicap ; and Thorpe
Langton out of the Newmarket Biennial. At 650 pan.)
Mahala and Gorse out of the Newmarket Handicap.
April 20—At 11 15 a.m., Optimist out of Newmarket
Handicap. At 515 p.m., Herculaneum out of Newmarket
Handicap.

April 21—At 9 a.m., Vanguard out of the 100 Sovs
Sweepstakes, D.M., Tuesday in Craven Meeting. At 1222
p.m., Master Fenton out of the Derby. At 5 5 p.m., Zodiac
out of the Newmarket Handieap. At 5 32 p.m., Adrasta,
Tisiphone, and Good-for-Nothing out of the Newmarket
Handicap. At 830 p.m., Jacintha, Canwell, and Babette
filly out of the Newmarket Handicap. At 9 p.m., all Col.
Towneley's horses, except Staple Ooak, out of their Craven
engagements. _ _ _

April 22—At 9 a.m., Vanguard out of the 100 Soya Stake
on Thursday in Craven Meeting. At 12 65 p.m., Meyer.
beer out of the Chester Cup. At 3 p.m., Robin Hood, Star
of India, and Shooting Star out of all engagement.

HORSES NAMED.
The following names have been gives.--
Mr. Savile's b f by Ellington—Popo Joan, 2 yrs old,
Istri gem.

Mr. J. H. Burbage's b f by Alarm—Mable, 3 yrs old,
Consternation.

Count Batthyany'a oh c by Rotarian—Perin% 2 yrs old,
Tambour Major,

Mr. R. Law's b c by Tadmor—Mountain Dew, 2 yrs old,
Draff.
Mr. .T. La Mert's b c f by Orlando—Lady Roden, Sir
Lydston.

LITE.RATU.R.E.

The Quarterly Review. April.

The county of Dorset, with its history, antiqui-
ties, agriculture, and dialect, forms the topic of the
opening paper in this number, and some curious in-
formation is afforded on these points. Deriving
its name from " Thorn-soetta" (the meaning of which
is, it seems, obscure), the county has become notori-
ous in more recent times as the scene of Judge Jef-
frey's " bloody assize," eighty persons being sen-
tenced to death in one day at Dorchester, and for
the revelations concerning the condition of the
Dorsetshire labourers in 1846. Since then, however,
things seem to have changed for the better. Large
tracts of waste lands and sheep downs have been
broken up, machinery has been brought into
use on all sides, and thoroughly good systems
of farming have been naturalised, especially on
the hill districts." The farmers of Dorset are said
now to spend upwards of forty thousand a year on
artificial manures, whilst better cottages for the
labourers have been built and wages have risen;
but one of the most remarkable Dorsetshire fea-
tures is the dialect, which in the poems of Mr.
Barnes will preserve, when the original shall have
been swept away by that foe to patois, " the
schoolmaster." Mr. Barnes' poems, however,
judging from the specimens given here, are not
merely valuable as curiosities, but for their humour
and pathos--they are heartily enjoyed, the writer
says, by the Dorset poor themselves, and are worthy
a place in any poetic collection. " Hymnology,
as a careful dissertation on sacred songs, Hebrew
and Christian, is called, recognises the necessity
for " an approved and authorised hymn-book,"
and the writer calls attention to the rich store
of materials for which a serection may be made,
remarks on the confusion of styles at present exist-
ing, and shows the absurdities and inconsistencies
in many specimens in use. Thus " hymns," the
writer says, "should be addressed to God," yet we
find Bishop Heber's " Brightest and best of the sons
of the morning," Pope's " Vital spark of heavenly
flame !" Toplady's " Deathless principle arise I" &c.,
are received and approved by the pious, whilst, in
other examples, we are offended by expressions of
vulgar familiarity, or nauseated with " puerilities"
and " prettyisms.' Having commented on these
defects, the writer turns to the Hebrew hymns,
which he divides into three classes—" 1. The oc
casional pieces scattered up and down the Books of
the Old Testament; 2. The authorised collection
of the Jews themselves, known as the Psalms
of David, gathered together, probably out
of a vast number, of which the rest,
being rejected as uninspired, have been
lost ; and 3. The hymns of the New Testament,
the Magnificat, the Nunc Diminitus, and the Bene-
dictus.' These are characterised by a complete
system of rhythmical arrangement, guided not by
sound, but by sense—thought answering to thought,
and sentence to sentence, instead of line to line, and
ending to ending." A feature which had been ad-
mirably preserved in our authorised version, and
one which in any future revision will, we hope, re-
ceive special attention. Speaking of the metrical
Psalms (Tate and Brady), the writer says :

But we cannot dismiss the metrical Psalms without
calling them to account for the objectionable supremacy
which the organ has established for itself over the choir
and congregation : we are convinced that if the words of our
old metrical Psalmody had been at all worthy of their sub-
ject, they would have coerced the music to adapt itself
accordingly ; and we should have been spared the incon-
gruity of the poorest and most prosaic, as well as the most
bombastic lines of psalms and hymns being made a convey-
ance for such tunes as Cambridge New, Devizes, Ports-
mouth, &o. ; if indeed such tunes would ever have come
into existence.

Who could endure to hear and sing hymns, the meaning
and force of which ho really felt—set, as they frequently
have been, to the melodies from the opera, and even worse,
or massacred by the repetition of the end of each stanza, no
matter whether or not the grammar and sense were consis-
tent with it ?—not to mention the memorable cases of
" —My poor pol—
My poor pol—
My poor polluted heart;'

" —Our Great Sal—
Our Great Salvation comes I"
Syriac hymns are next discussed, the therefore of
that country being very rich in these productions,
and the language possessing peculiar interest, as
being that of " the chosen people at the time
of our Lord's appearing." Translations of seve-
ral specimens are given, which convey a very
favourable idea of the quality of these works, the
best of which were produced about the fourth cen-
tury. Of the Greek hymns most abundant in the
eighth century, length is a striking feature, "The
Great Mid-Lent Canon of St. Andrew of Crete,"
consisting of no fewer than 300 stanzas. The Latin
Churches also possess a boundless store of hymns,
but some of the most vigorous specimens are to be
found among the Germans, whilst we rejoice in
Sternhold and Hopkins and Tate and Brady. The
writer thus concludes :

But let the English Church appreciate her position in
this matter—a position such as no Church ever held before
for undertaking this work; let her lay the whole world
under tribute; let her rejoice in being able to take as she
will of the soft utterances of Asia, and the deep teaching of
the Greek odes, the terse diction and subdued fire of the
Latins, and the bold energy of the Germans, and to weld
them together with the fervent raptures of those at home
who have wandered from her fold, and the chastened devo-
tion of her more dutiful children. It is a great work; it is
a great opportunity; we cannot but long for its accomplish-
ment; yet we dread a failure. There is just so much
a
lready at hand as to tempt us into action; there is just
that amount of half-preparedness to make us act in haste,
and repent at leisure. There is a proverb—and we would
write it over this subject —" Wait a little, and make an end
the sooner." It is unbecoming the dignity and high cha-
racter of our Church to be ever making and unmaking her
formulas ; let her bishops and doctors then begin, if they
will, at once, but with the determination to spare neither
labour nor time, even if years pass away. before they can
with confidence lay before us a " Hymnanuni " worthy of
our history and our language ; thoroughly consonant with
the tone and teaching of our Prayer-book ; and such that
the Church of our time may set to it her seal, and hand it
down to posterity, a trrillaa Ely (3EI to future genera-
tions, and a lasting monument of the present.

Among the other articles we may mention one of
extreme bitterness on that curious specimen of
modern book-making, " Thornbury's Life of Tur-
ner," the errors, plagiarisms, and impertinences of
which are dilated on with infinite gusto. In the
" State and Prospects of Turkey," a somewhat hope-
ful view is taken of the change of affairs in that
country ; but the writer on the "Training of the
Clergy" thus gives vent to gloomy forebodings:—
Failures of harvests, blights on the food of Ireland, em-
bargoes upon cotton, the want of crews to Man our ships,
and of soldiers to guard our coasts, the dearth of noble
minds to elevate the mind of the nation, and of statesmen
to guide its counsels—one loss, perhaps, in its possible re-
sults the saddest of all, of that domestic support and com-
fort so needed by a beloved and widowed Queen in her deep
anxieties—with all these various forms of national distress
England of late years has been familiar. We are now
warned, by voices not likely to be mistaken, of another
approaching dearth and failure, and one most formidable,
which assuredly requires our attention—a failure in thesupply of our clergy. More than one Bishop has signalled
the approaching dearth 3 and even without their practical
experience no prophet is required to foretell it.
"The Eastern Archipelago," "The Latter Years of