The Sun.
London, England, 1865-07-24 00:00:00

rHE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JULY 24, 1865.

SHARE MARKETS—This day.

ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS.
Share/ I Railways. Closing Business
Paid. i.riw. 1 done.

13. H Bir., Wol.' & Str. Val al
at Blyth and Tyne
at Bristol and Exeter .••• 1(1
at Caledonian lll
50 Cork and Bandon.-- al
20 Cornwall al
10 Do. A
10 Do. B till6p.c.p.an.has a.
A gets no div, a.
been paid to B
at Dublin & Belfast June al
25 Dun,.Perth,& A b.Junc al
at Edinburg-h & Glasgow 101
at Glasgow &S. Western 101
at Great Eastern, Ord. stk. 01
at Do. E. Angl. at. NO. 2 101
at Great North of Scotland 101
at Great Northern lOl
st I)). A stock lOl
at Do. B .'0
t Do. New, is. at 25 pip 41
at Gt S. and W. of Ireland 101
at Gt. Weste n 1
at D. S. Val. Rail gua. 101
at Do. South Wales
at Do. IV. Mid.— Oxford 101
at Do. Newport lOl
at Po. Nei ef0rd.....• • • 101
at Lane 4shire & Yorkshire 101
st London and Blackwali 101
at Lon., Brlgh., & S Coast 10f
at Lon., Chat., and Dover 101
at Lon. & North Western 100
at Lon. & South Western 104
at Man., Shef., & Lincoln 104
50 Maryport and Carlisle al
12i Do. shares
at Metropolitan
a 0 Do. New
t Mid'and
at Do, Birmin & Derby 10
10 Mid Gt. W., Ireland al
25 Do. 44 shares
25 slid Kent .
at Noah British
at Do. Ed., Pth ,"& Dun lOl
at Nth. Eastern Berwick 10(
55 Do. G.N*E purchase 16.1
at Do. Leeds .....
at Do. York if
at Do. Carlisle
22 Do. Stock. & Darling. ai
25 De. cl.). 1855-t 8 ...... 2
25 Do. do. 1860-61 l,
at North London
10 Do. New al
at North Staffordshire 10
10 N. &S. W. Junction a'
st Scottish Central
at Scot. N. E Aber. stock It
st I o. Scot, Mid. stick
10 hews & Welchpool a
at Shropshire Union 14
at South Devon
It -louth E stern
tO Staines, Wok., & Wok a,
st Taff Vale lO
l 0 Do. C
it Vale of Neath
It Waterford'& Kilkenny ID
;t West Cornw ill lO4
t W.Hartlepool ar.&ll lO,
it Do. A Irredeemable.. 10.
t Do. A redeemable 11

;ESSIONS.

11 1 57 59

102 103

2 pr fpl
11 41 4t
11 bi 9;

99 101 •
70 :5
100 102
10:4 1031
103 104
lu 19i 181

11 F 8 90
11 65 68 65
11 5i 60
11 571 584
[1 50 52
a 45 43
[1 43 45
,1 27 18
1 26 27

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14
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99 101

11 12 121
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11 10 92 1
11 82 .144 1
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MARKETS---nis Day,

MARK-LANE.

The trade for wheat in the country markets held on
Saturday was very quiet, and prices had a drooping ten-
dency; the supplies on offer were moderate. For barley,
oats, beans, and peas the inquiry was soupwhat restricted,
yet very little change took place in the quotations. Flour
sold slowly, at late rates.
The Continental markets have continued quiet at about
stationary prices. At New York a comparatively exten-
sive business has been done in wheat and flour for export.
The arrivals of English grain up to our market last week
were small. The imports from abroad amounted to 8,785
quarters of wheat, 6,889 barley, 61;354 oats, 720 beans,
3,681 linseed, 80 sundry seeds, 140 sacks and 1,100 barrels
of flour.

A small supply of wheat was received fresh up to our
market to-day, both from Essex and Kent; but the condi-
tion of nearly the whole of the produce was good. The
accounts at hand respecting tho crops being favourable, tho
trade-for all qualities of home-grown wheat was in a slug-
gish state. The business done was chiefly in small parcels,
at about tho rates of Monday last ; but to have concluded
sales of any magnitude, factors would havo boon compelled
to accept a reduction in price from this day se'ennight of
ls. per qr. A portion of the supply was left unsold.
A moderate supply of foreign wheat was on the stands.
The trade, both for American and continental produce, was
slow. Good and fine samples changed hands at full prices;
otherwise, the quotations had a drooping tendency. Float-
ing cargoes of grain were in moderate demand, and prices
were fairly supported.
The market was well supplied with foreign oats, but
scantily with home-grown produce. The oat trade was
dull, and prices were rather lower than bn Monday last.
Beaus—of which there was a slightly increased supply
on offer—were dull and somewhat lower in value.
The supply of English barley on sale was very limited,
and the quotations must be considered nominal. Foreign
barley—of which there was a fair supply on offer—moved
off slowly, at late rates.

Malt was in slow request. Prices wore unaltered from
Monday last.

CURRENCY PER IMP. MEASLRE
Wheat—Essex and Keut, red, 1863, per qr 39a to 138
Ditto, 1861
Ditto, white, 1863 44s 49s
Ditto, 1861
Norfolk and Lincoln, red, 1864
Ditto, 1863
Talavera, 1864 ... 464 518
268 288

Rye--
Barley—Grinding
Malting
- - 8
litalt—Suffolk and Norfolk Ms8
616
Brown
47s 5
Kingstown and Ware s4s 68
1
Chevalier......, ......
48 58
Oats —Yorkshire and Linuolnsh., Feeding 18s ,t2B
Potato
24s 28s
Youghul and Cork, b1ack.......
Cork, white
1
Scotch, Feeding„
20s
Beane—Tick
Pigeons, ................. 358 298
40s 41s
Peas—Grey.
_Maple
368 3shi
White ..
37s 40s
Boilers
378 40s
Flour—Town-made, per 2801 b
Suffolk 2BB 30s
Stockton and Norfolk..
American, per barrel 2us 26s

METROPOLITAN CATTLE.
There was on sale in to-day's market a full average
supply of foreign stock. The condition of the beasts and
sheep was very middling ; nevertheless, sales progressed
steadily at quite last week's quotations.

Tho arrivals of beasts fresh up from our own grazing
districts were only moderate ; but there was a slight im-
provement in the quality of those from Lincolnshire,
Nearly all breeds were in moderato request at prices about
equal to Monday last, and at which a fair clearance was
effected. Tho receipts from Scotland were good for the
time of yeai ; but those from Ireland were very limited.
The best Scots and crosses sold at 5s 4d to 5s 6d per 81bs.
From Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and Northampton-
shire we received 1,800 short horns, &c.; from other parts
of England, 800 various breeds; from Scotland, 245 Scots
and crosses ; and from Ireland, 30 oxen and heifers.
The show of English sheep was again very limited, but
in somewhat improved condition. On the whole, the mut-
ton trade ruled steady at full quotations. Downs and half-,
breds sold at 6s 2d to 6s 4d per 81bs.
We had a dull sale for lambs, and prices had a drooping
tendency. Tho quotations ranged from 6s to 7s per 81bs.
Calves wero in fair average supply and moderato re-
quest, aelate rates, namely, from 4s 2d to 5s 2d per 81bs.
We had a slow inquiry for pigs, on former terms.

Per 81b to sink the offal.
sded s ds d
& inf. beasts... 3 8 4 2 Pme crs-wool sheep 5 8 6 0
Second quality do ..4 4 410 Prime S'thdown d 0.6 2 G 4
Prime large oxen ..5 0 5 2 Labe coarse calvcs.4 2 4 8
Prime Scots, &c.... 5 2 5 6 Prime small d0......4 10 5 2
Crse. and inf. sheep. 4 6 4 10 Large hogs ...3 10 4 4
Second quality do ..5 0 5 6 Small porkers 4 6 4 10
Lambs....oB.od to 7s Od.
Suckling* calves, 19a to 21s; and quarter-old store pigs, 21s
to 26s each.

Head of stock on salo.
Total supply, Foreign supply.
Beasts 5 ;10 Beasts 2,0'0
Cows .... Cows
Sheep and 1amb5...... 23,6:0 Sheep and lambs
Calves 907 Ca yes 39 ,
Pigs 4lO Pigs 8)
The total imports of foreign stock into London, last week,
amounted to 20,528 head. In the corresponding week in
1864, we received 15,427 ; in 1863, 11,388 ; in 1862,
10,051; in 1861, 10,776 ; and in 1860, 13,214 head.
IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK.
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
43

Antwerp
Boulogne " 12 ".
Bremen 126
Calais
_321 -.
Cadiz. 20
113 "
Dunkirk 23 111
". 12
Dordt
Medemblik
39 ... 667 ." 7 ..• . --
Jersey -
Ifarnbug
Harlingen
0p0rt0.......... 12 ". --
Ostend lOO " 52 -. 2 --
Rotterdam
." 877 406
'running. 1354 ." 2195 ". 964 ... 2 -.
682

... 33

- 32 ... 60

Total ..,.2749... ...11,141 ... 3594 —1042 ...2002
The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
1864
1863
1862
A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of
fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan
Cattle Market on Monday, July 25, 1864, and this day,
Monday, July 24, 1865.

at drooping quotations. Th,
late ratos.

urnip,White,p.bus.2os to 225
• Swede
Mustard, Brown
White,
Tares, Spring...... —a —s
New winter, bush 9s IQs
Ct.nary, per 'quarter 365 46s
Rye grass
Clover, Red Eng., et —s —s
White —s
Foreign Red —s
White —B —es
Trefoil

;re was a fair sale for cakes at

Carraway ...... —8 —ty
Coriander 20s 24s
lienapseed, per qr 41s 431
Linseed,Eng.sowing 60s 66s
Crushing
. Baltic —s —s
Odessa . —s —s
Linseed Cake, p ton -s -X
English
£lO WOO 1.

PoFelgn £9 INTO 154
Rape Cakes,plton.£s 10s LA 10s
Rapeseed, new,pr qr ,$26

iLOW.

A very moderate business ig passing in tallow at lato
rates. P.Y.C. is quotod at 41s pd per cwt. on the spot,
find :it 42s 6d for October *to December delivery. hough
fat commands 2s 11d per 81b.. Town tallow, 41s 3d net
cash.

Particulars.

Stock this day....
Price of Y.C.
Delivery last week'
Ditto from June I
Arrivals last week
Ditto from June 1
Price of Town ....

188

SPIRIT OP THE PUBLIO JOURNALS•

-
TIMES.--Everything 'Mr. • Gladstone has said
during his short electioneering campaign in South
Lancashire has been received with an interest even
greater than waits on the utterances of this accom-
plished orator in the HQUSC of Commons. The speak-
ing at elections has, during the contest which is no
closing,been much betternow than on any previous occa-
sion, and we are not sure that in this style of oratory
Mr. Gladstone bears away the palm as decidedly
as within the walls of Parliament. But whether he
has spoken better than anybody else or not, certain
it is that he has awakened a deeper interest. The
new and romantic position he assumed when, chosen
and approved by the intellect of his constituents but
rejected by their mere numbers, he suddenly flung
himself upon a new constituency, and in two days
carried all before him, naturally attracted sym-
pathy and awakened a' new interest in his suc-
cess. In his election . speeches Mr. Gladstone
has thoroughly demolished tha cavils which have
been raised against his • finance, and stated more
clearly and definitely than ever before his position
with regard to Reform. He is quits willing to be a
Reformer, provided the country is really in earnest
aboutit-lprovided the measure is not sudden or
sweeping—and under these conditions he is in favour
of the admission of some part of the working classes.
We hope that these statements, so guarded and so
modified, will undeceive those who see in Mr. Glad-
stone the future Radical leader. His celebrated
declaration as to the presumable fitness of all men
for the franchise until that fitness has been success-
fully impeached he now represents as a mere abstract
speculation, capable of any conceivable modification
in practice, and, therefore, of no more importance as
a guide to his conduct than any opinion he may hap-
pen to hold as to the course of the tides or the pro-
cession of the equinoxes. He still adheres to a verti-
cal lowering of the franchise, but under so many
restrictions and qualifications as to deprive his
advocacy of any practical value. Mr. Gladstone's
speech at the declaration of the poll on Saturday
does not add much to our information either
on general politics or the particular views of
the speaker. Very characteristically, and no
doubt with the utmost sincerity, he adopts as his
political motto the usual exhortation of the police-
man when the traffic begins to stagnate—" Just
keep moving." We have thus formally announced
from leading members of the present Cabinet the
principle of "rest" as thedoctrine of Lord Russell,
and the principle of " motion" as the doctrine of
Mr. Gladstone. We cannot agree entirely with
either of these philosophers, any more than we can
say with one Greek philosopher " that everything is
one and immutable," or with another " that every-
thing flows and is changeable." There is a time for
all things ; a time for rest and a time for motion.
Neither rest nor motion is good in itself, but only
with reference to the object we have in view ; and
certainly of all the kinds of policy that can be sug-
gested for the adoption of this country, we know
none so little entitled to favour as what we
may call a fidgety policy—a policy of motion
for the sake of motion and nothing else, a con-
tinual stirring of the pot when there is nothing
in it that requires to be stirred. When we
see an attainable end before us, we ought not
" just to keep moving," but to push on with all
our strength, as well knowing the vis inertia which
in this country has always to be overcome before
the most reasonable principle can be established, if
that principle only happens to be a new one. When
we have no such end in view we confess we are not
much shocked at the maxim which Mr. Gladstone
looks down upon with so much contempt. "Things
are very very prosperous ; why can't you be con-
tent ?" Mr. Gladstone descends in a shower of
graceful compliments to all his fellow-candidates,
successful or unsuccessful ; and, like Dido, being
not ignorant of defeat, he is able to condole and
sympathise with the defeated. He thanks every-
body—he thanks the Committees who have worked
for him, he thanks the Liberals who have supported
him, and the Tories who have forgotten their party
prejudices to take his side, and he thanks
his opponents for their forbearance and modera-
tion. The hardest thing said of him by the local
press was that he was an " erratic politician." This
disorder, according to Mr. Gladstone, is not peculiar
to himself. The Liberals, he says, contend that
they are more Conservative than the Conservatives,
the Conservatives that they are more Liberal than
the Liberals. Th4o is some truth in this
epigrammatic observation, and as far as it is
true it is the very best illustration of the
substantial agreement, not, indeed, on ques-
tions of party politics, but of principle, which is
established between reasonable men of all parties.
The word " Conservative" has really changed its
meaning. In the old Tory times it meant the preser-
vation of whatever exists because it exists, while
the term "Liberal" iniplied a desire to submit ex-
isting institutions to a more searching test than
a mere existence. But the Tories have given up
arguing for things as they are because they are,
and have thus really come over to the Liberal side.
Everybody is now-a-days a Liberal in the sense in
which that term would have been used 30 years ago.
But the testing of institutions by abstract principle
shows many things to be good as well as many things
to be bad, and thus the most determined Liberal
must also be in many things a most determined
Conservative. Every one must admire the spirit
in which Mr. Gladstone terminates the exertions
of the last active and eventful week. We will not
enter into the question started by himself, how far
he is justly entitled an " erratic politician ;" we
wish at the present moment, when he is entering on
a new career, to make a new start and banish from
our own minds, and as far as possible from public
recollection, the occasional blemishes which it has
been our duty to regret in one so gifted. But we
would remind Mr. Gladstone just as
.he is taking
his new departure in political life that many things
have been excused in him in consideration of the
great difficulties of his situation, and the impossi-
bility of conciliating the duties of a practical states-
man with the demands of such a constituency as the
University of Oxford. Mr. Gladstone now repre-
sents a body which is no bad epitome of the Eng-
lish nation, and no unfaithful reflex of his own
mind. South Lancashire is eminently complex and
Multiform, and Mr. Gladstone. will not have the
excuse henceforth that he is turned aside from his
natural bias and principles by the untoward consti-
tuency which he represents. He will have more
liberty, but for that very reason a heavier responsi-
bility. His fate is now in his own hands, and he
make
has a career before him which he may eas
bright or as dark as that of any statesman in the
long annals of the English Constitution.
HERALD.—The " fortnight at Wimbledon,, has
come to an end, and again will the now famous
common resume its ordinary appearance till in July
next it shall become once more a tented field, with
its " Shop-street," and " Gossip-row," its' Glen
Albyn," and its " London-square"--in short, its
hearty, jovial, camp life, the love for which has
been so strikingly developed by the Volunteers of
the United Kingdom. Every year this Wimbledon
encampment grows larger ; and the few courageous
Volunteers who in the earlier time of the meeting's
existence boldly set the fashion of living for a
fortnight under canvas, have found so many fol-
lowers that these thoroughly urban luxuries--
a theatre, a club, and a drawing-room have been
rendered necessary institutions. Everybody now
admits that this National Rifle Association
is a success—a success of much the same
character as that of the Volunteer force
itself. The association has had to pass through
difficult phases of being, to struggle hard to keep
its head above water and overcome that vis inertia
which mostly stands in the way of co-operation
between bodies separated by distance. Those who
take an interest in the association and its proceed-
ings can well recollect how not only the industrious
Lord Elcho, but the Duke of Cambridge himself,
had to urge upon country volunteer corps the pro-
priety of supporting the central institution, and
thus consolidating, as it were, the so-called " move-
ment." The provincial corps, however, were slow to
take the hint, till they began to see that the asso-
ciation was a strong healthy body, with plenty of
natural vitality, and every determination to' fight
against neglect. These facts settled, the National
Rifle Association found subscriptions •flowing
in, and valuable prizes being confided to its
hands ; not the least of which is a new

The meetings of last week had very little effect on the
market operations with regard' to forthcoming events.
Success won the Trial Stakes at Nottingham very easily,
although Brahma was mode the favourite. In the suc-
ceeding race, the Bradgate handicap, the talent at length
Selected the right one in Mou2sey, who beat The Beadle,
The Tippler, and three others in a canter ; but in the event
that followed, won by Gownsman, they suffered severely,
as most of them had the temerity to bet 7 to 4 on Attache,
notwithstadding his being very thin and tvorn-out look-
ing, which, considering how often he has run of late, is not
surprising. A wretched field, both in number and quality,
ran for the Nottinghamshire Stakes, as it comprised only
Dunkeld, Auditor, Veluti, Spring Gun, and Lady Bohun.
Spring Gun, the sapient public got it into their heads, was
a "good thing," the consequence of which was he
opened the favourite, but when seen not to be in any-
thing like the form he was in at Liverpool, he gradually
retrograded in the betting, when the Hampton victor,
Auditor, became the favourite. And he made a much
more fivourable " reckoning " foi his noble owner than at
Stamford, where the distance was too long for him, as. he
had the race in hand all the way, being very little inter-
fered with by either Spring Gun or Dunkeld, neither of
whom seemed to like the hard ground, especially the latter,
who never was in finer trim. The Robin Hood Stakes cut
into very small dimensions, as only three ran—King Hal
Aunt Polly, and Actcea, the latter an extraordinary good:
looking filly by Stockwell out of Elects, who 'was very
backward. High odds was betted on King Hal, who won "in
a walk." The Portland Plate prodUced six runners, of whom
two alone—ollerton and Lady Bohun—were backed for
money, slight odds being betted on the former. He, how-
ever, failed to run up to the form he showed at Stamford,
as Lady Bohun beat him Very cleverly, as did the Iris
gelding, whom Mr. Barber's filly was only able to beat by
a neck., The Nursery Plata was contested by nine starters,
and it took the talent some time before they could make a
selection, when they pitched upon 'William Pitt and Miss
Roland. The former, however, proved quite unworthy of
their affection ; but happily the "second string" just got
through, winning by downright gameness by a head from
Viper, who was near doing a good thing for both her
owner and the Ring. In going to the starting-post an ugly
accident befell Little Carroll. Pretty Queen, who was
restive, suddenly swerved aside, and jumping the rails, fell,
giving her jockey *so severe a shaking that it prevented his
riding again during the afternoon ; but we are glad to state,
nevertheless, that this most meritorious light weight re-
ceived no injury sufficient to prevent his reappearance in
the pigskin during the ensuing week at Goodwood. Like
the Nottinghamshire Handicap, there was a great falling
off for the Chesterfield Handicap, which brought no more
than five of those weighted to the starting-post. As those,
however, included the two Stamford opponents, Privateer
and Helen, considerable interest attached to the result.
They mot on exactly the same terms as for the
Burghley Stakes, but the distance being three-quarters
of a mile less, was held to be so favourable for
Helen that most of the cognoscenti went for, and at one
time she threatened to become a better favourite than
Mr. Savile's horse, who, however, had the call at last.
And following out the same tactics adopted at Stamford,
Loates came through with him, making the pace good all
the way, and won rather cleverly by three-quarters of a
length, Helen boating Tippler—who looked very like win-
ning at the distance—by a head only. The meeting of
Robin Hood and Gretna, at Winchester, in the Biennial
Stakes, was the principal attraction of the meeting; but
even with the result of the Exeter Stakes fresh in recollec-
tion, and the great ease with which Gretna carried off the
Grange Park Stakes, did not encourage the fielders to take
odds at all "kindly," seeing that Robin Hood had a 31b
untried allowance, and the distance was a furlong further
than at Newmarket, with a stiff hill to got up besides.
Accordingly the Hurstbourne " crack" had it all his own
way, both in the Ring and in the race, which was never in
jeopardy—being nothing more than the exercise canter
Lord Portsmouth considered it would be for his horse,
whom, had he not been very fresh, or had he exhibited any
ill effects of his four races within eight days at Stockbridge
and Newmarket, he would have reserved for his autumn
engagements, for which he will now be " put by."
The most
.important race at Southampton was the Stone-
ham Park Stakes, which Mr. Pitt, although carrying a 71b.
penalty, won in a canter. Oxone took up the running, and
was soon leading four or five lengths, and as Fordham and
Adams on the two favourites were " at" their horses after
crossing the tan road (half-way,) 100 to 10 was offered on
the leader in rising the hill ; but compounding at the end
of half a mile—her extreme course—she had not a struggle
left, when Mr. Pitt (who had previously settled The Mule
caught her near the top by dint of hard riding on Ford-
ham's part (who admitted that ho never rode behind such
a beginner,) and finishing like a lion, the favourite
won the most exciting race of the meeting by
four lengths, Ozone beating The Mule, who was
not ridden out, by the same distance. The others
were never in it. The Goodwood meeting com-
mences to-morrow, and if the:weather keeps favourable
is sure to draw a large number of distinguished visitors to
the course. The Lavant Stakes will bring together Mr.
Pitt,.Augnste, and The Primate. The latter two have been
backed heavily for next year's Derby. But as public run-
ning is a more reliable guide than privato reputation, I
shall certainly give the preference to Mr. Pitt. Tho Grat-
wicko Stakes, in tho absence of Breadalbane, will be won
by Araucaria. As General Peel will likely be reserved for
the Cup, and Claremont for the Stakes, Baragah will secure
second
the Four-yr-old Sweepstakes. The winner of thetSttteew,
viz.,ards
Cup I expect will be amongst the following quartette,
Perumsetra:kPes is aris,thCerimsios,stand
important Anti-Macassar.evento Tatrhhe
ee
Good-
wood
day. The
pfißelocli3m3wiLllßbesTsAenleTcEteßds
from
ANp followingjthoocKEys.
Horse. Ago st lb Rider.
Blackdown
Armagnac
Scamander
Challoner.
S. Adams.
JO
al adryo mfloynitd ................................
44
77
1102
a
Hopper
Alabama
...................................... 44 '`7. 25
...
Jew ........................ 5 7 1 .. Prior.
Suspicion
Redmiro
Sprite
John Davis
Sister to The Drake 4 6 10
Real Jam
Harry Brailsford
Claremont, since the acceptances appeared, has been the
only horse that has kept his position with firmness in the
market. There has been the usual amount of milking and
swindling in connection with this race,that I should advise
in future, on all large handicaps, to wait till the day of the
race, and let the owners and trainers have all the milking
and swindling among themselves, which would have the
effect of turning the rogues out of training, and in the long
run be the means of giving the public an honest run for
their money. It is no use now-a-days selecting a horse on
its performances, unless in weight-for-age races, where

they generally run on their merits. Without going through
the performances of the different horses engaged, 1 shall
try and anticipate the judge in his decision by placing
REDMIRE or SUSPICION 1
CLAREMON T 2
SPRITE 3
Gladiateur or Longdown will win the Drawing Room
Stakes, White Duck the Sweepstakes of 300 Sovs for fil-
lies, and Archimedes the 300 Soya for colts. As there is
much uncertainty about the starting of Gladiateur for the
Cup, I shall reserve my remarks oh that event and the
remaining portion of the programme until Wednesday.
A FRESH MAN.

MR. GLADSTONE'S OXFORD ELECTION EXPENSES.

—We understand that at a meeting of Mr. Glad-
stone's Oxford Committee it. was decided that the expense
attending the late Oxford University. election should be
borne by his friends, in accordance with precedent. The
University election, as far as Mr. Gladstone is concerned
may therefore be regarded as a model for other constitu-
encies, as the supporters of that gentleman have giN en weeks
of their valuable time in his behalf, and have now adopted
the dignified course of paying his expenses.
BALMORAL.—We are sorry to learn that some
person or persons have wilfully destroyed the tele-
graph wire which was erected some years ago for the
transmission of messages to and from her Majesty the
Queen during her residence at Balmoral. It is satisfactory
to know that the police have some information 'es to the
guilty party, who, if found out, will be severely punished.
Had the act been perpetrated during the residence of her
Majesty at her Highland home, the result might have been
exceedingly annoying.—Dientlee Advertiser.