The Sun.
London, England, 1862-05-13 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY, EVE N ING, 13, 1862

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IMPERIA

Clo sing
Price.

THE CHESTER CUP•

Paid.

Business donc

As stated yesterday, I now resume my remarks on the
above race.- The field will be more numerous than last
year, but scarcely half the number will face the starter than
did when Joe Miller won it. The field will bo selected
from the following

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102 103
6 bid

8i 9
83 86
81 84
80

ago tt lb
Tim Whiffler 3 6 11
C by Wild Dayrell
--Vest
Caractacus 3 6 8
3 6 5
Sappho .
Silk stone
Hadji Stavros
*Dalesman
Victrix
Brighton 3 6 0
F by Longbow out
of Sis. to Stafford 3 6 0
Agog
Jugng Frau

age st lb
Stamped()
Caller Ou
Butterfly
Fairwater
Chere Amie
Wild Rose
Henham Lass 4 7 13
Royallieu
*Springwell
*Vancouver
Simla
Zodiac
Prince of Denmark a 7 5
*Reindeer 4 7 5
*Astarte 4 6 121
Those I have thus (*) marked I consider to be doubtful
starters, so the field will number about five and twenty—
some people who pretend to "know all about it," say there
won't be more than a dozen—the majority of which have
already been in public this year without attaining any very
distinguished success, the names of Stampedo and Brighton
being alone enrolled among the list of winners, The former
showed himself to be a thoroughly good horse by the style
in which he won tho Northamptonshire Stakes, but the
101 b penalty he thereby incurred will, I fear, prove fatal to
his chance here. Caller On I look upon as the best of the
heavy weights, and is almost sure to get a place. Fair-
water is now the very picture of condition, and as her
running both for the Oaks and the Ascot Cup displayed
first-rate staying qualities, I have no doubt of her
getting the distance ; but that she can quite give
the weight she has to do to some of the three-
year-olds is somewhat questionable. Chere Amie,
when unable to carry Mr. Naylor's colours to the
fore last year, with such a light impost as 6st 81b, will
hardly do so now that she will have to carry Bst 3ib. Wild
Rose has been backed for what is teimed " good money,"
and were she really sound and returned to her old form,
there would be no occasion to look beyond her for the win.,
ner. Henham Lass, it is rumoured, will certainly run,
and that she is improved so much there is now every pro-
bability of her doing the " good thing" she failed to do for
the Cambridgeshire. Her backers on that occasion have,
however, a too vivid recollection of the inglorious figure
she cut.on a short curse to now trust her on a longer one.
Springwell was infirm last year, and I have heard nothing
of him this to warrant the expectation of seeing him at the
post. Royallieu can only have a very remote chance, if
we saw the best of him in the Derby Trial Stakes. Van-
couver won't like the distance. Simla's running
in the Metropolitan last year was good until she
fell lame, which [necessitated her being thrown up for the
remainder of the season. Her weight is favourable,
but though I believe she is now sound, I have little
confidence in anything having the character of "a leg'
round such a tortuous course. Zodiac has been a "hot
'un" in the market for a long time, money being "heaped
on" him to no end, which is scarcely warranted by his
running hitherto, as on two or three occasions last year,
when also trusted with a "lump," he showed the "white
feather" so nu-mistakably that I should be loath to trust .
him in so severe a contest as this is likely to be, bearing
in mind how he was beaten at Derby by the two moderate
horses, Jingling Johnny and Coronet. The excuse may
certainly be made for him that he previously ran a
severe race, in which he beat Caller Ou and Sawcutter,
a feather in his cap, no doubt, were he not in receipt of
considerable weight from both. It must then be, upon
what he can now do, not upon what he has done, his owner
builds his hopes ; but unless the "course is cleared" for
him, which some people believe to be the case, I have
no expectation of seeing him pull through. Piince
of Denmark is too slow to enable Mr. Barber to carry off
the Cup, for the second time in succession. The "Erne
raider" Reindeer showed some speed as a two. year-old, after
which the dicky state of his legs required rest. Being a
Mountain Deer, I doubt his staying. Astarte has not had
time to improve much since her change of quarters. The
Vest colt ran well at Epsom, and as he is better on sound
ground than in dirt, he is bound to be forward. The re-
cent performance of Duke Rollo makes Caractacus only
moderate, if his running in the Biennial was correct.
Sappho, if recovered from her late slight illness, will take
some beating. Hadji Stavros will represent the French
division, who are always dangerous when they put the
coppers down. Silkstone has been highly tried with
Elcho, and her clever party seldom make a
mistake over large handicaps. She performed well
last year, and as public !form is the best guide, I shall
pin my faith to her on the present occasion. Dalesman is
rumoured to be a good horse, but though nibbled at for
both this race and the Derby, the market, at the time of '
my writing, has given no sign of his allowing the public to
judge of his abilities in the grand contest on the Roodee.
Victrix was once fancied a little, but now seems out of
favour, from which it is only reasonable to infer that Rap-
paree has given her the coup de grace at home. Brighton
ran a fair horse in the Metropolitan, and was well up in the
Two Thousand, which if not a false run race, ought to give
him a great chance here. As only one horse can win, it is
no use selecting a dozen, and then claiming the winner, as
some of the sporting writers do ; therefore I shall stand or

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102 103
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57 80
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43 46
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tall with

SILK STONE,
as the winner of the Chester Cup. The VEST COLT lex
pect to sea second, and WILD ROSE third.
A FRESH MAN.

TATTERSALL'S, YESTERDAY.
CHESTER CUP.
7to 1 agst Silkstone (taken)
Bto 1 agst Stampedo (taken)
Bto 1 agst Fairwater (taken)
10 to 1 agst Vest colt (taken)
10 to 1 agst Zodiac (taken)
100 to 7 agst Wild Rose (taken)
14 to agst Caractacus (taken)
14 to 1 agst Hadji Stavros (offered)
15 to 1 agst Brighton (taken)
50 to 1 Sappho (taken)

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CITY BETTING-THIS DAY.

Wild Rose and Stampedo are very firm at their respec-
tive quotations. Fairwater is not so firm, but Wild Rose
Looks like seeing a shorter price. The following is the

business done :

CHESTER CUP.
7to 1 agst Silkstone (taken)
7to 1 agst StAmpedo (take 8 freely)
Bto 1 agst Fairwater (offered)
9to 1 agst Vest colt (taken)
10 to 1 agst Zodiac (taken and offered)
12 to 1 agst Wild Rose (taken)
12 to 1 agst Caractacus (taken)
12 to 1 agst Hadji Stavros (taken and offered:
15 to 1 agst Brighton (taken)
20 to 1 agst Prince of Denmark (taken)
20 to 1 agst Simla (taken and offerea)
30 to 1 apt Cher® Amie (taken)
33 to 1 agst Tim Whiffler (taken)
50 to 1 egst Sappho (offered)

BETTING AT MANCLIESTER—MONDAY.
To-day being the eve of the Chester Me
e6ing the rooms
were thronged, but, as scarcely anything besides the old
favourites were spoken of, there was not a large amount of
business transacted, exclusive of comparing books and
calling over. Zodiac resumed his position of favourite at 7
to 1 (taken freely). Silkstone, Vest colt, Stamped°, Fair-
water, and Caractacus were each very firm, and 20 to 1
would have been taken about either Iladji Stavros, Wild
Rose, or Simla. Closing prices :

CHESTER CUP.
7to 1 agst Zodiac (taken freely) .
Bto 1 agst Silkatone (taken)
9 to 1 agst Stampedo (taken)
10 to 1 agst Fairwater (taken)
11 to 1 agst Vest colt (wanted)
12 to 1 agst Caraetacus (taken)
16 to 1 agst Brighton (taken)
16 to 1 agst Simla (offered)
16 to 1 agst Hadji Stavros (offered)
16 to 1 eget Wild Rose (offered)
30 to 1 agst Caller Ou (taken)
33 to 1 agst Sappho (offered)
33 to 1 agst Tim Whiffler (offered)
50 to 1 agst Agag (taken)
50 to 1 agst Sister to Stafford filly (taken)
THE DERBY.
4to 1 agst The Marquis (taken and offered)
14 to 1 agst Zetland (offered)
33 to 1 agst Spite (taken)

STRANGE SITUATION FOR A BIRD'S NEST.—Latt
year a chaffinch built her nest in one of the uprights of the
stage that surrounded a ship in process of construction in the
building yard of Messrs. Brocklebank at this port. She laid
her eggs, hatched them in due course, and reared her young
brood till they were fledged. The situation of the nest
was within a few feet of where the carpenters were work-
ing daily, but Mrs. Chaffinch felt and looked as much
confilence in both men and apprentice lads as if she
knew each had got Shenston's lines by heart, and was re
solved to adopt their sentiment :
I have found out a gift for my fair ;
I have found where the wood pigeons breed :
But let me that plunder forbear,
She will say 'tis a barbarous deed :
For he ne'er could be true, she averred,
Who could rob a poor bird of its young :
And I loved her the more when I heard
Such tenderness fall from her tongue.
And, confiding in their forbearance, she never suffered the
carpenter's operations to ruffle her equanimity a bit. This
year she has returned to the yard, and built her nest inside
a new ship, on one of the stage supports, between the ends
of two planks and under that of another. This time there
is only a thin plank between the workmen's feet and the
nest. Such perfect faith in the better part of human na-
ture surely entitles the little creature to the most loving
protection.— Whitehaven Herald.
The Kangaroo from New York brought £171,000
and the Canada £lO,OOO. The next American steamers are
also expected to bring some rather large amounts.

CIA M NT.

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official information to the effect that the recent murder in
the county of Tipperary was committed about 3 p.m., at a
most open spot on the public highroad, within 2
miles cf
the police station at New Inn, and 32 miles of
those at Cashel altd Golden respectively, and that its com-
mission was not knuwn to the police at 1: ew Inn until 7
p.m., at Cashel until 8 p.m., or at Golden until the follow-
ing morning. He also asked whetherthe Irish bills on the
paper would be proceeded with this evening ?
Sir R. PEEL said he was not aware of the exact dis-
tance of the place where the murder was committed
from the police Stations in question, end he understood that
the parties suspected of this murder had been arrested the
day after it was discovered. As regarded the Irish bills,
considering that the first order of the day, the Customs and
Inland Revenue Bill, would in all probability lest a consi-
derable time, it was not likely they would be brought on
this evening.
THE DISCOUNT FOR CIVIL CONTINGENCIES.
In reply to Lord R. MONTAGU,
1 i'dr. PEEL said the money which had been spent with-
out the sanction of Parliament had been repaid.
ALLEGED DEFEAT OF lITJSSEIN PASHA.

HOUSE OF LORDS—YESTERDAY.
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack
at five o'clock.

PRIVATE BUSINESS.
Mackintosh Farr Fund Bill and the Lendon, Brighton,
and South Coast Railway (enlargement of station) Bill
were read a second time.
THIRD READINGS.
The Bridport Road (second district) and the Barnsley
Local Board of Health Bills were read a third time and
passed.
REGISTRATION OF VOTERS BILL.
Lord LYVEDEN moved the second reading of this bill,
the object of which is to provide a sort of index which would
facilitate an examination into the list of voters.
The Earl of Salisbury, Lord Chelmsford, and the Earl
of Carnarvon opposed the bill.
The motion for the second reading, after a few words
from Earl GRANVILLE, was agreed to.
THE DISTRESS IN LANCASHIRE.
The Earl of SHAFTE•IBURY called attention to the
distress now unhappily prevailing in the Lancashire cotton
districts, and in doing so took occasion to speak in terms of
high commendation of the spirit by which all classes, em-
ployers and operatives, were actuated at this period of deep
and severe trial. Several Suggestions had been made with
a view to alleviate the pressure of distress, the more impor-
tant of which were a grant from the Consolidated Fund
and an appeal to public charity. The first of these, he op •
prehended, would not he received with favour in any quar-
ter ; whilst the second was not the means by which the
people themselves would desire to be relieved. They would
greatly prefer receiving relief from the administration of the
poor law, provided it could be made to meet the peculiar
circumstances of the case. He wished to know, therefore,
whether Government were prepared to advise any relaxa-
tion of the rigid rules of the Poor-law Commissioners, and
more especially the labour test.
Lord OVERSTONE concurred with the noble earl in
the tribute of admiration which he had paid to the exem-
plary conduct of the operatives during the present crisis ;
but thought that the emergency could only be met by act-
ing upon those sound principles which alone could render
relief a blessing to those to whom it was extended.
Earl GRANVILLE replied that it was impossible to
deny that very great distress existed in the cotton manu-
facturing districts, and that much individual sufferißg was
the consequence. At the same time he believed it was not
quite so extensive as was imagined, whilst the manufac-
turers and the guardians of the poor had shown great
wisdom and judgment in the measures they had adopted to
cope with the crisis. As to the labour test, the beards of
guardians had power to dispense with it for a period not
exceeding three weeks, at the end of which time they must
report to the Poor-law Board, who, if they saw sufficient
reason, might permit the suspension of the test for a still
longer period. It was no doubt desirable that the regula-
tions under the law should be conformed to as far as possi-
ble; nevertheless, they ought to be made so elastic in their
operation as to be available for dealing with cases of pressing
emergency. Up to the present moment there was nothing
to lead to serious anxiety or alarm, or to the apprehension
that the poor law was inadequate to reach the evil. Ex-
cept in one or two quarters the rates had not attained any
very high amount, whilst the rateable value of property in
the district, which six years ago was estimated at £7,000,000,
had since enormously augmented. There was no reason to
suppose that the local resources would fail; district com-
mittees were actively engaged in ascertaining and relieving
the wants of the people ; and the Poor-law Board had sent
down Mr. Farnell, an experienced inspector, who for five or
six years bad been employed in an adjoining district for
the purpose of conducting an investigation on the spot. In
conclusion, the noble earl joined in the eulogiums pro-
nounced by the preceding speakers on the manner in which
both manufacturers and workpeople had borne themselves,
and declared, on behalf of the Government, that their ad-
miration for the latter was only surpassed by the sympathy
they felt for their misfortunes.
The Earl of DERBY also desired to bear testimony to
the admirable manner in which all classes concerned had
met a calamity which was almost unparalleled in their his-
tory; indeed, the perfect order that prevailed and the sub-
mission and patience with which the severest privations
were endured, were above praise. He was entirely satisfied
with the determination of the Government not to grant re-
lief out of the Consolidated Fund, which was the last re-
source to which application should be made, especially by
so wealthy a community as that of Lancashire. He also
thought that the Government had done right in sending
down an inspector to assist the local authorities and keep
the Poor-law Board supplied with information, It was
true that there had been times when the county of Lancas-
ter was more distressed as a whole than at present, but in
particular localities there never was a period when distress
had been greater.
The subject then dropped.
THE RIVER SHANNON.
The Marquis of CLANRICARDE moved for a select
committee to inquire into the causes of the great and fre-
quent inundation of the River Shannon and its tributaries,
and into the effects of the works constructed by the Shan-
non commissioners of 1839, upon the navigation and drain-
age of the country, and how far such works were in accord-
ance with the plan referred to in the statutes under which
they were undertaken.
Earl GRANVILLE objected to instituting such an in-
quiry by means of a committee, and suggested that the
more advisable and satisfactory course would be to send
down two engineers for the purpose of making an examine•
tion, one to be appointed by the Board of Works and the
other by the landed proprietors.
The Earl of DERBY concurred in the suggestion, but
recommended that the commissioners should not be fet-
tered in the scope of their inquiries.
The Marquis of CLANRICARDE expressed himself
satisfied with this arrangement, and the motion was with-

In reply to Mr. FREELA.ND,
Mr. LAYARD advised the hon. member not to
pay
much attention to the telegrams from Ragusa. As far
her Maje:ty's Government were conc,rned, they were -in-
formed that the Turkish troops in the Herzegovina were
successful, although they had sustained some temporary
reverses. The Government were no't responsible for the
accuracy of the telegrams whicli had been received from
Ragusa.
CAPTAIN COLES' SHIELD.

In reply to Admiral WALCOTT,
Lord C. PAGET said that Captain Cedes' shield was to
be tried, and the Admiralty had communicated with him
on the subject, and the shield would be prepared in accord-
ance with his own plan and design.
CUSTOMS AND INLAND REVENUE BILL.
On the motiEn for going into committee on this bill,
Mr. NEWDEGATE repeated the objections that had
been urged last year to combining in one bill a number of
different items of public income. lie contended that such a
course was not only imminent, but unconstitutional, and
was leading to the introduction of a precedent that might
hereafter prove most dangerous.
Mr. BASS contended that the bill was equally objection-
able in principle and precedent, and that so far as the alte-
ration relating to hops was concerned it would be of no
benefit to the consumer.
Capt. DTINCOMBE criticised at some length the general
financial policy of the Government, which he said was con-
ceived and carried out in a spirit of hostility to the landed
interest. He condemned the expenditure as too high, and
charged the Chancellor of the Exchequer with breach of
faith in not having repealed the income tax in 1860.
After some observations from Mr. LOCKE, Mr, DODSON,
and other members,
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER declined
to enter into the discussion either of questions such as that
referred to by Mr. Newdegate, which had already been con-
sidered and settled by the house, or of details, which had
better be reserved for committee on the bill.
The house then went into committee, and on the Bth
clause, rendering it imperative on private persons brewing
beer for domestic consumption to take out an annual

license,
Mr. BALL protested against the measure, on the ground
of its unfairness and injustice, especially to the agricultural

community.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER expressed I
his willingness to defer to what appeared to be a very gene-
rally felt opinion, not to press the clause, which was, there-
fore, negatived accordingly.
Several amendments eta minor character were subse-
quently agreed to on the motion of the CHANCELLOR of
the EXCHEQUER, and ultimately the bill passed through
committee.
The Salmon Fisheries (Scotland) Bill, the Lunacy (Scot-
land) Bill, and the Weights and Measures (Ireland) Act
Amendment Bill were severally read a second time.
The Moveable Property (Scotland) Bill and the Public
Works and Harbours Act Amendment Bill passed through
committee.
Mr. ADDERLEY obtained leave to bring in a bill to
amend the law relating to the giving of nd to discharged
prisoners.
Leave was given to the Lord Advocate to introduce a
bill to remove doubts concerning, and to amend the law re-
lating to, the private estates of her Majesty, her heirs and
successors.
The select committees on prosecution expenses and on
the Drainage (Ireland) Bill were nominated.
Leave was given to Mr. A. Ellis to bring in a bill to
amend the law relating to the duration of contested elections
for counties in Ireland, and for establishing additional places
for taking the poll thereat; also a bill to limit the time for
proceeding to elections in counties and boroughs in Ireland.
The other business having been disposed of, the house
adjourned.

drawn.
The select committee on noxious vapours was app
ointed.
and their lordships adjourned.