The Sun.
London, England, 1865-03-11 00:00:00

THE SIJN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCa 11, 1865.

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POLICE INTELLIGENCE.— This Day.

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ISIONS.

WESTMINSTER.

AN UNWELCOME VISITOR, AND "ALL LlES."—Frede-
rick Knight, a man of very respectable appearance, was
charged on a warrant with assaulting his mother Louisa,
upwards of 70 years of age, putting her in bodily fear. He
was apprehended, after great difficulty, this morning by
Knowland, 141 B, who had to break open a door to take
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ITIES.

Complainant said that last November her son (the defen-
dant) forced himself upon her with his wife and two chil-
dren. She had not room for them, as she had two other
lodgers, and repeatedly asked them to go, but they would
not. He knocked her about whenever he liked, and
threatened to kill her. Last Wednesday he struck her,
knocked her down, and her head came in contact with a
wall, by which she was injured. Ho was very violent at
all times, but not drunk. She got a peace warrant, for she
was afraid of her life.

Defendant—l have not forced myself upon my mother at
all. She invited me to come and live with her with my
wife and family, and I was to be her agent, to take the care
off her hands. She is upwards of 70 years of age, and
wanted me to look after her business for her.

Mrs. Knight—lt's all lies what he says, don't listen to
him. He ran away, from his wife, and I had to send the
money to Scotland to bring him back again. I want his
wife to go as well u him. 1 can't keep them. He has
smashed all my furniture to pieces, and everything else.
Tho plates, cups and saucers, basins, and jugs, he has
smashed, and carried off everything. I have not got any-
thing to eat out of. If they ain't turned out lam afraid
they will smash me as well as my things.

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Defendant—She has behaved herself in a scandalous
manner to me. My father left a little property to be
divided between my brother and myself At her death, and
because she does as she likes with it I don't like it, and
threatened to apply to the Court of Chancery, she says all
this of me.

Mrs. Knight—He tells all lies. Don't believe him. I
have taken care of myself for Afteen years, and I can do

now.

Defendant—l did not strike her at all.

Mr. Selfe said be must turn out at once, and told his
wife to go and get the furniture and things away, and
when that was done he should let her husband come. He
should order him to find a surety in £2O. to keep the peace.

DIVORCE COURT.
(Before tho Right Hon. Sir J. P. Wilde and a Common
Jury.)

WHITMORE V. WHITMORE AND BRETTELL.
The further hearing of this case was resumed this morn.
ing.

Mr. Coleridge proposed to call Wylie, the. keeper of an
alleged brothel at Wolverhampton, but the learned judge
considered that as the witness Hall had not denied the
statement she had made to Wylie, he thought it would b 9
superfluous and a waste of the public time to call him.
The Queen's Advocate then addressed the jury on the
part of the respondent. He said that they were now coming
to the conclusion of this lengthy, he might term it, most
disreputable case. He was satisfied that that letter, written
by old Mrs. Whittaker, in which she frames an indict-
ment of cruelty as gently as her maternal feelings would
allow against her son, would induce the jury to return a
verdict in favour of his client. The learned counsel then
reviewed the whole of the evidence.

The jury had not returned a verdict when we went to

THE REGENT-STREET NUISANCE.—AN IMPROVED STATE
OF AFFAIRS.—Emma Steward, a young woman, was
charged, before Mr. Knox, with loitering in Regent-street
for the purposes of prostitution, to the annoyance of the
inhabitants.

Mr. Dolby, engineer, of the Regent's-quadrant, proved
seeing the prisoner, from nine till ten o'clock last night,
parading in the Regent's-quadrant and accosting gentle-
men. He wished to state that since the convictions had
taken place there had been a great improvement in the
place, and ho was most desirous that it should be kept up.
Mr. Knox said he was glad to hear what Mr. Dolby had
said.

Hunter, C division, proved seeing the prisoner accost
gentlemen, and said he had seen her every night for the
last few weeks at the same place.

Mr. Knox fined the prisoner 405., or a month.
Mary Shillaleck and Louisa Lawrence were next charged
with a similar offence.

Mr. Dolby having given evidence 7
Police-constable Butcher, 137 C, proved being accosted
by the prisoners, he being in plain clothes at the time.
In answer to Mr. Knox, the constable said there was a
great improvement in the street, the place not being like
the same place.

Mr. Knox, after telling the prisoners that they must
keep away from tho street, fined them 405., or a month

21 his death.

THE

IRNY.

By the death of the Duke de Morny, President
of the Corps Legislatif of France, the intelli-
gence of whose decease has been received by
telegraph, the Emperor Napoleon has lost another
of his most valued advisers, and one who had
taken an exceedingly active and important
part in the establishment of the Empire. The
duke expired yesterday morning at Paris. For
some time past his state of health has been very
unsatisfactory ; and although it has been announced
that he continued to improve, his friends
feared that a fatal termination of his malady was
but too imminent. The doctors but four days since
promised that if their patient were allowed rest
there was hope that he would soon recover, though
there was no probability that he would be enabled
to be present in the Chambers during the discussion
on the address which has been delayed for some
time in consequence of the illness of the president.
The Emperor passed the evening of Tuesday last
with the duke, and the Empress has visited the
Duchess de Morny within the last few days.
The duke was born in Paris in October, 1811, and
was educated by the Countess de Souza (Madame
de Flahault), who filled a high position in the Court
of the first Emperor Napoleon, and who achieved
much success in literature. He afterwards (as we
learn from M. Vapereau's valuable biographical
work) entered a scholastic institution con-
ducted by M. Muron, and here he made
the acquaintance of Edgar Ney, in com -
pany of whom, and under the special direc-
tion of M. Casimir Bonjour, he gained many
prizes, and evinced great aptitude for study.
Brought under the notice of Talleyrand, that saga-
cious statesman discerned the talent which the young
student possessed, and in allusion to his vivacity of
mind uttered a prophecy which was more than ful-
filled. " 'This little man will be Minister one day,"
said Talleyrand, and events proved the truth of the
prediction. Even as a young man the Duke de
Morny was distinguished for the grace and elegance
of his manners, which perhaps in some measure
assured his success in life during later years.
After having passed some time in the Staff Schoo

M. de Morny left that institution in 1832 with the
rank of sous-lieutenant in a Lancer regiment, and
at the commencement of his military career was
quartered at Fontainebleau. The tedium of his
barrack life was relieved by the study of metaphysics
and theology, in which he took great interest ;
but the quietude of his studies was soon inter-
rupted by an order to proceed to Africa, where he
served with distinction under the Duke d'Orleans
when that unfortunate prince held command in the
French colony. His royal highness entertained a,
high opinion of the sous-lieutenant, and, under the
orders of M. de Changarnier, he made the campaign
of Mascara, and also the first campaign of Constan-
tine, in which he was wounded. He had the honour
to be repeatedly mentioned in the orders of the day,
and was decorated for saving the life of General
Trezel, who was in military command of the pro-
vince of Oran during the war against Abd-el-Kader.
After some six years of a soldier's life M. de Morny
retired from the military service, and being possessed
of a considerable private fortune—Queen Hortense
bequeathed to him a considerable annuity—he turned
his situation to commercial pursuits, and purchased
a large establishment near Clermont, where he car-
ried on the manufacture of beet-root sugar to a
great extent. During this period he published a
work on the " sugar question," which was so
highly approved of, and displayed so much commer-
cial knowledge that, although only 27 years of age,
he was elected president of the committee appointed
to investigate the subject. His success in his first
speculation caused some capitalists to place him at
the head of more important undertakings, which he
conducted with great ability. In 1842 began his
political life by his election as deputy from the de-
partment of Puy-de-Dome, which he represented,
in conjunction with M. Jouvet, the eminent French
lawyer, and displayed much talent in the elucida-
tion of several commercial questions. He urged the
Chambers to adopt certain financial improvements,
and especially in relation to the question of bank
notes. In respect of the conversion of renter he
brought forward a project which formed the basis
of the system afterwards adopted. Constitutional
questions of a high order also engaged his attention ;
and although, while in the ranks of the Centre,
he supported the G-uizot Cabinet by votes which
were not always popular, he belonged to that frac-

tion of progressist Conservatives of whom the jour-
nal conducted by Emile de Girardin had become the
organ. The Revue des Deux Mondes of Jan., 1848,
contained a remarkable article from the pen of M.
de Morny, entitled " Some Reflections on Current
Politics." The social question and the dangers in-
herent in it were clearly set out in this article.
When the revolution of 1848 broke out M. de
Morny held aloof from politics for some time ; but,

. ,
aided by the assistance of the National Discount
Society (Comptoir National), he was enabled to re-
sume his commercial and financial operations,
which, aided by events, opened to him all the sources
of fortune, and he acquired great wealth by specu-
lations of a multifarious nature. Under the auspices
of the electoral committee of the Rue de Poitiers he

also again entered on public life about this time,
and was once more elected to represent the Puy-de-
Dome. Up to the occurrence of the division be-

tween the Parliamentary Right and the politics of
the Elys6e, he voted with the monarchical majority.
The great' feature in his political career was the
share he took in the coup d'etat of December 2, to
a previous knowledge and preparation of which he
was admitted by the Emperor, in consequence of
marked devotion to his cause. In carrying out this
measure the Duke de Morny displayed great bold-
ness and coolness. The evening of the Ist of De-
cember he passed at the Opera-Comique ; and dur-
ing the performance, in reply to a lady who asked
him what he should do if the Assembly were swept
away, he replied—" I should try to keep by the side
of the broom." On that same day also he gave to
some of his friends tickets of admission for the sit-
ting of the Chambers, which was destined never to

take place ; and it is said that in eulogising the

character of M. de Thorigny, the Minister of the
Interior, whom he was to replace in a few hours, he
let slip the expression, " He was a good Minister."
The morning after the arrest of the chiefs of the
Democratic party the Duke de Morny undertook
the post of Minister. of the Interior, and alone

among the new Ministers signed the first proclama-

tions issued under the new state of affairs, and also

countersigned all the acts and decrees emanating
from his department. The most important of the

decrees then i3sued was that by which the Presi-
dent announced to the people and the army that
the National Assembly was dissolved, that the law of
May 31 was abrogated, that universal suffrage was
re-established, and that the French people were called
upon to pronounce as to the basis of a constitution

modelled on that of the First Consul. M. de Morny
became a second Cromwell at this juncture, for when
more than 200 representatives assembled under the
presidency of M. Benoit-d'Azy to protest and
organise legal resistance, he undertook the respon-
sibility of ordering their dispersal or arrest, saying
that he wished to save them from the effects of their

own courage. Among other remarkable documents
which M. de Morny issued at this time must be men-

ioned that dated Dec. 4, in which he called upon
she prefects to require from public functionaries
leir adhesion in writing to the great measure which

the Government had just accomplished; also a circu-
lar dated a few days afterwards announcing to the
extraordinary commissioners that their mission was
at an end; and finally, one dated Dec. 19, 1852,
fully explaining the plan to be adopted at the elec-
tions, and the ideas of the Government on the subject.
M. de Morny's stay in the Ministry was but brief,
as in conjunction with Messrs. Fould, Magne, and
Rouher he retired on Jan. 23, 1852, in consequence
of the decree respecting the Orleans property in
France, but his three colleagues soon returned to

office. He, however, presented himself to the notice
of the electors as a Government candidate, and was
returned for both Ambert and Clermont, as the de-

puty of which latter place he chose to sit. He suc-
ceeded M. Billault as president of the Assembly in
1854, and continued to hold that distinguished post

The late duke proceeded to Russia in 1856 as
French Ambassador, and in that capacity was pre-

sent at the coronation of the present Emperor. He
represented the Napoleonic dynasty with much dis-
tinction, being treated at St. Petersburg more as the
private friend of the Emperor Napoleon than as his
Ambassador ; and the results of his mission were the
re-establishment of cordial relations between the
two powers, and a treaty of commerce most advan-
tageous to the interests of his own country.
In St. Petersburg also he made the acquaintance
of the young and wealthy daughter of a Russian
noble, the Princess Troubeskoi, who had been edu-
cated at the Institution of the Imperial Maids of
Honour. The late Dowager Empress wished to place
the princess in the household of the reifying Em-
press, but her services were declined for a reason
which must have been sufficiently consolatory. Her
Majesty frankly stated that she considered the prin-
cess to be " too beautiful." As a wedding present
to the bride, the Empress sent her portrait set in
diamonds, and the duke is stated to have presented
his newly married wife with diamonds valued at
2,000,000 f., besides which he purchased in her name
the estate of the Sevlosky family, situated a few
miles from the Russian capital.
During late years the name of the Duke de Morny
has been associated with many vast undertakings,
including railways, canals, mines, credit societies,
and other enterprises of a similar nature; but while
engaged in pursuits of this kind, and while holding
his high political position, he cultivated his taste for
literature and the fine arts ; and the acquisition of
chefs d'ceuvre was one of his private pursuits the
most ardently cherished, as witnessed by his gallery
of paintings, which ranks as one of the best private
collections.

In addition to possessing the Grand Cross of the
Legion of Honour the late count was a member of
various other orders.

Metropolitan Board of Wor'is.

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'The weekly meeting of the members of the Board
of Works was held yesterday, at their offices,
Spring-gardens ; Mr. Thwaites in the chair.
The financial statement showed the current ac-
counts to be £976,397 Os. Id. ; deposit accounts,
£350,000 ; and government securities, £51,371 10s.
Upon the assembling of the board,

Mr. TAYLOR rose, and in appropriate language
presented, in the names of his colleagues, to Mr.
Thwaites, the chairman, a testimonial as a mark of
their respect and appreciation of the uniform and
courteous manner in which he had fulfilled and
continues to fulfil the office of chairman.

The testimonial consisted of a portrait of Mr.
Thwaites, painted by Mr. Alexander Melville, and
bore the following inscription :—" Presented to
John P. Thwaites, Esq., J.P., D.L., Middlesex,
Chairman of the Metropolitan Board of Works, by
his colleagues, March 10, 1865."
Mr. TITE spoke in complimentary terms of the
unform good temper and firmness with which Mr.
Thwaites had all along fulfilled the office of chair-
man of their board.

Mr. THWAITES acknowledged the compliment his
colleagues had paid him in the presentation of the
testimonial, which he said was the more enhanced
from the fact of its bearing the signatures of all his
colleagues, and he thanked them from the bot-
tom of his heart for their unanimous expression
of kindly feelings towards himself.

The business of the day was then proceeded with.
The main feature discussed was a report from Mr.
Coode and Mr. Rawlinson as to the material used
for filling-in behind the Thames Embankment.
Mr. CARPMAEL said the sum and substance of the
report which had been read gas that if the ballast
taken out of the bed of the Thames were used for
the filling-in in its wet condition it would not be so
effectual as it would be if it were allowed to dry first.
He did not agree with the statement, and he begged
therefore to move that it be printed, circulated, and
referred to the Thames Embankment Committee for
their report.

Mr. SAMUDA thought the gravel taken out of the
River Thames was the best material that could be
used.

The CHAIRmAx—The question was considerably
narrowed becausing dredging was then going on at
the particular spot, and he believed the material was
all that could be desired.

Mr. TAYLOR was sure that the material would
answer admirably—the thing was to ensure its con-
tinued supply.

Some further discussion ensued, and the question
was ultimately referred to the Thames Embank-
ment committee for consideration.

Some routine business was then gone through, and
she board adjourned.

MARKETS—This Day

COVENT GARDEN.

Our market is moderately supplied with fruit and vege•
tables. There is a fair average business passing in mos
kinds of produce, at the annexed quotations :

FRUIT.

s. d. s. d.
Pine apples 8 oto 10 0
Foreign do., each 0 oto 0 0
(irapes,per lb 6 oto 10 0
Foreign do 1 oto 2 6
Melons 0 oto 0 0
Nectarines, per dz 0 oto 0 0
tipples, per hf-sv. 2 oto 3 6

Pars, Per do .... 0 0 to 0 0
Oranges, per 100..4 0 to 10 0
Lemons, per 100.. 3 6 to 1 0
Uooseberriesht SpeJ 0 to 0 0
Strawberries pr pt 0 0 to 0 0

8. d. 8 d
Mu:berries,prpt 0 oto 0 0
Cherries, per lb. 0 oto 0 0
Foreign ditto, pun° oto 0 0
Filberts, per lb .. 1 oto 2 6
Walnuts, per 100 1 6to 2 0
Cobnuts, per lb .. 0 oto 0 0
Almonds, per bus 0 oto 0 0
Figs, per doz. ....6 oto 0 0
Peaches, per d 0... 0 oto 0 0
Currants, per b.sv 0 oto 0 0
Plums, per d 0... 0 oto 0 0
Damsons, pr d 0... 0 oto 0

YEG ET.
Greens, dz bunch 4 6 to 5 6
Cabbages, pr doz. 1 8 to 2 6
8%1 ditto 2 0 So 4 0
Savoy do., pr dz 1 6 to 3 0
Cauliflowers, p dz 1 8 to 2 6
Brocoli 0 8 to 1 0
Potatoes, per ton 60 0 to 40 0
New ditto, pr pnt 1 0 to 0 0
Turnips, dz bunch 2 0 to 3 0
Carrots,pr do 4 6 to 5 6
Cucumbers 0 0 to 0 0
Garlic, per lb
Sorrel, per sieve 0 0 to 0 0
Green peas, n.-sv. 0 0 to 0 0
French beans,h.s. 0 0 to 0 0
Onions, doz. h.s. 0 0 to 0 0
New Do., dz bun 0 0 to 0 0
Spinach .. 0 °too 0
Brussels sprouts 1 6 So 2 0

LIMES.
Shallots, pei lb .. 0 oto 0 0
Horseradish, pdo 1 oto 2 0
Parsley, per ditto 0 oto 0 0
Celery, per ditto 1 oto 1 6
I Beet. per doz. .. 0 oto 0 0
Parsnips, per do. 0 oto 0 0
Small salad, p. pn, 0 oto 0 0
Mushrooms, p pt. 1 oto 1 6
Artichokes, each 0 oto 0 0
Cos lett, score .. 0 oto 0 0
Mint and savory..o oto 0 0
Endive, per score 0 oto 0 0
Radishes, dz linds 0 oto 0 0
Tomatoes, doz... 0 oto 0 0
Chillies, per ditto 0 oto 0 0
Capsicums, per do 0 oto 0 0
Rhubarb, per bun 0 9to 1 6
Asparagus, pr do. 0 oto 0 0
Seakale, per bun. 1 oto 2 0

POULTRY.

Turkeys, 4s 6d to 12s Od ; geese, 6s Od to 8s 6d each ;
goslings, 7s Od to 9s Od ; ducks, 2s Gd to 3s 6d ; ducklings,
3s Od to 4s 6d ; rabbits, is 3d to 2s Od each ; wild do., is
to is 3d ; pigeons, Os 6d to is Od each ; Surrey fowls,
lOs Od to 145 Od ; chickens,ss Od to 12s Od ; barn door fowls,
4s Od to 7s Od ; capons, Os Od ; hares, 3s Od to 3s 6d ;
ptarmigan, Os Od to Os Od each ; pheasants, Os Od to Os Od ;
partridges, Os Od to Os Od; woodcocks, 3s Od to 3s 6d; snipes,
is Od to 1s 6d ; teal, is Gd to Os Od ; wild ducks, 2s Od to
2s Gd ; widgeons, is 3d to is 9d ; plovers, 1s Od to is 3d
each ; guinea fowls, 3s 6d to 7s Od ; roasting pigs, Os Od to
Os Od each ; Ostend fresh butter, is 2d to is 3d ; English,
18 3d to 1s 4d per lb ; English eggs, 9s Od to 10s Od ;
French do., 6s Od to 7s Od per 100 ; leverets, 3s Od to
3s Gd ; grouse, Os Od to Os Od.

BILLINGSGATE.
Salmon, 2s 6d to 3s Od ; trout, Os Od to Os Od ; eels, Os 10d
to 1s Od ; prawns, Os Od ; pike, "skate, sturgeon, and hali-
but, 6d per lb; turbots, 3s td to 15s Od; cod, 2s 6d to
lOs Od ; brills, Os Od to Os Od ; doreys, is Od to 7s Od ; mul-
lets, is Od to 2s Od ; lobsters, 1s Od to 4s Od ; crabs, Os 6d
to 2s 6d ; plaice and gurnets, Os Od to Os Od each ; soles,
Os 3d to 2s 6d per pair ; common oysters, 12s Od to 60s Od;
natives, 84s Od to 908 Od per bushel ; whitings, 2s 6d to
3s 6d ; haddocks, 6s Od to 12s Od ; smelts Os Od to Os Od ;
flounders, Os Od per dozen ; mackerel, Os Od to Os Od per
120 ; fresh herrings, Os Od to lOs Od per 120 ; bloaters, Os Od
to Os Od per 100 ; carp and tench, Os Od to Os Od per brace.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

DATCHET STEEPLECHASES,-FRIDAY.

A continuance of the fine weather which attended the
Liverpool Spring Meeting promised to favour during the
morning this home gathering, but unfortunately rain set
in soon after noon. Notwithstanding these disagrentens a
tolerably strong muster of the usual varied company were
present. The list of sport, which commenced at two o'clock,
comprised four items, which were run off by half-past four
o'clock. An excellent country had been selected mid way
between Datchet and Windsor, the entry to the course—by
payment of the now usual gate-money levy of one shilling
each—by singular ingenuity being arranged at a bridge
across an arm of the Thames. The sport, which requires
little comment, is fully described below.
The Trial Steeplechase of 5 sous each, with 30 added, for
horses which have never won a steeeplechase or flat race
value 100 sovs ; weight for age, with certain penalties
and allowances. About three miles.
Mr. J. G. G. Shaw's Merrimac, aged, 12st 121 b ...(rage 1
Mr. Burlington's Old Windsor, 5 yrs, 1 Ist 71h (Mr. Clare 0
Mr. Harford's Ace of Trumps, yrs, 12st (11. States 0
Betting-9 to 2on Merrimac.
Merrimac cut out the work, followed by Old Windsor
and Ace of Trumps, who both refused at the first fence,
and allowed the favourite to go on with a commanding
lead; the pair being got over, went on in pursuit, but Ace
of Trumps again refused at the next fence, and States
being unable to get him over,- walked him back to the
Stand. After going about a mile and a quarter, Old Wind-
sor took the lead, and Merrimac, pulling hard, waited until
within a quarter of a mile from home, when he rushed to
the front, and cantered in some 300 yards in front of Old
Windsor, who, dead beat, could not be got over the last
fence.
A Selling Steeplechase of 5 sous each, with 30 added ;
four-yr-olds, 10st 71b ; five, list 101 b ; six and aged'

12st : selling allowances. About two miles.
Mr. Elphick's Foreteller, 4 yrs (.so), 10st (Pickett) 1
Mr. Gilke's Moscow, 6 yrs cf-30), list 71b ...(Mr. Barry) 2
Mr. Clark's Mystery, 6 yrs (i5O) 12st (Owner) 3
The following also ran :—Lisbon, Advent, and The
Don.
Betting-2 to 1 agst The Don.

Moscow may play, closely attended by Advent and Fore

teller: the others, well up, were got over the first fence
safely with the exception of The Don, who, despite Ben
Land's most vigorous efforts, could not be got well over.
After going about half a mile Advent took the command,
but soon refusing, gave way to Mystery, who was closely
followed by Moscow, Foreteller, and Lisbon. Half a
mile from home Mystery gave way to Moscow and Fore-
teller, and the latter deprived Moscow of the lead two
distances from home, and won a good race by three-
quarters of a length ; a length divided the second and
third.

The winner was sold to Mr. Hart for 100 guineas.
The Windsor Plate of 50 sous, for all ages ; winners
after the publication of the weights 51b extra. About
two miles.
Mr. C. Thumwood's Sinite (ped. unkn.) 6_375, lOst 71b

Oar. 'Harford) 1
Mr. Evan's Goldfinder, 6 yrs, lost 71b (Monahan) 2
Mr. Burlington's Sir Bobby, aged, list 121 b

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(Mr. Barry) 3
The following also ran:—Antelope, Eheu, and Specula-
tion (late Blair Athol).
Betting-2 to 1 agst Antelope, 3to 1 each agst Gold-
finder and Sinite, 10 to 1 (at first 2 to 1), agst Sir Bobby.
Antelope made play with a slight advantage, the others,
lying well up, being headed by Goldfinder and Sinite,
Eheu bringing up the rear. The lot ran in tolerably close
order for a mile and a half, when Antelope gave way to
Goldfinder, at whose girths lay Sinite. At the last fence
but one.the two leaders closed, and running head and head,
topped the last fence into the winning field at the same
moment, from which point an exciting race ensued, which
ended in favour of Sinite by a neck; Sir Bobby was a
bad third ; Speculation trotted in fourth, and Eheu was
fifth.

The Hunters' Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 25 added, for
horses that have been regularly hunted; 12st ; with penal-

ties and albwances. About three miles.

Mr. Elphick's Laurie Martin (£100), 12st (B. Land) 1
Mr. Stollery's Concave (.C.50), list 21b (Mr. Shirley) 2
The following also ran :—Dispute (late Anchorite), Brick,
and Perfect Cure.

Betting-5 to 4 agst Dispute, 2to 1 agst Laurie Martin,
4 to 1 agst Concave. •

Brick cut out the work for the first mile, after which
Concave took up the running, and three-quarters of a
mile from home he was many lengths in advance of
Brick; next to whom, at a wide interval, followed Laurie
Martin. Three fences from home Brick came down from
sheer distress, and Laurie Martin, overhauling Concave at
every stride, headed him after clearing the last hurdle, and
won easily at the finish by two lengths. Nothing else
passed the post.
The winner was bought by Mr. Hart for 107 guineas.

STAG HUNTING IN YORKSHIRE.—For some time a

magnificent red deer (a stranger) has afforded a moved ex-
citement to the sporting gentry of the three ridings. A
fortnight ago the Easingwold staghounds had a splendid
run after him from Newburgh Park to the Derwent, some
miles below Malton, where the stag took the water and
gave his pursuers the slip. Since then he has been about
the Castle Howard Woods and neighbourhoods, and at

length seemed to have finally fixed on a sojourn in Bossa.

Wood, on the Derwent. Here tho hounds, with a large
field, reappeared on Wednesday, when they were soon
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in full cry, the stag taking a way for the wolds over a
most difficult country. After a tremendous run, tho stag
crossed the Driffield Railway some 15 to 20 minutes ahead
of the field, and with only a single hound up with him. At
Burdall he would have taken a shed, but there chanced to
be two young foxhounds in it, and they caused the chase to
be re-commenced. Away all went again towards the sea,
but eventually the stag turned for the Holdemess country,
and skirting Wartre, was at length pulled down at Nun-
burnholme, near Market Weighton, after a splendid run

of nearly 50 miles ; time, sh. sm. After this tremendous

run, there were few that had not had " quite enough
of it." Next day the stag was coveyed by train to taxing-
wold, where ho is now an occupant of the deer-yard, and
seems little the worse for his exertions, and is secured un-
hurt, for a run on a future day. He is a genuine rod deer;
and, it is alleged by some, is the vefitable erratic stag
hunted by Sir Clifford Constable last season, and which
took the sea on the Holderness coast, and was suppoted to
have been drowned. If this be really so, his life has been
one of extraordinary adventure, he having been fished out
of salt water three or four times.

GREAT FIRE IN HUNTINGDONSIIIIRE.-IMMENSE
DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY.-A fire, originating
with an agricultural steam-engine, broke out on the pre-
mises of Mr. Foftescue, in the village of Winwick, Hunt-
ingdonshire, on Wednesday night. Tho wind being high
the flames spread rapidly from one farm to another, the last

farm which caught being nearly half a mile from where the
fire originated. On Mr. Fortescue's farm a large quantity
of corn, 13 boasts, 1 horse, &c., were consumed, besides
outbuildings. On the farm of Mr. Jellis a large quantity
of corn and the buildings were consumed, and 78 ewes
in lamb, were burnt alive. A considerable portion of
the remaining flock also presented a dreadful appearance,
some having been partially roasted. The eyes were burnt
in their sockets, the wool off their backs, and their heads
were fearfnlly swollen, being objects of terrible misery.
On the farm of Miss Ashwell nothing was saved, she hav-
ing but just time to put her clothes on. The damage done
on Mr. Clifford's farm, which was only partially consumed,
is estimated at about £5OO. The total damage done, in-
cluding two cottages, may be estimated at between £3,000
and £4,000. The loss chiefly falls on the Suffolk, Alliance,
and Norwich, Fire Offices.
ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS.—The following
members of the College having been elected Fel-
lows at previous meetings of the Council, were admitted as
such on the 9th inst. :—Messrs. Charles Lindsay Cox, of
her Majesty's Indian army—diploma of membership dated
May 18, 1838 ; Henry Hemsteacl, Newbury, Berkshire—
October 3, 1828 ; Henry Pitman, the Queen's Indian army
—April 13, 1840 ; and William Yeoman Sheppard, Bristol
—Feb. 18, 1842. At the same meeting of the Council Mr.
Edward J. A. Trimmer, M.A., Cantab, was elected secre-
tary of the College in the vacancy occasioned by the decease
of Mr. E. Belfour, who held the office for upwards of half a
century.

HIBERNATION OF INSECTS.—On this subject M.
Ou6rin-116neville communicated a very interesting paper
last week to the Academy of Sciences. About the middle of
Oct., 1863, happening to put his hand into a basket where
he kept some cocoons of the silkworms he rears at the
Imperial farm of Vincennes, he felt a painful sting,which he
soon discovered to have been inflicted by a large female wasp
which had got into the basket, it seems, to pass the winter
there. This wasp appeared motionless, and presented an
aspect very different from that which pertains to the per-
fect insect. Examining it with attention, he perceived
that its wings, longitudinally folded, like those of all dip-
loptera, were bent under the body, being kept in that posi-
tion by the legs. He touched and turned the insect about in
various ways without succeeding in awakening it, but per-
ceived that when he disturbed it too much it would dart out its

poisonous weapon as if to defend itself, and that it could
oven move its paws sufficiently to cling to the thing which
lay in its way. This wasp awoke from its trance
in April, 1864, in consequence of its having been
kept in a warm room, and it ultimately died of hunger
in the glass where it was kept. On the 24th of Sep-
tember last, M. Guerin-Menoville fOund another wasp
in the same laboratory, where it must have entered
with the intention of seeking a convenient place for its
long winter siesta. It was put into a box, and on Nov. 27
following it was found asleep and clinging to the lid, with
its antenna, legs, and wings folded up under the head and
body, and in a complete state of immobility. From that
time M. Menevillo has kept this box in a room which is
never heated ; though he sometimes opens the box in a
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THIRD EDI-T-Ioi.

SUN OFFICE, 6 o'CLocK

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

DATCHET RACES-THIS DAY.
(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)

STAND PLATE.

Six rim

....... . ......... 1

Winner objected to ; owner said to be in the forfeit list.

OPEN HANDICAP STEEPLECHASE. -----
Goldfinder
Ballycasey
2
Rattlesnake

Five rau.
SELLING HANDICAP.

Seven ran.

THE RUSSIAN NOBLES.

[REUTER'S EXPRESS.]

Psicow, March 6.
Previously to joining the Assembly, opened in
this city yesterday, the nobles of the district have
held preliminary meetings to discuss their plan of
action, in face of the Imperial rescript replying to
the address of the Moscow nobles. The great majo-
rity have pronounced in favour of a motion of con-
fidence in the Emperor, while declaring that the
political rights sanctioned by the charter to the
nobility, issued by Catherine 11., do not belong to
the nobility alone, but are the precious appanage of
the entire nation. It has been resolved, that as the
recent rescript of the Emperor forbids the nobility to
speak in the name of the other classes, and of
general interests, basing this prohibition upon
a literal interpretation of the laws relating to the.
nobility, the Pskow nobles consider it essential to
abstain from using similar terms to the Moscow
address. The Pskow address will " only speak to
a central assembly, composed of representatives
chosen from all the provincial assemblies according
to the plan proposed by Al. Bezobrasoff, chamber-
lain to the Emperor. This plan is made strictly in
conformity with the existing laws, and it will be
impossible for the Government to adopt legal mea-
sures for its prosecution. The Government upon
its part has appointed a special committee of func-
tionaries from the Ministry of the Interior, charged
with revising the laws upon the assemblies of nobles
within the shortest possible period. The labours of
this committee will be laid before the Council of
the Empire, so as to have the force of law.