The Sun.
London, England, 1865-09-15 00:00:00

THE CLAXTON CASE.

The following notice was posted in the Subscription
Room at Doncaster yesterday (Thursday) :
" AUNTINGDONSHIRE STAKES.—We, the undersigned,
being a majority of the Committee of Tattersall's, now
assembled at Doncaster, entirely agree in tho decision of
Lord Westmoreland and Mr. Payne on the above case, and
consider it unnecessary to reopen it.
(Signed) 4c NEWCASTLE.
BEAUFORT.
, H. J. Rotas.
OUSEL= HIGGINS.
Y. BATCHELOR."

The Marriage of Miss Prose and her

Father's Groom.

The Rev. Mr. Crosse has addressed the following
letter to the editor of the Daily Telegraph;—

Sir,—Mr. Lewis is instructed to announce in the
Wandsworth Poke-court, this day, the abandonment of
the prosecution of George Smith—if the sitting magistrate
should consent—and the reasons for it. I need only
add, that perhaps he would be unable to state that, in
my ignorance of the customs of the metropolitan police-
courts, I had imagined that the case would have been at
once transferred to the jurisdiction of the local magis-
trates. And it was not until it was being actually pro-
ceeded with that I found out that my information was
mistaken, or that under any circumstances my daughter's
presence would be required. I live .too near a country
paper to hope for the avoidance of publicity, and from that
source any of the London journals might have selected the
materials for any such sensational article as might seem fit
to them. I need only say that had the case been so re-
ferred, your article would not have been needed to prevent
me from an actual prosecution. Ido not see what " being
a respecter of persons" has to do with the case. An incon-
gruous marriage always turns out badly, and I endea-
voured to stop it. In that respect my doctrine in the pulpit
would be pretty nearly the same as my practice in private.

I do not grumble, however, that circumstances appa-
rently justified your remarks in favour of what seemed to
be public justice. But I cannot think that a person of my
profession, a parent or a man of honour, could accept the
dictum that in such a case "a young lady had
better be left to her own devices." The punish-
ment is not confined to herself, but is shared with her
relations. Had I abandoned her without an effort to save
her, hardly could I have shown my face again in my parish
or amongst my friends. But I must also protest against
questions referring to private life being decided upon such
incomplete data as came out in evidence. She, as was then
stated, is not my only daughter ; and if it had been neces-
sary to public justice to dive into the training of a private
family, it would have been well to inquire first how
it had told upon her sisters. It is true that I did not see
the inevitable connection between petting a favourite
horse and falling in love with its groom; but if in
that respect we her parents have erred, your remarks can
add but little to the severity of God's just judgment
upon us. I know of no great moral lesson to be conveyed
by your pointing out to public attention that which you
say we ought to have concealed, and which, in actual fact,
put us who are the heaviest sufferers in the place of the
wrong-doers—which made the girl a heroine and the lad a
victim. And was it necessary to dip such a tale in vinegar
in order to make it go down?—l am, sir, yours, &c.

Ockham Rectory, Sept. 13.

ROBERT CROSSE.

COURSE OF EXCHANGE—This Evening

Amsterdam Short. 11 181 11 19
Ditto 3 Months. 12 1 12 11
Rotterdam
Antwerp — 25 50 25 55
Brussels
_. _ .... .. - .. ~

Hamburg
Paris Short 25 20 25 271
Ditto 3 Months. 25 421 25 471
Marseilles
Frankfort on the Maine 1201 1201
Vienne. — 11 22 f 11 .;71
Trieste A

- 11 22i 11 27
-

Petersburgh
--
Berlin

Madrid - 471 48
Cadiz - 474 47f
Leghorn - 25 55 25 62i
Milan - 25 55 25 60
Messina - 25 55 25 60
Genoa - 25 57 25 62
Naples - 25 57f 25 62
Palermo - 25...57f 25 62

Oporto
Lisbon

SSIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day.

LONDON, Sept. 15.—Wind this day at noon—South.
Westerly; moderate breeze and fine weather, but rather
cloudy.
CLYDE, Sept. 14.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Christian
from Havanual.

SOUTHAMPTON, Sept. 13.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—New
York, steamer, for Bremen.
PLYMOUTH, Sept. 14.—Wind W.—Arrived—Advance,
from Prince Edward's Island Sailed—St. Vincent, for
Adelaide.

FLYMOUTH, Sept. 14.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Ann,
steamer, from Patras.
OFF THE START, Sept. 13.—Arrived—Transatlantic,
from Port Philip.
SUNDERLAND, Sept. 14.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Robina,
from Quebec.

Questions which naturally occur to an
INFANTRY OFFICER-WHOSE MIND HAS BEEN OPENED BY
A RESIDENCE AT ALDERSHOT-ON LOOKING AT HIMSELF
IN A GLASS, WHEN DRESSED IN UNIFORM.
1. Will the British officer ever be properly dressed ?
2. Will it be in the present reign ?
3. Will it be in the time of the reigning Horse Guards ?
4. Will it be in my time ?
5. Will it be in the time of the present generation ?
6. Why do not the authorities adopt some of the many
clever, practical, and useful suggestions made through the
columns of the Army and Navy Gazette?
7. Do the Clothing Board study the Army and Natty
Gazette?
8. Are the present Clothing Board capable of producing
a handsome and serviceable uniform ?
9. Are they men of taste ?-and who are their tailors?
10. Is it contrary to " Itegulations"to dress an infantry
officer in a handsome soldierlike costume ?
11. Why.should ho be badly dressed, in a stiff, ugly,
uncomfortable uniform ?
12. Why do I always look such an ass in uniform ? Am
I an ass ? -or is it the uniform which does it?
13. Why is not the vile, ugly, buttony, mean-looking,
uncomfortable blue coat discarded at once ?
14. Why are not all the Staff made to wear it, if they
think it soldierlike or sightly ? •
15. Why is it that the Staff do not wear any of the
objectionable parts of Infantry uniform-such as ugly caps
and hats, ugly coats, useless scabbards, &c. &c. ?
16. Why are the Guards allowed to discard all the ugly
and objectionable articles of Infantry uniform?
17. Have the Line a fair chance, beside the Guards, when
they are so badly dressed ?
18. Why should not the Line be well dressed ? They
pay for their uniform; and would they grudge paying for a
decent uniform ?
19. Why should the Guards be allowed, with extra and
unaccountable ranks, to supersede the Line ?
20. Is it really because they are better dressed ?
21. If not, is there any other good reason for such super-
cession ?
22. Will the Guards' extra ranks survive another war?
23. Why should the Infantry officer be dowdied with a
peak to his very plain forage cap ?
24. Does it improve the Foot officer's appearance ?
25. Have officers weaker eyes than the men ?
26. Why might they not have a neat handsome cap with-
out a peak ?
27. Who took all the badges of the forage caps ?
28. Was that a good move ?
29. Was reducing all regiments to a common denomina-
tion, and destroying esprit-de-cords, a good move ?
30. Why should not the present sash be discarded ? It
has been tried for 11 years, and it is a failure. It does not
contfast well with scarlet. It is always catching in, every-
thing, and no one likes it. Why, not, therefore, get rid of
it ?
31. Why not return to the old Light Infantry sash,
which was the best and prettiest ever worn ?
32. Why not have a silk one for parades and hack
duties; a gold one for balls and show ? Would it not set
off the plain tunic ?
33. Would anybody object to pay for the alteration ?
34. When will the present vile leather scabbards, which
are always falling to pieces, be discarded for steel scabbards
like those worn by the Guards ?
35. is it because the Line do all the bard work that
they are to have the most useless scabbards for their
swords ?
36. Why is not the rank of Infantry officers marked by
embroidered sleeves ?
87. Why are the old-fashioned footmaalike cuffs and
buttons retained for Infantry only?
88. Why do not the Infantry mounted
_offices carry
sabretaches for carrying papers in?
39. Why do not mounted officers carry their cloaks
rolled over their holsters in heavy marching order?
40. Why do not the other officers carry their escarps
in marching order ?
41. Why do not all officers carry field-glasses, with
white belts ? •
42. Is it because everybody sees how necessary it is ?
43. Why is the collar not cut square again, and stiffened
with leather to save stocks ?
44. Who introduced the cut-away collar, and what is
the advantage of it ?
45. Why should Infantry have trousers of two colours ?
Why not stick to blue, which is the best ?
46. Will anything ever be done with the irrepressible
chaco to make it look decent ?
47. Why not make it of white leather or cloth ; it would
look infinitely better, and be cooler to the head, and easily
cleaned ?
48. Why has not the soldier got a loose blue or red
blouse for fatigue duties ?
49. Are tight trousers and jackets nice things to work
in?
50. Are any of these suggestions worthy of attention ?
51. if so, why not gratify the Army by carrying out the
good ones ?
52. Will Infantry officers kindly set upon any man who
grumbles at expense, when the object is to improve their
appearance, and give the Infantry a really handsome,
soldierlike, and serviceable • dresfihftsirmy and Navy
Gazetts. . - •

THIRD EDITION.

SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocs.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

DONCASTER RACES—THIs DAT.
BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.
THE DON STAKES.

Archimedes
Reginella
Two rau.
DONCASTER STAKES.

Gladiateur
Breadalbano
Reginella
TOWN PLATE

Effio
Blue Mantle
Salliet

Ten ran.
NURSERY HANDICAP.

Sweet Anne
Crown Prince..
Shamrock

Nineteen ran.
DONCASTER CUP.

.Ackworth
Hippolyta
Two ran.
SCURRY STAKES.
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Lady Sophia ....................... -----
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Lady Abbess .................................................. * . 1
Sisyphus ....................................... 2
3