The Sun.
London, England, 1854-10-17 00:00:00

lIELATEAMUPIIILLIPIPS. SP OR TIN
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It is with much grief that we have to records
thete death
of a gentleman long connected with the
pre nd fa
edged -
vourably known to the public by many acknowl
literary productions. Mr. Phillips received hid
s educa-
tion at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge,, an subse-
quently accepted the' office of private tutor in a noble
family. He travelled through most of the European
countries, in the discharge of his duty to his employers, i
and when the connexion between them ceased there re-
mained between them throughout his life feelings of
mutual respect and regard. He afterwards came to
London and adopted literature as a profession,. and
he is one of the few examples of men who, having
followed it up with industry and perseverance, have
been enabled to live and support a family in comfort
and respectability, neither owing nor borrowing
money. We do not assert that he was a genius or a
great literary phenomenon, but he possessed very con-
siderable eloquence and imagination, and, above all
things, a sound judgmedt in literature, which has rarely
been surpassed. Had his physical strength been equal
to his mental qualifications' we have little doubt but
that Mr. Phillips would have earned for himself a
very considerable name in English literature ; but the
remarkable part of the story is that his work was ac-
complished with the hand of death upon him. For
many years past he had been the doomed victim of
consumption. At any hour of the day or night he
might have been summoned away ere the ink had
dried upon the line which he had commenced
writing. But calmly and courageously, respecting
himself and respecting others, he went through his
daily toil, and, as we have before said, was enabled
to live and maintain his family in comfort and respect-
ability. The annals of English literature are certainly
graced with names of men of loftier genius than•that of
this gentleman, but upon the list there stands not the
name of a more honourable and upright man. His
career should not be without instruction to all men of
letters. It may, perhaps, be superfluous for us to men-
tion here that he was the author of Caleb Stukely, and of
other novels which have been much admired. He was
also selected—no slight honour—as the fittest person to
Write tho general hand-book of the Crystal Palace. All
who had the happiness of his acquaintance will long re-
gret the loss of a most honourable, amiable, and intelli-
gent friend and companion.— Times.

We have to record the death of Mr. Samuel Phillips, ;
the editor of the Catalogues of the Crystal Palace at
Sydenham. Mr. Phillips was a writer of much ability
—the author of papers in Blackwood, iu the John Bull,
in the Morning Herald, and in other Tory organs. He
died at Brighton, suddenly, on the 14th inst., from
hemorrhage of the lungs, aged 39.
Mr. Phillips was a member of the University of
Cambridge, although he did.not take a degree there.
He entered at Sydney Sussex College, but left before com-
pleting the period necessary for graduation. He devoted
himself afterwards entirely to literature, and achieved a
lucrative success. Persons who were well acquainted
with this author and his writings were always struck
with the completeness which he displayed in whatever he
undertook. He always exhausted himself in whatever
he wrote. He made no pretensions to profound scholar-
ship, but he did better without it. He forgot no-
thing, and never had occasion to regret that anything
which proceeded from his pen was less perfect than
after-consideration• could have made it. His intellect
was not of the highest order, nor were his attainments
extensive ; hitt he was able to bring to bear all the
powers of his mind upon whatever subject he chose to
illustrate. He wrote chiefly for the eriodical and news-
paper press. His " Caleb Stukely," written for Black-
wood's Magazine, was reprinted some time back, and
Messrs. Routledge have lately published a collection of
tales he wrote at various times for the same periodical.
—Daily Nem.

TEE LIBERATION OF ARMAND

BARBES.

Mr. Charles Dickens tells an impressive story of a
certain small debtor in the good old times who, having
been immured for 40 years or so in the Fleet, was
permitted by his gaolers, on the strength of so complete
a naturalisation, to take an occasional walk in Farring-
don-street. One evening he happened to be a few mi-
nutes behind the appointed time in returning to the
prison, when the turnkey, looking at him through the
bars of the gate, declared in a menacing tone, and with
the expletives proper to the occasion, that if this offence
were ever repeated he would shut him out for good and
all, and never let him inside the gaol again ! The threat
of such a dreadful revolution in his existence so affected,
as the story says, the poor captive's mind, that no temp-
tation could ever induce him for the future to incur so
much as a risk of the penalty ; nor would he ever again
put his foot beyond the prison walls. Perhaps some peo-
ple thought this story rather overdone, but it has been
paralleled in real life, and on a more heroic stage, within
this last fortnight. A Frenchman named Armand Barbee
was condemned in 1839 to perpetual imprisonment. The
revolutions of ten years later soon provided him not
only with his liberty, but with the opportunity of losing
it anew, and he again became a political captive, and so
till within these few days remained. From his confine-
ment, however, he addressed to some correspondent a
highly patriotic expression of feeling respecting the re-
cent successes of the French arms ; and the Emperor, in
gracious recognition of such !honourable sentiments, di-
rected that he should be restored to freedom immediately
and without conditions. But this proceeding was by no
means to the taste of M. Armand Barbee. He objected to
the clemency, thefavour, the release itself, and' verything
connected with it. When it came to the last he refused to go,
and violence bocame,necessary to set him at liberty. After
being at length driven out of custody he came to Paris,
where he addressed a letter to the public journals, com-
plaining bitterly of the wound inflicted on his personal
dignity, asking what it signified to others whether he
loved his country, or whether he didn't, and solemnly
protesting in the face of the whole nation, that if he
wasn't sent back to gaol within eight-and-forty hours,
he would betake himself to foreign parts, and deprive
France of his presence altogether ! He gave the au-
thorities two days to lock him up again—not an hour
longer. "That delay once past," says ho, " I shall
hasten of my own accord into exile."
Events follow each other so rapidly in times like

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the present, and the last twenty years especially have
produced such bewildering vicissitudes, that perhaps
some of our readers may retain very little recollection
of M. Barbee or his doings, and may be gratified with a
concise delineation of his public career. It was on the
12th of May, 18.39, when the city of Paris was looking its
very best, and everything about that seductive capital
was tranquil and charming, that a group of men attired
in blouses, and wearing that famous but not exactly
pleasing head-dress termed a "patriotic hat," presented
themselves before one of the guardhouses and required
the soldiers to " surrender." As there was no kind
of contest anywhere pending, as Paris was just as
quiet then as London is to-day, and as there appeared
no powers or pretenders to whom any surrender
could be made, it will not be thought surprising
that the officer in command declined complying with the
summons. As the refusal left his lips, however, he was
shot dead, and the challengers, pursuing their course,
tried the same experiment at other posts, until they were
overpowered and disarmed. The chief leader in these
proceedings was Barbee, who was tried, convicted, and
sentenced to death, but escaped the guillotine by a com-
mutation of his penalty.
Opinions were considerably divided in Paris on the
subject of this trial and its results. The argument for
the prisoners was based upon the theory, fashionable
among the French Republicans, that all acts, however
outrageous, which bad for their object merely the sub-
version of existing institutions, were to be regarded as
involving " political" offences only, and wore not to be
judged by the rules provided for cases of civil criminality.
Benefit of insurrection was claimed like benefit of clergy.
Barbes and his followers had broken open gunsmiths'
shops, had carried a their contents, had made a violent
disturbance, and caused the deaths of other citizens
while engaged in their lawful duties. These appeared
certainly like so many crimes, but, as they were coim-
m-
mitted with a view of dethroning the King and procla
ing a new form of government, it was said they were
purely " political," and not visitable with the penalties
ordinarily attaching to such deeds. On the other side
was argued that, whatever might he the pretest of the
commotion, the death of the lieutenant on duty at the
guardhouse occurred under oircumstancss which consti-
tuted a ease of murder, and that for blood thus shed
blood was fairly to be required again.
It seems that, as regards this particular incident of
the "revolution," Barbes could not. controvert the jus-
tice of the plea, for when it was attempted to bring this
murder borne to him individually he delivered himself of
an energetic defence, and protested against an accusa-
tion so dishonourable, solemnly declaring that he
had not shot the lieutenant, and that he would
never have committed such an act. It sounds
strangely to English ears that a man who vaunt-
ingly avowed, as Barbee did, that he was the thief
of the conspitacy, that he had prepared all the
means for its execution, and that he had led his armed
followers up to the guardhouse for the purpose of get-
ting forcible possession of it, should express horror at a
deed which was the natural, immediate, and necessary
consequence of his proceeding. He attacked the guard
for the purpose of disarming it, he had provided weapons
for the purpose of overcoming resistance, and what
could
Buell preparations lead to except the death of the
soldiers
who resisted We
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Barbes' compy in England, awl we are
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unwilling to express a belief that he neverwe
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commit any such act as would, in his_
The criminality.
resembled a deliberate murder.
allowed them-
license which French revolutionists
bad their rebellions, and
of the whole proceeding arosefrm that incredible
selves. Meat nations have
but these revolutions
convulsions and wide
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and his accomplices were
any half dozen men were at
pleased to assume that a
revolts, whereas rarbes
me in arme
theopposi-
Government, to proclaim a private rebellion
tion to
liberty to set themselves at ny ti d '
ou their owe account, to kill and slay any representa-
tives of authority who came in their way, and then to
claim the treatment of lawful enemies after a regular de-
claration of war. Whenever, therefore, " political
offences" had been constituted a category apart, and bad
been exempted from capital punishment, it followed that
any handful of men might, by the mere adoption of a
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revolutionary pretext, commit almost any kind of out-
rmlientwaiiitihthiamt muchretarded t to
as capital offences, they should never be stained with
capitdl crimes. If the guillotine is abolished, so should
he the carbine and the stiletto. • Lieut. Drouineau had
surely at least as much right to defend the exi •
sting in-
stitutions as Barbes to attack them, and if the inflictiou
of death was deprecated in one case it should never have
been permitted M the other.—Times.

TATTERSALL'S.—YESTERDAT.
THE SETTLING.
In two or three instances the doubts which had been
raised at Newmarket were satisfactorily dispelled, and
the settling proceeded with a degree of smoothness which
was quite unexpected. A few of the members had even
the good fortune to get in some old debts. It must never-
theless be confessed there still remains strong ground of
complaint respecting the tightness of money and the
difficulties occasioned by persons in default.
The conduct of some provincial speculators, who nei-
ther appeared in person nor by deputy, although they
have abundant eans of payment at comand, gave rise
to many severe cmomments., Procrastinatmion is freqnently
the thief of credit as well as of time.
The business that was transacted on coming events was
all things considered.
was in strong demand for the Warwick
tolerably
T hesifir active,
Handicap, and Rattle advanced in favour for the Cam-
bridgeshire Stakes, 10 to 1 was taken to 1501. about
Orinoco, and 20 to 1 to a like sum about Little David.
Scherz and Hervine were backed separately and to-
gether for some small sums at the prices quoted ; 500 to
30 taken about Helena, and 20 to .1 to a little money
about Stonehenge • 25 to 1 was laid to 401. against the
Early Bird, and 1,000 to 30 against Ml
Moses.
under
-respecting
suspicion

DERBY.
3,000 to 300, 2,000 to 200, and 1,000 to 100 wars
Aeizeu about *Grzeculus Esuriens ; 12 and 11 to 1 in
ponios about Rifleman, 500 to 25 about Cruiser, 1,000
to 35 Saraband, and 1,500 to 50 Oulston.
Closing
prices :

GREAT WARWICK HANDICAP.
7to 2 agst Mr. Greville's Kaffir (taken).
9to 2 agst Mr. Mather's St. Clare (taken)
6to 1 agst Mr. Magenis's Pantomime (taken).
Bto 1 agst Mr. T. Parr's Rabgill (taken).
CAMBRIDGESHIRE STATES.
9to 2 agst Mr. Dennett's Rattle (t).
9to 1 Mr. J. M. Stanley's Orinoco (t).
100 to 1 Mr. J. Osborne's Helena (t).
20 to 1 Mr. W. Smith's Little David (t).
20 to 1 Baron Molendorff's Scherz (t).
20 to 1 Mr. Duke's Stonehenge (t).
25 to 1 Mr. Copperthwaite's Early Bird (t).
20 to 1 M. Aumont's Hervine (t).
33 to 1 Mr. T. Johnson's Monie Moses (t).
12 to 1 Scherz and Hervine coupled (t).
DERBY.

10 to 1 Mr. Bowes's Grmeulus Esuriens (t).
11 to 1 Mr. Osbaldeaton's Rifleman (t).
20 to 1 Lord DorChester's Cruiser (t).
28 to 1 Mr. Edward's Saraband (t)..
80 to 1 —* Mr. Howard's Oulston (t).

IMPORTANT SALE OF BLOOD STOCK.
The following well-known brood mares, &c., the pro.
party of Mr. Knowles, were sold yesterday at Tatter.
sails :
Heater by Camel—Monimia by Mule
Murat y, &e. (the
dam of. Palmyra, Chatham, , Zenobia,
Hersey, Nabob, &e.) 6O gs„
Vermutli by Cotherstone—Vat Langar, her
dam Wire (sister to Whalebone, &a.) 5O
Deminus by Bran— Kalmia by Mgistrate, &c
(dam of Alfred the Great)
Lola Montez by Slane—Heater by Camel
lodine by lon, her dam by Sir Hercules—Elec-
tress by Election—Stamford 390
Queen Anne (the data of Kingston) by Slane,
her dam Garcia by Ootavian—Shuttle—
Katherine by Delpini 360
Palmyra (the dam of Tadmor, Talfourd, Baal-
bec, &c.) by Sultan--Hester by Camel
Talfourd (foaled in 1850 by lon—Palmyra
Marble Hill (foaled in 1851) by Robert de
Gorham—Palmyra • 45
It was expected that two or three of these celebrated
mares would join the royal stud, but to the surprise of
many persons not one was purchased for it.

PROGRAMME OF RICHMOND RACES.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 18.
The FIRST AIME TRIENNIAL PRODUCE STAKES of 10
sovs each, h ft, for four-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b; fillies,
Bst 41b ; the winner to pay 5 cove to the fund; two
miles ; 8 subs.
Ada (31b) Blanche (31b) Comfit (51b)
Doubleshot (31b) Nestor (51b) Battery (31b)
Fairthorn England'sßeauty
A SWEEPSTAKES of 5 sore each, with 25 added by the
Earl of Zetland for three-yr-olds ; colts Bst 71b, fillies -
Bst 71b, fillies Bst 41b ; those by untried stallions or
mares allowed 31b, both 51b ; Cup Course ; 8 subs.
Ivan (31b) Hotchpot (31b) NewWarrior(3lb)
Br cby Ratan out Constancy (31b) Jetty Treffz (31b)
of Miss Martin The Greek Slave Lord John (31b)
The EASBY STAKES of 15 sore each, 10 ft, and 5 only if
declared, with 20 added, for two-yr-olds ; cols Est 71b,
fillies 6st 31b ; the second to save his stake, and the
winner to pay 10 sore to the judge ; a winner once in
the present year 21b, twice 31b, thrice ab extra •
beaten horses in the present year, not winners, allowed
21b ; Grey Stone in ; 8 subs, 2 of whom declared.
Yrs 1 Yrs
Fandango
Dame Judith
Ellermire 2 I Jack Sheppard 2
The RICHMOND HANDICAP of .10 cove each, h ft, and
only 3 if declared, with 70 added by the Members for
the Borough ; the second to save his stake ; a win-
ner of any handicap value 130 sOys after the weights
were declared 41b, of two such handicaps 7 lb extra ;
the winner to pay 15 sovs to the fund ; once round.
and a distance ; 22 subs, 4 of whom declared.
Age Ft in - ---- - Age st lb
Grapeshot
The Skinner
Trio
Merrybird
The Vet 4 6 5 1 Bianca
Amalgamation ... 3 6 1 1 The Yore (11 b)
Tros
Seducer • 3 513 Gimcrack
General Breezo ... 3 5 10 ,
The COMMITTEE 'STAKES of 5 cove each with 30 added,
for two-yr-olds ; Grey Stone in. (Re-opened). To
close and name on Monday next, the 16th inst.
A SELLING STAKES of 3 sovs each, with 20 added from
the fund; threeir-olds and upwards Bst 81b, four 9st;
, one mile and a quarter.
THURSDAY.

The Two and TOREN YEAR OLD HANDICAP of 5 sovs
each, with 20 added by the Earl of Zetland ; half a
mile. To close and name on Wednesday.
The CUP STASES of 10 sovs each ; tbree-yr-olds 7st,
four, Bat 11b, five Bst 61b, six and aged Sat 101 b ; a
winner of 200 soya 41b, 500 71b, 1,000 101 b extra ;
matches and handicaps excepted ; once sound.
THE WRIGHT STAKES of 10 soya each, with 25 added by
the Earl of Zetland, for two year olds ; colts Bst 71b
fillies Bst 41b ; horses having been beaten twice and
not won allowed 31b ; winners before starting 31b
extra ; the winner to pay 5 soya to the fund ; Grey
Stone in ; 7 subs.
LordZetland'sbcFandango Mr. H. J. Thoinpson's Sir
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Mr. Edward's b c Saraband Georgo
Capt. Harcourt's b f Dame Mr. Clarkson's b f Amy
Judith Mr. Ewbarik's b o Jack
Mr. Osborne's gr o Lord Sheppard
Alfred
The CONSOLATION SOIIA3IBLIC of 5' sovs each, 3 ft, with
20 added, for all ages the winner to pay 5 goys to
the fund ; Grey stone in. To close and name by six
o'clock on Wednesday night, and the weights to be
declared by nine o'clock the same evening.
The SounnY STAKES of 3 soya each, with 10 added by
the inhabitants of Richmond, and a mounted Whip fqr
the second ; three year olds lOst, four list, five list
71b, six and aged 12st ; mares and geldings allowed
41b ; to be ridden by officers of the army or navy, or
members of a fox-hunting club ; Grey Stone in. To
close and name by six o'clock on Wednesday night.
The Selling Stakes, the Cup Stakes, and the Scurry
Stakes close and name on Monday, Oct. 16, by twelve
o'clock in the forenoon.