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the benefits to be derived from the good system to the
• public at large, were such as infinitely to counterbalance
the consideration of the expense. It had been said that
the solitary system was one likely to affect the healths,
and impair the intellects of the prisoners. He did not
think that such were the effects of the system ; all
punishment tended in some degree to impair the health of
the prisoner, but even if the solitary or separate
system did impair the health, still it should be borne in
mind that there was none of the disastrous effects upon
the morals of the prisoners, and pore of those vicious
habits contracted which invariably followed punishment
upon those systems in which or prisoners were indis-
criminately mixed together. The Archbishop of Dublin
proposed a plan by which convicts would be enabled to
go to the colonies. The only colonies, however, which
they could be sent to, were those which were too weak
to refuse them, or who were willing to receive them.
He did not think, however, that New South Wales or
any other convict colony, was the proper place to
send liberated offenders as by going there, there
would bo a likelihood of their falling into the
old habits—the consequence of which would be, that they
would be only emptying their own jails to fill those of
the colonies. The utmost the Legislature could do was
to open up a way for the liberated offenders. The Right
Hon. Baronet proposed to make another alteration, the
Bishop of Dublin's plan, which would have a worse
effect than making their transportation compulsory—he
meant the separating the convicts into a distinct class
after they arrived in the colony. He maintained if the
convicts were sent abroad to these colonies the Govern •
ment would have no control over them. He considered,
moreover, that the inhabitants of New South Wales
would not withhold consent to this compulsory transpor-
tation, and the petition presented from them recently
gave ample evidence of this feeling. He thanked the
House for the attention with which they had heard him,
and though he concurred generally in the scheme he
hoped the Government would reconsider those parts of it
to which he had objected.
Mr. BANKES could not assent to the further pro-
gress of these two Bills. He considered it inexpedient
and unconstitutional that the Royal prerogative should
be exercised as far as this modification of the law rela-
tive to transportation, unless in the usual direct manner.
He considered that the speech of the Right Hon. Gen-
tleman, though exceedingly luminous, had but little to do
with the subject on which he professed to treat. The one
Bill provided simply for the removal of Irish criminals into
this country, and the other to give new powers to the
commissioners of Pentonville, Parkhurst, and Millbank
Prisons ; but it appeared to him, that it would mate-
rially alter the government of the prisons throughout
the whole country, and the high prerogative vested in
the Home Secretary, would be transferred to a com-
mission, when the magistracy, he humbly believed, had
not abused the trust placed in them, and were quite
capable of managing the prisons in their respective lo-
calities. There were to be seven new commissioners ;
some of the present offices would be abolished and
remodelled ; but, in truth, the patronage of the
Government wonid be increased by them, and
this they were heartily prepared to meet with from
those who, in opposition, were rather prone to cut down
and abolish offices.—(Hear, hear.) It seemed to him,
therefore, that the Hon. Gentleman the Member for
Montrose had not been vigilant on this occasion, and
allowed his friends on the opposite benches to induce
him to give them his support, much against his avowed
principles of economy. It was true the Commissioners
were liable to be removed by the Lords of the Treasury.
The Government was empowered to " turn them all off."
—(Laughter.) And surely this was patronage.—(Laugh.
ter.) If the Chief Commissioner, as it seemed, was to
usurp the power of the Secretary of State—for he was to
have the power of appointing the different officers of the
prisons, he considered the :salary of 8001. too small for
the discharge of such important duties. If the object
sought to be attained by the Bill was not a greater de.
gree of supervision over the convicts, he should like to
know what other possible object could be attained ?
The Right Hon. Baronet in his speech addressed him-
self partly to this point, that the present system had
proved a failure.—(Hear. hear.) He thought that in
endeavouring to amend that system, the Go-
vernment were trying a rash experiment. He
could not but consider that if the Government had
made up their minds to change the present system, they
should do it by a Bill more specific in its nature, than
the present, they should remember that it was adverse
to the highest opinions in the land. The House of Com-
mons should not be called upon to pass doubtful Acts of
Parliament. Under these impressions, though perfectly
impressed with the defective state of the present
system of transportation, and thinking that the present
session should not close without an amendment of them,
yet he considered that it was their duty to oppose at an
early stage the proposition of the Government.—(Hear.)
Mr. EWART moved the adjournment of the debate.
Mr. HOPE desired to know what would be the con-
dition of the convicts on their arrival to the colony ?
Sir GEORGE GREY—They will be in the same
position as if they had obtained tickets of leave.
The motion for the adjournment was then agreed to.

ASCOT HEATH RACES
THURSDAY.

The Solicitor-General for Ireland L
with the Earl of Clarendon yesterday.

PRI DA Y ETENIN G„ JUNE 4, 1847.

The peculiar features of the Cup day at Ascot have
been so frequently described, that to travel over the
ground again, would be as wearisome to our readers as
it would be to ourselves. We shall, therefore, offer no
apology for leaving them to the imagination, but proceed
at once to a brief record of the occurrences of the day.
The weather, as on the two previous days, was brilli-
antly fine, and at a period long in advance of the time of
starting, the gathering of all ranks was immense, filling
the stands, "grand" and temporary, to an overflow, and
exhibiting a display of beauty and fashion that we
have rarely seen excelled ; there was also a very
good assembling of the higher classes, but in this re-
spect the show was inferior to what was constantly wit-
nessed in the golden ae of the turf, when such terms
as "nobbling" and "making safe" had not found their
way into the racing vocabulary, and when the course
was the favourite resort of the aristocracy of both sexes.
A few minutes after one o'clock the bell rang for
clearing the course (a step that, we trust, will henceforth
be deferred until after the arrival of her Majesty),
and shortly after, the appearance of the royal live-
ries in the distance announced the approach of
the Illustrious party from the Castle. The
cortege consisted of eight carriages and the char-
a-bane presented to her Majesty by the King of the
French. She was attended by the Earl of Granville
and the same retinue as on Tuesday. The first carriage
was occupied by the Queen, their Royal Highnesses the
Grand Duchess of Saxe Weimar, the Prince of Lucca,
and the Grand Duke Constantine of Russia. In the
second were the Prince Consort, his Royal Highness
Prince George of Cambridge, and their Serene High-
nesses Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar and the Prince
of Leiningen. In the other carriages were the Prince
Lowenstein, Prince Lichtenstein, the Duke of Welling-
ton, Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch, Duchess
of Sutherland, the Duke of Norfolk, Lord and
Lady John Russell, Marquis and Marchioness of
Clanricarde and the Lady Hubert de Burgh, Earl
Spencer, Earl Fortescue, Baron Brunnow, Vice-Admiral
de Lutke, Rear-Admiral Count Heyden, the Coun-
sellor d'Etat Haurowitz, Le Baron de Freedericktz,
Count Beust, Countess Assenburg, Lord Alfred
Paget, Lord George Lennox, Hon. Colonel Grey,
Hon. Captain Gordon, &c , &c. Her Majesty was
most cordially welcomed, and every mark of respect
was paid to the Prince Consort, and her Majesty's
royal and illustrious visitors. The racing com-
menced immediately after her Majesty's arrival,
and, with the usual interval for luncheon
between, the New Vase and Cup races proceeded, with a
tolerably close attention to the published time of start-
ing, up to the race for the Visitor's Plate, on the termi-
nation of which her Majesty and party left for the
Castle. We understand that the royal visitors expressed
themselves highly gratified with the sport, and with the
regularity with which the business of the course was
carried on. Having spoken generally of the attendance,
which is allowed to have been on a par with the best
Cup day on record, we ought, in justice to the occasion,
to submit a long list of the titled and distinguished oc-
cupants of the grand, jockey club, and stewards' stands.
So much of our time, however, was necessarily occupied
by other duties, and so dense was the crowd, that we could
only obtain an indifferent view of the noble personages pre-
sent. The sport came fully up to our expectation; each of
the eight events crowded into Mr. Oxley's neatly printed
card having produced a race. The first in the order of
running was Her Majesty's Guineas, which were won
so easily by Footstool that he made a second and equally
successful appearance for the Visitors' Plate ; the New
Stakes, out of forty-nine entries, gave us only seven
starters, it was won by a "dark" horse of Mr. Green's,
who has thus brought out this season no less than three
great two-year-old winners—Assault, Flatcatcher, and
Beverlac, all in the Derby, and sure to figure conspi-
cuously in the quotations from the corner. The
Emperor's Vase followed, and excited great interest ;
The Hero, who did not make any figure in
the betting until after he won the Queen's Vase,
becoming at the last an equal favourite with Mendicant
The race was not long in doubt, the Hero making strong
running from first to last, and winning cleverly by a
length, Mendicant, who appeared to us to go short,
being only fifth. The betting on this race, and, in fact,
on all the races, was much more lively than could have
been expected in the present state of the ring. A splen-
did race for the St. James's Palace Stakes was followed
by four others, on which time will not permit us to
dwell : and at six o'clock, a day's sport that had no alloy
but the heat and its concomitant dust, was brought to
a close.

Iler Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas ; 3 yrs, 7st 21b ;
4 yrs, 9st 21b ; 5 yrs, 10st ; 6 yrs and aged, lOst 51b.
About 3 miles.
Lord Orford's Footstool, 4 yrs (Nat) 1
Sir J. Hawley's Humdrum, 4 yrs 2
Mr. Winch's Oliver Cromwell, 6 yrs 3
Betting-6 to 4on Footstool, and 6to 4 agst Hum-
drum. Footstool made all the running, and won cle-
verly by a length. Run in 5 min. 53 secs.
The New Stakes of 10 sovs. each, with 100 added for
two yrs old, colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 31b. Winners
of 100 soya., including hs own stake, Mb extra.
T.Y.C. (40 Subs.)
Mr. B. Green's Assault (E. Edwards) 1
Mr. Payne's Glendower, (51bs extra)
Lord Exeter's Tisiphone 3
The following also started, but were not placed :
Mr. Thornhill's The Iron Crown, Mr. Mostyn's Mastiff,
Mr. May's Senga, Mr. Death's Glitter.
Betting-2 to lon Assault, and sto 2 agst Glendower.
Assault took the lead, made all the running at a great
pace, and won cleverly by a length, Tisiphone a bad
third, and the others beaten off. Assault was backed for
the Derby, before starting, at 25 to 1, and after the race
at 15 to 1. Run in 1 min. 15 sec.

MAGAZINES-(CONTINUED).

FRASER.

A Piece of Plate, value 500 soya, the gift of his Majesty
the Emperor of all the Hussies, added to a Sweepstakes
of 20 soya each; three yrs old, 6st 10lb; four, Bst 51b;
five, 9st; six and aged, 9st 31b; mares and geldings
allowed 31bs. About two miles and a half. (20 Subs.)
Mr. J. Day's the Hero, 4 yrs
Mr. W. 11. Moore's Wolfdog, 5 yrs
Lord Lonsdale's Jericho, 5 yrs 3
The following also started, but were not placed:—
Lord E. Russell's Sting, Mr. meikia,m,s Poynton, Sir J.
Hawley's Mendicant, Mr. Isaac Day's Sir Tatton Sykes.
Betting-6 to 4 agst The Hero, 6to 1 agst Mendicant,
7 to 1 agst Sting, 10 to 1 agst Sir Tatton Sykes, 10 to 1
agst Poynton.
The Hero made the running at a strong pace,
fol-
lowed by Mendicant, Jericho lying about two lengths
in her wake, and clear of the other horses, who ran in
a cluster. There was no change in this order until they
came to the last turn ; Poynton here took Je-
richo's place, and followed Mendicant to the dis-
tance, where they were both beaten. Wolf Dog
then came, and got to The Hero's quarters,
but never improved his position, and was in the end
beaten cleverly by
a length, Jericho a capital third,
Sting fourth, and Mendicant fifth, both well up. Run
in 4 min. 34 sec.
The St. James's Palace Stakes of 100 sovs. each, h ft.,
for three yrs old colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 41b, Old
mile. (16 Subs.)
Sir R. W. Bulkeley's Montpensier (Templeman) 1
Mr. Greville's Mirmillo .................................... 2
Lord Exeter's Voronetz .................................... 3
Even on Mirmillo ; 6 to 4 agst Montpensier ; and 6
to 1 agst Voronetz. They got off well together, and ran
in company at a strong pace to the end, Montpensier
winning by a head, and Mirmillo beating Voronetz by a
neck. Run in 1 min. 51 sec.
The Visitors' Plate of 100 sovs. (Handicap) by subscrip-
tion of 5 sovs. each, the surplus, with the entrance-
money of non-subscribers, to go to the second horse.
Once round and a dis. (20 subs.)
Lord Orford's Footstool, 4yrs, Bst 41b (Nat) I
Lord Lonsdale's Martingale, 3 yrs, 4st 121 b 2
Lord Exeter's Hydrangea, 4 yrs, 7st 31b
Mr. Worley's Wintlnia, 3 yrs, 6st 4
Count Batthyany's Master Stepney, 5 yrs, ist 71b
Mr. Death's Subduer, aged, Bst 41b

, - -
Sir J. Hawley's Bravissimo, 4 yrs, 7st slb 7
Betting-2 to 1 agst Footstool, sto 2 agst Martingale,
7 to 2 agst Bravissimo, 5 to 1 agst Wintonia, and 6 to 1
agst Hydrangea. Bravissimo made the running, followed
by Hydrangea and Martingale ; this lot maintained the
front to the turn into the Old Mile, where Hydrangea
took the lead, which she held to the distance, Bravissimo
was then beaten off, and Footstool went in front, had it
all his own way, and won by a couple of lengths. Run
in 3 minutes 55 seconds.
Sweepstakes of 50 sovs. each, h. ft., for three year olds,
colts Bst 71b, fillies est alb ; those got by stallions or
out of mares that never bred a winner allowed 41b, of
both 71b ; Swinley course. (23 Subs.)
Mr. Mostyn's Crozier (Nat) 1
Mr. Bowes's Epirote
Mr. Coombe's c. by The Nob out of Premature .. 3
Mr. Herbert's Buckskin ............ 4
.........
Sir G. Heathcote's Nestor
Betting.-5 to 4 agst The Nob colt, 6to 4 agst Epi.
rote, 5 to 1 aget Buckskin, and 7 to 1 agst
up
Cro-
zier. Crozier jumped off with the lead, followed
by the Premature colt, the others lying off at
wide intervals ; they ran so to the Brick Kiln
turn, where The Nob colt took a slight lead,
g ;
whichnch
relsieumhed held
histilll
tehaed, stTrahigehtNorb colt lying unnin Crozier
thewith him to the distance, where Epirote joined corn--
zany ; a fine race home ended in favour of Crozier, by
half a length ; the same between second and third ; and
Buckskin a bad fourth. Run in 2 min. 4 sec.
The Stand Plate of 70 sovs. ; three yrs old, 7st 71b ;
four, 9st ; five, 9st Slb ; six and aged, 9st 12113 ; mares
and geldings allowed 31b ; horses entered to be sold
for 400/. allowed 31b ; 300/., 71b ; 2001., 12lb. ; and
1001., 2016. Swinley Course.
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yrs ( (
l 001/
0. )......... (J. Prince) 1
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................. 3
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Exeter'sTarella,Voronetz,
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started, but were not ount Callan, 4 yrs (2001
placed :----Mr.
3 3 yrs
Theobald's Chemise, Count Batthyany's Master Stepney,
Mr. Robertson's Noiseless, Mr. Drinkald's Mistress
Jean, and Lord Chesterfield's I'am.
Betting-5 to 2 agst Tarella, sto 2 agst Voronetz, 5
to 1 agst Pam, 6 to 1 each agst Mistress Jean and Mount
Callan, and 7to 1 agst Master Stepney. Mistress Jean
made the running, followed by Chemise and Tarella, the
others lying off. No alteration occurred until they
reached the turn, where the first two were beaten ; Ta-
rella, then took the running, followed, but never ap-
proached, by Voronetz and Pam, and won easily by two
lengths. Run in 2 mm. 40 sec.
Sweepstakes of 100 sovs, each, and only h ft if declared,
&c. ; three yrs old, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 41b. Swinley
Course. (3 Subs.)
Sir G. Heathcote's Timour (Chapple) 1
Sir J. Gerard's Diphthong 2
Even betting. Won by a head. Run in 2 min. 50 sec.
There are twenty horses in the first class of the Wo-
kingham, and 17 in the second. The handicaps were not
out when we left the heath. acre will also be a very
large field for the Great Western Handicap.

Lad an interview

I Fraser this month opens with an elaborate review
of the recently published work of the Chevalier
Bunsen on Egypt. The review, like the work and
the subject, is somewhat heavy. We have then a
" Chronicle of Kenilworth Castle, its Heroes and its
Heroines." It is needless to add that this is a most
interesting paper—that man must be ingeniously dull
ho could on such a subject write a stupid one. A
sequel to the Boar-hunt in Brittany follows, under
the title of " Love Passages in the life of Perron the
Breton ;" and then we have a vigorous sketch of
Perico, the Mexican Vagabond." Sam Slick gives
us a capital Tankee paper, " Judge Beler's Ghost."
The following is the history of the meeting of Stephen
Richardson, the hero of the tale, with the ghost of
Judge Beler :
" This happened twenty-five years ago next March,
and at that time it was still little more than a bridle-
path, and the trees lapped across it in places. Now in
that hollow two large hemlocks had got canted well
over on one side, windfalls like, and were catched by two
large spruces on the other ; so there was just room to
stoop low down on the saddle, and squeeze under, and
much as ever, too—almost a scrape. Having rid that
way in the morning, I knew the track, kept to the left,
bent forward on the neck of the horse, and went through.
Just as I cleverly cleared it, old Beler sprung right on
the crupper, seized me round the waist, and yelled just
as he did when he got out of the lake, first in one ear
and then in the other. Oh, how the woods rung ! His
breath was so hot it most scalded me, and the scream
cut me through the head like a knife ; and then he
clasped me so tight round the body he near about
squeezed the wind out of me. If I didn't sing out its a
pity, and the more I hollered the louder he shrieked. I
won't pretend for to go for to say that I warn't fright-
ened, because that wouldn't be true ; I was properly
skeered, that's a fact. I expected every minute to be
clawed off, and plunged into the lake. I didn't know what
to do. Human strength I knew was of no avail against
supernatural beings, so I took to prayer.
Our Father —' says I.

" The moment I said 6-at he let go Yellin', and seized
me by the nape of the neck with his teeth, and bit right
through the grizzle. Oh, it was a powerful nip that
the pain was enough to drive one mad, and I fairly
roared like a bull, it hurt me so.

" In the meantime the horse began to rear and plunge
most furiously ; for the poor dumb animal knew as well
as could be it had a ghost-rider besides its lawful master
to carry. At last it kicked so like old scratch it sent us
both flying heels over head, the judge on one side and
me on the other of it. I fortunately held on to the rein,
and jumped up like winkin, and the horse stood head to
him, snorting and blowing like a porpoise. I shall never
forget that scene the longest day I ever live."
Albeit Stephen is convinced of the existence of the
ghost, there are divers sceptics, amongst others
Parson Rogers. In the following colloquy Stephen
by unanswerable arguments overcomes the parson,
and sets for ever at rest the vexata quastio of the
existence of ghosts :
" Were you quite sober that night, Steve?' said he;
you know folks sometimes see double on St. Patrick's
day?'
" See!' says I, parson; I not only see him but felt
him, too. Look here where he left the marks of his
teeth on me!' and I stripped and showed him the scars.
Do you believe now?' says I.
" I never heard that ghosts had teeth before, Steve,'
said he, most provokin' cool—' no, never.'
4" Did you ever see one?' says I; ' so come, now,
answer me that.'

" No,' says he, never saw one, and never expect to.'
" How the plague can you tell, then,' says whe-
th,!r they have teeth or not? But I have seen one, do
ye mind ; and I can swear they have teeth—plaguy
sharp ones, too—breath as hot as a tea-kettle, and claws
as long and as strong as a bear.'
" Stephen,' said he, my son, I didn't think you
were so easily frightened.'
" Frightened!' says I, and I began to get cross with
his banter, as if I would go for to tell a he, or be such a
fool as not to know what I was talking about—' Fright-
ened, is it?' said I; it's more than ever you could do
to skeer me, though you have been preachin' against the
devil and all his imps ever since I was born. But do
you go to Beler's Lake on St. Patrick's night, and if the
judge is to home, and a talking and a stirring under
water, do you ondervalue him as I did, and say you ain't
afraid of him, dead or alive, and if he don't frighten you
into believing what you hear, and believing what you
see, and into knowing the difference between a bite and
a kiss, then you are a braver man than I take you to
be, that's all.'

" ' I'll go with you the next 17th day of March,'
said be.

"' Thank you,' says I, I'd rather be excused.'
" Well, I'll go with or without you, just as you please,
on the 17th of next March, if you will first go to Nick
Wyland's, and see that Colonel Brown's crazy boy (the
one that roasted his brother) is well chained up. It's
my opinion that that mischievous maniac broke loose, or
-slipped out that night;and attacked you; and the only
wonder is that, with his superhuman strength, he didn't
kill you. You had a great escape. But as for a ghost,
Steve-'

" Parson,' says I, do you believe the Bible?'
" Yes,' says he, I do.'
" Well, then,' says I, believe in Judge Beler's
ghost. I have seen him, and heard him, and felt him,
and have the marks to prove it. You are Parson Rogers,
ain't you?'
"'Yes.'

Well, so you are; but how do I know it? Be-
cause I've seen you, heard you, and felt you. Well,
that's the way I know the ghost. I tell you I have heard,
seen, and felt Judge Beler's ghost.' "
The Earl of Ellesmere and Mr. Monckton Milnes
are the literary legislators who sit for their portraits
this month, and justice is done to each of them.
Morgan Rattler furnishes a coarsely overdone puff of
the Covent-garden Opera speculation ; and the
number winds up with an elaborate paper on colo-
nisation, in which Lord Grey's plans are eulogised
most highly, but not more highly than they deserve.