The Sun.
London, England, 1870-04-25 00:00:00

AND BRIDGWATER.

In reply to a question from Mr. NEVILLE GRENVILLE,

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The ATTORNEY GENERAL said he could not consent to
postpone proceeding with this bill until after the trial of
the parties charged with corrupt practices at Beverley.
The Crown was not to blame for the delay that had
taken place, and, further, an offer had beem made to
take the trial to London, but it had been declined. The
trial now could not come on until the end of July, and to
postpone the bill until then would be to endanger its
passing during the present session. There was nothing
that he could see in the charges made against the Bridg-
water Commissioners that would justify any postpone-
ment.

CONVENTUAL AND MONASTIC INSTI-
TUTIONS.

Mr. NEWDEGATE complained of persons outside the
House having made use of certain expressions with regard
to his conduct as to conventual and monastic institutions.
He also condemned the course pursued by certain news-
papers, and particularly referred to a paragraph in a
Dublin paper, which he said contained a compendium of
libels. He was prepared to uphold the truthfulness of his
statements in the House on the subject in question,
save one, in which he stated that a young woman under 16
years of age had been induced to enter a convent, and he
mentioned Hammersmith instead of Finchley. (Laughter.

THE BRIGANDAGE IN GREECE.
In reply to a hon. member,
Mr. OTwAT—said that it was with deep regret that he
had to state that information had been received that the
English captives in the hands of the Greek brigands had
been put to death. No effort had been spared to obtain
their release, but the brigands being attacked by the
Greek troops, killed their captives. Such was the infor-
mation which had been received at the Foreign Office.
the Government were waiting with deep anxiety for de-
tails of the massacre. They had every reason to believe
that Lord Muncaster was safe.

25 to 1 agst Blandferd (offered—take 100 to 3)
1000 to 30 agst Wild Flower (taken)
50 to 1 agst Good Hope (offered—take 1000 to 15)
100 to 9 agst W. Day's lot (offered)
4 to 1 egst Siderolite, with a start (offered)
TWO THOUSAND.

5 to 2 agst Kingcraft (offered—take 275 to 100)
5 to 1 sgst Macgregor (offered—take 11 to 2)
7to 1 agst King o' Scots (offered)
8 to 1 agst Stanley (taken freely)
9to 1 agst Prince of Wales (offered—take 10 to 1)
10 to 1 agEt Hawthornden (taken)
100 to 6 agst Sunlight (offered—take 1000 to 50)
1000 to 30 agst Nobleman (offered)
1000 to 20 agst Normauby (offered)
1000 to 10 agst Sunshine (taken and offered)
200 even on Mr. Merry's lot, 1,2, 3 (taken)
THE DERBY.
8 to 1 agst Macgregor (offered—taken 81,- to 1 to
£300)
9 to 1 agst Kingcraft (offered)
10 to 1 agst Sunshine (offered)
100 to 6 agst Stanley (offered)
25 to 1 agst Camel (taken)
300 to 100 agst Macgregor 1,2, 3 (taken)
FLAT RACING FIXTURES.

Newmarket lst S 2 to 6
Edinburgh 7
Chester 10 to 13
Winchester 10, 11
N alisbury 12, 13
Chelmsford 17, 18
Yorl l7, 18

Wye 19
Doncaster ..,.,.,“ 19, 20
Harpenden 20, 21
Bath 24, 2i
Stamford ... 26, 27
Croydon 26, 27
Epsom 31 to Juno 3

COURSE OF EXUHANUE.

Amsterdam, Short ... 11 18 ... 11 181
Do
Rotterdam — ... 12 Of ... 12 1
Antwerp — ... 25 421 ... 25 471
Brussels
Hamburgh — ... 13 104 ... 13 11
Paris
Ditto
Marseilles
__ _

Frankfort-on-the-Main 124 ... 1211
Vienna — ... 12 62* ... 12 671
Trieste — ..• 12 621 ••• 12 671

Petersburg -
Copenhagen.
Berlin
Madrid..
Cadiz — ... 49 ... 491
Leghorn
Milan — ... 26 32* ... 26 37
Genoa — ... 26 32i .... 26 37
Naples - ... 26 37
Palermo —• ... 26 321; ... 26 37
Messina
Lisbon 90 days... 52 „,„ 52*
Oporto ... 52 ... 52*

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.-(THIS DAY.

Sales probably 10,000 bales. Harket quiet.

TURF REFORM AND THE JOCKEY CLUB:
A more complete report of the proceedings at the last'
important meeting of the Jockey Club has been fur-
nished. There were present : Colonel Lowther.
Admiral Rous, Lord G. Manners (stewards) ; Mr. Alex-
ander, Colonel Astley, Mr. Barne, Mr. Batson, Count'
Batthyany, Sir R. W. Bulkeley, Lord Calthorpe, Mr.i
H. Chaplin, Lord Durham, Lord Falmouth, Sir J.'
Hawley, Sir F. Johnstone, Captain D. Lane, Sir C.l
Legard, Mr. Payne, Colonel Pearson, General Peel,f
Baron N. Rothschild, Lord Royston, Duke of St. Albano,'
Mr. Savile, Prince Soltykoff, and Lord Stamford.;
Lord Calthorpe was appointed steward in place of Colonel'
Lowther, who retired by rotation. Mr. Payne was ap-,
pointed a member of the Bentinck Fund Committee, in'
the place of the Duke of Richmond. General Peel,
whose motion respecting the time of closing certain;
stakes, stood first on the paper, postponed it till the Club
had decided whether or not the committee moved for by,
Sir J. Hawley should be granted, proposing to'
refer his motion to the said committee, if granted.
Sir J. Hawley then moved for the appointment of se'
committee according to his notice, and after speaking at
some length gave a list of eleven members he proposed toj
constitute the committee. Lord Durham seconded the'
motion. Admiral Rous moved the previous question. He;`
objected to Sir Joseph Hawley's motion on the ground!
that it charged the Jockey Club with encouraging
gambling, and would oblige them to interfere with:
matters relating to betting, which in his opinion was con-
trary to the rules of the Club. He intimated at the same
time that at the next general meeting of the Club the
stewards would themselves move for the appointment of
a committee to consider the present state of the Turf.
Mr. Alexander seconded Adimral Rous's motion. Mr.
Chaplin supported Sir J. Hawley's motion. Lord Royston'
opposed it, and after a discussion in which Sir J. Hawley
Admiral Rous, General Peel, Sir R. Bulkeley, Lord •
Royston, Mr. Chaplin, Lord G. Manners, and Lord
Falmouth took part, and during wnich some members
expressed their willingness to support Sir J. Hawley's'
motion if he would withdraw from it everything •
relating to betting, which he declined to do,
the question was put, and a division took place as
already noticed, nine being in favour of Sir Joseph.
Hawley's motion, and seventeen against it. General Peel
understanding that the Stewards intended to propose a
committee, again postponed the motion of which he had.
given notice. Admiral Rous then brought forward his
motion for the alteration of Rule 40, but at the suggestion
of several members, agreed to withdraw it for the present.'
The meeting was then adjourned. Notice has been
given that a general meeting of the Jockey',
Club will be held at Newmarket after the races,
on Wednesday in the First Spring Meeting.:
The following notice of motion has been given by the
Stewards :—That a committee be appointed to consider
the present condition of the Turf. That the committee:
do consist of eleven members, and have power to hold!
Inee ,•=oB s think fit. That the,
Stewards shall,. after due notice, summon ..
meeting of the Club to consider the report of said com-
mittee."
Mr. William Day, the well-known trainer and breeder'
of racehorses, writes to the Telegraph on this sub-'
ject. He believes racing to be a healthy re•
creation, and that it has no demoralising tendency. • He.
strongly opposes the notion that early running of two-1
year-olds has any effect in prematurely wearing out the'
animal. " Compare such with our French neighbours,
who are par excellence after ourselves. Their system is to
run less frequently, and to commence later in the year, ,
no two-year-olds are permitted to run befor the month of
August. The result of the following illustration will''
clearly shew that their system is defective, and that'
they had better imitate racing as it now is here thaiii
that we should follow theirs. Count Lagrange ,
(as every one knows) is an honest and great .
supporter of the Turf in both countries who could'
not win a race of any note in England last year;?
but in France he was nearly invincible. No one;
surely needs further proof of the snperiority of our horses±
over all others in the world. Equally opposed is Mr. Dayl
to the abolition of play-or-pay betting. " Should it be
abolished as suggested, you directly legislate for a class,'
and not for the community. The ' Gnus Plunger,' who:
destroys his own existence and spreads destruction widely
around, I rejoice to say is defunct, I sincerely hope never
to rise again. In moderation, however, let all enjoy the'
venture of their own opinions who have funds to pay in
the event of losing, without anticipating their incomes.'
Most of my noble patrons and masters rarely bet upon';
horses not their own, and then only to a certain extent
when they have good reasons for doing so ; and with,
these precautions, I can honestly affirm, it has never been I
attended with prejudicial effects, either on their finances
or my own. This leads me to a part of the subject which',
I believe has been hitherto unnoticed. Why not legalise
all stakes and bets ? Surely, if the Stock Exchange 1
transactions are legal, racing ones ought to be so. It has
frequently been decided that a friend can recover from al
friend, who has commissioned him to back a horse. This
is surely like straining at a gnat and swallowing a cameL'l
Honest men desire, and dishonest require, this legal;
provision, or they will not fulfil their engagements,'
to the great injustice of those who do. Under the;
' proposed resolutions,' I would venture to call atten-i,
tion to the following facts. Had the City and?
Suburban,' the Metropolitan Stakes,' and Cup' ofl
last year been run for under the proposed rules, the field?
would have consisted numerically as follows :—City and
Suburban, 4 ; Metropolitan, 5 ; Cup, 2. (See Racing
Calendar of 1860.) These, it must be remembered, Arai
the great stakes of the Epsom Spring Meeting. Will notl
this convince any unprejudiced mind of the utter annihi-i
lation of all racing ? The result must inevitably be,l
either legitimate fields very small, or illegitimate ones?
prodigiously swollen with horses that are not likely tol
take any prominent part in the race. Say what yogi
please, this in self-defence must and will be extensively
resorted to ; for let gentlemen be ever so rich and honestly;
inclined, it is not in human nature to sit passively and be'
overridden rough-shod by a forestalling public." Mr.
Day concludes by expressing the opinion that the great
and growing evil of the Turf is the system of touting.

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not large. Mr. J. Nicholson was elected to the
chair, and in a brig speech introduced the
business to the meeting. Mr. Jackson put several
questions to the " Countess " relative to the marriage of
her real or reputed grandfather at Frankfort-on-
the Maine, which had been denied by the authorities of
that place. The " Countess " replied by producing a
copy of the register of the marriage, in which it was
stated that the marriage took place in the cathedral of
that town.—Mr. Jackson said the claimant had not taken
a proper and legitimate way to prove her case.—The
" Countess " replied that she had taken the course her
counsel had directed her to take.—Mr. Patterson wished
to know the name of the counsel who had so advised
her.—The " Countess " : That is my point. She then went
on to remark that the holders of the estates could not enter
an action in their public capacity ; and she would have
nothing to do with them in their private capacity.—Mr.
Jackson said the parties alluded to were in possession of
of the land.—The " Countess " : They are easily opposed.;
We shall see that they shall be opposed.—Mr. Jackson
only wished, if the land were her ladyship's she would:
get it.—The "Countess " said the way in which she had
been treated had been a disgrace to her Majesty's re n.—
Some more questions were asked and disco g cal
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