The Sun.
London, England, 1870-05-21 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATUBDAY' MAY '2l, 1.870,

tlemen would have been saved. All that was
required was a little more time for parleying,
and the abstaining •on the part of the Greek
Government from hostile action. It was not clear which
party fired first ; but it was, evident that the cause of the
massacre was the fact of the troops being put in motion.
In conclusion, he said he had had bright hopes. of
a new Greece emulating the virtues and the free.
dom of those Greeks to whom we were all so much
indebted for a literature which had been the
ornament and the instruction of mankind for ages.
And even now he did not despair, and believed the lament-
able event would have the effect of producing a better
state of things in Greece, and he could not help expressing
his opinion that the occurrence afforded a most legiti-
mate opportunity of interposing, to urge upon Greece the
necessity of putting an end to such anarchy, misery, and
lawlessness. The rights which it gave to England to
remonstrate, and more than remonstrate, were such
that he owned it would be to him a disappoint-
ment if in the result it should not happen that
in addition to the punishment of the guilty, which had
already been demanded, in addition to that reparation
which the Greek Government owed to the persons con-
nected with the misfortune to whom probably pecuniary
reparation would be useful or acceptable, if the Govern-
ment did not avail themselves of the opportunity now
offered to press upon the Greek Government in
such a manner as should be effectual the ne-
cessity and the duty of making the lives of
British subjects and. those employed by the British
Crown safe in the country. Sure he was that every
Government in Europe would concur in any measure
which might be necessary to enforce that duty upon the
Greek Government, but surer still he was that if the course
were taken it would redound more to the credit of Greece,
and make the day when the calamity occurred, and the
day when the British Government required due repara-
tion, a day to be remembered amongst the brightest annals
of Greece, not for the crime and shame which accompa-
nied it, but for the brighter future it would produce.
Sir HENRY LYTTON BULWER moved—" That this House,
upon an examination of the papers that have been laid
before it concerning the recent massacres in Greece, feels
itself called upon to express an opinion that the conduct
of the Greek Ministers has been highly unsatisfactory,
and that this House invites her Majesty's Government to
act as it thinks best on this opinion, and also to concert
with its allies as to the best means of establishing in
Greece a Government capable of satisfying the ordinary
requirements of a civilised State."
This motion was withdrawn.
Mr. GLADSTONE, who rose to address the House about
23 minutes to two o'clock, said it was evident from the
speeches of the hon. gentlemen who had spoken that the
Government had not neglected to take steps. The Go-
vernment had demanded the fullest examination of the
facts, requiring the means of full participation, or, at
least, full cognisance of every step connected with the
enquiry, and as they likewise would make the reason-
able claim that at the proper time, and yet ndt
before the proper time, which was a point of no small
importance, that condign punishment should be inflicted
upon the guilty. He was sure the House would appre-
ciate what he. had said about the punishment of the
guilty not coming too soon, because there were many pas-
sages in the history of many countries in which it was
found that the immediately guilty agents were but the
tools and instruments of others, and their too rapid removal
was one of the best and most effectual means of sup-
pressing the essential portions of the truth. Some weeks
Would probably elapse before they were in full possession
of the facts of the case.
Several orders and other business of an unimportant
character were disposed of, and the House adjourned at
three o'clock.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE

DONCASTER RACES.—PRIDAY.
The Doncaster Plate of 40 soya. Mali a mile.
Mr J, Scott's Viscountess, by the Marquis—Columbine, 3
yrs. 7st 41b (Maidment) 1
Mr. Black's Glenlivat, 4 yrs, 7st 121 b
The Betting-room Stakes of 5 sovs each. Red House in.
Mr Jos. Dawsou's g by Sottledrum—impsratrice, 2 yrs,
7st 41b (inc. 7lb extra)
Mr T. Parr's Brother to Tim Bobbin, 2 yrs, 7st (Wilson) 2
Mt John Osborne's f by Cathedral—Para, 2 yrs, Ust 111 b
(Wood) 3

Won in a canter by a length.
The Chesterfield Handicap of 100 sous. One mile.
Lord Zetland's Brennus by Voltigeur—Sweet Briar, 4

yrs,Bst 81b.-
Mr J. Scott's Viscount, 5 yrs, Bst 21b (Snowden) 1
Mr Hunt's Hugo, 3 yrs, 6st 21b (W. Gray) 3
Waterloo also ran.
Won easily by a length.
The Scurry Stakes (Handicap of 5 80913 each, with 20
added, for horses of all ages; winners extra; second
to save stake. Red House in.
Mr Napleton's Pauada, by Newminster—Culotte de Poau,
3 yrs, Gst 71b. . . .(W. Gray) 1
Mr Thacker's Cobalt, 3 yrs, GA 41b . ...(Ashworth) '2
Mr W. Osborne's Star and Garter, 3 yrs, Bst llb
(T. Chaloner) 3
Won by a head ; a neck divided the second and third.
The Yorkshire St,Leger of 3 sovs each.
Mr Bruere's Fairyland, by Colstordale—Mrs Taft, 4 yrs
(h b), llst.6lb
Mr G. Walker's Plenty, G yrs (h b), 1 Ist 131 b ...(Owner) 2
Mr. H. Hall's The Vet, 4 yrs, list 81b . (Mr Spence) 3
Slap Bang also ran.
The Corporation Stakes of 5 sovs each. Red House in.
Mr Mumford's Film], by Trumpeter—Sharp Practici., 3
yrs, st
Mr Mumford's f by Cape Flyaway—Long Hey, 2 yrs,
sst 91b ......... ..... ....... (W. Ohaloner) 2
Mr Thacker's Cobalt, 3 yrs, 7st 111 b (Kenyon) 3
Oliver also ran. Wou in a canter.
The Hunter,' Handicap of 5 soya each. One mile.
Mr Black's Weather Isle, by Lord of the Isles—Weather-
side, 5 yrs, 12st 71b . ...(Mr Spencer) 1
Mr Wroughton's Twig, 4 yrs, 10st 51b (Mr Holly) 2
Mr R. P. Dickson's Grace Darling, 9st 10st (Mr Bentley) 3
Topsy also ran. Won by four lengths.

BETTING ON THE COURSE.
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HARPENDEN RACES—FRIDAY.
The Trial Stakes of 5 soya each. Ono mile.
Mr Goodwin's Truo Blue, by Vedette --Amaranth, 4 yrs,
9st (not to be sold) (Lynch).l
Mr Buckingham's Simplon, 3 yrs, 7st 101 b (not to be sold)
(H. Covey) 2
Won easily by half a length.
The Scurry Handicap of 5 sovs: T.Y.C.
Mr J. Bone's Primula, by Knight of the Thistle Spring
Blossom, 5 yrs, Bst 41b
Sir 0. Legard's Cauldron, 3 yrs, Bst ... (Jeffery) 2
Mr Nightingale's Agate, 3 yrs, Tat 131 b
Mr T. Archer's Black Bess, 3 yrs, 75t..... (Howell) t
Billy Pedder also ran.
Won by a head ; a dead heat for third place.
The Harpenden Handicap of 15 sot's each. About one mile
and a half.