The Sun.
London, England, 1848-03-29 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY _EVENING,

PARLI.A3IY:VL‘:ItY BUSINESS

rrom the rotes anti . the 1 lduse of' Coma, .us.

TUESDAY, 7,1APC14 23.
STANDING 011DERS COMMITTEE.
The following 11,:solution was reported from the above
_knumittee:—

That in the ease of the York, NewcaAle, and Ber-
wick R►ilway (Power to subscribe to the Sunderland
f)ock•) petition to deposit a petition for a Bill, the stand-
ing orders ought not to be dispensed with.—Report to lie
on the table.

THE REVOLUTION OF 1789.

T. e causcs which led to the first French Revoluti,
were manifold ; amorg so many it is difficult to assign
to one a place of pre-eminence. First in time, aas the
form of government ur der which France laboured
umber the reigns of Louis XIV. and Lraiis XV. The
immorality of the social lie of those reigns, and of the
rege ney of Orleans, bears its part ; and the gradual
but certain increase in financial difficulties, which
began with the reign of Louis XIV. Another cause
was the aid given by France to the American rebels, as
they were called ; and yet another, and thouch last in
time, yet by no means the least, the opinions of Voltaire,
and the Encyclopaedists, urged the people to revenge
themselves for the attempts that were constantly making
to place them under the yoke of despotism. At this
time the Clergy, the Nobles, and the Tiers Etat, were
the three great classes:—" The Clergy were both power-
ful and rich; their income amounted to above 5,000,000
a year, out of which little more than one-third
was apportioned among the parochial clergy. The
greater part of the rest was divided among the abbeys,
the majority of which were in the gift of the King. Out of
3GS abbeys and monasteries, no less than 225 were of
that nature that they could be held by the so-called
Abbas commendataires. These Abt 63, generally the
younger sons of noble families, were in no way bound by
the rules of the abbey over which they were supposed to
preside, and were in all respects more laymen than eccle-
siastics. Such men as these were the chief loaders of
those corrupt morals and laxity of discipline which dis-
graced the great part of the higher clergy during the
reigns immediately preceding the Revolution. They
had, of course, their exceptions; but, generally speaking,
religion and morality were confined to the parochial
clergy, whose poverty prevented them from mixing in
the luxuries and debaucheries of the capital, as much
as their consciences forbad them to merge their eccle-
siastical character in that of laymen. The clergy were
subject to but one out of the many taxes—the &Time
paschaline : a tax so small that every five years they
granted gratuitous loans of some considerable amount
to the Crown, to be paid without interest after a short
lapse of time. The French noblesse were exceed-
ingly numerous : every 250 persons had one noble
amongst them ; for the nobility of the parent in
France was not confined to the heir, but descended to
every son. There were above four thousand places in
the kingdom, by the tenor ,of which nobility might be
conferred ; and the Court was ever ready to increase the
list of nobles by new creations. For the young men of
the most ancient families, a colonelship-en-second in
every regiment was specially reserved ; and in Louis
XVl.'s reign, it was decreed that no one should
be made even a sub-lieutenant who could not prove his
nobility for four generations. They had thus a per-
fect monopoly of the Church and the army. Besides these
advantages, their other privileges were enormous. One
tax they were subject to—the capitation tax ; a mere
trifle when compared to the other public burdens. The
income-tax was also nominally paid by them as well as
by the Tiers Etat ; but they contrived so to regulate
their assessments as to contribute but little to this
impost. Add to these privileges those which arose
from feudal tenures—a list so startling as to surprise
oven the most faithful adherent of that system. Lastly
came the Tiers Etat, the whole population of the king-
dom, except the clergy and noblesse, including the rich-
est merchant alike with the poorest peasant. The abuses
under which this class laboured were many. That of
taxation was common to the whole body. Three taxes
were paid by them--the taille, or land tax; the capita-
tion tax; and the income tax, at first a twentieth,
eventually a tenth of the net income. The direct
taxation previous to the Revolution produced about
eight millions and a half to the Government ; out
of this, above six millions were contributed by
the Tiers Etat, the owners of hardly one third
of the soil of France. So enormous was the burden of
direct taxation on the agricultural lah,urer, in those
districts where the taille and vingt'll ne were levied on a
strict valuation, that only one-t elfth ef the produce of
an acre of land was left to him after deducting the
claims of the Crown and the landlord. Dividing the
produce of an acre into twelve parts, seven-and a-half
of these parts went to the Crown for direct taxes; three-
and-a- half accrued to the proprietor, in the shape of
rent and feudal fines ; and the remaining one part
was allowed to the tenant, to support life. The
taxes on consumption were equally unfair on the
peasant. These imposts, raising between 10,000,000
and 11,000,000, were imposed most unequally on dif-
ferent provinces. Some districts had obtained commu-
tations very much in their favour; the consequence of
which was, a most unequal pressure on those less fa-
voured. The burdens of taxation were greatly increased
by these flowing from the nature of the feudal tenure in
France. The preservation of forest game was ono
great source of oppression. In largo districts enclo-
sures were forbidden, and heards of deer and boars
allowed to wander at will over the cultivated land
that bordered their woods and lairs. Hoeing and weed-
ing ware forbidden, lest the young birds should be de-
stroyed ; hay must not be mown, lest the eggs should
be destroyed ; or the land manured with any strong
mixture, lest the flavour of the game should be injured.
The fines at every change of tenure were heavy and
frequent ; the corn must be ground at the landlord's
mill, the grapes pressed at the landlord's press, the
bread baked at the landlord's oven. The catalogue
of the tenant's contributions is not yet closed. The
corvees, or statute labour for the maintenance of the
public roads, fell on this class alone ; a burden esti-
mated by Neeker at nearly a million a year. Military
quarters were to be provided by them for the soldiers;
tree lodging, fire, light, salt, washing, and forage for
the horses of the cavalry. On them, too, fell exclu-
sively the compulsory military service, which drew
60,000 men a year. The indirect taxes were not less
oppressive, arising from the Customs levied on
goods passing from one division of France to
the other, and from the monopolies of salt and
tobacco. Two pound of salt smuggled across the fron-
tier would remunerate a man better than a day's labour.
The public taxes were, in sober truth, burdensone
enough; yet this burden was greatly increased by the
system of farming out the indirect taxes to private indi-
viduals, or companies, for a certain sum, end leaving
them, to reap their advantage by oppressing the people.
The power of the King had long grown to be des-
potic ; he was the sole legislator of the kingdom,
his Ministers and the States-General but his
advisers, without a power of enacting or refusing.
On the universal immorality of the reign of Louis XV.
it is needless to enlarge; detail would be neither in-
structive nor necessary. No one will dream of deny-
ing the fact, or of doubting that it was one among
other causes of the excesses of the revolution. When
the people saw their King devoted to the most
sensual indulgences; the highest nobles, the clergy, and
every one who desired rank or station, humbly bowing
at the throne of his acknowledged mistress, a woman of
the lowest birth, the lowest character; when they
saw that she was not deemed unworthy to associate
with the King's own daughters, and that the wives of
the highest in the land coveted her society, they might
well believe that morality was but a bugbear to keep
them in order, and religion a mere state machine for dis-
cipline. The immorality of the times gained half the
battle for the scepticism and infidelity of the Encyclo-
paedists. The support given by Louis XVI. to the Ame-
rican insurgents, reduced into practice the theories put
forward by the sect of the Encyclopaedists. Numbers
of the young noblesse, by mixing with the American
revolters, imbibed their principles of liberty and inde-
pendence, and brought back to their own country notions
very little consistent with the theory and practice of its
Government. By this rash step France gained a mo-
mentary step before her great rival. Did not all these
causes put together justify the people in turning out into
open revolution against their Sovereign 7—Weekly Dis-
patch.

ODE BY BERAN GER ON THE
REVOLUTION OF FEBRUARY.
The Democratic Pacifigue publishes the following
ode by Beranger, who is announced as one of the
candidates for the deputation of the department of the
Seine. It is addressed to Manuel, who dared to pro-
fess Republicanism even under the Restoration, but
who died before 1830.
BERANCER A MANUEL.
0 Manuel, la, France s'est lei 6 !
Sa libert6 n'a plus un ennemi.
C'est bier ain si que nous l'avions ;6sl
Peuple hint qui u'est rien a demi!
Puisqu'il nous u ene a la terre promise,
Dieu parmi nous aurait du to laisser.
Qu'avais-tu fait pour mourir en Moise?
Mon pauvre ami, je voudrais t'embrasser.
Sortant vainqueur de ces luttes sublimes,
Tu penserais a mon tout petit coin.
C'est dans ces fours de fievres magnanimes,
Quo run de l'autre on a souvent besoin.
Longtemps muets, dans une 6treinte antique,
r'uis, refoulant nos pleura dans un baiser,
Nous nous disions: Viva la ROubliquel
Mon pauvre ami, je voudrais t'embrasser.
Le sait-on bien ? Depuis qu'au Jeu-de-Paume
S'ouvrit l'epoque oil le peuple vainqueur,
Fit of en notre beau royaume
Le monde cutler, comme le sang au eceur.
Du livre d'or sangltuit, sublime ou sage,
Ott cheque lustre eut sa gloire a tracer,
Quarante-huit est la plus belle page I
Mon pauvre ami, je voudrais t'embrasser.
La royaute st6rilisait I'empire,
Et jetait rancre en ce sable mouvant ;
Le foudre passe, et le trOne chavire,
Et j'ai cherche sa trace vainement.
Mais je retrouve une France fi-iond,
Qu'un noble sang vient de fertiliser ;
Sol genereux, qui nourrira le monde !
Mon pauvre ami, je voudrais t'embrasser.
La R6publique est grand° et sera stable,
Elle remplit nos vceux, mais je t'aimais;
Je me souviens de ce eri lamentable:
Plaignons les morts, ils dormant a jamaisl
Dormir, helas! quand la France se leve,
Lorsque, pour vaincre, et pour se surpasser,
Elle a besoin de l'esprit et du glaive!
Mon pauvre ami, je voudrais t'embrasser.
Gloire rI toi, peuple, a tes succes repides!
Je t'airne mieux lorsque je pense a lui;
Mes bras ouverts ne resteront pas vides;
Tons les Francais sont freres aujourd'hui.
Viellard courb6, quand to courais aux acmes,
Comme les morts, j'ai du me reposer;
Mon sang est froid, mais j'ai de chaudes larmes,
Potpie Francais, je voudrais t'embrasser.
Paris, le Ist Mars, 1848.

MUNIFICENCE.—The late Andrew Macklew, Esq.,
of Poulett Lodge, Twickenham, in addition to bene-
volent bequests left to the various Police•courts, to be
applied to the purposes of the poor-box of each court,
bequeathed to the Accident Relief Society 5001., and to
the Distressei Needlewomea's Society 5001.

CIIARTIST MEETING.

LaAt evening a numerous meeting o' Chartists, con-
vened nominally fur the purpose of taking measures to
protect the rights of lab:.ur, but iu reality t,.) beat up lot
recruits to sistll the intendod monst,r procession on the
tOth pruxitno, from Kennington common to the House of
Commons, on the occasion of presenting the Chartist
petition, was held at the Socialist Institution, John-
itreet, Tottenham-court-roaxl. The building was densely
crowded.

A well dressed person named VERNON, who was said
to be a " new" man in the political arena, was called to
the chair. He began the proceedings by giving a dole-
ful account of a trip to Stepney-green, which he had
been induced to make at two o'clock that day, in order
to be present at a Chartist demonstration. He said he
had walked about until nearly half-past three o'cicck,
vainly endeavouring to find out the meeting, which
was advertised to take place at two o'clock; at length a
person whom he met by accident told him where he
might find Mr. Magrath and the other concocters of the
meeting; but he protested solemnly that he would rather
" fight" at once than be subjected to such another
trial of his patience.—(Laughter.) He considered it
a mere waste of time to dwell on the points of the
Charter, or even on the point which they had met to
consider— the organization of labour, for until the sove-
reignty of the people were established, it was nonsense to
suppose that they could effect the slightest amelioration
in the condition of the working classes.—(Cheers.) The
petition for the Charter was to be presented on the 10th
of next month, on which occasion it was intended to
accompany it with a procession composed of from one
to three hundred thousand persons. He saw that a
dinner was advertised to take place at liighbury Barn
Tavern on the evening of the same day, but he hoped
they would have no feasting until they had succeeded in
carrying the Charter.—(Cheers.) The French carried
their charter without any thoughts of dining; and as
they required no speechifying on the subject of the peti-
tion in the House of Commons, but intended merely
to ask them "yes" or " no," he hoped they would
not dream of sitting down to dinner until they
went back to the House of Commons, as they in-
tended doing next day, to see how they were getting
on with it.—(Cheers.) The modes operandi was to
keep moving between the House of Commons and the
Tower, and the Tower and the House of Commons;
and he thought that the money which they intended
spending on a dinner would be far better laid out in
furnishing district refreshment houses for those who
had to undergo the labour and fatigue of the procession.
—(Cheers.) For his part he was disgusted at the idea
of presenting a petition at all ; it was all a mockery and
a farce—for they knew very well that the members of
the Government would never consent to grant the
people's charter, and therefore he thought that they
should give the House of Commons just one hour to
consider whether they would grant it or not.—(Great
cheering.) If they said "yes," very well; and if they said
" no," instead of going to the Highbury Barn to dinner
they should retire to their district meetings and
decide what they were to do next day.—(Cheers.) It
was a very old saying that " what was everybody's busi-
ness was nobody's business," and as even the army re-
quired a " forlorn hope," he begged that one hundred
persons at that meeting. would join him in forming a
compact body who would fully understand each other by
signs and otherwise to conduct the business of the pro-
cession.—(Sensation.) As all such bodies were dis-
tinguished by some peculiar appellation, he thought they
should call themselves the " fast boys," which would be
perfectly appropriate, as their intention was to upset the
" governor."—(Cheers and laughter.) After indulging
at considerable length in a similar strain, Mr. Vernon
concluded by saying that everything he had uttered was
the result of the most honest conviction and cool rethc-
tion and determination.

Mr. DIXON (from Manchester) took exceptions at
once to the speech of the Chairman. He had heard
many fiery speeches ou previous occasions, and it was all
very well for them to clap their hands and huzza ; but
when the " day" came, where were they ?—they were to
be found in their beds fast asleep.—(No, no, and hear,
hear.) Ile could never sanction any proposition that
would lead the people into danger. It was madness to
talk of organizing an insurrection, and demanding an
answer from the House of Commons in an hour.—(Dis-
approbation and cries of " Quite lcng enough.") The
people of this country were not in a fighting posture,
and it would take far more than anything they had
suffered yet to make them fight. Nothing could
justify an appeal to arms until every moral means had
bean exhausted. He concluded, by moving a resolution
to the effect that, as labour was unquestionably a source
of wealth, and the working man's only capital, it should
form the first subject of Legislative care, and they
should never cease their endeavour until labour was
fairly represented in Parliament.
A juvenile Chartist named ROBINSON seconded the re-
solution, and also preferred moral force to physical
force, until it was fairly proved that the former was
utterly ineffective.
Mr. SHELTON also supported the moral force doctrine
in a speech of great length, which, in order to avoid
misconception or misrepresentation, he had reduced to
writing.
Mr. HANDLEY followed, and sneered at the
moral force enthusiasts, as did also Mr. ERNEST
JONES and Mr. MAGRATII, the " great guns" of the
evening.
Mr. dorms, during his speech, mentioned that the
hostility of the military was not so much to be dreaded
as was generally supposed, for eighteen of the Grenadier
Guards had that week signed the Chartist petition. He
had been to Northamptonshire during the week, where
he had addressed tens of thousands of their fellow-men,
who had determined that if a blow were struck at the
prccession by the minions of the Government, they
would strike again. The House of Commons had
laughed at Mr. Feargus O'Connor's notice of motion
which he intended bringing forward when he presented
the Chartist petition ; but they would remember that
a motion of Odilon Barrot's was treated in a similar
way by Guizot and the French Chambers, and
they all saw the result. (Cheers.) Let them
follow that example, and make Lord John Russell
laugh at the wrong side of his mouth .—(Cheers and
laughter.)
A number of resolutions carrying out the People's
Charter were then adopted, and the proceedings did not
terminate until near midnight —Chronicle.

CITY OF LONDON COMMIS-
SIONERS OF SEWERS. •

Yesterday a Court of Sewers was held at Guildhall,
but the eminent engineers and surveyors appointed to
inquire into and report on the state of the City of Lon-
don sewers not having yet had time to carry the objects
of their appointment into effect, the proceedings were
confined to the usual routine business, and nothing fur-
ther transpired relative to the threatened invasion of
the City by the promoters of the Public Health Bill.
Mr. Deputy Peacock occupied the chair. Several com-
plaints were entertained against various parties Air net
suppressing nuisances, and Mr. Gore, tho eminent mud
contractor, was fined 6L, on account of persons in his
employment having swept the mud into the gratings,
instead of carting it off as they were bound to do by the
regulations.
Mr. GODSON begged to ask the chairman whether
any pains had been taken by the committee to induce
gas companies to lower their prices, as he observed by
the printed return of the pavements' accounts that the
gas lighting for the last three quarters amounted to the
vary large sum of 7,7891.--(llear, hear.)
The CHAIRMAN said, the question was under the con-
sideration of the committee, but all the information
which they could collect relative to the subject would be
laid before them at their next meeting.— (Hear.)
A consolidated rate of sixpence in the pound was then
made, and the Court broke up.

QUEEN'S THEATRE, DULL.—Much as G. V.
Brooke, Esq., might have had reason to anticipate a
hearty reception from his friends in Hull, owing to his
previous exhibitions at this theatre, the plaudits which
took place on Monday evening, on his entrée in the cha-
racter of Othello, must have far exceeded his most
sanguine expectations. During the pericd of the last
25 years we have witnessed theatrical exhibitions, we
never remember a performer receiving applause so
simultaneous and enthusiastic as did Mr. Bi ooke. The
house was of course a bumper, notwithstanding the at-
tractions of Monsieur Jullien's concert the same evening.
Of Mr. Brooke's impersonation of the character of
Othello we cannot speak too highly, there is not only an
originality of conception, but a perfect mastery of the
language of the immortal Shakspeare—in fact we never
saw the beau ideal of the bard's swarthy Moor until we
had the pleasure of seeing Mr. Brooke. Mr. Brooke
was efficiently supported by the stock company of the
theatre in their various parts, and by Miss Duet as
Desdemona. Mr. Walton, as 'ago, if not all that could
be wished, was certainly highly respectable. Melville
Hill perhaps rather went beyond what was intended in
the inebriation scene, but on the whole was above an
average Cassio. Mrs. Turner, as Emilia, appeared to
great advantage. The audience, during the whole of the
performance, exhibited the most marked attention, and
the approbation evinced was loud and long. Mr.
Brooke and Miss Duret, as also Mr. Walton, were called
for at the close, amidst the most hearty cheers. Miss
Dickenson followed in the farce of The PI oblem, and
came in for a fair share of applause. Owing to several
parties having previously engaged themselves to attend
Jullien's concert, and having expressed their wish to seo
Mr. Brooke iu the character of Othello, he has been
prevailed upon to re-enact this character this (Tuesday
evening.
SALFORD, MARC 11 `2B.—Last night a crowded
meeting of the chartists was held in this borough, for
the professed purpose of considering the best means of
pomoting the defence of Messrs. Smith O'Brien, Mit-
chell, and Meagher against their impending prosecution,
and of fraternizing with the Ultra-Repeaters of Ireland,
in order to a mutual co-operation for the attainment of

the objects of both.
MAZE-POND YOUNG MEN'S MUTUAL INSTRUCTION
SOClETY.—Yesterday evening the seventh anniversary
meeting of this thriving association of young men for
the purpose of intellectual advancement, was held in the
vestry-room of the Chapel, Maze-pond, Southwark—the
Rev. Mr. Aldis in the Chair. The proceedings were
commenced in the usual manner, with a repast, of which
a large number of the members and their friends par-
took, and the report having been read by the Secretary,
stating the progress of the Society, the company were
addressed by several gentlemen in speeches suitable to
the occasion.
BIRKENHEAD.—We understand that Lord Alor-
pal, Baron Goldsmid, Joseph Bailey, jun , Esq., M.P..
William Jackson, Esq., M.P., and J. M. Mendel, Esq.,
were yesterday (Monday) at Birkenhead, for the purpose
we believe, of surveying the present condition of the
dock works there. No doubt the report which Lord
Nlorpeth will make to Government on the subject will
have a material effect on the Bill now before Parliament
relating to the works.—Liverpool Standard.

THE SEWERS OF LONDON.

The public mind has been much occupied of late wid
the question of the health of town!, and in that gnestion
is involved the drainage of the metropolis.
Our readers will perhaps find some amusement fron
the consideration of the rise and progress of the mos:
ancient of these subterraneous ks.

The oldest drains in London are probably tl.e Fleet
River and the Walbroolt, two natural water-courses
carrying off now the accumulated drainage of a dense!)
populated area, as formerly they conveyed the waters o'
the river Fleet and springs falling into them down to
the Thames.

As long ago as the year 1290, we read of the monk:
of the White and Black Friars, with the Bishop of Sans
bury, whose house was situate on the site of the present
Salisbury-square, in Fleet- street, complaining to KJa.
Edward I. of the condition of the Fleet river. At this
time it must be remembered that this river was of such
size and depth that " ten or•twelve ships navies at once
with merchandizes were wont to come up to 011 Bourne
(Holborn) bridge;" but a few years after the above datt
it was made subject of complaint that the river " had
become so narrowed by the raising of wharves, but
specially by the diversion of water made by them of the
New Temple for their mills, outside of Baynard Castle,
and by other impediments, tha t their ships could not en-
ter as they were wont," whereupon the mayor and tin
sheriffs of London were directed to amend this.
Thus from time to time this Fleet river was cleansed
and repaired under the direction of the civic authorities,
and in 1589 the Court of Common Council raised the
sum of 1,000 marks for this purpose.
This river (according to Stow) was anciently called
" the River of Wells ;" and about the beginning of the 14th
century, that portion of it which lay north of the city
boundary was known as " Turnmill Brook," from the
number of mills erected on its banks; but the lower part
became gradually used as a mere sewer.
After the Great Fire of London, it was cleansed
and repaired by the mayor and court of al
dermen ; the sides were embanked with masonry,
and warehouses for coals constructed on it,
banks, with a wharf of thirty-five feet width formed
on either side; and at Bridewell, Fleet-street, and
Holborn, handsome bridges of Portland stone were con-
structed, at a cost of 30,000/ The corporation have in
their library at the Guildhall, a picture of the period,
representing the Bridewell, the Fleet river, and the
bridge over it.
In 1736 it was arched over by the corporation from
Holborn to Fleet-street, and the old Fleet-market
formed ou its site; but it was not till after Blackf'riars
bridge was built that the southern portion was arched
over, and New Bridge-street formed in its present state.
In 1825 Fleet-market was removed by the corporation,
and the street now called Farringdon-street was formed.
So much for this ancient sewer. It has long been hid
den from the eye of the passenger; but the bridges re-
ferred to above yet exist in part, and the waters rush at
times through this mighty culvert with a force and ra-
pidity that would alarm the inexperienced. Indeed,
conveying, as it does, the bulk of the drainage of all the
country round the base of Highgate-hill, Camden town,
Battle-bridge, and places contiguous, this sewer almost
equals the larger sewers of ancient Rome, and, we be-
lieve, it is the largest of our metropolitan arched sewers,
and probably the largest in the world.
The next watercourse in importance in the old city
of London is that anciently forming the Walbrook, and
of late 3 ears built over and enclosed within the limits
of a modern sewer, now running from London-bridge
through King William street and and Princes-street to
the City boundary at Moorgate. Here is a work of
the last fifteen years, constructed chiefly on the site of
the ancient Walbrook—a river of great width and
depth in former days, having its source about Hoxton.
Few persons consider, as they travel through the streets
before-mentioned, that a sewer of a size large enough for
a cab to drive through runs beneath their feet, up
which the Thames flows as high up as Lothbury. Such,
however, is the fact ; and this wonderful work has en-
abled the low flat ground of Holloway to be drained of
late years.
Such are the main sewers of London. The old town
ditch, recorded by Stow to have been two hundred feet
wide, winds still in its original track round the course
of the old city wall, though now limited to a sever va-
ryieg in sizi. But still it is an interesting relic of the
olden time, and, with the other watercourses of London,
form the main arteries in a system of drainage which now,
within the limits of one square mile, counts at least
forty-three miles lineal of public sewers within the mu
nicipal division called the city of London.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
NORTHAMPTON SPRING MEETING.
NORTHAMPTON, TUESDAY EVENING, SIX O'CLOCK.
Further Arrivals—War Eagle, Prairie Bird, Dacia,
Latitat, Puffy, Farthingal filly by Cotherstone, out of
Kalmia; Embrace, Sylvan, Convict, Antler, Pic
colo, othersthorpe, Nina, Retail, bf by Cesar, out of
Emily, Goodwood, Historian, Harlestone, 'Consuela,
Multum in Parvo, Brother to Counsellor, Elimea, The
Judge, The Pony, Havvkstone, br f by Touchstone, out
of Chapeau d'Espagne; Sword Player, and The Fiddler.
Dawson's lot expected to-night.
The following is the complete entry for the Queen's
Plate:—Mr. Pedley's Miss Burns, Mr. Parr's Marietta,
Lord Chesterfield's Lady Wildair, Mr. Bouverie's War
Eagle, Mr. Irwin's Ballinafad, Mr. T. Price's Legislator,
Mr. Mostyn's Sagacity, Mr. Verity's Walmgate-bsr
Without, Mr. Hussey's Embrace, Mr. Peck's Ellin
Loraine.
BETTING AT MANCHESTER—TUESDAY.
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES.-4 to 1 egg Ballinafad;
11 to 2 agst Enchanter, (t)-8 to 1 agst Walmgate Bar
Without, (t)-8 to 1 agst Joc o' Sot, (t)-10 to 1 agst
Joe Lovell, (t) 12 to 1 agst Lady Wildair.
WINDSOR STEEPLECHASES.—TUESDAY.
Hrudicap Sweepstakes of 25 sovs. each, 15 ft, and only
5 ft if declared, with 100 added; the second saves his
stake. Four miles. (22 Subs., 9of whom declared.)
Mr. Elmore's British Yeoman, Ilst Ilb (J. Mason) 1
Lord Strathmore's St.. Leger, list llb ... 2
Captain Harvey's Mushroom, lOst 3
The following also started, but were not placed:—Cap-
tain W. Peel's Chandler, 12st 41b—Mr. Hunter's Amea,
lOst 61b—Mr. J. R. Walker's Mushroom, lOst 71b—Mr.
Clifton na Young Lottery, 9st 131b—Mr. J. Anderson's
Profligate, lOst—Mr. Whitfield's Gipsy Queen, 9st 91b.
Betting-3 to 1 agst Chandler, 9to 2 agst St. Leger,
5 to 1 each agst Profligate and British Yeoman (taken),
8 to 1 agst Captain Harvey's Mushroom, and 10 to 1
eget Young Lottery. Won easily.
The Light-weight Military Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each,
5 ft; the second to save his stake. Four miles.
Mr. H. Joliffe's Hornet ... ... walked over
The Hack Stakes of 2 soy& each, and 12 added, list
each, the second to save his stake, and the winner to be
sold for 601, three miles, were won by Mr. Young's The
Painter (Land), beating Mr. Hussey's Gridiron, and Mr.
West's Sylvanus. 2tol on Painter, Won easily.
Match-100 sovs. Two miles.
Captain Somerset's Twilight, list (Mr. Berkeley) 1
Mr. Joliffe's Brunette, 12st ... 2
7t04 on Twilight. Won in a canter.
Free Handicap of 5 Boys. each, and 20 added. Three
miles.
Lord Strathmore's Scylla, lOst 41b
Mr. J. Mason's Hipbriar, list 71b
Sir E. Poore's Pilgrim, list 21b
The following also ran:—Mr. Coghlan's Urchin,
94 121 b, and Mr. Anderson's b g by Economist, lOst.
Even on Ilipbriar, and 2to 1 agst Scylla. Won by a
length.
LINCOLN STEEPLE CHASE.—TUESDAY.
This race, which is now established as one of the
favourites, took place this day. Tho signal being given
for starting, Wanderer took the lead, closely followed by
the whole field; all took the first fence. On crossing
near the race stand, Jenny Lind fell and lost her rider.
At the fourth fence some refusals were made; Wanderer
still kept the lead, and maintained it up the hill though
closely watched and pushed by the Maid of Athens.
Coriander fell back on rising the hill. Richard the First
and Abraham Parker kept on the lurch. Forest Boy
was up and at work, and all were in earnest; on reach-
ing the last fence, Wanderer still kept the lead, Forest
Boy gaining considerably by taking the fence lower
down; Richard the First here made a push, but the Maid
of Athens began to look suspicious, All was anxiety
for Wanderer, who led through the whole distance, but
blood will do it at a push. On nearing the last flag the
interest was exciting—Forest Boy, Richard, and the
Maid of Athens altogether, contending with all their
speed, heading Wanderer; a race began between Forest
Boy and the Athenian Maid, when on reaching the win-
ning post the Maid of Athens won by two lengths. The
following is the order in which they were placed:—
Captain Barnett's b m Maid of Athens (114Donough) 1
Mr. Donaldson's b g Forest Boy, aged ... 2
Mr. J. S. Moseley's b g Richard the First ... ... 3
Mr. W. Marshah'e Wanderer, aged ... ... 4
V started. The distance, our miles, was run iu 121
minutes 3 seconds.
THE HURDLE RACE.—For this race, which has now
become fashionable, there were thirteen entries, but only
five started ; the ground chosen was round the race
course, with four flights of hurdles, over two miles ;
and for a full view no better country could be fjund.
On starting they all went off at full speed ; three took
their first leap most admirably—the other two bruvhed
the fence, and a hurdle was knocked down, all the other
fences were cleverly cleared. On ascending the hill they
kept well together—for although Cavendish was per-
mitted to have the lead, it was evident the others were
politely waiting, which is a good deal to say for a
" clod hopper." On nearing the last flight Clod Hopper
challenged, and Dickens accepted the challenge. Fatima
attempted to charm them, but they paid her no atten-
tion. Dickens headed at the last flight of hurdles, but
was scarcely off his legs when Clod Hopper was over,
Fatima:quickly on them; but it was evident the race was
to bo between Clod Hopper and Dickens—and a good
race it was, which ended in favour of Dickens. Whit-
worth never rode better than when nearing the last
fence ; with a jockey less experienced, Clod Hopper
would have been number one. They were placed as
follows:—
Mr. Snaith nd b h Dickens ...
Mr. Davis's g g Clod Hopper, aged ...
Mr. C. Eropson's ch m Fatima, aged
The race was run in 7i minutes.
—Abridged from the Lincolnshire Times.

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Sir W. Molesworth paired off with Mr. Hudson in
favour of Mr. Hume's motion fcr referring the Property-
tax Bill to a Select Committee.
The natives of Germany, resident in Nottingham,
have entered into a subscription tor•ard3 the relief of the
sufferers at Berlin, and we hope this example will be fol-
lowed by similar demonstrations in the large manufactur-
ing districts.
IMPORTATION OF Icr..—An importation of an en-
tire cargo of ice has just taken place by a vessel arrived
in the river from Leer (Hanover). From the size and
tonnage of the vessel, it may be computed that the quzn-
tity was something less than 100 tons weight in balk.
This is the first arrival of ice during the present se.lson
from any of the states of Europe.