The Sun.
London, England, 1848-04-17 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

DEATH OF MAJOR BARNETT .—Died, at his residence
at Southsea, deeply regretted, aged 73, Major John
Barnett,et
and
actively engaged in no less than sixteen of the principal
battles. He received severe wounds at Vimeira and
er
a n s o later
theof
Peninsulart he
war,having He was
present one
the
vof
Toulouse. He was also present at the battle of Water-
loo, where he was again wounded. He afterwards served
with his regiment many years in the East Indies, when,
in consequence of the severe nature of his wounds and
the state of his health, ho was obliged to retire from
active service.
We are enabled to state, authoritatively, that the
circular to half pay officers, which raised so much
curiosity some time since, was not issued with a view to
the organization of an army of reserve (we never said it
was, by the way), but in order to enable the Government
to ascertain who would be available for increasing the
number of officers in the local pensioner force, in case it
was deemed expedient to call them out for more perma-
nent duty.—United Service Gazette.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
1100 RACES—SATURDIT.
The Hunters' Stakes of 10 says. each, I Ist each. Once
round. (9 Subs.)
Mr. Hobson's Ipecacuanha
Mr. Reid nd St. Margaret ~. ,
Mr. IL Rogers's Fan ...
Mr. T. Rogers's Mantic
Mr. Butler's Betty
Won by half a length.
The Farmers' Plate of 401, with 5 soya, for the second
(handicap), once round, was won easily, in two heats, by
Mr. John Overman's Wild Boy, aged 12et 21b (Owner)
—beating Mr. Peacock's Tormentor, aged, list—Mr.
Brown's St. Alban's, aged, 14st—Mr. Archer's Rebel,
aged, 12st—Mr. Ilayward's Rochester, 4 yra, llst 71b—
Mr. Nightingale's Acorn, 3 yrs, lost 71b—Mr. Overman's
Dallington, aged lOst 71b—Mr. Divers's Nimrod, 5 yrs.
lOst 71b—Mr. Clapham's Alice, aged, lOst 41b—and Mr,
Irons's Bot, aged, 10st.
The Claret Stakes of 15 sous. each, 10 ft, with 25 added.
For 3 yrs old, 9st 71b; 4 yrs, 10st 10Ib; 5 yrs,
llst .51b. Winner to be sold for 3501. One mile and
a half. (8 Subs.)
Mr. Wilshere's nd Watchdog, 3 yrs ... (Mr. Bat4son) 1
Lord Strathmore's Chatham, 5 yrs ... ... 2
Lord Strathmore's Kesheng, 5 yrs 3
Mr. Brand nd Khondooz, aged
Won easily.
Tho Scurry Stakes of 5 SOTS. each, list 71b, half a
mile (12 Subs.), were won in a canter by Mr. Shelley
tad Keeley (Mr. Towneley)—beating Mr. Reid nd St.
Alban's—Lord Strathmore's Bedouin—Acorn—Maniac
—Warrior—Miss Roundwood—Cherokee—Red Aoe—.
and Alice.

... (Owner) 1
... 2
... 3
... 4
... 5

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Sini—England having hitherto been in advance:of the
other kingdoms of Europe, as respects the freedom of her
political institutions, it seems highly desirable that she
should still continue to maintain that vantage-ground.
Unless, however, some measure should speedily be intro-
duced for an extension of the franchise, she will shortly
be found to be lagging behind Prussia and Belgium, as
well as other nations of the continent in that respect.
This fruitful source of discontent should immediately be
met by :an extension of the franchise to IL house-
holders—by a repeal of the tax and rate-paying clauses
of the Reform Bill—by the Vote by Ballot—Triennial
Parliaments ; and, as a further means of preventing
corruption, by a declaration by all Members, before
their taking their seats in the House, that they had not
practised bribery, either directly or indirectly.
Such a measure would satisfy all reasonable-minded
persons, and give a death-blow to Chartism and discon-
tent. If to this were added an amelioration of the game-
laws, a reduction of the duties on tea and tobacco, and
in lieu of them the imposition of the same probate duty
on real property that is now paid on personal, there is
much reason to believe that our population would again
become happy and well-affected.
Approving on principle of a limitation of the fran-
chise, I humbly conceive that the standard should be
fixed so low, that no industrious, well-conducted ope-
rative need derpair of attaining it, thus holding out to
all an object of ambition,
and a stimulus to exertion.
Brighton, April 10. I am, Sir, yours, kc.,
R. C.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SlR,—Oblige me by stating that I am n•t the " Really
Child" who appears as a delegate at the Chartist Con-
vention.—l am, Sir, your obedient servant.
HENRY CHILD, Solicitor.,
9, St. Swithin's-lane, April 15.

TRICKS OF TELE NEWSMONGREB.—At a meeting
of the Marylebone vestry, held on Saturday, Mr. Stan-
ford begged to call the attention of the vestry to a great
annoyance and nuisance which he and the inhabitants
of all the respectable streets of Marylebone had been
subject to for some time past, and which was frightfully
on the increase. lie meant that of four or five fellows,
with stentorian lungs, selling newspapers in the streets
at unseasonable hours, and bawling out at the top of
their voices, all at the same time, the most disgraceful
and barefaced lies imaginable, in order to sell their
They were continually being treated is Port-
land-place
rurjnatmde s H
s.
papers.
land-place with " Frightful Assassination of Louis
Philippe."—(Laughter.) Twice the Emperor of Russia
ninattihoen
nahaadttebre.en
know
had been shot—alenewed laughter)—and three times
there had been " Dreadful Riots 1n the House of Com-
mons "—(Laughter)—and once that " The Seat of the
if down."
—(Roars of laughter.) He wished to
lvdindo°tulbeodf oihnee
Ha-
milton said such parties could be take
tc
ho
il
nl collective tei
could
ue
gating false reports; but they m nup for props-
cleverly as entirely to evade the law.anaged the thing so
singly, and while one fellow They never went
bawled out "Dreadful •
on one side of the street
assassinst. "
other side called out " Louis ion, the fellow on tin
AN ELOPEMENT AM ITS
Philippe."—(Laughter.)
family of first respectability, ITS
CONSEQUENCES.--A
Cinque Ports, has beenplungedlity'
resident in one of the
by the elopement of an ol into the deepest distress
The lady is no chicken, ny daughter with a footman.
age; and what makes being about thirty-two years of
Lothario of the plush matters worse is that that the gay
guilty pair have been fraternity is a married man. The
residing as man and wife in
London, and also in some of the fashionable watering
places, where they
have forgotten to pay their debts.
he lady is wholly
havedepentlent on her family, who, ander
the circumstancesvery properly withdrawn their
support; and the last account we heard was, that the
enamoured ones had uo prospect before them but star-
vation, beggary, disgrace.—Sunday and isgrace.—Sunday paper.
HOSPITAL FOR CONSUMPTION AND DISEASES OF
THE CHEST.—Yesterday morning a sermon on behalf of
the above ;charitable institution was preached at All
Saints' Church, St. John's-wood, by the Right Rev. Lord
Bishop of Oxford. At the close die very eloquent and
impressive discourse, in which the humane efforts of
the charity were most warmly dwelt upon, the sum
collected amounted to 831. 7s. 11d.
ABBOTSFORD.—We understand that this celebrated
mansion will shortly be occupied after the fashion of
more prosaic places, it having been let to a Mr. Hope, a
London merchant, a relation of the youthful proprietor.
Whether this will interrupt the visiting to it we cannot
say. It was occupied for a short while by a family a few
years ago, and two hours in the day were allowed for