The Sun.
London, England, 1870-06-20 00:00:00

RACING ANTICIPATIONS.

The fixtures for the week are Newcastle, Windsor, and
Hampton. At the first-named place the Northumberland
Plate is the most important event, but the horses engaged
are not of a high class. On Tuesday, the opening day,
six races are appointed to take place. The following are
the selections of the sporting papers :
For the Stephenson Biennial.—Bell's Life—Lady
Studley, or the Sheik ; Field—Columbus ' • Sportsman—
Mount Blair, in the absence of Perth; Sporting Life—
Lady Studley in the absence of Perth.
For the North Derby.—Bell's Life—Dark Cloud or
Stanley; Field—Falkland ; Sportsman—Falkland or Tor-
reador ; Sporting Life—Falkland.
For the Northumberland Plate.—Bell's Life—Lord
Hawthorn or Cap-a-Pie ; Field—lrregularity ; Sportsn.,an
—T. Dawson's selected or Myosotis ; Sportiug Life—Lord
Hawthorn or Kidderminster.
For the Newcastle Handicap.—Field—Silver Band or
Jarnac. •

The Windsor Meeting takes place on Tuesday and
Wednesday, the following being the most important
races :
Eton Handicap,—Bell's Life gives Skipjack, President
Lincoln, or Scarbro' ; Field—President Lincoln and Vest-
minster ; Sportsman—Blue Bell ; Sporting Life—Depar-
ture or President Lincoln.
Nursery Handicap.—Bell's Life—Houghton or Rose of
Athol ; Field—Queen of the Vale or Botheration ; Sports-
man—Botheration; Sporting Life—South Durham or the
Moula filly.
Royal Stakes. Bell's Life— Perth ; Field—Perth ;
Sportsman—Perth ; Sporting Lift—Perth.
Hampton Races will give London cockneys an oppor:
tunity of holding high jinks on Thursday and Friday.
For the Surrey and Middlesex Stakes the Field selects
Moccoto, and the Sporting Life Hobart or Chawbacon ;
the Sportsman, Hobart or Chawbacon.

CITY BETTING—SATURDAY.
NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE. •
100 to 30 agst Lord Hawthorn (offered-7 to 2 taken
and wanted)
85 to 20 agst Kidderminster (offered—take 9 to 2)
sto 1 agst Myosotis (taken and offered)
8 to 1 agst Five per Cent (taken and offered)
10 to 1 agst Irregularity (offered).
10 to 1 agst Cap-a-pie (offered)
30 to 20 agst Lord Hawthorn and Kidderminster
coupled (offered)
It is rumoured that Mysotis is scratched.

ST. LEGER.
sto 2 agst Kingcraft (offered)
7to 1 agst Sunshine (offered)

BETTING AT MANCHESTER—SATERDAY.
NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE.
3to 1 agst Lord Hawthorn (taken and offered)
9to 2 agst Kidderminster (taken)
9to 2 agst Myosotis (taken)
10 to 1 agst Cap-a-pie (offered)
12 to 1 agst Five per Cent. (taken)
100 to 6 agst Irregularity (offered)
20 to 1 agst Kennington (offered)

The section of the Thames Embankment between
the Temple and Blackfriars is to be opened at the end of
July or the beginning of August.
MURDER. IN DUBLIN.—An atrocious murder has
been committed in a place called Bull-lane, Dublin. A
pensioner, whilst in a state of drunkenness, cut off his
wife's head. The murderer is in custody.
Twenty persons at Birmingham and one at Roch-
dale have been fined for non-compliance with the statute
which requires all children to be vaccinated. One of the
defendants, a labouring man, attributed the death of five
of his children to vaccination.

THE PRINCE CONSORT.—The model of the colossal
statue of the Prince Consort intended for the memorial in
Hyde-park is at length about to be placed in position, and,
if found satisfactory, will be reproduced in bronze and
gilded. Mr. Foley, R.A., is the artist to whom this
important work has been entrusted, and her Majesty
has, we believe, expressed her approbation of it, and her
desire that it should be completed as soon as possible.—
Post.

LEGAL DROUGHT.—The retrospect of Trinity term
is by no means agreeable. We question if, for many years
past, business has ever been so bad in Westminster Hall
as during the last three weeks. The nisi prius lists afforded
occupation for a few days only. The courts in banco have
done some work, but they have decided scarcely one case
of real interest ; and there has been air of uncomfortable
repose in their proceedings. Even the Divorce Court has
not shewn its usual alacrity.—Law Touraal.
THE EDUCATION LEAGUE AND THE GOVERN-
MENT AMENDMENTS.—The officers of the National Educa-
tion League have determined to offer the most strenuous
opposition to the proposal of the Government, as an-
nounced by the Premier, and have issued a circular to
their branches urging them to take immediate action to
support the motion of which Mr. Richard, member for
Merthyr, has given notice. The committees of the prin-
cipal branches have been summoned to decide upon the
nature and extent of future agitation.