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Sporting Intelligence.

RIPON RACES.—MONDAY.
The Trial Stakes of 5 sous each, for two-yr•olds and
upwards. One mile. Seven subs.
Mr. Dawson's Janet, by Raby, 2 yrs, 54 7113 (Bullock) 1
Mr. Hey wood's Courtenay, 4 yrs, fist 10Ib (H. Robertson) 2
Mr. Gill's Plausible, 4 yrs, Bst 71b (J. Osborne) 3
The following also ran :—Simpleton, Notre Dame,
Good Friday. Mongrel.
Betting-5 to 4on Courtenay, 4to 1 agst Janet. sto
1 asst Notre Dame, 6 to 1 each agst Plausible and
Good Friday. Won by a neck; the second beating the
third by the same distance.
The Two-yr•old Stakes of 10 soya each, h ft, with 25
added, for two-yr•olds, colts, Bst 7lb ; fillies, 84 3lb ;
certain penalties and allowances ; the second to save
his stake. T.Y.C. Twelve subs.
Mr. J. Osborne's Saunterer, by Birdcatcher, Bst 121 b
(including 51b extra) (J. Osborne) 1
Mr. G. Forster's Underhand, Bst 10Ib (including 31b
extra)
(G. Oates) 2
Lord Zetland's Skirmisher, Sat 41b (W. Abdaie) 3
The following also ran :—Huntingdon, Bel Esperanzs„
Oadine, Login Pontificil, Brother to Bolton,
Peto.

Petting.-5 to 2 agst Peto, 3to 1 agst Skirmisher, 7
to 2 agst Saunterer ; 5 to 1 each agst Bel Eperanza and
Underhand. A fine race, won by a head ; a head only
between the second and third ; good fourth.
The Amateur Stakes of 3 sous each, with 20 added, for
three-yr-olds and upwards. Optional selling weights,
&c. Gentlemen riders ; professionals, 516 extra.
One mile. Five subs.
Mr. C. Reynard's Peace, 3 yrs, 9st 9Th (201.)
(Mr. G. S. Thomson) 1
Mr. Dobson's Leyburn Lass, 4 yrs, lOst 7lb (201.)
(Mr. West) 2
Mr. Dawson's Double Mixture, 3 yrs, lOst (201.)
(Aldcroft) 3 j

Spoonstealer and Galloper also ran.

Betting-2 to 1 agst Double Mixture, sto 2 agst
Peace. Won by a head ; two lengths between the se-
cond and tilird.
The Great St. Wilfred Handicap of 10 sovs each, 5 ft,
and 3 only if declared ; the second to save his stake ;
winners extra. Two miles. Thirty-six subs, 12 of
whom pay 3 goys each.
Mr. E. Gill na The Scotchman, by Malcolm, 3 yrs,
sst 61b (carried sst 71b)
Mr. Menzies' Phoenix, 5 yrs, 6st 12Ib (J. Forster) 2
Mr. J. H. Smith's Midhope, 3 yrs, Est (carried bat 31b)
(Cresswell) 3
The following also ran :—Gamekeeper, Braxey, Bol-
ton, Angelo, Elastic, King of the Gipsies, Gaudy, King
of Scot and, and Louvat.

Betting-4 to 1 agst Elastic, sto 1 each sgst Sir
Richard, Phceoix, and Bolton, 6 to 1 each agst King of
the Gipsies and Midhope. Won by half a length ; a
head between the second and third.
The Selling Plate did not produce a race.
TUESDAY.

The Grand Stand Stakes cf 5 sovs each, with 20 added,
for two-yr-olds, 6st 121 b ; and three, Bst 121 b ; fillies
and geldings allowed 31b. Second to save his stake.
T. Y. C.
Mr. Bennett's Peto, 2 yrs. (Bates) 1
Mr. Ewhank's bc by Pompey, 2 yrs (Withington) 2
Mr. E. W. Nunn's Good Friday, 3 yrs (Harrison) 3
bc by Womereley also ran. Won by a neck.
The Great Northern Nursery Handicap Plate of 100
soya., for two-yr olds ; winners of any race after the
publication of the weights, 51b extra. T.Y.C. 25
subs.
Mr. T. Dawson's Red, White, and Blue, 7st 21b

(Bates) 1
Mr. Ewbank's Sichmus, 7st 4lb (Withington) 2
Mr. T. Cuttuingham's Huntingdon, 7st slb (Chillman) 3
The following also ran: Hark Forward, Logie
o'Buchan, Strathnaver, Brompton, On line, Cora:Linn,
Rickledon, Tom Newcome, Laird o' the Dale, Little
Cob, and cby Muley Moloch. Won by half a length ;
Sichmus beating Huntingdon by the same distance.
The Commercial Travellers' Stakes of 5 Boys each, with
25 added, for two-yr-olds. T.Y.C.
Mr. G. Watson's Sulpitia (Foster) 1
Mr. Singleton's Bonny Lass (Gill) 2
Mr. Winteringliam's Medical Student (Crewmen) 3
Br 43 by Pompey and Abelard also ran. Won by two
lengths.
The Members' Plate Handicap of 10 sovs each, 5 ft, and
only 3if declared, with 40 added. The second to save
his stake.
Mr. J. H. Smith's Midhope, 3 yrs, sst 121b(Withington) 1
Mr. Copperthwaite's The Early Bird, 5 yrs, Bst 71b

(Aldcroft.) 2
Mr. J. H. Dunn's Squire Watt, 3 yrs, sst 4lb (Ducker) 3
Mr. Williams' Prince Plausible, 4 yrs, 6st 131 b (Bates) 4
Won easily by half a length.
The Innkeepers' Plate, value 25 sovs, added to a
Sweepstakes of 5 sovs each, was won by Mr. T. Curt-
ingbatn's Assailant (Withington), beating Galloper,
Peace, Simpleton, and Barnum.
The Consolation Scramble, a handicap of 5 soya each,
3 ft, with 20 added, was won by Mr. W. Baron's Notre
Dame, beating Leyburn Lass and Mongrel.

NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE RACES.—TUESDAY.
The Tradesmen's Plate of 5 soya each, with 30 added.
Mr. W. T. Copeland's St. Dunstan (Frost) w.o.
The Champagne Stakes of 5 soya each, with 30 added,
for 2-yr-olds. T.Y.C.
Mr. J. Smith na Oak ball (T. Cliff) 1
Mr. J. Dale na The Duchess of Sutherland
The following also ran :—Jack Spring (3), Silkmore,
and Lady Hercules.

Won by three lengths.
The North Staffordshire Handicap of 10 sovs each,
with 50 added. Two miles.

Mr. J. Oaborne's Elastic, 4 yrs, 7st 6lb (Bearpark) 1
Mr. W. T. Copeland's His Piper, 4 yrs, 7st 91b (Frost) 2
Mr. J. A. Stevenson na Indian Queen, 3 yrs, 6st 11lb
(Walters) 3
The following also ran :—Little Davie, Falstiff, and
St. Clare.

The Ladies' Plate of 3 sovs each, with 25 added, was
won by Mr. W. T. Copeland's St. Dunstan (Frost),
beating Lily and Indian Queen.
The Newcastle Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 20 added,
was won by Mr. W. Carr's Bessy B (late Useless),
beating Dwarf yound Dwarf and Lady Godiva.

follows : —Kent, 115 ; Sussex, 105 (with six wickets to
fall.)

CRICKET AT THE VICEREGAL LODGE,
D ÜBLIINT.
On Thursday, 'July 31, an Eleven of Carlow made
their appearance on the Viceregal ground to contend
against his Excellency's Club. The game was very
closely contested, and great was th, 4citernent towards
the end, when the last wicket went in to make two
runs, which, however, were not to IA got, and conse-
quently Carlow proved victorious. 3 ;'

litELAN D.

DUBLIN, TUESDAY MORNING.

THE IRISH HEROES OF THE CRIMEA.
The privilege of pronouncing a formal eulogy
upon the services of one of the Irish regiments en-
gaged in the recent war has worthily devolved
upon the Earl of Carlisle. His Excellency is to
present,, in the name of the Queen, a stand of
colours to the 18th (Royal Irish), in lieu of those
honourably ragged banners which they carried into
Sebastopol on the 18th of June last year. The old
colours of the regiment are to be deposited with
solemn triumph in St. Patrick's Cathedral, as
worthy trophies for the example of succeeding
generations of Irishmen. The whole ceremony, it
is said, will be conducted on a scale of splendour
which cannot fail to gratify the national vanity, at
present unnecessarily irritated by well-meant but
injudicious reflections upon the honours paid by
the people of England
,to tii • ational corps.
The-reception given• byt.iheeld to
the Royal Irish Dragoon Guardsidoes not look as
if John Bull meant to monopolise in his own per-
son the whole glory of the war in the East.
THE NAVAL SQUADRON AT QUEENSTOWN.
This morning's. accounts from Cork announce
that at about 4 o'clock on Saturday evening the
squadron which left Queenstown about a fortnight
since arrived in the harbour, and came to anchor in
pretty nearly the same positions they had occupied
before. It appears that their cruise has been, not
' towards the west of Ireland, as was thought, but in
the Bay of Biscay. During the whole of Sunday
crowds poured down in every successive train and
steamer to visit those noble specimens of naval
architecture, and were received with great polite-
ness on boatel the Duke of Wellington, which,
from the repute of its stupendous dimensions,
proved the principal olject of attraction. A large
number of the sailors and marines got "liberty,'
and went ashore in every kind of marine convey
ance.

THE POTATO.
The Cork, Examiner—a, careful and reliable
authority upon the subject—supplies the following
information respecting the state of the potato crop
in that extensive district :
‘‘ With regard to this crop we have had information
from the districts of Kenmare, Bantry, Skibbereen,
Millstreet, Clonaki:ty, and Bandon. Between Cork and
the latter town we can state, from personal observation,
that everything is as promising as could be wished, but
that between Ulonakilty and Bandon there is consider-
able evidence f blight to be seen. In no case•, how-
ever, that we have observed has the disease gone to any
greater extent than the blackening of the leaves. In the
immediate neighbourhood of the town of Kenmare we
learn that the crop is quite healthy, but between that
and Bantry evidences of disease have appeared. Again,
about Bantry there are no indications whatever of
blight, while between that town and Skibbereen, and
in the immediate neighbourhood of Skibbereen, consi-
derable manifestations of disease have appeared. About
Millstreet nothing, we are told, could be finer or more
healthy than the appearance of the crop."

THE MURDER AT FERMOY.
Charles M'Cready, the soldier who was convicted
last week at Cork Assizes of the wilful murder of
Sex jeant AVG ainny, of the 68th Light Infantry, was
yesterday afternoon put forward to receive sentence.
The prisoner was perfectly calm and unmoved.
Baron Greene, in a touching address, pronounced
the last judgment of the law. During the course of
the delivery of the sentence the prisoner seemed
to be the only person in the court unaffected by
the solemnity of the occasion and the touching ad-
dress of the learned judge, who himself was deeply
moved during its delivery. At its conclusion the
prisoner, without assistance, stepped lightly and
firmly from the place where he had stood, and was
immediately conveyed to the county gaol, where
he will await his execution.
of wearing the black cap was diipensedwith by the
learned judge on this occasion. It is understood
that the execution is to take place on Monday, the
22d September.

THE CORONATION 010 THE EMPEROR

OF RUSSIA.

(Front, tile Berlin Correspondent of ate i Mies.)

BERLIN, AUG. 1.
In all probability the ceremonial to be observed
at the approaching coronation of the Emperor of
Russia will be assimilated as closely as possible to
that which was observed at the coronation of his
father, the late Emperor. The following account of
the latter will, perhaps, servo in anticipation to
give some idea of what the forms and ceremonies
will be at the coming coronation. The day even on
which the Imperial manifesto was issued announcing
the period of the coronation has been the same in •
this case as in that of the late Emperor, exactly 30
years ago—viz., May the 3d, in consequence of
which the committee came together at once, for the
arrangement of the details. It is characteristic of
the state of the country that in each case the
first subject that pressed upon attention was the
means of locomotion for the increased traffic and
the increased numbers to be expected ; and
though, this time, the existence of the railroad to
Moscow relieves the committee of one of its most
onerous tasks, there remains the line from Warsaw
to Moscow to be cared for. The number of horses
spoken of as having been provided for the traffic
on this road on the former occasion is 800 at each
post station.
The Emperor will repair, on August the 20th,
to the Petrowski Palace, near Moscow, whence
_ho will make his solemn entry into the ancient
capital on-thti-22d, and -the coronatidn itself "will
take place on the 31st. The ceremony conuectad
with this solemn entry is the observance, on the
grandest scale, of the custom which prevails
throughout the country of presenting the guest
just arrived with bread and salt as a token of hos-
pitality extended towards him—this custom is
called Chleb-sob, which signifies simply bread and
salt. On this occasion of the Emperor's solemn
entry into Moscow, the Chleb-sob will be presented
to him on golden dishes by deputations of the
nobility and citizens, drawn up on the open space
in front of the Uspenski Sobor, or Ascension Cathe-
dral of the Kremlin, immediately after he leaves
the cathedral and is about to enter his own palace.
At his first entrance into the fore-court of the
cathedral ho is received by the entire body of the
clergy, the cross is held out to him to kiss, and he
is then introduced into the building ; the first ob-
ject to which he directs his attention and special
reverence are two pictures, the one a very ancient
picture of the Saviour. and the other representing
the blessed Virgin of Vladimir, said to be the work
of the Apostle and Evangelist St. Luke ; the reli-
gious service consists only of a short private prayer,
after which the Emperor leaves the cathedral for
his own palace.

The day of the coronation is proclaimed a few
days previously by two heralds attired in the pic-
turesque costume of the Court of the ancient Czars;
they proceed from the Kremlin and ride through
the streets of Moscow, accompanied by the High
Master o'f the Ceremonies in Ordinary, all in full
dress, with a number of trumpetErs an I. two squa-
drons of cavalry of the Guards. Where any two
streets cross the proclamation is read aloud, and
printed copies of it are distributed among the peo-
ple, who stand there grouped in numerous crowds,
or eagerly follow the cavalcade, and join their
sweet voices with the braying of the trumpets.
On the evs of the coronation a special Divin•
service is performed in all the 293 churches of the
city, while the bells of all are struck continuously ;
those who cannot at the moment obtain entrance
into the church wait patiently and reverentially
with uncovered heads outside, until an opportu-
nity offers for their admission, so that, however late
it may be, they may join in the prayers for a pros-
perous reign and for a blessing on the Imperial
couple. The Emperor and Empress themselves
attend Divine service, together with the Imperial
family, in the Saviour Church, which is the church
that, properly speaking, belongs to the Palace ; it
is also called by the people solotaja reschotka—the
golden gate. At this time also the coronation in-
signia are brought into the grand audience saloon
of the palace, and guard held over them there till
they are used next day ; they consist of the chain
of the Order of St. Andrew ; the banner of the Em-
pire, the Imperial Signet, the Sword of State, the
Empretireinantle, the Emperor's mantle, the orb,
the sceptre, and the smaller and the greater Inipe-
rial crowns.

On the morning of the day of the coronation 21
guns give the signal to the troops to march, in part
into the Kremlin itself, in part to occupy the ap-
proaches to it • 6,000 persons are admitted to places
inside the cathedral, and their admission com-
mences with early dawn. The common people, the
tschormei narod, literally black people, as we should
say the great unwashed, are permitted to approach
and surround the cathedral, but are not so placed
that they can see anything of what goes on in-
side. If all takes place on this approaching occa-
sion as it was on the last the Empress Mother will
precede the Imperial procession by a few minutes.
She will walk beneath a canopy, supported on 12
staves, wearing an Imperial mantle, embroidered
with double eagles. She will be surrounded and
followed by pages, chamberlains, ladies in wait-
ing, &M., and be conducted by the clergy into the
cathedral. The procession of the Emperor is opened
by gardes du co'rps, pages, officers of the Court,
deputations from the provincial nobility, heralds,
&c. The Emperor himself appears in full General's
uniform, and walks in front of the canopy which is
borne over the Empress by 16 lieutenant-generals,
16 major-generals holding the cords. The Emperor
is surrounded by his sons and his brothers. The
troops present as the Imperial procession passes
between their ranks, and the highest dignitaries of
the church receive them at the doorof the cathedral,
the Metropolitan of Novogorod reaches them the
cross to kiss, the Metropolitan of Kieff, bearing
an aspersoriunt, besprinkles with holy water the
ground they are about to tread on, and the Metro-
politan of Moscow receives them with an address.
At the moment of the Imperial couple passing the
threshold the choir commence the musical portion
of the solemnity. The cathedral, which was built
by a Greek architect in the 15th century, is very
lofty in proportion to its extent ; its vaulted roof
is supported by four immense columns, which are
decorated with fresco paintings of saints the size of
life, and with pictures of others attached to the
masonry. The walls themselves contain more than
200 figures of saints and scenes from sacred history
painted in fresco, so that, on ordinary occasions, the
effect of these masses of colour, of gold and silver,
is very imposing. The high altar, called Icono-
stass, consists of a screen which divides the sanc-
tum from the rest of the building, and extends up
to the roof ; on it there are pictures of saints, pro-
fusely gilded on five different fields.
In addition to the two pictures mentioned above,
the cathedral contains another article of some
archaeological interest—viz., the ancient chair of the
Czars. On the occasion of the coronation, how-
ever, three other seats of historical interest will be
used. That for the Empress Mother will be the
oldest of thorn—a stool presented by Shah Abbas
of Persia to the Czar Boris Godanoff in the year
1605. It is so covered with gold in sheets as to
appear to be of massive gold, and it is, moreover,
richly decorated with pearls and precious stones;
it has no back to it, and it has all the appearance
of au ancient stool. The second seat, destined for
the reigning Empress, is called the Golden Throne,
and is in form of a high-backed armchair ; it is
decorated with no less than 1,500 rubies, 8,000
turquoises, two large topazes, and four rare ame-
thysts. This costly seat dates from the grand-
father of Peter the Great, Czar Michael Feodoro-
witsch. The third, which is, properly speaking,
the Emperor's throne, is popularly called the
Diamond Throne. It is richly decorted with pearls
and precious stones, and was presented to the Czar
Alexis Michaelowitsch, father of Peter the Great,
in 1660. On the back of the chair is the following
inscription :
-

"For the powerful and most invincible Alexis, Em-
peror of the Muscovites, that reigns prosperously on
earth. May this throne, which is built with the greatest
art and most refined skill, be a pledge to him of heavenly
and earthly bliss."

The latter two are placed sido by side on an es-
trade opposite the Icouostass, with steps covered
with velvet leading down to it. The stool on which
the Empress Mother sits is placed against one of
the columns, a little to the side, and opposite to it
is the table on which the coronation insignia are
laid in preparation for the ceremony. At the last
coronation Count Orloff, who at that time com-
manded a regiment of Cuirassiers that had been
arranged expressly for the occasion, had a place
assigned him between the seats of the Imperial
couple, whore he stood during the service with his
sword drawn, as if holding a guard over them ;
this post of rare distinction the Emperor had as-
signed to him for the part he had taken in putting
down the then recent insurrection of the military.
The ceremony itself consists of coronation and
anointment. After an,address has been delivered
by the highest clerical person present, and a cer-
itain Litany has been said or stingvwith:alllne re.