The Sun.
London, England, 1869-12-03 00:00:00

FOREIGN RACING,

A tabular exposition of the amounts won by the leading
racehorses of France, Belgium, and Baden-Baden, shews
Glaneur, owned by M. Lupin, to be at the head of the
list with the gross total winnings of £6,478.
This horse has been five times first and once second.
Consul, owned by Count F. de Lagrange, has had four
firsts and one second ; and has won £5,773. Mortemer
(same owner) has had nine firsts, seven seconds,
and one third ; and has won £3,705. Cerdagne
(M. Delatre) has won £3,450 with five firsts
and six seconds. Clotho (M. Delamarre), has totalled
£3,393. Then there is a wide interval. Next comes
Mdlle. de Fligny with £2,309 ; Peripetie, with £2,145 ; and
Frocadero with £2,110; all the rest being under £2,000.
The owner who has netted the largest sum is, of
course, Count F. de Lagrange, who has won 82 races.
gained the second and third place 68 times, and netted
£25,630. Next, magno intervallo, comes M. Delatre with
£7,860; M. Lupin is third, with £7,069. None of the other
owners touch £5,000. Count F. Lagrange has won in Eng-
land £2,715.

O'Donovan Rona, the elect of Tipperary, fa a
lawyer's clerk by profession or occupation, and resided for
some little time in Newcastle-on-Ty ne.

It is stated that Sir Sydney Waterlow and Sir
Francis Lycett, two of the candidates for the representation
of Southwark, are prepared to submit to a preliminary ballot,
in order to prevent a division of the Liberal ranks.
The T.ancashirc union railways—a series of short
lines formed for the purpose of affording more direct rail-
way communication than has hitherto existed between
Wigan, Blackburn, St. Helen's, and other places iu Ulu
Lancashire coal district—were opened for passenger traffic
on Wednesday.

The publisher of the Church Herald (a journal
recently started iu the Conservative interest), has issued the
following singular notice :—" On account of the objection-
able tone of the articles in the Church Herald, I have sus-
pended the Publication under its present management. But
I do not abandon my copyright in the title, the Church herald,
f r a sound Conservative Church paper of a temperate tone,
with some respect for 'the powers that be."
The deaths are announced of Rear-Admiral
T. F. Birch, Lady Rae Reed, and Lady Cooke.
Admiral Birch was a son of the late General Birch, C. 8., and
was born in 1816. Ile became captain in 1850, and gained
several medals. Lady Rae Reed was the daughter of the
late Mr. Richard J. Eaton, and was married to the late Sir
John Rae Reed in 1840. Lady Cooke was the widow of the
late Sir William Bryan Cooke, Bart.

A meeting has been held in the Town Hall, Man-
chester, to support the scheme of the Education League.
Mr. Dixon, M.P., attended as a deputation of the League,
and entered fully into a defence of the principle of unsec-
tarian education, which the League has been established to
promote. Mr. Jacob Bright was also present, and spoke
warmly in support of the League. The meeting was all but
unanimous in endorsing the League programme.

The recent settlement in Glasgow of some Jesuit
priests, who occupy a chapel dedicated to St. Aloysius, has
attracted the attention of the Free Presbytery of Glasgow.
At a meeting of the Presbytery, held on Wednesday, the
Rev. Dr. Gibson asked his brethren to resolve "to adopt
some measures that may be deemed suitable by the blessing
of God to warn and enlighten the people" against the
"dangerous and injurious princikles of Popery." The rev.
gentleman maintained that there had been of late cases
of perversion to Popery from even the Free Church, and
from amongst the sons and daughters of ministers of their
denomination, 'and he prodounced a sweeping condemnation
of the arts by which such perversions had been obtained.
In ;the course of the discussion it was suggested that it
might be well to wait the result of the (Ecumenical Council,
and the subject was delayed for a month with this view.

On Wednesday Mr. Mundella, M.P., delivered a
lecture in the Temperance Hall, Sheffield, on the question
of "Primary Education." Mr. Mundella laid be-
fore his hearers the results of experience in this
and other countries in connection with primary
education, and deduced therefrom an argument for
the absolute necessity of the compulsory system.
He contended that the American, French, and Dutch sys-
tems, excellent as they were in many respects, had all failed
for want of compulsion, whilst German experience showed
the value of a direct compulsory system. At the same time
the lecturer pointed out that a compulsory system did not
imply either espionage or the interference of the policeman.
As respects technical and scientific instruction, our history
in the past had been almost a blank. We are now in com-
petition with a new power abroad, and unless we called in-
telligence to our aid neither our capital, our resources, nor
our prestige would save us from defeat.

A. case of a curious fracas in the hunting field has
just been beard at the Rosso petty sessions. Mr. C. 11.
Allen, a gentleman residing at Priskilly Forest, was charged
by Captain 0. T. Edwardes, of Trerhos, with using words
towards him calculated to provoke a breach of the peace.
Captain Edwardes stated that he went to Leweston on the
22d ultimo to a meet of the Pembrokeshire hounds. He
saw Mr. Allen there, and he asked Mr. Allen how his
brother was. Mr. Allen scarcely noticed the question, hut
said, "I understand ycu have been applying for shooting over
the land that I have," or something to that effect. Captain
Edwardes resumes, "Allow me to explain." Mr. Allen
declared he had seen it in black and white. Captain
Edwardes said, " Then you make me a liar." Some
sharp language passed between them. Captain Edwardes
said, "Do you mean to insult me, you blackguard ?" Mr.
Allen replied, "lf you were worth it, I would horsewhip
you ; you are the greatest poacher in the country." Captain
Edwardes went off, and Mr. Allen went after him. Captain
Edwardes said, "Don't follow me, you low-bred farmer;
you are not fit to be in the company of gentlemen; you
ought to associate with those of your own class." At this
stn.() of tho proceedings the case was adjourned.

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