The Sun.
London, England, 1869-04-10 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY.

BUCKINGHA3I PALACE, April 9.

The Queen, accompanied by Princess Louise,
drove out in the afternoon in an open carriage, ac-
companied by Lady Churchill.
Princess Louise honoured Mr. Weeks, R.A.,
with a visit to his studio.

SI'OR2ING PROPHECIES.

NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING.
" BELL'S LIFE."

Craven Stakes—Kingsclere. Sweepstakes of 50 sovs
Provider. Bretby Plate—Royal Rake or the best of Joseph
Dawson's lot. Eleventh Biennial—Pero Gomez. Sweep-
stakes of 10 soya (2-yr-olds—Atlantis. Sweepstakes of
100 sous—Martinique or Abstinence. Eleventh Salo
Stakes Badsworth. Sweepstakes (D. 11.) Bads-
worth or Provider. Beacon Stakes—Moonstone. New-
market Handicap—Marquis of Carabas. Column Stakes—
Belladrum. Tenth Biennial—Blue Gown. Claret Stakes
--Typhoeus. Port Stakes—Speculum.

" THE FIELD."

Craven Stakes—Blue Gown or Vagabond. Bretby Plato
—Leonio or iilysotis. Sweepstakes of 50 sovs—Provider.
Eleventh Biennial—Poro Gomez or Heather Bell. Beacon
Stakes—Elferon. Sale Stakes—Bads worth. The trio of
Sweepstakes—Roma, Martinique, and Bads worth. New-
market Handicap—Marquis of Carabas or Nyanza.
Column Stakes—Martinique or Crocus. Sweepstakes of
23 sovs—Elforon. Sweepstakes of 50 sovs (T.Y.C.)—
Nightjar. Tenth Biennial—Blue Gown. Claret Stakes_
Typlncus. Abingdon Stakes—Stephanotis. Sweepstakes
of 100 sovs—Rowslam. Bennington Stakes—Tasman.
Port Stakes—Sir David Gain. Sweepstakes of 10 sovs
(last half of Ab. M.)—Roma. Sweepstakes of. 100 sovs

(D.M.)—Prince Imperial. Swecpsta,kes of 25 Boys (R.M.)
Director or De Yore.

"THE ERA."

Bretby Plate —Typlicous or King Victor. Sweepstakes
of 50 sovs—Provider. Craven Stakes—Blue Gown or
Conjuror. Sweepstakes for 2-yr-olds—Master Walter
or Sister to Veda. Sweepstakes for 3-yr-olds (D.M.)
—Abstinence. Eleventh Sale Stakes-13adsworth. Sweep-
stakes (D.M.)—Badsworth or Provider. Beacon Stakes
Stephanotis. Biennial—Pero Gomez, ltyshworth, or Duke
of Beaufort. Column Stakes—Duke of Beaufort. Sweep-
stakes (T.Y.C.)—Martinique. Sweepstakes (last half of
E.M.)—Elferon. Newmarket llandicap—Alpenstock or
Gennt des Batailles. Sweepstakes of 100 sous—ltowsham.
Abingdon Stakes—Stephanotis. Claret Stakes—Le Sar-
razin. Biennial (4-yr-old)—Blue Gown ; Blueskin second.
Port Stakes—Speculum. Sweepstakes (Ab. M.)—Roma
or Elferon. Sweepstakes of 100 sous (D.M.)—PrincJ

" SPORTING LIFE."

Craven Stakes—Bluo Gown or Vagabond. Sweepstakes
of 50 sovs—Provider. Bretby Plate—Blanton's best,
Patri-
ciau, or Citron. Uleventh Biennial—Pero Gomez ; ItYsh-
worth and Duke of Beaufort for places. Sweepstakes of
100 sovs—Abstinence. Sale .S takes —Bads worth. Beacon
Stakes--Stephanotis. Sweepstakes of 50 sovs (3-yr-olds)
—Badsworth or Provider. Two-yr-old Sweepstakes—
Roma. Newmarket Handicap—Alpenstock, Marquis of
Carabas, and Geant des Batailles. Column Stakes—Bella-
drum or Crocus. Sweepstakes of 50 sovs (3-yr-olds —Mar-
tinique. ;Sweepstakes of 25 sovs (2-yi-old)—Elferon.

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" THE SPORTSMAN."
Newmarket Handicap—Alpenstock or Marquis of Cara-
bas. Craven Stakes—Blue Gown or Laneret. Sweep-
stakes of 50 sous—Provider. Bretby Plate—Chatelhe-
rault or Dryad. Beacon Stakes—Stephanotis. Sweep-
stakes of 10 sor,s—Atlantis. SweepstAkes of 100 sovs—
Martinique or Abstinence. Eleventh Sale Stakes—
Badsworth, Renewal S takes —Badswort h. Eleventh
Bienuial—Pero Gomez.

"SPORTING TIMES."
Craven Stakes—Sir Joseph's Hawley' selection. Bretby
Plate—llysotis, Chatelherault, or Royal Rake. Sweep-
stakes of 10 sovs (last half mile of Beacon course) —Roma
or Atlantis. Sweepstakes of 100 soya (fillies)—Marti-
nique or Abstinence. Salo Stakes —Badsworth. Sweep-
stakes of 50 sovs— Badsworth. Beacon Stakes - Elferon
or Stephanotis. Biennial Stakes—Ryshworth. Column
Stakes—Tasman. Sweepstakes of 50 sovs (fillies)—
Martinique. Sweeepstakes (2-yr-olds) —Elferon. New-
market Handicap—Lancet or Choral; St. Agues g and
Geant des Batailles for places. Biennial Stakes (4 -yr-
olds)—Blue Gown. Sweepstakes of 100 sovs—Rowsham.
Claret Stakes—Typhoeus or Banditto. Abingdon Stakes
—Stephanotis. Sweepstakes of 10 sovs (last half of Ab.M.)
—Elferon or Roma. Bennington Stakes—Tasman. Port
Stakes—Sir David Gam. Sweepstakes of 25 sovs —De
Vere.

" SPORTING GAZETTE."
Craven Stakes—Blue Gown or Vagabond. Bretby
Plato—Royal Rake, Eudora, or 31inna Troll. Sweepstakes
of 50 sovs (11.1d.)—Provider. Beacon Stakes—Stepha-
notis. Sweepstakes of 100 sovs (3-yrolds)-31artinique.
Sale Stakes—Bads wot th. Eleventh Biennial—Pero
Gomez. Column Stakes—Duke of Beaufort. Newmarket
Handicap—Alpenstock. Sweepstakes of 25 sovs (2-yr-
olds)—Elferon. Sweepstakes (fillies)—Martinique. Tenth
Biennial—Blue Gown. The Claret—Typhoeus. The
Abingdon—Stephanotis. The Port—Vale Royal. The
Bennington—Tasman.

" SUNDAY TIMES."
Craven Stakes—Blue Gown. Sweepstakes of 50 sovs
Provider. Bretby Plate—Leonie, Perfume, Patrician, or
King Victor. Sweepstakes of 10 soya (last half mile of
13.0•)—Atlantis. Sweepstakes of 100 sovs (D.M.)—Absli-
neuee• Sweepstakes of 50 sovs (D.M.)- Badsworth.
Eleventh Biennial—Pero Gomez. Beacon Stakes—Ste-
phanotis. Newmarket handicap—Marquis of Carabas or
t
Alpenstock; des Batailles for a place. Column
acub:
Crocus Sweepstakes of 50 soya (T.Y.C.)—Mar-
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Sweepstakes of 100 sovs (D.M.)—Rowsham.
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THE BURNING OF 7'IIE COLOGNE
THEATRE.

readers will recol-
lectburned down
Oiliniaslers known to
only 600 in silver
CONFESSION OF ARSON AND ,t „
The Cologne Gazette says :_n ou --ur,DER.
was
that when the theatre in this eirt
t n the 15th of February, out of 2,5y0,
man, whose
Le in the hands of the cash keeper,
were saved. In a small iron box used by
name was Bachans, a quantity of charred
found, which was supposed to ba the rernainassi:obrf. the
paper money deposited in a cash box. After
i .g the contents of the iron box to a close
examination,jec-t-
-dt eisive proofs were obtained that they contained the
dibris of accounts and receipts, but not of paper
Mt n y. A suspicion was indeed at the time awakened that
the whole Backhans family, who were consumed by the
flames, might have been the victims of a horrible crime, and
that the theatre had been net on fire by the murderer to
conceal all evidence of the bloody deed. This surmise
which was at first treated by the public as a very itnpro-
bablo hypothesis, has all at ones received au unexpected
confirmation by confidential communications made by a
woman, called Ursula Schmitz, to one of her companions
in the Arrest House, and in which she acknowledged
herself to be the incendiary. Without enterin,g at present
into further particulars, we shall conclude by saying that
the substance of the confession of Ursula Schtnitz is :
' 1 and my Francis Joseph and amber did the deed. "