The Sun.
London, England, 1869-05-10 00:00:00

SPORTING NOTES.

SlR,—The success of, Knight of the Garter for
the . Chester Cup was a great blow to the book-
makers, who took most unwarrantable liberties with
him. He would have won with another half stone
on his back. A sharp look out must be kept ou
him for the Ascot and Goodwool Cops, as he is dm
very best horse in training. St. Mango met with
an accident, having bee.: c muoued agai!sst ail I
driven on to the rails, bat the reLult wooll ha% e
been the. same, a 3 the Klight never was extended. All

sorts of excuses were made for I'au: Jones .tiid
bat in my opinion the 'best horse wo.t. .Otte City
Pate stilt in dispute, as the owner of Osprey in-
s s s that Vespasian was struck out on Thursday,
• and that Capt. Machell's dictum about no one cl,.e
having authority to " scratch" him must be a mis-
' take. Sir Charles Legard, his owner, surely Lad the
power. The 40th "Rule of Racing," having re-
ference to the raising of weights in handicaps,
was only revised the other thy ; but there
will always be a chance of a wrangle while the
38th rule of the " Jockey Club," stipulating that
the imposts shall go up to Bst 121 b, when the
highest weight left in overnight is below that, is
acted upon—as it was at Chester in the Dee Stand
Cup and Combermere Plate. If Vespasian were
really struck " out of Chester engagements" at 2.13
p.m. on Thursday, as the Calendar of that evening
announced, then the weights should have gone ul►
81b, as Honesty stood second oa the list at Bst 41b,
and Osprey, to whose original 6st the 8113 was
adied by his traintr's orders, was the only one i.t
the field carrying the correct weight. The Sym-
metry colt was a long way the bust of the two-yt-
old performers, and placed two good stakes to Mr.
M€rry's account.
There will La two days' racing at York—the Great Nor-
thern Handicap being the principal event of the meetiv.
The field will not number above a dozen, cud those niobt
likely to furnish the winner aro Paul Jones, Alexi.: ,
Lord Hawthorn, and Fortuulo, and
I - PAUL JONE• 3

I expect to see obtain an easy victory, his most dangerous
oppou3nt !icing 3.ll;xico. Either George Osi•a'deston or
Perfume will secure the linavesnaire Plate, Scarringtuu
the Union Hunt Plate, Vespa.sian the Craven Stakes, and
The Swift the Zetland Stakes. Vespasiau and Border
Knight are both in the Flying Dutchman's Handicap, and
one of them is certain to win. The latter is also eutere.l
for the Londesborough Cup, and will be worth following
unless some veritable !lye' turns up in the former race.
A FRESH MAN.

II\IPERIAL 2ARLIA MEAT i 1

HOUSE OF LORDS—Tins EVENING.

The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack
at five o'clock.

Their lordships were occupied the early part of the
evening in discussing tho provisions of the Parochial
Schools (Scotland) Bill. The debate arose on the motion
for going into committee on the bill.

HOUSE OF COMMONS—TiIIs EVENING.
The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock.
THE MAYOR OF CORK.

Mr. MAGUlilia;;;;Jce that on the motion for the
second reading of the bill he should more lhat the order for
the second reading be discharged, and the bill withdrawn.
FRENCH AND BRUTISH SHIPPING}.
Mr. BRIGHT, in reply to Mr. Candlish, said it was
true certain distinctions were at present made with respect
to the payment of pilotage dues, but it was proposed on
the Merchant Shipping Act to consider the subject with
a view of ascertaining whether the distinction cannot be
removed.
THE CASE OF MR. GREEN.

Mr. MONSELL said the matter relative to 15/r. Green,
who had been colonial chaplain for many years, Dr.
Colenso, and Dr. Gray, being in a very complicated state,
the noble lord at the head of the Colonial Department
would consult the law officers of the Crown before taking
steps in the matter.
THE PATRIOTIC FUND.
Mr. CARDWELL said the patriotic fund commissioners
reported through the Secretary for War, and when their
report of the matters they had been investigating
was complete, it would, of course, be sent to thi
Secretary for War, and he would at once produce
it if it was requisite. With respect to the defalcation,
which amount3d to between X2OO andX26o, directions
had been given to prosecute the clerk who was charged
with the defalcation.

THE EDMUNDS' SCANDAL.
Mr. AYRTON, in reply to Mr. Bentinck, said that Mr.
Edmunds had transmited a book purporting to be a history
of the Edmunds' scandal to the Treasury, with a desba
that the document might be recorded, but the Treasury
was not the department charged with the duty of record-
ing. If Mr. Edmunds desired to have his history recorded
he had better find out some other channel than the Trea-
suMrry.
. BENTINCK gave notice of his intention on an early
day of calling attention to the subject, and concluding his
statement with a motion.