The Sun.
London, England, 1869-05-19 00:00:00

NOVI3MBER.

8, 4 Liverpool 1, 10, 11
5, 6 Shrewsbury . 15, 16

Harrow 2'
3 _ _6, 7
at on Hunt

Worcester
St. Albans

STEEPLECHASE FIXTURES.

JULY.

Kingsbury.
OCTOIEt.

Bromley 7 1 West Drayton 91, 2

NOVEMBER.
Worcester 9,3, 4 I Shrewsbury n,
Harrow 9, 3 I Lestuiugtoa liunt 2,; ,k,.;
Lverpool ), 10, 11, 12 1

cIIINA AND AUSTRALIAN MAILS.

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(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)
HONG KONG, April 28.

A placard has been circulated in China de-
nouncing foreign missionaries, and styling them
barbarian wolves.

It is rumoured that a high Chinese official at
Pekin has slapped the French Ambassador on the
face, and that his Excellency has, in consequence,
hauled down his flag.
It is believed that the Pekin Government is in
great fear of further encroachments by]Russia.
MELBOURNE, April 25.

The Parliamentary Committee of Inquiry into
the charges of bribery and corruption against mem-
bers of the Legislative Assembly has resulted in the
expulsion of one member, and further expulsions
are expected.
The shipments of gold since the departure of the
last mail are 72,875 oz. to England, and 40,125 oz.
to Galle.

The City of Vienna takes 4,250 oz., the Anglesey
11,000 oz., and the White Rose 3,375.
Arrivals—lnvestigator, Geelong, and Kent.

NORTH NOZSOLK ELECTION PETITION (THIS DAY).
—Further evidence was given this morning as to treat-
ing in the Wells district.
PRESIDENT GRANT AND HIS RELATIVES.—One
of the Washington correspondents defends Gene---al Grant
from the charge of nepotism, and shows that he has nost kept
many more offices "in the family" than
no some of pre-
decessors—The President has Appointed relative of his
own to any ales whatsoever, unhss it be Sites Hudson of
lowa, Minister to Efondura,, who may possibly be a cousin
of the President, but nothing nearer. General Grant's
father, now postmaster at Covington, Ky., was appointed
to that position by Pr, sident Johnson. Professor Isramer,
now Comm! at Leipsic, who married General Grant's
7‘olz.l.;roldthrejrisim-ines-
sister, was al p&nted to that place,
.1 believe, by President
ewr Orleans, und
1-I;a,i.wl'•cwoifsj
eu113.. i:st.l.G.b
Lie-
eanic't,r.,e; rs,:edp:oelti,tlifioarstsi:'eurPn:do'crErtteohdfi mvt
Dr. Ah xander Shaul), who was appointed postmaster at
Richmond by Mr. Johnson, to be United Stales marshal
for tie Dist, ict of Columbia. 'The latter (slice has
alvt-a) s Leen regarded as patt of the official house-
Lold of the President, and it has been the custom to
appoint some relative or intimate personal friend to
the position ; thus Mr. Lincoln apppointed his
brusher-:n-::i«',
it ,0 and..,he,.
- thosex whov
,Ga.
yhte have :h. '
iaeoprpr.aep
othnßtm:tuns eectimhed, because both
cuhraailieinss:oetawt:poneif.
partner and warm personal friend, Mr. Lamon, and Mr.
.Johnson appointed his personal friend, Mr. Godding. Mr.
Lincoln also appointed Mr. Todd, his wife's brother, to be
I)4roesreidrreonrt ca
fn
dblaito
the confidential position the latter now occupies in the of-
ficials they
on
pointed
to
owobuehisl household,
rprivateuene ll
0 in:essf
secretary,
thir.tym
.14, have
ar i:dr
Johnson3.t:ehi
to the same position.
The comparison might be extended to the benefit of the
rragiclut a it wag at all nectoaary.

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