The Sun.
London, England, 1867-11-11 00:00:00

ETON COLLEGE ATHLETIC SPORTS.

On Saturday last those annual sports took place in the
South Meadows, adjoining the college. The spurts com-
menced shortly before twelve o'clock, when a great nutn-
her of spectators bad assembled,. including most of the
masters with their ladies, the officers of the 2d Life Guards
and Grenadier Guards, and other distinguished personages,
to witness the sports. The following is the result:—
Hurdle Race, 120 Yards, over Teo Flights of Hurdles.
R. Russell 1, T. WCiintock Bunbury 2, T. Coombe 3.
This was a capital race, won only by a yard.
One Hundred Yards Flat Race.—A. Coats 1, T. E.
Warburton 2, T. Coombe 3. Won by three yards.
Quarter of a Mile Itace.—R. Benson 1, J. 11. Sturgis 2,
deal heat between A. Pelham and 11. A. Macnaght for the
third place.
Junior Hurdle Race,. 120 Yards,- over Ten Flights of
Hurdles. -C. T. Hoare 1, Littleton, ma., '2, H. Anderson
3. This was a good race.
The proceedings were carried out with great skill and
judgment by Mr. T. M'Clintock Bunbury, captain ;
starters, 11. Walter, W. Calvert; and E. Moss; umpire; T.
DiClintook Bunbury and W. Tritton.

PEDESTRIANISIIL

PRINCE OF WALES GROUNDS, BOW.

There was a good muster at Mr. Russell's Ground on
Saturday last, when an excellent afternoon's sport took
place. The first event was the race between
C. Cann and T. Fitzgerald.—They had to run no yards
for £lO, Cann being allowed a start,of twiaards. Although
Fitzgerald got the start ho failed to overtake Cann, the
latter winning easily by four yards.
The 160 Yards Handicap.—This was for a prize given
by Mr. Russell, the competitors being confined to the'ent-
pleyes of the Royal Small Arms Factory, and created much
interest among the partisans of those who contended.
The large entry was divided into seven heats, the first of
which was won by 11. Mitchell, 10 yards start, by half a
yard; Cartwright, 10, was second. The second heat fell
to Hayes, 13, by a yard ; G. Laughton, 19, second. Pledger,
1, won the third by two yards ; Bitten, 6, second. Haw-
kins, 10, King, scratch, Hazeigrove, 20, and J. H., 27, were
credited with the next four heats.

The above seven were again drawn in three heats.
Hayes won the first by half a yard, Hawkins was second.
Mitchell walked over for the second. Hazelgtove won the
third by five yards, Pledger was second.
Final Heat.—Hayes, 13, Mitchell, 10, and Hazelgrovo,
20, now came to run for the prizes. After a good race
Hazelgrove won by two yards and a half, Mitchell was
second, and Hayes a good third.
Mr. E. Mitchell was the starter, and Mr. H. Woodstock
referee.

Other races of minor importance also took place.

BROMPTON.

M. Drake and W. Young—These men (both of the
Coldstream Guards) met on Saturday last, at the West.
London Running Ground, to decide their 150 yards race for
£lO. The friends of the competitors mustered largely, and
there was some brisk speculation at stolon Young. In
accordance with the articles five minutes was allowed them
to get off, and after a few false attempts they bounded
away, Drake having a little the beat of the start. Young
however, soon came up with him, and they ran neck and
neck until about six yards from the tape, when Young,who
" bored" his opponent to the fence, so much so that a foul
took place, stumbled, and Drake was very properly declared
the winner. Mr. E. Jones, the proprietor of the ground
officiated as referee.

A weekly contemporary says that at a tavern in
London last week the following notice was exhibited :
" Discussion this evening. Ritualism,' to be followed by
songs and recitations."
AN IMPERIAL MEMBER OF A JEWISH BENEVO-
LENT SOCIETY.—The Jewish Benevolent fraternity of
Gyongyos, Hungary, asked the Emperor and Empress of
Austria whether it might be permitted to enter their
names in the list of members, and thus become entitled
after their death to the prayers and usual mortuary rites of
the society. The Empress wrote a gracious letter in reply,
and sent a donation of 100 florins. Her name now
figures among those of the members of this body.
Jewish Chronicle.

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direction is "drawing-room cars," two of which have
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They are each sixty-one feet long by nine and a half
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-Each room is lighted by a large plate glass window forty
inches square, affording a magnificent view of th passing
landscape, while the interior decorations are of the most
perfect and elaborate description. The cost of each car
was about $15,000.—Mining and Scientific Press.
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The Fenian Trials at Manchester.

MANCHESTER, Nov. 9.
At the sitting of the Court this morning, at 9
o'clock, _ _ _

Thomas Scalley, Michael Joseph Boylan, Henry

Wilson, Michael Kennedy, Michael M'Guire, Wil-
liam Murphy, and Patrick Kelly were placed in the

dock.

Before their trial was proceeded with,

Mr. Pickering, Q.C., referring to the verdict of
Guilty delivered against three other prisoners late
the previous night, drew the attention of the Court
to the joint effect of the 24th and 25th of Victoria,
cap 100, sec. 47, as amended by the 27th and 28th
of Victoria, under which, whenever any person
should be convicted upon an indictment for any as-
sault occasioning actual bodily harm he should be
liable, at the discretion of the Court, to be kept in
penal servitude for a term of five years, or to be
imprisoned for any term not exceeding two years,
with or without hard labour ; and whenever any
person should be convicted upon an indictment for
a common assault he should be liable, at the dis-
cretion of the Court, to be imprisoned for any term
not exceeding one year, with or without hard labour.

Mr. Justice Blackburn intimated that he should
not deliver judgment until all the prisoners had
been tried.

Mr. Pickering then stated that of the prisoners in
the dock there were three—Boylan, Maguire, and
Kelly—against whom the Crown would not offer
any evidence.
Mr. Justice Blackburn said that a nolle prosequi
would be entered against those three, who would
then become entitled to their discharge.
Mr. Cottingham, on behalf of Boylan, asked that
he might be formally acquitted.
Mr. Justice Blackburn said the nolle prosequi
equally permitted the discharge of the prisoner.
Mr. Cottingham--Yes ; but they might again
prefer an indictment against him.

Mr. Justice Blackburn said such a course would
be perfectly legal, but hardly probable. The men
might be immediately discharged.
Boylan, speaking for himself, said he ought to
have been discharged long ago.
All three prisoners were then discharged.
An application was made by Jones and Mr. Cot-
tingham that the costs of witnesses summoned for
the discharged prisoners might be allowed.
Mr. Justice Blackburn said the application was
one requiring some consideration. It could be made
more conveniently at chambers in London.
The remaining prisoners included in the indict-
ment—viz., Scalley, Wilson, Kennedy, and Murphy
—were then formally arraigned.
Mr. Pickering, Q.C., Mr. Sowler, Q.C., and Mr.
Higgin appeared for the prosecution ; Mr. Ernest
Jones (with whom Mr. Blain now appeared) de-
fended Scalley and Wilson ; Mr. Cottingham de-
fended Kennedy and Murphy.
Mr. Pickering stated the case for the prosecution,
and at the conclusion of his remarks several wit-
nesses were called, as in the former cases, to give
formal evidence of the attack upon the police van.
Among the additional evidence given was that of Con-
stable Yarwood, who spoke to seeing Wilson standing
near the side arch as they were driving through, but
apparently as a mere spectator. William Hughes,
the young man who was at the photographer's, saw
Wilson loitering about the Hyde-road Inn for about
an hour, from half-past 11 ; he also saw Scalley
running away at the finish with the men who came
out of the van—a few yards behind them. He went
over the line. The boy, George Mulholland, spoke
to Scalley as being in the centre of the road at the
back of the van, and said he fired at Police-constable
Trueman with a revolver. In cross-examination by
Mr. Jones the witness said that shot was the only
one fired at that moment. He saw Truman duck.
A dozen shots were fired before the policemen got
off. The next witness was Charles Thomas, plumber,
who saw Scalley helping to throw stones to smash
the van ; then saw him run away across the brick
croft. Joshua Munn, the omnibus driver, saw
Murphy near the van with the men keeping the
crowd back. The other men bad revolvers' but
Murphy had not. Another witness, James Ken-
nody, who was in the Railway Inn for more than
an hour, saw Murphy there ; he was reading a
newspaper, and invited the witness to drink out of
a quart. He did so. Edwin Walton, a shopkeeper,
near the Hyde-road, identified Murphy as being
among those who threw stones to keep back the
police and those assisting them. In cross examina-
tion he admitted that he had identified Featherstone
at the police station ; and afterwards, at the police-
court, after looking them over, he said he was not
there. Witness now admitted that he was confused
by being called upon a second time.
Mr. Theodore Fennel Kirwin, house surgeon at
the Infirmary, deposed to the injuries of Truman.
There was a bruise and extravasated blood.

inspector Gareer was examined to prove the war-
rant against Kelly and Deasey.
•In answer to a question from the Judge, as to
whether it was necessary to go into all the evidence
on this point again,

Mr. Cottingha►n said he should not require it,
because anything these witnesses had said as to a
warrant he did n )t c3nsider could affect the legal
question to be raised in London at all.
Police-constable Dickens again proved seeing
Kelly and Deasey go into the prisoner Wilson's
house at 3 o'clook on the morning of the 11th of
September.

Elizabeth Robinson spoke to seeing the prisoner
Kennedy, as she WAS going towards the arch, fire a
revolver during the affray on the 18th ult. Could
not say which way he pointed the revolver, but
thought it was more towards Belview than Man-
chester. She was about a yard and a half from him
when he fired.

By Mr. Cuttingham—lt was not the first shot
she heard. Did not know what the firing meant,
but got through the arch as quick as possible after-
wards.

Police-constable Drysdale apprehended Murphy
in Hardman-street, and found a number of news-
papers iu his bedroom. This was on the 26th of
September.

Mr. Cottingham objected to the papers being put
in, and the Judge thought it was better not.
The case for the prosecution was then closed.
Mr. Ernest Jones asked if he might not be re-
lieved of the case against Wilson. The only evidence
against him was that of Yarwood, who saw him
standing on the footpath, near the arch, like any
ordinary looker-on, and the evidence of Hughes,
who had seen him in the neighbourhood, at the
Hyde-road Inn, at half-past 11 on the same day.
Mr. Pickering said the only other evidence
against the prisoner was that of police-constable
Dickens.

Mr. Justice Blackburn said that evidence, at the
utmost, came to this—that Wilson was a friend of
Kelly and Deasy, and might, therefore, have been
disposed to rescue them. He did not think there
was evidence he could leave to the jury in the case
of Wilson.

Mr. Cottingliam then submitted that there was
not sufficient evidence against Kennedy. The only
witness who identified him was Elizabeth Robinson.

his Lordship said he should not think it unsafe
to leave to the jury to decide whether that one wit-
ness, a credible witness, might be relied upon. It
was entirely a question for the prosecution whether
on that evidence alone they would submit the case
to the jury.

Mr. Ernest Jones then addressel the jury. lie
raid, being relieved of the case against 'Wilson, he
would at present merely indicate the nature of the
alibi in favour of Scalley. He should call respectable
witnesses to prove that Scalley was at work, tailor-
ing, at the time of the outrage. These witnesses
could not possibly be mistake❑ ; they must either
speak the truth in this matter or be perjuring them-
selves.

William Ainsworth, master tailor, said he lived at
10, Bootle-street, near Peter-street, two miles from
the arch in Hyde-road. had known the prisoner
Sealley 12 months. In consequence of requiring
extra assistance he sent his wife with a message at
9 o'clock in the morning, and Scalley, who is a
tailor, came at 9.30, and worked for witness on
that day (the 18th) till a few minutes before 8 in
the evening. He worked on the same board with
witness. He went out to dinner ht 1 o'clock, re-

turned at a quarter to 2, and from that time did not
leave his work again during the afternoon.
Cross-examined—Did not remember sending for
any man before to assist, except that he sent several
times to a man named Kelly for the loan of a man,
but did not get one. Remembered sending to a
tailor named Seymour for the loan of Scalley a fort-
night before the 18th. Scalley then came and
worked for him three days in one week. Would
not be positive whether before the magistrates he
said two days or three days. The witness was closely
questioned as to how the pressure of business came
upon him to require the assiitance of Scalley, and
he gave particulars. Scalley always had 3s. 6d. a
day when he worked for witness ; witness did not
pay him on this occasion.
After some further evidence the judge ordered
Wilson to be discharged, and _ _

The Court adjourned till 10 o'clock on Monday,
when Mr. Cottinghatn will call his witnesses.

SPAIN'S RELATIVE POSITION IN
EUROPE.

Unity of faith has one result which vastly affects
the political question, inasmuch as it is the indis-
pensable basis on which the whole system of go-
vernment depends.
This result is the sense of order—order not im-
posed by force of arms, or by the fear of paralyz-
ing commerce—but born of that religious senti-
ment which brings respect for authority, obedience
to the law, and horror of every kind of violence
and turbulence.

It was but lately said by the Espana, "The Re-
volution has not taken root in our country. The
last attempts have shown that the Spanish people
yet preserves its traditional ideas of order, loyalty,
and integrity."
And another newspaper, the Regeneracion, with
confidence declares that revolutions in Spain are
to be traced always to the gentry of broad-cloth
and light kid gloves, and never to the wearers
of the fustian jacket.
Both statements are undeniable. The Spanish
people is anti-revolutionary, not certainly by na-
ture, for southern nations are by nature restless
and turbulent, but in consequence of that admir-
able unity of religious feeling which has been
always inseparable from its monarchial tendencies.
Of all the countless revolts by which our country
has been troubled not one really merits the name
of popular revolution ; and if the people have ever
taken up arms and shed their blood generously in
any cause, it has not been to defend a barricade or
overthrow a Ministry. No ; for in such miserable
squabbles the Spanish people never take part—
but to fight against the foreign invaders who com-
menced by assailing the holy religion of our fathers.
It is natural that a stranger who sees our petty
though perennial squabbles should believe that
ours is an ungovernable country, first cousin to
Mexico ; but assuredly such would not be his opi-
nion were he to know, as has been well remarked
by the Espana, that public order is here at the
mercy of but a dozen giddy and ambitious heads,
and, therefore, that its restoration can easily be
brought about by the adoption of radical measures
measures as simple as complete, seeing that they
are applicable to only a dozen schemers.
We are thoroughly convinced that Spain is of all
countries the very easiest to govern. In our opi-
nion, only two conditions are necessary in addition
to the obvious requisites of honour and intelligence
—frankness and stability of government. Frank-
ness, that no one may be ignorant of the road that is
to be followed ; that every one may see that the
Government will fear no obstacle in its way, or
flinch from the measures it has determined on, re-
lying not on brute strength so much as on the
unfailing honour and chivalry of the Spanish
people. Stability, that every useful project and
every work of promise may be carried into execu-
tion.

A people that loves order is already more than
half way on the road to happiness and prosperity ;
and there is not a nation in Europe—let not our
readers be startled by what we are about to say—
there is not a nation in Europe more order-loving
than Spain. Would France, Germany, and Russia
I be as tranquil
.as they are, without the Cmsarism
that keeps them down ? Would these nations feel
satisfied to stop at :revolts so insignificant—nay,
so ridiculous, as those our country has witnessed ?
The revolutionists of France, by whom the Revo-
lution is everywhere propagated, with all their
vast resources, with all the secret societies they
have scattered through the half of Europe, and
above all, in Italy and Germany,—what would they
not perpetrate were they not repressed by the
iron rule of Caesarism? What would these secret
societies not do in Prussia, in the German Con-
federation, if Bismarck's iron hand did not keep
them down ? Why is Italy in the pitiable condition
we now see her in ? How does the Russian auto-
crat uphold order in his dominions, if not by means
of terror ? Is not even England herself constantly
threatened, sometimes by the Fenians, sometimes
by her own workmen, always by the discontent in
Ireland ?

The causes of the disturbances existing in Europe
are all momentous, are all founded on one power-
ful principle that has long found nourishment in
the hearts of nations—the revolutionary principle
in France and Italy, Freemasonry in Prussia, the
national religion and independence in Poland and
Ireland—contradictory principles, ever at variance
with one another, and never to be reconciled so
long as the present condition of Europe lasts.
Can such causes as these be compared with those
which at times affect public order in Spain ? By no
means : at fatal periods here we have seen the
Revolution trumpeted forth in books, in pamphlets,
in newspapers ; and yet, in spite of gigantic efforts
to get it naturalized in the hearts of the Spanish
people, it has managed to upset, as we have said
already, just a dozen giddy and ambitious pates !
Is it not proved by the last attempt. which found
no echo whatever throughout the country ?
Well, then, the end which every Spanish Minis-
try should, as we think, have in view, is the
maintenance of those two ideas which are so
intimately connected—the love of monarchy and
religion and the love of order. It is not for us to
say what means are to be made use of to attain this
end ; but it would not appear very difficult to up-
hold sentiments so innate and preserve them from
every influence that could corrupt.

These essential bases being secured, it is neces-
sary to proceed to consider the means that may
best promote public prosperity ; for, although we
ourselves must always prefer moral to material
well-being, we yet are not of those who believe
the two things incompatible. On the contrary, we
think that one of the principal means of preserving
moral order, of destroying the revolution to its
very roots, and putting an extinguisher on the
disturbers of the public peace, is to encourage trade,
to give life to industry, and protection to agricul-
ture—not to undertake mere adventures of doubt-
ful results, but by every means to favour every
undertaking that offers a probability of success—
to;root out idleness and reward industry, from time
to time holding provincial and national exhibitions
as a stimulus to our manufacturers and our agricul-
turists.

Let us not flatter ourselves with the idea that we
can in a short while attain the level of other nations
in these matters, but let us quietly, and yet ener-
getically, go on making the improvements that our
actual state requires. Let us have less railways
and more high-roads ; less professional training and
more primaryinstruction ; fewer elegant streets,
and fewer sumptuous palaces, and more model
farm-houses, more artesian wells, more schools of
agriculture. To inspire absolute confidence in our
commerce, so that our mutiny-mongers may never
reckon on elements for the disturbance of public
order, and that business affairs may be carried
on with security; to open up public works so that
the misery in our working classes may be allayed ;
in a word, to let the whole country understand that
it contains within itself—in its own natural wealth
--the solution of the great financial problem that
now occupies the attention of the world—such
should be the object of the Government in the
administration of public affairs.
For our part, we are thoroughly persuaded that
this is one of the most simple, most certain, and,
at the §DXIQ time, Lead may me.tufs that can be