The Sun.
London, England, 1867-05-11 00:00:00

'IIIE DEP.I;Y

2 to 1 agst Vauban (taken and offered)
3to 1 agst The flake (offered take 7 to 2)
11 to 1 agst Dragon (offered)
100 to 8 agst Hermit (taken and offered)
2U to 1 agst Julius (offered)
20 to 1 agst Marksman (offered)
22 to 1 agst The Palmer (taken freely)
25 to 1 agst D'Estournel (offered—take 1,000 to 30;
30 to 1 agst Grand Cross (taken)
40 to 1 agst Van Amburgh (taken and offered)
45 to 1 agst Fitz Ivan (taken)
500 to 4 agst Roquefort (taken)
1000 to 8 agst Corporal (offered)
1000 to 5 agst Priority (offered)
1000 to 5 agst Captain Kidd (offered)
SOMERSETSIIIRE STAKES.
3 to 1 agst Gomera (taken and offered)
sto 1 agst Pintail (taken)
6to 1 agst Greenback (taken)

NOTICE.—CHANGE OF ADDRESS.—JOHN STIRK, late of
Beaufort Buildings, Strand, returns his best thanks for the
patronage he has received during the past year, and bogs
to inform his friends that he has removed to 23, Wel-
lington-street, Strand, London, where commissions will be
executed to any amount. Price Lists as usual.

T. and G. LEE, of the Wheatsheaf, Worship-street,
Shoreditch; at Three King-court, Lombard-street ; and
at One Swan-yard, Bishopsgate-streat.

W. HOPKINS tald JOHN AxtuttosE (member of Tattersall's,
Victoria, and other Clubs) gsecute Commissions on all
races throughout the year. Address-33, OXENDEN-
STREET, HAYMARKET.

Mr. GEORGE WEBB has lists posted on all forthcoming
events daily from ten till two at the City Arches; also in
George-yard, and through his agent, Mr. Frank Butler,
near Itleux's Brewery.

THE HAVELOCK Turf Agency's Representative can be
seen daily in Talbot-court, Gracechurch-street, from
Eleven till Three. N.B.—lf you want a good foreign
cigar call at the Havelock Cigar Stores, 10, Wa'worth-
road, three doors from the Elephant and Castle.

JOE NASH has a List at the Post in George-yard, S now-

hill, and at the Back of tha Arches, Farringdon-street.
Joe Nash will bo in the Ring at the Principal Meetings.
J. N. has no representative out of London but himself.
Private address, No. 1, King Edward-street, Westminster-
real, London.

TURF AGENCY OFFICE, NU, Jerznyn-Strea, St. J.ualls'd,
London. —Mr. SYDNEY SMITH (leather of Tattersall's)
will execute COMMISSIONS (by letter only) on all the prin-
cipal races throughout the year, from XL to any amount.
Post-office orders made payable to St. James's-street at
Piccadilly offices. Cheques to be crossed London and
Westminster Bank. 5 per cent. charged upon all winnings.
Telegraphic messages cannot be attended to. Further
particubws and prices, see The Sportsman, published every
Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. N.B.—No connection
with the City of Loudon Turf Agency, 5, Bath-street,
Newgate-street.

THE SOILED"DOVE CONTROVERSY.

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The following correspondence has taken place between
the members of the Victoria Club and Admiral Rous
apropos of this cause celebre :
To THE HON. ADMIRAL Rous.

Sir,—On behalf of members cf the Victoria Club Who
are also members of Tattersall's, and who feel aggrieved at
the recent decision of Tattersall's committee on the Soiled
Dove case, we beg respectfully to address you on the sub-
ject. Knowing that you have had long experience, and
that you have ever shown an earnest desire to settle such
matters equitably, we should feel obliged by your giving
us your advice as to the best means to be adopted for
bringing the case before a higher tribunal.

(Signed)

WILLIAM Hu LTON
JOHN STEPHENSON.

13, Berkeley-square, May 9.
Gentlemen,—ln acknowledging your letter of the Bth, I
must observe that during the 46 years I have been a mem-
ber of the Jockey Club, I know of no incident so fatal to
the interests of the turf as the recent decision of three

members of Tattersall's Committee. I need not say that
the 17th Rule of Racing and 2d Rule of the Betting Code
are strictly applicable to the Soiled Dove case ; it puts
her in as vice, and no legal ingenuity can extricate her.
The gentlemen who decided against the bets being paid
misunderstood the first rule, which is solely applicable
to hcrses dead in law, or to the Elinor case, where the
bets were declared off, because the Jockey Club decided
that, as she was improperly named, she could not start;
but if she had started the bets must have been paid.
To apply the operation of the Ist Rule to Soiled Dove
was out of the question. She won four races. If, after
her third victory, she had met with an accident and been
destroyed, or if she had been sent to a colony, the three
established facts could not have been disputed. Instead of
no possibility to win, there would have been no possibility
to lose.

From the time the Jockey Club was established the
chief object of its legislation was to discourage fraud. I
grieve to say that the decision of these three gentlemen
will give every impetus to it. They have determined that
the backers of Soiled Dove are not to pay their debts, but
the second horses; now registered act winners, will, of
course, receive their bets in full. Thus, a fieldsman who
stands £2,000 against Soiled Dove, and £2,000 against
Reigning Beauty in the Match, will eventually pay £2,000
to the latter party, and receive nothing from the other
side. He suffers equally in all the sweepstakes which
Soiled Dove has won. This is a curious travesty of the
first rule in favour of fraud. The backer of a fraudulent
horse may win to any amount, and the committee throw
their shield over him, and will notallow him toloso. The
fieldsman must lose ; he can by no possibility win. By this
theory a man may back a four year old for the Derby to
win £200,000 ; if he is detected lie is to pay nothing. We
may thus look forward to a groat increase of Bloodstones,
Leanders, and Running Reins.
To return to the subject of your letter. As the de-
cision of the committee is so palpably unjust and illegal, I
should advise the Victoria Club to propose to the members
of Tattersall's committee to submit the case to the old
members of the Jockey Club, and to pledge themselves to
abide by their verdict.—l am, gentlemen, very truly

ours,

H. I. Boys.

John Stephenson, Esq.
William Hulton, Esq.

THE FENIAN PRISONERS.—We understand that
Mr. Knox, the well-known metropolitan magistrate, and
Mr. George Pollock, of St. George's Hospital, have been
intrusted by the Home Secretary with a special commis-
sion to examine into the condition of the Fenian pri-
soners at Woking, Pentonville, Portland, eicc., with the
view to determine and report to the authorities whether
the treatment of the prisoners has been unduly harsh,
whether their health has suffered or is likely to suffer,
and whether any change or relaxation of the discipline is
necessary.—British Medical Journal.
PRESENTATION TO A SHIP'S CAPTAIN.—On Thurs-
day, at Liverpool, Capt. Carpenter, of the ship James Hull,
was presented with a silver medal and a diploma from the
King of Holland, and also with the Royal Society's medal
and diploma, for gallant services rendered to the Dutch
ship Afina in the North Sea last year.
THE " STAR" NEWSPAPER.—HaIf the interest in
the Star newspaper is vested in " the National Newspaper
League ;" which body laid out some few years since
£17,000 in its purchase. At the general meeting on
Wednesday, at Radley's Hotel, it was announced to some
30 representatives of about6,ooo shareholders that no divi-
dend would be forthcoming this year. The R3V. J. Burns
declared it would be the greatesi, joy of his life if the Star
had a circulation equal to that of the Standard. Various
Dissenting ministers criticized the turf news and general
conduct of the paper, to which Mr. Dymond replied ; and,
it having been agreed not to issue a report, the meeting
closed with a vote of thanks to Mr. Edmond Beales (who
was present), for his unflinching advocacy of the rights of
the people.—South London Press.
INDIAN AFFAIRS.—The Commissioner of Indian
Affairs has received a telegram from Brevet Brigadier-
General Alfred Sully, President of the Commission ap-
pointed to investigate the late massacre at Fort Phil Kear-
ney, dated California Crossing, 25 miles oast of Fort
Sedgwick, April 20th, in which it is stated that after great
difficulty they hal succeeded in getting the Ogadala and
Brute bands of Sioux in for a talk, representing 330 lodges,
and had had a satisfactory arrangement with them, and
General Sully thinks it can safely be said they have pre-
vented over 700 warriors from joining the war party. The.
Commission would leave Fort Sedgwick for tort Laramie
in throo or four days, and hope to bo successful in. prevent-
ing many more Sioux from joining the hostile. party.
There has been much trouble Oa the road to
.L.aram.ie from
hostile Sioux, which would increase the difficulties and
expenses of the Commission.
INTERESTING FACT. The following, singular and authen-
tic case of restoration of the hu 'tau hair is worthy of obser-
avnadtiounn,
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particularly as
the
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Hermann, of Queen-street. Soho, had been quite bald for
some time past, and had tried various prepare: ions for the
recovery of his hair, but without any beneficial roil' t. Ile
was then Induced to try the effect of "Rowlands' Macassar
Oil," and after daily applying it for about two mouths he,
much to his gratification, had his hair quite restored, and
now possesses a beautiful head of Lair. This fact speaks tco
strongly for Itr elf to re luirc comment.