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London, England, 1867-02-22 00:00:00

SECOND ROUND.

Prime Minister beat Teddy I Brigadier beat Maniolana
(1) Lucy Long beat I,llsecar
Mountain Chief boat Lord Woman in Blue beat Lord

Lyon I Soulis
Blanche beat Glideawny Golaloo boat Lightfoot
Shy Girl beat Sea Sand

TIIE WATERLOO PLATE.
FIRST ROUND.

Mr. J. Johnston's Fieldbare beat Mr. J. 11. Blundell nd
Hearty Lass
Lord Bective nd 31imas beat Mr. J. Gibson's Ronald
Mr. W. S. Garnett nd Lady Cecil beat Lord Grey do
Wilton's Blue Rock
Mr. W. Barden's Hawk boat Lord Lurgan's Master
Price

Mr. A. Graham nd Constable ran a bye
Mr. J. S. Bland nd Basil drawn
Lord Stair nd Princoss Royal boat Mr. W. F. Clark's
Theatre Royal
Mr. C. J.Chesshyre nd Catholic beat Mr. Savage's Life-
boat

Mr. J. Hyslop nd Dick Turpin beat Mr.T.Brocklebank's
Batavia

SECOND ROUND.

Fieldfaro beat Mimas
Lady Cecil beat Hawk •

Princess Royal beat Con-
stable
Dick Turpin beat Catholic

CITY IMPROVEMENTS.

Yesterday a meeting of the Common Council was
held at Guildhall for the despatch of business, Mr.
Alderman Finnis acting as chairman. The Remem-
brancer having reported that a bill had been intro-
duced into Parliament for regulating the traffic of
the metropolis, Mr. :Alderman Lawrence, M.P.,
moved that a copy of it be sent to every member of
the Court, and that the bill itself be referred to a
committee, with authority for them to confer
with such other branches of the Corporation as
they might think it concerned. lie made that
proposition, he said, because the bill placed
the Commissioners of Sewers entirely under the
jurisdiction of the City Commissioners of
Police, and in that respect deserved the
careful consideration of every member of the Cor-
poration. The motion, with a modification suggested
by Mr. Rudkin, chairman of the Markets Committee,
as to the driving of cattle through the public streets,
was agreed to. Mr. Alderman Lawrence, M.P., ad-
verted to the report of a committee of the Metropo-
litan Board of Works in July, 1863, to whom the
bill for making the new street from Blackfriars to
the Mansion-house had been referred, and he asked
the cause of the delay which had taken place in
making the proposed street—vrhether the works had
yet, in fact, been commenced, and when the street
was likely to be opened for public traffic. Mr. H.
L. Taylor, a representative of the corporation at the
Metropolitan Board of Works, replied that he had
reason to believe that about 120 houses of the Black-
friars end of the proposed street would be taken
down within the next six weeks or two months. The
Metropolitan Board, however, were not free to act
of their own accord in the matter, being mixed up
with and hampered by the company for carrying a
railway below the level of the embankment. The
low-level sewer, the railway, and the embankment
were being carried on together. The contractors for
the embankment objected to the railway contractors
interrupting their operations, and the embankment
contractors had possession of the ground. The rail-
way company were desirous of proceeding with the
construction of their line. He did not know any-
thing as to their means. his opinion was it would
be years b.fore the works were completed. The I
Board of Works were to receive £200,000 in consi-
deration of the railway running under the embank-
ment and the street, but the act of Parliament did not
compel the company to make the railway. It only
gave them power to make it, and that being so the
work might be hung up for an indefinite time. Mr. C.
Reed gave notice of motion to the effect that it be
referred to the Law and Parliamentary Committee to
consider and report forthwith to the Court as to the
circumstances under which the Corporation was
alleged to have lost its right of renewal over the
property known as the Finsbury Estate, and held
by lease from the Prebend of Finsbury. On the
bringing up, by Mr. Alderman Stone, of a report
from the Police Committee relative tothe
Police Infirmary, Mr. Medwin availed himself of
the occasion to complain that the shield and badge
of the City of London had been removed from the
uniform of the police by direction of the City Com-
missioner of Police (Colonel Fraser), and without
the consent of the Corporation. Mr. Alderman
Stone objected to statements being made against the
Commissioner behind his back. Mr. Deputy Elliott
remarked that there never was a police organisation
in better hands than those of the present Commis-
sioner, and contended that the police was a sort of
army, and that the Common Council had no power
whatever over the uniform of the force. A report
was presented from Mr. Haywood, the engineer to
the Commissioners of Sewers, as to the progress of
the llolborn Valley Improvement. It stated that
the principle of the bridge over Farringdon-road
having been determined, the work upon the abut-
ment had been resumed ; that the works west of
Farringdon-street, as far as Shoe-lane, had been
brought up to the present surface level, and that the
excavations of St. Andrew's Church had been com-
menced and had very considerably advanced. A
portion of the excavation of the churchyard bad
been completed, and the western abutments of the
Shoe-lane bridge had been begun. The whole of
the property on the southern side of the way from
St. Andrew's churchyard to Bartlett's-buildings had
been removed, preparations for the excavation com-
menced, and the temporary roadways to the places
north of the viaduct were now being formed.
The works between the Farringdon-road and the
London, Chatham, and Dover Railway had been
carried up to the present surface level, and the workslle
east of the railway had also been commenced.
arrangements for carrying a second line of railway
beneath the viaduct were in a forward state, and
be-
fore long that part of the work would also be in
hand. The work of filling up Farringdon. roadto
the new levels had been begun, with a view to the
construction of the western approach street, the
largest part of the property required for which had
been pulled down already. Generally, the works
were in a state to be executed quickly on the return
of spring. A report of the City Lands Committee
was again brought under consideration, recom-
mending that the picture painted by Mr. Alexander
Melville representing the ceremony of the presenta-
tion of the freedom of the city to his Royal High-
ness the Prince of Wales be purchased by the Cor-
poration for a sum not exceeding £5,000. The sub-
ject had given rise to a long discussion at a previous

meeting, and the Court separated on that occasion
without arriving at any definite resolution. Yester-
eay, on its restunrion, Mr. Flicker moved an
amendment that it was not desirable that the Court
should purchase the picture. This was seconded
by Mr. Cox, late M.P. for Finsbury, who objected
I to the purchase on the ground that the picture in
several respects was not historically true—that it
contained, in particular, the portrait of au alder-
man who was not, in fact, an alderman at that time.
lle amused the meeting by relating how much he
had been importuned to sit for his portrait to ai pear
in the picture, though he was not at the ceremony,
and by declining to say how many portraits Mr.
Melville had indicated, any of which, he said, could
be painted out to make room for his if he would
favour him with a sitting. lle peremptorily refused
on the ground that it would be a fraud for his
portrait to appear when he had not been present at
the ceremony, and there the matter ended as far as
he was concerned. There were, he said, 30 or 40
persons represented in the picture who were not pre-
sent at all, and that in the number of portraits
which had been crowded into the picture those of
the Prince and Princess of Wales were compara-
tively hidden. The subject again led to a long
discussion, and eventually the amendment that it
was not desirable to purchase the picture was car-
ried. On that being put as a substantive motion,
Deputy Fry moved as an amendment that the sub-
ject be referred to the City Lands Committee for
further consideration, but that amendment was
negatived on a division by 80 to 59, the result
being that the Court m 491 313t1 upon not purchasing
the picture. A petition was presented by Mr. 11.
Aaron Isaacs from the Society of Coal Merchants
of London, praying the Court to co-operate with
them iu opposing certain clauses of the Traffic Re-
gulation (Metropolis) Bill. He stated that if the
labourers employed in coaling or carting coal were
employed at night as well as day, as required by
the bill, a loss of £700,000 a year would result to
the public living within a radius of four miles from
Charing-cross ; in othor words, the price of coals
would be increased 2s. 6d. a ton upon a consump-
tion within that radius of 6,000,000. tons. The
petition was referred to the Police and the Law and
Parliamentary Committees conjointly to take such
steps in the matter as they might think desirable.
The Court then adjourned.

The Fenian Raid in Ireland.

(From the Times' Special Correspondent.)

CAIIII:CIVEEN, VALENTIA, Thursday Evening.
A farmer living near Cahirciveen was arrested
last night for attempting to administer the Fenian
oath to a soldier of the 14th Regiment. The pri-
soner, with three others who have been committed
for trial for being present at the attack on the
Coast-guard station at Kells, were sent off to Tralee
this morning in charge of the troops and consta-
bulary. Considerable sympathy was shown by the
population for the prisoners.
General llorsford and staff left Killarney this
afternoon for Kenmare and Cahirciveen. A troop
of the 12th Lancers attended as escort.

IRELAND.

DURLIN, Feb. 21.

Fifty of the persons arrested in steamers from
English ports, and confined in Richmond Bride-
well, have been set at liberty, on condition that
they will return at once to England, and not visit
this country again. From the time of their arrest
most of them aro said to have made the most solemn
promises never more to have anything to say to
Fenianistn if the Government would only 1111 T
mercy on them and let them off. As they belonged
to the class of ignorant dupes, and not to that of
the foreign emissaries, against whom the Lord-
Lieutenant said in his speech the hand of justice
should be armed, they were discharged. About 100
persons arrested under similar circumstances are
still in custody.

The Clare Assizes were opened on Tuesday by
Mr. Justice O'Brien. There were only seven cases
for trial, most of them of.ordinary character, while
the returns of the County Inspector show that the
calendar fairly represents the state of the county as
to crime.

John Hoare, director of the East Holyford
Mining Company, and promoter of the National
Fishing Company of Ireland, is in the Insolvent
Court. On cross-examination he admitted that there
was no board of directors legally appointed, and that
he himself was only a director nominally. He was
associated with two others, who formed the " com-
panies," the operations of which were confined to
the circulation of promising circulars and the draw-
ing of checks on the National Bank till the two or
three thousand pounds deposited there on the foot
of scrip was exhausted. The insolvent was opposed
by several creditors, and Judge Miller remanded him
for 12 months.

The Dublin and Belfast Junction Railway Com-
pany held its 43d half-yearly meeting yesterday ; Mr.
J. Barlow in the chair. The report showed that the
goods traffic has been increasing from year to year.
A dividend at the rate of 4 per cent. was declared.
There, was a lengthened discussion on the subject of
amalgamation with the Dublin and Drogheda line,
for which the public have been calling for a long
time. Mr. r. M'Evoy Gartlan moved a resolution
with that object, which was rejected.
Thursday Evening.

Mr. A. Smith Barry was this day elected for the
county of Cork, Mr. Vincent Scully having retired.

REFORM MEETINGS.

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SOUTHAMPTON.

A large and enthusiastic meeting of the Reformers
of Southampton was held at the Carlton-hall on
Wednesday evening, presided over by Major-Gen.
S. Tryon, J.P.
The first resolution was moved by Mr. T.
FALVEY, seconded by Mr. SAUNDERS (a working
man), and supported by Mr. G. MOFFATT, M.P.
for the borough, as follows :—" That the present
representative system of the United Kingdom is in
the highest degree unsatisfactory ; that it has been
practically condemned in uo fewer than seven
different speeches,from the Throne during the last
15 years, under the respective Administrations of
Lord Russell, Lord Aberdeen, Lord Palmerston,
and Lord Derby ; that it is most unjust in a free
State to exclude by our electoral laws some millions
of men from their due proportion of political power
—and that in order to redress this great wrong it is
absolutely necessary that there should be such a
large and liberal extension of the elective franchise
in counties and boroughs of the country as will pro-
vide for all classes a full, fair, and free representa-
tion in the Commons' house of Parliament. This
meeting is also of opinion that the .adoption of the
ballot would be the most practicable and effectual
mode of putting an end to bribery and corruption,
and all improper influences at Parliamentary elec-
tions." In a speech of some length Mr. Moffatt
declared himself iu favour of household suffrage and
the ballot, believing that with these measures no
fan ef franchises need be introduced. Ile was wil-
ling that the other great topics of national business
should stand over till the all-important question of
Parliamentary Reform was settled; and added that,
if the 13 resolutions now before the House of Com-
mons were alone discussed, Parliament would he
occupied till after Whitsuntide, in which case there
would be very little chance of any bill passing this
session. He should give the present Government
credit for good intentions until he had heard the
Ministerial explanations of Monday next ; but as
their resolutions did not propose to deal with the
cardinal points of the ballot and bribery, he did
not believe they would tend to any sound measure
of constitutional legislation.
On taking the show of hands, the resolution was

➢ir. WILES, hatter, in a violent speech, in which
he denounced the Government resolutions as a sham
moved, " That this meeting regards with great in-
dignation the conduct of theGoverument in propos-
ing resolutions of anindefiuite character, and calcu-
lsted only to waste time andpostpone the settlement
of the great question."

This was seconded by Mr. Alderman HILL, who
denounced Mr. Disra.gli'd speech in introducing the
Government resolutiohis to the House of Couunona
as an exemplification of the celebrated remark of a
celebrated man that language was given to man to
enable him to conceal his thoughts.
The resolution was declared to be carried unani_
mously, as also was the following :—" That this
meeting is of opinion that her Majesty's present ad-
visers are un worthy of public trust, and respectfully
request its representatives, Mr. Padmore and Mr.
Sherriff, to support any vote that may be proposed
expressive of want of confidence in them on the part
of the House of Commons."

Mr. JOSEPII GRAINGER, in moving this resolution,
called upon all who were present—he said he could
not call them " fellow-citizens," because some of
them had no votes—not to rest until they obtained
universal suffrage. The only Reform Bill the Tories
would ever introduce were the resolutions now before
the House of Commons. The Tories never meant
to give them Reform ; they only wanted to grind
the faces of the people by taxation, taking care not
to tax themselves in the same proportion as they
did the working man.
Other speeches were delivered of the same cha.
racter.

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