The Sun.
London, England, 1860-10-25 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 25, 1860.

the order relative to his visit that day. On hit
arrival at the Academy he was received by the Gen.

Secretary of State the highly effective state of the
Hants Volunteers, but he was bound to remind,
them that constant drill was requisite, and as they,.
had got over the drudgery of their profession con-
tinuous drill would be comparatively easy. With
some further opportune remarks the noble lord
thanked them for their attendance and dismissed
them to their respective parades. The troops gave
three hearty cheers for the Queen and paid a simi-
lar compliment to Lord W. Paulet and Col. Luard.
Refreshments were provided at several of the hotels
at Winchester at the cost of the Marquis of Win-
chester, and in the evening a grand ball took place,
which was numerously attended. The total num-
ber of volunteers on the ground was 2,600, and the
spectators were at least 10,000, many of whom were
of different regiments.

tlemen Cadets under arms. The Grand Duke, who
holds the post of President of the Council of
Education at St. Petersburg, took peculiar interest
in the inspection of the Academy, and on his retir•
ling he requested Colonel Wilford, the Governor, to
grant the pupils a half-holiday. They thence re-
paired to the Royal Arsenal, wbich they entered
soon after 3 o'clock. The heads of departments
present were assembled in the Dial Square, consist- I
ing of Mr. Anderson, Superintendent of the Royal
Gun Factories; Lieut.-Col. Clerk, Captain Inspector '
and Acting Superintendent, Royal Carriage De-
partment; Capt. Gordon, Principal Military Store-
keeper; and Capt. Orr, R.A., Captain Instrictor,
Royal Laboratories, and Acting Superintendent.
His imperial Highness, accompanied by General
Dacres and staff, and the authorities above stated,
proceeded first through the Royal Carriage-square,
inspecting minutely the ♦arious operations per-
formed with machinery in that department, parti-
cularly the remarkable utility of the numerous
steam saws then in motion, and especially the
powerful and effectual machinery for compressing
and forming the carriage wheels, which his Royal
Highness mentioned as one of the works of art he
was desirous of beholding. Accordingly a complete
wheel was formed in less than five minutes under
his inspection. Passing through the Carriage-square,
at the older door stood one of the 12-pounder Arm-
strong guns, just completed mounting on its car-
ziage. This attracted the Grand Duke's special
I notice. Its peculiar ities were fully detailed by the
officials present, as well as the manner of applying
and removing the screw, which his Imperial High-
ness, in his desire to understand thoroughly, twice
performed with his own hands. Proceeding onward
to the gun-mounting park, the next object inspected
was a new 100-pounder Armstrong gun, which
was likewise carefully examined, as well as an 8-
inch field-mortar, in readiness for transport to
Hobart Town. This was dismounted and mounted
in the presence of the Grand Duke, with won-
derful dexterity. The visitors then proceeded
to the Armstrong depot, through the entire
length of the Arsenal, covered on every side,
in • huge layers and piles, with guns, shot, and
shell sufficient to stock the most warlike na-
tion. The next establishment visited was the Shell
Factory, where at the present moment, it was ex-
plained to the Grand Duke, no less than 30,000
shells are turned out per week ready for service,
and at one period the amount was doubled. They
thence entered the Royal Gun Factories, where the
interest displayed by his Imperial Highness was of
the most marked description. Upwards of an hour
and three-quarters was spent in this department,
and every individual article connected with the
manifacture of this celebrated weapon was exa-
mined aid inspected with avidity. His Imperial
Highness witnessed the forging and preparing a
great portion of one of the guns. Before leaving,
the Grand Duke expressed his astonishment at the
perfection of the establishment. After visiting the
Paper Factory, &c., the august party entered the
official apartments recently erected for the accom-
modation of Mr. Mallalieu and the Commissioners
of Police, where they attired themselves in private
clothes, and took their departure for London about
6 o'clock, under a Royal salute from the gun-
battery.
Yesterday Major-Gen. Eyre, commanding the
Chatham district, assembled the entire force of the
garrison on Chatham lines, to go through the evo-
lutions of a brigade field day. The troops on the
ground included the mounted Royal Engineer
Train, the Royal and Indian Engineers, the three
battalions of Infantry of the Line, composed of the
depots of the East India regiments stationed at
Chatham, and the division of Royal Marine Light
Infantry, the whole numbering nearly 5,000 bayo-
nets and about 150 officers. Each of the troops was
furnished with 10 rounds of blank cartridge. On
the arrival of the General, attended by his Staff, he
was received with the usual military honours, after
which the troops marched past in columns of con-

The ceremony of consecrating and presenting
colours to the Ist Company Cinque Ports Rifles
(Hastings and St. Leonard's) took place in the
Music-hall, Hastings, on Tuesday. The hall was
crowded, and large numbers of the clergy and
gentry of the neighbourhood were present. The
Countess of Waldegrave, in the name of the ladies
of the borough, presented the colours, which con-
sisted of a large white silk banner and two batta-
lion aids. All three flags had the Cinque Ports'
arms in the centre in gold and silver ; the larger
one having also the St. George cross in red, accord-
ing to the Royal order recently discovered in the
Cinque Ports' archives by Mr. Thos. Ross. The
address was read by the Hon. and Rev. Samuel
Waldegrave, Bishop of Carlisle elect, on account of
her ladyship suffering from a severe cold. The
Rev. John Parkin, M.A., of Halton Church, and
private chaplain to the late Earl Waldegrave, per-
formed the religious ceremony. The colours were
received by Ensign Roch and acknowledged by
Lieut. Crake.

The Volunteer Guards (32d Middlesex), known
to the public as the " Six-Foot Corps," have re-
sumed their drill at Hungerford-hall under a
special advantage, the officers having attached
themselves during the vacation to line regiments
at Aldershott and Southsea to qualify for their
duties. One of them, Lieutenant Thompson, will
attend the School of Musketry at Hythe during
the next term, commencing December 5. Several
military men and " six-footers" from other corps
have applied to join for the ensuing year, and,
although their stature is exceptional, it is expected
that the Volunteer Guards will by next season
have doubled their present effective strength.
The committee of the Ist Wilts (Salisbury)
Volunteer Rifle Corps have just passed a resolution
with the view of increasing the numerical strength
of their force, and at the same time accommodat-
ing a somewhat :large class:of persons, who from
finding it inconvenient to provide the means of
meeting the necessary expenditure for uniform and
accoutrements all at once on first entering, have
hitherto been unable to take part in the Volunteer
movement.

The 3d Northumberland Volunteer Rifles under-
went a satisfactory inspection at Morpeth on
Monday afternoon. The review took place in the
Brewery-field, near Howard-terrace. It began at
three o'clock. The corps made a highly credit-
able appearance, and were complimented by Major
Harman for their proficiency. There was a nume-
rous crowd of spectators, including several clergy-
men of the town and some of the neighbouring
gentry. The Bellington corps kept the ground.
At Hinckley a Volunteer Rifle Corps, to be called
the 10th Leicester, is now in course of formation
and is rapidly advancing in its organisation, its
services having graciously been accepted by her
Majesty and a first-class rifle range obtained on Bur-
bage-common by the kind permission of the Countess
Cowper, the range extending to 800 yards, which
may be further increased if required. The man-
cial department, too, is strong, amounting to over
£2OO, including the Duke of Rutland £2O, Earl
Howe, £25, Sir A. Dixie £lO, Major Wollaston £5,
Baroness de Clifford £5, and Mr. T. Cope £lO, and
in each instance a liberal annual subscription.
For some time past the members of the Cunard
Artillery Volunteer Corps, having completed their
preliminary gun drill, have, whenever the weather
and the state of the tide were favourable, been em-
bracing the opportunity to improve themselves in
ball practice. This has been afforded them at the
Liverpool North Fort, which, being in close proxi-
mity to the Cunard Company's works, the men
have been enabled to turn out at short notice. This
they have done in their ordinary working attire,
and yesterday the Ist, 2d, and 3d Companies turned
out. The target was a barrel moored at 1,800 yards
distance, and from its position not more than six of
the fort guns could be brought to bear. At an ele-
vation of 4 deg. all the shots, spherical 321 b. balls,
passed over the target, but most of them were in a
good line, slightly to leeward of the target, a strong
southerly breeze blowing at the time. On the pre-
vious practising day one of the shot cut the flag-
staff right through, while another penetrated coma
pletely through both sides of the barrel. At the
preceding day's practice the flag was also shot away.
The general drill, efficiency, and the stalwart bear-
ing of this corps meet with deserved commendation.

panies, and subsequently executed a variety of ma-
noeuvres incidental to a brigade field day, Major-
Gen. Eyre directing the whole of the evolutions
performed. After the troops had been exercised
about two hours they were dismissed to their quar-
ters. In consequence of the advanced state of the
season these brigade field days, which have been
held at frequent intervals during the summer, will
be shortly discontinued.
The Megwra screw troopship, Commander Hen-
derson, has embarked for Gibraltar and Malta,
alongside the dockyard at Portsmouth, the troops
named in The Sun of Monday. The following

officers accompany the detachment of the Ist bat-
talion 25th Regiment :—Captain Everett, Ensigns
Chisholm, Dawson, and Pender. The Megmra sails
for her destination this morning.

THE VOLUNTEER MOVEMENT.

Yesterday a grand review and sham fight by the

Hants and Isle of Wight volunteer corps took place
on Compton-down, near Winchester. The troops
composed a division as follows :—Hants Mounted

Rifle Volunteers (Lient-Col. Bower); Winchester

IBEL AND.

College Rifle Corps (Capt. Pound); artillery hatta
lion, comprising Bitterne Artillery (Major Maguire)
Ist battalion 60th Rifles, Southsea Artillery (Capt

DUBLIN, WEDNESDAY EVENING.
DREADFUL AGRARIAN MURDER IN CLARE.

Nicol, Hants, Militia, adjutant); 12th Hants, Bi-
shops Waltham (Lieut. Chawler); 4th Hants, Ha-
vant (Capt. Davison); 2d Hants, Southampton

The morning journals record one of the most
frightful agrarian murders which have for a long
time been committed in Ireland. It took place on
Monday night, at Feakle, in the county of Clare,
the victim being Alderman William Sheehy, a
wealthy and respected citizen of Limerick, who
had, unfortunately for himself, become possessed of
considerable landed property in the adjacent county.
As will be seen from the accounts which I subjoin.,
the murder was in every respect a crime of surpas-
sing barbarity :

(Lieut.• Col. Grimstone) ; 14th Hants, Lyndhurst
(Capt.. Bassett); 17th Hants, Lymington (Captain
Lefevre) ; Ist Hants (Col. Faunce) ; 13th Hants,

Andover (Capt. Humphery) ; 11th Hants, Romsey

(Col. Henderson) ; 15th Hants, Yeatley (Captain
Mason) ; 21st Hants, Alton (Capt. Rivers); 18th
Hants, Basingstoke (Captain Harvey); 16th
Hants, Alresford (Captain Marx); 7th Hants,

Fareham (Captain Cowran) ; sth Hants, Ports-
" Limerick, Tuesday.
mouth (Major Valancey) ; 6th Hants, Gosport e Intellif,°ence has been received here this after-
(Captain Purvis) ; Isle of Wight Battalion—Cowes ndon that Alderman William Sheehy, of Limerick,
(Capt. Graham), Newport (Capt. Estcourt), Ryde was brutally murdered at his residence, near Tulle,
, (Lieut. Randall), Ventnor (Lieut. Fisher), Nunwell in the county of Clare, last night. The cause as-
(Capt. Sir Henry Oglander), Sundown (Capt. Far-
signed for this diabolical act is that the deceased
Hell), and a few from Freshwater. Lieut.-Colonel
alderman had recently served several ejectments.
This intelligence has caused much gloom in this
M'Donald, Rifle Depot Battalion, was in command city, where the deceased held a high position and
of the ISt brigade, Capt. M'Donald doing duty as was very generally respected. From antecedent
brigade-major; the 2d brigade being under the circumstances there is not the least room for doubt
command of, Major Wombwell, also of the Rifle that the terrible event was malicious and designed.
ears
t orid in land. app
Depot Battalion, Capt. Stotherd, 60th Rifles, being
that g inate
a few y ,earsdifferences about
ago Mr. Sheehy became p Itossessor
brigade-major. The division was under the command under the Encumbered Estates Court, of a consider-
,of Lieut.-Colonel Luard, assistant-inspector Rifle able property in Feakle, county of Clare. Wish-
Volunteers, the inspectingofficerbeing Lord William ing to get some of the land into his own hands, and
Paulet. The Marchioness of Winchester was on the not satisfied with, the tenants, he proceeded by eject-
ground in a carriage and four, with outriders, and ment against them. The tenants overheld posses-
numerous members of the aristocracy and gentry
sion, and Mr. Sheehy, with a party of men, encoun-
tered the overholding tenants. Action and cross
were also present. The various corps having formed action took place before the magistrates, and infor-
line, an inspection took place,*after which the entire mations were taken against both parties. The
body marched past in open column ; they then matter was finally decided a few days since before
formed in close column, and the sham fight began.
the Assistant-Barrister for Clare, at the Quarter
The enemy, consisting of recruits from the Rifle
Sessions in Killaloe. The bills against Alder-
man Sheehy were thrown out by the grand
Brigade and 60th Rifles, under Capt. Hill, were •
jury. Mr. Sheehy at the same time got
posted on a rising ground known as The Round a decree for a sum of money 'against one of
Tower, and began by throwing out skirmishers, the the Feakle tenants. So the matter stood. Mr.
staff- reconnoitring. The attacking party then Sheehy left Limerick yesterday for his residence in
spread out in echelon, a skirmishing party preced-
Feakle. He retired to bed at the usual hour. At 6
i ing the artillery then advanced, and, with the 14th o'clock this morning it was found that his house
was burnt to the ground, and the unfortunate gen-
. end others, formed squares and prepared to receive tleman himself found near the door of the room he
cavalry. The Hants Mounted Rifles then charged occupied, as if attempting to escape from the con-
the enemy ; but the remembrance of the Balaklava sinning element, a charred and blackened mass, his
disaster should have au t ht th t g em no to charge past head and one of his limbs completely consumed.
squares in echelon, the enemy laving retreated and Alderman Sheehy was a very active and intelligent
formed squares. Various manoeuvres were then member of the Limerick corporation and the vari-
other
.. . . •
gone through withpublic bodies in the city, and a Roman Catho-
great success, and to the evident he in religion. It is a curious coincidence that Mr.
delight of the populace, who got in the way and out Sheehy is said to have remarked, after the hearing
of it with marvellous celerity, the exertions of the of his case at Killaloe, ' What if those people should
troop of Lord Eversley's Yeomanry Cavalry, under conspire against my life?' Feakle is situated in a
the command of Capt. Wyndham-Portal, being in- wild and remote part of the county of Clare. I
adequate to the task al
lo lotted to them of keeping should have remarked that the deceased had a pecu-
the. ground clear. The fight * bein over the various liarity of not caring to have any domestics in the
house who returned to their homes every evening,
corps formed three aides' of a square,
mWeing the fourth, and L'will the public which account for no alarm being given. The
.Lord William Paulet, in house was apart also from other dwellings."
an energetic speech, assured them that it was An inquest was held this day on the remains of
a source of great gratification to him, more par. Alderman Sheehy, and a verdict of wilful murder
titularly as a resident in the county, to see so fine returned against some person or persons unknown.
a body of rifle volunteers as then stood before him, There was no evidence adduced calculated to throw
and bearing 80 soldierly an aspect. He had seen any further light on the mysterious and tragical
numerous bodies of volunteer corps, but was proud occurrence. Five persons have, it appears, been
to be able to say trathfnpy that the Hants Volun- arrested on suspicion, and the police are actively
teerta' Were second to none 'in the kingdom. It 4 engaged •
in endeavours to trace the author or
would 'be his duty and pleasure to report to the , authors of. the nefarious deed.
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SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

to Riseber and Cantab, 7 to 1 each agst Mantrap and

Norman.

NEWMARKET HOUGHTON MEETING.
THE CAMBRIDGESHIRE DAY.
The tedious delay which occurred before the
horses for the Cambridgeshire were started, and
the late hour at which the race was fixed, precluded
our entering upon any remarks on Tuesday's run-
ning. It was generally agreed that a larger
attendance had never been witnessed on the
heath, and a better day's racing was certainly never
enjoyed even atNewmarket. Although the weather
was mild for the season of the year, the atmos-
phere was cloudy, and occasionally small misty
rain fell. The .Cambridgeshire never excited more
lively interest, and the fluctuations in the betting
were most interesting and perplexing. Weather-
bound, however, kept her position as first favourite
with extraordinary firmness, and all efforts to
shake her were futile. Golden Pippin, who had
been sent to the " right about" overnight, advanced
in the morning to 8 to 1 taken, and Sir William
was backed for such heavy amounts towards the
finish that he threatened to be as good a favourite
as anything, but he subsequently declined to 9, to
1 offered. After Pretendant, one of the French
horses, had won the Fifty Pound Plate over the
Rowley Mile, people seemed to awaken to the fact
that Mdlle. de Chantilly, who won the City and
Suburban Handicap at Epsom in 1858, might
prove dangerous for the Cambridgeshire, and some
money was invested in her favour at 50 to 1, and a
general rush was made to the new telegraph sta-
tion at the " Turn of the Lands," evidently for the
purpose of giving the office to London commis-
sioners. Thunderbolt's success in the All-aged
Stakes, wherein he defeated, among others, the
" crack" filly Brown Duchess, brought him into
more prominent notice for the great event, 12 to
1 being taken freely to a deal of money. The
attempts to reinstate Golden Pippin were not
attended with complete success, and up to the
last 12 to 1 was currently offered against her.
Fifty-seven horses were " coloured" ou the card,
Duleibella, the winner of the Cesarewitch,
and for some time a tremendous favour-
ite, having been scratched on Monday night.
Twenty-nine starters were " telegraphed," and
before the horses could be despatched from
the post a most vexatious delay occurred.
Mr. T. Marshall officiated as starter, and not-
withstanding that Admiral Rous went to the post
to add the weight of his authority, several young
jockeys behaved with gross insubordination, and
boldly set all commands at defiance. The Admiral
carefully noted the principal offenders' names, and
they may have cause to repent their bad conduct, as
Lord Coventry intends to bring the matter before
the Stewards of the Jockey Club. More than half
an hour was spent in vain endeavours to get the
field off, and Admiral Rous's expostulation with the
jockeys, and Mr. Marshall's shouts, " Go back, all
of you," might have been heard half over the heath.
Australian Maid, a notorious brute, was one of the
main causes of this provoking waste of time, stand-
ing as still as the equestrian statue in front of the
Royal Exchange when renewed efforts were made
to effect a start. This mare's propensities are so
well known that bets of 2 to 1 were offered in the
ring on her being left behind against winning, and
those who offered this odd wager were in the right;
for when the flag fell the Maid could not be per-
suaded to move till after the horses were half way
home. John Osborne was most unfortunate with
his lot, as three out of the four, Feodorowna, Moor-
coek, and Moorhen, were left so many lengths in
the rear that their chances were at once extin-
guished. Weatherbound, the winner, was one of
those which got away on indifferent terms, but she
made up her ground at every yard, and at the site
of the old Duke's Stand, Contadina, Maggiore, Sir
William, Itoesia, and Summerside, who had been in
front, were beaten, Weatherbound and the French
outsider, Mdlle. de Chantilly, having the race be-
tween them. After a tremendous " set-to," which
caused intense excitement in the betting ring,
the favourite won by a head only, Heiress
singularly enough running third, as she had
done in the Cesarewitch. Mdlle. de Chantilly
is supposed to be partly the property of the
Emperor Napoleon, and it is contemplated by a
society of French sportsmen, who will also repre-
sent Imperial interests, to have a training establish.
nacnt in England for international encounters.
Maggiore, the American mare, ran well, but had
not the heart to finish up the hill. A general be-
lief was expressed that Mdlle. de Chantilly would
have won easily had she been in the hands of an
" artist," and Fordham, who had no mount in the
race, the French party afterwards found to their
chagrin might have been engaged. Weatherbound,
the winner, and Dulcibella, the Cesarewitch vie-
tress, are both mares, and both, curiously enough,
exchanges out of Newmarket stables. She was
sold whea a yearling for a sum under forty guineas
to Mr. John Daley, trainer, of Newmarket, who
subsequently exchanged her under certain condi-
tions for a very bad mare called Hebe to Mr. T.
Brown, of Lewes. Mr. Brown afterwards gave
her provisionally to Mr. Swindells, who so far
" looked a gift horse in the mouth " that he was
almost disinclined to accept the present. The mare
was sent to William Day's stable after the Cesare-
witch, and having had a most satisfactory trial
with Dulcibella, the betting is easily explained.
She was ridden with great nerve and judgment by
little Adams, who wore the same cap and jacket as
had won the Cesarewitch. The great winners are
Mr. F. Swindells (whose successes this season are
without parallel on the turf), Mr. W. Day, Mr. J.
Parker, Mr. Armstrong, and Mr. C. Perry. The
party connected with the stable were most san-
guine, and the trainer told all those who saw her at
exercise on the morning of the race that her defeat
was impossible.

They ran abreast about half way, Mantrap and Cantab
having a slight lead, Isthmian in the centre. Half. way up
the cords Isthmian made his effort, winning by a length

and a half. A length between second and third; CaTriana
and Cantab the next two, some lengths off. Spanish Fly

and Rase Middleton tho last two.

The winner was claimed by Mr. Craven, Mr. Jackson
claimed Spanish Fly, and Mr. W. Day claimed Priestess

colt.

Sweepstakes of 10 soya each, for three-yr-olds, 7st 71b ;
four, Bst 41b ; five and upwards, 9st 11b. The winner to
be sold for 40 sous. if demanded. T.Y.C., 5 fur. 140 yds.
Mr. R. H. Nevill's Sneer filly, 3 yrs, 7st 71b (G. Fordham) 1
Mr. Saxon's Orcus, 4 yrs, Bst 41b . (L. Snowden) 2
Mr. H. P. Delme's British Grenadier, 3 yrs, 7st 71b
(Charlton) 3
Betting-6 to 4 agst Orcus, 7to 4 agst Sneer filly, 2
to 1 agst the British Grenadier.
They ran together until within the cords, where the
Sneer filly came out and won by three-quarters of a length
a bad third.

Handicap Sweepstakes of 15 sovs each, 10 ft, for 2-yr-olds.
First half of Ab. M., three furlongs 215 yds. 19 subs.
Mr. Mellon's Sporting Lire, Bst 41b (G. Fordham) 1
Mr. Jackson's Longshot, Bst 41b (Bullock) 2
Lord Stamford's Little Lady, Bat 7st (A. French) 3
Tho following also ran :—Forester, Mousetrap, Isabella,
Nunnery, Sage, Redpolo, Lady Derby, Dottoroll, Heliopo-
lis, Lady Louisa filly, and Blemish filly.
Betting-5 to 2 agst Little Lady, sto 1 agst Mousetrap,
7 to 1 each agst Sporting Life, Longshot, and Itedpole, 8
to 1 agst Lady Derby.

Lady Derby made play for a short distance, with Sport-
ing Life, Longshot, and Little Lady, the lot running in a
line across the course.. Sporting Life took up the running,
after going about 200 yards, and Lady Derby fell back, and
within 50 yards from home, the leader was challenged by
Longshot and Little Lady; a splendid race between the
first three, ending in favour of "The Life" by half a
length ; a head between the second and third ; Redpole
was fourth.
Sweepstakes of 10 sovs each, for 2-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b ;
fillies, Bst 41b; the winner to be sold for 70 sovs, if de-
manded, &c. First half of Ab. M. ; 3 furlongs 215 yards.

- -
9 subs.
Mr. Henry's Dr. Nichol, Bst 71b
Mr. S. Smith's Bayonet, Bst 71b (J. Snowden) 2
Mr. R. Ten Broeck's Bayard, Bst 71b (Wells) 3

The following also ran :—Mountebank, Damsel, Bandit,
Golden Cloud, and Postage.

Betting-2 to 1 apt Mountebank, 3to 1 agst Dr. Nichol,
7 to 1 agst Bayard, 8 to 1 apt Postage, 10 to 1 agst

Bayonet.
Won by a length, a head betivee n the second and third.
and a head between the third and fourth.

Sweepstakes of 50 Boys each, h ft, for 2-yr- olds ; colts Bst
71b, fillies Bst 51b. Winners extra. D.M., 7 furlongs, 210
yards. 5 subs.
Duke of Bedford's Hesper, Bst 71b (S. Rogers) 1
Mr. T. Parr's Parasite, Bst 121 b (inc. 51b extra) .. (Wells) 2
Betting-6 to 4on Hosper, who made all the running
and won in a canter.
£5O Plate, for three-yr-olds, 7st 71b ; four, Bst 71b ; five,
Bst 111 b ; six and aged, Bst 121 b ; maidens allowed 71b.
A.F., ono mile two furlongs 73 yards.
Mr. G. Bryan's Faultless, 3 yrs, 7st 71b .. (G. Fordham) 1
Mr. W. S. Crawfurd's . Philippe, 6 yrs, Bst 121 b
(Wells) 2
Lord Zetland's Lanchester, 3 yrs, 7st (Charlton) 3
Light, Master Bagot, Ipswich, Predictor, and Cottyto
also ran.
Betting-6 to 4 apt Faultless, 3to 1 each agst Master
Bagot and Lanchester, 6 to 1 agst Predictor, 10 to 1 agst
Light.
The favourite came out going through the dip, and won a
good race by a length, the same between the second and
third.
Selling Handicap Sweepstakes of 15 soya each, 10 ft, for
three-yr-olds and upwards ; the winner to be sold for 100
sous, -if demanded, &c. R.M. One mile 17 yards. 8
subs.
Mr. Whittaker's White Rose, 3 yrs, Bst 41b (Fordham) 1
Mr. Hodgman's Doeskin, 4 yrs, 7st 41b (Grimshaw) 2
Mr. Eastwood's Tommy Noble, 3 yrs, Bst 41b (Snowden) 3
Narcissus, Rattlagoorn, Romsey, and Volunteer also ran.
Betting-3 to 1 agst White Rose, 4to 1 agst Romsey, 5
to 1 agst Narcissus, 7 to 1 agst Volunteer, 10 to 1 agst
Tommy Noble.
White Rose came out on breasting the hill, pursued by
Doeskin, Narcissus, and Tommy Noble, the favourite win-
ning easy by two lengths ; half a length between the
second and third. The winner was claimed.
Optional Selling Plato of 50 soya, for three-yr-olds, Sat;
four, 9st; five, 9st 51b; six and aged, 9st 71b. Selling
allowances. Cambridgeshire Course.
Mr. R. Ten Broeck's Pedlar, 3 yrs (£5O), 6st 71b
(Grimshaw) 1
Mr. Saunders's Lady Bird, 3 yrs (£5O), Est 71b (J. Adams) 2
Mr. 11. S. Hunt's Miss Digby, 4 yrs (150), 7st 71b
(Challoner) 3
Mr. Fuller's Ambush, 4 yrs (£100), Bst ..(D. Hughes) 4
Betting-2 to lon Pedlar-4 to 1 agst Arabush.
Won by a length ; bad third. Winner was claimed.

NAPOLEON AND THE FRENCH

CLERGY.

The French clergy have shown remarkably for a
few yearo past the temper of a sect. When Napo-
leon 111. first started he was the great augury, the
sign from Heaven, in their behalf. He was hailed
as a new power and force on the religious side, he
was made an argument of, and the weathercocks of
the French Church crowed shrilly on feeling them-
selves rising in the world. Now that the sign and
augury changes a little their puerile vexation and
disgust betrays alike the temper of s sect. They
cannot control themselves, or put the least check
on their tongues ; they are furious and stormy,
they bluster and threaten, they insult the Emperor
to his face, and are as seditious as they were once
servile. All this shows the wounded selfishness of
a religious party, looking after its own interests
and anxious for its own watchwords. It is like the
rage which idolaters vent upon their idols when
their idols are intractable and do not give them
what they want or answer when they call upon
them ; the. image before which they prostrated
themselves is dragged through the dirt and
whipped.. Nothing could be more impolitic than
such an angry demonstration at such a critical
time, when the Emperor is understood to be
wavering between one side and another. These
men are alarmed at the prospect of loss of power ;
they think the fall of the temporalities of the Pope
will be a blow to the clergy generally, and that
they will cease to occupy the place they do
now in the world's ideas. But, if they are
anxious about their power, is it politic in them
to show how unscrupulously they are ready to use
that power upon any emergency ? is it a motive
to Napoleon 111. to stand up for the preservation
of it that they are now wielding this very instru-
ment to excite a sedition against his Government ?
Arc they not rather supplying him with the best
of all arguments for clipping their wings P That
appears to be the only inference which Napoleon
111. has drawn from it, to judge from the step
which he has taken,—viz., the suppression of the
Gazette de Lyon. We cannot, of course, be ex-
pected to approve such an act of force on the part
of a Government; it is contrary to English princi-
ples and English ways. We let anybody say what
he likes, on the ground that " words break no
bones," and we find the policy answer; we find the
free press is a criterion as well as a power and
liberty, and a criterion which extravagant parties
cannot abide, only exposing and weakening them-
selves by it. We cannot give our sanction, then,
to such a step, but the French, clergy have not a
word to say against it ; their tongues are tied. A
party which is exerting its whole force to keep up
a despotism in Italy cannot object to an act of
self-vindication in French despotism. The Empe-
ror knows the weakness of their position, and their
argumentative exclusion from the right of com-
plaint, and he takes that advantage of it which we
might expect him to take. But this is just what
a headstrong and infatuated faction does not
see itself; it does not see its own weak poiats,
and how completely the very cause which it so
impetuously advocates shuts its mouth' argu-
mentatively when retaliation comes, and leaves it
the ready, defenceless victim, of any hostile mea-
sure. The French clergy are now gagged, and
nobody can pity them ; they are only receiving a
treatment themselves which they recommend for
others. They are interfering in politics, and they
receive a warning to confine themselves to their
spiritual duties. This interference in politics is the
old charge against the clergy, and it is a charge
which at the present day they can less and less
afford to meet. There is little sympathy with them
in such attitudes. At all events, the French Em-
peror, even if he wavers, is not one of those who
will think it an additional argument for abandon-'
ing the cause of Italian unity that the French
clergy would, if he did, be able to take to them-
selves all the credit of the step, and represent it as
the inevitable concession of the French Emperor to
their infallible power.—Times.

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