The Sun.
London, England, 1866-06-30 00:00:00

(From the Sporting Life)

The " doings?' in'connection with the Northumberland
Plate have boon further aggravated by a little, episode,
showing that so rotten is the whole affair that tho very
placing of the first throe horses gives occasion for mystifi-
cation and "nobbling." Tho " tissue" of the result sent

out by Mr. Wright placed Windham third, while the
private telegram of the Sporting Life gave Red Earl,
Those two telegrams we posted outside our office in jux-
taposition, and, as may be supposed, the contradictory
' reports gave rise to no end of confusion and surmise.
Meanwhile, at certain places where " nobblers" most do
• congregate, this little discrepancy was taken the utmost
advantage of, and " dog oat dog" became the order of the
day. Tho final tissue sent out by Mr. Wright still repre-
sented Windham as third, and appended, " Won in a can-
ter, head between second and third." This was, of course,
copied into all the evening papers, and thus the blundering
news was circulated from one end of the kingdom to the
other. It is difficult for us to understand by what process
of misconception the name of Windham could have been
substituted for that of Rod Earl. The names are certainly
not alike, their colours are widely dissimilar, and their
numbers on the card (1 and 2) could not favour optical
illusion. Allowing, however, a mistake to have been
made, how was it that Mr. Wright persisted in
placing the name of Windham as third horse on the
final tissue ? Between the first and second telegrams
there was an interval at least of two hours. Meanwhile
Mr. Wright must have been perfectly aware of the con-
tradictory reports, and, in tho interests of the public, we
bog to ask him why he did not think it worth while to
inquire into the matter, and place it beyond dispute ? If
ho had taken the trouble to telegraph to Newcastle he
would speedily have received the correct information .
but if he considered this stop too inconvenient and ox 2
pensive, holmight,:by sending on to our
.office, have been
put in possession of the facts of the case beyond the
shadow of a doubt, for we could have told the positions of
every horse, and even the way in which the race was run.
We beg to apprise Mr. Wright, for his own especial behoof,
that all sorts of ill-natured things have been said about
this most inexplicable transaction. Nor can ho wonder at
it, for it must be borne in mind that the placing of the
horses in the Northumberland Plato was an important
matter, and Windham and Red Earl wore probably backed
more largely for places than any other horses in the race.
Some explanation, prompt and clear, is certainly due to the
publio—firstly, as to how the error arose ; and, secondly,
why the false report was blindly and obstinately persisted
in after there had elapsed ample timo for investigation
and correction. [Our impression of to-day contains a
letter of explanation from Mr. Wright, but wo still think
that our comments are justifiable.—En. S. L.J

A dispensary for women and children, underf
the superintendence of Miss Garrett, L.S.A., was opened
yesterday atl69, Seymour-place, Bryanstone-square. After
prayer by the Rev. W. U. Fremantle, Mr. Russell Gurney,
M..F. Recorder_of London. and Dr. Billings explained the_
objects of the now institution. Dr. Priestley, Dr. Critchett►
Dr. Jackson and others are on the consulting staff of the
dispensary.

DROWNED WIII LE Lin' I NG. —Li ell tenan t - Colonel
Zachary Malloch, formerly in the Indian army, met
with a melancholy death yesterday. Ho had for some time
past boon residing at Torbay-house, Paignton. Early yes-
terday morning ho went out to bathe on the beach, near
tho Rod Cliff Castle. He had not boon long in the water
before ho was observed by some women to turn over on his
back apparently exhausted. They instantly called to him,
and receiving no reply raised an alarm. A minute or two
after a packer on the railway came up. When the colonel
was first observed ho was only in about four feet of water,
and, if ho had power, might easily have obtained a footing;
but by the time the packer arrived he was washed within
a few foot of the shore and appeared quite dead. Dr. Prid-
ham was immediately on the spot, but his services wore
unavailing. As he was a very good swimmer it is pre-
sumed that deceased was seized with cramp.

OUR FOREST WANTS.—The resolution proposed
in the House of Representatives some time since by Mr.
Donnelly, of Minnesota, in relation to the cultivation of
trees on the prairies, bas brought forth an admirable report
from Judge Edmunds, of the Land Office, who refers to
certain facts and probabilities which are of the utmost im-
portance. Wo aro running out our timber supplies in this
country with unexampled rapidity. We cut down and
use, and frequently we -destroy forests without necessity,
merely to got rid of the trees, and yet our population is
increasing so rapidly that lumber is becoming more valu-
able every day. But wo go on without care, diminishing
our stock and making no effort to replace it. Judge Ed-
munds very judiciously says that if wo continue in the
practice of this extravagance we will bo out of wood in
the course of a century, and be compelled to make our
beams and scantlings, like the Chinese, out of three-inch
wood bound together with hoops and other contrivances.
In addition to the pecuniary evils of wastefulness aro others,
among which may be mentioned the injury to the health
of the people, by diminishing the supply of water by rains,
which become less frequent as the forests disappear. Upon
trees we not only depend for crops, but to keep our rivers
full, whereby wo have means of access to large districts of
the country, and also have unfailing and cheap means of
using mechanical power. But there is another reason why
we should endeavour to preserve our timber, and that is
that in immense regions of this country there aro no trees.
The wild prairies of the West, those magnificent plains
stretching away thousands of miles, are, by some provi-
sien of nature, which we may suppose to hair() been for
the benefit of the country in the times before the Euro-
pean settlements, treeless and desolate. Man has settled
upon them, and population is advancing. Trees will
grow there if they are planted and attended to, but among
the majority of settlers upon the plains this subject is
never thought of. Means aro requisite to stimulate the
attention of thd inhabitants of the great West to the neces-
sity of co-operation in this matter. How best to encourage
the planting of trees is the question which was referred
to Judge Edmunds. The propriety of granting alternate
tracts of lands, as premiums for the cultivation of trees,
was suggested, but Judge Edmunds does not advise that
course. He thinks that there ought to be a provision in
the warrant of every settler upon the public lands, bind-
ing.him to plant a certain number of trees within a speci-
fied time. He would also make it the duty of public sur-
veyors to plant the seeds of trees at each ascertained
corner in the tracts which they may lay out. This would
dot the country with little groups of trees, which would
give relief to the dreary landscape of the plains, and en-
courage the inhabitants to add to the number of such
ornaments. To devise a general system in regard to this
matter is not easy. Everything will have to depend upon
individual effort, and there can be no better method of
calling the attention of parties interested to the importance
of this matter than by free and earnest discussion.
TIIE WAR AND THE CAPTURE OF Surrs.—At
this time, when the subject of seizure of ships by the
belligerent continental powers is attracting deep and
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contending Governments. The ship Bremerhaven, cap-
tured last week, was taken on the supposition that it con-
tained Government stores ; but this turning out on exa-
mination not to be the case she was released. A portion
of the fleet still remains at Bremerhaven, and one of the
men-of-war had removed the lightship from the entrance
to the port and taken it to sea.
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IMPERIAL Pw

HOUSE OF LORDS.—LAST EVENING.
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsOkk
at five o'clock.

PUBLIC BUSINESS.
Tho following bills were read a second time : —Lang.
harm Railway, Wycomb and North-Western and Charing_
cross Railway.
The following bills were read a third time and passed
—Kingsbridge and Dartmouth Roads, North British Rau_
way (St. Margaret's Diversion), North British, Leadhurn,
Linton, and Dolphinton Railway Companies, North British
Railway (Stirling, &c., Branches), Longtos, Adderly..
green, and Bucknall Railway, Tottenham and Hampstead
Junction liailway, East Gloucestershire Railway, Shrews_
bury and North Wales Railway (Deviations, &c.), Stour-
bridge Railway, North British Railway (Coatbridge, &c.,
Branches), and Hemel llompsted and London and North,
Western Railway.
POSTPONEMENT OF PUBLIC BUSINESS.
Earl RUSSELL said her Majesty had sent for *Earl
Derby to form a Ministry, and under the circumstancos he
had therefore to propose that the house should, tts far, aii
public business was concerned, adjourn until Thursday.
Lord BROUGHAM said that the cause of the resigna-
tion of the Government was a matter in which the country
were universally ignorant, and which they deeply re-.
bgruetthteedc.oullnd bonotthotffheer anyll oranopcepoasind
tt regret
to
egretthhe proposed
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journment, and therefore would second the motion of hiii
hon. friend (Earl Russell).
Tho motion was then agreed to.
GAS LIGHT AND COKE COMPANY BILL.
On the motion for the second reading of this bill,
Earl NELSON moved, as an amendment, that it should
bo road a second time that day three months. The noble
earl entered into details with a view of proving that great
injury would be inflicted on the inhabitants izr the neigh,.
bourhood of Victoria Park if the works witlck would ba
established under the provisions of the bill were 0031-
structed.
The LORD CHANCELLOR supported the amend_
ment, and suggested that it would be desirable if a corn-
mittee of the house were appointed to inquire fully into
the subject.

Lord RAVENSWORTH differed from the noble and
learned lord, and felt bound to support the second reading
of the bill.
Lord CHELMSFORD supported the bill, and said there
was no evidence to show that it would be injurious in an
way.

Lord TEYNHAM was in favour of the amendment
Earl CAITHNESS supported the bill, the affect of
which he said would be to do away with three other gas
works, which were admitted to be a great nuisance.
Earl BEAITCHAMP opposed the bill.
The Bishop of LONDON said that the population who
were concerned in the injury that it was expected would,
be inflicted were of the very poorest class, and totally un-
able to oppose a wealthy company. Ib was therefore de-
sirable that their interests should be protected by Parlia-
ment. It had been said that the works would be
673 yards from any habitations, but having the misfortune
to live in the neighbourhood of a gas manufactory, and
he could speak from experience, that distance was not suf..
ficient to prevent a nuisance. He trusted, therefore, that
the honks, in the cause of humanity, would interfere to
prevent the passing of the bill without the fullest conside-
ration it could possibly receive from Parliament.

After a few observations by Lord OvintsTosz and the
Marquis of TowNsEursi) in favour of the amendment,
Lord REDSDALE said that it was necessary that gag
works should be constructed somewhere, and if opposition
to every attempt to construct were sustained it would lead
to serious inconvenience to the public generally. In the
present instance he considered that the interests of the
parties concerned were fully provided for, when the Cor-
poration of the City of London, the Metropolitan Board of
Works, and the Hackney Board of Works were petitioners
against the bill. (Laughter.)
After a short discussion, the house adjourned for the
second reading of the bill.
Contents ...
Non-contents ... 27
Majority
The bill was accordingly rejected.
The house then adjourned.

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