The Sun.
London, England, 1866-04-07 00:00:00

the " human angel" whose " voice cried in the
wilderness." As a specimen of the musical versi-
fication and simple eloquence of the style, witness
the closing lines of the first canto, " the Advent,"
in which the " Magnificat" is thus alluded to :
" Then Mary's pent-up joy burst forth in song,
That deathless song that lives in echoes still ;
The sweet Judean breezes bore along,
Through all the world ! A melody to fill

All hearts with eestacy, all eyes with light,
Make earth a Heaven, and Heaven itself more bright."
Another eloquent passage celebrates the virtue of
Patience. " Patience is silent Hope." The whole
poem, throughout, is full of beautiful thoughts very
beautifully expressed.

Lectures on the Unicer.lity of Cambridge in England.
By William Everett, ILA., Trinity College,

Cambridge. S. 0. Becton.

These very interesting lectures on the men and
manners of the University of Cambridge, by an
American, who has himself enjoyed the fostering
care of Alma Mater, were originally delivered in
America, and are now introduced to the English
public. The author is the son of the well-known
Edward Everett, the American minister.

The Model Ready Reckoner. One vol., pp. 288.
Frederic Warne and Company.
The handiest book of calculations we have ever
been fortunate enough to light upon is this wonder-
ful little pocket volume, called (advisedly) by the
publishers of it, The Model Ready Reckoner. Turn-
ing over the leaves and recognising at a glance
the multiplicity of figures compacted together
beyond all even proximate computation, within the
compass of these 288 minute pages, it is really con-
soling to read the announcement put forth in the
shape of a prefatory paragraph to the effect that the
text (to insure its perfect correctness) has passed
through the hands of numerous editors. One man
must infallibly, if left to himself, have been landed
in Bedlam. The division of labour, here, was the
best means that could have been hit upon for the
avoidance of the otherwise imminent risk of in-
sanity. Here, indeed, is a case of limited liabi-
lity ! And the simplicity of the work when
done is something really marvellous. It is
like a world of mazes not one maze alone,
but a very world of mazes. And yet with
a distinct clue to be grasped at any moment
in regard to each—at every turn, at every step,
point by point, with inevitable accuracy. Open the
book literally haphazard. ! Sayyou want to learn, in
the twinkling of an eye, how much would be ninety-
seven times sixpence halfpenny—there you have it
on page 72, at the point required, the precise amount
being £6 13s. lid. Then there is the interest table
on the product system—there are the Commission
Tables—Customary Weights and Measures, alpha-
betically arranged—Table of Time—Long measure
—Cloth measure—Square or Land measure—Solid
or Cubic measure—Geographical or Nautical mea-
sure—Avoirdupois weight, Troy weight, Apotheca-
ries' weight—Fluid measure and Dry measure—Wine
measure and Beer measure—Books and Paper, and
so forth. Every conceivable, scrap, in fact, of
numerical information. The Little Book is to the
Library what George Bidder as a Boy, as the Cal-
culating Boy must have been among men—a ♦ery
marvel of reliable and instantly accessible infor-
mation.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING-FRIDAY.

The Queen's Plate of 100 guineas, for 3-year-olds, ist 31b ;
four, 9st 71b ; five, lOst 41b ; six and aged, lOst 81b. R.C.
(3 miles 4 furlongs 139 yards.)
Lord Stamford's Archimedes, 4 yrs, 9st 71b (A. Edwards) 1
Mr. Savile's Strachine, 3 yrs, 7st 81b (H. Covey) 2
The following also ran :—Jolly Jack, Guinivere, and
Chronometer.

Betting-5 to 4 agst Archimedes, sto 2 agst Guinivere,
4 to 1 agst Chronometer, and 10 to 1 agst any other.
Handicap Plate of 50 sovs, for three-yr-olds and upwards.
New T.Y.C.

Lord Stamford's Brick, 6 yrs, ist 51b (Murray) 1
Mr. Barnes's Oberon, aged, 7st 71b (Loates) 2
Lord Poulett's Wild Thyme, 5 yrs, ist 1 11b...(Goodwin) 3

The following also ran:—Lytham, Warrior, Lady Valen-
tine, Confederate, Forester, Lord Douglas, cby Young
Melbourne, Bessie, La Mechante, Crown Prince, War
Cloud, Scarf, Blackthorn, and Sister to Lady Valentine.
The Bennington Stakes of 50 sous each, h ft, for three-
yr-olds ; colts, Bst 101 b ; fillies, Bst 51b ; mares or geld-
ings allowed 31b. D.lll. (7 furlongs 210 yards) 7 subs.
Sir R. Bulkeley's Pamunkey, Bst 51b (Cannon) 1
Baron nothschild's Lincoln Green, Bst 51b (Daley) 2
Lord Coventry's La Muta, Bst 121 b (J. Adam) 3
Betting-5 to 4 each agst La Muta and Lincoln Green,
and 3_to 1 agst Pamunkcy.

Handicap Sweepstakes of 10 Boys each, h ft ; for 2 and 3-
yr-olds. Bretby Stakes Course (6 fur.). (8 subs.)
Lord Canterbury's Gas, 2 yrs, sst 101 b (Kenyon) 1
Captain L'atchellor's Haphazard, 3 yrs, ist 1214 (Parry) 2
Mr. T. Hughes's Loaf Sugar, 3 yrs, 7st ilb (Prior) 3

_ .
The following also ran : —lndian Star, Giladiator, and
Mrs. Fitzherbert

Sweepstakes of 10 sous each, for 2-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 101 b;
fillies, Bst 71b. The winner to be sold for 100 sovs. Last

half of 11. M. 5 subs.
Mr. Chaplin's Anatomist, Bst 101 b (Custance) 1
Lord Westmoreland's c by Tadmor—Merry Sunshine's
darn, Bst 101 b (J. Goater) 2
Lord Vivian's Stephen Langton, Bst 101 b (J. Daley) 2
Adamanthea and Princess Thyra also ran.

Betting— Even on Merry Sunshine colt, 100 to 30 agst
Adamanthea, 5 to 1 agst Princess Thyra, and 8 to 1 agst
Anatomist.

Plate of £5O, for 2-yr-olds, 6st 711,; three, 9st 21b; with
soiling allowances. T.Y.C.
Mr. F. Pryor's Goodfellow, 2 yrs, Est 71b (.£500)

(Kenyon) 1
Mr. Chaplin's Glacier, 2 yrs, sst 121 b (.£160)lor) 2
Mr. Elliott's Needle cult, 2 yrs, sst 121 b (.£100)
(Goodwin) 3
The following also ran :—Sister to Lady Valentine,
Rosaline colt, Simony colt, Northill, Water Curo, Mies
Eva colt, and Under Age.
Sweepstakes of 30 sous each, 20 ft, for 3-yr-olds ; colts
Bst 101 b; fillies, Bst 71b ; certain winners extra. Ditch
mile. 4 subs.
Captain Gray's Warwick, Bst 101 b (J. Daley) 1
Captain D. Lane's Ammunition, Bst 71b (Challoner) 2
Betting-4 to lon Warwick, who won, after a splondid
finish, by a neck.

Sweepstakes of 100 sovs each, h ft, for 3-yr-olds ; colts,
Bst 101 b ; fillies, Bst Mb ; with maiden allowances. Ditch
mile. 4 subs.
Lord Glasgow's Physalis colt, Bst 51b (Challonel 1
Baron Rothschild 's Dalesman, Bst 51b (Daley 2
Sir R. Bulkeley's Potomac, Bst (Cannon 3
Betting—Even on the Physalis dam colt, 5 to 2 agst
Potomac, and 3 to 1 agst Dalesman.

Plate of 100 sovs, for 2-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 101 b; fillies, Bst
71b; winners extra. Last 5 furlongs of R.M.
Mr. Savile's Sister to Bingham, Bst 71b (Parry) 1
Mr. T. Pryor's Verulam, 9st llb (in. 51b ext.) (Loates) 2
Mr. U. Bird's Roselcaf, Sat 71b
Tho following also ran :—Pussy, Ploughboy, and Clay-
more.

Betting-3 to lon Vernlam, 6to 1 agst Sister to King-
horn, and 8 to 1 bar two.

The Port Stakes, a Sweepstakes of 100 sous each, h ft ;
for 1-yr-olds ; colts Bst 10Ib, fillies Bst 71b. T.M.M.
(One mile 7 furlongs 158 yards.) Six subs.
Marquis of Hastings's The Duke, Bst 101b...(Cannon) w. o.
Baron Rothschild's Zephyr Saved her stake.

LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE.
CITY AND SUBURBAN.
4to 1 agst Delight (taken)
15 to 1 agst Nukuheva (taken)
CHESTER CUP.
100 to 6 agst Delight (taken and offered)
THE DERBY.
11 to 2 agst Rustic (taketly
11 to 2 agst Lord Lyon (offered)

CROYDON STEEPLECHASES.—FRIDAY,
The Innkeepers' Plate, a Handicap, of 50 sovs. Winners
extra. About two miles and a half.
Mr. Halford's Doubloun, aged, list 12Ib (B. Land) 1
Mr Beadman's Threadbare, 4yrs, lOst (J. Page) 2
The following also ran :—Accident, Oscar, and Prin-
cipal.
Betting—Even on Doubloon, 5 to 2 agst Threadbare.
A Selling Steeplechase of 3 soya each, with 20 added ; for
4-yr-olds and upwards ; selling allowances. About
2 miles. (3 subs),
Mr Stebbing's Pot Pourri, aged (Z3O), list 71b (11. States 1
Mr. C. J. Tattersall's Light of other Days, aged, list 71b
(J. New) 2
Mr. W. Riley's White Stockings, aged, (30), list 71b
(Daniels) 2
Ivanhoe also ran.

Betting-2 to lon Ivanhoe, 3to 1 agst Pot Pourri, 6to
1 each agst White Stockings and Light of other Days.
The Croydon Cup, value 100 sous, by subscription of 10
sovs each, 5 ft, _with 50 added; for 4-yr-olds and up-
wards ; penalties and allowances. About 3 miles. (9
subs).
Mr. A. Yates's Harold, 4 yrs, 10st 41b (Owner) 1
Mr. Halford's Accident, 6 yrs, list 71b (Griffiths) 2
A Selling Handicap Plate of 40 sovs. ; winners 71b extra ;
the winnerto be sold for 80 soya. Two miles.
Mr. B. Land's Strike, aged, 11st 101 b (Mr. Edwards) 1
Mr. R. Walker's Umballah, aged, lOst 41b (Owner) 2
Simpleton, Rochester, and Physician also ran.

Betting-6 to 4 agst Physician, and sto 2 agst Strike.

An Operilluntere' fstakef) of 5 eve eacb, with 30 added ;