The Sun.
London, England, 1857-10-30 00:00:00

owe statements a little time ago—the Patriotic 1
bind. We are not whole-leagth admirers of the
general administration of this Fund, and we have
objected to the Indian Relief Fund going into such
dispensing hand, but, having made particular in-
quiry, we are obliged in commo❑ truth to say that
Ar hbishop Cullen's complaints of the religious par-
tiality shown in its management are grossly incor-
rect. There appears to be not one word of truth in
the whole tissue of statements which the Arch-
bishop has published against the official dispensers
of the Fund, and it is only just to them to say that
they court inquiry on this subject, and are ready to
give the fullest and most accurate information
about their own proceedings.
Archbishop Cullen's first charge was, that " the
Catholic clergymen of Dublin had not obtained one
shilling for the widows and orphans of soldiers
killed in the Crimea for whom they bade made ap-
plication ;" and to this the reply of the Executive
Committee is, that its agents disburse now in
Dublin alone 2,4001. annually. It is worth
mentioning that the whole subscription of Dublin
to the Fund was 11,0001., a large proportion of
which came from Protestants. We do not say that
a Fiind ought to be dispensed on any local principle
such as this, but the fact should be observed. Ire-
land as a whole receives an annual sum of 80,0001.
from the Fund, the capitalised value of which,
taking the average of 18 years for the lives of the
recipient widows, is 180,0001.—the whole of the
Irish subscriptions having been only 60,0001., of
which probably far the larger part came out of Pro-
tes ant pockets. Scotland gave 148,0001., and only
receives 5,0001. annually. In short, it is as well
ascertained as anything can be that there is not in
the whole of Ireland a single widow of a Crimean
soldier who has been refused relief on any ground.
Awl, with respect to the agency for the adminis-
tration of the Fund, the executive cernmittee deny
point blank Dr. Cullen's charge of having always
employed " parsons" in Dublin, not one single
Protestant clergyman having ever been employed
for this task, but always either staff-officers of pen-
sioners or its own special agent.
The charges of religious partiality in the matter
of education of the children are equally groundless.
It is quite true that the offers of the Sisters of
Mercy and of St. Clare for this purpose were not
accepted ; but why ? Because the mothers, upon
the offer being put before them, decljned it in be-
half of their children. But, though the children
have not been put under particular Roman Ca-
tholic orders to be educated, they have been sent to
Roman Catholic schools, not one single Roman
Catholic child above the age of 7 not having been
thus provided for in the way of instruction. Dr.
Cullen complains of 2,5001. having been given to
two Pro,testaut day schools at, Portsmouth and
Plymouth out of the Fund, but he should re dly
remember that a very large part of this lurid is
Protestent money, and that Protestant children
require education as well as Roman Chatholic.
Considering that, as we have said, nore more than
- or 2 per cent. of our sailors are Roman Catholic,
this is by no means an extravagant sum to give
towards the education of children of the very large
Protestant remainder. . .

The truth is, the gross religious partiality with
which Dr. Cullen charges the Executive Committee
of the Patriotic Fund would be impossible at this
thy. Public opinion would not allow it, and with
respect to original admission to the benefits of the
Fund, such a fault is excluded by the very machi-
nery of admin;stration, which gives no clue
whatever to the religion of the applicant, excepting
the medium of application chances to be a Roman
Catholic clergyman, in which case the clue is very
soon lost, inasmuch as no record of the medium of
application is kept.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

NEWMARKET HOUGHTON MEETING.
THURSDAY.

Sweepstakes of 20 sore each, h ft, with 100 added, for
3-yr-olds B,nd upwards. B.C. (4 miles, 1 furlong, 173

yard..) 13 ,u1:;s.
Mr. J. B, Starkey's Fisherman, 4 yrs, Bst 71b (Wells) 1
Lord Zetland's Skirmisher, 3 yrs, 7st (Cballoner) 2
Betting-6 and 7t04 on Skirmisher.
_ .

Fisherman waited upon Skirmisher to the turn of the
Land-', where be began to draw forward, caught him at
the Duke's Stand, cleared him half way up the cords,
and rum easily by three-quarters of a length. Skirmisher
was musk punished, but Fisherman was not touched.
S treepstakes of 50 soya each, h ft, for 2-yr-olds ; colts
Bst 7113, fillies 84 41b. Ab. M. (7 fueonge 212 yards).
Gen. Peel's Forerunner, Bst 7th (Flatman) 1
Mr. R. Ten Broeck's Belle, 8-it 41b (A. Day) 2
Betting-7 to 4 and 2tol on Bell, who led to the
cords, where she " shut up," and Forerunner won cle-
verly by a head.
Sweepstakes of 10 Boys each, for 3-yr-olds and upwards.
The winner to be sold for 100 sops, if demanded, &c.
First half of Ab. M. (3 furlongs 215 yard.,„) 7 subs.
Sir L. Newmaii's Olympus, 4 yrs, Bst 21b (Kendal) 1
L rd W. Powlett's Delusion, 3 yre, let 71b (J Rogers) 2
Mr. G. Hall's West End, 3 yrs, 7st 71b...(Fordbam) 3
Cara Fatima, Unexpected, and Inspiration, also ran.
Betting-6 to 4 (at first even) on Olympus, sto 1 agst
Unexpected, 10 to 1 agst Delusion.
Won easily by a length; half a length between the
second arid third ; about two lengths between the third
and fourth. Unexpected bruko a blood vessel.

The winner wav claimed.
Sweepstakes of 10 801'8 each; for two-yr-olds, 7st; three,
B+t 121 b; filliei allowed 21b; the winner to be sold for

80 sows, if demanded, &c. T.Y.C. (5 furlongs 140
yards.) 6 subs.
Mr. Jackson's Trabuco, 2 yra, 7st (Bullock) 1
Mr. Thornton's Harwell, 2 yrs, 7st (French) 2
Mr. J. Osborne's Silicia, 2 yrs, 6st 121b...(Challoner) 3
Mr. Ashton's Ferndale, 2 yrs, 7st (Fordham) 4
Count Ba.thyany's The Courier, 2 yrs, 7,4 (Bray) 5
Betting-5 to 4 agst Trabuco, 4to 1 Ferndale.
Won by a head ; two lengths between the second and
third.
S.veepetakes of 10 sovs each, for two-yr-olds ; colts,
Bst 7ib ' • Mies, 84 41b ; the winner to be sold for 150
sovs, if demanded, &c. T.Y.C. 5 subs.
Mr. Mitche.l's Plague Royal, Bst 41b ...(D Hughes) 1
Lord Ilt,rby's Whitewa 1, 84 7ib (Flitman) 2
Mr. J. H. Mousiey's Marauder, Bst 71b (Ssehmal') 3
Lord Portsmouth's Pineticker, Bst 41b (A.. Day) 4
Betting —6 to 4 on Pinsticker, 100 to 30 agst White-
wall, 4 to 1 agst Plague R
Won by a head, same dista,ce between second and
third; Pinsticker finished two lengths behind Marauder.
Handicap Sweepstake,' of 15 sovs each, 10 ft; for two-
yr-01d5.,.D.M. (7 furlongs 201 yards.) 13 subs.
Lord Clifden's Chanoinesse, 8.4 V) (A. Day) 1
Lord Loudesborougu'a York, 6,t 121 b (Bray) 2
B iron Rothschild's Scribbler, 7,3 t 11lb ...(D. Hughes) 3
The toll )wing also ran :—Mainstay, Li tle Treasure,
Mirsiosa, Hark-f r ward, Glauca filly, and Honeydew.
Batting-2 to 1 regst Yurk, sto 1 agst Little Trea-
sure, 6 to 1 eget Chanoinesse, 8 to 1 each agst Scribbler
and Hark-forward.
Won by a neck ; half a length between the second and
third ; Hark-forward was a bad fourth, Mimosa fifth,
and Litbie Treasure sixth.
Sweepstakes of 10 soy.' each, for 2-yr-olds ; Colts, Bst
71h ; fillies, 84 41h. The winner to be .sold for 40
sove, if demanded, &a. Last half of Ab, M. (3 fur.
longs 17 yards) 5 subs.
Mr. Howard's Hersey filly, Bst 41b (Fordham) 1
Mr. C. Formby's King James, Bst 71b (Kendall) 2
Mr. Moseley's Geneva, Bst 4lb (Wells) 3
Mr. Fraza'e Knockburn, Bst 71b .....:...(L. Snowden) 4
Mr. Dawson's Richmond Hill, 3st 71b (Aldcroft) 5
Betting-7 to 4 aged Knockburn, sto 2 each agst
Hersey filly and Richmond Hill.
Won by two length; same distancebetween the second
third, fourth, and fifth.
Renewal of the Glasgow Stakes of 100 sovs each, h ft,
for 2-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b. Last three-quarters of

R.M. 10 subs.
Lord Londesbournugh's Gourd, 84 71b (J. Mann) 14
Lord J. Scott's Windham, Bst 71b (Aldcroft) 1.2
Str J. B, Mills's Cytnba colt, Bst 710 ...... ..(A. Day) 3
Mr. R. H. Neville's Sneer colt, 83t 71b (F'latinan) 4
Betting-2 to 1 (at first 3to1) on Cyinba colt, 3to 1
aist Windham, 6 to 1 agst Sneer colt, 10 to 1 agst
Gourd.
A dead heat ; a head between the third and fourth.
Deciding heat.—The betting opened at 5 to 4 on
Windham, but closed at 5 to 4 on Gourd, who won hy
half a length.

Frac Handicap Sweepstakes of 100 sovs each, h ft, for
3-yi-olds. Certain winners extra. A,F. (1 mile 2
furlongs 73 yards). 11 subs.
Mr. Barber's Commotion, by Alarm, 7st 111 b
Lord Ribblesdales St. Giles, (A.ldcroft) 1
74t 12Ib (Fordbaco) 2
Mr. Barber's Lord Nelson, 7st 10Ib (Flatrnan) 3
The following al,o ran :—Anton Tasmania, and
Physalis colt.
Mr. Ba! ber declared to win with Lord Nelson.
Betting-2 to 1 agst Commotion. 3to 1 agst St. Giles,
6 to 1 agst Anton, 8 to 1 agst Tasmania, and 10 to 1
agst Physalis colt.
Won by a length ; a head between the second and
third ; two lengths between the third and fourth; and
about the same distauce between each of the others.
Subscription Handicap Plate of 50/., for 3-yr-alds and
upwards. D.I. (2 miles 119 yards.)B-t
r, T. Hughes's Romeo, by California, aged,
M (D. Hughes) 1
Lord Wilton's Bracken, 6 yrs 74t 21b ...... (Cresswall) 2
Mr. Barnard's Z ig, age!), 51b ............ (Swift) 3
The following also ran :—Sunrise, Elfrlda, The Bold
Buccleuch, and- Eugeyni a
Won b head ; bad third.
Match. Last half of Ab. M.
Lord Coverdales's Rudulphus, by Sadler, watt
111 b •
(Ca,pt. Little) 1
Mr. Beaumont's Knotting, lOst 81b...(Mr. NV, Bevill) 2
Won by a Leek.

REDUCTION IN THE PRICE OF BREAD.—Yesterday th•
bakers generally throughout the metropolis reduced the
prize of bread. What is termed "good" wheaten bread is
now sold in those localities where great numbers of the
poor re i "e, and the trade is conducted for ready money,
at as low as 51,1. and 61. the 41b loaf, and tie "best" at
61il. and 71, The high priced bakers and those who
give credit are selling their bread at 71d an 81 the 41b.
loaf. Cornehandlere a-e selling flour at from ls.
to 23._81. tile stop:, of 14.1). according to quality.