The Sun.
London, England, 1861-10-18 00:00:00

MEETING OF THE JOCKEY CLUB.

A general meeting of the Jockey Club was held at New-
market on Wednesday last. Present—Admiral Rous and
Lord Coventry (stewards), Mr. Alexander, Lord Anglesey,
Lord Annesley, Mr.Barne, Duke of Beaufort, Lord Courte-
nay, Mr. G. W. Fitzwilliam, Lord Glasgow, Mr. Greville'
Sir J. Hawley, Mr. Lowther, Mr. Payne, Lord W. Pow-
lett, Mr. Saville, Lord Stamford, Lord Stradbroko, Lord
Strathmore, Col. Towneley, Lord Uxbridge, Lord West-
moreland, and Lord Winchilsea.
Mr. W. G. Craven was elected a member of the club.
Sir J. HAWLEY having brought forward the motion of
which the notice appeared in the last Calendar, it was re-
solved,—
" 1. That the alteration of the day of the July Meeting,
having been proposed and adopted without notice, was in
direct contravention of the rule of the Club No. 40.
"2. That in order not to incur the risk of invalidating
the entries for the July and Chesterfield Stakes, 1862,
which have been advertised for Monday and Wednesday,
the alteration of the days of the races for that year be con-
firmed."

The meeting then divided upon the question whether the
July Meeting should, after 1862, commence on Tuesday, as
heretofore ; and it was decided by a large majority that the
July Meeting should be held on Monday, Tuesday, and
Wednesday.
The proposal to move the winning-posts of the Round
Course, the Bunbury Nile, and the Chesterfield Stakes
Course was negatived by a large majority, after which the
meeting adjourned.
A general meeting of the Club will be held on Wednesday
in the Houghton Meeting. Some notices of motion have
been given, which will be duly published next week.

SOLDIERS AND STUDENTS AT ST.

.P.ETE.RSBCTIZG.

An occasional correspondent of the Times at St.
Petersburg, writing on the 10th of October, gives
a very lively and interesting account of further
scenes between the students and the generals during
the late university troubles :-
-The scene in the court-yard of the University (on
the 9th) was of the most astonishing kind, and was
well calculated to confuse one's notions of geo-
graphy. In the capital of the Russian empire,
directly opposite the Winter Palace (which stands
on the other side of the river), a meeting was held,
at which speeches were made, resolutions car-
ried, and deputies appointed. A little pile of
firewood served as a tribune, from which sew ral
orators justified, in very energetic terms, the atti-
tude taken by the students, and encouraged them
not to desist from their efforts to rescue MM. Mi-
chaelis, Guine, and Pokrovski from the hands of
the police. Unmindful of the fate of those three,
five other students accepted the dangerous office of
deputies, and left the court-yard to proceed to the
residence of General Ignatief, with the view of re-
questing—first, that the previous deputation should
be set at liberty ; second, that no more arrests
sh*uld be made by secret agents.
In the meantime General Patkul, the over-police-
master, was on the quay, riding up and down, and
evidently determined, even at the cost of his life, to
quell an insurrection which did not exist. A fresh
horse is led up to the General ; he dismounts in hot
haste, and in an instant is in the other saddle. This
is undoubtedly an over-police-master of some energy.
Several arrests are made in the crowd, chiefly of
officers and men of the Military School. One gen-
tleman in a semi-military uniform, finding the hand
of the police almost upon hi:it, makes a bolt. After
him rushes Patkul himself, spurring his horse in
such a manner that every one thinks charger No.
3 will have to be brought out soon. The fugitive
was caught at the corner of the next street. The
General captured him with his own hand.
The police and the mounted gendarmes had now
received orders to let any of the students who
wished to come out of the court-yard, but to allow
no one to go in. Nevertheless a lady, attired in a
paletot, or pardessus, or cloak of some kind, with a
blue collar, imitated from that of the students, pre-
sented herself at the gate, and requested permission
to pass.
" Gracious Mavens !" exclaimed General Patkul,
on seeing this strange apparition. " What is the
meaning of this, Madam ?" he continued riding up
to the lady ? " What is this costume ? What do
you want ? Who are you ?"
" I am a student," said the lady calmly ; " I want
to go into the court-yard, to join the meeting."
" And are you not ashamed, Madam," cried the
General, " to think of going into the midst of a
crowd of young men?"
" No," replied the etudiante, " they know me. I
have nothing to fear from them." I wish to speak
to them, to tranquillise them."
" Go home, Madam, go home !" said Patkul, ter-
minating the conversation, and motioning to the
gendarme to keep the gate closed.
This occurred just before the deputation of five
came out.
In the court-yard of the cadet corps another
scene was taking place. Gen. linstrom,commander
of the second division of the Guard, was haranguing
the Finland regiment (forming part of the said
division), and preparing the soldiers for noble deeds.
" My children," he sang out (the traditional rabiata
of Souvaroff), "you will have to-day to bring some
disorderly young men to reason. These students
who are so unruly now, will, when they are a little
older, become functionaries, and you know how the
functionaries rob you and everyone they come in
contact with. We must chastise them, and, per-
haps, when they rise to be clerks they will not
plunder you so much." This high-minded and
truthful discourse was not received with cheers.
manoeuvres.
At its conclusion, as the number of persons on the
quay had greatly increased, the regiment was
marched out and drawn up eight deep facing the
crowd. Carriages were not allowed to pass either
way, and thus a fair field was left to Gen. Bustrom
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At this Moment a young man was arrested by the
police. An attempt was made to rescue him, and
then the word was given to the regiment of Fin-
land to advance. The first line rushed forward some
paces with their muskets lowered, but the students
who were all in front of the crowd, remained per-
fectly firm, and several of them even walked towards
the soldiers. It appeared now impossible to avpid a
collision. A shudder and murmur passed through
the crow d, and people began to make the sign cf
the cross, when suddenly Gen. Bustrom himself in-
terposed and stopped the execution of the orders.
The spectators gave a cheer for the students, and
were immediately afterwards sent about their busi:
ness by the police and mounted gendarmes. Scarcely
any one now remained on the ground except the
students, and it was at last arranged that General
Ignatieff should be informed, through Gen. Patkul,
of the intention of the deputation to wait upon him,
and of the request it had to convey with reference
to the liberation of Michaelis, Guine, and Pokrov-
ski, and to the mode of effecting arrests in future.
I may mention at once that a satisfactory answer
was only given on the latter point. The three de-
puties, so treacherously mude prisoners, are still in
the fortress.
After Gen. Ignatieff's reply had been received,
Count Putiatin made his appearance at the Univer-
sity, and was in his turn begged to use his influence
to get the three deputies released. He Aeclined to
do so, His first interviews with the students have
certainly not been calculated to leave a very charm-
ing impression upon them.
While the students were passing resolutions,
while Gen. Bustrom was haranguing his troops,
while Gen. Patkul was mounting and dismounting
his war horse, an improvised military council was
held at the Winter Palace, in which Gen. Baranoff,
chief of the staff of the guard; Gen. Plaoutin, com-
mander-in-chief of the guard; and the Grand Duke
Nicolas Nocolaiewitch, commanding the infantry of
the guard, took part. The Grand Duke Michael,
who is president of a select committee, which, in
case of need, would perform the functions of a
Council of Regency, is said to have written to his
brother a letter on the aspect of affairs in the streets
of St. Petersburg, which caused the latter some
unnecessary alarm.
" This is not merely a students' disturbance," he
exclaimed, "itis a revolt. There were all sorts of
persons in the procession of Monday, and especially
officers. I will take the Chevalier Guards out and
settle the affair. Give me one, two, ten regiments,
if necessary."
General Plaoutin and General Baranoff were both
opposed to this project, and I believe have thought
with General Philipson, from the beginning, that
there was no necessity to resort to armed force at
all. On reflection the Grand Duke seems also to
have arrived at this opinion.
"What does Patkul then mean by galloping about
and having fresh horses brought to him, as if he
were on a campaign ?" he inquired. Many persons
had already asked themselves that question.
At last it was decided that Count Putiatin ought
to go and speak to the students himself. On this
recommendation, duly conveyed to him, he went,
and it is already known how much good he did.
It is said that the students of the Military Aca-
demy and of various special schools have resolved
to testify their sympathy for those of the University
in some formal manner. Many of the classes vt ere
deserted yesterday when the news was received of
what was taking place on the quay, and in some
instances the professors accompanied their pupils to
the great scene of interest. A story is told of a
lecturer at the Medico-Chirurgical School, who,
either from a very original sense of duty or from
sheer absence of mind, continued and concluded his
discourse on some not very celebrated bone long
after the students had left the room.

The Emperor was expected to return to St. Peters-
burg on the 14th (26th) of October, but it is hoped
now that he will arrive some days earlier. He is
at present, however, in the Caucasus, near Tiflis,
and with the greatest speed could scarcely make
the journey in less than ten days.