The Sun.
London, England, 1861-04-18 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, TatiRSDAY EVENING, APRIL 18, 1861.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

NEWMARKET-WEDNESDAY.

Sweepstakes of 10 sovs each, for three-yr-olds, 7st ; four,
Bst 41b; five and upwards, Sst 111 b. The winner to be

sold for 100 sous. T.Y.C. 3 subs.
Duke of Bedford's Memo, by Stockwell, 3 yrs, 7st
(Challoner) 1
Mr, J. Day's Letty West, 3 yrs, 7st

Betting-6 to 5 agst Memo, sto 4 was laid on Memo on
entering the cords.

The pair ran locked together to the cords, where Memo
drew away, and won very cleverly by a length. The win-
ner was claimed.

Subscription Plate of 50 SOTS, for three-yr-olds and upwards.

Weight for age. T.Y.C.

Baron de Niviere's Cosmopolite; Bst 121 b (IL Grimshaw) 1
Lord Stamford's Malta, 3 yrs, 7st 21b.... (A. Edwards) 2
Mr. E. Hall's Fravola, 4 yrs, Bst 71b.. . (Charlton) 3

The following also ran :—Shillelagh, Blisworth, Subur-
ban, Charles Fox, and Pomona.
Betting-7 to 4 agst Malta, sto 2 agst Fravola, 6to 1
agst Cosmopolite, and 10 to 1 each agst Blisworth and
Pomona.

Suburban jumped away with a clear lead on the upper
ground, Malta, Pomona, and Cosmopolite lying in close at-
tendance. Fravola, who got badly off, going on next. Half
way in the cords Suburban was beaten, leaving the lead
with the favourite, who was closely attended by the French-
man and Fravola, the latter having got upon better terms
with her horses, the three running locked together until
within a short distance of the chair, where Malta and Fra-
vola were disposed of, leaving Cosmopolite to run in an easy
winner by three lengths, Malta beating Fravola by two
lengths for second. Pomona was fourth, Suburban fifth.
The others pulled up and trotted in.
Sweepstakes of 50 sous each, la ft ; for three-yr-old fillies,

Bst 71b each.

T.Y.O. 5 subs.

Duke of Bedfard's Plumb, Bst 71b (Rogers) 1
Lord Stamford's Adasta, Bst 71b (A. French) 2
Mr. Merry's Cantatrice, Bst 71b (Custance) 3
Savannah also ran.
Betting-7 to 4 agst Cantatrice, sto 2 agst Savannah, 3
to 1 agst Plumb, 7 to 1 agst Adrasta.
Plumb, Cantatrice, and Savannah, lying in a line, came
away in front, Adrasta on the upper side being in close
attendance. Half way in the cords Savannah was beaten
and disappeared from the front ; Adrasta at the same time
joined the front and took a slight lead, Plumb and Canta-
trice lying close up. A good race home ensued. Plumb
caught Adrasta within a few strides of the chair and won
by neck; a bad third.
Handicap Sweepstakes of 20 sous each, h ft; for three-
yr-olds ; winners extra. First half of Ab. M. 4 subs.
Lord Coventry's Mousetrap, 7st 121 b .... (L. Snowden) 1
Mr. Greville's Amy Robsart, 6st 21b
Betting opened at 7 to 4 en Amy Robsart, and closed at
6 to 4 on Mousetrap.
Amy Robsart made play to within a short distance of
home, when Mousetrap went up and won by a neck.
Plate of 60 sovs for two-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b; and fillies,

Bst 31b ; winners extra. First half of the Abingdon

Mile.
Lord Stamford's Ballerino, Bst 71b (A. French) 1
Mr. Ten 13roeck's Olive ranch, Bst 31b .. (G. Fordham) 2
Mr. T. Parr's Tolurno, Bst 71b (Clements) 3
The following also ran—Molly filly, Pencus, Golden
Fleece, Ellen filly, Snake, Summer Goose, Alba, and:Madge
Wildfire.

Betting-6 to 4 agst Ballerino, 4to 1 agst Golden Fleece,
7 to 1 agst Tolurno, 10 to 1 agst Summer Goose, 100 to 8
each agst Alba, Olive Branch, and Snake.

As soon as they settled into their places, Leopold took up
the running for the first two hundred yards, when ho was
passed by the favourite, who came on in front, Leopold
lying second, Snake third, with Tolurno and Olive
Branch lying next, the others in a cluster close up. On
entering the cords, Olive Branch ran by her horses, and
shortly after joined Ballerino, Tolurno lying third,
Leopold, Golden Fleece, and Alba forming the next lot.
In this way they ran to half-way in the distance, when
Ballerino had them all safe, and came through in a canter
by two lengths, Olive Branch beating Tolurno by the like
distance for second, Golden Fleece, Leopold, Alba, and
Madge Wildfire finished abreast were next, Summer Goose
and Snake bringing up the rear.

Sweepstakes of 25 soya each, 10 ft, weight for age, with
selling allowances. Last half of Abingdon Mile. 4 subs.
Mr. E. Hall's Fravola, 4 yrs, Bst 91b (Charlton) 1
Lord St.tinford's Emily, 4 yrs, Bst 91b (A. French) 2
Betting-2 to lon Fravola, who made all the running,
and won in a canter by three lengths.

The Column Stakes of 50 sovs each, h. ft, for three-year-
olds;'colts Bst 71b, and fillies Bst 41b. "With certain allow-
ances. R.M. 20 subs.

Lord Exeter's Knight of St. Patrick, Bst 41b (Aldcroft)f 1
Mr. Merry's Folkestone, Bst 71b (Custance)t 2
Lord Wilton's West End, B,t. 21b (G. Fordham) 3
Mr. Batson's Robert de Gorham colt, Bst 41b (Norman) 4

Betting-5 to .2 on Folkestone, 6to 1 agst West End, 7
to 1 agstlinight of St Patrick, 10 t) 1 agst Robert de Gor-
ham colt. •

Folkestone, who appeared to be exceedingly fractious at
the post, delayed the start some short time. On the flag
being lowered the favourite jumped away with a strong
lead, Knight of St. Patrick lying second, Robert de Gor-
ham colt third, and West End next, all lying extremely
wide. On breasting the " Bushes " hill Folkestone some-
what increased his lead, and the race appeared " a foregone
conclusion;" but Aldcroft, with extreme patience, "bided
his time" on his doubtful-winded animal, and gradually
diminished the favourite's lead, until a stride or two from
home, when, "setting down," he put on the "high pres-
sure," and succeeded in finishing with a dead heat. West
End passed Mr. Batson's colt and was beaten a length and
a half for third ; the others beaten off.

Deciding Heat.—Betting-7 to 4 on Folkestone, who
made play, waited upon by the non-favourite within a
few strides of home, Aldcroft then made his effort, and won
in the last stride by three-quarters of a length.

Sweepstakes of 50 sovs each, h ft; for three-yr-olds; colts,
Bst 71b. ; fillies, Bst. 41b. D.M. 7 subs.

Baron Rothschild's Janus, Bst 31b
Duke of Bedford's Hesper, Bst 71b (S. Rogers) 2
Sir C. Monk's Prudence, Bst 41b Osborne) 3

Betting-12 to 1 on Janus.

The favourite made all the running, and won in a canter
by a length. Hesper, who laid away in the early part of the
race, passed Prudence on the brow of the hill, and finished
seven lengths in advance of Sir Charles Monk's filly.
Handicap Plate of 10 soya. each, for three-yr-olds and
_ _

upwards. D.M. 3 subs.

Lord Clifden's Concertina colt, sst 71b (carried sst 101 b)
(J. Daley) 1
Count Lagrange's Madlle. Chantilly, aged, 9st 21b
(H. Grimshaw) 2

Betting-6 to 4on Madlle. Chantilly.
The young one making use of his weight, made the run-
ning, and won easily by three lengths.

MANCHESTER BETTING.-WEDNESDAY.

For the Two Thousand Guineas Sweet Hawthorn was
not in such demand as yesterday, 6 to 1 was freely offered,
and 100 to 8 was offered against Neighbour. Some money
was put on Kettledrum at 8 to 1; and the following four
were backed against the field for 1,200; Sweet Hawthorn,
Klarikoff, Kettledrum, and Overton. On the receipt of
the dead heat with Folkstone and Knight of St. Patrick,
some speculating took place. The Knight was supported
at 100 to 4, then 200 to 5 was laid, and ultimately 50 to 1
offered. For the Chester Cup, Light was very freely sup-
ported, all the 20's to 1 that could be got were taken ; and
there seemed alMost as great a desire to lay against Schism,
who from 100 to 3 (taken), quickly receded to 50 to 1
(taken and offered.)

CLOSING PRICES.
TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS.
6to lon the field (offered)
100 to-14 agst Kettledrum (offered, take Bto 1)
100 to 8 agst Russley (offered)
100 to 8 agst Neighbour (offered)
Sweet Hawthorn, Kettledrum, Klarikoff, and Overton
wero backed against the field.

CHESTER CUP.
7to lon the field (offered)
100 to 8 agst Man-at-Arms (offered)
20 to 1 agat Light (taken freely)
25 to 1 agat Horace (taken)
25 to 1 agat Sweet Hawthorn (offered)
33 to 1 agst Killigrew (offered)

DONCASTER SP:
TUESDAY,
Acceptance for the Doncastet
each, with 100 Boys.
Age at lb
Emblem
Rupee
Stockade . 4 8 5
Wildman 4 8 6
The Alderman 6 8 2
Syringe
Neighbour 3 7 12
Vixen 6 7 10
Desmond
The Monk 4 7 7

,ING MEETING.

APRIL 23.

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St. Leger Course.

Age st lb
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Norton .. 4 7 2
Greta 4 7 0
Ipswick 4 7 0
Palaiseau
Pagoda
Zodiac
Helenus 3 6 10
Weatherwitch 3 6 8
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P OLAND.

In observing what is now passing in Poland ad-
miration is mingled with anxiety. We cannot wish
that the high-spirited people who are now facing
the anger of the Russian Emperor and his Generals
at Warsaw should act otherwise than they do, or
abate one jot of their just claini's. The rights of
Poland to a separate and free Government are
guaranteed by the Treaties of Vienna,' which recog-
nised Alexander I. as King. The usurpations of
the late Czar were based only en the power of the
sword, and with that power they must fall. But
has the time come Are the Polish people able to
extort at once the restoration of all that Nicholas
deprived them of ? Can the conflict of 1831 be
renewed with a fair chance of success ? These are
the questions which must occur to every one who
reads the lamentable news which has been received
during the last few days. Such have been the folly
and the tyranny of the authorities at Warsaw that
no nation in Europe would refuse its sympathy to
a Polish insurrection, and it would probably be
difficult to prevent the Western nations from inter-
fering in behalf of the insurgents.
There is evidently a difference between the
character of popular movements now and what it
was some years since. The opportunities, if not the
impulses, of the people are changed. Of old the
expression of political discontent always took the
form of an attack by a mob of students or work-
men on some public building; the disturbance soon
swelled into a general street fight; barricades were
thrown up, the military engaged hand to hand with
the inhabitants, and in 48 hours either a riot was
suppressed or a revolution accomplished. But at
the present time there is a calmer and more devoted
patriotism. The strength of the great despotic
Governments has increased inamensely ; their sus-
picion of town populations has led them to concen-
trate in every capital a large body of troops, and
to keep up between these and the people a sort of
antipathy; they-have reduced street fighting to a
science, planted barracks in the most commanding
positions, divided the cities by broad streets easily
cleared by cavalry, and in short, made it almost
impossible for a garrison to be at any time disloged
by a crowd. We cannot wonder then, that even
the people which, perhaps, more easily thaw any
other in Europe is turned into soldiers, has not
attempted to make head against the Russian garri-
son of Warsaw. Thirty years ago as short a time
as has elapsed since the first collision in February
last was sufficient for the overthrow of Russian rule
throughout the kingdom. The advance of science
has not been favourable to a repetition of this won-
derful achievement. The telegraph, and even to
some extent the railway, serve to increase the
power of the Government in Russia, and, in
the present case, in a few hours after the
first disturbance took place at Warsaw troops
were moving on Poland from distant parts of the
empire. The capital is also well provided with
troops, while the fabrication and sale of arms are
under strict control. The Government is too
watchful to be surprised and too strong to be over-
powered. It may be, too, that the Polish people
have been willing to try every kind of remonstrance
before shedding blood. They may wish to stand
well with Europe ; to put it beyond the power of
their enemies to say that they were savage, obsti-
nate, or treacherous; to give the nations of the
West, which are free or conquering freedom, an in-
terest in their fate. But, at all events, they have
shown in the present case the courage rather of the
martyr than of the rebel. This at least they have
gained—that there can be no difference of opinion
as to the conduct of the Russian Government, or
rather of the Polish Viceroyalty, during the last few
days. Alexander had shown that he knew the better
path ; he had begun to walk in it, and the good-
will of his subjects and of foreigners was about
to recompense him. But, either from evil ad-
vice, or from one of those revulsions of temper
which are common among men raised too high
above their fellows, he has permitted an abuse of
his power to be made by the military authorities
at Warsaw. To the end of his reign the Emperor
will have cause to regret the excesses of his Generals
on the Bth inst. Up to that time there was no
reason to fear for the maintenance of order. The
people, though net loyal, as the word is understood
with us, had no notion of contesting the sovereign
rights of the Emperor, orevcii of limiting his autho-
rity as King of Poland.' We are so accustomed to
think of civil liberty as the first of blessings that we
have some difficulty in understanding how
.a nation
can put anything before it ; but it is certain that as
long as the weight of foreign power is felt the
deliverance from this is the first desire, and the
mere freedom of the individual with regard to the
Government is a secondary object. The Poles desired
institutions, not as against their King, but as
against the vast and barbarous populations which
call him Emperor. Had Alexander understood
this well, he might in a few months have increased
his power in Europe by becoming the Sovereign
of the Poles as a nation, and the object of attach-
ment to all those of the race who are sundered from
the main body. But other counsels prevailed. The
dissolution of the Agricultural Society was an act
of folly which nothing can excuse. This association,
which comprises most of the foremost men in Po-
land, had for years done great service to the country
by promoting material improvement of many kinds.
A land entirely dependent on the produce of the
soil, and shut out by its geograhical position from
eminence in commerce, must be much indebted to
any body of men who will introduce the science
and dexterity of more advanced nations. That the
Agricultural Society was to some extent a political
body is not to be denied. Where a nation is de-
prived of regular political organs it will naturally
give a political form to any which it possesses.
Count Andrew Zamoyski, the President of the So-
ciety, has long been a leader of the national party,
and the Government in dissolving the society de-
clared its enmity to all national organisation.
This piece of folly produced the deplorable con-
flict of the Bth. The narrative which we published
yesterday is truly heartrending. Excited, as mul-
titudes sometimes are by great events, the people of
Warsaw, unarmed and defenceless, devoted them-
selves to death as if with a belief that the country
to be free must be watered with their blood. There
was a general slaughter; the troops put the crowd
between two fires, and our correspondent says that
the Government estimate of 10 killed and 108
wounded is far below the truth.
The state of Poland is now very serious. Con-
trary to the example of 1831, it is the country
districts which are most disturbed. The tele-
graph gives us the important news that the
Russian authorities have left Lublin, a town of
great strength towards the south, and that the
Bishop with the Municipality is administering
affairs. General Chruleff is marching to restore
" order." All through the country there have
been demonstrations of attachment to Count
Zamoyski; and even M. Lewinski, a gentleman
who had been nominated Minister of the Interior,
had made his acceptance dependent on the
concessions of the Government. A few days
will enable us to judge whether peace is to
be restored or another civil conflict to stain the
page of history. To us it seems strange that
the heir of Peter the Great should fail to see that
his interest lies in attaching Poland to his person
and family. The Sovereign of a free Poland would
be to Austria and Prussia what Victor Emmanuel is
to the former Power. Posen and Galicia would be
the Lombardy or Venice of Eastern Europe. On,,
the other hand the Polish leaders may, if the Go-
vernment will really concede representative insti-
tutions, accept them without loss of honour. All
experience shows how rapidly the power of popular
assemblies increases when they are once established
and under the guidance of prudent politicians. In
five years a Polish Chamber would have extorted
from the Emperor all that the patriots would now
purchase at the cost of a conflict with the gigantic
strength of Russia. That both parties may learn
moderation we firmly hope ; but the Government
as the offender, is bound to set the example by
making concessions to the nation and ample repa-
rations to the families of the victims.-=Times.

The Charentais tells the following tale, Ns hieh
has already had many counterparts in the French press :
"As a wealthy gentleman of Jouzac, in the Charente, was
with his wife a few days back coming from Spain in a post-
chaise, he, at a steep ascent in the Pyrenees, got out to
walk, letting the vehicle go on. After a while a man sud-
denly issued from a wood, and, presenting a revolver,
threatened death, if the traveller did not allow himself to
to be robbed quietly. Seeing that resistance was useless,
the gentleman permitted the man to take his purse, in
which were about 2,000 f., his watch, breast .pin, and a
diamond ring. The thief then turned to leave, but, step.
ping back, he made the gentleman give up his great coat,
and threw to him contemptuously, in exchange, his own
ragged jacket. The traveller took the latter, and, fearing
to catch cold, put it on. On joining his wife in the poet-
chaise, after telling her what had occurred, he examined
the pockets of his strange garment, and to his astonishment
found not only his purse, ring, watch, and pin, but a gold
snuff box and another purse I The thief, in his anxiety to
had forgotten the property
I "'a
s db% e own jaoket,"
`obtain the
in getnhtelepmoa pockets

UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH.

The half-yearly meeting of the General Council
of Edinburgh University was held on Tuesday—
Sir David Brewster, Principal and Vice-Chancellor,
presiding. The General Council having at last
meeting passed a representation to the University-
Court in favour of the claim of the Scottish Univer-
sities to be represented in Parliament, Mr. A. Smith
(secretary) read the deliverance of the University
Court on the subject, of date February 20, to the
effect that the Court was of opinion that the ques-
tion was surrounded with so many difficulties, and
had given rise to so much difference of opinion,
that it was inexpedient for the Court to take any
action in it in the manner suggested by the General
Council. The opinion of the Court was received
with great dissatisfaction by the meeting, and it
was unanimously resolved, on the motion of the
Rev. Mr. Phin, to adhere to the opinion expressed
at the last meeting. At the meeting held in April,
1860, which was presided over by the rector, Mr.
Gladstone, that right hon. gentleman, in a speech
explanatory of the constitution of the General
Council, stated that the Council, not being in itself
a corporation, had no right to petition Parliament,
or to take action otherwise than. through the Uni-
versity Court ; but, notwithstanding, it was now
proposed that the Council should directly petition
on this subject. Mr. Boyie, advocate, moved,
" That the Council petition Parliament to give one
of the vacant seats to the Scottish Universities,
and request the Principal to prepare and sign a
petition to that effect in the name of the Council,
and transmit it to Mr. Gladstone for presentation."
Several members expressed-doUbts of the compe-
tency of this procedure ; bilt Professor Mackie
urged that, if they wanted to get into any
house, the best way was to knock at the door and
try. The Solicitor-General (Mr. Maitland), who ap-
proved the object in view, expressed his regret at
the course now proposed, and said that, if they took
the advice now given of knocking at the door, they
would find themselves in the uncomfortable and un-
dignified position of being refused entrance. The
General Council was neither a corporation nor an
administrative body holding the corporate seal, and
their petition, therefore, would either be thrown
aside or received as the individual petition of the
Principal. It was at length resolved by a large
majority, on the motion of Mr. Sheriff Hallard, to
make the experiment of petitioning, thus leaving
the question of the Council's right to petition to be
dealt with by Parliament itself. The secretary then
read the deliverances of the University Court on
some other matters on which representations had
been made. The principal deliverances were to the
effect that the University Court coincided in the
opinion of the Council as to the desirableness of a
separate chair of Political Economy, provided a
suitable endowment for it could be obtained, and
that a moderate entrance examination would,
under suitable precautions, be of beneficial effect ;
but that at present the matter ought to be left for
inquiry and consideration by the University Com-
missioners. On the motion of Mr. Innes it was
unanimously agreed to represent to the University
Court that it is expedient to consider whether the
scheme of open teaching in the University by Uni-
versity graduates, under proper regulations and re-
strictions, might not be introduced into all the
faculties of the Scotch Universities.