The Sun.
London, England, 1868-11-04 00:00:00

EPSOM.

Mr. Edward Studd has had a narrow escape from
being held up to the execration of mankind as a
monster who sought to deprive the people of their
great national sport. He now writes to the Post to
explain his course of action in the affair of the race-
course on Epsom Downs, and to complain of the
discourtesy with which he has beep treated. When
Mr. Studd purchased the property, Mr. Dorling (the
representative of the Epsom Grand Stand Com-
mittee), instead of communicating with Mr. Studd or
his solicitors, set about surveying and measuringa new
course, which was eventually abandoned as unsuitable.
He then applied to Mr. Studd. It afterwards transpired
to Mr. Studd's annoyance that the committee claimed
to have a lease upon the land till August 3, 1869,
though no such document was alluded to in his title.
The copy of the document, however, was produced, said
to be signed by Mr. Carew on the 3rd day of August,
1867, granting Messrs. Boning and Knowles a lease
for two years of the portion of the course in dispute;
and at the foot of this document was a receipt for
£3OO for the first year's rent. So far back as 1860, Mr.
Studd states that a Mr. Greenwood had been acting
on behalf of the trustees of the Carew estate,
and that since that time Mr. Carew had had
no power over the property. Mr. Studd was
very angry, but had no wish to divert the
course of the Derby; so the matter is now settled,
a rent of £l,OOO a year being paid, besides a bonus
of £2,500, half of which ho votes to the Epsom
Summer Meeting. There is no doubt that a large
section of the community looks upon the Derby with
more reverence than the Constitution, and would
sacrifice Magna Charta, Bill of Bights, civil and
religious liberty—not to mention Mr. Disraeli and
the Irish Church—rather than that this " great insti-
tation " should go.
THE TEMPERATURE OF TIIE PAST MONTII.

October has been an eventful month, from a
meteorological point of view, There have been im-
portant deviations in the temperature ; earthquakes
have visited Ireland and England, and meteors were
frequently observed. Some of these were very
notable ones. Mr. Allnatt, in his monthly letter to
the Times on this subject, calls attention to the various
phenomena. On the 20th, he points out, the
morning temperature registered 28 deg. Both then
and on the 19th hoarfrost covered the ground. On
the other hand, the mean temperature of the
6th was nearly 58 degrees. The meteors have
caused a great deal of comment. On the night of
the 21st no fewer than seventeen were observed by Mr.
Lucas, of the Radcliffe Observatory, Oxford. One
exhibited remarkable peculiarities. At starting it
equalled a star of the first magnitude, and had a
bright white nucleus, which changed in its course
to green. On the 7th,. too, a magnificent
meteor appeared, about ten minutes before midnight.
"I was unable,"writes Mr.Allnatt, "from my position
of observation at this moment, to see the nucleus,
and in consequence the direction of its path, but the
intensity of the pale blue light it produced, entirely
eclipsing that of the moon, was absolutely startling.
It exactly resembled a vivid and prolonged flash of
sheet lightning. The meteor is supposed to have
fallen somewhere in France." The frosts destroyed
the tender plants and turned the leaves of the
trees,

ROYAL AMPIIMIEAFRE AND CIRCUS,
HOLBORN.

Enthusiastic Reception and Brilliant Success of Herr OSCAR
CARRE'S magnificent Stud of 5 of the most beautiful highly-
trained Horses in the world. Unequalled Continental Artistes,
Adolph Carre, Herr Krembser, Herr Salamonska. II rr Loyal,
31. Burgess, Les Freres Girarde, Madame Krembser. Mdlle,
Amelia ,alamonska, 1, dile. Johanna, Schwartz, and Madame
Salamouska. In addition to the above the services 'of those ttc
complished Equestrians, Mr A. Bradbury and Madame 31ontero,
have been retained, as well as those of Avolo (the marvel of the
19th century), the PERFORMING DOGS—the CLOWN Doe more
amusing than ever—M. apoli (the Italian Hercules), and M.
Clifton (the slack-rope performer), the whole forming the greatest
combination of talent ever brought together. Owing to the vast
number of horses there are contitual changes in the programme.
Open at Seven, commence at half-past even. Morning. Per-
formance, Wednesday and Saturday, at Half-past Two. Children
under ten, half-price to morning performance only.