The Sun.
London, England, 1868-05-16 00:00:00

TILE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 16, 1868.

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

GREAT WESTERN.

A special general meeting of this company was
held yesterday at the Paddington Station—Sir D.
Gooch, M.P., in the chair.

111 r. F. G. Saunders, the secretary, having read
the notice convening the meeting,
The CHAIRMAN congratulated the shareholders on
the improved position of their affairs. They had
now plenty of money, which was mainly brought
about by the shareholders helping themselves. The
amount of the 5 per cent. debenture stock issued
was £1,700,000, out of which £1,100,000 had been
paid up, leaving £600,000 to come in as and when
required. He might eate that their great difficulty
now was not as to the issue of the stock, but from
having to refuse it to people who were most anxious
to take it up. They could only issue the debenture
stock to the amount necessary to replace debentures
falling due. With regard to the 6 per cent. pre-
ference stock, they had alrealy issued £1,600,000,
leaving about £1,000,000 still available to be issues
when necessary. (Hear, hear.) This was a Wharn-
cliffe meeting, and the first resolution he had to
submit was the approval of the Great Western Rail-
way (Dividends) No. 2 Bill. It was a bill to con-
firm the issue of stocks and shares of the Great
Western Railway Company in payment of dividends
to the holders of stocks or shares in the company.
Mr. A. Woon seconded the motion.

Mr. C. LEGG said he thought it very satisfactory
that they had been enabled to issue so large an
amount of debenture stock, and hoped it would be
sufficient to completely relieve the company from
its recent difficulties. He thought it might be sa-
tisfactory to know at what rate they were now
renewing debentures.

A SHAREHOLDER wished to know the scope of the

bill.

The CHAIRMAN, in reply to those and other ques-
tions, said that ,the Dividend Bill removed all doubt
as to the legality of the debenture stock and prefe-
rence shares already issued to the proprietors in
lieu of dividends. As to the debentures falling due,
they were now freely renewed at 44 per cent., and
the directors could get as much money as they
wanted. Their debenture stock was now at a con-
siderable premium, and he hoped the company had
now got all the money they required. They would
not issue any more of the 6 per cent. preference
stock at par, because be thought it well worth a
premium. He trusted they would never have occa-
sion again to issue stock in place of cash dividends.
(Hear, hear.)
The bill was then unanimously approved.

The next was a bill to authorise the Bristol and
North Somerset Railway Company to deviate from
the authorised line of their railway at Bristol. It
enabled that company to make a more convenient
junction with the Great Western Railway. It
would be an advantage to them and involve no
liability.

Mr. YOUNG, the solicitor, explained that there
were arrangements - between the two companies,
and the clause merely extended them to the de-
viated line.

Mr. WOOD seconded the motion approving the
bill, and it was agreed to.

The CHAIRMAN said the next bill he had to sub-
mit was a bill for conferring additional powers on
the London and North Western Railway for the
construction of new works, and in relation to their
own undertaking and the undertakings of other
companies. The bill contained powers to make a
junction at Hereford between their line and the
Brecon line, for the joint working of boats at Bir-
kephead, the working of the West London Railway,
and the laying down of the narrow gauge between
Hereford and Gloucester.

Mr. A. WOOD seconded the motion approving the
bill, and it was carried.

The CHAIRMAN said the meeting would be ad-
journed to the 25th instant, to consider the Great
IVestern Bill for conferring further powers on them
for the construction of works, and in relation to
their own undertaking and to the undertakings of
other companies ; also to consider the Kingston and
Eardisley Bill to abandon portions of the railway.
He did not think they would have to submit the
Cambrian Bill.

Mr. C. LEGG expressed regret at the great loss of
Mr. E. Smith, one of the directors, since the last
'meeting, and wished to know who was elected in
his place.

The CHAIRMAN said they all regretted the loss of
Mr. Smith, who was a most efficient director. ➢lr.
Micklethwaite was elected to fill the vacancy.
The meeting then adjourned to the 25th inst.

SPORTING PROPHECIES.

THE BATH AND SOMERSET MEETING.

Sportsman.--Sixteenth Biennial Stakes : St. Ro-
nan. Beaufort Cup : Julius. Seventeenth Biennial
Stakes : Da Vere, Miss Foote, and Martyr. The
County Members' Plate : Moonbeam, Muezzin, and
Mr. Briggs. Bath Handicap : Naivete and Gooje-
rat. Somersetshlre Stakes : Gomera and Plough-
boy.

Bell's
Ll/4.—Sixteenth Biennial Stakes : Phoebus
and Tympanum. Bath Handicap : Tremble, The
Parson, Goojerat, or Naivete. County Members'
Plate : Leases, Mr. Briggs, and Sister to Vedette.
Two Year Old Biennial: Miss Foote. Beaufort
Cup : Julius. Somersetshire Stakes : Vortigern or
Puff. Dyrham Park Handicap : Steamboat or Mr.
Brayley's selected. Welter Stakes : Steamboat or
Douro. Weston Stakes : Hilda and Badsworth.
B Arninton Stakes : Liddington.
Sporting Gazette.—Three Year Old Biennial
Speculum or Tympanum. Two Year Old Biennial :
Julius. Bath Handicap : Naivete and Ligurian.
County Members' Plate : Mr. Briggs or Birdseeker.
Sporting Life.—Three Year Old Biennial :.lym-
panum. Beaufort Cup : Achievement. Sixteenth
Biennial Stakes : St. Ronan and Cock of the Walk.
Two Year Oil Biennial Stakes : Miss Foote. Bath
handicap : Birdseeker or Goojerat. County Mem-
bers' Plate : Mr. Briggs or Moonbeam. Somerset-
shire Stakes : Ploughboy and Mariner.
Era.--Beaufort Cup : Achievement. Sixteenth
Biennial Stakes : Speculum or Cock of the Walk.
Seventeenth Biennial Stakes : Miss Foote and
Martyr. Weston Stakes : Martyr and Badsworth.
Somersetshire Stakes : Puff and Ackworth. Bad-
minton Stakes : Liddington and Athena.

Sunday Times.—Sixteenth Biennial Stakes : St.
Ronan and Cock of the Walk. Beaufort Cup :
Julius. Seventeenth Biennial Stakes : Miss Foote
or The Standard Bearer. Weston Stakes : Ililda.
Somersetshire Stakes : Mariner and Ploughboy.
Field.—Beaufort Cup : Achievement. Sixteenth
Biennial Stakes : St. Ronan or Cock of the Walk.
Seventeenth Biennial Stakes : De Vero or Miss
Foote. Bath Handicap : Goojerat and Arabia.
County Members' Plate : Moonbeam and Lily. The
Somersetshire Stakes : Ploughboy and Ackworth.
Dyrlaam Park Handicap : Vampire and Demon-
stration. Welter Stakes : Douro or Steamboat.
Weston Stakes : De Vere and Martyr. Badminton
Stakes : Athena and Electricity.

Sporting Z inies.—Beaufort Cup : Achievement
or Knight of the Garter. The Sixteenth Biennial
Stakes: Tympanum and Cock of the Walk. The
Seventeenth Biennial Stakes : Martyr or De Vere.
Weston Stakes : Hilda. Somersetshire Stakes :
Ploughboy—Puff for place.

• Tue Scurry Stakes (handicap) of 3 sovs each, with 25
added, for all ages. Red House in.
fir R. Porter's Haymaker, by Leamington—Village
Maid, 3 yrs, Est 121 b •(S. Mordiva) 1
Lord Westmorland's Ulphus, 5 yrs, 7st 31b ...(Kenyon) 2
Nix J. Wood's Beauty, 3 yrs, Bst Chitloner) 3
Captain Mitchell's Out-and-Outer, 6 yrs, Bst 121 b
(Custance) 0
Duke of Newcastle's Nike, 4 yrs, Bst 51b (J. Daley) 0
Mr J. P. Craven's Dutch Admiral, 4 yrs, 7st 21b
(Cameron) 0
Mr Gilby's Skysail, 4 yrs, Est 71b (Cradook) 0
Batting-2 to 1 agst Out-and-Outer, 100 to 30 agst Hay-
maker, 4 to 1 agst Beauty, 7 to 1 agst Ulphus.
The latter got away with a slight lead of Haymaker and
Out-and-Outer, Beauty being last off, with au indifferent
start. No change occurred till rounding the bend for the
straight, when Haymaker headed Ulphus, and Beauty ran
into third place. A good race home ensued between the
leading trio, but Haymaker, having always the best of it,
won cleverly by a neck ; Beauty, never being able to get
up, was beaten by a length ; Skysail was fourth, Dutch
Admiral fifth, Out-and-Outer sixth, an I Nike ht.sL
the Chesterfield Handicap of 100 sovs, a tiled to a Sweep-
stakes of 5 sovs each. One mile
Sir C. Legard's Vespasian, by Newiniuster —Vets, 5 yr.
94
Mr East wood's Evelina, 3 yrs. Gat 716 (Cradoek) 2
Mr C. Percy's Russian 11,ar, 3 yrs, sst 131 b (Hammond) 3
Batting-11 to 10 on Vespasian, 7to 1 agst Russian
dear, 5 to 2 agst Evelina.
Vespasian ma le the running for a short distance, but
was soon headed by Russian Bear. At the bend, however,
Vespasian again took up the ruuning, and won easily by
a length and a half ; a neck only separating second and
third.
Thel orporation Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 40 added.
Red House in.
Hr Crastou's Albatross, by Buccaneer—Miss Conyng-
ham, 3 yrs, 7st 91b
Mr Bromsgrove's f, by Skirmisher —Buckeuhant's dam,
3 yrs, 7st 91b (Jeffrey) 2
Mr J. P. Craven's Paleface, 3 yrs, 7st 91b.....(Cameron) 3
Mr. Page's Thermometer, 4 yrs, 9st 71b ...... (Coslett) 4
Duke of Newcastle's Zuleika, 2 yrs, sst 111 b (Wilson) 0
Mr. Williams's Esmeralda, 4 yrs, 9st 41b ...(Whitehead) 0
Betting-7 to 4 agst the Buckenham's dam filly, 3to 1
each agst Thermometer and Zuleika, 8 to 1 agst Albatros,.
Zuleika and Esmeralda being fractious were left at the
post. Buckenham's dam filly made the running, attended
ny Albatross., and the other pair in close order, till within
the half distance, when Albatross drew away, and won
by a neck; Paleface was a bad third; Thermometer
close up.
I'ho Yorkshire St. Legor of 3 soya each, with 50 added, for
hunters. SL Leger Course.
Mr J. Danby's Rap, by Rapparee—Lanky Bet, 4
.yrs,
list 131 b (Mr G. S. Thompson) 1
Mr T. Wilkinson's Scarrington (h b), 5 yrs, 13at 21b
(Mr T. Spence) 2
Sir George Cholmeley's llexgrave, 5 yrs, 12st
(Mr C. Boynton) 3
Ur J. Newsome's Corkey, by Crotou Oil —Carlotte,
5 yrs, 12st 21b (Cattle) 4
Mt Brookes's Empress (h b), ago 1, list 131 b
(Mr Brockton) 5
Betting-9 to 4on Rap, 4to 1 agst Scarriugton. Hex-
gave, as soon as they settled down, showed the way, with
Corkey close up; the favourite, Empress, and Scarrington
following in the order named. Rounding the far side
Scarrington improved his position slightly, and Corkey
dropped into the ratir ; a length separating each. On
approaching the band Scarrington and Rap drew away,
but at the half distance Rap shot out and won by three
lengths ; Hexgriive was a bad third ; Corkey and Empress
were together in the rear.
Free Handicap Hurdle Race of 5 sovs each, with 40 added.
Two miles and a half.
Hr. Welfitt's Turmoil, by Commotion—Oulton Lass, 4
yrs, list 31b (inc 71b ex) (Mr. Brockton) 1
Hr. Cheese's Advertisement, 4 yrs, lOst 21b (Rous) 2
Hr. Cliff's Troubadour, 6 yrs, lOst 91b (H. Taylor) 3
Mr. Wolfitt's Nothing More, 6 yrs, list 71b (inc. 71b ex)
(Waddington) 0
Mr. Welfitt declared to win with Nothing More.
Betting-5 to 4on Nothing More, 7to 4 agst Trouba-
lour, sto 1 agst Turmoil. Troubadour with a long lead
:nada play, followed by Advertisement, Nothing More,
And Turmoil, and little material alteration occurred till
eoming towards the straight, when the lot took close •
.irder, and all appeared to make a race of it. Before clear-
ing the last hurdle, however, Turmoil and Nothing More '
left the others, but the favourite fell at the obstacle and ,
was thus thrown out. Turmoil, therefore, won easily by
six lengths. Troubadour was not able to get up to Ad-
vertisement, who received second honours.
SALISBURY RACE MEETING—FRIDAY.

There was to-day a mare numerous attendance than
yesterday, and a continuance of the same glorious weather
Lnd interesting sport, which was to-day, however, dead
tgainst backers, who dropped a lot of the money
,they won
Thursday. Old Historian won the Handicap Plate
very cleverly, the favourite Muezzin sustaining defeat from
both the Woodyeates horses and Cork Jacket. An
iwn sister to Molly Carew—Antias—won the Long-
boat Stakes in hollow fashion from her two oppo-.
cents, neither of whom could make her gallop. A
;rest favourite in Cock of the Walk was upset in
,he Salisbury Cup, which valuable prize fell to
Lord Durham by the aid of the Nymph colt, who de-
feated the Danebury " pot" very cleverly. Thinefa.7,tor,
mother representative of Woodyeates, won the Wilton
Park Stakes, defeating Sea Breeze and Minnie Truil, the
.utter of whom, when meeting Sea Breeze at level weights,
,ustain,d defeat from the vanquished of the previous day.
Cho Selling Stakes was another facer to backer:, they en-
uniting their money to the Voucher colt, who rau a dead
.teat with Victress. In the decider the youls one had
the call, but Mr. Payne's mare scored an easy victory.
.Ir. Payne hal another Nv:nuor iu Clavion, who won the
Longleat Stakes. In the Queen's Plate Fair Star, who
,vas second to Philosopher on Thursday, defeated Ma-
riner very easily, and put the finishing stroke to the
backer's ill fortune. Particulars of the racing will be
foucd below :

Handicap Plato of 50 sous. Three quarters of a mile.
Sir F. Johmtone's Historian, by Stockwell, aged, Bst 121 b

(Parry) 1
Mr. Woolcott's Cork Jaket, 3 yrs, Tat (Bugler) 2
lir. Hope's Leading Suit, 4 yrs, 7st 131 b (inc. 51b extra)
(Haidment) 3
Duke of Hamilton's Muezzin, aged, Bst Glb (inc. 51b ex.)
(Hartley) 0
Mr. Brook's Lucotta, 3 yrs, 7st (Hibbern) 0
Ar. E. Brayley's Redbourne, 4 yrs, 7st 31b

(D. Kitchener) 0
sir. E. Edywn's Englishman, 3 yra, 7at 31b...(G. Sopp) 0
Botting-7 to 4 agst Muezzin, 100 to 30 agst Cork
Jacket, 4 to 1 each agst Historian and Leading Suit.
Cork Jacket got away in advance of Historian, Loading
Suit, and the favourite, but after going about a couple of
iuudred yard; Leading Suit took a slight lead, which ho
naiutained till crossing the road, when he dropped back,
And Historian, with Cork Jacket on his loft, came away,
but the old horse shook off his opponent at the half dis-
tance, and won easily by two lengths, the same distance
oetween second and third; Englishman Fourth, Muezzin
fifth close up fifth, RodbJurne next, and Lucetta last.

['he Longford Oastlo Stakes of 25 sovs each, 10 ft, for two-
yr-olds. Half a mile.

Sir T. Morgan's Antias, by Prime Minister—Alma, Bst 61b
(Marsh) 1
Sir J. Pownoy's Blucher, Bst 101 b (Cannon) 2
,ir F. Johnstone's c by Man-at-Arms Miss Lavinia,
Bst 71b
Betting —5 to 4 on Antias, 6 to 4 agst Blucher, 10 to I
agst the Miss Lavinia colt.

Antias made the whole of the running, and won in a
canter by two lengths ; bad third.

The Salisbury Cup, value 200 sovs, by subscription of 10
soya each. The straight mile.
Lord Durham's c by Thormanby—The Nymph, 3 yrs,
Est 121 b (Wyatt) 1
Mr J. Day's Cock of the Walk, 3 yrs, Est 41b
(Prangle) 2
Mr Stephenson's Socrates (lat.e Philosopher), 3 yrs, Tat
12Ib Ono 71b extra) (T. Cannon) 3
Flig .t's Th.) Shrew, 3 yrs sst 7W (Weston) 4
Mr J. Powney'a Mr Briggs, 3 yrs, Est (Deakin) 5
Marquis of Hastings's Cuckoo, 3 yrs, 6st 61b (Butler) 6

Betting-9 to 4on Cock of the Walk, 100 to 30 agst
Socrates, 6 to 1 agst the Nymph colt.
Cuckoo, on the loft, made the running, closely followed
by Cuck of the Walk on the right, and the Nymph colt in
the centre, Socrates wide on the right, and The Shrew
lying off for nearly a duster of a mile, when Mr. Briggs
took the lead, having, however, the Nymph colt and the
favourite in close attendance until half the distance had
been traversed. Lord Durham's colt thou assumed the
command, Cock of the Walk attending on him, Socrates
Simultaneously taking the third place next the rails.
Though Pranglo made every effort on the favourite he
was never able to overhaul the Nymph colt, who gradually
drew away, winning cleverly by three-quarters of a
length; a length separated the second and third, The
Shrew was a bad fourth, Mr, Briggs fifth, and Cuckoo last,
beaten some distance.

The Wilton Park Stakes of 10 sous each, with 50 added,

for two-yr-olds. T.Y.C. (three quarters of a mile)
Sir F. Johnstone's Benefactor, by Adventurer—Pru-
dence, Bst 10Ib .. (Cannon) 1
Mr. Ruff's Sea Breeze, Bst 101 b (J. (...4oater) 2
Mr. Graham's Minna Troll, Est 101 b (J. Adams) 3
Mr J. H. C. Wyndham's Glencoe, Bst 101b...(Maidment) 4
Mr G. Payne's Sagas, Bst 101 b (T. French) 5
Mr W. Day's Benbow, Bst 101 b (I. Sadler) 6
Mr E Brayley's Saraband, Bst Glb (H. Day) 7
Betting-2 to 1 agst Benefactor, sto 2 agst Minna Troll,
100 to 15 agst Glencoe, 10 to 1 each agst Benbow and Sea
Breeze.

Glencoe made play, followed closely by Minna Loll,
Benbow, Sea Breeze, and the favourite to the distance,
when Sea Breeze took a slight lead, but was deprived of it
at the stand by Benefactor, who had gradually come
through his horses from the distance, and won after a fine
race by a head ; two lengths intervened between the second
and third, Glencoe was fourth close up, Sagax fifth, Ben-
bow sixth, and Saraband last.

A Sweepstakes of 5 sous each, with 25 added. Three
quarter• of a mile.
Mr Payne's Victress, by Lambton—Raund's dam, by
Scroggius (.£2O), 4 yrs, Bst 121 b (Maidment) f 1
Mr Graham's c by Vedette—Voucher (C2U), 2 yrs, sst
101 b (F. Webb) f 2

Mr G. Jones's Resistauce (.£50),-2 yrs, sst lotb (car. Est
11b)(Butler) 3
.•
Capt. G. Day's Judge (£2O), 2 yrs, sst 101 b (Cox) 4
Mr IL Goatees Miss Bagot (..£29, 2 yrs, sst 71b (car. sst
131 b)..... (Wyatt) 5
Mr Hope's Lillie (CM, 4 yrp, Bet 91b swims (J. Aclftins) 6

Betting-7 to 4 agst Judge, 3to 1 agst the Voucher colt,
6 to 1 agst Victress, 100 to 15 agst Resistance.
Resistance made the running, with a slight advantage
of Miss Bagot and Judge, until half the distange had been
covered, when Victress got her head in front of Miss Ba-
got and Resistance. At the distance Miss Bagot retired,
and the Voucher colt coming with a rush got level with
the other pair, but Resistance dropped back slightly at the
Stand, and the Voucher colt and Victress rau a dead heat.
A length in rear of the pair Resistance was third, a head
only in front of Judge. Miss Bagot was fifth, and Lillie
last.

Deciding Heat —6 to 5 on the Voucher colt.
The Voucher colt held a slight lead till just outside the
distance, when Victress passed him, and won in a canter
by two lengths.

The winner was sAd to Mr. Stephenson for 100 guineas.
The Longleat Stakes of 10 sovs each, 5 ft, with 50 added

One mild and a half.

Mr. Payue's Citron, by LeaminAlon—L3lnonaile's darn,
by Don John, 3 yrs, Est 11111
Mr. W. Day's e, by Vettett.:—.Ntnry Sunsliihe's dam, :i
yrs, 7st 3ib ..". ('P. Sadler) 2
Mr. E. Brayloy's Douro, 5 yrs, Bst alb (Caldron) 3
Betting-13 to Bon Citron, 3to 1 agst Douro.

Douro held a clear leaf of tha Merry Sun.hine's thin
colr, the favourite, un ler waitiag orderA, lyin; i« tha
rear until a. quartor of a mile froai home, when Douro
dropped away, an Citron j ,wing the 313rry.
dam colt at the half-distance, the pair ran a due race hone,
the favourizo winning very clev:rly by a neck; Douro
was a had third.

The Queen's Plato of 100 guineas. Throe miles.
lir W. Day's Fair Star, by eapa Flyaway—L +gorti•ini Lin,
3 yrs, 7.st 811) (G. Sopp) 1
Mr Brayley's Prince Itcgeut, 3 yrs, let 610 (ear. 7st 1 Lib)
(Galan )) 2
Mr. Hope's Leading Suit, 4 yre, 9st 71b (M tidinent) 0
B .tting-2 to 1 on Prince Regent, 3 to 1 ag,st Fair Star.
Pair Star was in front throughout, and won iu a canter by
a length and a half. Leading Suit did not pass the post.

PRIVATE THEATRICALS AT CORNWALL

110 USE.

Among the numerous operettas prepared for
chamber used, suggested by the success of Mr. G.
A. Macfarren's "Jessie Lea" at the Gallery of
Illustration, the " Rival Beauties" of M. Alberto
Rindegger is one of the most agreeable, and
though performed, if we remember rightly, at the
Crystal Palace some three or four years ago, de-
served a more permant existence than it then met
with. The present taste for private theatricals
has extended itself to operatic performances of
this cabinet class, and several notable experiments
of the kind have been made by certain leaders of
fashion during the present season, but in hardly
so remarkable a manner as on Wednesday evening,
when the above-mentioned opera by M. Randegger
was' given under the auspices of Mis. Freake,
of South Kensington, whose magnificent mansion
was thrown open to upwards of four hundred of the
beau monde, including many distinguished members
of the world of literature and art. The spacious
music room was fitted up with a prettily-decorated
prescenium and stage, andprovided with an orches-
tra of 25 instrumentalists from the Royal Italian
Opera House. The principal characters of the ope-
retta were undertaken by two ladies well knovin in
polite circles as skilled amateurs—viz., Miss Harriet
Young and Miss Cordelia Mitchell ; while the other
parts were filled by Mr. W. H. Cummings, Mr.
Lewis Thomas, and Mr. C. Barraud. The plot,
we may remind our readers, turns upon the con-
trivances of a certain lady, Edith Carleton, to escape
marriage with Sir Percy Ringwood, whom she has
not seen, but to whom she has been betrothed. Sir
Percy, however, has been exiled for some political
cause or other ; but, with the connivance of one
Tom Deloraine, a smuggler, he comes over clandes-
tinely to England to claim his bride, and lands at
the same village in Kent where Lady Elith has do-
miciled herself in the house of Stephen Lynn, a
miller. Accidentally made aware of his coming, she
asks the miller to let his daughter Alice pass for her,-
to which the miller is nothing loth, as he hopes, by
judicious manceuvring,to secure Sir Percy for himself
as sou-in-law. The latter, however, fs more fascinated
with the miller's pretended daughter than with the
pretended lady, who acts her part with due extra-
vagance, and disgusts him with her airs and vani-

ties. The real Lady Edith, in the meanwhile, dis-
covers that she has made a mistake in proposing the
exchauge.of positions, and would willingly reinstate
herself as regards Sir Percy, with whom, having
seen him, she is now in love ; but S.r Percy, natu-
rally enough, hesitates to believe her. Other ex-
pedientq, therefore, have to be resorted to, and with
the connivance of Toni I)eloraine she proposes to
dre,s herself up as an officer arrived from Lon-
don to arrest Sir Percy, while her confederate,
Tom, undertakes to pass as a Chancery official
empowered to detain the fictitious Lady Edith.
Meanwhile Sir Percy, in a spirit of honour, has ten-
dered his hand to the miller's daughter, and,of course,
has .been accepted ; but the arrangements are in-
terrupted by the execution of Lady Edith's plot,
when an amusing imbroglio is brought about, but
which is presently terminated by the disclosure of
the real facts of the case, and the restoration of
the " rival beauties" to their respective positions.
Thus Lady Edith, by this means, recovers Sir Percy
—much to his satisfaction—for herself ; and that
Alice, thereupon, is content to marry the smuggler,
may be taken for granted. Of M. Rendegger's
music much may be said in praise. Although light
and fluent it contains repeated evidences of well ap-
plied scholarship, the tunableness of the general
character not being the only appeal that it makes to
the sense of enjoyment, inasmuch as the instrumen-
tation, although unobtrusive, betrays to the attentive
ear a graceful commrnd over the resources of the
orchestra, and a just and felicitous use of them. M.
Randegger, we believe, is an Italian, but his musical
proclivities are so far German as to induce him,
when suitable opportunities offer, to employ the most
elaborate forms of writing, and to resort to those
colourings which are the aim and the delight of
technical experience. The two acts are diversified
with the usual songs, duets, and concerted pieces.
The first are of more or less interest, but they are
all cast in an original mould, while those who arc
simply sentimental are as tasteful in design as
they are expressive in effect. The duets are gay
and sprightly, and certain of them are tinctured
with a genuine comic gusto, indicating a buffo
vein, which, under larger circumstances Of develop-
ment, might be still more profitably worked. The
two quartets and the quintet —an especially
well constructed morceau—are in each case skilfully
laid out for the voices, while the two finales, brief
as they are, are descriptive, and terminate the acts
with freshness and spirit. Miss Young, the repre-
' seutative of Alice, sang the soprano music with showy
brilliancy, but her special qualifications are histrionic,
and her portrait of the pretty rustic, who is suddenly
converted into a fine lady, and in a spirit of vulgar
assurance aspires to be thought one, was replete
with genuine stage ease and the finesse of
the practised actress. Miss Cordelia Mitchell, who
filled the role of Lady Edith, possesses a contralto
voice of rare beauty—rich, sonorous, and exqui-
sitely true in tune. Nothing could be better
adapted than one or two of the incidental songs of
the operetta to exhibit it, and this, superadded to
an intuitive taste, did everything for the music
we apprehend, could desire.
that the composer,
In the duets and concerted pieces the value of a
singer so highly favoured
.by nature was sensibly
felt, and did much for the physical charm of the
ensemble. Mr. Barrand, a baritone, embodied the
Miller with considerable humour. Of Mr. W. H.
Cummings and Mr. Lewis Thomas little need be
said beyond the fact that they sang with all their
well-known ability. We have only to add that the
operetta throughout was received with the liveliest
satisfaction by the audience, and that the singers
were called before the curtain, and loudly compli-
mented at the end of each act. M. Raudegger
himself conducted, and of course shared largely in
the glory of the demonstra:ion.---The Standard. I

DEATH OF A TRIBUNE CORRESPONDENT. —We
regret to announce the death of Mr. Jas. Cooper \Varner,
correspondent of the New York Tribune, in Panama, uf
malignant fever, induced by exposure. Mr. \Varner was
formerly chess editor of the Spirit, auil ono of the best
players in the country. He was but twenty-three years
of age, but had risen to a creditable profession for ono so
young. His residence in Panama was of brief duration
scarcely six months - but in that time he made many warm
and attached friends. The 'United States Vice-Consul
General Hoff, at whose house ho died, surrounded
him
with every comfort and attention, and his last moments
were soothed by the most unremitting kindness and sym-
pathy.— Wilkes' Spirit.
During a quarter of a century Horniinan's Teas have had
an immense sale, and as they are nowSd per pound Cheaper,
in consequence of the Reduced Duty, the demand will
doubtless b 3 even further extended. Sold, secured 'in
Packets; genuine are signed ilornOan and Co, Lcalpn.

NOTICE.
The Third Edition of " The Sun" of last Evening, con-
taining the Latest Betting, and Races at Doncaster
and Salisbury, was published in time for delivery in
town at 7.15 p.m.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Dad•

LATEST WEST END BETTLNG.

DERBY.
11. to 4 agst Lady Elizab3th (taken)
13 to 2 agst Itie!crucian (taken)
17 to 2 agst Speculum (taken)
10 to 1 agst Blue Gown (offered)
13 to 1 agst Paul Jones (taken)
13 to 1 agst Orion (taken) •
25 ;0 1 agst Suffolk (taken)!
30 to 1 agst Utica, (taken)

SPORTING Ja-

VICTORIA. CLUB BE 17i\ G.-MIS DAY,

SOMERSETSIIIRE STAKES.
4 to 1 on the field (offcrod)

DEU]fl.
3to 1 nest Lady Elizab2tb (taken to £1,000)
6to 1 agst Rosicrucian (offered, after 100 to 15
and 9 to 1 had been taken)
10) to 12 agst Speculum (offered—take 9to 1)
10 to 1 agst Blue Gown (tali-tit and offered
100 to 8 agst Paul Jones (taken and offered)
13 to 1 agit Orion (taken)
100 to 7 agst Torn Bowline colt (taken)
20 to 1 agst Suffolk (offerel)
25 to 1 agst Uucas (offered)
1000 to 30 agst Green Sleeve (taken)
1000 to 15 agst Tympanum (taken)
1000 to 15 agst Pace (taken)
1000 to 10 agst St. Ronan (taken)
500 to 5 agst See Saw (taken)
1000 to 5 agst Liar vector (offered)
3000 to 500 ags: Blua Gowu with a start

PLACE BETTING.
Even on Lady Elizabeth (taken)
2 to 1 ags, lbsicrucian (taken)
sto 2 agst Speculum (taken to £500)
3to 1 agst Orion (taken to £300)
4to 1 agst Blue Gown (taken to £400)
9 to 2 agst Uncas (offered—wanted sto 1)
10 to 1 agst Green Sleeve (taken to £200)
20 to 1 agst Paco (taken)
50 to 1 agst Harvester (offered)
MISCELLANEOUS PLACE BETTING.
400 to 200 agst Rosierucia,u, 1,2, 3, ;with a start
(taken)
Even 100, Sir J. Hawley's lot, 1,2, 3 (taken)
6to 4 on Speculum agst Paul Jones (taken)
3to 1 on Sir J. Hawley's lot (offered, take 4to 1)
500 even on Mercury agst Pace (taken)

RACING FIXTURES FOR 1868.
MAY.
Bath
Croyduu Ist 6 ummer 21 Epsual bummer .. 26
Newark
JUNE

West Drayton
Croydon 2d Summer
Manchester 3
Ascot Summer
Beverley, Hull, and 9 I
East Itiding lO
Windsor Summer

Newton
liztnipton .., ..,. lB
Newcastle 23
Bibury Club 23
Stockbridge
Alexaudra Park 3O

JULY.

Chelmsford
Worcester Summer ... 2 Odiham l6
Kingsbury and Hendon 6 Stamford
Radcliffe
Carlisle 7 f Nottingham July • 21
Newmarket July 7 1 Chesterfield 23
Hungerford
Pontefract
Down Royal C0rp....... 14 1 Sudbury and Ealing
Reading
Spilaby

STEEPLECHASES.
OCTOBER.

Bromley 1 Ealing
DECEMBER.
St. Albans
Kingsbury 8 I

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-THIS DAY.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

SETTING FIRE TO A HOUSE.—William Hayes, a
man about 65 years of age, was charged before Mr.
Knox with attempting to set tire to the house, No.
13, Charlton-street, Marylebone.
Mrs. Millard, a general dealer, 13, Ciilrlton-
street, said that about 12 o'clock ou the night of
Thursday last, after she had closed her shop, she
heard a knock at the door, and on opening it foun 1
the prisoner there quarrelling with one of her cus-
tomers. The prisoner, after quarrelling with her
husband, said lie would burn the lot in the house.
Nothing further took place till about three o'clock
in the morning, when she was aroused by hearing
the prisoner's wife calling out to him to put out the
fire, the horse then being full of smoke.
Mr. Knox, after hearing some further evidence,
committed the prisoner for trial.