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London, England, 1868-03-28 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 28, 1869

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IMPERIAL FARM A M ENT

HOUSE OF LORDS-LAST EVENING.

The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Woolsack
at five o'clock.

RAILWAYS EXTENSION OF TIME BILL.
This bill was committed and passed.
CONSOLIDATED FUND BILL.
This bill was committed and passed.
LEGITIMACY DECLARATION BILL.
This bill was committed and passed.
,RENT IN SCOTLAND IN RATING.
The Earl of AIRLIE moved for a return relating to
deductions from rent in Scotland in rating for poor assess-
ment. Ho expressed his wish that in moving for these
returns that the matter of rateable value might be
thoroughly discussed.

The Earl of DEVON said that thero was no objection
to these returns being produced.

THE ALABAMA CLAIMS.

Earl RUSSELL moved to call attention to the Com-
mittee on the Neutrality Laws, and to move for copies of
further correspondence in reference to the Alabama and
other claims. Ho said that he wished to put a question as
to the position of this Government and that of the United
States. He believed that there were a great many members
in the Houses of Parliament who were not prepared to do jus-
tice to the law of neutrality in regard to the United States.
From expressions which had been used at the time of the
American war it was shown that a great deal of temper was
exhibited in the matter in both houses. He found now,
however, that partiality for the South had disappeared,
and ho saw the Minister of the Crown carrying out in
good faith the laws of neutrality. It had been from persons
in this country who supported the Alabama that this ill-
feeling had arisen, and not from the United States. Just
before ho left the Foreign-office he had a correspon-
dence with Mr. Adams, and he would now speak to his
talent, honour, and good faith, who at all times rendered
smooth the road which would be otherwise difficult
to the United States. But he would take a few cases
where armed vessels might have issued from the British
port. There was the remarkable one of the Alabama,
which had given rise to these claims. Unfortunately,
however, the opinion as to the legality of the Alabama
sailing did not come till the 29 thJuly, and then she had sailed.
Orders were sent to Kingstown to prevent her sailing, and
then it was asserted there were no arms on board her. The
noble lord instanced the negotiation between Spain and
America, when the former asserted that a number of
cruisers had issued from that country injurious to the
commerce of Spain. Compensation, however, was made
for this.

The LORD CHANCELLOR said the neutrality com-
mission had agreed upon their report, and it was on the
point of being presented. Mr. Seward had proposed a
general commission to investigate all claims, and Lord
Stanley had asked for more definite information with re-
spect to the scope and object of this commission.
The house then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS—LAST EVENING
The BrEllUill took the chair at 4 o'clock.
NEW MEMBER.

Mr. CARTER took the oath and his seat for Coventry.
RAILWAY AMALGAMATIONS.

Mr. CAVE took the opportunity of replying to the
charges made against him by the hon. baronet the member
for Flint Boroughs, of giving utterance in the house to cer-
tain opinions with respect to railway amalgaination, which
be was not justified in doing either as a private m nuber
or as a member of the Government. The expressions the hon
baronet made publicly in the committee sitting on railway
am ilgamations in the South of England, and altageth )r
the hon. member was willing to withdraw all observations
that had given him pain, but the intimation that he adhered
to the statement in substance was a matter of great regret
to him.

Sir J. HANMER said it was tree that he had made the
observations, and he was still of the same opinion. Ha
made the observations merely to save the great expense
which was entailed upon the parties before the
committee of which he was chairman. The expenses
of the parties before the committee ware abaut
three guineas a member, and he certainly felt aggrieved
when such observations were made by a member holding
such an important office in the Board of Trade as that held
by the right, hon. gentleman. He did not think it was at
all politic for the right hon. gentleman to say he objected to
railway amalgamation, agigantic scheme for which was still
going on for such a purpose ia the south of England. He
was quite willing to withdraw all his oeeeervations which
the right hon. gentleman thought of a personal matter,
but he must still say he thought ho was justified in speak-
ing as he had done.
THE IRISH CHURCH—THE GOVERNM EN T

SPORTING PROPHECIES.

THE NORTHAMPTON MEETING,

Sporting Gazette. Northamptonshire Stakes :
Ackworth or Roquefort ; Lucifer for place. Whit-
tlebury Stakes : Athena and Beauty. Two Year
Old Sweepstakes : Hilda. Cup Stakes : The Pope
and Rampart. Stand Plate : Goojerat, Wild Briar,
and Cornet. Delapre Free Handicap : Monarch
of the Gleu, Flying Jib, and Harrogate.
The Era.—Northamptonshire Stakes : Bluesk in
and Ackworth. Cup Stakes : Midshipman Easy and
Prince Regent. IVhittlebury Stakes : Athena or
Beauty. Two Year Old Sweepstakes : Hilda. Earl
Spencer's Plate : Xi and Orion. St. Liz Handicap :
Artesian and Grey Stocking. Althorp Park Stakes :
Curieuse.

The Field.—Northamptonshire Stakes : Lord
Hastings. Whittlebury Stakes : Speculum. Stand
Plate : Goojerat or Verulam. Cup Stakes : Green-
horn or Christmas Carol. Two Year Old Sweep-
stakes : Hilda. Delapre Free Handicap : Icicle
and Zisca. Earl Spencer's Plate : Sycee and Moon-
beam. St. Liz Handicap : Cotytto and Romping
Girl. Sulby Handicap : Sea Breeze and Carlotta.
Althorp Park Stakes : Curieuse and De Vere.
The Sportsman.--Northamptonshire Stakes : Lord
Ilastings, Wolsey, and Baron Rothschild's selected.
Stand Plate : Dunoon. Cup Stakes : Christmas
Carol and Leases. Whittlebury Stakes Athena
and Blue Gown. New Two Year Old Race : Hilda
or Curieuse. Earl Spencer's Plate : Leonie. St.
Liz Handicap : Python.
Sporting Life.—Northamptonshire Stakes : Blue-
skin and Wolsey ; Ailesbury for place. Whittle-
bury Stakes : Speculum. Cup Stakes : Christmas
Carol or Rampart. Two Year Old Sweepstakes :
Hilda. Earl Spencer's Plate : Sycee, Tibthorpe,
and Matthew ])awson's best. St. Liz Handicap :
Python and Grey Stocking. Oxford and Cain-
bridge Boat Race : Cambridge.
Sporting Times.--Northamptonshire Stakes : Lord
Hastings and Wolsey. Whittlebury Stakes : BA-
phegor or Electricity. Ten Sovs. Sweepstakes :
Curieuse. St. Liz Handicap : Python and Mon-
tagnard. Earl Spencer's Plate : Mr. Pitt. Althorp
Park Stakes : Curieuse or Melody. Twenty Sovs.
Sweepstakes : De Vere or the BouquJt filly.
Sunday Times.—Two Year Old Sweepstakes :
Hilda. Althorp Park Stakes : Curieuse. Whittle-
bury Stakes : Lady Coventry or Speculum. Earl
Spencer's Plate : Tibthorpe and Laird of Scotland.
Sweepstakes of 20 Sovs.: De Vere. The St. Liz :
Cotytto. Northamptonshire Stakes : Lord Hast-
ings, Blueskin, and Ackworth.

Weekly Tiknes.—Two Year 0:d Sweepstakes :
Hilda. IVhittlebury Stakes : Matthew Dawson's
representative. Northamptonshire Stakes : Blue-
skin and Lord Hastings. Earl Spencer's Plate :
Mr. Pitt, Tibthorpe, Moonbeam, Wolsey, Alrutia,
and Laird of Scotland. Twenty Sovs. Sweepstakes :
De Vere. Althorp Park Stakes : Farfalla filly and
Curieuse. St. Liz Handicap : Cheltenham, Cotytto,
Grey Stocking, and Snowdrop.

SPOR7IiVG LVTELLAGENCE.

CIIELTENIIANI MEETING.
FRIDAY.

The United Hunters' Stakes of 100 sous; weight for age
penalties and allowances. About three miles. 22 subs.
Mr W. Wilson's Kuobsworth (late Jacob), 5 yrs, 12st 81b
(Mr E. P. Wilson, jun.) 1
Mr T. Cook's Roe Deer, 6 yrs, I.lst 91b (Owner)
Captain T. Cave's Birdseye, aged, 12st 51b (Mr Keepen) 3
The following also ran : —Cabman, The Baron, The
Doctor, The Baron, Kitty Shoby gelding.
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Betting-5 to 4 agst Knebsworth, and 4to 1 each agst
the Kitty Stioby gelding trod Roe Deer. Won by half a
length.

The Howletts Plate (Handicap) of 100 sovs; winners
extra. About three miles.

Mr. Doncaster's The Robber, by Tadmor—dam by The
Saddler, aged, list (Mr. P. Merton) 1
Mr. W. Mytton's Chevy Chase, 5 yrs, lOst 71b
(J. Holman) 2

Lord Waldegrave and Colanso also ran.

Betting —7 t) 4 each agst Lord Waldegrave and Colenso,
and 3to 1 agst The Robber. Von easily by tee lengths,
Grand Annual Steeplechase of 200 sovs, added to a handi-

cap sweepstakes of 15 sovs each, 10 ft, and 3 if declared :
second received 30 sovs. About four miles. 4U subs,
28 of whom declared.

Mr. J. Wood's Havelock, by Saunterer —Vivace, aged,
lOst 71b (inc. 71b extra) (Potter) 1
Mr. R. Herbert's Captain Crosstree, aged, list 21b

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(W. Reeves) 2
Mr. H. Wyatt's Hippolyte' aged, lOst 91b (E. Clifford) 3
Mr. T. V. Morgan's Huntsman's Daughter, aged, lOst
1 llb (G. Holman) 4
Mr. W. Murray's Philosopher, aged, list 31b (J. Knott) 5
Betting—Even on Captain Crosstree, 5 to 1 each agst
Philosopher and Huntsman's Daughter, 7 to 1 agst Have-
lock, and 10 to 1 agst Hippolyte. Won in a canter by
three lengths.

The Scramble Handicap Plato of 40 sovs. About a mile

and a half.

Mr. G. Barry's Eheu, by Dear Me—Alexina, aged, list

(Owner) 2
Mr. G. Stevens's Bonne Fortune, 4 yrs, lOst ...(Owner) '2
Mr. U.'alley's Harry (h h), 6 yrs, lOst , (Holman) 3
The following also ran :—Balder, Th© Whip, and The
Bride.

Betting-6 to son Eheu, 3to 1 agst Bonne Fortune, 4
to 1 agst Balder, and 10 to 1 agst any other. Eheu made
all the running, and won easily by two lengths ; bad third.
The Bride and The Whip bolted.
CROXTON PARK MEETING—FRIDAY.

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Farmers' Plate of :50 sovs'; 20 sovs to the second, and 5
sovs to the third ; for hunters ; penalties and allow-
ances ; gentlemen riders. Heats, two miles.
Mr. George Stokes's Football, 6 yrs, 12st 51b
(Owner) 1 1
Mr. Fabling's Emma, aged, list 121 b (Mr. Coleman) 2 0
Mr. Stokes's Hesse Cassel, 4 yrs, 11st 31b
(Mr. Brewster) 3 2
The following also ran :—The Prior, Vagrant, Teaser,
Granby, Gipsy, Lady Edith, Ambrose, Bingham, and
Chignon.
The Scurry Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 25 added; for all
ages ; selling and other allowances ; gentlemen riders ;
professionals 51b extra. Half a mile. 7 subs.
Mr. J. Boynton's Vermicelli, by Macaroni—Olympias,
2 yrs, 7st 71b (.£5O) (Mr. G. S. Thompson) 1
Mr. Bevill's Knight of St. Michael, 5 yrs, lOst 121 b (£5O)
(Mr. W. Bevill) 2
Mr. Goodwin's Ratty, 4 yrs, 9st 111 b (£5O)
(Mr. Crawshaw) 3
The following also ran :—Miss Julia, Butterfly filly,
Lump Sugar, and Khaled.

Betting-7 to 4 agst Lump Sugar, and sto 1 each agst
Knight of St. Michael and Vermicelli. Won by a neck.
Billesdon Coplow Stakes of 3 sovs each, with 50 added ;
for hunters ; penalties and allowances ; gentlemen
riders. Once round. 20 subs.
Lord Groy de Wilton's Chorister (late 13oynton), 6 yrs,
12st 7lb (Mr. W. Bevil]) 1
Mr. Woodroffe's Rector, 5 yrs, 13st (0 w nor) 2
Capt. Homsley's Wilford, aged, 12st 10Ib (Mr. Brockton) 3
Hon. F. H. Calthorpo's Harlequins, 12st
(Mr. G. S. Thompson) 4
The following also ran :—Miss Fireaway, Luck's All,
Master Oliver, Whittington, Merry Pat, Fandango geld-
ing, Lottery, Lance, Shooting Star, Shadow, Scarborough,
and Grey Morn.

Betting-5 to 2 agst Chorister, sto 1 each agst Wilford,
Sarborough, and Harlequin, and 100 to 8 agst any other.
Won in a canter by half a dozen lengths.
The Granby Handicap of 20 sovs each, 10 ft, and 5 only
if declared ; for three-yr-olds and upwards ; winners
extra ; winner to pay 15 sovs to the fund ; gentlemen
riders; professionals 61b extra. Granby Course (about
a mile and a half). 47 subs, 27 of whom pay 5 sovs
each.

Mr. T. Dawson's Belmont, by Claret—The Wren, 5 yrs,
1 2st 41b (inc. 51b ex.) (Mr. C. Boynton) 1
Lord Zetland's Geant des Batailles, 3 yrs, 9st 31b
(Mr. G. S. Thompson) 2
Lord St. Vincent's Minute Gun, 3 yrs, 9st 91b
(Mr. W. Bevill) 3
The following also ran :—Soalskin, Slap Bang, Wander-
ing Minstrel, Gladiator, and Hobe.

Betting-3 to 1 agst Belmont, 4to 1 agst Sealskin, sto
1 agst (leant des Batailles, 11 to 2 agst Minute Gun, and 8
to 1 agst Slap Bang. Won in a common canter by a length
aud a half.

The Croxton Park Plat') of 50 sovs, added to a sweep-
stakes of 5 sovs each ; for all ages ; winners extra
About three-quarters of a mile. 11 subs.

Mr. W. S.Crawfurd's Skipjack, by Stockwell—Vignette,
4 yrs, Gal 101 b (Wilson) 1
Lord Wilton's Conundrum, 5 yrs, 7st 7lb ...(Maidnient) 2
Capt. Machell's Hebe, 5 yrs, 7st llb (Jeffery) 3
Historian and Jeanie ILaus also ran.
Betting--C to 5 agst Historian, sto 2 agst Jeanie Deans,
and sto 1 agst Skipjack. Won easily by two lengths.
The Cup of 50 sovs, iu specie, added to a s veepstakes.of
20 sovs each, 10 ft, and 5 only if declared; for three-
year-olds and upwards ; the winner to pay 15 sovs to
the fund ; winners extra ; gentlemen riders on!y. Two
miles. 22 subs, 11 of whom pay 5 sovs each.
Mr. I'. Dawson's King of the Fairies, by Claret— Shea-
ongue, 4 yrs, list 31b (inc. 41b ex) (Mr. Boyutou) 1

Bell's Life.—Whittlebury Stakes : Beauty. New
Two Year Old Sweepstakes : De Vere, Ililda, and
the Farfalla filly. Yorthamptonshire Stakes : B:ue-
skin and Wolsey ; Lord Hastings for place. Cup
Stakes : Rampart or Christmas Carol. Stand Plate :
Chevalier. Earl Spencer's Plate : Vespasian, Tib-
thorpe, Moonbeam, Laird of Scotland, and best of
Mr. Beadman's. St. Liz Handicap : Cottyto or
Wolsey.

Lord Westmorland's Maid of Kent g, 4 yrs, lOst Glb

Crawshaw) 2
Lord St. Vincent's Minute Gun, 3 yrs, 9st 101 b
(Mr. W. Bevil!) 3

Heba also ran.
Betting-6 to son King of the Fairies, and 100 to 30 each
agst Maid of Kent gelding and
_Minute Gun. Won cleverly
by half a length.
Belvoir Castle Stakes of 10 sovs, with 80 added ; for three-
year-olds; penalties and allowances. Ono mile. 15
subs.
Mr. W. S. Crawfurd's Brother to Knight of the Crescent,
Bst 3lb CT. Challoner) 1
Lord Zetlaud's Geant des Batailles, gst ilb
(Mr. G. S. Thompson) 2
Mr. H. Savile's Blueskin, Bst 1011) (inc. 71b extra)
(Maidment) 3
Mr. S. Thellugson's Lictor, 7st 3lb (Fordham) 4
Bitting-7 to 4 agst Blueskin, 2to 1 agst Brother ti
Knight of the Crescent, 5 to 2 agst Lictor, and 10 to 1 agst
Geant des Batailles. Won easily by two lengths.
The Waltham Plate Hurdle Race of 50 sous, added
to a veepstakes of 3 soya each; for maidens of foul
years old and upwards ; certain allowances. Abou:
two miles and a quarter, over six flights of hurdles. .5
subs.
Mr. Barber's Atalanta, by Vo!uateer, C yrs' 12st 21b
(Colonel Knox)
Grey Morn, Moloch, and Turmoil also ran.

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Betting-7 to 4 on Turmoil, 5 to 2 agst Atalanta, an,l 4
to 1 agst Grey Morn. Won by eight lengths. On return-
ing to scale, Colonel Knox lodged an objection to Turmoil
for having gone on the wrong side of a post, and the
stewards present, after visiting the spot, confirmed the
objection, and awarded the stakes to Atalanta.

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES.
7to 1 agst Blueskin (taken)
DERRY.
10,000 to 50 agst Blueskin (taken)