The Sun.
London, England, 1868-06-20 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JUNE 20, 186 S.

IMPERIAL FARLI A ECEN

HOUSE OF LORDS—LAST EVENING.
The LORD CILANCELLOR took hia seat ou the Woolsaok
at five o'clock.

THE DESPATCHES FROli ABYSSINIA.

The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH said that ho wished to
speak with reference to the despatches from Sir Rob?rt
Napier, and declared that he had never read of any cam-
paign comparable to the present one siLce the passage
of a body of troops through a most momgainous
region of India. Re considered that the highest
honours should bo bestowed upon the officers of
our army, who had performed their duty without fear or
reproach—(hear, hear)—and who were au honour to our
country. (Cheers.) The amount of value which was
attached to the operations during the campaign were more
appreciated by foreign countries than by. ourselves, and
he trusted that the Government would show that the de-
serving soldiers should receive the highest military
honours.

The Earl of MALMESBURY said that the noble earl
had a perfect right, from his great military exporianc,•, to
address the house on the subject, but he must remember
that this was a nation of routine, and that it was impossible
to go beyond what they had done. Us would give the
greatest honour to all concerned.

The Duko of CAMBRIDGE said that he thought they
ought to be careful in instituting precedents.
The subject then dropped.
THE FORESHORE AND BED OF THE SEA.

The Duke of ARGYLL said that he wished to call
the attention of the House to a memorandum as to the
Board of Trade's dealings with the foreshore and bed
of the sea. He said that the point which he wished to in-
vestigate was the point that the ownership which was
limited on the part of the Crown was to be male absolute.
The noble duke spoke of the disadvantages of giving
licenses by the Board of Trade with regard to taking soil
from the foreshore of the bea.

The Duke of RICHMOND said the document was
drawn up by the Under-Secretary of the Board of Trade,
and was intended only for the guidance of those who were
in that office; but a private member of Parliament having
asked the Government to lay it on the table of the house,
his request was acceded to, without its being supposed
to prejudice the interest of any one. He, however, took
upon himself the whole responsibility of the memorandum,
although it had not his signature attached to it.
The Marquis of SALISBURY asked a question as to
the preference said to have been given by the Government
to Mr. Street's plan for the now Law Courts over that of
Mr. Barry, although it had been admitted that the interior
of the plan of the latter was superior to that of the former,
Mr. Street's plan only having the preference in respect to
its exterior architecture.

The LORD CHANCELLOR said that no design had
been selected by the Government, but the whole question
had been left in the hands of the five persons appointed
judges for that purpose, who considered Mr. Barry's best
for internal arrangement, and Mr. Streets for elevation; but
ultimately the award made by the judges was deemed in-
valid, and the competition ended.

After s short conversation the subject dropped.
Their Lordships adjourned at ton minutes past eight
o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS—LAST EVENING.
There not being 4) members praseut at four o'clock,
the house adjourned until Monday.

BUFFALO 11UN11NG.
(Front TVilkes' Spirit of the Times.

The best buffalo hunters are the Mexican ciboleros, who
hunt them for a living, drying the meat and taking it back
to New Mexico for sale, it bringing sometimes, under
rather unusual circumstances, fifty cents per pound. They
go out into the prairies with wagons, 'Lading their horses,
and slaughter and dry in the sun as much of the meat of
the "prairie rovers" as they can carry home. I have seen
these hunters divest themselves of all clothing but shirt,
pants, and moccasins, tie handkerchiefs round their heads,
remove the saddles and stirrups from their horses, and
replace them by blankets and straps, and, armed with x
couple of old-fashioned dragoon revolvers, ride slowly
off towards the herd. The horses, all the while these
preparations were being made, would stand with dilated
nostrils and blazing eyes eager for the chase. Old
prairie-men, when running buffalo, tie the end of their
lariat, some thirty foot long, to their bolt, and the
other to the bit; because if thrown from their horse
it prevents his escape, and if disabled they can pull him
to them and ride into camp. If they are injured so severely
as to be unable(' to mount, or are rendered senseless, there
stands the horse, a mark that can be seen for miles and
miles away; for sometimes the hunter, in chasing up the
herd, will lose sight of his friends altogether, and if he
lay alone on the prairie they might hunt for weeks and
daily pass and repass without seeing him.
Then his fate is dreadful, and when he has no longer
strength left to keep the wolves and ravens away—almost
dead with hunger and delirious with thirst- the circle
closes in on bins and eat him up alive. But the hunter
never thinks of this as ho slowly rides off toward the
herd, looking like some gallant knight going to do
battle for his lady-love. lie moves slowly that he may
save the wind of his horse until ho has selected his victim,
usually a fat young cow, and his noble horse marks
his prey as soon as he receives the first pressure of
tte knee, and after that sees nothing else. Then,
like the wind, away they fly over the prairie—across
arroyos, down the sides, up steep canons—amid the little
prairie dog-holes and gopher ridges—the poor buffalo run-
ning in and out of the herd, and wildly doubling here and
there as ho vainly tries to shake off his pursuer, till fin-
ally he becomes separated from the herd, and, with head
down, lolling tongue and glaring eyes, he shoots off across
the prairie. Like a hound, the noble animal follows in
the track of the panting buffalo, who hears each moment,
nearer and nearer, the steady gallop of the coming horse.
The blood tinkles in your veins, and your horse needs no
guiding, for he is now a part of yourself, and when his
nose almost touches the flank of the flying buffalo, with a
sudden burst of speed he sweeps up beside him, and you
fire. Perhaps, instead of drooping, he keeps steadily on ;
but when you have again fired, and another little stream
of blood trickles down his aide, quick as the lightning he
makes a sulden, surging, swinging plunge at your horse,
who as readily sways aside, and then, with eyes blazing
defiance, ho stops, and shaking his shaggy front blows the
blood from his nostrils in two bright red spouts, like little
miniature fountains. Like gladiators, the two animals
eye each other—the horse wary and resolute, proudly
gazing at him with heaving sides, arched neck, flowing
mane, and ears thrown forward watching his every motion
and waiting for his next move. Shaking his huge front,
flecked with blood and foam, and tearing up the grass
and throwing the earth in clouds about him with his
feet, the buffalo again runs off, followed by the horse,
at every shot halting, surging around, and starting off
again. Suddenly he drops, but is on his feet again quick
as the conception of a thought, and. starts away only
to drop again and again, and, after staggering on awhile,
turns, and with a sudden bellow stands at bay. It is grand
to see the noble animal stand and, proudly, as it were,
look at death full in the face.

I never shall forget the impression of dogged, sullen
courage made upon me, wheal for the first time I beheld
the great form that breasted me standing with the blood
trickling from three little holes, and running in separate
streams down his side, pattering upon the short, crispy
gramma grass. His breath rattled loudly as the blood
spouted from his nostrils, and, turn whichever way I
would, that shaggy head, crowned by short, thick, scaly
horns, and thick with matted hair, was turned sullenly
toward me, lowered level with the green turf that was so
quickly drinking up his hot heart's blood. Those eye-
balls glaring from beneath the bushy forelock, like coals
of fire, were not dimmed by the slightest shade of fear,
but glowed bright with hate as he would charge
fiercely toward me a few paces and then pause, weak and
weary. He was bleeding his life away, that proud old
King of tho Plains, and when death began to tug at the
tendons of his heart, and slowly sever, one by one, its
brawny muscles, it was pitiful to see the tremendous
efforts the noble fellow would make to shake off its chill
and keep upon his feet. He would sway and reel from
side to side, gradually spreading wider and wiler his legs
to steady him—his great form shaking and shivering all the
while, like the sails of a ship thrown up into the wind, and
by a mighty effort would stand erect again, and as firm
and as proud as over.

Slowly, by inches, and with many a moan, he sunk into
the pool of blood beneath him, his last low bellow stifled
by the blood that gushed from his mouth ; his eye faded .
the horse neighed fiercely; and with a groan almost
human, the wounded animal rolled over—dead.

PROMOTION OF EMIGRATION. —0 n Monday., June 1,
Mr. Donnelly, of Minnesota, introduced a bill to estab-
lish, under direction of the Secretary of State, agencies in
Great Britain, Germany, Sweden, and Norway, for the
promotion of emigration to the United States. The pre-
amble asserts that the United States have grown to their
present magnitude and pJwer, by reason, in a great degree,
of the continued and increasing immigration of persons of
foreign birth, and that the present financial condition
of the country makes it more than ever necesJary to
encourage and promote this great source of national
wealth. The first sect:on provides for the appointment
for ono Commissioner for Great Britain and Ireland, one
for the North German Union, one for the Austrian em-
pire, and ono for the kingdom of Norway and Sweden.
These commissioners shall collect and disseminate infor-
mation concerning the several States and Territories, so as
to induce and protect emigration to the United States.
The second section provides for the salary of the commis-
sioners, and that they shall report annually to the Secre-
tary of State. The third section provides that any State
or Territory may furnish books or pamphlets to the com-
missioners to distribute among those who contemplate
emigrating to the United States. Tho fourth section pro-
vides that the commissioners, under the direction of the
Secretary of State, may make arrangements with steam-
boat or railroad lines to reduce the cost of travel of immi-
grants to the United States, without cost, however, to the
Government. The fifth section provides that the com-
missioners shall expose in their respective offices books,
maps, and specimens of the agricultural, mineral, and
manufactured productions of the Status and Territories
which solicit iumigratiou.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

HAMPTON SUMMER MEETING.

FRIDAY.

The Wo;soy Plate of 100 sous (Handicap); winners of any
race after June 12 (at ten a.m.), 71b, of two 1011) extra
one mile.

Mr E. Brayley's Lily, by Cape Flyaway... Elfrida, 3 yrs
ist (iuc. IClb extra) (Butler) 1
Mr J. A. Edward's Breach of Promise, 4 yrs, 6st 51b
(car. 6st 111 b) (Edwards) 2
Mr G. Hodgmau's Vixen, 6 yrs, 7st 21b
The following also ran : Shamrock, Hop-Leaf, and
Warlike.

Betting 5 to 4 agst Lily, 4 to 1 agst Warlike, 5 to 1
agst Vixen, 6 to 1 agst Hop-Leaf, 7 to 1 agst Breach of
Promise. Won cleverly by a neck.
The 'Visitors' Plate of 50 Boys ; a winner of any
handicap after Juno 12 (at 10 a.m.)slb, of two 101 b extra.

Three-quarters of a mile.
Mr T. Hughes's Professor Anderson, by Colsterdal..
darn by Sleight of Hand, 5 yrs, Esc 101 b (Mordan) 1
Mr J. B. Morris's Redivivus, 3 yrs, Gst 101 b (Wyatt) 2
Mr J. A. Edwards's Breach of Promise, 4 yrs, list 121 b
(Edwards) 3
This following also ran : —Venturer, Queen Ebbs, Mar-
quis of Worcester, and King of Spades.
Betting-2 to 1 agst Professor Anderson, 3to 1 agst
Rodivivus, 5 to 1 each agst Venturer and Breach of Pro-
mise, and 10 to 1 ngst King of Spades. Won cleverly by
a neck.

The Railway Plate of 50 sovs, added to a Sweepstakes of
5 sovs each ; two year olds 7st, three 9st ; fillies and
geldings allowed 31b; maiden two year olds having
started twice allowed 51b; and three year olds which
have never won 100 sovs allowed 101 b; the winner to
be sold for 100 sovs ; if enteoed for 50 sovs allowed 71b,
over and above other allowances ; five furlongs.
Mr Jackson's Arkadi, by Buccaneer—Codicil, 3 yrs
(X5O), 7st 81b
Mr W. G. Bennett's Finesse, 3 yrs (£5O), 7st 81b
(Mordan) 2
Lord Westmoreland's Examiner, 3 yrs, (£5O), 7st 81b
(Butler) 3
The following also ran :—Lucina, Maid of Avenel, Fu-
turity, and Lady Zetland.

Betting-6 to 4 agst Finesse, sto 2 agst Examiner, sto
1 agst Maid of Avenel, and G to 1 each agst Lueina and
Arkadi. Won by half a length.

The Nursery Plate of 50 sovs, for two year olds, added to
a handicap of 5 soya each, 2 ft (to the fund) ; the winner
of the Claremont Stakes 71b, of any other race after
June 12 (at ten a.m.) 51b extra ; weights not accumula-
tive. Half a mile, straight.
Mr S. Reeves's Nanny Tllormanby, by Thortnanby—
Little Nan, by Mickey Free, 7st 01b (inc slb extra)
(Penfold) 1
Mr Beadman's Fleetwiog, Bst 61b (inc slb extra)
(Clement) 2
Mr F. Temple's Leoncillo, 7st slb (Peppier) 3
The following also ran :—Barcelona, Glenmore, Armada,
Sting, and Spider.

Betting-6 to 4 agst Nanny Thormanby, 2to 1 agst
Spider, 7 to 1 agst Fleetwing, 8 to 1 agst Leoncillo, 10 to
1 agst Sting, 12 to 1 each agst Glenmoro and Armada.
Won by a head.

The King Hal Stakes of 10 sovs each, 3 ft, with 50 added,
for two year olds ; colts Bst 101 b, fillies, Bst 61b; untrieds
allowed 31b; winners of any two year old stake or rlate
31b, of two or ono of 200 sovs value 51b, of three or two
of 200 71b extra; the winner of the Claremont Stakes
101 b extra, but no other extra weight; the second to
save his stake; five furlongs, stra:ght ; 33 subs.
Mr S. Reeves's Nanny Thormanby, Bst 111 b (inc 51b ex)
(Parry) 1
Mr C. Head's Bonnie Katie, Bst Glb (Marsh) 2
Mr Johnson's Spider, Bst 71b (Clement) 3
Mr J. Lowe's Winifred, Bst Gib (Peppier) 4
betting —5 to 4 on Winifred, 7 to 4 agst Nanny Thor-
manby, 8 to 1 agst Bonnie Katie. Won easily by a
length.

The Bushey Park Plate of 30 sovs, added to a Sweepstakes
of 5 sovs each; two year olds 75t 31b, three 9st lib, four
9st 121 b, five and upwardi lOst 21b; mares and geldings
allowed 31b; the winner to be sold for 130 sovs; if
entered for 80:sovs allowed 71b, GO 141 b, 40 211 b, over and
above other allowances; half a mile, straight.
Mr Goodwin's Paulina, by Rataplan— Carlotta, 4 yrs
(.£4O), Bst 21b (S. Adnams) 1
Mr C. Rayner, jun's, Patti, 3 yrs (£4O), 7st 51b (Ifibberd) 2
Mr Beadman's Brenda, 3 yrs (£4O), ist 51b ...(Peppler) 3
The following also ran :—King Richard, Verity, Lump
Sugar, 'Barcelona, Miss Sophie, and Lillington.
Betting-2 to 1 each agst King Richard and Patti, sto
1 aget Barcelona, 8 to 1 agst Brenda, 10 to 1 agst Paulina.
Won by three-quarters of a length.
The Scurry Stakes (Handicap) of 10 soya each, 3 ft (to the
fund), with 20 added; gentlemen riders, professionals
blb extra ; one mile.

Mr Hughes's Ambitious, by Knight of Kars--Marma-
lade, 4 yrs, 9st 91b (iuc. blb extra) (Hughes) 1
Mr Bennott's Hammerton, 3 yrs, lOst 31b (inc. slb ex.)
(Morris) 2
Mr G. Leicester's Weather Isle, 3 yrs, lOst 101 b (ear.
.

10st 1:21b)
rho. following also r:►n :—Easby, Moll, and Macsllweb.

Betting-7 to 4 agst Ambitious, 4to 1 each agst Ham-
merton and Weather Isle, 7to 1 agst Easby. Won by
three lengths.

Her Majesty's Plate of 100 gs ; three year olds Bst, four
9st 71b, five 9st 131 b, six and aged lOst ; two miles.
Mr J. Dixon's Purveyor, by Caterer—Cygnet, 3 yrs, Bst
(S. Adams) 1
Mr Nightingall's Merry Andrew, 3 yrs, Bst car Bst lib)
(John Nightingal;) 2
Mr 11.-Brayley's Prince Regent, 3 y-c, Bst (Marsh) 3
The following also ran :—Quoeu Ebba, Mary Ann colt,
and Distaff.
Butting-5 to 4on Purveyor, 100 to 30 agst Prince
Regent, 5 to 1 agst Distaff, 7 to 1 agst Merry Andrew.
Won by half a length.

SPCR ING PROPHECIES.

NEWQASTLE-UPON-T YNE AND STOCKIRIDGE

MEETINGS

" BELL'S LIFE."

NEWC ASTLE.- - Second Stephenson Biennial —Mer-
cury, Blacklock, or Chelsea. North Derby —Mer-
cury, Chelsea, or Rusiian Bear. Third Stephenson
Bieunial—Watson's best or George Osbaldeston.
Members' Plate—The Priest or Mr. Piered's best.
Northumberland Plate—El Cid and Flora. Corpo-
ration Plate—The Priest or Liberal. Town Plate—
Attache and Donaldbaiu. Newcastle Plate —Flora
or Stella. Seaton Delaval Stakes—Miss Nellie and
Valtz. Stewards' Cup—Taraban, Lady Zetland,
and Stella. Nursery Plate—Lord Bothwell or Mr.
Merry's best. •

STOCKBRIDGE.—Coventry Stakes—Belladrum or
Blucher. Croome Produce Stakes —Portsmouth.
Stockbridge Cup—Rhysworth or Lady Coventry.
Hurstbourne Cup—Speculum. Troy Stakes—Rhys-
worth. Ninth Biennial Stakes—Socrates or Sn-
Saw. Tenth Biennial—Mr. Merry. Danebury Nur-
sery—Nanny Thormanby or Winchelsea.

" THE FIELD."

NEWCASTLE.—The Trial Stakes—Consternation.
Members' Plate—Attache and Liberal. The Second
Stephenson Biennial Stakes—Blacklock or Mercury.
The Third Stephenson Biennial—The Hind. North
Derby—Mr. Johnstone's best. Northumberland
Plate—Flora and Fair Wind. Corporation Plate—
The Priest and Geant des Batailles. Town Plate—
Donaldbain or Popgun. Her Majesty's Plate—
Mandrake or Blacklock. Tyro Stakes—Lady Mel-
bourne filly. Newcastle Handicap—Stella and Sis-
ter to Little Agnes. Freemen's Nursery—Glen-
more and Retort. Seaton Delaval Stakes—Master
Tom and Glenmore. Stewards' Cup—Strathconan
and Alruna.

STOCKBRIDGE. -- Coventry Stakes --Belladrum.
Stockbridge Cup—Ryshworth and Lady Coventry.
Elthatn Plato—Brigantine or Abstinence. Railway
Plate—Herennianus or The Tuftiloe filly. Visi-
tors' Plate—Choral or Seringapatam. Troy Stakes
Belladrum or Ryshworth. The Mottisfont Stakes
Sea Breeze. Ninth Biennial Stakes—St. Ronan or
See-Saw. Danebury Nursery Stakes—Nanny Thor-
manby or the Crucifixion filly. Tenth Biennial
Stakes—Brigantine or Ryshworth.

" THE ERA."

NEWCASTLE.—North Derby—Mercury, Second
Stephenson Biennial—Buttercup and Sawyer. Trial
Stakes—Rosa Pauline. Third Stephenson Biennial.
The Hind and Fitzwilliam. Tyro Stakes—Conster-
nation and The Hind. Queen's Plate—Mandrake
or the Priest. Northumberland Plate—Flora and
Taraban. Seaton Delaval Stakes—Thorwaldsen.
STOCKBRlDGE.—Stoclibridge Cup--Knight of the
Garter and Lozenge. Coventry Stakes—Belladrum.
Crootne Produce Stakes—Martyr. Elthatn Plate
—Brigantine and Abstinence. Hurstbourne Cup—
Speculum or Julius. Mottisfont Stakes —Vesttnins-
ter and Trompette. Troy Stakes—Bella irum. The
Ninth Biennial Stakes—Athena or See-Saw. The
Beaufort Handicap—Special or Angus. Tenth
Biennial—Rhysworth, Brigantine, and Trompette.

"SPORTING GAZETTE."

NEWCASTLE.—TriaI Stakes—Rosa Pauline. The
Member's Plate—The Priest. Second Stephenson
Biennial—Blacklock. North 130Jrby--Cheldea and
Russian Bear. Third Stephenson Biennial—The
Hind. Northumberland Plate—Taraban, El Cid,
and Flora.

" SPORTING TIMES."

NEWCASTLE.—The Second Stephenson Biennial—
Chelsea. North Derby—Chelsea. Third Stephen-
son Biennial—The Hind. Northumberland Plate
—Fairwind or Fortunio. Tyro Stakes—The Hind.
Stewards' Cup The Corporal or Miss Osborne.
Seaton Delaval Stakes—Miss Nellie. Freemen's
Nursery Handicap—St. Mungo.
STOCKBRIDGE.--llalllil ton Stakes Abstinence.
Donuington Stakes—Tenedos. Elthain Stakes—
Brigantine. Stockbridge Cup—The Earl or Lady
Coventry. Mottisfont Stakes—Dire. The Ninth
Biennial Stakes—See-Saw or Athena. The Tenth
Biennial Stakes—ltyshworth or Brigantine.

" SUNDAY TIMES."

NEWCASTLE.—The Second Stephenson Biennial—
Chelsea. The Third Stephenson Biennial--The
Hind. North Derby—Viscount. Tyro Stakes—
Lady Melbourne filly. Northumberland Plate—
El Cid.

"THE SPORTSMAN."

NEWCASTLE.—TriaI Stakes—Consternation— S -
cond Stephenson Biennial—Mercury and Donald-
bain. North Derby—Mercury. The Members'
Plate—The Priest or The Parson. Third Stephen-
son Biennial—Fitz wilHam and Number Nip. Tyne
Stakes—Mr. Johustone's best. Her Majesty's
Plate—Mandrake. Corporation Plate—Priest or
Liberal. Town Plate—Czar or Donaldbain. The
Northumberland Plate—Flora or Taraban.
STOCKBRIDGE.—Champagne Stakes—Brigantine.
Hamilton Stakes—Lady Cecilia. Doningtoo Stakes
—Tenedos.

" SPORTING LIFE."

NEWCASTLE.—TriaI Stakes—lllsa Pauline or Con-
sternation. Members' Plate—The Priest, Liberal,
or Lady Zetland. Second Stephenson Biennial—
Sawyer and Blacklock. North Derby—Watson's
best or Haymaker. Third Stephenson Biennial
The Hind or Leueva. The Northumberland Plate—
Taraban and Flora. Corporation Plate—Geaut des
Batailles or Liberal. Tyro Stakes—The Lady Mel-
bourne filly.

STOCKBRIDGE..-- The Stockbridge Cup The
Earl or Ryshworth. Coventry Stakes Bella-
drum or Becky Sharp filly. Eltham Plate—Lady
Cecilia, Wellington, and Tenedos. Croome Pro-
duce Stakes—Dentelle or The Martyr. Railway
Plate—Blucher.

TRAINING REPORTS.

Fortunio has been doing extraordinary good work dur-
ing the past week, accompanied by Fervacques, Bracken,
Liberal, and Castanet. No horse could possibly look or
go better, and, from the style in which he won the Great
Northern Handicap there is no question as to his staying
the severe Northumberland Plate Course. He has main-
tained his position in the market with remarkable firmness,
100 to 10 being taken very freely to-day.
Flora, led by Sawyer and Buttercup, has been doing
strong gallops, with an especial view to the Northumber-
land Plate, and on Wednesday took a rattling 2 mile spin,
at full speed from start to finish. Our correspondent states
that she is in superb condition, without being drawn too
fine. She has been tried with Buttercup, giving the latter,
it is reported, 71b, and won in a cantor ; hence the promi-
nent position she has taken in the market. Watson, her
trainer, is wonderfully sanguine, and if they have made
no mistake in the trial, Flora must be especially dangerous
for the great race of Wednesday next. For some days past
the commission has been executed in her favour, at all
prices down to 4 to 1, and her quoted price is now 7 to 2,
taken and offered.

Taraban is receiving the greatest attention possible, and,
with Viscount, has bean taking from two to three mile
gallops every morning. Since he returned from Ascot he
has been going and doing remarkably well. He is a cer-
tain runner for the Northumberland Plate, and is sure to
run forward, and win if he likes to try. There is no ques-
tion as to his staying, and ha has a fine turn of speed when
he chooses to exert it. One thing is certain, he will be
sent to the post perfectly fit. After being first favourite
for some time, Taraban receded in the betting, his defeat
by Mandrake at Ascot accelerating his rethement, but ho
has within the last few days greatly recovered his position;
for although 8 to 1 was offered against him at Hampton,
on Thursday, 550 to 100 was accepted in one bet about
him.

Lady Zetland, another Malton representative, has been
doing strong work for her Newcastle engagements, and,
from the style in which she rent on Thursday in a splen-
did two-mile gallop, our correspondent thinks she will take
her own part in the Northumberland Plate.
El Cid will carry Lord Zetlanrs popular " white and
crimson spots" next Wednesday, and our latest advices
from Richmond speak most favourably of him. In the
early part of the week he was taking long, steady canters,
but the two last days he hts increased in speed. The
style in which he was backed at the Clubs would indicate
that a commission had been thrown in the market in his
favour, his last quotation being 8 to 1.
Philosopher, in the company of Scotchman's Pride, and
led by Parasol, has been doing ploaty of work to insure
his being fit for his engagement next Wednesday.
Polecat is another representative of Richmond, and
Elliott has been sending her along led by Miss Osborne.
On Thursday morning she took a rattling gallop of two
miles, and pulled up fresh and well.
Fair Wind, we hear, is a certain runner, but being trained
privately we cannot speak as to his condition. The infer-
ence to be drawn from the market doings would indicate
that he is doing well, as 100 to 7 has been taken about him
quietly for some time past, and to-day ho was again sup-
ported at that figure.

Tyndale will, there is every probability, be the

trusted one aT. Da,.vson's stable. During the early part
of the week Tyaedsla was doing steady canters of a mile
and a half, but this work has been inere.iscd so far as
speed goes, but over the same distanca of ground. The
horse goes well and looks is beautiful condition, so on the
score of fitness nothing will be wanting to enable him to
repeat the Rococo triumph. In the ra.trket Tynodalo is
very steady at 15 to 1.

Minstar Bell is engaged from the sam3 :table, and may
po;6ibly run. She is very fit and well, and will doubtless
go to Newcastle. . . .

Deceit is trained privately, and la.?youd meutioniug that
the colt is occasionally backed at 25 to 1 for the Northum-
berland Plate, and that ha is expected to start, we can give
no information respecting him. _ _

Julius and Speculum have both boon taking it very
quietly, walking, in fact, being the extent of their exercise.
This will, no doubt, bo very beneficial to both of them.
Fliponnier has b2en doing some steady cantering on the
tan during the week.
The Rake has again appeared, and Joseph Dawson has
ventured to canter him on the tan, but there appears to be
little chance of the colt's being able to stand strong work.
Blinkhoolie has been walking about the last few days.

Blue Gown, Rosicrucian, and Green Sleeve have been
walking about for a couple of hours each morning, in
company with the Palmer, Satyr, Fakir, Vabalathus, and
Sister to Rosicrucian. As far as health goes no horses
could be better than the Kingsclere crack; while the
ground is so hard that Portees judicious treatment must
be beneficial to them.

Belladrum, after walking about for somo time, has taken
a smart canter each morning of about three quarters of a
mile, led by Marksman. Oa Thursday Miss Hayes led
the two-year-old a good gallop over the same distance of
ground, accompanied by Crocus. No horse could possibly
look better, and there is every probability that he will be
sent to fulfil his engagements at Stockbridge.
Mandrake, Mercury, King of the Fairies, and Corporal
are all well, and quite fit for their Newcastle engagements
should they bo wanted.

Fervaeques has several engagements at Newcastle, and
the work he has been taking with Fortuuio and Bracken
will insure his coneition being right.
Uncas is still only taking walking exercise, so there is
little chance of hie running in the Irish Derby on the Cur-
ragh next week.
Lady Cecilia, a very fine looking filly, own sister to The
Duke and half sister to The Earl, is doing capital work at
Danebury, led by Minnie Warren. She is very forward
in condition, and is a splendid mover. Should she be
brought out at Stockbridge, we shall expect to see her
about winning the race for which she may rua.
The Earl has been taking little more than walking ex-
ercise, from which it would a2p3ar he will not be wanted
at Stockbridge.

Lady Elizabeth is not doing any work, nor is Athena.
The Crucifixion filly galloped in company with Lady
Cecilia in the early part of the week, but subsequently she
has been need.

Abstinence has been galloped with Contempt, and goes
remarkably well. She may show in better colours at
Stockbridge than she did at Ascot.

Tenedos has done a similar amount of work as the
above, and from all appearances will be wanted next
week.

King Alfrod is not doing more than trotting exercise,
nor is Suffolk or Restitution.

Knight of the thrter has been doing steady mile and a
half work.

The celebrated brood mare Diphthong, by Einilius out
of Ophelia, by BAlamite out of Lady of the Lake, by Sor-
cerer, who lately became the property of
_Mr. Robert
Hunter, Royal Oak Hotel, Stockton, was found dead in
her paddock on the morning of the 17th instant, within a
week of her time for foaling. Diphthong was the dam of
Persuasion, Tripthong, and several other winners, and
was bred by G. H. Thompson, Esq., late of Fairfield, near
York.

SUTTON PARR RACES.—The Great Barr Cup, the Fly-
ing Stakes, and Erdington and Nursery Plates close on
Tuesday next. The course is completed, and we hear that
it is good going considering it is so long since we had
rain, which is attributed to the peculiar nature of the soil.
An old and experienced trainer visited the course a few
days ago, and pronounced it better than ho expected.
Lillington, 2 yrs, was purchased at Windsor by Mr
Milne for 26 guineas, and he subsequently transferred the
colt to Mr IL Wright, and he joins B. rAuson's stable,
together with the gelding by Newminster out of Lady
Palmerston, for whom Mr Wright gave 330 guineas.
A veterinary certificate, signed by Mr W. Barrow, of
Newmarket, M.H.C.V.S., of the ages of the following two
year olds of Count F. de Lagrange's has been officially
lodged :—Biche au Bois, OJMIII tudeur, Consul, Gustave
Adolphe, La Neva, Kuno. de Guise, and Spirit?.
Mr Braylry purchased Rodivivus, 3 yrs, for 200 sous,
after he had run second to Professor Anderson in the Visi-
tors'Plate at Hampton.

READING, 1868.—Tha stewardship of the forth coming
races has been accepted by Lord Vivian, Colonel Knox, A.
Heathcote, and H. J. Simonds, Esqs.
The yearling colt by Voltigeur out of Tib Tacket, pur-
chased at the Middle Park sale, has arrived at T. Ash-
mall's, Newmarket, to be trained.

Mr. Desinond's colours have boon altored to black
orange slecves and cap ; aad M. G. B. Uecuish's colours,
are blue body with white stars., crlin3on sleeves and cap.
Mr. Dosinond's yoarl:ng filly True B:u 3, by Oxford, oat
of The Tailor's Daughter, bloke her log on the 10th inst.,
and vra; immediately destroyed.

Mr. Brayley purchased Thorndylc, I yrs, at Windsor
on TuesdAy for 500 sovs, with the coaticaducy of a " hun-
dred" the first race he wine.

Mr. Wodson, well known on tha Turf as a patron of
Clay's stable, and owner of Dierfoot, 13Jleno, Jeviugton,
ttc., died recently, in his 38th year.
The three year old colt by Satellite, d•tiai by liarkaway,
has arrived at E. Bellow's stables, Letscoinbe, where there
are just now vacancies for three or four others.

Mr. Golby claimed Finesso, 3 yrs, after she had run se-
cond in the Bushy Plate at Hampton.

CURIOUS CALCULA7IONS.

Whether it be the effect of the weather, or want
of better employment, certain philosophers are now
engaged in making calculations, the immediate
utility of which is far from being quite apparent.
Thus, it has recently been asked, what would be
the intensity of a man's voice, in proportion t. his
bulk, if compared to that of the grasshopper ? Now
this insect may be heard at a distance of one-six-
teenth of a mile, or 110 yards; and as a man weighs
as much as 26,000 of its fellows, if the same pro-
portion were observed in the intensity of the human
voice, the latter could be heard at a distance of 1,625
miles, so that, for instance, Sir R. Napier might, from
Abyssinia, have carried on a conversation with Sir
Stafford Northcote in Downing-street. If, under
such circumstances, a man were to sneeze while at
home, the house would tumble over his ears. The
fallacy of such calculations lies in this, that the re-
lative size is calculated according to the linear or
arithmetical ratio, whereas the resistance of the air
which has not been taken into account, increases in
a cubic ratio. If the chirping of the grasshopper
meets with a resistance of only ono in the air,
supposing the breath expelled by man in using
his voice to be 20,000 times greater than
that of the insect, the resistance which the
sound emitted by him will Lave to overcome
will be represented by the cube of 20,000, or
8,000,000,000,000, which explains the real state of
things. We may here notice another kind of cal-
culation which has been indulged in by physiolo-
gists of late, for the purpose of ascertaining the con-
nection there is between the intellectual faculties
and the weight of the brain. It has been found
that the average in Europeans is 1,328 gms. ; that
in Germany, taken alone, it is 1,423 gins. ; in Eng-
land, 1,389 gms. ; in France, 1,353 gins. ;
in Rou-
mania, 1,303 gms., and in Bohemia 1,245 gins.
The brain in females weighs less than that of men.
Among Asiatic races the average is 1,253 gins., ex-
cept on the slopes of the Himalaya, where it is
1,304 gms. Among the negro race the weight is
between 1,313 and 1,249 gms. ; among the Chinese,
1,357 gma., and the Esquimaux, 1,219 gms.

Original literary monuments written in the old
language called Pali, used by the Buddhists in their
sacred books, are exceedingly rare in Europe. The
Imperial library here and the Royal one at Copen-
hagen are 011•6 only establishments possessing a aeries
of MSS. in that tongue. This extreme scarcity is
owing to the great reluctance the Buddhist priests
have to entrust their religious writings to Europeans,
or to allow them to copy them. Two years ago the
Imperial Library succeeded in purchasing a series of
MSS. of this kind, and valuable on account not
only of the number of volumes, but also of the con-
tents, which are extremely curious. Nevertheless, the
great buddhist collection called' ripitakaoheTriple
Basket) was only represented by a few fragments
in this first acquisition. This chasm has now
happily been filled up by Mgr. Bigandet, Bishop of
Rangoon, who, aware of the value these works must
have for Orientalists, has succeeded in obtainingfrom the Birman monarch, as a present to the Em-
peror of the French, a complete copy of the whole
collection, consisting of 28 volumes. The text
is
written with a sharp point on palm-leaves, in Bir-
man characters ; and the binding is not less curious,
the sides being of wood painted aua gilt. One of
the works is the " liamavacca," written in old Pali
characters; here each of the leaves is bordered with
figures and ornaments in red on a gold ground. The
Emperor has been graciously pleased to send this
magnificent present to the Imperial Library.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Dal