The Sun.
London, England, 1868-03-13 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 13, 186 S,

11I1L1TAR Er XPENDITU.RE FOR 1866-G7.

A return has just been issued to Parliament,
showing the expenditure on the military services of
the country for the financial year ending March 31,
1867, as compared with the army estimates for the
same period ; and it is satisfactory in the highest
degree to find that the difference between estimate
and expense is less than fifty thousand pounds.
Considering that the amount dealt with is nearly
fourteen millions and a half, it is creditable to the
IVar-office authorities, and especially to the
Accountant-General's department, that so large an

account should be closed and audited within less
less
than twelve months, and that there should be so
little difference in the sum total, though that little
is on the wrong side. The army estimates are
divided into twenty-seven votes, and these again are
classed under two general heads :—First, Effective
Services, including—l. Regular Forces. 2. Auxi-
liary Forces. 3. Stores. 4. Works and Buildings.
5. Other Services. And, secondly, Non-effective
Services. Under the head of Regular Forces are in-
cluded seven votes, on every one of which there was
an increase upon the sum voted, amounting among
them to more than £220,000. The chief items of the
increase in regular forces are said to have been caused
by the continued employment of troops in New
Zealand, and an increase of the forces in British
North America ; the large number of recruits raised
to fill up casualties in regiments returning from
abroad--levy money figuring for nearly £B,OOO, and
allowances and gratuities to soldiers discharged in
consequence of the Limited Enlistment Act, or de-
sire to settle in New Zealand. The commissariat
charges exceeded the estimate by £105,000, partly
owing to New Zealand expenses, partly to the
Fenian raid in North America, and partly to two
military expeditions, of which probably scarcely
one of our readers ever heard—the movement of
troops to the frontier of Basuto country, Natal, to
protect the Boers, and the expedition against San
Pedro to resist an attack of native Indians on the
mahogany works belonging to the British Hondu-
ras Company. Clothing figures for an excess of
£41,000, due either from technical reasons of ac-
count, or caused by the large force proceeding to
Canada last winter drawing winter clothing. Bar-
rack establishments call for £25,000, and the in- '
crease is not satisfactorily accounted for, except that
it is said to be partly due to increased attention paid
to sanitary regulations. Divine service takes £6,000,
and martial law nearly £5,000, owing in part to the
strange innovation of allowing certain prisoners to
be defended by counsel, and employing shorthand
writers to take down the evidence. Medical ser-
vices, which can never be grudged, demand some
£22,000 over the estimate.

The other excesses were in auxiliary forces,
£lO,OOO on account of the great increase of men
who joined the army reserve force—a well expended
sum ; and £64,000 for the manufacturing depart-
ments, included under the head " stores ;" this last
item being owing to improvements in carriages
being at once carried out instead of a delay occur-
ring till the next year, and the purchase of addi-
tional material for the gun factories, which was not
counterbalanced, as had been expected, by a saving
in the laboratories, owing to the increased demand
for ammunition for Snider rifles. " Miscellaneous
services" claim £29,000 for expenses incurred by the
Ordnance Select Committee in experiments, re-
wards to inventors of small arms, Contagious
Disease Act, field allowance in New Zealand, &c.
A few minor items close the lists of excesses.

The savings, on the other hand, are considerable :
£59,000 for Irish Militia, not called up for training;
£7,000 for Yeomanry not called out owing to the
cattle plague; £133,000 for stores, £59,000 of
which is in consequence of reserves made with the
consent of the Treasury; £44,000 for works and
buildings postponed or abandoned ; £3,000 on mili-
tary education, by reason of the reduced number of
cadets at Sandhurst ; £2,000 on administration of
the army; and £31,000 in full-pay, pensions, &c.,
owing to the number of casualties much exceeding
the estimate.

The total excesses on the entire estimates are
shown to amount to £329,043 and the surpluses to
£280,563 ; leaving a balance against the estimates
of £48,480. In replying to the War Minister's request
for permission to defray the excesses as far as pos-
sible out of the surpluses, the Lords of the Treasury
point out that a sum of £63,000 (more, as we now
see, than the total balance of excess on the whole
estimates) was only sanctioned by them on the dis-
tinct statement that a saving would be effected on
the Royal Laboratory vote of £40,000, and of
£23,000 on the vote for the carriage departments ;
and that, as these savings did not occur, that they
have unwittingly sanctioned an expenditure in ex-
cess of the estimates ; and they beg that " the
Secretary of State may issue such instructions as
may cause more care to be take* when the sanction
of this board for increased expenditure is sought for
in future."

A statement is appended to the return, showing
that all accounts received by the War Office up to
date were included in the return ; and that only
twelve accounts had not been received in the War
Office when the general account was closed ; these
were from New Zealand, Honduras, Barbadoes, and

UNIVERSITY TESTS' ABOLITION BILL.

The following statement of the exact scope of Mr.
Coleridge's bill, now before the House of Commons, may
be useful for reference :—" The bill comprises Mr. Cole-
ridge's and Mr. Bouverie's bills of past sessions. It
applies to both universities, and thus meets the objections
of those who deprecated partial legislation. It, moreover,
satisfies the demands of those who required the subject, if,
dealt with it at all, to be dealt with completely and finally ;
for, if this bill is passed, the tests question at the univer-
sities will be settled, so far as regards Parliament. The
fundamental principle of the bill is the recognition of the
national character of the national seats of learning. This
principle is worked out with due regard, on the one hand,
to the public interests, on the other to the independence
of the colleges as self-acting societies. As regards the
universities, the Legislature prescribes : as regards the
colleges, it enables. The opening to the Queen's subjects
of the degrees, public professorships, and academical
offices, emoluments, and privileges, is mandatory; the
opening. of the college fellowships and offices is permissive.
The Act of Uniformity and other restrictive Acts of the
Legislature are repealed ; but, so far as concern the col-
leges, the bill stops short of requiring emancipation, and
leaves such college to please itself. These aro the positive
enactments of the bill. On the negative side, clauses are
introduced to disavow any intention to interfere with
existing law or usage, as regards (1) Masterships of En-
dowed Schools (Section 3. Proviso) ; or (2) College Fel-
lowships and offices (Section 5) ; or (3) The celebration of
public worship in the Universities or the Colleges
(Section 7)."

The leading Nonconformist tutors and students at Cam.
bridge have issued a circular calling upon Nonconformist
ministers to exert themselVes in favour of Air. Coleridge's
measure. They observe that previous bills of the
same kind, which have been brought forward in past
sessions of Parliament, have been introduced by episco-
palians, and by them mainly supported ; but their endea-
vours have not, it is considered, been hitherto adequately
supported by Dissenters ; and they appeal to their fellow-
Nonconformists throughout the country no longer to leave
their champions unaided. The circular is dated Cam-
bridge, March 4, and the names appended to it are those
of William Steadman Aldis, Thomas Northeote Toller,
Neville Goodman, Samuel Hope Morley, Elkanah Armi-
tage, John Remington Wilson, and Charles Edward
Baines Reed. Many years have passed since the Non-
conformist bodies made a steady and united effort to influ-
ence the Legislature ; and it is alleged that the fact that
twelve hundred peers, professors, and clergy have signed
an address to the Archbishop of Canterbury, calling upon
him to head a strenuous opposition to Mr. Coleridge's
bill, renders it their duty to make such an effort once
again.

THE IRISH PRESS ON THE GOVERNMENT

PROPOSALS.

The Liberal journals express much dissatisfaction with
the programme of Mr. Disraeli's " truly liberal measures
of domestic policy for Ireland," as stated by Lord Mayo
in Tuesday night's debate. The Evening Post sums up
the list as follows : " Upon the land question, illusory
legislation and fraudulently-meant inquiry ; upon the
Church question, denial, qualified by insult, of religious
equality ; upon the education question, a pretence of reli-
gious equality, which, leaving the University of Dublin
and the Queen's University in the possession of vast re-
venues and great endowed colleges, gives to the people
and religion of Ireland a university without a college,
and with the chance of a petty and doubtful subsidy."
The Freeman observes that Lord Mayo took four hours
to reply to the speech of Mr. Maguire, and after all
that talk arrived at no single proposition that will give
satisfaction to the country. As to the land and the
Church questions, the Government will do nothing. The
Freeman asks, what will the House of Commons do?
The Northern Whig thinks the Opposition are not likely
to acquiesce tamely in the policy of "No surrender" with
regard to the Church Establishment. The Conservative
organs are equally dissatisfied with the Ministerial policy.
The Daily Express thinks that, with the exception of the
cohrse.adopted on the Church question, it cannot meet
with the approval of the country. In the opinion of
the Express, " the country " means the Tory landlords
and the Ulster Orangemen. The Express strongly depre-
cates the proposed legislation on the land question, and
sees great danger in " departing from settled principles
in so important a question as that of the rights of pro-
perty." With respect to the conferring of a charter on
the Catholic University, the Express is deeply afflicted
at the success of the Ultramontane party, " in getting a
Consultative Government, in defiance of its Pro-
testant adherents and in contempt of the independent
Roman Catholic laity, to lend itself to the scheme." If
this concession were a settlement of the question the
Express could understand its expediency being urged
upon the House, but it is only a means to an end only a
step in the process of Ultramontanising Ireland. The
Evening Mail is equally opposed to the intended legislation
on the land tenure and the granting of a charter to the
Catholic University ; but, on the whole, considering the
persistence and the violence of his hostility to Lord Mayo
for some time past, it lets the Chief Secretary off rather
easily. The Mail admits that Lord Mayo's speech is
"perhaps a more cautious programine than might have
been apprehended." Saunders's News Letter and the Irish
Times speak more favourably of the Ministerial policy,
but they do not appear to be perfectly satisfied with it.

It is stated that there were 12,600 evictions in
Ireland during seven years, 12,600 families were
reduced to destitution.

A marriage is arranged to take place between
Lady Laura Phipps, eldest daughter of the Marquis and
Marchioness of Normanby, and Mr. Vivian Hampton,
second son of Mr. Hampton Lewis, of Henllys.
THE REPRESENTATION OF HUDDERSFIELD.—MR.
Wright Mellor has become a candidate for the seat
occupied by the late Mr. Crosland, and opposes Mr. E. A.
Leatham. The contest will be very severe.
A. subscription list has been opened for the pur-
pose of procuring a portrait of Sir William Heathcote
by some eminent artist, to be presented to the county of
Hants, and to placed in the room where the civil business
of the county is for the time being conducted. Upwards
of £3OO has been already subscribed.
THE EASTER VOLUNTEER REVIEW.—The Secre-
tary of State for %Var has approved of a review of volun-
teers taking place at Portsmouth on Easter Monday, the
13th of April. Applications from corps desirous of attend.
ing this review must be made on a prescribed form through
the lords-lieutenant of their respective counties, and de-
livered at the War Office on or before Thursday, the 2nd
of April, after which date no further applications will be
received.

THE OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE FARNHAM
INQUIRY.—The report and decision of the Poor-law
Board has been laid on the table of the House of Com-
mons by Mr. Sclater-Booth. The report virtually excul-
pates the guardians. It takes up the position that the
most serious charges are unfounded in fact, and that the
other charges have been grossly exaggerated. It admits
that, in respect of nursing, ventilation, (to., there is much
room for improvement.

THE TODMORDEN TRAGEDY.—DEITH'OP THE REV.
Mn. PLC/W.—The Rev. Anthony John Plow, of Todmor-
den Parsonage, died on Thursday evening in great agony.
from the injuries received on the night of the murder of
his servant. The infant child also died on the same day ;
it was born only three weeks before the murder, and the
unavoidable removal from the mother after the murderous
attack on her is supposed to be the appr3ximate cause,
Inflammation of the brain was observable in Mr. Plow on
the previous night, and before the morning he had become
delirious. Mrs. Plow sustained the shock better than was
expected, but she was not allowed to be present when her
husband died. The Rev. Dr. Molesworth arrived at Tod-
morden, but too late to see his son-in-law alive.
THE RUSSIAN DEFENDERS OP SEBASTOPOL. —A
few days ago the eighth annual banquet of the old defenders
of Sebastopol was held at St. Petersburg. The number of
officers present was sixty-five, the Grand Duke Nicholas
being one of the party, and General Todtleben presiding.
Speeches were pronounced by General Zelenoi and other
officers. Telegraphic messages were exchanged with the
Grand Duke Michael, lieutenant of the Emperor in the
Caucasus. Some days after the officers who took part in
the feast paid a visit to the Grand Duke Nicholas to
thank him for his constant solicitude in favour of the old
defenders of the fortress. " I consider it a happiness,"
replied the Prince, "to belong to the family of the
defenders of Sebastopol, and it is I who ought to thank
you for giving me so cordial a reception:,
THE PEOPLE AND THE GREAT PUBLIC SCHOOLS,—
...tplying to a letter of Mr. E. Stanley R. Jones, secretary
to the National Society for the Restoration of Endow-
ments, Mr. J. S. Mill writes :—" I thoroughly approve
the object of your association, the value of which will be
very great when Parliament comes to deal with the mass
of the grammar schools of the country, the report on
•which is about to be presented to the House. The seven
schools included in the bill now before the House were
originally designed for the highest and most costly educa-
tion which the nation could require, such as would only be
given to a select portion, not to All ; and this is still the
idea which is in the minds of those who are attempting to
reform the gross abuses of those schools. But the prin-
ciple which I uphold is, that the persons who should be
selected to receive the education given at the highest
places of education should be those (of whatever rank or
class) who have most distinguished themselves in those
other schools which are the proper preparation f4t tjze
•

SPORTING INTEL LIGENCE.

WEST DRAYTON SPRING MEETING.
THURSDAY.

The weather on the opening day of this popular subur-
ban meeting was fair, although heavy-looking clouds
threatened a downpour of rain just before the first race. A
splendid rainbow, however, dispelled any thoughts of a
wet afternoon. Throughout the day the fields were nume-
rous, but the contests were not characterised by any very
special feature. The course was somewhat heavy-going
owing to the wet weather. Business was delayed consi-
derably by the conduct of three jockeys at the start for the
first race, Viney, Marsh, and Mordan, who were com-
plained of by Mr. M'George, the starter, for their unruly
behaviour at the post, and on returning to the weighing
room Mr. M'George lodged a complaint against them.
Captain Townley at once adjudicated on the matter, and
ordered the jockeys to be suspended for the week. Backers
had generally the best of the procaedings, and details will
be found below :

The Iver Plate of 40 sovs (Handicap) ; winners after
March 6 (at ten a.m.) 71b extra. About five furlongs.
Mr G. Williams' Thorndyke, by Thormanby—Lily of
the Valley, 3 yrs, 6st Sib ~ (S. Mordan) 1
Mr S. Barnes's Hop Leaf. 5 yrs, 7st 71b (Wyatt) 2
Mr C. Head's Marquis of Worcester, 4 yrs, Bst 11Ib (inc
71b extra)
• • (Marsh) 3
The following also ran: —Venturer, Pauline, King of
Spades, The Monk, Heckler, Tina, Lion King, Vicious,
Rally, Mount Blanc, Osprey, Lady Glencora, Lionel, and
Inheritance.

Betting.-5 to 2 sgst Thorndyke, Bto 1 each agst Hop-
leaf and Osprey, 10 to 1 each agst Marquis of Worcester,
Paulina, Hackler, and Rally, 12 to 1 agst Lady Glencora,
100 to 6 agst The Monk.

A deal of time was thrown away at the post, the Mar-
quis of Worcester and others breaking away. At last they
were despatched on indifferent terms, llopleaf getting well
away, followed by the Marquis of Worcester, and Thorn-
dyke close up, the rest in a cluster being whipped in by
The Monk. Little change occurred till coming into the
straight, when the favourite drew out and won cleverly by a
neck, two lengths separating second and third ; Hackler
was fourth, Osprey fifth, Mont Blanc sixth, King of Spades
seventh, Lion King next, Lionel ninth, Vicious and Lady
Glencora bringing up the rear.

The Open Hunters' Plate of 30 sovs ; four year olds lOst
121 b, five list 71b, six and aged 12st. One mile and a

half on the flat.
Mr. C. Carr's Elvire, by Lambton—dam by Oreste, 4 yrs,
lOst 21b (Mr. F. G. Hobson) 1
Mr. G. Clement's Romney, 4 yrs, lOst 91b (Clifford) 2
Mr. Wodehouse's Buckfoot, aged 12st (Owner) 3
Miss Emma and Carbine also ran.
Betting—Even on Elvire, 7 to 4 agst Romney, 10 to 1
agst Buckfoot.

Elvire got off with a lead, followed by Miss Emma and
Carbine, but after going a abort distance, Elvire and Miss
Emma were pulled to the roar, Carbine and Buckfoot being
thus left in advance. Opposite the Stand Carbine gave
way, being outpaced, and Miss Emma took up the running,
attended by Buckfoot and the favourite, and the latter
pulling double, took up the running, and won by four
lengths; a bad third. The others pulled up or. the post.
The Middlesex Handieap of 5 EMT each, 2 ft, with 80