The Sun.
London, England, 1868-04-28 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 28, 1868

AFTER TIT I-4: . ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA,
COVENT-GARDEN—EVANS' TO SUP.
After Covent-garden 'Opera EvANs' .to Sue.
After Covent-garden Opera . Etv.4kN' to Sue.
After Covent-garden' Opera - • . Er ANS' to St-p.
After Covent-garden Opera. - -EvAlis to sr P .
After Covent-garden .Opera ' • . EVANS' ti) ;1. I '.
Loudon Sin;,-in„ and Sapper Club, EVA \ B', Covent pt rdon
Vocal Enteriainrnent at Eight.

AFTER. HER MAJESTY'S OPER,A,
DRURY-LANE—EVAN'S" TO SUP.
After Drury-lane Opera E•: ASS to SIT.
After Drury-lane Opera EVANS' to SUP.
After Drury-lane Opera Vl'Ass' to Sul..
After Drury-lane Opera Fv_ors' to Sur.
After Drury-lane Oi.cr...
Loudon Singin,-; anA ST,-.)por Club, EVA.7-TS", Covent-gir 1,11.-
Vocal Eutertainmeut at Zig'at. .-

leader, the three 'running locked together half 'distance
from home, where Kingsland hung so ranch are to drive
Silenus:cnto Sir Joseph-Hawley's colt, and .‘11;e111. .had in
the hest few strides to easy Lis horse to prev'eut a, c4'sjun,
which left the issue with the tyl6•;* Kingland winnirg• a
splendid race by a neck ; ic.ing•Cliartning, who camoovith
a rush a few strides from bonne, headed The Palmer, ittal
fini,hed t bird, two lengths in the rear, and a neck in ed-
var c'r of ihe, Tatter. Then came Lady Iligldhoru,
King Victor, it rtesian, end Kitrg• Alfred in doS6
comp:my, d in by Sir David.! (Jam,
I Salvor. 0.1 returning to scale Wellsi
l•elieving he was thinl, made an objection to the first t
no
on the ground of a jo,tle. Daley at the Fame time minion
complaint sr the winner on the same grom.d, which
was subs viontly invobt:gtVoti by the ,st....wards, who
a w.inled ill. stakes to the owner of Kingsland.
Mach ; both two-yr-olds. Last kilf of ,V)..M. 101)

SQW.

11 ft.

Cl.apliu's Sitter to Veda,
_by Lanibton, Bat lib
Prince D. Soltyliofi's Saudbo (Cast:thee)
y, 7st 121 b ........(Mama) 2
. Betting —3 to 1 on
.Sistei to Veda. Sister •to Veda
jumped away with a slight lead, which she retained to the
eel, and won-cleverly by three parts of a length.
•
Match. Last half of Ab M. 50 soya. II ft.
Admiral nous's Aware, by Knight of St. Patrick, 2 yrs,
ovey)
7St ,11b
Mr; (C
E. C. Clayton's lied Comyn, 3 yes, Bst 71b
(Daley) 2
Betting--2 to 1 n Amara, who made fill the,ruuning,
and it on easily, by a brace of lengths.
.
A Plate of 50 saws ; three year olds 7st 71b, four-Bst 1211,
livo.tind upwards 9St 31b;- mares and geldings allowed
..3Lbi the wioner to be sold for 200 sows if dam:m.lo(f,
if entered for 150 sovs allowed 71b, if for 100 121b1.
;'
Atic::Bromptgrovo's Ottoman, by Diophantus, 3 yrs, Gst
91b (.£100)
( refferyr-1
Mr. Stone's br m Ambition, 5 yrs, Bst 21b (car. Bst 31b)
-(X100) (Pordbarn) 2
Mr. G. Archer's General .Sherinzin, 4 yrs,, Bst (.£100)
(Goodwin) 3
BeAomttobmitiaonn, and salternatelyolendAtnoiblitifioalfnu.,ay
good taco by a head; a bad third. Mr. Stone claimed the
winner.
olarenodnOttoman drew in advance, and won a
i eteticfnoagrvist,2lr.sit ovt
he

Match ; both three year olds, Gst 10Ib each ; T.M.M.,
1 mile 7 fur. 158.yds. 100, h ft.

Admiral Rous's Puff, by Marsyas (Kenyon) 1
Prince Soltykoff's Demonstration (Butler) 2
Betting-6 to son Puff.
Demonstration jumped away with a clear lead, which he
!retained to halfway in the cords, when the favourite joined
issue, and quitting him without an effort, won easily by two

lengths. -
,Tbe, Spring Stakes of 25 sovs,ea.eb, 15 ft ; tw?.year olds
'6st 101 b, three Bs', I2lb ; fillies ad!dwed 31b ; winners of
200sovs 71b, of 500 seas 121 b-extra; maiden three year
pl,d'colts at time of naming Whichlavi3 not run io public
allowed 71b ; T.Y.C. 10 subs.
Sir_J.flawley's Blue Gown, by Beadsman, 3yrs, 9st 101 b
(Wells) 1
Mr.'4"ailwick's Naivete, 3 yrs (71b), Bst 21b ...(Cannon) 2
,Lord G. Manners' St. Angola, 3 yrs, Bst 91b (Daley) 3
Blting--6 to 5 on d3lue Gown and 5 to 4 on' Naivete.
The last-named, making use of her weight, jumped away
iin front and made play at her best pace, followed by the
favourite and St. Angela into "the dip," two distances
from home. Hero Blue Gown joined issue, the pair run-
ning together to half-way in the cords, where the favou-
rite obtained a slight advantage, which he retained to the
end, and won a slashing race by a head.' St. Angela was
beaten off.

A Plate of 100 soya; three year olds 7st 51b, four Sat 121 b,
five, six, and aged 9st 21b; mares and geldings allowed
31h; the winner of the Derby or St. Leger 141 b, of the
Oaks, Two Thousand Guineas, or a Sweepstakes value
1,000 soya slb extra; maiden three year olds .allowed
' ilb four and upwards 121 b ; •
Capt. Machell's Enight,of the Garter, by Prime Minis-
ter, 4 yrs, Bst 121 b • ' • ' (Custanco) 1
Baron Rothschild's Suffolk, 3 yrs, Tat slb Covey) 2
Count F. de Lagraug-e's Ouragan, 3 yrs, 7st 51b (Butler) 3
Mr. W. S. Crawfurd's Skipjack, 4 yrs, Bst 121 b
(T. Chaloner) 4
Air. Crawley's c Blackboy, by Rapparee--Aquan,arine, 3
yrs, 7st 71b (Rolfe) 5
Fordham weighed for Lencret, but his number was sub-
sequently taken down;

Betting-2 to lon Knight of tho Garter and 3to 1 :Tat
Suffolk.

Knight of the Garter took a slight lead of Suffolk and
Ouragan, made the principal portion of the running, and
won very easily by a length; a bad third. Blßekboy, who
was last throughout, was beaten off a Icng way. .

A 3laiden Plate of 50 sovs, for two year olds; colts Bst 101 b,
fillies Bst 7lb; the last half of 11.3 f.
3fr. G. Jones's gr f Bing Flag, by Rnceaneor—Bangnr•tte,
.by Eitiernau--ilampton—Grey Tommy's dam, Bst 71b

Adams)
(J. 1
Lord Sttinford's b f Amity, Bst b -(Stgg) 2
Mr. Chaplin': Auld Lang Syn., 10st Bst
3
Mr. Savile's b c by Skirmisher— Vertuntha, Bst I.olb
Mr. Bromsgrove's Aran, (CuAane.) 9(fria anon )
3L.Donghts's hi '.lllaotaiatnly,,••B4 101 b (EL:GNI) 0 QA4l4ri. ne's tan; " • . . 0
3;4114 Itothschild's t.) .lif Latribton—Accident's dam,
Sat 71b
(Daley) 0
Mr. T. Ste phenson'sßosary, Bst ilb (Norraftn) 0
Mr. A. Clark's First Eulperor, Bat 101 b -(Clement) 0
Mr. Go'dding's Mary Ainbree, BSt 71b (Jinx table) 0
Mr, G. Angoll's Ursula, 8.4 t, 71b •• (Parry) 0
Mr. C. Illantou's 3liss Dayroll, Bst, 71b • •
(Goater), 0
Lord liondlosham's La Rose, Bst 71b • (Nhum) 0 .
Mr. Ileginald's c by NewminSttir—Queen or Spain Bst 1.011)

Zll.bovoy) 0
Mr. Gee's Ur c by Lifelx)at—Datura, Bst. 10Ib ...(Sbarpc) 0
Mr. Jos. Dawson's bl f by Van Galon—Territie, Bst 7lb

Backßetting -2 to 1 agst Sloman, 100 to 30 agst Bla,ck Flag, 4to 1 agst La Rose, and 10 to 1 agst Lambton filly. La
Rose, in company with Auld Lang Syne, Amity, and Black
Flag, got away in advance, followed by the Lambton filly,
the Vertumna colt, and Van Galan to half-way in the cord,
where La Dose gave way, and the running was then taken
up by Black Flag, who won very easily by a length and a
half, Amity defeating Auld Lang Syne by a neck for se-
cond; the Lambton filly was fourth close up, the Vertumna
colt fifth, La Rosersitth, and Sloman next. The last three
were Black Jimmy, Mary Ambree, and the Datura cult.
A Sweepstakes of 25 sOvs each, h ft; three year olds 7st
121 b, four 9st 51b, five and upwards 9st 101 b; mares and
geldings allowed 31b, and maidens at starting 7lb; the
Winner to be sold for 500 sovs ; if fur 200 sovs allowed
71b; R. 31. ; 3 subs.

Capt. Machell's Pero, by The Cure, 3 yrs, 7st 21b (X 200)

(Goodwin) w.o.
"• Match h ft. R.M.
Mr. Padwick's. The Ear), by Young Melbourne. 3 yrs.
Bst. 10Ib
Receive l.
Lord Wilton's Soo Saw, 3 yrs, Bst Paid.

SUBSTITUTETOR MEERSCHAUM.—It is said that if
potatoes are peeled, macerated for about thirty-six hours
in water, to which eight per cent. of sulphuric acid has
been added, well washed with water, driad in blotting-
paper, and then in hot sand for several days, on plates of
chalks or plaster of paris, which are changed daily, being
compressed at the same time, an excellent imitation of
meerschaum, answering well for the carver or any pur-
pose not requiring a high temperature, will be obtained.
But this is not all, for if after the potatoes have been thus
treateu they are futibei-thrtiod ILL iu rsultittuu I.:ol.llatutug
per cont. soda, a substance, resembling stags' horn, and
which may be used for knife-handles, &c., will be formed.

Some of the most eminent political friends of Mr. Mill,
both in Parliament and in the press, have found fault with
the hon. gentleman's argument in favour of retaining the
capital punishment in aggraVated cases of murder. Pro-
fessor Newman at length comes to the defence of the hon.
member for Westrainster,-ag,minst -"the adverse criticisim
of the Star. The paper in question argued that
Mr. Mill had left out of view the religious element
of the question, and expressed an opinion that the
public would shrink from putting to sudden death the
criminals of whose salvation it is most difficult to entertain
a doubt. Professor Newman submits that this can have
no other meaning than that the public believes itself
wiser, tenderer, and more discriminating than the
Supreme Judge. The public wishes to save the
man's soul, but thinks that God will he very hard
upon him, will make no such allowances for his guilt as
man makes, and will inflict upon him a punishment (if he
be executed) far beyond what we think he deserves.
To him it seems clear that belief in a future existence is
only one more reason in favour of capital punishment in
certain cases. • A man who cannot have a new career in
this world, who can only become more depraved under
lung, I,,,poless punishment, which crushes out his moral
existence, has in a future world an entirely new career,
and, under an All-Merciful God, whose punishments can
illy be for the beneQ of the criminal, he will have a
prospect of moral iniprovernent after it had become im-
possible in this world. Any other belief of a future state
is, he thinks, as irnpiotu.., °sit is irrational. The Professor
does not say what-claim a man has to a second career who
hal failed in the first.

THE RIOT AT DITKINFIELD. —At the Dulzinflehl
Petty Sessions, a young man named Thomas Hatton, a
factory operative at Stalybridge, was charged with being
concerned in the riot at Dukinfield on the night of the
IGth instant. Evidence having been taken as to the riot
and damage committed •at St. Mary's Roman Catholic
Chapel, the prisoner was identified as having broken a
number of windows with an iron tipped stick. He was
committed for trial at the Chester Assizes, but admitted
to bail, his own 9f £49, and tWs stgoics of R2O each.

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PRICE....
STAMPED sd.

LO.ADO.N FREE AND OPEN cirußar
ASSOCIATION.

The new members for election are Professor Bentley,
I%fajor:General Chase "Parr, and the 11ev. George Barnes.
The Bev. George Perry has given notice of his intention
to move (I) That in future artisans and business-assistants
may become members on payment of ls. and upWards
annually; and (2)•Th: t the word-" London" be removed
from the title of the 'association. The annual public
meeting of the association will be held at Freemasons'
on the sth of May, in the' evening. Lord Eliot,
M.P., will preside, and the following resolutions will be
put :—" 1. That the re,port just read be adopted, printed,
and,eircuhded. 2. That the true principle of the paro-
chial system being the equal right of all parishioners, rich
and poor alike, to the free use of their parish church, this
meeting pledgesitseif tosupport the 'London Free and Open
Church ASseciation' in its efforts to promote the restoration
to the people of churches now closed to them by private
appropriation ; the building and endowing of free and
unappropriated churches, and the opening of churches
throughout every day in the week for private prayer. 3.
That the weekly offertory prescribed by the Church of
England, comprehending as it does the offerings of the
many as opposed to the fixed and limited payment of a few
pewholdera, is the scriptural and most ffi_ient means of
raising money for all such ' pious and.charitable uses' as
the ministers and churchwardens shall think fit."
Amongst the speakers will be Sir E. A. IL Lechmere,
Bart., M.P., Mr. R. Jones Bateman, Mr. Thomas
Brassey, jun., Mr. W. J. Garnett, the Hon. Acheron
Herbert, Mr. Thomas Hughes, M.P.,. Mr. Christopher
Nevile, Mr. J. A. Shaw Stewart, Mr. John G. Talbot,
the Don. Charles Lindley Wood, Mr. A. G. Marten,
and the Hon. W. W. Vernon. .

On the principle that one ought to go abroad to hear
news from home, we read in the Vienna Wanderer that a
new insurrection is imminent in British India, having
been fomented by Russian agents. Our Government is
said to have discovered a plot, but a little too late in order
to prevent an explosion, and Sir Robert Napier had
been ordered to strike a decisive blow in Abyssinia or to
make some arrangement with Theodore immediately, and
to take back the British troops to India with all possible
haste. The foundation for this statement consists pro.
bably of the recent news of troubles among some Indian
tribes, the reappearance of Perez° Shah, and the impend.
ing alliance between the Amir of Bokhara and the Russian
Government which we mentioned a week ago.

It w,uild seem as .f fresh comp'ications were expected in
this co ntrY. In col equence of the murder of French
sailors at Osaka, o; do s have been given to two French
vessels of war to proceed at once to Yokohama to reinforce
the French squadron in Japan and China waters.
Ad vices from Jamaica received by the New York press
nee Very Sati-sTattOry:" The correspondent Of the Herald
says governor .Grant-; is a fixture for seven years. His
administration appears to be decidedly what was wanted.
Among other things it is stated that he is so pleased with
the 'conduct of the black and coloured population' that he
has appointed several to positions of trust and emolument
in the new island revenue service. The report just
rendered by Governor Grant to the Colonial
Secretary shews an appreciation of the needs
of the island, and we now • learn that the culti-
vation of tea has been attempted on a large scale.
Ik six and seven hundred young Assam plants were
imported into the island from the Royal Gardens at Kew.
The plants are said to give good proof that the climate
and other conditions will be found suitable.
The Conservative's -of South Lancashire are about to
mdze a det, rmined effort to unseat Mr. Gladstone should
he offer himself for re-election. tan infinential meeting
1. en held at Newton le-Willows, at which represen-

tatives of every polling- district in the southern division
were present. It was unanimously determined thayinthe'
event of Mr. Gladstone having occasion to seek reelection
..din::itg-thegresent year, every effort shoved be made bythe
.6iii..c/,viiii'vepartyto. Oppose him. The names of several
suitable-candidates were Mentioned, and a committee ap-
pointed to confer with them and report at a future meet
iris. proposition of a subscription towards the
expenses of a contest was at once responded to.
Mr. R. D. Shafto, who had represented North Durlia,ra
in "the Liberal interest for more than twenty years, will
not again offer himself as a candidate. A meeting of the
Liberal Registration Association has been held at New-
castle, at which the names of several probable successors
to Mr. Shafto were mentioned. Ultimately a committee
was formed to selecra candidate. A Mr. Elliott will con-
test the division on the part of the Conservatives.

The Dublin correspondent of the Morning Pust te,tifies
to the deep pain which the attempt on the life of the
Duke of Edinl urgh gave to all classes of society in the
Irish capital. The telegram describing the cowardly
outrage cause 1 the greatest excitement ; its authenticity
was for a time almost doubted, and, when a message came
lator along the wires confirming the first announcement,
the denunciations of the assassin generally uttered were
accompanied by expressions of thankfulness that no mem-
ber of the villanous brotherhood had in any way endan-
gered the kindly feelings which so quickly sprang up
between the royal visitors to Ireland and the Irish public.
Had any mad enthusiast as much as insulted the Prince
during his sojourn the people wt,uld undoubtedly have exe-
cuted summary vengeance upon him. This last actshows.
what Fcnianism is; the patriotisin :.lust be degraded indeed
that can be sustained only by the assassin's bullet, or the
destruction of innocent people by gunpowder e::plosions.

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There was a great deal of excitement on the receipt of
the intell:gence in London. The Athenwum Club filled
the moment the rumour got abroad, and in many other
clubs a similar interest ivas manifested. In the evening,
at Drury-lane, at the Queen's, at the Haymarket,- and
other theatres, the national anthem was sung, and the
audiences displayed great enthusiasm, of course regarding
it as an expression of thanksgiving for the safety of
his Royal Highness. At Surrey Chapel on Sunday
the service was conducted by the Rev. Arthur Hall,
in the absence of his brother, the Rev. Newman Hall.
He preached from the text, "My times are in Thy
hands." He said the deplorable event which had been
telegraphed on Saturday illustrated the text, and chewed

that the lives and times of all penons were in the hands of
God. It was through His .providential interposition that
the deadly intention of the assassin was defeated, and tc
Him alone they should be thankful for the almost mira
culous escape of his Royal Highness. At the close of the

service a special thanksgiving was offered up for hit
escape, and an earnest prayer for his speedy recovery frotr
the effects of the wound. The public mind is even now
not quite at rest, nor will its apprehensions be fully allayk
until further information is obtained and the safety of his
Royal Highness is placed beyond all doubt. There is
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abundant evidence of the horror and indignation with.
which the intelligence of the cowardly attack upon the
Duke of Edinburgh has been received by all classes of the
community. The detestation of Fenianism, which pre-
vious outrages hail rendered so general, has been deepene,4

and intensified by this malignant attempt to murder ar
amiable Prince while engaged in so interesting and con.
ciliatory a visit.
The Home Sncretary received the intelligence just as he
rose to address the gathering which had assembled a!

Oxford to witnels the laying of the foundation-stone of a,
Keble College. The right hon. gentleman read Lord Ee'

more's telegram amid a profound sensation, which war
followed by enthusiastic cheers for the Queen. Mr. Hard.)
proceeded to say it was indeed-a fatal thing for Englan
that she had found among the subjects of her Majesty mer
who could have the baseness to wound her through hci

children. It was sad to think that the country had met
who, for the sake of dieturbing that country, would DO'
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shrink from laying their hands on the innocent, on 0,
young, and those to whom the country was devotedli
attached. But it had already been she wn in that assembli
that wherever the deed of this miscreant was related,

would call forth throughout England a feeling of devote(
loyalty to her Majesty and the Royal Family of thi,
country, and a stronger determination, within the power
of the law, and by the law, to pnt down this Fenians:o
These remarks of the Home Sccrvtar,• were receive .1 a-ni,
the warmest expressions of sympathy on the part of th,
distinguished assembly to which they were addressed.
The Almanack do Gotha has in thisyear's issue
included the 11. public of Liberia is the groat family of
nations; and publishes its statistics as far as obtaivablo.

The executive council of this association for tle-ensuing
year mill be. e:ected a the general meeting to be held at
the Oftite,'.2s, Norfolk•street, Strand, at two o'clock pan.;
on Tuesday, the lith 31r.y. The el.air will be taken by
Sic E. A. H. L,eltmcre, Bart., M.P.
Tie following are the retiring members, viz. :—The Rev.l
F. D. Cleaver, Rev. W. E. Sharpe, Mr. John Stephens.,
Mr. Henry E. Pellew, Mr. Charles Mackcson, and Capt.
Fitzgerald Studded. The following offer themselves for
re-election. viz :—The Dr. Lee, Rev. Geolie Perry,
Rev. W. Wallace, Mr. B. J. Athawei, Mr. Ala,4 C. Bel-
lamy, Mr. S. Dishy') Blunt, Mr. Get rge If. Brooks, It
Alfred llnchley, Mr. Donald 31. Dewrr, Captain-Drake,
]%E.. Mr. Henry C. Hayter, Mr. Alfred Hales, F.S.A.,
Mr. B. 13. Mnjor, F.S. A., Mr. G. B. Street,A.R.A4 Dr.
Martindale Ward, Mr. William White, F.S.A., Mr.
Henry Wood, Sir Charles Young, Bart., Rev. G. Cosbv
White.

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