The Sun.
London, England, 1868-06-05 00:00:00

irliE SUN, LONDON FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 5, 1868.

MR. BRIGII7' AT LIVERPOOL.

40.

Yesterday morning Mr. Blight was entertained
at breakfast in the Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool,
by the Liberal Association of that town. The body
of the ball was filled by the leading Liberals of the
district, and the boxes were occupied by a brilliant
assemblage of ladies. Mr, G. S. Rathbone pre-
sided, with Mr. Bright, M.P., on his right, and
Mr. Vernon Harcourt on his left. After a few
opening remarks from the chairman—
Mr. MACH 4E moved a resolution expressing gene-
ral satisfaction with the extension of the franchise
secured by the recent Act for Amending the Re-
presentation of the people, approving the resolution
for the disestablishment of the Irish Church, and
rejoicing in the union of the Liberal party in
favour of a plicy of equal justice to the whole
kingdom.
Lieut.-Colonel TRIMBLE: seconded the motion,
which was unanimously adopted.
The CHAIRMAN introduced Mr. Vernon Harcourt,
who addressed the meeting at some length in sup-
port of the resolution.

Mr. R. GLADSTONE then moved a resolution ex-
pressing the deep gratitude of the meeting to Mr.
Bright for the assistance he has given in securing
to his country the great Liberal measures of the last
25 years, and especially thanking him for his ser-
vices to the cause of freedom during the present
Parliament.

Mr. R. MUSGROVE seconded the motion, which
was unanimously adopted.
Mr. BRIGHT, on rising to acknowledge the resolu-
tion, was received with great cheering. He said—
When I was invited to meet some gentlemen con-
nected with the Liberal party in Liverpool at
breakfast, I expected that I should meet from 50 to
100 of them on that occasion that was to be partly
social, partly conversational, and partly politica! ;
but I find myself now face to face, I suppose, with
at least 600, probably 700 people—(cries of " More")
in this hall, and also, if I turn on every side iu the
galleries, by ladies who I presume take a commend-
able interest in the great public question of the day.
(Cheers.) The resolution which you have been
kind enough to pass expresses approval generally of
my political conduct during the last five-and-twenty
years. I need not tell you, I hope, that it is
the very highest satisfaction to any perscn who has
laboured in the public service to receive the appro-
bation and sympathy of a large portion of his coun-
trymen. (Cheers.) I have been now for 25 years
a member of the House:of Commons—(hear, hear)
—for 30 years I have actively engaged in political
labour. During that time I think it may be said
that we have seen more legislative changes of a
financial character than have occurred in this coun-
try during the whole period precedii'g that time,
going back as far as the Revolution of 1633.
(Cheers.) If you turn back in your minds to the
Parliamentary history of this country before the
Reform Bill you will find that nearly the whole of
the politics of the country were centred in foreign
affairs. (Hear, hear.) And almost all the names
that appear in the Parliamentary history of this
country before that period—the period of the Re-
form Bill—all those great names were distinguished
by patriotism displayed in the great Parliamentary
contests—not on home, but almost entirely on ques-
tions of foreign policy. (Hear, hear.) We had wars
during almost the whole of the period, and the
policy of those wars was necessarily discussed. There
were great questions of finance, and the great and
lamentable question of a vast and ever-growing
taxation ; and upon these subjects, of course, great
speakers and great statesmen might do that which
would make great names; but during that period
the actual English nation within the geographical
limits of the kingdom here, of Great Britain and
Ireland, was almost, if not altogether, neglected.
(Hear.) Nothing could have been worse than our
finances ; nothing worse than our grievous and nu-
-equal taxation ; nothing worse than the continued
ignorance in which the English population were
left ; nothing more cruel, execrable, and barbarous
than our code of punishment, and particularly with
regard to the sanguinary capital punishments con-
stantly inflicted. (Cheers.) But if we look to all
manner of home policy on all questions which really
affect the true greatness, the true progress, and the
true happiness of the people, we find that Parlia-
ment cared for none of these things. Our Prime
Ministers and Cabinet statesmen and our Mo.;archs
devoted almost the whole of their attention to a
policy and course of proceeding which we now
look back upon with astonishment when we see
their influence upon the condition and inte-
rests of the nation—not only with astonishment,
but wi 11 lamentation and actually with horror.
(Cheers.) Now, in 1832, we turned over a new
le.tf, for then the people became better represented,
and, as was very natural, very much more cared
for. (Hear, hear.) For 30 years I have been con-
nected, in one way or another, sometimes obscurely,
sometimes in a more prominent position, with
almost all the great questions that have been dis-
cussed by Parliament, and which have been accepted
by the nation ; and I may say, I think, without
any special boast, that I have regarded all these
questions apart from the interests of party, and
have tried to view them in what may be termed a
simple: and natural sense. Dies it ever strike you,
in looking over the tremendous fights we have seen
on the various questions of the last thirty years,
how simple these questions appear to us - now
when we are out of the battle, when victory
has been won, and when we can look at them
without any of the disturbing influences which
then so much excited the country ? I look back
particularly to one of these questions--perhaps
the greatest question—which first -brought me
prominently into public life—the repeal of the
corn laws. (Applause.) A new generation has
grown up since the repeal of the corn law in 1846:
Young men—under 40—who are little acquainte I
ith the circumstances of that great contest,
can scarcely believe the amount of excitement
created, -the anger that was aroused, and the spirit
of turbulence that was raised over many parts of
the country—how country gentlemen—even dukes
—threatened to leave the country if the corn laws
were repealed. (Laughter.) I recollect an agricul-
tural labourer, in asmock frock, in one of the agri-
cultural towns in Wiltshire, when he heard that,
made this consolatory remark. He said—" They
beant a goin' to tak' t' laud wi"em, be 'em ?"
(Great laughter and cheers.) Well, looking back
upon this, I say that if the corn law had been in
existence during last year and this year—during the
time from the harvest of 1866 to the harvest which
we are now about to gather—l believe, considering
the time we have had to pass through, that that law,
if it had been continued, would have involved the
overthrow of everything else in the country which
the people are accustomed to value —your Church,
your peerage, your Monarchy itself. There is no
one of these institutions that could have withstood
the turn of events that must Lave been excited
in this country by the sufferings of millions of
the people. (Cheers.) Just so with other measures
which have been dealt with during the same inter-
val—the
.question of monopoly in sugar, of the
monopoly in ships, in the navigation laws. Why,
all these were questions that were fraught with
frightful animosity by those who were supposed to
be profiting by these monopolies. Yet, now they
ate gone, we look back with astonishment that any-
body could ever have defended them. We feel how
much the country has gained by their entire aboli-
tion. Take, for instance, as an illustration, the
question of the taxes upon newspapers. (Cheers.)
I consider that the removal of the taxes upon news-
papers—the advertisement, stamp, and paper duties
—one of the greatest triumphs and blessings
achieved in our time. (Cheers.) It is a measure
for which we are indebtet: very much more than to
any other member of the present 1 louse of Corn-
mou.s to my right hon. friend Mr. Milner Gibson.
(Cheers.) When the paper duty came to be abo-
lished you recollect how much it was struggled
against. Mr. Gladstone, who was then Chancellor
of the Exchequer, was thwarted one session by the
conduct of the House of Lords, and in the fol-
lowing session we had that resolution—which
never can be too much applauded—(cheers)—
which forced the troposition for repeal of the duty
upon the House of Peers, and it was accepted by
them. (Cheers.) Well, has th Ire in our time—

within any time in England—been a measure car-
ried by Parliament which has so largely promoted
education and instruction as that? Take this very
country during the last seven years when so much
suffering existed during the cotton famine. Every
man and every woman in my end of the country
was informed of the cause of the distress ; and when
men are told the cause of their suffering, when they
know that it has not been brought about inten-
tionally, not by any injustice of other men, they
learn to be patient—(cheers)—and they abstain
from that anger and that violence which suffering
naturally promotes among a population. (Hear,
hear.) 1 believe that during that period we were
very much indebted to the newspapers which are
now so cheap and universal. What did the oppo-
nents of that measure say ? They—the Times and
other papsrs—eail that the penny papers would be
made up of paragraphs and leaders taken from
the dear papers. Now, I believe, that the penny
papers write just as good leaders as dear papers.
They said, further, that we should have a news-
paper press that woull be Unmoral, that would be
slanderous, that would be libellous, and that would
be mischievous in the country ; whereas nothing is
more clear and more universally admitted than that
the character of the newspaper press in all these
things has been gaining and improving for many
years past, and that at this moment there is nothing
whatever to be said in favour of a dear, ancient
press over the cheap newspapers brought into life
by the abolition of the taxes upon newspapers.
(Cheers.) Then we had another great measure
which I like to look back upon with special plea-
sure, and that is the treaty with France. (Cheers.)
I need not mention to you the name which must for
ever be inseparably connected with that noble
treaty. (Cheers.) It was one of the greatest works
certainly ever accomplished by any citizen for the
advantage of any country. Since that treaty passed
there has been a growing friendliness, not only be-
tween the Governments, but between the peoples of
England and France; the "spirited policy" of a
late aged Minister is gradually passing away ; and
there is a fair hope that the tranquillity of Europe
will not again at au early period—l hope that it
never may—be ststurbed by a contest between
England and France. (Cheers.) But there were
persons in the House of Commons, and a large
party, opposed to that treaty. Tue
present Prime
Minister and the bulk of his supporters were op-
posed b it. In fact, there has been no great and
good measure in England to which they have not
been opposed, and which they did not oppose to the
utmost of their po Fier. (Cheers.) I might refer
to one or two other questions—to the question of
the Government of India. In 1853 the present
Lord Halifax—the i Sir Char:es Wood—made -a
speech in the House of Commons of five hours'
length, chiefly in defence of the Indian Company.
I felt it to be my duty to oppose it—and I spoke
after his long speeer. 1 recollect that we took up
the whole time of the house from five o'clock id the
evening till midnight. Ile spoke five hours ia de-
Lilco of the company, and it only took me two
hours to demolish it. (Cheers and laughter.) I
am afraid you will think I am vain in making use
of such an expression ; but the fact is the com-
pany's life was prolonged to five years afterwards,
when the sad mutiny occurred in India. Then
that which men would not concede to argu-
ments that could not be answere 1 they con ceded
to the force of the terrific events which had
happened in the British dependencies in India.
(Cheers.) Then about the same time we come to
that unfortunate event, the war with Russia. You
know, many of you, the course which I took with
reference to that war. I argued, from the Blue-
books and other documents and facts, that the war
was altogether unnecessary, and that it must fail of
any good result, either as to Turkey or Great Bri-
tain. Well, I shall not go into any detail about it,
but I think now, when we look back upon the events
that then excited the violent tempest of coademna-
tion which overtook the few men who were opposed
to the war, we shall at least come to the conclusion
that the matter was very doubtful indeed. (Cheers.)
I will say no more than that it may be left, if you
like, a point, of dispute whether there was any
ground for that war or not. My further experience
an I consideration of it forces me to the coneu
that on no public question dtvin,g my lifetime have
I been more entirely right than I was with regard
to that unhappy and saaguinary contest. (Cheers.)
I believe the sick man 'at Constantinople is sick
still. (Hear, hear, and a laugh.) I believe, fur-
ther, that the outbreak of that war has led to
almost double armaments throughout Europe—
(cheers)—that it has vastly increased the military
spirit, and has produced an enormous augmentation
of the taxation and expenditure of the Government
for military purposes. (Cheers.) Well, then, the
one great question to which reference has already
been made is that of the Reform Bill. In 1558 I
was commissioned by a conference in Loudon to
prepare a bill to be submitted to Parliament. It
was prepared, and was discussed considerably in the
country, but it was not submitted to Parliament
because the Government of Lord Derby, which was
then in office, proposed and did, indeed, submit to
the house, a bill which was afterwards rejected.
The fundamental basis of the bill was, I may say,
household suffrage for the boroughs, and a reduc-
tion, which had been before proposed and carried
in the House of Commons, of the county fran-
chise to £lO. There was a distribution of seats,
which I venture to say will be a very good -dis-
tribution when we get it, and we are making
progress to it. It proposed that no borough with
a population under 8,000 should remain a
borough or return members to Parliament, and
it proposed that no borough with less than
16,000 of population should return more than one
member to Parliament; and these seats S 3 gained
were to he transferred to the large constituencies.
For instance, I proposed to give six (four additional)
members to Liverpool, and I proposed to divide
Liverpool into three compartments as it were, each
of which should return two, which I thought was
the proper way of permitting whatever there is of
difference of opinion in your town to be fairly re-
presented. (Hear, hear.) I did not have recourse
to that miserable, false, odious, and unconstitu-
tional proposition which is called the minority
clause, by which it has been sought to cripple and
enfeeble all the great borough constituencies of the
kingdom. (Cheers.) For my part I agree with
Lord Derby and with Mr. Disraeli that that is one
of the most unconstitutional propositions ever made
to Parliament, that it tends to the utter destruc-
tion of representation, and, if I am not greatly mis-
taken, it will be found in practice to be so odious
that it will not then be long before it is
abolished. (Cheers.) I shall only be surprised
if any man who has any self-respect will offer him-
self as a candidate for the minority in any of
these boroughs. But that Reform Bill which I pro-
posed was not carried, as you know, and in 1866
Mr. Gladstone brought forward a measure of more
moderate dimensions. You recollect what those
gentlemen did who oppose everything. They op-
• posed that, and they said—for this was their chid
argument—that it was very dangerous, that it put
you at a point where you could not stop, and that
there was household suffrage a long way down, to
which you would inevitably come if you went as far
as Mr. Gladstone proposed ; and household suffrage
was everything that was to be avoided, and every-
thing that was destructive to the Constitution of
the country. Having got rid of Mr. Gladstone's
bill through the weakness of Lord Russell's Govern-
ment in not dissolving Parliament, and in going out
,of office, this Govermnelit came in, and finding
that they could not remain in Parliament next
Session a fortnight unless they were prepared to
introduce a Reform Eill, what did they do?
Ins!eed of going gradually down to the fourth
story, to the basement, by steps and landings, as
might have been the case under Mr. Gladstone's
proposition, and which they so much dreaded, they
threw themselves boldly out of the window—
(cheers and laughter)—till the whole party was
found exhausted, shaken, bruised, and-bleeding on
the pavement. (Cheers and laughter.) Now, all
those measures I have referred to have been op-
posed by the party that is now in power.
Is it reasonable to say that that rarty has been
wise, or patriotic, or successful ? There is not one
of those measures that I have not heard Mr. Dis-

racli object to in the strongest language. I have
sat opposite to hitn for 25 years ; I have heard
almost every speech he has made; I have seen his
course, and the course of his party, and I am bound
to
.say that they are a laxly of statesmen that I
should not like to follow at all, and if I wished the
true interests of the country to be consulted
should not like as my advisers men who
have been either dishonest or ignorant upon all
great questions which have occupied the attention
of Parliament and of the country during the last
quarter of a century. (Cheers.) Well, I have
for myself a more pleasant retrospect than some
of those men must have. (Cheers.) I recollect
some years ago—it was one evening after Mr.
Disraeli hal been making a speech in favour of
his clients—ilaughter)—l was walking from the
House of Commons with my lamented friend, Mr.
Cobden, and he was speaking of the extraordinary
spectacle of a man of Mr. Disraeli's powers and
genius giving everything up to a cause in which he
felt confident be could not believe, and he made to
me this observation. He said, " What a retrospect
that man must have ! He seems to forget this—
that by and bye, so far as this world is concerned,
there will be nothing left but retrospect to any of
us." I remember well the touching solemnity of
his language, and as I relate this anecdote you will
see how much it affords the key to the grand and
noble life of him who used the expression to which
I have just referred. (Cheers.) Well, now, having
just traced this gentleman's conduct for the last 25
years, we come to another question in which they
are to take their old course, and Mr Disraeli to
take his old -course. The party, probably because
they believe it is right, are to support the Irish
Church, and Mr. Disraeli, holding precisely the
opinion on the Irish Church which we hold, is to
go with that party to lead them, and to maintain
power if he can by supporting that which
they wish, but that which he knows to be
wrong. But I hope and believe that the result in
this case will be what it has been in other cases to
which I have referred, that the good sense and the
intelligence of the people of the United Kingdom
will be more powerful than the prejudice and the
ignorance and selfishness of those by-whom this
rotten institution of the Irish Church is defended.
(Cheers.) Don't we all feel as Englishmen that
Ireland, as it now is, and has been for many years,
is our weakness and our disgrace? I recollect
dining at the table of one of the most eminent men
in politics and in the Parliament of this nation, at
which was present an Irishman, a Protestant and a
large landed proprietor, and who had filled the
office of Chief Secretary for Ireland. Sir James
Graham was present on that occasion, and he turned
to this Irish gentleman and he said—" You are a
large landed proprietor in the south of Ireland, you
are a Protestant, and you know Ireland perfectly
well in the district in which you live. Now, what
woald happen if a French-force were to land in Ban-
try Bay And the answer of.this Irish Protestant
landlord, and offiCieiens he .had been, and iatietately
'acquainted with the country, was this—"lt would
be received with universal acclamation throughout
the whole of the south of Ireland." Is not this
a matter worthy the consideration of thoughtful
Englishmen, that you must have a portion of your
country, within four hours' sail of Holyhead, in
which the population to a very large extent is hos-
tile to connexion with Great Britain, anitn ited by
passions wholly opposed to the Imperial Parliament
and to the Imperial Crown ? If there be this weak-.
uess, whence does it arise ? It arises from that
which is discreditable and disgraceful to us, that
we have not'known how to govern, or to permit the
country to be governed, upon "principles which are
just and
-which are acceptable to its population. We
continue to our own times the ancient policy of the
conquest of Ireland, an I we continue it in that spe-
cial thing, the Church—a matter of religion, in
which, if you wound a man at all, if he cares for
his religion, you wound him in the very tenderest
part. (Hear, hear.) And the Tory party again
prefer that Ireland be disappointed, and that that
Church should remain; and that the union between
the two countries should be an unreal union. They
prefer that the empire should be thus weakened,
that the Parliament should be discredited, and- that
the lustre of the Crown should be dimmed. They
prefer all this rather than that a change should b made
wlich all thoughtful an 1 Christian in m ia every
part of the world outside this kingdom have agreed
is one which ought to have been made genera'ions
ago. (lie .r hear.) I charge. upon Mr. Disraeli
and his friends that they were fan-waters of dis-
cord in this kingdom —that they are endeavouring
to s:t up ag Lin those cries out of which come some
of the greatest evils with which nations ctn be
afflicted. The " No Popery" cry was a cry of great
pod er iu days far • past. Whether its power is
wholly gone we shall. have -an opportunity of seeing
within the next six months.. I am happy to believe
that one of the great blessings of the cheap, and
universal, and honourably written newspaper press,
will be found to be that that cry now will have lost
its power, and that we shall find than the intellect,
thought, and civilization, and sense, justice, and
morality, and of true Christianity of the people of
the United Kingdom, will rise superior to that cry,
will wholly disregard it, and will suppress the
pretensions to power of the Ministry and party who
have sought to use it. (Cheers.) Liverpool has
not been quite so advanced upon some of these
matters as one would wish to see it. I recollect 25
years ago saying some things that were not con-
sidered respectful of the political conduct of the
constituency of Liverpool ; but there is no town in
the kingdoM that I know of that has gained mere
by the great changes of the last 25 years than Liver-
pool has gained, and I rejoice to believe that as you
have made such great advances in your commercial
importance, you have made, if not a corresponding,
at least a great and sensible advance in your politi-
cal condition. Now you have before you two poli-
tical leaders. The one is in office, but hardly' in
power; the other is in power, because he lives and
gains every day in the confidence and affections of
his eountryinen. (Cheers.) The one who is in office
is willing to lead in everything that is politically
evil, although I am quite unable to charge him with
believing in the good of that evil. (Cheers and
laughter.) Mr. Disraeli understands these ques-
tions, and in another position he would say of them
just what we say ; but his whole life and purposes
are given up to objects of personal aggrandisement
and ambition. (Cheers.) Unfortunately, he is
in alliance with a party from whom he can derive
no strength unless he walks in their track, applauds
their courses, supports their prejudices, and, as it
serves him, animates and stimulates their passions.
On the other baud, you have a leader who tends
continually in political life to everything that is
true and good, and who most fervently and honestly
believes in it. (Cheers.) One of them appeals to
prejudice, and ignorance, and bigotry, the other
appeals to all that is manly and upright and virtu-
ous in the public mind. (Cheers) Now, the
question will come very soon. It will be
brought hOme to every one of us who is now, or
will then be an elector, which of these two
men are we preparel to follow and to work
with? (Cheers.) But there is something greater
than this connected with the Irish question—this
grand matter—that if you, as a political party,
following an honest and intelligent leader, are
able to settle for once and for all this great Irish
question, you do more than if you conquered a pro-
vince ; you add a whole nation to the Crown and
to the Parliament of England. (Cheers.) Now, if I
am worthy to offer you any advice, if my public
and private career has gained from you and from
any portion of the people of this kingdem any cen-
fidence whatsoever, let me entreat you and all my
countrymen to act and vote on this great questim
as if you felt that to every man was committed to
give a judgment on me of the greatest national
questions that have ever been committed to the
people of this kingdom. (Cheers.) Te pacify Ire-
land—to unite the three kingdoms, will be one of
the highest acts cf statesmanship ; and happily at
this moment we have a Parliamentary leader who
is wiling to do tine; and .who, if the constituencies
Will. back Lim, will be fully able to do it. (Rear.)
I am toll that Mr. Gladstone will 'probably become
a candidate for this divisioa of the county. I speak
with no authority from him, and I know. not
what may be his ultimate determination, but I

say, looking to the great principles and the great
issues which depend upon the coming contest, it is
hardly possible to imagine anything more serious
than the responsibility which will rest upon you.
If you will send him to Parliament as your repre-
sentative commissioned to do this work in connec-
tion with Ireland, you will have conferred the
greatest honour upon yourselves and the highest
service upon the country. I trust that the spirit
which will animate you will be found prevailing
throughout all portions of the United Kingdom,
and that the next Parliament may be one which
will adjust for ever all causes of difference, and all
dissension between the people of Ireland and the
people of Great Brita:u. llven.l upon it, for our
children, and for our posterity, as well as for us,
this is a serious matter. If the constituencies return
ar.other verdict, if they are deceived by men from
eminent positions speaking words of un-wisdom to
them, and return a Parliament which refuses this
measure of justice to Ireland, it may be that the
hoer may for ever have passed when this United
Kingdom can be really united. I know not that it
has not now passed. I hope it has not. 1 believe
it has not, but if the verdict of the people of Great
Britain should now be adverse to the just claims of
Ireland, I fear that the hour may pass away, and
that the future may be dark and most unhappy to
our country. I hope that He in whose hands are
the thoughts of men, and by whom are influenced all
the great transactions amongst men, may dispose
the hearts of all the constituencies of the country to
disregard the miserable invitations of party, and to
look npon this question as intelligent and Christian
men should regard it, to behold in it a great appeal
from the people of Ireland for justice from a more
powerful nation, and to show that we are not only
a powerful nation, but a just nation, inasmuch as
we can deliver a just verdict in that great cause.
(Loud and continued cheering.)
The proceedings then concluded.

SPORTING IN TELLIGENCE.

MANCHESTER SUMMER .MEETING.

TIII7IISDAY.

The attendance to-day was not nearly so large as that
of yesterday, although the race of the meeting—the Man-
chester Cup—was sot for decision this afternoon ; but still
the committee have ovary reason to be satisfied with the
muster the holiday people made and the amount of money
taken at the gate. The weather was again delightfully
fine, and cue of the objectionable features of the opening
day—the dust in the ring—was disposed of by the plenti-
ful application of water.. Musk was the favourite for the
opening event, the Euville Nursery Plate, dedicated to
Lord Stamford, but he nearly came on his head soon Lifter
'starting, and Butler never being able to recover him, Rosa
Pauline won cleverly from Retort. Verity not only landed
the backers a lot of money in the Selling Handicap, but.
enabled Kenyon to score a win in presence of his towns-
people, a feat for which he was loudly cheered. Mr. Norton
thought sufficiently well of the filly's performance to give
30 gfr-1. for her. Palmitine, a winner at 'Shrewsbury, won
the Beaufort Stakes from Hin 1, who was successful here
yesterday; but whose penalty told upon her. The Trades-
men's Cup produced but four runners, and saw a hot
favourite in Lord Hastings upset by Buttercup, the pro
rerty of the same owner, Mr. Eastwood. There was no
declaration to win with the second in the Northampton-
shire Stakes, who was beaten a quarter of a mile from
home, and Buttercup managed to stall off 'Feeder. A
silver cup was presented to Watson, the trainer of Butter-
cup, and a gold-mounted riding-whip to little Wilson, her
jockey. Patrician scored his second victory at this meet-
ing in the City Handicap, proving himself a very fair horse
over a short course. The Doningt m Plato fell to Mr Tom
Parr's Tim Bobbin, although Rosa Pauline was very
freely backed on the strength of her previous performance.
Blacklock won the last event, as he was bound to do on
public form, and a fair day's sport was brought to a con-
clusion. Appended are details of the running:—
The Eaville Nursery Plate of 100 soya (handicap); win-
ners after May 27, at ten a.m., 71b; twice or 100 101 b
extra. T.Y.C. About five furlongs.
Mr T. Dasys-vsn's Rasa Pauline, by Rat tplan—Birdhill's
dam, 7st 8.13 • (Cameron) 1
Mr East vro ad's Retort, Bst 21b (Parry) 2
Mr W. Hudson's c by Piccador—First Fruit', 7st 71b
(G. Walker) 3
The following also tan:—Mrs Power, Dalsvhinuie,
Musk, and Glenara.

Betting-45 to 20 agst Mu.-k, sto 2 agst Rosa Pauline,
5 to 1 agst 10 to 1, " bar three."
The start was delayed some time, owing to the frac-
tiousness of Glenara, who ran to the distance bef Are
Gradwell was able to pu'l her up. The let got away to a
geol start, but iu-a few strides the lead was taken by Re-
tort, in the centre of the course, who was closely attended
by RO3l, Pauline next the rails. Outside thS distance
R 'SA Pauline gut in front, and won eaAly by alength ; th. 3
First Fruits colt was a ba I third ; Mrs. Power fourth,
close up; Dalwhiunie fifth Glenara sixth, and Musk, who
nearly ca ne on his luea,l im nediately after starting, was
last, having been eased by Butler when pursuit was hope-
less.

The SJllin2; El kndielp of 3 sous each, with 5J added ; the
winner to be soli for 30 sous ; three pi ►rters of a mile ;
11 subs.
Mr Cliff's Verity, by Sedbury—Mulation, 4 yrs, 7,.t 131 b
(Kenyon) 1
Mr Dacvson's Highland Duck, 3 yrs, 7st 41b...(Catneron) 2
Mr Ridley's ScArth Nitch, 3 yrs, 7st 71b (A. Walker) 3
Lady ROS 3 alio ran.

Betting-11 to 10 on Verity. 3to 1 agst Highland Duck.
Tho favourite lay in front throughout, and won cleverly
by half a length from Highland Duck, who took second
piaci at the distanca. Four leng.hs separated the second
and third ; La ly Rose was a bad fourth. The winner was
sold to Mr W. Norton for 30 guineas.

The Beaufort Stakes of 10 sots each, h ft, with 100 added
(if three ran), for two year olds; colts Bst 101 b, fillies
Bst 71b; the winner of any race value 100 soya 31b, of
2)0, of two of 200, or one of 500 51b, or of the Copeland
Stakes at this meeting 71b extra ; the s2cJnd to save his
stake ; straight half mile; 13 subs.
Mr J. Dyson's Pabnitino, by Carnival—Wax, Bst 101 b
(inc. 31b ex.) (Kenyon) 1
Mr Eastwood's Hind, Oat (inc. 71b Snowden) 2
Mx J. Radcliffe's Soubrette, Bst 71b .. (Butler) 3
The following also ran : —Orpheliuo, Bard of Erin, and
Glen-Avon.

Betting—Evan on Palmitine, 9 to 4 agst Hind, 100 to 15
agst Soubrette, 10 to 1 agst Orpheline.
The two favourites, wide of each other, were in front
throughout, and ran a close ani exciting race home, Pal-
mitine, who had slightly the bast of the struggle all the
way, winning cleverly by a head. Font lengths separated
the secon i and third, Orpheline was fourth, a head only
in front of Bard of Erin; Glen-Avon was last, beaten off.
The Manchester Tradesmen's Cup of 200 sovs (if three
run), added to a handicap of 15 sovs each, 1.0 ft. Two

miles.
Mr Eastwood's Buttercup, by Kettledrum—Butterfly, 3
yrs, sst 71b (Wilson) 1
Mr Samuel's Feodor, 4 yrs, Est 91b (Butler) 2
Mr Eastwood's Lord Hastings, 4 yrs, 7st 61b (Cameron) 3
Mr Ambery's Greenhorn, 4 yrs, 6A 91b (Toon) 0
Betting—Even on Lord Hastings, 5 to 2 agst Feodor, 4
to 1 agst Buttercup, 10 to 1 agst Greenhorn.
The favourite at a slow pace cut out the work, Feodor,
attending upon him for about a quarter of a mile, when
Greenhorn took the second place, Feodor dropping about
a length in the rear of Buttercup. In this order they passed
the Stand, but at the turn beyond Greenhorn was can-
noned against by Buttercup and ran out, Toon being un-
able to right him in time to take any further part in the race,
and the horse was walked back to the saddling ring. About
100 yards farther on Buttercup took the lead, having, how-
ever, only a very slight advantage of the favourite, who,
as they traversed the far side, disputed the lead with her,
and each alternately led till the approaching bend fur
Home, when they were joined by Feodor, the two coining
on abreast of each other. A distance and a half from home
Lord Hastings was in difficulties and beat a retreat, and
at the distance Buttercup was enabled to take a slight
lead. Though Butler rode in the most vigorous manner
he was never able to get up to Buttercup again, and the
latter won rather cleverly by half a length. Lord Hast-
ings was beaten eight lengths from the second. Watson,
the trainer of the winner, was presented with a silver cup ;
and Wilsfn, the jockey, with a gold-mounted whip.
The City Plate of 50 sovs (Handicap); winner, of any
race after May 27 (at 10 a.m.) 515, or two of auy handi-
cap at this meeting 71b extra; straight half mile.
Mr J. Foy's Patrician, by Newminster—Sauntering
Sally, 3 yrs, ist 61b (inc. 71b extra) ' (Butler) 1
Mr J. Smith's The Squire, 5 yrs, Est 1115 ...(S. Taylor) 2
Mr T. Cliff's Flying Jib, 5 yrs, Bit 131 b (Keay on) 3
Mr H. Deb3ou's Lord llareui, 2 yrs, Sat 121 b (Scapper) 4
Betting—Even on Patrician, 2 to 1 agst Flying Jib, 5 to
1 agst The Squire.
Won by three lengths, a neck dividing second and
third.

The Doanington Plate of 50 says, for m.tilin two 3rt-ar
olds; cAts 8.3 t 101 b, lilies Bst 71b ; winnors More start-
ing 3lb extra ; straight half mile.
Mr T. Parr's Tim Bobbin, Bst I'llb (Parry) 1
Mr Dawson's Boss, Pauline, Bst, 101 b (Meted. alb extra)
(Cameron) 2
Mr G. W. Morris's Tao Vet, Bst 101 b (Osborne) 3
Mr Ifopkius's Lark, Bst 7lb
Betting—Even on Rosa Pauline, 7 to 4 agst Tim Bob-
bin. Won by a length, four lengths separating secon I
and third.

The I:),lrby Plato of GO sows (handicap), for all ages;
wieners of any race valuo 50 sows after the weights arc
_ _ _

out 71b extra; T.Y.C. (about 5 furlongs).
Mr Peck's Blacklock, by Mildew Saxony, 3 yrs, 7 t 71b
(Butler) 1
Mr T. Cliff's Flying Jib, 5 yrs, Bst 71b (Kenyon) 2
Mr Wynn's Geelong, 3 yrs, Gst 12ib (Ci rail well) 3
Betting-,5.t0 2 agst Thacklocik, 7 to 2 agst Flying Jib.
Won by a neck, two lengt!is sepatuting second and third.

CROYDON SECOND SUMMER MEETING.
THURSDAY.

A Maiden Sweepstakes of 5 sous each, with 30 added :
three year olds 7st 71b, four Bst 51b, five and aged Bst
91b; mares and gelding-3 allowed 31b. One m:le. 9

subs.
Mr Rowland's Ransom, by St. Alban's- -Duinviana, 3
yrs, 7st 41b (car. 7st 51b) (Coslett) 1
Mr R Porter's Traveller, 3 yrs, 7st 71b (Mordan) 2
Mr J. Lowe's Charivari, 3 yrs, 7st 41b (Peppier) 3
The following also ran: —Maid of Burghley, Airdrie,
The Laird.

BAting-7 to 4 on Traveller, 3 to 1 agst Airdrie, 6 to 1
agst Charivari, 10 to 1 bar three.

After one or two ineffectual attempts a good start was
effected, Ransom gotting away with the lead, followed by
Charivari, TraVellt!r, Airdrie, and Maid of Burghley, the
last of all being The Laird. No change. occurred until
rounding the bend for home, whoa Traveller, who had
been lying off, improved his position, but was beaten
at the hill, and Ransom, who was never caught, woe
easily by two lengths;' Charivari was a bad third, Maid
of Burghley fourth, and The Laird was last throughout.
A Selling Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 3) ad .led ; two year
olds 63t 71b, throe Bst 51b, four and upwards 9st 211);

nures and goldinga allowed 3:b ; the winuar to ba sold

for 50 sovs ; half a. mile.
Mr Webb's Uladiee, by Mirsyas—lsabel, 2 yrs, Est 41b
(James Clark) 1
Mr Wood's Lillie, 4 yrs, Bst 131 b (Coslutt) 2
Mr H. Bennett's Bouquetiere, 3 yrs, 84 2lb (E. Smith)
Mr Bromsgrovu's Albatross, 3 yrs, Bst 21b (Jeffery) 4
Betting-7 to 4on Albatross, 4to 1 age, Gladiee, 2J to
1 agst Bouquetiere, at first 5 to 4 on.

Albatross made play, followed immediately by Gladie)
and Lillie, Bouquetiere bringing up the rear till reaching
foot of the hill, where the quartette joined issue, and after
a good race home Gladice won by half a length, a head
only separating second and third ; Albatross being close
up, a good fourth.

The winner was sold to Mr. Sams for 100 guineas,
The Innkeepers' Plato of 40 sous (llandibap); 5 furlongs.
Mr H. Wright's Venturer, by Acrobat—Varana, 4 yrs,
Bst 121 b
Mr. Bromsgrove's Benefactress, 3 yrs, 7st 21b (Jeffery) 2
Mr. W. Ford's Lionel, 3 yrs, Est 71b (C. Smith) 3
The following also ran :—Hopleaf, Lupus, Queen Ebba,
King of the Forest, Inheritance, and Lorenzo di Lardi.
Weather Isle, 3 yrs, ast 101 b, was weighed for and his
number hoisted, but owing to his being found lame he did
not go to the post.

Betting-7 to 4 agst Venturer, 4to 1 agst Benefactress,
sto 1 agst Lionel, 6 to 1 agst Lupus, 10 to 1 agst Hop -
leaf.

The delaY at the post was very vexatious, and lasted
more than three-quarters sf an hour, owing to several
breaks away, and the persistent refusal of King of the
Forest to join his horses. At last the lot were got away,
Benefactress getting a slight lead for the first hundred
yards, when Venturer took up the running, followed by
Benefactress and Lupus, the rest lying in a cluster, with
the exception of King of the Forest, who was several
lengths in the resr. At the foot of the hill Venturer was
headed by Benefactress, who carried on the running to the
commencement of the stand enclosure, where Venturer
again went to the front, and outstriding his pursuers, won
by half a length, a length dividing second and third ; In-
heritance was a good fourth, Lorenzo di Lardi fifth,
Queen Ebba sixth, Hopleaf seventh, King of the Forest
eighth, and Lupus last. •

The Croydon Handicap of 15 eovs each, 10 ft, and 3 only
if declared by twelve at noon on Taulay, June 2 (two-
.thirds of such fo.•feits to go to the second, and one-third
to the third), with 100 ; any winner of a handicap
value 100 sovs after May 23 (at six p.m.) 71b, any other
winner 31b extra ; about one mile and a half ; 11 subs..
Mr Williams's Thorndyke, by Thormanby—Lily of the
Valley, 3 yrs, Tat 71b
Mr Watt's Summertime, 4 yrs, 7st 101 b (Clement)
Mr Webb's Acta:a, 5 yrs, Bst 121 b (inc. 31b ex ) (Payne) 3
Arabia and Romney also ran.

Betting-7 to 4 agst Acttea, 2to 1 agst Thorndyke,
to 2 agA Summertime, and 4 to
.l agst Arabia.
Inuneliately after the start Thorndyke went to th 3
front, and rounding the turn placed a dozen lengths be-
tween himself and the field, next to him being Summer-
time, with Actait a courlo of lengths in rear of the pair,
the others being outpaced. At the far side of the courso
Summertime went up to Thorndyke, hut immediately
the latter ;lot out again, and, loading the others a hare
and hound race, won in a common canter by five lengths,
the seine distance separating second and third, the other
two being beaten off, Itomney being lak..
A Selling flaudicap of 3 soya each, with 25 aided, for all

ages; the winner to ba slid for 40 sovs; three quarter
of a mile.

Mr Edwards's Lorenz) di Lardi, by Thormanby—
Ethi:y de Lona, 3 yrs, 6st 71b (carried Gst 131 b)
(J. Edwards) 1
Mr F. Barnes's Hopleaf, 5 yrs, Bst 121 b .(Payne) t
Mr River's Inucntio, 2 yrs, sst 121 b (Barker)'t
The fulloi,ving also ran :—Albatross, Elburg, Phara)',
and T by.

Bottiug-6 to 4 agst Tharaoh, 3 to 1 agst Hot)loaf, 5 to
1 agst Inueudo, 10 to 1 agst Albatross, 12 to 1 agst Lo"
renzo di Lardi.

Hopleaf jumped away with the 'cal, followed bi
Inuendo and Albatross till the half distance, where tio
three placed joined issue, and after a good race h0:913
Lorenzo di Lardi won by a head; a dead -heat for s:coud
place, Pharaoh was an indifferent fourth, Albatross fifth,
and Toby last.
The Shirley Plato was declared null.

THE ELECTORS AT THE SOUTH—STATISTICS OF
THE REGISTERED AND VOTlNG.—General Grant's commu
nication to the Senate encloses the various reports fro.it
the district commanders of the South. General Schofield
reports the whole number of voters registered in Virginia a 4
223;933, of whom 120,1.11 are whites, and 103,832 coloured'
Uf these, 44,417 whites, and 12,687 blacks failed to vote
on the question of calling a convention. Judging front
the tax list and other data, the number of whites wil°
failed to register is 16,313. There is no report of the num-
ber disfranchised in Virginia under the reconstruction
laws. General Canby reports 106,721 white and 72,933
coloured voters in North Carolina, nearly all of whom
voted. It is estimated that 19,477 whites and 3,289 blacks
failed to register, and of these 11,686 whites are disfran-
chised. In Georgia 96,333 white and 93,168 coloured
voters are registered, of whom 60,333 white and 24,753
coloured failed to vote. Ten thousand whites are dis-
franchised and 8,500 refused to register. In Alabama the
are 61,295 whites 104,518 black voters, of whom 37,155
white and 32,917 coloured failed to vote. There are n°
data to show the number disfranchised. In Florida few are
disfranchised, and nearly all are registered and voted. The
number of whites is 11,914, and of blacks of 16,07,1'
General Gillem says that no data were kept from which t°
ascertain the number of voters of different colours, viVI
registered in Mississippi. In Arkansas 25,687 failed t°
vote. General Hancock reports that 45,218 whites a°a
84,436 blacks were registered in Louisiana, and of this
number 50,480 failed to tote, but in what proportion, °S
to colour, the general says that he is unable to say, I'l°r
can he report how many are disfranchised. In Tel
59,633 whites and 49,497 coloured voters are registered, °
whom 1,757 whites and 26,932 blacks voted. The number
disfranchised cannot be ascertained.
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Births.
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HAMILTON—On tho 3d inst., at 17, Cadogan-plane,
Hon. Mrs. Arthur B. Hamilton, of a daughter. the
HANKEY—On the 3.1 inst., at Silverlands, ChertseY,
wife of Frederick A. Hankey, Esq., of a son.
LANESBOROUGII —On the 2d inst., at Lanesborough Lod°
Bulturbet, the Countess of Lanesborough, of a son'

Marriages.
PREENIAN—VALtaxcE—On the ad inst., at the 133-40
church, Brighton, James A. Freeman, Esq., of Briguce:
to Agnes Alice, youngest daughter of Charles Vall3v
Eq., of tho same place.
MAY —HOLLAND - On the 4th inst., at St. John's, paddioc:
ton, Frank Kay, of 23, Montague-street, Russell-s(l°%y,
eldest son of George May, of Outlands Park, Suilio,
Esq.i to Agnes, eldest daughter of James Holland, 0
Byde-parli-terrace.

- Deaths.
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CAVE—Oa the 2(1 inst., in Paris, Stephen Cave. 1-;s43es-
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street, llelgravo-squar.‘. I, tea
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FIELDER—On the 2d inst., at Tilley Court, near .0:01:
gavenny, Monmouthshire, John Neville Fielder, Fj.'
aged 6. ..447
HouslAN—On the 2d inst., at Iv House I.Tekfield,
Thomas Holland, .R.C.S house,
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