The Sun.
London, England, 1868-07-01 00:00:00

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SPORTING IN fELLIGENCE.

THE ALEXANDRA PARK MEETING.
TUESDAY.

(Stewards: The Duke of Newcastle, the Marquis of
Hastings' the Earl of Westmorland, Viscount St. Vin-
cent, Sir F. Johnstone, Bart., H. Savile, Esq., and G.
Payne, Esq. Judge : Mr. J. F. Clark. Secretary: Mr.
Thomas Dixon. Clerk of the Course and Handicapper :
,Mr. J. F. Verrall.l

In the two years that have elapsed since a race meeting
was proposed to be held on the Muswell-hill estate great
changes have taken place in the ground, and also in the
proprietary ; but, after many drawbacks and disheartening
circumstances usually incident to these speculations, a
race meeting has at last been inaugurated, and was com-
menced yesterday with what, under the difficulties of a
new racing fixture, may be called " tolerable pro-
mise." Before, however, detailing the main inciden's
of the sport, a few words relative to the course and
its buildings may be deemed necessary. On the summit
of the hill to the berth of the course is a huge palace,
empty as yet, but intended by the proprietary to
become a duplicate Crystal Palace ; but as this erection has
no bearing on the sports of the dal, no further reference
to it is necessary. The course in itself is peculiar in shape.
It is in the form of a figure 6, the "loop presenting such
abrupt turns as are only to be met with at Chester ; and
hence it may be inferred that the careering the circle is
somewhat difficult• for both horse and rider, although the
straight run in is good, and there is 'a capital plot in which
to pull up after a severe race; the run ho:ne, in fact, lead-
ing direct into the saddling paddock, some 200 yards to
the west of the Grand Stand. In front of the Stand is a
gravelled slope, not very agreeable to walk upon, and here
the members of Tattersall's congregat A. A little further
westward, opposite the offices of the officials, is a plot of
ground covered with tan, enclosed with pilings, in which
tho winners aro unsaddled after a race. The tan was to-
day much better appreciated than the rough gravel, and it
would perhaps have been wise if the betting ring had
been surfaced with a material loss harsh and grating.
These and other details will, however, probably be
remedied, and, with the promises held out by
the management, we may expect batter things in future.
The committee resolved to exercise their discretion as to
the people they admitted to the grounds, and certainly if
the number of police present could be any guarantee for
the respectability of the attendants, the meeting must be
set down as very select. There were mounted officers at
every point, and foot police guarded all approaches, while
Inspector Tanner had a careful eye over the "welshers,"
who had dared to penetrate the ring by stealth. The
Grand Stand may be considered ono of the finest things of
its kind, its several terraces affording an almost uninter-
rupted view of the course; and as the Prince of Wales
was expected a royal box had been sot apart and gaily de-
corated for the occasion. Royalty, however, was absent
to-day, but the Prince and the Duke of Edinburgh are ex-
pected to-morrow. The course, as may be supposed, was
of adamantine hardness, and it seemed dangerous to run
valuable horses on such dried-up clay. Hence the limited
fields. One objection may be interposed, which is, that
when running long races the horses are for a time hidden
from the view of those on the Stand by a clump of trees in
the cricket ground, and if they wore removed a fair view of
the whole course would bo obtained; and as these trees
seem to serve no purpose but mere ornament, and as the
success of the Park Company would seem to depend upon
their races, the sooner an unobstructed view is made the
better. The arrival of visitors before the hour fur com-
mencing the sport was slow, although the Great Northern
Railway Company had evidently made ample provi-
sion for any pressure upon their resources at Kiag's-
cross ; but by the time of the fixture for the first race an
immense assemblage had gathered within the grounds,
carriages being pretty numerous both at the stand and
alongside the course, not a few four-in-hands gracing the
scene. It is computed that nearly forty thousand people
paid the shilling gate-money before the close of the day,
and the visitors in vehicles must have considerably en-
hanced these numbers. The Trial Stakes, for which there
were only three subscriptions, was a rather inauspicious
opening of the meeting, as Mr. Porter's Haymaker walked
over for the stake, neither Pirate Chief nor Milton caring
to face Fordham's mount. The Alexandra Plate brought
out seven runners of the thirty-two coloured, and at
the opening of the betting Goodfellow and Lily were
made equal favourites ; but at the close Lily secured
more friends, and a trifle less was accepted about her
than about Goodfellow. The distance scarcely seemed
far enough for The Clown, although he managed to
secure second honours; another furlong might have
altered the result. Mexico carried off the Palace
Handicap, and did a good turn for the backers. An un-
named filly by Wallace, the choice of the talent, easily
bowled over a number of other two and three-yr-olds, in-
clnding the jade Valontia and Bouquetiere. The Two-
Year-Old Stakes was expected to prove a good race and
throw some light on the future, Martyr, Electricity, and
Flower Girl being the pick of the lot. Before this race
Mr. Stephenson laid 10,000 to 300 against Capt. Machell's
colt for the Derby, and this would seem to have installed
him as favourite for his present race. As Mr. Morgan
sent a couple of youngsters to the post ho declared to win
with Electricity, the doubtful victress of Masaniello at
Windsor. Fordham, however, disposed of the lot easily
with the Danebury filly, and scarcely ever stirred on her.
The last race was won easily by the favourite, Mr.
Edwards adding another to his long list of victories among
the welter weights There was some little speculation on
future events, more especially on the, Goodwood Stakes,
for which Comers was very warmly supported. The re-
turns will, however, be found appended, as well as the
details of the racing.

Tho Trial Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 100 added; two year
olds Gst 71b, three Bst 101 b, four 9st 121 b, five and up-
wards lOst ; mares and geldings allcwod 31b ; any pre-
vious winner of 200 soya in 1867 or 1868 Gib, of two
such stakes or of 500 sovs at any ono time 71b,extra ;
maidens allowed in the following proportions : —two
year olds 31b, three 71b, four and upwards 141 b; the
winner to be sold for 1,000 says or carry 101 b extra ;
about one mile.

Mr R. Porter's Haymaker, by Leamington—Village
Maid, 3 yrs, Bst 101 b
The Alexandra Plate (Handicap) of 100 sovs ; any winner
after June 25 (at ten a.m.) 71b extra. T.Y.C. (about
five furlongs.
Mr R.,Brayley's Lily, by Cape Flyway—Elfrida, 3 yrs,
ist 41b (Butler) 1
Sir F. Johnstone's The Clown, aged, Bst 51b (in 71b ex.)
(Parry) 2
Mr Deaciniau'a G99clfelOW, 4 yq, 70t 71b „.,,,(Cla/eat) 3

PRICE.... 4d.
STAMPED 5(1.

The following also ran:--Amour Pronre, Alarm, Be
nefqetress, and Traviata.

Betting-5 to 2 each agst Goodfellow and Lily, sto 1
agst The Clown, G to.l agst False Alarm, 10 to 1 agsl
Benefactress.

The three placed lay in front throughout, Lily, who got
away with a strong lead, winning in a canter by two
lengths from The Clown ; Goodfellow was a bad third,
penefactress.was fourth, close up; Traviata fifth, Amour'
Propre sixth, and False Alarm last.

The Palaca Handicap of 20 sovs each, h ft, with 200
aided ; winners of auy handicap value 200 sows after
Juno 17 (at seven p.m.), 71h, any other winner 31b ex.;
about two miles; 23 subs, 13 of whom pay 2 sovs each
(to the second).
. _

Mr Munilton's itiexieo, by Miblew—:Wi:h, 3 yrs. GA 41b
(inc. 3lb ex.) (Wyatt) 1
Mr E. Bucldey's Success, 6 yrs Bst (car. Sat 'llb
(J. Snowden) 2
Mr Samuel's Feodor, 4 yr.'s, 7st 2U (Peppier) 3
The following also ran : —Goodwood, Vixen gelding
Virginia Creeper, and Prince Regent. ,
Betting-4 to 1. agst Mexico, 9to 2- agst Prince Regent,
5 to 1 each agst Virginia Creeper and Vixen gelding, 6 to
1 agst Feodor, 100 to 15 agst Success, 10 to 1 (at first 3 to
1) agst Goodwood.

The Vixen gelding cut out the work, closely attended
by Mexico, Success, and Virginia Creeper; Feodor and
Goodwood lying next, Prince Regent bringing up the rear.
In this order they passed the Stand, but before a quarter
of a mile had been accomplished Success took up the run-
ning, Mexico, Feeder, and Virginia Creeper lying in close
attendance, the Vixen gelding heading the remainder, Of
whom Prince Regent and Goodwood were still in the rear.
Success retained Pie lead until.ti'e. y had gone half a mile,
when he gave way to Feodor ; Mexico and Mr Buckley's
horse going on second and third, some distance in advance
of the Vixen gelding. Excepting that Goodwood endea-
vJured to emerge from the rear half a mile from home, and
for a moment appeared at the quarters of the Vixen geld-
ing, from which 'position, however, he soon retired, no
change cccurrod until rounding the last "loop," when
Mexico headed Feodor, and having both him and Success
settled outside the distance, won in a canter by three
lengths ; Success defeating Feodor a heal for second place.
Prince Regent was fourth, the Vixen gelding fifth, Vir-
ginia Creeper sixth, add Goodwood last, beaten some dis-
tance.

The Park Plato of 50 sous ; two year olds Gst 71b, three
Bst 41b, four and upwards 9st ; mares and geldings al-
lowed 31b ; the winner to be sold for 100 sous ; if entered

•
for 70 sous allowed 51b. Half a mile.
Mr Pryor's f by Wallace—Prestige, 2 yrs (470), sst 131 b
(Wilson) 1
lir H. Wright's Valentia, 2 yrs (£7O), sst 131 b (Barker) 2
Mr It. Porter's g by Prime Minister—Pluck, 2 yrs (£7O)
sst 131 b (Roe11) 3
Lord Vivian's Lord Falmouth, 2 yrs (£7O), 6st 21b
(Butler) 4
Ur Bromsgrove's Bouquetiere, 3 yrs (£70,) 7st 101 b

_ .
(Jeffery) 5
Mr Wallett's Proctor, by Oxford, 3 yrs (.£7O), ist 101 b _

(Coslett) 6

Betting—Even on the Prestige filly, 4to 1 agst Bou-
quetiere, 6 to 1 agst Lord Falmouth, 100 to 15 agst Va-
lentin, 8 to 1 agst the Pluck gelding.
Bouquetiere and Lord Falmouth side by side lay slightly
in advance of the Prestige filly for half the distance, when
the latter took up the running and won in a canter by a
length ; three-quarters of a length separated the second
and third, Lord Falmouth was fourth, Bouquetiere fifth,
and Proctor last,
Tho winner was sold to Mr. VT. G. Bennett for 370
guineas.

The Two Year Old Stakes of 15 sovs each, 5 ft, with 200
added; colts Bst 101 b, fillies Bst 71b ; any previous winner
of 200 sovs 51b, of 300 71b, of 500 101 b extra ; T.Y.0.,

about 5 fur. ; 60 subs.
Mr Padwick's Flower Girl, by Orlando—Bouquet, Bst 71b

(FOrdham) 1
Captain Machell's Martyr, Bst 101 b (Custance) 2
Mr. T. V. Morgan's Electricity, Bst 101 b Snowden) 3
Mr. Broomsgrove's Hiuton, Bst 101 b (Cannon) 4
Mr T. V. Morgan's Dryad, Bst 71b (Marsh) 5
Mr Beadman's King of the Rovers, Bst 101b...(Clement) 6
Mr Morgan declared to win with Electricity.
Betting-5 to 4 agst Martyr, 3to 1 agst Flower Girl
100 to 30 agst Electricity, 8 to 1 agst King of the Rovers.
Hinton, the moment the flag was lowered, assumed a
slight lead of the favourite, King of the Rovers, and Elec-
tricity, Flower Girl lying at the quarters of the latter.
These positions were maintained till rounding the last
loop—not quite a quarter of a mile from home—when
Flower Girl came through her horses, and Martyr being
in difficulties at the distance, Mr. Padwick's filly won
easily by a length. Electricity was a bad third, Hinton
fourth, some distance nff_i_DEyag fifth, and King of the
Rovers last. a

The Welter Cup, value 50 sovs, added to a Handicap of 5
sovs each, 2 ft (to the second); any winner after Juno
25 (at 10 a.m.) Sib extra; gentlemen riders, professionals
71b extra. Alexandra Course (about ono n.ile and a
quarter). 14 subs.
Mr Samuel's Feodor, by Ivan—Blarney's darn, 4 yrs,
10st 51b (Mr Edwards) 1
Mr J. Coney's Distaff, 4 yrs, lOst 91b (inc. 71b extra)
(r. French) 2
Mr P. Wiykhara's Pevensey, 4 yrs, lOst 71b (Owner) 3
Betting-6 to 4 agst Feodor, 7to 4 agst Distaff, sto 2
agst Pevensey.

Distaff led to the distance, where she was in difficulties,
and Feodor, who had been lying handy, won in a canter
by three lengths ; Pevensey was beaten off.

Mr. Spurgeon has been lecturing in Suffolk, and
speaking upon
said he did not
Irish Church question. He
not care much for Whigs or Tories.
The Tories were very good in office, and the Whigs
very good out of office. He considered that the
disestablishment of the Irish Church was only a
question of time ; Dissenters must not be absolutely
certain that it would be accomplished at once.
Even Conservatives looked upon it as a matter of
time, although they hoped that the time might
verge upon the eternal. If the House of Lords
should throw out the Suspensory Bill, the next
House of Commons might pass it by a larger
majority, and so it might be passed for five or six
times; the subject would thus be kept constantly
before the public, and when the people asked what
prevented the measure from passing, they must be
told " the bishops." Ile considered that the
bishops ought not to have any voice in the decision
of the question.

A rather long printed placard, purporting to be
a " Message from the Supreme Council of the
Irish Republic to the Irish people," was torn down
by the police from the walls of Dublin on Sunday,
and had appeared in more than one town in the
provinces a day or two before. It is by many con-
sidered a hoax, though some regard it in a diffe-
rent light. This supreme council declare their
design to be :—" 1. To prevent the possibility of
premature action. 2. To urge on the progress of
preparation for action. 3. To restrain from the
commission of acts of violence and outrage all
who have sworn and who owe allegiance to the
Irish Republic and its duly constituted govern-
ment." It is added Deriving our authority
from the army and people of Ireland, we protest
and command that no agents nor officers accre
dited and commissioned from the United States
or elswhere should or shall be receive I, recognized,
or obeyed, by the army of the Irish Republic, or
by any owing allegiance to the Irish Republic,
unless and until their authority is ratified by the
military or civil authority constituted for that
purpose by the Supreme Council." The placard
praised the " manly demeanour" of those who
" confronted the power of England in the dock
and on the brink of the grave," and said :—" We
can have no object in concealing from the Go-
vernment of England, or our fellow-countrymen
in the United States, that the army of the Irish
Republic in Ireland, and in occupation of the cities
and towns of England and Scotland, numbers at
the present moment 200,000 men, supported by
the sympathies of 7,000,000" Allen, Larkin, and
O'Brien are spoken of as " Irish Republican sol-
diers." The placard ended with the quoted words
of the first-named, " God save Ireland," and was
printed in a variety of types to indicate emphasis.
Great anxiety is caused by the state of M. de
Montalembert, who is seriously ill.
Professor Agassiz has brought a shower of good
fortune on Williams' College, which has obtained the same
sum as that given to the professor for the furtherance of
science, viz., $75,000.

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The revenue returns for the pad quarterlia*-juit been
published. In comparing the. receipts 9f fb; quarter
which ended on Tuesday with those of the corresponding,
period of last year, the Times says :—ln 1867 the total
receipt of the quarter was £17,782,000 ; in 1863 it .is
£18,284,000, shelving a nominal increase of £.502,000. But
in 1867 the quarterly receipt for income tax was R 1,577,000,
and in 1863 it is £2,269,000 ; and, excluding these items, we
have a quarterly income of 1868 amounting to £16,015,000,
against £16,205,000-11 net decrease of £lOO,OOO on tho
quarter. This, unfortunately, does not represent the whole
truth. Tho miscellaneous receipts of the quarter just
elapsed, compared with the miscellaneous receipts of the
corresponding three months of 1867, show an increase of
£261,000, and these miscellaneous receipts, as is sufficiently
well known, depend upon repayments on account of
certain charges on special services, and do not in any
degree represent an increase in wl.at can be pro-
perly designated as reNTI3IIO. lan car as we
must in any cempariecn of revenue, tit,, item of
miscellaneous receipts, we flad tl;at the net . de-
crease on the quarter has heel), p.ll-,e,0:,-,10. Every
source of income but one has ',roved less productive
than it was, and the single exception is a pitiful increase
of £l,OOO in the return from Crown lands., itself a
thoroughly exceptional item. The customs for the quarter
have produced £5,453,000, instead of 1t5,499,000—a decline
of £46,000 ; the excise returns, L. 4,857,000, instead of
£5,098,000 a decline of £171,000 ; the stamps
yield £2,372,000, instead of £2,547,000—a decline
of -£175,000; the assessed taxes, £1,476,000, in-
stead of £1,506,000—a deelhie of £30,000 ; the
post office ' itself brings in but £1,123,000, instead
of £1,150,000—a decline of £30,000. The income tax,
through the operation of the increased rate to which we
have referred, slims an increase, but when the return is
analysed the same tale of a decline is found. In the
quarter ending tho 30th June, 1807, a fourpenny tax
produced 21,ti77,000, and a sixpenny tax in the
quarter ending the 30th June, 1868, oug.ht ort the same
proportion to have produced £2,305,500. But the pro-
duce of the quarterlies actually been £2,260,000 only, -e'rs:
comparative decline of nearly £lOO,OOO. The year tells
the same tale as the quarter. The customs spew a small
increase of P 73,000 in the past twelve mouths, but the
excise duties have fallen off by £563,000, the stamps by
£llB,OOO, and- the assessed taxes by £17,000. The post
office shows an increase on the year of £50,000, but it was
entirely realised on the first two quarters, the revenue
from this source having been declining throughout the
last six months. On the whole, the net diminution in the
items of pure revenue in the twelve months has been
£575000.

ELECTION INTELLIGENCE 7

GLASGOW.—At an adjourned meeting held on Monday
of a number of the Liberal electors of Glasgow, to confer
as to the ensuing election, the following letter was read
from the Right Hen. W. E. Gladstone, M.P.:— "
Carlton - house - terrace, S.W., June 27, 1868. My
dear sir, I beg you and those with whom you
communicate to accept of my best thanks for the
great honour they have done me in proposing I should
become a candidate for the great city of Glasgow,
I fear, however, I would not be justified in encouraging
you to take any step with that object in view. For if I
had a seat now to seek, probably prudence would counsel
me to be content to ask the suffrages of a much more
limited constituency. But in truth I have no reason to
suppose that I am likely to part from the representation
of South Lancashire.—l have the honour to be, sir, your
faithful servant, W. E. GLADSTONE."
WORCESTER.—The statement that Mr. Laslett (C.) will
contest this city is denied. The Conservatives have
settled upon the :::entleman who is to represent them come
time since ; and Mr. Laslett is pledged to the Eastern
Division of the county.
ANGLESEY.—Mr. Richard Davies, a wealthy merchant
and Nonconformist, has been invited to stand in the
Liberal interest for Anglesey.
B URNLEY. —Lieutenant -G eneral Sir J. S carlett, K. C. 8.,
of Bank Hall, will be the Conservative candidate for the
new borough of Burnley. His great persOnal popularity
will ensure his success.

SHEFFIELD.—A largely-attended meeting has been held
for the purpose of hearing an address from Mr. A. J.
Mundella, of Nottingham, who has been invited to come
forward as one of the candidates at the forthcoming
election.

TUE BORDER BURGHS.-Mr. G. 0. Trevelyan, M.P.
tor Tynemouth, has offered himself as a candidate for the
representation of the Border burghs in Parliament. His
political principles are those of a thorough-going Liberal.
DEwsnunr.—At a public meeting of Liberals held at
the Royal in this town, Mr. Handel Cossham (L.)
was unanimously chosen as candidate.
Nonwicll.—A large meeting of the advanced Liberals of
Norwich unanimously adopted on Tuesday night a resolu-
tion calling upon Mr. Jacob Henry Tillett, solicitor, and
editor of the NO full' NOG'S, to offer himself as a candidate.
Mr. Tillett was received with enthusiasm.

Norrizzonair.— In declining to contest this borough,
Mr. Samuel Morley, in an address just issued, says that
" while he shall always be bound by many ties of per-
sonal and commercial associations to the town of
Nottingham, and shall ever take the liveliest interest
in its prosperity, it is impossible that he could consent
to represent it in Parliament. His doing .so would be
certain to revive recollections, and would in all proba-
bility lead to a repetition of scenes through which ho
passed three years ago, which (while he is conscious of
his own integrity) are the most painful experience of his
political life, and he desires to be flee from the turbulent
associations of party politics in his future intercourse
with the good old town." The only Liberal now in the
field is Mr. Osborne. Sir R. Clifton will again come
forward.

FOUR AT A Biwru.—The wife of James Strang,
residing in ICelvinside-street, Sandyford, Glasgow, has
been safely delivered of four daughters, one of them still-
born.

The approaching marriage of lldlie. Patti is not
now contradicted. A Paris paper announces that she will
become Marquise de Caul on August 1, and that the
wedding will take place in London.

The tiird portion of the Thames embankment
on the Aiiddlcsex. side of the river has been commenced.
The work extends from the Temple to Blackfriars Bridge,
and although there are many engineering difficulties in
the way, the undertaking must be completed in a yeas
according to the terms of the contract.
The .17=T.enlan's Journal believes that it is the
.retention of the Irish Railway Commissioners to present a
supplemental report. The secretary has gone to Belgium
to inquire- into the nature and working of the railway
system in that country. The expenses of the commis-
sion, it is added, have been £20,000.

Leeds is to have a rival, an a small scale, in the
matter of art exhibitions, one of these interesting collec-
tions being about to be made tit Ruthin, for the Princi-
pality of Wales. There are several valuable galleries in
Wales, and it is expected that the owners will contribute
liberally. The exhibition will be opened during the month
of August.

A portion of the royal stock bred by her Majesty
the Queen on the Flemish Farm, Windsor Park, under the
supervision of Mr. Brebner, has been forwarded to the
East India Docks, en route for New Zealand. The con-
signment consists of a fine Hereford bull-calf, about nine
months old, named the Duke of Edinburgh, out of com-
pliment to the recent royal visitor to the southern hemi-
sphere, and a bear and sow of the pure black Berkshire
breed. The animals will be shipped in the Siam. The
stock has been purchased from the royal farm by a gentle-
man in that colony for breeding purposes.

A shocking affair has occurred near Wens. .
It appears that a man named William Kelly was sitting
in the kitchen of the Trench Farm, eating his dinner.
A lad named Williamson came in and took up a gun
which was standing in a corner of the kitchen near
the fireplace. By some misadventure the stock of
the gun, which was a common fowling-piece, caught the
leg of the table, and the gun exploded, and the sight
that presented itself was something horrible, the
entire right side of Kelly's face and head being blown off.
Medical attendance was at once sent for, but the doctors
declared that death must have been instantaneous. The
poor lad who was the cause of the accident has, so it is
stated, gone out of his mind, and was discovered
attempting to drown himself soon after the melancholy
occurrence.
Au explosion, attended with fatal results, has
occurred at the premiso of Mr. Kynoch, percussion cap
and cartridge manufacturer, Witton-lam.,, Birmingham,
the victim being a middle-aged man, named George
Southey. The deceased was employed in. the mixing
department, and was wetting some of the fulminate, the
composition of which the cartridge is composed. Ire
shook the contents of a paper he bad in his
hand into a bowl, and as he did so it was followed by an
immediate explosion, by which deceased was struck, and
blown with great violence into a corner, where he was
shortly afterwards found with his head severed. Life was
quite extinct, and it was evident that he had met with an
instantaneous death. It is conjectured that he did not
exercise quite so much care as usual, and that in shaking
the paper he caused the friction which resulted in tlw
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