The New York herald., 1866-05-08


[raris april 81 correspond Of the London Star
The stcepechase Al La Marche came OF yesterday.
The attendance wns not only numr but more select
than usual The weather magnificent although the
heat was somewhat oppressive. The sport was very
good The events q the day were the two matches in
which tho Duke OF Hamilton made his debut gentle.
rider, although the fact Of his grace weighing four
teen stone and half Is not particularly proptous for
snsarng ems sue % s ess a, n s oseupsoD ana was probably
spirit Of Douglas, however In tho first alone he
got three falls to say nothing OF hp bath but rode on
oil the In the second he could have had he
chosen inasmuch as Count dEvry had considerable d
Guilty in making his horse clear tho river. Tho duke
that most enjoyable OF an sensations good run. Tho
duke rode the frst match against Prince nurat the lat
tor winning easily with File de lAr H. In the second
match his grace rode Newry, which was beaten by Mas.
trilIo, ridden by Count dEvry.
The Emperor was not present
THE SHAH OF PERSIA OUT SHOOTING.
The Official Journal Of Teheran gives the following
OF shooting party, In which the Shah had taken
par:-rhc royal parsonage, who casts the earth the
shadow Of God has passed his time very agrvesby IN
the chase at background With the aid Of God be Killed
thirtytwo head OF game, and deigned 10 bring down
namSes o. par.asss moornsrs VA and pnesssns The
the great Sovereign OF Iran obtained q remarkable dis.
tncon for his Majesty who dispenses his grace and
generosity so unsparinsly, deignd 10 present him with
partridge with his own hand
Miseellaneous Foreign Items.
The National Lifeboat Institution OF England has sent
two nne new feboats TO the coast One is to be TIA
toned at Hsye In Cornwall and the other at Braunton
ten oars double banked The Halo liieboHt which
s named the Isis II the gift " the institution OF the
oxford Univcrsiiy II II expected the lfeboat will b.
manned the Of its launch In the river by the
eight undergraduates who - recently distinguished
themselves on the Thames
military tournament has taken paceat the Palais do
r1nduste 10 the chsmpe Eysecs Par In the presence
OF the Emperor aud than eight thousand spccta.
tors II vas held In riding school nted up for the
casion In the Pslais Twelve riding masters Of the
cavalry school of Saumur entered, led by Colonel
L'Hottc The other eleven composed of two cap
tans neutensnts and three non-commiss oncd on
GERS They salued the Emperor and executed several
charges and SOM very c II manpuvrcs with remark
able pre- son The twelve then withdrew and returned
shortly mounted 6ne hunters Having gallopcd
round the It'd ng school, they jumped fence erected
opposite The Enpcrors boz first separately and next In
ranks OF four Twelve pupils of the school OF Saumur
next presented themselves, mounted on untraned
horses, which kicked plunged aud reared but without
success In throwing their riders.
The Legislative Assembly Of France has voted By
large maicriy the th Of the bill the merchant
navy abo sbing the suchsrge hitherto levied on pro
ducte imported from foreign countries 10 foreu vcsseh
period OF three years, commencing from the Ifomu-
cation of tie law, allowed before takes eject The
assimilation OF the daSs together With me abolition o.
tonnage dues and the free admission o shps purchased
fore an eountrcs well Of the materials required
tor shipbuding one % tho most important rrcv'sors
Of law which has been ably and successfully defended
by the Minister Of State.
The managers Of s. vlncents Hospital, Dublin. Ire
land have Uurcbsssd ths spseodd rvsidcoce known =