Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-06-25

ham as he was seen mounted on Sir
Bevys. They thought he should have
been on the favorite. but they failed to
remember how many favorites he had
ridden in bygone Derbys. Everybody
shouted when MIR. Actions colors were
seen in front Of the winning post. and
everybody congratulated the deserving.
persevering man who retired from his
profession without 1.-THE Blue Riband Of
the Turf" as the biographer of Lord
Geogre Bentinick called the Derby. lie
returned to win, or at least to try, and bis
perseverance has been rewarded. All the
iavorites were nowhere" and for once
The public judgment was at fault on every
point. If Lord Beaconsfield had been
present on The grand stand he would have
been able TO compare the Derby of 1887,
the year of Bosphorus. which he described
so wildly in the opening chapter OF
"Sybil." Nor would the author of Con-
ingsby and Tancrid," and the biographer
of Bentinck, have failed 10 remember the
Sidonia of Sequin Court who rode in II
steeplechase at Coningsby Castle. The
race of Wednesday fell to the lot OF the
family of Sitlonia, for "Mr. Acton only
represents Mr.. Leopold Rothschild, who
has succeeded his uncle in the attachment
of his family 10 the sports of the field
Sir Bevys was little thought OF, as little as
Hermit in 1867, but there are years and
here are races in which strength battles
speed, and 1879 is one of these.
Victor Hugo, Edmond Abont, Alexan-
der Dumas, Castalar, Belot, Zula, together
with upward of three hundred known men
If letters from France, Germany, Italy,
Austria, Spain, Belgium, even from the
Brazils and San Salvador, are coming to
hold congress on authors rights. in
London. A strong reception committee of
Englishmen Of letters has been formed to
give their foreign conjreres hearty well
come and make their week in London
pleasant one. Already good Mr.. Flower,
mayor of Stratford- on Avon, has offered
to receive and entertain the congress in
Shakespeares birthplace. The date fixed
for the opening of the congress is the 9th
of June. The international literary asso-
citation have elected Mr. Blanchard Jer
rold, chairman of the English reception
committee, as their representative in Eng.
land, and the gentlemen on whom the
entire work of forming committee and
making arrangements has fallen, Mr..
Fortescue Harrison. NJ. P, gives the USE
of his offices. 8. Carlton Chambers,
Regent street, for the correspondence of
the congress. l notice on the reception
committee Anthony Trollope, Justin
Mccarthy, McCullaah Forrens, j. Comyns
Carr. lie 'nard Courtney, Lord Edmund
Filzmaurice. Mr.. Forsyth, Q. c. NJ. p,
John Hollingshead, r. II. Horne, Suthef-
land Edwards, DR.. Charles Mackay, w
J. w. Vaux, F. R. S., Ito whom the con-
yress is indebted for the use of the rooms
Of the Asiatic society, and many others.
The duke of Argyle. who was secretary
Of state for India under the late admins.
ration of Mr. Gladstone, has made very
elaborate and severe attack, in the house
IF lords, against the government, especial
Iy in regard to Afghanistan affairs. Lord
Beaconsfied rather contemptuously char
.cterized the dukes speech as " envenom-
I'd if not malevolent," and the marquis of
Salisbury called it "h ,gging dead
lorse." To this the earl of Granville
sharply replied that ait was not the
logging of 4 dead horse but of the minis
~ which is not yet quite defunct" The
Afghan war, which the British govern
nent has little prematurely regarded as
'ntirely over, is not yet absolutely dead.
Yakoob Khan, the new amcer is threat
4ned with revolution on account of his
friendly disposition towards the English.
lie is accused at CabuI of submitting to
.reaty dictated by the conqueror, and
which reduces Afghanistan to state of
complete vassalage. 1t is said the Rus
slams are tanning the feeling of discomfort
[ fear the British will have further trouble
with this obsreporous principality. The
luke of Argye's speech throws flood of
light on the unsatisfactory state of aff,irs
n British India, and the government can
not yet be congratulated on being "out of
he woods" In the meantime, the oppo
,ition, active as it is, has not the slightest |
wish to come into power with such
leavy heritage of troubles in hand. Lord
Beaconsiield has plunged the ship of state
nto rough waters, and he must pilot her
brough. EDWARD.