The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-07-28
LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.
England.
GOODWOOD RACES.

G0ODwOOD RACES.
LONDON, July 27.-The first day Of the
GO0dwood meeting. The race for the Good
wood stakes was won By Mr.. X. Jardine's
four-year old brown colt Reveller; W. S.
Crawford's three-year-old chestnut colt
Edelweiss second, the same owners four
year-Old colt Bay Archer third. Nine ran.
The race for the sweepstakes OF 100 sOve-
reigns each was won by r. Ten Broeck's
The GOwan.
The race for the Richmond stakes, for
two-year-old colts and 6llieS was won by
Lord FaImOuth's Balgal. Eleven horses
ran, including Lorillard's Paw-Paw, who
ran very badly and finished last.
THE BOLTON COTTON OPERATIVES.
LONDON. July 27.-The Bolton cotton OPP
eratiyes, who recently Threatened a strike
which would involve 100000 spindles and
10000 persons, held secret meeting last
night, but refused to give the result Of their
deliberations 10 the press. II is understood,
however, that they decided not to strike.
THE COMPENSATION BILL PASSED THE HOUSE
OF COMMONS.
L0ND0y. ,Jtilg 27.-On The rejection Of
Mr.. TOitenhan'S motion in the House OF
Commons, the compensation bill was read
a third time and finally passed.
LONDON, July 21.-ln the division on the
compensation for disturbance in Ireland
bill in the House Of Commons last night 81
HOme-Rulers voted with the Government,
and POS Conservatives and 20 Liberals voted
in the minority. No Conservative voted
with the Government.
The London CORES pondcnt OF the Edin-
burgh Scotsman says: " i hear that forty
Liberal peers have promised to vote for the
compensation bill"
The Times in a leading editorial tbi,
morning SAYS: "Thc normal majority IN
the House OF Commons Of the Liberals an d
Home-Ruler combined is at least 40, and
the diminution OF ministerial strength,
showing By last nights strength. is mea-
sure, though an inadequate one, OF the
discomfort the compensation bill has pro-
duced."
In the House OF Lords this evening Earl
Granville, foreign secretary, introduced the
compenSation-for disturbance bill, which
passed the House of Commons last night,
and fixed the second reading OF the bill for
next Monday. Earl Darprey Ubera) on
behalf Of Earl Grey UiberaD gave notice Of
a motion to reject The measure. Earl Grey
has volunteered to lead the opposition to
the bill.
yICTORIA'S LETTER TO THE SULTAN.
LoNpoN, july 27.-A Berlin dispatch
SAYS: II is hoped here that the letter re-
ported by the Paris Rappei to have been
sent by Queen Victoria to the Sultan VIII
help to bring about a peaceful solution OF
! the Eastern question. The National lei
tuna SAYS Turkish statesmen must have lost
every particle Of common sense if they do
not pay the fullest attention to words from
such an influential quarter"
Continental newspapers seem TO make no
question that the Queen has written letter
| 10 the Sultan, but judging from the analysis
OF the letter published by the Paris Rdppel
it appears highly improbable that it was
either written or authorized by the Queen.
Aquatic.
HALIFAX, y. $, July 27.-Thc Halifax
Rowing Association has decided to chal-
| lence Riley, OF Saratoga, to a ScuII.race with
Warren Smith; distance, three miles
stakes, 81, 900 a side; the race to be rowed
on waters 10 be settled on in future.
The POrte's Reply.
LONDON, July 27.--A COnstlntinOple dis
patch to Reuters Telegram Company says
THE Porte's reply to The collective note
has been submitted 10 the Sultan for his an
HI.
| ambassadors forthwith. 1t i believed that
the tenor Of the reply, as originally adopted
/ by the ministers, has been modified. Mr..
| Goscher, the British ambassador, had a
| private interview with the sultan to-day"
Condition of Russian Prisons.
| LONDON, July 27.-The 81. Petersburg
! N0edOe Iremga gives particular, respect
! ing the LetOflsky prison, one OF the chlel
prisons 10 ST. Petersburg. The report OF
| The inspector states that In The Iema'e
wards there are 157 women, OF whom
lthirty-thlee were i'll many were enceinte.
| I'm the male wards there were 592 men, OF
whom l27 were III. Their linen was
/ filthy and the ventilation wholly made
ouate. 1t is estimated that each man had
but three ifths Of the quantity OF air ne
ceSsarv 10 support an adult person. The
prison is never repaired, and dirt ana Dis
order reign Aprtme. In spite OF the sAorl
term OF Imprisonment OF one year 10 "ulcH
the inmates are subjected the death-rate l.
nearly twenty-five per cent.
various Foreign Items.
LONDON, July 27.-A Paris dispatch All
nounces another heavy fall on Bonrs'
owing TO the threatening aspect OF affairs III
the East.
LONDON, July IA Berlin dispatch tC
the ST. James Gazette says: " The Empero
Of Russia has withdrawn his objections L
receiving the Marquis Tseng, The Chimes
Ambassador" -.
Ii is stated that the British Admiral, II
+. SEYMOUR, will command the combined
demonstration Of the naval squadron agains
Turkey.
A Paris dispatch to the Times says fres'
orders have been given TO the French am
bas>adors and cOusuls abroad To facllltat
the return OF amnestied Communists.
A new weekly Journal. to be called cGi
urtlqu Afternoon, is'about to appear unde
the edtorship OF Mr.. Farieon, the novels ;