Year: 1868

you hear of the row between him and Lord Y at the
opera on Tuesday, The Marquis was talking so
loudly that half the house was annoyed. After q
while Lord Y, who was in the next box, came in.
and asked wonld he be good enough to talk less,
so that they might hear the music. Eh, well, and
who the devil you, and what right have
you to come into my boxl" queried Lord Hastings.
Il am Lord Y" Lord " Ideclare never heard
of such a person as ILord Y. in my life" and the
Marquis oOmposedly turned his back on Lord Y, and
went on with his talk. How rude of him; was it not
and so for an hour and half this chat went on.
might easily fill my letter with it, l could even
write pretty full biography of the lady who led the
talk. If had ventured to use one real name-only
One-it is that of man. all whose sayings and doings
are public property. In year or two more he will
TO be of interest to anybody, and the Emperor
viii not invite him to dinner when he goes to Paris
to see the Grand Prix.


AS there is but one convenient railway to Ascot the
Southwestern, its managers do as they like about
fares An ordinary return ticket to Ascot costs IS Cd


On the Cup-Day they ask just double and, since they
might treble the price with equal impunIty let us be


grateful that they content to rob us so gently
There nothing your Brton enjoys so much as being
plundered by respectable corporation except the
privilege of grumbling about it. When he has done


grumbng he will go next year precisely the same





vides the profits. Ibelieve were little less than
two hours in doing the twenty-five or three miles
The four-horse drags with relays at HOunslOw will
not have been much longer in reaching the course
but have / not said how the way was lightened for
me by the ambrosial discourse of my fellow travel
ers We used to drive, said she, whom described
as directing the conversation, and generally with
eight horses (where your BlOOmingdale turnouts.
Sometimes our own horses, but generally posters,
o,,In f1,ova 20 holt fuFau Last
we passed NJ on the road-a very poor sort of man
naturally; what mean is that he has no money but
what he made himselfp Which seems to have put an
end to her ladyship's enjoyment of the road, and
driven her into railway carriage on the South
Western.


Ascot is arstocratic throughout. think no other
course boasts Grand Stand so fine as this. EPSON
certainly cannot and DoncasteE is poorer than Ep-
som 4; Newmarket have not seen. Balconies extend
from the main building in long spur of two stories
one side and the other are the private stands
of the Jockey Club, the Royal Stand and know not
what others. Everything is trim and frescoed, the
paths are covered with awnings, even the Betting
Ring is kept within bounds, and there are spaces
where you are not deafened with the believing of
the bOOkmakers. Opposite the stands the carriages
are drawn mp three and four deep. If You will take
the trouble to cross the course to include in
glance the whole range of stands and balconies you
shall see such array of gay dressed women as no
other place in England offer, not even Hyde Park
on Saturday or the Horticultural Show in Kenslng-
ton to which the beauty of London goes of mornings
in ball dress From the roof of the stand you the
course beled with forest and beyond the forest blue
hills breaking the horizon, The barracks at Alder
shott have sent their scarletcoated troops 10 give
color 70 the scepe and the toettes of the women
q brilliant contrast to the dull green sward that
stretches over the heath Blanketedhorse arc stroll
ing on the grass. The black and gray swarIns of
male Engshmen dOze along the white-railed course
London policemen, afOOt and mounted seem to have
jurisdiction wherever race is run and pick up small
with alacrity, while the big ones in the
betting ring ply their trade untouched. Bow Street
has journeyed to Ascot and Sir Thomas Henry holds
an extemporized court in a shed hard by the stand
At EPSON there was gray haired superintendent Of
police Oh gray horse, who TO the clearing of
the course And to-day at Ascot there is a gray
haired superintendent bestrding gray steed, who
does the same duty Never were such pains taken
that the stealing should all be done by one set of
thieves.


Authorities say that the racing was better on the
off DAYS As don't care about racing. that does not
disturb me. Here as at the Derby, one cares to see
the people-the side of English life which is turned
out to yOu the upper side to-day as much as the un
deTside week before last, The glpslcs and coster-
mongers ut Epson were risking their shillings on
Blue Gown The swells at Ascot stake their soveregns
on the same horse. At the Derby, Sir Joseph Haw-
ley and the Marquis of Hastings, whom the public
supposes NAV be ruined either of them, by the sue
cess of the other both winners by the victory of
the same horse At Ascot, the Marquis of Hastings
scratches the Earl in order that Sir Joseph may win
the Cup with Blue Gown, and the Earl in return
carried off the St. James Palace stakes, without OPP
position from Sir Joseph. So Blue Gown is kept out
of the Leger to make things pleasant for the Earl
The public, which for both races has in good faith
backed the horses of both owners suffers heavily by
the bargain, but who cares for the public when a
couple of titled patrons of the turf profit by
secret agreement that between less eminent persons
might be called swindling o! my friends in America
who desire to rival the gores of the English Turf,
what title will there protect You from the penalties
which even in England await the untitled professor
Of this difficult artf G. VS..
REMOVAL OF THE GOVERNOR OF MISSISSIPPI


JACKSON, June 23.-To-day at noon, Gen.
Bidde Commander OF this Post demanded the surrender
Of the Governors office Humphreys declined
TO vacate Gen Bdde asked whether he must use force
TO get possession Gov Humphreys replied afrmatively
Gen. Bldde then marched in squad Of soldiers and took
possession Gov Humphreys has fitted up another room
for an Office and claims to he Governor Of Mississippi


MEXICAN NEWS SUMMARY.


GALVESTON, June 23.-The Mexican Congress
closed it's session on the 3st u President JuareZ de-
livered an address He held that the establishment OF
colonies on the northern frontiers ecacious method
~ nrotoctnp them aRanst Indian invasion. PrO0r6s