Erson Ram.
The British equine festival on Epsoin Downs has been celebrated this week under not very favourable conditions. The' "skyey influences" were by no means benign, except on the first day. But the sun burst brilliantly forth just as the great race was run. Nevertheless, it is re- corded that the masses of spectators were greater than in any year since 1840, when the Queen and Prince Albert were present. Prince Albert and Prince Frederick William of Prussia were on the ground; and the usual crowd of distinguished gentlemen. The chief races on Tuesday were the Craven Stakes, for which thirteen started—won by Sir J. Hawley's Ifslipyge (Salter) ; and the Woodoote Stakes, for which fifteen started—won by Mr. Barnard's Alarm (D. Hughes.)
On Wednesday, no fewer than twenty-four horses started for the Derby. The race is exclusively run by three-year-olds ; the length of the course is a mile-and-a-half ; the stakes are fifty sovereigns each; the second horse receives 1001. There were 213 subscribers. At starting, the betting was- 3 to 1 agst [Lord Derby's] Fazzoletto (taken freely), 7 to 2 agst Wentworth, 11 to 2 agst Cannobie, 8 to 1 eget Artillery, 12 to 1 agst Fly-by-Night, 12 to 1 agst Vandermeulin, 14 to 1 agst Yellow Jack, 20 to 1 ag,st_Ellington. The first four reached the post in the following order—
Admiral Harcourt's Ellington, by Flying Dutchman (Aldcroft) 1 Mr. Howard's Yellow Jack, by Birdcatclier (Wells) 2 Lard J. Scott's Cannobie, by Melbourne (R. Sherwood) Lord Derby's Tassoletto, by Orlando (Flatman) 4
"The first to show prominently in the front was The Coroner; behind him was Aleppo, headmg a nick which comprised Fazzoletto, Vandermeulin, Cannobie, Artillery, Wentworth, Bird-in-Hand, Astrologus, Bay Hilton, and Ellington, who were clustering well together in nearly the order naanerL At the top of the hill Aleppo rushed up to the Coroner and obtained the lead, the Coroner falling back, and Vandermeulin going on second, with Fazzoletto, Bay Hilton, Artillery, Wentworth, Cannobie, Ellington, Bird- in-Hand, and Astrologuri showing well up in his wake, close together and pretty nearly in the order in which we have set down their names. Aleppo carried on the running round Tattenham Corner, and Yellow Jack now began to draw forward, and at the Road he took the second place, with Bay Hilton's head at his neck and Fazzoletto and Cannobie lying close up. At the distance Aleppo disappeared from the front, and left Vandermeulin with .a slight lead, Bay Hilton being second, Fazzolotto, Ellington, and Wentworth the next three, Artillery being now beaten off. Soon afterwards Yellow Jack went up to Vandermeulin, and raced with him head and head ; Bay Hilton dropping back, and Ellington, biding his time, in close attendance on the first two. Half-way up the dis- tance Vandermeulin tired, and Ellington came out, with Yellow Jack in hot pursuit, and, after a most exciting race in, beat him easily by a length, half a-length separating the second from the third, and a length the third from the fourth ; Vandermeulin was fifth, and Aleppo sixth. Wentworth was forward in the next lot. In the extreme rear were Cotswold, Newington, Mr. Verdant Green, Astrologus, and the Prince. Artillery was last but one, and Wandering Willie absolutely last."
Thursday is what is called an "off day" at Epsom. There was iwetty good sport, but few people to see it. On Friday the chief event was the race l'or the Oaks. The stakes are fifty sovereigns each; there were 136 sub- scribers. The race is contested solely by three-year-old fillies. Ten started yesterday. At starting the betting was 2 to 1 against Mincepie, 6 to 1 against Victoria, 20 to 1 each against Melissa and Fair Geraldine—the four fiat horses. They arrived at the post in the following order.
Mr. If. Hill's Mincepie, by Sweatmeat (A. Day) Lord Clifden's Melissa, by Orlando (Sly) 2 Mr. Bowe's Victoria, by Melbourne (Bartholomew) 3 Mr. II. Stone's Fair Geraldine, by Footstool 4
The favourite hung back until the horses had entered "the Straight" ; when she closed with Victoria and Melissa, shooting past the former, and beating the latter by a neck.
Retribution. About fifty American seamen manyof them Coloured men, have deserted from American ships in the Tyne, and taken service with English ships, for the sake of higher wages. The American masters have applied to the Magistrates to know if they can help them to recover the sailors; but they cannot : there is no treaty between this country and the 'United States for the restoration of runaway seamen. Formerly, English mariners frequently deserted in American ports, and no doubt the Yankees thought it was a good thing to have no treaty on the subject : now, it seems, English service is better than American, and the 'cute Statesmen find the inconvenience caused by having no treaty.
The father and mother of Ellen Barrett, a child who lived at Apsley Guise near Woburn, and Elizabeth Barrett, a grown-up sister of Ellen, are in prison awaiting their trial for killing Filen by starvation and ill-usage. Ellen and other children were dreadfully maltreated—made to work hard, starved, beaten, tortured with filthy ingenuity. The other children were rescued in time, but Ellen died. A. post-mortem examination showed that she had hardly any stomach ; a surgeon attributed this to "constant disuse."
There were no fewer than 231 prisoners in charge of the Liverpool Police and brought before the Magistrates on Monday morning, for offences com- mitted between that time and the previous Saturday. This number is unpreaedented even in Liverpool, and is considerably over one prisoner in every 2000 of the population.
To fewer than twelve miners have died from an explosion of fire-clamp in a.colhery belonging to the Governor and Company of Copperminers at Car- narvon. The cause of the explosion is not known with certainty; it is sur- mised that a collier opened his safety-lamp, or that a lamp was broken by a fall of coal from the roof.
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