Mr. E. Studd owns a bit of the Derby racecourse.
The lease expired, and Mr. Studd, either in a pet at some want of courtesy, or in a rage with the Epsom Grand -Stand Association, whom he accuses of sharp practice, or anxious to get the highest rent pro- curable, broke off all negotiations for its renewal. Thereupon, the papers teem with denunciations on the man who interrupts "a national holiday," and suggestions are freely offered for coercing him through deputations of eostermongers, who are, apparently, to thrash him into generosity. The betting men, whose bets will be void if the arrangements are changed, are especially wroth, and seem to consider Mr. Studd most impertinent for putting his own price on his own goods. We do not say he is not ; far be it from us to say that a landlord has a right to his own when the public wants it, but we should like to see a little fair play. If Mr. Studd is to be bullied for objecting to let his land for gambling purposes, the next Peer in Wales or Scotland who refuses to let his laud for a church ought to be bullied too. Let one thing or the other prevail, private right or public convenience, but save us from special laws to be made by "sportsmen," costermongers, and the publisher of the "correct card."
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