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4 een. oe BOTH SIDES OF THE EQUATION. French Political Parties—The Right, Right Centre, Left Cen- tre, Left, Extreme Left. Legitimists, Constitutionalists, Liberals, Mod- erate Republicans, Radicals, Pants, Oct. 28, 1873. Americans who take an interest in French poli- es must often be puzzied by the terms which are used to designate the different parties in the National Agsembly. The words legitimist, Orlean- ist, Bonapartist and republican are intelligible, but some little experience is required to under- stand what exact shades of opinion are repre- sented by “Extreme Right,” “Right,” “Right Centre,” “Left Centre,” “Left? and “Extreme Left or Montagne.” To get a clear sense of these expressions it must be borne in mind that they are derived from the positions of the seats which the members occupy in the debating hall. In England, and in the countries which copy English manners, the debating halls of popular assemblies are of oblong shape; the Chairman or Speaker sits ft one end of the room with @ clear space or gangway in front, and the members are ranged in longitudinal rows to either side of him, those to the right being the government party and those to the left the oppo- sition, But in France and the other Latin coun- tries (Spain, Portugal, Italy) the debating halls are always of horseshoe form. The President (he is not called ‘‘chairman”) sits alofton a platform placed at the basis of the horseshoe, with the tribune or speaxing rostrum under him, and the representatives are arranged opposite in blocks and tiers, amphitheatre-wise. Now, in cham- bers thus planned, it is the invariable custom ‘that the conservatives sit to the President's right and the liberals to the left, the places in the centre being filled by members of moderate or undecided opinions, who keep aloof from both extremes. With respect, then, to the French National As- sembly, THE “EXTREME RIGHT AND “RIGHT” must be held to mean the members who are op- posed to all ideas of republicanism, democracy and ‘Progress. They are legitimists—tnat is, believers in the divine right of Henri V. to rule over France, and to rule over it despotically if such be his good pleasure. They reject the doctrine that the people have any natural rights of their own or can claim any liberties but such as the King may graciously confer on them, and their ideal would be a government like that of Russia, though they would expect their sovereign to sur- round himself with a council of hereditary nobles, and to restore to the aristocracy some of its feudal privileges. In religious matters they are bigotedly Papist. They would place all educational estab- lishments under the management of the Catholic clergy, exclude Protestants from posts under gov- ernment, and punish free-thinkers like M. Ernest Rénan and M. Littré as criminal heretics and blas- phemers. Ina word, they are 200 years behind their age, and look upon the revolution of 1789 as the most impious folly ever perpetrated; but, on the other hand, they are sincere in their crotchets, believing that Uiberalism leads to ungodliness and contempt for all laws; they are also chivalrous and have never hesitated to risk life and fortunes for their faith and their white fag. Out- side the House the “Extreme Right” and “Right” form a political club, presided over by Baron de Larcy, for some time Minister of Commerce in M. Thiers’ first Cabinet, The number of members is 95, almost all of whom are noblemen of ancient lineage, high title and extensive landed property. The most important among them is the Duke of La Rochefoucauld-Bisaccia, the richest land owner in France. THE “RIGHT CENTRE” {3 composed of members who are in favorcf a constitutional monarchy after the English pattern. They are very fair imitations of British tories. Be- fore the fusion between the Orleans and Bourbon families half of them held for the Count of Paris, but now they are all allied in the wish to restore Henri V. In religion they are tolerant and would persecute nobody, though they advocate the alliance of State and Church, and would gladly see the Catholic priests put in authority over village schools. In their politics they are all opposed to universal suffrage, and would so modify it by restrictive clauses concern- ing age and residential qualification as to reduce the number of electors in France by something like 2,000,000, As regards the Legislature, they would set up two Chambers, but there are diver- gencies of opinion among them asto whether the Upper House should be a hereditary Assembly, a House of life Peers or Senators, as under Louis Philippe and Napoleon IIL, or a Senate returned, like that of America, by the Departmental Councils, the members being elected “for a term of years and retiring by rotation. The “Right Centre” insist that the Mayors of communes (municipalities) should be appointed by government, and not chosen by the Town Councils; they are opposed to the right of public meeting, and would subject the press to penal laws so severe that it would virtu- ally be gagged. The “Right Centre’ is the most numerous party in the house, counting 243 mem- bers. Its leader is the Duke d’Audiffret- Pasquier, and its next most prominent chiefs the Duke d’Aumale and the Prince de Joinville, the Dukes de Broglie, d’Harcourt and Decazes, Msgr. Dupan- loup, Bishop of Orleans, and M. Buffet, President of the Assembly; Generals Changarnier, Ducrot and Cissey; and outside the House the party is greatly influenced by the counsels of M. Guizot. Next to the “Right Centre” comes a group of 20 Bonapartists, who sit apart from all the other sections and vote now with one and now with the other, They will bear of nothing but the restora- tion of a Napoleon, and are eager, noisy politi- cians, ably led by the ex-Minister Rouher. Aiter ‘bem we have THE “LEFT CENTRE,” which was formerly M, Thiers’ party, but is now headed by Leon Say, one of the proprietors of the Journal des Devats, and M. Thiers’ last Finance Minister. It used to be said that the ‘Left Centre” Tepresented the opinions of all intelligent French- men, for its members attach less importance to men than to measures, They are liberals who would like to see France enjoy an honest constitutional government, a free press, and, indeed, all the lib- erties established in America and Englanc, But they rather dread republicanism, because in France it mostly leads to disorder and disorder to despot- dsm. Some of them have lately peen converted to the idea that @ conservative republic, under M. Thiers, may steer clear of the rocks on which former republics have split, and these, with M. Leon pay at their head, will vote against the res- toration; but the other and probably larger sec- tion will cast in their lot with the monarchists, because they feel certain that M. Thiers would not retain power long in @ republican Chamber, but would be overthrown by M. Gambetta, who, in his turn, would be supplanted by a new Commune, which would bring back a third empire. The Leit Centre numbers 109 members, the most conspicu- ous of whom are MM. de Rémusat, Barthélemy St. Hilaire, Wolowski, General Chanzy and the ex- Minister Goulard. The last named politician will ‘be the leader of those Left Centrists whoare ad- verge to the Republic, We now get to THE LEFT, which is the moderate republican party, and comprises the well known names of Jules Favre, Jules simon, Jules Ferry, Carnot, Arago, Pelletan, ‘Taxile Delord, Grévy, lately Presiaent of the hamber, and, above all, M. Thiers, The “Left” are ® convinced that monarchy has served its time in France and that a repitviic is the only form of gov- ernment which offers any chance of duration. They are enthusiastic admirers of American institutions and thetr policy might be summed up as “laberty at home and peace anroad.”” {n.religious matters they are for separating the Church from the State and for debarring priests trom ai! interference with public schools; but they are not atheistical and they repudiate all ideas of Sspoliation ¢nd com- Mounism, The “Let” consists of 147 memba,s for NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1873—TRIPLE SHEET. the most part men of high attainments and great private honesty; they are & happy contrast to THE “EXTREME LEFT,” also called the ‘‘Montagne” party, because they hudale together on the highest blocks of the left side of the House. Thisis the red republican and radical faction, who are only separated by an im- perceptible line from the Commune—men of witd views, visionary, unpractical, opposed to all forms of religion, and ever ready to convulse the country with dangerous experiments, Some members of the “Extreme Left,”—for instance, MM. Louis Blano, Esquiros, Edgar Quinet, Crémieux and Pey- rat—are men of eminent ability; but they are not the less dangerous on that account, and it may be confidently said that, if republicanism is so terrify- ing a thing to many quiet-minded Frenchmen, it is because of these turbulent radicals, who are the slavish flatterers of “King Mob.” M. Gam- betta is supposed to lead the “Extreme Leit,” but as a matter of tact he only remains among them in order to keep them in check. Ifhe were in power the radical party would find in him an implacable enemy, for he is a man of sense, too fond of republicamism to feel any liking for men who have done their utmost to make not only republicanism, but the very name of freedom bate- ful. The “Extreme Left’? numbers at present 76 members, a few of whom are utterly un- educated and were returned amid the confusion of 1871, solely from the violence of their electoral speeches, At least half of the 76 have been imprisoned or exiled at one time or another for revolutfonary doings, and six or seven of them have narrowly escaped being shot or guillotined, RHODE ISLAND RASCALITY. The Wardwell Defaleation in the Com- mercial National Bank of Providence Bel Investigated by the Government Bank Examiner. PROVIDENOR, Nov. 14, 1873, The National Bank Examiner for Rhode Island, Mr. Mygatt, and the directors of the Commercial National Bank, have been engaged all day in thoroughly examining into the condition of that institution and ascertaining if the detalcation of S. H. Wardwell extends iurther than he has stated. From a personal interview with Mr. Mygatt Iam enabled to give the full figures of the defalcation and the way in which it was conducted. Mr. Mygatt says the deficit appears, so far as examined, as Mr. Wardwell has stated, viz.—$45,000, which he concealed by cailing his bills discounted Jor $25,000 more than they really were. He also appropriated United States government bonds to the amount of $2,500, and the rest of the deficit, $20,000, he secured by special loan from the Me- chanics’ Bank of New York, the corresponding bank of the bank here, After examining up to the present time, Mr. Mygatt and the directors are disposed to believe Wardwell has stated the truth, Thus far they have discovered no deficit in special deposits with the single exception of the $2,500 government bonds. The cash account 1s correct in all particu- lars, and the accounts of the bank generally seem to be correct, and will be verified as rapidly as pos- sible, though it is supposed the strictest examina- tion will not reveal any discrepancy otber than what has been already stated. Wardwell specu- lated largely in real estate five years ago, and, itis supposed, lost $20,000 by the business. He also had considerable dealings in stucks. Clark, the former teller, was a defaulter at the time of his discharge, three years ago, and put the load of his guilt on Wardwell, who has been in the employ of the bank for twenty-seven years, assuming the position of cashier in 1858 Deacon Wardwell, lather of the defaulting cashier, was cashier of the Eagle National Bank here for halr a century, and was a devout man, an extraordinary accom- plishment oi bis being his reading of the Bible in diferent languages, ‘ardwell, the defaulter, was nearly crazed alter disclosure, and last night was greatly agitated in expectation, as he afterwards confessed, that the bank officials would be very bitter against him and have him severely puo- ished. He, however, appears to have confessed to everything, and the olticers apparentl: a not ygatt Berealy, Canoe. towards him; but Mr, says this affair, as in all such dishonest proceedings, the law must take its course. Ward- well appears more collected to-day, and fully realizes his dishonorable position. He lives in this city with his jamily, to which he has brought great grief. He had not, up to this afternoon, been ac- tually placed under arrest, but he is ee, a prisoner, and his case will undoubtedly be dis- posed of in the same manner as those of Hoard and Pearsons, the Rhode Island National Bank defaulters of last year, who received a sentence of nine years’ imprisonment. His salary was $3,000 a year, and @ short time ago stories were in circula- tion that Mr. Wardwell was living at a reater rate than his salary admitted of, He was at that time told about the stories concerning him and questioned in regard to it, but he then stated he had other income from legiti- mate sources. The immense capital and deposits of the bank, amounting to over $1,700,000, ren- dered it 1ather an easy matter for him to cover up the deficiency, and such was the confidence re- posed in him that there was hardly a breath of sus- picion against nim. Advices by mail are expected irom the Mechanics’ Bank in New York to-night, and the actual extent of indebtedness to that bank will be officially determined to-morrow. It is not expected, however, that any further deficieney in this connection will be developed. General Burnside, who, together with Ward- Well’s jather-in-law, Tuomas K. Holden, is bonds- Man to the awount of $15,000, has been actively engaged in the investigauon, and spent a great portion of yesterday at the bank. Mr. Mygatt Says this is the third defalcation during the eight years he has heen the National Bank Examiner tor Rhode Island, the previous deficits occurring in the Exchange and Rhode Isiand Nationa) banks. Relative to my inquiries as regards the condi- tion of the national banks affected by the Spragues suspension, he says that they will be fully protected by the associated banks. ‘The interests in the Spragues were in the shape of acceptances of the house of Hoyt, Spragues & Co,, of New York. In rejerence to the First National Bank, which is more distinctly affected by the Sprague crash, being wound up to some extent with the Cranston Savings Bank, he states that the latter bank owes the First National $54,000, The Cranston Bank is Still suspended, and Mr. Mygatt says it must ulti- mately go into the hands of areceiver. The pay- ment of depositors will depend upon the issue oi the Sprague afairs. “SHAKESPEARE AND THE 9 a rs Lecture at Steinway Hall by Mr. William Page. A lecture was last evening delivered at Steinway Hall by Mr. William Page on “Shakespeare and the Mask,’’ before an audience which occupied about two-thirds of the seats. Displayed on the platform at either side of the lecturer's desk were a partial painting of Shakespeare, two copies of the ‘“‘mask,’’ @ Droeshout etching, a Chandos portrait and a copy o! the Stratford bust. The object aimed at by the lecturer was to prove the identity of the “mask” from the scar on the forehead, and, though he did not pretend that at some ijuture time his belief in regard to the matter might not change, yet he affirmed that at the present time, at allevents, he was convinced the “mask”? was a genuine copy of the original one taken in wax immediately alter Shakespeare’s death. The poet died April 23, 1616, and was buried on the 25th, so that it was probable that the wax mask was exhibited to the townsfolk for several days after Shakespeare's burial. Kestelatadt took a copy of the wax mask and brought tt to Hesse- Darmstadt, and it was from this that we were now enabled to draw the likeness in our minds of the greatest of poets. This copy bears the scar on the Jorehead, and all the photographs taken from the Arundel pictures aiso lave the scar. The lecturer mainly based his arguments in support of his theory as to the identity upon the authenticity of the original wax mask and the copy made by the German, Kestelstadt, upon the small picture taken in 1637; upon the fact that no two aces have ever been alike, each possessing some peculiar traits which artists immediately dis- cern, and upon the direct allusion by Shakespeare himseli, in some of his sonnets, to the scar which he bore. in support of his deduction regaram; the sonnets the lecturer read the 110th, 111th an 112th, and the third, fourth and fifth sonnets, claiming that,especially in the 112th, the poet plainly alludes to the scar. In the course of the lecture Mr. Page humorously dispelled the idea that the Strat- ford bust was anything at all like William Shake- speare. The bust did hot exhibit in any way those evident marks ot intellectuality which people were accustomed to see in every picture of Shake- spear It was, the lecturer said, rather too fat, and, besides, it entirely lacked the noble iimeaments Of the poet's face, The lecture lasted one hour, and at its concin- sion, when Mr. Page retired to one of the rooms off the stage, he was visited by @ crowd of ladies and gentiemen. SUDDEN DEATH. Ellen Green, @ woman, jorty years of age anda native of Ireland, was found lying dead in the yard of the premises No. 267 Mulberry street on Thurs- day night. Deceased had formerly lodged in the house with Margaret Sherry, An inquest will be eld over the remalos, ma ART MATTERS. Pictures at the Vienna Exhibition. A correspondent of the Hsraup, writing from Vienna, gives us the following information with respect to pictures in the various departments there:—In the German department the greatest academic production is “The Triumph of German- icus,” by Piloty, in the Salon d’Honneur. The broad mass of light in the middie is focused on the white-robed figure of Thusnelda. The color is not absolutely bad, but meagre and dry, and of that mediocrity which gains rather than loses in 8 pho- tograph. It isa picture of powerful presence, full of thought and careful stagy. Gustav Richter has & painting, ‘The Building of the Pyramids,” which, however, detracts from his reputation for know!- edge of type and costumes. in ‘Phe Building of the Pyramids” none of the characters or costumes are Egyptian. The best head in the picture is that of a littl negro boy, leaning on one of the timbers in the foreground, and even he has a fine-pointed, delicate nose. The light is harsh, and the shadows often false and of chocolate opacity. The flesh is hard and immova- ble, and the general aspect gives the idea of inflex- ible contours, falsity of tone and rude appositions of light and shade. Richter ts more successful in a couple of portraits artistically executed and charmingly composed; for they are, to some ex- tent, compositions, Vautier hasa genre painting in the Swiss collection representing a dance by lads and lasses in a country inn, The figures are well drawn, and the interior has all the well-studied details usually so finely rendered by this artist. Krauss, in the six pictures he exposes, does not sus- tain his reputation. They display none of the preci- sion of touch and truth of color that atamp most of his former works with genuine artistic merit. The faces are caricatured, the color ia dry and leathery and the drawing conventional. Paul Meyherheim’s “Menagerie” is neither good in color nor artistic in treatment, and its conventionalities are pain- fuily prominent. Edward Grtitzner has an excel- lent painting, full of raciness and unction, and rep- resenting a jolly cellarer in monk’s attire asleep in @ wine cask, while @ severe pater and an obese abbé criticisingly contemplate the spectacle, Franz Deffreger has some scenes from peasant life full of nature and true artistic feeling, but not con- taining much thought. “The Elopement,” by Ed. Kurzbauer, hangs in the Austrian department: ‘The young couple are at the table in a country inn, studying the route from @ guidebook. The young man, @ noble looking fellow, rises to find the mother in the apartment, her face full of indig- nantreproach. The girl sinks under the reproof and her head falls upon her hand. The landlord's family and the few guests are dumb with aston- ishment, and the portly footman, his face expres- sive only of utter irresponsibility, fills the door- way. The expression of the mother isa study of character well understood and finely rendered. Adolph Lier has four landscapes, each of which is arare representation of nature’s beauty and a capital study of color, perspective and effect. Very few animal painters have shown, Adolph Schreyer is represented, first, by an Arab galloping over the plain and finding his friend dead by the side of bis horse, and, second, by a wagon team with three or tour shaggy Wallachian ponies, Carl Steffeck, in his “Dead Foal,” shows a fine perception of the sentiments that a dumb animal is capable of ex- pressing, and paints the head of the mourning mother with remarkable feeling. Professor A. Wagner, of Municn, deserves to rank as an ani- mal painter because of his masterly treatment of “The Roman Chariot Race.” Jan Matejko, @ native of Cracow, and whom no inducements have yet been able to attract from that city, paints in a studio that is little better than @ hut, but bas produced a remarkably original picture represent- ing Sigismond Augustus Il. in an assembly of Lithuanian, Ruthenian and Polish. The rich in- terior of the chamber is filled with magnificently costumed lords and officials. The Cardinal Hozuus, in his red robes, occupies @ chair. Before him, kneeling in his turn, the Grand Chancellor swears by the crucifix held in the hand of the King, and all the assemoly respectfully incline their heads, There is a better ble in this picture than in the second, which shows the treaty of the King, Stephen Bathory, with the Russians alter having conquered half o1 their country. The King 18 seated under a canop erected on the snow-covered plain beiore the suil smouldering ruins of ‘kov, Around him, his officers, in ali the splendor of attire and flashing warlike trappings, which even to-day characterize the Polish soidiers. In the background the wild- looking cavairy, with the jeather decorations akin to those of our savages. In front the Muscovite archbishop, presenting the bread and ealt, the fawning Jesuits and the terrified attendants ail watch, With fear in their eyes, the sombre coun- tenance of the monarch, as if they expected the sword lying idle across his knees would ind a sheath in their own bodies. A great deal of bril- liant color, an immense Tichness of resources and firmness and correctness of line; the ensembie broken and somewhat inharmonious. The heads and masterpieces of rare fidelity of type. Franz Leubach has a full bat 4) portrait of Francis Joseph and a half score of heads. Hienrich von Angeli shows portraits of the Emperor and the Archdukes Rainer and Carl Ludwig. All these are weak in color and leché, “fhe Revenger of His Honor’—The drawing of ths figures, the placing oi the drapery and, particularly, the expressions, are good. There are two portraits by Horovitz full of spirit. A scene in @ synagogue of filthy Polish Jews, by the same artist, 1s well studied. Michael Munkacsy’s “Night Prowlers” the bratal prisoners under charge ofa guard and the group of curious peasants are full of interest. The gray tones are fine and delicate in their ap- positions, and the harmonious relations and the echoes of the notes boldly struck are given with the skill of the true colorist. Zichy speaks volumes in two cartoons, “Luther and Ais Vision’ and “The Coming of Christ” are intended to be di- rected against abuses In the Roman Catholic Church. ‘Raphael and His Model,” in sepia, is de- licious in sentiment. Pettenkofen is an admirer of small figures, small subjects and smail frames. In size he imitates Meissonier, but in precision of drawing and charms of color he is far in the rear of that master. Most admirable among his score of Uny panels is one representing a rude wagon, full of people, dashing aiong a dusty road, There is @ fine battle piece by L’Allemand. Muller’s “House Altar’ is a charming piece of color, Hugo Charie- mont produces excelient autumn scenes, with gra! skies, true in perspective and strong in color. 4 pair of landscapes, inspired by the monotonous plains on the border of the Piattensee, are irom the hand of Victor Mészly. Robert Russ’ mountain scenes are effective, but faise in tone and overdrawn in color. Otto von Thoren gives usa cow attacked by wolves, so like the stuffed models that the iandscape ought by rights to give place to the white wails of an interior, But his shepherd and herd of sheep in the twilight are at- tractive. In the Belgian collection there are several fine examples {rom Baron Leys. Take, tor examples of the whole, the scene ‘rom the history of Antwerp, where the burgomaster is haranguing the militia to defend the town. The composition 1s nawe and simple, Opposed to all academic rules, yet attract- ive from its natural quietness and unpretentious } character. The figures are drawn with that religious observance of the naturalistic forms remarkable in the Gothic paintings, and the poses are firm and decidedly unacademic. Above all is the color most charming in its wonderful range of fine-toned grays and periect tet fey of composition, One of his pupils, the lamented Joseph Lies, is seen, in his ‘Approach of the Enemy,” to possess a most delicate feeling for color and a skilful adaptation of all the resources at his command. Victor e exposes three canvases. The two De Vriendts, who might be one, give us illustrations of historical incidents, conceived under pressure and painted with a want of spontaneity. Two vei dramatic pictures are “Peace aud War’ an “War,’’ by Louis Gallait. De Keyser exposes his “Delivery of the Christian Siaves at Tunis by Charles V." Alfred Stevens, of Brussels, joins, With @ good deal of French sentiment and power of illustration an exceptionally great acuity of execution and feeling for color. Slengeneyer gives us Oriental scenes, brushed, but not painted, con- ceived with no Jesling and as false as the reputa- tion he enjoys. Wiertz nas a bad copy of Rubens’ “Pall of the Angels.” Portaels shows a rather leché portrait of a young hls In Emite Wauter’s “Maaness of Hugo van der Gaes" the story is told with more than average simplicity, and Willems makes a glistening show of very porcelain- like figures. Charles Verlat is ably repre- sented by “Cupid and Boreas.” Jean Ver. has has two excellent pictures, which would be popular in the United States, Clays and Lamvrinitre, bone tea gg A opposed in their conception of the beauties of Nature, both exhibit fine specimens of their power. Van Duppen is repre+ sented by two modern productions. One of Four- mols’ solid, rich landscapes is shown, and Van Moer is seen in “Old Brussels.” J. H. L. de Haas takes superior rank in bis “Banks of the Yuspel.’’ One of the grandest pictures by Hollanders 1s “From Darkness to Light,’ by Joseph Israels. Bisschop has not added to his reputation by hispor- trait of Mr. Motiey. Sadée contributes “The tribution of Bread.” Ten Kate's panels are re- markable for their old Schevenengen fishermen. Roclefs shows several promising studies and Verveera marine and one or two canal scencs. Madame Henrietta Konner and Torn are about the only cattle painters in this department, The Shakesp Memorial Window. The project of placing in the parish church of Stratford-on-Avon, England, a painted glass window, the gift of New York, Philadelphia and Boston, in honor of Shakespeare, has been for a long time entertained. The window frame selected as the enclosure of the memorial immediately adjoins Shakespeare’s monument in the chancel of the church, It is proposed that tha window ——<—$<$$— $$ re shall illustrate the “Seven Ages of Man” py inci- dents selected from the Bible, The idea of making ntellectual inspiration act as handmaid to what has been almost universally accepted as sacred inspiration is happy. The seven ane definea by Shakespeare are the Inf Boy, the Love: the Warrior, the Judge, the Old Man and the Man. It is propo: to iilustrate — the riod of intancy by the picture of ‘Moses’ discov among the bul- e rushes; that of ‘Boyhood,’ by Samuel presented before Elf: that of ‘The Lover,’ by Jacob meet- ing Rachel at the well; of the ‘Warrior,’ by Joshua Bera the hosts of israel; ‘The Judi De- borah judging Israel; ‘rhe Uid Man,’ oy Abraham when ’a birth was foretold, and ‘Ihe Man,’ by:Isaac blessing Jacob. The estimated cost of such a Window is $1,200 which, un the cireum- stances, is a very small sum, particularly when divided’ among three wealthy cities. We under- stand that Mr. Henry Graves, Pall Mall, London. pub- lisher to the Queen, who has recently presented to the Stratford-on-Avon parish church the win- dow immediately above Shakespeare’s monument, holds himseli responsible for the proper execution s the work. eenebvo a photoarsphed ‘son? of e proposed des! repare lessrs. Lavers, Barraud and Westinke, Wndelt street, London, to whom the commission ls to be entrusted, may be seen upon pyuiloasion: to Mr. Schaus or Mr. Knoedier, of this city, or to Messrs, James 8, Earle & Sons, of Philadelphia, or Messrs. Elliott, Blakeslee and Noyes, of Boston. Subscriptions will be received by either of these gentlemen. Four hundred dollars for such a purpose is so insignifi- cant a sum for each of the three cities specified that we doubt not the amount will be raised immediately. TROTTING AT WHITE PLAINS. Second Day of the Fall Meeting— Blanche the Winner of the 2:26 Race— The 2:35 Contest Postponed After Six Heats, and Lela Blanche the Victor in the Purse for Westchester County Horses. The second day of the fall trotting meeting at the White Plains Fair Grounds, under the management of the Johnson Brothers, was quite successful, despite the raw and chilly weather. The first event on the card was the postponed 2:26 race, which on Thursday in the darkness ended with Joe Brown winning the first and third heats, Blanche the fourth and filth heats, and the second a “dead” heat between Joe Brown and Charley Green, There was no betting, the spectators deeming it a “certain thing’ that Blanche would prove the winner, She did not disappoint them, as she won the sixth neat instyle. The toliowing i» a complete SUMMARY. WHITE PLAINS FAIR GROUNDS, WESTCHESTER County. New York, Nov. 13 and 14, 1873.—Purse ), for horses that never beat 2:26, mile heats, best three in five, in harness; $250 to the first, 125 to the second, $75 to the third, and $50 to the fourth horse. Judges—Peter Manee, George Wood- ruff and H. R. Kelly. Dan Mace’s bik. m. Blanche.. 4 Dan Jenkins’ gr. 8. Sol Brown. 101 John Murphy’s b. g. Charley Green 4 0 2 ©. M. Bliven’s sp. g. Spotted Colt.. 3 4 3 = Otis Bort’s b. g. Confidence... James Dougrey’s b. g. Joker. TIME. Sixth heat 37 B 8536 Second on the list was the purse of $400, tor horses that had never beaten 2:35; mile heats, best three in five, in harness; $200 tothe first, $100 to the second, $60 to the third and $40 to the fourth horse. Entered for this were nine horses, five of which came tothe post. Tanner Boy was the fa- yorite. Ella Millard won the first heat, Tanner Boy the second and fifth, Fred Tyier the third, Ben Smith the fourth, and then Tanner Boy and Ben Smith made a “dead” heat in the sixth, when, dark- ness coming on, the race pee peareoued until Mon- day next at twelve o'clock. Jar as progressed the following is a SUMMARY. WHITE PLAINS Falk GROUNDS, WESTCHESTER County, New York, Nov. 14.—Purse of $400, ior horses that have never beaten 2:35, mile heats, beat three in five, in harness; $200 to the first, $100 to the second, $60 tothe third and $40 to tne fourth horse. W. E. Weeks’ gr. g. Tanner Boy. 3810 . en Smith. 140 223 55 4 4 3r.0 Fourth heat. Filth heat. 3 34036 e list was a purse of $150, for horses owned in Westchester county sixty days before the race that had never beaten three minutes; mile heats, best three in five, in harness; $60 to the first, $40 to the second, $30 to the third, and $20 to the fourth horse. Ofthe five entries three came for the word, these ane Moses Whipple’s gray mare Lela Blanche, F. Sheppard’s bay mare Roste, and KR, Merritt’s bay gelding Dougherty. Lela was the favorite over the field, and she won the race 1n three straight heats, SUMMARY. Same Day.—Purse of $150, for horses owned in Westchester county 60 days before the race, that had never beaten three minutes; mie heats; best three in five, in harness; $60 to the first, $40 to the aera $30 to the third and $20 to the fourth orse. Moses Whipple's gr. m. Lela Blanche. 5 ae ee F. H. Sheppard's b. m. Rosie. 222 R, Merritt’s b. g. Dougherty. M. Devoe’s 0. g. Roadmaster Otis Bort’s b. m. Lizzie J.. First heat.. Second heat Third heat.. DEERFOOT DRIVING PARK. Mystery the Winner of the Saddle Race. Although the weather was very cold and un- pleasant for outdoor sports there assembled at Deerfoot Driving Park yesterday afternoon 200 per- sons to witness the saddle race for horses that had never beaten three minutes in that “style of going.” It was for a purse of $100, for which there were seven entries, of which three came for the work—Messrs. Bennett & Jackson’s bay gelding Mystery, L. S, Sammis’ sorrel gelding Farmer Boy, J. H. Phillips’ bay gelding Happy Jobn and Wiliam McMahon’s brown mare Bessie. Farmer Boy was the favorite, and but few bets could be had against him, yea won the race in three straight heats, In the second heat Bessie dislocated her fetlock Pjomt, and was led to the stable in the greatest agony. SUMMARY. DEERFOOT DRIVING PARK, NEAR LROOKLYN, I. L, Nov, 14, 1873.—Purse of $100, for horses that never beat three minutes, under the saddle; mile heats, best threc in five; $60 to the first, $20 to the second and $10 to the third horse, Judges—John Cox, Charles Place and Benjamin Nelson. Bill Bennett and Tom Jackson's b. g. Mys- tery (TOM JACKSON) .....++.0.sseeeeeee L. G. Sammis’ 8. g, Farmer Boy (Tom Cook, colored) ........ ee ccctees cee J. H. Phillips’ b. g. Happy John (William TOMS) «200+ + seer esssersceverccsscseces William McMahon's br. m, Bessie (Roagers) 4 ais ar. John Splan’s ch. m. Lady Bernsteine. Mike Rogers’ br. m. Belle of Vermont Dr. Heard’s b. g. Jobn......... Hats, 1:28 1:23 1:20 RAGING AT PHILADELPHIA, PHILADELPHIA, Nov, 14, 1873. The racing meeting at Point Breeze track ter- minated to-day. The weather was disagreeable and the attendance “sparse.” There were three races run, the first a dash of a mile and a quarter, the second a two-mile dash and the third a ateeple- chase with several miserable jumps, The spectators relished the running hugely. THE GREAT CALIFORNIA RACE. The great four-mile heat. race which is to take place to-day near San Francisco is creating much excitement in this city. Last evening pools were sold og the event at Johnson’s, with the following result :— ‘Tro 200 260 200 Thad Stevens. 175 115 140 Joe Daniels 105 80 45 pty 19 13 THE METHODIST MISSIONS. ‘The General Committee on Missions of the Meth- odist Episcopal Church reassembled yesterday, Bishop Merrill occupying the chair in the morning and Bishop Wylie in the afternoon. The progress ‘was very slow, cach appropriation giving rise to almost endless debate, The missionary cause in Alabama received $11,000 and in Arkansas $7,000. Canton, China, received, after along controversy, the usual amount of $10,! The work in Mexico was made the subject of cial plea by Bishop Simpson, and $25,000, with slight contingencies, ‘was granted ‘The Committee will sit again to-day. Elizabeth Higgins, a child three years of age, whose parents live at No, 6 Pearl street, died yes- terday from the effects of burns, received by her clothes accidentally taking fire, An ingugst will be hai by she a RACING IN ENGLAND. Newmarket Hough- ton Meeting. THE CAMBRIDGESHIRE. Presence of the Prince of Wales— Droadful’ Weather—Meeting of the Jockey Club—The Opposition to the Middle Park Plate—Fic- titions Names—Ducal Inconsistency. Lonpon, Oct. 25, 1873. The last of the autumn meetings at the “head- guarters” of our turf will be brought to a close this afternoon, having lasted since Monday morn- ing. Six days’ racing on a stretch is more than the majority of people can stand, especially if the weather is anything like what it has been this week, and accordingly the numbers have been falling off rapidly since Wednesday until now only @ mere handful of enthusiasts are left as spectators. From first to last the weather has been disagreeable in the extreme, and on Tuesday, which is the most popular day of the meeting on account of the Cambridgeshire, rain fell in torrents throughout the proceedings. The gathering tn- cluded THE PRINCE OF WALES, who happened to be on a visit to the Duke of Rut- land, at Cheveley Park, in the neighborhood of Newmarket, and could not resist the temptation of witnessing the great race. He accordingly came over as the guest of Mr. Henry Chaplin, M. P,, and stayed at the old racing town till Wednesday morning, ‘ing part, for the first time, in the proceedings of a meeting of the jockey club of which he isa member. He rode up tothe heath on a chestnut cob, and would no doubt havo enjoyed that mode of witnessing the sport but for the ram, which came down very heavily from an early hour, He was protected from its effects by @ waterproof and a “sou’wester,” lent him by Mr. Gerard Sturt, M. P., but even these were not sufficient to keep out the wet, and alter a time His Royal Highness was compelled to take refuge in the rooms of the stands devoted to members of the jockey club and their friends, Among others who were present were the DUKE OF HAMILTON AND HIS FIANCEE, the daughter of the Duke of Manchester, “The young lady is by no means so handsome as her mother, who was also present (the old Duke is not patron of the sport and is never seen ona course), but she is lively and clever and has a beautiful figure. The Duke, it would appear, has now sown his wild oats, of which he had a very large stock to put into the ground, as he has been assiduously doing for many years vast; and his friends now hope—though not without fear and trembling—that at last he will settle down into a quiet, steady-going British peer. Asa preliminary step His Grace is about, it is said, to TAKE LEAVE OF THE TURF by selling off his racing stud; but as thatis, as a whole, a very bad one, the step may mean a great deal or notning at all. He is far more partial to the French turf than the English; but he has, to some extent, forgiven the insult which our Jockey Club offered him afew years ago in declining to elect hima member. He swore on that occasion that he would never run another horse in this country, but he has not adhered to his resolution, though he races very little here. The crowd on the course during the Cambridgeshire day was a tolerably large one, but it may be understood that the afternoon was far from enjoyable, and that everybody was pleased when the great race was run and we could leave the vast exposed heath, large portions of which had been cut up and trodden into a perfect quagmire. THE CAMBRIDGESHIRE, the secondof the great handicaps, run at New- market in the autumn, the other being the Cesare- witch—decided a fortnight previously—is one of the most popular “events” of the season, and always leads to an’ enormous amount ot specu- lation, The distance is 1 mile 240 yards, and the course is a straight one, with the latter half up a somewhat severe ascent. The Cesarewitch, on the other hand, is run over an almost perfectly level track, and its distance is rather more than 2% miles, The two races have never yet been won by the same animal, though there has often appeared, to be a strong probability, as there was last week of the ‘double event” being “brought off.” Various theories have been advanced to account for the fact; but perhaps the most feasible 1s that the speed of the Vesarewitch winner has been so much impaired by his training for the “long race,” that he has not suflicient dasa to getup the hillin the short one. Another most important consideration, however, 13 that horses that run in the .ambridgeshire frequently take no part in the Cesarewitch, and, as will be seen, the three animals that were placed on Tuesday did not start a fortnight previously, while the winner then was now fourth to them. ‘Ihe nature of the course, besides is altogether different, and an animal of great staying power, who can do as he pleases over the long flat track may be quite out of his element in the shorter dash up hill. THE CANDIDATES were thirty-seven in number, and the favorite at the finish was found in Wainut, a horse that, at the last meeting, had won a handicap in gallant style and had been so highly tried that bis party were very confident ef success and backed him to win a Jarge stake. He is the property of Mr. John Foy, a gentleman who has pursued the fortunes of the turf with great success, as may be gathered from the fact that some years ago he Was & potman in a public house, King Lud, the winner of the Cesare- witch, showed s0 much speed, as well as staying power in that race, that he was favorite during nearly all the intervening period, and was only supplanted at ast by the heavy run on Waluut. Very little was known of Mr, Merry’s representative, Bull’s-eye, but the public will back Mr. Merry’s horses in the blindest and most confiding way, and they were not “stalled off,” even by the very suspicious style in which this horse went in the market—a very unpleasant sign always, Sir Walter Tyrell ran in the Vesare- witch without distinguishing himself, but his party had tried nim highly in the meantime and were full of confidence. Old Vestminster won this race in 1869 and had again been “patched up’ so credit- ably that many believed in him. Kelcnburne was fourth in the race last year, and Reflection ran fifth in one recent Cesarewitch, while Royal George was second on the same occasion. Maid of Kent, Little Tom ana Lemonade colt are ali only moder- ate handicap animais, but Sterling 1s one of the greatest horses of the time and perjormed a great in the Cambridgeshire of 1871, when as @ te three-year-old he ran second to Sabinus with 123 pounds on his back. Here as a@ five-year-old he carried 143, and, as will be seen, ran into the third place. Hochstapler, the German horse, 18 the one that was made so great a favorite for our last Derby, in which he ran very badly; but he has pores himself a good horse notwithstanding, jontargis ran third for the Middle Park Plate last ear to the dead-heaters Surinam and Kaiser, and 6 Was accordingly made a great favorite for the Derby ;_but he did not ea a himself in that race. He was then taken to France, where he was beaten on several occasions, Returning to Eng- land he ran twice at the late Doncaster meoting, but without success; but on going once more to France he won @ couple of races in such style as showed he was returning to his early form. The other candidates do not call for remark. The fol- lowing is @ summary of the race :— ‘The CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKES Of 26 Sovs. each, 10 forfeit, and only 5 if deciared, with 100 added ; for three-year-olds and upwards; winners extra; the second received 50 sovs. out of the stakes; Cam- eater as course (1 mile 240 yards) ; 208 subs., 78 of whom declared, Count de Ky 4 ch. ¢. Montargis, by Orphelin— Woman in Red, 3 years, 111 Ibs. (Carratt) . Mr. Foy’s ch. ©. Walnut, 3 years, 91 Ibs., inc, 3 lbs. extra (Newhouse) seeeeseerece Mr. F, Gretton’s b,c, Sterling, 6 years, 133 Ibs, (CUSTANCE) «0... eseeeeeeees seeeee ws ee Rothschild’s Hannah, 6 years, 121 lbs. Mr. W. ut Marshall’s Shannon, & years, 119 lbs, (1, Osborne) seevee ttee ei N, Batts Thorn, 8 years, 118 Ibs. (J. O8- rne). ne seg benoeetetes Mr. Lawrie’s ch. f. Pompadour, 4 years, 115 1bs., Ine, 7 Ibs. extra (Challoner) ...--++-++ Colonel Carieton’s Hamlet, 4 years, 114 Jemery) Mr. Savile’s Ripponden, 6 years, 113 Il ment). ibs. "(a King 5 inc. 7 Jos, extra (Bruckshaw) . Mr. J, Astley's Merevale, 4 yoars, Mr, H. 8. Kenworthy’s Barefoot, 5 years, Mr. B. Brayley’s years, 103 Iba. ‘(Mor- ee ee ee ee Mr. F, Douglas's Day Dream, « 7 lbs. extra (Ro Mia x PP ey Mr. E. Etches’ Quail, 5 years, 97 lbs, 3 years, $o'ibs. bt D. James’ Redwor: Mr. Somerville’s Oxford Mixt) (T. Brown). Mr. T. V. Mor; Wood) Mr. A. H. T. 91 Ibs. (Elliott). Mr, Merry’s Buil’: Ver) ..+., Mr. C, Ra: (W, Clay) ..... see eee Mr. B. Ellam’s The Bishop, WIRY crn cnsaseaseres 0 Mr. W. 8. Crawford's Royal Ibs., inc. 3 ibs, extra (M Mr. Johnstone’s Cambus! I tie waiter ‘ty i nee . ir. Ho 's br, ir Walter Tyrrell, 5 years, 82 Ibs. (Mills)......... pip Ai hee Mr. B, Eliam’s Maid of Kent, 3 years, 82 lbs. (F. Archer.. seeeee +. . Mr. A. Trueman’s Visor, 3 years, 82 Ibs. (C. Archer) ..... snsses Mr. P. Cookson’s ch, {. Cingalina, 3 years, 81 Ibs. (Sheard)........ Papua Mr. Ranuoll’s Little Tom, 8 years, 80 lbs., inc, 3 lbs, excra (Wheedon)..........++.... . Mr. C. S. Hardy’s Merodach, 3 years, 79 Ibs, (F. Jeffery)......+ Pi opees cer’s Boatman, 3 years, 81 Ibs, (I. Clay) Lord Annesloy’s c. by Knight of St. Patrick ous of Lemonade, 3 years, 77 lbs. (Major)......... BETTING AT THE START, 6to1 against Walnut (taken); 734 to 1 agains= King Lud (taken); 74 tol against Bull’s-eye (ta- ken) ; 100 to 8 against Sir W. ‘'yrrell (taken) ; 16 to 1 against Vestminster (taken); 20 to 1 against: Kelchburne (taken) ; 20 to1 ory Reflection (ta- ken) ; 20 to 1 against Maid of Kent (taken) ; 22 toL inst Little Tom (taken) ; 25 tol against Royal George (taken); 83 to 1 against Lemonade colt (saxon) £22 tol against Sterling (taken) ; 33 to 1 inst Ripponden (taken) ; 40 to ist Hoch stapler (taken) ; 40 tol against Montargis (taken) > $0 tol against Hannah (taken); 50 to 1 against Pompadour (taken) ; 50 to 1 against Hamlet (ta- ken) ; 50 to 1 against Visor (taken) ; 100 to 1 against Cingalina (taken) ; 1,000 to 8against Shannon (ta- ken) ; 1,000 to 8 against Bethnal Green (taken) 5 1,000 to 6 against hthouse (taken). There was a long delay at the post, but at length the flag fell to a good start. The first to show in advance of the long line that stretched across the course were Chandos and Majid of Kent on the right, behind them being Scerling and Hamlet in advance of Cingalina, Pompadour and Bull’s-cye. ‘The centre division showea in front Day Dream and the Lemonade colt, in the immediate rear of whom lay Montargis and Walnut, The mest prominent of the left hand lot were Ripponden, Merevaie and Thorn, AS they approached the Red Post Hamiet’s “roaring”? infirmity began to tell om him and he dropped off from the leading rank, while Sterling made up to Maid of Kent and Chandos, while Montargis and Walnut in turn got on better terms with Day Dream and the Lemonade colt. The Cesarwitch winner, King Lud, had hitherto been hidden from observa- tion in the middle, but he now dashed on to the bigher ground on the right. The first of the lead- ing lot who had had enough of it was Chandos, and as they approached the crest of the hill his exsue was followed by Maid of Kent. Sterling, notwithstanding his heavy weight, was going 80 well in front of the field that there were loud shouts in his favor; but he did not long retain his advantage, for nearing the distance Montargia and Walnut dashed up to him and had him immediately beaten, though he still struggled on gamely. A hundred yards from the post Mr. Foy’s horse appeared to have the best of the magnificent struggie in which the two animals were wed 5 but Montargis stuck to him with the atest resolution, and at length succeeded in beating him in a scene of tremendous excitement by a short head, It was not, however, the general opinion that he had won, and long odds would have been laid that Walnut had the best of it. Time, 2:09). Value of the stakes, £2,270, or $11,350, THE WINNINGS, nearly all go to France, where Montargis was very heavily backed, while uaa racing people, as & Tule, had not invested on him at all, overlooking or not knowing rapa the merits of the form he had recently shown in his own country. The Walnut party lost a large stake, for they had sup- ported their champion with great ardor, Sterling carried a great deal of money for a place, and many backers “got out’? by his splendid performance— one of the greatest of modern times, King Lud, who finished fourth only a head behind Steriing— who was close up with the second—ran very well, but really nothing in the race had @ chance with the first three. Among other CELEBRATED HORSES we saw this week was Prince Charlie, one of the speediest animals—perhaps the speediest—o/ the time, who, with three to one betted on him, de- feated Blenheim and Laburnum cleverly, for the all ages stakes, over 81x furlongs, bis favorite distance. We saw also the great Fiageolet in two races. Ina free handicap sweepstakes over one mile, two furlongs and -eventy-three yards, he cut down Thorn—once a good horse—in the commonest canter, while fer the Jockey Ciub Cup he defeated with almost equal ease a field which included such celebrities as Lilian, Hannah, Barbillon, Kole IL and Corisanda, The JOCKRY CLUB LEGISLATION of the week has been, it is to be feared, fatal to the Middie Park Plate, the greatest of our two- ear-old contests, to which the Club adds £500, ir. Chaplin proposed, ‘that, In the opinion of tne club, it is not expedient to continue to devote this largest prize given by the club to a race for two- year-old horses,”’ and, notwithstanding the oppo- sition of Admiral Kous, this was carried on a division ae majority of two, the numbers bein, 14to12, The Prince of Wales, I believe, took par: Ss ses eee F eB2FeeeAnseana oe in the discussion, siding with Mr, Chaplin, Accordingly, the £500 will be withdrawm from the Middle Park Plate, to be given probably to the Jockey Club Cup, and our famous race will have to struggle on without assistance, Mf indeed itcan live at all. Our two-year-old Tacing season, which commences on March 1, will hereafter commence with the regular racing season, that 1s, about six weeks earlier, @ resolu- tion to that effect having been carried. The Duke of St, Albans is at the next meeting to propose that no member of the Jockey Club allowed to run under an assumed name. The Duke himself runs under an assumed name, that of “Mr. Hedington.” ANNEXATION DIFFIOULTIES IN BOSTON. Boston, Nov. 14, 1873. The petitions for injunctions to restrain the authorities of Charlestown and Boston and West Roxbury and Boston from consummating the an- annexation of the city and town with Boston, came up before Judge Endicott, of the Supreme Judicial Court, in Chambers this forenoon. There were present a large number of prominent citizens ot the localities interested outside of Boston. The counsei employed in this question, con: of 80 much importance to the State as weil «9 the city by many, are Benjamin F, Butler jvc he (hehe ach of the city of Chariestown, asking the injunction, and Mr. Olney, counsel for the peti- tioners of West Roxbury; ior the respondeats, besides EY ede eta representing the city of Boston, are Mr, Morse for the selegtmen of West Roxbury, and Judge Abbott and City Solicitor Sterns, of Charlestown, for the city of Charlestown. As the matter is entirely formal, and is only a ne- cessary step for bringing the subject before the fall Bench tor a hearing of arguments, there was really nothing done affecting the petition or the replies except to refer them. THE BOILER EXPERIMENTS. The preparations for the boiler tests have been going on at the government works, at Sandy Hook, during this week, in the presence of Supervising Inspector Lowe and Commissioner Copeland. I¢ was intended to test, yesterday, the possibility of explosion during the removal of a boiler, witha view of throwing some light on the cause of the recent dreadful accident at Hariem, but the frost Was so intense that the pipes were frozen up, and all the time that could be devoted to the test was taken up in the thawing of the pipes, The Com- mission starts for Pittsburg op Monday and all Lae id experiments at Sandy Hook are deferred ine die, THE HARLEM BOILER EXPLOSION. The warrants issued by Coroner Kessler, for the arrest of Messrs. Dilion & Clyde, the contractors, were placed in the hands of Detective Bennett. of the Central Office, but could not be served yester- day. It is understood that Messrs. Dillon & Clyde pil surrender on the day of the inquest (Wednes- jay). REMOVE THE BOILERS ON FOURTH AVENUB IMPROVEMENTS, To Tun Eprron or THE HeRALD:— Allow me to make a suggestion. Why not insist upon the police removing every engine engagea on the Vanderbilt improvement from the street to the ‘deep out,” so that if they vurst up, they willy not atter death id destruction among our pe ans? This c be done instantly, without. any delay from red tape procrastination, and re+ &tore confidence, at least among those who are 80 shocked as to stay indoors entirely, SEAMEN'S PARADE, Jack Tars to Make a Public Demomstra= tion Against the Shipping Law. A meting of the Seamen’s Executive Committee ‘Was held last night at Cosmopolitan Hall, to make arrangements for the parade of sailors to-day, in opposition to the present shipping law a8 executed by Commissioner Duncan. William Jones ocouptea the chair, It was resolved to request all masters of vessels tn port to display their bunting during the parade. All who intend to join tn the demon- stration are requested to meet in City Mail Park promptly at one o'clock, All sailors are invited, ‘The tollowing officers are named to take charge of th ‘oeand hi Thornton. Assistant Grand Marshal—Charles Fox. Depnties—William Jones, Sam Tomes, ~— pe aang Hay? Warmouth, John Peterson, A, pan | Karron, Edward Kruger, Joho Phearson, Hen Froght, August Meitarer, Charles Sguacat, Petar, Siuias August Willa’ ¢ .