... toast was responded to by Sir Henry Barkly, for the Cape Colony; Captain Jopp, for New South Wales, Mr. Denistoun Wood, for Victoria; Sir Arthur Blyth, for South Australia: and Sir Julius Vogel, for New Zealand. A considerable change of weather has occurred ...

... the honours of the day were reserved for Peter Rae, the unassuming Scotchman who, as winner of the Queen's Prize, was brought to the dais, the Victoria band playing, See the Conquering Hero comes. His Royal Highness, having concluded the presentation ...

... telegraph service. Mr. Childers will also move for papers on the ?? of the difference between the two Houses of Parliament in Victoria. A translation of treaties and other documents relating to the Black Sea, the Dardanelles, and the Bosphorus from 1535 to ...

... uninteresting this year. The Brighton Stakes, for which there have often been some excellent contests, and which Louise Victoria won last year, fell an easy prey to Chancellor, whose new owner did well to let him fulfil some engagements in England before ...

... which Camballo was beaten last year by Ecossais and Seymour, Thunder, Munden, and John Day are the best known names, and the Queen's Plate, which is the first of the year, also comes into the first day's programme. On Wednesday, in addition to the Auction ...

... races in the programme and an eee tionally interesting competition for the last Queen's Plate of the season Although there were only four runners, Lily Agnes, Louise Victoria d Gang Forward were of the numbed, and, notwithstandingo the recet performances ...

... the most interesting race decided at Lincoln was that for the Queen's Plate, reduced to a match between Lily Agnes and Figaro II. As the latter had run Louise Victoria to a head for the Queen's Plate at Newmarket three weeks ago, Lily Agnes being unplaced ...

... runners on Friday. Louise Victoria was made favourite, and was in rather more demand than Lily Agnes, who finished second to Peut-6tre a twelvemonth ago. The result was so far in accordance with the betting that Louise Victoria was successful, but she only ...

... very good horses. There were ten runners, including Fraulein, Louise Victoria, Bertram, Freeman, and Chancellor, but St. Leger won very cleverly by a length and a half, Louise Victoria being second, and Polonaise third. Fraulein, though she was in great ...

... Warwick meeting wag very uneventful, as Fraulein was allowed to walk over the course for the Cup, while Bertram secured the Queen's Plate by the same easy process. There were only four runners for the Leamington Stakes, and Simon, who has proved a very ...

... indulged in such vagaries that his jockey could not get him to go the course for the Craven Stakes won by Activity, or for the Queen's Plate in which Lilian was his only opponent-beat Merodach and Wedmore; and the Good- wood Stakes. The best of the three-year-olds ...

... verified. Captain Mildmay pinned the gold badge on his arm, and the conqueror was carried to the camp of the Victoria Rifles, where, is usttal, the Victorias made a chamlnp: ale in which congratulations were drunk, and after a pause Captain lCr. , carried to ...