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THE FIELD. 
WillR loveliest 
!fj month of nil 
the year is green- 
leaved, flowery, hopeful June. The birds of 
day carol their wood-notes wild, the night- 
ingale sings his plaintive song in the moon- 
lit grove, near his sweetheart rose, and the 
owl “ to-whoots” in his heavy flight, warning the timid mouse to flee for safety; the 
deer stalk fearlessly over the bright green sward and through the shady wood, — indeed, 
all nature seems content. The only sport fervidly indulged in is the piscatory art ; and 
the sides of brawling streams and stilly lakes are peopled with the wary angler, in- 
tent on trapping the foolish finny tribe, luring them, with the semblance of life, to 
their destruction. So with humanity, who grasp at the gew-gaw shadows of enjoy- 
ment, and let the reality of happiness pass unheeded. The husbandman looks at 
his crops with calculated profit while in embryo, nor dreams of storm and blight 
until he wakes to despair, aud famine’s teeth are gnashing in his ears, 
hope, however, must be the rock on which we build our future. 
ANNIVERSARIES IN JUNE. 
4 . Whit Sunday. Peutpcost. 
5. Whit Monday. Boniface. 
6. Whit Tuesday. 
11. Trinity Sunday. St. Barnabas. 
20. Quren Victoria’s Accession. 1837. 
21. Queen Victoria Proclaimed, 1837. 
2ft. Queen Victoria Crowned, 1838. 
20. St. Peter. 
DEER IN Jl'NE. 
Then we had Mr. Gladstone, who was incensed] at a 
reference Mr. Disraeli made to his “ sanctimonious ” 
eloquence, and who discharges a great variety ot his 
beautifully rounded shot, rather hot too, but upon this oc- 
casion to no great effect. Mr. Disraeli had, afr Mr. Bright 
declared (in his Quakerly love of a good tight), the 
best of it, inasmuch as he could say, and it could not 
be disputed, that of the ministerial measures of the 
session, which reversed the case of the charmed bullets 
in Der Freischiitz, — 
“ Six went askew— the seventh went true.” 
The Reference Bill, the Pauper’s Settlement Bill, 
the Scotch Education Bill, the Jew Bill, the Civil 
Service Bill, and the Disfranchisement Bill— all the 
great measures of the session had either been defeated, 
or withdrawn, and the Oxford University Bill seemed 
the only one likely to pass. The answer, of course, 
was, the “ War lias done it all,” and Mr. Disraeli’s 
allegation that the Government had not the confidence 
of the house was met by tlie taunt that he was afraid 
to try a “ no confidence” vote in a house which car- 
ried the Minister’s Budget by majorities of 106. But, 
altogether the martial spirit ot the hour found its way 
into the House of Commons, and Ministerialist and 
Conservative went at it like Turk and Russian, and a 
further onslaught is said to be meditated, Bnckaluom, 
as the Turks say when they mean Nous verrons. 
The overland mail has arrived, and among its news is 
a confirmation of the account we have already given of 
the progress of Russian iutrigue in the north-western 
frontier. The treaty between Dost Mohammed and 
the Russians seems to have been formally ratified. It 
is said that Lord Dalhousie considers the aspect of things 
so important, that he contemplates visiting the Punjaub 
via Scinde. The Ganges canal has been opened, to the 
great delight of those through whose localities it i9 to 
pass, and to the honour of Colonel Cautley, the pro- 
jector. 
Of continental news there is none, unless we class 
among it the visit of the young King of Portugal to 
Her Majesty, of which due particulars will be found in 
their proper place. The King comes at a fortunate 
time, and will witness the opening of the Crystal Palace, 
and we hope, Ascot Races. 
We may add that the Earl of Derby did not obtain 
the Blue Ribbon of the Turf on Wednesday, the pro- 
phecy of our respected contributor, Mus Agrestis, 
having assigned that honour where it fell — namely, to 
the owners of Andover. 
THE “FIELD” PROPHECY FOR 
THE DERBY. 
Without making any comparisons with our contem- 
poraries, we are justified in feeling proud that “ The 
Field,” was the only paper, with the exception 
of the Morning Post which gave positively Andover 
as the winner of the Derby ! and it must be 
borne in mind that Argus, of the Post, made 
this selection on Mondaj' last, the 29th, while “The 
Field” was published on the Friday previous, the 
26th ult. There are no ifs, or should, or could, 
or doubts in our prophecy. The Field Mouse boldly 
said 1, Andover 1 2, Wild Huntsman ! ! 3, Dervish. 
What is the result? Andover is First ? At Tatten- 
ham Corner, when half the race was run, Wild 
Hijntsmam led, followed by Dervish ; the latter even 
now claiming the fourth place. 
Nor must we omit the choice of our esteemed corres- 
respondent Toby Peeps ; he says ; — “ I shall not 
draw on my imagination by attempting to describe the 
all engrossing race of Wednesday next., but simply 
state that the trophy of the Derby, of ’54, appears to 
me to rest between Andover and IIospodar.’ 
In our second edition to-morrow (Saturday June 3.) 
we hope to refer with equal satisfaction to the result 
of our prophecy for the Oaks. 
DERBY PROPHECIES. 
The Field — Andover, Wild Huntsman, Dervish. 
Bell’s Life — Dervish or Neville. 
Sunday Times — Hermit, Hospodar, or Knight ot 
St. George. 
Era — Dervish and Andover. 
Morning Advertiser — Dervish. 
Morning Post — A ndover. 
Racing Times — Dervish, Hospodar, and Canute. 
The Racing Times, in giving its return of Derby 
Prophecies, tell into a serious error, by stating that 
The Field gave Hospodar; nor can we imagine why 
they should have selected one word out of a corre- 
spondent’s letter, instead of what was so prominently 
put forth ns A Derby Prophecy. 
“THE FIELD ’ PROPHECY FOR THE OAKS. 
We have, as anticipated in our first ^f 1 }: 
irratulate our readers upon the fulfilment ot the HELD 
MOUSE PROPHECY for the OAKS. He gave 
OMOO first,— M ETEOR A second. OMOO did not 
run; but METEOltA came in secondl while, owing 
to the weather, possibly, Mincemeat, an outsider, won. 
FORGERY. 
Mr. Hunter who furnishes the telegraphic racing 
information, to “The Field,” Sunday Times, Racing 
Times &c., has offered a reward of ten pounds, for the 
discovery of the person who forged hiffsignnture, and 
sent the name of Dervish ns the Derby winner to 
these Offices. We had previously received from Mr. 
Hunter, the name of Andover as the winner which we 
duly posted, but considering the second despatch as 
well as a third similarly signed, both now proved to be 
forgeries, to be a correction of the one first received, 
we substituted the name of Dervish for Andover, and 
thus for some little time considerable confusion existed 
We trust that Mr. Hunter will succeed in tracing 
this forgery home to its perpetrator, whom we shull 
have pleasure in holding up oy name and address, to 
the contempt he deserves. 
REVENUE. 
f ross 
‘Xchequer, and 
the deductions that have hitherto been made for 
collection, amounting to upwards of £0,000,000 
shall be voted in the supplies. This is a plain and 
straightforward course, and will remove the film from 
the eyes of the public as to the real amount of the 
revenue. The quarterly accounts are to be made up 
to the end of March, June, September, and December, 
instead of the 5th of the following month. The finan- 
cial accounts are to be made up to the end of March, 
not the end of December, and laid before Parliament, 
not in March, but on or before the 30th June. For 
this year Railway Companies will receive £298,160 
for the conveyance of mails, being- an excess over lust 
year of £47,393. There are in England and Wales 
2,346 letter carriers, with wages amounting to 
£44,430 ; 3,007 rural post-letter carriers, with wages 
amounting to £94,492 ; and 130 letter carriers at sub- 
post offices with wages amounting to ^£2,800. Ihe 
post-offices gross expenses are £1,525,335. 
AGRICULTURAL - STATISTICS. 
Sir John Waldan and Mr. Hall Maxwell, have 
agreed in their report that the distribution ot crops 
and the amount of stock throughout Great Britain 
should be ascertained on the 1st of July ; that the esti- 
mates of the produce per acre, in respect of the harvest, 
and its results be calculated between the 20th ot Oc- 
tober and the 20th of December, and published before 
the 1st of January. 
