The Sun.
London, England, 1855-03-05 00:00:00

SPORTING' INTELLIGENCE.

OUNDLE STEEPLECHASES.
SATURDAY.

The SELLING STEEPLECHASE Of 5 sovs each, 2 ft, with
25 added. Optional selling weights. About two

miles.
Mr. Clark's Lord of the Isles (1001.), aged, lOst 71b
(Mr. G. Walker) I
Mr. J. Clarke's Cheddington (2501.), 6 yrs, 9st 121 b
. . (Gammidge) 2
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The following also ran :—Ben Lomond (1501.), aged,
llst ; Quickstep (60/.), aged, lOst ; Burns (501.), aged,.
9st 121 b.

Betting-7 to 4 agst Quickstep, sto 2 each agst
Lord of the Isles and Ben Lomond. A close race in.
Won by a short neck. Quickstep was a bad third;
Eurus last. Ben Lomond fell at the brook, and went
no further. The winner was sold by auction to Mr.
Newcome Mason for 135 guineas.
The WELTER STAREg of 20 soya each, h ft, with 100
added, 16st each, certain allowances, gentlemen
riders, &c., about three miles, was won byMr.Brown's
Harry, aged, beating Slapdash, Mustapha,`tang Malt.
Betting—Even on Harry, 3 to 1 agst Malt. Wort
easily by four lengths. Mustapha and Malt were pulled
up some distance from home.
FRIDAY.

The FARMERS' and TRADESMEN'S STEEPLE CEASE.
Mr. T. Price's mare by Spanish Jack came in firsto
but was disqualified in consequence of having been in a
" trainer's stable," contrary to the conditiong. The race
was therefore given to Huntsman, who ran second.

BATH AND SOMERSET RACES.—By mistake, in No.
of the sheet calendar, it is announced that the entries►
for the City Cup clotle on the 6th May, instead of Taea-
day next, the 6th of March, on which day the Somerset.
shire Stakes also close.
NOTTINGAMS RACES.—To avoid clashing with the
Liverpool meeting, which now stands postponed
Wednesday next, the first day at Nottinghativia altered.
to Thursday instead of Wednesday.

A Love SENTENCE.—The effect of the death of the
Emperor of Russia, and the unopposed accession, which
we have elsewhere announced, of the Cesarewitech
Alexander, upon the present and the future if Europe,
must be, till events afford a positive solution, the upper-
most subject of speculation in the mind of every man of
every nation who has a stake, however trifling, In the
wrest or progress of civilisation—so widely attended
were the relations which that restless and scheming
spirit established throughout the earth, so numerous
were the Sovereigns and so varied the races over. who
a deeply calculated system of policy, unvaryingly _
pur-
sued, and, under all circumstances, kept in view, had
enabled the Czar Nicholas to acquire remarkable
in.
fluence.—Morning Post.
The Echo du Paciquc gives the following details of
the successor of the late King of the Sandwich Islands,
whose death was recently announced. " Prince Alex.
ender Liholiho, the successor of Kamehameha 111., un.
der the name of Kamehameha IV., is 24 years Of age.
He is well educated and intelligent. Be has travelled
in Europe and in the United States, and speaks 'Eng.
fish fluently, having received his education in that
country, The new king of the Sandwich Islands ob
stinately opposed all idea of alienating the Hawaian so.
vereignty, and, as the treaty of annexation must receive
his approbation, he will be the grand cause of the-failure
of the project."

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SAMBRE 41,7 D MEESE RAILWAY.—At a meeting of thii
Sambre and Meuse Railway Company, on Thursday, a
resolution was passed for raising ten per cent, on the
capital amounting to 62,0001., for the purchase of tolling
stocky by A prefervoe diTidelad of 6 per "lit!