The Sun.
London, England, 1855-06-11 00:00:00

half of of people. Ile sees wine and dairy produce, poultry
and fish, and all that man can create or desire, rushing
along with a velocity to the cities, as if they were going to
eat and not to be eaten. A most magnificent scene, yield-
ing a return of 800,0001. yearly. A magnificent scene
but rather of the future than of to-day. Some day such
august machinery will be in motion, resounding through
the wilderness—a wilderness no longer—from Lake Alex-
andrina to Sydney Cove.

" England, in fact, is here re-producing herself on a
larger scale ; but the immigrants of to-day only feel the
tumblings and rushings together of the yet unexplicatoil
chaos. To us this is a strange land, to the next generat4on
it will be the native land. Born, therefore, to love it, they
will push on its growth to groan ess. The sons and daughters
of the soil will grow up amid all the endearing- associations
of a mother country, To them the inverted seasons will
possess no inversion. To them the gum-tree and the
wattle will assume the place of the oak and the cliff. The
warbling crow and the laughing jackass will be their
blackbird and hereditary rook. To them the smooth out-
lines of the Australian landscape will appear as charming
as to us the more abrupt and picturesque scenery of the
northern hemisphere. New interests, new histories, and
new hopes will surround them with the genuine charms
of existence. They are the after generations who will
feel the comforts and enjoy the glories of the advancing
creation of an austral world. In their hands, and by the
vigour of their genius, Australia, in its totality will rapidly,
and by the clear design cf Provilence, advance into one
more august section of that race from which England—
the ancient heart of Christianity, freedom, and civilisa-
tion—is encompassing the earth. Westward, America ;
eastward, India; southward, Africa; and in this scheme
far greater than Africa, Australia, are organising the grand
future of humanity, whose ultimate triumph of religion,
liberty, scienee, brotherly unity, and happiness will blond
themselves into the broad day of the distant millennium.
"Therefore, while gazing down this glorious vista of
progressing certaintiea, let us cordially cry ' Advance Aus-
tralia ' and so treat her in her infancy that she shall re-
member us with grateful affection in the power and
splendour of her maturity."

SPORTING NOTES.

FOR HAMPTON, HO !

The tradesmen of Windsor grumbled most wofully at
the absence of visitors from the Castle during the Ascot
Race week, and pleasure people and others interested
in the success of the meeting regarded the fact of her
Majesty and Prince Albert withholding their patronage
as one of ill-omened significance. The non-attendance
of the Court, however, was the only, incident of a dis-
agreeable.nature connected with the gathering. So far
as the sport was concerned scarcely an important short-
coming was detected ; whilst the proceedings were
conducted with a quiet, business-like regularity,
which rendered things pleasant. The " features"
presented by the racing, are now too familiar to every
turfiteto require further description or notice. I- shall
therefore briefly direct attention to " coming events."
The great Cockney holiday on Moulsey Hurst is likely
to be marked by its usual characteristics of rollicking fun
and unrestrained enjoyment. The grogramme contains
eleven items, of which five (including a heat race) will
be decided on Wednesday. To determine the probabili-
ties is somewhat difficult, because there is so " much of
a muchness" as to the merits, or rather the demerits, of
the animals engaged.

Twenty horses are weighted for the Stand Plate, but a
probability exists that not a moiety of that number will
go to the post. Pantheon, High Pr!e4, and See Clear
seem to possess titles to notice and support. Should old
Stamford go to the post, however, bad and slow as he
unquestionably is, he will perhaps be "handy" at the
finish.

Winkfield is the highest weight accepting for the
Surrey and Middlesex Stakes, and, considering the class
of animals he will meet, his chance is by no means de-
stroyed. His most formidable opponents will, perhaps,
be Cock Pheasant, Kidnapper, Rodomeli, and Vulcan.
Should mischief be meant with Kidnapper on this occa-
sion I shall expect to see him the winner. In his ab•
sence I shall aim at Cock Pheasant.

Should Coroner run for the Claremont Stakes, instead
of being sent to fulfil his engagements at Newton, his
success may be calculated upon with some certainty.
Were he out of the race I should be " sweet" on Sugar-
cane. Strutaway is favourably handicapped enough for
the Visitors' Plate, and ought to be capable of winning.
For the Richmond Plate I select Battery, Questionable,
and Westminster.

Not having yet heard of the arrivals at Newton, and
having down to my present writing received no infor-
mation as to the horns " expected," I shall reserve my
anticipatory remarks until to-morrow.
June 11. A FRESH MAN.