The Sun.
London, England, 1852-06-18 00:00:00

Ctirti 7.sbition.

SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock.

NEWTON RACES.
(T HIS DAY.)

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH).
St. Leger Stakes.

Bethgelert

walked over

The St. Helen's Purse.

Orlando filly ...
Balloon ...
Chilton ... ...

••• 1

... 2
... 3

The Newton Borough Cup.

GhQlab Singh
Bethgelort
Wibaont

SPORTING NOTES.
No. CCXLVIL
BIBURY, STOCKBRIDGE, AND WINCHESTER
MEETINGS.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SlR,—The trio of meetings in the south next week

are of a very superior description this year—the entries
bat Stockbridge, in particular for the Triennials, being
first-rate.

The Bibury Clab held their meeting on Wednesday;
and, out of half a dozen stakes (a moiety of which !se
yet are of the skeleton description) only two--re
Champagne and Produce Stakes—require BOY
For the former, a small field of some four or five willnotice.
probably go to the post; which will terminate in favour
of ANGLESEY or ALTITUDE ; Hybla, in all likelihood, as
she will have a penalty to carry, being reserved for
frhture engagements.
The Produce Stakes, over the VOW mile, will be con-
tested by Odessus, St. Andrew, Hirsute, and perhaps Red
Hind. Should the last-named run, notwithstanding her
exhibitions at Ascot, I must place her before her oppo-
nents; but should she not see the post, I expect ODEssus
will figure in the first position.
The match between Sir J. B. Mills,
colt by Epirus,
and Mr. Wyndham's Sir John, ;
w.ll, I should say, be
compromised.
STOCKBRIDGE
The sport at
on Thursday is first rate, and consists of five stakes,
none of which have less than three dozen entries. The
first on the card is the Second Triennial Stakes of:10
am. each, two miles and a half, for which Payment,
Harpsichord, Lamartine, Catalpa, and perhaps Phlege-
thou, Antigone, the Knight of the Thistle, and Iracan-
dus will run. The flying Payment of other days
has lost all her form, or I should not have hesi-
tated to award her the place of honour on this
occasion. The stick-legged Harpsichord may be classed
with the fiery-tempered Iracundus and Antigone
as a thorough bad lot. Phlegethon and Catalpa are both
out of condition, and nothing bat the distance will be in
their favour. Last, but by no means least, we come to
LA3IARTINE, who I have no doubt will, under the jockey-
ship of Alfred Day, find his way home first ; Payment
and Catalpa being second and third, Phlegethon fourth.
The Third Triennial Stakes, I fancy, will be contested
by Chief Baron Nicholson, The Chace, Harbinger,
Filius, Joe Miller, and perhaps another or two. Lord
Derby's Longbow, I think, will remain at Melton. In
Longbow's absence I see nothing that has any preten-
sions to cope successfully with CHIEF BARON NICHOLSON,
whom I place No. I, with Harbinger and Joe Miller in
the second and third places.
The Fourth Triennial Stakes, over the three-quarters
of a mile course, may possibly attract the following to
the post. Cineas, Warwhoop,' William Rufus, Cobnut,
Placid, and two or three others whose names I have
been unable to ascertain. The race, I imagine, will ter-
minate in favour of CINEAS, who is allowed 3lbs, and
Williem Rufus or Placid may likely enough obtain the
second place.
Not knowing how many and which of the fifty-eight
nominations all going to the post for the Stewards Plate,
I must defer giving any6opinion on this stake until
next week.

The Mottisfont Stakes, of 15 sovs. each, 10 ft, with
100 added, for two years old, colts Bst 71b, fillies Bst 41b,
over the T. Y. C., will probably be contested by ten or
eleven out of its forty-six nominations, which will in-
clude the names of CHEDDAR and Milesian. who will not
improbably be placed first and second. This stake brings
the Stockbridge meeting to a conclusion.
The meeting at WINCHESTER
is marked for Friday, and commences with the Original
Hampshire Stakes, destined to be carried off by the
LITTLE SAVAGE or Flash of Lightning colt.
The Two Year Old Stakes for 10 soya. each, 50 added,
if three horses start, &c., will show SPEED THE PLOUGH
or ANGLESEY in the leading position; Hybla, Cineas, and
Milesian being doubtful runners.
The Great Produce Stakes of 50 soya. each, h ft, over
the new mile, will be carried off by the Duke of Rich-
mond with his HARBINGER.

The First Winchester Triennial Stakes must result in
favour of CHIEF BARON NICHOLSON Or HARBINGER;
it is a toss up for choice between them, as the former
has to concede five pounds to the latter.—l am, &c.,
June 18, 1852. THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF.

BANK OF ENGLAND.
(From this night's Gazette.)
An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth of Victoria, cap. 32 for
%„ the Week ending on Saturday, the 12th day of June, 1852.
ISSUE DEPARTMENT.

Notes !slued.. ...... 34,725,270

Government debt • • 11,015,100
Other securities .. • • 2,984,900
Gold coin and bullion 20,691,895
Silver ballion •• •• • • 33,375

534,725,270
M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier.
Dated the 17th day of June, 1852.
BANKING DEPIETNEN T.

g 34,725,270

X.
Proprietors 'c apital .. 14,553,000
Rest —-....•. • • • • • 3,071,786
Public deposits (in-
cluding Exchequer,
Commissioners of
National Debt, Sav-
ings-banks, and Di-
vidend accounts) • • 6,092,573
Other deposits .. .• • • 13,678,855
Seven day and other

Government secrtri-

ties (including Dead
Weight Annuity) .. 14,874,526
Other securities 10,873 025
Notes •• • • .......... 13,440,375
Geld end silver coin.. 458,780

Rabb •.••• •• •.. •••• 1,250,492

£38,646,706

I 38,646,706
M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier.
$2.

Dated the lith day of June, 185!

COURSE OF EXCH,
Amsterd. •••••••••• 12 034
Ditto, three months.. 12 1%
Illtterdarn .......... 12 2
Aatwerp.• 25 6234
8;•u55e15.....• • 25 e 236
H In:inure/ • • 13 10%
Altona • • • ... • • • • • • • •
l'Aris, days'sight •• 25 4256
IVA°, 3 months ...• 25 6,)
Mar.aeilles 25 6236
•• • • • •
rankforton Maine.. • •
effec. flo • • .... 12 2
-rieete, ditto.... • • .... 12 4
nlrstetarghd • • • • • • 373
'4"'4lrl
.• •• 4211

kNGE.-(THIS DAY.)
Gibraltar
Leghorn 30 72%
Genoa •....... •• 25 65
Milan
Venice ...... • • •• • •
Saples .............. 40%
Palermo, peroz ........ 122%
Messina I 22.%
rAsbon.... • • .......... 53 ti
0p0rt0.... • • • • . 53!
Rio Janeiro • • ........
unenos Ayres .. • • ....
New York, 60 days'sight
Philadelphia .... • • ....

121

?MOBS OP BULLION, PER OZ.
Foreign Geld in bars .. f 3 17 9
Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0
Spanish Doubloons .. 0 0 0
New Dollars . ..... 0 4 1014
Silver in bars ........ 0 5 0

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FRAN CE-
There article in the pa,i, in reply
There is a
to some
rem
it
of the razes, on the •Y'
French magistrature.
The Paris paper re eels with
Warmth the aspersion
cast upon this body, and Which appears to have pro-
ceeded from an ignorance of the real character of the k
class thus assailed. Itemar a of this nature are to be
regretted, sometimes even
of
fhea they are well
founded. When the result
i inapartial inquiry,
national prejudice,
which does not permit ca,m ai!..
they fail to produce the inten deu. ul effect, but do not
the less embitter international relations,
The Pays
says—
" For the honour of Ftance, and for the dignity of our
the sttrangle att
magistracy, we cannot allowleks which
without
we read in the Times to pass
Francerepy. and tiik
0 13 vnl
that a treaty of extradition betweenngland
A has been recently before the House elf Lords. Very seroo9
;,,n as to whether -
question syss raised on that occasion, it
be proceeded against
should suffice for the accosA party to
according to the forms of the French law ot°be
claimed, or whether the English police magistrates_
formalities,
should interfere, and according to the
tilo English
which we admit to be more liberal, of .
penal law, examine the charge, and declare strong
whet,ner the presumptions of guilt were
is
enc,ugh to authorise the extradition. This
dc,nbtless a very delicate question, and it 15
one that
Is open to controversy. In our opinion, it ought to
be decided against the intervention of the English
magistrates. Toe object of extradition is only to place
in the hands of the French authorities persons who are
declared or considered guilty according to our national
code; it cannot be subordinate to the laws of a foreign
country. Whatever may be the solution given to the
question, we can fully understand the matter being dis-
cussed by the foreign press, but we cannot conceive
why that discussion should be made a pretext for
inscdrirg and calumniating the French magistracy.
No! it is impossible that we can allow France to be
thus lowered in the order of civilized nations; the
Pre:och magistracy has not degenerated since !he great
er;oebs of the monarchy. The limes has nut read the his-
'tory of our Parliaments, the energetic supporters of private
lib.-rtY, a 2 ai n st whom the wills of sovereigns have beer
broken. It does not remember the noble expression of
a modern member of the calgistrtcy, ' The court ren-
ders decrees, and not services.' It has forgotten the
oar
ire ail these traditions of honour
and of virtue suridnly broken? Are our magis-
trates no longer what they were? Do they merit
that
mistrust by which it is sought to humiliate
theii. character in the eyes cf European na-
tions, and to inspire dout3;.Bagainst them in the minds
of those against whom
.their decisions are given? No!
iia the midst of all the ruin which has fallen on
modern society, Justice is the only authority which
has, thank God, preserved its inviolable prestige
among ns. Numerous and decisive examples might be
brought forward to prove that it does not yield the sanc-
tity and liberty of its minion to any inittieace, Have we

not lately seen a tribunal pronounce a judgment against
the Government on a question of high political bearing ?
We shall not here inquire whether it was in this case in
'he right ; but this tact has proved two thingA highly
lonettrable to the magistracy and to the Govern-
ment. It has proved That the former only acts from
the inspirations of its conscience, and that the latter
does not seek to exercise any interested pressure on its
independence. And yet it is when these circumstances
are fresh in every one's mind, that it is dared to accn se
the French magistracy of servile complasance, which
.•
ought, it is said, to make it less esteemed than the juris-
diction of the Pachas and of the Turkish Cadis.
. Really,
such imputations are unworthy of a journal which respects
itself, as the Times generally does. If the question were
simply to guarantee in favour of French refugees the right
of asylum which Great Britain is justlyeporuoldudunodfergartaanntd-
ing to the exiles of all revolution!, we
that in a treaty of extradition it should be sought to
protect against the excitement of political struggles those
who have demanded shelter on the British
. territory. But
it is our entire criminal code which now attacked by
the Times; it is the examining magistrate in all the
various phases of his functions
.. which it pursues with its
insulting suspicions; it is the system of our warrants
and of our preventive procedure which excites its criti-
cism; in a word, it isourpla
thesegistra imprudentcywhichr
reaeixsepsis.
its
o. anger. We again protest against
If our criminal tribunals have frequently sup-
ported the Government, it is because they are like it, in
the name of the law and of morality, the guardians of order
and the organs of the law, in a society the foundations
of which have been so severely shaken during the last
sixty years. Bat this natural accord between two powers
which pursue the same object is not an act either of
weakness or of servility, it is a fresh proof that the Go-
vernment responds to the wants and to the wishes of
threatened society. The French magistracy fulfils its
mission with firmness, but without passion, and more
particularly without complaisance for any interests
bat those of justice and of law. A firm belief in the
loyalty and independence of the Judges is the first want
of a nation, and it is because we do not wish to see
weakened in the minds of the people that consideration
with which the magistracy ought to be surrounded, that
we energetically protest against the unjust recrimina-
tions made by the English journal. Such articles doubt-
less would not be tolerated in a French journal; they
would be of a nature to justify the rigours of which the
organs of the foreign press so loudly complain."

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
(THIS DAY.)

HOUSE OF LORDS;

The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Wool.
sack at Five o'clock.
PETITIONS.

The Duke of NEWCASTLE presented petitions from
the Australian colonies against the transportation of
convicts to Van Diemen's Land. The Noble Duke read
the petitions at length, but said he would refrain for the
present from making any remarks upon them.
The Earl of DESART denied that the colonies had
any right to complain of the conduct of the mother
country on this subject. The number of convicts had
been greatly lessened within the last few years, and
to show the readiness which was evinced by
the colonists to obtain convict-labour the Noble
Lord read a letter which he had received from
Hobart Town in January of this year, describing
the manner in which a convict ship on its arrival in port
was besieged by persons anxious to hire the convicts.