The Sun.
London, England, 1863-08-05 00:00:00

thanking the municipality for thet re:ception which
had been accorded him, congratulating them on the
completion of their fine Town-hall, and expressing
the warm interest which he would ever feel in the
commercial prosperity of the great town of Halifax.
This formal ceremony over, the Prince, accom-
panied by his suite, and followed by the Mayor,
came out on to the balcony in front of the Town-
hall, and in a loud, clear, ringing voice proclaimed
the Hall opened, amid the most tremendous cheers
from the crowd beneath. After partaking of de-
jeuner, his Royal Highness proceeded at once to the
station, and quitted Halifax by the 3 10 train.
From Halifax, along the whole route to Leeds,
both sides of the line, when it did not pass
through tunnels, were crowded with country
people, who had been waiting for hours on the
mere chance of catching a glimpse as the train
flew by. At Leeds there was an immense assem-
blage, and here the Prince alighted, and for a
moment occupied a chair of State, while an address
was presented. The journey was then continued—
with the exception of one short stay at Peter-
borough, to allow the Prince to partake of a slight
repast—almost without delay to London. All the
arrangements connected with the passage of the
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There is no truth in the rumours that the Princess
of Wales is seriously indisposed.
His Royal Highness will to-morrow (Wednesday)
morning start for Studley-park, the seat of Earl de
Grey. Ou Friday the journey will be continued to
Edinburgh, and on Saturday to Perth and Aboyne,
thus, by comparatively easy stages, reaching Aber-
geldie on Saturday evening.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

BRIGHTON RACES-TUESDAY.

Brighton forms an agreeable pendant to the Goodwood
week, enabling those racing men whose enjoyment of sea
breezes is necessarily but of brief duration to spend a fort-
night on the Sussex coast, and, considerations of sport
apart, giving to the " professionals," after the heavy work
of the ducal meeting, comparative rest, if such a term may
not be considered inappropriate when used in connexion
with that industrious fraternity. The town was full. The
entries to the various stakes, especially the Nursery, excel-
lent, and the ground said to be in good order for going, but
in this respect the wish, we fear, was father to the thought.
Brighton Downs are not remarkable for elastic turf and
springy ground in the beat of times, much less after the
burning sun and drying winds of the past fortnight. The
race for the Bristol Plate, after three or four false starts, re-
sulted in favour of Deerfoot, the stewards over-ruling a
complaint of Edwards, the rider of Neophyte, that Deerfoot's
jockey had hung upon him at the finish ; and after a close
contest between Cheerful and Topsy, in the Marine Handi-
cap, and a victory of Hedworth, in the two-year-old South-
down, the chief event of the day came on the tapis. Village
Belle was made the favourite, although for some time Black-
down, together with his stable companion Jack-o'-Hearts,
from an idea that the latter would be the selected one, wee
fancied by many. He did not, however, come to the post.
" The glorious uncertainty" was shown by the victor turn-
ing up in Magnum Bonum, who here met Blackchwn on
91b. better terms than he did in the Goodwood Stakes, and
won a pretty race by a head. Lord Palmerston's Spencer
was third, and opposite the stand the noble Premier's horse
looked like winning, but he failed to reach the leaders,
Adams's stirrup•-leather broke in descending the hill, and
Umpire's chance was extinguished. The favourite looked
going well at the commencement of the race, but soon lost
her position, and finished badly.
For the Nursery 18 out of the 42 coloured came to the
post. After a tedious delay of upwards of half an hour
they got well away, and the result was another surprise, the
winner,' Madame Walton, having been scarcely mentioned
in the betting. Avondale won the three-year-old Biennial,
and thus terminated a very good day's sport.
A painful report reached the course soon after the race for
the Brighton Stakes that Drew, with whom Pellucid fell in
the Marine Handicap, had died in the County Hospital.
Upon inquiry we found that such was not the case, but that
he was lying in a most precarious state, and very small
hopes were entertained of his recovery.
The weather was all that could be desired, and the atten-
dance very large.
The Bristol Plate of 50 says (handicap), for all ages. One