The Sun.
London, England, 1862-06-13 00:00:00

London: H. Bailliere, 219, Regent-street.

AN IMPORTANT DISCUSSION.—The
"Times," the "Lancet," and other leading journals
have been lately canvassing, the social considerations in-
V&lved in " the amount of death and disease caused by vice."
some interesting statistics are brought to bear upon the
inquiry ; but it would greatly add to their value if they in-
cluded the facts respecting the origin, the ravages, and, the
prevention of that SPECIAL VICE, which wars more than any
other against the welfare of society—destroying the happi-
ness and d sappointing the objects of matrimony, order-
mining the constitutions, blasting the prospects, embittering
and shortening the lives of its victims, and spreading desola-
tion through families.
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The essential particulars relating to th's great social evil
(the besetting snare of inexperienced youth and the curse of
maturity), together with ample instructions for removing its
effects, and recovering health, vigour, and all the ennobling
privileges of our being, are contained in Dr. LA'MERT'S
"SELF'-PRESS RVATION," a Treatise on Nervous and
Physical Debility, of which the 90th Edition has Just been
pubished by Mann and Co., 39. Cornhill, London, price 15.,
sent post free for 13, or in a sealed envelope for 20 stamps'
Dr. LAlliEnT, M.D., &c., having for 20 years devoted himself
entirely to this branch of practhe, may be consulted daily,
either personally or by correspondence, at his residence,
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No. 37, BEDFORD-SQUARE, London.

Mr. Fleming's Acco, 4 yrs, 7st 71b (J. Daley) 1
Mr. R. Boyce's Tubal Cain, 3 yrs, 6st 41b,.(T. Osborne) 2
Mr. R. Law's Dunoon, 3 yrs, Est 41b (carried 6st 61b)
(T. French) 3
The following also ran :—Alba, Blackbird, Freestone,
Swindler, Deerfoot, Barchettina, and Passion.
Betting-6 to 4 agst Blackbird, 3to 1 agst Tubal Cain,
100 to 15 agst Acco, 16 to 1 each agst Dunoon and Free-
stone.
Blackbird, Tubal Cain, and Acco got well off in front,and
made the running to the distance, a here Dunoon joined
them, the four coming on abreast until reaching the half

distance, where the favourite compounded. From this point

Acco and Tubal Cain raced in head and head to within half
a dozen strides of the chair, where Acco got her head in
front, and won a fine race by a head ; Dunoon was four
lengths in the rear of Tubal Cain ; Blackbird close up,
fourth; Freestone and Barchettina fifth and sixth ;
Swindler last.

The Queen's Plate of 100 Guineas, for 3-yr-olds and up
wards. Two miles and a half.

Capt. Coates's Flirtation, 4 yrs, 9st 71b ...(G:Forlham) 1
Mr. J. Ward's GibrAtar, 5 yrs, lOst (Keeler) 2
Capt. R. Rhys's Ithrebns, 3 yrs, 7st 101 b .. (Mr. Wood) 3
The following also ran :—Charybdis, Blackbird, Cowslip,
and Ladybird.
Betting —8 to 3 on Flirtation, 7 to 1 agst Blackbird, 10
to 1 agst Gibraltar and Rheebus.
Rhcebus and Flirtation alternately led for the first mile
and a half, when Blackbird took up the running, and car-
ried it on down the back stretch to the bottom turn, where
Cowslip made a spurt, and led for a couple of hundred
yards. On rounding the bottom turn, the lot, with the
exception of Flirtation and Gibraltar, were beaten, these
two having the finish to themselves. Flirtation, after a
good race, won easily by three quartets of a length ;
Rhcebus was a bad third, and Cowslip fourth. Neither of
the others passed the post.
The Town Plate (Handicap) of 50 sovs, for three-yr-olds
and upwards; winners extra. One mile. 13 subs.
Mr. Hodgman's Otho, 3 yrs, sst 121 b (J. Nightingall) 1
Mr. Stephenson's Peneus, 3 yrs, sst 91b (car sst 101 b)

(C'oe) 2
Mr. S Jacobs's The Don, 5 yrs, 6st 81b.... (T. Trench) 3
Mr. Fleming's Acco, 4 yrs, Ost 121 b (in 51b ex)
4
Mr. G. Newton's Freestone, 3 yrs, sst 71b (J. G rji.mDs laeNyv
Betting-2 to 1 agst The Don-5 to 2 agst Otho-3 to 1
agst Acco-5 to 1 agst Peneus-100 to 15 agst Freestone.
The lot, with the exception of Freestone, got off on
good terms, and lay well together until passing the dis-
tance, when Otho gained a slight lead, and improving his
position every stride, won easily by three lengths ; The
Don was beaten for second place by the same ; Acco was
fourth, several lengths in rear of the favourite; Freestone
beaten off.

TUE DISPUTED RACE ON WEDNESDAT.—The objection
raised by J. Osborne, jun., against Mr. Hind's Lady Staf-
ford, who came in first for the Sapling Stakes, on the
ground that eho only carried Bst 41b, instead of Bst 71b—it
being stated that, according to the original conditions, the
latter was the proper weight—was brought before Sir IL
de Trafford, E. Buckley, Esq. (stewards), and Alderman
Copeland, yesterday afternoon, when it was decided that
Mr. Weatherby should be written to, to ascertain whether
the weights which appeared in the Racing Calendar were
those furnished to him by the Race Committee. If so, there
is little doubt but that Lady Stafford will be disqualified,
and the stakes awarded to Mr. Oeborne's Lorette.
LORD CLIIPDEN.—This horse, which was disposed of a
short time ago, for £4,500, with a contingency of £l,OOO
should he win the next Derby, has been resold for £6,500,
and a contingency of £2,000 in the event of his winning
that great race.

PHOTOGRAPHIC WONDERS.--It is a small matter
to reduce a photograph to invisibility. The little square,
dark patch, which for aught the eye can distinguish, is an
accidental blot, becomes under a sufficiently high magnifying
power the first page of the Tunes, on which may be read
that Hewitt Bernard, formerly of Jamaica, may hear of
something to his advantage by applying to certain persons
in London, and that W. B. had better return home, if he
does not wish unpleasant consequences to result from his
absence, in addition to a great deal of other information
of a miscellaneous character. This other little blot, which
would be cc vexed by one of the silver pennies which
Her Majesty distributes yearly among the recipients of
Queen Anne's Bounty, is in reality a cluster of sixteen
portraits, and this other tiny speck on the object-glass of a
model telescope scarcely an inch in length, when held up to
the light, becomes a perfect representation of the head and
shoulders of the individual to whose watchchain it is at-
tached. Such minute photographs as these cannot of oourse
be reproduced on a steel plate by chemical engraving, but
something very closely approaching themmay. I have a piece
of paper three inches in length, and half an inch less in
breadth,
which is a proof from a steel plate chemically en
graved
b y Mr, Fox Talbot, the only instrument which he
used in its production being a camel's-hair pencil. On this
piece of paper are the principal portions of 22 pictures,
and among the smal est of them is an almost entire copy of
the large.. painting of " The Last SupJer," by Leonardo
da Vinci, the
.iace of the Saviour,. especially, being
a perfect portrait, The rest of the engraving includes
copies of famous paintings of
-,kadonnas, and other sub.
,10001—Once co Wok.