The Sun.
London, England, 1862-10-21 00:00:00

TATTERSALLS'-LAST EVENING.

Settling upon the Cesarewitch and the meetings at New-
market occupied the attention of a large number of members,
and notwithstanding the utter defeat of the favourites—
Umpire, Silkstone, and Balder—there seemed to be no per-
ceptible deficit among backers. Bookmakers upon the
whole had a bad week, and some of the layers lost more
money than they have done throughout the whole of the
season upon any single gathering. Those who supported
Hartington—the winner of the great event—were chiefly
the personal friends and acquaintances of the owner. Mr.
James Smith and Mr. Sydney Smith—no relations—are the
principal winners, and some idea of the sums they netted
may be formed from the fact of the former gentleman having
sent to his bankers' on the day after the Cesarewitch, over
£22,000—a portion of his "account" collected at Newmarket.
Mr. Steel, of Sheffield, as mentioned previously, won up-
wards of £5,000 by the result, and several other fortunate
speculators throw in for nice handy stakes.
Betting on the Cambridgeshire was rather spirited. Um-
pire, who left off in the City in the morning at 100 to 7
(taken and offered) was speedily installed first favourite,
and, after lumps of money had been entrusted to him, his
price at the close was 11 to 1 (taken), Dictator advanced
half a point, and left off firm at 14 to 1, while Aurelian, who
was first favourite at the club in the early part of the day at
14 to 1, reeeded at 16 to 1 (taken). Limosina, about whom
25 to 1 would have been taken in the morning, wag sup-
ported in good quarters, and at the finish 15 to 1 was the
longest price obtainable. King of Diamonds was also firm
at the odds quoted. Closing prices :

CAMBRIDGESHIRE.
11 to 1 agst Umpire (taken)
14 to 1 agst Dictator (taken)
15 to 1 agst Limosina (taken)
16 to 1 agst Aurelian (taken)
16 to 1 agst King of Diamonds (taken)
16 to 1 aggt Queen of Spain (taken)
20 to 1 agst Conqueror (taken)
25 to 1 agst Queen of Trumps (taken)
25 to 1 agst Ace of Clubs (taken)
25 to 1 agst Hartington (taken)
33 to 1 agst Clarissa colt, 4 yrs
40 to 1 agst Gorse (taken)
45 to 1 agst Stradella (taken)

BETTING AT MANCHESTER-MONDAY.

The only change on the Cambridgeshire was the support
given to Limosina. An offer to take 20 to lat the close
was not responded to ; and 100 to 6 was offered but declined.
The events to come off during this week were not mentioned.
Closing prices :

CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKES.
100 to 8 agst Dictator taken)
100 to 7 agst Aurelian (offered)
15 to 1 aget Umpire (taken)
16 to 1 agst King of Diamonds (taken)
20 to 1 agat Queen of Spain (offered)
20 to 1 agst Limosina (taken and wanted)
25 to 1 agst Ace of Clubs (taken)
28 to 1 agst Conqueror (taken)
30 to 1 apt Queen of Trumps (taken)
40 to 1 agst Polynesia (taken)
40 to 1 agst Alchymist (taken)
40 to 1 agst Manrico (taken)
40 to 1 agst Mailman (offered)
50 to 1 aget Dulcibella (taken)

FOREIGN MAIL PACKET LIST.

MAILS DUE.

AuKralia and Mauritius, via Southampton ..Nov. 19.
via Marseilles Nov. 13.
brazil and Cape Verds, by British packet. Nov. 4.
Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena. Nov. 1.
China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton. Nov. 2.
via Marseilles Oct. 27.
Falkland Islands
Gibraltar, via Southampton Oct. 26.
India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton Nov. 2.
via Marseilles Oct. 27.
India (Bombay), via Southampton Oct. 26.
via Marseilles Oct, 20.
Lisbon Nov. 4.
Nlalta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton Oct. 26.
via Marseilles .. Oct. —.
Newfoundland ..Oct. 29.
Oporto and Vigo
U. S. and British N. America, Ly Brit. packet.... Oct. 23.
by U.S. packet....
by Canadian packet. Oct. 24.
W.C. of Africa, Madeira, and Teneritie Nov. 10.
Bahamas, via New York Oct. 23.
Mexico
All parts of West Indies, including Chili, Peru
California, and British Columbia ' 1 Oct. 29.

The Sleds says that the Prince de la Tour d'Au-
veigne-Lauraguais, the new representative of Fran3e at
Rome, is the nephew of the late Cardinal Archbishop of
Arras, and brother of the Archbishop of Bourges. He held
the legations of Ducal Saxony, Florence, Parma, and Turin,
and lastly that of Berlin. He is personally known to the
Pope, to whom at the time of his exile at Gaeta he was
several times despatched on missions by the Minister for
Foreign Affairs.

SOMNAMEIILISM.—The Courrier de l'lsiere relates
an extraordinary instance of somnambulism in a young work-
man at Grenoble. Two nights ago, while fast asleep, he
left his house, descended tewards the Quai de Saint-Lau-
rent, now in construction, and after walking about amongst
the stones and rubbish, went on board a boat moored
alongside, and then passed along the narrow planks which
served for carrying the materials to the landing place. He
afterwards proceeded to the suspension bridge, and jump-
ing lightly on one of the iron wire cables effected the peri-
lous ascent to the top of one of the lofty constructions on
which the wires are drawn. He there sat for a few
minutes, turning his head right and left, as though look-
ing at the number of persons who in breathless anxiety
were watching his movements. He afterwards descended
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AN OLD ELECTION AND Two OLD PEERS.—The
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Lord Henry Petty is the present Marquis of Lansdowne,
o
now in his 83d year. His unsuccessful opponent was then
as new Viscount Paltnerston, who has entered on his 79th
year. How the latter lad looked when unsuccessfully can-
vassing the university which subsequently was delighted to
have him, will be seen from a passage in a letter of Isaac
Milner's now before us :—" By-and-by in came Lord Pal-
merston. He conversed a full hour on the subject of the
sh.ve trade, and, I can assure you, a more ingenuous ap-
pearance I never saw. The young man's conscience seemed
hard at work for fear, not of saying too little, but of saying
too much, viz., of saying more than he could justify to his
own mind, from the little consideration he had given to the
subject." What this young man has since said and done,
we all know ; but some of us may have forgotten what Lord
Henry Petty did in his day—he calmed the hot heads of our
grandfathers by abolishing the tax upon hats.
COTTON.—The present dearth of this valuable
substance has stimulated the energy of traders, agricultu-
rists, and even men of science, to such a degree, that the
evil is in a fair way of working out its own cure. Thus
the Marquis de Fournes, who, as we stated some time ago,
has succeeded in obtaining a small cotton crop in the
south of France, has just sent a cotton-plant of his own
rearing to the Soci6te d'Acclimatation. M. De la Cerda has
sent the same society from Bahia a quantity of seeds of the
Brazilian cotton-tree, a plant which requires but little care,
and thrives in a dry soil; it may therefore be cultivated in
countries not subject to heavy tains. The ground must be
well manured, and planters ars of opinion that seeds kept
for some time in manure before sowing, yield stronger and
healthier plants. This tree yields its produce throughout
the year, and will live from ten to twelve years ; it is ex-
pected to succeed extremely well in Algeria. The same
gentleman promises to send the seeds of the grey cotten-
tree, a native plant of Brazil.— M. Ramel has called the 1
attention of the Societe d'Acclimatation to the Gossypium
arboreum, or Peruvian cotttoa-tree, which grows at such
an elevation above the level of the sea, that it may be
reasonably expected to thrive even in the higher latitudes.
This plant yields about I,ooolbs. of cotton per acre ; a plan-
tation of six acres requires an annual outlay of 132 dole., so
that at the rate of 10 cents. per lb., six acres will produce
600 dole., or, deducting outlay, 's net income of 468 dole. ;
in round numbers, I,ooof, per hectare. But this is a very
low estimate, especially as the plant will grow on any soil,
and may be reared in any neglected corner, or by the road-
side.
A NEW REMEDY FOR THE SMALL-Pox.—The
Sarcenia purpurea, or Indian Cup, a native plant of Neva
Scotia, which we mentioned some time ago as being the
specific used by the Indians against the small-pox, bids
fair to realise the expectations entertained by medical men
of its efficacy. In a letter addressed to the American
Medical limes, Dr. Frederick W. Morris, President-Phy-
sition of the Halifax Visiting Dispensary, states that this
Saracenia, a papaveraceous plant, will cure small-pox in
all its forms within twelve hours after the patient has taken
the decoction. "However alas ming and numerous the
eruptions," he says, " or confluent and frightful they may
be, the peculiar action of the medicine is such that very
seldom is a scar left to tell the story of the disease. leither vaccine or variolous matter is washed with the in-
fusionthe of the Saracenia, they are deprived ot
conta-
gious propertieb.
it may be largely mixed with tea and coffee
their being
connoisseurs in these beverages to drink withouthas
been success-
aware of the admixture. The medicine has
and its use will
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fully tried in the hospitals of Nova Scotia,
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