The Sun.
London, England, 1853-07-30 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JULY 30, 1853,

SPORTING NOTES.

GOSSIP ABOUT GOODWOOD.

In the abundance, interest, and importance of the
sport, the meeting which closed yesterday at Goodwood
was surpassingiy successful. By the " fielders" it will
be long remembered for the many good and unexpected
"turns" it gave them, and by every lover of racing for
the exciting nature of its various contests, and for the
superior character of the animals which figured among
the competitors. The backers of the favourites were,
however, particularly unfortunate, and in this respect,
the meeting's parallel is only to be found in the memo-
rable " Surplice year." The weather was alternately fair
a-LA foul ; the opening day was wet and overcast, the
Stakes-day warm and sunny, the Cup somewhat cold
and very showery, but the last day bright, unclouded, and
"serene."

I have already gossiped about the incidents of the
Stakes-day ; I will now mention the most striking oc-
currences of the "Cup-day." The unpropitious weather
evidently exercised a diminishing effect on the attend-
ance, although it is questionable whether a larger display
of " rank and fashion" was ever witnessed on a race
course.

The result of the race for the Cup was remarkable. It
was in favour of a horse bred in France, and the pro-
perty of a French gentleman.
The second honours, too, were borne away by a " fo-
reigner." Thus have we been fairly beaten on our own
ground. Jouvence, or, as she is popularly called, Joe
Vance, won with consummate ease. Her owner, with
many friends, witnessed her success with loudly-ex-
pressed delight, and immediately sent a special express
to Paris to communicate the glad tidings to his friends.
For many years have French horses competed for this
great turf trophy, but unsuccessfully, but their present
triumph will compensate them for all former disappoint-
ments. To fill the measure of their success, the second
horse in the race was ridden by a French jockey;
Spreoty, or, as he was familiarly termed in the " Ring, '
Sprouty.

The withdrawal of Pelion and Rataplan, and
the victory of Adine for the stakes caused Mus-
covite to be advanced to the position of leading
favourite. He was in immense force, but did no-
thing to give the slightest justification to the san-
guine expectations which were formed of his chance.
On Monday last I published the following remarks :
—•" Pelion is in immence force for the Cup. Ominous
reports are in circulation respecting Rataplan. My
present " fancy" is in favour of Pelion or Jouvence,
and,' writing from Worthing on Tuesday night, I reite-
rated—" The winner will be either Pelion or JOUVENCE."
Pelion was scratched, and Jouvence won by a length
and a half!

A striking instance was again afforded of the "glorious
uncertainty of horse racing" by the extraordinary run-
ning of Cobnut. At Stockbridge Cobnut gave Cineas
31bs. and beat him ; at Goodwood they met on equal
terms, and the latter gallops away from him. Subse-
quently, however, on the same day, the defeated Cobnut
meets Catherine Hayes, the winner of the Oaks, Vindex
the winner of the Newcastle Cup, and ridden by the
" Post Boy," makes all his own running, is never
caught, and wins by three lengths. So insignificant
was his chance deemed by the ring, that 20 to 1 was
freely offered against him ; odd which no one but that
peculiarly favoured son of fortune, Capt. Scott, thought
of taking. For some inscrutable reasons, however, the
gallant Captain backed Cobnut for this event and won
upwards of 3,000/. !
Worthing, July 30.

A FRESH MAN.

MINING INTELLIGENCE.

(From the Mining Journal.of this day.)

Very little change is perceptible in the mining mar-
ket. Many of the good dividend stocks are in demand.
at high prices ; wlilst purely speculative shares, which
a few mouths since bore high prebilums, are now offer-
ing high discounts. Such of these, however, as are
known to be bonz fide specs, and under good manage-
ment, are being cpietly brought up by those who look
to the mines and lot to the market.
In the metal market all is in a most active condition,
and prices in man! instances looking up. Copper main-
tains its value, notwithstanding the continued drop-
ping of the stanlard at the ticketing sales. The
smelters easily obtain 1071. 10s. per ton for tough cake,
and is. per lb. fox sheathing. Australia renders little
or no ore, and other foreign arrivals are falling
short. Under sudi circumstances, present rates may be
expected for somecontinuance ; and the miner ought to
receive his share of the profits in a larger proportion
than he has done for some time past. Tin must ad-
vance ; the approaching sale of foreign will not augment
the stock, nor teal to reduce the value of the article.
but enhance it, fcr there will be greater competition
at the sale next nontli of Banca than ever. Tin plates
are freely selling it 2s. per box in advance ; this rise
we predicted sometime ago, and we now expect shortly,
to see charcoal realise 355., and coke 30s.—Lead is sta-
tionary : the smeters get the quoted price, notwith-
standing they hav) lowered it to the miner for more
than two months. Railway iron is more in demand
than ever, owing to such large contracts for forward
delivery—in fact, it has occasioned an advance in Scotch
pig to such an enormous extent, that 535. per ton, cash,
has been paid, and 13 3s . for Glengarnoch,and the better
sorts. The home consumption is so extended, that the
i ~
yield at pre nt -ears no proportion to it : covlsequently,
every day I ssens the amount of stock serionoy.
In the B Ilion Market—Mexican and South American
dollars, 4s. Hid. per oz. Spanish Pillar dollars,
ss. 2Ad. United States dollars, 4s. 11 id. Bar silver,
containing gold, all gold above 5 grs. in the pound to
be paid for, ss. 11d. per oz. stand. Bar silver without
gold, ss. Igd. per oz. stand. Bar gold, 775. 9d. per oz.
stand. Spanish doubloons, 78s. per oz. ; Columbian
doubloons, Vs. 3d. American Eagles, 765. sd. to
765. 6d.

Business it the gold mining shares this week has been
almost entirely suspended, either for investment or
speculation. Prices have, consequently, shown a rather
drooping tendency ; but the transactions are altogether
so circumscribed as scarcely to deserve a special report.

SOUTH DEVON MlLlTlA.—According to the new ar-
rangements -xhich have been made in the Devonshire
Militia the full complement of this corps is to be 1,000 men.
Up to the present time, however, they have on iy succeeded
in getting 780, thus leaning 220 to be enrolled. No efforts
have been wanting to secure the enlistment of suitable
persons, and those who have been already obtained are
a well-built and useful set of men. Recruits are being
constantly SlValll in before the local magistrates, but at
so slow a rate that it is very doubtful whether the full
number will he enrolled by September next, when they
will be called out for 28 days' training at Plymouth.
The fact, however, that the hay harvest is now at its
height and that the corn harvest will soon commence,
must -be taken into consideration, and it is probable
that at their close (which will be in time for the
drill) a large number of volunteers will offer them-
selves. The same difficulty is at present found in the
North Devon Regiment, which is also required to be
1,000 strong, and which will assemble at Exeter in Sep-
tember. The staff of the latter is still exercising, and
were lately renewed by Major-General Sir H. Smith,
commander of the western district, who expressed him-
self much pleased with them.
THE FETE OF THE 15TH OF AUGUST IN PARIS. —The
following are some details relative to the prepara-
tions for this fete. The general arrangements will
comprise the space lying between the Tuileries and
the Triumphal Arch at the top of the Champs-Ely-
sees. The Place de la Concorde and the grand avenue
of the Champs-Elysées are to be decorated at each
side by open porticoes springing from double
pillars. From the Place de la Concorde to the Rend-
Point 124 arcades will be placed at each side. Five
lofty triumphal arches are to be erected across the
avenue in that distance, and a colossal eagle will spring
from a sphere erected over the fountain of the Rond-
Point. The Arc de Triomphe de l'Etoile is to be lit with
gas, and in the centre will be represented the cross of the
Legion of Honour. The avenue of the Champs-Elysees
will be illuminated by means of lustres placed at short
intervals from each other, and hanging from columns
adorned with flowers. The entire• ornamentation of
the fete, in the Moorish style, is intended to give some
idea of the Arabian monuments of Cordova and of the
Alhambra. From three to six o'clock boat-races will take
place on the part of the river opposite the Champ-de-Mars,
where the equestriar troop of the Hippodrome is to give a
grand representatior. The troop of Franconi's Circus will
succeed that of the Hippodrome and represent the taking of
Leghouat, without other combats. A balloon ascent and
a parachute descent will close this part of the fête. At
the same hour there gill be jousting on the river near Bercy;
two mats-de-cocag,neon the Place Walhubert ; a,nd specta-
cles of various kinds at the Barribre du Trone, and two
mats-de-eocagne. At night, a display of fireworks will be
given on the place near that barrier ; another on the
river opposite Bercy; and a third and a principal one
on the Esplanade )f the Invalides, near the water,
where will be represented—first, the apotheosis of Na-
poleon ; next, the eagle and the Imperial ciphers ; and
lastly, the dome of the Invalides will be lit up with
coloured lights.
THE REFUGEES IA TURKEY.--A letter from Smyrna
of the 17th, in a Marseilles journal, announces the de-
parture of Ali Pashe, the late Governor, after receiving
an address from the European residents. On the day on
which he left the Consuls displayed their flags, and the
vessels of war fired a salute—with the exception, how-
ever of the Austrian Consul, and the commander of
the Austrian vessel. The latter then proceeds to say :
—" The investigation into the assassination of Baron
Hackelburg is terminated. All the accused have con-
trived to evade arrest. The Austrian Consul, M. Wek-
becker, insisted that the chiefs of the emigration should
be bastinadoed ; but his Excellency Cliekib Effendi re-
fused, saying, ' If they be guilty they will be prosecuted ;
if innocent, what is the use of this cruelty ?' The ar-
rest of a Hungarian refugee at Beyrout, which took
place recently, nearly gave rise to scenes as deplorable
as those of Smyrna. The refugee, accompanied by
his wife and his children, embarked on board the
Austrian steamer, the Lloyds. The captain immedi-
ately signified to him, in the name of the Consul, that
he arrested him, and would convey him to Trieste.
The Hungarian protested ; and then, appearing to sub-
mit to his destiny, he withdrew to a corner, and, wait-
ing until he saw he was not watched, threw himself
into the sea. A boatman picked him up and conveyed
him to the Consulate of the United States. There,
proving by his passr •
,ort that he was entitled to American
protection, he Iva:, ... Thanks to the energy of
the American Consul, the wife and children of the Hun-
garian, whom the captain wished to keep on board, were
the estForreednetho liberty,
ra,,nd arrived at Smyrna yesterday by