The Sun.
London, England, 1853-08-09 00:00:00

WOLVERHAMPTON LOOKING UP.

Determined and well-directed efforts have been made
to re-establish the popularity of the Wolverhampton
meeting. The race committee have exerted themselves
actively to attain success, and their labours are likely to
meet with commensurate reward. The present gather-
ing will contrast most favourably with its predecessors
of late years ; for, although the spirit is not strikingly
distinguished by either quantity or quality, yet the
racing was sufficiently close to be interesting—and in
certain instances exciting. The most prominent
feature in the day's proceedings was, of course,
the Wolverhampton Stakes, which brought out an
unexpectedly strong field. Pastrycook was the
favourite, and although she figured somewhat pro-
minently in the encounter in the early part of the race
was seemingly incapable of sustaining the contest to the
end. Doubt won somewhat cleverly. She did not
" come" until reaching distance, when she drew to the
front, and soon obtained a lead, which she afterwards
held to the end. Trifle figured most ingloriously, and
finished just in front of old Clothworker, who was last,
but who had run third until reaching the turn from
home. Musician was much fancied by his party, but
he " shut up" at the most critical part of the encounter.
Before the race, a question was started as to his lia-
bility to carry 71b. extra for running a dead heat for a
Handicap Plate at Newmarket. This objection was
overruled, but I have no hesitation in saying that he
had fairly incurred the additional impost.
After a long rest Defiance made his appearance for
the Trial Stakes. He, however, being left at the post,
did not take any part in the contest. It was afterwards
reported that he had broken down, a report in which I
place no faith.
Wolverhampton is now " choke full," and the Hotel
charges are as usual exorbitant. It is, therefore, no
wonder that many of the sporting visitors sojourn fur
the race nights at Birmingham.
A right merry meeting will be celebrated at Reading
on Wednesday and Thursday.
So great, however, is the distance at which I write
from the scene of action that I am totally unacquainted
with the movements in the market respecting the ap-
pointed events. I am also unprovided with a pro-
gramme of the sport, the Sunday Times having been-
stolen from the hotel where I am staying, and Bell's
Life being utterly ignored by the proprietors.
Birmingham, Monday Night.

A FRESH MAN.

RACING FIXTUUES FOR 1853.
The figures within parenthesis denote the number of
day's racing.
AUGUST.

Wolverhampton (3) 8
Yarmouth (2)
Reading (2) lO
North Staffordshire (2) 10
York (3) 17
Canterbury lB
Tonbridge (1) 18
Radcliffe (3) 22

Egham (2) 23
Liverpool Hunt Cup (2) 24
Derby (2) 26
Hereford (2) 29
Eccles (3) 29
Lichfield (2) 29
Chelmsford (2) 30

SEPTE:

Lincoln (2) 1
Warwick (2) 6
Doncaster (4) 13
Weston Zoyland. and
Bridgwater (1) 12
Dover 15
Pontefract (2)

LATEST FOREIGN NEWS

FRANCE.
The Paris papers consider that the acceptance by
Russia of the propositions from Vienna has put the
Eastern question in the fair way of a settlement,
as there cannot be a doubt of the consent of Turkey.
The Debats gives the news of the illoniteux with-
out comment. The Assemblee Nationale, which
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has throughout been the indirect apologist of the
Emperor of Russia, and which evidently feels con-
vinced that a pacific solution has been obtained by
concessions to his Imperial Majesty, is delighted
at the result. It says :
"We hope that the incredulous persons who have
been astonished at our confidence in the maintenance of

peace, will feel themselves shaken in their opinions by
reading the note of the Moniteur. Diplomacy has just
acquired incontestable claims to the gratitude of Europe
by the skill, the spirit of conciliation, and the rapidity
with which it has conducted the late negotiations.
It was on the 24th ult. that the representatives of
the four great powers, France, Austria, England,
and Prussia, assembled at Vienna under the pre-
sidency of Count de Buol-Schauenstein to discuss
the new propositions to be submitted to the
Emperor Nicholas and to the Sultan. A few days after
the representatives of these powers had agreed on the
term of these propositions, and the telegraph trans-
mitted them to Paris and to London, from whence they
were sent back again to Vienna by the same means,
having received the assent of the French and English
Governments. They were then transmitted by the tele-
graph to St Petersburg, which soon after made known
the adhesion of the Emperor Nicholas. This explains
the reason of that adhesion being on Sunday known in
Paris. From the promptitude with which every one
has come to a decision under the circumstances, it will
be admitted that we were right in saying that all the
Cabinets, without exception, and without arrire-
pensee, wished for the maintenance of peace. The
telegraph which has tended for some time past to
mislead public opinion, has in these case been in the
hands of the Governments a wonderful instrument of
communication, thanks to which this prompt result
has been obtained, and general uneasiness put an end
to, for the adhesion of the Sultan, which is (now the
only thing remaining to be made known, inspires no
doubt, unless unforeseen and improbable events should
take place in the interior of Turkey. In a word, if this
is not precisely the conclusion of the Eastern question,
it is at least something very like it."

The Emperor has conferred a pension of 2,400 fr
on M. Baucher, the well-known professor of horse
manship, as a recompense for the services rendered
by him in the Cavalry School at Saumur.
Queen Christina of Spain and her suite, con-
sisting of about fifteen persons, arrived at Havre
OR Saturday. Her Majesty took up her residence
at Frascati's, where apartments had been prepared
for her reception. In the evening the band of
the 29th Regiment gave her a serenade.
The Ecelesiastical Gazette of Vienna, of the 2d
inst., announces the death of the Emperor of
China.
The Siecle announces that the Emperor has
granted an unconditional permission toliM. Baze,
former Questor of the National Assembly, to return
to France. The permission was granted at the
request of the celebrated Agen poet Jasmin.
Commercial affairs in Paris have sustained
another check this week, and, were it not for some
large orders received from the United States,
where French merchandise is in good demand, the
manufacturers might consider themselves to have
fallen into the dead season.
The harvest continues to be gathered in through-
out the departments with as favourable weather as
could be desired. The immediate consequence has
been a dullness in the corn markets without any
serious fall in the price of flour.
The last letters received from Lyons are filled
with details of the damage occasioned in the city
and its neighbourhood by a dreadful hurricane on
the afternoon of the 4th inst. The houses between
Lyons and the Croix Rousse particularly suffered.
Much of the flagging of the foot paths and almost
all the gas pipes were carried away by the flood,
which swept in a torrent from the hills. Several
houses fell in, the walls having given way, and
what is more serious quantities of silk in the silk
weavers' frames were cut by the broken glass and
mortar.
The favourable news received from St. Peters-
burgh of the Emperor of Russia's adhesion to the
note agreed upon by the representatives of the
Great Powers at Vienna, had a most favourable
influence on the market for public securities yester-
day. After much excitement, and the transaction
of a good deal of business, prices stood thus at the
close, with an upward tendency :—For Cash—
Three per Cents., 79f. 70c. ; Four and a Half per
Cents., 104 f. 40c. For the account—Three per
Cents., 79f. 75c. ; Four and a Half per Cents.,
104 f. 10c. ; Bank Stock, 2,820 f. Sharon of the
Bank of Credit Foncier closed at 50f. above the
previous quotation, and Credit Mobilier 90f. The
last prices are :—Credit Foncier, 750 f. ; Credit
Mobilier, 872 f. 50c. The railway share market has
participated in the great improvement in the funds.
Northerns have advanced 37f., Paris and Orleans
72f., Paris and Strasbourg 52f., Paris and Lyons
44f., and Paris and Rouen, 55f. Large transac-
tions have taken place, and prices closed as follow,
with much firmness :—Northerns, 884 f. 50c. ;
Paris and Orleans, 1,212 f. ; Paris and Strasbourg,
957 f. ; Paris and Lyons, 947 f. 75c. ; Paris and
Rouen, 1,105 f.

TURKEY AND RUSSIA.

Nothing more is known about the propositions
submitted to the Emperor of Russia, or of his deci-
sion thereon, than what was communicated yester-
day. The effect produced by the dispatch in the
Moniteur is, as might be expected, very good, and,
as usual, rushing from one extreme to the other,
the public is convinced that the Eastern question
is at length completely settled. This is going too
far, as there is something more to be done. The
question of the evacuation of the Danubian Pro-
vinces is the next important point. That, however,
ought not to present serious difficulty, as the eva-
cuation is the necessary consequence of the Empe-
ror of Russia's acceptance of the propositions of the
Powers. In such thoroughly bad odour is the
Russian name that there are some who think that
it will be yet difficult to wrest that portion of the
Ottoman Empire from the grasp of the Czar : that
a pretext for retaining hold of it will be found in
disturbances at Constantinople or elsewhere ' - and
that, in such case, the Powers will not object to a
longer occupation.
Accounts from Constantinople to the 25th ult.,
state that a grand council at which the high civil
and religious functionaries had been convoked, was
held at the Porte on the 24th, when the most war-
like resolutions were, it is said, agreed upon. The
results of the conference at Vienna were not, how-
ever, known in the Turkish capital at that time.
The Press of Vienna contains a letter from Con-
stantinople of the 25th ult., which says :—" The
Divan has sent another courier to Vienna. It is
though more and more probable that peace will be
preserved. A second edition of the proposition of
Russia has been brought before the Divan, which
will probably accept it. It is said that the offen-
sive form of the first is abandoned. The rights of
the Christians will be guaranteed to them."
A letter from Alexandria of the 19th ult., in the
German Journal of Frankfort, says :—" Last even-
ing upwards of 200 children went through the
streets of the quarter of the Pranks, singing some
verses imploring God to give the victory to the
Sultan. They were followed by several cheicks.
They afterwards went towards the Port, and in-
sulted some Maltese. These latter spat at them,
and one man threw a stone at them. Another
went for the guard, but he could not get it to come.
The tumult did not cease until after the Maltese
had withdrawn. On doing so they applied to the
English Consul for redress. It was remarked that
the patrol having met this disorderly band never
attempted to disperse it."
The first Russian columns occupied, on the 15th
ult., the so-called Little Valachia. Part only re-
mained, the others left for the Danube.
The 15,000 Egyptians are to form the garrison
of Constantinople, in place of the Guards, who are
to go to Schumla. The Porte had contracted with
Armenian merchants for the subsistence of the new
forces.
30,000 guns, furnished by France, had arrived
at Constantinople prior to the 25th ult. A great
Council, to which the Ulemas were convoked, took
place on the 24th. The resolutions adopted are
said to be very warlike.
The Oesterreichische Correspondent
(semi-official)
says the Cabinet of St. Petersburgh has accepted
the Austrian project, to which England, France,
and Prussia have given their adhesion. Its reali-
sation, therefore, depends on the Porte alone.
A letter from Bucharest of the 24th ult. states
that the Consuls of the Foreign Powers were not
to quit the country, as had been reported. They
had discontinued official relations with the Govern-
ment but kept up friendly
interest Prince,
of the subjects of
relations of
twhiethrehigning
h him in
their respective Governments.
From the Russian papers we learn, that the Em-
peror on occasion of the report presented to him
stating the rapid advances of the troops into the
Principalities, had published an order of the day,
expressing his thanks to all the officers concerned,
-and according a gratuity of two roubles to every
private. These pecuniary gratuities which are so
often bestowed on the troops, are never paid down
to them, but go to a fund, from which the soldier
on quitting the service receives in a lump all that
he has become entitled to during the time he
served. In case of death, it is paid to his heirs.
The Frankfurter Post Zcitaag, that is generally
well informed on Austrian news, informs us that